VOL- xxxiv Spring and glimmer Shoes and Oxfords. The season brings many new and pretty styles in fine shoes and oxfoids —Ladies' fine footwear —Tan color" Chocolate color. Patent leathers and fine Dongolas, ir. the n w coin toe, Bull Dog toe, Knipire toe, clotti or leather tops tnd in all sizes. A A to E E. * Green Shoes. The Latest Craze. Have you seen them. See the different styles in our windows—Ladies' and Gents' Green shoes on especially attractive lasts several shades to choose from well-made, servicable and stylish. Men s And Boys' Fine Shoes. A l l styles, all varieties of footwear to be found in our stock. We aim to supply all wants—the wish for low prices along with others. See onr line of Men's, Boys' and Youths' fine shoes in russetts, vici kid and fine cilf. in the popular shades and up to date styles. Complete line of Ladies' and Gents' patent leathers. Fine Kangaroo shoes and slippers for summer wear. Complete stock of bicycle shoes low cut shoes and Men's Romeo slippers— stock of Men's and Boys' plow shoes, heavy box toe shoes which we are selling cheap. OXFORDS. Our stock of Oxford ties is very la r ge and owing to the back ward season leaves us with a large stock on hands These Oxfords are all made of fine Dongola and Rusy-tt leather, and we intend closing thein out quickly, and i:i order to accom plish our purpose we have marked them away down, so if you wish to purchase Oxfords cheap attend this sale. Full Stock of Leather and Shoe Findings I Sole Leather Cut to Any Amount You May Wish to Purchase. Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention JOHN BICKEL. 128 S. MAIN St. BUTLER, PA. _ 1 ARE YOU IN NEED OF CLOTHING? mmmmaEesazß&mmmmmmmmmmaammmmam IF SO, CALL ON T. H. BURTON, 133 30 Jf J MAXN ST.. BUTLER, PA. : ■' j-w +*?+++++++*++ rmj] Af\| G. F. KECK, ~ MERCHANT TAILOR. 'p North Main St., Butler, Pa. F *'' VVbcn we make you a garment or a suit j i rlr>Nk ---. —y OU tuny be Mire that every st'tch in it | Jo* \i« jK-rfeCtly made. Our especial pride is •—*7f V y 1 + > n tlie quality of ou 'ailoring, we pay high \ aV \ J[\ . + wages and employ l .st-class tailors, so we W JV 4- K et tbc highest grade of garments and you '"f k»ow our prices arc lower than others, JjT f i , ,'J /■> -i. select from. Call ami examine for your- VnTfi -*> «elf. FITS GUARANTEED, reme/nber the y P^ce G. F. KECK Merchant Tailor. " " ' 142 N. MAIN ST., BUTLER, I'A. J. S. YOUNG, Tailor, flatter and Gents Furnishing Goods. Summer heat makes the problem of looking* dressy and keeping cool a hard one But we've solved it; and for once economy, comfort and fashion go hand in hand. Our summer suits are finer in fabric, nobbier in pattern and more stylish in cut ban ever before, they fit your curves and yet they're not sweat bath outfits. The prices may surprise you 1. S. YOUNG. Tailor. ioi S. MAIN St., - . . BUTLER, I'A The Wise Grocer. Will try to induce his customers to buy the very best gro ceries in the market, because by so doing he makes a sale that will give satisfaction, and it is the pleased and satis- Afe; f.Xiy®! p fied customer who builds up the grocer's business. We have some of the very best goods obtainable which we ' sell as close as auy house in the county. Leave us yovr order and we guarantee satisfaction. The Butler Produce Co., C L MOORE, Prop'r IF YOU GET IT AT THE BUTLER PRODUCE IT S FRESH. a WHILE YOU ARE WAITING For your prescription don't fall to look over our line of perfumes, we have re- / ' ij ,j ceived sonic very fine ones lately, and £/> t will be pleased to have you examine _ , | We also have a very la.geassortment ,"1 1 1 Si— of tooth brushes made expressly for us f-\ wbi'h bear our stamp, these brushes we guarantee and request the return of , )JTp/f any thit prove unsatisfactory. - • You may need something for your —-J&pC? . .*• I At/ chapped hands and face, and if so wc recommend Cydonium Cream as a fine toilet preparation. EE DICK & GROHM ANN DRUGGISTS. PEOPLES PHONE. 114. IJIJTLEK I'A. Advertise in the CITIZEN. THE BUTLER CITIZEN. WE ARE MAKING Good clothe? at such low prices that poor ones at*- 110 longer wanted. ' '. I f There is a little something about 33 p | J thi c«and apel of oi'r • it J m and a certain graceful 1 ang f £ tronsei if It is i:i part of the details, .1 P I f \ knack which cheap tailors cam- t a acq: ire n itter how * i % * materiil tnt> 1 >e. r fr @ t ivp Shoe house on ac count of the eat Cash Sale now going on. Foot we. u is lieing sr>ld i.l ].rices never before hear>l of. JULY IS TO BE A GREAT MONTH We want to nuk • July the busies' month of the year. All Slimmer goods must be iold regaidies. of cost >r pro fit. Wc have Bom great le .irlers to ofTei you. Here are a Few. Me.i's fin-.: I'.uff Cong. NV< 6 6ye Men's f.ne Buff Cong, and Hals No. 6 to 11 98c Men's Army Shoe sewed No 6to ;1. 89c Men's fine Chocol.de Shoes lace fi.25 Lailie's Serge Gai .i rs .. 39c Ladie's Serge Klipjjcrs 253 Ladies fine Kid Slipjiers 45c Ladie's Chocolate Oxfords 69c Ladie's fine Kid 1 hoes 98c Children's Shoes lS<- 25c yic Boy's Shoes 75c .t'-oo Don't Miss This Sale If you are in 1., e ! of footwear. C. E. MILLER. 2x5 S. Main St., Butler, I'a. A Perfect Cut.| When you get a suit you want it made right. A perfect cut is necessary. High grade goods, a perfect cut atid careful workman ship. are a combination which give th'.- best results and these are appreciated by the customer. In thai way lie- yets his money's worth. A Standard Kstablfshed. You sec- it yourself. No one need ex plain to you why the clothes made by us are the most popular. Ours is a standard that makes them perfect. We keep our goods up to the limit of pi t lec tion and out workmen all assist in making the- clothes first-class. It is Easy Knough to cut into cloth and turn out clothes. It takes ability to obtain pc rfc-ct re sults. Our tailors are the best, our cutter an at list and tin- per fect results as natural as the mis takes of others. Because our clothes are the best, people want them. WEDDING SUITS A SPECIALTY. Cor. Diamond. Butler. Pa GOOD FARM FOR SALE. The Ford farm in Donegal twp , near Millcrstown is for sale. It contain" al»out 150 acres, is well watered and in good condition For terms inquire at this office. BUTLER, THURSDAY, JULY 13. 189~ Constipation Causes fully half the sickness in the world. It retains the digested food too long in the bowels and produces biliousness, torpid liver, tndl- Hood's gcition, bad Ui.aU 1 , coated ■ ■ ■ tongue, sick headache, in- - I I snrania, -U:. Hood's Pills 111 Jfc care constipation and all its ™ results, easily and thoroughly. 2Sc. All druggists. Prepared by C. I flood & Co., Lowell. Mass. The ouli' Pills to take with Hood's SarsaparilJ> Thl* Is Your Opportunity. On receipt of ten cents, cash or BtMnps, a generous sample will be mailed of the most popular Catarrh an'! Hay fever euro (Ely's Cream Balm) sufficient to demon strate the great merits of the remedy. ELY BROTHERS. 56 Warren St , New York City. Rev. John Reid, Jr., of Great Falls, Mont., recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. I can emphasize his statement, "It is a posi tive cure for catarrh if used as directed." Rev. Francis W. Poole, Pastor Central Pres. Church, Helena, Mont. Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged cure for catarrh and contain# no mercury nor any injurious drug. Price, 50 cento. RAILROAD TIME TABLES I*. it. & L. i:. it. it. Schedule of Passenger Trains in effect May W, 1897. Butler time. Trains leave Bntler aa follows: Con neant Lake Express 7:2"> a. iu., Erie Mail a in. and Greenville Accom modation 1:05 p, in. Trains arrive as follows: Conneant Lake Express 0:55 p. in.. Erie Mail 2:50 p. m. and Green ville Accommodation 0:20 a. m. SUNDAY TRAINS. Conneant Lake Express leaves at 7:25 a. 111. and arrive-: at 0:55 p. m. Traill leaving at 7:25 makes cornier tion with Erie Kv. at Shenango, west: train leaving at 0:55 makes connection with N Y. & P. at Mercer and with Erie at Shenango, east; train leaving sit 5:05 makes connection with X. Y. JT'J SIiUKG & WKSTKRN Kailwtiy. Schedule of Pas senger Trains in efiect May 16. i *<97. BUTLER TIME. j Ariiv. »11.-isli. r.v Am.i„wli»t»of».. J", a.i '< 17 m Vll.-ul.env "Fljn ' s 1, • , N«v < A. -iiu.j. ! iti-.ii, 1 - I'.*! ' IT " Akr -n >1:«11 J . A M 7 I M MlcxhciV A -l.il. PI <»■. '• I.' I* " AlW'jtlirm Kxjo . :J «?•*. i.m \ 4 All''jfJi'*ii\ "Flv« i . j u'. * 4 Hii* !.-. k .; !•• * Ul* • VlUvi.eiij Mail L 4 44 M N HAY TIC AI N>. Alii- -zl.t-uy Kxpiem h V, A.m| !> :\2 " All A«'*'initi«i*lAt i 1" P mJ 4 -Vi I'M New fan! I-* Ar4'i.|ii!ii(«!ali"ii. ...M 15 A.MJ 7 44 All*/h»*ny Arcwnni'xliirluti | 7 IKS Trunin p»injr north at SJ a. in. uiwl 3:15 in. muke » !«*-• < (unifcti 'ti at. Ftixburg f.»r i*»fiitn on Alb '. 'h IIV Valley Hy. For through ti- k«•!m to all |x»iiit* in tlic w©ft, iiortli- W<-t i>T H LtliUrM A|i|i|V to A. IU H(»r< 11, Ap nt, It II RKYNOLDB, Huji't, ltiitl* lliitbT Jnnction • 7 27, H 4M!12 "-! 3 2 f - '» 53 llntb*r Junction...L«-av«- 7 IU) * 4*il2 IT 3 5 5:5 Natrona .Arriv<- 7 :w : h fl»i|l2 2ft 3 .1* r, iti Tan-iittim. 7 42 '•» 3*>! 3 42j «i i/J S|»riHK«l«bv .. 7 5«» !» 1112 411 3 52j < liireiiiont Ml 2/»j I i*i 4 WiflJ 27 ShnriMbiirg .... M IHI '♦ 31 I 32 Alb-Klicny.. .. H -zV •) 4:i| I 23 4 2.'. ii 43 A. M.jA. M I' M.jr. M.|l\ M Sl NI»AV Tit A INS. heart* l"n i l«-r for Allt-Kbeuy ( ltv AIMI prinrljail iuteiiiM* ♦ '»» II '2-"' 2 s(i ». I p m Wki.K I>A*> Foil TIIK FAST Wr.r.K I>a>h. I'M\M t M P M I 36 • 0 i% iii 11»; an 117 325 727 ar Hntler .fnintion., Iv| . , 12 2'» : '»'• 7 4'i Iv llntlfr Jnncllon . .ar x ,vk\z tw - ! • 7 111 ar Freejiort 1\ 8 2x , 12«n» ( ; 7 53 •• Allegheny .flltietloli " ' H 21'12 "I 3 511 M ti4 " b-e< hlmrK 44 H 'Killl 49 I m i\ •• I'aultoii (A|»ollo 1 " I 7 '<3 I! 4 35j M r»l • >altnburK 7 30| 11 ir« j 5 <>•'•{ 22 ItlairMville .•• 7mi l'i l<> | f. l'», !i H AO] 11 :v. » AltiMitia " . 1 M fMi 1 mi :: In " llairlnbiirjc 44 3 1<» I 30 v, i.\ •« Philadelphia . . 14 II 2" P. M .'p M. IA. M JP M On Sunday, train leaving Butler 7 3"» a. in., connect* for llarii«btirK, \ltoona and i'biladelpiiiu. Tbrottgh truni fa MM ' .i>t IMHW Million), UN folloMM Atlaiitie Fxfirexft, daily.. 3i» \ .1 Pennsylvania himit»l 7 1 • |in\ FxpreMM. 7:.50 " Main hiip* FX|'i E* * |• H » - Plillan elphi* Exprt 1 1•< Fanlerii M 7 0"» l.ine. j 10 I'bllad'a Mail. Sundaym only M.40 m fm d«talM fnlbrittfttkm, KUTM TIMM b WitiFMi \," Wettern Dintrkl Ourtter Flllb \ I Sniltl fleM Street, I'itl'buri IV J. It II f'Tt'll I SON, J 11. wool», 0«M ml >1 U Igt' 0(«1 hi •. \, 111 kgs&te'jt* . L The Place to liny GAS COOK l.\'Ci AND IIKATINGSTOVKS, GAS HUKNKRS y\NI) FIX TURES, HOSK, HATH TUBS, KNAM EL AND IMPROVFD WELSHBACH (US BURNER, viw%* W H O'BRIEN i ON 107 hast Jefferson St. BEE KEEPER S SUPPLIES SUCH AS IIIVIH, Smokers, Itnaal I'ruriifs. ScrtloiiN St- Ui„i Ib.xt H, I{r nsi I nLntitt ;i \rllwt. At certain hours of lhe day, pecial ly nt nine o'clock in the i:.« ruing or Just before sundown, the exact repro duction of a nude woman tij on a pane of glatui In an unpretentioua dwelling of Kankakee, 111., Is plainly visible. How it came then- is a que .tion +oi--TV tisij, may be able to atisv.er. As the woman Ix-ars n e.li~« res.-mblanee to a former oc ipunt of tiie dwelling neighbors and numerous other Kanku keeau« vi ho have become much Interest ed in the phenomenon have an exj luna tion of their own. They !> :! 1 e it to Is' a pi.otogTaph taken by a I'.ash of light nlng. It Is thought that some time, prob ably during a storm, a worn n in a state of nature hud become fr -l -i i-d, eau.e f:rom her sleeping-room to draw the blinds and a flash of lighliiing photo graphed her form U|>ou the plasti. The picture was discovered a week ago when a young man sitting in a nearly opposite observed w hat he thought was the reflection on the window pine of a woman bathing in the house in question. Kup)Xj#iiiip that a mirror reflected the form through the door of an adjoining room he called U> his sister, and, pointing out the singu lar sight, requested her to run across KM- street and tell the woman to pull down the blinds. The young woman ran across the street, rapped upon the dow and won surprised to see the only wom an In the house appear, fully dressed. Itcing informed of the. figure in the window the woman was surprised and said no one had taken a liath that day. An investigation followed. Sure enough, there In the ghu>s was the fig ure of a naked woman and it could not be washed out. Soon it began to \n talked alxnit by the nearest neigh bors and now it is the talk of 'he town. An offer of s lias been made for the phuss by a local curiosity collector. BATTLE WITH A BLACK CAT. Philadelphia!. Iludly Scratched In a Hlrimiilr »vlth the Hm atte Creature. Owen W. Kiley, a night workman, Philadelphia, I'a , on returning home the other morning found a big black cat lying in bed with his wife and week old baby. How the brute came Into the bed Is not. known. Kiley tried to get it out of l>cd without waking bis wife, and In making this attempt he found t hat the woman was unconscious. Then Kllcy grabbed the cat, which fought, scratched and bit like a tiger. Finally Kiley grabbed the animal by the hind feet and battered its brains out against the w all. Mrs. Kiley is prostrated by the shock, and she was severely scratched. The baby escaped injury, but Itilev was terribly bitten and clawed and was obliged to go to the Polyclinic hos pital, where his wounds were cauter ized. Penalties* After llenth. Posthumous punishment is to be In flicted on the murderers of the late queen of Corea. The two ministers who issued the decree reducing her to tie rank of ordinary people and who made the king cut off his topknot were put to death when the king took refuge with th#- Russian legation at Seoul, and their bodies were horribly mutilated. 'I lie law department has now (wen directed to take the proper proccdtire whereby the "extreme penalty" may be adminis tered to the twodcud traitors. A ItelliclonH IIIIXKC. Lady lfenry Somerset contemplates erecting a heroic figure of Christ out of doom In the heart of Dux hurst, her temperance vl)!ag« in Knr land I his Is commonly seen in othei countries, but is entirely new to the lirit ish Isle. Smoked an Old < litar. Squire Frank <1 Kaufman, of Frled ensburg, I'a., celebrated his fiftieth birthday by smoking a cigar 20 years old. General ladlicnatlon. "It seems to me that you can be de pended on to say the wrong thing more than any other man that I know." "What have I done?" "Insulted the Itliggins family." "Why, I tried to compliment them." "You said that their baby, who is Btill too young to have any huir, looked ex actly like its father." "Yes." "Well, liliggins is Insulted on his own account and his wife is insulted on be half of the baby."—Washington Star. Ileeotnlutf Valueless. Tin- new woman was determined. "I shall not wear bloomers this sunn mcr," she said. "I have determined to go back to skirts." "Why?" they demanded In astonish in eut.. "Illoomers are becoming so common," she explained, "that they cease to at' tract attention." And straightway bloomers fell Into disfavor with all the new women who heard her.—Chicago Post. The llnde and the Malt]. "N» wli-k«".i thouKlit has t'er," said he. "Found lodctnent In my mind," "I (iwhmO as much," responded she, "Nor any other kind," NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL. Proeident Harper's Pot t-chorne Put Into Execution. m Ut'ftil of Inlvf rslM xf ( liloeuo Abool to Rf voluflor tin- I'rw* ull llltt « lu lUc \\ ork. President Harper of the University of Chicago has so.uc ideas of how a model Sunday sciiuol should be run and he will soon pv.t them in operation. The field selected for the advance ment of the new scheme will be the Hyde Park Baptist church and lus own university. The tii.ie set for the open ing day is June 1, and on that day pu pils will be received in a school which in every way must tie regarded as mod ern. All past traditions have been cast aside, and the movement is regarded by those cognizant of its provisions as u distinct revolution in the Sunday school world. The new departure will replace the International Sunday schoortweons, o.s well as other kinds of literature used in the present day schools. President Harper, in conjunction with Jlishop J. If. Vincent, of the Methodist church, and Prof. E. D. Burton, of the Univers ity of Chicago, has already in prepara tion a set of text-books that will be uneil in the two Sunday schools. They are entirely different in every respect from literature now in vogue in churches, and can be compared more favorably with those used in the public schools. There will be chiefs for the different departments, and assistant chiefs and directors and superintendents, whose various duties are hid under titles of pretentious proportions. President Harper himself will be the superinten dent and Prof. Frank W. Shepardson will be his assistant. Prof. E. D. Bur ton will be director of instruction, and will look after the courses, the teachers and the standard of excellence to be maintained. Public exercises will be taken care of by J. A. Itussell, and the religious life of the school will be at tended to by Rev. .T. I/. Jackson. The missionary and benevolent organiza tion has been given in charge of Dr. T. W. Ooodspeed, and tlie libraries will !>c seen to by Mrs. Zella A. Dixon, the university librarian. The secretary will be Miss Mary Mc.tdums, and the treas urer A. 11. Parker. The school will be divided into three departments —the elementary, the sec ondare and the adult. Ihe elementary class will study stories and sayings In the New Testament, the secondary the Old Testament historv and the adult classes the Old Tcsnimci t prophecies. C. 11. Marsh will have charge of the first department. I>. If. Mvra Reynolds the second and Junius Peabody the last. Other officials will be H. B. David son, chorister; Glen M. Ilobbs, leader of orchestra, and J. E. Raycroft, mar shal. At the end of every three months regular convocations will be held, and the pupils will be given diplomas if proficient enough. AFRICAN HORSES FOR AMERICA. Johunuenl»nric Millionaire la Knincr In lUilnii In Tlilx Country. It will be gratifying news to racing men to know that a South African mil lionaire is to cast liU lot with the Amer ican turf this year. The gentleman in question is Joseph Storey Curtis, an American, and of good family connections in this country. Mr. Curtis has ar-insscd a fortune In South Africa, and has been one of the pillars and supporters of the turf in that quarter of the globe, being in re ality the Belmont of the South African Jockey club at Johannesburg. He has won a number of important events there this year, including the Derby. He has a large stud and IK or 20 horses in training, all of which will be shipped to this country very shortly. Mr. Curtis intends to go into the breeding business here on an exten sive scale. Through William Easton, of New York city, he has purchased the Henry Harrison farm of 000 acres in Fauquier county, Va., and will have his breeding stock sent there. His horses In training will probably be sent to some of the local tracks. AERONAUTS PIOKED UP AT SEA. .%1«»n Suto l.oHt Tell ii 'rhrllllnix Story. Lee iitul Frank Btevens, aeronaut**, of .161 West Twenty-fifth street. New York city, who, it was believed, were drowned while making a balloon ascension, were brought to Long Branch, X. J., on the Mary Jane, ( apt. Conroy. They were picked up ten uilles off Hol land light lu'loiv Sandy Ilook. It was their balloon which was seen to drop into the sea by William Furric, the Sandy Book pilot. The Stevens brothers say they were making some experiments in sailing their balloon, when they were driven out to sea. They tried to change the course of their balloon, but without success. In order to save themselves, the\ cut IIIOHC from the balloon. Their car was made of willow and had a can vas covering. The two brothers held on to this. Thev were about mu feet high in the air when they cut nwa,\ from the balloon. It went away from them und they dropped into the sua. 1 Kor Mrx. out llie duty whiob lie claims God h: s called him to per- I form. He lives at the Terminal hotel, j and has a wife, who is now in Pitts : burgh. Pa., visiting relatives, one ot ' whom is her uncle, J. M. Guthrie. Both | Jackson and his wife have been mem bers of the Centenary Methodist Kpis cop«l church of St. Louis for two year but until now Jackson has never been particularly enthusiastic in religion viork. althouph he has always been a regular attendant at divine service. Ib is inteilipent, well educated and a per fect pentleman in every way. Mr. Jackson is 33 years old and was born in New ark, X. J., coming from one of the oldest families there. Ilis preat prandfather was a Presbyterian minis ter. "1 am the last of my line," he said, i "and 1 believe that unworthy lis 1 feci 1 myself to be l.od has chosen me as at: | iijjtruinent for this great regeneratioi v.hich is to Ik- worked in Ingersoll." STOPPED BY AN ALLIGATOR. j Ilt-nrm* INni-k'-t! VITiIU- IVorrmiWui \Vn« n Plorl.la t'm'U. Word comes friuii Twin T.akc ■. sot:i i distuin-e west of Jncksonville, l'la.. that a 15-foot alligator appeared in a new role at Hampton creek. Mis. Hem Thomas bail died, and the body wa , I being lake: to the re ;i«-tej-\ across the ! creek. The creek is about three feet j deep. As the In arse r< aeh: i the mill- , I ri!c i f the watt r r:u a" :'f li. '., b. . Saul Jockrpu'* bl ..-I. bai t bowed ; fight, ad i! ' al'.iv-J'ir bit bis b-;r. I!. 1-or- <• ovrt it: red t ing Ml*. J; • : l.d t • ;.■(<-»! 'le water. 'Mi . i. rir.aged ■ : it"' ••bore i:i One (>f tin- men went back haii' a mile ai d bon ■ e.i a i from a r. ? lii.i.r, eatne iiaei.. a ai aln ■ six uttemptK, wbot the alligator dead, j It was nearly 15 feet long. FINDS A MAN UNDLU THT CEO. Uonani llraUMiii uirlui ' —:'li< n Vunm illifi Over £ a (" I'.:.ice. One woman lias been found 'a ho tloe.-- not scream at the sight of a man under her bed. Mrs. Uosa Meyer, of No. 1~- j l-'irst avenue. New \'ork, returned from a visit the looked un der the bed for the always expected | man and found him. Shei|tiietly locked the door and told him to come out and be thrashed, lie declined, and, secur iup a stick, she beat him until, howling with pain, he crawled out. Then Kile | caught hold of him and let him have a few right hand jabs in the face. He broke away from her, unlocked tin door and dashed downstairs. Mrs. Meyer then tucked up her skirts and | went after her man, determined that j after looking for him for many years j he shouldn't pet away. She chased him two blocks, caught him, and turned him over to a policeman. ROMANCE IN HIS LIFE. Son lit I'nellilininn lictunitnu Home. Ilaiilni; Won tllpbpß nntln Wife. T. \V. I leak bane, a well-to-do fruit grower of Lower Lake, Cal., has just iM-cn identified as the son of a wealthv Knglish family, lie disappeared from the knowledge of his parent* 23 yean ago and has long been given up for dead. He is now »u his way to the land ot his birth, and it was Walter 11. Cline. a ticket agent for the Canadian Pacific, who locate.l him as the miming man. Twenlv-three years apo, as the result of trouble with his family, Heakbnne left, his Itoiiic and came to the United States. He drifted west and is now one of the wealthiest of the l.cr« iM-r* !i» Vlcnuci. In Vienna th« height or a house must not exceed H2 feet, the floor of the lest i slor* must not be more than 05.0 f**et , ; above the level of the «treel. Whea the ! i g round slo| Ibis recur.ure llii.sl lie i taken frolh the highest poiljt The bouse inust not. Imrc tuorc than live ntories«includinp thr cellar and ttic Ilia Word W'na titmil. "Look here, sir," said the iitite cus tomer to the shop assir-tant, "you soli IUC this piece of goods warranted a fa color. It was green when 1 bought it, and now it has turned to sickly blue in less than two weeks." » "Well, madam," expostulated the us slstunt, "yoti could hardly expect a color to go faster than that."- Tit Hits Mo Mhr I lorn, McCorkle —isn't K<>sa Honheur singu larly vuin? MeCrackle—t never heard that said of i her. McCorkle Well, 1 understand that she is 75 years old, and (Miiuts. —l.'p-to- Datc. Setting HiMMM ItlKlil. "I am Inforined, my good friend, thill . you're losing money on fast horses," remarked Itev. Mr. Angell. "Vour information is all wrong. I'm losing my money on slow horses," said Krank Speetle.—Tit-ltlts. MMai iii« mil. Waiter (seeing dissatisfaction on guest's face) Wasn't the dinner cooked to suit, you. sir? Guest - Yes; nil but the bill. Just itake that back an«l tell them to Isiil it , down a. little.—Fiui. WANTS PART OF OMAHA. George Francis Train to Reopen an Old Claim la the Oitffrowth of Old I'nion Pa cific I.luxation—Playlag fc n Stake of 820,- OOO.IMtO. George Francis Train has reopene 1 his claim to the city of Omaha, and L intends to press it to the List, says tha New York Journal. If he wins, he will be worth $20,000,000; if he loses, he will ' be no jioorer than he is now. Certain of his friends have investigated the matter, and they are convinced that his cause is just and that the claim, grow ing out of the old I'nion Pacific litiga tion and subsequent proceeding'.-, in which he was legally declared a lunatic, is valid. Those friends have employed a l.ir^ r • syndicate of eastern and western law \ ers to conduct his case, and Proprietor Merrifield, of the Continental hotel, where Citizen Train lives, and former Mayor Hemis, of Omaha, are protecting is interests. The following characteristic inter view with Citizen Train was obtained. "Ten days ago," said the Citizen, "a strange man, evidently a mechanic, 1 came to ine while I was sitting in the park. I didn't wish to talk with him .it first, but he persisted ami I yield - •d. lie said that a short time ago he iiiade a trip to Omaha and there he met •. cousin of his, who is a law yen, am] who lives in a handsome house in tint*, ■ity. 'This is a nice place you own,' •■marked the mechanic. 'Yes,' was tii• : ( .~pon.se, 'but between you and me, 1 tally believe George Francis Trai.. >wns it, because he bong-lit the groum. it speculation many years ago, but aas cheated out of it. There Is a clou.! ■ in the title, though, and the same cloud rests upon hundreds of othpr pieces of Wud around here.'" Citizen Train repeated the substance i>f that conversation to Mr. Merrifield nd he became deeply interested, an>. with former Mayor lie in is made inquiry into the matter. The result was that they have decided to attempt to n»akc i he Citizen a modern Croesus at the 114.' of 78. • Mr Merrifield and Citizen Train ro- \ fused to diiulge the names of the law \cr.s in the syndicate, but they admitted ; that it had been formed. Full details \ . for publication, they t>aid, would iu»l I h- given out until June 1. MAILS FOR ALASKA. Cuntrai'tN Made I>\ Which tUa Serv ice \\ ill lie tircutly Improved. The post ollice department is devot ing special attention to the postal need of the interior districts of Alaska and has just completed an arrangement for teamboat mail service, which together v. it h the overland service recently con traded for from Junean to Circle City, 5)00 miles up the Yukon river, will pro\. a vast improvement in the commuuica tion between that territory and the res! of the United States. The steamboat service contract has just been let to 1* It. Ware, of Chicago, nt $3,000 for five round trips. The overland contract applies to letters only, but the onnrow entered into provides for carrying all k'nds of mail with an outside limit of five tons on each steamer. Two rival companies are brought together Ir thi •heme; the Alaska Commercial cm lany, with sailings from San Francisco, ind the (North American Transporfr :ion & Trading' company, from Kent le. The route will be around Outi dnska to the mouth of the Yukon, with a transfer there to the river steamers for Circle. Trips from San Francisco will lie made about the sth of June, of Vugust and of September while steam ers will leave Seattle about June 10 and August 10. MR. ENGLISH GETS HIS MIRROR. Indianapolis Millionaire Olitalns « Fa 111 II)- Ilelle by Force. FiC-Congressman Will Knglish and the Mrs. Von Hummel, running an in stitution in the old Knglish homestead, ~t Indianapolis, Ind., figured in a v< " r > dramatic scene the other day. which narrowly escaped serious results. 'Hie Yon Hummels have refused to vacate without a subsidy, so that Mr. Knglish can proceed with the erection of his $500,000 hotel. Hanging conspicuously in the homestead was an old family mirror, a relic of many generations and highly prized. Mr. Knglish attempted !<» remove it to his npnrmeuts. but the Yon Ilummcls resisted, claiming it wu < iart of the house underlease. Hacked i v several employes,Mr.Knglish forcibly i/cd upon the prize, and in the strug lc a pistol was flourished, a platc-glas door was kicked into smithereens and •vernl blows were exchanged. The mi Hummels have applied for war ants, alleging drawing deadly weap tis and assault, an -i' •» : 1 half in hour. A.llAll lit 'I IIKATIIICAI.t. > She Hut I heard he executed hi* 1 nt. splendidly. lie lie diil; lie killed it outright.— I' Fun. — <|ur«n o* (lip May. AUcc. 'neath her flower»*«l hat, mo foivlly what of that? Tin no KOHHIp tH>cdi bo toltl— my daughter thrc»* years old, Detroit Free Prill. No 27 VICTIMS OF RUSSIA'S CRUELTY. Slu\ « Kn Route to Hie Bad Laida Bear Harki ut Their Treatment. A party of 21 Slavs, accompanied by ! ;heir wives and children, passed through Aberdeen, S. 1)., the other day on their way to the Had Lands. Whether nihi -1 lists or not, some of the membersof the part; have hi iTcre ' for the suspicion of nihilism. One of the men, Michael Lodovitch, claims to be a brother of the famous exile, Ivan Lodovitch, who i lias spent 40 years in the salt mines of j lower Siberia. Another emigrant, Tesah Stolstock, was sent to Siberia for life in and still bears the marks of the shackles with which he was confined in underground dun geons. On the coronation of the pres ent c/ar, however, he was pardoned, with 200 others, loiter, Stolstock was again arrested as n suspected nihilist, the same crime of which he was accused and punished before, but he escaped. He was joined by his sister in Belgium, nnd they at once started for America. Perhaps the worst example of Rus sian punishment in this party is Ivan Molosky, a Pole. He was never in Si beria, but was for six years kept in the dungeons at Moscow. These dun gt 011s are under the river, and, he says, are always at least two inches deep with water that filters through the cement walls. From June. 1889, to November, l-v «i, Molosky saw 110 ray of light, and his only companions were the rats, nis offense, so the police claimed, was an attempt 011 the life of Michael Connor, 11 Russian officer of the czar's guard. Molosky claims that he never had a trial, and was only released on his promise that he would leave Russia at once, otherwise suffer life imprison ment. SNAKE STORY SEASON AGAIN. l'\r<> r.noiicriaeiila In Sew Jeriej That Hcscn;Me Uattles la Cuba. The snake story season has opened in I'uion county. New Jersey, and Rah way conies to the front with a pair of ! them. The Lafnrge Spoke und Wheel works are situated on the bank of the Kahway river. Recently, while men were busy in the blacksmith shop, a number of moccasins, none of t.hem under four j t'eet in length, swarmed into the place I by the front door. They were prepar , ing to depart when the workmen who j had climbed upon anvils and benches i -elzed hammers uud tongs aud began | an attack. The invaders left 13 dead 011 the field. At least three times as many . '.scaped. The Young Men's Social club of Mil ion, near Railway, had awanged to dis cuss the other evening nn amendment ii> the by-laws allowing liquor to be drunk in the clubhouse. Frank Pierson, in advance of the meeting, captured i "ur big moccasin snakes and when the debate was at its height and it looked as though those favoring tlie resolution would win he re leased the reptiles from his pock et. In a moment chairs and tables were occupied by scrambling club si embers. It was ten minutes before the snakes vanished and then the meet ing ventured to come to order again and the bibulous by-law was defeated by a unanimous vote. TINGED WITH ROMANCE. "Inrrlnitc of I'rof. Keyes, of Colombia C->llcc:c, to Mlnk Mary L. Ward. The marriage of Frof. Henry Elmo Keyes, of Columbia college, to Miss •iary Louise Ward, at St. Leo's church \>w York city the other day, has in it a touch of romnuee which haft its origin in war time. The prospective bride groom is a son of the famous Maj. Gen. K. D. Keyes, who died abroad a few years ago, anil whose resting place at West Point is marked by a magnificent monument placed there by th* govern ment. During the war Gen. Keyes formed the acquaintance of Capt. G. S. Luttrell Ward. It is the daughter of this young officer who subsequently died, that I i'rof. Keyes is to wed. After the war lien. Keyes went to Europe, where he I remained with his family until his death. During his residence in Kurope id you have nny trouble in Jfetr ■ ti-r pa|wi to listen to you? lb Not a bit. I began by telling lim I Knew of u plan whereby he could ave money.--Cincinnati Enquirer. Maile Jim stops. "So Ciidililiols fell Into a fortune?" "Yes, but he went right through it" —Detroit News.