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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-04-03
TINES Telephone No. 81.

Is The ice plant well at Nevada is
down $40 feet.
The storm Saturday stopped work
on the court house.
Come to town Saturday and hear
Ex-Gov. Stone speak.
Sam Coleman was a pleasant caller
from Deep Water on Tuesday.
Andrew Oliver, OF Beverly alton,
Mo-, orders THE TINES to his adj
dress.
March gave us a parting salute
with big snow storm Saturday al
ternoon.
Eighty-fve cases Of cholera and
sixty-six deaths are the latest report
from Manila.
John s. Smith, editor OF the Sun,
has been re-nominated for Mayor OF
Eldorado Springs.
Gov. Stone will speak in Butler
next Saturday at 2 o'clock. Come in
and hear him.
Mrs. Louisa Loud, S3 years of age
and a pioneer citizen OF Warrensburg,
died Friday.
Rev. Blalock, OF Rich Hill, has been
called to the passionate OF the Chris,
tian church at Hume.
Prof. Charley Barley who has been
spending a few months in Oklahoma,
is at home again.
Rev. w. F. Jones has been invited
to deliver the Baccalaureate sermon
for the Adrian schools this year.
Mrs. NJ. L. Glover, Of Amsterdam,
called while in the city on Tuesday
and had The TINES sent to her adj
dress.
Squire d. G. Newsom, who has beer
quite sick the past week with an at
tack of pneumonia, is fast recover
ing.
Agang of burglars visited the town
of virgil City one night last week
and looted the village. At one store
thew secured 81 900 in gold.
DIR. L. NJ. Berry, a venerable Bap,
fist minister, died at Warrensbure
Friday. He had been afflicted with
dropsy for the past three years.
W. III. Hedden, better known in
southern Bates as "Gabe," was in
the metropolis on Wednesday morn
ing and complimented us pleasantly
On account OF severe attack Of
rheumatism Rev. VIM. Turrentine
of conway, Mo-. attending confer
ence, was compelled to return home
Saturday.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-04-03

Our esteemed lady subscriber, Mrs.
Nellie Briscoe, OF Foster, remembers
us with renewal, for which she will
accept our thanks.
1t is to be hoped nothing willinter-
fere to damage or cut short one OF
the best prospects in the history OF
the county for an abundant wheat
| crop.
Lewis W. Jones, one OF Fosters
best men and wealthiest citizens, was
in the city the last of the week and
favored us with "a pleasant call and
renewal
Thomas Buck, one OF Mingo town
ships influential citizens, spent day
in Butler last week on business and
favored us with pleasant call and
renewal.
Jot. B. Newberry, a worthy young
democratic farmer of Deep Water,
was pleasant caller the last OF the
week and had his name enrolled on
The TIMES books.
The best talent of the Methodist
conference was distributed among
the different churches of the city Sun
day morning and evening and our
people were treated to extra SER
mons.
We are sure the ministers attend
ing conference carried away with
them a good opinion OF our little
city, and IN days to come will have
pleasant recollections of their stay
with us.
The large hay barn located at
Metz, Vernon county, owned by
Boynton & Co., OF Kansas City, was
struck by lightning and burned a few
days ago. The barn was filled with
hay.
Z. l.. Thomas and Wiley Woods,
two prominent young farmers Of
Walnut township, were in the city
on Tuesday, complimented our sane.
tum and the former favored us with
a renewal.
The charge that a half million dol
lars was used in bribing republican
congressman in the island deal with
Denmark is now being investigated
by a congressional committee ap-
pointed to look into the matter.
L. W. Culp, principal of the public
schools at Pleasant, Kansas, was
dismissed by the board of education
and county superintendent last week
The cause of the trouble was a division
ofthe people as to his manner ofcon-
ductlng the schools.
Thomas Frost, an old settler
worthy and prosperous farmer oil
Deep Water, was a pleasant caller and
had his dates set ahead He carries
his three score and ten years like a
boy, and is q genial, iovial old gen.
tleman.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-04-03
Butler, after it was removed from the

UOui.
then went to unclo's for dinner.
The day before this happened uncle
and aunt and myself had planned to
90 to Foster to visit uncle, Lewis
Jones, and DR.. Rhodes and wife, rela-
tives of mine whom | had not seen
for five years.
When this happened, uncle aud
-Aunt said they would not 80, as they
wished to attend The TUHTTTt,
Then uncle said he would take mo
and the youngest girl over to Foster
and return himself.
Just few minutes after wearrived
in Foster two men drove. up in n
buggy, and called me out of uncle
Lewis Jones house. They said the
people at Nyhart had suspicloned me
ofdoing the killing, and they thought
! had better go back to keep them
from getting ont IA warrant Tor my
arrest.,'t
Aswe were returning to ny hart, we
met two deputy sheriffs on the road.
They did not know US and at the
time we did not know them.
They went on to Foster and found
we had started back.
They then turned and over vook us
Just before we reached Nyhart and
placed me under arrest and brought
me to Butler.
Rice, the prisoner, is about 6 feet
tall rather spare made, blue eyes,
light mustache and is not a bad look
ing young fellow.
On Monday Sheriff Smith and
Prosecuting Attorney Horn were
called by telephone from Nyhart and
tod that Miss Thomas had made IA
confession to her mother Mr.. Smith
and Mr. Horn went to Mr., Thomas
when the young lady made state
ment which in substance is the same
as Rice's confession.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-04-03

Judge Graves received a telepho
message from Appleton City on w,
nesday that negro dynamo Of H
bert Philips had been arrested 4
attempting to assault a Germ
girl, living with John Gilbreath.
mob was threatening his life, but
leader had agreed that if "a spec
term OF court was held to try b
they would wait Judge Graves
titled them that he would hol,
special term of court nj Osceola n,
week.
b. W. Hornbuckle writes Us fr
Littleton, Col, that they have ha'
delightful winter, with stock do
we'll on pasture the full season. H,
had no snow, which may intert
with theirirrigation water this spr
and summer. Mr.. Hornbuckle is,
pleased with the state and elm,
while not entirely forgetting
Bates. He remembers us with
newal. .
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-04-03

j. NJ. Chambers, committeeman,
announces the following primary
Judges for Elkhart: W. F. Stephens,
l.. L. Rockhold, Frank LangsfOrd.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-04-10
April a.

HoUsE-The senate bill to promote the en-
ciency OF the revenue cutter service passed the
house by vote of 1875 to 10,
The bill gives the commanding officers of the
revenue service relative rank as follows; Cap
tains with majors in the army and lieutenant
commanders in the navy, first lleutenants with
the captains in the army and lieutenants in
the navy, second lieutenants with first lieu
tenants In the army and iieutenants Uunior
grade) in the navy, and third iieutenants with
second lieutenants in the army and ensigns In
the navy. 1t gives the officers OF the service
longevity pay equivalent to tho corresponding
rank In the army and provides for their retire.
ment with three-fourths pay upon reaching
the age limit Of "a years.
SENATE--At the conclusion OF lively debate
the senate passed the oleomargerine bill by u
vote of 80 to 81.
The measure. as passed by the senate, differs
in some respects from that passed by the house
1t provides that oleomargarine and kindred
products shall be subject to all the laws and
regulations OF any state or territory or the
District OF Columbia. into which they are
transported. whether in original packages or
otherwise; that any person who sells oleomar-
garine and furnishes it for the use of others,
except TO his own family, who shall mix with
It any artificial coloring that causes 1T TO look
like butter, shall be held to be manufactures
aud subject to the tax provided by existing
laws that upon oleomargarine colored so as to
resemble butter a tax of 10 cents pound shall
| be levied, but upon oleomargarine not coiored
the tax shall be one fourth OF cent per pound
that upon adulterated butter a tax of 10 cents 9
| pound shall be levied, and upon all process OF
renovated butter the tax shall be one-fourth o.
| I cent per pound The manufacturers of pro
cess or of renovated or OF adulterated butter
| shall pay an annual tax OF s6OJ; the wholesal,
/ dealers shall pay tax of Sis0, and the retail
| dealers a tax OF SIs per annum. The measure
| provides regulations for the collection OF taxe'
| and prescribes minutely how the various pro
| duets are to be prepared for market
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-04-10
Fire In a Montana Coal Mine.

The fire that has been smouldering
in the old No coal mine of the Union
Pacific at Carbon, Wyo., broke out
afresh, and a force of men is engaged
in walling up the mouth of the fan
shaft through which the smoke and
flames are issuing. About twenty
years ago fire started in No. 2 and,
being unable to get control of it, the
company walled up the shaft. At in
tervals of two or three years the fire
has broken out in the new places. and
for five consecutive years it burned
steadily.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-04-10
New Political Party Born at Louisville
Kentucky.


Under the name of the Allied Peo-
Piles Party of the United States, new
political organization was formed at
Louisville, KY, Thursday, composed
of reform elements opposed to the
Democratic and Republican parties.
The platform of the new organization
embodies the platform adopted at the
conference held at Kansas City last
September, when call for a conven-
tion was issued to "unite the reform
forces against plutocracy."
1t reatfirms the declaration of prin-
ciples adopted at the national conven-
tiops of the Peoples party in st. Louis,
Omaha and Cincinnati the demand for
the initiative and referendum, and the
government ownership of all public
utilities are its principal planks.
While the Peoples party, the fusion
Populists, the Socialists, the Referen
ium League, the Union Labor party,
Public Ownership party OF st. Louis,
the Prohibition party and the United
Christian party were represented on
the floor of the convention by accred-
dited or by volunteer delegates, only
two national organizations, the Peo-
ple's party and the Public Ownership
party, had given their delegates any
authority to form an alliance.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-04-10

HousE-The house passed the sundry civil
appropriation bill, This is the eighth OF the
regular annual supply bills which has passed
at this session Only a few unimportant
amendments were attached to It, After 1t was
disposed OF debate on the revenue cutter bill
was resumed,
SRNATE-Among the bills passed by the SEN
ate were the following; Providing for the is
suance OF patent to the town OF Basin City,
Wyo., to the municipal authorities thereof for
the use and benefit OF said town authorizing
the president to issue to A. w. Huntley GER
thcate of honorable discharge; authorizing
the secretary of war to deliver old pieces OF
ordnance TO the Indian war veterans; to extend
the time for presentation OF claims TO reim-
burse the governors of states and territories
for expenses incurred by them In aiding the
United States to raise and organize an army In
the war with Spain to January !, 1908; granting
land near Salt Lake, Utah, for miners home.
and seventy-one private pension bills resumed,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-04-10
BANiSHED FROM IDAHO.
Two Convicts Are Pardoned on the Con-
dition That They Leave the State.

Two COnvtcts Are ParuOned on tne COn-
dition That They Leave the State.
The board of pardons of the state OF
Idaho, at a recent meeting, pardoned
Antoine Volk, who was sent to the pen.
itentiary from Kootenai county for
twenty years for highway robbery.
He was sentenced in 1897, together
with his brother, for beating and rob-
bing one Dominick Tonti near Harri.
son. They had been cutting ties for
their victim and the latter owed them
balance. Antoine was pardoned
mainly because he is hopelessly i'll with
consumption. A condition of his par.
don is that he shall at once go to his
brother in Wisconsin, who sent money
for his transportation, and never re-
turn to She state.
Leander Lee, also pardoned was
sent from HALEY in 1889 for murder in
the second degree, his sentence being
for life. lie is sufferer from catarrh
of the stomach. He is to go to his
brother in California and never return
| to the state.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-04-10
Dotson Was Game to the End.

Clinton Dotson was executed Friday
morning in the state prison at Deer
Lodge, Mont, before invited spectators
numbering 500. Dotson was hanged
for conspiring in the murder OF his
father Captain Oliver Dotson, year
ago last February. He walked to the
doom meted out to him by the judiciary
department of the state with steady
step. He refused to say anything pre-
vious to his execution. He slept to
within half an hour before he was led
to the scaffold His neck was broken
by the drop.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-04-10
Shot In Cold Blood.

At Wednesdays session of the tria!
by courtmartial of Major Littleton w.
L. Waller of the marine corps on the
charge of killing natives of the island
of Samar without trial, Private McGee
of the marine corps testified that
twelve men were shot, eleven on one
day and one on the next day. When
called upon to clear up certain points
of testimony, McGee refused to answer
on the ground that it might incrimi-
nate him. The court will await the
arrival of General Jacob Fl. Smith, in
command on the island of Samar, be.
fore hearing any more witnesses.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-04-10
sOLRs WERE NOT ASLEEP.
British Attempt to Surprise Boer Laaser
But Make MiscalcuIation.

Lord Kitchener, in dispatch from
Pretoria, announces that the Second
Dragon guard fought sharp rear
guard action near Boschmanskop dur
ing the evening of March 31st. Four
officers are known to have been
wounded.
The column commander, Colonel
Lawley, detached the dragons with
the object of surprising Boer lager,
reported to have been located ten
miles east of Boschmanskop. The
dragons found the Beers strongly
posted and the burghers were subse-
quently largely reinforced, with the
result that the dragons had to fight a
hard rear guard action in order to
regain the main column.
The heavy firing called up Colonel
Lawley and his troops, who drove off
the Beers. The latter's loss is reported
to have been heavy.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-04-10
Fatally Hurt ut Wedding.

Miss Anna Woodward, II years old,
Of Denver, is dead from injuries re-
ceived at the wedding OF her father,
Warren ID. Woodward, and Miss Lottie
Hewville. In the midst of the we'd
ding ceremony the paper shade on the
lamp took fire In taking the lamp
the father brushed against the gown
of Miss Woodward, which burst into a
blaze Every effort was made by the
excited guests to smother the flames
but they did not succeed until the
woman had sustained burns which
caused her death
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-04-10
Killed by Hydraulic Giant.

Colonel s. b. Lundlum, superintend-
ent of the Keystone Placer Mining
company, whose mines are located
about four miles from Telluride, Colo,
was almost instantly killed and Peter
Ipswich was seriously injured by a
hydraulic giant which became unman-
ageable lie stream of water coming
with terrific force struck Colonel
Lundlum at close range and hurled
him fifty feet down the mountain side.
When rescued his body was floating in
the torrent of water, 100 feet away
from the nozzle of the giant.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-04-10
Brook,yn Policeman Klls His wife.

Policeman John j. O'Brien of Brook
lyn shot and instantly killed his young
wife, at their home in that city. The
shooting was done in the presence of
his three children and his wife's moth
er. Mrs. o'Brien had just handed her
husband his revolver, as he was going
out on duty, when, without a word OF
warning, he shot her through the head
He had been drinking heavily and was
on the verge of delirium tremens, it j;
said. He was arrested Immediately
after the shooting.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-04-10
Han Ruins Crops ,uTexas.

destructive storm swept over
Prattville, Texas, Saturday night be-
tween and o'clock No lives were
lost, but much property was destroyed
The storm came from the north, and
for twenty minutes there was perfect
flood of rain aud hail. AS far as know q,
it extended only between Prattville
and Pracio, towns eight miles apart.
Along the path of the storm, which
resemb bles railroad wreck, not a leaf
or particle of fruit is left
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-04-10
Cholera Raging In Manila.

Up to noon Wednesday Ill cases of
cholera had been reported in Manila,
and seyenty-three deaths from the dis
ease had occurred. The health board,
since the establishment of the deten-
ton camp, has been having much diff
Guilty in finding the whereabouts Of
cases of cholera. AS soon as the mem
bers of household find case they
either send the sick person out of the
house or flee themselves.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-04-10
NEGRO SHOOTS NINE MEN,
Clash Between Colored Desperate an q
Author ties Results Fatally.

Three men are dead, three more
slightly wounded and four seriously
wounded, as the result of Sheriff Cas-
saway attempting to arrest Will Rey.
nolds, a desperate negro, at Tuscumbia,
Alabama.
The dead are: Hugh Jones, sho,
through head; Bob Wallace, Win Rey-
nolds. Fatally wounded: Sheriff Chas.
Cassaway, shot through arm and abdo-
men; Will Cassaway, shot through alb
domen; p. A. Prout, shot through
stomach. Four others were seriously
wounded.
All the foregoing casualties, except
the death of Reynolds himself, are the
result of the deadly fire of Reynolds
with As calibre Winchester. The
negro was in his turn riddled and
thrown into fire.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-04-10
Killed on Football Field.

The struggle of the crowds which
gathered at Ibrox park Glasgow, Sat
urday to witness the last international
association football contest between
teams from England and Scotland
caused the collapse OF portion of one
of the spectators terraces, resulting In
the death of three persons and the in
Jury of 125 others. When the game
began 70, 600 spectators were on tn,
ground. Many of tie injured are suf
fering from broken ribs-and fractured
limbs, while some sustained interna
! injuries.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-04-10
Cable to Philippines win be Built

George G. Ward of New York, vice.
president of the Commercial Cable
company, who is in San Francisco
looking after the proposed cable be.
tween the coast and the Philippines,
says: "We are going to build the
cable irrespective of congressional
action. The first link between San
Francisco and Honolulu will be COM
pleted by the end of next October. The
cable will be shipped from England
next July. 1t has not yet been de-
cided where we will land on this coast
1t will either be at Monterey or San
Francisco, probably the latter"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-04-10
April A.

House The house began consideration OF
the Chinese exclusion bill. No opponents OF
the general principle Of exclusion appeared,
but the members were divided in their support
OF the two bills presented. Messrs. Hit OF
Illinois, Perkins OF New York and Adams OF
Pennsylvania supported the majority bill, and
Messrs. Clark OF Missouri, Kahn OF California
and Naphen OF Massachusetts spoke for the
minority substitute,
Some routine business was transacted. A
small urgent deficiency bill carrying sl43,00O
was passed
SENATE-The senate began consideration OF
the Chinese exclusion bill, Mr.. Mitchell OF Ore
gon making the opening speech He pointed
out forcefully the necessity for the exclusion oi
Chinese laborers, and carefully and elaborately
analyzed the bill.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-04-10
WEEK IN CONGRESS-.
April I.

HousE-Rapid progress was made with the
sundry civil appropriation bill, o3 of the i2s
pages OF the bill being completed. Efforts to
amend the bill were Successfully defeated as a
rule by Mr.. Cannon chairman OF the appropri-
ations committee who was personally In charge
OF the measure. The proceedings were without
Incident.
SENATE-An agreement was reached to vote
on the pending oleomurgarine bill before ad-
tournament next Thursday. Debate on the
measure was continued throughout the session.
Mr.. Heitfeid OF Idaho opposed the bin because
he believed that 1t proposed to drive the oleo-
margarine industry TO the wall.
MIR. Stewart of Nevada reported the Indian
appropriation bill and gave notice that he would
call 1t up at an early date.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-04-10
How The Clvn Service system Works

The civil service commission has sent
to the senate in response to an inquiry,
a statement showing the operations in
the way of examinations of that bureau
since it's organization in 1888. The
statement shows that in that time
there have been 49s, s9l examinations
and that of this number of persons ex-
amined 321 ,2s3 passed. All told ss,779
persons or 27.6 per cent. of those who
have passed have been appointed posi-
tions. The present eligible rol! con-
tains 30,5
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-04-10
Thirty Strikers Throw Thousands Out OF
Work at Butte.

Three thousand miners employed in
Anaconda, Parrot and Washoe proper
ties at Butte are walking the streets as
a result of the walking out of the sta
tionary engineers at the mines of the
above companies. The strikers num-
ber but thirty men, yet not a cage was
lowered in any of the properties mem
toned Wednesday. The engineers
union does not endorse the action of
the striking engineers.
The Anaconda and Washoe concen-
traitors at Anaconda were closed down
at / p. m., throwing about 1,50o men
out of employment. This action was
made necessary by the strike of the
hosting engineers. The smelters have
a limited supply of ore, enough, 1t Is
| thought, to last two or three days,
when they, too, will be forced to sus-
pend, throwing an additional 1000 men
out of work.
The hosting engineers who went on
strike and tied up the properties OF
the Amalgamated Copper Mining com
pany have held a meeting and organ
lied union independent of the regu
lar engineers union, and have an
nounced their determination to figh'
their cause to a finish.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-04-10
Canadians Distinguish Themselves.

There was severe fighting all day
long March 31st in the neigh borhood
of Harts river, in the southwestern
extremity of the Transvaal, between
part of General Kitchener's force and
the forces OF Generals Delarey and
Kemp, resulting in the repnlse of the
Beers after heavy losses on both sides.
The Canadian Rifles especially distin-
puished themselves, on party, COM
mapded by Lieutenant Bruce Carruth.
ers, holding its post until every man
! was killed or wounded.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-04-10
Three Thousand Montana Miners Idle.

The Washoe smelters at Anaconda
are practically at a standstill because
OF the strike of the hosting engineers
of the Amalgamated mines. Over three
thousand men are now idle In Ana
conda by reason of the walkout of the
engineers. At the last meeting of the
strikers they decided to man not tc
go back to work at the old scale. They
claim to have gained many recruits tc
their ranks, and announce their deter.
mination to fight to the last.