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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18
New Meat Market.

Round, loin andportAr.huu~c steak
Zoe III, chuck steak 3lbs for 35c,
boiling meat Gc Ii, hard l2ls 10 pork
Zoe ID, sausage Zoe Ii, mi,t,e am
l2sr, spare ribs Zoe, liver sruct Zoe,
ham sliced lSr, dry salt liz Areak-
INST bacon lSc, whey wurst Ike 10.
lou will find Us on South side OF
square. Come and see us.
i'3t GIBSON &DOBENMIER.
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New rugs at McKibbens.

More new holiday goods from
Cough & Hess. North Side Square.
Mrs Mary Humphrey, residing at
Vinita, Indian Territory, will accept
our thanks for a renewal OF her sub
scription.
Christmas prices, special prices al
Jim's C. G.
j. F. Hagan, district deputy of the
Of the Modern Woodmen OF America
spent several days in the city in the
interests of the order
Quilts SOC, Csc, $1.1S, $1.4s,
$1.75, $3.50, -. 80 at McKibbens.
W. G. Sellon, one of most pros.
porous farmers and breeders OF short
harm cattle, gave us a pleasant cal
and renewed for the new year.
A child born at Flat River, Mo-,
weighed only one pound, and it is
claimed to be the smallest living
child in the United States.
/ Fine medalions'at Cough & Hess &
drugstore, North Side Square.
A bill to appropriate 100000
for a new Court OF Justice building
at Washington has been reported IA.
voiably by the committee.
Prescription and family receipts
compounded with utmost care at
Cough & Hess drug store, North Side
T. D. Rafter, township collector
has an Office with Probate Judge
Brown in the southeast corner base
ment room Of the court house.
LOwney's candies in beautifully
decorated boxes suitable for holiday
presents. Cough Il Hess, North Side,
Elmer Little, son Of Conductor ]
e. Little, has accepted a position as
brakeman on the Missouri Pacific
out Of Nevada.-Nevada Mail.
Cough & Hess have just opened a
large stock of new holiday goods.
see them before you buy.
The TMEsextendsc congratulations
to DIR. Il. W. Foster, the happiest
man in town, over the arrival Of a
Titles to brighten his home Christ
mas.
A picture Of Rev. T. C. Pickett,
candidate for chaplain Of the House
OF Representatives, occupied a con-
spicuous place in the st. Louis Re-
public Monday.
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Judge Graves spent Monday in
Sedalia holding court for Judge
Longdonin the trial Of an important
case
Pete Nelson one OF the Oldest mi
ners in the camp was hurt by a fall
OF slate at mine II, Rich Hill, Fri
day evening,
Missouri leads all other states lin
the average yield of corn per acre.
The total production was 3O7, 3OO,-
600 largest in the history of thest
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK. The
factory sale of sewing machines at
the Butler Cash Dept Store will con-
tinue next week or till the so ma .
chimes are sold.-Butler Cash Dept
Store.
Mrs. Herman Loeb and two little
daughters, Of Rich Hill, spent Friday
in the city, the guests OF Mrs. Sam'l
Levy and Mrs. Max Weiner, and was
entertained at luncheon in the after
noon by Mrs. Levy.
A thief who stole a team a few days
ago from miners near Liberal, Mo =,
was captured in the Indian Territory.
He had driven 80 miles the first day
to Seneca, Kan., where one horse
died.
Leslie S. Cree, II years old, took
IS grains OF morphine in a room at
Metropolitan hoteli in X. c. Saturday
night. He was found by the night
clerk and removed police head
quarters where he died.
Cliff Wear, who, underwent the Sec
ond setting of his shoulder joint yes
terday, was reported getting along
nicely, though suffering from the eff
fects of the drugs given him during
the operation.-Rich Hill Review.
Our good friend and most excellent
subscriber j. D. Black, a former But
Ter boy, who is now a prominent and
successful business man OF Lompoc,
CAL, being engaged in harness and
saddlery business, sends renewal for
1904. He said on the 10Th of the
month they had six earthquake
shocks from noon till 10 p. m. One
was pretty heavy, the others light.
No damage was done. Mr.. Black
has many friends here who will be
glad to learn he is doing well and en-
ioying good health.
On account OF the inclement wealth.
er the sale OF sewing machines will be
continued next week, or till the so
machines are sold. This is a rare
chance to buy at factory prices
Butler Gosh Dept Store.
In the West Boone items to the
Merwin Mirror a report is given of
the drowning in a pond of Frank
Williams. Frank and Neil Williams
and Carl and Jean Kiser, boys, we're
playing near a pond on Mr.. Kiser's
place. The pend-was frozen over,
and Frank ventured out on the ice
to get a roller the boys were playing
with. The ice broke and the little
fellow went down into the water and
before help arrived he was drowned.
Boys your best girl win expect a
box Of candy Christmas, and she told
me TO tell you she would like one of
those beautiful boxes at Jim's C. G.
because they are SO fresh and new;
prices from Zoe to $500. Come and
see. JIM'S C. G.
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Bad roads and rainy weather have
interfered with. the sewing machine
sale this week, and we have decided
to continue it next week, which will
be the last chance to buy a sample at
factory price.-Butler Cash Dept
Store.
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TINES Telephone No. 81.
\Goli gloves at MaKibbens.
Good umbrellas at McKibbens.
Holiday Novelties at Cough & Hess.

Az kinds Of nuts for Xmas at Jim's
"A xbhn Alkire is a new subscriber to
booming TINES. 81
Candy and cakes, their cakes and
candy on special sale at Jim's c. 6.
Mr.. Fuller, Of Carthage, with his
family, has moved to Butler.
Edward Trabue, OF Greenfield, ILL.,,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Adair.
Ben. B. Canterbury, of West Plains,
Mo-, has moved his family back to
Butler.
DR.. P. L. Payne has sold his resi-
dence on Ohio street to d. W. Will
son.
Dora Meek, OF Centralia, ILL.,, who
has been sleeping over 80 days, is
Aaported to be slightly improved.
Mn can't bake cakes for 1Oc a ID
I en{ ron can buy them for 1Oc a ID at
! INN g.
DR.. I.Lamb, one Of the prominent
yound physicians, practicing near
Vir9I1la called and renewed.
Coffee coffee, coffee, there's no
place like Jim's c. G. for coffee.
(. Sidney Hale, son Of J. c. Hale, for
mer recorder, arrived in town the
other day from Roswell, New Mexico.
Opera shawls and iascinators at
McKibbens.
J.W. McFadden, presiding judge
elected the county court spent Mon
day in the city and gave The TIMES
a call,
Table covers and dresser scaris at
McKibbens.
=. Lipt Beatty, who died in Charlotte
y towi saturday after brief ill
pesl " nfisd ID Oak Hilfcemetery
~ D1dday afternoon.
ehri seams exhibits at the
=.
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With the Airo,American problem,
the Philippine problem, the tariff re-
vision problem, the arbitration prob.
lem and the financial problem, our
happiness for some time to come is
rather predetermined. -Post-Dis-
patch.
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New waistings at McKibbens.

New waistings at McKibbens.
Great line of 25c handkerchiefs at
MeKibbens
Read the advertisements in THE
TINES. they will cite you where to do
your Christmas shopping and aid
you in making your selections.
Fl 90 aud $3.50 kid gloves at
McKitIhpns.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-26

Graduated Optician al floltons.
2l2tt
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-26
THE VENEZUELA CRISIS
Powers Formally Ask the President
to Arbitrate.
TERMS OF REQUEST SECRET
Details VIII Not He Made Public Un.
til Mr.. Roosevelt Finally De-
cides What Anawer
He Shall Give.
TERMS OF REQUEST SECRET

Washington, Dec. 25.-The proposals
Of Great Britain and Germany that
President Roosevelt arbitrate the Ven
ezuelan dispute have reached Washing
ton. They are in such form that the
president can accept or reject the prop
osition outright. So far, the messages
having been received while the presi-
dent was absent from the White
House, he has had no opportunity to
consider them, and until he does so his
decision cannot be known.
For the same reason nothing can be
gathered here as to the details Of the
proposals, and, although great interest
is felt as to the extent Of the limita-
lions which the allies will ask to be
placed OIL the arbitration, curiosity on
that point must remain unsatisfied un-
til the president has finally made up
his mind what he shall do.
1t is known that he is disposed to act
with all speed in this matter, for he
realizes that the conditions on the
blockade line are such that almost any
moment an unpleasant incident may
occur through the obstinacy Of some
skipper or from a genuine misunder-
standing as to the terms of the block
ade that may diminish the chance of
peaceful settlement Of the Venezuelan
trouble.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-26
SHARKEY SENTENCED.
Man Who Killed Millionaire Fish
Gets Ten Year Term.
JUDGES SCATHING WORDS.
Informs the Prisoner That There
Are No Mitigating Circumstances
to Warrant Him In Imposing
Light Sentence.

New York, Dec. 25.-Thomas j. Shar
key. the private detective who was
convicted OF manslaughter in the sec
ond degree for having killed Nicholas
A. Fish, the banker, on Sept. q in
front of saloon in Thirty fourth
street, near Eighth avenue, was sen
fenced to state prison for ten years by
Justice Davy in the criminal branch
Of the supreme court in the following
words:
"You We're indicted for manslaughter
In the first degree, and the jury found
you guilty OF manslaughter in the Sec
ond degree. If l We're to be guided by
outside influences, | should impose a
light sentence in your case, but have
q duty to perform to myself and the
public. l must say there are no mti
eating circumstances. You pursued
and intercepted Mr.. Fish after the dis
pute in the saloon, and on the sidewalk
with terrible blow you took the life
Of respectable citizen, who may have
had his faults, but was not a cross
man. There was no evidence that he
had tried TO strike you.
If you had admitted the truth and
pleaded for mercy. saying that the ter
ribie blow was dealt in passion, you
might be entitled to some leniency.
You denied striking the blow and there
by added to the crime. You had am
pie time to cool off between the dis
pute in the saloon and the trouble on
the sidewalk. l have taken into con-
sideration the recommendation of the
jury and your previous good charac-
ter You were ably defended or the
verdict in your case might have been
mansaughter in the first degree. The
sentence of the court is that you be
imprisoned in state prison for ten
years"
The length of the sentence seemed
to stagger the defendant and the law
yers in the courtroom, and it was sew
eral minutes apparently before Shar-
keys counsel would have anything to
say as to his future action in the case
Then he said that he would apply to
the supreme court for a stay Of execu-
ton.
The story OF the Crime.
Nicholas Fish, brother Of Stuyvesant
Fish and father of Hamilton Fish, one
of the first soldiers to be killed in the
war with Spain, scion Of one Of the
oldest, most wealthy and respected of
the Knickerbocker families, With So
cial connections of the most exclusive
nature, was visiting his real estate
holdings on the west side on Sept. Is
last when he met two women on the
street \ Irritation resulted in an in
vitation to drink, and they were seated
at table drinking in Ehrhardt's sa-
loon in West Thrtyfourth street near
Sayantl aYnMlln when ShArkey entnrnl
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-26

win one or the women, LioDH NV
lips. Sharkey had been very friehu'!'
and he was invited to take a seat III
the table.
Mr.. Fish bought many rounds OF
drinks, and when he hesitated to ORDER
more a quarrel arose between him ana
Sharkey. The assault occurred as out
lined in Justice Davy's speech when
he pronounced sentence.
Mr.. Fish was taken to Roosevelt nos
pital. where he was identified. His
wife. still mourning for her son. who
was "A sergeant in Colonel Roosevelts
rough riders when he was killed while
serving in Cuba. was called to the hos
pital and remained with her husband
until he died, about twelve hours after
the assault.
= The killing Of Nicholas Fish caused
a greater furorc in high society thar
any incident of recent occurrence ano
much sympathy was expressed FOL
Mrs. Fish, whose sacrifices had al
ready been great and whose heart hnt
been stepped in trouble from man!
causes.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-26
SOUGHT DEATH TOGETHER

Religions Differences Almost End In
Death of Lovers.
Rochester, n. Y, Dec. 25.-Because
of religious differences that seemed a
bar to their marriage a young man
and woman sought death together.
Israel Mackie and Irene Selhie. he a
lantern maker and she 4 domestic,
were the parties to the attempt.
Nlackie purchased an ounce of lau-
danum and the two went to the parlOr
of his mothers home. After dividing
the laudanum equally. they swallowed
the poison. This was at 9o'clOck in
the evening. They sat down side by
side with claspcd hands waiting death
until 3 O'clock in the morning. when
they were found 10y Mackie's mother.
She called an ambulance. and the sur
geon pumped ont their stomachs. Both
are under arrest and will recover
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-26
The Case OF the Caracas.

The navy department has received
no word from Commander Diehl of the
Marietta concerning his reported pro
test against the action of the block
aiding squadron at Caracas in refusing
to allow the Red ID liner Caracas to
remain in the harbOr long enough to
discharge her cargo. No request for
instructions has come from him. The
officials of the department have entire
confidence in Commander Diehrs abil-
ity to handle tl.e situation. and unless
they hear something from him in the
shape of a protest against the action of
the allies they will make no move.
As IL rule. it is agreed that block
aiding fleet can do pretty much as 1T
likes 1t is intinlated as n possible
reason for the position taken by the
allies in declining to allow the Caracas
to remain in the harbOr at night that
in the dark it would he difficult to ex-
ercise surveillance of what was being
taken out OF her hold. For the same
reason the allies may have decided
that she should not return to the har-
Dor. but should take on her passengers
tutside.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-26
PerilA Of Lake Ontar1o.

Watertown, n. Y, Dec. 25.-The barge
Isaac Stevenson of Ogdensburg, laden
with coal. which went ashore at Stony
point, near Henderson, Dec. 16, has
been released and has started for Brock
vile. Ont Much wreckage from the
missing Hall. which, with her crew Of
nine. has been given up for lost, is still
coming ashore. and the shore is being
patrolled in the hope Of recovering the
hOflieS
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-26
SaxOuy'a ScRnda

Berlin, Dec. oJ.-The I.Oka -AnZeiger
prints dispatch from Dresden saying
that King George of SaXOny sent sew
eral of the highest police officials to
Geneva to observe and report on the ac-
tons of the fugitive Crown Princess
Louise. A divorce of the crown prince
and crown princess is regarded as i'm
possible during the lifetime Of King
George, who entertains stringent reli-
xious scruples against divorce.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-26
1ig Lockout IL AverteA.

Chicago, Dec. %. A lockout of the
5000 garment workers and clothing
makers employed in Chicago was avert.
ed when Cutters union, No. 21, accept.
ed the agreement presented by the EN-.
ploying tailors. While there are still
differences between the employers and
the tailors, the chances are that they
win be settled by arbitration.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-26

Warrington, w. Va, Dec. %. The
residence Of Robert Floyd, two miles
north Of here, was blown up with dyna-
mite by robbers. Mr.. Floyd was killed
instantly, and Mrs. Floyd and the serv-
ant girl were seriously injured. The
house was completely demolished. One
thousand dollars which, 1t is said, Floyd
had in the house is missing.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-26

The Weather.
Snow: warmer; southeast winds.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
Closing Quotations Of the New York
Stock Exchange.

NeW IUIK, DEC. n.
Money on call strong at saSh per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. per cent. Ster-
in bankers bills at "a. s6s25a4. ssS76 for de-
mand and at 81. s2S75a4S3126 for 60 days.
Posted rates, As4 and A.S7k CONNER
cial bills, s4.s250a4s 1850. Bar silver. 4shc.
Mexican dollars. 3Sc. Government bonds
steady State bonds inactive. RAILROAD
bonds irregular.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-26
General Markets.

New York, Dec. A.
BUTTER-Steady: state dairy, 3oa3ec.
extra creamery. &c.
CHEESE-Firm: state, full cream, fan
cy. small colored. fall made. l3xa14c.
late made, 13a13kc.; small, white. fall
colored, fall made, 13Na14c.; late made, l3a
1910: large, white, fall made. 1Skal4c.
late made, 13a13Ac.
SUGAR - Raw steady; fair refining
37-16c. centrifugal. IS test. 315-1ec.; re-
fined steady; crushed. 5.l5c.: powdered
1850.
TURPENTINE-Firm at 56a5S1kc.
MOLASSES-Dull;N New Orleans, 31a<0c.
RICE-Quiet; domestic. 4AaSNc.: Japan
4xa5Nc nominal.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-26
Presentation to Cornell.

Ithaca, n. Y, Dec. 25.-Mrs. Winnie
Ream Hoxie has presented Cornell uni
yersity with life size bust. her own
work, of Ezra Cornell. founder of Cor
nell university. The gift is made on
the condition that the figure be trans
ferred to bronze.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-26
General Reyes Resigns oace.

City Of Mexico, Dec. 25.-General
Bernardo Reyes, minister Of war, has
resigned. This IL considered 4 move
ment of farreaching political signin-
canoe, as 1t practically leaves Senior
Lmantour, minister Of finance, alone
IN the race for the presidency Of the
republic, to succeed Dias.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-26
psrlor Rine Kills Professor.

Springville. Ala. Dec. 25.-Professor
Jacob Forney of the State university
was accidentally killed here while
shooting sparrows with parfor rifle.
Professor Forney was son Of the late
Major General John 81. Forney Of the
Confederate army.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-26

The attention Of all advertisers Is
called to the notice, near the top o!
the editorial column, relative 10 1ns
time fo' handing in copy Tor cnaase>
or for new I'D refreshments. D.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-26
NOTICE..

We hereby give notice to all those
who are indebted to US that II tns
bills are not settled before Jan. 18th
they will be put in the hands OF 81
attorney. Ward 4 Lane, South Barre,
Vt 2l6-97
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-26

Chicago, Dec. Pa special to the
Chronicle from New Orleans says: The
strike of the Illinois Central railroad
freight handlers has been declared off,
and the men will go back to work on
the old conditions, but without discrim-
inatiOn. ey
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CARPENTERS KICK.

The carpenters held we'll attended
of Importance was transacted, and
the demand for increase in wages was
gone over thoroughly. The union took
exception to a portion of the write up
on a former meeting in last weeks
Labor World. The issue stated that
the union had received letter from
the contractors regarding their de-
mands for the season. The report was
erroneous. The union received no such
letter. We received our information
from a contractor who said that they
had agreed to write such letter at a
meeting of contractors, and we very
foolishly supposed that it was mailed,
but their secretary undoubtedly failed
to do so.
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ELECTRICAL WORKERS.
Protest Against District Of Columbia
Examining Bill.

The Electrical Workers union held
a we'll attended meeting Thursday
evening. The legislative committee
from the Trades Assembly was present
and gave the union some advice on leg
islative matters. The union had before
it bill to examine and license elec-
trical workers in the District Of COL
umbia. The Electrical Workers un-
ion of Washington protested against
the enactment Of the bill by Congress
on the grounds that the fee for con-
tractors was so large it prevented any
little men from starting in business.
The Duluth union coincided with the
Washington local, and the secretary
was instructed to write Congressman
Morris of the matter.
The union agreed to see that it's del
egates attended the Trades Assembly
more regularly.44
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What a remarka BILE change has come
over the sentiment of the nation to-
wards trade unions. Not long since the
newspapers were antagonistic to labor.
The employer who happened to have
business enough to engage the serv-
ices of half dozen workingmen had to
array himself on the side of trades
union antagonists Everybody was go
ing to run their own business and the
business Of the workingman too. It was
wrong for the toilers to unite and say
to the employer how much wages the
latter should pay them. 1t was an alb
surdity of the highest degree for
wage-workers to tell an employer that
unless so and so, the non-unionlsts,
joined the union they would refuse to
work with him. Anything the employ
er did was right Everything the en-
ploye did was wrong.
But presto! What a change. TWen-
ty years ago there was not RESPONSE
BILE newspaper in the country that
would give to organized labor the SEM
blance of fair trea tment. Today every
up-to-date metropolitan daily has a
labor reporter on it's editorial staff.
None of these newspapers dare con-
denim trade unionism. The very worst
they do say, is that trade unions are
all right, when properly conducted
Previously unions were never right,
but always wrong.
The church no longer takes fling
at the union, although less than four
years ago we know of men who were
refused membership in a church for
no other reason than that they were
in good standing in the union of their
trade. Now, the church, like the news
papers, is apologizing for what It
claims to be labor's mistakes, but con-
tend that, generally speaking, the
union is an essential factor for the
protection of the rights of the wage
| worker Even the -millionaires are now
beginning to eulogize unionism and
Mark Hanna declares that he would
rather bring about harmony between
capital and labor than be president of
the United States. Mr.. SchWab, the
millionaire salaried servant Of the iron
and steel trust, drops himself from his
high pedestal to attend conference
and meet with the representatives Of
IN bo+- ar1de~ it"4 ,', common -1euel
Yea, verify the world moves.
The National Civic Federation, orig
inally organized by humbugs, adven-
turers and labor misleaders, is now
trying, probably honestly, to effect a
sort Of reconciliation between the for
ces of capital and labor. 1t is a case
| of trying to mix oil and water. They
| may be able to do it, but the aims and
objects of the so-called Civic Fedora
tion do not enter into the point we de-
sire to make. We desire to show that
| trade unionism is not only looked up
on as being respectable by those who
| were few years ago bitterly antagon-
istic to it, but that it is now recog-
| nized as an essential factor in the NOR
| al and social development of the toll
| ing classes. It is safe to to predict that
| in few years from now the man who
remains outside Of the ranks of union
| labor will be looked upon with as
| thorough contempt by the employing
! classes as he is now looked upon by
| his fellOW-WOrkers.
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Old Editor Dead.

IDA GROVE, Iowa, March 7.-George
A. Williams, editor and mayor of this
city. died at 5 O'Clock this morning.
Mr.. Williams had been actively en-
gagged in journalism for thirty years
and was widely known throughout :ihe
west. II ,%, ss .=s