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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-02-26

the practice OF law viii seek places on
the bench.
Within this point presented, our
very first inquiry is whether the Ted
eral judges we now have are men oil
inferior ability. The shortestconsid-
GRAFTON of them reveals at once that
they are the choice and pick OF the
legal fraternity. The Post admits
this, saying that our supreme court
has always been occupied by men Of
the very highest character and most
distinguished ability. Butitanswsrs
this powerful argument OF fact by
saying that the circumstance Ia due
to luck.
The reply is not adequate. The
judiciary Of the United States Is con-
fessedly equal to that OF any other
country in the world and vastly su-
perior to that OF most countries.
And all due to luck? One hundred
years OF luck? Not so. The honor
attached to a position, exalted and
dignifed as it is, on the federal bench,
will always be coveted, and properly,
too, by men Of capacity competent
to discharge the duties involved, and
it is accidental when men Of this kind
do not prevail over aspirants Of in
ferior qualifications. We are inclin-
ed to think that the honor and the
salary that are the present reward oil
the federal Judge are very well pro-
portioned, and we fear that it would
not improve the already satisfactory
situation to take out part OF the
honor and I'll In with money. We
have no doubt that our Judges would
not deteriorate in quality even II the
salary schedule were cut 25 per cent.
And we hold that the salaries now
paid are not mean nor stingy. They
do not signify great riches, but they
do mean a regular and permanent
income ample for personal comfort
and even for the maintenance OF a
style Of living which to 90 per cent Of
men seems luxurious.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-02-26
WATCH ST. LOUIS.

The greatest worlds fair the world
has ever seen will be held atSt. Louis
in 1908. To keep in touch with the
work of preparation for this great
worlds fair and to get all the news
of all the earth, every reading person
should at once subscribe for the
great newspaper of st. Louis, the
GLOBE-DEMOCRAT. Itstands pre-
eminent and alone among American
newspapers, and acknowledges no
equal or rival. Its circulation ex-
tends TO every state and territory in
the union, to Canada and Mexico,
and to every part OF the world where
there are readers OF the English lam
guage. 1t ought to be in your home
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tisement elsewhere in this issue.
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-02-26
Mr.. ROOSEvELTS ULTIMATUM.

An Extra Session Unless the Canal and
Cuban Treaties Are Ratified.
Washington, Feb. 21.-President
Roosevelt will call al extraordinary
session OF the Senate OF the Fifty
eighth Congress unless both the
Panama canal and the Cuban reci-
procity treaties are ratified at the
present session. The President made
this declaration OF his intention to
several senators, and he made it as
emphatically and unsquivocaIly as
he was capable OF making It.
1t is deemed probable by officials
Of the administration and by many
senators that both treaties will be
ratified before March 4, but the necss-
sity for their early ratification is re-
garded by the President "a SO urgent
in the event OF failure Of either one or
both at the present session be will is
sue his call for an extra session.
It 10 said that there are grave rea-
sons ofstate why both treaties should
be ratified as soon az possible.
These have induced the President to
make the announcement Of his deter
mination. The canal bill has passed
both houses OF Congress. Az soon as
the treaty with Columbia ia ratified,
the President can order work to be-
gin.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-02-26
The Jury Gives Her SCI, 900.

Sedalia, Mo-, Feb. 19.-In the Pet
tbs county circuit court at midnight
last night a $21, 900 damage verdict
for Mrs. Frederick Woydt was found
against the Sedalia Electric and Rail-
road company OF Sedalia. She asked
for $25, 900. Mrs Woydt asserted
that she was permanently injured the
night OF September 26, 1902, by a
live wire belonging to the company
that had fallen upon a sidewalk on
West Third street.
Two other suits growing out Of the
accident to Mrs. Woydt are still
pending. They were brought by
Mrs Woydt's husband, Chas. Woydt,
who was injured at the same time.
Mr.. Woydt claims $4,000 personal
damages and $1,000 for the loss Of
service and companionship Of his
wife.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-02-26
The Best Is the Cheapest.

Not how cheap but how good 10
the question. u.s.
The Twice-a Week Republic is not
as cheap as some so.called newspa-
pers, but it is ascheap as it ispossible
to sell a first-class newspaper. It
prints all the news that is worth
printing. Ifyou read it all the year
round you are posted on all the i'm
portant and interesting affairs OF 1.-THE
world. 1t is the best and most reli-
able newspaper that money and
brainscan produce-and those should
be the distinguishing traits OF a news
paper that is designed to be read by
all members OF the family.
Subscription price, $1ayear. Any
newsdealer newspaper or postmaster
will receive your subscription or you
may mail it direct to
THE..REPUBLIC,
st. Louis. Mo-.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-02-26
ANTITRUST LAWS
UPHELD IN MISSOURI
Supreme Court Rules That Corporations
Must Make Annual Affidavits.

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. 2O.-The ILL
nois Supreme Court handled down
opinions in 40 cases.
The antitrust laws Of the State are
upheld and the act OF 1901 is declar'
ed valid. The feature Of the law re-
quiring all corporations to make an
nual affidavits that they do not be-
long to combinations or trusts in re-
straint OF trade was the feature test
ed in the case Of the People vs. the
Butler Street Foundry and Iron
Works OF Chicago. The courts say
the affidavit required is not in con-
flict with the Federal and State con-
stitutional guarantee that a man
may not be forced to be a witness
against himself.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-02-26
Big Purchase Of Sheep Skins.

Peter McGraw Of Allegheny City,
Pa, purchased $4,000 worth Of
sheep skins from packing houses in
Kansas City yesterday. Mr.. -McGraw
is repre-, entative OF wool manu-
facturing firm iu Allegheny City. lie
was at the New Albany hotel yesier.
day aud from here went TO Omaha
to purchase sheep skins there. The
firm removes the wool aud uses If in
the manufacture u woulen goods
and sold to glove factories. Mr.. Nc.
Graw makes large purchases here sew.
eral times q year.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-02-26
rillman Held for Murder Without Bail

Columbia, S. c., February 10
Former Lieut.. Gov. Tillman was this
afternoon refused bail at the conclu-
sion OF the hearing Of his application
for release on bond. Mr.. Tillman is
held on the charge Of numbering Ed.
tor Gonzales.
Mr.. Tillman was not present at the
hearing. The affidavits by the de-
tense tended to show that Tillman
acted in self.defense.
In his sworn declaration Mr.. Till
man stated that he had been repeat
eddy urged and warned to watch for
his safety. He wished to avoid any
alteration, his statement says.
As he was about to retire from the
Office in a couple OF days, he was
removing his personal effects, incluc
ing two revolvers, when he met Mr.
Gonzal 8, who, he stated, pushed hi,
hand into his pocket. Believing hi,
life tn I've in danger Tillman burrindly
said: Il got your message, and firec
1 the affidavit declares, TO save che de
| ieDdant's life.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-02-26
A Rest From Congress.

There is no probability, says the
Cincinnati Enquirer, Of an extraordi-
nary session of the new congress.
There is no reason for it. The pres
emit congress has had ample time and
opportunity to do everything that
should have been done, and it has
chosen to daily and "pellFfox" with
public questions in view Of the dan
gerous records that might be MAIDS
for the coming presidential cam
paign. Many things will be left I'M
done, but Mr.. Roosevelt is not the
president who can "bully" or "bluf'
a congress. The talk about him
forcing an extra session, in view OF
all that has taken place, and in the
light OF his inocuous attitude toward
public affairs, sounds like childish
buster. The house Of representa-
tives may have practically abdicated
as legislative force, and in the SEN
ate may have played fast and loose
with its dignity, and hattered itself
that it was playing a water'log
game without the people knowing it;
but still there isenough seli-assertion
in the legislative department OF the
government not to beled about with
a string in the hands ofthe bear hun
ter in the white house.
The people generally, with very
little distinction on account OF party
prejudice, will DO reioiced at the ad-
journment of congress, three weeks
hence, and be equally happy over the
knowledge that the new congress will
be dormant till next winter. They
know that they have nothing to ex-
pect from either. and they are tired
of encountsring in their newspapers
every morning the iniiamatory prom
Uses of what they know by this time
is not going to take place
Sensation may be self-Sustaining
for few months. hut there comes a
time when it is wearisome, and lit
tie later it is disgusting; and still a
little later the reading public wants
to hang congress and all the news
paper correspondents who eXagger-
ate its purposes and performances
indicted 10y the United States grand
jury.
There will be a popular welcome to
a season OF rest. A surcease OF false
hopes and false promises will be gra-
cious. The knowledge that there
will be whole spring. summer and
autumn without congress, with
Teddy harmlessly hunting impossi
BILE bears and disporting himself in
phraseology from the rear platform
of a tourist car, will come like a ben
ediction; and business will go on at
the old stands prosperously, and in
the intervals in buying and selling
there will be satisfaction in the feel
ing that what appears in the papers,
little though il may be, will be worth
reading. The newspaper conductors
can I'll up withlove stories and beau
tiiy every woman in their respective
environments in their sassiety" col
umns. Anything will be better than
the heartless suspense that has pre-
vailed during the winter.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-02-26
Train Killed "Uncle' Tommy.

Harrisonville, Mo, Feb. 81
Thomas Wheeler, generally known al
Uncle Tommy" an old resident Of
Cass county, was struck and killed
by a st. Louis 4 San Francisco train
FIVE miles east Of here Thursday
morning. He was walking on the
track with his head bundled up on
account OF a severe cold and did not
hear the approaching train. He We
70 years old.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-02-26
Judge Day to Succeed Shiras.

Washington, Feb. 10 Justice
Shiras vi the United States supren g
court presented to-day his resigna-
ton as member uf that tribunal to
take effect February "a The ex.Sec.
rotary Of State, sWillam R. Day oil
Ohio, has been selected as the success
sor OF Mr.. Shiras.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-02-26
Hundreds of Cattle Dying on Range

~ hhhA Nuo VI Ndtttk tibS VI
Guthrie, Okla, February ia
cattleman who arrived at Weather
ford, Okla, to-day from Amarillo,
Tex, says that many cattle were
killed by the recent storm. He states
that he counted nearly a hundred
head lying along the Choctaw rail-
road.
The cattlemen in that locality do
not put up feed for the winter, aud
the cattle we're not in good condition
for such severe weather. Unless the
weather turns warmer and melts the
snow 40 that the grass will start, tbe
probabilities are that many thous
and head OF cattle will die for want
OF feed. T.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-02-26
Stole $50, 900 From the Savior.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 90. Burglar
entered the Cathedral Of st Isas
and stole three diamonds valued al
$50. 900, which they took from the
frame Of . picture Of the Savior.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-02-26
Public Salaries.

Joplin Globe.
The Washington Post, which is
usually contained and composed, is
having what seems to us plain case
of hysteria. 1t il all over the matt'
of the safaries paid to federal iHstie. s
and Judges.
The Post says: 1t seems to Us
that the governments payroll is lit.
tie. il any, short OF the disgraceful,
and, referring to the bill. which has
passed the senate and is pending in
the house, to increase the salaries in
the judiciary about % per cent. the
Post says: Both parties will honor
themselves by patriotic rivalry in a
cause SO use al and beneficient."
The pay of United States judges is
stated as follows: Chief justice su-
preme court $40, 500; associate JUS
tices supreme court, $4,000; circuit
Judges, $4,000; district judges, So
600.
Then the Post seeks to shame the
country by quoting some English
salaries:
Lord high chancellor............S5O.O 600
Three lords of appeal, each. 10000
Master OF the rolls 10000
Five lords justices, each....... 5000
Lord chief Justice. ............ 10000
Five chancery justices, each. 20, 1000
Fourteen queens bench JUS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Zo,UOO
Probate. divorce and admir-
atty, two each..,.."........... 20 DOC
Judge of the court OF arches. % 000
The argument for an increase al
salaries is that the present ones are
so low that lawyers of the talent de.
sired in those filling these federal
positiurs cnn make far more mon' y
in their practice and that therefore
we are moi likely to have judges 81
proper capacity. The inference ID
that only who have Jailed, or have
partially or comparatively failed, In
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-02-26
Missouri Pacific Railway Time Table
at Butler Station.
x. G. Pittsburg & Gulf Time Tabl,

ARRIVAL and departure OF trains o. worland.
NORTH BOUND
No Kansas City daily Express ...ls:asp. m
Nos /" Mail ...... SILT D. m.
SOUTH MOUND.
No. aThrough Port Arthur Express,2:ll m
No. Z Sloan Springs Express. see. .H:abp N
Remember this 10 the popular short line be-
tween Kansas City, Mo. and PittsburG. Kan.
Joplin. Mo Neosho, No. Sulphur springsy
route from the south 20 st Louis, Chicago
and points north and northeast and 10 Denver
Ogden, San Francisco, Portland and point
west and northwest. No expense hes beer
spared to make the passenger equipment {
this line second tn none In the west. Trsv,
via the new line h. G. ORR.
Gent Pass Agt.. Kansar City, Mo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-02-26
Ten Millions For a Museum.

Chicago, Feb. 20.-Chicago is to
have the finest museum in the world
and Marshall Field is to provide the
funds to build it, according to plans
now under discussion by the South
Park commission. The lake front is
to be the site and the maximum cost
is to be ten million dollars. The
proposition took actaal form at to
days session of the South Park
board when N. H. Carpenter, secre'
tary Of the Art Institute association,
appeared and gave assurance that
Mr.. Field stood ready to give any
money necessary to make the build
ing the finest in the world.
There was another representative
of Mr.. Field present and he gave the
commissioners to understand tina,
what Mr.. Carpenter said would b.
followed to the letter by Mr.. Field
There are no reservations and nj
conditions to be met by the city ex
cept that Mr.. Field requires that {
suitable site be presented.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-02-26

Marshall Field is the Merchant
Prince" OF Chicago whose wealth is
too great to be estimated. He is
said to do business of 80 millions
annually. He was born in Massachu-
setts in 1885, the son OF a New En-
gland farmer, and has been in the
mercantile business in Chicago since
1860. He has $500 employees. His
children are two. a son and a dangh.
ter. In 1898 he gave a million dol
lars to found a school of natural
history in Chicago.
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1903-02-12
TELLES cAPTURADO.

Jose Tplles. nno de- los aspsiuus
del lampntado Epilacio Gallegos
lue capturado pl Jneves pnsad,
por A. B. Bara, de San Mnrrial \
Eduardo JarHmiIIo, de San Au
tonic. Estos hnbhucontratad,
seiS hombres pHrH cHtpar tOdH
las casas del Rio Mimhrps. uuie
nes finalmente locarOn 4 TrlIp,
en In casa de- nna tia de a, IN
cnal hdbia negadn que Trlles rs
tHha en- la casa. pprO AL fin fuf
persuadida por el senior Bu,H d,
IIanIar & Telles Il IA puerta, 6si,
So apront0 Y luego fnG cnbiert,
con los rifles Y Ie ordennron qu,
80 rindiera, 10 cual Il de nny bue.
ma gana 10 hizo. FL LINES al me-
dio dla fue traido 4 Santa FGpol
sns raptoes Y entregado al al
guHcil mayor Kinspll
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1903-02-12
ATTRACTION MUSICAL.

La norhe del 27 de Febrero el
Schubert Symphony Club aud
Lady Quartette Of Chicago" dn.
"a una function musical on In
Duncan Opera House. Esta en-
presa durante sus ocho AMOS que
lleva de existencia Sc hn captndo
81 patrocinio de todos los amun
tes del arte musical, tanto por
la variedad de su pr0grama ro
mo por Al popuIaridad on cnrir.
ter. Viene altamente rocomcn
dada por Ia prensa, cl pGIpi,o y
plblicO. Su nuevo programn "
dice ser de 10 mas selecto que ia.
mas haya presentudo esa com
pahfu.
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1903-02-12
A OUlEN CONCIERNA.

Sepan todos por estas presentos que
el dia . de Agosto dc 1901, por medic
dc Ia corte dc pruebas de este condado
legitlmamos y adoptamos 4 silviano
Rodriguez, menor de edad, como nues-
tro hiio y heredero, y nhora como el
ala 20 de Enero de 1858 el dicho sil.
yIano Rodriguez abandon6 nuestrn
casa y hogar, sin raz6n nj CONSENT.
miento alguno, hemos petlci1nado q Ia
corte de pruebas para ser dcscargado,
de esa responsabilidad y amoncstamos
d t0dos aquollos con quicn 81 pudiorb
teuer alguna TRANSACTION que dc ningut
modo sercmo5 nOs0tros resp0nsables
MANUEL - RAEL,
is'4t IuLTAs g., DE RAEL.
Guillou, N. NJ, Febrcro o, 1902.
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1903-02-12

de session no pasar6 de $4,000
Entire los proyectos de ley Qu,
estan pendientes en- una Il otr;
cAmara los mas importantes ,
que mayor inter6s dispiertau en-
tire los miemhros son los relatl
vos & condados nuevos, V So an
ticipa que habra controverSii
bastante aninada Y reniia el
pro Y en- contra de su pasaje. :,
observa, y es cosa algn sorprtn
dente que principal apadrinndo.
y favorecedor del pr0yecto par
la creaci0n del nnevo condado d,
Mills, es el conciliar Duncan, qu,
representa- en- ell conseio IegiSlati
vo los condados de San Miguel ,
Guadalupe.
Esto es tanto mas eXtralt
cuanto que dieho proyecto tien,
por obieto triturar eIrondado d'
Guadalupe y guitar al condad,
de San Miguel parte del terrific
rio que le pertenece Al memo,
asi Sc supone por haber Silo &
quien introdujo el proyecto en- e
consejo, aunque caritativament.
Sc puede esperar que 10 hicier'
por pura condesepdencia y siI
intehci0n de perjutlicar 4 los con
dados que representa-.
HabIando sobre el asunto dt
In creacion de condados nueru.
diio un hombre pGblico de eN
periencia cue todo no era mds
que un plan para ir graluaInen
te quitando & los nativos del pais
toda ingerencia en- la polftica y
para dar la domination pleua q
aquellos condados que st creel
revestidos de shperoriIad in
herente y pretenden pnorIdud d,
derechos sobre los denlds conda
dos Ell todas cusas. Tai vez este
sea asi Y no seria malo que aque'
Hos legisladores que tienen con
ciencia y formalidad Sc seopusiespl
todo 10 possible al despojo de lut
condados viejos, que con taWt,
avidez procuran los proyectado.
res de condados nuevos.
FL asunto del est 10 ha llama.
do en estOs dias la atenci0n d,
los miembros de ambas camaras
con motivo de la situaci0n ac.
tual de esa question en- el spnad,
federal Ell Washington. La OPP
Mon prevalente entire la gral
mayoria de los miembros dc am
bas camaras es que 81 debe ucrp-
tar el estado tai cual 10 olrec, II
en- el arreglo propuesto, es decii,
bajo el pie de la consolidation d,
Nuevo Mexico y Arizona como u
solo eStado. El movil principa
que anima q algunos 4 tomarnc.
titud es que deseau ante toda,
rosas que 'ruede la bola" V qut
venga ell estado resulte 10 Que re-
sultare. Unos pocos, aunqu'
tamhien desean el estado. son d,
opinion que el negucio estd ire
mediablemente perlido por rn
z6n de que 81 el arreglo es apro
bado por ell congreSO, la mayo
ria del pueblo de Nuevo Mexico ,
Arizona 10 repudiaria con su,
vOtos por creerlO contrario 4 10,
intereses V bienestar del puebl,
de uno Y otro territorio.
ANpN
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-12
w. S. STONE NOW HEAD
OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS.
VIII Fiji rncxpired Term Made Va
cant by Deaths of Arthur
and Ioungson.

Cleveland. o, Aug. 11-W. s Stone or
Eldon, Ia. Division No. ISL. has been eject
ed to ill the uneSpired term as grand chief
engineer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, made vacant by the deaths of
j. III. Arthur and A. b. Youngson.
After the election. the Executive Com
mttee Of the brotherhood said that no fear
need be felt OF any radical changes in the
policy Of the brotherhood; that the new
grand chief will carry ont the conservative
principles advocated by the late Chief Ar
thur
Warren Sanford Stone was born in Aims
worth. Washington County. Ia, in Feb
ruary, 1850. He has been railroading for
twenty-four years on that part of the Rock
Island system known as the Missouri d
vision. He has been chairman of the Gen
eral Board OF Adjustment OF that road for
a number of years. Mr.. Stone viii remove
10 Cleveland, the constitution of his or
EanzatioD requires its president TO live in
this city, where the headquarters are To-
Gated.
NJ election Will be made to the office of
first assistant grand chief until the gem
eral convention of the Brotherhood of I.o-
connective Engineers at Los Angeles. III May.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-12
TWO-CENT-FARE QUESTION
Report of New York, Ontario and
Western shows 1t Is Profitable.

The following extract from the report OF
The New YORK. Ontario and Western will
he of interest 10 the Western passenger Off
Gals who claim that the proposed o-cent
fare under the present conditions cannot be
made profitable:
Since the reduction in fares from ; cents TO
cents per mile. on May l. 1885. the local pas
senssr eaLnings have steadily increased. Such
earnings We're ..19 per greater in 1901 than
IN l!1h. and 80 per greater in 1912 hnn in
1'0lpartly Of course, because of the rI-evaiiinf,
good times. These results are not occasioned bv
exceptionally heavy traffic. The New York on
fafic and Westerns passenger density in 1909
was lps.5'5 passenger miles per mile OF road az
against a passenger density of i3I1is on the
New York Central and Hudson River In 1875
Tor which year the Interstate Commerce Commits
81 published the interesting comparative fisr,
only the Western New Yo. K and fennsvIvania OF
the larger roads in the Middle States had lower
PASSENGER density than the New York ontario
ana esterr, while In 1891 the average ,,asSsnra-
densiiT q the United States was ss ri ana Of
the Middle States 2l5.509. The point is that +I,a
New York. Ontario and Western being a bacL
country road with passenger density bnt Iitt1s
above the average for the United States -in5s
Its local passenger earnings steadily increasing
under an upen 2-cent rate. This company a1sS
naNs much attention to local excursions anI
from TINS business in 1901 1t earned s2s3 and in
lHl2 sos per train mile. "