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The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05
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Get your window glass, paint
er's supplies, carpets, wall pa
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mond's.
Pictures, picture frames and
moulding a. D. W. Drummond's
Paper hanging, signs, house
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mend.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05

Butler Academy is going to have
a large attendance this year. Scores
of Young men and women are max.
ing arrangements to attend. Send
for catalogue. 4o-si'
The herald., 1896-05-24
AN AMERICAN RUG COMPANY
Which Is Not Backed by San Diego
Money
Cashier Dare Left BayncIimate for His Health
and 10 Now In Business at
Athens

SAN FRANCISCO, May 23.-The SEN
Sational smash Of the National Bank of
San Diego, four years ago, which was
quickly followed by the suicide of Presi-
dent Collins of the main concern, and
also by the death by his own hand of
President Clark of the branch bank at
Cheyenne, is still fresh in the minds of
the people Of Southern California.
ID. ID. Dare, the cashier of the concern,
and against whom the bank held claims
for $l0e,000, disappeared a few days be-
fore the collapse and was next heard
from in Rome. Negotiations were had
with the Italian government for Dares
extradition, when suddenly he again
disappeared from public view.
Once more attention is attracted to
the financial wreck and ruin by the dis
covery of Dare in Athens, where he rests
secure from extradition laws, there be-
ing none between that country and the
United States.
George Lycurgus of Honolulu has Just
returned here from Athens. He found
Dare running a concern known as the
American Rug company, with it's place
of business on the main thoroughfare
OF the ancient metropolis. While Dare
was not talkative on the subject of his
sudden departure from America he said
he had left San Diego solely on account
of the climate. which did not agree with
him. He denied that he took any funds
or the bank and insisted that he had left
san Diego without any money. He had
been fairly prosperous in the rug busi-
ness and said that he expected his fam
lily to join him at an early date. Dare
said that owing to the climate he did
not think he would ever return to
America.
The herald., 1896-05-24
Now in the Hands of President
Cleveland
LITTLE TIME WAS NEEDED
To Secure the Signatures Of Speaker
ard Vice.President
Lacking the Presidential Signature the Bill
VIII Become Law on the Fourth
Day Of June
Associated Press Special Wire


WASHINGTON, May 23.-The river
and harbor bill, as finally passed by
both houses, was taken to the White
House at late hour this afternoon by
a messenger of the committee on en-
rolled bills. AS soon as the house had
agreed to the conference committee re-
port today the committee on enrolled
bills went to work to see that the bill
agreed in all respects with the recon-
mendations of the conference commit
tee. Owing to the numerous amend
ments this was no easy task, but as the
result Of continuous work the COM
mittee finished a few minutes after
o'clock. The enrolled bill was then
taken to Speaker Reed, who signed it.,
and Immediately announced that fact
to the house. Then the clerk having
the matter In charge hurried over to the
senate. where the bill received the sig
nature of Vice-President Stevenson.
This action of the president hav-
ing been announced to the senate, the
bill was taken back to the enrolled bills
committee and afterward to the White
House. The president has ten days be-
ginning Monday, Sunday being exclud-
ed, in which to act on the bill.
The herald., 1896-05-24
AN IMITATOR OF HOLMES
A Salt Lake Parsons Female Friends
Mystericusly Disappear
Facts Indicating the Cremation ia Human
Body-A Warrant Issued on . Charge
Of Murder

SALT LAKE, Utah, May pa local
paper prints story which may develop
into sensation. Foul play is claimed
in the somewhat mysterious disap-
pearance Of Miss Henrietta Clausep,
who has not been seen since Septem-
Der last. She was at that time taking
care of the apartments of Rev. Francis
Hermann, pastor of the First Scandi-
navian Methodist church in this city.
A recent inspection of the CRATE of the
furnace in the building reveals two
raZOrs, butcher knife, garter and belt
buckles and charred bones. The bones
We're turned over to physicians and the
police department is making a rigid
investigation.
The janitor of the building says that
about the time of the disappearance of
Miss Clausen the pastor of the church
fired up the furnace in the basement
and kept 1T running all day.
Miss Samuelson, a friend of the pas
tors, also disappeared last January.
The last heard of the pastor he was
in Kansas City on his way to Iowa.
A warrant WAS sworn out tonight for
the arrest of FRANCIS Hermann upon
an information charging him with mur-
der. The warrant Is signed by D. H..
Wenger. city magistrate, upon the COM
plant of John Hansen, who is the last
man who saw Miss Clausen before her
disappearance from the city.
Under date Of May Hermann wrote
letter from Kansas City to the pres
ent presiding elder of the church above
named, enclosing a pawn ticket which is
claimed by the police department to
have been given for a gold ring and gold
watch, the property of Miss Anna Sam
uelson. who disappeared on January 20
last
A box containing poisonous drugs has
been found in the room formerly occu-
pied by the pastor.
Hermann is a man As years of age, five
feet six inches high, weighs 1870 pounds,
sandy hair and mustache, wears gold
glasses and is well known in Kansas
City and Minneapolis.
The herald., 1896-05-24
IN THE HOUSE
The Conference Report on Harbors Adopted
Without Division


WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The time
of the house again today was devoted
wholly to the consideration of confer
ence reports.
The conferees on the river and harbor
bill reached an agreement satisfactory
to themselves and to others, including
Senator White. The house conferees
agreed to recede from their opposition
to the senate amendments for harbors
at Santa Monica and San Pedro bay,
provided the bill should be amended so
as to render unavailable the appro-
prlation for the inner harbor at Will
mington on San Pedro bay in case the
commissioners should decide on San
Pedro as the most available place for
an outer harbor. This proposition was
accepted and an amendment was made
to the San Pedro item to the effect that
no contracts should be entered into for
the inner harbor at Wilmington until
the commissioners should report, and
not at all in case they should decide in
favor of an outer harbor at that place
The house conferees yielded their con-
tention that the commissioners should
be named in the bill and agreed to the
adoption of the following proviso as an
addition to the Santa Monica feature:
Provided, however. that If the board
hereby constituted as in this section
provided, shall determine in favor of
the construction of a breakwater at
I>OTt LOS Angeles, no expenditure OF any
part of the money hereby appropriated
shall be made, nor shall any contract
for the construction of such breakwater
be entered into until the Southern Pa
cifc company or the owners thereof
shall execute an agreement and file the
same with the secretary of war that
any railway company or any corpora
tion engaged in the business of trans
portation may share in the use of the
pier now constructed at Port Los An
seies. and the approaches and tracks
leading thereto situated west of the
easterly entrance to Santa Monica tun-
mel upon such just and equitable terms
as may be agreed upon between the
parties, and if they fail to agree, then to
pe determined by the secretary of war;
ana pe1ore any expenditure of the money
nereDy appropriated is made for the
construction of a breakWater at Port
Los Angeles, said Southern Pacific com
pany' or the owenr of the track and ap-
proaches leading to said pier. shall exc
cute an agreement and file the same
with the secretary of war; railroad
or transportation company or corpora :
tion desiring to construct a wharf or
pier In Santa Monica bay may for the
purpose Of approaching such wharf or
pier and for the purpose of con-
The herald., 1896-05-24
BOGUS COIN
Counterfeit Coin Put In Circulation by Chinese
Visitors

SAN FRANCISCO, May 23.--At last
the United States secret service author
tiles have struck a lead to the source
from which have come thousands of al
most perfect imitation half dollars cir
culated throughout the Pacific coast
1t is believed that the counterfeits,
which absolutely defy detection, except
when under powerful magnifying
glass, in the hands of a clever expert,
were made by the Chinese in their ma y
tive land and brought here last summer
by the members of the troupe of Chinese
actors who came to America to perform
at the Atlanta exposition.
1t is estimated that 5000 of the un-
authorized coins have been disposed of
by the Chinese and that Little Pete, "
the Chinese of recent race track Job no
toriety, is back of the scheme.
The herald., 1896-05-24
ON THE DIAMOND
Results Of Gsmes Played by National Lea sua
Clubs

PITTSBURG. May 23.-Up to the
sixth inning Killen had allowed the
Phillies but two hits After that he took
things easy. CarNy was hit hard
throughout the game. Attendance $500,
Score:
Pittsburg Is, hits 16, errors 4.
Philadelphia Z, hits IL, errors7
Batteries-Killen and Sugden: Car.
sey, Clements and Boyle.
CINCINNATI, May 23.--Errors by the
Reds, coupled with few timely hits bY
New York, caused the overthrow of the
Cincinnatis today Attendance $780,,
Score
Cincinnati 2, hits Z, errors g.
New York 4, hits s, errors 2.
Batteries-Ehret and Peitz; Meekin
and Wilson.
NEW HAVEN, May 2s-Yale :.
Princeton 5.
LOUISVILLE, May 23.--The ColoneIi
went to pieces today and the Orioles
had no trouble in winning. Attend-
ance $780, Score:
Baltimore 13, hits IL, errors 2. ~
Louisville 4, hits 9. errors g.
notwithstanding and Rebinson:l
Smith and Miller
ST. LOUIS. May 2s.--Ths Browns
The herald., 1896-05-24

coast, is in a state of eruption. Two
months ago, which is the latest date
that news was received from the island,
lava was running down the mountain
sides, ,overf1owing the lowlands and trav-
cling to the sea. The news came in q
letter to the photographic office from
the schooner Tampa at Tacoma. Cap
tain Peterson of the vessel spoke the
Danish bark Schwalbe off Guaymas,
which reported having passed Socorro
on March goth. The sky and sea were
filled with ashes miles away from the
island and the blazing mountain was
first made out at night. 1t was mag
nificent sight, the Danish captain said,
but he did not dare venture too near on
account of the troubled condition Of the
ocean
The herald., 1896-05-24

HAVANA May 23.-According to pri-
vate and apparently trustworthy infor-
nation received here Maxine Gomez
has found himself unable to get back to
gather more men for an invasion of the
western end of the island and the Sit
uation of the insurgent leader is said to
be desperate and apparently tending to-
wards a breakdown. Armed bands of in
surgents it is further reported are sur
rendering to the Spanish outposts at
Remedies, province Of Santa Clara.
Leader Valencia encamped on the
night of the Goth inst. in the village nf
San MATHS, Havana province. The next
morning he marched to the Jaguajabo
sugar plantation and burned property
valued at 100000. A number Of dwell
ings were also destroyed. He next Wis
tied Tres Hermanos and destroyed
property valued at $500 900.
The herald., 1896-05-24
French BimetaII;sts

PARIS, May 23.-At a banquet of ths
Bimetallic league tonight Premier Me-
line, the we'll known Protectionist lead
er. made speech in which he said that
ne always regretted the renunciation
py the european powers of the monet
airy system which assured their prosper
lty. Ihe long continued commercial
crises or the present time in reality
dated from the abandonment of that
system. The remedy, he insisted was a
return to bimetallism The bimetallic
movement, he continued, was spreading
rapidly throughout England, Germany,
Belgium and America. All that was
required to bring about monetary re-
forms was an electric spark which was
was bound to appear from the very
force Of circumstances.
The herald., 1896-05-24
CHURCHMEN'S CONFERENCES
The Methodi Elect Editors for the
Church Periodicals.
The Presbyterian General Assembly Con.
siders Church Statistics and Plans for
Uniformity Of Church Worship.

CLEVELAND, O., May 2S.-Almost
the entire session of the Methodist con-
ference today was devoted to the elec-
ton of editors of the various church Pc
riodicals.
Rev. DR.. F. E. Scott was elected edi-
tor of the Southwestern Advocate, and
was ordered that Rev. e. w Hammond
the displaced editor, be paid salary I'M
I'll other work can be procured for him.
DR.. Homer Eaton was made treasurer
and DR.. Louis Curtis assistant treas
urer of the Missionary society. Dr. F.
l.. Nagle was elected editor of the Her
aid, and DIR. J. f. Berry of Detroit edi-
tor of the Epworth Herald. Routine
business included the adoption of the
report of the committee on episcopacy.
declaring Missionary Bishop Taylor of
the African field non-effective and rec
ommeding his retirement. Such a re-
port had been anticipated, as it was
agreed upon some days ago. Bishop
Taylor's successor will be elected some
time next week. The date of final adj
Journment of the conference was fixed
for Thursday, the 2Sth inst
The retirement of Bishop Taylor
makes it necessary to elect another mis-
sionary bishop. Among the men men
toned for the place by delegates are
Rev. j. c. Hartzell of louisiana; Rev.
DR.. A. B. Leonard of New York, Rev.
DR.. Henry A. Monroe (colored) of Del
aware and Rev. DIR. McB. Mason (col-
oreO of Savannah.
This afternoon many Of the delegates
enjoyed steamer ride on the lake.
THE PRESBYTERIANS
SARATOGA, N. Y, May 23.--The re-
port on minister relief was taken up at
the Presbyterian general assembly to-
day. The report showed 1876 beneficiariss
under the board, an increase of ninety
hve, and a decrease through death of
about fifty. The receipts for the year
showed slight decrease, reaching $171.-
Dbl. The expenses of the year were S166,
1855. 1t was recommended that the sum
of 100000 be contributed to the uses
OF the relief board during the coming
year. The report of the committee on
church temporalities recommending the
financial management of the churches
by boards was taken up.
After a long discussion the report was
referred back with Instructions to d.
fine the duties of trustees and deacons
and to prepare a model deed to be used
IN the acquisition of property for church
uses.
A resolution was introduced by Or
Clark of Buffalo, in regard to the plan
for uniformity of worship advocated by
the New York Evangelist as follows,
Resolved, That committee be an.
pointed TO report next year as to the
varied forms of worship in use in diff
ferent parts of our church in the J1nitaf
states, and also as to the plans propos.
ed to produce uniformity in the worshi,
IN the presbyterian church.
Inc matter was referred to the com
mlttee on bills and overtures,
The morning session was extended I'll
O'clock p. m., when the assembly ad
Jourhed until next Monday morning.
The herald., 1896-05-24
Started by Gasoline

DELANO, May 23.--Fire broke out in
j. 7. Tompkins' chophouse this after
noon, and before being brought under
control several thousand dollars worth
OF property was destroyed. The losers
are: j. r. Withrow, cigar and variety
store; ]. M. Terrell, two buildings: w.
Fl. White, building; H. L. Waits, meat
market; G. l.. Robertson, real estate
office; j. I. Tompkins, chophouse. with
row, the haviest loser. had only $500 in
surance on his stock. The buildings
were all frame. and very little of the
property destroyed was insured. The
blaze started from can of gasoline in
Tompkins' place Of business.
The herald., 1896-05-24
Killed by the C8ra

STOCKTON, May 23.-Micheal Arban
isen was killed by the train from Milton
this afternoon at 8 o'clock. The accident
happened at Waverly, about twentv
miles from Stockton. The team whlah
Arabanisen was driving became fright
ened and tried to cross the track ahead
of the train. The horses got across but
of the impact drove Arbanisen's head
against a bolt in his wagon. which
smashed his skull, and he was picked IN
dead when the train stopped. He was =
member Of the Foresters' order in Oak
land,
The herald., 1896-05-24
schIatter Ouits Healing

PRESCOTT, Ariz.. May 2S.-Schlatter.
the healer. passed through Kirkland
valley, thirty miles from Prescott. to-
day. The citizens Of the valley offered
him food and lodging, but he refused to
accept. He stated that he was going to
the Ell Dorado mountains in Southern
Nevada. He was travelling alone on a
white mule, and said he subsisted en-
tirely on herbs and nuts. sleeping out of
ooors at night. He said he would not
perform any more healing for a wear
The herald., 1896-05-24
Princeton OeoIogi SITS

NEW YORK. May 23.-Another geo
logical expedition from Princeton col
lege will visit the west during the sum-
Inner. This is the third expedition ar
ranged for this season by Princeton. One
has already started for Patagonia, an
other will visit Labrador and Greenland.
The cliff dwellers and Colorado can
yon will be the chief objects of the third.
The party will leave about June 18th.
Professor Scott will be in charge of the
expedition. Many students have prom
ised to go.
The herald., 1896-05-24

NEODOSHA. Kans.. May 23.-A tor
noda passed through the western part
OF this county early this morning. La
Fontaine. village of 200 souls, was al
most destroyed. Aaron Edwards, a
farmer, was fatally injured and many
other were severely hurt. The aggre-
gate loss on buildings and property is
fully $4,000. Hail and rain accompanied
the wind and destroyed every vestige of
vegetation. The damage to crops is in
calculable. The area Of the damaged
district Is about seventy-five square
miles.
The herald., 1896-05-24
Murder and Suicide

ard Little, aged 56 years, shot his wife
with a Winchester. and then placing the
weapon to his own throat fired bullet
through his head, using stick to sprinr
the trigger. The wife was only 10 YEAR;
old. Little had been insane for some
time and constable was on his way to
was committed. Both died Instantly.
The herald., 1896-05-24

CHICAGO. May 23.-Through John E..
Rastall, formerly of Kansas, 1t has been
developed that one third of the children
of one of the principal grammar schools
Of Chicago have never seen a live sheep
or hog, though all had seen lions.
tigers and other animals Of the tropics.
The matter has been taken up by the
press on the belief that the same ratio
of children throughout the city have
never seen live sheep or hogs, and the
park commissioners will be requested to
place specimens of these animals in the
geological departments Of the parks.
The herald., 1896-05-24

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, May 2s.-
Mayor w. w. Waters of this city, at
$3.50 tonight, killed Harry Martin, doc
tors drummer, on the street by cutting
his throat with pocket knife. The kill
ing grew out of the war being waged on
the drummers by the city authorities.
Martin accosted Waters on the street
and quarrel arose, when the mayor
drew his knife and cut Martins throat
from ear to ear. The mayor was ar
rested and is at the sheriff's house to-
night.
The herald., 1896-05-24
AN OIL DEAL
Company Organized to Explicit Indian Ter.
rit0rv OIL Fields


KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nav 22-Durinr
the past week there has been con-
summated the biggest oil deal made in
recent years. After negotiations ex-
tending through two years, the Phoenix
Oil company, organized with cash ca D.
ital of s., 900, has secured a long lease
on land in the Usage Indian reservation
comprising over 100000 acres. Ar
rangements have been made to begin
sinking wells at once. The officers of
the Phoenix company are: President,
Albert r. Fancher. Buffalo, vice-presi- :
dent, N. g. Read, Boston, secretary
John 3. Foster, Westerly, r.. l.; direct
ors, e. c. Gordon, T. c. Darling, N. G.
Read, J. B. Foster, Westerly, r. l.; E.
B. Foster, New York; A. T. Fancher and
J. S. Glenn, Buffalo. The company is in
corporated under the laws of West Vir-
ginia. and will maintain an Office in New
York citV
The herald., 1896-05-24
A Steamer Stranded
Associated Press Special Wire.

CAPE HENRY, Va, Nav 2s-rrhe
British steamer Glenavon, bound from
Fernandina to Rotterdam with phos-
phate rock. stranded on the outer Dia.
mond Hatteras shoals at s o'clock last
night. The crew was taken Off this
morning by the life savers and the YES
sci abandoned. She will be total loss
The herald., 1896-05-24

CHICAGO, May 23.-The Earl Fruit
company sold today: California cher
ries, black Tartarlan, $1.4O@l75; purple
Guigne, $1.70; Rockport $135; Belle dc
orleans, IN poor condition, 75c@$1 05;
mammoth Bigerau. $1.20.
Porter Bros. company sold: Cherries.
Tartarians. $1.45@235; Rockports, 81. .45
@1.50; apricots, 81.
The herald., 1896-05-24
An Island Volcano

SAN FRANCISCO, May 23-The ISL
and Of Socorro, 400 miles Off the Mexican
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-07

of eyes. To her had come the proud
honor of standing the sponsor Tor
one of the noble vessels which IL TO
bear the flag of the united country on
all the seas Of the world and as II fully
conscious of all of this, Miss Trowbrlage
stood beneath the Vicksburg' 8 lion PROV
ard with a look of determination IN her
blue eyes she firmly clasped the RIBBON
hedecked bottle Of champagne In her
hands and waited for the arrival OF the
proper moment on which to smash III on
the vessels stem and thus christen IL,
the "VicksbGrg.
Miss Trow bridge is @ blonde and very
handsome one too. She was dressed III
simple travelling gown Of green and wore
u light colored jacket which showed OH
her trim figure to advantage. AS the su-
preme moment approached the southern
girl became slightly paler than usual put
she bore the long wait with great FORTH
tude.
Bangl Bang: Bang! clashed the
wurkmen's busy hammers On the wed@s
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-07

cred gowns Of the ladies, many OF whom
wore rosettes of ribbon and bright Eued
flowers added lustre to the scane per-
lectly in keeping with the fine weather
am; tie Importance Of tie OCCASION. The
large wharyes surrounding the snip yard
and the roof Of every building in the
vicinity were crowded with people and
though ship launching is an ordinary
occurrence in Bath, it seemed as ii the
population Of the city had turned out
eli 1nasse to sac the. tw in gun boats, named
for typic7l cities Of the North and
South, glide iuto the waters of the Ken
nebec.
The two vessels alike in every respect
rested on their stocks in the center OF the
yard with the tiny waves Of the river
gently caressing their sides Each was
painted dull slate color above the
water line and bright red below. On
each were displayed hundreds OF tiny
American flags and sire .mers and all Oh
the shipping in the harbor was similarly
decorated in their honor. The two vessels