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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-24
A SWEDISH SEA TRAGEDY.
Seven Men Killed on a Steamer and the
Murderer Escaped.

Hoping, Sweden. May 17.-As the
steamer Hoping last night was pass
ing the deck of the Carl. man sprano
upon the deck of the Carl and shout
ed: III any one comes near will
| shoot
The man escaped in a boat When
the Prins Carl was boarded it was
found that twelve men on board had
been shot, seven of whom. including.
the captain, We're dead. The rest
were found locked i'll their quarters.
The man who escaped in boat was
the murderer.
Copenhagen. May 17.-Details re-
celved here to-day from Hoping, Swe-
den, OF the murders on board the
steamer Prins Carl, plying between
Hoping and Stockholm, show that
shortly after passing Quicksund at
midnight a man suddenly started
shutting all the doors of the cabin
and saloons and then, with a revolt
yer in each hand and with q dagger
and knife in his belt, he began fir
ing at everyone he encountered.
He stabbed the captain in the back
and a woman passenger in the breast.
hacked boy with the knife, shot the
mate through the shoulder and of
four men playing cards in the smok-
ing saloon, one was shot in the tenn
pie because he moved when the muir
terer had warned him not to stir.
The Prins Carl was stopped off |
Hoping and the murderer seized the |
opportunity to escape in lifeboat. |
owing away asfast as possible. The
rims Carl Proceeded to Stockholm.
where the police officials took charge
II the victims. A tradesman of Ar
'oga, Sweden. reports that man
living the name of Grenkirsk of
came to him yesterday
nd secured two revolvers. which he
red several times to test their quail
".
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-24

effect upon them has been az fatal,
even IL not a. speedy, as a blow from
. heavy club. A few drops 81 forna-
lin prsservativss can be put in an
eight gallon can OF milk the can may
set in the sun, and the milk will be al
fresh and sweet in three weeks az it
was the day it was brought to
town"
The formalin, therefore, is q great
money saver tc the milkmen, but it
10 even greater and more successful
as a life destroyer. Milk in general,
c side from that which has been doe
tored, is OF good quality these days
and stands the chemical tests salts
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-24
lo APPROVE FREE HOMES BILL.
Mckinley TO Give Flynn the Pen With
Which He Signs Ii

Washington. d. c.. Mav16.-A dis
tlngulshed delegation Interested in
the tree homes bill called at the white
mouse today. The delegation com
sisted OF senators Davis. Nelson and
fettlgrew. representatives Gamble.
Eddy and Lacey, and delegates FLYNN
OF Oklahoma, who. more than any
other man, Is entitled to the credit of
the legislation. The purpose of the
delegation 5 visit was to make a plea
10 the president To sign the bill. After
greeting his visitors, Mr.. Mckinley
turned to Flynn.
understand, : said the president.
the tree homes bin was your bill. I
am glad 1t was passed. Yesterday |
received a telegram from a man in
oklahoma suggesting that | present
the pen | sign the bill with to Won. I
presume there will be no objection to
my doing So
Senator Nelson said Delegate FLYNN
should get the pen. Mr.. Mckinley
said he would sign the free homes hill
as soon as it reached the white house
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-24
Famine in Jamaica.

Kingston, Jamaica, May S.-Ad-
vices from st. Kits say the island is
IN a terrible financial condition. ow-
ing TO the shortage of the sugar crop.
want and starvation, it is said. pre-
vail among the people. The Secre-
tary OF state for the colonies. Joseph
Chamberlain. has been asked TO start
relief works.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-24
Danger in Kept" Milk.

chicago, May 16.-"Formalin. the
shemlcal used in milk preservativss
VIII Kill cat. What will it do 10 q
ehild?" "
ohlef Milk Inspector Grady. who is
STRIVING TO prevent the prevalent use
o. preparations supposed to keep
milk from spelling, = made the above
Statement to-day.
Kittens and guinea pigs" said
Mr. Grady, have been experimentad
On with the conservatives. and rho
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-24
C0CkRELL is COMPLlMENTEDs
Senator's Friends Speak Highly of Him
as Presidential Timber.

Washington, ID. c., May 11.-Dem-
| Ocratic politicians of unquestioned
standing in New York and thorough
| ~ familiar with conditions there have
been telling Missourians here in
Washington that New York would
live to vote for Senator F NJ. Cock
rell of Missouri as the democratic
candidate for president. Very recently
many suggestions of this sort have
been received. They are apparently
put forward in all sincerity by the
men who have discussed the matter,
and while Senator COckrell would be
the first one to check any plans which
would entertain a suggestion of any
candidate other than WilliamJ Bry-
an, he cannot prevent New Workers
from coming to Washington and ex-
tolling his fitness for the place. No
MissOurian to whom the New York
ers have praised Senator COckrell as
a fit man for president has ventured
to suggest to the senator what they
are saying OF him because they know
his loyalty to Mr.. Bryan and know
that he harbors no political apiary
in his hat.
But it is interesting and gratifying
to Senator Cockrell's admirers to
know that even in New York his
great worth, ability and fitness to
properly fill any office OF public trust
sre recognized, and that New York
democrats are saying that they
would like to have an opportunity
to vote for him for the highest office
n the nation.
1t will no doubt be ofequal interest
% the people of Missouri to know
what the easterners are saying OF
Senator Cockrell.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-24
Chinch Bugs Appearing.
y yada Mail.

Lucius Goss of Fairhaven. was in
Nevada to-day and while talking to
a reporter said:
''Chinch bugs have made their ap-
pearance at my place My wheat
field and oats field have been visited
by the insects and | fear they are
badly iniuring my wheat and oats.
Ny wheat especially looked very
promising but the chinch bugs are
damaging it badly.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-24

Unless woman eats sufficient
nourishing food she can neither rain
nor keep a good complexion. Food.
when di@ested, is the base of all
health, all strength and all beauty.
HERBINE will help digest what YOU
eat, and give you the clear. bright.
beautiful skin of health. Price 5Ocrs
and IS cents. At II. L. fuckers
drug store.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-24
Recipe for Making Plug Tobacco.

An old Missourian from one of the
brush districts OF this county was a
witness in the circuit court here last
week. While waiting in the ante
room he pulled from his pocket a
chunk OF tobacco, 6 inches long, 2
inches in diameter and perfectly round
anu as.hard almost as flint. After
he had cut off a chew a man who had
watched him asked what it was.
"Terbacker." he answered.
Eyes, ] know; but what kind is
it?''
My own kind"
where do you buy it,"
Don { buy it. It's homespun ter
hacker. Make it myself
In response to good deal of uues-
honing the old man told his story of
how the roll of tobacco was made.
"Fust and fo'most," he said. ''vou
must have good upland, homegrown
leaf terbacker and cure it in the sun.
Then you stem it, takin' out all the
stalks. When you're ready in the
hil to make up your years supply
oil chewin terbacker, you saw off a
hickory log and bore hole in one
end about foot deep with a pinch
auger
You have your leaf soaked in |
honey and peach brandy; or if YOU
maven any peach brandy, apple
brandy will do. You put your soaked
ieaves into the pinch auger hole in
the hickory log and ram it down
tight and keep putting in the leaf
anu ramming it tight till the hole is
nearly full. Then you take a hickory
plug made to fit the hole, and drive
II IN as tight as you can with maui.
ms makes the terbacker into a solid
skunk. Then you put the green loo
onto the fire and let it burn slow till
Its heated through and the san ba- !
gins TO slzzle out of the ends. You ,
Sake the log off then and put it out |
81 doors to cool over night. The I
aext morning you split the log open ;
ana There yer chunk of chewing ter /
'acker that will keep as hard as c
Gather IN any climate, but it's the
sweetest chaw in the world. There c
leVer was no store terbacker to hold d
candle TO it for a sweet, juicy, last T
n chaw" !
Several tobacco chewers standing "
around sampled the old mans home L
made plug and declared that it was O
he best they hadever tasted. 4
In the old days that's the way the a
ust settlers in Missouri made their
hawln terbaeker," the old man
aid,-Exchange.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-24
WIFE COWHIDES HER RIVAL.
Sensational Street Scene at Hot Springs
Ark---Couple ReeoDciled.

Ark---Couple Reeonciled.
Hot Springs, Ark. May 16.-A COW
hiding affair, with ludicrous and
touching elements, occurred early
this morning on Central Avenue, the
main thoroughfare OF Hot Springs.
The business houses were being open
I'd when well dressed man and a
dashing woman walked upthe street
apparently well pleased with each
other. Suddenly, they were halted
by refined looking woman about
Is years of age Her face was flush
ed and she was apparently laboring
under intense excitement. Before the
man and his companion had time TO
utter a word the aggrieved woman
said:
You are nice husband, Henry
Williams, but L don't blame you. l
know it's all that hussy's fault
Then she drew a cowhide from the
folds OF her dress and began TO bella
Dor her husbands companion. The
blows fell thick and fast The hus-
band stood dumbfounded, making
no effort to interfere After begging |
for mercy and standing the punis H.
ment as long as possible, the assaulted |
vo man ran away.
Before she had gone 20 yards Mrs |
Williams threw herself on her hus-
bands neck and kissed him raptur-
ously, telling him she would forgive
everything
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams live in La
fayette, Ind. He is a travelling man
and became enamored of Jennie
Townsend while on the road. His
wife learned OF the infatuation and
tracked the pair to Hot Springs. No
arrests were made. Mr.. and Mrs.
Williams left for their home this
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-24
Strawberry Pickers Strike

Fayetteville, Ark. May 17.-Tbere
are several thousand berry pickers
eamped upon the farms surronndino
TINS city To-day about 500 of rbe
plckers went out on strike for / eent
more per quart for picking. This
amounts 10 from 80 to % cents in
crease for a days work. There j.
some fear that all the pickers will
join thestrike. VII
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-24
GOLD DEMOCRATS FOR HIM,
Charles W. Green of BrOokfield on
Bryan'S Chance of FIect;or


Bryan's Chance of Election.
Charles W. Green, editor of the
brookfield Argus. arrived in Kansas
City yesterday accompanied by his
wife. Mr.. Green is keenly alive to the
political situation and is confident of
democratic success in the national
as well as state election.
Il believe firmly in Bryan's cleo
tlon, he said, Judging from the
sentiment all over the country as
expressed by the press and in public
utterances. But there is another in
deX-that of local sentiment. What
Is true in one section it is fair to pre-
sumo is true i'll a greater or less degree
IN oil sections. In Linn county BRYAN
VIII poll a far heavier vote than no
dld In 1896. Not only will he hold
All OF ms former strength, but many
republicans who are alarmed at tho
growth OF trusts and Imperialism will
support him and he will get the full
vote OF the gold democrats. These
include number of our most promi
nent citizens. They say they wera
afraid of Bryan at first. but they
nave learned him since and know hin,
TO be worthy of their confidence
Some OF them are now among the
most enthusiastic Bryan men in our
county
am delegate to the delegate
convention at Jefferson City. One
delegation was instructed for Ed
HARDER of Trenton in our district for
delegate at large and from NV talk
With the other delegates | can say
hat Governor Stephens and former
governor Stone will also get our vote
Is to the other delegates we are
about equally divided.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-24

Billiards. Snow Liniment cures
rheumatism, neuralgia. headache.
sick headache, sore throat. cuts.
sprains. bruises. old sores. corns and
all pain and inflammation. The most
penetrating liniment in the world.
Price % cts. and 80 cts. At II. L.
fuckers drug store.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-24
Boxers Massacre Christians

Ten Tsin, May 16.-Aora ..Ro,,,
ou.Tdses are reported sixty miles
norIn OF lien Isin. where a number
OF native christians have been mas
sacred. 1i1os >
The British admiral has arrived
here and proceeded 10 Pekin.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-24
Stabbed With Pair Of Scissors

Kansas City, No, May 16.-As the
result of family quarrel Thos. H.
Moss lies at the city hospital dan
gerously wounded, having been stab
bed by his wife with a pair of scissors
One OF the blades entered Moss ripbt
SIDE and penetrated the lower part of
his lung, Physicians say he NAV die.
as internal hemorrahages have sar
headquarters. poiice
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-24

For whooping cough. as+hr.
bronchitis, or CONSUMPTION No aal3:
cine equals Ballard Horebnnn go,
syrup; Frlce % cents and so cents.
at I'll. L. fuckers drug store.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-15
TEST TOTE ON FINANCI4L BYLL.
A Good Majority Given-The BimetalIic
Ndment,

Washington, Feb. 14.-Throughout its
session to-day the senate had the finan-
cial bill under discussion. After two
o'clock the debate proceeded under the
ten-minute rule and at times became
spirited and interesting. Late In the
afternoon test vote, indicating approx
imately the majority on the passage Of
the bill, was taken. Mr.. Chandler, rep,
of New Hampshire, offered an amend
ment to authorize the president to ap-
point commissioners to any bimetallic
conference that might be called, and it
was defeated by a vote Of As to rs.
The Chandler proposition out Of the
way, the discussion proceeded on the
amendment brought in by the finance
committee providing that the provisions
of the bill are not intended to place any
obstacles in the way Of international hi
metallism. The democratic senators ar
raigned the republicans for reporting
the amendment, declaring they were in
sincere and that the proposition was in
tended to hoodwink the people and to
catch votes. No vote on the amendment
was reached. The final vote on the
amendments and the bill will be taken
some time tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-15
PRES. ELIO1'S ANNUAL REPORT.
His View of Intercollegiate Sports-The
Spirit ImnrOYed.

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 14.-President
Charles Eliot of Harvard university to-
day made public his annual report for
the 1S9S-99 term. The most interesting
part of President Eliot's review is a
paragraph relating to intercollegiate
sports. He says:
1.-The spirit in which intercollegiate
sports are conducted has been improved
much of late, but there is ample room
for further improvement. Some play
ers and colleges still seem to think at
times that they have something to gain
from victory in sports which will COM
pensate for the discredit of violating
rules or taking unfair advantages. 1t
is an objection to football that an i'm
mediate advantage may accrue from
violations of the rules which spectators
cannot see, or even the umpire detect.
"The pecuniary aspects of the sports
are not agreeable. More and more thou
sands of hideous wooden seats in high
banks are built every year on Soldiers
Field and more and more gate money is
received. Even the students must pay
large entrance fees to see the interest
ing games On the other hand the
players think that all their wants as
to uniforms and personal services
should be literally supplied from the
abundant gate money
ut is an inadequate offset to these
drawbacks that small portion Of the
gate money has been applied for several
years to permanent Improvements on
Soldiers Field under the skilful direc-
ton of Prof. Hollis, but the grounds
cannot be made beautiful so long as
those scualid banks of seats are per-
mtted to deface them'
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-15
WINSTED ATTORNEY ARRESTED.
Charged with Violating the Law Re
gartling Pension Fees.

Winsted, Conn, Feb. 14.--Attorney
attorney of this place, was arrested late
this afternoon by United States Mar
shall Wood and taken to Hartford
where he was given a hearing tonight
before United States Commissioner
Marvin. The charge preferred against
him was contracting to take more
than legal fee for securing pension. ="
The case was continued until next Fri
day, under $500 bonds, which We're
furnished. Attorney Shelley was ac-
companied to Hartford by Thomas Nc
Carthy, a local merchant, who qualified
al bondsman.
Attorney Shelley enjoys the reputa-
tion of having sesured more pensions
than any other attorney in the state.
1t was surmised here when news of
the arrest got abroad that in some way
Attorney Shelley nnst have been in
volved in the case of David w. Owen
of Holland, Mass, who was arrested by
the United States authorities last week
charged with fraudulently obtaining
pension and was held under S2,500
bonds for trial February 27. Special
Pension Examiner Roome of Washing
ton was in town last night, and left for
Hartford on the 1929 o'clock train this
While here, with the aid of
local parties, he looked up some mat-(
ters in connection. with the Owens case
About o'clock this afternoon Chief of
Police Wheeler was notified to keep
Shelley under surveillance and soon af-
ter he was taken into custody and
train.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-15
SMALL BOYS BADLY SCARED.
When the Victim of Their Valentine
Joken Appeared with n Shotgun.

Some of the small boys who live in
the neighborhood of Tyler street were
very much scared about o'clock last
evening just as they We're having a lot
of fun with comic valentines. The lads
had secured a quantity of the funny
colored pictures with poetic gems in
scribed and were tacking them on the
lives on Tyler street. Kline came to the
door several times to drive the crowd
away, and each time dozens of the pic
lures were held up to his gaze, and
the boys recited at the tops of their
voices the far from complimentary dog
gerel verses Kline became greatly ex-
asperated, and finally he opened the
door cautiously and the boys saw that
he had shot gun in his hands.
The youngsters Immediately took to
their heels, scared almost out of their
wits and when in few seconds the re-
port Of the gun was heard some of
them were so scared that they dropped
down from fright. Patroman Colwell
happened to be near by, and hearing
the report of the gun he hastened to
the spot. He ascertained what had oc-
Cured and placed Kline under arrest on
the charge of discharging firearms
within the city limits. Kline was re-
leased under bonds of SIS furnished by
Antonio Denard. He said that he had
not fired at the boys, but had only fired
in the air to scare them away.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-15
RULLER,S CIMP4IGN.
Somo Light Sktrmishing-BoersO Occupy
the Old British Camp.

London, Feb 15-The Daily Tele-
Tuesday from its special correspondent
at F'rere:
"On Sunday the Loers advanced down
the Ladysmith road toward Potgieters
Threc hundred men on horseback with
others proceeded to point where they
began to construct new rows of
trenches at right angles to the road
This was about two miles north of the
drift.
"a partyof Beers also crossed the Tu-
gela, now very low, about six miles be-
low Potgieters drift, where they sniped
the South African Light Horse, who
repulsed them. Several other skirmish-
es have taken place, and the Beers are
evidently anxious about their positions.
They have been throwing UP defensive
works from Trichards Drift and the
Spion Kop range eastward to the
Hlangwana and Monte Cristo hills, both
on this side of the Tugela. They have
also two, if not three, wooden bridges
spanning the Tugela in the bend and
a wire rope apparatus for the convey
ance or 1000 ana ammunition across
the river"
A dispatch from Chieveley dated
Tuesday to the Morning Post, confirms
the report that parties of Beers have
occupied the old British camp on Spear
mans Farm. The correspondent who
identified the wounded Lieutenant
Churchill as the brother of Winston
Churchill, says he was shot through the
right leg.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-15
THE FIGHTING NEIR RENSB URG.
Beers in Overwhelming Numbers
Forced the British Back.

BOefs ia OverwhelmlnS NumbeEs
Forced the British Back.
Rensburg, Tuesday, Feb. 13.-Before
dawn yesterday the enemy opened an
attack upon Slingersfontein, assaulting
with musketry the hills on the northeast
held by three companies of the Worces-
ters under Captain Hovel. The artillery
attack began at sunrise. The Beers ap-
preached in great numbers, estimated at
seven to one. The British, under good
cover, sustained the attack throughout
the day.
Meanwhile two big guns on the west
opened upon the Britieh at daylight and
fired for half an hour, when a British
howitzer silenced them with lyddite, the
British artillery firing with precision.
Then another Boer gun to the north
opened on the Royal Irish Rifles, but
rather ineffectually, as the rifles had
good cover.
The shelling continued all day, and
last evening the Beers brought up a
forty FOUNDER in order to lombard the
camp from hill to the north The at
tempt was plainly visible, as the gun
could be seen being drawn up by eight
cen oxen. With the Beers surrounding
the British in Overwhelming numbers,
and havin artillery, it then became evil
dent that it would be impossible to re-
tain Slingersfontein, which the British
evacuated under cover of darkness, fall
ing back upon Rensbure. The British
casualties were lighter than might have
been expected under the circumstances.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-15
Many Officers Pass Among Them Col.
IJeMdrIe of the Fourth.

Hartford, Feb 14.-Aocording to the
report of the examining board presented
to Adjutant General Van Keuren under
date of February /, and now made pub
lie in general orders, the following nam
ed officers of the c. N. G. have passed
satisfactory examination in regard
to military, moral and general capac-
ity, qualifications and efficiency" and
in accordance Herewith they will be
commissioned with rank and date as
given below:
First regiment-Major John r. Moran,
Hartford, August 9, 1899; Captain
George w. Ripley, Company F, East
Hartford, March g. 1899; First Lieuten-
ant John Connolly, jr., Company G,
South Manchester May 20, 1899.
Second egment-Second Lieutenant
Frederick DruehI, Company B, New
Haven, May 4, 1899.
Third regiment-Major Henry S.
Dorsey New London, May 2, 1899; Ma
jor William I'll. Hamilton, Danielson,
May q 1S99 First Lieutenant Hubert w.
Ryan, Company A, New London, Janu-
ary H. 1900.
Fourth reglment-Colonel Charles w.
Hendrie, Stamford, April 27, 1899; First
Lieutenant John p Flanagan, Company
X, Bridgeport, July IS, 1899.
Naval battalion-Ensign Andrew A.
Russell, First division, New Haven,
April 7, 1899. John K Murphy, ensign.
Ensign James Ward McManus, Sec
ond division, naval battalion, G. N. G.,
having, failed to pass satisfactory ex-
animation before the examining board
his appointment is hereby revoked and
he is discharged from the military SER
vice of the state, to date February 13,
1900.