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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-10-11
A GOOD ENGLISH BILL.

There can be no doubt whatever that
owing to the relief that has been given in
the reduction or the total abolition of i'm
port duties will be of great advantage to
many English manufacturers, and as a
consequence to those whom they employ.
OF course the advantage to England from
the new tariff will be felt principally in
the manufacturing centers. such as Brad
ford, Huddersfield and the neigh borhood,
where the Mckinley tariff wrought so
much harm We may expect in Hull to
gain something from increased shipment
of goods and so far as we can judge we
shall not have long to wait. Among the
free goods we find certain kinds of iron
and steel, mineral waters, agricultural
implements and machinery of various
kinds, including threshing machines.
This is good for England, because provis-
ion is made that there shall be duty of
80 per cent. on the Sc things if they are i'm
ported from countries that impose a duty
on like articles from the United States.
There ought under this clause to be at
once an impetus in the manufacture Of
agricultural implements. Salt and tai
low are also to be imported free. Woods
of vario us kinds are to be imported with
out charge, and while some woods are ex-
empted from duty, there are other kinds
on which there is a great reduction, so
that English manufacturers will be able
to compete, as they did before the passage
of the Mckinley tariff, with their COM
petitors in America.-Hull Daily News,
Aug. II, 1894.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-10-11
Political Notes.

Prof. Wilson has returned from Europe,
and he "fired his opening gun" at Charles
ton, W. Va, last Monday.
The election in Georgia was held last
Thursday, and the Democratic majority Is
but 10, 900, slump of about 4O,oOo' Its
Populists carried several of heretofore
strongly Democratic counties, and in the
State elected 60 members of the House,
and of the Senate.
Hastings had an ovation at York, Thurs
day; spoke at Pottsville, Friday; Dubois
Monday, and Punxsutawney, Tuesday On
W wednesday be and his party ATTENDED
Curtin's funeral at Bellefonte.
Some Of the leading Democrats OF Brook
lyn, N. Y. have put up an independent
Democratic State Ticket. which is thought
to end all chances for Hill.
Over in Lawrence Co. nomination pa
pers were sent to Harrisburg for an lnde-
pendent Republican County Ticket, con
tanning the names Of all the Republican
nominees, excepting Wallace, whose name
is supplied by Martins.
Mckinley spoke at 0hama Thursday;
Des Moines, Ia, Friday; West superior
Wis Monday; and Milwaukee Tuesday.
He also speaks from the car and one day
made fifteen addresses.
Judge Gaynor, the Brooklyn reformer,
declined the place given him on the Hill
ticket by the n. Y. Democrats, and the
State Committee named another man.
Hill has accepted his nomination.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-10-11
THE LOSS on FREE WOOL.

Before the Inauguration of Grover Cleve-
| land in 1898 Ohio Xxx wool sold for 3OH
cents pound: The same grade now sells
| for is cents. The lower grades have de
clined more in proportion. The wool clip
| for 1898 was 329, 4l0, $40 pounds, and e1-
| ceptinR for Democratic success would
have been much larger this year. The de-
| cline in wool represents an annual loss TO
| the wool growers of s4l, 1886, taking
| only the standard grade as the basis of
| estimate But including the others the
loss reaches over s45. 900 900. The decline
| in the price Of sheep represents loss OF
| s75, ,OO0, 900. The loss on ranch property
| and on the rough and poorer portions of
the 200, 600 farms now used for grazing
sheep has been estimated by Senator
Dolph at $3.50, 100000 But leaving that
| out, and including the depreciation In the
value of labor, and about s135, 1000, 600 rep
| resent the loss this year to the wool grow
| ers as the result of the Democratic free
| wool crusade.
Can any living man point to any gain'
| The one branch of the wooden industry
| that was said to suffer most because of the
duty on wool was the production Of car
| pets. But we find in The Wool and Cot
| ton Reporter and other trade journals Of
recent date the statement that "the
mills are now running at about one
half capacity on small orders" That
| Is the way free wool helps the carpet
| industry, although the tariff on the man
| ufactured goods will not be reduced under
| the new law until next year. The big
wo olen mills at Centerville, N. j., have
| closed because they cannot now pay pro-
| lection wages, even with free wool.
There has been gain. however, to Can
adams and other foreigners. The Wool
and Cotton Reporter says that "manufac-
| turers have shown little disposition to buy
domestic stock, as they expect to get for
eign wool much lower" The same journal
| reports that interest on the part of the
buyers has been mainly in foreign woods"
| and that in Boston "the sales of Austria
| lian wool have surpassed any previous
| record" Why? Because foreigners un-
| dersell the American wool growers even
| at present low prices.
That trade newspaper also reports that
"some of our large Philadelphia wool
| houses have sent their buyers into Canada
| recently, and there has been some large
| blocks of wool taken up and conservative
| estimates are made that 100000 pounds
| of Canadian wool have come to Philadel-
phia within the past two weeks" 1t ap-
pears therefore that the Australians and
Canadians are receiving some benefit from
| the free wool tariff. But there is nothing
except wailing and gnashing OF teeth in
| the United States. A few foreign wool
| houses may increase their commissions,
but that is all the gain SO far visible here
to compare with direct yearly loss of
| $135, ,OOO, 900 and an indirect loss that
makes up another large sum.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-10-11
Saxonburg Items.

Lloyd Ckesney had his arm broken while
working on a well near Cuuperstown on
Tuesday morning. 1t is just "a year to q
day, and almost to the hour, since he had
his other arm broken at a well.
Messrs. J. W Mckee and E. r Ken
nington were in Butter, Tuesday, on bust
ness.
Miss Ida Graham, of Evans City, is here
visiting her sister, Mrs. L. B. Mershon.
Mr. Chas Hoffman is laid up with rheuma-
tism.
VIM. Hoffman, Jr., is on the sick list,
hut will soon be on duty again
The Tuttle family gave a show here on
Monday.
Robert Bauman, our enterprislng poul-
tryman, says that next year he will be
ready 10 ship the eggs by the thousand:
He has fne selection of Black Breasted
Canes for sale. Call and see him.
Now hunt your overcoats and II You
haven't got one you Can purchase one at
Mrs. Theo. Helmbold q Son, on Main
street. Cor.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-10-11
Flick Items.
Be it known that

Be it known that
Johnston Burns of Westmoreland Co.,
was back looking at his old homestead,
last Saturday
George Greishober built neighboring
bridge across the Flick Run, which is q
good sample for our supervisors to take
pattern from.
E. o. Thompson says that he has n no.
tion to vote the Democratic ticket so as to
get rid of so many township officers.
Joe Millison is putting in rig on S A.
Leslie's, and he has to commence opera
tions soon.
Robert Trimble, Esq, was very much
surprised to find pheasant in his chicken
coop few days ago.
VIM Gallagher has quit working for the
Forest Oil Company and is now drilling at
Cooperstown
One of o1r society bellies says she won't
marry farmer, for she can't stand the
smell of cows while milking. No farmer
need apply.
Jas. Mahan says he drilled sixteen acres
of wheat for David Lefever in one day.
Who can beat thatG
VIM Hemphill and mother, of Tarentum,
spent last Saturday with J. B. Flick.
The Forest Oil Company has got the cas-
ing pulled out of the G. W. Hays well and
soon will be ready to test it in the hun
dred-foot.
Our readers will pleose excuse us for not
keeping up to-date with our items. News
is scarce and times are hard; and the boys
amt sparkling much under the Democratic
administration. y. y.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-10-11
Farm Valuations.

Secretary Edge. of the State Board OF
Agriculture, has collected much interest
ing data on the subject of assessments and
taxation of the farms of Pennsylvania fol
the guidance of the next legislature ir
formulating measure for the more equit
able distribution of state taxation. The
figures are taken from the assessors re-
turns for 1894 to the commissioners of the
several counties and show gross ineuuali
ties in the present system of assessing val
ues, varying in many instances very materi
ally in the same townships.
Butler county. with an assessment tha
represents on an average One-half of the
actual value, shows an average millagt
upon farms Of 788 mills. The returns
from this county to Secretary Edge include
the assessed and actual values of $50 farm,
located in twenty-three townships Theil
total assessed value is given at $780, Ill
and the real value at 81, $50. $50. The take,
levied in the county this year amounted t.
$S,513.73
Mercer county presents the followinl
figures: Number of acres in $50 farms
SO, 701; assessed value, 81, ,299, l20; estimat
ed actual value, 81, ,469. $50; county tax, S..
40l TO- total on assessed value, 81, ,9l9. 10
Taking tie actual value for determining
the average upon the same for the county
places the figure at 8. IL mills. The aver
age tax per acre is slightly over 80 cents
The statistics from Beaver county en-
brace 275 farms with an average assessed
value of 81, 562. sci. AS the assessments
vary, in some cases being high in one dis
trict and low in another, the best figures
obtainable place the actual value at 81,
948.412. There was levied for taxes in the
county l3,0ll.l9, the average mill rate
being 6.68.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-10-11
WAGES MUST GO DOWN.

A dispatch from Bay City, Mich, under
date of Sept. 25, says:
The results of the new tariff duties on
lumber were seen in this city today when
4. OOO. 900 feet of lumber from the Spanish
River Lumber company on the Canadian
side was brought into this port The lum-
ber was brought over by the steam barge
kathleen, AID was consigned to Z. L. Car
rington. The new law allows the for
eigners to lay their lumber down at the
Michigan ports at lower prices than the
Michigan Iumbermen can get it to the
same ports via the railroads and rivers.
This is the first consignment ever made to
Michigan port from Canada under the
new law The Michigan lumbermen say
prices for logging must go down before
they can continue their business at any
profit.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-10-11
Autumn Arbor Day.

The Superintendent of Public Instruc-
I ON has issued a proclamation designating
Friday, October 10, to be observed in the
public schools as Autumn Arbor day
Numerous and cogent are the reasons for
the celebration of Arbor day in all public
schools" says the Superintendent. "And
since very many of the rural schools close
before the two days appointed as Arbor
days in the spring of the year, it is wise to
perpetuate the custom of celebrating an
Arbor day IN the fall. The Department of
Public Instruction, therefore, recommends
the observance Of Friday. October 49, as
Aatumn Arbor day, and earnestly urges
teachers and superintendents to adopt a
suitable programme of exercises, including
the planting of one or more trees"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-10-11
ASSIGNEE'S SALE.

In re assigned estate Of Alex McCrum
By virtue OF an order of Court issued out
of the Court of Common Pleas of Butler
county, there will be exposed to public
sale on the premises at Valencia, Adams
Township, Butler county, Pa, on Satnr-
day October Goth 1894 at o'clock, P. NJ.
the following described real estate assign
ed to me for the benefit # creditors; all
that certain lot of ground situate in Va
lencia. Adams township, Butler Co. Pa,
bounded on the north by lot of Maria
Miller, on .he east by lot of DIR. S. o
Stirrett, on the south by P. & ". Il. K.
and On the west by STREET Ave, contain
ing one acre, more or less, and having q
two story frame dwelling house and other
buildings thereon.
Terms cash on confirmation of the sale
by tn, Court and delivery of deed.
W. J. MARKS,
Assignee Alex McCrum
NEWTON BLACK,
AftE.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-10-11
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET
China and the Powers.

r,a war SCARE IN England has subsided
as quickly as il arose. 1t served while II
,asted however, to show on what voican-
ic basis the peace of the world rests. An"
vet the news from Paris to the effect ths'
the Cabinet councils of France aud Eng-
land were really called to discuss, not the
Madagascar, but the Chinese question: IL
preguant with the possibilities of war.
Inrrigues are now going on among the
European Powers in relation to emma.
Japan's plan, which was first revealed oy
the way of Frankfort-on- the Main, Is foi
a tr;nartite division of China, in which
primarily Russia, France and the present
invading Power would undoubtedly receive
considerable additions of territory, and the
Chinese Empire, or what remains OF It,
wonld either be compressed into limited
realm or divided into three empires OF
Kingdoms.
The other plan, is to remove the present
bow Emperor and put in his place the son
of Prince Kung, and go to preserve Inc
Empire as it exists to-day. This latter
plan is that supported by England and
Germany, who it may here be remarked
have pretty nearly all the commerce ana
concessions in the Celestial Empire, and
wish to preserve them. The former plan
is the one which will probably be carried
ont in case Japan occupies Pekin.
At present, according to special des-
patch from Shanghai, palace intrigue at
Pekin favors the abdicstion of the present
Emperor. If this were accomplished Eng
land would undoubtedly endeavor to have
a halt called to the war and thus deprive
Japan of the opportunity to complete her
conquest.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-10-11
Buttercup.

Mrs Henry Dnfford, of Beaver Falls, is
visiting relatives in this vicinity.
j. J. McCandlesS, wife and son, were
visiting friends here last Sabbath.
Mrs. ". H. McCaudlesS. of Franklin
township, is visiting her brother, Il j
Turk, of this place.
H \. Hoffman has moved back to Bat.
Ter.
0. ". Eagal, wife and son. Of this place
visited the formers parents at Unionville
last week.
G. McCandleSs, of Beaver Falls, form
erly of this place, was buried at NJ. Chest
nut on Sabbath.
Benton Stoughton and family will leave
in a few days for their new home in West
Virginia r.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-10-11

900, ,o0o That means we have already lost
s1o3, ,oo0, 900 of gold sent abroad in antici-
patton of the law. Where shall we be in
three years at this rate?
5. The next objection is that it proposes
to admit free of duty raw material" in
order that this material, wool, hemp, coal,
iron, etc, may be reduced in price, so that
manufacturers may be able to cheaper
their goods in order to compete with the
cheaper foreign importstions. But this
means that our farmers must reduce the
price of their hemp and wool, and our
miners the price of their coal and iron, or
foreign raw material must take the
market.
This means a reduction of wages all
along the line, because labor costs so per
cent and capital 90 per cent. of the average
cost of production.
6. The next objection is that it is a COM
bination of ignorance and sectionalism.
1t strives to inflict the greatest injury on
northern interests and the least on south
ern, having been prepared almost entirely
by southern men; in the house, Wilson,
McMillin, Breckinridge and others; and
In the senate. Mills, Jones, German and
others. Such blunders as taxing steel
rods of which barbed wire is made more
than the "barbed wire" itself, cleaned rice
more than rice -four; releasing from tax,
without restriction, all "alcohol" used in
the arts and medicines. and dozens of
others illustrate the ignorance displayed.
z. And finally, that its proposal has al
ready cost the country in business loss and
stagnation more than the entire cost of
the civil war; and as it is but threat of
more to follow, and is accompanied by the
open avowal that the war on our manu-
featuring industries is to be kept up un-
til the tariff for revenue system is super
seded by an extension and permanent es-
tablishment of internal revenue taxes, its
future injury is incalculable. A new issue
is thrust into our politics: Shall our
necessary revenue be collected by tariff
on foreign products, or by internal taxes
on our own people"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-10-11
Principles Of Taxation.

After months of discussion and labor the
chances are decidedly in favor OF the
Pennsylyania state tax conference agree
ing on tax bill satisfactory to the six
great interests of the commonwealth repre-
sented in that body. The committee on
the principles of taxation of the conference
met in Harrisburg, Tuesday, to draft a tax
bill to be submitted to the conference at it's
meeting in December. After much dis
cussion q sub committee consisting OF
Joseph d. Weeks, of Pittsburg; Leonard
II. Rhone, worthy master of the state
grange, and G. Stuart Patterson. dean of
the law school of the University of Penn
sylvanis, was appointed to draft a meas
ure, following the lines of these resolutions
which were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, it is necessary, as a prelimin-
ary to drafting q revenue bill, that the
general principles on which the subjects
of taxation shall be distributed between
the state, county and local bodies, should
be laid down; therefore, be it.
Resolved, That the state should derive
its revenue from its own creatures, or
from those businesses or things which ex-
ist by virtue of state law or whose right
to do business is derived from the state,
and regulated or supervised by it. In ap-
plying this principle, chiefly those corpor-
ations or businesses should be taxed by
the state whose sphere of operations is
broader than a county.
That the county should derive its rev.
enue from those businesses or corpora
tions whose sphere OF operations is wider
than the minor civil division, and not more
extended than the county, and from such
other property and things in the county as
may be necessary.
That the minor civil divisions should
derive their revenue from such businesses
as are purely local and from real estate
and personal property.
That in levying taxes SO far as practic
able, the levy should be mlllage rate or
the actual value of the property taxed.
Giles D. Price, of Erie, member of the
committee, said Tuesday all the difference
between the interests represented in con
ference had been harmonized and tha
there is general disposition to give anC
take on all Sides He is confident the sub
committee will agree on bill satisfac
tory to the general committee and thu
conference. Mr. Weeks and other mem
hers of the committee expressed the sam,
belief.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-10-11

The result of the State election ir
Georgia, last week, must convince the most
prejudiced Southern Democrat that the
days of the solid Democratic South are
numbered. When rock-libbed Democrat
ic State like Georgia that had no difficulty
in rolling up Democratic majorities of TO-,
900 to so, 600 can only return 10000 major
ity for q Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor, and the public has to be kept wait
ing two or three days to know whether hi
has even that majority, it is no longer pos
sible to deny that there is a good sized
breach in the political rampsrts that have
guarded the solidity Of the South for seven
teen years.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-10-11
Butler Presbytery .

This Presbytery received IAecntiate r..
l.. Alter. from kittanuing Pre-bytery. Oct
2nd, and. on the same day. ordaiaed and
Installed him pastor of Concord Church
This Church. over 90 years old, has bad
but four pastors. The pastorates of two oi
these, Rev. John Coulter and Rev. J. II
Marshall, extended over more than 81
years.
Mr.. Alter was installed over North
Washington and New Salem Churches
Oct. 3, by Rev. J. NJ. Thompson, a former
pastor: and Rev. 1. D. Decker. Mr. AltC
is cordially welcomed by these three
churches as their pastor. May his pastor
ate be long pleasant end abundantly sue
cessful.
J. r COULTER, 5. C.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-10-11
Euclid Items.

They have some oil in McClung & Cos
well on the NJ. Gallagher farm; but the
Stewart farm well is said to be dry.
A. A. Goucher has greatly improved his
residence.
Esq McJunkin is building a large addi-
ton to his store room, occupied by Arthurs
& MUrtland.
Mechling & Co.'S chop mill is doing a
good business.
James Christley has returned to his
farm.
J. L. Seaton furnishes meals at all hours.
J. B. Arthurs is rigging up at the trestle
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-10-11
Connoquenessing.

Mr.. Henry Schrading, of South Side,
Pittsburg and Miss Llnnie Brell, of Con
noquenessiDg, Butler county, were united
in matrimony on Oct LIST, at Butler Pa.
They lett Immediately for a pleasure trip
TO Philadelphia, New York aud other
Eastern cities. Miss LinEie will make her
future home with Mr.. Sehrading in New
York City, where he is engaged in busi-
ness.
The happy couple left Batter with the
congratulations OF their many friends.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-10-11
DOWN GO THE WAGES.
Tin Plate Makers In st. Louis Announce
Reduction.

A reduction of the wages in the rolling
department of the tin plate works of the
St. Louis Stamping company was an
nounced Oct. l. When asked what neces-
STATED the cut Mr.. Thomas Niedringhaus
stated that it was due to the reduced duty
on tin in the Wilson bill.
Said Mr.. Niedringhaus: Under the
Mckinley bill the duty afforded US pro
lection estimated at 75 per cent. The Will
son bill affords protection of only 30 per
cent. In order to meet this we were COM
PEELED to reduce the wages of the rollers,
catchers, doublers and heaters, in all
about 200 men,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-10-11
MORE CONFIDENCE PRODUCERS.

Wherever the opportunity presents it
self the people continue to help in the
work of confidence producing so necessary
to revive the business destroyed by the
free traders The latest confidence pro-
ducing work was done in Connecticut last
week, when the town and city elections
were held, and where the returns disclosed
sweeping Republican victories in almost
every election district. There was just
another such Republican sweep as there
was in Vermont, Maine and elsewhere
where the people have secured chance to
assert themselves and show what they re-
gard as the best method of restoring con-
fidence.
In every case the method favored is tn Q
success of the candidates for office who
are members of the party of protection,
and it has made little difference to the
people how far the Offices have been re-
moved from power to exert any influence
in the work of drafting a national policy.
They have gone on the principle that Re
publican success even in local offices could
best indicate their opposition to the disas-
trous policy of free trade, and have voted
for the candidates of the Republican
party so near unanimously as to leave lit
tie of the free trade army in sight. That is
exactly what they propose to do in Penn
sylvania, and the signs are not wanting
that Pennsylvanians will do it so gene
rally as to attract as much attention
their way as have the people of Maine,
Vermont, Connecticut or elsewhere.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-10-11
Executrix Notice,

Letters testamentary on the estate oi
John Shem, late of Butler, Pa. having
been granted the undersigned, all persons
indebted to said estate will please make
immediate payment and those having
claims Will present them duly authenticat
ed Tor settlement To
HANNAH L. SHEM, EXT.
" ID. Brandon, Butler Pa.
ATTY.