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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-06-16
London Comments On War News.

London, June s The London
morning papers are Inclined to
doubt tho account Of the destruction
ard silencing Of the forts Mt Santa.
go, but they believe the lombard
ment was intended 20 draw the
Spaniards' attention ir-u a landing
somewhere, aud that the coming
week or two will sec exciting events
in Cuba
The sinting Of tic Pima Me-
codes is regarded as PROBATE, for it
is known that her boilers were de
fective ODD eLs had 70 nrmored
deck. TIE woundinr AZ death Of
Colonel Ordoucz mrare 9 ssrious
loss to Spair, IL bdus r. haying
been her artillery expert. with 2
European reputation. and the de-
sig1er Of the ordinaLca tzaiug his
name
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-06-16
May Dust Scott Harrison.

Kansas City, Mo, June Sit is
said that in a few days a suit will be
brought to GUST Scott Harrison, the
recently elected City Treasurer OF
this city, from Office on the ground
that he violated the corrupt practice
act OF the state. 1t is alleged that
Harrison, who is Aephew of ex-
President Harrison, when ruunsr 8
for the Office, made promises Of
positions, right and left, and that
when elected at least fifty men to
whom promises were made were
disappointed. The disappointed ones
have ke,d several meetings, COM
pared noter, and decided, it is
claimed, TO bring proceedings in
custer. Another meeting will be
held to morrow afternoon, at which,
il is stated, definite action will be
taken.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-06-16

stantly, The priests aad others at
the table were horriiei hy the sud
deLness OF :La Iced. acI the Head
chiefs body vas hurriedly taken
Out But the other Indi2ns had
heard Of i, and sent IN demanding
to know what had become Ct the big
chief The Spauiards replied that
lie had been sent CT q great mission
which would take him eight DAYS to
fulfill The Indians said they would
come back il eight days, and if in
that time the chief had not returned
they would hold tie SpzZ.aras ac-
couutabls for Lis blood
During the eight days the Span
iards fortified their tgJ cities ana
buried all the gold aud silver, Of
which there was a grea: quantity
awaiting shipment tc Spain. Max
ing note Of where tie treasure wgs
hidden, they wrote it II book and
placed the book urder a great pile
Of rocks, on tbs top Of which they
erected big wooden cross This
was done il case tb.y should be
7anquisto1 When the eight days
expired end the chief dii net return
the indians came against the two
cities and dzs.r oysl every livin g
thing in il Aft4r that they had a
superstition that the places where
the two cities had been We're haunt
| ed, and 10 living creature could
dwell there. The springs dried up
and the place b. -1a a desert. 1
have been within sevsaty-fye miles
of where they are said to be myself
ana then had to turn back because
of the lack of water
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-06-16
Dover. n. H, Oct. 81, 1896.

Messrs. Ely Brss The Balm
reached me safely and in SO short a
time the effect is surprising. My
son says the first application gave
decided relief. / have a shelf filled
with "Catarrh Cures" To morrow
the stove shall receive them and
Ely's Cream Balm will reign gu
preme- Respectfully,
Mrs FRANKLIN FREEMAN.
Cream Balm is kept by all drug
gists. Full size SOC, trial SIZE 1Oc.
We mail it. Ely Bros, So Warren
ST., n. Y. City
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-06-16

Il vas on the New York washing
and the hearts Of o'l of us faltered,
Tor 1t seemed as if 10 ship could live
N that bel. CT FIRE and that no one
on board could escape. The Merli
mac anchored, the men jumped
overheard and the forts then sub
sided, refusing to fire at the men
struggling in the water. The men
reached the raft, whero they were
captured and taken TO Moro fort.
After daylight Admiral CerYera S
chief of staff came aboard the New
York. He said the Merrimac's men
were safe aud would be wen treated.
Two of them were slightly rounded.
They lacked clothes AID money, and
their friends might send them any
thing but written communications.
We sent them clothes, money and
food. Officers of the New York
asked to be allowed to exchange
places with Hobson, but this was
not pc. Dlissibls.
"Cerveras officer could not find
strong enough language to express
his admiration for the bravery of
the Americans.
His courtesy ana the action of
the forts in sparing the men strug
Cling in the water changed our
opinion of the Spaniards and made
Us think the stories of their honor
aud chivalry not so far wrong.
"After daylight we could see the
masts and funnel of the Merrimac
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-06-16

It Is au old Indian legend and not
generally believed by many people,
yet which has charm Of romance
that keeps It 1--WE, and I had layself
been interested Il i before 7 met
the young Mexican. The story is
that some time during the years be.
tween 1880 and 1858 there were two
Spanish-American cities n The coun.
try, ell Of which was then Known as
Mexico. Oae OF these cities had
population Of 1000 people and the
population of the ether was about
$500. and they were only 2 few
miles apart II the larger city there
was a very fne church and TIE Span
ISL commandan! lived there. II was
mining town. and great quantities
of gold and silver were sent every
year to Spain.
Well. during the height OF its
prosperity the Spanish commandant
held a grand fiesta, or dinner, to
which he invited ell the Catholic
priests of both towns and the Span
ish officers and leading people. Dur
ing the feast The little son Of al
Indian chief Of some importance en-
tered the room and acted in a way
that displeased the Spanish com
mandant, who chastised him and
sent him away. The boy returned
to his father crying, and the chief
went at once to the banquet hall,
where he demanded satisfaction.
The Spanish commandant, ris-
ing thrust his sword through
he chiefs body, Ling him il.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-06-16
scHIey Tr.5..s to Ho5saa ard HIS Ws'.

On board tie Associated Press
Dispatch Boat Daunt!ess, Of Santi-
ago de Cuba, Sunday, June ), i P.
H., via Eing1ton, Jamaica, Monday
Juae 6, G.45 g. m--ConuodCre
Schley paid beautiful tribute TO
the vaIor of Lieutenant Hobson and
the gallant crew Of the collier Her-
rinsc as be sat On the afterdeck Of
the flagship, Brooklyn, lying Eve
miles Of Santiago De Cuba, Sunday
afternoon, taking with correspond.
ent OF tie Associated Press. Point
ing toward the gray walls Of N0TEo
Castle, where Lieutenant Hcbson
and bis braTe men are said TO be
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-06-16

There is another legend OF untold
wealth among the Pueblo Indians
Which I know has some foundation
Of truth. though l have never seen
the place myself. 1 frat heard Of il
from Father Anthony, noted west
ern priest, who has spsnt his life
among the Indians, end l sfterward
heard Of it from others. But the
main story came to ma from friend
who said he absolutely saw the
wealth himself. The way it happen
ed vas this
One day be was out hunting WHEN
he came to a cleft il the mountain
side that struck him as being very
strange in appearance, II going
closer be saw that g: the bottom
was a door formed of a massive rock
which was 50 nicely L-.----d t At
a man could open CT shut IL Be-
yond it was POLISHED PassageTay
leading into he living rock, and a
few feet back OF the entrance stood
dead Indian, stuffed il a lifelike
manner and holding bent bow with
its arrow guarding the entrance to
the ca7e.
He passed bayond tie dead In
dian to a place where the cleft vi
dened and there Oh shelves CT each
side of him lie saw ranged row after
row of msgnifcently carved gold
plate, bowls and dishes of all kinds.
He was going forward to examine
them closer when he heard = -1arp
hiss and saw before biz az immense
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-06-16

Among tha names GA the Lindell
Hotei register yesterday wa. one
written in a rather small, fue hand,
which read. Thomas MoEniry, Ari-
IONA The owner OF the name and
signature was as different FROM the
handwriting as could well be imag
jned Sanburned, broad shouldered
and over six feet tall, he was a type
of the successful western mining
man, and MS we'll deiaed, though
musical, Irish accent, and deliberate
manner lent an additional interest to
the wierd legends he told Of the Lost
Spanish cities and Of the hidden
treasures of the Montezumas, which
are still believed to be guarded by
one of the Pueblo tribe
Mr.. McEniry is in the city for the
purpose of purchasing machinery
and supplies for the Spenazuma
mines, in Ariz ona, OF which he is
manager, and which ate said to be
exceedingly rich.
Last night, after getting his bust
ness out of the way, he got into q
communicative mood, aud told the
following story. He said:
"Truth is often stranger than tic-
ton, as l have found in my own ex-
perience, and, although what l am
going to tell you is based on two
Indian legends, l have good reason
to believe there is truth and untold
wealth bahind each of them. It has
been my fortune to travel q great
deal in Old Mexico, and in some way
l seem to have knack Of winning
the confidence Of those peopie IN an
unusual way. Watcher it is because
l don't drink, or because I have
never taken advantage Of them, 1
don't know, but they have told ne
moro of their secrets than it is the
fortune OF most white people to
Lear 4Ly hrat story, however, IS not
from an Ame-.cau Ct Cast,'ian de.
scent. He is Of pure Spanish blood,
but he is an American to the back
bone. / had heard before Of the
Lost Cities,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-06-16
Doctors Can't
Cure tt

Contagious blood poison s. absolutely
beyond the skill Of the doctors, TheJ
may dose a patient for years on their
rercurial and potash remedies, bat be
will never he rid of the disease: on the
other hand. his condition VIII grow
steadily worse. :. :. =. is the only cure
Tor this terrible affection. cause il il
the only remedy which goes direct Il
the cause Of the disease and forces il
from the system.
vas afflicted With I.-~T TC-z--. ard ths
Se5s doctors cd re - god. though took
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-06-16

new had any faith in the story,
though, until I met the young Mex
lean [ was spaa'-;-g Of. He had
gone wish his father on an expedi-
ton which was gotten up by q
Frenchman to find the Lost Cities.
1t seems that one Of the priests had
escaped from the doomed places be-
fore their destruction, and he left
an account Of what had been done
there in the church records. These
records were found by the French
man, and with them as a guide he
formed an expedition. My friend
was just fourteen years old when he
went with his father on the trip, and
he remembers very well his expert
ence.
They found the lost city and
church He SD the sanctuary
alone was IA yards wide and IS yards
long, and the walls were 13 feet
thick Not far from the church was
the entrance to the mine, and the
boy was let down by rope 100 feet
long, but it was not long enough to
reach the bottom. The water sup
ply OF the EXPEDITION gave out and
they were obliged - return, though
tkey found the cross above the pile
of stones, but did not have time tc
hunt for the book Twenty years
after that my friend, who is now &C
years old, made another trip to the
Lost Cities, and found them, but
could not locate the cross, which
mad PROBABLY fallen iuto decay, He
and another man who went with
him are, SIS far as [ know, the only
two men alive who have ever seer
the tHo lost cities.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-06-16
nIlfR SAW HOBSON LEAVE
Man Of Collier Merri-
mac Witness to Hero'S
Deed.

a,eo Pre-Ananged-Did Not Expect the
s,,oish Would Be Keeping Such Close
watch at That Hour-Ceryera's Offer
r,msssed Highest Admiration for the
Bravery Of the Men.
| Kew West, Fla, June 7 -Captain
] urar Of Missouri, commander Of
=. coIlier Merrinac, a4.ived here
| ,...erday. re said: "Lieutenant
gobson's acs was the bravest L ever
or heard Of. The idea was to
vock the narrow e1iS from the bar
tor Whether Hobson proposed
.iskipg the Merrimac or not L do
ri know, but he arranged tae de,
,,as between himself and the com
,,pder. Every officer and man in
IA feet would have volunteered &c
~. but Hob2on, being q naval con
.trucsor, was the man for the place.
Three of thu men belonged TO the
Ne. mac They were Coxwa;n
D.gnan, Chief Machinist Phillips
and Water Tender Kelly. Another
Il the heroes was Gunner's Mate
Cberserelle The details were ar
ranged aud the crew on board
Thursday morning and the vessel
had started, but day had commenced
TO break and the admiral signaIed
for her return. Hobson beg ed to
be permitted to proceed, saying he
would be successful. However, the
sdmirel insisted on his return. The
men were given good sleep, and
early the next morning the Merrimac
started again. She had been thor
Oughly stripped of valuable articles,
even the clock aud bell being taken
of.
"Along one side a torpedo belt
had been arranged about ten feet
below the water line, six torpedoes
being placed so as to break open the
Compartments These torpedoes
we're to be discharged by pressing a
button.
The channel is only a few hundred
yards wide 1t was arranged that
the Merrimac was to be swung
across the channel until one end
grounded. The man that let go the
board anchor was to let the life raft
fall and then Jump overheard. Last
of all the man that pressed the key
was undoubtedly Hobson. He would
be unlikely to assign another man to
the NEST dangerous post. Besides,
be is the best swimmer in the navy.
The plen was c, lied out per-
iectly. The only thing we had not
counted upon was the Spaniards
keeping such sharp watch Un
doub'edly they knew something was
afoot. They permitted the L2erri1nao
. pass betwcc2 the Moro and
Estrella :c.'ts wjthoat noticing her
When she vas in range of the other
forts every gun in the karbor was
opened on her We could not count
he shots, the firing was so furious.
The forts must have fro5 a thous-
ard times
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-06-16

ratsles4G.,s coined IL &c ditch II tie
center Ct tie passage ara ready to
strike. He vas preparing to kill
the RATHER when some ore threw 4
blanket over his head and he was
grabbed CT al sides. He was lee
blind folded out or the cavern 70 Il
place on the other side Of the noun.
tain, where the blanket was removed
and lie found himself surrounded by
a band Of Pueblo Indians They
warned him never 10 come back, on
peril Of his life, and turned him
loose.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-06-16

After that he had Mexican on
his ranch who showed him where TO
find the cleft again, but was caught
and turned loose as before. The
Mexican never was seen alive again.
A third time lie was shown the cleft
by an Indian, and both were cap
tured near the entrance. The white
man was turned loose, but tbs IT,
dian was placed in tbs center Of
circle four feet in diameter, and was
compelled to remain there twenty.
four hours. Other Indians stood
guard, ind if he had crossed the line
within that time he would have been
instantly killed.
Ny friend says this particular
tribe OF Indians guards these treas
ures night and day, Is a religious
duty. Ga the mou1taiI 4eaE tie
treasure Is a big tree, and there tie
outer Watchmeu stand, two Il a time,
each couple watches Tor tweniy-lour
hours OF d stretch. On going TO
the tee they carry with them two
feathers. which are gwen them Is
the chief, AID these they place in
holes IN sae tree when they axe
relieved from their long vigil they
take from the tree two feathers
which nave been left Ly the guard
that preceded them. These f5a.AorB
they Llst give to TIE chief, VIZ
knows by some peculiar mark wletL-
er they are 5 right ones.
OF course you want tt know wEy
these Pueblo Indians keep Up this
watch. Wei. it is Q religious duty
with them Ityou will go to visit
this tribe you viii see them al cone
out Of their tents a. daybreak AID
watch with their hands shading
their eyes for the sunrise They
believe that some bright morning
they shall see their ancient king, and
hero, 1Ioltezuma, riding to then
from the sunrise OF the back Il an
eagle, AID that then be viii call CT
them fl TIE treasure he las left
with them, and that if tLey have
! been faithful he viii rule ~~er tEs-l
| forever mora.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-06-16

81 = esEwwAr.
-.aEltyl, Va
It's Ike salf-destruot % continue
to take potash and mercury; besides
totally destroying the digestion, they
dry Up the marrow i-. the tones, pro
dncing q stiffness and s--el'i-g ~ The
joints, causing the ha.- u fail out, and
completely = -cz--.E t--- =.---4.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-11-09
Yellow Iaundiee Cured.

Suffering humanity should be sup
piled with every means possible for
it's relief. 1t is with pleasure we
publish the following: ''Tnis is to
certify that I was terrible sufferer
from Yellow Jaundice for over six
months, and was treated by some OF
the best physicians in our city and
all to no avail DR.. Bell; our drug
gist, recommended Electric Bitters;
and after taking two bottles, 1 was
entirely cured. I nov take great
pleasure in recommending them, to
any person suffering from this terri
BILE malady. I am gratefully yours,
NJ. A. Hogarty, Lexington, KY"
Sold by J. E. Kaufman, Druggist.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-11-09
DR.. !. (. Kneace. Dead.

One by one death lays its cold
hands upon those whom we have
learned to love and respect for their
many noble traits of character and
who has endeared themselves to all
with whom they came in contact by
kindness Of head and heart. It is
our melancholy duty to record the
death Of the highly esteemed and
venerable DR.. J. X. Kueece, which
sad event occurred at his home at
Kueece's Station, on the Carolina
Midland Railroad, last Sunday night.
Had his life been prolonged FIVE days
longer he would have been 50 years
of age. He was high toned Chris
tian gentleman and By an upright
walk and Cody conservation adorn
ed the doctrine which he professed.
Ee leaves wife and eleven children,
and two have proceeded him to the
spirit land. His funeral services
were conducted by the Rev. A. G..
Wilkins, who used the 3rd, 4th
and 5th verses of 80 Paslm. The pail
bearers being Capt. W. B. Plunkett,
Capt. J. S Derrick, Mr.. W. P. Roof,
Capt. U. X Gunter, DR.. 0. j. Harris
and DIR. D. NJ Crosson. His remains
were inferred in the family burying
ground in the presence of a large
concourse of sorrowing people. The
Lord gave and the Lord taketh
away, blessed be the name OF the
Lord.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-11-09
- Our Subscribers Important.

Tx. Quaker Valley MIG. Co. Of tAicAgo
have rtul,Strd lis to announce that tLey
hav several thoIs,nd $ of the finest coin
s,'y, r,,...;, Il Wa: u nrIIal Spoons !c't over
trl:u l!.cir ',rcut Ci>friiTtion. HEY vii
Ii ii po>'pud. q ~ 80 Il six Of these
Si oni,S = every subscriber to tie Dispatch.
wh viii send i!,m" and address a postal
card Viii do. Il. on receipt OF the spoons,
yOU find them the most eXQIlaltcly beautl-
fsl specin.ci.S O! the sllversml:h'S art you
ever S:,w, and worth s. 90. remit IS cents,
IL payment IN full, within 80 days: If not
pleased. return spoons immediately. Each
spoon is of a different design after dinner
coffee size Ze-showing sol.lerS in camp IN
Cuba. Moro Castle aid i0Ir [. S. Battle
SHIPS They are in;perishable mememtoes
OF the late w"r. and every subscriber should
accept this most remarkable offer. and OBJ
tain set etore it is too late. All that S
necessary is to say yon rC subscriber to
the DIslatch Cthis is importantly and that
Won accent Memc RAJ Spoon otf~r. Address
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The State Of South Carolina
COUNTY OF LEXINGTON.

COUNTY OF IEAlNGION.
By C. f. Lcaphart, Esquire, Probate Judge.
VEUEREAS. MRS. MINNIE w.
W McctZc. made suit to me. to grant
her le 'ers of administration Of the Estate
% an, effects of James L. MeetZe:
The, are, therefore, to cite and admon-
Isl ali and singular tie kindred and credi-
tors Of the said James p. MeotZc d.
ceased, that they be and appear before me-
Ill the Court of Probate. to be held at Lex
ington C. H.. on the 2lst day of November
next after publication thereof. at / o'clock
in the forenoon. to show cause. if any they
h.ve, why the said administration should
not be granted.
Given under my hand. this 5th day of
November. Ammo Domi' !. 1858
G.. Z. LEATHART, J. P. J. G.
b'iShcd on tlie 9th day of November
1898, in the L X;n5ton D.~pltch. 2s2
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-11-09

combining the traits Of Martha and
Mary, looking after The comfort Of
the inner man as well as entertain
ing the social feature of her
home. Irmo is improving slowly,
but surely. Our correspondent a.
this place is doing a fire bushes s
and seems to be thriving in the &c
emulation Of the goods Of this
world. Judge Marshall Shealy, still
continues to hold the scales ofjnstice
with an even hand and is a terror to
evil doers. He has an excellent gin
and mill and enjoys large patron
age so much so that he has to run
them night and day to meet the de-
mand of his customers.
Friday we arrived at home some
what jaded with the fatigue of our
trip. .
We noticed that the people Of the
Fork made a fair crop of cotton and
splendid crop of corn. They are
now planting grain and especially
rice. Those who have their corn
crib and smoke house in their back.
yard are doing we'll and those who
are the subjects Of King cotton
gloomily contemplate the bright
prospects for four cents cotton.
Saturday morning we were at
Irene and in the afternoon at Barr S
Landing where We met many tax
payers.
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Cards are out announcing The mar

Cards are out announcing The mar
riaee of Miss Mamie, the charming
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A Wolf,
to the Rev. Shala Walter Henry, at
the home of Mr.. Wolfe, in Sandy
Run, on Wednesday, November l6.
We acknowledge with pleasure the
receipt of card.
For broken surfaces, sores, insect
bites, burns, skin diseases and espe-
cially piles there is one reliable rem
edv, DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
When You call for DeWitt's don t
accept countelf feits or frauds. You
will not be disappointed with de-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. J. f
Kaufman.
Mr.. George II. Bright, an old
time Lexingtonian, but who now lives
in Richmond, visited his old home
near Peak last week. He used to
practice medicine in 1859 with
DR.. Willingham, near Spring Hill.
The Doctor is pleasantly remembered
by many old friends, who were glad
to see him.
Next week the State Fair opens IN
Columbia. There has been large
number of entries made and the fair
promises to surpass any one preVl-
ously held. The attendance also
promises to be unusually large.
Many attractions of an unique nature
has been provided for the entertain
ment and amusement of the visitors.
Pains "Battle of Manila" and other
fireworks of a startling nature which
will cause wondermenJ and amaze
ment among the witnesses OF the
display, no doubt will attract large
crowd to the city, as will also Fore
paugh & Sells Brothers circus. Ar
raugements have been made with
the railroads to hold the trains back
until after the night performances
If you want to enjoy yourself 90 to
Columbia next week.