THE CITIZKM.
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THURSDAY. APRIL ». 18 98-
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
FOR CONGRESS
DR. J. It. -lIOWAI.TEH. of Millers town boro
FOR ASSEMBLY.
JAMES s. MOORE, of Butler.
JOHN DINDINGER <>f Zellenopl
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
JACOB M. PAINTER, of Butler.
FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR.
FRANK E. McQUISTION. of Butler.
The Concessional Delegates elected
aF lst District, John Womer: 2nd, C. M.
Brown; 3rd, Geo Maxwell. 4th, H. D.
Hockenberry: sth, John Clark; 6th. A.
L Timblin; 7th. Matt Bippns; «h. R.
M Johnston; Oth T. H. Greer; 10th, W
s Dixon; 11th. C. F. L. Motion:
12th, A. C. Zeigler: 13th, Sid. Weib.
14th. Joseph Graham: loth. Renben
Shanor. "
WAR CERTAIN.
A ce.it shont went up- from the
crowd around the news bulletin in
Butler If.' t Saturday night when the
news was posted that the I S. Senate
had passed the Davis' resolution with
the Turpie Amendment and that
same shont in every town in the United
States shows the will of the people in
regard to Cuba and the Maine affair.
The resolutions passed, shortly after 9;
P. M. by a vote of 67 io 21 and reads as
follows.
Whereas. The abhorrent conditions
which have existed for more than three
years in the Island of Cuba, so near our
own borders, have shocked the moral
sense of the people of the United States,
have been a disgrace to Christian civili
zation, culminating, as they have, in
the destruction of the Lnited States
battleship, with 266 of its officers and
crew while on a friendly visit in the
harbor of Havana, and cannot long 1*
endr.n l as has been get forth by the
Pre.-! lent of the United States in his
mes - > Congress of April 11, 1898,
upon whi h the action of Congress was
invited tberefor.
Rcsolvr-1. by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United Ssates
of America in Congress assembled:
First—That the people of the Island
of Cuba are, and of right ought to be,
free and independent, and that the
Goyemment of the L ri ted States hereby
recognizes the Republic of Cuba as
the true and lawful Government of
that island.
Second -That it is the dnty of the
United States to demand, and the
Government of the United States does
hereby demand, that the Government
of Spain at once relinquish its-author
ity and government in the Island of Cu
ba and withdraw its land and
forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Third—That the President of the
United States be and hereby is directed
and empowered to use the entire land
and naval forces of the United States
and to call into the actual service of the
United States the militia of the several
States, to such extent as may be neoe ß
to carry these resolutions into effect.
Fourth—That the United States here
by disclaims any disposition or inten
tion to exercise sovereignty, jurisdic
tion or control over said island, except
for the pacification thereof; and asserts
its determination, when that is accom
plished, to leave the government and
control of the island to its people.
On Monday, after an all day session,
and a night session extending until 3
public of Cuba as the true and lawful
government of that island. "
Yesterday noon the President signed
the C'ulan regolntionsin the presence of
a number of witnesses, and cabled an
ultimatum to the Spanish government
giving them till Saturday at noon to
male reply. The Spanish Minister at
Washington demanded his passports;
two-thirds of the regular army is on
its way to the Southern ports; the
bill authorizing a volunteer army has
passed the House; the Navy is ready
and it is thought that the blockade of
Havana and other Cuban ports will
be the first thing done :son.<e revenue bills
were introduced ir. the House.
In Madrid the Cortes opened yester
day, amid great excitmient. and the
Queen's speech was received with en
thusiasm; Minister Woodford received
President McKinley's ultimatum and
was to present it to day.
Premier Sagasta said the outlook was
•'■war, war, war."
A European statesman haa made the
proposition that Spain release and give
Cuba to Pope Leo, and the latter de
clare the island free and independent.
This would avoid the war,deprive the U.
S.of the credit of freeing Cuba,and would
not be so humiliating to Spain.
Even in Australia companies have
been raised and have volunteered their
service to Pres. McKinley.
The 15th Regt. offered its services as
volunteers, Tuesday morning.
EVERY war in which our country has
been engaged began about Easter time,
the season sacred to the Prince of Peace.
The war between the French and Eng
lish colonial forces began at Fort Du
quesne in April, 1754. The battle of
of Lexington, which began the War of
the Revolution, took place April 19,
1775. Although the war of 1812 was not
formally declared until SJune of that
year, the decisive step was taken by
this country April 4, 1812, when the
President signed the bill laying an em
bargo ou English commerce. In the
Mexican war the first actual collision
between the United States and Mexican
forces took place in April. lK4s,near the '
Rio Grande. The firing on Fort Sump
ter, the opening of the great Civil War,
began April 12, INfil; finally, the surren
der of Lee at Appomatox occurred April
9, 1885. Will the present trouble with
Spain add another to the list of wars
opened in the peaceful Easter-tide?
New York City Beyond Spain's
Iteacli.
The people of New York City need
have no fears about being bombarded
by Spanish warships. The land fortifi
cations around it, without the assist
ance of the navy, would be ample protec
tion against any fleet that might be sent
here. The guns of a Warship like the
Vizcaya cannot throw a shell further
than eight miles, since it is impossible
to get very much elevation for an 8 or
10 inch gnn in the turret of a ship.
No warship could lie outside the Nar
rows and shell New York, a* Home peo
ple imagine, for the distance is too
great: and moreover a ship attempting
to perform any such unkind act would
l>e under heavy fire in clcse range of
the batteries of Forts Hamilton and
Wads worth, the latter of which has a
commanding position well suited to r<'
sist attacking warship*. New York
city is to lje congratulated upof» Jhe
means of active defence available Co*
safety and security from foreign enp
mies. Army and Navy Journal.
A N'KWi.y discovered spot on the sun,
visible now, is f«i Li J U> be 30,000 miles in
diameter.
WANAMAKER'S
SERIOUS CHARGES OF CORRUP
TION.
"This is the twelfth speech I have de
livered since the beginning of this cam
paign for the liberation of Pennsylva
nia. and In any single one of them
1 have made charges so serious, based,
however, upon official figures and in
controvertible records, against the ex
isting political system, that I fail to
see how any honest or self respecting
voter who has read them carefully can
again support a Quay ticket until those
charges are answered or proven false.
I am asked why, if these abuses exist
and this iawbreaklner is so widespread
and far reaching, does not some one
begin a criminal prosecution.
"I have shown that sinee Senator
Quay lias possessed control of the funds
of the state treasury that the loss to
the taxpayers from this one source
alone has been $2,500,000. I have also
shown that the millions of the state's
money that is withheld from the peo
ple and used for the benefit of Sena
tor Quay's political machine and Sen
ator Quay's political friends, is the
heart of political corruption in Penn
sylvania. Why. then, you ask. If stata
officials receive pay for the use of stata
deposits, which they convert to their
own personal use. are they not prose
cuted?
"Two very good reasons can be given.
First, laws have been enacted and so
amended for the past 13 years that
those with the backing of the machine
dare openly violate the law without
fear of harm. There seems to have
been a consistent effort to surround
those who deal dishonestly with state
funds with protective laws.
DOUBTS PROBABILITY OF CON
VICTION.
"Second—With the machine control,
as It is today. I doubt if any attempt
to convict in our federal courts a self
confessed treasury raider would be suc
cessful. This belief is based upon past
history, since it is known far and wide
that those who now control the party
have been caught in speculating with
vast sums of state's money, and all
efforts to prosecute them have failed,
and. upon the opinion of a most learn
ed lawyer of Philadelphia, who had be
fore him the confessions of high state
officials, that they had conspired to
meet and fully take from the state
treasury a large sum of money—who
said 'that with their own confession,
publicly made, and with collateral
proof In abundance, they were so thor
oughly entrenched behind potent of
ficial influences and political laws, that
the cause of justice would surelv be
blocked, and, while their guilt was ad
mitted. a conviction would be out of
the question."
"To show how utterly Impossible it
is to break through the line of ma
chine guards that ar ß stationed at
every approach to the state treasury,
it is but necessary to review recent
history. For months prior to the meet
ing cf the last legislature the question
of a thorough treasury investigation
was agitated. So pronounced was the
demand for an hottest examination of
the affairs of the auditor general's and
state treasurer's office that tt could not
ignored. Ordinarily the majority in the
legislature is strong enough to defeat
any resolution not favored by the lead
ers. but at the beginning of the ses
sion of '97 the strength cf the anti
machine forrcj was unknown; ordM*
came to not risk the chances of defeat
ing an investigation resolution, but to
have one offered by a servant of th*
machine, and have a committee ap
pointed composed of men who know BO
law but the will of their political mas
ter, and in this way to hide the secrets
and incriminating evidence that is be
lieved to abound in plenty.
A SAKE INVESTIGATION.
The work of the treasury investiga
ting committee will long be remember
ed as a legislative fake and political
Job without parallel. The witnesses
who testified before the committee were
carefully selected by the Quay leaders.
The same stereotyped questions, care
fully prepared in advance with a view
of smothering every important fact,
were asked each witness, and only an
swers of the same cut and dried char
acter were permitted. Every effort was
made to have the committee ask the
state officials certain questions touch
ing the methods of apportioning these
etat» treasurer, and the possibility of
getting this money if the state should
ever demand it. if banks that have
state deposits are assessed or com
manded to contribute for campaign
purposes, and if It is not the practica
for state officials to receive Interest
from state hank deposits.
"But no mefnber of the committee
would ask these and other pertinent
questions. It was desired by the anti-
Quay people to summon the presidents
and cashiers of banks holding state de
posits and interrogate them. Several
fnembers of the legislature offered to
furnish th» names pf hanks that were
said to pay regularly for their deposit?,
but the committee absolutely refused to
conduct that kind of an Investigation,
which might have led to damaging de
velopments. Senator Kauffman, on
March 14, in the senate, offered a reso
lution that was defeated, every Quay
senator voting against it. The resolu
tion was as follows:
THE KAUFFMAN* RESOLUTION.
" 'Resolved, That, if the house con
cur, the sepeclal committee appointed
to investigate the state treasurer and
auditor general be and is hereby in
structed to ask the president and cash
ier of every bank with which state
funds are deposited the following
questions: Have you within the past
I'i. months been asked to make a con
tribution in consideration of your bank
having state funds deposited therein?
If so, did you make cash contribution?
What per cent on said deposit was de
manded and what per cent was paid?"
"The committee held its few sittings
In Harrisburg, and brought In a vol
uminous report bearing upon every
thing but the vital points. For the ser
vices of this committee the state was
charged $3,234.81. It gave the auditor
general and state treasurer certificates
of character, and complimented their
business administration, declared th.it
every cent of the state's money was
accounted for, and no traces of irreg
ularities were to be found in the state
treasurer's office. Yet later develop
ments disclosed the fact that money
had been advanced on padded payrolls,
and in another Instai)' p SIO,OOO had
been advanced, contrary to la\»>, upon
the bill of a Quay politician, as I am
informed."
STONE'S BROKEN PLEDGES.
Mr. Watiamnksr at one of his meet
ings early In the campaign stated that
William A. Stone was not a safe man
to elect governor because he had vio
lated a solemn pledge to vote, as a del
egate to the last national convention,
for the candidate who was the choice
of the people. His constituents in Al
legheny City overwhelmingly Instruct
ed him to vote for William M< Kinley.
He ignored their desires, broke his
pledge and voted for Quay for presi
dent,
W. A. Stone at a HUbspqyent meet
ing denied thiß, and Mr. YVabairiaker
convicted him of a false statement, as
follows:
"In a speech at Conshohocken last
Saturday night, in an endeavor to ex
plain the Ctatement that 1 made that X
had been informed if, at be had violated
his written pledge to the people of his
home district when a delegate to the
national convention among other things
Mr. Stone said:
" 'Now Ift me give you the facts. Tlr
convention which nominated -Mr. Mc-
Afee ap.d myself ax ilnlegates to the St.
Louis convention wu composed of 150
delegate!. After nominating us it
unanimously Instructed us to vote for
Senator Quay. That convention had
the full right to Instruct us. and it did
80. After the convention the county
committee, which is controlled by
plttsburg politicians, adopted a new
rule rt-nuili.ng me to sign a paper
agreeing to vote in the convention a;i
the Republican electors of the "county
voted at the primaries held for county
offices. Then a contest began between
William McKlnley's adherents and
Senator fjuav's adherents as to which
phould receive the popular vote of that
congressional district." "
THK FACTS IN Tftt; C.ASR.
Continuing. Mr. Wanamaker saicj:
"Kntirely unsolicited the following
facts have come to me:
"When A. C. Itobertson, chairman of
the Republican county executive con-
wai shown the above extract
from Mr. Stone's speech he Bald:
"That statement Is untrue. Had any
other candidate for governor made a
statement so clearly at variance with
he truth 1 would have been inclined
to think ;hai it was a slip of memory,
but. canint us it doe* from such a pro
lific lets- writer as William A. Stone,
and a mall who has violated two writ
ten pWHH to his i"iistitucnts. I am
rather in. lined to believe that he knew
exactly what he was saying, and made
ih stat >mcßt - veral hundred miles
from home, n the hope that no ane
would contvadlct it. Mr. Stone should
have looked over his letter copybook
before he made nek a statement, for
I have his plcdg.- here In writing,
signed by himself, and there can be no
mistake a« to what he said. Here Is
the letter.' With this Mr. Robertson
produced the following letter:
••Pittsburg. Pa., March 27, 1896.
"To the Chairman of the Allegheny
County Republican Executive Com
mittee:
"I hereby file with you. in accordance
with the rules governing the Republi
can party of Allegheny county, my
written p edge that I will honorably
and fully represent and vote in ac
•ordance vith the will and preference
Tor president of a plurality of the Re
publican voters of the congressional
district within which I am a candidate
for delegate, whenever expressed by a
plurality of thos* voting a preference
at a primary election held previous to
the meeting of the national convention,
in which I am a delegate, after due
notice has been given by the chairman
of the county committee that they will
have an opportunity in said primaries
to express such preference, in case 1
am elected a delegate.
"I also enclose herewith my contribu
tion of S2O, for advertising and other
Incidental expenses, as provided by
said rules.
"WILLIAM A. STONE."
STATEMENT PRONOUNCED FALSE
Continuing Chairman Robertson said:
"As you can readily see, Mr. Stone
wrote that pledge March 27, 1896, just
the day before the Republican primar
ies were held to elect delegates to the
convention which met on the following
Tuesday and which elected Mr. Stone
a delegate to the national convention,
r.o that his statement that this rule was
adopted after he was elected a delegate
is a falsehood.
"Now, the rule compelling candidates
to pledge themselves to vote in thp
convention as the Republicans of their
district desired was adopted a week
previous to the national delegate pri
maries. It is rule 16 of the Republican
county executive committee, and was
adopted by a vote of 231 to 64. Mr. Stone
tried to have the rule defeated at the
committee meeting, but failed.
"Shortly before the vote was taken
on presidential preference in Mr.
Stone's district he sent out a number
of letters asking the people to vote in
structions for Quay, but the people
were for McKinley, and said so at the
polls.
"Reside the letter I have shown you
Mr. Stone filmed a pledge in conjunc
tion with Robert A. McAfee. Stone
went to the national convention and
voted for Quay, notwithstanding this
fact that a plurality of the Republican
voters in his district had instructed him
to yotp for McKinley.
VETO riIOMISE IS RIDICULED,
"I see that in this same speech be
says he will veto any Lexow investiga -
tion bills. This statement is really
laughable. 'Bill' Andrews is his cam
paign manager, and Andrews was at
the head of the Lew .x committee. Mr.
Stone's written pledge did not seem to
amount to much, and I guess his ver
bal one will be taken with a grain of
allowance. Abraham Lincoln once
said: 'You can fool some of the people
all the time and all of the people some
of the time, but cannot fool all the
people all the time,' 1 would suggest
to Mr. Stone that he commit that adage
to memory.
"I have nothing personally against
Colonel Stone, but as a Republican I
do not be'ieve that he would be aij
available candidate. The party ought
not to 1 called upon to defend its can
didate for 'he chief office of the com
monwealth against such flagrant viola
tions of r ' dges made to the people,
The uartv suifereii d. feat eight year*
111)111,1:.; I 1.-lamat'er TTv thesame
methods that he is using now to fur T
ther C'-lon- 1 Stone's candidacy."
OUK war ships will go into action with
the motto, "Remember the Maine."
The reckoning for that black deed of
treachery will be one likely to prevent
its repetition.
ONE of the most peculiar and misun
derstood faculties of man is the sense of
smell. Animals have it in a keener de
cree. Humboldt says that the Peruvian
Indians could tell in the darkest night
whether a person approaching was a
European, a negro, or an American In
dian. In those who are deprived of the
other senses, the power of analyzing
odors is sometimes abnormally develop
ed. The Scotch boy, James Mitchell, a
blind deaf mute, could distinguish thp
individuals in a room into which he
was led. John Mossman, a deaf mute
of Parkersburg, West Virginia, was
able to locate; oil wells with the cevtain
ty that a setter finds partridges. His
nose brought him a fortune of five hnn
dred thousand dollars as fees for pro
fessional smelling. Some odors cling
to the surface of things, as the odor of
game, which rarely rises much above
the ground. Others are rapidly diffus
ed through the air. Why is this'; Xo
one knows One of the most singular
things above the sense of smell is that
it is not subject to illusions. Sight may
be deceived. One may imagine he sees
things which are not before him; he
may hear a roar.ng in his ears when
there is no sound, but it is said that
even the insane are not subject to olfac
tory delusions. There are no shut
smells. If this is true, what is the lva
son, what is the explanation, of the
phenomenon? Again, why are the
earth mid fields so much more fragrant
in the morning than at noon, when the
strength of most odois Is Increased by
heat'' Evidently science has not dis
covered everything yet.
HAItKISIU'KG
(jno warranto proceedings were filed
Tuesday against the United States
Building and Loan association of Roch
ester, Beaver county, which is declared
to be insolvent by Banking Commission
er Gilkeson. who says that for the pro
tection of the depositors and others in
terested. a permanent receiver should
be appointed. In a comnnication ac
company tli.- paper filud, Bank examin
er O. P. Cochran shows the liabilities of
the association to be *<>,79o and the assets
sl.lo<>. Agnew Ilice, recently appoint
ed temporary receiver, has been made
permanent receiyer. The writ of quo
warranto is returnable May '
Thomas Robinson, Superintendent of
Public Printing, has resigned his posi
tion. His resignation is said to be due
to the reprinting of the Bird Book.
Tl:e new State Capitol will he built
bv A. 15. Rorke of Philadelphia, fo*
$325,000.
POLITICAL.
The political state conventions, to be
held this year, are as follows:
lV'pl'-s Pnrtv "t Williamsport,
April 27th.
Projiibitjonjsts, at Hurrisburg, May
IPth.
Republicans, at Harrisburg, .Tune 2d.
Democrats. Altoona, June 29.
Dming the past few days Montgom
ery coiijjU' has v >{ed f>f W \. Stone,
Elk for C. VV. Stone, Bucks tor Wana
winker.
Tin* State C. E. Convention.
There is every indication that the
State Christian Endeavor Convention to
!*• held in Harrisbnrg next October will
be the largest gathering of the kind ev
er held in Pennsylvania. Preparations
are l>eing made for the entertainment ot
at least live thousand visitors. A gen
eral committee with Rev. Dr. George
I! Stewart, former president of the
State society, as chairman, meets regu
larly and in every way is furthering the
arrangements for.the big convention.
The fact that the convention will be
held in the large Chesnnt street market
building is an inportant one because it
will bring under one roof thousands of
Endeavorers. A large choir of five hun
dred voices is being trained and the
committees on entertainment and-recep
tion are doing everything in their pow
er to insure the comfort of the visitors.
On the second floor of the market build
ing is a large hall which will be used
jointly by the entertainment and recep
tion committees. Here all delegates
will register on their arrival and be as
singed to their quarters. The ( omrnon
wealth Hotel has l>een engaged as head
quarters for the State Committee.
Near the convention hall are several
large churches which will be used for
the overflow meetings. The market
bniMing will be handsomely decorated
and put in readiness for the opening of
the convention. The general commit
tee has regular headquareers at 1 •
South Second street, where a vast cor
respondence is being conducted and
where the various committees meet al
most nightly.
WASHINGTON.
Pensions have lately benn granted to
Robert Stewart and Daniel Winter of
Butler; and James L. Smith of Evans
Citv.
Matthew S. McGarvey of North Hope
Large Sales of Iron Ore
It is estimated that at this date, be
fore a pound of ore has been shipped
from Lake Superior ports, the sales of
ore for this delivery exceed 10,000.000
tona, or more than the entire shipments
of an} - year preceding the last. Indeed,
so tremendous has been this buying
movement that the full year's product
of many classes of high-grade ore is en
tirely sold out. For the remainder of
the year it will be almost impossible to
to obtain Bessemer ores from the Mar
ijuette or Vermillion ranges, while the
(iogebic, Menominee, and Mesaba have
coinporatively little to dispose of. Low
grade ores, high in silicon or phosphor
ons, or both, ate still to be had, and it
looks as if they would bring better
prices before the season is over than
was expected.
In all, the ore sales of the past five
weeks represent a value of $28,000,000.
The Carnegie and Oliver steel com
panies, which own mines in three of the
lake ranges capable of an output of
over three million tons, are evidently
not content with this vast total for their
business, and have in th« past week
bought 300,000 tons of Mesaba ores from
the Rockefeller and Franklin compan
ies. The Carnegie Steel Company has
made the discovery since it began the
use of its new furnace that it can great
ly increase the proportion of the cheap
Mesrba ores in its furnace mixtures.
This will enable it to produce iron at a
still smaller cost than before.
Several Minnesota mines have lately
been sold. Cenith has been bought by
the Oliver Mining Company for about
$150,000 bonus above the 30-cent royalty
rate. It will be improved at once.
Sellers has also oeen purchased by the
Consolidated Company.
Shipments are in progress to the dock
from all the five ranges, and are
expected at Escanaba in a day or to
to take ore to Chicago, Navigation on
Lake Superior will not be open for a
week.
Cooperstown.
- W HirPl'WKeßfrage was taken serious
ly ill anil went home to Meadville.
Win. Phillips ganger for Xatiqa.-tf
I Transit Co., is t<> he transferred to an
jther district, and Frank Holliday, of
Renfrew, will take charge of Mr.
Phillip's work here.
Mr. E. .T. Sherman, late of Co. 11.
tilth Infantry, is piising a company
here to go to' Cuba in case Uncle Sam
concludes to whip the Spaniards.
.Tames Moore, who has been on the
s'ck list for some time, is in a fair way
to recover.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Grant Cruick
hank, on Wednesday, a jjirl
Dr. Elder Crawford, of Trail, visited
his son, Doctor F. H. Crawford, Tues
day.
End Riehey is ahle to navigate now
with the aid of crotches
J. M. Dunn, pf McFann, ganger for
the Producers and Refiners Oil Co.. was
called to Butler, Wednesday, by the
serious illness of his mother. She was
thought to be near her end, but has tak
en a turn for the bette?
The report, on Saturday night, that
war had been declared, hardly caused
remark here. There is so much excite
ment here continually that a little thing
like that don't attract much attention.
A musical party met at Mr. Geo.
Raisleys. on Saturday evening last. A
very enjoyable time was had with mu
sic on the piano, violins, guitar and
mandolins. While the musicians were
getting their second wind an elegaut
lunch was served by Mrs. ttaislpy
Everybody present enjoyed themselves
and went home well satisfied with the
evenings entertainment.
Flick Gossip.
A. H. Gold has arrived home from
Galion, 0,, where be bad been visiting
his neice, Mrs. Emma Hershner.
George Myers is as happy as a big
sun flower. It's a giil, five-cent cigars,
this time Geo.
George Gates and wife have returned
home from Clarion county.
H. E. Criner says he will l>e ready for
war if work does not brighten up in the
oil fields. If the vaccination works you
won't need to bo afraid of small pox,
Hi
Robert Trimble is on the sick list, also
.Jonothan Flick and wife
H. H. Flick of Allegheny spent a few
days last week visiting friends in this
vicinity.
Earl Heslep is the possessor of a new
buggy.
R. J. Anderson, our grocer, had liis
wagon wrecked by the electric cars, in
Allegheny. He escaped with a few
bruises.
Now is your time to subscribe for the
CITIZEN.
J .T. Allen claims to be the first bicy
cle rider on onr streets this spring.
John is agent for the Cleveland wheel
this year. Any person wanting to get
j' fair bargain will do well t( s call and
see his samples. E.
Sarv«-rs\ ill<*.
Mr. Will McCafferty and Miss Zetta
Smith were married at the bride's home
Sarveraville, Pa., Thursday, April 14th.
i sys.
Communion services «t the German
Methodist Church and at the St. Pauls
Lutheran Church, last Sabbath.
Y. P. S C. E. meets in the Buffalo
Presbyterian Church, next Sabbath
evening, at 7::5 U.
Samuel Redmond, Esq., of the Mercer
| Co. bar visited Kev. Air Hazlett and
tax;lily Wtxtnes-lay. laii Mr.
iit'duiomi is a brother of Mr* fiaalett.
Farmers League incuts iiMt Monday
evening, at 7:<50 o'clock-
Card of Thanks.
I G. W. Moser and family return
thanks to their neighbors and friend*
j for aid and kindness in our sickness,
! death and sorrow.
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NEIGH BOHHOOO NOTES.
A wealthy Pirtsburir lady who has a
grievance against her next neighlx>r,
has let a contract to bnild a sheet iron
fence CO feet ami -'*> hundred feet
long between their properties It will
cost *2,600.
Samuel Reiuhart, aged thirty-five
years, a somnambulist, arose from hi j
sleep and, clad only in his night '
clothes, walked seven ,-qtiares from his :
home- at Pottsville out upon an open 1
trestle bridge, Snnday night When j
he came to his sen.-es he was overcome
by giddiness and fell heavily into the
bed of a dry creek beneath.
A gang of swindlers is traveling
through this county claiming authority
from the State to examine wells. They
inspect the water through a microscope
and find all kinds of bacteria, cholera
and typhoid germs and permit the
fanner and his wife to look through the
microscope when, of course, they see
the menagerie that always has been
and always will !>e contained in a drop
of water. The frightened farmer is
advised to apply certain remedies sold
by the fakirs at a high price, which
proves to be a little soda.— Glen Camp
bell Comet.
The three-year-old son of John Engle,
of Williamspert, was choked to death
Wednesday morning while eating a
small piece of ham. The mishap occur -
ed while Mrs. Eagle was preparing a
meal. She submitted to his entreaties
and cut off a small slice of the meat,
in a few minutes the mother's attention
was attracted to the tot. who was
coughing violently and appeared to be
strangling. She put her finger down
his throat ai<d succeeded in removing
a portion of the meat. But that failed
to give relief, and she called assistance.
A second piece was removed but still
no relief came. The little fellows
snfierings were severe, and he grew
weaker and died in a few minutes.
Samnel Morel and. the oldest resident
of Western Pennsylvania, died recently
at his home in North Liberty, Mercer
connty. aged 107 years. He had resided
in Mercer county, for over fifty-five
years. He was ex-Postmaster of North
Liberty, and held connty offices fre
quently. At the time of his daath he
had full control of his mental facilities.
Eight of a herd of fourteen fine Jer
sey and Holstein cattle which supplied
the Work House at Clareuiont with
milk were killed last week by State
Authorities because of consumption.
To find out whether cattle are affected
with tuberculosis, a certain fluid is in
jected into them. If they are healthy
their temperature remains the same, if
consumptive it rises one and a half de
grees in a short time.
Monday night, while W. H. Roessler
of Beaver Co. was going home from
Beaver t.> Bridge water, as he reached
the bottom of the hill entering Bridge
water, three men suddenly confronted
him, and demanded that he
throw up his hands and deliver his
money. Rcssler, however did not obey
either injunction, but promptly drew
his revolver and opened lire upon his
assailants. At the first shot one of the
higewaymen fell and the other two took
to their heels, Roller pursuing anil
shooting until his revolver was'emptied
He thinks he shot at least one of them.
He returned then to the man upon the
ground and found that he was dead,
the bullet having merged his heart.
Pointed shoes led to the arrest of
John Long at Homer City, Indiana Co.,
last Saturday, on a charge of burglary.
Long is a medical student in the office
of Dr. Campbell. He has always borne
a good name and mingled in the high
est social and religions circles. On
February 20 he went to the Stewart
sisters, aged spinsters who lives on a
farm near Homer, and got from them
saying it was for B. B. McCon
ongh, a Homer merchant, and that he
amount, indorsed by the Prairie State.
Incubator company. He kcj.t. the mo
ney three weeks and then returned it,
saying McConanghey had got money
elsewhere. He then helped the sisters
hide it in the cellar, putting it in a
pocketbook, that in a tin can, that ift «
coffee pot, and covered all Yfitli rt nark
of buckwheat. Two weeks after the
bistei's missed the money and summon
ed Constable Wettling. of Indiana.
He called in James W Eagan, a Pitts
burg detective. They went to the
premises and found that the cellar win
dow had been removed: also discovered
tracks of "toothpick" shoes, the kis4
Long had always worn, fhtt officers
-1 penned LUMH ai'td searched his satchel,
where *317 was found. He is under
SSOO bail.
Maliar^,
Jt leufcs as if we might say, Jrhnny
get your gun.
One horse power is all right. but <ui«
man power is too weak.
Seeding is well under way.
Oeorge Cousin's mother is improving,
they took her to Glade Run to her son
William.
Mrs. McElwain and hev sister. Mrs.
McCullum, KT» and years old have
l>e»>n bedfast for a year, without much
hopes of getting better.
Neighbor Wilson moved to MoFana
from the Edger farm.
Sawing R. R. ties is the present work
here.
How we long for that new station at
Mcßride.
Royal makes the food pure,
wholesome and delicious.
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POWDER
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F. L. McQUISTION,
' • Civu. KTFT'IVKKR AWD SURVEYOR,
Office near Court House.
p M. ZIMMERMAN
'' • PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office N'o. 45, S. Main stiifct, "ovc CU)
Phartracy.
WJI. WALKER. ( HAS. A. MiF.LVAIN
Walker & McElvain,
—GENERAL DFAI.KHS IN
REAL ESTATE.,
OIL PROPERTIES
RENTS ETC.
KBTTEBr.It m-il.lMNd, Ol'P. PoSTOFFICK
For Sale.
One of the best farms in the county
located on the PiUo, o.ie-iutli
tljile from Hrnriahst>\vn, in Winfield
pvp. —i>t» acres, good house, good barn,
young orchard, well watered, acres of
jjood timber; level rolling land.
Inquire at this office.
M. A. BERKIMER,
Funeral Director.
337 S. Main St., Butler.
DEATHS.
KENNEDY—At his h"ni>- in Pittsbnrg
April 14. l-tw, Joseph Kennedy, for
merly of Middlesex twp.
MILLEMAN At her home in Prospect.
April 1.. l-'.w Mrs. Philip Milleman.
aged 3'l years
GUAV At her late residence Wilkins
burg. Pa Mr- Gnij', wife of the
Rev. Mr. Gray of the Emery M E
Pastorial charge.
Mr. Gray has the siucert -ympathy
. .1 his many friends.
STEWART At her home in Centre
twp , April 18, lsyn, Mrs Thomas
Stewart, in her 65th year
(iRIEB At his home in Butler. April
19, IS9-S Lonis M. Grieb. aged 35
years.
Lon had been in poor health for some
months, and hi# ileath wa- not nnexpect
ed. He was a clever and agreeable man
and a large circle of frieu is regret hi*
early death. He was the youngest son
of Mrs. E. Grieb. and a younger brother
of Harry and John R. Grieb.
REEP At her home in Cranberry twp.
April 14, 190*, Mrs. John Keep, in her
B*th year.
SPITHALER -At his home in For
ward twp., April 12, Isys.Henry Spit
haller. aged about 72 years.
Mr. Spithaller fell dead jast after
arising in the morning.
ROLL At his home in Cranberry twp.
April John P. Roll, in his7t>th
year.
Pt >TTER At his home in Verona. Pa..
April 18. 1898, Harry Potter, son of
Nancy Potter, formerly of Butler,
aged 24 years.
The interment was in the North
Cemetery. Wednesday morning.
Jefferson Township.
Prof. Campbell has opened a summer
term of school at No. 4.
Quite a creditable entertainment was
given at the Crawford school by Prof
Puff.
Easter services was held at Thorn
Creek Church Easter Sunday.
I Meals iml family of Butler wen l
visiting Mr. Rhinewalt's. near Jefferson
Centre, recently.
Frank Alshonse of Wilmerding visit
ed friends here, last week.
A. L. Bush called on friends last
week.
Mrs. Frank Bowser of Parker is vis
iting friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. < > H. Harbison were
Bo tier visitors, Friday.
Services at Summit Presbyterian
Church. April O'-M. at 11 A. M.
H. (J. Burtner and daughter Mable of
Natrona were visiting .1, X. Burtner's
family.
Lewis Hazlett and son Frank visited
Cal. Logan's, this week.
The Klondike entertainment at Jeffer
son Centre was well attended by the
boys.
Robert Harbison called on friends,
Friday.
Miss Kate Barrett who has been visit
ing her sister. Mrs. Buttertield. has re
turned to her home in Oil City.
Sam it was quite a long drive over to
Penn twp , Tuesday evening, but we
know yon have two good horses.
Uncle Johnny came from Millerstown
alone, but the next time he comes we
expect him to bring his best friend with
him.
100 De&es in a
Id peculiar to anu true
only of Hood's Sarsapt- UUIII v
rilla, and ia proof of its superior strengtU
and economy. Th?*e is mp-e curative
power in a bolt lof Wood's Sarsaparilla
thar, iu e.tiy Tl ,! :: fact, with ita
uiiequnlied record cf cures, proves the
best medicine for r.il blood diseases is
HOOCI 'S Sa paMr,a
THE One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. sl.
w j. n . l; i ins; easy to
Hood's Pills
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
H. PIERSOL,
[ U« ATTORNEY AT LAW.
i Office at No. 104 East Diamond St.
HIE GOUCHER,
• ATTORNEY AT LAW.
I Office in Mi cliell building.
4 LEX RUSSELL,
A ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office- with Newton Black, Esq.]jSouth
Diamond Street,
4 T. NLACK,
■A* ATTORNEY AT^LAW.
Room J. —Armory building.
I M. PAINTER,
I <> • ArroRNKY AT LAW.
I Office between Postoff.ce and Diamond
VT EWTON BLACK,
11 ATTORNEY AT LAW.
j Office on South Diamond Street.
FLOULTER & BAKER,
v ATTORNEYS AI UW,
Room B-, Armory buildin s .
JOHN W. COULTER,
r> ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Special attention given to collections
and business matters.
Reference: Butler Savings Bank, or
Butler County National Bank.
I It. BKEDIN,
ft • ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office on Main St. near Court House.
4 T. SCOTT,
it • ATTORNEY A'J LAW.
Office at No. 8 South Diamond St.
hR. S. A. JOH NSTON.
DENTIST.
Gold Fillings Painless Extraction of
Teeth anil Artificial Teeth without plates
a specialty, Nitrous Oxide or Vitalized Air
or Local luestlietics used.
Olhce over Millers grocery, east of Low- |
ey house.
I\R. W. P. McILROY,
I ' DENTIST.
Formerly known as the "Peerless
Painless Extractor of Teeth." Located
permanently at m East Jefferson St.,
Opposite Hotel liutler. Will do
dential operations of all kinds by the
latest devices and up-to-date methods '
1
hR. J. E. FAULK,
DENTIST,
Painless extraction —No Gas —Crown
and bridge work a specialty. ]
Office—Room No. i. ww Bictel build
iug.
hR. N. M. HOOVEU,
13V F. Wayne St., office hours. 10 to
' 12 a. m. 1 and to 3p. tn.
I J. DONALDSON,
»' • Dentist,
Artificial Teeth ii«se.i,ed on the latest
improve?', p,lan. Gpld Fillings a spec
ialty. Office over Aider's Shoe Store.
I |R. CHAS. R. B. HUNT,
It PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Eye, ear, nose and throat a specialty.
132 and 134 S. Maiu Street, Ralston [
building. ~ (
\\ 11. BROW?y,
( HC'Mot.ot'.\Tiuc PHYSICIAN AND 1 "
SURGEON. (
Office 236 S. Main St., oj>p. P. O.
Residence 315 N. McKean St. j <
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON J '
200 West Cunningham St,
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A. J. MCCANDLESS,
utler, Pa. , 1893.
Mr. A. J. McCandless:
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utler. Pa. 1 Apriijo, 1893
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