THK citizen •; • ~ suiav •ir. i»y Ittmi at Mrtn at Batlsr a* U fleas wt« W. C. IHILKT. r»Mha~ ggssp^Bg'gsE—L_-. \lm.jm L Oovniioß McKtsliy haa no -ipology to make for protection. Hia speech before the Ohio wool grower# laAt week was in spiring and confident. Bis ringing deel •- ration, "I do not believe in giving np the fight after one engagement and one de. feat." epxreseei the overwhelming senti ment of the Itep-iblican party. The stead fast champion of protection b»s«a bis ad vocacy ot that policy on the only founda tion broad enough to lend it stability and permanency. Governor McKinley favors protection for all American interests, and is unalterably opposed to "having com modities free at one end of the factory and tariffed at the other end ' If Republicans firmly maintain this princi ple throughout the coming free trade ex periment the fa tore of protection is secure Thk Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries are covered with from twelve to eighteen inches of ice, and the oyster industry is at a standstill. Stock that is almost worth less brings from <1.50, to 11.75 a bushel. Fbahc U ban apparently passed the per iod of most critical peril to the Republic, and nothing but proof of President Car not's corrupt complicity in the Panama Canal scandal can seriously shake public confidence. It is stated that the Philadelphia and Reading railroad company has snch a large quantity of coal side-tracked in the coal regions and between them and tbe sea beard that in order to relieve the blockade the output will have to be restricted. Political. The two factions in the Democratic party of Beaver Co. bad an exciting time at their meeting in Beaver last Saturday, and the Ritchie faction named the Co. Chairman. The honest Republicans of Pennsylvania may well congratulate themselves on the fact that more than forty of their Repre sentatives at Harrisburg were last week fonnd willing to undo, so Car as they then could, the wrong committed by Clerk Voorbees in placing upon the roll of the House the name of a man who was not elected and excluding from it the name of one who was elected. The act of the Clerk was undoubtedly unauthorised by any law or precedent, and was, to say the least, a political plunder which must prove damag ing to the party if not corrected at the first opportunity. The action of a majori ty of the members of l«st Thurs day gives us reason to hope that it will be corrected. It will certainly bo advantag eous to (he party If all Republican mem bers iar be brought to join ex-Speaier Hewitt a J Representative Cessna is right* iug the wrong committed at the organiza tion.—Wellsboro Agitator There is certainly a unanimity of opinion among tbe newspapers of the State as to the settlement of the Andrews-Higby leg islative contest in Crawford county. The.i all demand that Mr. Higby be given the aeat he is justly entitled to, and that An drews be ousted. Whether the members of the House will do their duty in this mat ter remains to he seen, but it seems almost impossible to believe that they will not se< the right side and do justice to Mr. Higby and cany out the wishes of tbe people who elected him.— Miner's Journal. IT may not be uninteresting to know that other Commonwealths besides our OWL are trying to find means to make the good oitisen vote (if a man can be a good citi sen who does not act), and that other men besides Judge Stewart of Chambersburg have been trying by act of Assembly to increase tbe voting population. An expe riment or illustration comes by way oi Missouri. Instead of poll tax, the statutes of Missouri prescribe a fine of $2 50 for fail ure to vote. The oity attorney of Kansas City has taken the law at its werd, and has began action against B. T. Whipple, a prominent capitalist, for a starter. It is estimated that 18,000 men failed to vote in Kansas City at the November election At 13 50 each the city would net $45.00(V— --a purse worth working for. Tbe Missouri theory that a man who can vote and won't Tote should assist in liquidating any dam ages that this failure to do bis duty as a citisen may entail Missouri is not wrong in theory, sinoe those who do not vote are usually tbe most intelligent citisens; but the world will look on with interest to find out if there is any virtue in legislation to make the intelligent citizen do his duty. • Douthctt'a Resolution. On Wednesday of last week, Representa tive Doutbett asked general consent for the introduction of a resolution "Against tbe repeal or modification by Congress of the Act requiring the gates of tbe Wcrid's Columbian Exposition to be closed on Sun day," Fow, oi Philadelphia, objected and tbe matter went over till Monday, when Mr. Douthett again brought it up Mr. Fow entered bis protest sgarnet tbe resolution on the gronnd that tbe legisla tore bad nothing to do with tbe instructing of members of Congress, they being elect* ed to perform certsin duties which tbej are supposed to be competent to perforin without instruction Ritter of Lycoming followed in tbe same vein. He declared that every man familiar with the Chicago Sunday knew that tbe saloons,theat. rs and worse places were open, and the opening of the fair would be in tbe interest of mor ality. Mr Pkinner added that there were worse places in Chicago than tbe World'* fair, and they wonld be open on Sunday. Mr. Douthett ably defended bis resolu tion. » He said be bad hoped no gentleman on tbe floor of tbe bonse would defend a dishonest proposition. Bis resolution did not enter into the merits or demerits of openiug the World's fair on Sunday. It was only intended to assist in enforcing a contract which had been entered on the one part by the highest authority iii tbe land and on tbe other by tbe World's Fair commissioners. An appropriation bad been made lor the benefit ol tbe fair b> CongTers on condition that it should be eloeed on Sunday, and now there was an effort to escape from the condition with out givkg up the appropriation. Ho hop ed the legislature would discountenances any suob dishonest methods. Mr. Fow inquired if tbe gentleman knew there was a powerful lobby in Washington opposiug the repeal of that condition Mr Doutbett replied be was awaro there war a very strong opposition to tbe proposition which was represented in Washington That was not gern ane to tbo resolution Tbe yeas and nays were called and tbi resolution was adopted by a vote of Dl to 52 and messsge to the senate. ThMPKaaKCE has become a business necessity. Nearly all the great railway lines have for several years insisted upon their engineers pledging themselves to to tal abstinenoe. and il bas folly come to pass that tbe drink babit militates against the advancement of a man in any railway position. This becomes more genera! in •very branch of business every year. Many business bouses will not employ a man known to be a habitual drinker, and tbe time is at baud when tbe young man most choose between tbe drink babit aud re spectable employment. It is a stock tem perance argument that intemperance blasts hopes and reputation and destroys all chance of advancement and prosperity. Yet it is eminently true in as Jarge a sense as to-day. it is certsin to become more »r <! TV ore a faot of business life as time foM on. Tgi ckflwa it npiMUov is Gtn Harrteborg. On Tharaday of last week the gates were opened for the introduction of bill*, and in » short time 187 of them were piled on the Speaker'* desk. There were bills regarding everything from Constitutional Amendments to fence bills, and all referred to their proper Com mittees. Senator Baker's proponed inves tigation of the Reading Railroad Combine, created considerable comment; as did alao the alleged combination of Members and Senators from the rural counties. Rep. Ponthett introduced a bill to pro ride for a State School-Book Board to pro vide for the furnishing of school books t<> all school children at publishers prices, and *lso one for an appropriation for the Slip peryrock Normal, which this year want* jesiooo. Regarding tax laws. Uany Ilali, corre >pondent of tbe Pittsburg Timet has tbe following to say: In addition to thequea tion of new tax laws, it is likely that the interpretation put upon the present one by the Auditor General's department may have no unimportant effect upon the State s finances. The Buyer act of 1891 changed the methed of appraising tbe value of capi tal stocks of corporations. Tbey must he appraised at tbeir actual value in cash, not less, however, than tbe average price at which it sold during the year, "and not less than tbe price of value indicated or measured by net earnings or by the amount of profit made and either declared in divi dends or carried into surplus or sinking fund." The "net earnings" clause is new In settling taxes with corporations this rear, tbe department baa largely baaed ita calculations upon this, clause. As an ex ample of tbe change, one case may be cit ed where a railroad corporation returns 1..- oapital stocks at $2,000,000, its par value *nd the rate it has sold at. At ■> mills, the tax amount* to SIO,OOO. But measur ing its capital stock value upon the net earnings returned, the department fi,**"" it t»t $8,700,000 and makes the tax iMJ.oOO. In calculating the tax, the department regards the net earnings as representing 6 per cent, or the actual value of the caniul stock, that rate having been the dividend basis fixed by the act of 1889 and previous laws. Although all taxes are being settled or this basis, tbe Auditor General and State freannrer have not yet fully decided whether to endeavor to collect them as thus settled, wishing first to lie sure that r.heir interpretation of the "net earnings clansA will stand the test of the courts, for it is certain that the corporations will ap peal in almost every instance. Should it be insisted on and sustained by the courts, the State taxes* ill be increased to figures beyond the wildest anticipations of the framers of the law. Monday night, Doutbett's resolution noted in another place, passed by a vote of 91 to 52, and w the Senate Gobin started after Gov. Pattison with a sharp stick by introducing a resolution setting forth that the nomina tion of Robert Watchorn for Factory In spector bad been rejected by tbe Senate oii May 27, 1891; that it is alleged that Watchorn baa performed the dutfc of said office since that dat*,and that be has been 'igitin nominated bv the Governor for thai position, and directing the Judiciary Spe cial Committee to inquire and report whether he is acting in that capacity, and if so. by what warrant of authority. The Democrats seemed unprepared for the reso lution, and it was adopted without oppo-i 'ion. . . Weyand of Beaver, offered a resolution, which was adopted, requesting Pennsylva uia representatives in Congress to vote for and advocate the passage of tbe bill now pending, requiring the Secretary of war to cansc a snrvey to be made for a ship canal connecting the waters of Lake Erie and tbe Obio river. On Tuesday, Sen. Brown of Westmorl and Co., introduced a bill which assess ivery voter $1 a year for a cash road tax: Kep. Mansfield of Beaver, one providiLir for electious on tbe license question; the Dontbett resolution regarding the World's I'air was referred to the Bena ; o Commit .ee in Vice and Immorality; the proposi tion to saddle the costs of calling out the military on the connty calling lor help stirred np a hornet's nest. THH latest guess on Cleveland's Cabinet is as follows: Secretary of Thomas P. Bayard. Secretary of the Treasury, John G. Car lisle of Kentucky. Secretary of War, Patriok A. Collins id M nidturhTiMft fit. Secretary of the Navy. Daniel S. Lamont of New York. Secretary of the Interior, E. C. Wall of Wisconsin. Postmaster general, Wm. F. Harritv of Pennsylvania. Attorney-general, John Randolph Tucaer • f Virginia. Secretary of Agriculture, Hugh C. Wal 'ace of Washington. Or*. B. F. Bctlbk's death is said to have been caused by tbe bursting of a tilood vessel due to a fit of coughing. His »rain weighed four ounces more than Web ster's. TUSKS little girls were baptized in the ice covered creek at Woodberry, near Bal timore, on Sunday by a Dunkirk Elder. The children came out of the wator more dead than alive. Centreville Items. McClymonds and Cbucky Westlake made a flying trip with their girls to Millville, Monday Eve. I John McGonagal is able to be abovt, but has not appeared in the city yet. Our school is in the best condition; no complaint from any source. Enrollment, 270. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Snydar of Nebraska are visiting relatives in the northern pari of the township. Mr. Thomas Patton is going to repair his residence in tbe spring. Mr Wash Weber is able to be out again ■>n our streets, but he may be a oripple for life. Mr. Harbaugh has improved in health so •nuch that he is able to go around the house. Mr. Bingham has been very poorly (or the past mont., but is improving as rapid ly as could be expected. John Miller, our genial huckster, is verj low with tyhoid fever. About 75 of our students took an outing. Monday. They report eood skating on the creek. The Jr. 0. U. A. M. gave an oyster sup per on Monday night. They report that ibey had a good time and receipts fair. Our gas is bidding out tbis winter to the_ satisfaction of tbe community. Nelson, Baker <fc Keister have purchased one of the finest hearses f«r their under taking establishment that is in Western Penn'a. Mr. Joe Kennedy of Gomersall, was seen on our streets lately. Ho conteui plat cs locating in our city. He hays that Centrevide will outnumber Grove City in 5 years. Rev. Cotton preached a good sermon to a •villi filled house, last Sunday. Rev Tail.supply from Pitts. Seminary, pleached for the IT. P's. last Sabbath morning and evening. Mrs. T. M. Rhodes is on the sick list. T. S. Coulter & G'o.have one of tbe great eat curiosities in their store that *as ever exhibited in this neck of woods. What is itf Ask the girls It's a final. Who got those collars out of rthode's shop the other nigbt. Clutton Bros. & McGaffic are invoicing the drug store this week. Mr. George Clutton of New Castle is here helping to invoice their goods. Mr. Harvey A James Hockenberry of Gomersall were guests at Mr. Cbristey's last week. Mr. George Priugle of Plain Grove, was a gnest at the Eytb Hotel, Tuesday. Mrs Burt Baker is very low, but hopes of recovery. Oar Livervmen are, having a lively time. Kigbt it out, Burt and Dick. Mr. Thomas Cooper's little boy is very sick. RKOULAK. TIIK present Legislature will re appor tion the State into Congressional, Legisla tive and Senatoiial districts A Union town editor who has hern working at the ' Congressional apportionment prints twoar -1 rangements, one putting Butler county in 1 with La*ree.c«, Mercer aud Venango,pop ulation 100 000; aud tbo other joining us with Armstrong Co., and the northern jmrt of Altatvny CV, population 162,000. Dempsy Found Guilty. Thursday forenoon was occupied in hear ing witnesses on character, and others rebut ting evidence already in; and that after noon the counsel addressed the jury. When Court convened Friday morning a big crowd was present to hear Judge Stowe's charge to the Jury The Judge began talking shortly liefore 10 o'clock. Be finished about 10:20 and the jury re tired to the jury room. Pempjev was in Court all morning and listening with the greatest attention t > the remarks of the Judge. When the jury had gone. Demp sey arose apparently unconcerned, and left the court r.«'® with his attorneys. Upon the reconvening of the court at 1 o'clock the jury camojn and asked for fur ther instructions relative to tbe various counts in the indictment The Court ex plained again that the prosecution hat tailed to produce any evidence which would justify the jury in finding Dempsey guilt} on the third and fourth counts, whict charged the defendant with combining with other persons unknown to adniini - ter poison, that tbe only counts the jury could consider were the first and second which charge that Derapsey administer-d poison with intent to commit murder. Ttie Court said that if the jury believed pois-n was administered and that Denif-ej administered or caused to bo adminis tered such poison then be wa guilty as to the first count. After receiving these instructions the jurors went out. Deuipsey and his att'T aeys were standing in the corridor at the lime the jury cauie iu for instructions, when told of the fact they hastened iut<- the courtroom. Tney arrived iu time to near the latter part of the Judge sremarks: "And if you think he administered or caus ed to be administered poison to tbe men at Home-tead, then you must find him guil ty." L. K. Porter's countenance cloudeo us he heard the instructions the jury aske for and be said: "It looks like cou\ic tion." About seven minutes after the jury had left the court tor the second time the) came in with their verdict. "I" Mr Dempsey or bis attorney in court," saio Judge Stowc. Mr. Denipsey pushed bi way through the crowd aud answered,* did his attorney. Dempaey stood looking steadfastly at the jarors, and when the court crier read out "We find the defen dant sruilty a* indicted," his expression never changed, but on the reading being finished he turned arotind and sat down He was apparently the least concerns person in the court room. After speaking a few words to his attorney, he left th> courtroom. PBKSB COMMENTS. The verdict ot guilty in the Dempse case wa.> a verdict springing absolute!', from the jury The impression whin ,'udge Siowe's charge made upon the 0»i :iml tho public was that it was serupulou" lv fair Thi defendant certainl> had non •-bo worst of bift coromentH upon fbe la »nd hi 4 statement of the lacts. The Dm npsl speech for the Co mnxmwealtb, as i! I appened.v as made by an attorney who unexpectedly compelled to represent Di trict Attorney Burleigh when lie was su-i ienly culled a'*"*iy from court f»y the death • fbis mother. . Th-) jury evideuty accented as sufficient corroboration of the coufessioii of accou - plices the circumstantial points sustaining their story, aud disbelieved Demp-cy s ex p Isolation that he had put bait a doze cooks in the iniil restaurant as paid spu upon the skilled labor employed elsewher in the works,and that they were sent tl.cr for no other purpose. The evidence • ! previous good character does not seem t* nave weighed much It doe* not app'-a • likely that tne jury believed Dempse <ent anybody into the Homestead m:l with the clear design of poisoninic anybod■ to death, but rather that he did conspire t' introduce into the food of the men at worl there a violent and dangerous drug, will the pupose o! making them unfit for worl attd rii driving tbem out of the ul ',"; •/' believing they held him responsible lo the lull results of the drugs administered It is not impossible that they counted for somewhat, as goini? to prove reckless di-- r egard ot consequences on his part, th fact in a recent strike conducted by bin in Allegheny, street cars coutaiuiug iuno ,-i.nt passeugers were recklessly stoned atio dynamited because they were run to break ■> strike which be was sustaining.—Pitts •>urg Times. To those who have pursued the testimo ny in the case of Hugh F. Deuipsey, cliarg ed with having been implicated in the poisoning of food served to employees in : he Homestead mill, tbo verdict of the jun will not only be no surprise receive their heart} commendation. The crime i ■ •ue of tho most atrocious and infanmu? known to the law, aud the circumstance:* attendant upon itsperpeiration in this case were so peculiarly aggravating and hcin IOUS that, the (acts having been fairly and ;-learlj' established, a verdict oi conviction was imperatively demanded. The trial was presided over by one of the ablest judges in tbo state, and the defend ant had the benefit of counsel of unques tioned force and influence. The vital points were: First, was poison put into the food as alleged? and secondly, if pois ■•n was so administered was it at tho in stance or by the authority of the defend I 4nt T The court charged the jury that il the evidence failed to show that poison was used they must find a verdict for the defendant. If, on tbo other band, they were satisfied that noison had been used, then they must satisfy themselves beyond a reasonaole doubt that it was used at the instance and with the knowledge of the defendant before they would bo warranted in finding a verdict of guilty. The court further instructed tbo jury that the) night convict Deinpsey on the testi uiony of his accomplices, Gallehe. and Davidson, alone. The defendant was a competent though interested wit liens, while his accomplices were sus picions and tainted witnesses, and it Wie the duty of tbe jury to pass upon their credibility. If they believed Gallagher and Davidson's testimony, that would just tily them in finding a verdict ot guilty a.- Hgaiii Deinpsey,even though he had denie •ill complicity in the poisoning. Tin jndge concluded in these words: "I hav< carefully avoided anything like an opinion upon either of tbei-e facts, because it is for you alone to determine them and render y >ur verdict in accordance with such de termination without fear or favor." I'bero was appparently no serious doubts in the minds ol tbe jurors as to ths main facts in tbe case. They were satisfied poison had deeu used anil that Deinpsey had guilty knowledge of tiie tact. Some difficulty was experienced as to the minor counts iu the. indictment, but when the e .urt cleared away that obstacle they promptly returned a" verdiat of guilty as indicted. The crime involves a tine not exceeding SI,OOO and imprisonment iu the penitentiary not exceeding seven years— not a whit too severe when the gravity of tho offense is considered. —Pittsburg Gazette. A member of the Dempsey jury was cor ralled by a on ttie street Saturday and asked il he would not be kind enough to enlighteu au auxious public as to what took place in the jury room during the time intervening between the court's charge and the promulgation ol tho verdict. At first tbe ex juror declined todis-uss the subject. Finally, however,he condescend ed to talk, provided his name be omitted from the interview, lie said: '•Every n an on tbe jury was for convic tion from the time wo loft tho courtroom at the conclusion of tho Judo's charge until we came in with oar verdict. Two or three members were not quite clear a< to the duties of the jury witli reference to tbe several counts in the indictment. tin thin point :<lone was thoro any discussion; not one word on the question of tho guilt or innocence of Deinpsey. Not being able to make tbe two or three members under stand the Judge's remarks about tbe third and fourth counts we decided lo a k for further instructions. As soon u» tl.is was done our verdict was ready. It was ren dered stric'ly iu accordance with the law as laip down to us by Judge Stowe. W« understood him to say that the Court bad already sot asule the third and fourth counts'; that if Deinpsey were guilty we would have to render a verdict ol guilty as indirted.' "How any suae man can censure the jury for rendering a verdict ol guilty is mora than I can understand. The evidence was conclusive Every member of tho jury was satisfied that poison had been put into tbe food prepared for tbe non-union men in tbe Homestead mill, I'hi* was proven ■ to our entire snti»laction. We were also fully convinced that the men who adminis : teted the poisou were employed by Deuip ' tey tu dw tLe wvtk. lAjuij«vy biuwvlf evr roberated Gallagher ill newly every essen tial point. The statement made by Demp sey that he had employed men who had been river cooks all their live* to go into the Homestead mill lo find out how much steel was being turned out struck the jury as being quite absurd A more unbiased jury never case in this county. 1 t link I am sale in saying that without a single exception every member of that jury would have much preferred to render a verdict oi 'not guilty,' but the facts were there. we were all Worn to do our duty— to render ft verdict in accordance with_ the law and the evidence—and we did it." A special meeting of tbe Theatrical Me chanic- Assembly, No lOfMM Knights of Labor, of Pittsburg was held last Sunday, at which a committee was appointed to re port to the Knights of Labor headquan.«r* that tbe members of the assembly belie >e Master Workman Dempsey to be an honest man; that he was convicted on testimony hat would not have been takeu by a uiajority of people; and that the theatrical n-chanics stands ready to do all they can <i> assist th<- Master Workman in esta'>!;sh ing his innocence. Pittsburg Lodge No. 46. of the iron M<dders of North America, decided to -aise a defence fund by means of a sub scription paper, which will bo circulated his week in all places where molders work. It is anticipated that over $2,000 *ill be raised in this manner. Second Vice President Thomas isdotn, of t_in cinnate. urged every molder to assist in lie Dempsey defence, charging the jury with actii g unjustly. He starts out tbi week to inspect the molder.-' organizations ii Philadelphia. Baltimore. New York, Boston ana Canada, and he promises to present Dempsey'* case to all of them. Unsolicited contribu ions fortbo defence Dempsey and Beatty were received ut Knights of Lnbor headquarters from Gar field Assembly No 1721, of Wheeling: L A. No. 4.529. of Fleming, Kan.; L. A. No. 'J"33, of New Vork city: and L. A. No. 3497 of Baltimore. Special meetings were also held that day oy tbe Carpenters and Joiners and the >re Makers Union, of the American Fed ■ration of Labor, at which confidence in Dempsey and his innocence were express ed aud aid promised. Secretary lloechstctter, of D. A. 3. Knights of Labor, mailed a number ol circulars to recording secretaries of local •--einblies in the West. The prosecution it Alastei Workman Dempsey is explained and contributions solicited to aid in de fending him. Thk cold weather extended very far South, and with very trying results, as the people there were unprepared for the un lsual phenomenon of severe cold. The euiperaturo at Jacksonville, Fla ,has beer. >elow the freezing point several times re lently, aud on Sunday it was 26 degrees, *hich is killing to vegetation. The gar lens aud truck farms of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida have suffered a frost might, and most vegetables will be exceed ingly scarce this spring. There was a neavy and furious snowlall in Savannah Ga . last week. Most of the men had nev er seen .-ucb a thing before, and half the business men in town stopped work aud ■ngagei' in a snowball battle. Extraordinary Railroad Accidents. Nine penous killed outright, twelve fi tsl'y injured anil nearly a hundred .Dora or le.-s seriously iitirt, was tho apal :iiig result of a series of accidents at Alton junction, Illinois, last Saturday. All open witch on the Big Four main track was the cause ol the disaster. Tho Southwestern .imited run through the switch into a reight train .-lauding on the siding and Kugiuccr Webb Ross, of tlm limited, nun instantly killed. The wreck took fire and while a great crowd was watching the -pectaele an oil tank exploded with ter itic force euveloping the spectators wit ! • sheet of burning oil Eight of them wer instantly Killed and scores were frightfully burned. Tnero were besides not less than seventy people more or legs scalded who will be laid up for weeks. Alton junction, or Wanu, is located two milea east ol Alton. 11l , and is a watering, transfer and feeding station (or the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chi < ago and St. Louis and the Chicago. Bur lington and Quincy railroads. Tho latter road joins the Bie Four at this point, run ling into St. Louis over the samo track, rhu fast through traiu known as the South western limited was coming out from St. Louis at a 47-mile per hour speed, when it run into a switch and collided with a long freight train, consisting mostly of loaded tank cars. Engineer Webb Ross, of Mattoyn, saw the danger too late, but he 1 hrew on the air brakes and stayed with :is machine, being buri-d in Ihe wreck and burned to a crisp. Fireman White jump ed and escaped uninjured The passen gers were seriously hurt. An eye witnes says that the shock of tho collision was -uch as to split two loaded tanks wide open and the oil caught fire, tho flames shoot ing fifty feet into the air. The locomotive arid baggage cars wero totally wrecked but the remainder of the passenger train was removed beyond the reach of the flames In an incredibly short time tbe freight 1 rain WHS a mass ot flames. Fear of 1111 ex plosion prevented any attempt to s ive it. The wrecking train came up from East St. Louis at 11 o'clock, hut c mid do little, aud tialfa dozen switch engines were runout to clear tho yards. Traffic on the two roads was entirely suspended, and a special train was made up on the Chicago and Alton to carry belated passengers through to St Louis. Hearing of the wreck, hundreds of people from Alton and vicinity were attracted by curiosity to the scene. And then occurred one of tho most awful disasters on record. A few minutes past 12 o'clock there w.is a slight explosion oi one tank which scattered lltr debris on either sides, selling tile to Ihe slock J ardc enclosures. This produced the impression that the dinger ol explosions was passed and the throng of bystanders rushed in to -ave the stock-yards from destruction. A uiinu'.o later there was a dcafeni' g report that shook the earth for hall a minute and and spread one sheet of seething burning oi' in all directions. For those within the circle of one hundred yards there was no escape. Their elothl..g was burned ami literally fell from llieir bodies. In a mo ment those who were not disabled began running hither and thither waving their hands and screaming for help. Some went, to the '.earegt water and oth ers ran in tin- tields and are missing yet. Panic ,-eigued for a shirt time until the uninjured recovered their presence ol mint! r.o care for the afflicted. Two barrels of linseed oil were taken from a grocery store and applied to the » ouuds by several phy sieisns who happened to be on the ground Every hfuse in the villiage was turned in to a temporary hospital and every doctor iij Alton and its vicinity was summoned. An soon u . possible a train was made up and twenty of the suff«-rers were taken to Alton to Si. Joseph's hospital. The total loss so lar as can lie ascertained includes the engine No 100, of the limited, cafe aud baggage cir No. 502, seven tank car* lull < I oil. eight box cars and hall a do/'- i ol flal cais, all of these being completely destroyed No accurate estimate of the loss can be made at present, but il will reach at leasi SIOO,OOO. Webb Koss.the liruve engineer who lost his life, leaves a wife and six children at Mattoon. No attempt to fix the blame for the latal wreck has yet been made, and nothing lurtber will be known until after the investigation of the coroner's jury. TUB French propose to span the English Channel with a bride* thirty four miles long at a cost of $1(55.000,000. About 2,000,000 tons of metal would be required. Mile Run School. En. CITIZKI: —The third month of the above named school closed Thursday, Jau It) I*o3. Tho cold weather of the past two or threo weeks has bad ils effect on the schools as well as on other "industries." The boys and girl' aho had courage enough to face the storms with tho mer cury below zero, are to be commended for ineir earnestness, while the parents who hauled their children through drifts and blssts, deserve an equal share of praise Walter Weigle, David Eeplry, Effle Shanor, Maggie Shanor. Edna Hays and Anna Dunn, missed no days, while George Neely, Keefer Dunn Daniel Dunn, Maude Wcigle and Belle Hays missed but one day. Edna Hays, Effle Shanor aud Maggie Shanor hive missed no days during term to date. Visitor*; Delia Wei trie, Curtis Stickle, Clar'-noe Dunn, Win Neely, L. B. Shun nun Alma MeCandleiiH, Thonian MeClin took. Elmer Si. < Uir, J<»bn UcClymondx, John Dim MM, Win. Allen. Charles Weiftle, Daniel Shan»r, Daniel Wriiclo, Mr*. Amy Bryan aud J. Park ilaya Director. 0. P. W./ Teacher. Jubilee Anniversary. JASfABV 15, 1«W. (Extract* from a sermon preached bv Rev. Enoch Smith on the occasion of the .V Anniversary of the English Evangelical Lutheran Church, of this place.) Many year- conipaf - lively, of the primeval forests had be* n removed from the virgin soil of th.s coun ty. and long be lore tbe val'.e and use. of ..etroleum were known, or natural g.i- i iamiuated aud warmed the dwelling- ol its inhabitants, the town of Butler w.,s projected aud the county of Hutler forme . Among thoe who sought ho::: here we e -uch whose religious convictions h.. • brought and kept tbem in connection with the Ev. Luth. Church. Tbe number may have been, doubtle-I VN, -mail; bit t .e convictions were just as and the laith just as precious to these few. al though their numbers hail run up into thi thousands. The things of God are pun and sweet, whether embraced by many or by few, and God's sleepless eye is npo- ; *ild il:s angels have care over tbe one iu the lion's den equally' a- much asup.'n and over all the otner captive Jews. To our brothers and sister* in the Lord of the gen erations past, who in thi. town and count; were baptised and confirmed in the Ek" Luth. Church, their faith was horse-",earn est,heartfelt: henee they established a coa gregation. the official records of which -each back as far as 1813. llow long after this time tbe congregation—our sister con gregation (the St. Marks E . Luth.) re ceived the services of a regular pa-tor, or at what date exactly the organisation wa efleeted aud perfected, I have been nnab: : to learn In those early days, howr-vi;-. me language of our Lutheran people in this vicinity seems to have Oe-jri almost wholly German; at lea.st the public miui trationsof the sanctuary were then, anu lor many years succeeding, conducted in that language. I am unable to give tbe names of the several pa -tors who minister .«1 to that congregation, from the time ol ila organization to the date w hen our owr. was called into existence. I aui, however, informed by creditable record, that Rev. Sweiizerbarth, known to this day in tin annals oi this county, and by the old _nn.; middle aged Lntherau ministers of West ern Pa., a- Bishop Sweitzerb rth, became pastor of the mother congregation, in 1821. <»ud was still its honored under-sbepheru when a goodly number of the American born in that lold de.-ired, both for them selves and their sons and daughters the use of the English lauguage in some of the public services of God's house. But the irood old Dominie, doubtless honest and -incere in his views, though certainly in error, was not able to see it his duty to grant this reasonable request. The same mistake had been made by others before nis day, and has been made a thousand times since. Our Lutheran Church would -tand higher and occupy a different posi tion in this laud of sects and schisms soci ally, financially and numerically at present nail not this question of language been a bone of contention, aud hampentd her growth lor more than a centnry, but par licularly so within the last 50 years. Had the English langu tge bt-en carefully iutro ■lnced and been judiciously used by our church for tbe last 50—100 year- we would have been able to have retained lor aud to hiir many ot her sons and daughters wbo nave louud homes iu other denominations olour land; but because our lathers declined to adapt themselves to tiie circumstances iiid i he demands of tbe times —others have reaped the harvest. At last however the privilege of holding English services in the old German church, corner MeKean i>nd \* ayne street*, was granted,and liev G. Bassler of Zelianople, either himself volunteered, or was called by those interested, to preach in the Kug h-b language. When he first came lo Duller, 1842, the number of his hearers « »» small,yet he met with encouragement from some oi ihe members of the German c m -regation. as tbe records ot thischurcb will -how. lie took up bis residence iu tbe house of John MeOollough on W&shingtci St. This house had been built f>r and u-ed as the first jail of Butler county, aud was ouly recently removed. It would ap pear also,that public services wore betimes 11eld here by the young divine. On tbe 16:h day of Jan. 1843, sncn persona as felt me no difi.n Etigiisb congregation, und ■vero ready lo unite with it,held a meeting and adapted a constitution for the govern ment id the new congregation. Officers >ere also chosen, these, however,were not installed until several weeks later, Feb 11. I'lie constitution was signed by 43 individ uals, 22 males, 23 lemales. I find on the • ist of the present membership ot the con gregation some of the names still handed down The fatbers have passed on betore to their God and Judge; but their cnildren, ■r children's children still gather ar >uud ihis altar. May they rightly use that for which the fathers struggled so har.l. aud sacrificed so much to obtain, then will the 'Jongregatiou be made a vat gr -ater p nv • ■ for good, tbe heart and conscience will be peaceful, and God will be glorified- The tir.it. communion was held wit.li the mow congregation i>n the 18th of Jane, 184:t. Pastor Handler superscribes the li t •i-ansferred into the church records with the words: "Glory to God in the highest." Fourteen persons were milled to the coil (Crrjtation, thus making the number 50 deanwbile those desiring English preach ing endeavored to negotiate with the German Congregation tor the ut-e o! their boose of worship. Meetings were held, and Committees appointed l>r both parti**, and various propositions submitted in re ference to the j >int use of tho Ueruian Church. No agreement however. «m reached, and as a solution ol the difficulty the following action was taken at a meet ing held by Ihe English Congregation: "Resolved, Thai we proceed to build a church." A Committee of arrangements and building was appointed- What I hat Committee effected, or whatever became 'it it, we have been unable to learn, anil can only surmise that it lay lnactivv until the year 1848, when the matter of building was again revived. Where the eervicoa were helil for the greater part of the time intervening between these years the papers and books of tho congregation do not in form us, but from other sources we learn, (hat they were held in the first Court House of the county, with an occasional service in the old German Church or some • •ther of the church buildings in town. In the minutes of a meeting held June 10, 1848. it is stated that, lifter public worship ihe congregation remained, in order to come to souie conclusion about building a house of worship Two offer* of a location of which to build were made. One by John Negley, the father of our present Trustee, and one by Michael Kmrick, ihe father of the Mioses Mary and Zelia Ivnrick. members of this congregation. Alter a full and fraternal exchange of views relative lo the advantages and disadvantages of tho respective sites, it «a< resolved to ac cept the offer of Michael E nrick, and to liiui, as one of the oldest members id this congregation said to me very lately, per haps in ire than to any other of the early members of tnis congregation, are we in debted lor the erection ol lis tirsl bouse ol worship. Brother Emrick gave thtf lot in ire simple, upon whio* Ui« church still stands (though now owned and mod by the Reformed Congregation,) and being a carpenter by trade did very ninth ol the wood-work gratuitously also. Ho was a most worthy christian man, loviug hi* church and iaboring qui-'tly and unosleu tationsly for her because he loved his l»»l and Saviour, and Ins name deserves honor able mention in tbissemi-centenuiual ol the congregation for which he did so much m the early uays of its existence. The build ing referred to above, was begun in the >ear 184!). and completed anil dedicated in September, 18.11). For 127 y ears ll served tho congregation as a place of worship. Possibly some of you wlio are hero today, within the precincts of those walls public ly vowed faithfulness to (lod and to Ins Christ;if so can yon honestly, and as in the presence ol Ood, say that, you have sincerely tried to serve the Lord, and to grow in nearness to Christ ? Some haw gone to their reward, prominent among those being ihe names ol Michael huiricX, Jacob Slianor. John Negley, John Dull. Franklin Fisher, aud other- Pastor Hassler continued to s.rvo th • congregation in connection with ihe churches at Zelieuople, Middle Lancaster and Prospect until near the close of the year 1854, excepting tor a period of about one year, 184 i, during which tin. •* Rev. Klihtt Katbbun ministered unto the con gregaiion, at the »rt»e time aleo acting as pastor to some congregations in Mercer ( o. It la not known exactly what length ol time K«v. Kaihbun served the congrega lion as the records of his ministerial act* caunot be found,and we see IVnr UassUr again in charge in 1848. In 18o'J Juue lo a by citizens aud members ol ihe E ig Ev. Eulb. Church of the borough of Butler, Pa . signed bj (i. Uassler, Jobu McCollough, Jacob G. Weisenteiu,Michael Emrick, Jacob Croup, D S MeCollough, I P. Courad aud Franklin Fisher, praying aud asking to be incorporated as a body politic, was preseuted to the Court, aud this petition was granted on the Bth day of November of the same year. Hev. Bassler and our present Trustee, John 11. Negley, presented this paper to the Court for approval. Already in 1840, as we have learned Pastor Ifiwekr ivnduml hi- 1 first resigns tioa. a Mcond r d.na'.ion wst" hand e<l in in 1834, which wm ac cepted and a sicce->or. iu lit— ;e •• of Kev A il Water- was c.i<»eu P»- T Bassler was beloved aid re-peeled by 1 who knew hiiu. .» dev.>at Chn- t »ud * true child ofßml. i • intercourse w.;h v - fellow men impressed tbem with the ear ; ■ «tr.e-« ef h<- fait't. a It' e slucerity ol hi devotion to G>l lil cai-e; hi- de p love tor the Church a .J hi- d<- - re to » soul- for Christ, led him at times to a:.i!.-r --take greater lab. tliaa k:. u'iv-. i powers could endure, bi' tiedil <>l in h: zeal for timi «ud the > iv. nr vn i 1 • ' n;-' ! wn his life for birn. lie died , , W.'J fu of good work-, aid to thi-day ti iv r f ■ uri-t'p .-piril a.id l->ve c:u- er i , ; : name Rev. Waters labored here fro:n - net . in tbe year 1853 un l l. l-'il II pa- . included Pnwpfi t in 1 t:i- • . to which Uan.iari- n wis - ib-. qI. ' . •Mided. In 1-01 tn . .I ge , i-,lni . «a to form two s.'p .rate - T congregation ai.d •no one at H inn i'!-' oonstituting on»- ebarg-. anil IVo-p 1 ibe Stone Church tne ot'ier \ . • it* i:«i also Pa-ror Water- resign -d (l-dl.- a was sncceede l t.y |{ >v J. H F" tt F • 8 years aa I t> months br-o;h; r l' z c rmued bis l»i««r- i:i this, anil - n - 11 .n>, - town Congregation, but oy a i < .nee •neut «d"sytiod t»e IU .. • nation wiw nnite.l wirn I.T» Fr-e.or Church, an.l Riders attach-d to t' This union, however, laced only > -u oue year, whan tbe H&auahstowa C gatioa joined ar.-ither -. n< d. Ti • »■ i-- ness oi ihe congregation ilrove it to ih» synod for aid. aud that aid was ge >-ro-i --granted. Such wa.- the couitition .-friii when Pastor Fritz resig ie lin 1809. 1 congregation was now again wit?" j* pait'.r for about ten mon* -. — ign Uev U Hippee of Pro-pee- preached for i olteU as p-.ssible lor him. Il l Itie 14 1 Aug., 18«0. the Uev. L H. Owrtetoii. who had been called, entere d upon . - Work. Step.- wre tii-end i n_ - pa-t ire to s-enre a better church, and s• n -übscripli 'us were madi-; i>ut upon h>s r ij a inn. in 1874, thew rk »a- t.-mp rat . dropped. Again the cougtrep tuoii IN »it-. •mt .» minister for altno-t ay< ar when t . - Kev. J Water.- catcalled fi-* b**ir-i' nis work i:. July, 1875. aial continued i. till Aig . 1881 Smi tf.er ttai 14 c.iarge the question securing a better aud 111 >r de-iiaole located church wi< again agi> 11 «d. an : the result was the purchase of tb> plot of ground and the building we no* own and occupy. Cpto the time of ,n. resignation ot Pastor J Water-, tbe congregation hid most s. vere sir.iggb-- aud its growth ba.l beeu incredibly -mail ljuite a number of the orig nal meuibei - iiad long since—it we dare judge Irom th. records—returned to the motuer congrega tion, others had died,anil some bad discou tinned their connection lor causes known only them aud their Oud. How many wero added by the brethern Waters', the records fail to «how, but they do state that, during 29 years of the congregations existence, tbe average annual in crease was less than six mem bers. It was during the incam bency of Pastors Roth aud Titzel, tha'. th 1 congregation enjoyed its greatest external prosperity. Pastor U >th took cbarne iu Nov., 1884 —aud continued bis work uut il Oct., 1888. Decided iu bis convictious. learless iu his delcuse of the doctnns and practices of the church, and aggressive in character lie labored with indefatigable zeal for the upbuilding of the congrega tion. The times nn 1 circumstances also wire favorable. Butler enjoyed, dunug ami sometime after his stay ncre, a .-easou ol prosperity and business activity such as the town had never before kuown. The congregation profited by the increase ot the population and the life and boainess activity ot the town, and I'astor l!otn. iu ttie tour years of hi-service added alui >»i as many as tUe previ ius tust.iry ol the con gregation couid show. vi/. 14:1 In tbe lieignt ol the multiplication of the member ship lie rcMgm-d. foliowing a call t » Al bany, N Y Hi* Was al o.ic'e succeeded o_i the llev 0 li i'itz-1. aho cane her-' tn. *amo mouth Rev. Koth departed, O.' ISttS Pas or Ti: z-1 wa» a young .1 »ii ot verv line phy-tque. cOlliVat- d ta.-i and i telloctu il abiluy He >i rre l 'lie c > i. *- gatloii OJU year less f.:in P«-t'>r K >th ha iloue,v:z. lit! Nov. lr»yl » .(l lab • biess.-d with adding to th ! «• ■..»«r- i : • ■ 140 individuals. 1 repe..; tii.-r- : ri- fi.t tnese two brutheru, tie i t'tcr il «n rests iroiu his labors, and lta< g>m to h reward, were t' c lc :<l«rs and pastoi.- oftn llock durug til years of i s gr i i..i ■neiical prosp rity. From all this it a; pears that, until about mile years ag", tn 0 ngroi atioa haJ uad bitter expe. i. • and Htragglec, and tiat its grown u : - paiulutiy slow, in fact the lull !ii."it i.t d y is not yet her v out G-nl will :• t Coine )u»t so sure as we urtj laithl -1 to Him and his word, for l.c na.t t iro.iii e l luu tl' loving kindness shoa. l be undento ! • y those who observe t'i.3 tfichi: «'- of Hi word, and Cod li i-to.. ■■ ;> c. v ■ ant and mercy. That ti >d ha-s .» •■rn it.ei a iinssioti for this congregation in this place, Ido not aoubt. lliere are ihoso ;ier. «ho love the dootriues an l the practice ,of the Lntner m t'hnrcb, wao are more proti • i b> English than l»y Cermau s: rviccs, lor tiuch <his coLgregaliou was proj-cted ai.it has been uiaiu'aiuod throngti so many struggling years, and that tjod will K.n p n still I cannot for a moment doubt, il it i» of Ood's planting, tue gates if uell s.iaii not prevail against it,"aud they would have prevailed long ere this, nail suoil not been (lie case. A 400 c vKAT dianioud, said to be the second largest in the world is now being ground or "cut'' at. Antwerp, an operation that will reduce lis weight by half. Dia monds are ground to shapes in wh eh they cau be used for ornaments, by the use of diamond dust. A carat is (our grains, ami 7000 grains make a pound Averdupois. Metal of 24 carats is pare. Flick. A man in our county who c>;!l* himself "lodge nigtit" asks, can you tell me of any thing that will keep a rooster from crow iog in the small hours ol the night? I am au active member of soveral benevolent societies in this place and every time I «et home a little late souie restless fowl iu the neighborhood manages to arouse my wile and her temper. Answer, a few grains ol arsenic tnixe I in the food and given inter naily just at eventide has been found a very etf ictive remedy for silencing loiul uiouthed roosters, and some of our leilow citizens of color are said to possess a natur al born knack for hypnotizing chickens,hut the most effective and novel thing we know of is the invention to which the learned poultry editor ot the New York Tribum• directed attention some time ago. it was gotten up by a man named Hartinan and is called the "Boosters Tranquilizer." In the words of this follower of Horace Greeley, they had all alouif been eneinie ol the married man, especially in the small towns aud in the suburbs, and that the roosters as is well known "singi th," as Shakespeare hath it, oul> in the latter part id' the night A few ynunu wives have been made to believe that the American rooster b-'gin to cruw shortly after eleven o'clock.nut th«- great ni»j"rii of wives fully understand .-ither frum observation or from » c>i siltim <»| t. encyclop ,edi» thai be mUm l*rfjra one o'clock and not us tally t 'l att r l*o. Titer* 1 ire it i»s c.i 11 lt»e ,• »■> t » •» - though the tardy bus mud has upproacucii the Oedside of tils spouse In j>nckl»—s !e«*t aud dismal darkness this uuh.dv bird h«t> put bi t bead out of the v.op windo »■ a with oue superfluous cruw uudo.e it >1 Itu' this is not going i i •»" tr i • > i I ' luture. Withthe ll .irtniau »>»l ■: i. ; •• ro ■ of the cbick 'U l oop will i-.i.is t of bra. poles, and some seven or eight in • a •• • acb pole there wiil b* a Wire, tba ro»*i will be connected wit i one pd i ol • ■ electric battery and the wire with tin other. Ordinarily toe fowl* wiil only touch tin roost, but when an iil advise 1 cor i put nr his heal to cro.v ,iuii th-n- • • betrm • e innocent married tnau hi> -r' st will tou the wiro which compb.trs the circuit aud he will receive a stick wfcnh »ni cause him to sit down aud pondrr the marvel.4 of modern ioveuiion The Irtfi yjte Ma fce swHsil at aaisll e.m. —■ i.o wi>!l regu'aii I I oily in tt e hen town districts should be wi'.bout thetu. C. J. Petiolia Items. Asa Campbell who bought Frank ll u* man's store room has started a bulc.ier dbop. Mr aud Mrs. Edward Morgan of All*- gdcnv township visited their broitu-r in law. "W. A. Fleming. Tuesday of last week. Miss Ida Palmer of Chicora i* vi-iling Mi*s Anna Uodgra. Miss Flora I'lemiug who is vi-itiug her grandfather, W A. Fleming spent a tew days last week vinting friends in Butle- Dr. J. S. Black spent a few days ol last week visiting friends in Evan* City Dr. Foster was attending his patients durmg bis absence. Messrs Johnston and Arters of Parker were ia tuwu Saturday afternoon. Oeit the Gates. It. tne Udu«k ot H-pr-»er.tatiT»« la*: night r. f»-n'bett. «.t HulUr i.tf-r«l a r«s dotiou raqne-ung FVnt<ylvar..a'« re? re-entativea in C» grea* to rote Ha favor enforcing the. >utra. t ei.twrad thel'mtel -ta*>< and Ul* V~. r« Fa - 1 . ■ i S niU. O cour*- there w»- - uce opp •-mon to tki.- anif unite naturally it t atn» from th* met who have f->r year* up ia the th# S •I'i and ad vocal ad all mea-ure- that in the lea- gt* d m- ra|s or the -i-iw of n s virtue. H ggad the qa- auof! t-> a't. id tie lair ■■ S,s .day they wn 1 lou.Ky pr s-lvuied that the opening >■( the gat •'a 8a tdav indicate*! Pr -gre-.- on the part of this nation. Taia -»»rt <-f aik :- :n re rot The gates of th- Oaten ,1 iap-.-it« .-ere elo-e.l »D Bntkday Tu>! llou-ie very properly paa«<vl Mr 11 •. »n frh 1- B»tu-e ..n the people wim , me Car-t.an Sanbath that ihey : » ire ilr D-.athet' >a- ri<ht ia tha early in - -.i m placing the llon-e on reeor»l 111 the matter of cloamit .he 1f,." i s Fair o-t mj..day. The an S.t'tb-itan «■ - (ii ind«Mui that fr'-rr. U'W to tIM» cl .se «f tha »-»-i,-a they will • -ueottriged in the |*«.r fn tK v •;« of the majority —Harrisbarg Trie i/rapk. Akdbiw CABsrotß u etpeetad in Pit - irg - t It will o« hi- first appe»ran. e -.net- the Homestead trouble. IsvtTATif»ss were -eut from Washing •a the Governor* of & I tnc State-, in viting'hem and their staffs to participate iu the i aujuratiou ceremonies. EtoHrr miners killed by and ex p.ouon oi fire-damp in a Bohemia colliery ffie.-day. Ketster. Five of Mr <». Coopvr'a family are down with tbe grippe. The people <>f this vicinity have quite a nme getting water for their stoefc. Ilr. Heatty has to melt suow. They have a fir-t clas- literary aociety at Oak Grove School No. 3. A. G. Black 1* ihe teacher Mrs. \Vm Wadsworth is suffering with pneumonia aud heart trouble. JDr. B Pearson is attending her. Oyster suppers -eem to lie quite the thing just now. There wa- quite a large oue at J. H. Wigton'a on last Monday n ght. The sleighing is very nice, but we long lor a thaw and nice wealher as tbia is very hard on fodder and grain. E. BTTLKB CorSTT was wril pared for at Harrisburg iu ttie matter of position in the Standing Committees of the Hnut. Hep re>.-ntative DoQtbett is a member of the Committee* on Compare Rill*. Agriculture Fish aud Game, Judicial Apportion meat, and Military: aud Representative Mates of those on Accounts. Elections, Juilic-nrv (ii-nerai. Uailrnsd*. and Library DEATHd. JONES —At his h 'TO :n Bntler. Jan. 15 is>»3, <'n:«s. Jones, ag.-d 33 years CAUSON— At her home in I'arker. Jan 16 1893. \f • E Carson, aged 76 years OSTIt A X:»RK—At her ho ne iu IVtrolia. Jan. 14 l">f.(. ittfUn. daughter of I, L O-trander. \1 V HOOD—At the ho.ii-' iif her son Ja<n» - i No.-itj Wa-.hiugton.Jau 16. ISiKJ.Mrs Ltdu Man-..*!, widow ul John M<*hood. auT d 85 years. STAMM— A' his home in Franklin t.wp . Jin 22, 1593 John Stamui. .igwd a'fUt 43 r- trs. He died ot tvphoi l lever. aid a .kit au<! r.il children. ;>i. » \ \ \t >in ho.n» near lltrri»T ■ i r.> ,i . Ii i 21. IVJ3. Ja u Brown moußo n year. ills deatn was cau* lin general delibitv He was one ot a i.4 mly ol -tveu brothers, bat two ot wh ..u AL t-tud-r, the "ldest. now livi"K in Cmwf-rd county with his -on !£»-v N E i. i l<'*«pb,of Merc'r twp ,the young • 8t y t liv.t>g. UV U i'Lt'. If —At iiis b i.uo in Hitler, tan. 24, 18.*3, Win L. Iliftipy, iu his KJi year SHEETS—\» her homo in Jefi.«rou twp .la i 21 l">y;S. Mis. Sheets, an aged Udj BdE—At his home iu Bnt'er twp. Jan 23. IH!>3 T ou is K'ie, an :d years Mr R in'rideath was su den. He wa in his u»ual hea h lUat :n>rning. took sick Inriug the afternoon and died tuat even ing. 11(» \UL \Ni) \ t his hone in Erans City, J:m 21. IS'JU, Daniel J Hoaglaud. ag-d about 44 OBITCVRY »i>TKS. Ilish.p Itrouks of Boston died suddenly early Sunday morning, of heart lailure. Justice Lucius y lintus l.'incinuatus L»- mar, of the IT S. Supreme Bench, died of Krifht'ii diwane, at the home of* friend iu Georgia. Monday. He was appointed to ihe Supreme Bench by President Cleve land. Rev. D S Dilfenbacher of the Kelormed Church, died at Danville. I'a . Tuesday. A cream of tartar baking powder. High est of all in leavening strength — Lutcat I'mtfii Stat* - (lovtrnmrnt food Rrpnrt. Royal BaklnK Powder do., 106 Wall St.. N. Y. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. Administrators and Executor* ol estate* can secure their receipt books at the CITI *KH otllce. 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' Uon* iun outtittiM-- Uitfs. I r l«; I KUM.s < s>U ou t'o:irlrinall '■! of sair. PA I Hl* K W A-tm'r ot Wm. t *pber. «!»■ 4, K McJuuHu. Att j IS'itler. I'a. <At» I Uii Lk'Jlm ■'"M'TSWT i ... . i TREES THAT GROW An J :ir." iru-' to name «ion't come fn in large Northern Xui*ri» - wh« r.- !••'» U.»t* of thou*.if* •»t l to uo aerupubi.t* :vji-n f • and labeled U» -uic their rv- «»t n tea *. Buy y >ur s»t«> k direct f rtrn h nj,- uuraerte* ami it »t fr»»m #.*nN. S"?» 1 r- -r tmr Ittu* tr at d Catalog**- ol Tr»<#. 9ewt* >mti Kru t*. etr. John !{. cV: A. Murdoch. f>oß SmitlificUl Sr., lituhurg, Pa. Kuttet. I •'» b*"» f* t»« n-le-.'ir «l .•a IL- WiMl •' J 18 K I • -.UlUf' »•«'*. U> «f Alierbaa} tap RjtW i• . Pa. ail p~f-.»*» k »w.c iVsml.'t 'r>.l«d»*a4 tn «Mi-J litr *•**■ . »"*}<Se<l N rx I ■ - ... 6»' : < ;>**n • «ea:-«t tfiw Mmr to pfeaent tf-ew autLehtl . atfti Mr pAi T»«"i ? • • Job* O. SHELL. AJu'r \ M . «!»sat - *. .t- I •• • P <• itt'r K itl«r t'»., fV Sailer. Pa. J* . Si. 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Notice in Divorce I hrtsiOf.b»r »r>, A !>.. *o. » D«w. r I«WL rt i Is to* I'uart «| r«nm Hannab I Ptmaor H.»»ln* r»rn •ppmnt>-4 r."«at«i<iarp to I«|P ilw ><«>tis»>u) in ih- •!*»*(• raw> *r»l f»- porl tbr uiw cn Ukr • ouri. JloUit »twrrbv <lwo 'hat I wltl atinU to tbr dui km of m apfxiaimeai +i ~aj ~m ». m tb»" SrbrlvH ttuiUlfux :a lUr llif" of Hoi >r l a . on s.ituritaj thr ha da; . r rMwoarr i<« t*tw(*Bia>lkitino(W4. *. nil 4 r <■ <K *akl day. wbrrv aiwl *be» ait part>r-i lawnr»i "1 oa> attront. A T *oTT. ( uSUBIaHSMff. Application for Charter. Ni>tic# ia h#r*>l>j fitn that an asplirs finn will W nia<ii- to ti»Omir»w of P«an » Iran;* «>t» Fehramrj 118. 1*93. hy Blair tl<M>k*. Otto Liii;tKT|t. Gilihsri l H' H I.Arkin- at i J>>bn Frifrl. crtdor :> act of »i»»«'!r.bty rntitl«<l "an act to pr..v,ii. f»r th»» incoporatw.n and r*gn a: -o of Natural «»»« « •nopar.i<»« a^jT-rwij M«) 29tti, IMS. and the 'tpplcci-nt ItfTMo. tor tb« i-Uartcr of ao »ntr- trd ci>ip<>nti<'ii to IM» caili-ti fVupto* fla< O-mpa-'ir. ti«? rhar»ct-*r an<! otijecu . f are r.. Jrill or born for natural <*.*. -t..rr. and -uppiy the »atui> for licbt and ftill :<» • job pt-wnt. nf jMraMiw* and a««ciai*iß< in Builnr aud tu-)lU>' vi'hia rm<»«: •»: fouuvitinn dt'taorw of If* liur<i a» ma- <i siro to !>*•• thf nam*-, all tIM r .nt. >i| Butl-r. ami for tli •«* par . t« hi and euj <f. .tit li • r ■*. r.« t>«- u .-fi an.l prt»*il«*|f - "t -»!< l ar; ot Asmmtilf an »nppiestte&l* Xiwm Buck S^Hcr*«r Notice of Aj.p at:ou for Charts*. Xofi •t> N-r ' j ~-1 tf it pp » Übi !•* !•* i • I'i'art •ftj-mui ". p : . a» •» »Ju*l«-r c . tjr, l*a «>u li- • »iXU d». ..I J- tu .A i» . I"**' :'-r a CtHfttf for t;.r pr> p. -wt! '»«»rp«'r3»»t>. t> kBMa •" thp < '■■amii|wiiwi«wy \ai A- mi' i. P.i 'if f;. i <• -rp • i< to «• net a ' on iul'! « pou lit Hospital !•* th rev<*p*ton and fiv .f .'ucb »;vk and tnjarinl a< oar am aiiuititcH) uuil**r »*!.! ir. artpr and '•y-lawa mm nymlu| tnoivw»ih. .1. y p.*t*T*«. >oli<:tor Audiiocs's Malice. Butler --a*t flit I» NO. 3* "fepi. |» Utburao.ti U. ( Tern tj«e. I>r- IPfilllm "f Vita VI Rr.,», fjm - . r ■:* i.ii ... ■ i.< , ,-i < r ■ •»-t of aeteO«lai.» pi ap» "i u*»' 'ir l »d b<r annate 'meat at .mi vattbv i<> <Mii> >te iiil»l*«rtei by r--.| tr-- tlmrarp I -r r ..t.l tuii'S i.^«f .liMt t ie ».-r'lf H tiir • «d I • Mot r total' dirt aud VV i.. »' r.» ( . ' ,'t- i aadttuv >•> . .xfut ui « 'it !«»*»•» th-w entUlfl flo-fr-,.; ■i raa mm I will atteii't to thf MM of »U »e »![• :>a iii'-ut »i n>* who in ItuWUm tiuiUti'm * «- t.ij. tb- .j,' .ay '>f J w. ■< tu » l«-a > ■ . u uod »h»-r' all ptpuan • n»i-nie<l w\« attend. P. W. AaMor. Notice in Partition. Robert UcKlonLi. Kee.l M Brute an.l K!a«u J. tli-BrlOe bbi Jrit.v I X, •.'aaam an<t Martha ■ •rahaw htn alfe Matt. I.ilwmani KupU'lß'a tilbsoii i»» a lie. Mai j i rM. blow • ha«<ea t'owan John rowan. J »tui S < o«*a. rturta L l u«in tb« two Ua' iwBKIt Bilie.r*. tur their in.>th«-r and ileal fneml tui unta r.iwan John i. *. h,tiiu» A Si-wtl \l> K inun %. IHswunJi MfKinula. Jaeoft A r--rree. » teaurn>y J Kenve. John Hlai-C and l-ixtetU J Hi*'! tua wile. W * Koea and M.imaß .* «'"•«» wile. Lee nv>" * w *>"■*. luaa Jonea by b«r k' laritiaii h W Jimet awl lane M. Balpb n tieorxe W. M.-Kmuui. Kram» MoK.auia. Leaoiiworih MrKlnula. awl Mary A *e KtDOtx In like « iurt of Loiamon Pteaa "f Butler in. tVnn'a. A. D.. Jio it. tie.-. Ferta. hwj. Rook is. I*»K* 113. To the abo%e ium> 1 defendant !hl» l» t® ooiUy .uuib.it a «ril a* I'arttifcio ha» Bwa tinned out of >ald t'ourt and to nie Jimud aad by rirtue ofwud writ the |urj «l will im*t i»n the prem sea MartM la vihl wrl4 af I'arilllou to malt' (>artlliot thetvoi on .lay. the .M da> r.f K—jriar> A.l'. VO- at to o'l'ha'lt of aaid da) at whi> «i itme )«• an* nollßeil lo In- ~r—urtit If you jww I'TOfer n» W. * Bri'WN. Kui irr< iiuaiy Peaa'a. Executor's Notice. Le t*er» ti utanieotary on III* entala o Edward Mellon, dee d, late of Xelienopl • rtutler L'o . I'a ha*in|r bwn (frautwl la iti>- underniftieil all per-ooi kiiowoinff theti< lelvei icdaldeit to <aid estate are nnjaeateil lo make i.nuiadialw payment, and auv na* log claim- aifani.lt .aid estate will thuui duly authen'H-ated for -ett ement t»- Kuan Kullki Ki i. W. D. Brandon. /miuruffim. Pa. Attorney. Administrator Notice Wl*ie ia Irttors ol adminlafiutii'O *• re Ihl lay granted by the Xr n» ec :n wi 1 -> J • ouat . I Butler t'ftiß i ! »<h» 'in i»-e» x>> ' " J lit- of '• I ana. u.x til*'* of t lain l'i tap. ail.ltei •a_ r ee-a ... ree»«.. ... - III," tU. Mk.v I*'' hflr 'tr Itu» I. ' it ••• rr.| nil <1 to 111 * !!#«." »1 ' ■ «jm tiav. mc«ui' «««• i pleaee ,tCeaei.< tlo-ui I'llikeuirt .i*e.i : M > Illeui- .<t 'a the >i 0.-r.*,ie'4. tm>»«• ■ ii A 4 tulittAt* tfer K. ■eJnakln. f . .. I'^ia'A «l» ha K.ci'cui »rs' Notice. guriTß iff '"tDfu. i»» '• Lfttrn trJ - nt-* I iljder dee' ». late of Itradi t».' »«'W • pa.. ha* 'a* bee% arw.. led a • t H ' 'aie «ii ja< Wi ». •• • I :'V eteat '"'*r 1 ' »• uMttata »* «' »f »n» *i«a> ■ w -*ssr«i V I W. l». BMaMk *■**'' • I KKKP WARM i AT -Kitili! Expm ii »ar Uu^ni''4f.'* J kikirwa'i feiea IV . 7 . h*m*f •* •* •* •* «ilr* ft*»# "H* * » • - - tn4 7\ m I , r 4 . !tr » « ir I* • M K. «V M. Marks'. ID.cRTIStfiS . .. L0H0&TMIIA&. La. C- WICK mmMUOk m and Igifed hnoei •» 1U |»N ' Ooors, >a*h. B* tids. a !»•£«;«» and u*« in stock. LIMt fIAIH AND PUA- en -Tip.-.*. I' a • ®* r:.»K - »:•*— IT IS PLIASIRE TO W EAR CAR. MENTS THA f ARE CORRECT LY DESIGNED AND PERFECT FITTING -uM THIS SATISFAC TION VOL CAN DEPEND ON SHOULD YOU BOOK VOIR ORDER AT AJfinclVi. j Lart;c Display '■ >t [Hands- n«- FaHt o fcr FALL AN ' t. y -Thae ..-.e «-.i !»• f / ) J A/, aMUn hratMtai* // '/y EirsagCT. / f pn-iiar-d tlh iiniaa to «« VOUNQ MEN tnr tta acU.o U" -a df wra. »«e erentats <t ta. r.M.. a. —. ran 0m ttm (CIV urr iTia*t»«i . piwtku ruwaa «• / / CLAM'S y f f F Bk:I«B Uiip, "f" •«•»-». Ki.-r-v in • Sa. frmm? V Ml W'nHMTM. m\ mn ii im I PUII'ES :» tW at ttat at oar Jl KO if. if jnu «c rnrk and Mtd o*» uictaa »« n «r#nr tbe KEST. Tns# * a «]«•*« tfcpi-sd up o it«tiiT* ft<»n aa. a» ire un»- Dutktßß nttt iTflk I'jra |»ru«»a »a onr Preecripiii»i» D»;Mru n.eti*. You i-ao get Up b#a< e*erT thiß* ii >bc drtur tae fr..a oa Uar at. rt* w abo ke«!i|uaf .-t * far PAINTS OILS. HAMS, laLomme, Hiaktine k. Urt oar prim Muf* Juu bar ' Patata. and -e» wba> we ka* < U» oft.r. Wo -aa aa*- »<>« tfuiWa .>a tour paiat Nil R^dftoitfail* J. C. KEDIi k, Main St.. next ti» Hotel laikwrj. HUTLKK. FA. Hotels and Itept't.-s W S. '»rwirf ** bow ranaia* a jtm nt .-arrttt** twtwawa the b»tr » -tad .a-pina ot ?ho tuaa 'Qi'ikOiahie. Triepi use ?fi». 17. <* laava ii+r* at Hond T tjaml Ij?m IB t tfßWrtl* W. H. O'BKIFN * N. «»l fltelHMNMl Jt t> H : n«nt. | Sanitarv Plumbers Ami tie* Fittwf*. >aA«aaa ia I "V*w . r rtjir, itan Pbktw«a GiobK* tnti N-in H»u* • ■- Jr r r-«mSf..".«v an. I! Hl'TLKIt* V*.\ | i ScwstllU ggsrfr?!rV C mmrnn >m mmww mmtmm m' —a a ""- r taLwaiwa mmaat»aa> Scientific Garfiild Til i—i iaar- * '"'■ it m mm*> - Cures Skk Headache "LrTUIN" and Ns* V ** WEEKLY Tfttaoc fc r o«ry ii 3 o
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