THE CITIZEN SaUMJ at r—umrn at Batter as 14 das* Battsr ULUtI C. IWtn. KHUfcs* THURBDAY, MARCH 12. 18K. ANNOUNCEMENTS. The following named persons are an nounced as candidates for the offices specified below, subject to the decision ofthe Republican voters of Butler county at the primary election: Saturday, March *•—l to 7P. M. FOB CONGRESS. DK. J. B. SHOWALTER, of Millerstown borough. J. DAVID MCJUNKIN, of Butler. FOR DELE OA TE TO NATIONAL CONVEN TION. Da. S. D. BELL, of Butler. E. E. ABRAMS, of Butler. FOR DELEGATE TO STATE CONVENTION. (a to elect.) REUBEN SHANOR, of Prospect. DR. J. M. LEXGHXER, of Butler. S. FRANKLE, of Millerstown. FOR STATE SENATE W. H. RITTKR, of Butler. W. C. THOMPSON, of Butler. W. H. H. RIDDLE, of Butler.l DR. WH. IRVINE, of Evans City. POR ASSE.HF I-Y. JAMES A. MCMARLIN, of Adams twp. JOHN DINDINGER, of Zelienople. ELLIOTT ROBB, of Franklin twp. M. N. GREER, of Buffalo twp. JAMES N. MOORE, of Butler. POR REOISTER AND RECORDER. WILLIAM E. COOPER, of Worth twp. WM. J. BURTON, of Penn twp. GEORGE E. THOMAS, of Butler, formerly of Conoqueneaeing twp. W, I, ADAMS, of Washington twp. FOR SHERIFF. M. L. GIBSON, of Butler. F. M. SHIRA, of Parker twp. W. B. DODDS, of Muddycreek. J. B. BLACK of Butler. THOMAS R. HOON, of Centre twp. B.W. DouTHETT, of Connoquenessing. W. W. LINDSEY, of Allegheny twp. M. J. BLACE, of Allegheny twp., former ly of Cherry twp. FOR PROTHONOTARY. ROB T J. THOMPSON, of W. Sunbuiy. JAMES MEYLERT MCCOLLOUGH. of Fair view twp. WILLIAM C. NEGLEY, of Butler. FOR COUNTY TREASURER. GEO. B. TURNER, of W. Sunbury, for merly of Concord twp. CYRUS HARPER, of Cranberry twp. D. L. RANKIN, of Butler. W. S. DIXON, of Penn twp. POR CLERIC OP COURTS. WM. C. FINDLEY, of Butler, formerly of Clay twp. GEO. M. GRAHAM, of Connoquenessing twp ISAAC MEALS, of Butler. W. B. MCGEABY, of Butler. M. C. SARVER, of Buffalo. CHAS. B. GLASGOW, of Clinton. DAVID D. QUIGLEY, of Penn twp. M. h. STARE, of Petrol ia, formerly of Concord twp. JOHN B. MATHERS, of Butler, formerly of Brady twp. FOR BOUNTY COMMISSIONER. HARMON SEATON, of Washington twp. J. W. STARR, of Butler, formerly of Penn J. CSEKADEN, of Clay two. JOHN W. GILLESPIE, of Middlesex twp. iOHI* MITCHELL, of Butler. A COB ALBERT, of Franklin. W. W. BRANDON, of Connoquenessing twp. W. J. WELSH, of Jefferson twp. rot COUNTY AUDITOR. WU. S. MOORE, of Muddycreek twp. O. R. THORNE, of Clay twp. JAMES H. MORRISON J*, of Harnsville. JL H. YODHC, of Clay twp. CORONEK. P. H. SECHLKH, of Prospect, ANTHONY THOMPSON, of Centre twp. C. ALBERT WATERS, of Butler. JOHN L. JONHS. Of Butler borough. State Convention—At Harrisburg, Thursday, April J 3d, for the purpose of nominating two candidates for Congress at-large; 32 Presidential Electors; and selecting eight delegates to the Republt can National Convention to be held at The following was adopted at the last meeting of the County Committee: Resolved, That none but known Re publicans be allowed to vote at a Republi can primary election in this county, and If not known as such by the election board, the person offering to vote must state under oath that he will support the Republican nominees at the following November election, if be votes at all, provided that *his rule shall not conflict with the mle now in force allowing one to vote at a primary election who has not attained nis twenty-first year, but who will be oyer twenty-one years of age at the succeeding November election. Withdrawal. HARRIS VII. LK, PA., March 10, 1896. Having been prevented by illness for several weeks from engaging in the canvass for County Commissioner, and on renewed effort finding that my health and the force of circumstances will not permit me to make a canvass, I nave decided to withdraw. With sincere thanks for expressions of confidence and offers of support, J. ]. MCGARVEY. The Republican State convention of Ohio was the most harmonious ever held in the Buckeye State,—lt was a McKtnley love feast There seems to have been a strange lack of favorite sons this week. What is the matter? Doesn't anybody want the Presidency? Wrn. Flinn and C. L. Magee yesterday made imformation against the responsible parties of the Commercial Gazette and Evening Press charging them with crimi nal libel. Mrs James G. Blaine is contemplating the removal of her husband's remains from Oak Hill cemetery, Washington, D. C. to a private cemetery near Augusta, Maine. The spot selected there is on the brow of a hill overlooking the Kenne" bee river. Yesterday was a hot day in the Ken tucky Legislature—the House ousted a Democrat and the Senate two Republicans Revolvers were in evidence and it was with difficulty that they were kept from shooting. No U. S. Senator has yet been elected. Dun & Co's last weeks Trade Review, ■ays: Wool declined 2-4 per cent during the month of Feb. presumable owing to the failure of the proposed tariff bill. This means last year's low prices to our farmers for their wool. Eagles are so plentiful in the moun tains near Selma, California, as to lie a serious nuisance to stockmen. They •eem to have a strong preference for sucking pigs, and one stockman says that in the last season fully 300 young pfg» have been earned from his ranch by ea gl«- New York is building a school house, the playground or "yard" of which will be on the roof. The play ground will be protected by a parapet wall about four feet high and a galvanized wire netting, which will extend over th« jj-hole of the playground at a higlit of about feet. This netting will not interfere I*. the slightest with the admission of light mud air, but will prevent frofrom throwing articles over and down WjKtf) t)K MTHMitxifng buildings and faoflete. low. Tbe ackW hiiiHijg Mtobe of fire proof conHtrnction. f* ip probable that future school house* i a N?y Vpric will be built on this plan, awl tbu* \g.p >»e •tun of money will be saved th»t twe been spent cr. real estate. Washington Nate*. Senator Lodgt, chairman of the Com mittee on Immigration, reported a bill from that committee for the restriction of immigration. The bill provides for the exclusion of all persons who are so ignor ant as to be unable to read and write their language. Senator Lodge present ed a written report on the bill, in which he says: "This measure, if adopted, will ex clude a large portion of the present im migration, and with few exceptions will tell exclusively on the most undesirable portions of immigration a lone. No msasure can be devised which will let in absolutely everyone who ought to come in and exclude every immigrant wbo ought to be shut out, but the percentage of desirable immigrants who would be excluded by this bill, would be reduced to the minimum." The committee also say that there can be no doubt that there is a general and earnest desire among the people of the United States to restrict immigration. "It is obvious that immigration in its present unrestricted form," the report continues, "threatens to injure the quality of our citizenship and lower the rates of American wages.'' The House has passed a bill of great interest to every pensioner. It changes the method of disbursing quarterly pen sion payments, and, if enacted into law, will effect a change which is expected to relieve some of the old veterans of the opprobrium which has been heaped upon them in some quarters on account of their addiction to intoxicants. The bill provides that hereafter all pen sion payments shall be forwarded by reg istered letter to the beneficiaries at their Homes, and aholishes the present system, which compels many of them to travel to the locations of the pension agents— usually in some large city—to receive their checks. Complaints have been made to the Invalid Pensions committee that the present system is fraught with many disagreeable and inconvenient features, and that new methods should be inaugurated. Many families of old veterans, upon receiving their money in the cities, proceed to enjoy themselves in riotous living, witn the result that both themselves and their families are injured and neglected. The committee believes that this bill will remove many of the undesirable features of the present law, and is satisfied that the Senate will pass it. Political Notes The official vote of the Republican primaries of Lawrence county was count ed Monday afternoon. For State Senate W. M. Brown had 3,169; H. W. Grigsoy, 2,978; Assembly, two to elect, A; L. Mar tin, 2,822; R. A. Todd, 2,604; James Mc- Aulas, 2,524; J. S. Wood 1,719- W. F. Gibson and W. L. McConnell were nominated for commissioners. For county treasurer J, A. Hainer had a majority of 4,491 over John S. Taggart. Thomas W. Phillips vote for Congress was 2,824. He had no opposition. A. S. Love, for prothonotary, also had no opposition. His vote was 2,381 H. W. Grigsby, the defeated candidate for State Senate, entered a protest against the returns for the First and Fifth wards, and West New Castle being counted, He claimed the election board in the first precinct of the precincts mentioned votes had been taken from persons having no legal right to vote. W. M. Brown said he did not want the nomination if it was tainted with frauds A county commit teeman, a Grigsby man, wanted the vot ing list brought in. - The protest was tabled, but the trouble will be carried into court. The convention was the most exciting ever held here. Grigsby's friends claim that there were euough Democrats voted in the precincts under protest to defeat him. The "favorite son" business is being rushed so vigorously just now that it may practically peter out before the long June days get here. Most of the influential English papers seem to favor a joint commission to as certain the facts injthe Venezuelan bound ary dispute. It is probably in some way that the matter will finally be settled. Holmes will be hanged on May 7th, if he does not cheat the gallows by escap ing from the prison or committing sui cide. It will be interesting to hear any confession this arch-murderer may make. The monthly statement of the director of the mint shows that during the month of February the total coinage at the United States mints aggregated $2,77 8 .- 180, of which $1,240,000 was in gold double eagles, $1,500,000 in silver dollars and $38,180 in minor coin. Dr. Jameson, the Trans val raider, and present English hero, on arriving in London found one hundered and thirty letters waiting for him, and one proved to be from a lady in good position, who proposed marriage, and added if not satisfactory she had two marriageable daughters. He could make his choice of all three. Sixteen dollars reached the United States treasury a few days ago, as a con tribution to the conscience fund by an uukrown person in Mifflintown, Pa. No very large amounts stolen from the Unit ed States ever get back in that way. Peculations on the treasury seem to act like homeopathic medicines, more vio lent in satall doses. Word has been received at Fritztown Berks county, of the death of Oliver H. Shearer, aged 23 years, of tLat place*, He left Fritztown last January, and ac companied a filibustering expedition to Cuba. He was aaaigned to duty and distinguished himself on the battlefield, but while engaged in a hotly contested battle was shot in the abdomen and died in a few minutes. Georgia, the Empire State of the South seems to be practically solid for McKinley. His friends carried the Fifth or Atlanta district last week, and they claim to be certain of carrying the Seventh. Georgia is becoming a great manufacturing State, and it is natural that the Republicans down there should favor the election of the foremost expo nent of protection. Comic papers have rerticuled til* average college man for bis knowledge of nothing but football. One collegian. l»wcver, succeeded in putting his ath letic po»w> to profitable use. The cen tre rush of th« JTniversity of Georgia,s football team is now jjghting in the Cu ban insurgent army at a salary- of $24 a week, aasvU'r ed a rather rough place, and news paper worker a miglity bad man. StM* tist»c». bowerer, do not bear out that ieea. iA ( C>nvicts in the State pen- of Texas not a printer ft «?»W i P er man, there min isters, daeVJK, jankers, fathers, photo graphers, barkeepm, gw)ui W"' members of almost all professions and c*ilingK— The printer gets a bad name because the iwJurc of his business teaches him to de left wtuuuH and he scorns the lypocnte. ARMENIA. When Bi-m H Butler ot the Pittsburg Times wa- sent on his mission to the Rus sian oil fields he made a closs study of the Armenian question, and on Saturday last that paper printed almost two pages of the most interesting matter pertainiDg to this question that ha* as yet been published. After stating that he had received a num ber of warnings not to meddle with re ligion, poHtics or the Armenian question while in Turkey. Bat being an Armenian Yankee and a good n»wc-paper man be could bat disregard the advise and by in quiry and noseing ar and he elisited many tacts from which we take the following: The Armenian perplexity is no now thing. If has bothered the European na tions a long time- The source whence it springs has k*pt the Christians of all na tions iu a stew of a thousand years. It not only goes to the bottom of vhe exist ence ol' the Armenian as an individual, but it began with him when the indi vidual was set a part of a nation long since swept away by the cruel fojlowtrs ol the blood-red crescent It is wider tban the interests of the Armenian, tor it in volves the lite of the Otioman empire as a religious institution aad of the Mohamme dan religivE. It reaches to the utmost ex tent of the world in its inflntnees. It keeps Russia and Eogla d glowering at eacb other, because each is afraid the other will assume some privilege in Tur key on the strength of offering protection to the unhappy victims ol Turkish fury. Because Eag and dare not engage iu war wita Germany while Kuesia is ready to lake aovanrago ot ber toe moment she Sas other foes to attract her attention the Armenian question keeps peace in South Africa. Because England would not dare 10 entertain a torugn embroilment iu the new world; wuh the Russian bear wailing to gather lip any Britisn plunder in the Orient that is n.>t tarr ully watched, Great Bntain could not talk sassy to Uncle .-am wiien be t4»ld her to keep ofl the lorbidden terntoiy in Venezuela. In all of the turmoil the Armenian is the iellow who is doing the suffering Except that be is tortured and killed, bis lamily outraged and bis children sta.-ved. the Armenian nevertheless is really out a small character in tbe tragedy for which he furbishes the victim. The Armenian in not understood in America He is rather invented by bin sympathizers with virtues that be does not possess and forgiven the vices that are really his cs.vmpathy covers a great deal in bis case. He is a Christian. But not a protectant nor a Roman like the orthodox Rus-ian. His chnicb is an offshoot from the ancient Greek church, differing mater ially frox the parent stein, and from all other Christian creeds. Yet he is one of the oldest of the faith. His conversion lrom pagan beliefs dates back into the second .>r third century. In the ages that have elapsed since. be baa been persecuted to the biuer eitrenie, yet he has never faltered in his adterence to his faith. He has not been proselyted, although sur rounded by the Mussulman, the most re lentless of religious persecutors. No nat ter what the inducement or threat he has remained true to the doctrine of his fathers As a nation the Armenian is a remum brarce. He will tell you tbat he is of a race descended from Uaik, through the line of Japhet the son of Noah, ami tbat his people established themselves ia the territory known as Armenia fully 4 000 years age. He is a fellow wholly differeut irom his neighbors, the barbarous Kurds and Turks. His appearance is more like that of the civilized inhabitant of West ern Europe or America, while his language is in oo wise related to that of his con querors. From tno early days Armenia has been the habitation of sorrow. She has been the spoij of the stronger powers of Persia, Tartary, Rome, Greece, Assyria, the Turk, until finally the Ottoman Turk, spreading westward in the establishment of the strong military monarchy, gathered Armenia in out of danger Irom any but himself aud his friends. In the Ottoman empire the Armeniau has always been isimply a conquered sub ject. He never a£bliated in religion or custom with his conqueror The two raoes are as marked in their individuality and differences as the white man and the In dian of America. In the latter days the majority of the Armenians have deserted the original Armenia, which now contains scarcely a third of the 2.000,000 who in habit various sections of the globe. The greater number are in Russia, winch is lair as Ru-sia ban taken from Turkey a big strip ot the old Armenia. Like the Jew, the Armenian is a people, but not a nation. The very land is parceled out among the afonger modern powers. Cradled in adversity, the Armenian has not deteiiorated lrom the fist stock. He is an intelligent fellow, shrewd in busi ..mm, mint «»r nntnmft boan «r» a !!•»«"- cial transaction. Long years of oppres sion have shaipened the wits of these peo ple, likewise making thorn diplomatic for they are submissive and patient under the wrongs of tbeir governors. When that much is said of them, about all is said that the inhabitant of tbo country will permit to their credit. The truth is tnat the Arme nian in his own country bears a rather unsavory name, not only among Europeans about him, five oi the half dozen will cau tion you to beware of bim in any business transaction. In a confiding moment the European representative of a large Ameri can manufacturing establishment told me tbat in an experience among them of 21 years be had never known an honest Armenian. A French commercial traveler, who goes far into Turke.-tan and all of the Armenian country, reviled them unmerci fully as we rode through a section of the old Armenian territory in the same state room together one day "They will sub mit to any insult anil ai.y indignity with a smile, in the hope of cheating you before von get oat of reach," he said. And to sty: "The A mil-man is to a couniderahle extent to blame lor the feeling which the Ti rk entertains for bim. The Armenian i- the merchant, the banker, the money lender and the usurer of the empire, The way he salivates the Turk from time to time is only equaled by the way iu which the Turk gets even in the ei.d." That however due* not excuse in the slightest the horriblfl outrages that have been perpetrated lor centuries, worse pro bably in the past year that at any time before; or certainly more talked of, per haps because better known. It is sale to say that, instead of being overdrawn, the Htoriesoftbe Armenian horrors arc not half so bad as they would be were nil told One innocent, looking devil of a Turk, who WUH pointed out to me at Trebifonde as a fellow who had killed 11 Armenians during the massacre mere last (all, «'v a young sprig of about 22, and not savage euougti to give rise to the suspicion thst ho would drown a litter of superfluous kittens for his mother. His father, to make the family record for blood thirstiness complete, has added lour more yioiims to the list. "Over ia the couutry." said my inform ant, "tbey found a number • I the poor beggars who had concealed themselves in a well. The devils poured oil over the miserable wretches ana art lire to them there in the bide." The same nun con tinued: "I see the papers say 800 were killed here at Trobistonde. Fifty per cent, more than that would bo noarer the real figure All kind* ot infernal torture were resorted to. Down there in the harbor so many bodies were thrown in the water that nobody will eat the Hub any more " In Constantinople the same thing is .aid of the fish taken Ircin the point at the month of Ibo Ooldwi Horn, off the old Harem palaoes To out otf the hands and feet of a man, tie bim up to the ralters ot his house, tear ofl his ears, clip a piece off his tongue, slice a few bits of ttesb irom bis body, pour vinegar on the wounds, sear him with a hot ramrod, tfouge out an eye, and then before him, as U ftung there dyiug out rage his wile and dautbtffra, w:i« about as mild a form ot excitement »• ir/vjld satisfy a Turk durinT the massacres, the tiles Uiat come to Constantinople surpass bullet, and moul of Uje;n are veritied by the con sular agents at tlie ol the massa cre*, I heard of such barbari ties as tearing children apart by tfte gagging i»et. tfith their >wu S'verad arms and ears to stop it.vjr '•blasphemy/ cutt ing open pregnant to tiecjde wages as to the sex of the ofcjld. imprison ing poor wretobas in li"*e» thickly « odd ed with Iron spikes, piling up babies to «eu how many could bo out through 4! one time by a stout stroke of a sharp orison Q '.&i/Jd'i v;C< the cr, lutes, * c d tu'ci.«J' Oia/'AerinU tbelr own t ami lies »a tt»« feooo ifM U tfif/tM 1,0 .blamed on the hones: 'tfUk *O-lV M Ltius be made to suffer. Il« thin goes on tit »Ulu that it will not slip antyl itje Armenian ia exteruiiniUtxl, ii 'IH a fin»ilinn i>| religion, politics, Micial relktlnfi', einnilor, lia'rcd mm tti« 'l'iiik in hi* j-oli gioßi ha i* inti.luuHt of thp'CWMian l.» does not COIIMJBI THAT BE II GUILIY of ENUIO by killing them; etc. In order to fully understand the situa tion now In Turkey, both as to the danger that threatens in Armenia and the relation of Turkey to the rest of Europe, a little Turkish history must be repeated. The story of the Ottoman Empire, its remark able spread over Europe, to be folltwed by its miserable collapse, is one of the most roman'ic chapters of the annals of the world. As Rome began to decay, Con stantine set ip anew the Roman capital at the Bosphorus and the ancient town of Byzantium, rechristened, became Con stantinople, in honor of the Emperor. Although Constantine accepted the new religion of Christianity more as superstition thai as a religion, he was an instrument in spreading the doctrine, which through B\ iantium and the Eastern empire passed over into Russia, where the Greek Catholic Christian cuurch i 3 to day'the religion of the State and tb« people. In the latter part of the sixth cent iry of Christianity, Mohammed, a son of a poor merchant, was born in Mecca. He was reared in obscurity, but later married a wealthy widow, and about the year 600 A D. he began to preach a new religion. It is uniortunate that the Christians of the early day in Persia were not of the most upright type Their corrupt practices, to gether with the dislike of tne Jews, made converts to Mohammed's religion n<>t a difficult matter, and the doctrine of Mam, which means resignation to the will of ti<>d, spread Wheieitdid not take root sufficiently last Mohammed's followers planted it with the sword. The rise of the Turk Degins about 1300, with Othman, the first, and for almost 700 years the descendants of this prince have sat on the throne of the Ottoman empire. The dynasty is unbroken, a thing unpar alleled in the history of nations. In the hands of this family of Ottomans, Turkey rose from a handful of barbarians to be 'he most important and powerful empire on the *lobe at the time, her rule reaching from the Pbrsian gulf iuto laly and Austria, and controlling the Mediter ranean to Gibraltar. Rome fell, the East era empire went to pieces, western Europe was divided into petty principalities. Turkey alone prospered, and extended her dominions. Up to 1650 Turkey ruled the entire East and tbreated the West, bu'. at this period Hungary, Poland and Austria bail pat a damper on Tnrkev, and province after pro vianee tbat had been held by Turkey were accumulated by them. The Turk is not the only excellent neigh bor to help the Armenians along in tneir wretc jedness and sorrow. Another fellow nearly as bad as the Turk is the wild tree booter, the Kurd. The Kurd is ot a pat tern similar to the Apache Indian of America. He is merciless, cruel, recog nizing no law, amenable to no government, lie is worse than our Indians, because he ii more enlightened, and thus can bring to the furtherance of his refined deviltry a broader range of torture and greater tei tility of resource in discovering methods. Tt e Kurd, unlike the Turk, bears no in tense hatred toward the Armenian. He swoops down upon the wretched peasant and carr es off his cattle and meagre crops beoause they are useful, not because of a fondness for destruction. His motive is the same as thai of the trapper who wants the fnr, but has no enmity toward the animal that wears it. He outrages the wife and daughter ol the Armenian peas ant because it suits his Lrutal pleasure, li the Armenian peaceably submits his wile and family to the Kurd, the latter luoks upou it as good sense If the Ar menian resists, he is killed for his annoy ances. The Kurd is a robber and a bri ga'ad. He murders only to expedite his business of pillage. The Turkish govern ment encourages the Kurd to some extent. Nor particularly because it neods to have him kill Armenians, lor the time has not yet arrived wbon the Turk cannot kill all the Armenians necessary; but if the Kurd d.dn't plunder the Armenian in comfort he would fcaye to plunder the Turk, which would have its drawbacks to the Turk, so the Ottoman government supplies the Ki rd with weapons, makes a guerrilla sol dier of him, and turns him loose to ravish and despoil. The case of the Armenian *eems almost as hopeless now as it did on the day when the Turk first overran his country and set the croccent above the cross. For the only power that can defend the poor creat ure.-. must be one strong enough to »we the Turk into merciful behavior. Were the Turk the only man to deal with that would not be tne most difficult thing tor any one of several of the Christian nations of the world. But the Turk is the smallest fact or in the international problem, linssia has probably within her boundaries as many Armenians as Turkey has, but Rus ria tolerates no such outrages as are re ported continually from the cities of Asia Minor At the close of the Bulgarian war Kassia had proposed to protect the Chris tian in the Ottoman empire, and with her ot too wans i'i mzHibum sne acted as it she meant business. Tnat she annex ed a large block ot Turkish Armenian ter ritory to her own possessions, protecting tho Christian in that annexed portion ever since, is good enough evidence of what she would have done if she had been let alone. iiut England particularly, and the other Europeaj powers acting in concert, insist ed mat all of them should take a hand in the protection of the Christian in the Tark ish dominion. The actuating motive was no fear tnat Russia would not take ample oare ot the Christian It was jealousy of the growing power of the csar. liussia, from an insignificant handful of bar jarians, had pushed out in ail directions, until she had established hers. If from the Arctic ocean to the southern most points of the (Slack sea, and from the Atlantic gulfs on the west down throngh Siberia to the Paci fic ocean. She had giown to be far the largest empire in poiut of territory in the world, comprising about a sixth of the area of the laud of the globe. She hid be come the most populous of modern naions, and her ambition had become apparent to all of Europe The Black sea is one of the most im portant commercial routes of the world. From Persia and all of the Asiatic country as far east as the Chinese and East India frontiers come long camel caravat.s laden with the product of the soil, of the loom and of the bazar The wheat of the step pes is carried to the Black sea for shipment to Western Europe. Hamsun, Kerasnnd, Trebizonde, Batum, Odessa and other ports swarm wub shippiug carrying the products of the Orient to the modern Eu rope, or bringing back for the myriads of Inhabitants of the far East the manufac tured goods of civilization. These ships fly the flags of England, France, Austria and other nations The Golden Hojn at Constantinople is full of crafts moving up and down the Bosphorus, to or from the Black sea, The Black sea is a rival to the Suez canal for the commerce of the East. England coul 1 not for a moment calmly entertain the idea of any further Russian advantages iu Turkey The Crimean war was fought to check the advances of the Russian bear, and it was largely a failure. To permit Russia to remain at Erzeroutn meant to permit Russia to exercise juris diction over all of the overland traffic, aud possibly to push farther south aud east. Farther east would menace the English possessions in India. To go south would lie to bold control of the Euphrates and Tigris valleys and the broad plains that open to the Persian gulf and the Red sea It meant the possession by Russia of a strategic point from which she could com matid by -hort and eisy marches the com merce of the Su» z eanal. With Russia es tabiisheil at Erzeroum. England feared for her Asiatic possessions and for her connec tion byjtbe Mediterranean, either overland or through the canal. The American uiisriimiary hart liitured to considerable extent in the Armenian que* tion. Without diacu«ning tte value ;>f foreifcu mixtion*, I tail to nee that the American inirtoionary in Turkey in of much benetii except, perhaps. in two indirect way*. To convert the Armenian ia uu nec«i-»ary. lie ii already Christian, Hucb RP it ia. To couvert the Turk i» next thing t(> *» impossibility. The Mohammedan does not want tu Lo converted, and the law i» moat rigid in forbidding fun con version if ho d>4- To renounoe'bia re lj~ion would be to the Turk U> ranounoe hfs county hi® goveanment, hi* people to loose all "nodal iltttptjine, to become an out cast in the community, aixl to invite probahiu murder by enthun!aKtic Moham- Wiih HUCII an inducement star ing hjro ia ?fje lacp, and with all hi« in tense religious finaticjf.qf t:; hold bioi in \iuu, tfce rewa'drt beld'oul to ttye Christian mjHbjotfW in furjtvy are very source •fboy have e,;t»M>,tlied schools and college* and advanoed tije whjcqfjon ot llje people, etc. Mr. Uutler winds dj> Y«7 interesting kittnr) bf wing: Hot in ■ p'!te of y/utf i» doing in hi* way : the miamonSry a.u. pray tor you, Johinjr." John was rather pioiiM binine'l, but he W.»K also practical. S' •.. iimrely Maid, "All right, mother. Hut lieio.o j-u-y be/m send Joe lor the doctor." England or Rawia must «ave toe Arme nian. It is a vary grave question whether England is big enough. If she is not then new politics promise iu the old woild before many years, with Russia the master of the continent, just as the t nited State* ; are in the Western hemisphere. England's i plight is more unsatistactory to day than it has ever been since she became a great natioy, at least so we mast infer unless she shows us differently by carrying out her promise to the world made at Berlin in 1876, to save the Armenian Christian. NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES. David Smith, a miner in the Cat-Fish mines in Armstrong county, met his death last Friday, while "bearing in," a large boulder dislodged from the roof falling upon him,.killing him instantly. The ac cident occurred,in the presence of two of bis sons. He was 43 years old and leaves a wife and 7 children. Miss Mary A. Lewis died at the resi dence of her sister Mrs. Wm. Pollard. Jr., on High street, East Brady, March 4th at 3 o'clock, after an illness of 3 months dur ation. The circumstances surrounding the illness and death of this young woman are of a nature as sad and touching as any we have ever known; at the same time bringing forth an .--ct that is subline iu its beautv of self-sacrifice and is rarely equal led. After a two years course ot training in the West Penn Hospital at Pittsburg, irom which she graduated with honors, and without tsking the rest she bad earned after the hard work, Miss Lewis took charge ol a typhoid fever case at Home stead and nursed it successfully for six weeks. Two other calls wore waiting hei skill after the first was well; one the mem ber of a wealthy Pittsburg family, and the other a lamily in poor circumstances living at Coopers'.own, where both the father and mother w-ere sick with typhoid fever De spite the appeals oi h«r friends to rest or take the easiest jpase Miss Lewis believed she could do the most good at the hamb lent home and left immediately to render her aid. Two weeks later she was taken sick with typhoid fever herself, and short ly after was removed to the hospital from which she jraduated. Despite all that the physicians could do the diseas t did not 3*ield, and an affection of the spine and brain ensued from which there was no hopes for recovery. On Friday she was re moved to this place, and died as above stated.—Review. Hubbard Co's shovel works, corner ol Butler street and Allegheny Valley R. R. Pittsburg, was destroyed by Sre Sunday morning, loss nearly SIOO,OOO. A $7,000 soldier's monument will be erected at Mercer, this spring. John McKean, a one-legged man, and James McDermitt. a hotel keeper of In diana, Pa., were. arrested by W. H. Griffen a secret service detective, for making and paving counterleit money, and taken to Pittsburg for a bearing before the United States Commissioner. Vi* U , . , The Lawrence couaty grand jury has re turned a true bill in the case'of M. C. J add, the PitUVjrg dtfi Lako tele graph operator, who Henry Huff, the Mahoningjtun b*ri>er. The railroad men along the line have raised qnite a sum of money which will be used in his defense. ■the soldiers and sailors of Westmore land county, in convention at Greensburg, decided to urge at once the building of a monument to the county's heroes. It is proposed to erect a monument to cost about $35,000. The county commissioners will be expected to provide about $20,000. A New Castle special says: Frank Car lisle is not satisfied with the verdict of the ooroner's jury on the death of his wife and believes she was poisoned by some thing other than furnace gas. He intends to have the body eihumed and a ihorojgh analy sis of the stomach made. Carlisle alleges that he was not aware of the jury's sittiug at Manager Thompson's house on Thursday night, and ho had no opportuni ty to submit the testimony of Mrs. Car lisle's sisters, tbat they saw Mrs Carlisle got into a buggy with Mr. Thompson the evening before she was found dead. The physicians who testitieu m tne case naia that Mrs. Carlisle had been dead six or seven hours when found, and that Thomp son, who was found at the came time the body was discovejed, was still living. This phase of the ea*e, Carlisle says he proposes investigating fully. A Clarion county 14-year-old boy weighs 220 pounds. Two Lancaster county men will set out six acres of chestnut trees in York oounty. They have bought chestnut sprout land, which they will graft with the Paragon variety of chestnut. In three years they expect revenues to begin. John Collin, a farmer living near Green ville, had a sick oow. All the country doctors had looked at the case, consulted their time-worn medicine books, prescrib ed plasters, medicated mashes, etc., with out number, all to no avail. The Cow got no better, and a veterinary was called to see the case. After a thorough examina tion he diagnosed the case as heart trouble, and ordered the beast killed. A post mor tem examination wasffi&da after his or ders had been owrried-iMit, and » darning needle was fountfesticking in the beast's heart, black witb age 0 ] Dr. UindmauVjf Du Bois, reports a re markable coincidence which occurred Wed nestiay. He was called tp attend the fam ilies of two brothers, liarvey aud Judsou Brady, both of whom reside on the Luth ersburg road, but four doors apart. Both homes were gladdened by the arrival me at McDonald Pa. accompanied by her sister Miss Kitt Henshaw. Miss Anita C. Hoyt entertained a few of her mends at her home on Central ave., Monday evening, a pleasant time was had by all. The old Campbell building Uelow Johnson's hardware has underwent re pairs and is now a fine pity- restaurant managed by two young ladies of Mon terey Pa. PETROLIA PENCII.INGS. John Harlev of Lima Ohio is visiting his mother who has been very ill. Dr. Foster, of Pittsburg, Miss Marie Foster of Butler, and Miss Maud Fletcher of Bruin Saturday at J. S. Fosters. Miss Hattie Ervin is spending the week in Butler, and will visit in Pittsburg. Braddock and Oakdale before her return. Miss Pearl Soules of Bellevue is visiting her mother. Mrs. Lew Thomas died at her home in Mannington W. Ya., on Friday, the re mains were brought to Bridys for burial. Mrs R. C. Whitford and Clarence Yeag er are ill with pneumonia. Misses Margaret and Ida Ervin have been ill with measles the prst week. F..M. Fritz fell on Sunday evening severely spraining his left ankle. Tommy Thomas of Mannington W. Ya., spent the week with relations after at tending the funeral of his sister-in-law, Mrs Lew Thomas. ZELIENOPLE ZEPHYRS. Birdie Snyder has returned from Pitts burgh, where she was attending school, to spend her vacation of two weeks with her mother, Mrs. C. Snyder. Miss Emma McKee visited friends in New Brighton, Sabbath. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hibbs have return ed from a short wedding trip,, they will go *o their new home in Pittsburg in the near future. The following officers have been el ected for the Co. C. E. Convention ot 1896 which meets in Zelienople in July, Prof. Henry Klofenstine, Pres., Mr. Moyer, V. Pres, Miss Nellie Cowdeti, Recording Sec, Miss. Agnes Staufifer, Corresponding Sec, Mr. Al. Winters, Treasurer. The various committees wil' be chosen in the near future and their names published as soon as chosen. ROSEBUD. HARRISVILLE HITS. Mr. Humphrey went to Farmington Tuesday to visit old friends. Marriages are still the rage here. James McGill, of this place, and Miss Emery, of Grove City, were married on Tuesday, March 3rd. ~\Ve wish, them much joy. ;jirs. McMillian for Kansas City Tuesday morning to visit her daughter. Miss Minnie Barns, of Pittsburg, came home with a broken arm on Saturday. Mr. Bingham whose horse ran off from him and who got badly bruised is getting better. Miss Blakly has sold out her stock of millinery goods, and has left for Pitts burg where she will get a position as trimmer. Warren Steen and wife, of Oil City, is visiting friends and relations here. James Thomas and wife, of DeHaven, were the guests of Mrs. Thomas' parents, Wm. Stuart and wife. Miss Mary Stuart is in DeHaven visit ing friends. Miss Bell Brown is in Centervillc visit ing her sister Miss Bessie. Mr. Kelly, of Greenville, was the guest of his Uncle Mr. McDonald over Sunday. There will be a concert given in the M. E. Church followed by an Ice Cream supper 011 Thursday evening March 26th. The concert will l>e given by the ladies Mandolin club of . Grove City. Admisr sion 15 cts. Miss Birdie steen is going to start a Millinefy store in the room which used to beMr Cummings' if:eat shop in April. Mrs. MCMillian is in I'arniiugton visit ing her parents.* FLICK FLICKERINGS. James Anderson, of the Freley oil field was the guest ot J. W. Gillespie on Wed nesday evening of last week. Tht Forest Oil Co. are drilling their N'o. 5 on the J. N. Fulton farm. The Kelley farm of 18 acres was sold to W. A. Matian for the sum ol nine-hundred and twenty live dollars. From another corresponded The Litcrcrys at Koeky Uun are covered from his long spell of sickness. I. F. Davis has al3o recovered from 1113 sickness, ''and close call to the futuro world," with proper care we osueot him to be around as before. May Gibson has not improved uny of late, She has been sick a long time, and the doctor-, has not yet found reliel for her complaints. The Ladies Missionary Society of the U. P. Church here will nave a thank offering meeting on the 2nd of April, at 2 p. m There will be special programme for that occasion to which an invitation is extended to all who are interested iu the Missionary work, and it is a great work to which we all should take great interest relying on God's promises. The lintel Adams here is always open lor the accomodation of all, and will en deaver to please travelers who stop aud also regular boarders Os's Wammock has gone to Uu'ler to share part of bis vacation with bis liiends there, lie will ret'irn to his labors again the Ist of April. The Butler well on the Keep .larm is completed, but for some reason unknown to the public is standing untuned with a very good showing of oil. Wm. McChesney has rented the house on the Jacob Hawk farm to a coal minor who he has employed, be expects to work the farm him t:elf. John Alfred Campbdl, of Muddy creek, itoped in town on Monday 'light. Dk.n't. BpiH> HI pnwOFR *4kbeolutely Pu.v. A cfoilsn of tartar baking powder.. Ui£h "St VI art' it- -J "»«?)' $1 ft.ua ttev<}4 1. | LntUil Xtfiiea ><"u. «... „ Kjtai. Luti.-u i'owx>tit Co,, too Wallet., N. V | DI^YTHS. CALYKKT—At hi* heme iu riistersville, February 17, Wm. X. Calvert, aged 6.} years. He .*'»> ti.il ktuwu in the oil tields and • v.- ; the fa'her of -amuel A Calvert, of M illerj-town. PITMAN—At his home in Harmony. March 1, ISUC Freddie X., sou of W. B. Pitman. aged 14 mouths. FKAZI I.R -At her home on East Jeffer son street, Butler, March 7, 1896. Mi?s Lller. Fraz.er, aged ysfcra. UINUMAN—At her home in Cherry twp., March 7 I>>96,1 > >96, Mrs. Elme in Butler, March 8, 1896, Margaret, daughter of John Bier, aged 31 ye.jrs. .UEXDEKSi'X —At his home in Hariis vule, Feb 26 I$9G W. B. Henderson, aged 6') years. NIKi'K - At hi r home in Harmonr, March 2 1 s!Xi Mr Niece; mother ol E~q Niece aged 94 11 er remains were taken t«i Sanly Like, her former home for inter ment. McJUNKIX —At her resid«uc» in this place, Wednesday, March 11, 1896, Mr* Martha McJunkin, widow ot the late J;i o< T. McJuukin. E-q . aged 72 years. Thror.th her long life am"U mt his home gath ering some wood to place on a fire in the smoke house to smoke some meat when the sudden >uminnns came The deceased was in hi - 66th jear. having been born in rterks county in 1831. GOMERSOL JOTS. J. E. Stoops made a business trip to Keister on Tuesday. B M Hookinbery, was in town Monday evening Frank Wolford is around sitting up the tobies, its a girl this time A. J. Sprull spent Sunday in Butler with Iriends. I) I). Christy, of Turkey Run made us a pleasant call one day last week. Arthur Stevens, of this place made a business trip to Butler on Saturday last. (.'has S. Kerr, is now engaged as U. S, Mail carrier from GomersaUo Keister. R. F. Christy called upon friends at Moniteau Tuesday. The Garfield Mine has resumed opera tion under the management of 'f. J. Simp son formerly mine Superintendent lor C. A. Jewell at Snout Mine; indications are hey will have steady employment, during 'he summer months. The men employed by James Kane are gotng to strfke for monthly payments. B. M. Hockiuberry and lady ofthis place vi.-ited West Sunbury Monday evining Mont thinks the citizans of the town should make a move to have the smoke nuisance abated if they ever expect to be 'aken into the greater Pittsburg. Mont's views we think are about right. Arthur Stevens is busily engaged these days, he is working by day at Coaltown by night at Goniersol and on isundsy he was called npoc to repair a flue at Killdoo mines o,)er»ied by P. I). Sberwin. It is cnrr-ntly reported that Miles Gould is about to remove 'jack to his old home in Gomersol. H!s old friends will be glad to welcome him back. The Gomersol mines has started up in full and the probabilities are they are go ing to run right along giving imployment to a good number of miners. Perry O. Wolford and Robt. Barron has g.ine to KllwooU City to embark in the coal business. Miss Birdy Anderson spent Sunday with her mother. James McKivergan <£ Son's, deals ex tensively in horses, mules, etc. Any one wishing trade, and has the necessary "boot" will be accommodated. O. G. Gould and A.J. Soroul still makes business trips to Clay ton id mines. K. M. Kussel started to work at bia old job of greasing cars at the Gouiersol mines. P. W. Furgeson wen f to Pittsburg Tuesday and returned borne Thursday. HAY&BKD. Mrs. Mary Ellen has made a success fill start u.s a preacher. Her debut in the minist/v about three weeks ago, in Wichita, was signalized by an unusual incident. At tec conclusion of her first sermon several lKXjuets of flowers were passed uj) to her over where the foot lights would be if there were any. It is said that about the only ]>erson in Wich ita who doesn't attend M r s. Lease's ser mon is Mr. I.ease. Sunday is a busy day in the drug store business, and he stays in the store to look after the family's worldly affair while his wife attends to the tow n's spiritual concerns. Governor Hastings has designated April loth and 24th as Arbor Days, to be selected by different sections accord ing to climatic conditions. The Gov enor offers some unanswerable reasons for the observance of these days by a liberal planting of trees. His statement that 2,500,000 acres of treeless land un lit for agricultural purposes i>re fast becoming a desert from the effect of forest fires is not overdrawn, aud is one which should arrest public attention and prompt effective public action. Tree planting 011 Arbor Days will do little to an est his wholesale destruction of the timbered arc 1 of the Commonwealth, but it will at leis: help to educate the rising generation to a need of the revo lution on the subject of forestry. The axe and fire have been employed as agencies for the destruction of Pennsyl vania forests too long already. It is time that a generation was taughf to plant and protect, not only destroy. EYES EXAMINED FHEE OF CHAKGF / * #* \/* / !» R L. Kirkpatrick, Optician and Jeneler Wxi toC'ourt lionet* I'utlrr. Pa , gmdunfe La I'crt llaroloKical liintltute. • A AlliJ.YM* ~OHN W. BJiOWN A ERA MS & BROWN, IHSIiKANCE and REAL ESTATE St/'ono■ (-ompan ies. l*romr?t Settlements. |I .11: fn»"ran' - e t'o. of New York, lusiur- | 11a, vi 1 ti. wl '.in A a, 01 i.b,»,d- fc ' ( i., I'a. I'lieni ; i.jK.iran-e of Bnv.klyu, tIJ. I u:..l .1 rliiT.l Inwiraufe <'». <»» Unrt f«ird L.JIM. J 1. orji r of Mam bt. auil if*. ' J —(lOUUr. jguti«r, Kk, j U .aJLUU", ) urn & = ; £ BUTLER, PENNA. < c %•%. \ > BUTLER'S S r j Mammoth Establishment contains: # J Furniture, Carpets, Curtains;Croekery, \ £ '< Cutlery, Folding Beds, Couehes, Easy % f ! Chairs, Cut Glass, Stoves, Table Ware, V / Parlor and Bedroom Suits—the most / ) COMPLETE > f I assortment, practical, and superior ae- j r 1 signs, of elegant finish, ana in fact j C j every conceivable household requisite | t ) j is on exhibition here in a large'variety | g C j of styles and all are offered always at I / r the lowest prices. The furnish'ng of at J < HOME J us. S V j Our facilities, promptness of delivery C J j and large assortment enable every one J \ to enjoy life and make home V F FURNISHING ? / i and we're going to present you with a | X 1 | partial list of articles that we are offer- V f mg far below their regular values at J \ ! this % £ ESTABLISHMENT. > Chiff<^^rs^a^|7^?— \ $ 10.00 at so-ne stores f \ Odd Bods at $2. 50 —better than some ( Want Your Tradev> u ) S (Wr Because We Can S s Save You Money. \ OUR UNDERWEAR BUYER After looking over the stock of several jobbers and manufacturers has bought the cream—THE CHOICE GOODS OF THEM ALL. We ask your special attention to a line received this week from a large manufacturer, including one case of Ladies' Night Gowns, at 49c worth 60c, Ladies' Cambric Gowns, Childen's Gowns, Children's Waists, Ladies' Umbrella Skirts, in fact everything i:» Ladies' and Children's Muslin Underwear. M. F. & M. MARKS, 113 to 117 S. Main St. Butler Pa. ANOTHER CHANCE. We arc going t» cocftinue our SACRIFICE SALE during the month yet — Work Bridles, our own make $j Buggy Bridles, our own make • Sweat Pads, worth 50c . Harness, our own make *6 OO Buggies with t0p.... Hareess Oil, per gallon ' Axle Grease, 6 boxes .... • • *''' " ' Team Harness, o„r own make #*> I C3!H Collars • • •• * __ _ _ And a whole lot of other bargins. COML yUI^K. i tg-T' S.B. MartincourtACo. 128 EAST JEFFERSON Street. I >' P. S. KRAMER WAGONS AND TRUNKS. Butler, Pa., March 2d. Lookout For T. H. BURTON'S ADV. Next Week.