The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1903-12-18
News Of the World

The case against Edward W.
Butler of St Louis, under sentence
Of three years for bribery, has been
reversed by the Missouri supreme
court, and the defendant dis
charged Butler is to be tried on
another indictment, but as it is al
most identical to the one just dis
missed, it is not believed a convic-
ton will be secured. Butler has
dominated local politics in st.
Louis for many years, is million
aire, and interested in several cor
porations enjoying exclusive munie-
| lpal franchises.
At the sale of the effects of Sam
uel A. Marstellar at Manassas, Va,
recently a New York dealer paid
$500 for a pair Of silvcr-mounted
dueling pistols formerly owned by
George Washington. Washington
gave the weapons to his secretary,
Bartholomew cambridge. On the
death of cambridge they passed
into the hands of Col. 2. G. Mar
steller, who was one Of Washing
tons pallbearers, and descended to
his son, Samuel A. Marsteller, who
died thirty years ago. The latter's
descendants live in Washington,
and the pistols were in their custo,
d. until the sale.
The war department at Washing
ton announces that preparation hai
been made to dispatch troops to
the isthmus of Panama should CO.
lombia make any effort to invade
the country. Several American
cruisers arc now patrolling the east
ern end of the San Bias coast and
keeping an outlook for any attempt
on the part of Colombia to land
troops on the isthmus. Several
clashes have occurred between strik-
ing miners and the militia in the
Cripple Creek district since mar
tial law was declared. Three mi
ners were killed in a battle at Sc
gundo and number of others were
wounded.
The salient feature Of Secretary
of the Treasury Shaw's annual re-
port TO congress is the gradual re-
duction of the surplus in the treas
ury. The surplus for the current
year is placed roughly at $54 ,o0o,-
600. Estimated, the surplus in
1904 will be $14,00O,000, and in
1905 there will be a deficit of $685.
100000. Compared with the fiscal
year 1902, the receipts of 1908 in
creased $40, 294 ,S3I17. There was
an increase Of $47,284, 545.3S in ex-
penditures. The estimated revenues
for 1904 are $674,7G7,6G4 and ex-
penditures 5000, 767, 664, leaving
surplus Of $14,000,000. The esti-
mated revenues for 1905 are S704,-
Az, 0Go.72 and expenditures $727,-
Al, 206.79, leaving a deficit of $685.
002, 1862
The republican national conven-
ton will be held in Chicago, begin
ming at noon, juno 21 next. The
republican national committee
reached this conclusion at meeting
held in Washington last week, sub
jcct to call. Pittsburg and st. Louis
were rivals of Chicago for the con-
yention. The work of the committee
was harmonious throughout. Its
open session was attended by many
republican members of the house
Several minor questions were re-
ferred to special committee. In
Guided in this list was the representa-
ton asked for by Porto Rico, Hawaii
and Luzon; the socialistic problem
and the political rights of the negro
A committee headed by Senator
Scott of West Virginia was named
to make all arrangements for the
convention.
John R Proctor, president of the
civil service commission, died at his
home in Washington on the 18th.
Mr.. Proctor was born in Mason coun-
ty, Kentucky, March 16, 1914 He
fool, n scientific cnnren Of Tho Irni