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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-15
War Not over.

Washington. June She end
Of the wsr Is long ways Ell. writes
Brigadier General Hal. now on duty
in the Philippines. IN $ letter to 8
friend in this city.
Tie letter was dated early II May
about the tiwe AguinaIdo was max
ing his overt1res for peace and shows
that cur officers had little faith II
the sincerity Of the request fer peace
negotiations
Gen Otis kss been Instructed 10
strictly censor ST news az1 u bs
consistent
Tie War Department = pursuing
the sane policy s. thai fo- ,kg
meath o. siI weeks prior &C tEs -
tack OF TIE FIlip51os upon TIE
Americans
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-15
VIII Go to Supreme Court.

Jefferson City, Mo, June S.-At-
torney General Crow is preparing to
take the case against the insurance
companies doing business liz Kansas
City, against which the supreme
court denied him writ of quo war
ranto to GUST them from doing bust
ness for violation of the anti trust
law, to the United States supreme
court. The law exempted these
companies, but the attorney general
sought to have it declared inoperat-
i've on the ground that it was against
public policy. The court held the
law unconstitutional, and denied the
writ. The attorney general then
filed a motion for rehearing, which
the court likewise overruled. This
ends the case, unless the supreme
court Of the United States is ap-
pealed to. Attorney General
Crow stated to-day that he would
take it up to the supreme court
right away. He has one year in
which to do this. but he states that
he will apply to one of the judges
of the supreme court for a writ of
error, and if this is granted the
appeal will be perfected in short
time.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-15
e.ylsE TIE Cah.a Al

Havana 1G.s l-Caban troo7s
we're Pzs6 yesterday 80 Santiago =
Las Vegas. Er6sE tks Eaps-Tisscz c.
Csls1sl Rzz3sl OEe hu-SrsS 81
Hns Dso resolved 50 ssck- Twartv.
enc srplcA1ss- vie I'D Il s-z=a
who aid Eof furnish I5sraSeasso-
Es-s refused Psrzszt Tts ans
Surrendered vs-s delivered kECsl
Randall % tEs Rical5=- c. Rs-5aT7
and tEe Day tran LEFT last highs fe-
As-szs- ubsrs psyHcf VII b aids
SSAE
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-15
BRlGANDS IN CUBA.
Negro Bandits Take Posses
sion of MANY Towns.
BOLD CRIMES COMMITTED.
Resident Cuban Soldiers Who Act as
Police Cannot Put Down the
Outlaws,

Havana, June 7.-BrigandIsm il
on the increase in the country and g
reign of terror prevails in towns
where no United States soldiers are
quartered. The bandits are mostly
/ negroes who came from the east
with the Cuban army of invasion.
They have taken full possession of
towns outside of the railroad and
are Lying during the day and rob
bing at night.
Marisl is town of 1000 inhab-
itants. At the close of the war 20
negroes took a school building as
their quarters. Eight of them raid
ed grocery next door Friday. They
fred at the proprietor and took his
safe containing $5000Into the street
and tried for two hours to shoot it
open with rifles. Finally they car
ried it away on a truck. Other
soldiers left the town on Saturday
and probably joined the band in the
mountains.
Citizens have appointed the resi-
dent Cuban soldiers as police officers
but they have little faith in the sol
diers' ability to preserve order. No
work is being done on plantations.
Those starting to work have had
their cattle stolen. Since the rob-
berry on Friday the Spaniards have
secreted their vaIuabIes and barri-
caded their doors day and night,
Mayor Quintana came to Havana
and asked Governor General Brooke
for protection.
The Spanish minister has cabled
the Spanish minister at Washington
advising taking action against the
United States, holding the Ameri-
leans responsible for the death of
Jose Lobregat at San Antonio Sun.
day. Lobregat was killed by a mob
of Cubans Infatuated over the fact
that he was formerly a Spanish
guerilla. His funeral occurred this
afternoon. Feeling in the town is
very bitter against former Spanish
soldiers. A Cuban soldier said this
afternoon that when the Republic
was formed it was the intention to
kill all the guerrillas.
Gen Brooke sent to San Antonio
q company of the First Infantry and
company Of the Seventh Cavalry
this morning. Gen. River says there
is no fear OF further trouble but the
Spaniards want q larger force and
and also garrisons in all towns.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-15
IeHHg Men In Politics

The Mayor of Hays City, Kan. Is
only y years old, the president OF
the Council is - and the Oldest man
in the municipal governmen: Is 29.
AS related IN the Sunday Pest Dis
patch the bovs are ..boss" n Hays
City.
But this pzec0city II public life l.
not unprecedented. nor even unusual.
Charles James Fox was famous S.
- orator n tEe House OF Commons
when o1Iy q, William Pitt was 81
admired statesman 81 y aDi Prime
Minister a. II. o. this side tbs
water Alexander Hamilton attracted
the ssGsctiCE CT his contemporaries
By marvellous exhibitions q prscticzl
sagzcitv VIXEN Is vss oclv L.
Alexander tie GEez. zss - vixen
ks crossed TIE HeLs<pezt. a15 cen.
p.stsd tie o2zl1e<t q ASS before
Ee VS. -
1-E-E Es- sssz . cc-e - Ire
9rort n periods O. trz-sitic1 ~L5-
Al O. c-ds- gs-ss Esy 70 : Es=- 4:
s1eA : @s precedent cCE-ts fc-
lttLe al fresh minds zrs -ee5s5 =
IGsrc11ss fresh i5ezz-Ss- L---s
Post-Di<sssek
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-15
Germany Made a FniInra

Washington, ID. O., June SIN
view of the agitation in this country
and particularly in the west against
the existence of the great depart
ment stores, the state department
has published report from United
States Consul General Mason at
Berlin upon special taxation for de-
partment stores in Germany. Mr..
Mason shows that a movement be-
gan in Germany in 1896 to restrict
the growth of these stores and he
describes in detail the various meas
ures that were proposed in the
reichtag and elsewhere to effect this
purpose. As in some of eur western
states, progressive tax was the
basis of most of the suggestions,
but the German government so far
has been unable to find any measure
that does not violate the higher law
of the empire. The report includes
incidentally short history of the
result Of French legislation on the
subject and reference is made to the
organization of a retail league of
10000 members, all merchants, to
oppose the department stores. Ac-
cording 10 the statement of the
founder of one department store it
has supplanted at the outset and
soon extirguished about 900 small
retail shops and now does a bust
ness Of $50. $4,000 annually, sufi-
cient TO maintain $500 to 1000
small stores
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-15
1T ASSESSES A FRANCHISE.
State Board of Equalization Places
Itself on Record.

jefferson City, No, June THE
state board of equalization to-day
assessed the franchise of st. Louis
and Suburban railroad. This is tC
be a test case. 1t is expected that
the railway company will apply to
the supreme court for a writ OF GER
tiorari, which, if granted, will bring
the record Of the board before the
court for review and in this manner
the right to assess the franchises
will be determined.
The board decided to assess the
franchise under the head of ''all 9TH
er property" The assessment of
the entire property is made at ST.
10000, as follows:
Twenty nine and sixteen one hun
dredths miles of track and trolley
wires, S291,6 Sc moter and pas
senger cars, $72. 240; ID all other
cars, S2,060; lands, buildings and
m aehinery, S176,890; all other prop
erty, S1,250,490.
State Auditor Seibert offered a
substitute directly assessing the
franchise, but it got only his vote
and that Of Secretary of State Les
ueur. Seibert placed the same Valu-
alton On the property, but he want
ed the franchise called a franchise
and assessed as such.
His substitute assessed the prop
erty at $1,793,000, Of which S743,-
O10 was TO represent the sssessable
value of tangible property and the
remainder S1,250, 400, the assessable
virtue of the assessable franchise
After this substitute the other plan
which was embodied in q resolution
by Attornew General Crow, was
adopted unanimously. Attorney
General Crow is jubilant over the
assessment. He stated to day that
assessing the franchise as property
made q record Of assessment which
he was confident the supreme court
would sustain.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-15

Washington D. c. J1ae The
dissolution OF TIE PhiIppise pescs
commission Eas bsguo- Professor
Scburns1- chairman O. tLe civilian
beard : - start home II July. Tta
ether members s-e % follow ore 81
= tine sd u2o1 General Otiz L %
e lets the uziivi3ed responsibility
IL tte crushing Of tie FLpl1os-
President SeE1rU2a i eo-Gs EeEs
1z5=- orders iron Ire p=sssdsc:
ne lsss=- kzs EAy Zzis zp n
md tat re alleged pszcs ccz-
2sz.o7 : faxes. az5 t1zs tEs<s =
-ofLnS l. sig1t bat ~R E-l tts
Insurgents s-= brUgbt - terms
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-15
PROCLAlMS HIMSELF DICTATOR.
AgunaIdo Reported to Have Dissolved the
Filipino Congress.

| AguinaIdo Reported to Have Dissolved the
Filipino Congress.
/ London, June Special dis
patches from Manila to-day say it is
reported this morning that Aguinal.
do has dissolved the Filipino con-
gress and has proclaimed himself
dictator.
Washington, D. O., June S.-Ofi-
Gals here are in doubt as to whether
AguInsldo in declaring his dictator
ship Is animated by desire to rid
himself of his refractory Generals,
Pillar and Luna, or whether he aims
to consolidate in his own hands the
power to make peace.
1t is known from the reports of
President Schurman, of the Ameri-
can Philippine commission, that
these two Generals own only faint
allegiance to Aguinaldo, and their
attitude toward the peace negotia-
tons has made these negotiations
Intellectual, the civilian members on
the Filipino side of the joint COM
mittee being completely ovsrawed
and dominated by the military ele-
ment controlled by these Generals.
It is believed here that if Aguinaldo
can bend these men to his will and
assume supreme control he will at
once make overturss for peace, be-
ing able to secure better terms for
himself than he would otherwise.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-15
Congressman Hu.ls Ysas.

St. Paul, MINI, June Con
gressmen Hull of Iowa, Payne o.
New York, DaizelI OF PENNSYLVANIA
/ Steele Of Indiana, and Heatwole o.
/ Minnesota, are en route TO Alaska
Messrs Hull and Heatwole were here
to-day and will Join the rest AZ Win
nepeg Sir. Hull said that lie was
going for rest and recuperation, bu;
that Mr.. Payne. as member Of the
joint committee, may avail himsel!
of the opportunity to investigate the
boundary,
What do you think Of the situh.
ton in Manila" was asked.
As to Manila. Gen. Otis thinks
10000 troops sufficient to qaell the
trouble aud restore peace. but in
my judgment at least 81, 600 soldiers
would be far better 10 force the
emergency. II trisises such as pre-
vail at Manila at this tins. the gov.
eminent should meet the enemy
with an overwhelming force, as
nothing is TO be gained by delay"
There was sent to the stats prison
from Kansas City yesterday con.
signment Of twenty prisoners. They
were 4 very bad lot, too, the sen.
fences sggregsting 236 years, and
the average sentence being twelve
years. But the criminal resources
of jackson county were not exhaust
ed by this shipment. Twenty ight
prisoners under sentence still remain
in the jail. The case calls for little
reflection. Does this seeming in
crease OF criminals mean that Kan
sas City is growing worse or only
that 1t IS growing larger In the
consignment yesterday there were
five white men, nineteen black men
and one negro woman. This is en-
tirely out Of proportion TO the nu.
merical representation OF the two
races in this community. Does it
mean that the tendency of the blacks
to commit crime is three or four
times as strong as among white
men. or does it signify that in the
courts there IS a greater chance for
the conviction Of blacks than whites?
The question is one of interest. at
least, to negroes.-K. @ Star, eth.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-15
Father >bsl ~ III. EI.p.r.

Webster City, 10, June S--Frsnk
Starr waz shot ard dangerously IL
I1rsd Etsr Homer Yesterday 81
RsuosE 5 SPsncer- while attempt
I1g 70 eloPe With SPeucsrs ds1gb-
ts-, aged l. years Spencer L .
farmer he pursued the couple O.
hecsebsck- gained rapidly. ssd Eksa
wltE1n range Es fred the full charge.
s--Gcg Starr Il ths back Starr de-
cls-ss tsat Il - re>overs he III
surely zEy tks EEL
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-15
HAY and Arcos At Dinner

Washington, June THE French
ambassador gave dinner to night
in which Secretary of State Hay and
the new Spanish minister were again
brought together under pleasant au-
spices. The list of guests included
a number of representatives Of vari-
Gus embassies aud legations.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-15
OILS on the Morong Campaign.


Washington, d. c., June 8.-The
situation in the Philippines is de-
scribed by General Otis in the fol
lowing cablegrsm:
Manila, June S.-Adjutant Gen.
eral, Washington. The result of
the movements in Morong Province
was to drive the insurgents into the
mountains, capturing Antipolo and
other towns in that section, with
the point of land projecting into the
bay. They retreated and scattered
before our advance, leaving twenty
FIVE dead on the field. Our loss IS
four killed and 8 few wounded.
mostly slight. The city Of Morong,
oaly inland route on the bay. is gar
risOnsd; all oner ttoops withdrawn.
The inhabitants Of the province
profess friendship and ask protec.
ton Large numbsrs wish 20 enter
Manila, but l refused. As the c.ty's
population l. Increasing too rapidly
LeadiGg DAtives throughout the
island, including setive insargsnt
leaders, seek permission to send
taeir families to Manila L Is con
sidered the only place OF personal
security. OTEs-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-15
Missouri Pacific Railway Time Table
at Butler Station.
K. @. Pittsburg X Gulf Time Table.

K. q. Pittsburg y Gulf Time Table.
Arrival and departure OF trAins at worlana.
SoRIu HOUND.
No. Express daily .............. l.i7p. n
80. .....-....-. ...... GOA. IA
No. Freight daily except sunday lel3p. M
HOUTH ROUND.
No. Through Port Arthur ENpress, a.itp. m
No. shreveport Express, daily -. no :2a u. m
No lofreight, daily expect sunday, l:ls p.m,
RemembeT this 10 the popular short line be-
tween Kansas city, Mo, and Ptttsburg, Kan. ,
Joplin. Mo. Neosho, Mo, sulphur Spring.
Ark, SLOAN Springs. Ark, and the direct
route nom the south 90 81. Louie, Chicago
and points north and northeast and 10 penvef
Ogden, san Francisco, Portland and potato
west aud northwest. No expense has beer
spared 10 make the passenger equipment o.
shis line second TO none In the wet. Travel
via The new line ~ T. OHR.
Gen'I Pass. Agt. KAnsAs City, no.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-15
CARRIED TO THE MOOSE.
As Helpless as Babe. Murderer Kindred
is Hanged az Princeton. No.


is Hanged at Princeton, Mo.
Princeton, No. June Peter
Kindred, who murdered Andrew
Allen at Mercer, on February 5,
1898, was hanged here this morning.
The drop fell at exactly 9:45, and he
was pronounced dead fourteen min.
utes later.
For the past month Kindred has
either been insane or feigning insau-
ity. On May p a sherif~s court
convened aud DR.. @. R WoodsoR,
superintendent Of asylum No. ?, St.
Joseph, testified as an expert that he
was sane. Many other witnesses
testified but the trial resulted in q
hung jury. eight standing that he
was sane aud four that he was IL
sare- The result was submitted to
the governor but rs refused to in
terfere-
Today when the time came for
tae execution. the sheriff AID guard
were compelled 70 carry him to the
seafol3 Il 4 chair He was as limp
sad helpless IS 8 babe and appsr-
emily paid no attention to what vas
going On ateou: him If he was
feiguing insanity hs played his game
until the ED
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-15
MANY GOLD SEEKERS LOST
Died on the AII-Canadian Route
to the KIondike.

! Seattle, Wash, June The
steamship Laursda is in port from
Wrangel, Alaska, with detailed news
Of death and terrible suffering that
has been the let of American miners
who tried to reach Klondike gold
fields over the all Canadian route
from Edmonton
Several parties reached Wrangel
last week from the interior, after
spending from twelve to twenty
months on the trail in a vain endea-
vor to reach the gold fields. They
say that not less than 200 prospect
i've miners have lost their lives by
drowning, starvation, exposure and
freezing during the past winter.
Most OF these were Americans from
Eastern states.
Scurvy is now ravaging the miners
who are stalled on trail, and before
relief can reach them, many others
will have persisted. The Hudson
Bay Company and the Northwest
mounted police have started small
relief expeditions from Telegraph
Greek. Government action on
large scale will alone rescue hun
dreds that are unable to get out of
the country by their own resources.
The list of dead from various
causes furnished by miners who
have reached WrapgeI number but
%. 1t is extremely difficult TO secure
ames. although the miners tell of
many accidents which cost the lives
of parties of five or ten.
IDENTIFIED DEAD.
DIowned-C B Preston, Trenton,
n. J.; Harry Hitchcock, Texas; F L
Bremner, Brooklyn; T Preston, Phil
sdslpAia: Capt Mason, Alaska; c P
Smith, st Louis; 81 P Munson, Chi
eago.
Frozsn-Dan Taylor, Nanaime, B
G; Hutton, Vancouver, b c; John
Payns, Vancouver, B c; Leightes.
Victoria; b Rsardon, Cincinnati; ]
2 MOCrumm, Pittsburg; Robert
Tensil, Now Mexico.
Scurvy-Fritz Klingman, BuffsIo;
James Monst, San Francisco; EVI
Thomas, Los Angeles.
Starvation-V. Seebrook, Pneley,
Sault, Ste. Marie.
Suieide-C. Richter, New York;
Arthur III. Collins, British Celun-
bia.
Exposure-Valentine Wsudler, |
Philadelphia
Fifty miners lost their lives by |
drowning in the Great Slave Lake.
OF these, the names Of but three are
known. Whole parties foundered |
together ia boats when a great dis.
lance from shore, and no one knows
the identity OF the unfortunatss- /
Many others were drowned while
terdipg various rivers.
Boats were wrecked while trying
10 shoot the Canyons of Mud, Laird
and Nelson rivers, and parties of
from two to FIVE were lost Fuller
details Of death from scurvy, expos
ire and starvation will be had when
the big party OF miners, now fight
uG their way cut OF the county.
arrives.
Many parties are reported missing
having started through the noun
aims intending to get to 8 certain
post, but failed to arrive.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-02
FRENCH CRUELT|ES IN SOUDAN
BARBARoUS CONDUCT OF OFF.
GERS TOWARD THE NATIVES.
Women and Children Slaughtered
Men Killed and Their Bodies
Frightfully Mutilated.

Paris, Sept. 1.-The Matin today pub
fishes details of the investigation into
the conduct of Captain Voulet and Cap
tain Chanoine, charged with barbarous
cruelties to the natives in the French
Soudan, which led to the sending of
an expedition under Lieutenant Col
onel Klobb, after them.
According to the paper, the two Of
ficers mentioned, who were in command
of column of troops, began their work
of barbarity by beheading a native who
had declared that he did not know
about what he was being questioned.
A letter said Voulet captured eighty
natives, of whom he killed twenty of
the women and children. shot a SOL
der for wasting ammunition, and burn
ed a village of 10000 inhabitants. Cha
noine, it is asserted, shot two of his
men without trial for not pursuing a
native who had wounded a soldier He
also burned a village, and. having lost
six men in an engagement, rushed to
a village and captured twenty Of the
inhabitants, of which number he killed
ten, placing their heads on pickets.
1t is further charged that Chanoine
allowed his men to mutilate the bodies
of the natives who were killed by cut
ting off their hands. All these acts,
according to the Matin, occurred in
January last.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-02
OGDEN NEWS,
Ogden Office, 524 Utah. Loan and
Trust Building. Telephone IA.
Ogden Sept. 2.
ACCIDENTS AND LOSS BY FIRE
CHIEF RIsER's RIG CoLLIDEs
WITH ELECTRIC LIGHT POLE.
Barn of II. G. Hess Totally Destroyed
With No Insurance-Valuable
Mare Badly Burned.

Fire yesterday destroyed the barn of
Henry Hess, corner of Adams avenue
and Thirty-first street. There was no
insurance, and the loss was about $3.50.
The fine driving mare of Mr.. Hess was
badly burned, but was got out alive.
The fire was discovered a little before
noon and the alarm was at once sent in
by telephone, going in little later from
the alarm box. The light, dry structure
was pretty much destroyed before the
department arrived.
incidentally the fire gave rise to two
narrow escapes and the smashing of
two rigs. Chief Riser and Ted West
were in the chiefs wagon, behind the
chiefs horse, Sailor. They were going
down Grant avenue on the dead run,
when Miss Hattie Hinchcliffe came
driving up TweLty-seventh street just
in time to cross ahead of them. She
tried to rein in her horse and the ami
NAL stopped abruptly just in time to
make the chief think that he could pass
ahead of him. Suddenly he plunged
ahead directly in front of the other rig
There were but two courses open to the
chief-one straight ahead into and
probably over the lighter rig, and the
other into the electric light pole at the
left. Quick as a flash the chief took the
pole. Then he and West gathered them
selves up from among some pieces of
buggy, boarded a passing rig and went
on after the hose cart. Miss Hinch-
ciiffe's buggy suffered broken shafts,
but no one was hurt.