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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-11
Kept Tryst With Death.

New York, June 6.-"Three months
ago promised my husband to CON-
NIT suicide IL he died first. must
keep my word. Don't curse me, but
pity me. Fritz loved me and l will
die for him"
Leaving these words penned in
French and addressed to q friend and
neighbor, Calestine Farling, 24years
old and widowed less than q month
ago, lay down calmly upon hercouch
after turning on the gas throughout
her apartments to keep herlove tryst
With death.
She kept it faithfully and it was
not until to day that the opening by
coroner Of several letters penned just
before she died, revealed to them bel
whole sad heart. In the depth ofhel
despair she has not hesitated even &c
orphan her only child, Andrea, a boy
three years old, born one year aite1
abe was welded TO her Fritz.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-11
Rebels Want Recognition.

New York, June 5.-The Venezue-
Ian revolutionists who have been
fighting the government oiPresident
Castro more than year willpetition
the United States for recognition as
belligerents. Mail advices received
here from Venezuelan ports say that
DR.. Pedro Esiquiel Roiaes, the diplo.
matte agent of the provisional gov.
eminent established by the insurrec
tionists, has been assigned to the
mission OF securing for them the
rights Of belligerents. DR.. Rojaes,
who was minister Of foreign affairs in
the cabinets OF President Crespo and
President Andrade, is now in Trini-
dad, where he has been making his
headquarters.
The request OF the rebels is based
on the fact that they are in absolute
possession of all the ports OF impor
lance in the country La Guaira
Marscaibo and Puerto Csbello, and
hold also the entire eastern portion
OF Venezuela, over which they exer
else the power Of government.
II the State department at Wash
ington does not decide favorably on
the application, the revolutionary
government, it is announced, viii
make the same request OF Great
Britain. The reason the United
States is applied to first is that tn
rebels would like to maintain thu
good relations with this country
which now exists, and also becaus'
the United States is most intereste<
from a commercial point OF view.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-11
How to Live Eighty Years.

"Don't quit work iiyou want to live
to a good old age, says an sO-year-
old president OF u bank. "Old age
comes more rapidly on those who are
out OF active business than to those
who keep busy. II you would add
ten years to your life saw some wood
every day"
Other octogenarians giye receipts
for longevity as follows;
go to bed early and rise early
"Never stop to loaf and let liquor
alone"
"Wear out, but do not rust out.
Moderate eating is the secret of
long life"
Take plety OF exercise in the fresh
air."
keep in good humor and you will
keep in good health"
"Take care OF yourself and don't
worry"
Long life does not depend upon
heredity: behave yourself and go
straight along."-Chicago Tribune.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-11
American Ships to China.

Washington, June Blooming
close on the heels OF long report
from Rear Admiral Robley d. Evans,
commander in chief OF the Asiatic
squadron, concerning the grave in
ternational situation in China, the
assembling Of his squadron in Chi
nese waters is regarded here as sig
nificant. TIE battleships Kentucky
and Oregon and Unprotected cruiser
New Orleans have arrived at Chefoo
and the monitor Monterey and the
collier Pomey at Shanghai. The
gunboat Villoboles has sailed from
Kow-Kiang for Nanchang.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-11
Missouri Pacific Excursions.

st. Louis, tio.-Tickets on sale
June 18th and 10th limited for re-
turn June 22nd. Rate Sl0.S5 round
trip.
Baltimore. NJ. D.-Tickets on sale
July II and Is limited for return;
leaving Baltimore July 25th. Rate
one fare plus 500 round trip.
Sedalia, Mo, State Fair.-Tickets
on sale Aug. Is to 81 limited return
Aug. oath. One fare round trip.
Second Class Colonist one way
tickets to the west and southwest at
very low rates. Tickets on sale June
2 and 16, July : and Il, Aug. 4 and
Is, Sept. and 10.
Detroit, Mich.-Tickets on sale July
ii and 10 limited for return July 20.
Rate one fare plus $500 for round
trip.
Fourth OF July.-Rates to points
within 200 miles at rate OF one fare
plus 80 cents for round trip. Except
to points where one fare and one-t 'rd
makes less rate in which case lowest
rates will be used. No tickets sold
for less than 80 cents. Dates Of sale
July 3 and 4 limited July {.
Rich Hill, Mo-, Spring Carnival
Tickets OF sale June 1st to 9th
limited return June Sth. Rate SOC
round trip.
Jefferson City, Mo, Teachers Assoc.
ciation.-Tickets on sale June % and
% limited return June q. Rate one
fare plus so cents round trip.
Il. b. SHANKs, Agt.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-11
MURDERED WHILE
VISITING FIAEcEE.
Prof. Hicks Fought With Mysterious
Stranger he Saw In Yard.

Prof Hicks Fought With Mysterious
Stranger he Saw In Yard.
Wooster, o., June 5.-Proi. John
F. Hicks, assistant botanist OF the
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton, is dead from the effect OF shot
fred by an unidentified man late last
night. as he was leaving the home OF
his fiancee, Miss Mary Gill, Of this
place.
Although suffering greatly from
the shock, Miss Gill managed to tell
to-day the story Of the shooting:
As Mr.. Hicks opened the door to
leave, q little after midnight, We saw
the form OF a man run across the
lawn and dart up the alley. This
made me nervous and l prevailed up
on him to come back into the room
and wait q little longer.
"When we came to the door the
second time we again saw the man
20 through the same performance as
before. Mr.. Hicks insisted on going
to see who the man was, although l
tried to prevail upon him not to do
it. He started. and a moment or
two later l heard footsteps, then
words, and, looking down the street,
saw two men struggling-then ashot
Ia minute later Mr.. Hicks came up
on the porch and said that he had
been shot by the man. l asked II he
knew who it was, and he said he die
not"
The postmortem examination
showed that the bullet entered the
groin and severed the femoral artery
The police secured a pair OF blood
hounds in the hope OF trailing tn,
murderer. The dogs took the trail
but lost it in a cornfeld a few hun
dred yards from the scene OF tn
shooting. The officers believe tina
the shooting Was the work OF som
Jealous person, but are at loss a
to his identity.
/ A detective from Cleveland, VIII
happened to be in the city, gave tia
his opinion that the murder was CON
mitted by a PeepiDg Tom, who Eel
that he was being overpowered b.
Hicks, and that he would be recoe
nized.
Hicks was conscious to the las
and talked with the police andphys
clan OF the shooting, and TO all il
sisted that he had no idea at all
to the identity of his assailan
Hicks told a friend yesterday that b
had trouble in Clev .land as the resu
OF some financial matters with an o
ficer OF the Standard Water Purif.
: ing Company, and this, it is though
may show q motive for the crime.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-11
TRUE BILL AGAINST MACHEy.
The EI-POstal Official Accused Of TAX

The Ex-POstal Official Accused Of TAX
ing $4,000 in Brides.
Washington, June 5.-The federal
grand jury returned a true bill
against Mr.. Machen, ex-superinten.
dent Of free delivery, who is accused
OF taking bribes in connection with
department contracts.
The indictment against Mr. Maehen
embraces nine counts and consists OF
twenty-five typewriter pages. IL
recites his connection with the post
Office department, his duties in con-
nection with the purchase OF supplies
and the fact OF the sale of letter box
fasteners to the government by Croft
Brothers, upon his advice and recon-
mendation. The grand jurors find
that June 30, 1900, Mr.. Machen,
with intent to have his decision and
action as superintendent OF free deli
very in regard to purchase Of Croft
fasteners influenced thereby, did
ask Of Croft Brothers apromise that
they would pay to him 40 per cent
Of any sum which might be received
by them thereafter from the United
States through the postoffe depart
ment in payment Of such fasteners,
the purchase OF which might be pro-
cured upon Mr.. Machen's advice and
did receive the promise OF the Croft
brothers, in accordance Herewith"
The Indictment then recites that
Mr.. :Machen received In all about
$4,000.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-11
Severe DrOuth From Maine to Virginia.

oeNSiC DiOutu FIOu MdluS W VII GU a.
New York, June III can't see
any rain ahead" said Forecaster
Emory, looking up from an intricate
chart he had been scrutinizing in the
hope that a young storm center
might be steering its course in this
direction.
"No, l can't see any,"
For more than three weeks the
prophet has been pointing his tele-
scope, figuratively, of course, to ev-
cry corner OF our land for storm
cloud, but each morning his doleful
prophecy has been: "Fair to-day
and tomorrow.
Ffom Maine to Virginia the farm.
ers have been sending disheartening
reports to his eyre at the top of the
Manhattan Life building: peaches
a failure, termination and growth
of all crops retarded by drought, -
ebay and oats spoiled" "strawber.
RES gone, " pastures and meadows
drying up, ""hay crop nearly ruined, ~
until it really seems that the finan.
cial loss by the drought in the East
will be greater than the loss by food
in the West.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-11
Robbers Killed a Conductor.

st. Louis, June 5.-Three masked
men boarded the suburban car run.
ming east from East st. Louis to-day
and killed the conductor, John N.
Keith. There we're only a few pas.
sengers in the car. The robbers
signaled the car to stop and boarded
the front platform. They "held up
the motorman and Keith, who hur.
ried to the motorman's rescue, was
shot as he opened the door. The
robbers jumped from the car and es'
capped.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-11
coolest Odd Fellow" Dead.

Lockport, N. Y, june 5.-Wilbur
Huyck, said to be one of the Oldest
Odd Fellows in the United States,
died Thursday night at the New York
State Odd Fellows home in this city
and was buried at his former home
in FranklinvilIe yesterday afternoon.
Huyck was 80 years old ard had
been an Odd Fellow sixty-seven years.
He claimed that he held the record
for length OF membership in the order
in this country.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-11
EXPERIENCE OF A TWO
MONTHS OLD BABE IN FLOOD.
Lost in the Turmoil Of Thrilling Rescue
Spent Night in Box Car.

Spent Night in Box Car.
X. C. World.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Reddig OF POOL
East Seventh street are entertaining
a little visitor from the food, who in
her short life OF two months has
passed over perilous incident.
Last Monday night mother and
several small children we're brought
from the east bottoms to the Chris
tian church, Seventh street and
Prospect avenue. They had been
rescued from a box car, where they
had spent several hours.
BABE LEFT BEHIND.
In the excitement OF the rescue the
2-months-old baby was left behind,
the mother of the family being IN
conscious OF this fact until the church
was reached.
TWAS then s o'clock In theevening
and another rescue could not be at
tempted that night. The cries and
distress Of the mother we're heart
rending and in the early morning the
relief party returned to the box car,
where the baby was found, safe and
well. The water was 80 near the
child that its little eyes and ears were
splashed with mud.
CARED FOR BY MRS REDDIG.
When the little girl was taken to
the church, Mrs. Reddig's carriage
was at the door and she took tie
c I'D and famished little one home
with her, where it has been tenderly
cared for with her own little ones.
The parents Of the child are in the
tentcolony in North Wabash. They
owned q iorty-acre truck garden, all
traces of which has completely din.
appeared.
The child is a beautiful little girl
and some temporary home must be
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-11
An Unusual Monument to Pioneers


From the indianapolis News.
In Riverside cemetery, at Spencer,
Ind, Captain David BEEN has had
erected a monument to the memory
OF his father and mother, pioneers
and associate founders OF the town
Of Spencer 1t is singular that their
monument and resting place is on
the very spot where, eighty.six years
ago, they settled and built a home
and to battle with the Indians and
wild beasts.
The monument is eleven feet high
and is carved like one OF the giant
trees that stood in their yard, now a
cemetery, in years gone by. The
monument builder gave the stone
numerous marks to identity it with
the pioneer days. At the bottom he
chiseled spinning wheel, an ak and
an old flint.lock musket, three i'm.
portant factors in early Indiana life
On the trunk Of the tree is briel
history of the pioneers that sleep be-
neathit. OiLevi BEEN, whose sturdi'
ness lent much to the building OF the
town OF Spencer, the monumentsays
Levi BEEN, born in Kentucky, May
IL, 1903. Came to Indiana 1910
Settled on this spot 1917. Died July
l27, 1885,"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-11
Emigration Agents Under Arrest.

Vienna, June Gas the result OF
information impaired to the police
by United States Emigrant lnspec-
tor Braun, thirteen emigration
agents in the country districts OF
Hungary have been arrested and sen
fenced to heavy fines and ten to six
ty days Imprisonment for iniraction
OF the emigration laws.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-11
A Splendid Remedy.

Neuralgia pains, rheumatism, lum-
baoo and sciatic pains yield to the
penetrating influence of Ballard's
Snow Liniment. 1t penetrates to the
nerves and bone, and being absorbed
into the blood, its healing properties
are conveyed to every part OF the
body and effect some wonderful
cnree Mr.. D. F. Moore, Agent ILL
nois Central Railway, Milan, Tenn,
statee: 81 have used Ballard sSnow
Eminent for rheumatism, backache,
etc. in my family. 1t is a splendid
ysmedv. We could not do without
M 95c, SOC and 800 at b. l..
Tnekor's Drug Store. ss....
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-11
Constipated Bowels.

To have good health, the body
should be kept in a laxative condi-
ton, and the bowels moved at least
once day, so that all the poisonous
wastes are expelled daily. Mr.. G. l..
Edwards, 142 Main St., Wicblti 4.
Kansas, writes; 81 have used Her
bine to regulate the liver and bowels
for the past ten years, aud found il a
reliable remedy soc at II. l..
fuckers Drug Store
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-11
Barnes Indicted on His Wedding Day
at Mexico.

Mexico. Mo-, June 4.-Clarence A.
Birnes was indicted yesterday, four
hours before the time set for his
wedding, on a charge of murder in
the second degree for the killing OF
Representative Rhodes Clay, July 10,
1902.
Barnes was ready for just such an
emergency and bond Of $4,000 was
quickly arranged. The marriage
took place on time in the presence Of
a large audience.
The bride was Miss Ruth Lakeman
whose father is the business partner
Of Barnes father.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-11
'ROOSEVELTS TRIP ENDED.
From Illinois the President viii
Return to Washington.

Chicago, June4.-President Roose-
welt made a roundup" OF Illinois
yesterday and to-day. he spoke at
many towns, reviewed parades, I'M
yelled monument, dedicated ame-
mortal building and made q charsc-
teristic hurry up job. The president
viii finish Illinois to-day with stops
at Lincoln, Springfield and Decatur,
and then will go to Washington. He
will have made the most remarkable
tour OF the United States ever under
taken by a chief executive OF the
nation in his terms OF Office. The
president left Washington to begin
his western tour at 9 O'Clock In the
morning, April !. He will return to
the capital June5. In sixty-six days
he will have travelled $4,000 miles
and made stops in the principal
cities OF twenty-five states. he
spoke several hundred times Some
Of the speeches were so important
that they have been Incorporated in
the nations policy.
The presidents most notable
speech given here April 2 gave a new
Interpretation to the Monroe doc
trine. 1t has been the subject Of
newspaper comment in every capita
Of the old world. The president also
spoke on the trusts and on the tariff
at Milwaukee and elsewhere. Hi
speeches on the subjects sounded the
keynote OF republican policy in thu
next national campaign.
The presidents notable talk at st
Louis at the dedication OF the Louis
lana Purchase exposition was mark
ed by the broad, liberal views OF al
enlightened craftsmanship. AT Sal
Francisco, Seattle and Tacoma tn
CHIEF executive proclaimed America
mastery over the Pacific ocean ant
showed by convincing argument tina
the United States, from it's com
handing position, was destined t.
control the commerce Of the Pacific
The presidents journey across tn
continent and back was not all
public function. He disappeared j
Yellowstone Park and rested sixtee
days, not only from official bushes
but from travel and public speaking
The presidents journey carried hir
first here, then to the great nortf
west, including Wisconsin, Mimi
sofa, North Dakota and Monta ne
After his sixteen days stay in Ye
lowstone park he turned eastwar
and passed through South Dakott
Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri to s.
Louis, where he assisted in the To-
NAL dedication OF the Expositio
buildings and grounds.
From st. Louis the president turf
ed westward again, traversing Mi
souri,, Kansas, Colorado, New Mel
i leo, Ariznna, Nevada, to the Paciti
coast. Then northward his iourne
took him through California, Orego
and Washington to the Puget SCUM
country. He returned eastwar
through Idaho, Montana and Wye
ming. In the long journey OF IA 90
miles the president met with not
single accid0s. Not a mishap ma
red the journey. He was accompaI
led by secret service men. At ever
city detectives and police were watci
ing for assassins, cranks and anarcl
lists, but nowhere were the detective
services needed.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-11
TWO MORE ARRESTS MADE.
M'GregOr and Upton Must Explain to
the Government.

the Government.
Washington, June 5.-Two arrests
were made tonight on warrants
which charge a conspiracy on the
part OF the government employees to
rob the government. Thomas W.
McGregor and C. Ellsworth Upton,
clerks In the free delivery division OF
the postoffice department are under
the direction OF A W. Mschen who
was indicted to-day. They enter in
to the conspiracy with Charles I.
Smith Of Baltimore to supply rural
delivery carriers with pouches in
which money orders and registered
letters could be carried.
Since September II last the gov.
eminent has purchased through the
emergency fund supplied Machen BY
a liberal congress twenty thousand
~ these pouches. They were bought
la Iour installments OF five thousand
each. The government paid Smith
ninety for each pouch. 1t only cost
him forty cents to make them. He
gave forty cents on each pouch sold
to McGregor and Upton, making
$1,000 profit for them on an eighteen
thousand dollar transaction. The
legal burea Of the department thinks
the evidence is conclusive. Smith
probably will be arrested tomorrw
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-11
1Carrollton is Flooded.

Carrollton, Mo-, June 5.-The en-
tire southern portion Of Carroll
county is under water and the Mis-
souri, river is ten miles wide. Every
house stands at least three feet in
med and 1 900 persons are without
shelter.
The upper stories OF buildings are
being used for housing refugees, and
every possible effort is being made to
alleviate their distress.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-11
People Are Wearing 0vercoats Ia
Texas.

Dallas, Tex, June 3.-The June
weather record for cold in Texas was
broken yesterday. At o'clock yes
terday morning the thermometer
registered 4S above zero. No one
can recall a time before when over.
coats were needed in Texas in June.
The cold weather is retarding the
growth OF cotton and corn and doing
injury to truck and fruit crops.
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found for her until the parents are
again able to provide for her in COM
fort.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16

per cent increase of wages has been re-
jected with regrets by the seven great
cotton corporations. There yet remains
room for discussion and possible comprom-
ise. but already strike talk Is In the air.
Out In Colorado a strike has been in pro-
gress for some time among the miners In
and around Colorado City, with state OF
siege existing. Now the strikers have APP
peaIed to the courts for an order restrain
ing the militia on duty from infringing upon
the personal and property rights OF private
citizens They are finding the courts OF
possible service to them, but this Is
dangerous move, as their own petition for
an injunction sets forth that certain rights
have been abridged. the very principle upon
which the opposition of citizens to the
usual strike processes Is based. There Is
no specific remedy to cure these threaten
ed diseases OF the body polite short OF
some form Of compulsory arbitration sys-
tenn, which will work automatically and
carry its own enforcement after decision Is
rendered. 1t is a great pity that the coun-
try should be continually harrassed with
these dangers. its prosperity threatened,
its peace broken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16

The strike germ is in the air. as insidiGus
as that of spring fever" 1t is making
workers dangerous and DESTROYS of a rest
and at the same time. by curious inver-
sion of effects. It Is rendering the walking
delegates more active than ever and anx-
iCus for trouble. The Wabash employees are
just now chatting under an injunction pro-
hibiting them from obeying an order to
strike issued by the officials OF an orga MIA
tion. who are not employees OF the line But
that threat of trouble is by no means
passed and much difficulty may later be
encountered along the big system unless the
principle of arbitration is applied to solve
the situation. In Waterbury the street car
strike has become more troublesome than
ever. The citizens are pressing forward
with their preparations for an organized
resistance to the strike and the boycott
The strikers have answered these efforts by
issuing fresh circular giving a long black
list OF people and firms A local Judge has
granted an Injunction to restrain the strik-
ers' organization from disbursng certain
moneys collected for the relief OF the union
workers. A sympathetic strike is threat
ened among all the organized trades OF the
city. and there is talk of a street railway
strike In each of the larger cities of Connecti-
cut. The employees OF the New York. New Ha.
ven and Hartford railroad are voting today
on proposition to order a general strike
on that system. with the expectation that
the vote will favor the lay-off. If this strike
comes. in connection with the threatened
street car troubles In all Of the cities OF
the state, Connecticut will indeed be In diff
fculties. The New Haven road tie-up if
made complete. would seriously affect New
York city. In that city, too. troubles are
Immediately at hand in threats OF a strike
on the elevated lines growing out of the
relations Of the motormen and the engineers
OF the new and the old systems OF propul-
sion. Some months ago IT was believed that
this trouble had been settled but II has
cropped out again and now the crisis Is
approaching. Up in Lowell Mass. de-
mand BY 10000 textile workers for a ten