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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-12-08
To Enjoin Her From Talking.

Chicago, Dsc. 6.-An injunction to
prevent his wife from talking was
asked to day in the circuit court by
Thomas P. Woods, carpenter. In
defending his own name from alleged
scandal Wood also asserts that he
is acting for the good Of Mrs. Mar
garet Watson. He fears, be says,
that his wife will tell things about
him to members OF secret societies to
which they belong. He also seeks to
stop oral utterance OF his wife in
Newtonville, o., and Muncie, Ind.
In her "overheated imagination"
Wood alleges, his wife has coDiured
certain visionary and absurd scan
dals. The complainant separated
from bis wife four years ago when he
says she became possessed Of Ger
tain religious delusions and theolog-
ical vagaries." 10 q letter submit
ted to the court Mrs. Wood threat
ems her husband withexposure unless
be complies with certain demands Is
to changing his place Of residence.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-12-08
A REPULSE FOR STOSSEL.
Artillery Fire Concentrated on
The Lost Position and a Dash
Made-TOkiO Reports That
the Assault Was Repulsed.

Toxic, Dsc. 4 1t is reported here
that the Russians have attempted to
retake 203 Meter bill. They as
sembled strong force and assaulted
the position, but we're repulsed with
heavy loss. The Japanese have
found sailors among the Russian
dead and believe that if men from
tina feet are employed in making
sorties the complement of the force
must Ia falling short.
The Russians centered the fire of
all their heavy artillery on the Jap
anese who occupied the hill. The
Rus slams say that the Japanese
losses since they took the position
are almost as large as they were
from the beginning Of the attack un-
til the Russians were driven from the
last line OF deienses. The Russians
are said to be changing the positions
of the vessels In the har5or, as II to
avoid exposing them to the fire OF
the commanding positions captured
by the Japanese. Those familiar
with the silustion at Port Arthur
say that obca heavy Japanese guns
have been mounted on the hill there
will be no safety for the Russian
vessels 10 the inner harbor and they
will be forced to either make another
attempt to break through the block.
q ling feet or to be destroyed at
their anchorage. The latter alterna-
tive will, it is believed, be the one
chosen by the Russians, because to
adopt the first plan would be DOOM
ing large number OF the present de,
lenders OF the garrison to certain
death before the guns OF Admiral
Togo's fleet,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-12-08
To Murder All Foreigners.

Berlin, Dee 4-Anew danger threat
ems in the Far East, which is causing
the government no little anxiety.
From nearly all German con-
sulsr agents in China, official reports
state that the Boxer movement Is
growing at an alarming rate. China
is in a state Of agitation caused by
the agents Of the Boxers, who say
that the Japanese have shown the
way to beat the hated foreign devils
q large part OF the army is pledged
to support the Boxers and papers
which have fallen into the hands OF a
German official show that on a Ger.
tain dav, which is yet to be named,
every European living in thina will
be murdered The kaiser is reported
to be about to lay the consular re
ports before the representatives ofall
foreign powersin this city to arrange
for Joint action against the Boxers.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-12-08
Seeks Farris's Release.

St. Louis, Dec. 3-When the case
Of State Senator Frank Farris, under
Indictment on charges Of bribery
and preiury In connection with the
alum baking powder scandals, was
taken up before Judpe Foster OF the
division OF the circuit court
to day, Attorney Jourdan, repre-.
senting the defendant, filed q motion
to correct the court records in the
case, q plea In bar. which is in effect
q request to dismiss the indictment
on the ground Of nonjurisdiction.
Judge Taylor, before whom Farril
was originally arraigned, win be sum.
moned TO testify a. to the merits Of
the controversy ct issue.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-12-08
Mystery Only Deepens.

New York, December 4.-The Chad
wick mystery deepens, Somewhere
lar from the surface some powerful
influence is moving to shield the We
man who admits that she has
borrowed possibly million dollars
on mysterious security.
She is sued, but at word the men
who sue her accept her word that
they will be paid-aud the suit is
postponed.
The Oberlin bank loans her a large
sum vi money on the same mys.eri-
GUS security. The bank fails-and
the secret influence behind Mrs. Chad
wick seals the lips OF president and
directors
Other mysterious securities are de-
posted with Iri Reynolds, secretary
and treasurer OF the Wade Park
Banking company of Cleveland.
What are the mysterious securities?
Mayor Carter OF Oberlin, o, d.
rector OF the bank that failed, when
asked as to the character OF the
mysterious securities, exclaimed:
"My God, wish no one would ask
those questions"
President Beckwith OF the Oberlin
bank was asked about the securities.
He started from his sickbed In terror,
exclaiming:
"Never, to my dying day, will L tell
whose name is signed to those
notes."
He is bound by an oath, it is said,
not to reveal the names Of the men
who signed the securities.
Iri Reynolds, who has the key to
the Chadwick deposit vault, declares
be will die before he will reveal the
mystery in the securities upon which
Mrs. Chadwick has borrowed 90
many hundred thousand dollars.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-12-08
TIE GRINDSTONE OF LIFE.

One day, when 1, a boy. bewailsd the wealshs
to me denied.
recollect my Uncle Hiram taking me aside
To chide me for my petulanee end whispered In
nv far
A bid of homespnn logic and some facts design
ed to cheer.
MY boy,",. he said. ''in after years youth
recognize that strife.
Uneeasing toll and poverty equip one best for
life;
For men. like tools. don't get an edge on things
as smooth as wax.
It's just the grlndstone's roughness, lad, that
sharpens up the AK"
twas uncoln's task Of splitting rails, his
butfetlng by fate
In early life that made him Of to steer the ship
Of state.
A towpath life proved Gsraeld's steel .
tanyard's pleasure scant,
And weary round of work brought out the best
there ves In Grant.
The wesried stones Of fate that seem your pro-
gress to retard
You'll some day bless, and thank the world
for bearing down so hard.
The grit that puts an edge on is just what
euccess exacts-.
It's just the grindstone's roughness lad, tina
sharpens up the axl"
Success.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-12-08
CA9TozIA.
Bear. tn. Ih' Kind y. Way. Away: Bought
Signature Of &zzZx
Changed His Mind.
From December Lippincott's.

From December Lippincott's.
A tramp, dirty and ragged to the
last degree, called at a house on the
door OF which was a Doctors sign.
A large, rather masculine looking
woman opened the door.
"Scuse me, lady," said the tramp,
"but l jist called to ask il the doctor
had any old clothes he'd let me have.
You see I'm kind O. bad off fer all
kind o. clothes, an I'd be much
obleeged fer anything the doctor
could let me have, an Isin't pertick.
lsr as to the fit."
The woman smiled aud made re-
ply: II am the doctor!"
"Sufferin' Mosesl" calculated the
tramp as he made Decline q for the
gate
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-12-08
TARIFF REVISION
GOES 6LIMMERING.
President Persuaded By "Stand-
Patters" Not to Call Extra
Session For That
PURPOSE.
The Republic Bureau.
14th st. and Pennsylvania Ave.

18th st. and Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, Dec. 4.-President
Roosevelt has been so overwhelmed
in the last few days with anti tariff
revision opinions that the stand
patters" says he has practically
abandoned all ideas OF urging any
change in the present schedules Tor
at least a year. Certain il is that
Senators and Representatives who
have been at the White house In the
last two days have nearly all ex-
pressed the opinion that there will
be TO extra session Of Congress for
the purpose OF tariff revision.
Sand il there il no extra session, "
said Representative Hull. OF Iowa,
"there will be no tariff revision
The same members Of Congress
including Speaker Cannon and Sem
ator Hale, who have opposed, in
conference with the President, an
extra session, are also opposed to
any tar,ff revision whatever during
the present administration.
ThePresiienS him 'elf, while inclined
to lean toward some revision OF the
tariff, insisted at the s.art that he
would form no decisive opinion until
he had had an opportunity to con-
fer with members OF congress from,
oil parts Of the country. Senate
leaders, in public interviews and in
conversation with the President,
have not hesitated to say that they
would combat any tariff revision to
the bitter end. Speaker Cannon was
almost as emphatic ia his arguments
against an extra session. The Presi
dentwas told that II there was any
public issue at all in the last cam
psign it was the tariff. and that the
country voted to continue present
conditions.
He is therefore now inclined to
yield to this opinion, and the chances
tonight are very strongly against
any important tariff revision in the
next two years. Should business
continue good, the stand pasters"
will make this same fight at the end
Of two years, with hope OF carrying
over any action under another adj
ministration
So strong were some Republicans
in their sentiment against revision
that they told the president that ifit
was insisted on by him as the party
leader there would be grave danger
OF disruption. On this account, 1t
is now believed that the tariff revls.
ion question will be at once char
moniously" settled, wi h the "stand-
patters" complete masters Of the
situation.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-12-08
@JIM CUMMINGS" DIES
AT LEAVENW0RTH.
Committed One of the Most OAR
ing Train RObberieS of Long
Missouri List.
Restored All OF The Money.

Leavsnworth, Dec. 2.-Fred Witt
rock, who committed one OF the mos
daring train robberies 10 the Ions
history of that species OF crime In
Missouri, died here last night OF Ia
grippe. Wittrock, in his brief career
as a train robber, was known al
"Jim CUMMINGS.
His fret and last robbery wa.
committed fifteen years ago wher
single handed and alone he robbed
the Iron Mountain express from st
Louis to Texarksna, Texas, OF near
ly S25, 900 in currency and gold. He
was captured several months later
at his home here and most OF thu
money was recovered. For his crime
he was sentenced to serve twenty five
years in the Missouri penitentiary,
but was pardoned out after three
years on the plea that he was dying
OF consumption.
Wittrock's robbery was as ingen.
ious as it was daring. He forged the
name OF the Pac'fi' express superin
tendent at st. Louis to an order
allowing him to enter express cars to
learn the duties OF messenger, He
made one or two trips over the Iron
Mountain, One night. learning that
q large amount OF money was in the
safe, he entered the car. The messeu.
ger suspected nothing. About fifty
miles out OF st. Louis at a lonely
water tank Wittrock suddenly over.
powered the messenger and, after
rifling the SAFE, jumped from the car,
He might never have been caught
butfor his irrepressable desire to have
fun with the express officials and the
officers who were hunting for him,
wrote a number OF letters to them
making sarcastic references to their
efforts to locate him, telling them
where he was and where the money
was hidden. He went from st. Louis
to Chicago and then to Lsavenworth.
From here he wrote more letters and
they finally led to his capture and he
recovery of most OF the money, which
WASH the hands tfirieDds, who, how.
ever, knew nothing of his exnloit.
After his release from the Jefferson
City penitentiary he returned to
Leavenworth and the late Col. ID r.
Anthony, a life long friend, who had
aided in securing his pardon, gave
him a position on the Leavenworth
Times. He finally became circuls
tion manager of the paper and held
the place until his death.
He was A years old and unmar-
ried. He leaves widowed mother
and two sisters.
1t is said that Wittrock had $12,
900 OF the money concealed under
the floor OF the Dining room in his
home. After his arrest, while seated
at the table with the off ,ers around
him, it was said that he promised to
return the money, providing the ex-
press company would assume the
mortgage for $4,000 on his mothers
home. This, 1t is said, the express
company's representative agreed to.
After the papers were signed Witt.
rock got under the table and lifting
a board, pulled up box containing
$4,000, which he handed to the
officers. He then told where the rest
OF the money was The family knew
nothing OF the money under the table
nor did they know anything of the
robbery until the arrest was made.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-12-08

Tangier, Morocco, Dec. 6-The
BENZ M'Suar tribesman made q de-
terminsd attack on the residence Of
Walter B Harris, the English writer,
last night With the avowed intention
Of capturing him. The mountain
eers surrounded the house, stabbed
guard Who attempted to raise an
alarm and secured others, but finally
after some looting The tribssmsn In
without anding Mr.. Harris.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-12-08
Nevada's Postoffice Fight.

Nevada, Mo-, Dec. 4.-The local
postofiice fight is growing warmer.
Three OF the candidates for post.
master, b. E. Errett, Charles KicE.
kert and Wallace Kreck have with.
drawn and will not 60 before, the
primary December Is. There still
remain Ave candidates, Colonel 81.
Mitchell, D. W. Graves, A. Ambrose,
j. W. Russell and Mrs. N. A. Martin.
Mrs. Martin entered the contest last
night.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-12-08

lola, Kan, Dec.6.-Ars. Jennie John
son was found lying dead in Q pool
Of blood in her home here by her child
rem Thursday and the body ofJsmes
Williams by her side. Mrs. johnson
had two bullets wounds In the head
and WilI,ams's throat was cut. It ID
believed that Williams killed Mrs.
johnson because she would not mar
n him. he boarded with her.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-12-08
Joplin Man Kills Himself.

Joplin, Mo-, Dec.6.-R. h Jackson,
As years old, an awning msnafactur.
eriataly shot his wife, and then com
mitsd suicide, at their home to day.
The woman was shot with . revolver
and than beaten over the head With
tle weapon. Jacksoa cut bic throat
With : penkniis and died instantly.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-18
Refused to Obey Orders,

A private soldier discharged because
he refused to obey the orders OF his
superior officer because he knew thcs
officer was wrong. Here is the account:
W. d. Baker, the clerk in the office
OF the quartermaster at Fort sheridan
who refused to spell routing" with an
"e" although ordered to do so by his
superior, Lieutenant Colonel Miller
today received his discharge from the
secretary of war, to whom the question
OF spelling had been referred. Baker
SAYS he will appeal to President Roose-
Welt.
The word was used in an order relat-
ing to the transportation OF troops, and
Baker was ordered by Lieutenant Col
onel Miller to spell it "routeing." He
said that he could not conscientiously
spell it with an Sc" Brigaoier Gener-
al Frederick D. Grant, the commander
OF the Department of the Lakes, ap-
proves the dismissal of Baker, saying
that he was given legitimate order
and was guilty of characterization and
he refused to carry it out. Elk.
ln this day when business men are
complaining that there are so many
poor spoilers, that man ought to have.
no trouble getting good job.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-18
The Review Would Like to See

The street sprinkler started.
Main street gravellea from the
Northwestern depot.
AS many boys in the Denison High
School as there are girls
The second nine win every game
played this season.
The Denison High School put up 8
field and track team which can beat
any high school in this section of the
state.
Every back alley cleaned of it's rub.
bish before it becomes necessary for
the mayor to issue a proclamation to
that effect.
An industry started in the city OF
Denison which will take up the surplus
labor during the winter months.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-18
Speaking of the publication of the

Speaking of the publication of the
letters relative to the parole of .Scher-
clitfe, the Iowa City Republican says:
The publication is silent as to how the
letters came to be made public, bat
righteousness is observed in the face
OF the publication. One thing that is
to the credit of Mr. Shaw is the fact
that the letters were on file. II the
then governor had been at all inclined
to grant pardon upon az improper
showing or for improper purposes he
naturally would have kept the letters
from the files of his office. AS an at
tack upon Secretary Shaw the publica-
tion will fall flat.
The Detroit Tribune claims to have
burned much midnight oil in the pro-
cess of evolving the following brief
platform for the democratic party in
the campaign of 1904:
Whereas, we have hunted from Kala-
mazoo to Jerico for issues distinctive
from those of the republican party and
failed to find any on which all the dem
ocrats can unite except the tariff. which
is chestnut; therefore
l. Resolved, That we are against
the republican party on general piinci-
plies.
2. On the republican party.
Whether or not the party will be sat
listed with the preamble and first plank.
there is no doubt that the second plank
expresses the sentiment OF. all demo-
cra.s. Elk.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-18
A Cure For Piles.

II had case of piles says G. F.
Carter of Atlanta, Ca, "and consulted
a physician who advised me to try q
box of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. ]
purchased a box and was entirely
cured. 1t is splendid for piles, giving
relief Instantly, and heartily recon-
mend it TO all sufferers Dewitt S
Witch Hazel Salve is unequalad for its
healing qualities Eczema and other
skin diseases. also sores. cuts. burns
and wounds of every kind are quickly
healed by it. Sold bv
RUDOLPH KNAUL
Cassidy g. co.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-18
Editorial Department
By F. w. Meyers
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION

The republicans of Iowa meet in
state convention at Des Moines this
week. Iowa commands such an envi
able position lin the Republican coun-
ellis OF the nation that it should be ex
tremely Careful in all it does. The
Purposes of the convention are to as
sist in the nomination of Theodore
Roosevelt and place Iowa in position
to be OF greatest value in the coming
campaign. The convention is not
called primarily for the purpose of
vindicating one faction a d annihil It
ing another. The set of men who pro
pose such thing are not the best
friends of the party and are not true to
the great interests Iowa has at stake.
Iowa can accomplish great things if
prudence rules Its councils. Shaw can
be made President in 1908 if the re-
publlcans OF Iowa will get together as
they should. This cannot o. done by
the humiliation of Gov. Cummins or
any other TT publican. The factional
fight in Iowa republican ranks has
reached the point where it is utterly
senseless and without justification on
any broad grounds either of states man
ship or partisanship 1t is the ~quable
OF children who want to play with the
doll all tue time
There is an issn" between Hearst
and anti Hearst democrats, but be.
tween the republican factions of Iowa
there is nothing that can be dignitieu
by that term.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-18

Forty ml'i,on INC tidy sum for
which Denisun man drew n warrant
last week. Any of ". could do il. but
MS warrant was good too. IL WAS the
largest warrant ever drawn on the
Unlted States Treasury. and IL bore
the name of Leslie M Shaw, 1t was
in payment for the Panama canal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-18

The Bulletin has from tlme to time
criticised the way in which Carnegie
Is getting rid of his millions. L.
evidently prefers the Hearst plan, as
In that way the money goes direct to
| the people.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-18
NEWS "a YEARS OLD.
(Review Nav 81 1s1Ol

About sixty pupils in our public
schools.
w. A. McHenry delights in picket
fence as his works testify.
The Republican County Convention
to select State delegates will meet at
Court house, Aug. 6. The number of
delegates will be "a follows:
East Boyer 2 jackson
Boyer Milford 8
Charter Oak l Union
Ienison
w. A. MCaENRY.
Chairman.
(May IS 1870
Why can't our postofiice be made q
money order Office? It would be q
great convenience.
Charley Cassaday tried to soft soap
US the other day, He couldn't come i,
but be mace Us a present of box Of SIX
cakes of variegated bath soap, all per-
famed finely and in neat box.
Advertisements. F. Cassaday,
agent for Organs and Melodeons.
(June 1S7O)
| Willie Laub returned from Indianola
on last Tuesday, where has been at
tending school.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-18

The Odenoib ChrDnc,e mas just had
a case OF edltorla! j II jams, aud at
ta':ks Secretary Sna" With great vilu-
peralion. L. seems IA pity that 20 much
good grey matter rs Billy Hamilton
possesses should b" exhausted on epl-
teth ana ren"np.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-18
AMONG THE EDITORS.

Zone can't help feeling little bit
sorry, says the Washington Press. for
the democratic old thing. it has had so
much intestinal, Internal trouble since
1896, and the eEd is not yet"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-18
AROUND THE STATE.

George Harvey, who has seen resi-
dent OF Ute for several wears, has NOV
ed to Buck Grove. TO take the manage
ment OF the Stewart Lumber Co.
Mapleton Press.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-18

Hearst wIll pronaoly nave less thar
200 votes in the d mocratc nat.ona.
Convention. This viii be how much
per-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-18

Mason City Is preparing for big
time in the way of an annual encanlp-
menb of the G A. r.. and w. r. G.. on
the 7ch, S5h and On of next month.
Governor A. b. Cummlns ard several
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-18
CHESTNUTS.

The Turks have taken advantage of
the Russian prsoccupation in the east
to raise hades with the Armenian
Christians. Yea, verify, war is hell.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-18

Democra,- are unu, rug II the pub
lic4tion of ParKer's portrait Is tue first
st P 10 the come dosn that may be ex-
pected in The local democratic organ
should the N w Yorke, b. The nominee.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-18

McGln'y viii som fud his position
as submarine monarch seriously
threatened bv Russian -ncrna c hments