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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13
THREE SHOTS HIT
 NON-UNION MINER
J. S. HURST IS FIRED ON FROM AMBUSH BY UNKNOWN PEOPLE. WAS NOT SERIOUSLY WOUNDED. ANSWERED THEIR FIRE.

J. S. Hurst, a non-unon miner, employ ed at the Virginia mines was shot and painfully wounded Friday afternoon by several people in ambush. He was armed with Colts revolver, and with the as- sistance of a negro who was with him, answered the shots until the attacking party had retreated through the brush. Hurst was struck by three bullets, but none of the wounds proved serious. He came to Birmingham yesterday and swore out warrants for three men whom he believed did the shooting
 This is the second attempt made on the life of Hurst, his house having been dy- is said to have been. due to the differences between the. nonzunion and union miners for more than a year at Virginia mines. Hurst claims that about sixty shots were fired at him Friday afternoon. Heswas struck on the head, on the elbow and the back.
 have shown the adaptability of such peo- pie to successful agriculture; and, s s9"Whereas, the conditions point to. the necessity of carrying out the plan an- nounced by President Roosevelt in the words, Give every man who wants to a chance to get home on the land there fore, be 1t
 Resolved That we urge the speedy passage by congress of a bill drawn to meet the situation and entitled a bill to create the colonization bureau and to pro- vide for advances to actual settlers on the public domain; and, be it further
 Resolved, That we request out repre- sentatives and senators to use their best endeavors to secure the passage of said bill"
 Local PuIpits Today.
 Local pulpits will be filled at the morn ing service today as follows:
 First Methodist Chureh-Commander Booth-Tucker.
 First Baptist Church-Col. R. E. Holz.
 South Highlands Presbyterian Church. Brigadier Parker.
 Cumberland Presbyterian Church-Lieu- tenant Colonel Scott.
 Commander Tucker and party will leave Birmingham tomorrow morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13
Faithful Work.

"Eleven committees were appointed from the membership of the club to so- lieit contributions most of these com mittees have faithfully performed their duty, neglectng their business and faith fully working in the interest of this fund. It has been impossible for the commit tees to see everybody that should feel the proper interest in this movement. From time to tune the committees are at work doing all they possibly can to see those who should contribute, but in the meantime every person, firm or corpora ton that is interested in the future well fare of Birmingham and realizes the inn portance of this great advertising enter prise of the Commercial club, should not wait for the committee to see them, but should send their contribution unsolicited making 1t liberal and in keeping with the magnitude of the enterprise
 We desire anyone who feels that he has been sighted by the committees in not calling on him, to know that it was not intentional and that we would be pleased to have his contribution at once. The club now calls on all those who have subscribed to this fund 10 send in their subscriptions as the funds now needed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13
ABOUT S4OOO YET
 ID BE SUBSCRIBED President Jackson Urges People
 to be More Liberal HE ISSUES A STATEMENT MT. Jackson Reminds the Public That Statue Is Almost Completed and
 That Balance Must Be
 Raised Very Soon.
HE ISSUES A STATEMENT

President Fred M. Jackson of the Com mercial club has, issued a statement to the public urging that the money sub scribed for yulsan be sent in at once as money is needed now, and also asking that the people be more liberal in their subscriptions, as $4O00 is still needed to complete the work, and the time is grow ing short
 The statement is as follows
 ITO the Citizens of Birmingham and Bir- mingham District:
 "The work the Commercial club of Bir- mingham undertook last fall of having this district suitable represented at the worlds fair at St. Louis is nearing com pletion. The readers of the papers are fully advised of the scope of the work and the progress that has been made The club realized the importance and magnitude of the undertaking in raising the funds necessary to complete the en- terprise It was estimated that It would take some s17,5OO to 900 to successfully finish the project. We have not been able to reduce these figures and at the lowest calculation $17500 will be needed. We are still short some $4,0O0 in raising this amount
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13
WINTER nle- ,ovEH

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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-04-21
Mound Items.

The weather for the past two weeks
has been too cold to suit the farmer.
Uncle Jack E1gin sold 20 head OF
beef cattle to Bailey & Co., for four
cents a pound.
The county is full Of candidates,
and more gentlemanly, courteous
lot OF men we have seldom met.
J. B. Rice has just finished plant.
ing Is acres OF corn. Says he will
risk that much in the cold ground.
Rev. r. W. Stewart will preach a
sermon on the Resurrection OF
Christ" on Sunday, May Sth, at
11:30 a, m. Everybody invited to
attend.
j. W. Crews, who had mis- foot al
most cut off with hedge axe some
time ago, Is able to be out again.
We are confident that old Mound
will 60 solid for Joseph Folk for gov
ernor OF the grand state OF Mis-
souri,.
The grading at the Bones Fork
bridge west OF Passaic is completed
at last. 1t has long been an eyesore
to the travelling public, and has
taken q great deal of trade from
Butler the past winter.
Walter Crews who has been attend
ing the commercial school at Nevada,
is home to help his father during
crop time.
Our little town OF Passaic is still
or the boom.
John Lotspeich has about all OF
his corn ground ready for the plant
or. he is one OF the best farmers in
the county.
Jack Elgin tells US that he had
twenty acres Of corn which he will
have to replant. Too cold for it to
terminate.
Mrs. M. A. Harlow, who has been
confined TO her home for the past
month, is about we'll again.
John O'Des says he must be get.
ting popular in his district. He not
only succeeded himself, but was elect
cd president OF the school board.
Col. J. N. Sharp went to Butler and
Rich Hill last week, looking after bis
canvass for representative. We wish
him success In his race. L. E.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-04-21
STEER CASE AGAIN DECIDED.
Elijah Rice Awarded Verdict
Over John MassengaIe.

Fayette, Mo-, April 16.-The csle.
brated Massengals- Rice steer case
was decided in the Howard circuit
court last night, q verdict being re.
turned in favor Of the defendant,
Elijah Rice, OF Lagonds, Charlton
county. The jury was out but a few
minutes, and it's verdict was reached
on the first ballot.
This is the seventh time the case hal
bsen tried. A justice Of the peace
three circuit judges and three appel
late judges have reviewed the pro
csedings, and the costs have piled uE
to the enormous sum Of $5, 900.
The end 10 not yet in sight, 10,
Masssngsle has appealed the case te
q higher court.
The controversy originated In Sep
TENDER, 1899, the subject Of II being
an ordinary steer valued at $50.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-04-21
No Victory Russia Says.

st. Petersburg, April 15.-The Rus
sian admiralty authorizes the Asso-
ciated Press to deny Vice Admiral
Topo's assertion that the Japanese
sank the Petropavlvosk in fight off
Port Arthur. The officials declare
positively that there was no naval
engagement, excepting the torpedo
boat destroyer fight, either preced-
ing or following the loss OF the flag
ship.
The naval staff has no information
concerning last nights rumor that
the Japanese have succeeded in block.
ing the entrance OF the harbor oil
Port Arthur.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-04-21
MECHANISM INSTEAD
OF TICKET SELLERS.
Half Dollar Placed in Coin Re-
ceiver Will Admit Visitors
to Fair Grounds.

Under normal conditions 1900
persons can be admitted to the
Worlds Fair grounds every minute
after the opening Of the Exposition,
on April 80.
Through eleven entrances, with q
total OF 40 turnstiles, visitors to
the Fair will be ushered into the Ex-
position grounds, and 1.-THE electrical
coin receivers, which the manage
ment has adopted, operate with the
accuracy which the inventor has
claimed for them, the average will be
even greater than 1900 a minute.
To gain admission to the grounds
person must approach the turn
stile and place hall dollar in q slot.
This hall dollar as 1t decends is still
visible, and releases lever which un-
locks the turnstile. The person then
can pass through the gates and the
minute that he IL inside the turnstils
lie locked.
Individual gates are being installed
for children. At these turnstiles q
quarter will operate the mechanism.
Each coin is registered In the re-
ceiving machine the moment 1t Is de.
posted, and simultaneously the ad-
mission is recorded on the central
dial In the Admission Department.
By this means every admission to
the Exposition grounds 10 recorded
instantly In the central Office of the
Admissions Department, and 1t will
be possible at any time to know just
how many paid admissions have
been made at any gate or at all the
gates.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-04-21

Nomination for President.
Although only iorty-one years old,
William Randolph, Hearst has at.
tanned prominence in the fields Of
journalism and politics, that makes
him one OF the most talked Of men in
public lie.
Born in San Francisco, California,
iorty.one years ago, educated in the
public schools OF his native city and
at Harvard. He chose the profession
aud business OF journalism, in which
he has achieved a phenomenal sue.
cess. He is now the sole owner and
directing force Of eight metropolitan
newspapers-The New York Ameri-
can, The New York Morning Journal,
the Das Morgan Journal, the Boston
American, the Chicago Examiner,
the Chicago American, the San Fran
cisco Examiner, and the Los Angeles
American-all Democratic papers
battling increasingly for Democratic
principles, and fighting every form
OF monopoly and special privilege.
Unaided and alone, Mr.. Hearst has
successfully prosecuted the coal trust,
and is now exposing the neiarious
met hods OF the beef trust. He il
VIRTUALLY compelling the federal OF.
6cials to institute proceedings
against these rapacious cormorats
that are fatteniDg- off OF the sub
stance Of the people.
Mr.. Hearst is the President OF the
National Association OF Democratic
clubs, member of congress from the
thirteenth New York district, and q
candidate for the Democratic Presi.
Dental nomination. He has already
secured the delegations from Rhode
Island, South Dakota and New Mex
leo, a portion OF the Kansas delega-
ton, all the delegates 80 far elected
in Ohio, with a certainty Of the ILL
nois delegation, so that he Is a force
to be reckoned with in the Democratic
politics Of the country.
Mr.. Hearst comes OF Missouri stock,
his father and mother both having
been born and reared in Franklin
county, this state.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-04-21
A Great Sensation.

There was q big fensation In Lees
vile, Ind, when W. b. Brown, oil
that place, who was expected to die,
had his life saved BY DR.. Kings New
Discovery for consumption. BE
writes: II endured insuiferable agon.
les from Asthma, but your New Dis
covery gave me immediate relisf and
soon thereafter effected q complete
cure" Similar cures Of consump.
ton, pneumonia, bronchitis and grip
are numerous. It's the peerless
remedy for all throat and lung trou.
blss Price Soc and 81 90. Guar
anteed BY Frank 7. Clay, Druggist,
Trial bottles free. 49,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-04-21
THE CASCADES A SUCCESS.
President Francis and Other Officlals Are
P.eased with the Eject of Worlds
Fair Feature.

st. Louis, April 19.-In the presence
Of President Francis, of the worlds
fair, and several prominent officials of
the exposition, test of the cascades
was made Tuesday. The result was
satisfactory and the officials were
pleased with the effect of what is con-
sidered the feature Of the fair. Only
one pump was used, having capacity
of 10000 gallons of water a minute.
On the opening day double that quaint
ty will be thrown. The four great
fountains at the foot of the cascades
threw plumes Of spray 30 feet high
which. when the second pump is work
ing, will be increased to so feet.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-04-21

Harrisburg. Pa. April 19.-The del
egates elected by the democratic state
convention are uninstructed. but will
vote as a unit. The platform adopted
Is particularly aggressive and arraigns
President Roosevelt In caustic style.
After dwelling at length upon the
political wrong" perpetrated by the
republican party In Pennsylvania, and
an alleged attempt ito discredit and
dishonor our supreme court" by max
ing the highest judgeship mere per-
Quisite Of corrupt machine and q
place Of exile or reward for those
who hinder or help Its selfish purpose"
the platform continues:
at is obvious that since the access
sion Of President Roosevelt to the
presidency. the thoughtful sentiment Of
the country has become distrustful Of
his administration and fearful Of the
consequences of his extraordinary, err
ratio and autocratic assumption and
exercise Of power. All that conserva-
tive men feared as q result of his ac-
cession to power has come to pass.
Safe, dignifled administration has given
way to strenuous, spectacular parti-
sanship, national and international
problems Of vast import have become
the sport Of personal ambition and
have been fashioned and nodded as
stepping stones to the presidential sue
cession. To-day the country finds In
Theodore Roosevelt standing menace
to constitutional government, to inter-
national peace and to business stability
and prosperity. 1t turns to the demo-
cratic organization for safety and re-
lief-to that party of conservatism
which from Its birth and through so
many years was the bulwark against
which the spirit of sectionalism. fanat-
lcism, radicalism and the crude, wild
theories of experimentalists dashed In
vain"
"Our national strength should rather
be exhibited in resisting the aggres-
sions Of great powers than in brow
beating the weak American republics
whose guardianship and protection we
have so long assumed and maintained.
We favor the speedy completion Of the
Panama canal, but regret that our gov
eminent should have permitted this
great project to be stained with evil
dence of dishonorable intrigue against
the integrity Of friendly republic. We
deplore the continued existence of Ia
Dor troubles affecting important in
dustries and vast numbers of people
and express the earnest hope that
throue concession, arbitration, mod
GRAFTON and fair dealing, early adjust
ment may be reached. Labor unions
organized for the betterment of the
condition Of wage-earners, acting with
In the limits Of law and not subversive
Of public order or. individual rights
are not only lawful but commendable
and should be met, recognized and
dealt with accordingly"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-04-21
Honor Jefferson.

The students and faculty Of the
University Of Missouri held q con.
vocation last Wednesday in honor
Of Thomas Jefferson, that being bis
birthday. Speeches were made by
members 81 the faculty extolling the
great deeds OF Jefferson and urging
the students TO emulate his virtues.
Vt the close q holiday was declared
u the President OF the University.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-04-21

The University OF Missouri defeated
Kansas University In the annual de-
bate between the two universities
held in Lawrence, Kan, last satur.
day night. The question for discus.
sion was, Resolved, That the
Fifteenth amendment has not been
justified. ]. A. Potter, Of Mt. Vsrn.
on, Mo-; NJ. E. Otis, OF Hopkins, Mo-;
and G. j. Walker, Jr., Of Columbia,
No., upheld the affirmative for Mis-.
souri, and won.
More new lace collars just received
this week: SOC values at 35c, $50
quality at Csc. Hills Cash Store.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-04-21
Great War Painter Lost.

st. Petersburg, April 16.--vassili
verestchagin, the Russian war paint
or, who was Vice Admiral Makaroif's
guest on board the Petropsvlovsk,
was lost in the disaster Oh Port
Arthur. The admiralty has received
official information that he was
among those who were drowned.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-04-21

Washington. April 1s.--The abstract
Of the comptroller Of the national
banl s of Missouri, exclusive Of the re.
serve cities. on March %, as reported
to comptroller Of the currency, shows
averai Q held at 1899 per cent. against
17.46 per can't on January %; loans
and discounts increased from $685.
ISL to 316,96S,l7s; gold coin from
$572.7iS to 1854, 30; lawful money re.
serve aecreased from 1901 ,17s to 81
SLOT; individual deposits increased
from s1s.sl7,sl1 to 1ie.s76.56o.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-04-21
TRAGEDY At ELECTION.
~ G,."zsles. La. . Democrat Killed Z
Lender of the Lilly White" Faction
of the Republican Party.

New Orleans, April 1.-THE Louisi-
ana state election resulted in q TRACE
dy a. Gonzales, In Ascension parish.
where the "lily whites" and democrats
are closely divided. Capt. Sam Moore,
former sheriff under the democrats,
who ives leading the lilly white" fac
ton. bscame involved in dispute at
the polls and was instantly killed by
Deputy Sheriff I'D Smith. Moore was
ATTEMPTING to post pictures Of negro
offictiolders under the democratic adj
mfnistration.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-04-21

Pennsylvania Democrats Excoriate
President Roosevelt for Alleged
Lack of Conservatism.
"luTocRlTIe ASSUMPTION OF POWER"

sAii That Conservative Men Feared
as = Result of His Accession to
Power Has Come to Pass and Dig
nified Administration Gives Way
to Spectacular Partisanship..
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-04-21

Road Chief h looking and feeling
ans tbis season, you should zee him.
Is IL WARxocx BRos.l
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-04-21
ROAD CHIEF.

The high class Coach and Bead Stallion can
be found ct our stables In Butler, for the pree-
ent season Of fee Of 90 to insure living colt,
or q to insure in fsal. Read Chief 10 8 seal
brown horse 10 l-a hands high. weight 100 lbs.
Real nne style and action, extra good bone and
substances, and wss bred BY J. o. Mcclure Of
Winchester, Ky.
HAL E. :sH e y: :s:r i. Al Siam: :s"s
or SlO to Insure IN fosl. Hal =, 10 rich brown
in color, 10 Ia hands high, weighs IN geod nesh
1850 lbe, has extra good bone ond muscle far .
trotting horse He was bred BY Thomas Dbl
Ion, Edna, Kansas, and 10 Registered n vol.
XIV. A. 4. 3.
We have the largest jsck, eye epasdsrsd. b
TIE country, and sAnd Of 4 veIy reasonable
pfies Also young jsck Is Hands high, win
servs esw mares q - For furtAe lnforma.
w = WARNOCK BROS,
Phsns 10. Butler, No.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-04-21

Tho senate committee on commeros
voted against the $4,000 sppropriation
ece Kaw river Improvement
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-04-21
SERllOEE IS EQUIPPED.
kakaroff's Successor at Port Arthur
Receives Pictures of Miracle
Working Virgins.
cOaSEcRLTED BREAD ALSO THROWN IN

At st. Petersburg the Populace IL
Worked into Frenzied Enthusi-
asm by the Appearance of the
Hero. who IL Expected TO Avenge
Defeats Inficted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-30
C. BLACK IS
EXPECTED HERE OCT. 29
Plans to Visit Every City, Township
and Borough in the State
Before Election.

Charles C. Black, Dem ocratic candidate
for Governor, has mapped out for him
the most strenuous campaign ever under
taken by Il candidate for the office in
New Jersey. 1t is not of the whirlwind
order, but is rather a detailed system of
personal vote getting. The candidate
will aim to visit not only every county
but every township, city and borough in
each county.
The itinerary will bring Mr.. Black to
Middlesex Saturday, October 90, and
back again Monday, October 81. These
trips have not yet been %subdivided, but
one day will be devoted to touring the
lower end Of the comfy, winding up
with big evening mass meetings at South
and Perth Amboy The other day Mr..
Black will spend handwriting with
voters of the other end of Middlesex,
terminating with a mass meeting in
Columbia Hall, New Brunswick.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-30
AND MOUNTAINS.
Geologist Declares Former Avoid
lilly Country Where Farms Are
Few and Far Between.

"You never saw a cat bathing in the
sea. You never saw a tramp in a noun
famous country. Each spectacle is of
equal rarity"
The speaker, a g%eologist, smiled.
81 know what l am taking about" no
said. 'In quest of geological truths l
have travelled the country over many
times, and have yet to find a tramp
among the mountains. Tramps avoid
mountains as they avoid soap.
Hence New Hampshire. Vermont and
the other mountainous states are singu-
larly free from petty thieving and from
all such troubles as hoboes cause. And
hence, in those states, it is never neces-
sary to lock the doors or the windows.
"'Tramps avoid mountainous districts
because the walking is all uphill there
and because the farms are few and far
between. A fertile and fiat country,
with the roads good and the farms close
together, suits the tramp"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-30
FOR
I CASES TO
Be TRIED.
Fort Has Nearly Finish.
ed at New Brunswick
for the Term.

New Brunswick, Sept. 30:- No SEES
sion of court was held yesterday.
Justice Fort will not come here again
until Monday. when he will try the
suits Of William Guise and Bertha
Guise against George Baldwin. of
North Plaintield. Miss Guise has not
accepted Baldwin's offer of marriage,
and the case will not be postponed on
that account.
Although the list of cases to DO tried
this term was made up of twenty-s six
suits, Justice Fort has practically
finished his work here, next Monday
being his last day. There were no
cases ready. for trial last week, and
only three tried this week. This
means that many of the cases will
not be tried this term.
Justice Fort is expected to come
back if possible, just to try the four
cases of M. Kaplan against the insur-
ance companies and will try them
during the third week in October.
Some of the Supreme court cases have
been referred to the Circuit Court,
aud will be tried by Judge Heisley
who will commence sitting here on
Wednesday next.
He has already fixed the dates for
the trial of cases in his court. He .be.
lieves in setting down q great many
cass for each day that he sits, 80 that
tho court will have some case to try,
although MANY of the cases drop out,
as they are apt to do on trial day.
For next Wednesday, besides the fight
cases he has set the following for
trial:
William II. Campbell against Charles
P. Rose.
sFrank ]. Schantz against Michael
Gusnue.
David Woods against Ullella F.
Thomas.
Frank Brewery against Joseph Las
kowski.
City of Perth Amboy against Will.
liam Buchanan.
Gases set for trial on October 8 are
as follows:
Jennie Buote against LudwigiWolff.
Joseph Kuhldoshes agai INST q. w.
Kent, administrator.
Jerry E. Harrington against Amos
Bovine.
Mier Carriage Company against
George w. Olmstead.
Bridget Mulligan against M and S.
Traction.
Thomas AIlearn against H. H. Jane
way.
Katherine Hanson against Nells A.
Nelson.
Theresa Furigan against Isaac
SHERMAN.
Lewis Weeden against John S. Han
son.
McGreal against Raritan Traction
leo.