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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-01-04
Suffering From Famine.

London, Dec. 21-The viceroy Of
India, Lord Curzon of Kedleston, tel
egraphs from Calcutta that there has
been no increase OF rain aud that y, -
451 200 natives suffering from fam
Inc are now receiving relief.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-01-04
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

Has worldwide fame for marvel
lous cures. 1t surpasses any other
salve. lotion, ointment or balm for
cuts, corns, burns, boils, sores, felons
and ulcers, letter, salt rheum, fever
sores, chapped hands, skin eruptions;
infallible for piles. Cure guaranteed.
Only 25c at III. l.. fuckers.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-01-04
EDITOR TINES.

EDITOR TINES.
Ny wife and arrived here
on the oath at O'Clock p. m. Had
a delightful trip, no trouble or acct
dent. Had a fine Christmas turkey.
eaten with a houseful of children and
grandchildren. all glad to see us.
Everything looks fine here, green
fields and all kinds of flowers, warm
and pleasant like spring in Missouri.
Will write again when / see more.
Yours truly,
W NJ GRIGGs
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-01-04
Uncle Billy Remembers Us.

The following interesting letter
from our highly esteemed old friend
Uncle Billy Griggs will be read with
interest by our people:
SANTA BARBARA, CAL
Dec. 20, 1890.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-01-04

CAN and examine the fine line Of
vehicles and harness at Mcfarland
Bros. est
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-01-04

Tines Telephone No. 81.
Don't forget TO address your letter
1900.
ia Ice on the lake is about five inches
thick.
John N. Courtney has his dates Sc
up q notch.
Our substantial farmer friend, W
If. Jones, living near Adrian favOr'
l ms with q renewal.
y Mr.. and Mrs. w. O. Jackson spent
5Christmas with Mrs. Jackson's par
ents at Cherryvale, Kan.
Skating the past week has been fine
and the young folks have been enjoy
| ing themselves immensely.
r. B. Hall, of Warrensburg, former
Ily highly esteemed citizen OF our
bounty, favors us with a renewal.
ZIP. M. Irwin, formerly a citizen OF
Virginia, now at Jacksonville, Ohio,
has The TINES sent to his address.
Arthur Wemott spent Saturday and
Sunday with his mother and sisters
lin Kansas City, returning home Mon
day.
The Cash Department Store and
1.-THE Bennett Wheeler Mere Co., in
4Eoiced their stocks of goods last
week.
Curtis and Lloyd McKibben, at
bending a military academy at Lex
Iington, Mo-, came home to spend the
holidays.
!, Our old friend C. w. Shading, of
Walnut township, favored us pleas
lantly and substantially last week
while in the city.
Fred Boxley, attending the State
University, came home to spend the
holidays. He speaks in the highest
terms OF the University.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Warner left
last week for Ohio, in which state
lthey will spend the remainder OF the
(winter visiting relatives.
There is now talk of macadamizing
South Main street. 1t is to be hoped
THE good work of improving the
streets will go on and on.
The annual meeting of the share
[holders of the Missouri State Bank
fakes place in the directors room at
|1O:3O o'clock a. m. to-day.
Beverly, Edith and Marion Vaughan
game home from Kansas City to
|spend Christmas. Beverly and Ma
|1ion are attending dental college.
According to the Telephone, the
plate glass front in the store of Jos.
II. Cox, at Hume, was smashed in
christmas night by drunken rowdies.
I Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Kipp, who
have been spending several months
b Colorado, have returned home.
They report having had a pleasant
Eime.
Charles r. Radford, one of our
most thrifty and enterprising citizens
favored us with a renewal, as has
been his annual custom for many
pears.
James B. Newberry, formerly a cit
[aen OF Bates county, now living at
&loam Springs, Ark, is in the county
aisiting his brother, Hon. John B.
We understand an Adrian firm has
ksnted the ]. C. Clark building on
ehe east side OF the square, for the
purpose of engaging in the furniture
A watch meeting was held at the
South Methodist church last Sunday
light, and promptly at u o'clock
Ehe bells rang the old year out and
the new in. 81
Milton Fox is making some inn
movements in his big icehouse at the
Ike, and preparatory for filling it
nth ice is making a huge chute to
and the cakes in.
Our esteemed friend Jasper Bow
nan, formerly of the Virginia neigh
eorhood, now living at Benedict,
kan.. sends us a renewal with kind
- III
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-01-04
FLOUR.

Everyone is acquainted with my
celebrated brands of four-Power
Bros and the Nevada four-every
sack warranted to give satisfaction,
or money refunded.
Centurion, worth Toe, for T3 cents.
Victor, worth 90c, for 81 cents.
Grand Medal, worth 81, for SO cents.
Oregon, worth 81 10, for $1.O4.
Snow Flake, worth Ito, for $1.O6.
Coffee, Coffee, Coffee.
| make coffee speciality and have
the exclusive sale of Yale brand.
Economy worth 15c Id for s 90
Fancy African lib for 90
City trade worth 25c for 81
Yale's best worth 40c for 33
Tobacco scalping knife worth
30c for %
Sledge mixture smoking to-
bacco worth DC pkg for Oh
Ext Lemon worth Zoe for O6
vanilla worth 10c for 07
81 fb granulated sugar / OO
Everything else at the usual low
price. / warrant everything ! sell. ]
will also buy poultry, eggs, butter,
corn, oats, baled hay. Remember
the place and time, Jan 9th, 1900.
JlM'S CASH GROCERY
and Meat Market.
First door east Mo. State Bank.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-01-04
"a Heart as Sturdy as Oak. -

But what about the blood which
the heart must pump at the rate OF
30 times a minute? If the heart is
to be sturdy and the nerves strong
this blood must be rich and pure
Hoods Safsaparilla makes sturdy
hearts because it makes good blood.
It gives TO men and women strength.
confidence, courage and endurance.
Hoods Pills are nondirritating and
the only cathartic TO take with
Hoods Sarsaparilla-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-30
IN FAVOR OF Mr.. CHAMPION.
INJUNCTION ASKED FOR BY his
MOTHER REFUSED.

The Cnse Grew Out of Mrs. Cham
pIon'n Claim That Her son Induced
Her 20 Deed Him 81. 900 worth of
Land aud That He Had $4,000 of
Tier Money which ~ Had Not Ac-
counted for-The Application for
Receive- Was Also Dismissed-Mrs.
Champions Attorney says lie VIII
Prosecute the case on Its Merits.
The application % Mrs Anne +. cham
piou for a temporary sinjunctiou. restrain
Ing her SON. Carlton G.. Champion. from
allcnatug or incumbcring certain lands
IN Chatham county. belonging 20 him.
and FOR the appointment Of a receiver 20
manage his estate. was refused. the tenn
porary injunction denied aud! the re-
strainlng order previously granted dis
solved IN che Superior Court yesterday
morning
The order 20 this effect was passed by
Judge FaliRant at ire conclusion Of Mr..
Il. NJ Cunningham Jr 3 concluding ar
gument FOR the plaintiff The hearing was
begun on last Thursday. continued on Fri-
day and post poned from Friday afternoon
until yesterday morning The giss OF the
NtafEfH maze uf MIS-. g. fAattiiitNN iAi tltt
petition 90 the court wac that her son. ny
represen lions that her signature to a
paper was necessary 60 wind up MS faith
cr's estate. had induced her 10 sign "a
deed giving him lands IN Smithville, val
ued AZ s25cn and that he had Ia his
possession some S. dpo 90 money Tor which
he had not accounted aud whicn belonged
To her
The application for a temporary injunc-
ton was made 10 facilitate the collection
of his money and secure the return OF
this smithville property. The application
for receiver was made on the ground
that the defendant was insoivent and
could not respond iu damages
The evidence introduced however. went
10 the merits OF tho controversy, Mr.
champion coniendirg ana Offering evil
deuce TO prove that his mother had made
the deed TO him with "a fuli understanding
OF its purpoft ana effect and in the exc
cution Of a trust laid upon her by her hus-
band at his death tho elder Mr.. cham
pion having always intended that the
properly should pass to his son. The de-
PENDANT said further that he Owed rs
mother no money and had actually ad-
vanced her sums far IN excess Of the
amount be had charged against her ac-
count with him.
Mr. Cunningham said he had 70 inten-
lion OF Abandoning the case merely be-
cause the temporary injunction hal been
denied. and that BE- would push t whom
o. came up for trial on its merits at the
next term OF the suptr ior Court
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-30
The tntc-t Idcn..

The successful bidder wins bargain.
Two beautiful new Singer pianos. latest.
styles. mahogany cases. upright. will be
sold AZ Dorsetrs at II O'Clock. Novem-
her the sth, 10 the highest bidder. These
pianos are sold regular in music stores
al $1,000
Singer pianos are guaranteed by the
manufacturers for the same length Of
time that all nrst-class pianos ore. Call
and examine these beautiful pianos and
bring your expert judge wnh you. and
you will be delighted with their tone guar
antcc. and their style.
They will be- sold al Dorsetts. Congress
street. near Whitaker. 60 the highest bid
der. at II o'clock November the sth. and
you viii n0t have "a chance in many a
dDy 20 gct as good bargains as you will
at that auction.
Tho celebrated Kuahe. makers OF the
FIRST grade % pianos oXtant. buy ana sell
thc Singer pianos. and so with tho leading
manufacturers Of the United States.-ad
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-30
PHOSPHATE ron HONOLULU.
First shipment Of Rock From Here
90 the Hawaiian islands.

THE saiing % The American ship Henry
willard to-day marks the nrst shipment
~ Florida hisherade phosphate rock
fnam tHis country 60 Honolulu. The ship
msut sonsIst OF 2gi3 ions % rock. and g.
80 particular Interest 10 the phosphate
r5ek trade. and Incidentally 20 the rorL
because 81 lnaueurates trade with Homo
luiu which promises 60 increase into one
% Importance ana prom.
Aside from the ioeai Importance Of the
ehlpmeH. b. speaks well for what Sc be-
ing done Goa that country in the building
81 agriculture TIE superior properties ~
American forulz.rs ard phosphaies have
been recognized there and tho fact they
have proved equal fo tbe highest - tests
eEniucs that there is Go he "a growing de-
maui Tor thfm
Capt QuI.k unllci at the Morning News
office la.t night lis Be- the first Amer
ieau deep water ship so visit this port In
SOME time. though iu former years 90 was
not uncommon 20 see tac haroor alive
with them Thc Willard bias been used 81
thc forciEn trade for years. though she
81 now entering new frade 20 that
which has been given attention by the
company that owns her.
Iu speaking 90 tho shipment % rock
capt Quick said that only fertilizer has
nre1 exported from this country to Hon
ululu heretofore tn. shipments were 90
sacks. such ns IRE turned ont from Amer
Jean fDrtlizer plauts. u now ms "a be
the intention 90 import Tie rock and man
ufac'urc t1. fcr.'izrr Tea Honolulu. which
5 said 90 o. distinct innovation Tho
captain states 81 viii require about $50
davs 20 complete tho voyage from savan-
NAH
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-30
OYSTER CASES AFFIRMED.
supreme Court says Lewis Fraser
Was Guilty OF Crime.

The Supreme Court has rendered n de-
cislon sustaining the judgment OF the SUI
pcrior Court On the case OF The State
against Lewis Fraser Fraser was con
victed Of the ofense Of taking oysters
from leased beds and was sentenced TO a
term on the chain-gang or the payment
OF a fine
In rendering the decision Presiding Jus
tice Lumpkin says: Evidence that ore
on trial for a criminal onense claimed
the right 20 do the act for which he was
indicted. n under any circumstances ad-
missiblc IN his favor. is never so unless
The claim was made dun fcrvet opus and
constituted a part OF the res gestae. A
misapprehcnslon OF the meaning OF a sta
tutc. however honest. constitutes no eX-
cuse for crime"
The case was a test case there being
some two dozen others IN which the law
Is the same and the same state of facts
is involved. A. the trial n was said that
the defendant had gone upon Capt oem-
ler's oyster beds and taken oysters under
70 claim Of right. having been advised mat
This was the law by his counsel This
contention. rather novel in its character,
is disposed Of enectually by the decision
u the court.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-30
TRIED TO WRECK 4 TRAIN.
Passengers on the scaboard Escaped
an Awful Fate.

an ANtui rate.
a disaster that might have cqualed in
horror the great wreck on the Southern
Railway al camp Greek last summer was
narrowly sverted Saturday night near
Lawrenceviile. when scaaoard Air Line
Passenger train. bound for Washington.
was saved from destruction only by tho
vigilance OF ofiiccrs Two young men.
John Dalton aud Tom Patterson. were
apprehcrded 10y the sheriff OF the county
and detectives OF the Soabord Air Line
"a they were IN The act OF removing rails
from trestle go feet long and 50 feet
nigh. over the yellow river four miles
from LawrenceVille The prisoners were
put aboard the train and taken 20 Lnwf-
cncevills Had the distance they were
carried been greater they would pr0ba bly,
have been lynched. as the passengers
aboard the train were Infatuated by the
reports that spread nmong them. and were
making threats OF wrcakins summary
vengeance.
Both men deny any intention 60 wreck
the train Dalton saying he bad Joined
Patterson only casually. ana the latter de
ciarirg that be had been forced into the
anair bs Dalton. aud had eivtn the au-
thorities the information that led TO the
Illustration OF thc dastardly attempt
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-30
ms WRITTEN CIV. WILSON.
Col. Lester and the Mayor Anxious
About Delay IN Hnrbor Matter.

Tho failure % the board Of engineer
oncers appointed some time ago 20 make
a accumulation Of the project for a -
foot channel from savannah 20 the sea.
is cnuslng some concern here. Both MAY
or Myers and Congre smau Lester oxpsess-
"a their surprise yesscrdly ut the failure
Of tho board to make its appearances. Both
had made inquiries az thc United State,
engineer Office. and were informed that
capt Gillette Is 10 New York probably
90 Attendance upon the Grecne-Gayuor
hearing before Commissioner shields. aud
cha, u might De some days before MS
return
u have Just written Gen Wilson. chief
of the Engineer Corps. inqulung the ren-
sou Tor tho decay ia the assembling 81 the
board. said Cot. Lester. ~ am very anN-
ious 20 have the report of this board. ana
am very much afraid taai with any
further delay ] will not he aae to get
tho report before Congress at the coming
session. This would interfere very seri-
ously with the movement for deeper
water
The board wns ordered 20 convene here
ten days ago said Col Lester. und
cannot understand why Il has not met"
j understa and that the meeting OF the
board mas been postponed on account %
the absence Of Capt. Gillette iu New
York. said Mayor Myers. "and that ne
is detained there by the hearing before
The commissioner OF the Greene and Gay
nor cases. 70 Is exceedingly important
10 us thts We should have the report 81
this board. preeuming h 20 be favorable
which no doubt IL wiz De. before the
meeting ~ Congress. Il seems to me
that tins matter Is Of more importance to
us fhau he hearing in New York Savan-
nan has suffered enough through tho mis-
deeds Of the ex-United states Engineer
Carter and bis asuociatcs. ana there Is no
reason why We should suffer further loss
on this account bod much rather see
twenty eight feet or water ln the Swan
nah river than 10 see Greene and Gaynor
brought back here for trial"
As congress convencs about a month
hence. y VIII Do seen that Congressman
Lester. and Mayor Myers are justified IN
their anxiety because Of the delay IN ac-
ton on the part OF tho board referred TO
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-30
RESOLUTIONS or ENDORSEMENT.
sent to Magistrate Reynolds by the
south stdr conservative clubs.

sent to Magistrate Reynolds by the
south Side Conservative Clubs.
/ The East side Conservative Club. at a
recent meeting officially Endorsed Magis-
tratc sam Reynolds candicacy TO succeed
himself a. magistrate Of the Fourth Mill
ua District and appointed a committee.
consisting Of Mossrs Lea Butler John
Fitzgerald. and J J stafford 20 draw ny
- set Of suitable resolutions and forward
ihcm The following communication was
sent.
Dear Sir We che undersigned. a
committee representing the East Side Con
scrvative club Of savannah. acting under
instructions. hereby notify YOU OF the
fact that said club at its regular meeting.
held on last Tuesday evening. indorsei
Your candidacy for reelection 20 the Of
ice YOU now hold.
In doing 50 We feel that we have in
louscd the proper person for the Office
lnd would be glad u YOU could make Il
convenient 70 be present az our next meet
log, which viii be held al Labor Han
Tuesday evening az 30 o'clock, when YOU
can inform us whether or not. n elected
Won VIII mete ont justice in the future a.
Nou have IN the past. Hoping that this
date VIII suit your convenience. We beg
20 remain "
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-30
TO SELECT COMMITTEEMAN.
Dir. Osborne VIII Name Committee 60
select Citizens Representative.

Dir. Osborne VIII Name Committee Co
select citizens Representative.
il IS probable that the twelve commit
teemeE who will represent the Citizens
faction on the new County Democratic
Executive Commhtee viii be- named this
week MIR " " Osborne. when asked
about the matter yesterday. acknowledged
fhai the delay in naming the citizens
member - the committee was due - ntgi-
Fence on his part
II was Instructed Co appoint commit
Tee u three 90 select the twelve mem beers
20 represent our wing OF the party" be
said. "hut owing 60 business zoo Atlanta
ana other pressing matter. I have neg
lected doiHE 80 ! Will give the matter
my attention 90 once. Tho committee Of
three viii doubtless De able 40 report this
week
MI Mayhem Cunningham Jr. who
hos been agreed upon FOR the position Of
chairman by the leaders on both sides
said yesterday that he had received no
notice OF such action and knew nothing
1urther about the matter then What he
eAa seen n the newspspers,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-30
INJUNCTION VAS REFUSED.
Boat Oar Company's Claim Had Bccn
settled ny Referee.


Judge Falligant granted an order YES
ierday' which refuses the injunction asked
oy the New York Boat oar Company
against Jacob Gozan. trustee IN bank
ruptcy OF William H. Beinnger Beilinrer
was one Of the proprictors u the savan-
nah Box lnd Basket Works
Tho plaintiff in the case was re re-
sented by Mr. s L. Iazaron. who con.
tended that deed To secule debt. hcid
hy his client covered certain property
which the trustee was now proceeding 90
remove from the premises for the purpose
Of sale Mr.. Gazan contendcl that this
question had already been decidei in The
hearing before The referee iu bankruptcy.
at which Mr.. Lazaron had app, Jared Tor
his client and that IL had Then teen d.
i"rmined that the property IN question
was not covered by the deed 90 secure
debt
with this state OF facts 20 support his
contention. Mr. Gazsn flcd a p.et OF res
adjudlcata and this Judge Fal.igant sus-
tanned. Tie refused the Application for an
Injunction. restraining The removal n
sala Of tho property by the trustee
on the hearing before the referee in
bankruptcy tho New York Boat oar Com
pany. represented by Mr. Lazarcn OBJ
jeoScd 20 the sale OF the property covered
by the deed, because the title 90 the
same was not tn the trustee but was
held by the company under a deed % So
cure debt This contention was sustiinel
hy the referee and ire trustee was pro
hihi',i from ceiling any ~ the pop r..
covered by the deed But the tefe-,e
held further that certain machinery
claimed by the company was MT covered
strain the trustee from selling this ma
chiurry. hy application 90 the judge Of
the Superior Court where me cause was
pending under "a foreclosure proceeding.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-30

southern supply Company Gets "a
Judgment for About $4,000.

Judgment for About SS5.O0O.
The Supreme Court has sustained tine
decision OF Judge Fauieant in the case
OF tho Southern supply Company. against
the Florida Northern Railroad Company.
In the Superior Court the plaintiff rec
covered iudemens against tho defendant
for No23i62. but the Supreme Court d.-
rccts that this shah bc reduced hy Sc $3.50
one Of the items OF the claim. the valid
ity Of which the court could not concede.
with The reduction che Judgment is for
s57ezS12. with interest from Jan. T. 1885,
until Il Is paid The interest win bring
the amount Of the Judgment up 10 more
than $500. hut this amount large ar %
is is no, as large as that claimcd by the
plaintiff IN the hearing before the audit
or
suit was first filed for about S'5 80 aul
by q subsequent amendment. this amount
was increased hy ahout So oo more. The
auditor. Mr. w W Mackat refused 90
aiiow this amendment and threw ~ on.
of court and to this disposition OF tho
claim the p.ointn d.d not nle objection
The work done on the coutruos was DO
Florida aud included the construction OF
about i3o miles Of railroad The company
refused 10 pay part OF tho contract prize
because OF che delay 300 the construction
and a long litigation resulted. Il has
finally resulted in @ substantial vletory
for the piainur though az has been rtli-
-, the amount Of the recovery Is not us
much by n good deal as was originally
claimed
In the several trials che case hos had tho
plaintiff has been represented bp Messrs
Garrard Mcldrim oud the defendin.e
by Mcssrs. Denmark Rdame & Freeman.
IL has been a long and stubaornly CON
tested legal bottle
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-30
ARE Bur rev SUMMONS.
Few Remain Who helped to Dedi-
cate the Old Cathedral.

CIV hemntn Who Helped to Dedi-
cate the Old Cathedral.
or the six bishops and thlr,y-one priests.
who took part in the dedication OF the
Old Cathedral twcnty-four years ago but
few survive. OF the bishops. Cardinal
Gibbons. then bishop Gibbons OF Vir-
ginia alone survives The others. Arch
bishop Bayley OF Baltimore. who OFF
cint,d on the occasion. bishops Gross Of
savannah. Quinlan OF MOBILE. Lynch OF
Charleston ana Verot OF ST. Augustine.
are al dead.
or the priests who took par in the
event the majority have passed away.
Bout several sul survive. Ofthe survivors.
Bishop Northrop Of Charleston. who was
then priest Bishop Moore Of ST. Angus.
uue. who was also priest. Father coll
bert of Atlanta, Father schlencke 81 Coz
iumbus aud Fathers Reilly and Quinlan
90 savannah were present az the dedica-
Ion OF the Now Cathedral Bishop North
rop WAS also present at the laying OF the
.1rncrtonc Of thc old building. which also
serves for the new building. IN 1873. and
recalled this fact IN discussing the mat
Ter with Fathers Sch.onckc and Colbert
during hts stay here