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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-03-14
TRAGEDY OVER A FENCE.
Henry Julian Killed BY William An
drewS. a Farmer.

Mansfield, Mo, March 1I.-Henrv
Julian, an attorney and owner of the
Douglas County Democrat at Ava.
ID miles south Of here. was shot and
instantly killed at 10 O'Clock this
morning, while building ii fence on
his farm near that place, by William
Andrews.
The only eye witness TO the tragedy
was Charles Murphy. brother-in-law
OF Julian, Il years OF age. The lad
testified at the coroner : inquest that
he saw Andrews approaching with
gun, and when within "A few rods of
Julian he fired two shots into hi-
body and that Julian did not $50
at all
An old grudge concerning the sur
veying of some lands thought To be-
the cause OF the affair. Julian was
Is years OF age: raised i'm Greene
county, near Springfield. and had
been in Ava several years. A. am
attorney he was "a fayorfre. An
irews is as Yet at large. but officers
are IN pursuit of him.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-03-14

A new road law passed by this
Legislature and signed by the gov
ernor, with an emergency clause,
provides that the township boards,
shall Immediately divide the town
ship into convenient districts, not to
exceed four in number. There shall
be elected, at each biennial election
IN said township, road overseer in
each district by the voters residing
in such district. Township boards
should take notice of this at once
and divide their townships into road
districts and have the overseers |
elected at the coming township
elections.
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HANGED HERSELF TO \ TREE.

Chillicothe, Mo, March 11.-Miss
Lucy Farrar, the 17-year-old daugh-
ter OF Ed Farrar and wife, living in
the northwestern part OF Livingston
county, committed suicide late yes
terday afternoon by hanging herself
by means of halter to the limb of "a
tree, not over 200 yards from her
home.
The girl left home at Pollock, and
at > her parents became alarmed and
organized a searching party. Her
body was found shortly afterward
hanging from the tree limb. No
cause is known for the tragic act.
She had pleasant home and was in
good health. She left neither note
nor word.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-03-14
MISS0URIS STATE FAIR.
How the $4,000 Given by the Legis-
latnre Will be Used,

Sedalia, Mo, March 81. R.
Rippy, secretary of the Missouri
State Fair association, is back from
jefferson City. where he labored for
the fair, He had hoped to get 800,
900, but believes a good fair, can be
given this fall. September 9 to IA ex-
elusive, with the $4,000 appropri-
ated. 1t probably will be expended
as follows: Speed horse barns, to
accommodate 40 horses (instead of
200 as had been intended). $4,000:
swine and sheep stable, $4,000:
race track. $4,000; amphitheater.
$4,000; exposition hall, $4,000: ag-
ricultural hall. $4,000; judges stand.
building, custodians'
fencing, turnstiles. ticket
offices, etc. $4,000. All of the
and other improvements
will be constructed so thew can be
when more means are
availa bic,
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Mortality of CONSUMPTION.

Philadelphia, Pa, March 6.-Chief
]. Lewis Goode of the Bureau OF
Health, in his annual report, states
that consumption exceeds in mortal
ity any single disease. the number OF
deaths from tuberculosis during the
past year being ALL The board
of health is seriously considering the
advisahility OF recommending TO the
legislature the placing of conSump-
ton on the list ofcontagiouS diseases
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-03-14

Notice f. hereby given that se,ed hid ,,,,
De received at the Office of the county cIert -
| butlrT, bates county, Missouri up 10 twelse
| O'Clock IA. sharp, "''~
Tuesday the 10th day of April. 1901
/ for the erection, constructor, "a
/ completion Of a Court House for said connts
/ according to the plans, details and snesis
cations prepared by Geo r Mcdonald r.hi
| tect, 90 East 18th street Kansas CIV. Mo
winch are now on file in the clerks once 81
said county. VI
The building is to BE- a modern strnc,rr.
with heavy walls, steel beams plate glass
encaustic tile, slate roof. steam heat anJ
plumbing. All bids shall be for the entJra
completion Of the building and each contrarta,
shall accompany his bid with a sample OF stone
ana brick proposed.
All bids shall contain cert fed check In the
sum OF $50 .fO) Five Hundred DollArs nnds
payable TO the treasurer OF Bates county Mis-.
seuri, as guarantee To said county that the
FACTOR would u awarded the contract, enter
INTO written agreements In duplicate with said
county and furnish good and sufficient bond
double the amount of contract, which bond
must De acceptable to the county court OF ssid
county, and shall be furnished within twelve
tfzD DAYS after award OF contract, and III In
contractor fail to supply and execute such bond.
then the aforesaid check shall be forfeited ~
said county as damage.
All, All bids shall be upon printed forms fur
Approximate cost OF building (s5o, 200 O0l
Flfty Thousand Dollars The county court
reserves the right to reject any or all bids All
BIDS shall be sealed and marked "PRoPosALs"
foR CoUEr HoUsE and be delivered 10 the
clerk Of said county
GEORGE r.. MCDorAID, Architect.
BY order o. the County Court Of sad County.
sAN'L WEsT. Presiding Jsdgc.
L. ID. NnM-ATT, Associate Judge,
j. J. MARCH, Associate Judge,
y. i. BIaSADDUs County Clerk
Butler, Missouri, March sth 1901. ls-td
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-03-14

Jefferson City, March o.-The
Christian Scientists are determined
to die i'll the last ditch. They have
only one more possible opportunity,
to stop the Hall medical bill from
becoming a law. That is the favor
OF Governor Dockery. A veto is
their last and only hope and to
those who are on the outside, but
still fairly well acquainted with the
situation, it is "A very slim hope.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-03-14
BANK SAFE Is LOOTED.
Robbers Make a Rich Haul al
Little Town of Argonia,
Kansas.
Bandits Are Being Pursued and Nav
Be Captured.

Wellington, Kan, March 10Th.
private bank of J. II. Springer al
Argonia, this county, was entered
last nigh by three men and $4,000
In cash and 1900 in registered gov
eminent } per cent bonds secured
| Two hundred dollars of the money
was III silver, 5000 in gold and 81
200 in paper money. About $40 in
silver and gold and $4,000 in bonds
was left untouched.
| The robbers stole their tools from
the Santa Fe section house and a
near by blacksmith shop and pried
open the door to the bank building
with a crowbar. An attempt was
made to break the knob off the vault
door, but it was unsuccessful. The
vault was entered through the brick
wall and the safe blown open with
nitrO7gIycerine. Two explosions were
heard, but the fact of the robbery
bid not become known until after
daylight this morning.
The robbers left nothing th3ss will /
lead to their identity. They arrived
in ArgOnia about dark Saturday ev-
enlng from the south. The leader of
the gang, a tall, we'll dressed, smooth
talking man. was recognized by some
Is "a man who was in Argonia last
and went through the rear
md OF the bank building, which is
vacant, under pretense of wanting
% rent the room for a store. The
)ther two are described as men about
50 years OF age, one smooth shaven
md the other wearing a moustache,
md both dressed in dark corduroy
PANTS and hunting coat
The bank is private concern cap
talized at So 900. 1t carried 3. 500
burglar insurance The owner is
Wealthy and depositors will not SUI
er. Twelve hundred dollars in drafts
N the Union National bank of Kan
as City were in the safe and were not
ouched.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-03-14
MCKINLEY WRITES TO DOCKERY.
Cordial Letter From President in Re
ply to Friendly Congratulations.

Jefferson City, Mo. March 1O.-On
Mr.. MeKinley's Inauguration as
president on March 1 Governor
Dockery sent him a telegram of per
sonal congratulation In response
the governor received today the fol-
lowing letter from the president;
Executive Mansion, Washington.
d. c.. March 4. 1901.
Dear Governor Dockery: Please
accept my cordial thanks for your
kindly message Of congratulation of
the 18th instant. which was duly re-
ceived. Assuring you that your
thoughtfulness is warmly appreci-
ated. | am, very sincerely yours.
''WILLIAM MKINLFY
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-03-14
CHANGE IN SCHOOL LAWS
Which Will Probably Meet VIII, :
eral Approval.

I Hon.. l,;r
,,--.It.II 10 which Ia.
Ian1...,..-. ID. u he legislatur.
-, 81 ''' : Governor Dockery'.
several f..,.,.-, r. '"N' contains
r,rr,s,.4 ..t.... VIII probably
,...,..-,,,,. '' The pGbEe
Tt.t..rr.
b,,rt .,f.'1..... one county
....,.. OBJ 'hree members
-. IT, .".'.N school eommis,
~. . ...'. '-L 10y virtue Of
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-03-14
Miss0uri's ST. Louis Exhibit

Jefferson City, March 9.-The house
passed the worlds fair bill appro-
priating one million dollars fora Mi.-
souri, exhibit at the Louisiana Pur-
chase Centennial exposition late this
afternoon. Eleven members voted
against it, although the people or
dered it when they adopted the con
stitutional amendment.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-03-14

Some predict that Texas will rival
Pennsylvania as "a producer Of oil. it
is IT, be hoped, however, that she will
not rival Pennsylvania in her politi-
cal methods We can use more oil
but we do not need any more Penn
sylvania politics-The Commoner.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-03-14
How viii She End?

Just budding into wonlanhood, so
fresh, so fair and fine that we turn to
watch her as she passes, she trips along
the street picture of health and beauty
Among the passing crowd of worn and
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-03-14

Gen Miles left Washington Tues
day for Cuba, where he will make an
inspection Of the principal military
posts.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-03-14

New York collected an Inheritance
tax Of SGG5.O 900 from the Coils =.
Huntington estate, which was val
ned ut $50, 900 900.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-03-14
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION ::

The WEEKLY TIMES. published every
Thursday. will be sent 70 any address
7ne year, postage paid, FOR SI.oo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-03-14

wrinkled women,
she looks a being
from anoth er
world. Will she
ever be like them?
Could they once
have been as fair
as she? No beauty
can last under the
strain and drain
of female weak
ness, from which
the majority of
women suffer in a
greater or less de-
gree. They might
preserve their fair
ness of face and
form If they would
cure the disastrous
diseases which
affect the woman
ly organs. Women
are cured of such !
by the use |
OF DIR. Pierce's Fa-
Prescrip- |
ton. 1t stops the
enfeebling drains,
h ea1s infamu1a- i
lion and u1cera-
ion, cures bear
ng down pains,
strengthens the |
800 -, Il
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-03-14
Motto Of Final Settlement

Notice lie hereby given 20 all creditors, ard
all others interested in the estate % John
Green. deceased. that 7, Jacob Green. eN-
ecutoT, Of said estate, intend 20 make
nnsl settlement thereof. at the next term Of
she Bates County Probate court Ia Bates
county, state Of Missouri. 20 be held at Batter
commencing On the l3sh day Of March 1901.
l5-4t JACOB GREEN Executor
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-03-14

nervous system, and restores the gem
eral health. 1t contains no opium, CO.
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II had been 4 great sufferer from female
weakness, 4" writes Mrs. NJ B. Wallace of Muer-
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none did me any good. I suffered six wears but
at last found relief. followed your advice,
ana took eight bottles Of Or. Pierce's Favorite
Discovery now feel like a zfeav CONAN /
have gained eighteen pounds
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure bill
iOuSneSS
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-03-14
E1e1fiikQ
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md all wrong, if too thin ALREADY.
Fat, enough for your habit, :
healthy; a little more, or less, i
. great harm. Toe fat, consul
: Doctor: too thin, persistently
hin, no matter what cause, take
1cott's Emulsion of Cod Liver
Oil.
There are many causes of get
ng too thin; they all come
lder these two heads: over
0rk and under-digestion.
Stop over-work, if YOU car
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SCOTS Emulsion of Coz
yer Oil, to balance yoursel,
i your work. You can't live
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There's limit, however;
ou'Il pay for it.
SCOTS Emulsion of Cod Liver
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ae genuine has a
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N0HgE TO CONTRACTORS

Notice f. hereby given that sr,,ad ria. -,
De received at the Office of the county rIert ~ ~
Butler, Bates county, Missouri an to ttrs,su
O'Clock IA. sharp, '"''N
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-13
ROBBERS MAKE RICH HAUL
Steal Express Safe With $4,000
From a Railway Platform.
Authorities of I6vru Town Whore C,I,r.
occurred Say They Have Two
Mcn Who Committed II.

Sioux City. Iowa.-Prompt and active
work ny the authorities Mt Manila.
Iowa. resulted in the arrest of three
men who are supposed 10 have been
implicated in the theft of a United
states Express Company safe which
contained about $4,000.
The Chicago. Milwaukee and ST pouJ
,rain i'll which the safe was tnLon
rom Sioux City arrived Mt Manila mi
800 clock y. III. The OmHho troin
was late. and James Sturtcvant Of
sioux city. the express messenger diJ
not hurry in unloading the goods and
Packages from his car The EXPRESS
Saic. with other articles. was unload
eu ana placed on Il truck on tie sta.
non platform. and then SturtcvnrW au,,
tnc haeSa""man went TO the other em
vi lhc platform TO get another truck
ioad. When Sturt"vant returned hc'
noticed that the articles on the truck
were disarranged. and Il glance showed
that the iron box WAS gone
There was great excitement. and no
time was lost in spreading the alarm.
City Marshal Fcrrill hastily assem-
bled posse ana vigorous work was
begun. Snow lay thick upon the
ground. and il did moi take long 10 dis
cover the tracks Of two persons. who
evidently had hccn carrying some
heavy object. directly from the truck
rs ii stood upon tho depot platform
They carried the safe distance of
about two blocks. ana then loaded IT
into wagon. which had been left
there in waiting.
The wagon was driven n mile and n
half into the country and there the
safe was forced open and the contents
were ahStractCd. Tho mon there aban-
tioned the safe and went their wav on
n new track. II was not difficult to
trace them. however and three ar
rests We're made. Their names are
IOhn Jackson. John StoVnlt and ChaS
Hayes. All are men who live nj Ma
nila and are we'll known. Their rcpu-
tations heretofore have not been bad.
They stou,ly protest their innocence.
but the authorities believe the evidence
| against at least two of them will prove
conclusive. The three prisoners are i'm
| iail. having hcen unable 10 furnish
| bonds of S12.000 each.
The authorities say the shoes OF two
of the men exactly fiji the tracks in the
snow Mt the station where the safe was
carried off.
The stolen safe contained In the
aeighhorhood of $40 600. Twelve thou
sand dollars was In cash and the re-
maindcr in drafts, checks, and various
vnluables.
None OF the money or valuables
has hcen recovered.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-13
THE NEWS ePlTOMlZED
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

Robert W. Wilcox. Delegate from
Hawaii. answered charges filed against
him. declaring he was loyal TO the
Government and fairly elected to Con
Cress.
Senators are drafting n resolution to
define the attitude Congress wishes
the President TO take toward Cuba
Nominations of Generals Wood.
Grant ana Fell to be brigadier-genrr-
a'S. were held up in the Senate con-
mitjcc
The War Department ordered the
diScont nuance of the sale of beer.
wine. and Intoxicating liquors on all
military reservations and army trans
ports.
Special Committee of tho House on
the 81. Louis Exposition voted 10 re
bort favorahlv the bill appropriating
E'.ooo.n@o for the Louisiana Purchase
ENnosiiion.
The Army Appropriation bill pro
vidcS SllS.oo0 900 for the next fiscal
wear
Secretary Hay was advised by Min
iSter Huntor. stationed at Guatemala
city, Guatemala. of the suicide of
Sidney T.. Everett OF Massachusetts.
Secretary of the American Legation
y colonization project is under way
IN Southern California. This is for
The purpose of ColouiZinc n norton or
the Texas rice fields with DunilardS.
OF whom there are conSidcrahl
lumber IN Southern California.
The animal transport Oopack sailed
from san Francisco for Manila with
ITO horses aud mules on board Tor
army use. These are said TO he the
finest animals ever shipped To the
Oricui
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-13
OUE ADOPTED ISLANDS

y lumber yard. Sawmill and fourteen
houses in Havana. Cuba. near FL
Corr". were burned. with total loss
NJ S1oo0oo. Eighty persons were in
iurcd. most or them frcmcu
Several arrests were made in Manila.
J. l.. in connection with the alleged
aiding Of insurgents.
Five designating clerks in the post
"djc" n Honolulu. Hawaii. were dis
charged e." refusing to work over
time. Th'v claim that they have
worked ovcreimc without compensation
for six months.
SurrenderS ana minor sllirmishcs
continue in Southern LuZon. l.. I. \
lew insurgents have been killed.
Ihcre We're no American casualties.
SenorS Rorda and Balba. represent
ing Porto Rican planters. will present
10 Congress the protest agaiI ST the
Hollauder revenue bill
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-13
DOMESTIC.

Hundreds OF teachers in the United
States are applying for positions in the
Philippines.
In the Supreme Court at Ballston
Spa. \. y, it was decided that sig
mailman should prccedc an automobile
n furlon%.
Yale issued a circular warning her
alumni and friends that the project to
erect Il statue to Nathan Hale was not
authorized
c. T.. NurHn. Of Ann Arbor. Mich q
student II Bradcn'S National Prcpara-
tory School for West Point. y. Y.
dropped dead while he and other stu
dents We're engaged in snowballing.
Death W"S due to heart disease.
The Louisiana sugar planters have
finished their planting nearly eighty
days ahead of time. taking for granted
that thor" would he no more cold
weather. This year.
otto Schuman. an eccentric hermit
who made his home in an old cottage
on the mountains near Honcsdalc.
fenn.. for many years. was frozen to
ioath.
Two hundred and fifty Chicago
saloon Keepers were arrested for keep
Ing open OH Sunday.
y 5000 shortage caused the arrest
of Joseph Fitzgerald, employed in the
Scahoard National Bank. of New York
City.
Standard Oil shareholders on March
II will get Il twenty per cent. quarter
~ dividend. the company distributing
$50. O0O. 600.
Fire destroyed the Masonic Temple
Mt Toledo. Ohio. Loss. Sl5O.00O. fully
insured
The Virginia Military Academy at
Richmond. Va. refused to rcinstate
Bradley II. Johnson, Jr. and four
others dismissed for hazing.
Starving and unusually fierce wolves
have appeared on the streets of New
Buffalo. Mich. and the town is ter
roriZcd
The Countess Boni de CastelIanc
sold To her brother. Edwin Gould.
her interest in six pieces of real es-
tate in New York City for $4,000.
Miss Sarah Small. of Nashville. Ga
was 50 seriously burned by her dress
catching fire that she died.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-13
FOREIGN.

Governor Gallett was recalled to
France. His successor is Edouard
Petit.
The incident caused by the with
draWal of the eXequatur of the Dutch
Consul at Lorenzo Marques, Herr
Potts. is closed, and the Dutch Minis.
ter will shortly return TO Lisbon.
Signor Saracco, the Prime Minister.
resigned on account OF the defeat OF
the Italian Ministry
An Italian. out of work. committed
suicide in ST. Paul's Cathedral Lon
don.
General Julian Acosta. chief Of the
Venezuelan insurgents in the Caru-
pano district IS a prisoner in the
hands OF the Government forces.
The Count of Caserta met with q
hostile public reception on arriving in
Madrid, Spain. to attend the wedding
of his son, Prince Charles of Bourbon.
10 the Princess of the Asturias.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-13
THE REPORT ON HAZIuG
Congress Committee Submits Its
Findings in the Booz Case.
BILL TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS
Ihe Report Says That Fights Arrapy.i
"es' foint Are Much More Vic
ious Than Those Conducted rpdcr
marquis OF Queensberry EuIes-Dras.
tic Measures to Stop Practice Urged.


TIC Measures to Stop Practice Urged.
washington ID. C.-The report of the
special Congressional Comn,it+oo
which investigated the hazinc of Cadet
booz and the general subject of haziny
Mt West Point was submitted to tho
House of Representatives bv tho
Chairman of the Committee. Rcnroscp.
ta'ive Dick, together with a bill pro.
vidinG stringent regulations against
hazing' fighting and all brutal prac-
tees at the Military Academy
The report is N exhaustive review
OF the practice of hazing in all it's
forms. ana while moderate in tone. is
| nevertheless stringent arrni,nmcpt
Of the practices cnumerarrd II snnci.
mes more than one hundred distinct
methods of harassing fourth.c class mon
ana describes them in detail.
one of the funny formations'' do.
scrlhed is that practiscd on Philin
sheridan. .Ir.. who was compelled to
rme hroomstick Gin mockcry of his
!lluStriouS fathers achievement ~
Winchester"
The report describes the system or
lghting at West Point ~ ShocI5iu.- in
It's character. The Committee declares
that the West Point code is moro
vicious than the QuecnShcrry code. II
is held that fighting is the worst form
or haZtng. that such fighting rs that
Mt West Point IS Il felony according to
the statutes in many Of the states. and
that the time has come when Congress
must decide whether fights which are
nigh crimes elsewhere shall continue
at the academy
The Committee finds that Cadets
Macarthur. Rreth and Burton were
hazed into commissions. that others
were hazed until they tainted. while
Others were hazed until they Were
sick
The hazlng of Cadets Rooz and
Breth are claborately treated. but the
Committee does not attribute their
deaths directly to haZing. The report
adds: -..
But while we cannot fix upon haZ-
ing the responsibility for these two
deaths. the possibility that Ii hastenpd
them and the blot It throws on the
otherwise fair and glorious fame of the
| academy, its conflicts with proper
training and discipline and unftness
In this century. urges the adoption Of
reasonable. yet. we believe, effective
measures for its eradica lion. aud the
promotion of discipline Mt the acad-
cmy"
| The bill submitted contains eleven
sections against haZinG. and provides
means for its detection and punish
ment. Dismissal is provided rs the
penalty for taking part in Il fight or
challenge, directly or indirectly. or for
any form of annoying, harasSin". or
bracinG cadets. Cadets dismissed are
made Ineligible to appointment to the
army, navy or marine corps. Provision
is made for courts of inquiry. courts
martial. closer association between Off
GERS and cadets and other means for
effectually stopping the practice.