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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-18
LIVED ON ONIONS.
ed ON -Four of Them for
Five Days.

Only the remarkable physical endur-
ance of William Langelle, in existing
practically without food or drink for
nearly five days prevented a tragedy in
the hold of the liner Cedric, which re-
Gently arrived at New York after
rough voyage of ten days from Liver
pool. Langelle slowed away at Liver
pool on the night of July 80 without
being discovered and secreted himself
until there was no fear of being put
ashore. BY means of a jackknife
Langelle pried open hatch In the mid
ship hold and II was not until the Cedric
was seven days out that the watch re-
ported TO Commander Haddock having
heard a muflled tapping on one of the
matches.
The commander Immediately ordered
an investigation, with the result that
the unconscious and almost famished
man was discovered. After working
over Langelle for nearly "a hours the
ships surgeon succeeded in reviving
him. Langelle said that after secreting
himself under the hatch II was shut
down by the sailors and fastened. Then
he realized he was prisoner with only
few biscuits and flask of rum be-
tween himself and starvation. BY hus-
banding his meager stock of food he
managed to subsist for "a hours, and
then cut his way into an iron-bound
crate and secured some raw onions He
was only able to cut hole large enough
to abstract four onions, and this consti-
tuted his sole fare until he was discov-
cred.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-18
POPE LEO'S HUNTING GUN.
Paris Tradesman Claims to own a
Firearm with an Interest,"
ing History.

A Partisan armorer, whose shops are
not far from the Grand boulevards, ex-
hibits an old single-barreled gun in his
window, with notice on it saying:
Gun which once belonged to Monsig-
more Longhi and was used by Able
Joachim Pecchi. afteEward Pope Leo
XIII. The armorer can prove the au-
thenticity of the article to whomever is
interested. When Joachim Pecchi was
young seminarian of 20 he borrowed
the gun Of Monsignore Longhi. and went
hunting. He became enthusiastic, and
wrote his brother the following letter in
reference to the gun:
81 have fallen in love with Monsig-
more Longhi's gun. He offers to sell it
to me for eight or nine crowns. What
shall | do? Speak of 1t to papa? II
would worry him. Find the means for
me to profit by this bargain"
But the gun never passed from the
hands of Monsignore Longhi to Leo
XIII.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-18
All Eyes on St. Louis.

The eyes of all the world will be
turned toward st Louis during the
year 1904. Everybody will want to
get, from first hands, the news OF the
greatest Worlds Fair which the
world has ever seen, Our readers
are advised, therefore, to subscribe
for the greatest st. Louis newspaper
a newspaper which acknowledges no
equal or rival in all the west, and
which stands in the front rank among
the great newspapers OF the world.
Subscribe for the ST Louis GLOBE
DEMOCRAT and get all the news of
the world fair, all the news of the
national campaign, and all the news
OF all the earth. See advertisement
elsewhere in this issue. 11-Gt
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-18
Pastor Objects to spooning.

Rev. r IT. Jones. pastor of the First
Baptist church. of Ithaca, N. Y, has
petitioned the common . council to
place en- arc light directly in front Of
the steps of his church. He says that
young men and women congregate at
the church door during the nighttime
and have been known to turn the ordi-
nary gas lamp ont which throws it's
glow over the steps.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-18
BOYS FIND MINERAL DEPOSIT.
While Playing at Mining Near EN-
pire, Col, They strike Rich
Vein of Silver.

Because they would rather play at
being miners than go with their young
friends and bat a ball around a field
Frank and Fred Coffman. of this place,
are in a fair way to become wealthy.
The boys, one 13 and the other Is,
are the sons Of miner. They spent
their time digging in the hills near
Empire, Col. not because they had
hope of mining ore, but because they
wanted to do as their father was doing.
A small tunnel was dug, and in play
ing in it, they came on a substance
which they failed to recognize. TAX
ing some of it home they showed it to
their father, who located the land in
which the tunnel had been dug. The
boys had struck closely mineralized
lode of silver bearing character that
yields pay stuff Is feet below the sur
face
During the day the father uncov-
cred II inches of ore. practically solid,
which runs higher than $50 a ton in
silver and lead. with fair per cent. in
gold. The claim has been named the
Two Brothers and capital is being
raised to work it.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-18
| GREAT FIRE TEAM.
Sioux City, Ia, Boasts of the Best
~ Horses in the World.
Have Carried on All HOnors at An
nual State tournaments for Past
Two Years, Easily OuteIass-
ing other Contestants.

Sioux City, Iowa, boasts of having the
fastest team of fire horses in the world,
lin Corbett and Sullivan, who for the
past two years have carried off all of the
|honors at the annual state firemen's
in Iowa. At Davenport
|last year during the tournament the
team made half mile run from a stand
ling start In 0:07 As, which was much
better than any other team in the race.
Departments from most of the cities of
the state were represented. Corbett and
Sullivan came home with the most of
the prize money from that tournament
and with the reputation of having made
the fastest time Of any fire horses In
1.-THE world. At the Sioux City tourna-
|ment last week this remarkable team
did some more fast running and because
they were so clearly out of the class of
1.-THE other teams in the state they were
barred from participation in any of the
purses. Their running was all for ex-
|hibition and they we're cheered vocifer-
|ously as they swept down the home
stretch and under the wire in front of
the grand stand. The team here was
|hitched In skeleton fire station built
on the track and ran a half mile In
|1:20 rs, which was six seconds faster
time than the best time made by any
team In the race. Other teams repre-
scented were two from Sioux City and
one from the department of Des Moines,
Davenport and Council Bluffs. There is
some talk Of touring Corbett and Sui
livan and entering them in the tourna-
|ments of other states and In the horse
Lob
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-18
THREE BOYS ARE MooN-EYED.
Members of nm AIabnmn Family See
Rest in the Dark a. Their
Father Did.

There is a family in Alabama In
which the three boys are moon eyed"
being able to see scarcely anything In
the daytime. All of them. however.
have almost perfect eyesight at night.
being able to do any kind of work after
the sun sets. They often hunt at night.
and 1t is said can shoot rife as well
by starlight as the average mountaineer
can In the daytime. Their father before
them was moon eyed" and was a ia
nous hunter In his day. None of the
women members Of the family is SINH
larly affected.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-18
Literally Rules the Roost.

A man at Mount Vernon, n. Y, gives
fresh impetus to the henpeck joke. His
wife compels him to sleep in the
chicken coop. While we are on the
subject. remarks the funny man of the
Chicago Tribune, We may as we'll say
that this is his only chance to rule the
roost.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-18

There is man at Laurel, L. l., who
|laims that in the 60 years of his life
Ie has eaten $1,000 pancakes, says the
chicago Record-Herald. Some people
lont seem to have any sense of shame.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-18
Will BE Disappointed.

There is reason to fear, says the
chicago Tribune, that many persons
Pill be disappointed when the north
POLE finally is discovered and the pho
q6raphs of the locality fail to show
q pole.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-18
Not the Renl Thing.

There must be concealed somewhere
in the Balkans an institution for the
manufacture of war clouds, says the
Chicago Inter Ocean. so very artificial
do most Of them appear.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-18

Schwab denies that he will form q
|ailors' trust. Perhaps on looking over
Pc business. says the Chicago Daily
rvs, he discovered that it would not
~ 200 per cent.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-18
Notice OF Final Settlement.

Notice OF Final Settlement.
Notice lie hereby given to all creditors and
others intere-ted in the estate of Jas. W
Asbury, deceased, that |, ElizaC Asbury, ad-
ministrix Of said estate, intend to make final
settlement thereof, at the next term of the
Bates County Probate Court, in Bates county,
State of Missouri, to be held at Butler. Missou-
ri, on the sth day Of February 1904
lS-A ELIZA c AsBURY, ADMINISTRATIVE.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-18
Butler, Missouri.
WfU 90 to am part of
Bates OF adjoining COM
ties on most
REASONABLE TERMS.

.4isO sell in Butler, all
kinds Of merchandise,
household goods etc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-03
PARKER SPEAKS TWICE
Addresses Audience at Cooper Union
and Carnegie Hall.

New York, Nov 3-One of the most
rousing receptions of the campaign was
given Judge Parker last night at Cooper
union, where he addressed a large meeting
American Parker union. The candidate
was substituted for Grover Cleveland, who
was scheduled originally to address the
gathering, but was compelled to cancel
the engagement. Carl Schurz was presid-
German except that of Judge Parker.
Under an escort of mounted policemen
Judge Parker arrived at Cooper union at
s % o'clock. Before his arrival there was
a display of bombs and other fireworks in
the square north of the building. The
crowd about the building. He entered by
the platform door on Fourth avenue. He
was shown to the stage by officers of the
union in charge of the meeting and met
Mr.. Schurz in full view of the audience.
They clasped hands in greetinng that
looked on and applauded approvingly.
but a repetition of others that have been
given him in New York and in fact on
every occasion where he has made public
addresses. The demonstration continued
eight minutes before he was permitted to
begin his speech.
meeting opened. The band played patriot
ic airs and the audience cheered for the
meeting opened The rst i gre affo deon
stration was at 7:45 o'clock when Mr..
meeting was called to order by Herman
Rider, who introduced Mr. Schurz as
chairman. The presiding officer has not
been well and he spoke with considerable
effort, making his only address of the
campaign.
Judge Parker's speech was almost en-
| tirely devoted to the subjects of imper-
ialism and miltarism, and the subjects
seemed peculiarly popular with the au-
dience of COMMUNICATIONS. He was in
terrupted frequently with prolonged ap-
plause and once when he paid homage to
Mr.. Schurz personally as one who had
felt the blighting power of militarism
Mr.. Schurz came forward and shook
Judge Parker byb the hand and thanked
him for his words. The audience stood up
and shouted it's approval.
Judge Parker was driven from Cooper
| union to Carnegie hail. where he address
ed a meeting under the auspices of the
West Side Parker IndeDendent club
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-03
RAILROAD NEWS.
Anti Pass Agreement Probably
to Be Renewed.
Executive Committee orders
Meeting Called for Nov. o.
BUT FEW VIOLATIONS.
Only a Few Instances of Giving
Passes to Large Shippers.
Gossip and Matters of Interest In
Railroad Circles.
BUT FEW VIOLATIONS.

The executive committee of the gen.
eral anti-pass agreement of the west
ern roads held a conference in Chicago
Wednesday and instructed Chairman
Mahoney to call a meeting of the exec
utive officers of all the roads in the
west for November Is. either at Chi
cago or st. Louis, for the purpose of
adopting a new agreement for 1905.
The agreement for the present year
has been fairly we'll maintained, main
ly owing to it's liberal provisions. which
allow the railroads considerable leeway
in the issuing of annual passes. 1t is
believed that the old agreement with a
few minor changes will be reaffirmed.
The main restrictions in the present
agreement are that no passes of any
kind shall be issued to shippers or
merchants on account of traffic, and
that exchange passes should not be is
sued to officers of industrial or small
private lines. No violations of the lat
ter provision have been reported, but
in a number of instances passes were
issued surreptitiously to shippers and
merchants, but there was not so much
of this as in previous years.
The issuance of free or reduced
transportation to influence shipments
is prohibited by the interstate COM
merce law, but the railroads care less
for this than they do for a general
agreement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-03
tIRSHIP ESCAPES.
When Last Seen 1t was Drifting to
the Northwestward.

St Louis. Nov. 3.-While Captain
Baldwin of San Francisco inventor of
the California Arrow Airship and sew
eral assistants were returning the
airship from the place it landed in
st. Louis county after its unsuccessful
fight, to the Worlds fair aeronautic
concourse, the lead rope was dragged
from the flads of Baldwin's assistants
and the airship broke loose and scared
into the air. When last seen the air
ship was drifting rapidly in a north
westerly direction.
The airship escaped at s:15 o'clock
last night just as the persons towing
it into the concourse had reached the
vicinity of the place. There was a
trolley line to be crossed and it was
necessary to pass the prov of the craft
over the trolley wire and catch the
down hanging rope, and then release
the rope that hung from the rear. In
the darkness those manipulating the
ropes miscalculated and both the front
and rear ropes were released at the
same time. In the twinkling the buoy
ant airship from which had been
taken 200 pounds of ballast, and
which was not even encountered with
Aeronaut Knabenshue, shot up and
was gone. In the dim light projected
by the nearest arc light, the yellow
ball doomed indistinctly, but for
enough space of time to show that
the light wind was carrying it toward
the northwest.
There was absolutely nothing for
Baldwin, Knabenshue and the other
members of the party to do but accept
the situation and make the best of it.
After some little discussion as to the
probable length of time that the sup
ply of gas would sustain the airship
Baldwin stated that he believed the
Arrow would descend to the ground
within an hour. The party then pro-
ceeded on to the concourse where the
announcement the airship had escaped
caused general CONSERVATION among
the crowd that had remained expect
ing to see the Arrow brought back.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-03
DIDN'T WANT THEIR MONEY.
President Said to Have Turned Down
Standard Oil Offer.

New York, Nov. 3.-The New York
Herald, in a dispatch from Washing
ton, says: Republican managers here
make the charge that the Standard
Oil interests have given largely to the
Democratic campaign fund for New
York city and that Standard Oil in
terests in Indiana, especially in Whit
ing, Muncie and Marion, have been
working for the Democratic ticket
The Republican managers say that 1T
is not denied by Democratic commit
teemen in that state that Standard
Oil gifts have been made. Senator
Knox is among the presidents friends
who believe that the full weight of
sonally and financially in Judge Par
ker's campaign. According to the
Republican managers, one of the Off
GERS of the Standard Oil company in
Chicago. a personal friend of cabinet
officer, came to Washington not long
ago to inform the president that the
company, represented by a large ma
iority of its mana gers, was against his
election. The Standard Oil officer, al
the same time, said he himself would
be personally working for Mr.. RooSe-
velt's election.
Through the cabinet officer, Pres
ident Roosevelt informed the man that
he hoped no officer of the Standard
Oil company would give funds to his
campaign. He said he understood
that a proposition had been made to
give to the Republicans in some states
and to the Democrats in others The
president hoped that it would not con-
tribute to either party, and expressed
himself very strongly that he did not
care for it for the Republicans. 1t is
asserted that the reply was that, SO
far as Democratic gifts were con-
cerned. it was too late, because mon
ey had already gone to Judge Par
ker's managers in New York city. II
was also said that it had been the
custom of the Standard Oil officers
to give money to Democratic managers
in New York city in every campaign.
The Republican campaign managers
declare that they have for a long time
believed that the Standard Oil inter-
ests were opposed to the presidents
election. In this connection the alb
sence of Senator Aldrich of Rhode
Island from participation in the ma
tional campaign is pointed to. He has
not only been a frequent visitor at
headquarters in New York, according
to his past custom, but he has not
communicated with the president on
any topic except one since his nomi-
nation in June.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-03
RAILWAY MEN AFTER OIL.
Notes and Personals of Interest From
Dodge City.

Dodge City, Kan, Nov. Especial
correspondence of the State Journal
The Western Oil and Gas Co., which is
a Dodge City concern, has let the con-
tract for drilling well in the Chanute
field, where it owns a lease on $50 acres
of land in proven territory. Trainmas-
ter Coffey is president and Trainmaster
Morris is vice president of the COM
pany and a large amount of the stock
is owned by local railway men. Super
intendent F. G. Fox. of the Middle di-
vision at Newton, is one of the direc-
tors
Trainmaster J. D. Coffey went east
Monday on business.
Night Chief Dispatcher F. NJ. Drake
has returned from a three weeks visit
to his former home in Michigan, and is
at work again.
The train and enginemen are not COM
planning about light business now-a-
days. The east bound movement of live
stock. dried and canned fruit and coal
is heavy and the men are getting all
the work they can stand.
The recent washout trouble along the
Santa Fe line was the cause of vast
numbers of loaded and empty cars be-
ing stored at division points west of
Newton and now that the line is open
all the local officials are making every
effort to move the delayed cars rapidly
and get them to destination. AS a re-
cars the rails are literally kept hot with
freight trains and train and engine
crews are working about every hour of
the time they are not tied up for rest.
1t is expected that the Western divis:
ion will get pretty well cleared up this
week when traffic will resume its nor
NAL condition.
The scarcity of houses in Dodge City
has been discussed and "cussed" by
local railway men for over a year and
it is the unanimous opinion that some
of Dodge City'S capitalists ought to
build more houses, as the rents are
high and such investments profitable.
Yardmaster Walker has had troubles
of his own since the blockade. Pete
Murray, the night yardmaster, also has
had a few.
Grant Hale, who is connected with
the secret service department, is said
to be preparing to move back to Dodge
City. His headquarters now are at
Hutchinson.
The boys are "cussing' the 500 class
engines which were sent to this division
for service in place of the prairie type
engines that went to the New Mexico
division after the washout trouble. 1t
is understood that the 800 will all go
back home" within a week or ten days
and the prairies will then return.
Roadmaster Bogue is at Elmdale at
the bedside of a young son who was ac
cidentally shot by a companion a few
days ago.
The street department is putting in
several much needed brick crossings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-03
REBATE QUESTION AGAIN.
Western Railroads Talk of Putting
Stop to Dividing Rates.

Chicago, Nov S.-To stop the prac-
tice of giving Industrial roads a per-
centage of through rates was the OBJ
ject of q meeting yesterday of the
executive officers of western railroads.
The interstate commerce commits
sion some tome ago held an investiga-
ton here, establishing the fact that
the International Harvester company
and several other corporations own
some switching tracks from their own
plants to one or more recognized rail-
roads, and instead of having to pay
for the switching of their cars the cor
pOrations get practically a rebate on
their freight shipments in the form
of a percentage of the through rates.
Big Roads Responsible.
While some of the big roads wanted
to stop the practice, it was shown be-
fore the interstate commerce commits
sion that certain big railroads were
really responsible for.the formation OF
the So-called industrial roads. having
sold and leased to the Industrial cor
porations their switches and trackage
rights over portions of their road
At yesterdays meeting the principal
attack was made on the Illinois North
ern road, really the switching tracks
of the various plants of the Internal
tional Harvester company, and on the
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern and the Chi
cago, Lake Shore & Eastern roads,
both of which are owned by the
United States Steel corporation. Near
~ all the railroads were willing to
quit giving the harvester trusts line
a percentage of through rates and al
low them the regular rates for switch
ing cars with its own engines, and to
charge it the regular rates for switch
ing when it is done by the railroads.
Opinion Is Divided.
The plan to put the Elgin, Joliet &
Eastern and the Chicago. Lake Shore
& Eastern roads of the steel trust in
the same class as the so-called rail-
roads of the harvester trust caused
radical differences between the execu-
tive officers.
THE tonnage annually of the Chi
cago. Lake Shore & Eastern railroad
is greater than the combined tonnage
of the Great Western and Alton rail-
roads, declared an opponent of the
proposition to cancel the rate divisions
with the roads of the "steel trust
'''he Elgin, Joliet & Eastern is also a
legitimate railroad" he continued. TT
has over 100 miles of track and han
dies all kinds of traffic to and from
other roads"
The whole question of canceling
rate divisions with so-calIed industrial
lines was referred to a committee. 1t
is not likely that any change will be
made, even with the co-called roads
of the harvester trust
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-03
WORSE EVERY DAY.
Plenty of Topeka Readers Have the
Same Experience.
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