BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES
J. D. ALLEN Editor.
J. D.Allen & Co., Ptcprietors.
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The Weekly Times, published every
Thursday, will be sent to any address
one year, pottage paid, for $1.00.
The sound money democrats of
Illinois are making a desperate ef
fort to dislodge the free coinage
element of the party and the out
come of the fight appears to be a
split in the part of that state.
The gold standard democrats of
Texas have called a state convention
to take action against the free coin
age theorists, and to select delegates
to the sound money convention to
be held at Memphis.
The truet has sent up the price
of hides and a sharp advance in the
cost of boots and shoes and harness
is the result, so the dispatches say.
There is only one way to keep the
country moving in the even tenor of
it's way, and that is to kill the com
bines and trusts as fast as they
ppear.
ine damages to tne vineyards in
New York state by the wind and
frost Sunday night is estimated to
be $1,200,000. The dispatches from
Dunkirk state the entire grape
crop of the Chautauqua grape belt
is ruined and tne vines look: as
though they had passed through a
lire, ine larmers in tms teit raise
nothing but grapes and the acreage
of bearing grapes last year was 2G,-
000. This year the acres planted
was 35,000 acres, and not a plant i
left living. From this belt last year
three thousand and six hundred cars
were loaded and the total number of
baskets shipped reached 10,800,000.
Jerry Hickman, the millionaire
grower and wine manufacturer, esti
mates bis loss at $250,000.
The populists in Indiana (say the
dispatches) acting under instruc
tions from chairman Taubeneck, of
the national committee, are now
maneuvering for a union with the
free silver wing of the democratic
party. The populist state commit
tee of Indiana has ceased the work
of organizing populist clubs
throughout the state and the leaders
have been instructed by the national
committee to do nothing but to agi
tate and organize free coinage
clubs. This begins to look like
there will be no populist presiden
tial nomination for 1S9G, and should
the democrats declare for free silver
in the national convention the popu
lists, as an organized political party,
will support the democratic ticket,
national, state and county. Should
all this happen, of course the popu
list party would cease to longer exist,
and in that case leaders like Atkeson
and Andy Hackett would be out of
a job.
We have seen no evidence of the
effects of Coin's Financial School in
the Times. It continues to publish
the Cleveland-Carlisle hog wash.
Union.
We have Been no evidence of the
effect of Senator Blackburn's letter,
Senator Vest's letter, Senator Voor
hees' letter or Speaker Crisp's letter,
all eminent statesmen and advocates
of free silver, in the Union. They
can be found in the Times in the
past two weeks. We also published
President Cleveland's and Secretary
Carlisle's letters. The Times is a
newspaper and believes in giving
both sides of all great questions.
The only visible approach at educa
tion on the money question that
appears in the Union is from the
pen of that profound statesman,
who argues from a divine stand
point. Mr. Harper is not a stranger
to the people of Bates county. He
has been here on several occasions
during campaign times and has
passed the hat at school house gath
erings, and, being a pretty good
financier along this line it may be
he has hypnotized Atkeson to be
lieve that he is a greater man in
solving the money question than
either of the gentlemen named
above. Therefore, the Union quotes
and asks it's readers to accept Jesse
Harper's views on the money prob
lem. The Times gives it's readers
the views of Blackburn, Teat, Voor
bees, Crisp. Cleveland and Carlisle.
The Times is an up-to-date paper
and it's readers have more than on
The spectacle of a company of
Confederate veterans, in full regalia,
marching through the streets carry
ing the etars and stripes and cheer
ing to the echo, the strains of the
the "Star Spangled Banner" delight-
ed the eyes and gratified the senses
of the vast multitude of people at
Memphis Sunday evening. While
such things are going on the bloody
shirt is in disgrace. K. C. Times.
Already there seems to be a dispo
sition to enter Hon. J. L. Pace, the
present efficient warden of the pen
itentiary, in the race for the demo
cratic nomination for State Auditor.
Col. Pace, whose home is at Butler,
is one of the best known Democrats
in the state and deservedly ranks
high as a business man. Should he
conclude to make the raco he will
develope remarkable strength as a
candidate. Jefferson City Courier.
When the republicans of Illinois
last November elected a legislature
they expected that body to do it's
best to lessen, if it did not abolish,
the evils of gambling in the state.
Instead of this, they are now threat
ned with a law known as the
Humphrey bill which has already
passed the senate, and is well on its
way through the house, intended to
legalize gambling in the form of aL
leged racing, which is not racing at
all, but the most pernicious form of
gambling that can be done in the
name of racing. The least the peo
pie expected was a strong act pro
hibiting that abominable parody on
sport known as winter racing. The
pending law not only does not pro
hibit winter racing, but sanctions it
in its worst form. It bears the im
press of boodle on its face, and the
people will naturally believe that
those who vote for it have a motive
for doing so, of which the public
good is neither part nor parcel.
Globe-Democrat. '
Will Hally Around Free Silver.
Denver, Col , May 13. Following
upon the lecture of ex-Congressman
Bland in this city the following edi
torial published in the Denver Times
(Republican) to night, attracted con
siderable attention:
' Senator Henry M. Teller sound
ed the keynote for the next Nation
al campaign in Colorado in his short
speech at the Bland silver meeting
last Saturday night. It was not so
muce a special war cry to Republi
cans, however, as a general warning
to all members of all parties to rally
round the one flag under which there
is hope for the return of national
prosperity. 0 0
"When Senator Teller announced
hat he had cast his last vote for
any Presidential candidate who was
opposed to free silver or lukewarm
in its interests he did it with the
inowledge that the Republican party
of Colorado stood as one man at his
back. It is free coinage or disrup
tion for the national Republican
party in 1896. Which will you
choose1?"
flot ThrouKU With DeAriiioml
Pleasant Hill Gazett 10
A. J. Connolly, of Warrensburg,
has come out as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Congress
next year. He is a pronounced free
silver man, an able speaker and a
good canvasser, and is highly spok
en of by all who know him and he
is well known in the district But
we do not think the people of this
district are through with Mr. DeAr
mond yet It is not good policy to
make frequent changes in Congress
men. That is different from almost
every other political position. The
longer a representative or senator is
kept at Washington the more influ
ence he has and the better he can
serve his people if he is the right
sort of a man. The old member is
always given the precedence and
preference there, and, other things
being equal, he should be given the
preference at home.
No Senator Elected.
Dover, Del , May 9. The General
Assembly of Delaware adjourned
sine die at 3 o cloek this afternoon
without selecting a successor to
Senator Higgins, although the Be
publicans claim their leading candi
date, Colonel Henry A Dupont, was
legally elected. The matter will
probably be taken to the United
States Senate for a decision. The
211th ballot since the deadlock be
gan four months ago, and the last
vote of the session, was taken a few
minutes before 3 o'clock. It resulted:
Henry A. Dupont, Republican, 15;
J. Edward Addicks, Republican, 4;
Edward Ridgely, Democrat 9; Tun
nel, Democrat, 1.
June, ra., aiay ia. ine grape
erop in this section will be a com
plete failure because of laat night's
frost. In this county 4,000 acres of
vineyards were destroyed and in
Chautauqua county, New York,
easily 6,000 aerea are rained. These
vineyards in good years net $150 an
era, so the financial loss to ths
grape growers in the two counties
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF
FAMMIIEIHL'S UBANIK
OF BATES COUNTY,
Showing condensed official statement as rendered Secretary
of State, April 3rd, 1895. Also condition same day one year ago
KESOIKIES,
Loans -Heal
Estate, F. & F.
Stock, lionds, etc.,
Cash in banks
Cash on hand .
Total.
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock,
Surplus Fund, -
Deposits
April 3, 1S95.
$l:20,717.6i.
5,980.80.
2.174.50.
- 73,1 LV35.
- 10,023.72.
Total $212,612.01; $152,24.li:i
We hereby certify above i-s correct.
OSCAR KEKDER. President.
E. 1). K1PP, Cashier.
SHOT DEAD BY A MAD WOMAN.
State Senator Morrfcsey is Murdered
in His Sleep.
St. Louis, Mo-, May 13. State
Senator Peter K. Morrissey was shot
and instantly killed at 3:30 this morn
ing by Maud ijewis, nis unstress
The tragedy waa enacted in her room
on the second floor at 2719 Vash
street. Morrissey went to the house
at a very late hour and had retired
when the crime was committed. The
woman has been mentally unbalanc
ed for some time, according to the
statements of her neighbors. She is
supposed to have been insane at the
time.
The first information the neighbors
had of the tragedy was from the
woman's screams They ran in and
found her in a frenzy of grief and
terror, bowing ever the body, and
calling on "Pete" to "'come back."
The nrBt witnesses on the scene
could gain no iuformation from her
as to the precise manner in which
the murder was accomplished, but
everything indicated that Morrissey
was asleep when he met his death.
The weapon used by Maud Lewis
was an American bull dog revolver
of 3S caliber. Two shots were tired,
one entering the mouth and the oth
er penetrating the brain through the
left eye. Death was instantaneous.
As soon as the neighbors ascer
tained that Maud Lewis was the
principal in the tragedy they sent
word to the Four Courts and De
tectives Jim Smith and John How
ard were dispatched to the place.
They were unable to get a coherent
statement from the woman, whose
ravines became more violent and des
perate every minute. They had her
sent to the City hospital in a patrol
wagon, and permitted an undertaker
to take charge of the body.
The deceased was born in St.
Louis, August 14. 1S59, and was
educated at the St. Louis uuiversity.
In 1885 he was elected to the
Municipal Assembly, and at the time !
of his death he was a member of the
Missouri State Senate. His businecs
was that of saloon and lodging
house keeper. Morrisey lived with
his father, mother and 6inter in
rooms over Lis saloon, soutnwest
corner of Eleventh street and Clark
avenue. He was a single man about
35 years of age.
At the City hospital, goon after
Maud Lewis was received there, it
was stated that she was violently
crazy, though whether her condi
tion was due to remorse for her act
or antedated t.e crime, could not
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Maud Lwis is 2o years old end
was born and reared in St Louis. She
is eaid to come of good family. She
was in the City hospital from August
23 to September 10 of last year, suf
fering from hysteria.
Morrissey was notorious as a
crooked worker at the polls. Ten
years ago he was indicted for ballet
box stuffing, but the influence of the
leaders of the part kept him out of
the peciteutiary.
Two other girls, Lillian Moss and
Emma Lewis, who were inmates of
the house, and the colored porter,
were placed under arrest. The
women in the house eaid that im
mediately on Morrissey's arrival he
and the Lewis woman had quarreled,
but they had not considered their
differences as serious. Morrissey
had started the altercation by telling
Maud Lewis that he had "another
woman on Twenty first street.' She
had answered that she knew it, and
that she supposed Morrisey would
marry that woman, adding, accord
ing to the statements of Night Chief
of Police Reedy's informant: "I
don'f care if you do marry her; and
bring her here, and I will give you
my room, but I tell you this there
will be a dead Irishman around here."
The woman, Maud Lewie, was later
taken from the City hospital and
placed in a cell at the Four Courts,
Morrissey had intended leaving this
morning for Cincinnati in response
to a telegram received Sunday from
his sister, Mrs. McDermott, stating
that her husband was dying, and
asking that some member of the
family come to her at once.
Will Speak on Silver.
St Paul. Minn , May 13. Accord
ing to a suggestion of senator Faulk
ner, chairman of the democratic
congressional committee, as announc
ed in a letter received here, a party
ot tree silver speakers probably win
make a tour next fall through Min
nesota, North Dakota, Montana,
Oregon, California. Nevada, Wyo
miner Colorado, and Nebraska.
The speakers, it is eaid. are Sena
tor Morgan, of Alabama; Cod err ess
man John M Allen, of Mississippi
Chauncey II. Black, of York, Pa.,
president of the National Assoeia
ation of Democratic Clubs; -Chiel
Clerk of the House of Represrata
tires, James Kerr, of Clearfield, Pa ,
Lawrence Gardener, secretary of ths
Democratic congressional oommittae
of the National Association ol Ltom
eratic Clubs: W. R. Meyer, and
Edward Safton, stenographer of ths
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