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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-06
Hobart, Ok, Aiire Again.

Fort Cobb, Ok, July 31.-Hobart,
Ok, is on fire again. Fire started
yesterday evening about 6 O'Clock in
a saloon on the south side OF the
square and is still burning. Four
blocks have burned, including the
Wells-Fargo express office, City Ma
tional bank and several large stores.
They are dynamiting now to try to
check the fire. The loss will be very
heavy. The Wells Fargo express
company saved some of it's records
and express. The fire is burning
south and west from the square and
the south and west business district
is threatened. This is the second
destructive fire for Hobart within
two weeks. The loss will be perhaps
100000.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-06
Her Five Children Saved Her.

Washington, July 30.-President
Roosevelt has committed the sentence
II Lucy Smith, a white woman, con-
victed in the Western district OF Vir.
ginia last May OF retailing moon
shine whisky without a license and
sentenced to pay fine of $500 and
to serve six months in prison. The
United States attorney recommend
ed communication OF the sentence on
the ground that the woman was the
mother Of five children, ignorant OF
the offense she had committed; that
the children were dependent upon her
and were in a destitute condition.
The sentence was committed to ex-
pire Aug. l.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-06
Virginia Items.
% late for last weeks issue.

Too late for last weeks issue.
We heard it and iotted it down,
What happened in and out Of town.
Chas. E. Stokes, of Kansas City,
delivered an address at the Christian
church, which was well received on
the conditions OF the churches that
many Of the young men were not
found in the churches but in the
saloon and other bad resorts. The
women made up thechurehes. Many
church papers were being consolidat
ed, and that the Bible said that one
soul was worth the whole world that
it seemed that large portion OF the
church did not act In that direction.
We notice when speakers come with
Bible, they thought people willlisten;
they are tired with a song that has
nothing in it for the elevation OF the
people.
Lewis Porter Is at Drumond, Okla.
homs, threshing. He reports plenty
ofwork. He and his stepsons, Frank
and Jake Vance, are together there.
Sunday afternoon the 10th Park.
town grade was full Of buggies. As
they came to the grade, the horses
would move briskly. The question
is often asked why 80 many OF the
young people pass over the grade
Sunday afternoons. We cannot an
swer, but will say that the center OF
the road is six inches higher in the
middle than the outside and smooth
as floor.
Mr.. Gilbert, who recently bought
DR.. Lambs farm, is at work fixing
his house. Mr.. Dewey raised the
house last week about Is inches.
Stone masons from Amorett have
the walls mostly laid up. He will
raise the main part Of the building
one story. When completed, he will
have fine residence. The work will
be pushed to finish as fast as the work
can be done. W. W. Park, of Park
town, will commence on his house in
a few weeks. He says he will put up
a fine mansion.
Carlos passed over the Park Town
grade last Sunday night saying, 81
am happy as a miller" AARON.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-06
Shot at "Uncle Sam" Flag.

Belleville Ontario, July 81 The
Canadian steamer Varuna entered
Trenton harbor last night flying two
flags, the Union Jack at the stern and
the Stars and Stripes on the main
flagstaff, which reaches high above
the wheel-house. Agang Of young
men on the wharf protested against
the United States flag having ahigh-
er position than the Union Jack One
Of them secured a rife and fred sew.
eral shots at the flagstaff on which
the United States Gag few. Others
fired revolvers until the offending en-
blem was hauled down.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-06
Carrie Nation 10 Jail at Scranton.

Scranton, Pa, July 31.-The plan
OF Mrs. Carrie Nation to deliver ad-
dresses in this city this afternoon
and evening was frustrated by her
arrest by the police. She was kept
in a cell throughout the afternoon
and will not be released until to-mor-
row morning.
Mrs. Nation started this morning
to make a round of the city. She
went to the saloon OF R. C. Will, who
had named a cocktail after her, and
knocked cigar from the fingers OF
the bartender. She protested at the
Y. NJ. c. A. because drug store To-
Gated in their building advertises
cigars. Then she went to the city
hallto see Mayor Cornell, but he was
out.
When she started to enter the office
OF Superintendent OF Police Day the
door was slammed in her face, She
proceeded to call the superintendent
a hog and beeiy, porky, two-legged
animal. For this she was placed I'M
der arrest at the doors OF the city
hall and detained for hearing until
) o'clock. Then she was remanded
until tomorrow to prevent further
trouble.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-06
State Of Chaos Prevailed In
Hobart, | T.

Hobart, 1T, July, 31.-Following
the fire Of three days ago when the
east side OF the square was burned,
Hobart witnessed the biggest and
most destructive confagration last
evening that ever occurred in the
territory. Just at six o'clock the
stage OF the Phoenix thater was on
fire. Within one hour and twenty
minutes three blocks in the heart OF
the city were in ashes and the loss was
100000. There was no sort of pro.
lection and the buildings burned like
kindling. Among the buildings that
were consumed were the City Nation
al Bank, Smith double. brick and
the Hippin. Four men and one won
an are under arrest for starting the
fire. Nearly every man in Hobart is
an armed officer.
The loss of Hippin's building is at
least 100000, and on the goods
about 100000. While the fire was in
progress, frame structures were dyn-
amited in a dangerous and reckless
manner aud no less than half a dozen
men were seriously and dangerously
injured. AW Kerr of the Terry-ke T
Dry Goods company was almost fat
ally injured. The Chief Publishing
company is burned out, together with
seventy-six different business houses.
The News-RApublcan was saved by
heroic Efforts. Hobart citizens re.
Gently requested President Roosevelt
toforce Secretary Hitchcock to take
action toward building water-works
but nothing has been done. 1t Ia
been charged that a St Louis trust
company in which he is interested
carries the funds for the purpose or
deposit, paying therefor 2 per cent.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-06
A Worm Killer.

]. A. J. Montgomery, Puxico,
Wayne Co., Mo-, writes: Il have two
little girls, who have been bothered
with worms all their lives. l tried
everything to relieve them which fail
ed until used Whites Cream Vern.i
fuge; the first two doses brought
four worms one Of them, the next two
doses, twelve, one OF them measuring
twelve inches; the other child was
only relieved OF four worms. 1t is a
most excellent medicine" Whites
Cream yermiiuge is good Tor chill
dren. 1t ont only destroys worms, it
helps the child to perfect growth,
wards off sickness. 25c at H. L..
fuckers Drug Store.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-06
$4,000, 900 Profits For Cotton King.

NV York, July 31-To.day July
cotton became spot and the actual
bales had to be delivered to those
who have bought futures for July,
and those who were unable to deliver
cotton were compelled to settle pri
vately.
The Brown pool proved itself able
to take all the cotton that was offer.
ed to it.
The short interest turned out to be
larger than was expected, but Brown
showed a great deal Of consideration
to the shorts.
About 10000 bales were delivered
yesterday, but, in spite Of this, July
cotton advanced to s13 60.
Brown now owns practically the
entire stock Of cotton in the country.
II he is able to dispose OF this at a
fair price his profits may reach S..
600, 900.
At New Orleans yesterday Browns
agent offered Is cents 'for all the
cotton In the world"
The dealers were excited that they
refused to make any sales.
This is the highest price offered on
se New Orleans exchange In many
years.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-06
PRESIDENT PRODS
HIS FRIEND PAYNE.
Tells Postmaster General to hurry With
Results in Postal Fraud Cases.

Tells POstmaster-Geueral to hurry With
Results in Postal Fraud Cases.
New York, July 31.-After a four.
hours conference with President
osevelt, Postmaster General
Payne left Sycamore Hill late yes
terday afternoon on his return trip
to Washington with a flea In his ear
The Bristow investigation OF the
postoffice department is dragging
too much TO suit the President, who
told Mr.. Payne that he wanted re-
suits and wanted them quickly.
Too much time, in the opinion of
the President, was being spent on
minor details.
A bit of strenuous lie" infused in.
to the investigation would produce,
he thinks, the results he desires.
He told the postmaster.general
that, and gave directions that those
conducting the investigation hump
themselves. When Mr.. Payne reaches
Washington he will see to it that the
Presidents wishes are carried into
effect.
1t is understood to be probable as
one Of the results OF the conference
that George W. Beavers, former chief
OF the salaries and allowance divis.
ion, who il under Indictment in
Brooklyn, will be indicted in the Dis.
trict Of Columbia.
Thus far Mr.. Beavers has been able
to evade actual arrest. In the event
OF his indictment by the federal
grandiury in Washington he will be
arrestedin New York and taken there
In the District of Columbia it will not
be necessary for the government to
show its hand in preliminary hear
ing. Mr.. Beavers will then have to
give bond for his appearance in
court, after which he may be handed
over to the Brooklyn authorities.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-06
Converted Saloon Men.

Monet, Mo July 30. For a month
union revival services have been in
progress at Wsshburn, q small town
in the south part Of Barry county,
under the care Of Reverends A. R.
McCawley and Marion Cox. Last
night at one Of these meetings John
Black and Jas. Mooney, two saloon
men, became converted, and to-day
with the assistance oil the revivalists
they took their stocks Of liquor and
emptied in the street and locked
the doors.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-06
Constipated Bowels,

To have good health, the body
should be kept In q laxative condi.
ton, and the bowels moved at least
once day. so that ell the poisonous
wastes are expelled daily. Mr.. G. L
Edwards, LAP Main st., Wichita,
Kansas, writee: II have used Her
bine to regulate the liver and bowels
for the past ten years, and found It
reliable remedy" Soc at b. L.
fuckers Drug Store.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-06
Thinks Grover Cleveland Will Win.

New York, July 30.-"H Mr.. Cleve-
lands friends can force bis nomi'
nation l think he will be elected.
That is the opinion Of Bourke
Cochran, who arrived from Brennan
yesterday, a passenger on the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-06
Cured Paralysis.

W. 8. Baily, P. o. True, Texas,
writes: my wife had been suffering
FIVE years with paralysis In her arm,
when l was persuaded to use Bal
lard's Snow Liniment, which cured
her all right. have also used Il for
old sores, frost bites and skin erup-
tions. It does the work" 25,, SOC
and $1.00 bottle at b. L. fuckers
Drug Store.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-06
Held Victims Arm Until He Bled to
Death.

DedtH.
PATHWAY M, July 30,-Nokituika
ltobino, a Japanese sailor confessed
to the murder OF a fellow sailor nam
ed Keto today. He severed an art.
cry of his enemy's arm so he would
bleed to death, and grasping the 9th,
er hand of the victim and held it 30
he could not stanch the flow OF blood.
Then he walked along the road
with the dying man Haunting him
with harsh words and jeers. The oc
casional struggle with his captor
made the blood gush more rapidly
and the victim soon fell from exaust.
ion and expired. Itobino was ar.
rested and confessed. The men came
here on the schooner Hugona, which
arrived Tuesday with a cargo oil
phosphate rock.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-06
MRS. KELLEY is IN CANADA.
Hurried Flight From Missouri of
the Bride 6iVer'S Wife.
1t Is Said at Jefferson City That She
May Never Returu---The Attorney
General Believed TO Have a

Surprise For the Defense.
Jefferson City, July 30.-Mrs. Dan,
lei ]. Kelley, wife of the baking pow
der lobbyist, is in Canada. II the
plans of her friends made for hel
before she left did not miscarry she
reached Niagara-on-the-Lake, where
her husband is stopping, this even
ing.
Nobody expects to see her In Jeffer
son City again. She took the first
train east after the grand jury sub
pens was served on her and made
close connections in st. Louis for fur.
Their east. Some people might not
have blamed Mrs. Kelley for wanting
to leave Jefferson City during the
four days she would have had to
wait before her time to testify, al
though she could have told her story
and got away next Monday. But it
was not the intention OF the attor.
neys for the defense that she should
testify before the grand jury. Neither
did Kelley intend when he sent her to
Missouri that she should become a
grand jury witness.
GONE TO STAY, 1T Is SAID.
"Will We ever see her again." a
man closely connected with the de-
tense was asked this afternoon.
II don't think she will come back
to Missouri" he said in a guarded
way, and then smiled.
"Where did che go?"
81 understand her present address
is somewhere in Canada" he answer.
ed.
Mrs. Kelley is supposed to have in
formation that would be valuable to
the prosecution. The fact that she
was thoroughly familiar with her
husbands business affairs is the rea-
son Attorney General Crow wanted
her to testify. She had the Lee let
tiers Possibly the grand jury might
have sent for them and that might
have disarranged the plans Of the de-
fense. 1t was evidently on advice
more than on her own accord Il at
the little woman turned her back on
Missouri and Travelled so fast.
HAS CROW A SURPRISE?
In connection with the continuance
OF the Doodle cases it has been whis-
pered around all week that the at.
torney general had an extra card in
his sleeve-that he was carrying
around with him the material for a
surprise to the defense. What 1t is
nobody has said and perhaps nobody
but the attorney general knows.
Another feature that was annoying
to the defense was the call for a grand
jury to meet before the case could
possibly be finished. That would
mean that some of the witnesses call
ed for the defense might go from the
courtroom to the grand jury room
and there undergo a very severe liue
Of questioning. That might have a
tendency to confuse some plans.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-06
Missouri Pacific Excursions.

ElDorado Springs, No., Tourist. =
Tickets on sale daily until Sept. Both
return limit 30 days at one and one.
third fare round trip.
b. K. SHANKs, Agt.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-19
COLONEL DISS is DISCHARGED
Right of Way Agent of the Pedro Road Under Sus-
piCOn of Being Implicated With Cashier Hays
in Fraudulent Transactions.

ent counts. one Of which was that Diss
was derelict I'm his duty by allowing
frauds To be committed in his depart
mcnt, although furnished with informa-
ton from three different sources that
HAYS was defraudiug the company. Diss
made no adequate investigation. but re-
ported to his superiOrs that Hays was all
right and stories rejecting on his integ-
rity were but Idle rumors. Another
charge is that Diss frequently furnished
Hays official correspondence Of officers
Of the company, to put him on his guard.
and still another that Diss made no ac-
counting for $1,000 collected on property
Of the company until today, when pressed
for settlement with the alternative of le-
gal proceedings
Some Threats Made.
Diss has all along refused TO talk for
publication on the subject OF the scandal
in his department. but now that he has
been removed his friends intimate that
he will shortly fire off a bomb that VIII
create a bigger sensation than ever.
humors are rife tonight that both Hays
and Diss will be prosecuted criminally
and that the company has been bilked
out OF a much larger sum than has yet
been disclosed The high social, political
and business standing of Hays and Diss
makes the charges against them extreme
iy sensational, and no event IN local
financial circles has ever created great
CIR excitement or stirred up more bitter
feelings than the developments of the
past few days in the Salt Lake railroad
right Of way affairs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-19
WERE PLAYING CARDS
IN CHURCH BUILDING
Catholic Priest and Fellow italian
Quarrel and Fatally Wound
Each Other.

= Denver. Nov. 1S.-Rav. Felix ~. y
y LepUre. pastor of Mount carmel >
, Catholic church. and another Ital- >
= ian named Joe Sorici were fatally .
= wounded at $3.50 tonight in a duel 2
= supposed 90 have arisen over a p
= card game they were playing in >
= the priests apartments in the =
y church building. Father Lepore &
y was shot twice i'm the abdomen y
= and once in the face and So~ici =
= was shot once i'm the abdomen. =
, There seem TO have been no eye p
= Witnesses of the affair. and ali >
, those who were near the scene 3
= are very reticent. Both men were .
%-taEen to ST. J0sepn's hospital 2
= where it is said they cannot re- y
= cover. No statement has been SEE q
2 cured from the men. Father Lee y
= pore has been resident of Den ,
= yer FOR many years. Sorici IN said =
y TO have recently come here from =
= Pittsburg. The two men have been >
> friends. 2
= = = > > 3 3 = 3 . . > = 3 . 4 - -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-19

AntiOquia. of Colombia are seeking TO
separate from that government and are
soliciting admission into the republic of
Panama.
No surprise is expressed here over the
report that these departments are max
ing an effort TO align themselves with
the republic of Panama. The two de-
partments named. and also that Of Boil
var. are the most prosperous In the whole
Colombian territory. They contribute the
qTeater portion Of the revenues for the
federal treasury. that of AnuoQUia alone
paying about one-third of the entire
amount. The Antioqulans are known as
the Yankees OF Colombia and are pro-
Gressive and bUsiness-like people. For
long time there has been dissatisfaction
and discomfort among the people of these
departments over the management of at
fairs by the politicians at BogOta. by
whom they say their rights have been
diSfegarded and their interests treated
indifferently. a disposition toward Sc
CessiOn has often manifested itself among
them and open revolt at this time would
rot be surprising. The department OF
Cauca viii benefit more largely than that
of any other except Panama from the
construction Of a canal across the 18TH
mus
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-19
TOM HORN WILL SURELY HANG
Wyoming Militia Under Arms and Stationed the Jail
in Cheyenne-0rdered Duty Until
After the Execution.

anXiously awaits developments in the
Horn case The authorities have taken
every precautiOn, and while an attempt
may be made by Horn s desperate friends
to release him, IL is certain that he will
never leave the Cheyenne jail alive. for
the guards before surrendering him will
take his life Thirty militiamen are on
guard within 100 feet of the Jail. and
should Horns friends try to storm the
be killed. In some mysterious way Horn
has received assurances from his friends
that he viii be released and he E.mlY
views the unloading Of the lumber which
is 80 compose his scaffold
Friends of Horn are circulating peti-
tions in Carbon county, praying the gov
eruOr TO commute the sentence. They are
meeting with little success Governor
ChattertOn will not Couutenance their ef-
forts and Horns doom is sealed.
Cheyenne. Wyo.. NOV. 1s.-Tom Horn.
who will be hanged Friday for the muir
der Of Willie Nickel, was a cattle detec-
tive in the employ Of the Iron Mountain
Cattle company. The shooting was the
direct outcome of the range war between
the sheep and cattle men I'm Wyoming.
kels J. Nickel. father of the murdered
boy. allowed his sheep to Craze on the
land of the cattlemen near Iron Mountain
station Nickel had been warned 20
leave the country. but refused, and on
July Is. 1901. Willie Nickel. his 14-year-
many months. the crime was fixed on
Horn and the cattle detective was lured
into making a confession. Since cOnVic-
ton Horn has made one break from jail
and his friends declare he viii never
hang.
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n HEYENNE, Wyo., Nov. 1S.-Gov-
ernor Chatterton returned from
Denver today on an urgent call
from local officials. He went to the jail
at o'clock and in the company Of
Sheriff Smalley and deputies made
tour of the building and then selected
places where the militia will be sta
toned tonight tomorrow and the day
of the execution. The militia viii be
under arms from tonight until after
Horn is hanged.
II am not expecting trouble" the
governor said. but it is better to be on
the safe side 1t viii be impossible TO
rescue Horn and his friends should I'M
derstand this An attempt VIII only
mean the slaughter of many persons"
Sheriff Smalley warns the public TO
keep away from the vicinity of the Jail
OF the day of the execution. All per-
sons who have official business around
the court house will be given a ribbon
to wear. The color has not been given
OUT EOr viii 1t be until the hour Of the
execution. which has been set at II
o clock The town is fast filling up with
strangers, every train bringing in new
arrivals The excitement is growing
every hour and Governor Chatterton
declares peace and order will be kept
at an costs.
Crl,ar-.r,Do We Nov 1C Crt,c,-ar,r M
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facts concerning which had to be
dragged out of Thurber's throat in a
senate committee) is disgraceful and
ruinOus to any administration under
under the sun. No wonder Dostohice
thieverY obtains I'm the land when such
acts as that can be uotoriOusly done
in open sunlight and nobody Aents
upon such political Jhievery."
Mr.. Gillett CRep. Mass.) spoke in ia
VOr OF the bill
Fraught With Danger.
Mr. Shafroth Dem. ColoD added his
opposition 20 the bill, saying it was un-
Democratic and un-Republican and
fraught with danger TO American in
dustries. be said plans had been pre-
pared for beet sugar plants IN his
state which would have risen If this
legislation had not been proposed. He
said the measure was unfair and un-
just TO a growing industry.
Mr.. Jones tReD. Wash) announced
that ne would vote for the bill, adding
that he opposed IL two years ago.
The house. Mt D. m, adjourned.