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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-28
EXTRA SESSION PROBLEM.

Gov Stephens is considering thu
advisability of calling an extra SEES
sion of the Legislature to pass Law
taxing franchises. 1t has become q
deep rooted belief in the minds Of
most thinking men that valuable
franchises, which are sources OF great
profit to those so fortunate as to own
and control them, should bear their
Just proportion OF the burdens OF the
state. They need and appealforpro-
lection, more than any other class, of
the law, which they SO often try to
violate to their own greed, and yet
they pay not dollar of tax for
that protection. Gov. Stephens rec
commended the enactment of such a
Law i'm two of his messages to the last
legislature. While it was made q
democratic measure and an honest
effort made to pass it the lobby
proved too strong.
Governor Stephens, no doubt, now
has good reasons to believe that such
a law could be enacted at a called
session and being in possession of
such facts, he is the best Judge of
the wisdom of such action. He has
taken the wise precaution of asking
Tor the views of all the democratic
members and will be guided largely
by their advice. In either event the
Governor has shown that he il for
the people and against the trusts
and Is not afraid to draw down on
his head their displeasure, in the dis
charge of what he considers to be his |
duty We do not hesitate to state |
our belief that if the object aimed at |
could be attained, that the calling of |
the Legislature would be not only an
measure but would re-
down to the glory of the Governor
and the Democratic party.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-28
HE CAUGHT THE THIEF.
Episropal ClerVyma" Laid A<sd~ Hi. Robe.
and Had xriting Chase
tn Burglar.

Marietta. Wis, Dec. 26.-Dr. Schep-
Ter. pastor of St. Paui's Episcopal
church. interrupted his Christmas
service long enough 10 give chase to
a sneak thief who was carrying off
number of holiday gifts from the par
sonage. The preacher, wb.i. at the
altar, saw the thief leaving The par
sonage with a lot of stuff under his
overcoat. Putting aside his robes. he
gave chase, caught the fellow and, af
ter tussel, turned him over to the
police and then returned and finished
divine services.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-28
FINAL SERVICES SATURDAY SIMPLY MARKING TINE. t
Lawton's Body Will Leave Manila
December 80 for the United r
States on the Thomas.
our TROOPS PUSH THE FIGHTING.
Thirty-Fourth, Twenty-First and Thirty
Second Regiments Engaged IN several
Lively Battle. kt.iing Many Flip. NOS
and Capturing Ammunition and Cattle
Gen. Young Appointed civil Governor.

Manila. Dec. Cool. j. Franklin
Bell. of the Thirty-siXth infantry, en-.
countered $50 Filipinos near .Alaminos
province of Zambales. and killed
wounded or captured % of them. Our
troops also obtained possession of a
number of rifles and a quantity of
ammunition. One Americans was in
jured.
y detachment of the Thirt y-fourth
infantry encountered a band of the
enemy at Aritao, province of New
Nizcaya. and routed them, killing two
and wounding or capturing -. The
Americans also seized a quantity of
ammunition.
The Twenty-frst regiment attacked
Il Filipino outpost near Calamaba,
scattering them and killing five of
the enemy
The Thirty-second regiment had a
brush with the enemy from he noun
tains northwest of Dinalupi inn. One
American was wounded. The troops
captured 125 head of cattle and
brought them to Crank, Bataan
province.
In the island of Fancy, Capt.
Erownelfs company of the Twenty
sixth infantry fought the enemy near
Saia. The rebels lost heavily. and the
americans captured a number of
rifles. The rebels who fled from
Fanay to Romblen island are sur
rendering to the American garrison
from Panay.
The funeral of Maj. Ger. Lawton
fnly
mains will be embarked on the trans
port Thomas.
Gen. S. NJ. b. Young. who has been
active in pursuit of Aguinaldo. has
been appointed governor of that part
of northwestern Luzon comprising the
provinces of Abra. Bontoc Benguet.
Lepanto, IlOcos, Norte, IlOcos Sur and
La Union.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-28
Latast Cables from South Africs
Show That the Situation Is
Practically Unchanged.
TERRIBLE ODDS AGAINST GEN. BUlleR.
SO. Indicating the Character OF Their
Defense.-saspiciou. silence Coac-rn-
Ing Disioysity la Cape Coioay-Sickness
Among British Cavalry Horrs~

| London, Dec. 26.-The latest cable
| dispatches from South Africa show
that the situation at th. front is
practically unchanged. With the ex-
| ception of desultory artillery prac-
tice. to which the Beers do not reply,
the British continue TO mark time.
| The Beers heavily bomba r'ied Lady
smith for couple of hours December
10, the day after the battle of Tugela
river, but little damage was done.
They killed one man and wounded two
| men of the garrison.
Advices from Cape Town say the
New Zealanders with Gen. french at
Naauwpoort, were in I; tight corner
December Is. They were nearly sur
rounded by Beers and retire under a
hail of bullets fired at short range,
but sustained only little loss.
Several newspaper CORES pondents
have returned to Cape Town from the
Modder river, apparently confirming
the belief hat an immediate advance
of the British is projected.
There is suspicious silence concern
ing the spread of disloyaIty in Cape
Colony. Gen. Gatacre's order. COM
polling all males above Il years of
age to either go into the laager or
evaeuate farms within a radius OF
- miles of the English camp tells its
own story. Should the revolt become
general throughout the lony the
news would certainly never be al
lowed to pass the censor.
The Delagoa bay question is likely
to prove awkward any day. While the
Beers are undoubtedly importing
arms and ammunition freely. En-
gland is helpless, as she can not block
ade a Portuguese port.
Gen. Schalkberger's report on the
battle of Tugela river presents any
thing but a palatable morse, for con
sumption in London. The statement
that the Bocr casualties were only 80 |
killed or wounded indicates the char |
acter of their intrenchments and the |
terrible odds against Euller's relief |
column.
The most serious report Or the last /
class is that horse sickness has broken /
out in both British and Boer camps in
Natal. Four hundred British cavalry |
horses. ii is said. have already been
shot, owing TO the occurrence Of
CHAMBERS. The diseasf. is likely to
spread with mcuh greater rapidity
among the British horses than among
the hardy Boer ponies. and This may
mean a considerable prolongation of
the campaign.
Jonb--t Again at the Front
Pretoria. Dec. 26.-(ien. JoHbert |
has recovered and returned to the
front to-day. There were special
services yesterday in the different
aagers as Thanksgiving for the vic
ories of ,'olenso. Stormberg and
InIder river
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-28
Caught ~. E,ovs.. D..sb..r

81. Joseph. Mo-. Dec. 26.-Rev.
Thomas Puekert, a Baptist preacher
of Kidder. captured his elop.ng daugh-
ter at Fifth and Edmond streets. this
city, and restrained her until she con-
sented to return home tomorrow.
William Engiehart, with whom she il
said to have eIoped. il un,irr bonds
for trial on larceny charge in con-
nection with the robbery of Corn's
hardware store at Cameron.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-28
Died frnm = Car Bife.

Lancaster, Pa. Dec. 26.-Abram j
Lefevre, a farmer of Greenland. died
from hydrophobia- He was bitten on
the hand by a cat about four months
ago, but did not feel any i'll effects
from the wound until Saturday. when
his arm became stiff. Sunday he be-
came violently i'll and il was necessary
to keep him under the influence of
opiates.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-28
THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE PLACE.

A syndicate recently purchased the
Kansas City Times. The name OLA. A.
Lesueur appears at the head of the
editorial columns as editor. That
paper has had a varied experience
zaad has changed hands repeatedly
ssinB it passed out of the hands of the
date DR.. Munford under whose man.
agement it gained the zenith of it's
power and influence and then started
sOn its decline. Capt. Lesueur has
Had editorial charge for over two
weeks and there has been a very de-
cided improvement in it's news col
nmns, while it's editorials are strong
and masterful. 1t would appear that
the right man has come to claim his
own, and the field of usefulness and
power of the Times will be broadened
to encompass the entire west. It's
location and advantages are superb
and there is no reason why it should
not and we believe will be the great
metropolitan paper for this section.
Captain Lesueur is an educated
gentleman of broad mind and liberal
views. He is staunch and true DEM
ocrat and is in full sympathy with
the teachings OF the democratic party
as exemplified by the Chicago plat
form and he will make his paper a
power in the next campaign. But he
must remember that it takes hard
work and undivided attention to keep
up well established journal, and
when the building up process is neces-
sary he will find he has no time to
devote to other duties.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-28

st. Louis, Dec. 26.-Half a dozen
sisters at St. Mary's infirmary saved
James Mcclure, while temporarily in
sane, from an awful leap from a third
story porch last night The struggle
was terrific and taxed the strength
of the sisters to the utmost, but the
man was finally subdued.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-28
DEATH CARRIES OFF MOODY.
Famous Evangelist Yields to Illness
That Frustrated Him in Kansas
City.

East Mortified, Mass, Dec. 22.-
Dwight l.. Moody, the evangelist
whose fame was world wide, died al
his home here at noon to-day. Hii
family were gathered at his bedside
and the dying mans last moments
we're spent in comforting them.
Mr. Moody talked quite freely to
his sons, saying:
II have always been an ambitious
man, not ambitious to lay up wealth
but to leave you work to do, and
you re going to continue the work OF
the schools in East Mortified and
Mount Herman and of the Chicago
Bible institute.
AS the noon day hour drew near
the watchers at the bedside noted the
approach OF death. Several times
his lips moved as if in prayer, but the
articulation was so faint that tie
words could not be heard
Just as death came Mr.. Moody
awOke as if from slumber and said
with much ioyousness:
Il see the earth receding; heaven
is opening; God is calling me, and
a moment later he expired
DWIGHT L. MOODY
Born at Mortified, Franklin county
Mass, Feb. >, 1887.
Went to Boston in 1854 and was
in his uncle's shoe store.
Joined the Sunday-school of the
Mount Vernon Congregational church
in the same year and was admitted
) membership of the church.
Arrived in Chicago in 1856, and be-
came salesman in a shoe store.
Joined the Plymouth Congrega-
tional church in the same year and
D ganized a Sunday-schoOl class of
his own
Rented an empty saloon building
a1d removed to the north side.
Founded the mission of North Mar
let Hall and worked among the de-
'raved young men of the North
Market street gang
Founded Moody's Church" in 1868
I'd became it's lay pastor
Burned out by the great fire in
81.
Met Ira D. Sankey in 1872 and be-
lme his evangelistic partner
Went to Great Britain in 1878 and
nazed that country. with his work
Founded the Mortified seminary
)r girls in 1875.
Founded the Mount Vernon school
Or boys in 1881.
Established the Moody Bible Inst
ate of Chicago in 1889, and the
orthfeld training school for women
l 1890.
Died Dec. %, 1899.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-28

st. Louis, Dec 26.-The Siegel-Hill-
man Dry Goods company, which OPP
Grated a large department. store here,
has filed deed of trust to secure all
its creditors in the sum of $500, 900.
The amount of assets is not made
public About 300 creditors are men,
toned but none Is preferred.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-28
Tn. Moody Furer~I Services.

East Mortified. Mass. Dec. Co.
Funeral services over the remains of
Dwight L. Moody were held at the
congregational church today before a
large audience. Men who for many
years have been connected with Mr..
Moody's work took part Rev. c. 1.
Seofield OBLIGATED. assisted by Rev A.
Torrey. of the Moody Bible institute.
Chicago.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-28
Small hoy .. . Dr..... ssapor.

St. Louis. Dec. 26.-Arthur Elder,
hve years old, was taken to the city
hospital yesterday in a drunken stu
por. His parents. who had given him
tie liquor. were arrested when the
attention of the police was called
70 the condition of the child. Both
are locked mp ut the Four Courts.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-28
TO RAID THE Dominion.
Holland and Hibernian Organize
tons Said to Be Pushing
Movement on Canada.
no NAMES OF LEADERS MENTIONED.
Thus Far 10 L. Only Rumor. bat the state
meat L. Made That $4,000 Men Are
to He Enrolled Threashous the Ceas-
try and Make Raid. similar tn Thoss
which startled the World In 1855.

Washington. Dec. 26.-The Eyen-
ing Star prints a special from New
York saying there is authority for the
statement that a plan is on foot
among the members of a rumber of
Holland organizations and hibernian
societies in this country To organize
raids on the Dominion of Canada sim
liar TO those which startled The world
in 1865. This plan. as the story goes.
was first suggested by avowed Boer
sympathizers, and word has been
passed along to various cities. Ii is
asserted that agents have been OBJ
tanned in P;jtsburg. Chicago. Detroit.
Minneapolis and several other cities
TO organize .iaring spirits for the pur-
pose of making a dash on he Cana
dian border
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-28
MARKET REPORTS.


Kansas City. Dec. 26-Cattle-Receipts
Ss.s: calves. ~: shipped Saturday. az cat
tie; SIS calves. The market was weak to
Ns lower. Following are the COMPARE
tive sales:
SHIPPING AND DRESSED BEEF
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-28
Boer. Buv,pr In K.n.a. civ.

Kansas City, No., Dec. 26.-The Ar
mour Packing company. of Kansas
City. is shipping large quantities of
preserved meats TO the Beers in the
Transvaal, through an exporting
agent in New York city. Two weeks
ago one shipment of 25 cars was
made, and for several days following
at least five cars per day were sent
out for the same destination
Gen Rrooke Reaches st Aux 1stire
st. Augustine, Fla, Dec 26.-Mai
Gen. Brooke has arrived here en-
route to Washington from Havans.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-28
south Omaha Live stock.

South Omaha. Neb. Dec. z6.--Cattle-
Receipts, 1900. Native beef steers. 81 250
500: western steers. A0I4 10; Texas
steers 81 75M4 IS; cows and heifers, $40
m440: Gamers. s.. 25SI3OO; stockers and
feeders. s. 65r4.7O: calves. $35Odf7.O0: bulls,
stays. etc. 81. 75d4.O.
Hogs-Receipts, 4.SO0. Heavy. NOfizD
i1sIz: mixed s4.l0m4 i2ts; light. si.l2ls4e
AS; pigs. s. 15ai0: bulk of Gales, A.l0g
412ir.
sheep Receipts. 100. Native muttons.
SI25a4eo: western muttons. AO0g4.SS:
stock sheep. s.. sOaI4.3O: lambs. s4.25mb2J
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-28
Chicago Live stock.

Chicago. Dec. 26-Cattle-Receipts. $500.
Beeves 81 35GI6. 70; cows, 81 l0u+60: hcif-
ers. S. 256I5 90: Gamers. 81 25I3 10: stockers
and feeders. s3lOleI.sO; Texas fed beeves.
a. 40d5.25.
Hogs-Receipts. 1900. Mixed and
butchers. A.05n4.3o: good to choice. heavy.
81 10a4. 80: rough heavy. s3.95U4.05; light.
50 95d4 20: bulk of sales. 81 10dI25
Sheep-Receipts. 1900: strong to 100
higher. Native wethers. AlosI47O; west
erns. A2Gd4 20; lambs. native, 81 25fIo.S9;
westerns, 81 S5fi5. 90.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-28
stories Not Credited in wash nston

Washington. Dec. 26.--The alleged
attempts in different parts of the
country 70 organize Fenians for a
raid into Canada have not as yet been
drawn TO the attention of the state
department. and nothing is known
upon the subject beyond the matters
set out in the newspaper publica-
tions. The officials do not give the
smallest credence To the stories, and
are of the opinion that the purpose
uiers at home and refusing 10 answer
in setting them afioat is to brighten
the Canadians into keeping their sol
the appeal of England for volunteers
for the African campaign.
Should il turn out that Fenian
movement of this kind alleged to
exist il actually discovered and
brought to the attention of the Unit
ed States government, sharp and
prompt repressiye action will be TAX
en-. not only to prevent the violation
of the neutrality laws. but also TO
save the raiders themselves from
such consequences of their actions as
befell the unfortunate Fenian raiders
of 1866.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-28
Plan to R.i.e 10000 Men.

Buffalo. y. ". Dec. ga special
from Dunkirk says: The Fenians
ara said to be organing here for an
invasion of Canada. A man known to
have knowledge of the condition OF
Fenian affairs in Dunkirk says this
city has been called upon to raise 600
men To- form a part of the $4,000
men that are to- be enrolled through
out the ountry.
Al the present time 500 men are
known to he mustered with the Fen
iaus here. and the reminding 100 viii!
be obtained with little difficulty. 1t is
currently reported and extensively
credited that the Fenians have two
carloads of arms and munitions of
war i'm concealment in or near this
city. Thi:, material is said to have
been i'm the possession of the Dun
kirk Fenians for some years"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-28

Sheep-Receipts, lbs; shipped yesterday.
7gl Tie market was steady TO strong.
E0IT7WfTg are the representative sales:
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-28
st. Louis Cash Grain.

St Louis. Dec. 2s.-wheat--No. 2 red
cash. elevator. s9c: track. Tkm72c; No.
hard. 65T6sI9c. Corn-No. cash. 3OAc:
track 3ILN1Zc Oats-No. 2 cash. 23kc:
track. 24Ac; No. white. zlzn26c.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-28

Pretoria. Dec. 26.-Gen. JoHbert
has recovered and returned to the
front to-day. There were special
services yesterday in the different
laagers as Thanksgiving for the vic
tories of ,'olenso. SJorml,erg and
Modder river
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-28
50. Louis Live stock.

St Louis. Dec. 2s.-Cattle-kecelpts. L.
O00. Native shipping beef steers. 81. $50
$50. with fancy worth $50; stockers and
feeders. 81 2DfI4.60; COWS and heifers. 81 10
@sf7s: Texas and Indian steers $3.50
40: cows and heifers, s.. 30m326
Hogs-Receipts. $500. Pigs and lights.
s4.O56I4I5: packers. NOOa420: butchers.
81. 2Dd4.40.
Sheep-Receipts. 800. Native muttons.
81. 75a425: lambs. 81 25T5.35.
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chicago Grnin md Provision.

Chicago. Dec. 26.-Cash wheat--No 2
winter. &C: No. 3. 61m66c; No. ! northern
spring. s711dG9c: No. 2. s7Go6Sc: No J
spring. 61I671zc. Corn-No. 2. gle: No. 3.
30as0 3Oz4c. Oats-No. 2. 22izc: No 3. 22Alp
z21zc
Pork-ss5. Lard. S. 25a5. TN
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-28

Hogs-Receipts, 5.43 shipped yester-
day. 524. The market was To lOc higher,
closing at l0c up. Following are the rep
resantatiye sales:
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-10-12
Sold Daughter For $500.

Great indignation has been aroused
at Mt. Carmel over recent marriage,
owing to the extreme youth of the
bride. She is but IS years old, and
went to the altar in the Russian
church of that city dressed in short
skirts. The groom is thirteen years
her senior. Few. Father Maher, who
officiate1, tried hard to prevent the
marriage, and performed the cere-
mony under protest. A short recep-
ton followed, but the bride found
more pleasure playing about the place
with other little girls than she did in
mingling with the guests. 1t is claimed
that the girls parents gave her to
George Honiak to pay off debt OF
$500.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-10-12
Novel Railroad Scheme.

The Delaware, Lackawanna x
Western Railroad will lnaugurate a
new system of car illumination, where
by the car wheels are utilized to fur
nish electric power for incandescent
lamps. Dynamos are mounted on
the car trucks by means OF cradles
and power is obtained by means Of a
frictional appliance on the axle. This
is new departure for train lights on
the part of the Delaware, Lackawanna
& Western, although the system is in
successful operation on the Santa Fe
and New York Central. An appli-
ance for automatically oillng the car
axle will also be tested. If success
ful, this scheme may mean lower
ing of the record for long runs, as
much time is now consumed by pres
ent methods of oiling up.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-10-12
New Styles for Dancers.

A special from New York to the
Philadelphia Press says: Here's news
for dancers. No more will there be
clasping OF hands in round dances.
The American Society of Professors
of Dancing has placed its disapproval
on the long prevailing, though some
what grotesque. custom. Hereafter
in the waltz and two step the woman
will manage her skirts with her Fight
hand, while the man will allow his left
hand to hang naturally by his side.
No other attitude will be considered
in good form.
The American Society of Professors
of Dancing debated for two days over
the change. Just before the close of
the convention the new style was ad,
opted. Here is the official description
applying to all round dances:
"The gentleman holding the lady by
the waist with his right hand, his left
hand falling naturally by his side; the
left hand of the lady resting upon the
gentleman's upper arm, her right arm
lightly holding the dress"
The Society also adopted the "Im-
perial Three-step," new dance sub
mitted by Oskar Duenweg, of Terre
Haute, Ind. The "Gavotte Pompa-
dour," stately dance adopted from
the time of Madame Pompadour, was
submitted by Adolph Newburger, OF
New York City, and approved; as
were "The Netherlands" waltz by
George Prufting, of New Haven, and
the "Querona Minuet," by M. B. Gil
bert, of Boston.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-10-12
Splendid Advice to Hunters.

AS the game season is about to
open, and in view of the many human
lives that are taken yearly by careless
sportsmen, the following from the
Sportsman Magazine for September is
worth reading by all who go cunning:
Do not shoot at a noise or moving OBJ,
ject in the bushes, but wait until the
object is clearly recognized before you
pull the trigger. Better lose your only
chance at deer than to lose your
peace of mind forever through the re-
morseful consciousness of having caus-
ed the death of a human being. Aside
from the costly lessons that have been
taught, remember there are other
hunters roaming the forest as we'll as
yourself,