VOI,. XXXIII Faultless, Every One 'our - in materia;, n I workmanship and in style. Our customers, an< J/j their number grew each day, find no faul ask for reliable footwear. fjk? i lAm Going to Offer Some Record jflf Brcakcrs \,f T? XTMens Fine Shoes, Lace or Ccngress fi.2S ItlJDjl\ tO Mens Working Shoes 95 c _ Mens Box toe Shoes (double sole and tap 1.35 Si ' ( ll' Mens Heavy Feavir Bals 1.75 T A l"|Tl7'Q Ladies Waterproof Oil Grain Shoes fi.oc ±Jl\ J/JLJuO Ladies Kangaroo Calf Shoe 85c Ladies Fine Dongola Button Shoes 90c fi|-[ f) Tp s! Ladies Warm Lined Shoes 1 Leather trimmed Soc ■*-* Ladies Warm Lined Shoes (Leather trimmed) 50c Boys Fine Shoes in all the late style toes sl-25 BAVQ Boys Working Shoes 90c J3 V / X io Youths Fine i>hoes= 90c 0 T 1 j \ 1,1 Ot We have on hand 42 pair Boys heavy grain waterproof O-111. / A-< O shoes, double sole and tip on toe, Sizes 13, 1 and 2 which we bought cheap, and will sell at 50c per pair they are fully worth fi.oo. Call early for this lot will not last long. MISSES ■Misses Fine Dongola Shoes $1 ooj n T iAn/M Misses Crack-procf Shoes 1.00 -l Q Misses Heavy Oil Grain Shoes, waterproof 85c V/xJkJ Misses Satin Calf Shoes 85c Our stock boots and rubber goods is very large, and prices are the lowest. Examine our stock before you buy, itjwill pay you. JJ JOHN BICKEL, 128 South Main St, Butler Pa. T. H. BURTON. T. H. BURTON. Money Saved on Every Purchase. Kaoh and every individual dollar buys more and brings better results than »ver it did before ninoe the dollar mark war invented. WHAT A HARVEST OF BARGAINS !a included in oar incomparable fall and winter line of Men's and Boys' Clothing, Hats, Caps and Gents' Furnishing Goods. Blooming like & flowpr (garden with fresh bloßAums and barfs ihv Brio* ynur *«»ld, bring your silver, briu* your Kreonbvjks. brio'* oioM*-*. briny your penmen, they all count in your favor and trading with us is almost like finding money. WE THINK OF QUALITY FIRST. Bat you will ihink lor a long time of oar low prices. Roih h-«lp t.i see y< u train T. H BURTON. T. H. BURTON. CLOSING OUT SALE OF CLOTHING Our closing out sale of men's, boys and children* overcoats, suits and pants is still going on as we desire to close out every garment in the house before April 1, 1897. O ur stock is yet full and complete, Childrens suits from 75c up, childrens overcoats from 75c up. We must say that our sales so far have exceeded our most sanguine ex pectations being much in excess of last year. We will still continue to carry the largest and best selected line 01 furnishing gcods in Butler, such as underwear, gloves, mittens, shirts in laundried and unlaundried, percales, madras, Jomestic and jeseys, collars, cufts, ties in necks, bows and four-in-hands. Hats, caps, overalls, jackets, sweaters, cardigan jackets, umbrellas, trunks, valises, telescopes, satchels, cloth, hair and tooth brushes, purses, pocket and bill books, papetries, watches, chains, charms, ring*, pins, clocks, silverware, spectacles and eye-glasses, toilet soaps, mackintoshes, rubber coats, canvass coats, etc. We Guarantee Quality and Prices. When looking for Holiday goods give us a call, we know that we can suit you. D. A. HECK & SON, 121 N. Main St. Butler, Pa. "Oh, I Guess That'll Have To Do." Customers never say that in our shop. We don't keep the "have-to-do" kind of stock. You can «et exactly what you want here. The only trouble you can possibly experience is to know just what to choose, from so much that is Stylish, Elegant and Suitable. Our tables are piled high with the choicest weaves from the best looms of America, England and the Continent. If we are not already making yo ;r clothes, come in, and experince the real luxury of buy ing from a stock complete, varied and beautiful. If you come oi-ce I you'll come again. J. YOUNG, Tailor, Hatter and Men's Farnistic 101 South Main Street. <T* I y posite Hotel Lowrv. !pOOOO00OOOO0<!ll>OOOOOO0OOOO<X : : "THE COmmERCIAL," | | |W. K. THORNBURG Prop'r., Evans City, Pa.Y ( > This popular house has just been entirely remodeled 4' t ( > and refurriished. Everything convenient, and guests 4' > 1 ) will always receive close attention. J. < Located near Postoffice ami i'. &\\ D< |,ot. When J. { i in Evans City stop at the Commercial. Bell Tele- ( 1| THE BUTLER CITIZEN. Biliousness Is caused by torpid liver, which prevents digei tlon and permits food to ferment and putrify it the stomach. Then follow dizzinesv headache Hood's Insoinina, nervousness, und, b ■ ■ 1 If not relieved, billons fever _I I , or blood poison,ui:. Hood's 111 Pills stnnulat- stomach, ™ ■■■ VP rouse • liver, cure "eadaehe. dizziness, cot. stipatiou, ete. its. Sold by nil druggists • Tho ily Pills to Lite with iloodi Sarsapurili> R A ILK OA D T | M F T AH L F S PENNSYLVANIA Ri s L Westjrr Pennsylvania Division. Schedule in "ffeet N'"V. 1G 189 G. South. —' —Week Days A. M. A. >I *. «. r. M. V M liUTLKR I.efiv<' C 26 Buo 1120 245 5 U." j Ba* out Hire. . Arrive t; I iI'lM'.T Jc't . . " 727 84* 12 07 3:« 5 5.' Hutler Jet... Leave 730 *4* 12 12 335 553 • Natrona. ..Arrive? ?-s 1221 345 to. I Taredurn 742 &03 12 2G 3.",* GO; i "iprtugdalr 750 912 12 3* 402 .... 1 .'lareinont a 25 12 « 416 o.'" Hbarpeburg 307 !> 31 10l 422 6Si Allegheny city 820 943 115 434 C 4: 1. A. v. A. m. r. M. r. u. r. M. StJKDAY TRAINS Leave Bull- r lor Alle kbmj city and pilneipal Intermediate stations 7:40 A M.. JO and 500 P. M. North. Week Days— *— A. M. A. M. A. »1. P. M. P, M Allegheny City.. Lv. 700 900 1125 2:m n:u tSharp*burg 711 912 11 37 250 • 'laremont at» 1145 :s* Sprinfcdale 930 11 59 315 551 Taretituin 732 939 !2o> 32- Go". Natrona 737 943 1213 336 »; 12 Butler Jc't Ar 745 950 1223 348 0 v Butler Jc't I„v 745 950 12 34 34* >' Saxoriburg Bto lo 15 12 59 413 t; 41 riSfiJß Ar. 835 lo 38 125 438 7!< SUNDAY TRAINS Leave Allegheny "it; f. r Butler and principal Intermediate stations 7s.'fl a . M.. 1230 and 7:15 P. M. Week Days For the Eart Week Days, a ra a. in. p m p. m 11 20 <5 25 Lv HI'TLKR. ..Ar 1 2 r > 12 07 7 27 Ar Butler Jc't Lv 12 34 3 13pm7 45 Lv Butler Jc't Ar 830 12 31 318 7 4t) Ar Freepnrt.. Lv 828 12 3t 322 753 " Alleji'y Jc't " 824 12 2', 333 804 " LeeetibuTg. " 812 12 1. 350 821 ''Fault'.n( Apollo" 756 11 f,;" 418 851 " Saltfbnrg "7 32 11 32 450 922 " Blaireville..." 700 11 Of 4 8 030 "Blairsville Ins'n"s 18 10 15 850 11 35 ' Altoona "3 25 80e 100 310 " H"trisliurg..."ll 4o 310 H3O 623 " Philadelphia. 'S 30 11 21 a. m p. tn. a. a p n< On Sondav, trsir leaving Butler 7:40 A »f., connects lor Harri-burg. Aitooaa, at < Philadelphia. Through train? (or the ei«t leave Pitti- Inrg (Union Station) ar. follows: ~ Atlantic Express, daily 3 10 A. M Pennsylvania Limited " 715 " l)a> Exprena, " .7 30 " .Main Line •' .....8 00 " I'hUadelpliH Express " 430 P. V Wanlern Express " ... .7 05 " Fast Line " 810 " Philad'a Mail. Sunday 0n1y....8 40 a. m For detailed inlorinatiou ajdre-'i Thot- F Watt, Pars. Agt. Westcm Difrict. C" Jilth Ave. i;r.d Smithfield St , Piltsburi i J a 5 VT. TREVOST, J. K WOOD, (rejora' VtanageT. Oen'l Tassr. Aiierii pITTSHUKG & WESTEKN Railway. Allegheny Short Line. Schedule in effect, July 19, 1896. Butler Time, Depart. Arrive Allegheny VCTOtrimofl.ition « 95 »m 9 95 un Allegt fii) I Ijc s 15 urn to e0 < • kron Mull x 15 HUJ 7 3'-1) Newcastle Aeeoni ; 8 15 um 92S ni- Allegheny Areotno 10 OS am 12 20 pi AllPtihetiv Fxpress I 2 55 lint 4 55 pi Chlcano Express 1 3 3* pm 12 20 pn Allegheny M ill. (> 05 pm 7 .'0 pn Ellwood Accomo »; 115 pin 7 30 pi> Icngo Express t; 05 pm 9 25 an Allegtietiy Kxpress s 00 in K.me and Bradford vl >il. tii"f*s am "1 20 p. t'larlon \ecolllo 5 1"» pin 9 ,V' ;ir Foxbnre Aceomo. .... 7 35 in 8 05 11 n SUNDAY TEA INS. DeKores»t Jet. Accomo 8 15 an) 7 ,i opn •> Ueghenv Acc mo 10 to an rhieaKO Express 3 35 rm 4 S5 pn Allegheny Aceomo 6 05 pm! 4 65 pn Pullman hufTet Sleeping Cms .Irsi-elti • ' >ay roaches run throuirh between Butier at '"jieasro dallv For rbr....ifh tlekein w> points tlir- V?— Northvrest or Situtli" e-;t apply to A H OKOUCP Puller, f'n Traln3 leave the ft A' O. depot In Plttbur .or 1 he Kant afifollo^h.! For Washington D' nalllmorc. Vhllan phla it-' New York 7:30 and 9:20 p n fiUo. 7 :80 a.m. 1 :io. aao p. m.f'ol nelsvllle. ?:l«, 7»<". a. m. 1.10. 4.30, 4.45. r-.-io. 9 ■ .) m IJnlontnwn. 7. OH. m .1 10. 4.90. 5.30 p n Onion town Worcartowv and Fairmont. T.3«>. •n. inds.3rp ci Mt.»'leasant R. 40 7. »• a e .10 and 4 3<> nm. Wssinticien. t'a. 7.40 11 30 a 111.. 4 0u.4 46 and 9.00. II .65 p. ni wile. Pu 740 and «.3u j. in., and 4.00 9 no. 11 r>' .. ''lnr.liinatl, «t, .yOti<s. 1 olumbus ind \f irk T4n « rn., !) 10. 11.55 p. m. F-'rrhlcaco. i.40 an t 9.30 p. in. •'arlor =ileecinf 'nrs to t'.nlttm .ri- n:i ''inolrr.nri iti^ H. O ntTSKLK Oreo, -s'lp' UUjm V. P • w. HACSRTT, A ti.P \ APesrhMTy 1 K P. Rktjuilds. Supt. Foxhurg, Pa. 'PHE PITTSBURG. S HEN AN GO & LAKE liniK RAILROAD ' :/B f 1 «fF-if, in I nr. Jun 1896. n'- r in bv Sfm 1-ird Con rr ai Time (90th Sleridi.nl. T lot HQ NORTH. OOINO 10 ! 14 12 STATIONS 3 ! II jl3 p.m pm . p.m. Arr Lv ea.m.'a.m. I" tn. ....j 455 230 Buffalo 5 3J, 2 „ ... I 3 24 100 Dunkirk « M 1 t ; [a.m. ~ j ; ' 7 00 1 42 9 48 Krte 6 10 8 :« 3 35 G S"> 1 09 9 15 . Wallaep .lunct. 6 47 9 15 J IV 6 20 1 'H 1 9 11 (Jlrard 6 50 r 18 t lr C Oil 12 54 8 59 Lockport. .. 7 00 9 ■.'9 4 21 80212 Af 851 . Ctar."ivllle 7OS 938 434 143 110 "Ti ar-Conneav' 1v... .1 740 1: 3JO . ....I 7 411 lv ar .... 111! 22i a < 557f« <4 545 ar.. vlTiion 1# Y lli 9 411 4 5431 i 33 831 . Shadeland. .. 7 23' 9 53' 4 f4"12 30 « 2f.|.. . Sprinuboro. . 7 2?| »50 4 5 .13 12 24 <s 211...C uineauivtlle.. 7 34 10 ott 5 ■: sos 12 Oi. 3 On 1 . . Mea'v'h* Jet... «00 to 25 5 4 571 2 t.i 8 07 ar. Kxpo.ParK IV g 07,10 l.», 4 5: 4 571 In 15 7;m lv ar 8 07i .... I. 456 10 ?20 I v .Conu't Lake to tc. 4 1 112 22 8 to.ar ar 8 17110 50 ! 5 4 "iO 935 i> 4v v..Meadvllle ,I*j 9 .15 j . n 12 17; 8 421*r I al 8 42 tl 25 fi a "«o2li 51 742 . Hamtovvt „' No 1110 38 6;4 ... n to, 7 .17 .. .Adatnsviue Id 44 5 j. • l : 727 Osgood [lO 54 5 5' 20 li 30 715 ... Nreenville ... G 3<» 11 0i 1; i< G 18 11 20 7 05 Bhen*ligo.... G 40'|l "0 1; I. Oti ,0 5f G l.'i .... Kredotila... 7 03*11 14 sltlo i t 6!5 Mf-rcer... 7 | X ~4 7<« • 3*i i n 2*.» s 101 Pardoe.... 7 311112 7 1 519 10 -'0 G i 0.... Grove City. .. 747|233 7'■ t, 10 -K 1- .. Hi,i rlKvtlte 758 '2 4.', 7 :t6 4>s 10 .10 «o|. Hram hion. ...Boc '2 54 7 4.-. 5 00,. . .| s ti (iv RrHtiehton.nr 7 10 12 10 .'8» 1f...H1111M1, .lv 6 2R II lo| 4 53] 9 "» 'ls]".» .. . I<e*. ers " s io| t -. ~ 4 19] 42 5 -1 .. i nfill' »22 'lis ■ 4II••W| 10. .. B-it'er » Vl| ' ij! 8 '•/ 2 20.7 2" . ' ,Mtecl» to. P\Wll « , 2'5 til PltlshWp,R«(>. I, m ,, ~J XOTK Ti -in N. I s-artH ir-tn Exp.- - ti-oi Purk ;■ 5:45 .1 m. \loud»y~ 01 l\. N. 2 i*ins t Ex i> siti , 1' -i. S»I„.,u.VH' ..-'li! Train* lo and nin Suttdny n< ly bMWMm Batter a Bxp iimt. par ai>■ itig all stops Lv Butler » 7:30 a.n R turning leave Expi smo:, p,,k 6 p.in. J. T. Kl.Mii.ueuer tt \t „ «.reei.\nie . V - im?FlN'' ~ . Mpn"vi!ip r S ft RROWN. ummand HEii.ES WE Strong ('nvi/Kt nit s. Prom of Settlements. l!ouie i> >ursi.e' i o NewJYork, li -i r ance < ot Xort \ merlin, o' Pa. Pliriix Insurance of Brooklyn, N. Y. a:i I H rl'.r.i Insurance To. ..f Harttnrd fonr j OFFICE: r.ir,...r of Main s>. iß d -h 1 M is, K ! . . ! I'ltiut yuar Curmtuittb advs aow HUTLKR, PA.,THURBDAY, DECEMBER 17, 189(>. 1 THE of thegjSftMine. »jr * W»nw»ji^S^^^lntcrv«rie#. {Copyright. ISQJ. by Robert Barr-l CHAPTER Vm. Edith Longworth went to her state room and there had what women call a good cry over her failure. Jennie Brewster continued her writing, every i now and then pausing- as she thought, j with regTet, of some sharp thing she i might have said, which did not occur : to her at the time of the interview. ■ ! Ken3 - on spent his time in pacingupand ! down the deck, hoping for the reap i pearance of Miss Longworth, an ex j pectation which, for a time, at least, was the hope deferred which maketh the heart sick. Fleming, the New York politician, kept the smoking-room mer ry listening to the stories he told. lie varied the proceedings by frequently asking everybody to drink with him. an invitation that met with no general refusal. Old Mr. Longworth dozed moat of Hie tiou> IA KWOIAOMAROLIAIR Want, worth, who still bitterly accused him self of having been a fool, talked with no one, not even his friend Kenyon. Ail the time the great steamer kept forging along through the reasonably calm water just as if nothing had hap pened or was going to happen. There had been one day of rain and one night and part of a day of storm. Saturday morning broke, and it was expected that some time in the night Queenstown would be reached. Early on Saturday morning the clouds looked lowering, as they have a right to look near Ireland. Wentworth, the cause of .-ill the fc orry. gave Kenyon very little assistance ia the matter that troubled his mind. lie was in the habit, when the subject was re ferred to, of thrusting his hands into his hair, or plunging them down into his pockets, and breaking out into lan guage which was as deplorable as it was expressive. The more Kenyon advised him to be calm, the less Wentworth fol "And had what women call a good cry." lowed his advice. As a general thing, ne spent most of his time alone in a very grouury at«tc of mind, on one occasion when the genial Fleming slapped him on the shoulder, Wentworth, to his great astonishment, turned fiercely round and cried: "If you do that again, sir, I'll knock you down." Fleming said afterwards that he was "completely flabbergasted" by this, whatever that may mean, and he added that the English in general were aqueer race. it is true that he gathered himself to gether at the time, and. having Inughed n little over the remark, said to Went worth : "Come and have a drink; then you'll: feel better." This invitation Wentworth did not even take the trouble to decline, but thrust his hands in his pockets once' more, and turned his back on the popu-, lar New York politician Wentworth summed up the whole! matter to John Kenyon when he said: "There is no use in our talking or' thinking any more about it. We can simply do nothing. I shall take thc : whole blame on ray shoulders. lam re solved that you shall not suffer from my Indiscretion. Now, don't talk to me any more about it. I want to forget the wretched business, if possible." So, thus it came about quite naturally that. John Kenyon, who was a good deal troubled about the matter, took as his confidante Edith Longworth, who also betrayed the greatest interest in the problem. Miss Longworth vas left all the more alone because her cousin had taken permanently to the smoking room. Some one had introduced him to the fascinating game of poker, and in the practice of this peculiar amusement. Mr. William Longworth was now spend ing a good deal of his surplus cash as well as his time. Jennie Brewster was seldom seen on deck. She applied herself assiduously to the writing of that brilliant series of articles which have sine* appeared in the Sunday edition of the New York Argus under the general title of "Life at Sea," and which w ere recently issued in book form. As everybody is already aware, her sketches of the genial New York poli tician and also of the taciturn English man are considered the finest things in, the little \ olur.ie. They have been largely copied as typical examples of American humor. When Jennie Brew ster did appear on deck, she walked, alone up and down the promenade with a sort of lialf-defiant look in her eye as she passed Kenyon or Miss Long worth, and she generally pessed them together. On this particularly eventful Satur day morning Kenyon and Miss Long worth had the deck to themselves. The conversation naturally turned to the subject which had occupied the minds, of both for the few last days. "Do you know," said Miss Longworth, "I have been thinking all along that she would come to me at the last for the money." "I am not at all sure about that," an swered Kenyon. "I thought she would probably keep us on the tenter-hooks jttaf as long as pos sible, and then at the last moment come and say she would accept the offer." "If she does," said Kenyon, "I would not trust her. I would give her to un-, derstand that a check would be handed to her when we were certain the article not been used." "Do you think that would be the safej way to act if she came and said sliti would take the money for not send ing the cablegram? Don't you think it would be better to pay her and trust to her honor?" Kenyon laughed somewhat sarcastic ally. "I do not think I would trust much to her honor." "Now, do you know, I have a different opinion of her. I feel sure that if she said she would do a thing, she would do it." "I have no such faith," answered ~" « • 4. . Kenyon. "I tliinb contrary, that she is quite such an ac tion as asking you for the money and still sending her telegram." "Well, I doubt if she would do ao. 1 think the girl really believes she is acting rightly, and imagines she has done a very creditable action in a very clever way. If she were not what she ! calls "honest," she would not have shown as much temper as she did—not but that I gave a deplorable exhibition of tem per myself for which there was really no excuse." "I am sure," said Kenyon, warmly, j 'you did nothing of the kind. At all events, 1 am certain everything you : did was perfectly right; and I kuow you were coiLpletelj* justified in any thing you said." "I wish I could think so." "I want to a»k you one question," said Kenyon. But what that question I was will never be known. It was never 1 asked; and when Edith Longworth in j quired about it, seme time later, the question had entirely gone from Ken yon's mind. The steamship, which was plowing along through the waters, sud denly gave a shiver, as if it were shaken by an earthquake; there were three tremendous bumps, such us a sled might make by going suddenly over LUU oouiiHi in the snow*. 3WS Kenyon and Miss Long-wortn sprang to their feet. Thfre was a low roar af steam, and they saw a cloud rise up amidships, apparently pouring out of every aper ture through which it could escape. Then there was silence. The engines had stopped, and the vessel heeled dis tinctly over to the port side. When Edith Longworth began to realize the situation, she found herself very close to Kenyon, clasping his arm with both Lands. "What—what is it!" she cried, in alarm. "Something is wrong," said Kenyon. "Nothing serious, I hope. Will you wait here a moment while I go and see?" "Certainly," she answered, releasing his arm. "It is stupid of me, but I feel very much frightened." "Perhaps you would rather not be left alone?" "Oh, no, it is all over now; but when the first of those terrible shocks came it seemed to me, we had struck a rock." "There are no rocks here," said Ken yon. "The day is perfectly clear, and v.*e are evidently not out of our course. Something has gono wrong with the machinery, I imagine. Just wait a mo ment, and I will find cut!" As Kenyon rushed toward the companionway he met a sailor, hurrying iu the other di rection. "What is the matter?" cried Ken yon. The sailor gave r.o answer. On entering the corr. oanionway door, Kenyon found the place full of steam, and he ran against the officer. "What is wrong? Is anything the matter?" "How should I know?" was the an swer, very curtly given. "Please do not nslc any questions. Everything will be attended to." This was scant encouragement. Peo ple began crowding up the companion way, coughing and wheezing in the steam; and soon the deck, that a mo ment before had been almost without an occupant, was crowded with ex cited human beings in all states of and undress. "What Is wrung?" was the question on every lip, to which, as yet, there was no answer. The officers who hurried to and fro were mute, or gave short and unsatisfactory replies to the inquiries which poured in upon them. People did not pause to reflect that even an officer could hardly be expected to know off hand what was the cause of the sudden stoppage of the engine. By and by the captain appeared, smiling and bland. Ho told them there was no dan ger. Something had gone wrong with the machinery; exactly what he could not at the moment tell; but there was no necessity for being panic-stricken; everything would be all right in a short time if they merely remained calm. These and a lot of other nautical lies which are always told on such occasions served to calm the fears of the crowd; and, by and by, one after another went down to their staterooms on finding the vessel was not going to sink im mediately. They all appeared some time afterward in more suitable ap parel. The steam which had filled the saloon soon disappeared, leaving the furniture dripping with warm mois " What—what is it ?" she cried in alarm. ture. Finally the loud clang of the breakfast gong sounded as if nothing had happened, and that did more, per haps, than anything else to allay the fears of the passengers. If breakfast was about to be served, then, of course, things were not serious. Still, a great many people that morning bad a very poor appetite for the breakfast served to them. The one blessing, as every body said, was that the weather was so fine and the sea so calm. The majority of the passengers, however, did not notice it. After breakfast people came up on deck. There was a wonderful avoidance of hurry alike by officers and sailors. Orders were given calmly and quietly, and as calmly and quietly obeyed. Officers were still upon the bridge, although there were no commands to give to the man at the wheel and no screw turning. The helmsman stood at the wheel as if he expected atany time the order to turn it port or starboard. All this absence of rush had a very calming effect on the passengers, many of whom wanted only a slight excuse to become hysterical. As the day wore on, how ever, a general feeling of security seemed to have come upon all on board. Then one and all congratulated themselves on the fact that they had all behaved in a most exemplary manner considering the somewhat alarming circumstances. Nevertheless, those who watched the captain saw that he swept the long line of the horizon through his glass every now and then with a good deal of anxiety, and they noticed on looking at the long level line v, here sea and sky met that not a sail was visible around the complete circle. Up from the engine room came the clank of hammers, and the opinion was general that whatever was amiss with the engine was capable of beinpr repaired. One thing had be come tlsara » rrrr „ with the shafts. The damage, what ever it was, had been to the engine alone. All of the passengers found themselves more or less affected by the peculiar sensation of the steamer being at rest —the awe-inspiring and helpless consciousness of complete silence— after the steady throb they had become so accustomed to all the way across. That, night at dinner the captain took his place at the head of the table, bland and smiling and polite as ever, just as if nothing had happened; and the peo ple who, notwithstanding their out ward calmness, were in a state of pe culiar tension, noticed this with grat ified feelings. "What is the matter?" asked a passen ger of the captain; "and what is the ex tent of the accident?" The captain looked down at the loijg table. "I am afraid," said he, "that if I went into technical details you would not understand them. There was a flaw in one of the rods, connected with the engine. That rod broke, and, in breaking, it damaged other parts of the machinery. Doubtless you heard the three thuds which it p-ave before the engine was stopped. At present, it is Impossible to tell how long it will take to repair the damage. However, even If the accident were serious, we arc right in the track of vessels, and there is no danger." This was reassuring but those who lay awake that night-heard the ominous sound of the pumps, and the swishing of water splashing down into the ocean. PRO BE CONTINriD.'| PETRIFIED BRONCHO. Joined the Great Majority While It Wai Asleep. 11. Clay Emmett, a young cowboy from Belton, Tex., reports a singular find made by him during a cattle-hunt ing' round-up in the Pan-Handle coun try recently, says the Denver Field and Farm. The find was nothing more or less than a petrified pony, standing erect and complete in all its parts. Em mett says that he and his partner, B. C. Woodville, were riding across the prai rie late one afternoon when their tired ponies neighed and whinnied as if they were aware of the presence of another cinimnl. Tnoking- around, they discov ered what they thought was a broncho tethered to a mesquite which crowned the summit of a little knoll to the north' ward. They rode up to the spot and found that the horse was fastened by a chain, but stood so rigidly and seemed altogether so mysterious that their own horses reared and plunged as if in fright. Finally they dismounted and found that the pony was petrified, not a hair or hoof amiss. Emmett says that some ranchman years ago must have chained the poor horse there, leav ing it to starve upon the. plains. As the ribs of the animal weire plainly visible in the petrifaction and it seemed to have been otherwise much emaciated, litis is probably the case. Emmett. will arrange, to have the strange find ex hibited in some museum. It frequently happens that horses fall iirto the habit of going to sleep while standing, and It must have been under these circum stances that the Pan-Handle broncho itfa ioin the creat ma jority. STOPPING A TRAIN. Important Discovery That lias Jnst Been Made in Europe. Some important discoveries have just been made in Europe, save the New York Herald. How to stop a train when an accident is impending has long been a problem. Many plans have been suggested, but almost all have lieeo considered faulty for the reason, tliat they call for a quick stoppage. In such a case the shock would tie so great that the carriages between the engine and the rear of the train would be smashed to atoms and their occupants crushed to death. Evidently, therefore, a gradual stop page is imperative. An admirable plan, which enables a train to slow down gradually, has re cently been tested at the railroad sta*- tion in Dresden. It is extremely sim ple and has been found to work well. No intricate machinery is required, and the cost must be small. A track is laid, the rails of which sink or slope grad ually into a bed of sand. As the train passes over this sand its wheels meet with an ever-increasing resistance, which scon becomes so great that they are obliged to stop. The stoppage, how ever, is so gradual that there is no rough shock. The greater the swiftness of the train and the heavier the load the more immediate is the stoppage. No damage then is possible either as regards the train or the passengers. An experiment which was recently tried with a freight train showed clearly the usefulness of this very practical and simple plan. PERIWINKLE FAD. Cackney Shellfish Delicacy Grown In the Waters of the Sound. One of the chief dishes in the cock ney bill of fare in England is the peri winkle, a shellfish resembling in shape the small snail, says the New York Jour nal. It has hitherto been practically unknown to American epicures and is said to be greatly inferior to the species of shellfish eaten in this coun try. Of late periwinkles have beea offered for sale in a number of stores patron ized by the New York colony of cock neys. It is said that all of the peri winkles sold in New York come from New Rochelle. An Englishman living there was in the habit of importing them for his own use. One consigtimen. was much larger than he expected or wanted, and he concluded to try an ex periment and see if they could be grown in this country. He dumped about a bushel in the sound, and, to his surprise and pleas ure, they seemed to thrive as well there as in their native English waters. They multiplied rapidly, and he not only found it unnecessary to import any more but had more than he could pos sibly use. So he luts placed them on sale and is deriving a considerable rev enue from them. I'scful Member of a Family. The Portuguese say that no man can be a good husband who does not eat a good breakfast, which leads the Water bury American to say that this is a mean way of throwing upon the wife all the (responsibility for the husband's goodness, for without a good wife there can be no good breakfast for him to eat. That may be right In theory, but it is wrong in practice. We know a man who has cooked breakfast the greater part of the time for the past 15 years for his family. And we violate no con fidence when we say it is a good break fast, too. He is a man who ioves good living, and he knows how to prepare a meal with the best of women. Yet he is a workingman who puts in from ien to fifteen hours a day of hard work, and the kind of work that is exhaust ing. THE PEOPLK S BIM Saprisingly Rapid Growth of the Business Men's Movement. iIA... BRANCHES FORMED. The General Demand of the Industrial Interests Um An U9«l the Business Men to Action in All Part* of the State. PHILADELPHIA, Det —The week just ended has been one of great activity amongst the business men all over the atute. They have shown that they un derstand it requires organization and work to help bring about that condition which will insure to them an era of ro vived prosperity. They are thoroughly aroused, and they are encouraged to un tiriu. ffort by the ass:t-.< ieo that Presi dent V.-Klnley is d"v' v . i tores ted in the growth of the Xathr ! L igue of Busi ness Men, of which hive become a ;-.rt. The president'- l.ira! < >n that he will consult th ■ inter-• .of the business li'" 11, by consulting the business man him self. they recognize as having the richt riiis about it "Pra < >1" ; .liticiens, who see their occutia* on* fa . fading from them, ~re doing ail in their power to check this impression, r ir.li •-~ of iha fact that in so doing tb-rr are i iking it appear that Pre-. lenc-«' -et lev is false to every pledge he .rive either Itefore or after his election. Fir this, however, such "politicians" can- little The business men who are organizing to promote the welfare of the ?i :;e do not want offica for them-el ves lucre is no selfishness in this movement. They will be quite content to have the privilege of presenting, for favor < f this kind, the names of th >se whom they know will bo faithful to their duties Anil this privi lege? they will have. I'*is noway of pro moting respect for the in • >:ntng president to make it appear, as the professional office holders are endeavoring to do, that he will distribute pui lie offices at the will of those people who < . them for the political power they may jive. The sub stantial people of the -.t-ato do not forget that when Major M; Kinky promised to promote their interests, when elected, he meant what he said, and that ho has always been a man of his word. Many New llraint-ltfS. In a very short time there will lie scarce ly a city, town or borough that will not have its branch of the Na'ional League of Business Men. The members of the Phila delphia branch are busy with correspon dence, answering request- for information from business men in all parts of the state. In luany instances, at tho earnest solicitation of their correspondents, they have given their personal presence at the organization of these branches, sacrificing their time iu the interest of the general good. Some of the Important branches that have been organized very recently are those in Erie, Chester. West Chester, Downingtown. Xorristown, Doylestown, Connellsville, Phcenixville, Lock Ha ven. Columbia, Oxford, Milton and Jer sey Shore. This is but a partial list, for each day now sees the organization of some new branch, and so it will continue until the state from end to end will be thoroughly organized. Something of the Importance of these organizations may be learned from tho character of the men who are interested in them and the very large membership, and their intentions are cljarly set forth in tho resolutions that are adopted. The Columbia branch, for example, has a membership of over (>OO, and when the or ganization was completed the object was defined in the following words: "That in posetotakean interest in politics, both local and national, and to have a say in the selection of the men to fill the different public offices in this vicinity. Thoy feel that President MeKinley knows that lie owes his election mainly to the aid and support given him by tho business men, mid that lie will consult them liefore ha will select the people to fill the offices." Wanamaker Heartily Indorsed. The business men realize the necessity of sending a business man to the United States senate, and every organization that has been formed has for this reason given its hearty indorsement to the Hon. John Wanamaker. For instance, it was de clared by the business men of Phoenix ville that they "esteemed it a cause for public congratulation that Mr. Wana maker consents to stand for the office, be lieving as we do that his national, state and private history reveal in him the ele ments of capacity and character which stamp him as a man pre-eminently fitted to direct national councils for tho benefit of the whole people." The Columbia business men, recogniz ing that important questions of finance and business will bo considered by the next senate adopted a resolution "to in dorso and approve tho candidacy and urge the election of that honored Pennsylva nian, wise counsellor, 'executive general and business teacher,' the Hon. John Wanamaker, and wo urgently request the senators and representatives from this county to use all honorable means to se cure his olection to a seat in the United States senate." In Doylestown similar resolutions were adopted by a rising vate, and at a very en thusiastic meeting in West Chester it was resolved "That we hereby declare our selves as favoring the candidacy of a rep resentative of the business interests in tho person of the Hon. John Wanamaker, and pledge ourselves to work earnestly and heartily for his election as senator. His practical and comprehensive knowledge of tie needs of the business interests of the state .*nd nation and his experience In public well as his unblemished public and private record, commend him to the united support of this community and make him particularly needed now In the councils of the nation. Business Men Must Lead". On all sides can bo heard the demand for a business man for a business admin istration. This was made particularly emphatic at the meeting held in Chester, where tho Delaware county branch was formed. This includes many members from Media, Darby, Ridley Park, Nor wood, Trainer and South Chester It was a very enthusiastic meeting, attended by nearly all oi the prominent business men of the towns .mentioned, and these people, after listening to stirring speeches, unani mously resolved " 1 hat we earnestly and urgently reoues. our representativesin tho senate and assembly to uso all honorable means to secure the election of Mi. \\ atia muker to the L'nited Stales senate, believ ing that in so doing they will represent a great preponderance of the -sentiment of our people, and will reflect credit upon themselves and upon tho county. In Erie the formation 1 of the league was just as enthusiastic, ntJtl the indorsement of tho candidacy of the Hon. John \V ana maker was just as hearty, and similar words could be used to describe the meet ing Jit Jersey Shore. Not content with Indorsing Mr. Wanamaker, and demand ing of their representatives in the legisla ture that they aid the business meu s cause by voting for him. they prepared the following petition, to which all the prom inent people of tho vicinity attached their signatures: "We, the underslgnod, voters of Jersey Shore and vic'uity, appreciating tho vital importance of selecting a man of irre jir lachable character and known business •vlality to succeed the Hon. /!■ Donald Cameron as United .States senator from Pennsylvania, a man who will especially protect and defend the Industrial interests of this great commonwealth, do hereby agree.to give our best elforts to the organ ization .of the Business Men s club to pro mote the candidacy of the Hon. John Wanamaker. of Philadelphia, who we believe to be eminently fitted for that high office.'" , These are but partial Indications of the rapid sprv.ulof the movement in tUe inter est of a business administration of the state's affairs in the senate, at the time of all times such a man will bo neoded i cause of the Hon. John W anaiuaker has become the cause of the people and the will lif tho ja-ople is th e supreme law. ftlft M-SKMIOMIH How the Wanamaker Campaign Beached Its Present Proportions. IT WAS BEGUN MANY MONTHS AGO Thorns* I)ol»n, the leader of It, Ttlla How and Why It Wu liegun Not Antagonts- Ing Any One and Appealing Only to the People. PHILADELPHIA, Dec .—lt seems to be the idea of man? that the campaign in the Interest of the Hon. John Wanamaker for the succession to Cameron in the United States senate is a thing of rwcent coneep tion. This is doubtless due to the fact that the National League of Business Men very recently addressed to him a request to be come a candidate, to which request he gave an affirmative response. That was looked upon as his formal entrance into the field, and in a technical sense this was probably the case, but it is a fact that the campaign in his interest was begun long ago. and that it has proceeded so favorably that today lie has a personal following far greater than any other candidate. Mr. Wanamaker was absent from the country when tho contort was inaugu rated—in fact ho was away for six or eight months of the present year—but it was iiuf deemed necessary to consult him. as he is known to I• • a man willing to accept any honorable obligation the public may require. The leader of this movement was Thomas D.l'm, who. after consultation with several others, assumed the respon sibility of alvo-itiug tho election of a business man to the senate upon the ex piration <>f the term of Senator Cameron. To thi end hj brought all his well known power of organization to play. Mr. Dolan is one of th ■ vice presidents of the Phila delphia branch of tho National League of Business Men and has figured conspicu ously in national and state politics. In r• xS he was a member of the advisory board of i h ' Republican national commit tee. of which the lion. John Wanamakcr was the chairman. In 1892 Mr. Dolan wan ch.-iraian of :'>e same board In this latest campaign ill h.vilth early in the summer caused him to decline a similar honor, but he co-operated with the national cotn niitoe and was in constant touch with Mr. Haniia, who is his close porsonal and po litical friend, and also worked with him on the advisory boards in both of the campaigns in which he took active part. Today, for the first time, Mr. Dolan con sented to explain in a general way what had been done. An Kirnnt Campaign. "It is a mistake to suppose," he said, "that tho movement in the interest of Mr. Wanamaker is of recent growth. Nearly a year ago we made him a can didate, and when I say 'wo,' I mean those who recognized In him the ability which would reflect credit upon the state and aid in the protection of her interests. "As to what has been accomplished I can, at this tirno, only speak In a general way. We have had the active co-operation of very many influential politicians and business men throughout the state, and I myself have boon in personal communica tion with hundreds of men active and powerful in their respective counties. "The result, generally, has been most flattering, and I can say with tho utmost confix once that Mr. Wanamaker has more vot» s directly pledged to him than any other candidate named. Since the National League of Business Men has been organ ized so strong has been the sentiment cre ated that additional pledges from mem bers-elect are being received right along. "Mr Wanamaker is now tho most for midable candidate, because tie ftas vu* largest personal following. Nut Fighting Any On*. "I might also say," he continued, "that in this campaign Mr. Wanamaker is not antagonizing any one. He is a candidate because circumstances have made him such, and now that he is in the fight he will make every proper effort to win it. Some of those who are likewise desirous of the high honor are very unfair in their ef forts to weaken the headway Mr. Wana maker is making. They are making It appear that he is in the contest to break this man's or that man's power. He is not trying to do anything of tho sort. He Is not fighting auyb*dy. Ho is merely conducting an honorable campaign for his election, with the assistance of the business mon and others who are favora ble to him. "How about Mr. Quay?'' he was asked. "That reminds me," he replied, "that it has even been said in this campaign that Mr. Wanamaker is antagonizing Mr. Quay, and that it is but a continua tion of like efforts he made when he was postmaster goneral. As a matter of fact, the exact contrary is true. Mr. Wanamaker was not inimical to Mr. Quay's interests during the administra tion of President Harrison. After the break between Harrison and Quay Mr. Wanamaker did all in his power to heal the breach and to protect Mr. Quay's in terests. "It was very soon after President Har rison was inaugurated that Mr. Quay ceased his visits to the White House. It is pretty well known that he asked for hie son a promotion in tho army that would have given him rank over veterans la the service. When Secretary Proctor refused him his request he appealed to tho presi dent. But General Harrison declined to overrule the secretary of war. Senator Quay announced that he would never nter the White House again while Gen eral Harrison was president, and he never did. "In this matter even, Mr. Wanamaker Interceded for Mr. Quay, as far as he oould, and it was a delicate matter to attempt to come between the president and a fellow member of thecablnet Senator Cameron's relations with the President were also strained, and had it not been for Mr. Wanamaker Senator Quay would have experienced great difficulty in remaining In touch with the appointing power. Mr. Wanamaker looked upon Mr. Quay as the leader of the party organization in the state, and ho made it his duty to see that his interests and his wishes were oon- Kultfid DOYLESTOWN BUSINESS MEN. They Declare Emphatically for Wana maker fur -he Senate. DOYLESTOWN", Dec. ■ —The Doylestown branch of the National League of Busi ness Men is now fully organized, and the members are actively at work furthering the objects of the league. They are all heartily in favor of John Wanamaker for the United States senate, as the following resolutions, unanimously adopted, prove: "Kesolved, That the vast business, man ufacturing and other varied interests of the state of Pennsylvania are vitally con cerned in the legislation to be enacted by the next congress, and should be repre sented in the United States senate by a man of high character, experience and knowledge of public affairs. "Resolved, That we hereby declare our selves in favor of the election of the Hon. John Wanamaker to represent us and those interests in our national councils, and pledge ourselves to work earnestly and heartily for his election as senator, as his practical and comprehensive knowl edge of the business interests of our state and nation, his experience in public af fairs, and his unblemished record in pub lic and prive life commend him as partic ularly needed to represent this great com monwealth in the cctfncils of Tho nation. "Resolved. That we urgently request our representatives in the senate and as sembly to use all honorable means to se cure the election of Mr. Wanamaker to jhe United States senate, believing that they will thereby represent tho wishes of the great body of their constituents, and reflect credit upon themselves and upon our conntrv. • Resolved, That copies of these resolu tions be forwarded by the secretary, to our state senator, Hon. Henry G. Moyer. and to our assemblymen, the Hon. Henry S. Funk, Hampton W. Rice and James Pat ! terson." No. 49 Bow II fa SAM co R*T« i^ l rulatloai and Set Him t« TUjlUu. friends <>l Penrose and Governor Hasting*. The ad herentsof both these gentlemen had hopst that, during the week, Senator Quay would declare himself for their regpeettra favorite: bat the week has pasted and Quay has declared for neither. In fact, II seems that Quay is still undeelded whom to support for United States Senator to succeed Cameron, and the more he ponders over the situation the more perplexed he becomes. He has not been able yet to figure out just where he is at, and unMl he does h* V not likely to commit himself, publloly, to anyone The truth of the matter is that Mr Wanamaker's strength has npset all of Quay's calculations and the "Old Man" '.( beginning to realize that it is going to be dangerous business to array himself against the forces that are back of Mr. Wanamaker's candldaey. It is a hazard ous thing for a political leader to defy public sentiment ; to set at naught the ex pressed wish and desire of the allied busi s men of the community, and to set himself up as a dictator. The leader who does this is taking big chances, and Quay knows it. When Quay left for his recent g" ng trip in Florida he thought he hail .. ry thing in his own hands, and t 'mt : be had to do was to enjoy himself . til shortly before the meeting of tho 1- iia ture, when he would return, annoou ; his candidate for the Cameron succession, and that the legislators would fairly fall over each other in their desire to please him by voting for that candidate. But this is where Quay reckoned without his host, and while he was enjoying life down in the southland the Wanamaker sappers and miners were hard at work tnrnlng up votes for the Philadelphia merchant, and now Quay is boginning to think that ha lingered In the south just a trifle too long. Every day or so he learns of soma erst while supporter of his own who has been gathered in by the Wanamaker outfit, and to save his life he cannot see how he is t* mako good his losses. Tho Wanamaker sentiment is fairly sweeping the state an-: tho country members cannot stand thj pressure. The business men of the entire commonwealth are practically a unit in demanding that Mr. Wanamaker be * chosen as Senator Cameron's successor, aud a demand coming from such a source carries with It, necessarily, great weight It is this united effort of the business men of the stato in behalf of Mr. Wanamaker that most disconcerts Quay, for it is a force that even he fears to antagonize. The demoralization of the Quay forcos is becoming daily more apparent, and some of his closest friends are now expressing the belief that Wanamaker will be elected dospite all that Quay may do, and verily It scemeth so. Philadelphia Evening Item. THOROUGHLY REPRESENTATIVE. Columbia Proud of Its Branch of the Na tional League of ltnlnois Men. COLUMBIA, Pa., Dec. . —The branch of the National League ol Business Men or ganized here has the support of the most influential people of the county. In proof of this it Is only necessary to give the list of the officers Tho chairman, George W. Haldoman, Is treasurer of the Keelejr Stove company. The vice chairmen are Joseph Jansen, who is treasurer of the Jansen Iron company; D. C. Denny, the superin tendent of the Columbia Rolling mill; Jo- * seph W. Yocum, the treasurer of the Co lumbia Iron company, and H. F. Bruner, the vice president of the Susquehanna Iron company. The treasurer, H. S. Stauf fer, is general manager of the Columbia Gray Iron company, and the secretary, J. E. Schall, is treasurer of the Susquehanna Iron company. Tho finance committee is made up of J. A. Myers, president of the Columbia National bank; A. J. Kuuffman, president of tho Central National bank; C. R. Strick tTonal bank L^'sru'nor h 6o^ i ujrh*s& licitor; William Mattern, superintendent of the Columbia Iron company; Dr. Hous ton Mifllin, councilman; M. Bachen heitner, director of the Columbia Land and Improvement company; S. Cohen, merchant; I. A. Fuld, merchant; G. W. Paules, contractor; C. C. Ferguson, con tractor, and C. E. Leuig. director of the Columbia Flint company. There has never before boen such a thoroughly representative organization in this city or vicinity, and the hearty in dorsement, it has given to John Wana maker for tho senate may be said to re flect the voice oi th > oati.-j community. DECLARE FOR WANAMAKER. Norrlstoivn Business Men's League En thusiastic for Him. NOKRISTOW.V, Doc. —ln pursuance to a call issued by ilfty of the leading business men of this city and Bridgeport, embrac ing manufacturers, merchants, etc., a meeting was held to organize a local branch of tho National League of Busi ness Men. Among those in attendance were xvpresentatiyes of nearly all the large manufacturing companies in and about Norristown. N. H. Larzolere was elected permanent president of the league, and a committee of three was appointed to select the re maining officers and committeemen. The following preambles and resolution were unanimously adopted: "Whereas, The Hon. John Wanamaker has consented to tho use of his name for tho office of United States sonator from this commonwealth; and "Whereas, It is the sense of this organ ization that a name so allied with our commercial utid political interests should have our hearty support; therefore be it "Resolved, That we, as members of the National League of liusiuess Men and as individuals, agree to use all honorable means and influences to accomplish hia election." IN FAVOR OF WANAMAKER. Lock flaveu Business Men Organise by Electing Officers. LOCK HAVES, Dec. —The Lock Haven branch of the National League of Business Men his been permanently organized and the foil > virii? officers have boen elected; Prosiil' . \Mson Kistler; vice presidents, C. M O'Connor, J. A. Wilson, G. T. Michaels. T. H. Harmon, J. B. Furst and W. H. Mann; secretary, E. E. Adams; treasurer. H. C. Evans. The following resolution was adopted; "Resolved, That we earnestly and urg ently request our representatives in the senate, M. L McQn • vii, and assembly, James W. 1' -Jer!'- to honorable meanst ■>«• IMIM;1I-.- ion of John Wana maker t» th 1 . -IT '.ute, believ ing that .'I • • IT: ;h •/ !1 represent a great pre* , i :*.iufv 'if of our pao|il<* ■■! i will « cradlt upon themselves '..ad upon the county." They Arc I li-ir \ <•■<•,? aud En com». in ut t<> ilf W .ua- PHILAW.' I'FLI A. I) —All the promi nent tr.ule o is of the city and the state are <• „ actively intorestod in the cn n;> ..«,•» in the interest of John Wanam.i.ivr for the succession to Cam eron in the United Suites senate. The list is already large, and there has recently been added the indorsement of the carpet trade, as tho following extract from The American Carpetand Upholstering Trade, tho official organ, demonstrates: "The announcement that Hon. John Wanamaker.ex-post master general, would allow the use of his name as a candidute for the United States senate to succeed Senator Cameron has been received wi»h profound satisfaction throughout tho car pet industry. "Mr. Wanamaker is not only a great carpet merchant, but he Is, In many re spects, tho foremost citizen of Pennsyl vania, and the very mention of his name for the senate is an augury of oonditions long desired by the rank and file of Penn sylvania voters. Never in its history has this country stood more in need of able business men in its councils of state than now. Such an intellect as Mr. Wana maker's would not only Impart creative power to the senate in its treatment of business and finance, but his spotless character and scorn of chicanery and cheap expediency would shed luster on the personnel of the senate, gratifying to all classes of this imperial commonwealth."
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