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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-03-27
The Island Is Ready.

Savannah, Ga, March Discover
nor General Wood, OF Cuba, who
stopped here on his way to Washing
ton, said:
"The island is ready now to be
turned over to the Cubans.
81 will remain in Cuba few weeks
after the change in governments and
we will probably keep few troops
on the island for a time after the
change. 1t seems to be the wish Of
the Cubans that we do that
General Wood says that unless a
greater reduction in the Cuban tariff
on sugar than 20 per cent is made, a
crisis may soon be reached in the
islands affairs. The people are de-
pending upon the United States Civ
ing them n market for their sugar
and tobacco.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-03-27
STUART FIFE is SET FREE.
Not Guilty of the Murder of Richardson.

Savannah. Mo, March 21.-When
court opened at . o'clock this morn
ing, the jury in the case of Stewart
Fife, charged with the murder OF
Frank W. Richardson at the home of
the victim. Christmas, eve, 1900, re-
turned Il verdict of acquittal.
1t is said that only one ballot was
taken and that from the beginning
the jurors stood unanimously for ac-
quittal, The ease went to the Jury
last evening.
When the verdict was announced,
there was a dramatic scene in the
courtroom. Mrs. Fife, the mother
OF the accused, sprang forward and
embraced her son, shouting for Joy
all the while. Mrs. Fife is of "a very
nervous temperament and has suffer
ed from hysteria at intervals ever
since her son was arrested.
Mrs. Richardson, widow ofthe muir
dered man, was also in the court
room and gave vent to her emotion.
by weeping silently, with her lace
buried in her hands.
Thomas Fife, father of the young
man on trial declared in open court
that the verdict was in accordance
with his expectations and that he
had known from the beginning that
his son had nothing to do with the
murder of Richardson.
| Young Fife himself was SO over
come that he could not speak Al
though Judge Burnes, preliminary to
the rendering OF the verdict, issued
an order against any demonstration,
, it was found impossible to preserve
absolute quiet
| This is the second trial in the Rich
ardson murder Mrs Richardson, the
/, widow, having been acquitted only II
few weeks ago, and still the mystery
OF Frank Richardson's murder is I'M
solved. No other indictments are
tpondIHg, and the inveStigati0n SNOW
probably closed So far AZ the courts
are concerned.
/, | The only witnesses to the murder
are the man who fired the shot and
Mrs. Richardson. The latter asserts
that she does not know, and did not
see the person who committed the
crime.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-03-27
When Vest Ran Away.

While Senator Vest was speaking
in the United States Senate on the
18th inst, Senator Allison told a
story about him:
Vest was u member OF the Confed-
crate Congress in the Civil war. Some
of his constituents alleged that being
an able-bodied man, it would be Just
as we'll if he took a gun and went out
and did some fighting instead ofloaf-
ing around Richmond making laws.
Vest acquiesced. He got a gun
and went to war. His first engage
nent was a little affair in which the
Confederates were whipped. They
started to retreat Vest well up to the
front. He met Il man from his own
town in Missouri. Say, JIM said
Vest, when you go back home tell
those folks you have seen me in a
BATTLE
"'All right, replied Jim, startling
away.
land say, jim, shouted Vest al
ter him, while you're about it, you
might tell then. that no other human
being will ever see me in another.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-03-27
ALL RAIL ROUTE TO ASIA.
Capitalists Promise ParlOr Car TriI
from California to Russia
in Five Years.

From San Francisco to st. Peters
burg by rail in twelve days in parlor
cars, with no more of water voyage
than q 30=mile transfer across -Behr-
ing strait in enormous steel lighters.
This is the trip promised five years
hence by New York, Seattle, Denver
and Washington capitalists, engineers
and explorers who have completed
the preliminary work and have ar
ranged to start the building of the
Trans-Alaskan railroad on April Is
This line, which will be $50 miles in
length, will open up one of the rich
est countries in the world. More in
teresting and spectacular than that is
the certainty of its making what will
be practically an all-rail route to
Asia.
D. S. Granger, Seattle capitalist
who was for many years connected
with the Burlington road, and j. c
Cornforth, of Denver and Skaguay
have spent the past five years on the
project.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-03-27
Girl Kills Wolf and Saves Dog.

In fierce struggle with large
gray wolf, Miss Ethel Hoover, of Le-
ola, S. D., saved the life of her shep-
herd dog and protected persons in
her home from possible injury. The
beast, belonging to one of the
numerous packs of the cattle ranges,
crossed the Missouri river on the ice,
and entering the yard of Miss Hoov-
er's home, attacked the dog. The
animals, snarling and swapping
fought for a long time. When the
dog was nearly exhausted Miss
Hoover rushed from her home with
a Ratchet and ran up to the strug-
Cling beasts. The wolf turned and
attacked her, but she struck the
beast on the head, killing it in
stantly.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-03-27
WOMAN MARRIED WOMAN.
Death Under Mysterious Circumstances
Reveals Strange Affair.

Canandaigua, n T., March ga
person who was known here for five
years as William e. Howard, died
suddenly Wednesday night and an au-
topsy showed that the supposed man
was woman.
Howard, who was about 30 years
old, came here five years ago with a
woman who was known as Mrs. How
ard. Two children were born to the
supposed wife. The dead woman
worked for farmers in the neighbor-
hood and those most intimately ac-
quainted with the family never had
the slightest suspicion that she was
not Il man. The cause of the wO-
mans death is mystery On We'd
nesday night she took two tablets
| for throat affection and was dead i'll
10 minutes. The medicine was sent
from W cllSN llle, tlliS hldJt' lcIt Iclu~ :
tives reside
The authorities are completely
Imystited as to all matters touching
upon the -weman's life They do not
even know her right name. Two
men claiming to be hall brothers, at
tended the funeral, but refused to
divulge any information. Aninquest
is to be held and some light may then
be thrown upon the strange case,
| 1t developed tonight that the old
est OF the Howard children was an
adopted one.
Another development tonight was
the person known here as William c.
| Howard was Alice NJ. Howard and
that she went through marriage
ceremony in 1892 with Edith Dyer.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-03-27
TRIBUTE TO NOBLE LIFE.
Court of Special Sessions at New York
. HOnOrs Memory of Mrs. r. s. FOs-
ter, a Prison Missionary.

Out of respect for the memory of
Mrs. Rebecca Salome Foster, who had
kr many years ministered to women
prisoners in the Tombs, and who
was burned to death in the Park Ave
nue. hotel fire, the court of special
sessions at New York city adjourned
the other day, after placing upon the
record tribute to her life and char
acter. On motion of District Attor-
ney Jerome the court decided to ad-
journ after the disposal of the reg
ular prison cases before the judges.
The district attorney paid an elo-
quent tribute to Mrs. Fosters men,
DRY, as did also Justice Holbrook, of
the court. District Attorney Jerome
said:
IF it please your honor: Within q
few weeks, and in territory but lit
tie more than a mile in length and a
few hundred feet in width. in the
heart of this great city, there have
occurred three appalling disasters.
In the early morning of February %
there came the last of these-the fire
at the Park Avenue hotel. There the
hand of death touched Rebecca
Salome Foster. For many years she
fcame and went among us with but a
single purpose,
That men might rise on stepping stones
or their dead selves to higher things
"There is word which is seldom
used. To us, who in the administra.
ton of the criminal law are daily
brought into contact with the misfor'
tunes and sin of humanity, it seems
almost a lost word. 1t is the word
holy In all that that word means
to English-speaking peoples it seems
to me that it could be applied tr
her. She was indeed a holy woman.
1t hardly becomes us to do aught
else than to testify in reverent 81
lence our love and respect.
81 move this honorable court thai
when it has disposed of the cases OF
its calendar where the defendants
are in prison that it adjourn for thu
day in respect for the memory O
Rebecca Salome Foster and that :
suitable minute he spread upon thu
records"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-03-27
Talmage Dangerously Ill.

Washington, March 23.-Dr. I.
Dewitt Talmage is lying dangerously
i'll at his residence on Massachusetts,
avenue in this city, and the gravest
fears are entertained for his recovery
1t was said to-day by friend of the
family that fatal termination
would not be a surprise. DR.. Tai.
mage returned from trip to Mexico
a week ago. He was taken i'll with
a severe cold en- route to Washing
ton, and has since been lying in q
semicomatose condition.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-03-27
Suoerstition Caused Death.

Middletown, N. Y, March 23.-The
death of Miss Louise kinsley near
Rathborn Corners, Pa is believed to
have been due to a peculiar supersti.
ton which so preyed upon her mind
for months past as to cause grad
ual physical decline against which
remedies proved powerless. One day
last October Miss Kinsley accident
ally scalded the household cat. The
same afternoon she broke a large
mirror. She began to worry and
finally grew ill, continuing to decline
until yesterday, when she deid.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-03-27
A Snap.

$40 acres of good land well i'm
proved, $50 acres in whea' 120acres
open FOR spring crop, 1GO rs fenc-
ed for pasture. You pay cash al the
improvements only and get the and
ON the "Wheat Payment Plan. No
limit of time. WheE you buy on L.,
wheat payment plan. you pay no in
terest. This must be taken soon, or
il will be withdrawn. Half fare trans
narration. L. b. ATKINSON.
19-4t Grainfeld, Kan.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-03-27
An Qhfuae Student.

Students at an Ohio college hazed
a new man the other night by gag
cling and binding him and then drop
ping him 20 feet down coal hole
Yet, says the Chicago Record-Hcrald
the victim failed to see the joke
Some people are so obtuse.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-03-27
PaSSaic BreeZeS.

Inc uONs hcAV pitNAiA5 AoA nS9aiSSo
Saturday.
Mr., Long built a hen-houSe and
fenced the yard for Parker.
Ike Dawson brought us a load of
posts, so We will repair our fencing
this week.
II. NJ. Wilcox 4 60. bought sheep
and hogs from J y. Sharp last week.
Mrs. Christabar is quite sick Mt this
writing.
Walter Rice is the champion duck
killer. He has brought in Il number.
|. NJ. Smith, Deep Waters popular
candidate for Recorder, was here
Saturday. He had been away from
home two weeks telling the people his
wants.
u. X H., our wide-awake business
men, are having IA good trade.
Mosier& Elgin were here Il few days
since breaking a fine mule.
Ii YOU want u hair cut or u smooth
shave when in Passaic, give WillLim-
mer trial, shop in southwestcorner
Of Z. & us store.
IL. Hamburg was helping Tathwell
ut the elevator last week.
Chas, Garrison sold 80 acres south
of WilcoXs and 100 acres one mile
south to a Kansas man.
Mrs. o, Hendrick is convalescent.
Geo. Walls and Tom thinner are
our shoemen,
Our road boss, Jake Maddy, will
open a road north and south, i mile
east of Prairie Rose schoolhouse.
Graham and Billings loaded tire,
ears with stock, implements &c, anc
left for Wyoming Tuesday, Theil
families will follow n few days later
Their many friends wish them tn,
best OF success May they not be dis
appointed in the country.
The children of Hart and Patton
1 aud ) miles west of here, bav,
pneumonia,
The baby of John Dugan, west u
Elkhart, died OF cancer, 1t wa'
buried at Johnstown It was t
grandchild of John Dawson and wife
of Spruce township.
Miss Annie Radclifi is sick at thu
writing.
Fetch Ruttles goes west to grow
up with the country and gather il
the coin. He will he II good patroI
of Uncle Sans postal department.
Harry Robinson visited ut TIN
Hotel dr Tathwell Sunday.
The new organ was in position
lSunday at the church and used 10
S. :. song services.
An engine pulled up to the Cal
| Robinson shop a few evenings sine
for repairs. Cal. repairs anything
from a threshing machine down t
the smallest
Squire Lotspeich sold a mule fo
$40. How does that sound for mar,
times?
Patrons. remember the school meet
ing the second Tuesday in April at
=. III,
e. NJ. Decker, the hustling stOc
buyer and shipper. called III our Vi
lnge last week on business.
Harry Funk drove over northwes
to look after his farm interests.
Uncle Bruce Radclifi is improving
Fred Harden called at the pOsto
flee Sunday and got st. Louis SUI
day Globe.
Henry Wilcox bought Il horse
biS ,nclo y If WiI.oy p,r
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-03-27
Another Tradition Broken.

Boston is now getting fish from the
Pacific, says the st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch. Is it possible that the Bos-
tonese have Topped from Goldfish to
Puget sound salmon?
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-03-27

Women are now admitted to the
two universities in Baden, but they
have not been able to secure permits
sion to study dentistry.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-03-27
Her Motive.

An American lady has broken her
engagementto marry French count
and the Chicago Record-Herald re.
marks that she must know of q
.msrquise who is in the market.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-03-27
"The Spring Song"

In spring, says the st. Louis Star,
q young mans fancy lightly turns to
thoughts of how much he can get on
his winter overcoat.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-03-27
CLOTHING DEPARTMENT

Our Clothing and Gents Furnishing Goods department fully equip
ped every branch Suits for suits for youths suits boys and
children In have house
chase your supplies for your entire family, male female
i aim has been and to-day the best value that possibly
given
mot please it in good condition received and
mony We could quote great list of prices,
but find the only for ascertain that
the for the visiting
establishment the goods and hear the prices We have gnteman
statesmen that will gladly show anything wish and they will
lconvinCe glance that will the best value the lowest
price handle reliable merchandise and represent them
they None upotlate goods in every department
BE and visit Us before make s,ing purchases either
DR. Clothing and Shoes.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-03-27
SHOE DEPARTMENT

We show the complete line of shoes for Men, Women
and Children shown before All the best makes that produced
country We prices be per you
can buy them elsewhere.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-03-27
CARPET DEPARTMENT

This department filled its capacity consisting
All Wool ngran Brussels Velves with complete line Mat
tngs, Art Squares, Ingrains and Royal Weltons
We show the line Rugs rangng
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-01
TILLMAk'S FRIENDS FIRM
Convince Republican Senators That
Suspension Can't Pass.
OUTCOME OF 8 DAYS WORK
A Sub Committee Of the Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections WIN Determine the
Measure Of Censure.
Measure Of censure.

Washing. on, Feb. 27--The commit.
tee on privileges and elections con
sidered the Til'man- Mclaurin cpl.
sode during yesterday afternoon. bur
reached no conclusion beyond decid-
ing to refer the entire matter to a
subcommittee and TO meet again on
FRIDAY to consider any Recommended.
ton made bv the subcommittee.
The afternoon session lasted three
hours. aud after the Democratic
members took their departure at
0 clock, the Republicans continued
the sitting The meeting of the full
committee was devoted TO general
Elk change Of views. No v~.e was ia.
ken on any proposition. indeed no
proposition was made bv either the
majority or minority. There was en-
tire agreement on the one noint that
both the South Carolina senators
should be punshed, but there was
disagreement on the details of punish
ment as we'll as on the degree Of Ii.
The senator's had before them full
reports of the speeches OF both the
senators. making careful comparisons
of their language. Each member also
was provided with copy If the con-
stitution and OF the rules of the sem
ate, and these as well as the establish
ed parliamentary authorities. were
consulted frequently. A half dozen
different suggestions were made as TO
the modes OF punishment. including
SUSPENSION and censure bv the senate,
and censure with the added require
ment of further apology from the Of
tenders.
There also was continued discussion
OF relative punishment OF the two
men. Most OF the Republican mem
bers of the committee hold that to
Senator Tillman should be awarded a
more severe form OF rebuka than to
Senator McLaurin, while the Demo-
carts do not generally concede there
should be no discrimina ton, When
the committee adjourned its members
professed to be hopeful that unani-
nous agreement would be reached,
but they were not so hopeful as they
had been when the noon recess was
taken. The proceedings were not OF
character to permit OF anv defini tie
CONCLUSION as to what the result
would be, though so far as they
went they indicated censure as to
the form of punishment most likely
70 be recommended.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-01
READY FOR THE END
Pope Completed All Arrangements
for Funeral and Burial.
Tomb Il Beautiful work of Modern
Arf--MiiI Leave His Estate to
Holy see--Worrics Over
Successor.

The recent revival Of the puhlica-
ton IL reports OF the imminence of the
pope'S death has led to inquiries being
made of Chevalier Contra, valet de
chambre to his holiness. The chevalier
declared that the pope's health is excel
lent. But, he added, my master for
some time past has spoken almost sole
~ Of his mortal end as though it were
near. The pope concerns himself daily
with the questions of his death and
successor. He has settled all arrange
ments for his funeral down to the mi
nutest details. He says that the mems
bers of his family and not the papal
government must ask the Italian gov
ernment for the necessary permission
for interment in the basilica Of st.
John Lateran. A monumental tomb is
ready for fixing in its place. II Is the
work Of the famous sculptor Giuseppe
Luchetti and has cost 300. 900 lire $780,
000). which has all been paid"
The tomb is beautiful work of art.
The sarcophagus is surmonnted by the
recumbent figure Of Leo NIII. in full
pontifical robes. Guarding the tomb are
life~size statues OF St. Thomas and St.
Francis, and also sta9ie Of the Virgin
and two angels, all in white Carrara
marble.
The interment will take place in the
early morning, with an entire absence
OF ceremony. BY the pope's express or
der the actual casket in which the
body will rest will be of plain white
wood.
The pope leaves scarcely anything to
his relatives in his viii. He quite re-
Gently divided among them his purely
personal estate, so that his requests
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-01
STRONG HEADLIGHT.
New Electric Lamp for Locomotives
Which Will Prevent Accidents.
Ilinminntes Track for Mile ana
Throws Vertical shaft Into Air
which Can he Seen for Dis
lance OF Ten Miles.

A practical demonstration Of the
utility OF new departure which, It Is
claimed by railway officials. win eff
fectiyciy prove the solution in d large
degree OF the railway collision prob
lem, was mnde the other night on the
Chicago, Milwaukee a st. Paul rail-
road near Chicago. The device com
sists OF an exceedingly powerful
headlight, which not only perfectly
eliminates the track with an intense
~ brilliant light shaft Of light for a
distance of a mile, but also embraces
the striking and novel feature OF d
Beam Of light Of almost equal bril-
iianey penetrating over seven hum
dred feet above, which can he clearly
seen ten miles distant. II is thereby
possible for approaching trains 90 abb
solntely locate each other by this ver-
teal shaft Of light, though miles
apart, and II Ii this feature which
railroad officials claim will eliminate
the possibility of collision, This YER
teal beam viii, in hilly country es-
pecially, where curves in the track
are numerous. SO positively fix the To-
cation OF trains that nothing but
carelessness on the part of engine
men will permit a collision.
The apparatus consists Of power
ful electric are headlight, dynamo
and steam motor. all Of which occu-
py the space on the locomotive usual
" devoted to the headlight. The
dynamo which generates the current
for this veritable searchlight Occur
pies q space OF less than is inches
wide directly behind the headlight
and is operated by a motor driven by
steam impact on turbine wheel.
The current Iii 60OO candle power,
which can be reduced to any de-
gree Of brilliancy ut the win Of the
engineer.
One Of the heaviest passenger en-
pines on the road cxperimentnIlv
equipped with this headlight drew
special train d number or miles out
of Chicago and practical demon
stration of the working apparatus
was given. At distance Of half
n mile the telegraph poles and frnme
work OF the semaphores were clear
" defined, while the track bed itself
was distinctly visible for one mile.
Straight above the locomotive q shaft
of light as thick MS mans body PEN
etrated the darkness. and persons
posted ten miles away reported that
it was clearly distnguishable. This
is an entirely new departure in head
light illumination and railway sig
nails. II Il further proposed 10 con-
vey signals OF distress or other COM
munications when trouble occurs be-
tween telegraph points by the use Of
colored glass to color the vertical ray
of light
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-01
CANNED TOMATOES.
They Advance to-ei 3s Dozen whole
sale, Due TO Demand In the West

They Advance to~sI 33 a Dozen whole
sale, Due to Demand In the West
Canned tomatoes have advanced
form soc and Soc dozen to $l35 a
dozen wholesale Local grocers who
bought at the low figures still setail
tomatoes ut l0c can, while those
who were not fortunate enough to
lay in biz stocks when they were low
are getting 1880 can.
Several merchants who have been
paying 81, % have been buying up, in
small lots on the sly, the stock Of
those merchants who are still retail
ing at 10c can, thus getting their
stocks for 81. 20 dozen and exhaust
ing the cheaply bought supply of his
competitors.
Tomatoes have advanced because Of
the great demand In the West, where.
last season, the vegetable crop was a
failure on account of the drought.
Tomatoes will be high again the COM
ing season Gamers have agreed to
paw growers s. a ton, against 90 paid
last summer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-01
THE RHEUMATIcURA COMPANY
Has Been Organized with .. w, Walker
and b. F. Oden, This city, Among
the Incorporators.

The certificate Of incorporation of
the Rheumaticura Company, with
principal Office in Washington, d. o.,
organized for the purpose OF manufac-
turing. buying and selling medicines,
toilet articles. etc., has been entered
upon record in the office of the clerk
of the County Court. The capital
stock of the corporation is 5000,
of which amount $500 has been sub
scribed. The incorporators are Stu
art w. Walker and b. +. Oden, Mar
tinsbrug; Thomas W. Keller, Rom
new; George II. II. Moore, b Nc
Cav, Washington.