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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20
A POT OF GOLD
Said to Hava Been Found by a Couple
of LabOrers.

Pierce Hackett OF this county, who
recently inherited about $4,000
from the estate left by his late broth
er. may get another dollar or two
if he can prove that two laborers
found 81 900 of gold which belonged
to the estate and which was buried
on the Hackett place in Kansas City.
Two laborers are said to have found
the gold, but they will not admit it.
OF the find Kansas City paper says:
"A pot of gold containing 81 900
in coin and currency, is said to have
been dug up yesterday by two work
men employed in grading the old
Hackett property on Wyoming, be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets. The story goes that the
lucky laborers who were earning SD
month and board, turned up the
treasure while running Il scraper
james j. Hackett and his wife
who were both old time citizens and
we'll known in Kansas City, made
frequent trips to California and other
points OF interest during their life
time. and on one such occasion Mrs
Hackett buried 81 900, which they
did not care to trust to the banks.
A year or SO ago, Mrs. Hackett died
without telling her husband where
she had placed the money. Her
husband hunted for the money but
was unsuccessful Four months ago
he died with the whereabouts of the
treasure still mystery.
George Ryan, administrator for
the Hackett estate, made a search
but was unable to find the money,
and all hope of ever finding it had
been given up.
The property on Wyoming street
is now being graded for the Chicago.
Rock Island & Pacific railroad, which
will erect freight house upon it.
'Last week William White and
Robert " hite, who are said to have
found the money and who live near
Thirteenth and Wyoming, went to
work with the grading crew. Alter
working a few hours, it is said, they
suddenly quit without demanding
their pay, nor have they been back
after it..
Both deny the report that they
found the money"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20
LOST A WEEK IN A SWAMP.
terrible Experience of Nine-iear-Old
Child.


Rama Mimi. Dec. 13.-After having
hean lost for one week III the great
.ramps surrounding Lake Winnibi-
coshish. little Fannie Olson, the
daughter OF a homesteader living at
the edge OF the Chippewa Indian
rsseryation. has returned to her
home. as one risen from the dead.
The child is but years of age, yet
Tor seven days she wandered alone
in the trackless swamp, beset now
aud then by timber wolves, and sui
prlng the pangs of hunger to the
utmost. The child underwent hard
ships that would appall the stoutest
man, yet she has come out OF the
ordeal unframed, and except for
being almost Frustrated with fatigue
il as well as ever.
Fannie, accompanied by her father,
Visited the cabin of neighbOr last
sunday, and on the return home be-
came lost, her father, who had been
drinking, failing to remain with her
on the road through the woods. How
the child reached the swamp that
extends clear around the lake no
one knows, vel reach it she did,
and there she wandered until to-day,
when she was found by an Indian
and brought here. Twice trailed by
wolves the child. with a wisdom be-
yond her years, crawled int o the little
houses that the Indians erect over
the graves OF their dead, where she
remained in both cases until the
wolves went away.
She says the animals tore at the
boards forming the covering of her
retreat until she feared it would give
way, but she refrained from scream
me, and kept silent until the crea-
lures departed All the food she had
70 eat was some uncOOked veniSOn
which she was carrying when she be-
cine lost. This sustained life, and
'Ae was warmly dressed she did not
'alier particularly from the cold. At
light she slept in hollow stumps OF
holes left in the ground by the up
roofing OF trees.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20

Over -Hs=te- -. COPIES of the EiD.r
were sod Dv the British and For
eign Bible society last year This i
an increase Of r-f"r.fssH over the sales
Of the year before ~iNtF Thousand
paris a. rhe Testament were print
sd and bound for ire Use Of the troops
in ~rr-H africa. BHr for this mum
t..r ;hs ale o. rne Bible IN England
1-.,- remained for -s-o wears Ar 2fsf3.-
80. ..rrs7+- The ~-orarie~ are re-
,U9u~i3le FOR rl- additional million
=r --.- ou-a-- Th- heather ba~ more
Efa,es r-au csc- before Most 81 rhe
books were printed II China. 80 il
Chinese characters Many were
printed in H.rto>ta1- II The present
rae % increase j. kept mp and each
Bible ret re~ear- a converted heather
7he zarf may he All Christian about
two ceerlriez heuce.-LOndon NAL
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20
WENT TO TAKE THE TOWN. :
Five Men Wounded in Il Fight in an
Oklahoma saloon.

Mountain View, Ok. Dec. IA
Four men. all members of AN organ
lzatIon known a. the Hughes gang
OF Oak creek. came in here Saturday
night with the intention of taking
the town Marshal Jess, Morris
md deputy murshal Acres found the
men in the cattle exchange saloon.
Norris drew his revolver on one of
hem. half-br,ed Indian named
Palmsley. Palmsley knocked the
pistol aside Immediately the room
WIS fled with flying bullets Several
gambling games were in progress and
there was al biz crowd in the saloon.
W hen the smoke cleared away i've
men We're lying on the floor TIE
Indian. Marshall Morris and William
Hughes probably Will die. Jesse
Williams and Kid" Hudspeth were
dangerously wounded. Deputy Mar
shall Acres was shot in the knee.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20
GREATEST IN THE WORLD,
Anthracite {, a.: Ed l.. .Ii..A. VIII. De-
veiops", VIII Revo'ution re he u
life Ocean Fc.I Tad

San Francisco. Dee. S.-Eokert &.
Hoover. chief engineer Of the depart
ment of mines of the Chinese gov
eminent for two years preceding the
boxer outbreak, is in this city. Speak
ing of the commercial Importance ot
China, he said:
In the near future the chief factor -
the Chinese trade of the Pacific coast Will
be coal. There is more coal in the three
provinces of Chi Lii Shan Tuas and Sh"n
King than in any other region in the
world This coal is anthracite Of excel
lent quality and when even fairly good
railway communications are established.
il can be sold in San Francisco AZ s. C.
ton.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20
Quick Work bv Ofhcers.

At / o'clock Thursday morning
the Ozark. Mo. postotfice was enter
ed and robbed
At 40 the burglar who gave his
name az Ell Dvvall. was in custody.
Before Ii O'Clock he received "A pre-
liminary hearing and was bound over
20 the grand Jury.
The latter h"dy convened at noon,
lad returned az inlictmene charg-
iGg Duvall with burglary and larceny
l. minutes later.
At O'Clock Thursday afternoon
Duyall wat arraigned before the cir
cuit court tried, convicted and SEN
fenced To six months in the Missouri
anitentiary.
At shutdown the prisoner was on
his way To Jefferson City.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20
BRYAN HIS OWN EDITOR.
To Establish a Weekly Paper to Be
Published at Lincoln.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec 1J.-William ].
Bryan to-day gaveformal announce
ment of his intention to become an
editor and publisher. He gave out
the following statement:
Il have for several years had in
contemplation the establishment OF
weekly newspaper and this seems
an oppOrtune time for undertaking
it.
''Intending to devote my life to the
study and discussion of public ques-
tions, l have chosen this method be-
cause it will best accomplish the pur-
pose which | have in view. Through
such a paper l shall be able to keep
in touch with social, economic and
political problems. The paper will
at the same time, if successful, pro-
vide an income sufficient for my pc
cuniary needs and this kind of work
will allow me more time with my
family than have been able to en-
| 10Y for several years past.
Il expect to lecture occasionally,
especially in college towns, where |
can speak to students. but my prin-
cipal work will he done with the pen,
or perhaps | should say, with the
pencil
The paper will be called the Com
moner, and will defend the principles
set forth in Kansas City platform.
The first issue will appear in Jan
uary l shall be publisher and edi-
tor. Place of publication. Lincoln.
The subscription price will be one
dollar per year and silver will be &C
copied at par
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20

The largest Bible class in Missouri
for adults is taught in the First Pres
byterian church in Columbia by Wal
ter Williams, editor of the Herald.
The class has an enrolment of over
300 and an average attendance of
26j. The membership includes both
sexes and all ages, "A large proper
tiol OF the enrolment being OF the
students and teachers OF the State
University. When Mr. Williams took
charge Of the Bible class, it had only
six names upon it's roll.-EX.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20
Grain and Provisions.

Kansas city, Dec. lo.-Sales by sam
pie on track: Wheat No hard. go
614c: No. hard. s3455c: No. red. G'T
roc: No. red. 661zatSc. Corn-No.
mixed. 33a4 ISic: No. 3 mixed. a@a:c. No.
> white. 34s. acs5c: No. 3 white. Sfiec. oats
No mixed. 2414c: No mixed 80:
No white 35c; No white. 2ii2c-
Rye No 46c. Hay - Timothy,
So OOfr105o: prairie $685.. Egg.
2lc per doz Poultry-HenS. a. D=r
ID; ROSTERS 15a1Ttzc each. turkeys,
5lsff61lc: ducks &C: geese 5tzc. pigeons.
soc per doz ButteF-f'E=arnery- extra
fancy. &c per 10: dairy, L.: store packed,
l2c. Potatoes-Home grown. -ew. 1f1s)c
per bu: sweets. rev. S5a+ac PEI pa
Lima beans Sl.O0TsLI0 per sal Li-a.
beans. home grown. SI-l,yTi15 per ia.
Turnips new. 25fszoc per bu. Bees
new &c per bu. Cabbage home grown
25GGec per doz Onions. VIII and red
globe. 81 o0Ili 10 per oa- '-l.sI-s.3 'er-.
so,-sfsf - per ooz- To-Tar9=S- home
grown. 81 uss4l 81 per bu. Navy beans.
8 70 Der gu. Summer squash. 4a>r7-o per
bu. box. Hubbard squash Sl-'fsi- :" pr
doz Egg plant. bets"c per a'Z- Apples.
choice 81 1zTfI. - per Dbl
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20

That Missouri sheriff. from whose
charge the notorious Nate Silva has
again escaped, although but few
weeks have elapsed since his previous
capture after an expenditure by the
unfortunate official OF more than
500 in chasing him down, would by
NJ means be unwarranted in conclud-
ing that there may be something in
a name The sheriff name il Mudd.
-Harrisonville Democrat.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20
ABDUL'S THRONE IN DANGER.
Ind-O%ndent Balkan states Said Have
% Ga"ized League 10 Partition the
Ottoman Empir-

Vienna. Dec. 1O.-Freie Post prints
a fresh Balkan scare. asserting that
Prince Nicolas of Montenegro has or
gained a league between Roumau,u.
Seryia, Bulgaria and Montenegro for
the purpose of attacking Turkey while
the great powers are occupied with
affairs in China. The paper says they
intend the partition Of Turkey among
them. except what they Will occupy
jointly. Operations will begin stimuli
taneously with rebellions in Mace
donia and Albania.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Live Stock.

Kansas City. Dec. 1e.-Cattle-Narkct
slow and weak: shipping ard dressed
beef steers. 81 iQu5.O9; western steers.
s.. coat 90: native cows. S2150I.I0; native
stockers, $3.15u4.50 Has--AIarzet gem
orally sc higher at S4.z5T5-oa. Sheep
Market steady to strong. sheep. S2rnlr
535; lambs. 81. 15u5 .S5
Chicago. Dec. l0.-Cattle-Ciood TO prime
steers. $5.351I6.01 stockerS and feeders,
s.. 2lGf4GO: Texas fed steers. A@1tN3.
Hogs-Mixed and butchers. 465Ti5fD;
bulk Of sales. 81 S0l495. Sheep-Good 70
choice wethers. S4.oG14- ~. western 81 95T
l. 10: lambs. $4o)fi55o.
St Louis Dec. IG-C'attIe-Rccf steers.
81 Soli5. 80: stockers and feeders. s. TN
las: Texas steers s.. 41sf465- HogS-PiSS
and lights 81 Sllf4 81: butchers. 81 $50
500 Sheep-Muttons- s3.75fft-25; lambs.
81 51ST5 -
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20

Judge HAZEL. IN the circuit court
at Jefferson City. Mo. released W. !.
Raw. "A Christian county prisoner, on
"a writ Oi habea- corpu, The deci-
sion il important. becdu~e il holds
that the governor cannot recall
pardon after It has b'--H recorded ln
the office Of Secretary 81 ~tat@- Ray
was serving q twenty-five year. -en-
tenes in the peniteutiarr for murder
in the -e-0ud Jcgr-e. Governor
Stephens issued Communication r.
leasing him. and after i had been
recorded Ia the off, 81 the secretary
OF state. recalled IT,, and II was never
delivered 70 the prisoner. Jud2"
HAZEL hold. that the delivery war
complete and Dr.l-re4 AT prisoner
released.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20

The outgoing steamship Empress
of China. which sailed from Van
couyer. British Columbia. ON the 3D.
for the Orient. carries n record
breaking cargo OF beer for the Phil
ippines Fifty thousand barrels.
brought hither in seventy-five trains,
are consigned TO Manila
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20

Washington. Dec. s..-Nicaragua
and Costa Rica have announced their
Willingness to grant lease TO the
United States for a period of POE year.
of the territory necessary for the
construction of the projected Nicarl-
qua canal.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20

Joplin, No. Dec. 1f.-Au immen*a
bed of asphalt has been discovered
six miles west of Joplin. near tn
Badger zine mine. While sinking Z.
prospect shaft the miners opened up
a big cave. with black walls of pc
culiar substance, which proves to b.
asnhaltnm.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20
The Old Uncle Liked Her Looks

The Old Uncle Liked Her Looks.
New Yor Journal.
st. Louis Miss Annie Fell, n pretty
salesgirl in Il lig st. Louis store.
sent a letter and her photograph to
a great uncle in Vienna, Austria
about two years ago.
The old man was pleased, and now
he has died and left her so, 1000
share of his fortune.
Annie's father, the old man $
nephew, had been at odds with his
aged relative for many years. 1t was
thinking over this trouble which led
the girl to write In telling the story
Miss Fell says:
my great uncle was DR.. Louis
krunsse of Vienna, Austria. He an
swered my letter very cordially,
thanking me for the picture and ask
ing me to come over and live in Wen
ma. He was Il widower without
children.
wanted to go, and wrote him SO,
but papa wouldn't let me. SO
wrote to the old gentleman how
sorry | was that | couldn't make
him a visit, and he replied that he
also was disappointed, but that per
haps some day he would see me.
| suppose it was my kind letters
that caused him to leave the money.
Perhaps he received a good impress
sion of me from my photograph.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20
She Died a Gettysburg.

Gettysburg. Pa, Dec 13.-The
woman's relief corps OF Iowa has at
rahged to erect n monument here ia
honor Of Jennis Wade. the only wu-
man killed during the battle of Get
tysburg. The monument will be
erected in the spring and will be ded-
i .ated July ,. 1901. the thirty. eighth
anniversary of the battle.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20

rbore is probably no disease more
dressing and annoying than piles.
g rshlsr's Buckeye Pile Ointment is
i iap curing cases of years standing
a ! ;tebinr and bleeding piles. The
w. heoins on the first application,
.J ,;ttla perseverance makes the cure
a ns Price 80 cents inbOttles.
Tuhas Is cents. For sale by III. l..
Tucla.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20

Washington, Dec. 11.-ENport~ from
the United States to Cuba. Porto li"n
and the Philippine, Hawaiian and "a
moan islands will aggregate S50.oao.0jp
II the year 1900, against Sf1.oOo,"p3
in 1890. This enormous growth Is
shared by each of the islands named.
but is especially apparent in the case
of Porto Eico
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20
Chicago and 81. Louis Cash GrnIn.

Chicago. Dee Ig.-cash wa=at-N.-
red 7liz5I741-e; No : tz'-e.---e- ~
hard winter. 7si45-zc: %o- . s-1-7-'-- ~
northern spring 3al-E. zs1-c- No = 1l.-7
7sI-c: No. > e4Iz112c- Co-E-Ns-- = 80.
&c. No. 8 SsaES574c- oat=-N@. . 80
&c: No. = -zEf-1lze
ST Louis. Dee 1a--NFaeat-Se- : -
cash. elevator 79esc- tracs- iiizft 49,
No nar,I. SEC Cork cash -1-..
trace :s;aSst.c C}at@-Sa- cash =;
trac.., z4Gz43-c. No white, -
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20

So many people do not understand
their neighbors. This II not SO
strange for there are "A great many
people who do not understand them
selves, and they are "a great puzzle
to their neighbOrs a. their neighbors
are TO them.-EX.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20
To Cure a Cold in One Dav

Take Laxative BromO Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
If it fails to cure f. W Groves sig
nature is on each box 25c.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20

Berlin, Dec. 1O.-The German depart.
ment of the interior has issued stt
of instructions conveying compulsory
precautions TO be taken against the
spread of tuberculosis in the empire.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20
Murderer Granted a Respite.

Jefferson City, Dec. 13.-Gov.
Stephens has granted Milo Gregory
OF Dunklin county, who was sentenc-
ed to be hanged pr-eHi'~r - for
murder a respite - 1..i4us...' -,
1901.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20

Many people are suffering fearfully
from indigestion or dyspepsia, when
one single bottle Of Herbine would
bring about a prompt and perma-
nent cure. 4 few doses will do more
for a weak stomach than prOlOng-
ed course of any other medicine.
Price so cents For sale by II. L.
Tucker
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20
A VOTE on THE HAY TREATY.
The Senate Adopts the Amendment tc
the Hay PauncefOte Convention.

Washington, Dec 13.-The DAVIS
amendment to the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty was adopted by a vote OF
80 to - IA the senate this afternoon.
This amendment provides that GER
tain of the neutrality regulations OF
the canal shall not interfere with the
United States taking such steps as
it shall find needful to protect its
interests with it's own forces. The
amendment allows the provision
against fertilization of the canal to
stand.
After the vote on the Davis amend
ment. a number of additional amenC-
msnts were offered One by Senator
Elkins provided for the abregation
of the Clayton Bulwer treaty in its
entirety. Another amendment pro-
vided that the United States shall
have authority to acquire possession
of territory adjacent to the canal.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20
The President Made Good His Los


4 curious document was added
yesterday to the war relic collection
at the state capitol. Captain Cecil
A. Deane received from A. l.. Town
send of Golden n grant of $40 acres
of government land in New Madrid
county. Mo- The land was given by
the United States government to
Jesse Davoir TO reimburse him for
IAN act of God" by which an earth
quake in 1924 destroyed Davoir' :
property. The grant is signed in
person by James Monroe. president.
Whites Cream Nermifuge removes
the unhealthy issue upon which
worms thrive; it brings, and quickly
a healthy condition OF body. where
worms cannot exist. Price - cents.
For sale by H. l.. Tucker.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20
6 WNnr

.n.ture Is on every box of the genuine
i a1anye BrOmO-Quinine Tablets
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20

Stops the Cold and Works off the
Cold.
Laxative BrOmo-Quinine Tablets
cure a cold in one day. No cure, no
pay. Price % cents.
The Forrest City times., 1900-08-17

The Hon Clay Sloan, democrat,
and the Hon. T. o. Fitzpatrick,
republican, are announced to ad-
dress the citizens Of st. Francis
county, upon the political issues of
the day, at the court house, at 2
o'clock in tho afternoon on We'd
nesday, August %, 1900, and
every man, woman and child
in st. Francis county ought to hear
them. The speaking is for the en-.
lightenment of the people. II is
tor the purpose of presenting the
democratic and the republican idea
of government. Voters should
hear, that they may vote intclli.
gently. The women should hear,
that they may wisely counsel their
husbands, brothers and sweet.
hearts. The children should hear,
that they may ponder upon the
great questions of state, so that
when they arrive at mature years,
they may not be strangers TO them
and ignorant of the many compIi-
cations and the vast red tape. But,
will they attend? What is the
record Has it not been demon.
strated time and again, that only a
free lunch will draw a crowd ?
Mark the prediction: Unless there
are refreshments for the stomach
the mental feast will be spread to
empty seats.
The Forrest City times., 1900-08-17
We trust the election commli

We trust the election commas.
toner's ofthe various counties ofthe
state will not omit to have put up.
on the tickets which they will dis
tribute to be voted at the Septem.
Der election the words "For road
tax" and against road tax" I'm.
der statutory provisions the voters
will vote for or against a road tax.
Provisions are made for the ex-
penditures of such amounts as may
be collected as taxes. If the elect
ion commissioner should neglect
to give the voters an opportunity
to express themselves upon this
proposition grievous mistake
will be made. The country press
should lot neglect to call attention
to the matter. 1t is a well.known
fact that the old woodworking sys'
tenn is q failure. Now we have an
opportunity under the law to vote
u tax for the improvement of the
public highways. Let US give it o
trial.
The Forrest City times., 1900-08-17
The administration seems tel

The administration seems terer-
mined to have those two islands in
the Philippines, overlooked in the
Paris treaty, the purchase price tor
which is said to be 100000. "This
country has already paid Spain
$50, 100000 for the Philippines, "
says the Chicago Chronicle in de.
nouncing the transaction. at
would be more correct to say it has
paid Spain s2O,OOo,OOO, for the
right to spend at least ten times
that sum, and no telling how much
more. in subjugatipg the inhabi-
tants of those islands. There was
no more reason why we should pay
Spain s2O,O00,OOo or any other sum
for its rights in the Philippines
than there was why we should pay
for its rights in Cuba, Porto R,ca
or the Ladrones. Itwas blunder
to pay Spain dollar for anything,
but now the administration. pro-
poses deliberately to blunder
again. 1t proposessto pay for moro
The Forrest City times., 1900-08-17

islands, and IT PToPosesto pay for
more Mohammedan islands and
moro polygamy and slavery. Even
Mr. Mckinley should have learned
before this that the American PEG
pie do not want to pay for islands,
and least of all islands 10, 900 miles
away, inhabited by Mobammedan
shareholders aud polygamists, and
which are worse than worthless
source of weakness, bill of ex.
pense and a shame and Teproach
to a people who profess TO believe
in the principle of the constitu-
ton"