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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-08-28
MEETING STATE ISSUES.
Democrats Squarelv Confront
ing Questions Presented.
Republican Leaders Brighten ed
Campaign Literature Prepared for Dis
tributiOu, aud List Of Assignments
of Speakers in course Of
Republican Leaders Brighten ed
Preparation.
pecial Corresponds

4 st. Louis, Aug. 25.--lnformati on
received at the headquarters OF the
State Democratic Committee this
week, clearly indicates that the Re-
publican leaders and managers are
anxious to abandon the State iss ues
they have themselves raised before
the campaign is fairly opened. The.
school fund and "looted treasury"
bogies so utterly absurd that they
cast shadows on all who call them
up, and are frightening no one eN-
eept the republican, managers and
organs who entertain frantic desire
to take up something else,
Ii has been conclusively shown
that Missouri's school fund, held
sacred and inviolate, is in better
shape and under more prudent ma NJ
apement than the school fund Of
most OF the states, and that it is 81
liar in character Of its management
to the state school funds of Illinois,
Ohio, Wisconsin and Michigan, - all
Republican states 1t has been de M
onstrated that with the payment OF
S47S, 600, the enormous debt foisted
upon the taxpayers of Missouri bg
republican extravigance, corruption
and acknowledgement, will have been
entirely wiped out, and that the reg
enues of the state are ample Tor al!
purposes
1t has been shown that III detno-
cratic Missouri the railroads are ur-
sessed an average Of ll,43o pr
mile while in republican Kansas they
are only assessed at S6.ISO per mlIe,
that state taxes are much less IN
democratic Missouri than they are
in republican Illinois, and that our
present tax rate can be still further
reduced to 11h cents on the SlO0
valuation if The people shall deter
mine at the coming election, to con-
time the existing investment oi uuT
school funds
Meanwhile it is becoming more and
more apparent the first purpose "'
the republican managers IL to secure
control of the Legislature. whereby
they may elect Col. Richard {. Ser
ems of st. Louis. multimillionaiTe
to the United States Senate, whert
he can vote for the continuance o
high protective tariffs, the trusts an
the gold standard. In order to nc
complish this end, il is said tha'
President Roosevelt and Mark Han
na are entirely willing toponr mone'
into Missouri, in the hope that i
may secure a republican successor tt
George q Vest.
Having abandoned themselves t.
mendacious slandering OF the state
the republican organs aud manager
are already in a bad way, before evel
the democrats yet good ready Il
fight them on their own issues.
\ Democratic nominees for congres
= and democratic editors were in con
ference ar headquarters this week
and the assignment OF speakers 10
the campaign will shortly be in read
ness. 1t will be campaign OF bii
rallies and general enthusiasm On ti'
part OF democrats. A large umouh
ofimportant and valuable literatur
is in course of preparation by tb
State Democratic Committeean and tn
distribution of it it haa already bt
gun.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-08-28
Kansas City Appointments,

Jefferson City, Mo.Aug, % -tioo.
Dockery to-day mHde the following
appointments for Kansas City:
Board Of election commissioners,
Frank 7. Sebree, chairman; Ben +.
PaXt0n, sGCretHry3 r. T. NCfIOUEHf,
minority member The terms OF
these incumhentS expire August u Z,
1903, Henry T. Stewart, police COM
missioner, for a term en,iing January
|, 1903, vice +. =. S4bree, resigned;
Thomas Phillips, Inspector ol oils, for
a term ending June IL, 1903, vice
Ben +, Paxton, resigned, John l..
Hanks, member of the state board Of
examiners for harhrrs, for u term Of
three years from August u, 1902
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-08-28
Bumble Bees Cause Accident.

Pat Williams, Of Stotesbury, it is
reported, will recover-save both his
lilubs-but may be Il cripple for llfe
MS a result of a mix-up with nest OF
humble bees and "A moving machine
about two week, ago The team he
was driving ran into IA nest uf bees;
the infuriated animals ran away.
The driver was jerked from his seat,
falling in front of the sickle which
mangleI both OF his legs. the left one
being almost cut in twain. He al.
most bIed to death before medical as
sistance arrived Mr.. Williams is 81
wears old uud married Hume Tcle
nhona
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-30

Gated at the Lycee Saint-Louis, in
Paris. His first employment was with
the publishing firm of Hachette ct Gle
other employment to devote himself
to literature. His first novel, "Contes
a Ninon," appeared in 1863 Since that
time he has written many books and
innumerable newspaper and magazine
articles, most of which were devoted
to the consideration of abstruse prob
lens of morals and society One of
his latest works, "Fecondte," was a
study of the lowering of the birth-rate
In France. Nearly all of his later
books were written for the purpose,
as he asserted, of leading to the cor
rection of faults by the holding of
those faults up to public scrutiny in
their glaring nakedness. He was one
of the most daring of writer's, and
handled subjects that most novelists
would have turned away from and left
buried out of sight. For a number of
years lola tried unsuccessfully to Sc
cure admission to the French Acade-
my, but the "immortals" steadfastly
refused to admit him as one of their
number. His labors in behalf of the
reopening of the Dreyfus case are so
recent as to be held in the minds of
all newspaper readers. 1t was an
nounced some time recently that NJ.
lola would shortly begin the prepara-
uon of book against the church. If
ne contemplated any such thing, the
church is now saved the trouble of
making a reply
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-30
PRESIDENT CONVALESCING.
Follows Directions of Attending
Physicians With ScrupuIOus Care.

Physicians With ScrupuIOus Care.
Washington, Sept. 29.-After the
Presidents physicians had dressed his
wound this morning the following
statement was prepared and issued by
Secretary Cortelyou:
The condition of the wound is sat-
isfactory. The temperature this morn
ing is normal. The patient slept we'll
and at present is occupying a rolling
chair. He is cheerful and from the
beginning has shown neither impa-
thence nor restlessncss, but has car
ried out the directions of the physi-
clans with scrupulous care Since the
use of the aspirating needle to evacuate
the sac on the 22d instant, which left
no wounds, there had been no operation
until yesterday"
Surgeon General Rixey of the navy
Surgeon General O'Reilly of the army,
Dr.. Schaffer, the bone specialist from
New York, and DR.. Lung were present
when the wound was dressed They
were at the temporary White House
on jackson Place about three-quarters
of an hour. The slight rise in the tenn
perature noted yesterday before the
second operation had disappeared, and
ILLS was considered IaNOraDle.
The physicians insist to-day that the
condition of the wound gives no occa-
sion for alarm. The President himself
continues cheerful and seemingly re-
CARDS the wound as a trivial matter
The fact that second operation was
necessary evidently caused consdera-
BILE apprehension in the public mind.
as the number of callers who stopped
at the temporary White House was
larger than on any previous day since
the President returned TO Washington.
goodly number of kilograms were
also received. To all reassuring re-
plies were sent.
The President passed an uneventfuI
day, remaining most of the time In his
wheel chair, by which means he was
able to be moved to various parts Of
the room. Tonight he is reported to
be progressing satisfactorily. DR.. Lung
made his usual evening call. DR.. New
ton M. Schaffer, the New York bone
Specialist, returned to New York this
afternoon.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-30
SCRANTON DISTRICT QUIET.
In Striking Contrast Was Yesterday
to Previous Mondays.

Scranton, Pa, Sept. 29.-In remark
able contrast to last Monday and the
Monday preceding to-day was wholly
free from strike disturbances. Up to a
late hour tonight not a single act of
violence worthy of note had been re-
ported.
Sheridan troop of Tyrone, with sixty
men, arrived to-day and are now en-
camped on the hillside above the Thir-
teenth Regiments location. Tonight
the cavalry went up the valley to pa
troll the more distant localities where
violence has been wont to occur.
When the Third Battalion OF the
Eighth Regiment comes tomorrow to
patrol the lower end of the valley,
there will be twenty-five companies OF
infantry and one troop of cavalry, IN
ali about / 200 men, encamped in Lack
awanna county.
The United Mine Workers leaders
saw the non-union men are deserving
the companies and applying for admis-
sion. or readmission as the case may
be, to the union.
The leaders say this is due to the
dislike men have for working under
g11ard of militiamen. The companies
admit there have been some desertlohs
by workmen during the past week. put
attribute them to the wholesale law
lessness which has recently prevailed;
Now that the troops have suppressed
disorder and are guaranteeing protec-
tion TO any man who wants to work,
thev saw. there will be a big rush OF
mci, e. get back into the mines.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-30
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SULTANS GIVEN ADVICE.
Gen. Sumner Sends Filipino Chiefs
Some Wholesome Messages.

Some Wholesome Messages.
Manila, Sept. 29.-.-Brig. Gen. s. S.
Sumner, in reporting to Gen. Chaffee
the departure of the second Macin ex-
petition, telegraphs that he hopes that
the strength of Capt. Pershing's
column will show that Macin sultans
the folly of further opposition. Gen
Sumner sent the sutans a letter by
Capt Pershing, warning them against
shooting Americans and advising them
to be friendly. The general also di-
rected Capt. Pershing not to attack the
natives or destroy property unless the
sultans insist on being hostile.
Gen. Sumner says it is wrong to call
the operations war as there is no gen
eral uprising and it is not likely that
there will be one.
The Sultan of Marapin, whom Gen
Sumner describes as the most intelli-
gent Moro leader he knows, visited
Camp Wears Saturday, promised to
remain peaceful and volunteered to Wis
it the Moros north of the lake, and tell
them of the futility of fighting against
so many men and guns
The Sultan of Arr has fed to the Blu
tig mountains. Gen. Sumner expects
TO capture this sultan.
Gen. Chaffee has now decided to
leave here for San Francisco, Oct g.
on the United States transport Sum
ner. He will be accompanied by Vice
Governor Wright
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-30
MYSTERIOUS CONFERENCE.
Mine Workers Officials Meet in Phil
adelphia.

Philadelphia, Sept ga mysterious
conference took place in this city to-
Gay between President Mitchell of the
United Mine Workers of America.
secretary and Treasurer w. B. Wilson.
District Presidents Nichols, Duffy and
Fahy' and an unknown person whose
identity the other parties to the con-
ference refuse to diyulge. At the Of
fice of the Philadelphia and Reading
company it was stated positively that
no official of that company had been
present at the meeting.
A member of Mr.. Mitchelrs party
who declined to allow the use of his
name made the following statement:
Amy one can readily understand
that only matter of the first impor-
lance in relation to the strike would
bring President Mitchell, Secretary
Wilson and District Presidents Mich
oils. Duffy and Fahy, who form the
executive board of the United Mine
Workers of America, to this city to-
gether. There must necessarily be con-
tinued conferences and negotiations
with the local coal operating interests
before the strike can be settled"
Messrs. Mitchell and Wilson arrived
iSIS DIT I .oU . CLOCK IIlS morning from
Pittsburg. President Mitchell went to
the Hotel Walton and was shown to a
private room. Later he summoned his
associates and the five miners officials
were there closeted with the mystic
riouS parsonage for nearly three
hours. At the conclusion of
the conference Mr.. Mitchell and the
three district presidents left over the
Pennsylvania Railroad for Wilkesbarre
and Secretary Wilson departed for In
dianapolis. Secretary Quay was not in
the city and Senator Penrose denied
having any communication, directly or
indirectly, with Mr.. Mitchell.
Before leaving. Mr.. Wilson said:
You can state empha tically that
Mr.. Mitchell's visit has nothing to do
with politics and is without political
significance.
President Mitchell declined positive
ly to make any statement concerning
the object of his visit here.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-30
GHOULS CORRALLED
INDIANAPOLIS DETECTIVES CAP
TURE GRAVE ROBBERS.
SEVEN NEGROES IN THE GANG.
WARRANTS ALSO ISSUED FOR
THREE COLLEGE OFFICIALS.

Negroes Equipped with Shot Guns
and Wagons and During Last
Three Months Have Desecrated
Nearly One Hundred Grnves-One
of the Number Makes Full and
Complete Confession to the Oil
cers-StOIe Everybody Inferred in
One Cemetery Since July.
Indianapolis, Sept. 29.-Wholesale
robbery of graves in the cemeteries
about Indianapolis, which has been go
ing on for some time, was brought to
a close early this morning by the ar
rest of gang of seven negroes. War
rants were also issued to-day for a
prominent physician, the demonstration
of anatomy in the Central College of
Physicians and Surgeons, in which two
stolen bodies were found about ten
days ago: an inferno in the college and
the janitor of the college. The negroes
under arrest are Walter Daniels, Sol
Grady, Sam Martin, Garfield Buckner.
William Jones, Rufus CantreI and
Isham Donnel. All live in Indianapo-
lis.
Rufus Cantrell made complete
confession and implicated the others.
He said the demonstrators accompanied
the negroes on several of the grave
robbing expeditions.
Nearly one hundred graves, it is said,
have been robbed by the ghouls dur
ing the last three months The de-
tectives say the negroes We're armed
with shot guns and equipped with
horses and wagons. The bodies were
sold to different colleges which opened
their winter terms last week The de-
tectives say that a complete investiga-
ton will probably show that even the
graves in Crown Hill were desecrated
by the ghouls. Cantrell said that
he and the other negroes
visited Mount jackson cemetery almost
eVerytime anyone was buried in the
place. 1--WE pretty near cleaned that
place out" he said. II don't believe
that we have missed any body that has
been buried there since July
When the negroes were brought into
court all weakened and confessed that
they were members of an organized
gang of ghouls.
Mount Jackson, a cemetery just
across the river, west of the city, has
been left practically empty by the
grave robbers
RUFUS" was the password at the
medical college and when it was ut
tered by the returning ghouls, the
doors of the college would always be
opened without questioning The state
ment that Crown Hill. one of the best
guarded cemeteries in the United
States, has probably been invaded by
the grave robbers, has caused indigna-
ton. One of the ghouls said 1t usual
ly took about % minutes to rob grave.
The law of Indiana is very strict and
provides for effective punishment of
ghouls by long Imprisonment.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-30

where such protection is not inimical
to the interest of the masses.
Philippines-Denoun the acquisi-
tion of the Philippines and the contin-
uance of military control, calling at
tention to the lack of humanitarian
methods in the conduct of the war and
demanding freedom for the inhabitants.
Cuba-Accusing the federal govern
ment of failure to keep it's promises in
Cuba, and in deceiving the people by
announcing independence for the ISL
and while still continuing military con-
troll.
The administration of President
Roosevelt is condemned as spectacular,
undignified and vacillating
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-30
FATAL FREIGHT WRECK.
Two Firemen Killed and Engineer
Seriously Injured.

Roanoke, Va. Sept. 29.-Two men
were killed and another was seriously
injured in a freight wreck on the Nor
folk and Western Railroad at Allie
ghany tank, thirty miles west of Roa-
noke, to-day.
The dead men are S. d. Jarrett, fire.
man. Bristol, and j. C. Eperling, fire.
man, Roanoke.
T. F.. Keister. engineer, Roanoke,
was injured.
There was a coal train standing in
the block at Allegheny. and it is al
legged that the telegraph operator at
Houchins msread a train order and
let another coal train go in, and rear
end collision resulted. The engine of
the second train was overturned and
the caboose and six box cars of the
first train were wrecked.
Fireman Jarrett and Eperling were
caught under the overturned engine
and scalded TO death by steam. En-
Rineer Keister saved his life by jump
ing His injuries are not fatal.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-30
THE NEW ORLEANS STRIKE.
street Car Strike COntinues-Au
Kinds of Vehicles in Service.

Kinds of Vehicles in Service.
New Orleans, Sept. 29.-The strike
of the dissatisfied employees of the New
Orleans Railway Company. which was
inaugurated yesterday, continues with
out a break. Three mail cars were
the only cars moved by the railway
company to-day. In the absence of
sizes and styles were brought into
use during the day.
The linemen of the New Orleans and
Carrollton Light and Power Company.
and also the linemen employed by the
New Orleans Railway Company, all
members of the International Brother
hood of Electrical Workers, were or
dered out on a sympathetic strike this
afternoon. About IS or 80 men are
affected by the new strike.
The New Orleans Railway Company
has notified the Mayor that the strike
of their linemen will seriously interfere
with the lighting of the city after to-
night.
1t may be stated that no breaks that
may occur in any of the overhead cleo
trio lighting wires or in any of the
trolley wires can be fixed. The trim
mers of the electric light department
can still continue at their work. hut
these cannot mend wires, according to
the laws of their respective unions.
In the matter of interference with
street cars carrying United States mail
sixteen affidaVits were made this after
noon against as many persons, charg-
ing them with interfering with the
United States mails in violation of the
sx..r h. lie
These cases will be heard tomorrow.
Several disturbances between the
strikers and officers have been report
ed. This afternoon a policeman.
d'Ayala, was knocked on the head
with a brick and badly hurt while at
tempting to protect a mail car. This
morning a mob of strikers about one
of the barns attacked a car as it was
being run out and the controlling ham
die was stolen. One arrest followed
and the police had difficulty in landing
their man.
All efforts so far made to adjust the
trouble between the railway company
and the street car mems union have
failed to accomplish anything so far
as known.
While there is still an effort at peace
which may yield results about mid
night there was no change in the street
car situation up to II p. m. No at
tempt was made to run cars, except
few bearing United States mail signs,
and these were, it is asserted, inter-
fered with to some extent.
A striker who cut trolley rope was
caught by the police.
1t is understood that the railway
company offers to discuss grievances
provided the men return to work, and
this proposition is being considered.
The company has not yet made any
effort to employ non-union men, an
other complication arising is
from a sympathetic strike of
linemen, only enough men be-
ing left to operate the citys
electric light system. Two days with
out single passenger car in operation
is considered a strike record
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-30

roan IN excess of 65 per cent. of the
par Value and nothing will be accented
' rmar mas not been panic tried and
SAID he should, of course, determine
each case by itself. - ''''''e
me SECRETARY further said he would
accept security of the class described
60 Se LOT d portion of the deposit by
each bank now holding a government
deposit and release enough 2 per cent.
ouiispls TO cover any increased curren-
Gy mat the bank may desire to issue.
nc mas recognized the possibility of
present condition, and. therefore as
early as last July commenced printing
currency preparatory to the needs of
me banks to handle the increased bus
LESS OF the fall trade, and has on
hand ready to be delivered an aoere-
gate of about $25 1000, 600 which can be
issued at the rate of $4,000, 600 a day, if
the banks desire to substitute the Sc
of cOnsols
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-30
FACTIONS CLASH.
Residents of New York's Eastside
Quarters Fight FierceIy.

Residents of New York's Eastside
Quarters Fight FierceIy.
New York, Sept. pa standing feud
between two rival factions, one living
in the Ghetto and the other near the
Chinese quarters in this city came to
an open battle tonight. Nearly 200
people were engaged in a riot which
became so fierce that the police re-
serves were called out. Clubs, revolv-
ers, knives, bricks and stones were
used by the rioters and many of the
fighters were hurt. Thirteen arrests
were made. During the fight the resi-
dents of many blocks were in a state
of terror, and 1t was three hours be-
fore quiet was restored.
The immediate cause of the fight was
the beating of Mike Dove, belonging
to one of the factions. He was so
badly hurt last Sunday night that he
died and his associates tonight deter
mined to avenge his death. The local
ity Will be patrolled until daylight 10
prevent a recurrence of the outbreak.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-30
SKELETON IN TRUNK.

For Eight Years ChiId's Body Stayed
in Steamboat BaggagerOom.
Rappahannock, Va, Sept. 29.-Bay-
ard Wright, local agea< for the Weems
Steamboat Company. to-day discovered
a skeleton in a, trunk which had been
stored in the company's warehouse
here for about eight years. The skele-
ton was apparently that of a child u
years old. Some tattered clothing hung
around the remains. The trunk was
rather more than medium size, and the
body was considerably bent in order TO
get it inside. The trunk and contents
were thrown into the river and were
carried down stream by the tide. There
was no name or address of any kind
on the trunk. Mr.. Wright thinks 1t
was brought here on one of the Weems
steamers.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-30
PRESIDENT DUKE TALKS.
He Says international Tobacco Mer-
ger Will Not Raise Prices.

He Says International Tobacco Mer-
ger Will Not Raise Prices.
London, Sept. 29.--J. b. Duke, presi-
dent of the American Tobacco Com
pany, and who is to fill that office in
the newly formed British-American To-
bacco Company, Limited, in an inter-
view to-day denied that the new to-
bacco alliance would result in raising
prices above what was necessary for
reasonable profit. When asked about
the Ogden bonus, matter which great
ly stirs retail tobacco dealers of this
country. Mr.. Duke said:
LAS Ogdens. Limited, has ceased to
exist, so has the bonus After the pay
ment of the quarters installment which
is due to-day, nothing further will be
paid"
Remarking upon the consumption of
tobacco in England, which is only two
pounds per capita, as against six
pounds in the United States, Mr.. Duke
said he believed the small consumption
in England was due to the high duty
on tobacco and that the reduction OF
this duty would result in trebling the
revenues from 1t.