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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-16
his PUBLIC RECORD.

The public record of the democrat
il nominee for governor, Hon. Alex
NJ. Dockery, is an open book. his
private record as spotless as immac-
ulate linen The democratic party
invites criticism of both. He is no
experiment. In summing up what
| Dockerv has done" the State Trib-
une SAYS: He was the active friend
aud promoter of the free rural postal
delivery system for which, by the
way, the republican ma tional conven-
ton declared the other day with such
gusto. He believes the farmer is en-
titled To the benefit of the postal
service as well as the merchant He
| is the author of the bill extending
the privilege of the special delivery
stamp to all postOttices in the United
States. He thinks that everybody
is entitled To the same treatment at
the hands of the government. He
was the author of the provision for
the first fast mail system ever inau-
gurated in the United States The
fast mail has revolutionized business
and increased trade between all sec
tions. He brought about the pas
sage of the bill abolishing the fee
system as to United States marshals
and attorneys and substituting sal
aries The fee system here as every
where was most costly. Under the
Dockery reform over three million
dollars is saved annually He was a
chairman of one commission which
introduced the treasury system of
accounting This made a saving of |
a million dollars year in the federal |
at Washington beside |
expediting public business. The new
plan is the personal work of Dockery.
His service on the appropriations
committee OF the house of representa-
tives made him familiar with public
The economy prac-
IiCcd uuilIIS NelHoCIdIlC cOutTol Oh
was largely helped by Dock
cry. He served as road overseer and
the highways around Gal
attn. He served as mayor and en-
orced the law. He was school d.
'ector for years, and helped to make
he public schools of Gallatin of
high character He was curator of
he state university and aided in
fitting that institution out of poll I
les and upon an advanced plane of
sefulness. Whatever he has done /
e did well. And this can lie said in &
800 of the administration of Gov. t
cookery" 1
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-16

Dutch Poors, who murdered
John T. Adams, attempted suicide
in the Hickory county jail by tear
ing ( ow Il to pieces and making an
imprt vi ,ed rope. 1t broke and Poors
fell TO the floor, striking his head
against the iron bedstead, cutting a
cash and knocking him senseless.
He has been removed to the Polk
county jail, it having been satisfac-
torily proven that the murder was
committed in Polk county and the
body carried to Benton.-St. Clair
Co Democrat
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-16
Another Chapter of the Story
of Republican MisruIe.
MISSOURI HAS BEEN SHOWN.
Millions of the Tax Payers Money
Frittered Away---Facts Shown by
Records The Losses" on
Railroad Mortgages in
Eight Years.
MISSOURI HAS BEEN SHOWN
Total Over S25, 1000. oco.

Jefferson City, Mo. Aug. 1O.-The
history of the republican party in
Missouri during the years from 1865
to 1873, as shown by the records in
the state capitol, stamps it as q par
ty to be distrusted by the voters OF
Missouri. These records are on file
IN the auditors office and open TO
any person DESTROYS of learning the
truth concerning the worst state adj
ministrations Missouri has ever
shown. 1t was on January l. 1865.
as related i'll the Kansas CITY Times
OF the 9TH instant. that all branches
OF the state government passed into
republican control The control
continued until 1872. During those
eight years a debt OF S21 900, 900
was saddled upon the state and every
interest in it was robbed and plum
dered. The history of one of the
transactions. The sale of the Iron
Mountain and Cairo and Fulton
roads, was given in the K. c. Times
last Wednesday, and it was shown
that because of it there was a loss to
the tax payers of S6,Os6.454 record
ed.
The Southwest Branch Pacific
road, now known as the st. Louis
and San Francisco. was also imam
ipulated" during the republican
regime. 1t defaulted on the interest
due July l, 1861.
An act was passed by the general
assembly and approved by Gov. |
Fletcher February 10, 1866. which
provided for the sale of this road. |
with it's 100000 acres land grant. |
under the first mortgage. held by the |
state. The commissioners appointed |
by the governor advertised the prom
erty for sale and stated as a condi-
ton of the sale that the purchaser
should extend the road to the wes-
tern boundary line of the seate. as
was intended by the projectors when
the original company was incorpora-
ted. On May -, 1866. a sale was
made to General John c. Fremont
Tor 81 ,3OO, 900. BY the terms of sale
payment was to be made in depre-
clated state bonds worth 90 to So
cents on the dollar in the market) in
SIX lnstallment>. General Fremont
paid S325,00o OF the purchase price,
and then, for some reason not ex-
planned in the official records. refused
to make further payments.
AGAIN TAN PAYERS SUFFERED.
On March Il. 1865. an acU was
passed, entitled AN act TO dispose
nf the southwest branch. Pacific rail- /
Dad, and to secure an early COM
1letlon of said road" Laws of 1S6S. /:
; lis Section l of said act declares :
he sale to Gen. Fremont on Nav 12.
500, null and void. Section , de- +
iares that the road, its franchises !
-nd all other property thereto be-
onglng, including the 1910. 600 '
leres OF land grant along the line {
Is hereby granted" TO A. C. Kings .
and K Son and twenty-seven other r
'ersons therein named, among whom !.
Eere General John B. GRAY and Gen
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-16

On last Friday night express mes
senger Charles Lane, on the Pennsvl.
vania, east bound train. was muir
dered and his express car robbed.
The double crime was discovered
when the train reached Columbus at
midnight. There were no clues and
it looked as ii it might remain a
great mystery. On Sunday night
detectives arrested Charles Farrell. a
former employee of the Adams Elk
press Company in presence of his
sweetheart, and he confessed to the
crimes. He said Lane was his friend
and he represented to him that he
wanted to go to Columbus and did
not have the money. Lane took him
into the express car, and after talk
ing awhile pleasantly. turned his
back to attend to his duties when
Farrell shot him. He emptied his
pistol into Lanes PROSTATE form
and then took the messengers pistol
and fired two shots from that into
his body. Terrell got off at Plain
City and went to small hotel and
took a room without registering. He
opened all his express packages and
distracted the money and after do
ing the papers up into a package,
expressed them to a fictitious ad-
dress at Lockport, \. Y. He lifted
up the mattress of the bed and hid
the pistol in the springs. The find
ing of the pistol by the detectives.
who learned that a stranger had
stopped there without registering.
gave them the first clue. which follow
I'd up ended in Farrell's arrest.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-16

The Free Press grows very indig-
nant over a short dispatch in the
st. Louis Republic from Butler about
the populist picnic. and calls the
author OF the dispatch a ''monumen-
tai liar" The fault the editor OF the
Free Press finds with the notice * in
the last few lines. which were as fol-
lows; The leading populists of
Bates county are for Bryan. and ex-
pect TO support the democratic
ticket. Now, we do not know the
identity OF the author of that dis
patch, but he is certainly not a .smon-
umental liar, nor any other kind nj
u har for stating that the LEADING
popullsts OF Bates county are for
Bryan and the democratic ticket
Ihls Is not very palatable TO Atka-
son, but 1t is nevertheless the +rn+b
" hen We speak of Prominent NOM
lists we do not mean "Proorassi,,
Peoples party.
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Total due the state........s6, 800, 600
Amt paid by Congress
man Blow ct al............ 100000
Net loss to tax payers.....s6, $50, 900

Net loss to tax payers. Sc, $50, 900
MISSOURI PACIFIC MANIPULATED.
The same records show that the
Pacific railroad (now the Missouri
Pacific) defaulted on the interest due
January 1, 1860 The usual com
mlttee was appointed and a report
ilied February 3, 1865, placed the
value of rolling stock and material
on hand at S12,797,479.22. The
value of its real estate in ST. Louis
was given as 1913, 600. Subsequent
ly the company paid $4,000. 900 of
state bonds i'll the state treasury and
the mortgage was released. At the
time the company owed the state
81 900, 900 in bonds loaned to it and
material, unpaid interest amounting
to 90. 10000. making its total in
debtedness S10,7S0.oOO. By the
settlement the net loss to the tax
payers was S5.7S0,000.
The records show that the state
mortgage on the Platte county. St.
Louis & Iron Mountain, Cairo & Full
ton, Southwest Branch, Pacific and
North Missouri roads, amounting TO
s2O.S35, $40, was disposed OF for
sums aggregating S1,131. 1876, and
that the state lien on the Pacific road
Tor SO, 10000 was disposed OF for
$4,000 600.
A summary OF the transactions
which grew out OF the action of the
democratic party in 1851 TO 1917
granting aid TO the railroad com
panies TO the extent of one-half the |
cost of the construction OF their
roads and taking first mortgages on
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-16
Killed by Lightning.

Nevada, Mo, Aug. 13.-George
Matlock, a prominent stock dealer
residing at Schell City. was instantly
killed by lightning while loading
three cars of stock for Kansas City
and his two helpers, Lutte Wilson and
John Goodman, were badly injured.
John Boatright's large warehouse
was struck by another bolt. DAM
age light
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-16

he whole property for security ana
the subsequent management OF the
matter by the republicans from
1865 TO 1873 inclusive, makes the
following showing:
Total bonds loaned 49,. 500. T01 900
Total unpaid interest due
at the time the mortgages
were closed OUT. 11,034 $40
Total. .S3l. 49,. $40
Am [ realized by republi-
O,i3l 1876
Total loss to taxpayers
on "sales S25. 604 .344
About $4,000 profit on the opera
ton of the Iron Mountain road by
the state was paid into the treasury,
which should be deducted from the
total loss sustained on the sales,
which leaves S25.579.344, as the
actual net loss to the tax payers.
To fully understand the circum-
stances the sale OF the mortgaged
railroads, it must be remembered
that all the roads, with the exception
OF the Cairo & Fulton. had been kept
in fair condition because of the neces-
sity for their Use by the military
aut hOrities during the war: that the
country in 1868 was flooded with
'greenbacks, and all classes of prop
erty brought extravagantly high
prices, and that our state bonds
(Which the state received in payment
for the roads, could be purchased at
80 to 10 per cent discount
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-16
BOTH SIDES OF THE CAMPAIGN
The Kansas City Stars Novel Forum
Feature.

The Kansas City Stars Novel Forum
Feature
The Kansas Star has decided upon
special feature for the presidential
campaign which was never under
taken before by any newspaper. At
It's request the chairman of the two
national committees, Messrs. James
h Jones and VI. A. Hanna. have Sc
lected and appointed two distinguish
ed writer's to conduct, in the Star. a
department to be called '.The Cam
paign Forum" In this department
the arguments of each of the two
great parties will be presented. side
by side, day by day. To conduct the
democratic side, Mr. Jones has select
ed and formally appointed Mr. Willis
}. Abbott, chief OF the press bureau
OF the democratic national commit
tee, and, for the republican side. Mr.
Hanna has selected and appointed
the famous Journalist and Iiterateur.
Mr. Murat Halstead. Upon learning
the decision OF the two chairmen,
The Star Immediately engaged the
two gentlemen and on Sunday, Aug.
-, the campaign forum will lie in
augurated, TO be continued in the
regular issue OF The Star, daily and
until the end of the cam
paign- An interesting feature of the
forum will be the answers to ones
tons upon campaign topics, submit
ted TO The Star 70 be answered by
either Mr.. Halstead or Mr.. Abbott
or both. Under the circumstances |
the answers thus given win have the
stamp Of authority of the national
committees.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-16

The two Union Pacific train roh-
hers who robbed two sleepers and
Killed the old man in his berth. ONT
OF Denver last week, were surrounded
III dugout on a ranch near Good
land, Nan, by posse. One nj
tempted TO run and was shot IN
death, the other barricaded himself
IN and withstood II seige for several
hours. Finally the posse succeeded
IN setting fire TO the house and the
rohber sent bullet through his own
head and was cremated. Two of rho
officers lost their lives in the fiobt
On the body of the dead robber was
found a watch, two black calico face
masks, lady's watch chain and
charm 1t is believed that the vain
ables and money taken from the mas
sengers were in possession OF thu on
cremated
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-16

I'm going home in few weeks to
help out Bryan, says Tom L. John
son in London, adding; Americans
ought TO read Roman history and
see what terrible disasters Imperial
ism brought on that great republic. :"
The suggestion is mighty good
one
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-16
COUNTY TICKET.

For Representatiye-Thos. l.. Harper.
For Tressurer-R. I. johnson.
For Prosecuting Attorney-MiIes S. Horn.
For sherin-Joe II. smith.
For Probate Judge-Calvin +. Boxley.
For Public Administrator-D. V. Brown.
For Surveyor-R. L johnson.
For Coroner-O. F. Renck.
For Judge County Court, North District-L
ID. Wimsatt. South District-John j. March
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-16
ADDRESS TO DEMOCRATS
BY BRYAN AND STEVENS.
Candidates and Leaders Urge An,
sympathy With Platform to U,,,.

|
sympathy With Platform to Uui,.
Chicago. ILL.,, Aug. 9.-w. j. Br,,.
his wife and son, the Stevenson ma.
Governor and Mrs. Thomas ofco,
RADIO, and Colonel John |. Mars.
sergeant-at-arms of the na,;o.-,
committee, arrived in this CITY !.
$50 p. IN. to-day. Mr., BRYAN a,S
party went to the auditorium wh..
Mr.. Bryan will remain several aar.
for the purpose Of consultation w;,s
Chairman Jones and members Of ~.
national committee regarding m.
onduct OF thecampaign. When NJ,
Bryan leaves here he will go "a Il.
h ONE i'll Lincoln foreman there du,
ing the balance of month.
Tomorrow Mr. Stevenson will n,o
coed TO Lake Minnetonka with Il.
IA mily, where he will remain for soma
weeks.
The following address was issues
N10tNu
TO night:
ITO the democrats of the Un;taa
States:
The democratic party and TIA
friends must meet the forces of cor.
ruption and intimidation in politics
this year by thorough organization
A democratic club or society should
be organized in every city, town, vii.
lage and precinct in the United States
Democrats, and all who are in sym.
pathy with the principles set forth in
the Kansas City platform, are earn.
estly urged to Join democratic clubs
or when none exists, to assist in
them. This work OF unit
ing the forces of law and liberty into
one great systemized civic army
should be carried on simultaneously
in every part of the country, and
without delay. The friends of GOV
eminent according to the hitherto
lnchallenged American theory OF
political equality everywhere under
our flag cannot afford to be less zeal.
Gus or active than the advocates Of
IN American colonial empire support
ID by rifles. No patriotic citizen can
gnore the attacks which are being
made upon the very foundations Of
'ur present irreproachable form OF
government. This year every citizen
hould be IA politician. Clubs and
ocieties should at once communicates
nth the Secretary of the national
ofdemocratic clubs, 1870
broadway, New York City, so that
he united membership may work
Systematically in defense of the re-
ublic as the fathers made it. All
emocratic committees, state and
)cal, are requested TO aid the ma
onal association of democratic
ubs in this whork.
w. J BRYAN,
ADLAI +. STEVENSON,
JAMES X. JONES,
Chairman National Dem. Com.
WM. X. HEARST,
res Natl Association Dem. Clubs.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-16

Congressman DeArmond addressed
the democrats at Appleton City last
Saturday afternoon and a BRYAN
club was organized. See that one is
also organized in your school dis
trict. Don't be laggard.-St. Clair
Co. Democrat.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-16

The Nevada papers now claim that
"Dutch" Poors, who murdered John
L. Adams, while travelling through
the country with him in a wagon.
was former citizen of Nevada. No
one, we presume, will dispute their
claim
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-16

"A tax system which overburdens
some and lightly burdens others is
larceny by law; it Is an an indirect
means by which one mans money il
transferred to another mans
pocket. William jennings BRYAN.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-16

married school,
mate. Marriage
changes a wom-
an. The drains
and pains which
are so often the
$ e gu c n &c OF
marriage rob
her of all vital
ity. Give her
back her former
strength a n d
S h e IL be as
Jolly" a wife
as she was a
maid. Doctor
PieIce's Favor
lite Prescription
gives back the
lost strength by
re = establishing
the health OF
the d elica ate
womanly or
gans. II dries
the drains and
stops the pains.
II cures ulcera-
ton, inhamma-
ton and female
weakness. IL
N a es weak
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-16

Two Andrew county farmers We're
attacked by robbers near St. Joseph
Sunday morning, shot and robbed of
S1.65. Both are thought to be NOR
tally wounded.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-16
The JOIIu Girl

Often changes to the jaded woman. rI
can't see what's come over Mary she
used to be such jolly girl" was the
remark of a young woman visiting q
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-16

For two years I had been sufferer from
chronic diseases and female weakness writes
Ars- Alien A BobsO1. Of TIzs Rodf1an Street,
Philadelphia. Pa. II had two different doctors.
and they gave medicine which only relieved
ne for time My nicer advised me 20
take Dr.. F1erces FavoTTte Prescription. I con
GUIDED that 70 open correspondence with you
IoT yczT advice would be safest. did and
nave been highly benefited. find that after
taxing SIR bottles Of FayoTite Prescription and
I've Of Golden Medical Discovery and follow
ing your advice in regard TO local treatment, 4
am low q strong woman. Accent my sincere
thanks for the Interest manifested il my case
and the happy results obtained
Sick women are invited TO consult Dr..
Pierce by letter free. Correspondence p1i-
vste- Address DR. z " Pierce Buffalo. ~ Y
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-16
Democratic National Ticket.

For President:
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.
For Yice-President:
ADLAI T.. STEVENSON.
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DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.

For Supreme Judge-James Il. CAN'T.
For G6vernor-AIexander n Dockery.
For Lieut.. -OOvernOr-John Lee
For Secretary Of -tate--aIn Il Cook
For Aud tor-AibeTt Allen
For Attorney Generai--E c Crow
For Treasurer Robert p Williams
For Railroad and Warehouse Com 'r-Joseph
Harrington.
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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:

The WEEKLY TIMES. published every
Thursday. will be sent to any address
one year, postage paid, for 9I.oo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-16

eral Clinton B. Fisk; that company
to be known as the South Pacific
railroad company, should be organ
lied by twenty-nine gentlemen named
for the purpose OF extending the road
TO the western boundary of the state
in Newton county by July 10, 1872.
The persons named in the act were
not required TO pay a dollar TO the
state in any manner. shape or form
for the vast property-nor did they
ever pay a dollar into the state treas
ury on that account. They were
simply required to complete theroad
TO the point mentioned i'll the origi-
nal charter of the southwest branch.
Pacific. The road is now known as
the Frisco" line, or st. Louis and
San Francisco. and the extension of
the road yindicates the Judgment of
the projectors. The state held first
mortgage on the road and the l DO
600 acres of land along the line for
the following sums:
Seven percent bonds, guar
anteed by the state...S1, oil 900
Six per cent bonds loaned
to the cOmpany............ 1853, 900
Total due the state. So. 523. 40
Installment paid by Gen.
Fremont on his purchase
OF the property for ST.
300, O.......................... 80. 900
Net loss to tax payers....S6.1 9S,TT0
''TOUCHED" FOR OVER SIX MILLIONS.
The North Pacific railroad. now
known as the Wabash, defaulted
January l, 1859. No attempt was
ever made to forecIose the states
mortgage. On March Il, 1865, |
(same date of other acts of the kind. |
an act was passed entitled AN act
to sell the claims of tae state against |
the North Missouri railroad company |
and TO amend the charter of said |
company" Laws of sos, u. 112.) |
section ! of said act declares THAT |
he debts due, or to become due.
rom the North Missouri railroad
ompany to the state of Missouri for
ponds of the state loaned to said
ompany TO aid in the construction
4 their road. amounting to four mil
ion three hundred and fifty thous-
nd dollars (S4. $3.50, 0OO) and for
interest paid on said bonds by the
tate Is hereby sold and assigned to
ienry T. Blow (and five Others herein
amed) for the sum of two hundred
thousand dollars (200,O00) which
1m may be paid in any outstanding
tate bonds, and shall be paid into
ne state treasury on or before the
tn day OF July next" The grantees
ere required to enter into a bond to
le state in the sum of S500.O 900 to
lrnish the North Missouri railroad
money sufficient to COM
Iete the road to the Iowa state line
nd to finish the west branch to
Dint opposite Kansas City. At the
me this act was passed the road
as completed and in operation
ross the state, and the extension
were being pushed as rap !
ly as men and money could do the [
ork.
The state held first mortgage on
e whole property to secure the pay [
ent of the following sums: :
Y per cent bonds loaned !
o the company 81. $50. OOOI
ccumulated unpaid in II
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100000 ,
'tal due the state...S6, 900, 500 ,
mt paid by Congress u
nan Blow ct ALL. 100000 Z
t loss to tax payers. 80, 900 l.
MISSOURI PACIFIC MANIPULATED. d,
The same records show that the
cific railroad (now the Missouri
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-16

Total due the state. ........ So. >
Installment paid by Gen.
Fremont on hispurchase
OF the property for ST.
800, 000...................... ,