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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-03-10
KDNAPERS GET
MISSISSIPPI MAN
OF GREAT WEALTH
Daniel Gushing, Brother Of Rail-
way Official, Disappears in
Wild Section of Texas

Houston, Tex, March 2.-0n
orders of Governor Lanham and AID.
lutant General Hulen, a squad OF
Texas rangers Joined the sheriff OF
Del Rio county to-day in what has
thus lar been a fruitless search for
Daniel Gushing, who was kidnapped
by unknown parties at Devils River
last night.
The disappearance of Mr. Cushing,
who is a brother of +. b. Cushing
engineer of maintainance OF way for
the Southern Pacific railroad, with
headquarters here, was discovered
this morning, when a note in his
handwriting wasfound pinned to the
door of the small station at Devils
river, which stated that Mr.. Cushing
had been kidnapped by four men and
would be held for "a ransom of SlO,-
600.
The note gave instructions for
leaving the money on the steps OF the
Mexican schoolhouse at Del Rio on
Tuesday night March l.
Inside the station was found Mr..
Cushing's gold watch and Masonic
pin, indicating that he had thought
his captors meant to rob him, and
had, at their approach secreted his
valuables.
The section is the widest in Texas,
the station being two miles from the
Mexican border and at least three
miles from human habitation, locat-
ed in the midst OF deep and almost
impenetrable canyons.
The missing man is 30 years old
and came from Columbus, Miss for
his wife's health. His family is prom
inent and wealthy. MIR. Cushing had
been sick in Del Rio, and left for the
Devils River station yesterday
afternoon at 1 o'clock. The
manner OF the attack on him shows
that his captors were advised
some way OF his movements.
Engineer Cushing lett to night for
Del Rio. His advices are that search
ing partie are being constantly aug
meLted.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-03-10
MOTHERS, DO you KNOW

the many so-called birth medicines. and
most remedies for women in the treatment
OF her delicate organs, contain more or
less opium, morphine and strychninep
DO You Know that in most countries
druggists are not permitted to sell narcot.
les without labelling them poisonsi
10 You Know that you should not
take internally any medicine for the
pain accompanying pregnancy.
Do You Know that Mother's Friend
Is applied externally only?
DO You Know that Mothers Friend
IS celebrated prescription, and that il
mas been IN use oyer forty years, and that
each bottle of the genuine bears the name
OF The Bradfeld Regulator Col
DO you know that when YOU use this
remedy during the period Of CESSATION
that you will be free of pain and bear
healthy, hearty and clever children1
Well, these things are worth Knowing
lhey are facts. Of druggists at a 90.
Don't be persuaded to try a substitute.
Our little book "Motherhood" free.
'ht saAoFiELo REGULATOR CO., Atlanta. O.,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-03-10

The clamor for a service pension
granting $12 a month to all Civil
War soldiers over sixty.five years OF
age has become 80 great and persist.
emit that it is being earnestly discuss
ed by Congressional leaders. 1t
would cost $4,000, 900 annually.
Some OF the Presidents best friends
are afraid of it lest there should b, a
revolt among the younger genera.
ton oil voters especially the Spanish
War veterans.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-03-10
ChilIicothe Man Shoots His Wife
and Himself.

Chillicothe, Mo-, March 5.-A dou.
bic shooting occurred on the streets
here to-day. Gordon Kiles, aged 26,
shot his young wife twice in the head
and once in the arm and then fred
two bullets into himself, one entering
the head and the other the body.
Mrs. Kiles will recover, but her hus.
band is not expected to survive the
night. Mrs. Kiles had refused to re.
turn to their home after q separa-
ton.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-03-10
Fired on Dominican Rebels.

st. Thomas, Danish West Indies,
March ga French mail steamer re.
ports that the United States cruisers
Newark and Columbia were forced to
fire on the Dominican rebels outside
Ssnto Domingo, because the insur-
gents fred upon an American mail
steamship. The American CON-
mander has forbidden either party
fighting within the city limits. Great
distress and starvation prevail in
Esnto Domingo. The town OF Jere-
mic in Southern Hayti, has been de-
clared in q state OF siege.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-03-10
Two Whites Killed in Race Battle

Fort Smith, Ark, March st ID
reported here that two white men
were killed, and one white man and
two negroes seriously wounded in a
race riot at Bokashee, l. T., last
night.
White laborers on the Midland
Valley railroad at camp a short
distance from Bokashee attempted
to drive the negro laborers from the
town.
The negroes resisted and q pitched
battle followed, in which Hopper and
Butler were killed and three 9th, r.
wounded.
Great excitement prevails, and a
further clash is feared, as the negroes
are reported to have fortified them
elves in a strong position in the
woods and seem determined to resist
to the uttermost, all efforts to dis
lodge them.
The white laborers are frenzied and
wild threats Of vengeance are heard
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-03-10
Farm For Sale or Rent.

$40 acres, fine stock farm, 160 un.
dercultivatioD, balance pasture. For
particulars call on or address, Geo
g. Henry at Pleasant Gap or T.
Hulen. Butler, Mo. lett
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-03-10

Lima, Peru, March 5.-An earth.
quake which did much damage occur
red here at $40 O'Clock this morning.
Nothing compared with It had been
sxpsrisnced in the last thirty years.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-03-10
MEXICAN
Mustang Liniment
cures Prostitutes and Chi1b1ains.
Some Good Old Rules.

some 6000 Ul0 kuleS.
X. C. World.
A man who started in his business
career as a clerk In dry goods store
won a competence, became leading
citizen and was elected mayor ot
Boston, ought to know something OF
value about the rules OF success.
Hon. Thomas N. Hart gives the
following simple rules because they
have been found useful to him in his
life and may prove useful to others:
"DO."
Do everything we'll.
Do more than is expected OF you.
Do things better than other people
do them.
Do your work us if it was pleas
ure to do it.
DO exactly AS you agree to.
Do some little kindness every day.
ado unto Others as you would be
done by
DON'T"
Don't drink.
Don't swear.
Don't tell a lie.
Bon't run into debt
Don't shirk your task.
Don't stay out at nights.
Don't be late atyour work.
Don't think that you know it all.
Don't wait until you are old to
marry.
Mr.. Harris rules are not new.
There is nothing unusual about his
way OF success. He probably learned
these good old rules in primary
reader in the common schools. There
is nothing extraordinary about
them at all.
But the important thing is this:
He learned them.
Nothing is more familiar to use ali
than such rules as these. In one form
and another we have heard and read
and felt them again and again and
again.
But how many of us employ them?
How many of us actually live them,
making them the controlling force in
our daily conduct?
Unless we do this we have mot learn
ed them.
They may be in our ears, in our
mouths and in our mlnds, but il they
are not enshrined in that secret place
from which thought and act ema-
nate, they are but empty sounds to
us.
Unless they have been accepted as
the spring from which impulse and
Judgment flow, We have not learned
them.
The formula il familiar. The phi.
losophy is very old.
All the wise men of the world have
put the stamp of their approval upon
these simple rules.
The system makes for correct liv.
Ing and should produce Sound
mind in sound body"
1t is good system for any young
man to tie up to.
These rules might well be pasted in
the hat OF any young man and stud
led every day.
They cannot be learned too we'll.
They have not been really learned
at all until they have creptinto ones
everyday thought and conduct.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20

Secretary Robinson, OF the State His
torical Society. has received quite n num-
her OF relics for his room set aside for a
museum nj the First South Dakota rcgi-
mcnt's campaign IN the Philippines. and
he urges every member OF that regiment
To send In something 20 help bring the
collection up to the point which he de.
sires II to reach. Every member OF the
regiment II requested TO send In SONG
donation. and II ell respond. the collection
will be practically = history OF the regi.
mcnt
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
HELPED PRISONERS EscAPE
Sam Bogic Under Arrest ON This
Charge nc Sioux FatlsL


The Sioux Falls authorities have I'm.
ally detected and arrested the man who
has persisted In aiding J.. Ill. Wilson. nm
expert forgcr, and another occupant Of
the county Jail named Ryan. 10 make
their escape.
Wilson and Ryan are the men who re-
Gently succeeded In getting out of the
county Jail after viciously a~ssnulting
Deputy sheriff Crooks. who had a narrow
escape from being killed. After being mt
liberty for n brief period both men were
rccapturcd.
A note planning another escape was ~
recently intercepted by the author tiles.
which confirmed the suspicion that VIII
snn aud Ryan had a friend on the ont
side OF the Jail whv WAS striving 10 effect
their escape.
Sam Boyle. n former inmate OF the jail.
has now been ARRESTED aa the charge OF
being the man implicated In the effort TO
secure the escape of Ryan and Wilson.
He was detected In the act OF attempting
To sniugElc hack saws and other tools
into the jnii. In default OF bonds la the
sum of $1,000 he again occupies his for
mer quarters in the county Jail. where he
will be- kept In custody until his trial &C
the next term OF state circuit court.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
BUTT OF COW PROVES FATAL
Union County Pioneer Dies Amer
Long Illness.

An Elk Point special says: Richard
Malloy. aged 05 years. an old and high
~ respectable resident OF Union County.
Is dead. Nine months ago a muley COW
butted Malloy In the stomach. The I'm
juries received are believed TO have re
suited In the formation OF n canccrous
growth which caused the death Of NAL
10y.
Throughout the civil war Mnlloy
served In TIE confederate army. After
the war he moved 20 Joliet. III. Later
he came 60 Iowa, and In 1858 he had
charge Of the tracklaying on the Sioux
City and Pacific Railroad from Missouri
Valley TO Sioux. In 1872 he was fore
man OF the tracklaying ang on the
Milwaukee. when hat road extended Its
line from Sioux City TO Yanktop. After
Tho completion OF the railroad he settled
on a farm In Union County. and lived
upon IL nc the time Of his death. He
leaves several sons and daughters.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
v
French Dcputscs Indorsc the Course
with Vatican.

Paris: BY n vote of 325 Ia 237 the
chamber Of deputies Saturday approved
the government course In the matter Of
the rupture Of diplomatic relations be-
tween France and the vatican by the
recall Of Ambassador Nisard. The vote
was taken after n boistcrpus session In
the course Of which Deputy Baudry
d'Asson called Prime Munster Combcs
n brigand and was restrained with dini-
Guilty from personally assaulting the pre-
mier. In his speech M. Combes replied
20 the criticisms made during the two
days debate In the chamber. He said
the rupture Of relations between the vati-
can and France showed the impossibility
Of continuing the present concortat be-
tween the church and the state. The
vatican had sought 60 discipline the bish-
op Of Laval before an ecclesiastical
court which the French laws did not
recognize. The royalisis had charged tho
bishop with frcquenting n Carmclite con-
vent aud writing love letters TO the nuns.
Christian charity. the premier said. ought
TO save and protect the bishop against
the royalist charges. but II was evident
that satan was continuing his work.
This reference TO the royalists brought
on violent disorder. Baudry d'.Asson
shouting; ''The roynlists are better than
such a brigsnd as you."
The ushers held back NJ. Baudry d'As-
son an he sought to throw himself upon
the premier.
~. Combcs continuing. said Pope PiNs
Y. had seized upon the incident of the
Bishop OF Laval In order TO disavow the
policy OF Pope Leo. The real reason for
the prosecution OF the bishop. he declared.
was that the latter respected the laws OF
France aud had refused TO recognize the
p~rcpondcrance OF religious over civil pow
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
NEW RECORD
MAJOR DELMAR TRoTs A MILE
IN 2:0i ia AT MEMPHIS
Prevtous Record or 2,Of IA Was
Held Jointly by Himself and Lou
Dilion-Horsomcn Think This Mark
Might Have Been Lowered.

Memphis. Tenn: Major Dclmar. own
I'd By ~. Smathcrs, aud driven by Alta
Mcdonald. established n new worlds
mark for unpaccd trottcrs nj the Mem
phis driving park Monday, when he cir
cicd the track In 201h. The previous
record was 2O1A. held jointly by Major
Delmar and Lou Dillon.
The performance was chccrcd by n
large crowd.
Horsemcn generally were Of the opin-
BON that had the weather conditions been
more favorable the son OF Delmnr would
have made v a lower mark. a cold
wind was blowing up the homo stretch.
which materially lcssened the speed OF
b horse In the final effort for the wire.
Delmar stepped the first quarter in
III. the half In 1.0O7i. and tho three
quarters pole was passed In 1904. In
tho home run he pcrcpptibly tired aud
passed the judges stand Ia 201h. Dan
Patch. the pacing champion. was sent
against his WI unpaced mark of 1;59h.
but he failed 20 equal this record. Both
Deimar and Patch were accompanied by
runners on the side.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
WEEKS HAPPENINGS
NEWS or THE WEEK m 4 CON-
pENsEo FORM.
war on Horse Thievcs-Many Ant
mails Have Been stolen In south
Observation-Disclosures ia Western
Part or state arc After Them.

The authorities OF western South Ia.
kota and northern Nebraska are engaged
In a war 10 the death against an unusual
ly bold gang OF horse thieves, whose
headquarters are In Holt County, Neb.,
and whose field OF operations extends
over an extensive AREA, including ths
great ranges. north and east OF the Black
Hills, In western South Dakota.
The thieves are known ms the Turney
gang. aud have given the authorities OF
the two states much trouble for some
time. The boldnexs Of their operations
recalls the palmy days OF the Doc lid
dlcton gang. proving that they are ex'
ceedingiy dangerous criminals.
The Turney house. In Holt County,
wherr the members Of the gang make
their headquarters, In said 60 be a yer.
liable arsenal. A large cav is bciieved
10 be used by the thieves In conctSiins
plumber aud fugitives, and when this
s.plant" Is discovered IL IL thought the
rest OF the work In breaking up the gans
viii be comparatively easy.
In times past such crimes as counter
fciting have been charged up to the ghnr'
the father OF the Turney boys now being
In the penitentiary ON u charge OF coun'
tcxfeiting. 80.
IL Is hoped by the authorities TO ulii-
mateiy arrest all az them or drive them
out OF the country.
An Aberdeen special says: Starting IN
with the theft OF twenty-five horses NJ
Bull Canyon, Wyo.. just across the Da-
kota line, on the 10th OF May last, there
have been n total Of scycnty-one horses
stolen In South Dakota since then, the
great minority Of them having been stol-
en- within the last ninety days. None OF
these horses has cver becn found. neither
have the thieves been npprchended. Two
valuable teams IN Brown County were
stolen during the month OF September,
one OF the teams belonging To Senate
Kocpsel. OF Groton, the valuation being
Ia excess OF $500.
The large number of horses stolen has
aroused the sheriffs and the people 10 ac-
ton. and vigilance committees are being
organized In several communities. n of
these being located nj Groton, IN Brown
County. Sheriff Cole. OF Brown County
has sent out letters TO shcriffs In adJoin'
ing counties. asking for n more conccn'
trated action on the part OF the officers
OF the law and an organization among
the sheriffs Is being formed with the view
OF making n systematic search OF that
mart OF the state. and Il Is thought that
the horse thieves who are no successfully
obbing the people will be ~npprehended.
or nj least that further thefets will be
prevented. A few good h~angings Is sug-
gcwtcd by some 20 give the thieves a
scare.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20

Illinois Scandal Results In q seusar
tionai Tragedy.

Peoria. IN. Mrs. Nellie Thomson,
wife OF n former prominent real estate
dealer Of this city, died az Lacon Thurs
day night ms the result OF injuries re-
ccivcd In a sensational encounter with
Richard and Jennie Higgins. children OF
John q. Higgins. a member Of the board
OF supervisors " Peoria County aud
prominent In Republican politics.
The Higgins children intercepted a let
ter written 20 Higgins, Sr.. who Ii In 81.
Louis. by Airs. Thomson. I'm which she
asked him 60 meet her at the Rock Island
depot In this city. When Mrs. Thomasou
arrived she was confronted by young
Higgins. his sister and uncle. What took
place II n mystery. Some time later the
ticket agent assisted the woman To the
train and found the floor OF the waiting
room covered with blood. The woman
fingered In great agony at her home IN
L.acon until she died. Higgins was ar
rested on the charge OF murder.
Mrs. Thomason's body presented a hor-
rible appearance. Her LIP was severed,
both eyes blackened. shoulder displaced
and back covered with bruises. Her In
t~cstincs and internal membranes appear
cd to be ruptured. as she vented ex'
ccSsivcly.
The attending physician was unable TO
rouse the patient sufficiently TO get any
dying statement. but her injuries were
evidently inflicted by n boot or heavy in
strument.
Higgins wept when placed In jail. He
said the children had been trying for
years 10 break up the relations between
their father and Mrs. Thomson. aud
that nj the depot the woman drew a hat
pin. whercupon he pushed her sharply
against the side OF the face and knocked
her over a chair. Higgins sister corrob-
Grated his statement.
Young Higgins IL aged 20 and his sister
q years.
Mrs. Thomson had no; lived with he
husband for three years.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
FOUR YEARS FOR ST. PIERRE
Judge Jones Passes Sentence on
Sioux Point Farmer

Four years In states prison Is the pen
atty which John ~. Pierre must pay for
having shot and killed Albert Chillicu
aud Clarence Chillicu ON the night OF
May -. near Sioux Point.
The jury In the ease returned n verdict
Of guilty OF manslaughtcr Ia the second
degree. which was regarded MS n victory
for the defense. aud Monday morning
Judge Jones passed sentence. giving 81.
Pierre the limit under the verdict.
No unusual scene marked the SEN
fencing OF 81. Pierre. T.. &. Erickson,
who. with ID. II. Sullivan. OF Sioux City,
had 80 ably defended the Frnchman,
made a brief plea for lcniency, and then
the judge delivered the sentence. 81.
Pierre received il stolidly and was led
back to jail.
Thus came to n close one OF the most
memorable trials In Union County.
The verdict OF the jury seemed 20 give
pretty general satisfaction around Elk
Point.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
SHOT FISHING FLEET.
Russian Pacific Squadron Fires on
British Vessels.

Hull. England; NJ. A. Jackson & Co.
solicitors for the owners OF fifty Hull
fishing boats. have notified the foreign Of
fee and admiralty or an uttnck ON the
Hull fishing feet by the Russian Pacific
feet. commonly designated Ms the Baltic
squadron, commanded by vivc Admiral
Ro~jcstvensky.
The Official information Is that shortly
after midnight Friday the Russian squad
ron fell In with the Hull fishing feet In
the North Sea. The first portion OF the
fishing feet passed safely. Then the Rus
sian ships turned their scarchlights ON
the British vessels for some time. and
q little later opened fire.
Two boats were sunk and two sailors
killed aud several injured.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
O L FEELING EXISTS.
Negroes and Militia Fight at Berk-
ley, va--A Lynchiug.

Norfolk. Va: Berkeley. the scene Of
Che lynching OF the negro Blount. Is now
under martial law. Two ~ncountc oc.
Cured Monday between the troops aud
negroes. One negro refused to obey or
dcfs to move OF aud was bayoncted. He
u not seriously hurt. Two militiamcn
called upon n negro seen crossing a lot
90 halt. In reply he opened fire ON them
and they replied. The negro fired three
times and fell In front OF the soldiers
fre. As they rushed toward him he jump
ed up and run. escaping In the darkness.
IL In thought he Is wounded.
There Ii an ugly undcrcurrent OF feel
Ing existing among the negroes OF the
town.
George w. Rlount. negro proprietor OF
nm oyster shop in the suburbs Of Berkeley.
vas taken early Monday morning from
the police station by n mob OF fifty
masked ben and lynched. Blount had
been arrested for striking n policeman
In the face with \ lighted lamp. badly
burning him.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
BROUGHT A NOMINAL SUM.
Sale or Uniscd States shipbuIIding
Property in New York.

New York: James Smith. Jr., rcceiv-
err OF the United States ShipbuiIding Com
pany. ~ special master. sold nj public
auction Monday all that portion ~ the
property OF the United States Shipbuild-
Ing Company which had been adjudgcd
60 be m~ortgngcd TO the Mercantile Trus.
Company aud the New York Security
and Trust Company.
There was only one bidder. George n.
sheldon, who represented the sheldon
Reorganization Company. His bid was
<5O.0UO, which was accepted by Mr..
Smith. subject TO confirmation by the
courts.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
MISS poLsEER's SANITY.
Inquiry In Contest Over California
Womnn's WILL

New York: Inquiry "a to the sanity NJ
Bertha Marion Dolbecr. a wealthy young
California woman who committed suicide
recently Mt the Waldorf Astoria. was
continued Friday before Commissioner
Robert l.. Lee, In the contest over her
win by certain relatives.
Catherine Lee. the first witness. dc.
clnred that Miss Dolbeer acted like 9th.
or hotel guests, and said she had not no-
ticcd any signs or mclancholia.
Elizabeth Horn testified that Miss Dol.
beer was not suffering from any mental
trouble aud told OF her OF living.
Several other witnesses testified that
she had appeared 10 be OF sound mind.
The hearing will be continued.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
KITE FLYING CONTEST.
Eight starters IN tho Second Trial
at So. Louis.

Sc. Louis: The second trial In the ono
mile kite flying contest was held Satur-
day In che plaza ~. Louis. under rules
revised 20 conform TO the existing wealth
or conditions. In a wind. the velocity OF
which was estimated at twenty 20 twen-
ty-fve miles nm hour, eight kites were
started. During the entire contest i've
kites rode steadily in the face OF a wind
that held them almost due east over the
palace Of manufactures, but the light
wire and cord caused them 20 break
away before they attained an altitude or
400 feet.
oGicial results viii be announced later.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
FIRE IN cHiLoREN's HOME.
Two Little Ones Perish In an Iiiionis
Institution.

S~heibyville. H.: The Middleswork
childrcn's home was destroyed by fire
Wednesday. Although the flames were
discovered wLiie the children were
asleep. all but two were rescued:
The dead are Alfred and Charles Peter
SON.
There were tnirty-one children sleeping
Ia the upper rooms OF the home, whiAh
was a threc-story frame aud brick build
ing. IL is believed the two children burn.
ed were overcome by smoke In their
beds. ms they had evidently made no cf.
fort To escape.