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FRIDAY, JUNE 3, ISB7.
Primary Election.
J" Tbe Repblican voters of Butler Co.,
ST6 requested to meet at their usual
places of holding elections on Satur
day June 4th, between the hours of
l.and 1 o'clock r M., to vote by ballot
for one person for Sheriff; one person
for Prothonotary; one person for
Register and Recorder; two persons
for County Commissioner; one person
for Clerk of Courts; two persons for
County Auditor; one person for Cor
oner; two Representative Delegates
to State Convention; one person for
Return Judge. Said Return Judges
are to meet in ccnventioD et Butler
OP Monday, June Gth, at 1 o'clock
P.M., to count up the votes and de
clare the result, and to attend to'all
other business that shall come be lore
them. Said Return Judges to con
stitute the County Committee for the
coming year.
Tbe election will be held under the
rules governing primary elections
Republicans only are to participate
at said election. By order of Com.
E. E. ABBAMS.
Chairman.
E J. B. MATES, )
. W. C. FINDLEY, >" J *
REPUBLICAN Primary to-morrow
Saturday, June 4. Convention,
Monday, June G
REV. ADAM SCHWEIXSBUBG. of this
place,is now stationed at Lunenburg,
fKova Scotia, where is also Rev
George L. Rankin, formerly of this
I place. Both are in tbe service of the
English Luthern Church at that pos*.
They report the season at three to
four weeks later there than here, but
tbe climate very fins and healthy
MEMORIAL services were held in
various places of this county last
Monday. A report from tbe one at
Bruin, Parker twp, will appear next
week. Hon. G. W. Fleeger address
tbe one at North Washington; Col.
John M. Thompson the one at Por-
tersville; Lev McQuistion, Esq- the
one at Prospect and John H. Sutton,
iEsq. the one here at Butler.
ANDREW CAUNEOJE does not be
lieve in any celebrations of the Queen
of England's ascension to the throne,
' especially as regards this couQtry.
He was asked the other day to con
! tribute to a fund for this purpose in
New York and bia answer to the com
mittee in charge of the affair leaves
no hope that he can ever be approach
ed again for such a subject, lie says
in reply:—
"I am an American citizen and a
very staunch Republican—a maD
who rejects the monarchical idea as
inconsistent with and insulting to his
manhood. I should stultify myself
were I to celebrate tho reign of any
! hereditary ruler. 'I was born as free
M Caesar.'"
In the conclusion of bis answer to
I the committee, he saye:—
"Onr fellow countrymen must cele
brate something. Let me suggest to
them that the proper day for a politi
cal demonstration in New York is the
Fonrth of July, and on that day let
them pray that the day is not far dis
tant when our less favored country
men at home shall share with us the
blessings of institutions founded upon
the political equality of the citizen—
the day wbeu hereditary privilege
will be unknown, and when 'govern
ment of the people, by the people and
for the people' will be the watch word
of English-speaking men throughout
the world."
A very sensible man is Andrew
Carnegie. Born of Scottish parents,
with a love for the country of bis
birth, bat with a greater love for the
country of bis adoption, because it is
■ a free country, he speaks plainly and
has given a rebuke to Americans who
are silly enough to think of celebrat
ing the success of a monarchal form
oT government, that will surely have
an effect. Andrew Carnegie has
placed himself right before the Ameri
can people, and his outspoken words
aro not to go unheeded.— Ex.
A Word, of Caution.
We would caution the Republican
voters of this county not to give ear
to any rnmors of a personal or a slan
derous character, of or concerning any
candidate, made immediately before
the Primary and when too late to
be corrected. These, as well as stories
of combinations between candidates,
are sometimes put in circulation on
the eve of an election. They are
generally untrne— for if true they
would have been heard of sooner.
The Primary.
Satnrdav doming the Republic-ana
of this county will place in nomina
tion candidates for nearly all of the
county offices to bo filled this fall and
for the term of three yearn Tuere is
a good and well qualified set of men
before the Republican voters for all
these offices. Tlm difficulty is to
choose between them. But this is
what tho Primary was instituted for.
All therefore are interested in the fair
conducting of tho Primary. Any
candidate, or his friends, whose acts
at or before the Primary are other
wise than fair only injures himself, as
the nomination has to bo followed by
an election in the fall.
Who the winning ones ore to be
on Saturday no one can cutainly
know or tell. But let there be a fuil
turnout, and fair play all around, and
we think it is safe to predict that a
good ticket will be nominated.
Butler County Oil Field.
The oil field of this county, as now
reported, is about the best in the
State. During the month of April
last but one dry well was reported,
and in May but 7. The production
of Reibold during May was greater
than any other field.
The market shows but slight in
crease, remaining at about 63 cents.
On this, Thursday, morning, it open
ed bere at 62 £ and at noon was 62jj
centa.
THE PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
Law of the State Regulating the
Manner of Holding Them.
An Act to regulate the holding of,
and to prevent frauds in, the pri
mary elections of the several politi
cal parties in the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted, etc.. That
from and after tbe passage of this art
ic shall be lawful and is hereby made
the duties of tbe Judges, Inspectors
and Clerks or other officers of the pri
mary elections, meetings or caucus
held for the purpose of nominating
candidates for State, city and county
offices within the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, before entering upon
the discharge of their duties, several
ly to take and subscribe to an oath or
affirmation in the presence of each
other in form as follows, namely:
"I, (A B) do that I will as Judge,
Inspector or Clerk (a3 the case may
be) at the ensuiug election impartiel
ly and faithfully perform my duties,
in accordance with the laws and con
stitution of the Commonweath of
Pennsvlvania, and in accordance with
tbe rules and regulations adopted by
tbe party of tbe county of
for the government of the said pri
mary elections, meeting or caucus, to
the best of my judgment and abili
ties;" the oath or affirmatfon shall be
first administered to the Judge by
one of the Inspectors, then the Judge
so qualified shall administer tbe oath
or affirmation to tbe Inspectors and
Clerks, and may administer the oath
to any elector offering to vote as to
bis qualifications to vote at such elec
tion.
SEC. 2 If any Judge, Inspector,
Clerk or other officer of a primary
election as aforesaid phall presume to
act ID such capacity before the taking
and subscribing to the oath or aflirrua
tion required by this act, he shall on
conviction, be fined not exceeding two
hundred dollars; and if any Judge,
Inspector, Clerk or other officer, when
in the discharge of Lis duties as such,
shall willfully disregard or violate
the provisions of any rule duly made
by the said party of county
for the government of the primary
elections of the party, he shall on
convictioD.be fined not exceeding two
hundred dollars, and if any Judge or
Inspector of a primary election as
aforesaid shall knowiDgly reject the
vote of any person entitled to vote
under the rules of the said party,
or shall knowingly receive the vote
of any person or persons not qualified
as aforesaid, (he) shall on conviction,
be fined not exceeding two hundred
dollar?; and if auy Judge, Inspector,
Clerk or other officer of a primary
election as aforesaid shall be guilty of
any willful fraud in the discharge of
bis duties, by destroying or defacing
ballots, adding ballots to the poll,
other than those lawfully voted, by
stuffing the ballot box, by false count
ing, by making false return?, or by
any act or thing whatsoever, the per
son so offending shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be fined not exceed
ing five hundred dollars or imprison
ment not exceeding one year, or both,
or either, at the discretion of the
Court.
All acts or parts of acts of Assem
bly inconsistent with this act are
hereby repealed, except in counties
or cities where special acts are in
force for the same purpose; Provided,
That the provisions of this act shall
entail no expanse to the counties or
cities.
Approved the 291h of June, 1881
We reproduce the above law at this
time in order to aid the Republicans
in holding the Primary election that
coroeß off on Saturday next, June 4
While the law speaks of "Judges,
Inspectors and Clerks," yet it will be
noticed that the words "or other of
ficers" are used. These "other ofli
cers" are, or may be, determined by
the rules of the party in any county
holding a primary. But when per
sons sufficient can be procured it
would be well enough, and perhaps
safer, to have as full a board as at a
regular election. The idea of the law
was to follow the general election
law. One Inspector, however,is suf
ficient at a Primary.
The officers must be sworn. Any
person agreed upon as ono of tho In
spectors can first adminster the oath
to tho person agreed upon as the
Judge,then the said Judge in turn is to
administer the oath to the Inspectors
and clerks. The proper blank* for
holding the primary have been sent
out by the Chairman of tho County
Committee, and his call, as published,
indicates the time, manner and places
of holding the same, as well as all the
officers to ba nominated or elected.
The tickets ugpd and circulated by
the candidates also indicate what are
to bo nominated. On somo of the
first priuted of these, however, there
was omitted a place or space for the
Delegates to tho Stato Convention,
that have to be elected at the coming
primary, and perhaps also a space for
Coroner. These, however, can be
written upon all such tickets that
may be used, and upon any place of
tho same. The voter should be care
ful in making up his ticket to see
that it embraeea all that are to be
nominated or elected.
—One good provision which the
High License bill contained when it
left the House was destroyed bv the
Senate. The measure as it was pass
ed in the lower House would have
done away with some of the "Judi
cial Anarchy" which now prevails in
the State on the license question, and
secured a degree of uniformity in the
ruliugs of the courts. IJut the amend
ment of the Senate restores tho vague
ness of the old luw and will conse
quently preserve tho confusion. The
bill came to the Senate with this pro
viso: "That all the additional peti
tions and remonstrances allowed by
this section shall bo based on the ne
cessity of the license to sell liquor or
the fitness of the applicant, and not
on the necessity of the hotel, inn," Ac.
Tho Senate struck out the words
"and not on," and inserted "or" in
their place. This change eceni3 to
be nothing else than an attempt to
render the proviso meaningless.— EJ:
The will of Holloway, the great
quack medicine millionaire, of Lon
don, has just been probated, notwith
standing the Contest made by two
aged sisters, whom he loft penniless.
He gave nearly all his estate—lees
the amount which erected what is
likely to be a useless college—to a
stranger to his blood, and did not
name his aged sisters.
SATURDAY —Republican Primary.
Prohibition Resolutions.
At the Prohibition Convention in
Butler last Thursday the following
resolutions wt-re adopted:
THK RESOLUTIONS.
The Prohibition party of Butler
countv, Pa, by its delegates in con
vention a-seuililcd, submits the fol
lowing declaration of principles.—
1 We reverently acknowledge Al
mighty God as the source of all
po\v;- : r and auth ri'y in civil govern
ment and humbly invoK'* nis aid in
our struggle with the drink traffic.
We acknowledge the Lord Jesus
Christ a? tbe ruler of nations, nud the
revealed will of God as the standard
to which all laws of human enact
ment shoutd conform as an absolute
requisite; to peace, prosperity and
happiness
2 We humbly express our grati
tude to God for "the progress thus far
made in the cause of temperance re
form; for the marked growth in pub
lic sentiment, the awakening of the
public conscience and the ever in
creasing number of the advocates of
tue cause of Prohibition.
3 We declare that tbe liquor traf
fic is the source of poverty, crime and
misery, the foe of industry, the de
strover of private and public virtue,
the great fountain ol political corrup
tion, the parent of sedition, anarchy,
vice and social and industrial dis
order. This traffic is sanctioned and
protected by law, and its suppression
has become the supreme political as
well as moral issue of the day.
4 We believe that neither of the
old political parties,dependent as both
of them are upon tbe saloon vote for
their supremacy, are competent to
grapple effectively with the liquor
trbflio. For either of them to honest
ly undertake to overthrow the :?a!oon
would be partv suicide.
5 We believe that the liquor traffic
i? too strongly entreuched to be de
stroyed bv human power less than a
tbe determined will of a majority of
the voters of the Commonwealth and
Nation organized into a political
party and acting together for this end
We" believe that prohibition to be
radically and completely effectual
must extend to the whole Nation and
be supported by a party uncondition
ally committed to its procurement
and enforcement.
6 We believe that the Prohibition
party is tho only party which gives
the Christian citizen the opportunity
of expressing at the ballot box his
sentiments in reference to the liquor
traffic. We believe it is the only
party which givc.3 the citizen the op
portunity of voting for public officers
entirely free from all complicity with
the liquor business and which re
moves from the voter all moral re
sponsibility for the evil which it in
flicts; and is the only party willing
to suffer defeat in the defense of pro
hibition or to triumph with its suc
cess; therefore
Resolved, 1. That we reaffirm our
allegiance to the National prohibition
party as the only party whose plat
form and candidates stand for the ab
solute constitutional and legislative
prohibition of the manufacture, impor
tation, transportation and sale of ali
intoxicating beveragea.
Resolved. 2. That while we rec
ognize the right to liberty of consci
ence we cannot forbear the logical
necessity of holding that those who
vote with license parties are accessor
ies to the crimes of the legalized
liquor traffic and are jointly responsi
ble for the evils resulting therefrom
We affirm that all who license or in
any way favor the continuance of this
traffic, and all Legislatures which li
cense; and all political parties which
favor licente, and all men who vote
for parties which license, do make
themselves accessory to the liquor
crime, and equally guilty with the
man who carries on the traffic.
Resolved, 3 That believing in the
Christian Sabbath as a:: indispensible
safeguard of our Christian institu
tion?, we demand the strict enforce
ment of all laws against its desecra
tion, and hold in abhorrence, as in
imical to the best interest of society,
the efforts of the rum power to secu
larize the day in open violation of the
laws of the land.
liesolocd, 4 Tbat wo heartily in
dorse the work of tin W C T U. as a
power of good ia thin State and Na
tion; and hope for the sake of our
common cause, that the time is not
far distant when the County and
State organizations will join with the
National in affiliations with the only
political party that stands lor the
principles which they so zealously ad
vocate.
Revolved 5. That we imperatively
demand the statutory and constitu
tional prohibition of the manufacture,
sale and importation of, and all traffic
whatsoever in intoxicating liquors an
a beverage.
Rcxoluid C. Tbat wo protest
against and denounco the high license
law recently enacted by our State leg
islature, as an insult to the enlighten
ed temperance sentiment of this Com
monwealth. We have asked for bread
and they gave us a stoae, for a fi.-<b
and they gave U3 a serpent. We
have a: j ked for the immediate destruc
tion of the saloon, and they gave as a
law to cstabli&h it more firmly and
perpetuate it among us. We have
asked for prohibition and they gave
us a license law which contains near
ly all the worst features of the old
law and embraces in addition the pe
culiar and delusive feature of hi'jh li
cense, which, while it may dimini b
to some extent tue number of saloons,
will not, as has been abundantly
proven by experience, lessen drunken
ness, or diminish in the leust, the evils
resulting from the drink traffic. We
also object to and protest against the
clause which requires that signers of
remonstrances be residents of the
ward, borough or township for which
the license is sought, thereby prevent
ing residents of adjoining districts
who have business and social inter
ests in the said ward, borough or
township, from remonstrating against
applications for such license. We de
nounce this law because it is a com
promise with evil, it is in the interest
of "respectable" saloons and larger
revenues. We denounce it because
the legitimate results of the enact
ment of such a law is to ease the pub
lic conscience, satisfy the demand for
temperance legislation with a delusive
measure, and postpone indefinitely
the submission of the question to a
vote of the people, or if submitted ee
cure its defeat. We denounpa it be
cause it is simply legalizing, fostering
and protecting a busi
ness under a system of public bribery
iiitfh licence and low lies-use are in
principle the same, and only diff-.T in
the price paid to commit tha crime.
Itcxobu-d 7. That the action of the
dominant party of tit;.i Biate in refus
ing to pass the law forbidding the
Bale of intoxicants on Memorial Day
gives the lie to their oft repeated dec
larations of friendship both f;r the
old soldiers and the temperance ele
ment
Revalued 8. That we deplore and
condemn the action of the Court of
Quarter Sessions in granting license
to sell intoxicating drinks in defiance
of the temperance sentiment of the
county, legally expressed, and in de
, fiance and contempt of the decision of
the Supreme of Court; at the sarue
, time we cannot but hold the party in
] power responsible for the existence of
.i law under which it is possible for a
! judge thus to act,with rendering him
i self liable to impeachment.
Resolved 9 That we depricate
the parading of political issues that
; have worn their grave clothes for a
I quarter of a century and declare as
t one of our objects the bridging over
lof the awful chasm that yet yawns
where Mason's and Dixon's line was
1 traced.
Resolved 10. That we believe to
tal abstiueoce to be among the essen
tials of a true labor reform. With
every effort of labor to emancipate it
self from the rum curse, and with
every other just effort to better its
condition morally, socially and finan
cially we heartily sympathize
Resolved 11. that we hereby
pledge ourselves to work nuceasingly
for the principles we have thus ap
proved, and we urge the candid,
thoughtful voters of al! parties to give
respectful consideration to our declar
ations, to rise above the prejudice of
the past, to judge from the standpoint
of principle and not of party; and if
they deem us right to have the cour
age of their convictions and join the
Prohibition psrty in the battle of the
Lome against the saloon lor the peo
ple against the liquor power, for
statesmanship against domagogury
iu all public questions. Most especi
ally do we appeal to the Christian
Church to throw its mighty influence
'oy the voice of the pulpit and the
votes of its members against this ter
rible destroyer of men,B bodies and
souls. To each and every citizen we !
say, face this question with an en
lightened conscience as your guide,
and the triumph is sure "For God
and Hone and Native Land."
Fatal Accident on Horseshoe
Bend.
The Fast Line West on the P.11.R
left Altoona last Fridav evening at
8:10 pm. It was made up of three
Pullman cars, two coaches and maii
and baggage cars. Approaching Kit
tanning Point the passengers, while
enjoying the scenery and looking out
for Horseshoe Bend, saw a coal traiu
descending the other side of the
curve. When it began to pass thoai
on the south track the passengers
were disappointed at being shut out
from the lino view before them. Pres
ently those riding iu the coaches
heard a loud thumping noise, and be
fore they had time to consider a
dreadful crash came. The sides of
the two coaches were partly torn
away and the passengers crushed and
mangled. An axle under car 59,255
about midway in the coal train had
broken just before approaching the
passenger train, and while beintj
dragged along by the momentum of
the train and the weight behind, had
lurched to one side after the locomo
tives and baggage car had safely
passed it. It fell against coach No.
58, striking about the middle of the
car and tearing through to the end
The car following, coach No, 405,
was struck full on the front end by
the derailed coa! car, which by this
time bad been turned broadside. It
crashed iuto the coach one-third of
its length and here lodged. When
the contact of the coal car with the
passenger car occurred the front of
the coal train broke away and ran
ahead. At the same time the loco
motives of Fast Line with the bag
gage cars broke away from the
coaches. The sudden stopping of the
derailed coal car caused a number of
cars following to pile up and wreck
The rushing sounds of wheels, the
horrible grinding of the cars in colli
sion had ceased, but more dreadful
sounds came from the wreck. It was
the cries of the injured and terrified
passengers, some of whom were buri
ed down among the debris. Those
who escaped uninjured and the train
men as quickly as possible removed
the sufferers from the mass of shat
tered timbers. In the meantime the
railroad authorities in Altoona were
notified of the occurrence. Superin
tendents Pettit, Hutchinson arid
Shepherd and their assistants were
soon in consultation, and messengers
were quickly sent in all directions no
tifying the wrecking force, physicians
and others whoso services were nec
essary. A train was made up in the
depot and at 9:40 o'clock it started
for the scene of the disaster. Six
stretchers, a medicine chest, and nec
essary appliances for dressing wounds
and making the wounded comfortable
were taken along.
After tho relief train had gone
some minutes, the wrecking traiu
pulled out of the depot. On their
arrival they commenced clearing the
debris from the south track, and at 11
o'clock had cleared it so that the cars
comprising tho relief train could pass
over it. The uninjured passengers
and those who had no friends among
the dead and injured boarded this
train and continued on their journey
west.
The injured having been placed in
the first sleeper were attended by the
Altoona hospital staff and made as
comfortable as possible. The names
of the victims are:
KILLED.
Dale B. Graham, sou of ex Speaker
Graham, Allegheny, Pa; J. 11.
Stauff r, of Lewisviile, O ; Wyman
Sriydrr, one-legged man, Shamokeo,
Pa.; John Dorris, newsboy, East
Liberty, Pa.
THE INJURED.
Frank McCue, 75 East Thirty
third street, New York City, will die;
Charles Badelinan, of Bronfield, No
ble county, dying; A. Agen, Fayette
vilie, N. Y.; bead and side; not seri
ous; Clara Albert, Flint, Michigan;
slightly injured; Rov. John Alford,
Beaver Falls. Pa ; slight injuries;
Hattie Luckett, colored, Alexandria,
Va , not seriously hurt; Rev. It. II
Porter, colored, Detroit, Mich ; Edith
Gase, aged 11 years, traveling with
her mother; prostrated by the shock;
was crushed outside the car but was
not injured to any great extent.
General Notes.
The story that Bob Ingersoll had
ceased fighting God is contradicted.
Ben Periy Poore, the celebrated
Washington Newspaper correspond
ent and author, is dead.
Louisiana has the prohibition craze.
She proposes to abolish the bar at the
mouth of the Mississippi.
"You have been tried by twelve of
your peers," said Judge Moore, of
New York, in passing the death sen
tence on Greenwald last week. That
is rather rough on the jury.
The crop of ladies over a hundred
years of nge who were intimately ac
quainted with the Washington fami
ly is unusually large this year. One
of them has the little hatchet with
which Georgo cut down tho cherry
tree, and another has tho lie that he
could uot tell.
A Talk With Blaine--He Tells
all About His Proposed Trip
to Europe.
NEW VoitK, May 31 —The World
will print to-morrow aa elaborate ac
count of a visit made bj a eorrespoa
deat to Mr Blaine, at bid home in
Augusta, Me , and afterward at his
cottage at Bar Harbor, iu the course
of which Mr. Blaine gave fully his
plans for his forthcoming trip, discus
sed the false reports of his failing
health, aud referred at length to the
work he had bestowed upon his books
just finished. He says his visit
abroad will extend over niure than a
year, and doubtless beyond the time
of the meeting of next national con
vention. Mr. Biaine said:
lam going abroad and expect to
be gone about a year- Mrs Blaine
and my two daughters, Marguerite
and Hattie, will make up tlie party
I have engaged staterooms on the
Gtrnian Lloyd's ship Euis, which
sails June B—Wednesday week. I
intended to go a little earlier on the
Etruria, of the Cunard line, but the
ships are very much crowded, and I
could not get the accoaimodations I
wanted. We shall stop at South
ampton, and go at once to London.
We intend to spend a considerable
time traveling through Great Britain
After leaving England we wiil prob
ably go to Scotland aud Ireland.
Then, I think, we shall spend a time
in Germany, and, after that, take in
France.
WHERE HE WILL WINTER.
By this time it will probably be
getting so late iu the year that Spain
and Italy wiil be comfortable. We
intend to make a tour through both
of these countries and spend next
winter along the Mediterranean. We
will probably make long visits iu
Rome and Greece, perhaps stop a
brief time in Constantinople, aud vis
it the scenes of the earthquake in the
south of France and adjoining por
tions of Italy. A year is sufficient to
cover a great deal of ground without
hurrying.
The correspondent asked ; "How
about the report, Mr. Blaine ,that you
contemplate in soma way assisting
Mr. Gladstone aud th;j Home Rule
party?"
"That story is purely imagination.
I never had such an idea in my mind.
No, indeed, I shall do nothing of the
kind "
"It ha.s been widely published that
your trip to Europe is for the benefit
of your health. Is that the case?
"It is very curious about that re
port. I have been made sick by va
rious newspapers at various times,
and first aud last have been made to
have nearly every malady that I
know of. I have had Brigbt's disease,
a torpid liver, affection of the heart,
paralysis, nervous debility, and, well,
I don't kuow now, but, at any rate, a
good many other diseases. As I
said, it is curious how the stories
start. I have, in fact, been singular
ly free from sickness. I hive hai
hardly a sick day ia my life, never at
any time serious; and I never had an
organic trouble of any kind."
THE UURCIIAIID INCIDENT
Mr. Blaine positively declined to
talk about politics, except that, wLile
in conversation with the correspon
dent in his cottage at liar Harbor, he
said, in regard to the Burehard inci
dent of 1884: ' I did not hear what
he said, but the reporters heard it,and
next day every paper in the country
had it, of course. But, as a matter
of fact, I did not hear it myself.
Away out in Indiana they hud it that
I said it Ob, yes, it went all over
the State that way. In a good many
pieces in the West they hud slips ol
pnper printed with 'Read what Mr
Blaine says' on them, and distributed
them in front of churches on Su id ty.
That is what lost me the thfeu e'ec
tion. You kuow, of course, how
close it was. Well, in New York
City aloue it lost me several thousand
votes—a good deal more than enough
to have carried the Slate. I have
never felt sure that I was not elected
It was a matter of less than 600
votes to have turned New York the
other way. When it is as close as
that there can be no certainty of the
count. Ido not think it can ever be
said with certainty which one of u?
really got the most votes."
The report, which occupies about
five columns of the World, embraces
many other points, not political,
concerning Mr. Blaine and his
views.
A BAD BLUNDER.
Tho New Revenue Act Not At
tested by the Proper
Oilicials.
IIARUISBURG, May 31.—The aston
ishing discovery was made today
that the new revenue act now under
action of the Governor cannot become
a law, because it lacks the Constitu
tional requirement of being signed by
the presiding officers of both branches
of the Legislature. In short, the
revenue bill never received the signa
tures of President pro tem Smith nor
Lieut Gov. Davies iu the Senate.
Goy. Beaver was loth to believe that
the bill was dead, but there was no
alternative, and ho consulted with
State Treasurer Quay, Auditor-Gen
eral Norris aud Secretary Stoue over
the matter. The result was a decis
ion that the incompleteness of the sig-
Latures killed the bill.
There are several reasons given as
to how the law was thus sent to the
(Joveruor, but the most plausible is
that when it was signed by the
Speaker of the House tho Message
Clerk in tho House forgot to take it
to the Senate for the signature of the
chief officer of that body, but instead
took it to the Executive Department.
Tho Senate record as to concurring
in the report of the Committej ol
Conference is all right aud the House
was informed of this action. Tho bill
mu3t he taken to tho Governor by the
Message Clerk of the branch in which
it originates and in this case it was
Message Clerk Taylor's duty alter it
was signed by tho President of tho
Senate.
There are some who say that it
was the work of souio ol the corpora
tions which are heavily taxed by the
new law, but this can hardly hold
good. The new act gave to counties
one half of the personal tax levied,
about $1,000,000 a year, and it is in
tiuiated that tho Governor will be
nnkt-d to call an extra session ot the
Legislature. According to his pres
ent views, however, the Governor
will not call the extra session There
will be a great cutting down of appro
priations, but this will depend upon
tho estimated returns to tin Stite of
monejs under the high license act.
R KI'L IILICAN I'rimury—Saturday.
For Sale.
A fresh cow for sale. Enquire at
this office.
ROYAi
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
This Powder hever varies. A marvel ol
purity, strength and wholeao!ue:ie>B. More
iconomical that the ordinary kinds, and c -ti
not be sold in competition with the multituc
of low tests, f'rnrt wi-isht.ahinin or pbo6ph»!<-
powders. Sold only in cans.
ROYAL BAKIN« POWDEKCO,,
106 Wall Street N. Y.
W. C.. T. U.
The Fifth Semi-Annual Meeting
of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union of Butler county, will
convene Milkrstown, Tuesday
June 14 ■h.
Presidents of Unions and county
superintendents are members of Con
ventions. Each Union is entitled to
three (3) delegates. Let there be
full representation as the Convention
promises to be one of uousual inter
est
Mrs. Franc s L. Swift, President
of the State Union will conduct thi
Convention. Dr. Mary A Allen oi
Ithaca, N. Y., wiil lecture Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings, 1 -Ith and
15th. Programme next week.
MRS ELIZABETH R PAIN,
President
Miss MARY E. SULLIVAN,
Cor. Soc'y.
_ 2\£ A.:RT:-?.I ehd. _
FAIU —COLO HOVE—At lha Fassc-t House
in Weilsville, N. Y., at 1 p. m„ May 23
Mr. L. €. Fair, of 15ut!er, and Miss Flor
enc2 Coljjrove, of Duke Centre, Pa., Rev
Siade officiating.
LU3K—WALLACE —At the home of the
bride in Lawrence Co., Pa.
on Wednesday, June Ist, ISB7, Mr. Jcs. R
Luik, son of Dr. AmosjLusk,of Z; liencp!e
and Miss Belle Wallace, daughter of Jos
Wallace.
Mr. Lusk has held tiie position of trniii
dispatcher on th«j P. & \V. It. IJ. for soim
years.
DBATKa
CROSS—III Petrolia, this county, May 30,
1887, Mr. L. P. Cross, photographer, aged
about -10 years.
MARSHALL—On Thursday, May 2(J, 1887,
Mary Nesbit, wife of David Marshall, ol
Adams twp., aged about <l3 years.
AIKKN —On Saturday, May, 28, of measles,
Liliion, daughter of D. L. Aiken, ol
Spiiugdale, aged 5 ytars and 0 months.
McKEE—Sundry, May 2!>, 1887, Georgiana.
daughter of A. P. McKec, of Butler, aged
about 25 years.
COMPOUND EXTRACT
rw
its
The importance of purifying the blood can
not bo overestimated, for without pure
blood you cannot enjoy good health.
At this season nearly every one needs a
good medicine to purify, vitalize, and enrich
the blood, and Hood's Sarsaparilla is worthy
your confidence. It is peculiar In that it
strengthens and btiflds up the system, creates
an appetite, and tones the digestion, while
it eradicates disease. Give It a trial.
Hood's Sarsaparilla is sold by all druggists.
Prepared by C. 1. liood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
Road Reports.
Notice Is hereby given tii.it the following road
reports have been tiled in the olli.-c of the Clerk
of quarter Scsdons and haw been confirmed
nisi by the ( ourt, and wln be pre enled on Wed
nesday, tin' Mil day of June, is*;; If no excep
tions are lll' d, they will be confirmed absolute
ly-
It 1) No 3, Kepi Sessions, 1 -a.',, for appointment
ofjvle-.vers to view the laying out of :: public
road In Adams twp that was laid out at It 1) No
s, March Sessions, !*■*, nolo a point on the
three degree ro;-• I at or near the line between
where the lauds af.l 'iir s perry an.l John Has
ting Intersects with said Mid In Ada:us twp, to
a point on tin: I'ittsburg unri llutlcr road at or
near tie? dwelling house of Win II lines. In
Adams twp. rctltt.»u presented Sent s, lSsii
and Court appoint a vleweis IS I- Illlllard.
Jacob llumba igli :.rnl I leintbg Wexltovii w the
saii.'.'. nee h, lust;, the Court ici hv smd continue
order for review to report at next term. March
2.1837, report of viewers as bOoint * Tbf
road In tills order is v liolly unnecessary and
that .same Is u.-' lc. s and would be a burden to
the public to in ilat.ilii.
And now :.i ir. h a.'s7, approved; notice to be
given according !o rules of Court.
l'ait C'UHIAM.
If I) Mo I, Dee Se : ;loii.s, ISSO, In re, l ie- pellllon
of John It: 1 rk'-r • : ;ii to view and locate a prl
vatero.i lin Ml idles'-:; I vvp, ironi tile HOUtU
wesl eonier of farm of John I talk' r lo a point
on th.' pubil' road leading from lilade Mill to
s i.vonburg at or near w here the dividing line
between I he farms of .lolin Itallsho'isc et al and
■lames (' Ma ley Intersect said (Hade Mill and
Saxonburg road, ail In sai l twp. Dec. ;», is.l 6,
prayer granted and Court appoint .Natlrtn si i
ter,'l'lios ('haulier and Win illgeubothem to
view tiij ground and report ac or-ling to l.iw.
I'Elt Cl'lll.VM.
Kelt 21, is .7, viewers llle report stutlttg tile
road praye 1 for Is ne -essary, s.ud !: «\ -1 il I out
tii e .-in" for private u an 1 in it lln cost
should bJj.<:-a by the petitioner, and have as
sesse 1 tU;: following .lam.-tg'-M and nom- to U:IJ
others: 'l'o George an 1 Will li ill-;i ill ..*. t*-n
dollars.
An I now, March •>, I ■ appro/ed and II:. the
iVldth of roa.l al i'i f'* 'I. Coali.'oi ■ I 1.d.-t.
I'ial C'CKIAM.
K 1) No 2. Dee. Sessions, I.A!. Il: ic II - pet I
th ii i f citizens of K.o waul t\". p and \ lcii.ity for
a puhhe raid lo I ad from the ilutlt-i* and
Kvansburu load at a point near wh-.te lie- |»ii
vale ro i l of .1 i o'> I' im'• • !i llilei iel * said
public MiUl to a pO'iit on a public road liimiwii
as the lla/.h-tl roan, at n :iii oa th" land <•!' )|r»
Win Marshall at or in ai a thorn tree ncai t
■until back ol 1 ouitootienc.S'illig en •k. I c!i. ;I.
11 ;s7. prayer granted and Court appoint
Nathan Slator, I'. .1 Mar.'mli and S.""-lie
fla/.h tt viewers iebritary it. I"*/, order
to view Issued. Maith 1, 1 7. report
of viewers tiled stating that road is necessary
and that lln-y have laid out the same fur public
U-C and report lin> probable cost of Making said
road to b" t went-live dollars, and that said est
should he born by the lo.viiship. and that the
damages ass' iseii should lie born l>y the county,
ami they assessed the following damages and
none to any others, viz.: To Christina Dutn
lia"h twenty-live dollars; to Henry V.'alil, ten
dollars ; lo Jane .Marshall. Ilfteen dollars.
It D No 3. Dec Sessions. Isvi In r>- petition of
Citizens of I lay twp for a comity bridge over
Mu.ldycreek near tlie residence ol James ( ran
uier. at the place where the public road from
Simbllly t«> I tlliiuvllle eros es V.iiil creek In said
twp. I'eb. I'i, presented and prayer ({ranted,
and John I'lack. W T Cumpoclf. and John
Humphrey appointed vl wet i. Feb IC, lss7, or
der to view issued. March I, Is-o, viewers re
port the bridge proposed neeessaiy and that
tile erection «>t Ihi; same Will reipiire more ex
pense than tin- township ui < lav should bear,
and locate the site thereof as a comity bridge;
no change Is iierc.sury in the bed of public
road connected with said bridge, and no dam
age Is necessary.
It II Nil 4, Dec Sessions, KM;. In re petition of
John <' Marshall to view and lay out a private
road lo lead from Ins farm in Miiddycreek twp.
Butler county. I'a. beginning at a point al the
east end of a line of John C Marshall, leading
from his farm to Hie land "f Peter Miller :n said
twp, and ending on the Mercer and I'ittsburg
road at a point at a chestnut tree south-east ol
the place where the lull* "1 John ilaitder's heirs
and P Kennedy and I'Miiil 'r crosses said Mer
cer and i'ittsburg road. I '-b I , l>x7, prayer
granted aud N M. KinUir, Nicolas Bauder and
Koberi tileiiu appointed viewers. I eh. is. ls-,r,
viewers report the road as prayed for necessary
aud have laid out the same for private use ; no
cost for making said road, and the damages as
sessed should lie paid by Ihe petitioner, and
have assessed the billowing damages and non«
to any others: To I'cter Miller, twenty-live
dollars.
I! D. No.'i Dec Sessions, Issil. In re pelition
of clll/ens of I 'ounoipieiiesslng twp for a bridge
oyer IJttle creek at a place
where |lie public road leading lrom the Duller
and Harmony road to the franklin road crosses
A Stunner to Competition.
JOHN BIGKEL MARCHES BOLDLY; FRONT
And Says lie Can't be Undersold.
Tinnmo onnP' ! o OT Tnnnnn nfffinm fin
D u b jHUen ft Si,|nr.M MnT fifi
«uu aUj ia pJijx 1 I UllfJ iMUSJI UU§
some m umim in store for you.
Great Slaughter ID Prices Until July 4th.
Ons Dollar is Worth Ono Hundred and Twenty-flvo fonts at
JOIIH Mick el's Great Susiiaisei* Sale.
Misses' and Children's Shoes.
iK-rrJ'im !;v MnSSSJ? At
" s -"«• •»- k'oikcaau lua for t-lKWdcrc. Attend nsy great i v inner Sale and you will fceTwittlltted.
ror the Gentlemen I Have a Surprise
BOYS' AND YOUTHS' SHOES
: iSSI Mi fiscaow® w t ssssxtesssNfaesi
Mens' Plow Shoes and Brogans at Half Price,
LAY DOW N ONE DOLLAR AT MY STORE
Anil you will not be disappointed In what ft will bring you tor 1 have given von my wc\l Ihw nromls -.l von <nnit->r iv-.rw'nc h™, „„„„,
Mttk ° U aPOlnt ,0 and exa&lae la, bargains iam
Men and Boys Base Ball Shoes.
BOOTS AND SHOES MADE TO ORDER,
Full Stock of My Own Make Alwayg on Hand Repairing Done on Short Notice. A Bottle of Polish presented to
every lady purchasing a pair ol shoes. Leather and Findings. Blacksmith Aprons, &c. Call before July 4.
Yours
JOi l X BICKEL,
22 SOUTH MAIN STREET. BUTLER. PA.
Jh _
// FREE RIDE
- / ta BUTLER to .
4 KAUFHAKN'S GRAMD DEPOT, the larflcsi
and most enterprising Clothing, Siiae, Hat
and Fainishing Goods House, Fifth Avenue
and Swittifield Street, Pittsburg, will pay
t,:B ,u! » BrJ,road Fare t0 every resident cf
or vicinity, makina
8 Purchase of not loss than « 1 5. vmwSSL
If _ To people wishing to order goods by mail, \wMmk
iKaufinann'3 beautifully illustrated Fashion
" ASKS YOUlt
While other merchants are their own praises, we cause our customers
to acknowledge that our method of dealing is the best, our goeds fiecocd to none,
in fact superior to many u.-ually kept and sold us TIIE BEST. "Butler and surrounding
country needed t»ueh a store as this," is tho general encouraging words our customers us, "and people will be
fast finding it out too." We keep good and well made goods only. Our cheapest garment is sewed with first
class thread, trimmed, lined and made up in a substantial manner. Our medium and better grades take rank with
any Custom-made in the way of fitting and make up. while our FINE DIiESS SUITS must bo seen to be appre
ciated. OUR PRICES are decidedly the lowest In bhort we desire to state that we keep a full line of
Mens', Youths', Boys' and Childrens' Clothing
of all stales and grades. Every garment sold under a positive guarantee that it must bo as represented or money
refunded. IIATS, CAPS, UNDERWEAR, HOSIEIIY, etc ,in great variety. The latest stjles of everything
pertaiuiug to a first class clothing store always on hand. The true fitting white and fancy shirts always on hand.
We ask those who have not as yet p-itroaizod our store to give us a fair trial. Wo have no doubt of the ulti
mate result We invite one ami all to call on us before purchasing their Clothes, Underwear or Ilats elsewhere.
Remember, no misrepresentation, be he judge or no judge of goods, at
BAHNY'S ONE-PRICE CLOTHING STORE,
GEORGE KEIBER BLOCK,
iVlaii! Street, "Butler* Pa.
said creek at llenry Welsh's farm In sanl tu p.
And now, Feb 'si. prayer uranled and N M hla
tor, A Itiissell anil IK, MeAboy appointed view
ers. Feb is.', 1 ".-47, orili-r lo view Issued. March
7, IH.iT, viewers report bridge necessary, and Ilie
erection of same will require more expense
than Is 'reasonable Ilie township shonlil bear,
an<l that no change is necessary in the course or
bed of public road to be constructed with said
bridge, and have assciised no damages.
Certilied from Ilie records Ma\ In. iw.
It. Mi KIA'AIN, < :er:«.
MA CKA
SummerJTours.
Palace Steamers. Low Rates.
Four Tripa per Week lJetv76c:i
DETROIT, MACKINAC ISLAND
Bt. Ignaco, Chftbovgan, Alpena. II arris villo,
o«coda, Hand lieanh, Port Huron,
£t. Clair, Oakland House, Marino City*
JBvery Week Day Between
DETROIT AND CLEVELAND
Special Sunday Trips during July and August.
OUR ILLUSTRATED PAMPHLETS
Bates and ffxaumion T»ekota will to funuatord
by your Ticket Agent, or address
C. 0. VVHITCOMQ, G«n'l Pa§». A^ent,
Detroit & Cleveland Steam Nav. Co.
DETROIT, MICH.
THIS PAPER-'s2
I 111 I . . tiling Apia- nf Mt-Mi* I
N. Wl AVER A SON, our •i.'Lurir.td njtuU.
The Reason
Wliv you sliniilit •(•nil your order for imy kind of
Ityc .ir Pouibon Whiskey. Ilrandy, (llii. Wines,
&<•., lo .1, Schumacher, N'o. :n;i l.i'crly SI., Pitts
burg. Pn , is because lie keepsthe best and pur
est good*ln that line, ami s«• 11h iiu-m at lower
nrices than any house in PiUsbuig.
I'lirce year old Pure llye, *-'<h) per gallon.
Four year old Pure Kye, r iii per gallon.
Five year old Pure live, S3.fio |n-r gallon.
From to x year old Pure I've f<en lo S.'SOO p' r
gallon. The purest Imi'orlt'd Wines. Urandics
and <! ins prescribed by physicians lor inetlieai
purposes, Coods shipped lo all parts of the
country. No charge for package. Call or write
and give me a trial orileraitd*vou will after that
deal with no other house. !send money with
order, liy registered letter or IV O# order. I". N.
Ib'Ycuue laws prohibit shipping goods <*. O. I>.
Respectfully JACOB SuiIi'MACIIKIt,
!•»;l l.dierlv St., Pittsburg. I'a.
; - '"Storelocated two lilliiutes walk from Un
ion I to pot.
A J FRANK (V CO,
DEAI.KKH IS
DRUGS,
M EDICINES,
AND CHEMICAIii,
FANCY AND TOILET ARTICES,
8 PONG EH, liltl'SHES, PERFUMERY, &c.
C.'"l'hysli-lans" Prescriptions carefully C 0...-
|H)ituded. and orders answered with cure ano
dispatch. ourstocK of lie Jlclnes Is ciiuiplete,
warranted genuine, and of the best 'juallty.
45 South Main Street,
-BUTLER,, - JPJv.
Advertise in the CITIZEN.
J. 11. DOUGLASS,
DEALER IN
STATIONERY
OF ALL KINDS,
Books and Periodicals,
CHEAP TABLETS,
AND,—
Wall Paper,
Eagle Building, Main St.,
BUTLER, - - I*
•.M-hT-iy
Homes For Everybody.
The lYoples' Building ami I.onn Asuoclii'
lion ol Hiltler.— I'ar value of each share SIOO
Tliin AoHut-luUoii !>»}>> the borrower *IOO
pt r bharc, with a weekly expunge to IJIUI
ol oijly I- cl», In addition lo u his n-gular
<lue». For lurtber information c II ou or ad
'■! W MILL!' R. c M HEINEMAN, Sec'y
I'iee Bailer, Pa
WANTED— ni In hcrown Itjr
n»» old firm. Rffcix- ni*Kr»*<iiurt tl. IVrumn« nt position
ftud tfvoU Miiury. OA V & VktOH., 1£ Darciajr ML, N. V.