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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-24
MISERY IN PORTO RICO.
The Dead Found Everywhere
as the Flood Subsidies.
FIGURING UP LOSS OF LIFE.
Gen. Davis Says That the Disaster Is
Greater Than AT First Reported.

Gen. Davis Says That the Disaster Is
Greater Than AT First Reported.
San Juan, Porto Rico, Aug 10
Communication with the distressed
districts is still only partly open.
Arecibo was devastated by the
hurricane and later was flooded by
the Arecibo and Manati rivers. Two
hundred bodies have already been
recovered and hundreds here are
missing. 1t is thought they were
swept into the sea. The town was
inundated to depth of six feet.
After the water subsidized the dead
were found lying everywhere. The
bodies were buried on the spots
where they were found.
Town is now rapidly filling with
starving people from the country
Dolly four soldiers were drowned
but oil are without shelter
Capt. McComb and his men did
valiant service in saving life. Forty
persons were rescued from floating
wreckage A thousand head of cat
tie were lost there.
At Nacauzlto twenty persons are
known to have been killed. A thous-
and are homeless aud starving.
Moravis is totally destroyed.
AT GALES twenty persons were
killed. Many are missing at BARGE
lonita. Seven residents were killed.
At Cayes the death roll is at least
ninety.
1t is impossible to estimate the
loss of life and property in the coun
try districts. Every river is still
swollen and passage is we'll nigh i'm
possible.
The crops are totally destroyed
Children are dying by hundred from
Starvation and exposure. All the
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-24
How's This:

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
I'D TOR any case OF catarrh that cannot
be cured bv Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. i. CHENEY * Go Pres, Toledo O.
We the unders igned, have known +.
r. Cheney Tor the last Is years, and be
iieye him perfectly honorable in ali bus
mess transactions and financially aoie 70
carry out any obligations made 0y their
firm.
Wrsr q TRuAx, Wholesale Druggists.
T.Ie[4o0 wALDTxG, AMMAN 4 MAR
~ WnoIesaIe Druggist, Toledo. O.
HAIRS Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
areirg directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces or the system Price
-. ~ bottle. Sold BY ali druggists.
Testimonials free,
Hairs Family Pills aae The best.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-24

people are focking to Bayamon for
food and shelter.
A courier has just arrived here
from Yabuca. He says the town
was demolished by the storm. AL
ready eighty bodies have been re-
covered and it is estimated that 200
persisted. Many are wounded.
Medical assistance is scarce in all
parts of the island. What makes
the present distress greater is the
fact that a month ago all public i'm
provements were stopped owing to
lack of appropriations.
Thousands of persons were thrown
out of employment, A general re
newal of public works would be a
great relief. Many planters and
merchants are ruined and cannot
give employment.
Gen. Dvias says the latest reports
show the disaster to be greater than
hs had anticipated and extends over
the whole island. He is doing every
thing in his power to alleviate the
suffering and has every confidence
in generous results from his appeal
to the American people. Where
possible the troops that lost their
shelter in the hurricane have been
ordered to San Juan.
Mayaguezis suffering but slightly
All the vessels 10 the harbor are
ashore.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-24

Sam Jones thus expresses himself
on the Philippine question:
ITO tell the truth" continued Mr..
Jones, II think we have more crops
planted than we can take care of. If
we are no better guardians of the
Philippines than We have been OF
the Indians, the Cinnamon and the
negroes, fear for the results of our
so.called philanthropy. If French
men. who came to our relief in the
war of the Revolution, had assumed
the same attitude we have taken to-
ward Cuba and the Philippines, We
would have been fighting that coun-
try yet.
sour old style of philanthropy
was to take the spelling book and
the Bible. Latterly we have been
using the gun and the Bible as our
implements of conversion and civili-
cation. We Protestants believe in
no probation after death. Therefore,
we argue, we put the heather on the
other side of probation. But it is
kind of us to give him a Bible after
We kill him."
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-24
WOMEN ARE TERRoR-sTRICKEN
Little Rock Negro BrutaIIy Beats Five
In One Day.

women have occurred in Little Rock
IN the past twenty-four hours. It
is believed all these crimes were
committed by the same negro, but
three suspects have been arrested,
and if the right man can be positive
ly identified he may receive sum-
mary punishment. The victims of
the assaults are highly respected
white women of the city. Their
names are:
Mrs. Belle Aiken, 2l14 Chester
street; Mrs, Milton Young, 2401
State street; Mrs. Kennedy, 18th
aud Jones streets; Miss Emma Coy
Long, 1402 Booker street; young
lady at Twentieth:and Cross streets.
All the assaults occurred in the
suburbs of the city. The first was
that of Mrs. Aiken, which occurred
yesterday afternoon. AS Mrs. Aiken
was passing by Twenty,tirst and
High streets the negro seized her,
dragged her into the woods. She
resisted and cried for help. A
passerby frightened the negro away
after he had severely beaten his VIC
tim. Officers at once began a search
for the assailant but failed to find
him.
At 9 o'clock this morning, a few
blocks from the scene of the first
crime. Mrs. Young was assaulted
in almost the same manner. The
negro knocked her down with such
force that rib was broken, causing
internal injuries of serious nature.
BE choked and beat her about the
head and on the side, inficting very
serious injuries. The negro finally
seized her purse and disappeared in
the woods.
Mrs. Young, who is a frail woman,
is in a precarious condition from her
wounds and the shock. Her cloth
ing was torn almost entirely off in
the struggle.
An hour later Mrs. Kennedy was
attacked at her home near West End
park. She was knocked down,
beaten and choked. Her child ran
for assistance and the negro fed.
Mrs. Kennedy's injuries are very
painful.
About IL o'clock Emma Long
Coy, the IL year-old daughter of a
grocer, was attacked and beaten by
a negro half q dozen blocks from
West End park. She escaped from
her assailant. City and county Of
fcers, together with large number
of citizens were by this time scour-
ing the vicinity for the negro. The
greatest excitement prevailed and
the anger of the citizens in the
neighborhood was thoroughly arous-
ed.
The fifth assault occurred early
this morning on well known young
lady at Twentieth and Cross streets.
She was likewise knocked down and
badly beaten. Her face was swollen
and discolored from the effects oil
| the blows.
These outrages were brought to
the attention of Governor Jones,
and he at once offered a reward of
$500 each for the arrest and con
victlon of the guilty parties. Judg.
ing from the temper of public senti-
ment the officers will find it difficult
to protect their prisoner should the
right man be captured.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-24

See the Chateau de Speer in another column
where Alfred Speer the most honest and per-
seyering wine grower in this country, forty
eight years persistent in overcoming obstacles
and pref udices against native wines. has sue
ceeded in New Jersey and now produces the
1nest wines OF the world and has his extensive
wine cellars with hundreds OF thousands OF
gallons stored. They are most excellent.
For Sickness Get the Best.
Old Choice Wines from Speer's vineyards.
The rich Port, the Clsret. Burgundy and I'm
fermented are unexcslled for entertainments
family use and invaIds
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-24

Where the digestion is good, and
the general powers of the system in
a healthy state, worms cap find no
habitation in the human body.
Whites Cream Vermifuge not only
destroys every worm, but corrects
all arrangements of the digestive
organs. Price 25c. 81. L. Tucker.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-24
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease, q powder for the feet. Il
cures nainfuI, swollen, emarfing, nervous
feet an INSTANTLY takes the sting out OF corns
and buttons IT'S the greatest comfort dis
eovery of the age. Aliens Foot-Ease makes
ere for sweating, callous and not. tired
feet Try il to- day Sold by al1 druggists
aYs5 shoe stores By msiI p cents in stamps.
TrisI nsckage FREE. Address Allen 5. Ohm
stead, Leroy. New York.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-24

No one knows the unbearable tor
ture, the peculiar and agonizing pain
caused by PILES, unless they have
suffered from them. Many believe
them incurable. This is mistake.
Proper treatment will cure them.
Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment is
an infallible cure. Price soc in bot
ties, tubes 75c. At n. L. fuckers.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-24

The Chateau co n
talns a limited sup
ply of Private Stock
Port nineteen years
old, besides Bur-
gundy and Claret of
nearly the same age.
The Speer Port,
however, nine years
old, as well as
t h e B ur guady,
Claret and Sherry,
are high class wines.
The Il X X Climax
Brandy is IS years
old. All are preferred
where known by the
Medical profession
as superior to any
that can be had. for
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-24

Bolivar's canning factory works
200 hands and has a capacity OF
10000 cans per day.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-24

Sper nad to
dbynv
and family New Ierse
climate and soil Astounding grape Port
vine 1t the same kind of soil Portugal Speer winery and
Vineyards the only Port vineyards United only
vineyards cultivate the
wines mixtures called made porto
grape them Mr. the first and only imported the
and accimated the real Port
thousands of dollars could do toward
become accmated before Mr. Speer single grape during
all eight
began and bear layers were made
The vineyards fifty proven
The allowed
when they have parted the water and
and the wine the
genuine Port made America far THE wine
weakly the aged and for evening
Sold by Druggists and Grocers.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-24

Washington, Aug. 16. Secretary
Root to-day received dispatch from
Gen Davis. at San Juan, saying the
supplies now on hand in the island
will be sufficient to relieve the sui
feripg and prevent starvation until
the Mcpherson arrives.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-24
for Sickness,

The President OF the Baltimore Medical Col
Iegs, who has thoroughly tested speer's Wines
and Brandy says:
.'Speers Climax Brandy f. pure and value
able article in all cases OF disease in which q
reliable stmulAnt lie required. regard IL su-
perior 70 most French Brandies.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-24

Billiards. Snow Imminent gives
instant relief 10 cases of bleeding,
burns, bruises. scalds, cuts, etc.
Price 25 and soc, at II. L. Tucker'F.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-24

That dark brown taste and horrid
breath on have III the morning Is Csus-
ed by an inactive liver: some medicine
relieves for awhile; others tor few DAYS
but Herbine cures. Al II. L fuckers
drugstore.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-24
We Make a long Story Short.

DR. Thurmond's CstArrh Cure IL the only ca
tarTh cure made that 10 soId-So Cure-No
Pay. II you suffer with catarrh and colds in
the head try it. lift falls to cure you it will
cost you nothing. Sold by
II. l.. TUcKER.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-24

A Browning widow who is grand
mother, got q pension last week an d
1896 bach pay.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-24

A Chilhowee man claims to have
raised a bean the pod of which is 20
inches long.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-24

See picture OF Alfred speer in another col
umn, the original wine grower In the 4 nited
the world also his ''s Climax Grape Brandy.
See What President Says of Brandy
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-24

The state W. @. 7. u. convention
will be held at Kahoka, beginning
September 90
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-03-01
INTHE MEDITERRANEAN .

This lecture will be given in the
M. E. churdh one week from to-
night, March 9Th. It has been de-
cided to make the price of admis-
sion rs cents. This is the first ap-
pearance of Mr.. Longley at Redwood
Falls. He is perhaps more widely
known by his lecture 'The Tai Ma
hail. - which has usually been select
ed as the Introductory lecture; but
days in the Mediterranean" if
not the best, is at least not second
to any, of Mr.. Longley's lectures.
In departing from the regular order
the purpose has been to choose the
lecture which, so far as can be
known beforehand, will best please
the people here at Redwood Falls.
You may feel sure your time and
money will be well spent in attend
ing the lecture next week.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-03-01

days in the Mediterranean.
Tickets can be obtained at HI. M.
Hitchcock's after 2 o'clock, Mon
day. Price25 cents.
For sale-Two horses, for work or
roadsters, one pair of bobsleds, one
pair of light sleighs. one spring wagon,
one light buggy, smoothing harrow.
inquire of Geo. Brooks. 29-2t.
Dr. A. D. Douglas, dentist of Mime
apolis at Hotel Francois Monday and
Tuesday, March and 7. DR.. Douglas
comes with letters of recommendation
from Senator c. K. Davis, Gov. D. M.
Clough and Mayor Gray of Mime
apolis. 28-2t.
]. R. Lankard has purchased 20
head of registered Shropshire ewes
to add to his flock of 25O sheep in
Kintire township. The purchase
was made of w. J. Byington of
Rochester, who imported some of
them from the best Canadian breed
ers.
After several weeks of delibera-
tion Ring & Co. have decided to
remain in Redwood Falls, and last
week the firm closed five years
lease of the building formerly oc-
cupied by J. R. Wolff, and owned by
King Bros, and possession of the
same takes effect to-day, although
removal will not be effected this
week. Aside from the fact that the
stock of fine boots and shoes now
carried by the firm will be materially
increased, both in quality and
quantity, the firm will branch out to
the extent of eitherputting in astock
of dry goods or stock of clothing
with the chances in favor of the
latter. Ring & Co. expect to keep
their old and new patrons properly
posted through the advertising
columns of the local press in the
future as they have in the past.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-03-01
A WILD STORM.

It was another wild storm that
passed over this section, commenc-
ing business early Saturday even
ing and keeping it up continuously
until Monday morning. A light
snow fell early in the evening, and
later the wind arose, and while snow
fell at intervals the wind kept it up
continuously, and it is not far out
of the way to say that everything
had the appearance of genuine
blizzard.
On Sunday the storm was so ter
rife that the city churches we're
lightly attended and the ministers
preached to many empty pews.
Sunday visiting or moving about
was successfully checked. Snow
piled up in big drifts on the north
side of Second street, and on the
west side of Washington and Mill
streets, and on Monday morning a
shovel brigade was stretched along
the line clearing sidewalks and
gaining entrances to stores.
Despite the fact that the snow was
kept continuously in the air trains
ran nearly on time on Monday,
which was clear and cloudy at in
tervals. The Northwestern came
in on it's usual time Monday morn
ing, the St. Louis east bound was
on time at Redwood, while the west
bound was few minutes late. The
st. Louis east bound freight was
over an hour late Monday night by
reason of the strong southeast wind
striking the engine boiler and re-
tarding the making of steam.
Yesterday morning opened few
degrees below zero, but the mer-
curry soon came up past that point,
and the day was clear and fairly
pleasant.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-03-01
RACE ON THE RUN.
Basklng In the Rays of the South
ern Sun.

In becoming accustomed to a
warmer climate, while writing his
first regular letter to The GAZETTE,
S. j. Race left one or more sheets of
his first letter lying on the hotel
writing desk, or some where else,
as they were missing when his let
ter reached Redwood Falls. He
was evidently dilating on Indiana
and Indianapolis in the missing
sheet or sheets, as he speaks of "a
thriving place, and to talk with a
few Indianians about the recent
cold weather, the likes of which
none ever felt before. It must have
been dreadful, so unprepared they
were. The poor, one must pity,
when such intense cold settles upon
and around.
cat Indianapolis I learned that
many people who depended upon
natural gas for housewarming were
in sore straits, particularly if living
back three or four blocks from the
principal mains. 1 also learned
that one can warm ten room house
and do sufficient cooking for the
family at an average cost of $38. No
dirt, no ashes to carry out, nor coal
to carry in. Charming, isn't it? I
did not learn of the disadvantages,
but no doubt they exist. I don t
believe the Indianapolitans have
struck heaven yet.
1.-The winter wheat and rye do
not look promising There has
been too much freezing and thawing,
and the intense cold has no doubt
hurt the roots. A good blanket of
snow for few weeks would help all
small grains.
louisville, from where this letter
is written, has been regaling itself
in a ten days. sport of sleighing,
something not common. It's now
quite gone. The city is in mud
once more. Louisville has much
improved over what it was eight
years ago. The service at the Lou
isville Hotel, where we are stopping,
is much improved in many ways.
Louisville as a tobacco market is
still what she was 20 years ago.
Tobacco here, is like wheat in Red
wood Falls. You find it in all forms
in all qualities and quantities.
To speak uncomplimentary of tobac-
co, at once places you at disadvan-
tage. Tobacco here is King.
SThe ice in the Ohio river is
causing some little worry among
river men. Should it rain much.
and tonight it looks like it, it would
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-03-01

cause damage. The ice is now pill
ingup in places and ita all depends up
on the liability of snow and rain from
Cincinnati to Pittsburg.
''We shall 60 from here to Nash
vile, Tenn, with stop at Nam
moth Cave, going over the Louis
vile & Nashville. I'm pleased to
report that we are all we'll and hope
all of Minnesota is equally so.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-03-01

twenty-five cents will buy a
ticket to the Longley lecture. On
sale at H. NJ. Hitchcock s after 2 p.
m. on Monday.
j. B. Mason returned from ST..
Paul Monday. His mission there
was as representative of the Enter
prise Encampment of this city.
At H. NJ. Hitchcock s drug store,
tickets for ''Days in the Mediterra-
mean" will be on sale Monday after
two o'clock, at 25 cents.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-03-01

The Minn. & Southern Will
Be Running North
and South.
B6li6t that the PrOj6Ct is a
Omaha Scheme to Hit
the ST. Louis.

'I'll bet you almost any sum of
money you may want to bet that the
Minnesota Southern Railway is an
adjunct to the Omaha or Northwest
ern, probably theformer, remarked
well-known railroad man to a
GAZETTE reporter shortly after the
last issue of this paper went before
the public.
The logic of this individual was
not bad. He contends that at the
present time there is a big fight on
between Minneapolis and Chicago
for southern Minnesota, northern
Iowa and Nebraska trade, and re-
marked that the net work of roads
talked OF, except the Minneapolis &
St. Louis, was merely conceived
net work to call a halt on the exten-
sion of the St. Louis into Chicago
territory.
'I think the road will be built, )"
remarked this we'll informed person,
when speaking of the Minnesota
Southern, 'sI think that it is the
Omaha that is going to build it. I
am almost certain that the line will
come via Fairmont, running over
the Watonwan Valley to Madelia,
and will then come to Sleepy Eye,
and up the stub, and then go west
or north. l want my prediction
marked on this matter, just to see
whether I am proprietor not.
And there may be more truth |
than poetry in the prediction. Con-
frmation comes from peculiar
source, because the man who was
in Redwood county three weeks !
prior to last Wednesday looking up
Minnesota river crossings, and
other routes, was no less a person
age than E. B. Karnes, assistant |
land commissioner of the Chicago &
Northwestern railroad. Mr.. Karnes
Travelled very mysteriously; reg
istered under such names as he
pleased, and made his inquiries in
a careful manner. He left Redwood
Falls on Monday of last week, 60
ing from here to Springfield in the
afternoon, running down to New
Ulm in the evening, aud then run
ming up to Morton over the ST.
Louis the next evening, and from
there going west the next morning.
It is believed that his object in
making the circuit, was to find. a
place, not to cross the Minnesota
river alone. but also to cross the
Minneapolis & St. Louis system.
Manager Smith OF the Minnesota
Southern, under date of Feb. 21st,
writes: We will soon have our Min
nesota Southern Ry. Co. organized
for active work, and may commence
work in Jackson, your State. Our
road will be direct line from Sauk
Centre to Kansas City, giving you
a direct southern outlet and market,
and will do much to reduce freights
to the east. -
Eleven car loads of material, for
the construction of the new road, to
be built from this place to Burt, Ia.,
have been arriving at this place for
the past week, says the Sanborn
Sentinel. Five car loads contained
small dump cars to be used in haul
ing dirt and the remaining cars
carried lumber, wagons, scrapers,
etc. Sheds are already being con-
structed and as soon as they have
been completed the work of grading
will begin. A large cut, about 20
feet deep and half a mile long, will
be tapped to-day, the weather per-
mitting.
A number of people seem to think
kLo< <ho ,.~>.1 yr:11 =, ~ o~,xo~l A. a..-|
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-03-01
Lost or Stolen.

A jet black male water spaniel dog
with few white hairs on breast. Sup
posed to have been stolen from my
premises on Friday evening, Feb. 24th.
Anyone knowing his whereabouts will
please to notify THE GAZETTE Editor,
Redwood Falls.
29-t.f. AUG. III. SEEBECK.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-03-01

village, but a depot would be built
about mile east of this place.
Manager J. F. Thoreen says that
his contract for the first 13 miles
calls for the grading to begin from
the depot and it cannot be changed.
The work is to be completed by
July 1st.