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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02
Peden's Wild Statement.

Samuel C. Peden is reported to have
said, in an interview in the Kansas
City Journal concerning the bond
required by the United States court;
."Signing that would be like signing
my own death warrant. | would be
afraid to 60 back after doing so, for
the people would kill me-"
If Judge Peden so declared, then
he committed a most grievous wrong
against a people who have honored
him far beyond his deserts, for he
must l;#ewtt that he represents a law
abiding community, and nowhere is
the life and person of the citizen held
more sacred than in st. Clair county.
1t is hard to be patient when this
community is villihed and slandered
by strangers, much more 80 when ii
comes from the agents that we have
mistakenly selected to act for us ii
public matters.
Judge Peden is in no danger, dc
what he may, except from the iudg
ment of righteous Indignation thai
an outraged people will visit by hi
condemnation should he ever again
ask them to trust and confide in him
-Osceola Democrat.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02
The Size Of Texas.
From Pearson Magazine.

Texas, the largest state in the In
ion, has the proportions ofanempire,
and it is only by comparison shat
one can gain an adequate idea OF her
size and of the magnificent distances
between her boundaries. Tosay that
the area of the state is 265,1SO
square miles conveys little meaning,
hut when one considers that its width
is more than one-half that OF the
southern border OF the United States;
that it is larger than the whole oil
New England, with New York, Penn
sylvania, New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia thrown in; that it is larger
than even Germany or France; and
that if the whole population OF the
United States was placed within its
borders it would be no more thickly
settled than is Eastern Massachusetts
to-day-then one begins to realize
the vastness of this greatSouthwest
ern domain. In travelling across
Texas from Texarkana on the east
ern border to Ell Paso in the extrem
west, one journeys nearly the dis
lance from New York to Chicago
and in passing from the Panhandl
district in the north-a strip ofTexa
in which the entire territory embra(
ed in the New England states woul
be lost-to the Gulf coast, one find
almost every variety OF climate an
soil represented in any part OF tn
country.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02
Concealed His Poverty.

Denver, Colo, Dec. 29.-Chas. Stew
enson, a former accountant and hotel
clerk, was buried to-day alters short
illness at st. Joseph's hospital where
he died. The doctors ascribe death
to lack of nourishment and starva-
ton, due topoverty. Stevenson had
been peddling shoe laces, but was
supposed to have other means of
support. He was tooproud to make
his condition known. He was discOv-
cred in cold room, unconscious,
having been confined to his bed for
two weeks without anyone knowing
he was sick. One brother survives
him, Brig. Gen. Luther Stevenson
who is now living at Bingham, Mass
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02

Anyhow, General Miles stood by
what be said to the newspaper men.
And we take pleasure, says the Gin
cinnati Enquirer, in saying that what
he said for print was all right for
him to say, as an officer or as a citi'
zen; also, that General Miles will
stand better before the people fol-
not having lodged an opinion cred
liable to our best citizenship.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02
= HONOR TO THE JUDICIARY,

X, e. Star, 30th.
. In the Washburn case the attempt
to employ political leverage to over
throw Justice was sanctioned by two
Governors of Missouri-Stephensand
bUrkpry-. While it may be said that
Judge Graves could not decide other
wise than he did, his clear and specific
opinion showed a firm determination
to emphasize the merits OF the case,
and to give no consideration what
ever to the political phases OF the
contention. Attorney General Crow
displayed the same disposition in the
opinion which he delivered to the
| Governor and which the latter took
especial pains to disregard.
The people have reason to feel
proud of the high character OF the
Missouri judiciary as displayed inthe
opinion OF the supreme court III the
matter OF the dispute between the
rival Jackson county Democratic
conventions of a year ago, in the ac
ton of Judge Teasdale, OF the Kan
sas City circuit court in the Brum
back McAuley election contest, ant
in the writ of custer against Wash
burn, the usurping Kansas City
Election commissioner, granted 10y
Judge Graves, OF Butler.
t-t..f,.-Whiipw We do not C0ncur in th
) back. handed fling at our governors
contained in the above, we mos
. heartily concur in what is said OF Mis-
, souri's judiciary. and especially whe
/ it concerns our own distinguishe
fellow citizen and able Judge
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02
Please Don't Read
This!

st. Louis, Mo-, Sept, %, 90.
l believe that DR.. Tichenor's Anti
septic saved my life, when, about six
years ago, I had hemmorrhage from
the lungs. Four physicians had
treated me and all pronounced my
case hopeless. Fortunately l had
some time before, obtained bottle
of DIR. Tichenor's Antiseptic while
passing through Vidalia, La, and
remembered that it was recommend
ed for hemorrhages from wounds.
l commenced taking it in doses OF 60
drops and within week the hen. orr
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02

The plectrocutiou oi a bank cashier
at Akron. O., is another, warning OF
the danger OF electric shock. He held
a movable electric light in one hand
and attempted to open a safe with
the other. The wire of the light was
exposed, and a heavy current had
been caused by "A cross wire. He was
found dead, with three fingers burn
ed off. Too great caution cannot bt
observed in handling electric appli
ances Joplin Globe.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02

At meeting of the directors OF the
Rich Hill Fair Association, held Dec
ember 9th, Il. Loeb was elected
President; j. r. Weathers, Vice
President and W. W. Ferguson
Treasurer The election of secretary
was postponed until afuture meeting
of the board. President Loeb APP
pointed Thos. McComb, w. 6. Beas
lev and J. w. Jamison a finance com
mittee.-R. I'll. Review
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02

pains and nervousness. 1t makesweaK
women strong and sick women we'll
al deem it my duty to express my heartfelt
gratitude for having been the means, under
Providence, Of restoring me to health writes
Mrs D. II. Mum, of Springhill, Leon Co, Fla.
uFor nearly two years l suffered from female
weakness so could not stand on my feet any
length of time could scarcely walk at all
Appetite was much impaired; ! had bearing,
down sensations; can't express how badly
did feel, Had tried several kinds OF medicine
which did rue little or no good. At last decided
TO try DIR, Pierce's Favorite Prescription i mad
not taken all of two bottles before saw IT was
benefting me, SO l continued 10 take It until
had taken seven bottles, when l felt entirely
cured. Did not feel touch OF my old COM
plaint 1t has been over year since took
your medicine, aud can truthtully say that
INV health has been better for the last year than
il had been for four years previously.
rYou may publish this as TESTIMONIAL"
DIR. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, in paper covers, is sent free on
receipt of 81 one-cent stamps to pay
expense of mailing only. Address DR..
X. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02
Hon. d. 4. DeArmond is one OF the

Hon. d. \. DeArmOnd Is one Oh the
very abIpst men IN lQngresS.- nnd-a
man OF national reputation, but he
is one of the rleverest, plainest gen
tlrmeu we ever met. We called at
his residence while in Butler recently,
andwhile we are very old-fashioned
Kind of farmer, he made us feel at
home-just like we were visiting a
neiphborfarmer. We want the Judge
to stay in Congress. just as he wants
to.-Gabe in Review.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02

and that if she
sleeps her dreams
will only be echoes
of the suferings
of the day.
Why not sleep
soundly and rise
refreshed at morn
ing, with strength
and courage for
the days duties ?
Weak, nervous
women, sufferers
from backache,
bearing o W n
pains, and other
WON a My IL
ments, have found
a perfect cure in
DR.. Pierce's Fa'
vorite Prescrip'
ton. 1t heals the
wonanly disease:
which cause the
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02

hayes stopped and within six months
Twas entirely cured and have had no
attack OF its since. 1t is the best
thing / have found for wounds and
burns and keep it for use in case OF
accident 1t is clean liquid pleas
ant to smell and taste. Respectfully,
HENRY FAHEY.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02

Gen. de Wet rushed the British on
Christmas eve, capturing two guns,
and next day the British were trying
to celebrate Christmas with blood
shed The South African and Philip
pine Christmas had nothing i'll them
of GOOD will TO men.-Post-Dispatch.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02

ONO has become the modern
mother Of presidents, but Iowa is
rapidly becoming the power behind
the throne 1t has Shaw and Wilson
in the cabinet, Speaker Henderson
and the chairmanships of the most
important committees III both the
Senate and House. Nevada Post.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02

The hundred and twenty-ffth gush-
err has been brought in at Beaumont,
A boom in shipments and stocks is
noticed all along the line, The de-
velopment Of the Texas fields has EN-
larged the petroleum trade to gigan'
tic proportions.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02

DR.. Grassland, the negro politician
of st. Joseph, has recently been ap-
pointed minister to Liberia. The
Missouri negro and the Missouri mule
seem to be getting there under the
presen t NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Leader.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02

Former President GroverCleveland
has accepted an appointment as a
member of one OF the committees APP
pointed by the recent labor and cap
ital conference.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02
Notice.

To the Shareholders of the Bates County Bank,
Butler, Mo.
Notice is hereby given that at the annual
meeting Of the shareholders Of the Bates COun-
ty Bank to be held at the Office Of said Bank in
Butler, No., on
Tuesday, January 14th, 1902,
at o. clock A. M, q vote will be taken on the
following propositions:
To convert the Bates County Bank into Ma
tional organization under the National Banking
| System, and also to act on any and all other
matters relating thereto, or which may be
presented for consideration, including prop
| Thousand Dollars.
By order Of Board Of Directors.
u. TYGARD, Prest.
Cat j. c. CLARK, Sec'y'.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02

1t is the opinion OF Secretary Root
that a condition of war exists in the
Philippines All the news about a
condition of peace. which has been so
persistently repeated, has therefore
been fake" Intelligence ,-Post-Dis-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02

ANDY Carnegie is a sly old duck.
His latest effort was To get the gov
eminent To take stock in the steel
trust.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02

Six persons were killed and several
Others injured in fight which arose
from a family feud at Piketown, D.,
church.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02

Through the efforts OF Marquis Ito,
serious differences between the mem
bers of the Japanese cabinet have
been harmonized.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02
pleasant Dreams

Cries the young maid to her mother, as
she retires to rest. The mother smiles,
but signs. She knows that the pains
tlat racl, her will not stop for darkness,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02

Being kicked out by the President,
it is to he hoped Maclay will not lose
his temper to the extent OF coming
over to the democratic party.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02
TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION:

Che WEEKLY TINES, published every
thursday. Will be sent to any address
.ae year, postage paid, tor sl.oo'
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02

President Roosevelt in making up
his new cabine, is coming west after
his advisers.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02

President Roosevelt made a mis-
take in not dismissing the Mckinley
cabinet right at the start.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02

Steinmetz, Mo-, Aug. %, 80.
Have used DIR. Tichenor's Antisep-
tic for 2 or 3 years and think we
could hardly get along without it.
1t has given universal satisfaction in
this section. JIM. WALKUP.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02
Look Out for Bad SEQ Bills.

Washington, Dec. 29.-Mr. Wilkie,
chief of the secret service, has issued
circular stating that counterfeit
$40 gold certificate is in circulation.
Hesays it is an unlimited photograph
and would not deceive anyone who is
accustomed to handling money.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02

Governor Rogers of Washington is
dead.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02

Gov. Shaw. OF Iowa, will succeed Mr..
Gage as secretary of the national
treasury.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02

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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02

ThebattleShip Missouri launch
III AT Newport News saturday.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-02

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The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-07
Ovation at Harrisburg.

Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 6.-The passage
of the Liberty Bell through Harris
burg to-day was not marked by any
formal greeting on the part of the city
officials and organizations. Union Sta
ton, however, and other points of
vantage from which the precious relic
could be viewed were crowded. The
train reached here at 1850 and left
ten minutes later over the Cumberland
Valley Railroad.
A delegation of citizens from Carlisle
and other points in the Cumberland
Valley met the train here as an escort
through that region. This is the first
time the bell has ever gone through
that historic valley. and preparations
have been made in every town and
hamlet along the route to accord it a
fitting reception.
AT Scotland, Franklin county, the
pupils o fthe Industrial Training School
will sing patriotic songs during the five
minutes wait. They will also present
Mayor Ashbridge with a large floral
emblem.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-07
ACTOR M'D0WELL'S CHARGES.
to SnrdOu's Plays and That He
Was Married While Dragged.

Kansas City. Mo-. Jan. 6.--Melbourne
Mcdowell, the actor who ended an en-
gagement here yesterday. signed a SEN
sational deposition to-day in Kansas
City, Kansas, in his suit against Clar-
ence M. Bruno, a theatrical manager.
who last season starred his wife, Min
ME Title Bruno and Mcdowell in
Sardou's play, Theodore" Mcdowell
in his deposition swears that in New
York while intoxicated he was induced
to sign bills of sale conveying the
rights to the Sardou plays to Bruno for
$500. He asserts that fraud was used
in bringing about the transaction and
asks that it be set aside.
The suit was filed in Ramsay county,
Mimi, and seeks TO recover damages
and to restrain Bruno from producing
any of the Sardou plays. Other sem
sational statements ara made by Mac
Dowell in his deposition, one being to
the effect that he was drugged in New
York, put on board a steamer, and
taken first to Boston and then to New
port News and that at Baltimore later,
while still under the influence of the
drug, he was married.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-07
WE BEAT THE WORLD.
German Investigator Reports Upon
His studies in American ship

His studies in American ship
yards.
Berlin, Jan. 6.-Tjard Schwartz, a
German naval instructor, who was re-
Gently sent to the United States by the
Marine General Staff to investigate
shipbuildng there, has submitted his
reports.
Herr Schwartz says that all the prin-
cipal shipyards in the United States
facilitated his investigation id every
way. His descriptions are accom-
panied by masses of photographs and
drawings of new machines, especially
of pneumatic contrivances used in
shipbuilding The investigator says
that materials for the construction of
United States than in any other coun-
try and that the only thing to be
complained of is the fuctuation Of
prices which makes competition with
foreign shipbulders difficult.
The German investigator refers to
the splendid body of American work
men, earning wages from 80 to so per
cent. higher than those paid in Great
Britain, and 100 per cent. higher than
the wages paid on the continent, and
says that wage bills in the United
States are counterbalanced by econo-
mical processes of machinery which
are not found in European yards.
Herr Schwartz reports that notwith-
standing the wages paid, freighters are
being built on the Great Lakes as
cheaply as tramp steamers are built
in Great Britain.
Herr Schwartz reports that the new
consolidation of shipbuilding companies
in the United States is the largest and
richest shipbuilding concern in the
world and he says that it will devote
it's resources TO economic shiDbuilding,
to reducing the present method Of OBJ
tanning material to uniformity, and to
the Capitalization Of ship construction
and its management.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-07
CARTER MUST STAY IN PRISON.
Superior Court Refuses to Interfere
in His Case.

Washington, Jan. 6.-The United
Supreme Court to- day refused to inter-
fore in the case OF ex-Capt. Oberlin M.
Garter The decision was rendered in
the proceedings instituted by Carter
for the purpose of securing a writ of
habeas corpus that would release him
from prison at Leavenworth, Kan. The
case originated in the United States
Circuit Court for the District of Kan
sas, by which the petition for a writ
was denied. To-day's opinion was de-
liyered by Chief Justice Fuller and
affirmed the opinion of the Circuit
Court.
The decision of the Supreme Court
in the Carter case occasioned but lit
tie surprise in military or legal cir
c!es. The action of the court in re-
fusin% to interfere in behalf of Capt.
Carter, sustains the statement previ-
ousy made by District Attorney Mar
ION Erwin, denying that an agreement
mad been made with Carter by which
ne was to have a civil trial. The sto-
RES sent out from Chicago and else
Where several weeks ago. to the effect
mat the government had compromised
with Capt Carter in return for his
assistance in locating some of the
money involved, were purely immag-
mary. 1t is evident the government
PROPOSES to push the Green and Gay
nor combination to the bitter end, and
Nast' Carter will be required to serve
uul ms term in the Leavenworth mill
ltary prison.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-07
CARLISLE PUPILS TURN OUT.
Old Virginia Gives the Bell "A Great
Reception.

Luray, Va, Jan. 6.-From Harris
burg, which was the first stop of the
Liberty bell on it's journey to Charles
ton, the run through Cumberland VAL
ley was a series of remarkable ovations.
Great crowds greeted the relic at
fredericksburg and Carlisle, where the
boys and girls of the Indian school
turned out; at Neville, Shippensburg
and Scotland, where the children of the
Soldiers Orphans School saluted
Chambersburg and GreencastIe.
At Hagerstown, Md, the reception
was splendid tribute. all the school
children in the city having been mass
ed about the station with brass bands
aiding in the oisy greeting. The sons
of Confederate veterans acted as a
guard while the train stopped at Shap-
herdstown, West, Va, and several fine
speeches were made. Charlestown
turned out another big crowd and the
enthusiasm was continued at Berry
Vile, Va.
Luray gave the bell and escort hearty
greeting and hundreds viewed the relic
while most of the Philadelphia officials
in the party made a tour of the famous
caverns.
Tomorrow the bell will stop at sew
eral points in Tennessee.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-07
LONG DEFENDS THE NAVY.
Explains to Senator Nelson Why
Admiral sampson Got Most of the
Prize Money.


Admiral sampson Got Most of the
Prize Money.
Washington, Jan. 6.-Secretary Long
has addressed to Senator Knute Mel
son of Minnesota, a long letter defend
ing the Navy Department against
cism in connection with the distribu>
ton of prize money and bounty. The
letter is called forth by one from the
senator. asking for Information on this
point for the use of a Western news
paper.
The secretary declares that the crit
icism that the department has discrim-
mated in favor of Admiral Sampson
and against Admiral Sphley in the dis
tribution of prize money and bounty is
unjust, because the department has no
control over this matter; the money
being distributed from the treasury
and all questions of law and fact rela-
tive to prize and bounty have been de-
termined by the courts. The secretary
calls attention to the laws touching
prize and bounty as they existed at the
beginning of the Spanish War, and he
says that, though advised by the At
torney General that it might make a
distribution, the Navy Department
preferred to place the matter in the
Court of Claims, and so far from dis
playing favoritism, adopted the most
effective means in its power to secure
just determination by courts of law
of the rights of all concerned.
Touching the claim of Admiral Samp-
son for bounty at Santiago the score
tary says that the distribution was
made under a decree of the Court of
Claims, which he cites, and from which
no appeal was taken.
He further points out that, under the
prize laws, the communicating chief of
the feet is entitled to his "one- TWEEN
tieth' of bounty by virtue of his posi-
ton as COMMUNICATIVE chief, whether
he is personally present during the en-
gagement or not.
Says the Secretary:
CAS- COMMUNICATIVE chief Admiral
Sampson would therefore, under the
law, have been entitled to his share of
the bounty for the destruction of the
Spanish ships at Santiago if he had
been on the north shore of Cuba at
the time. This was the law, for which
the Navy Department was in no wise
responsible"
AT this point, the Secretary says that
the department itself waS the first to
realize the inequalities of this law, and
to make the recommendations which
led to its repeal. So that a rather
amusing feature of the attacks made
upon the department" as the Secre-
tary puts it, is that the administration
is blamed more than two years after
it had cured the evil. The Secretary
concludes his letter with an extract
from the report of the auditor of the
treasury for the Navy Department,
showing the status of the prize money
and bounty cases yet unsettled, owing
TO delays in the courts. and predicting
a. settlement within the year.