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The Butler weekly times., 1900-05-03
CHAIR FOR RUlZ'S WIDOW
Contains d Message From Her Muir
dered Husband,

New York, April 27.-The State
Department at Washington has mott
fed Mrs. Rita L. Ruiz. widow CT DR..
Ruiz, who was murdered in prison at
GuanabacOa, Cuba, while a captive
OF the Spaniards, that the chair on
which he wrote his last message would
be forwarded to her.
This chair came into the possession
OF Gen. Fitzhugh Lee after the MUIR
der OF DR.. Ruiz, which occurred Feb.
4, 1896. Gen. Lee kept it until he
left Havana two years ago. when he
gave it to the British Consul. Mr..
Jerome, who kept it until Gen. Lee :
return to Havana after the war. At
the request of Mrs. Ruiz he has for
warded it TO Washington.
The message which was written on
the back OF this chair bv Dr. Ruiz.
who dipped his nails in his own blood.
reads:
Mercedes, mine, Evangeline. Ricar-
ditto. good bye. My children OF nv
life, | give You my blessing Be obe-
dent to your mother. Good bye
Rita OF my soul. =
The Butler weekly times., 1900-05-03

and in favor of the principles OF the
Democratic party. but General Miles,
! the head and brains OF the United
States army. who ordered Gen.
Shafter not to withdraw his troops
| from Santiago-but to demand the
surrender OF the Spanish forces, Is
out in an interview with the New
York World. III which he asserts him
self democrat. fully endorsing the
cardinal principles OF the party and
its position as To Imperialism and
Porto Rican taxation. Not only
does General Miles endorse the Demo
cratic party, but like Admiral Dewey,
be manifests cOmmendable degree
OF party patriotism and conf
dence. by expressing II desire for the
nomination for President bv the
Kansas City Convention While
nearly all the States will instruct for
Col. Bryan OF Nebraska for President,
it is highly encouraging from a party
standpoint, TO know that the hero of
and the brave and brainv
General Miles are willing, early in the
campaign. TO declare themselves for
Democracy, and with the Democra-
tic party, in the great contest now
'apidly approaching. 1t is indeed |
4 tiattering Indication of the success
)f the ticket to be nominated at |
Kansas City in July.-Clinton Demo
rat
The Butler weekly times., 1900-05-03
INDIA'S UNPARALLELED MISERY.
Famine Distress Grows Indescribably.
Ugly Feeling Develops.

Calcutta, April27-The latest official
reports from the famine districts say
that the misery existing there is indie
scribable and unparalleled and that
the present relief is quite inadequate.
They add that the mortality among
the cattle is also so severe that the
authorities are trying to adapt farm
implements, so that human power
can replace that of ballocks. Such a
drastic measure has never before been
necessary, even in the greatest scare
ity of animals.
il is also announced that the na-
tives are developing ugly feelings,
and are attacking Europeans
Recently a great crowd murder
ouslv attacked party of soldiers at
Shappur, the military center of the
provinces. The soldiers
were rescued with difficulty and in an
condition.
One district lost 1000, 600 cattle
out of 300, 900, and almost num-
berless human beings were found
dead from starvation
In addition children were found
in all directions. homeless. |
naked and emaciated. and cases were
reported of children being sold.
The official reports fully confirm |
he worst stories of the terrible ma
.ure OF the distress.
The Butler weekly times., 1900-05-03
Exhaust Appropriation. A

Jefferson City, April 22.-The ap-
preparation for the payment of Grim
inal costs. made by the last legisla-
ture. has been exhausted and from
this time State Auditor Seibert will
not draw warrants on that fund uu-
til the next legislature meets and
makes the necessary appropriation.
Clerk Archibald Carr of the ST. Louis
court was in the city Yesterday con-
ferring with the state auditor in re-
gard Ia this matter. He learned that
thefund had been exhausted and that
no costs Of criminal prosecutions
could be paid until the next legisIa-
ture appropriates the necessary
money.
The Butler weekly times., 1900-05-03
Good Platform Plank.


NA1Seeo DASP@tNh-
Pennsylvania democrats in conven-
tion at Harrisburg have adopted a
good platform and the plank on
trusts is especially worthy OF COM
mendation.
No attention is given 10 the hum
bug of constitutional amendment
giving congress control of the trust
question.
The platform plank l. made oi the
right kind OF timber and fit the re-
quirements of the situation 10 a
nicetv.
This plauk should be carefully
studied by the people and to aid that
study is given in full here as follows:
We urge upon the democratic rel
resentatives in congress that they
Use their utmost efforts To secure the
enactment of q law that will make it
obligatory upon the secretary OF the
treasury To place upon the free list at
once every article OF raw material
and every item of manufactured
products now used and manufactured
by any trust, monopoly, or combine
whatsoever, and that all corpora
tions or combinations OF capital in |
the nature OF trusts intended to con |
troll manufactures. materials. or |
products shall make comprehensive |
and accurate public reports of their
organization. condition and opera
tion under appropriate penalties for
failure to do 50.
This strikes at the root of the mat
ter and suggests the two remedies for
trust oppression which if applied Will
end in securing absolute relief
Nothing can be more evident than
the fact that protection is the moth
er of the trusts Take away the pro-
tective tariff on trust raw material
and the combines would be shorn of
their evil power.
As circumstances now exist. iron
and steel goods are exported from
he United States to England and
hen sold and reshipped to Mexico
With balance OF profit to the Amer
an trusts. And the Mexicans get 1
hese goods cheaper than do the
americans who live next door to the
manufacturers.
Thus protection is plan TO give ,
oreign countries cheap goods at the a
Expense of the American consumers.
Again, the suggestion of publicity
) a wise proceeding. Inflated secur-
ties would thus be detected and the
ublic guarded against willy schemes
i trust promoters
The Butler weekly times., 1900-05-03
BREAK OUT OF JAIL.
Prisoners 0verpower Sheriff and Es-
cape at Marshall.
crat.

cape dt Mar snail.
Marshall, Mo, April pa desper.
ate and successful attempt at jail
breaking occurred here at $50 to-
night.
Sheriff Wilson and his son, about
IA years of age, had gone in to lock
| the prisoners III their cells when the
sheriff was assaulted by two prison
ers, who knocked him down, took his
pistol and keys and endea vored to
escape. The boy attempted to run
out and call help. but was thrown
violently aside by the desperadoes,
who made for the door.
The sheriff's wife, hearing the dis
turbance, came to the door and at
tempted to prevent the escape,
whereupon Minder Chewagoo shot
her with the sheriff pistol, wounding
her III the arm
Chewagoo and his companion,
Smith, then made their escape before
assistance could be summoned.
ChewagOo claims he is a Hindoo
and was arrested three weeks ago for
burglary. He looks like a negro, has
long, bushy hair and was dressed in
black clothes.
Smith is a negro and was under
sentence for ten years in the peniten-
tlary for stealing. He wore a black
shirt with small stripes, black, rag
ged trousers and carpet shoes.
The whole community is aroused.
Searching parties are securing the
whole country and short work will
doubtless be made OF the miscreants
il they are caught.
The Butler weekly times., 1900-05-03
FIGHTING IN NORTH IL0COS.
Three Hundred Rebels Have Recently
Been Killed in That Province.

L
Manila, April 26, 6:16p. IN About
300 of the enemy have been killed re-
Gently in North IlOcOs, including
DOdd's fight and the attack on Ba-
toe, April 16, when from 600 to 700
rebels, fourth of whom We're armed
with rifles, .determinedlya attacked the
Americans, charging their positions
and fighting at close quarters The
engagement lasted all afternoon, the
enemy burning the town, but they
were repulsed, after the arrival OF
American re-enfOrcements.
The insurgents generally are ag-
gressive in that province They cap
tured an American provision wagon
near Lapo.
The Americans having obtained
evidence that the slcaldes of LapC,
Magsingal, Cabugas and Sinalt were
holding treacherous communication
with the insurgents, imprisoned them
and burned Lapos town hall
There have been several minor
fights in the province, including an
attack by 200 insurgents on Lavag.
April Il, 40 OF whom were killed and
so captured.
The officers report that the men of
the 3:}d regement and Sd Cavalry
behaved splendidly under very trying
There We're no American casualties
at Batoc, where $50 insurgents were
killed and 20 captured.
The Butler weekly times., 1900-05-03
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Thought.


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The Butler weekly times., 1900-05-03
Bryan TO Take Il Long Rest.

Lincoln. Neb., April 26.-W. J
Bryan is to spend the greater part OF
the next two months quitely at his
home at Lincoln and at his farm a
few miles from this city. That was
the announcement he made on his
arrival from Texas to-day. Hewish-
ed it understood. however. that his
period OF rest and quietness was not
out OF regard for his heBlth. which he
declared TO be excellent. He is in
fact looking well Next Saturday he
will 60 to Port Huron. Mich. where
he speaks Monday night. The re-
mainder OF the week will be an un-
caasing round in Michigan and
Northern Ohio, ending Saturday week
at Chicago. Then he will come home
to stay. Mr.. Bryan to-day reiter-
ated his determination not TO 90 TO
the Democratic National Convention.
He said there would be nothing for
him 10 do at Kansas CITY. and he
did not propose TO be in the way
He declined to discuss his Wichita
speech futher than TO say he had no
intention OF relegating silver, and
that it was still one of the leading
issues. In conclusion he denied as
absolutely false the report saying
that Admiral Dewey had his svmpa-
thy in the task he had undertaken.
The Butler weekly times., 1900-05-03

The most encouraging pohtiea
Syn for the Democratic party is ths
fact that many prominent men are
struggling for the nomination for
the president of the United States at
Kansas City. Not only has AdmiraI !
Dewey declared himself a democrat
The Butler weekly times., 1900-05-03
Webster Davis on a Tour.

Washington, d. C., April 23.-Web-
ster Davis. who insists he has
renounced politics and is not a can
didate for any public office, will start
the latter part of the week on a tour
OF the country. He will speak in the
interests of the Beers at various
places and will be in Kansas City
early in May.
The Butler weekly times., 1900-05-03

Sedalia, Mo, April 26.-Baron
Gregory OF Smithton to-day sold his
celebrated polo pony, Sherry Bran
dy, . to L. L. Borden OF the Borden
stock farm, Tonti. H.. for $1,000.
Two other trained ponies were sold
to j. {, Peters OF Ft. Wayne, Ind, for
$500.
The Butler weekly times., 1900-05-03

See lot or women in anoteer column tread
grapes at Do seNio, Portugal for wine Read
all about il end abonI Speerss y i method
and what Is practically good for
New York and Washington ladies
In delicate condition derive great benefit from
Speer 5 Port Wine. Also excellent for the aged
and intpm and conyalescents
The Butler weekly times., 1900-05-03
DR. q. NJ. CANNON,
DEE TIST,

East Side Sqnare, BUTLER, MO.
WILL EE IN
FOSTER, the dr~t Monda win each month 2days
MERNlN, 2nh Monday in each month days
AMSTERDAM, Wednesday following second
MOndas. DAYS.
AhoRET, Friday following second Monday
days
ARCHIE, third Monday of each month days
ADRIAN, 4th Monday of each month days
Prepared 10 DO all kinds of DontaI work Con
sultatlon free. III. NJ. - MON, ID. ID. S
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-04
James Stack Dead.

St. Albans, Dec. 4.-James Stack,
one of the best engineers on the Gen.
trail died Yesterday afternoon aged AZ.
He was born in MiddleseX, and came
to this city from Northtield about %
years ago. He had been an engineer
on the Central Vermont railroad for
20 years, and for the past nine years
had been engineer on the Central
Vermont private engine, the st.
Lawrence. Fourteen years ago last
October he married Miss Lizzie Keen
an, of this city, who with two sons
and two daughters, survive him. He
also leaves three sisters, Mrs. Mary
Carrigan, of Northtield, Mrs. John
Ford and Miss Julia Stack, of Mont
pelier and one brother, John Stack, of
Montpelier.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-04
Examination OF NATIONAL LIFE
Completed by the Minnesota Depart
ment of Insurance.
Especial to TELEGRAM

Montpelier, Dec. 4.-COmmissioner
J.,A. O'Shaughnessy Of the Insurance
Department Of the State Of Minnesota
has just competed thorough and cri-
tical examination of the condition and
affairs Of the National Life Insurance
Company of Montpelier, Vt. This
examination, covering every detail of
the large business done by the COM
pany, required five months for its
completion AID is the first examina-
tion Of the company, by an outside de-
partment, in it's history Of fifty years.
The company, it is understood, invit-
ed Joint examination Of its affairs
by three states, but the Minnesota
department concluded to proceed
alone.
The report of the examiners shows
that the company has, under the
methods of accounting and valuation
adopted by the department, total ad-
mitted assets of SIT, 81 ,586,43, total
liabilities on policy-holders' account
of $16, lO9, ,O95 90, and total surplus
and undistributed profits, over all
liabilities of 81, 462, 490.45, a not ma
terial contraction. The business IN
force, as of December 81, 1899, distri-
buted through 81 states, was found TO
equal A, ,ll6 policies, representing
$50, 800, O26.27 of insurance.
This critical examination merely
serves to sustain the old reputation Of
the National for perfect solvency and
for ett1cient life insurance work. Up
to Dec. L., 1900, this company has is
sued Sl4, 753, $4,000 of new insurance
and bids fair to complete the most
prosperous year in its history.
In the course of the examination,
the receipts and outgo for 1899 were
carefully checked up. They amount
ed together to over seven millions OF
transactions in single year, but no
change was made in these accounts,
every thing being found in proper
shape. The company is congratulated
upon it's mortality, as demonstrating
a conservative and careful selection
of risks.
The account of surrendered policies
was found wholly free from discrimi-
nation, while death claims are report
ed as being promptly paid and in full.
All the records of the company were
found in excellent shape. The COM
pany is further reported as being eco
nomically and efficiently managed with
regard to the interests of the policy.
holders.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-04
CAPITAL CITY NOTES.

Montpelier, Dec. 4.-Miss Luua
Skinner expects to leave this city on
Thursday for Los Angeles, CAL,
where her mother resides. Her many
friends wish her bon voyage.
DIR. l. H. Fiske and DIR. H. A.
Fiske his son, have gone to Pasadena,
CAL, to locate. Mrs. FiSke will re-
main for while to close up their
home before joining her husband.
The city is full of holiday visitors
who come here to buy Of our enter
prising merchants, who are making
unusul efforts to attract trade this
season. Gleason & Co. always carry a
very large and complete stock of fine
furniture suitable for holiday gifts.
New and beautiful easy chairs, tables,
stands, etc., ETC., are being received
every day. They are shipping goods
to every station on the line OF the q.
", and NJ. & w. railroads, and all are
pleased with the goods and prices.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-04
PURE FOOD
Big Battle Begins in Con-
gress Tomorrow Over
CIRCUIT oLEo BILL
Big Ring Against the Farmers.
Prospects in Senate

Washington, Dec. 4.-The Grout
oleo bill comes up In the House OF
Representatives tomorrow as special
order and big fight is in prospect.
"The oleomargarine manufacturers
have enlisted the cottonseed oil in
terests in their defense, which doubt
less means the nearly solid opposition
of the southern democrats to the
Grout bill, many of whom would op'
pose it also on general principles.
Quite number OF northern republi-
cans are now quoted in opposition.
Payne and Wadsworth, Of New York,
are quoted in opposition, and also
Dalzell, Of Pennsylvania, and Hopkins
of Illinois. Lorimer Of Illinois, was
aggressively in opposition at the last
session, and present indications are
that there will be considerable re-
publican vote, especially from the
cities, on that side. The efforts of
the advocates of the Grout bill will
be to get enough northern democratic
support to Offset this detection. In
case the bill passes the House, con-
troversy as to its committee reference
will follow in the Senate. The oleo.
margarine people want it to 60 to the
finance committee, Of which Mr.. AL
drich, of Rhode Island, is chairman,
while the butter people want it to go
to the committee on agriculture. Al
drich is known to be opposed to the
bill, although the butter interests
claim a majority on this committee. y
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-04
Il Was Well Received at
Home and Abroad
VERMONT IN CONGRESS
New Apportionment Bill Gives
Her Two Congressman.

Washington, D. @. Dec. A. The
first bill of the session introduced in
the House was by Representative
Crumpacker of Indiana, "Making an
apportionment of representatives in
Congress under the 11lh census:
1t provides an increase of member
ship from 1851 to 365. The following
states gain in representation: Arkan-
sas l, Colorado /, California 1, Connec-
ticut /, Florida l, Illinois 2, Massachu-
setts l, Minnesota 2, Missouri l, New
Jersey 2, New York 3, North Dakota
/, Pennsylvania 2, Washington 1;
West Virginia /.
The following states lose: Kansas
1, Louisiana Mississippi 3, Nebraska
2, North Carolina 4, South Carolin as,
Virginia l.
Vermont retains it's two members
under this bill.
A Joint resolution OF sympathy for
President Kruger was introduced in
the House by Fitzgerald of Massachu-
setts.
In the Senate the ship subsidy bill
has been given precedent over the
Philippine bill.
The Presidents message was very
favorably received in both branches
of Congress and the press comments
here are nearly all favorable.
The Presidents message is very
long, occupying three pages in the
city dailies. He expresses the opinion
that the Chinese difficulty will soon
be settled; agrees with Russia that ir
case of disagreement among the
Powers the questions be SCI tied by
court of arbitration; says trouble with
Turkey will be peacefully settled; rec
ommends better inspection Of meats
shipped to Europe; that Federal courts
be given jurisdiction in all cases where
rights of United States are involved
that the relations of silver and goll
! be more clearly defined; the reduction
of revenue taxes by $50, 100000; thai
trusts be further restrained; the form
alton of suitable government for tht
Philippines, ETC., etc.
London, Dec. 4.-The message o1
President Mckinley was well received
here and In Europe. The Times ant
News are both pleased with it.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-04

A sewer is being put in on the new
street off Washington street to @. D.
SwaseY's house.
While George Earle's team was COM
ing out Of Smith, Whitcomb & Cooks
at the crossing yesterday, the engine
on the NJ. & w. struck the end Of the
wagon pole and threw the horses sew
eral feet into the ditch. They were
both badly bruised.
Owing to Miles hall being rented
for Thursday night, the regular drill
Of Co. E will be held on Wednesday
at 7. 80 p. m. sharp. Members are to
appear in fatigue uniform. 1918
The amusement committee of the
Manchester Unity Odd Fellows will
meet On Wednesday evening.
The Presbyterian Y. P. A." will
meet this evening at 7.30 instead of
tomorrow evening.
Died in South Barre, Dec. 4, 1900,
Anna M. Sherman, aged 81 years, af-
ter a long and painful illness, so pa
tiently borne. She passed away this
morning. Funeral services will be
held Thursday at 2 p. m. at the home
Of Chas. G.. Cheney at South Barre.
There will be an annual social and
dance of Manchester Unity 10. OF,
in Knights Of Pythias hall, Barre, next
| Saturday evening at O'Clock. Tic
kets may be had Of the following CON-
mittee: William Oliver, James Ried,
David Williams and Peter Mutch.
I'd.
Mrs. Cummins wishes to say she
will have about three hundred dollars
worth of hand painted china and you
can buy pieces from fifty cents up
This is at the Church Of the Coco
Shepherd tonight, tomorrow after
noon and tomorrow evening. Come
early before it has been picked over
While you are there you will have ar
opportunity to buy fancy work moi
forgetting the Mexican drawn worl
and all kinds of candy, hot pop corr
and cocoa and listen to fine concer
and see the wonderful ''living" statu
lary. The program for Wednesda!
evening at the Church Of the Goot
Sheperd is as follows:
piano solo. Miss Emerl
vocal duet, Mrs. A. Martin and Mis-
Emery.
Oornet solo, Mrs. Glloertso'
"The Courting," with shadow pic
Mandolin and guitar selection,
Mr.. and Mrs. GOul'
O. L. Cheever Of 142 Elm street ha
for sale the best Weather Strip In tn,
city and can put them on so they vii
keep out the cold. Drop him car
and he will call with samples. 1862
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-04
A PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
Especial to TELEGRAM.)

Waitsfield, Dec. 4. - Ben. Buzzell
met with very painful accident on
Monday evening while examining a
dynamite cartridge. The cartridge
had failed to explode and in trying to
find the reason of the failure, Mr..
Buzzell in some way caused its sudden
discharge, resulting in the loss Of the
fingers and thumb of one hand. The
explosion put out the lights and at
first Mrs. Buzzell feared that some Of
their family must have been killed.
Mr.. Buzzell, after the accident coolly
remarked, 81 guess I'm done for
now." DR.. Howe dressed his wounds.
Mr.. Buzzell has the sympathy of the
community in his misfortune.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-04

Waitsfeld, Dec. 4. 4.-Beniamin Bus
we'll met with a very painful accident
Saturday night in which the thumb
and tips of three fingers on one hand
and the tip Of the first finger on the
other were blown off by the explosion
of percussion cap such as is used in
exploding stick Of dynamite.