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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-07
Sad SEQUEL to the Blair-White Contest

In our Fridays edition we made men
ton of the shooting OF Thos. Steer. of
Rayne township. at that writing the
circumstances indicated the shooting was
done with suicidal intent. Mr.. Steer died
of his wounds on Friday morning about lO
O'Clock. 1t is now made evident that ne
comm ted suicide. As We have stated,
he was under bail to appear at Indiana on
Thursday to pay the costs of an attach
ment and foe of five dollars, for failing
to appear and testify in the Blair w hite
case The fine and costs amounted to
some eight dollars, and being very poor
man, he was unable to raise the money,
and some people foolishly told him be
would have TO go 10 Jail unless the money
was paid. His mind was much disturbed
| over the affair and he frequently said he
| would "rather be dead than go to Jail ="
! On several occasions before the fataIs day,
| he attem pied to borrow revolver, but
| failed. On Wednesday evening before he
was to appear in the court and settle the
attachment business, he was served with
a summons to apper i'll Indiana and testify
| in the BlairW hite case. This frightened
| him very much and after supper at Mr..
| Manners he borrowed the gun and went
home He remainded there but few
moments, but appeared TO be cheerful.
AS uC lclL tlO hOuoo hO hiS"oN 80 " 49,
| saying, II will be back soon." He took
| the gun with him and went directly to his
| fathers coal bank and entered the drift
some 200 feet, when he placed the muzzle
OF the gun to his right breast and touched
the trigger with the ram rod. The wound
ed man then came out of the bank and fell
exhausted when near his fathers house.
He called for help and his father went out
and found bin. He first said the shooting
was accidental. but afterward admitted
he had shot himself, saying 81 would
much rather die than have to 90 to jail. y
The exact spot where he committed the
deed was discovered By the trail of blood
in the bank to the spot where was found
the powder horn and ram-rod. He had
carried the gun out with him and placed
it in the coal wagon at the mouth OF the
pit.
He was a man easily worried, and when
told that if he failed'tO pay the money he
would have to 90 to Jail, he resolved to
kill himself Some of the neighbors tried
to disabuse his mind OF the notion that he
would be imprisoned, but he did not be-
lieve them.
He leaves " ife and SIX small children
in destitute circumstances
Tho thoughtless persons who worked on
the mind of the poor fellow are largely
responsible for his sad deaih.-Indiana Pa,
| MESSENGER,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-07
Petersuille Items.

The Forest struck another good gasser
on the Peter Thomas farm this afternoon.
The Purviance well got down to busi-
ness and is good well; Con Nicholas d
Co., located on the Peter Nicklas farm in
Forward township, and not on the JACOB
l.. Dambach as reported few weeks ago.
Bradstreet RAIDER d Oliver are nearly
ready to case on the Jacob Gehlbach farm.
The sick are all better-Mrs. Waters is
gaining slowly.
John Sneecen says it is boy and so
does Nick Miller Jos Glass and Billy
RAIDER, they say it is a girl at their homes.
The series of meetings at the NJ. e
church in Petersville, are still going on,
and over fifty bave come out on the Lords
side, and fortyfve have united with the
church on probation. We are glad to say
that all Denominations are interested in
the good work. 0nr motto is "Petersville
for Christ" Underwater.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-07
Comm unIcated.

Mr. EDIToR-Looking over petition
prepared by the temperance people, re
garding the granting of retail license in
our town to be presented to Court at its
approaching license term, brings to mind
that significant poetic stanZa; Nv ak Into
my Parlor said the Spider to the Fly"
1t is simply an indirect method of joining
the liquor league it asking the Court to
grant license.
In consideration for this, the liquor in
terest permits them to ask the Court to
assume the role of q legislature, and a
High Constable. 1t is not to be supposed
the court will sns either lie. 1t W !
be quite enough if he passes upon each
case as the papers come before him.
Surely the rank aud file of the temperance
people will not accept this a. solution
of the question at issue. Il.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-07
Railroad Disaster in Mexico,

One of the most frightful accidents in
the history of the Mexican railroads, re-
sulting in the killing of l04 persons and
the serious, if not fatal injury OF nearly
100 others, occurred last Thursday alter
noon on the InterOceanic railroad at q
point about % miles from the city OF
Mexico.
A few DAYS before a great number OF
persons left the capital and towns IN the
vicinity to 60 on pilgrimage to the Catn-
olic shrine at Sacre Monte. Ilckets Tor
the pilgrimage were sold at reduced rates
over the Interoceanic line and this road
carried the bulk Of the pilgrims. On
Thursday long train, aboard of which
were 1000 passengers. was returning from
the place of pilgrimage. All went well
until a point on the line about midway
between Temamtla TenangO was reached.
On this part of the road there is steep
incline, the line at one place having
sharp curve where it runs close to the
edge of high precpice. This is one OF
the most dangerous places on the road
and was rendered more so by the fact that
the track here was not in the best OF con-
dition.
AS the train began to run down the in,
cline, many of the passengers were laugh
ing and Joking, while others were LOOKING
out Of the WINDOWS at the rapluly passing
scenery, which, at that point, is grand.
Soon the speed of the train began to in
crease md it was soon running at a fright
fol rate. The passengers ceased their
laughing and joking and looked at each
other with fear depicted in their faces.
Steadily the momentum Of the train,
which was now swaying and bounding
fearfully, increased and soon the danger
Gus high curve was struck. AS the engine
took the curve it swayed outward and
either jumped the track or turned a rall.
1t dashed across the scanty space between
the rails and the edge of the chasm and
plunged downward. One sitter another
three coaches filled with passengers,
dashed after it and piled up in mass of
wreckage at the foot of the precipice,
The next two coaches also jumped the
track, but most fortunately did not 60
over the edge of the precipice. As the
fifth coach left the metals it twisted and
broke the coupling connecting it with the
coaches behind it. These coaches kept
the rails and passed safely around the
curve. After running considerable dis
tance they were stopped by the hand
brakes.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-07
w. S. A. Items

The actors are busy practicing for play
to be given Mar. %.
The last meeting OF the Irving Society
will be held March IL.
Any one wishing 10 get room for the
Spring term had better hustle around, for
the rooms are getting scarce.
Some of the Students took in the Teach
ers' Institute at Uuionville. All reported
very good.
Tom still goes with the girls and says he
never got left, but some think he torgets.
A small boy about the size of a man,
went walking up the hall one day, follow
ed by half dozen girls. A bystander
wishing to know what the jam was about,
found q tab on his back hich read, "For
Sale" and in less than half an hour nearly
every boy in school had tab on his back
which read "me too"
We have not seen anything of that big
overcoat lately.
Ohas. Campbell is the happiest man in
town.
MooE BEAM.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-07

THE Unite States Supreme Court Mon
day, by single decision in a small re-
frigerator case, made clean sweep of
several patents which form the cornerstone
of some of the prominent monopolies in
the country. The Edison and Berliner
telephone patents, the quadruplex tele-
graph patent aud tho incIndsscant lamp
patent all go by the board and are now
open to tree competition il manufacture
aud sale.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-07

ANNA Gould of New York and her young
French CoHnt were married by Archbishop
Corrigan, Monday. There was great ar
ray of flowers, gems, dress goods, etc;
breakfast served on golden plates, and the
young couple were driven TO the depot.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-07
SeanOr s. Co.'S.
LIVERY, FEED AND SALE STABLE
Rear of Wick House,

The best of horses and first class
rigs always on hand and for hire.
Best accommodations in town for
permanent boarding and transient
trade. Special care guaranteed.
Sta BILE room for sixty-fve horses.
A good class of horses, both drivers
and draft horses. always on hand and
for sale under a full guarantee; and
horses bought upon proper notlfi-
cation by FL. SEANOR.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-07
Call for Meeting of County Committee.

There will be meeting of the Repuoh-
ran County Committee in Huselton's Hail.
Butler. Penn'a, on Monday, March the
eleventh, at one O'Clock P. NJ, for the pur-
pose OF fixing the time for the Republican
urinary. election, and for such other busl-
ness as may come before the meeting
P. W. LOWRY, Chairman.
F. 4. MURPHY Secretaries.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-07
Hotel Bu tier
LII EAIIREI.- Pron,r

This house has been thorough
ly renovated, remodeled, and re-
fitted with new furniture and
carpets; has electric bells and all
other modern conveniences for
guests, and is as convenient, and
desirable a home for strangers as
can be found in Butler, Pa.
Elegant sample room for use OF
commercial men
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-07
NOOK BEAM.

THE death sentences of the Hawaiian
rebels have been commuted to imprison-
ment for 80 years and $4,000, fine each;
and Queen Lii, will be imprisoned for
5 years and pay $1,000.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-07

We had little Congress once,
Twas not joy and pride,
But at twelve O'Clock last Monday
1t caused Us ioy--it died.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-18
NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOLS.
Comparison Shows Very Healthy Growth
For Two Years.

GRAND Forks, N. D.. Feb. 1S.-The
biennial report of Mrs. Laura J. Eisan-
huth, late state superintendent OF pubic
instruction, shows u healthy contlit on
of the schools Of this stare. The report
cOmtasns the sta iStics for the years of
1892 and 1928, bat not OF 1894. In order
TO show growth the years 1891 and 1888
are taken for comparisons:
Number Of organized school districts
in the year 1891, 975; in 1893, / 1,199
Ncn4ber of school houses erected in
1891, Gs; in 1898, 1874
Total number of teachers employed in
the year 1891, 2,23S; in 1898, 2, 700.
Amount paid teachers for salaries dur
ing 1891, $377, ,a45. .65; in 1895, ,$5OS, 773. 72.
Average monthly wages OF all teach
srs ia 1891, $}5. 60. in 1893, $i1.55.
Average cost of schooling for each
pupil, per month, enumerated i'm 1891,
S2.45; in 1898, $25s
Tptal expenditures for school purposes
during the year 1891, $685., ,239.9S; i'm
1885, 81 ,oSI ,60S.77.
Total Indebtedness of school districts
of the State in 1891, 1913 419.12; in
1893, 81, ,5S4,GI7.
Amount of tax levied by school boards
during 1891, sos, ,553.l5; in 1898;
$3.50. .431. .2G.
The report advocates s.bolishing the
Office of school district treasurer. There
are 4, 199 school districts, and there was
paid i'm 1892 and 1893, $27, $50. 50 as sala,
ries and expenses Of school district treas
urers. This could be saved to the state
and satisfactory services rendered by
having the office of shool district treas.
nrcr abolished and the duties performed
BY county treasurers. 1t has been found
that under the present law it is almost
impossible to check up the accounts oi
the district treasurer, and the average
school board has neither the time noI
the inclination to do so. The report also
advocates the adoption by the Legislature
OF q free text book system.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-18
DENOUNCED THE PRESIDENT.
/. .enator wolcost scores Cleveland for His
Resent Bond Sale.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.--After Mr..
Hill concluded his remarks In the senate
Mr.. Wolcott Of Colorado rose to reply.
In speech bristling with sensational
ism and denunciation of the president
for the recent bond sale, he declared
that he was informed by president
of New York bank, that the bond SYM
dicate would never b. compelled to pay
more than 10 per cent of its invest
ments; that the bonds it had bought at
l04.5O were already being sold at liz,
and that there was great demand for
them" The president, he said. had
already attacked the governments
credit. He said that his message to
congress contained n lying statement
that he desired to maintain the parity
of our currency when he had already
negotiated contracts which discredited
silver.
HiIPs Reply.
Mr.. Hill replied to Mr.. Wolcott, in
another plea for his resolution. In clos
ing he declared himself an earnest BIZ
metallist and hoped TO see the restora-
tion of silver succeed. He was re-
quested to read an Associated Press dis
patch just received from Berlin an
nouncing that action had been taken
looking towards the rehabilitation OF
silver.
Teller Chips I'm.
Mr.. Teller (Col. arraigned the presi-
dent in severe terms. He characterized
the recent bond transaction ~ most
monstrous fraud. During the long
years he had been student of the af-
fairs Of this country there had never
been time when opportunity was Of
fered for the public 20 charge dishon-
esty in a financial transaction by the
government. It was idle for senators to
say that this was the best the president
could do. With bonds less desirable
selling on the market 1lO, it was futile
TO say that better price than 104ta
could not be obtained. 1t was impossi-
BILE TO characterize too strongly trans
action which placed the credit 6f the
best government of the world 4 per
cent below that of Egypt
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-18
INITIATE OUR SHIPS
British and French AcknoWl-
edge Superiority of Ameri-
can Cruisers.
WILL BUILD SIMILAR ONES
Columbia and Minneapolis the
Patterns-French Ships
to Be Large.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-The British
and French have taken alarm at the
splendid performance of our two new
triple screw cruisers, the Columbia and
Minneapolis. For q long time this great
departure in naval engineering 50 sue
cessfully practiced by Engineer-in-
Chief Melville, was looked upon with
suspicion by foreign naval powers, and
indeed there were many critics in
our own navy who predicted the failure
of the vessels, but now all opposition
seems to have disappeared, and both
Great Britain and France are about to
pay us the compliment of building ves-
sells of this type and even endeavoring to
Improve Upon the Originals.
The British naval programme for this
year includes the construction of four
improved Blenheims, the Blenheim be-
ing sister ship to the ar1nored cruiser
Blake, which took part i'm our naval re-
view in 1898. The French naval author
tiles are also about to build two ''croi-
seurs corsaire." These are intended as
answers to the American pirates, - as
vessels of the Columbia class have come
to be known, i'm spite of the efforts of
the navy department to prevent the
name from sticking.
The French Vessels
are to have triple screws, to be of dis
placement of from s, 900 to $500 tons,
with $4,000 horse power, which it il
estimated will give them q speed of 20
knots, which il about the maximum
attained by the American commerce
destroyers. The British vessels will be
smaller than the French craft, about 20
feet shorter and with 1000 less horse
power and the calculated speed is %
knots.
The British newspapers, however, are
calling attention to the fact that this is
knot less speed than the American yes
sells, urging that it be increased as the
British craft cannot afford to be out
footed, even if the foreign vessels are
are owned by power with which Great
Britain Is never likely to be at war.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-18
LAST USE OF ARMOR.
% Wa In 1890 and Was Picturesque and
DiahOIical Scene, ri

In January, 1899, at the town of
Aquilla, in the Abruzzo, then held by
garrison of 400 French troops, the
peasants broke into the town, and,
though they were driven out by the
French, they continued to give serious
trouble. They even drove the French
into the fort and made ready to bcy~
bard them with heavy guns. The Frer 49,
were in an awkward position.
Boulert, the officer of artillery, ran
sacking his brains for the means OF send
| ing out men to spike the guns ON the
glacis, under the fire of the insurgents
| from the neighboring houses, suddenly
remembered that he had seen in his
magazine some suits of plate armor, and
he proposed to try whether, protected
| by them, men could not sally out and
| work in security under the musketry
fire. He got together IL complete suits
| and dressed out IL gunners and grena-
diers thus, selecting big men, be it re-
marked. AT "a certain hour the garrison
lined the covered way, and from thence
! and from the fort opened q steady fire
of musketry and of artillery OH the lines
| of the insurgents.
Then out marched the 12 knights of
the eighteenth century, much in Da-
vid's state of mind when he complained
he had not proveo mis- armor. The men
carried handspikes, hammers and spikes.
Moving naturally slowly and awk-
wardly in their heavy steel mail, still
they succeeded in completing their work
under hail of bullets from tho insur.
gents. The scene is described, as we
can well believe, to have been most re.
markable and to have had something
| picturesque and also diabolical about it,
As the mailed figures moved in 81
lence among the guns, their handspikes
looking like maces, their silence, and
the slowness of their actions seemed
unnatural under the steady hail of bul
lets. The insurgents were believed tt
have thought hell itself had sent forth
these extraordinary antagonists, ghosts
of past age, while the French on the
ramparts, true to their nature, the frs
moment of anxiety over, burst into roar:
of laughter. .-Phipp's "Marshals Of Ma
poleon.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-18
IL HUNG CHANG

Reported ON the Way to Port Arthur to
Nego late Peace.
CHEE Foo, Feb. 18.-It is reported
that Ii Hung Chang, one of the new
Chinese, peace envoys, is on his way to
PORT Arthur, where he is to met ENJOYS
appointed by Japan and arrange terms
for the cessation of the war. 1t j. said
here that Russia and England will offer
to mediate peace between China and
Japan. A report is also in circulation
hero chat the foreign representatives at
Pekhl are again apprehensive of trouble,
and &c ordered guards to be brought
up from their respective warships al
Tien Tsin for the protection of tine lega.
tionc
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-18
THE PACIFIC CABLE.
Route TO he Taken in Case Hawaii Doesn't
Grant n Landing Place.

Route TO he Taken in Case Hawaii Doesn't
Grant N Landing Place.
OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 1S.-The. analysis
which was made by Sanford Fleming of
tenders received for the construction of
the Pacific cable has been sent to the
different colonial governments. For
route No. /, which seems to be the one
which will have to be adopted in the
event OF arrangements falling through
with Hawaii for landing place ON the
Hawaiian archipelago, the lowest offer,
including maintenance for three years,
is 81, ,h7l 900. This is for capacity of
IL words per minute. The route in
question is entirely within British terri
tory, and viii run from Vancouver
island to Tanning island, Fiji, Norfolk
island, with branches from Norfolk
island to New Zealand aad New South
Wales.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-18
Murder and Suicide.

HELENA, Mon, Feb. 1S.-A few days
ago in q lonely cabin ON a sheep ranch
in Custer county, 30 miles from the
town of Terry, rancher named Renn
shot and killed his wife with Win.
chester and then put the muzzle of the
gun against his own head and pushed
the trigger with stick. Both had lain
cold In death several days before any
one came that way.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-18

SOUTH ST. PAUL. Feb 16, 1895
HOGS-Market was active and strong at
yesterdays top prices Range of prices
SO. 70(03y0
CATTLE-Good demand for all grades,
all around. Market active and higher.
Demand greater than supply.
Prime steers. $325(13 IS; good steers.
81. 75@3.25; prime cows. $2. 40QB30O; good
cows S20Oa2 80; common to fair cows,
Si,00Ml.75; light veal calves, s. 50(d4 50;
heavy calves, ~. O0tGl15. -
SHEFH-No receipts; there will be a
market next week
Receipts: Hogs, 1868; cattle, Il; calves,
z. sheen &
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-18
Analysis of ti,e Bond Vote.

WASHINGTON, Feb 1S.-An analysis
of the Republican vote ON the gold bond
bill reveals the somewhat curious fact
that only five Republicans west of the
Allegheny mountains voted in the
affirmative. These Ave were Aldrich of
Chicago, Barthold of St. Louis, Babcock
of Wisconsin, Storer of Cincinnati and
Updegraff of Iowa, three of the gentle
men thus representing three of the larg-
est cities of the West. OF the total Re
publican strength, ~ were paired or alb
sent, 81 voted for the proposition and 6S
against.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-18
Private O.IleII's PLAY.

ST. PAUL, Feb. lS.--During the latter
part of January Private O'Dell of the
Third regiment at Fort Smelling, was
convicted of an army offense and incar-
cerated in the guard house. Shortly
after he was placed under arrest he was
confined TO his bed by illness. He was
supposed to be SO weak that no guard
was thought necessary. Thursday
night he surprised everybody connected
with the hospital by disappearing He
has not yet been captured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-18
A STICK OF LlCORlCE.

Where the Plant Grows and How 1t Is
Prepared For Consumption.
Black liGorice is made from the juice
of the liCorioe plant, mixed with starch
to prevent it from melting in hot wealth
er. The licorice plant grows for the
most part on the banks OF the Tigris
and Euphrates rivers, which flow
through immense treeless prairies of un-
cultivated land. The climate of these
great plains is variable. Half the year
it is mild and pleasant, but for three
months it is very cold, and for three
months in summer hot winds sweep
across the country, raising ne tempera-
ture to l04 degrees for weeks at time
The licorice plant is shrub three
feet high and grows without cultiva-
tion in situations where it's roots can
reach the water The usual time of col
lecting is the winter, but roots are dug
all the year round. At first the root is
full of water and must be allowed to
dry, a process which takes nearly a
year. 1t is then cut into small pieces.
from six inches to a foot long. The good
and sound pieces are kept, and the rot
ten ones are used for firewood. The lic-
orice is then taken in native river boats
of Bassora, whence it is shipped in
pressed bales to London. .% es
AS the valley of the Euphrates con-
tanned one of the earliest civilizations
in the world, it is probable that lioorioe
is about the oldest confection extant,
and that the taste, which pleases nearly
all children today, was familiar to the
little brown boys and girls of Babylon
and Nineveh 5000 years ago Pitts
burg Dispatch.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-18
Sold the Crlpple Creek Road.

DENVER, Colo. Feb. 18.-The News
announces that Colonel John G. Mont
gomery has negotiated a sale Of the
Florence and Cripple Greek railroad to
- Boston syndicate for g., ,0O0, 900. The
road, which is 40 miles long, was built
largely with money furnished by ID. H.
Moffatt, who is the heaviest stockholder.
It has been dividend paying road from
the first. The names of the purchasers
areinot given.