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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-12

Washington, Jan. in a per.
sonsl letter received here TO-DAY
Surveyor General William L Digtin
of Alaska, speaks of the mineral
outlook of that territory as follows.
The general consensus of opinion
ia that Alaska will yet astonish the
world with her mineral weslth and
resources. The opportunities and
possibilities will be great in this
vast domain: development Of course.
means much. Oae should be pos
sessed with energy, push and get
there qualities and come prepared
to endure hardships aud depriva-
tions. The Atlin districs is attract
ing considerable attention and for.
tune hunters are rushing to tina.
district.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-12
Criticised Our War Policy.

London, Jan. 5.-Right Hon. Jas
William Louther, II. P ia the con-
sentative interests for the Penrith
division OF Cumberland, deputy
speaker OF the House of Commons
and chairman of ways aud means
speaking this evening at Penrith On
foreign affairs, said be was net so
sure that the Spanish.American war
was mucn matter for co7gratula-
ton, except that the tie uniting
Great Britain aud the United States
has been frightened. He expressed
the opinion that the United States
had been "a little hard, fol. he said.
"shey commenced the war by a dec
laration of non-aggrandizsnent and
knished it by taking the Philippines,
which thsy have conquered"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-12
A NOTED CHARACTER.
Tie hon. Jeff : .orts of 81. Louis

Tie hon. Jeff Sorts of st. Louis.
Se7ada Post
Jefferson Davis Storts is the most
striking public character in st
Louis.
He is man with history. He
has been in the Missouri Legislature
He has been in Jail. H. has been to
college He once lacked four votes
of being nominated for congress
He has been law breaker. He has
''kliled his man" He has shot others.
He has been public prosecutor
Many times he has narrowly escaped
death Once he was sentenced TO
the penitentary. He has been
iourneyman printer and an editor.
DICK Bands brother made him a
lawyer He has been worth thou
sands Of dollars. He has peeled
potatoes on steam boat for his
board He has given away barrel
of money. He his fought other
mems fights ard won. He always
carries gun" Re shoots when he
pleases and is not afraid. He threat
ened the life Of Judge Peabody in
open court. He is one of the most
thoroughly informed criminal law
yers in St. Louis In stature be Is
a giant. His voice is like the roar
of lion when aroused. By nature
he is wild and woody" He has
made ST. Louis a border town. Had |
he remained in Shannon county, Mo,
he might now be a leader IN national
affairs. He came to ST. Louis be
cause he killed man Life in st.
Louis ruined him
jeff Storts philosophy l.:
"To fight for the under dog"
Il try to be square. God is just,
and [ am wiling to take my
chances"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-12
TO ACCEPT STATUES
OF BENTON AND RIAIR

Washington, Jan. 4 The statues
of Benton and Blair, contributed bv
Missouri to Statuary Hall in the
National Capitol, will BE- formally
accepted by congress some time
during the month of February. The
delegation from Missouri at a meet
ing to-day appointed a committee to
confer with the Senator's with a vie "
to fixing the date when the statues
will be delivered. Several members
OF the delegation probably will make
brief addresses aud it is altogether
likely that representatives from
other States will join in paying a
eribute to these iIIustrious Nilsson
rians.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-12
Orders for Oregon ami lows

Washington, Jan. Secretary
long cabled orders today to the
Oregon at Callao, to proceed to
Honolulu, taking the distilling ship
Iris with her. The Iowa was ordered
10 San Francisco to make repairs to
Der boilers and replace a broken
cylinder head, With her will go the
supply steamer Celtic aud the col
bers Scaadie and justin. The Ore.
gon will get orders AT Honolulu to
proceed to Manila i, the situation
does not change IN tie meantime.
The gunbost Castine has also been
ordered to Manila.
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Torture Cell Found.

Havana, Jan. 5-A section OF
artillery and gang of laborers en-
tered the building known as the
Palacio del Segunda Cabo, the resi-
dence of the assistant of the Cover
nor General, where also were the
offices of the military government, to
dlslnfsct the place A long interior
hall on the ground floor attracted
attention. The room had an iron
barred door The doors were with
difficulty burst open.
When an examination was made
the floor and walls of the dungeon
were found to be covered with dry,
clothed blood On the right-band
wall, about eight feet from the floor.
was an iron hook with a corded
manacle also covered with dry blood
This is supposed TO be Eel Cuarto
de los Sspulcros," the Spanish
chamber of torture, and few who
it were ever given an oppor
tunisy of describing msthods OF
confessions pursued by
their Spanish captors
Spanish officers still in the city
say the room was used as a storage
for fresh meat.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-12
CLEVELAND Is SARCASTIC.
Ex President Says We Should Slaugh-
ter FiiIpinOs.

ter FiipinOs.
Princeton, II. j, Jan 5-Ex-
President Cleveland, in reply to the
reque st of a representative of the
Associated press for an expression
On the question of expansion, said:
Il do not care to repeat my views
concerning the prevailing epidemic
OF imperialism and territorial expan.
ssoD. Assuming, however, that my
Hdeas On the subject are antiquated
snd unsuited to these progressive
days, it is matter of surprise to
EE9 that tie refusal of certain natives
OF our new possessions to acquiece
m the benefcence OF subjecting
Mem to our control and manage
Rsnt should in the least disturb our
expaTsUnists This phase of the
Hanation ought not to have been un
anticipated, nor the incidents natur-
si'y growing out of it overlooked
1ae remedy is obvious and simple.
The misguided inhabitants of
eDr new territory who prefer some,
thing different from the plan for
tbeir control which we proposed or
Who oppose our designs in their
behalf should be slaughtered. The
killing of natives has been feature
Of expansion since expansion began
'-ad our imperialistic enthusiasm
Sbpnld not be checked by the pros
Rncsivs necessity o. destroying q
lew thousand or a few hundred
noGsand Filipinos. This should
only be regarded as one stage in a
trHnscendentalIy great movement,
mere incident in it's progress. Of
nonrse, some unprepared souls would
aasn be lost before we had the CD
PoGtunity of Christianizing them,
bot surely those of our clergymen
who have done so much to encourage
expansion could manage that diff
entity
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-12
IkDOPSE BRYAN.
El.aOis State Democratic Committee Follows
Ex-Gev. Altgeid's Lead.


Ex-Gev. Altgeld's Lead.
Springfield, Ill, Jan. 5.-Th'
State Committee, Immediately aftel
Col Bryan's arrival here yesterday
adopted resolutions strongly indoors
ing The Chicago democratic platform
and lIr. Bryan himself as the plat
fern exponent. There was talk
earlier in the week that the commit
kse would not do 60
MIR Bryan was given an ovation
His good sword arm WAS pumped
mp and down continually.
The reception began at the railway
station, continued at the st Nlcho
las, swung around to Music Hall,
thsn stretched to the st. Nicholas,
and kept up until Bryan retired.
when he got up it began again.
at the Music Hall Bryan spoke.
He began by telling how he came
near being a citizen of Springfield,
when he was candidate for Assist
ant District Attorney for the South
ern District OF Illinois, in 1884 The
notice of his appointment came after
he had made arrangements to move
to Nebraska
He advised the people to think
for themselves, and said;
Il say give independence to the
people of Cuba, not because we
promised it to them, but because
they fought for it and have right
10 il, whether we promised it or not.
Why can not we apply the same
principle to the Philippines Why
should We purchase title to the
Philippines from SPAIN We de
eiar ed that Spain did not have any
little TO Cuba When I buy the Phil
ippines l want to deal directly with |
then, and I want to pay more than
81 SO apiece for them"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-12
MANY DIED RI The NORTH.
Twenty-Tws thousand Confederates Buried
Away From Home.

Atlanta. Ga. Jan. 3.-General
Clement 4 Evans of this city. who
was chairman Of this commission
appointed by the governor in re-
spouse to a resolution adopted by
the last legislature requiring the
members 10 secure information as TO
the location OF the graves OF confei,
crate soldiers who died in northern
military prisons, has sent copy OF
their report to General Marcus
Wright. the agent Of the war depart
ment, whose letter to the adjutant
general O: Georgia has bean made
public
The repor, is by no means COM
plete, and it is lacking IN essential
details because the work Of the CON-
mission was banPerel by the lack
OF suitable appropriation OF funds
TO meet necessary expenses, but it
shows that nearly 22.000 confederate
dead are buried 10 northern states.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-12
Cost of EnInrsaa Army.

Washington, Jau. The cost of
the proposed military establishment
under the Hull bill reported to the
House, as compared with the present
regular military establishment, not
counting the volunteer forces incl
dent to the war, is shown in letters
sent by Adjut4nt General Corbin to
Chairman Hull of the Military
Committee.
It gives the present cost Of the
regular army at $24, 443.4S0; cost
under the proposed bill, So. 053, S65;
increase OF cost, S57,7IO,23I. The
cost as applied to the three main
departments of the army, is as fol
lows: Qusrtermsster Department.
present cost, s7,107, 900; proposed,
S40,0l3, 246. Subsistence Depart
ment, present cost, S2,739,775; pro-
posed, S10,14s.476 Pay department,
present cost S14,496,659; proposed,
S31, S9l,943.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-12
Crippled by
Rheumatism.

Those who have Rheumatism find
themselves growing steadily worse all
the while. One reason Of this is that
the remedies prescribed by the doctors
contain mercury and potash, which Ill
timately intensity the disease by caus-
ing the joints TO swell and stiffen.
producing a severe aching of the bones
;. ). ). has been curing rheumatism
for twenty years-even the worst cases
which seemed almost incuEable.
Capt. o. E. Hughes. the popular railroad
conductor, OF Column bla. :. G., had an expert
ence with Rheumatism which convinced airn
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-12
Wants Oswey'S Place.

Washington, D. G, Jan. 5.-Com-
modore Watson, at present in com
msnd at the Mare leland navy yard,
has applied for the command of the
Asistic Station to succeed Admiral
Dewey when that officer shall have
relinquished his command. Unless
Admiral Dewey changes his mind,
that date will not be mu9h bsfors
the cad of the current calendar year,
for he has resisted all invitations to
accept relief from the onerous duties
imposed upon him, believing that he
could best serve his country at Ma
nila. He will retire from active ser
vice next December, providing the
law is not amended in his interest
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-12
johnson on Expansion Z.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 5.-Rep.
rssentative Henry y. Johnson of the
sixth Indiana district, denies that he
is candidate for senator, and says
that he will retire at the end of his
present term. Speaking of terri
torial expansion he says:
Il very earnestly opposed the an
nsxation of Hawaii It is quite
amazing to me how people are clam
oring for the Philippines even at the
cost OF $20,OOO.oOO. 1 know that
Admiral Dewey recommends the re
tention of the group. 1t is the bust
ness of army and navy officers to Sc
cure as much for their own profess
sion as possible.
I am not in favor of large stand
ing army, but if we are to have the
Philippines we must have an army
large enough to preserve order; we
must also have navy that is supe-
rior to what is now the strongest
navy of the wocld. which is the navy
of England.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-12
MISS SIMPSONS PRESENT.
President Sent Her Fathers Telegram From
ca,.;.no woI4;.. or.

| TleSlosnt Sent her fatner Telegram from
Santiago as a Wedding Gift.
Glenridge, n. j.. Jan. 5.-Miss
Olive harrington Sampson, daughter
of Admiral Sampson, was married at
8 O'Clock last nigh: to Henry Harri-
son S OF, IN the Congregational
| Church There were 500 guests
Admiral Sampson, attired in full
naval u-ifofm, walked up the aisle
with his daughter. Mamie Sampson,
the brides sister, was m lid of honor
and Walter McGee of San Francisco
was best man. Miss May Perkins of
Lynn, Conn, aud daughter of
Major DAVIS of West Point were the
bridemaids A reception followed
Immediately after the We d ling at
Admiral SIMPSONS house, and later
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott left on a wed
ding trip. They will reside il San
Francisco
The bridal presents inclnded a
large silver bowl lined with gold.
from the captain aud officers of the
cruiser New York, Admiral Samp
sons flagship. President Mex ,nley
sent piece of yellow paper accom-
panied by an autograph letter
expressing the Presidents regret at
bsing unable to attend The piece
of yellow paper Was telegrsphic
delivered to Secretary Long,
the nation over Admiral
nEme that Cervers's feet
had been destroyed
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-12
GIFTS TO CHICAGO UNIVERSITY.
John D. Rockefeller ard Marshall Field
Large Contributors

Large Contributors.
Chicago, Ill, Jan. At the
twenty-seventh convocatiou Of the
University of Chicago, which was
held this evening at Studebaker
hall, gifts to the university amount
ing TO $500. 600 In value were made
public by President Harper They
were mostly in land near the univer-
siiy.and included the Marshall Field
athletic grounds. This is the gift of
Marshall Field aud John d Rocke
Teller, and is valued at 1885 600.
Mr.. Field contributed $l35.00G and
Mr.. Rockefeller 100000 The
property consists of two blocks, 600
by 800 feet, lying between Ellis and
Lexington avenues, on Fifty seventh
street
Martin A Ryerson, president CT
the board of trustees, gave the uni.
versity 268 feet of frontage on Ellis
avenue, opposite the university, be
tween Fifty seventh and fifty eighth
streets, valued at $4,000 Mr.
added like SUN to this
The couvocatiou address was de
livered by Carl Schurz, his surject
being American Imperialism
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-12
What do the Children Drink?

Don't give them tea or coffee Have Won tried
the new food drink called Grain o. 1t is deli
ctous and nourishing and takes the place OF
coffee. The more Grain o you give the chill
dren the more health You distribute through
their systems 0rain-O Is made of pure
grains an" when properly prepared tastes like
the choice grades of coffee but costs about on G
half as much. All grocers sell it. l5c and 25c
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-12

The requirements OF medicine is TO
tighten the burden or pain and cure
Ic's brings Us 70 the question OF REM
edy and Eablers Buckeye Pile Ointment
- the only remedy tor blind, bleedinq
or prstruding piles that irdorsed bT
physicians, cures the the most obstinate
cases, soc. II. L. Tucker.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-12
AssassInafed at NIyhr.

Fort Worth, Tex Jan. ) "A d4s
tardly assassination was committed
IN Limestone county, near Mexia,
last night, abeu. 8 O'Clock, the vic
tim of the bloody deed being John
Long, one of the best-known citizens
of that county. Long lived six miles
from Mexia, and was going from his
house to his barn. when a concealed
assassin fred on him from the front,
striking him with load of buckshot
in the stomach. Great excitement
prevails at the scene OF the shooting
II the guilty party IS apprehended
Judge Lynch will likely preside.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-12

[ II a there J = only one
cure for thai painful dis
ease. He says: Il was IA
great sufferer from mus
cuiar Rheumatism for
two years. / could get
no p er N an emit relief
from any medicine pre-
scrlbed by my physician.
] took about a dozen bot
ties Of your ;. ;. :. and
now | am as well a. |
ever was lumy life. lam
sure that your medicine
cured me, and / would
Tecommendit 20 any one
suffering from any blood
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-12

Everybody knows that Rheumatism
is a diseased state of the blood. and
only blood remedy is the only proper
treatment, but remedy containing
potash and mercury only aggravates
the trouble
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-12
State OF Ohio. CITY OF Toledo.

.-La~ County
Frank Cheney makes oath that he is
the senior partner OF the firm OF z T
Cheney * Co, doing business in the CITY
OF Toledo, county and state aforesaid.
and that firm viii paw the sum OF O%F
HUNDRED DOLLARS Tor each <-+
every case OF CataIrh that cannot De. chr
ed by the use o. Halr. Catarrh Cure.
FRANK 7. CHENEY.
Sworn to before ne and suscri5ad in M,
presence, this 9th day OF Dee. 4. d. IS
Sc Al A. ". GLEASON.
- Notary Public
Hairs Catar-f Cure Is taken internally.
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Send Tor testi-
mOaials, tree.
T. !. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
E@ Sold by druggist, Is.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-12

Billiards. Snow LinIment is the most
penetrating liniment in the world. /.
cures pain and Inflammation OF all kinds
quicker than anv known remedy, price
SOC. Every bottle guaranteed 3 and
SOC. H. L. Tucker
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-12
S.S.S.f The Blood

being Purely Vegetable. goes direct to
the very cause Of the disease and n per-
manent cure al3ays results 1t is the
only blood remedy guaranteed to con-
tain no potash. mercury or other dan
gerous minerals
Books mailed free by Swift Specific
Company, Atlanta, Georgia
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-12

The treatment for worms must be
prompt and safe. White Cream Nerm-
ifuge can be trusted to restore yonr child
to health. 1t is tonic as we'll as worm
destroyer. Every bottle guaranteed to
bring worms. 25c. II. L. Tucker
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23
FOUR ENLISTMENTS.
Recruiting Officers Find Plenty of Ma.
terial in MankatO.

Capt. E. P. Andrus, of the Fifth
cavalry, now on recruiting duty, Sergt.
H. Franklin and H. S. Nelson, another
of Uncle Sans soldiers, arrived in the
city Monday night from Minneapolis and
opened a recruiting Office at the City
Hotel this morning. Their stay was
brief, as they had announced that they
would take the Milwaukee train out
early in the afternoon for Wells.
Several applicants were on hand who
announced that they would be glad to
get on the firing line in the Philippines.
Four recruits were secured as result
of the forenoon's work, and if the Of
fcers had stayed longer they would
probably have secured dozen. The
four were given transportation to st.
Paul, and will soon be forwarded to
San Francisco. Only able bodied young
men are taken, and they are likely to
see a good deal of the world before they
get hack.
VIM. E. Jessup, formerly of Co. l, U.
S, Reg, disc, and VIM. Roway, U. S.
VOL, disc, were two of the party who
re-enlisted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23
MADE A HAUL.
Thieves Break Into Faddoul Kouri's
Store.

Faddoul Kouri's store at No. III
South Front street in block fourteen,
was entered by thieves Tuesday night.
An entrance is supposed to have been
gained by. breaking the lock on the rear
door. Mr.. Kouri does not know the
entire extent of his loss, but the goods
taken include two gold plated watches,
five dozen razors, eight dozen gold
plated finger rings, five or six gold plat
ed watch, chains, one dozen gold plated
spectacles and some silver plated
spoons. Replaces his loss at over 800.
The most of the articles were taken
from the glass show case in the front
part of the store, and many pieces of
jewelry were left, such as rings and
chains,
The police were informed of the rob-
berry this morning. Mr.. Kouri has no
suspicious as to who the thief is. He
closed the store at about ten o'clock
last night and did not know of the theft
until he opened it at seven o'clock this
morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23
COLLAR BONE BROKEN.
Wilbur Taylor Meets with an Accident
on the Race Track.

Wilbur Taylor met with an accident
on the race track at the park Tuesday
evening at about eight o'clock. He was
doing some sprinting around the track
with companion behind pace maker,
and ran into his companions wheel
He was thrown off and his collar bone
was fractured, and also a little of the
shoulder bone. He was taken to the
Office of Drs. Andrews, Webster & Tim
norman, where the fracture was re-
duced. The injury will not detain him
from his work more than day or two,
but will prevent his riding for some
time.
A year ago last winter, Mr.. Taylor
suffered a broken leg while coasting,
and he seems to be getting more than
his share of accidents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23
ALARMED THE RESIDENTS
CyClonic Storm Sweeps Over a
Portion of Wisconsin.
NO CASUALTIES ARE REPORTED
Damage Done Confined to the Destruo
ton of Buildings, Fences, For
ests and Crops.

OCoNTo, Wis. June 21.-A cyclone
swept through this vicinity during the
night doing great damage and alarm
ing the residents greatly though no one
was injured. Coullardville, Pensauke
and Brookside were in the path of the
tornado and suffered much from build
ings being blown down or unroofed. At
Green Bay it swung northwards and
formed a waterspout, which disap-
peared around Peshtigo reefs. A fierce
wind storm just missed Marinette. The
edge of it struck the village of Pembine,
doing considerable damage. Outbuild-
ings and fences were blown down,
trees were torn up by the roots and the
forests were leveled for miles.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23

The suit of Miss Wilkinson against
Mrs L. L. DeRosia to recover balance
of S30.25 claimed to be due on wages
was tried in the municipal court today.
Miss Wilkinson was employed at the
Commercial House. Mrs. DeRosia de-
MES that she is indebted to the plain
tiff. J. FL. Long is the plaintiffs attor-
ney, and Thos. Hughes is attorney for
the defendant.
Mrs. Heese died suddenly at her
home on North Fourth street this
morning, aged thirty. eight years. She
was daughter of Louis Bishman and
leaves husband and four children.
The funeral will occur Thursday after