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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-11-11
Counting The Cost.

Have you ever calculated how
much is saved in the long run by
having your clothing made by
tailors who know their business!
You get better goods, more care
ful workmanship and the fit and
style are worth a great deal.
It's a satisfaction to wear first
class, well made clothes. and then
it's economical as well. Clothes
that fit, wear longer, look better
and arc more satisfactory to the
wearer. Those who wear our
garments appreciate this.
Stop and calculate. Do you
wear tailor-madc clothes' In
that case you have garments that
last longer, wear better and suit
you more completely than any
other. Every garment is made in
the best style. No accidental
fits. No disgraccful effects. 1t
is cheaper to wear custom clothes
than any others. Fall styles on
display.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-11-11
NOTICE.

ADM lkISTRATRIX NOTICE.
Letters Of administration on tEc es-
tate of X. l.. McCandle5s, decd, late OF
Cherry twp, Butler Co. Pa, having
been granted 10 the undersigned, all per
sons knowing themselves indebted to
said estate will please make immediate
payment, and any having claims against
The same will present them duly authen-
ticatcd for settlement 20
MRS ANNIE MCCANDLEss Adm'x
CoaltOwn, Butler Co. Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-11-11
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Letters testamentary on the estate Of
Samuel Duff. decd late of Winfield
twp, Butler Co., Pa, having been
granted % the undersigned, all persons
knowing themselves indebted 10 said es
tate will please make immediate pay
ment. and any having claims against
said estate will present them duly au
thenticated for settlement 10
TnOs l.. DUFF, rx-,
SAMUEL II. DUFF, !
2Og N Winebiddlc St. Pittsburg, Pa.
RALSToN d GREER, Atty's.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-11-11
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Letters testamentary on the estate of
James NJ. Hay, decd, late of Clinton
twp, Butler Co. Pa, having been grant
ed TO the undersigned, all persons know
ing themselves indebted to said estate
will please make immediate payment,
and any having claims against said es-
tate will present them duly authenticat-
ed for settlement to
GEORGE u. HAY, Ex'r
Brownsville p. o., Butler Co. Pa.
J. -. MCJUNKIN, Atty.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-11-11
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Letters testamentary on the estate OF
Harriet Heaven, decd, late of Como
quenessing twp, Butler Co. Pa, having
been granted to the undersigned all, per
sons knowing themselves indebted to
said estate will please make immediate
payment, and any having claims against
said estate will present them duly au-
thenticated foi settlement to
LEVI A. BRYSoN, Ex'r.
Butler, Pc.
]. ID. McJUNRIN, Atty.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-11-11

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CITIZEN OFFICE. C
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-11-11
WHAT
BUTLER COUNTY PEOPLE
SAY
WHO ARE USING HOME COM
FORT RANGES.

Wrought Iron Range Co
Gentlemen: We purchased from your
salesman III 1892 Home Comfort
Ranges and are pleased to say they
have given entire satisfaction. and we
can cheerfully recommend them TO our
friends and ueighbors.
T. NJ. Robb,
Sonora, Butler Co.
Mrs. w. Kirch,
St. Joe Station, butler Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Schivertzer,
Sarverspille, Pa, Butler Co.
J. Z. Hepler,
Sarversville Pa, Butler, Co.
Peter Eader,
Petersville, Pa, Butler Co.
H. McClymond::, NJ. D.,
Mrs. McClymOnds,
Renfrew, Ia. Butler Co.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-11-11
NOTICE IN DIVORCE.

S. i. & A. l.. BowsER, Atty's.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
RAILROAD OFFICIALS.
Santa Fe Officials and Il. II. Il. Green
Are in Galveston.

Galveston, Tex, Jan. 1.-(Special.)-
Mr.. 9. Il. Resseguie, the new general
superintendent of the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe, occupied his chair for the first
time today. He has never been in Gal
weston or, for the matter of that. Texas
before, although he was superintendent
of the southern division of the Atchison
some five years ago, the southern end of
which was Purcell.
General Superintendent J. w. Maxwell
came down in his private car this morn
ing and will remain until tomorrow. He
brought with him General Manager A.
A. Allen and Chief Surgeon DR.. Il. f..
Yancy. Mr.. Maxwell thinks that the
new year will result in good business
for the railroads. He says that Texas
is in good shape, as far as the farmers
are concerned.
The party will go to Houston tomorrow
and from there go over the Trinity
branch.
Mr.. e. H. r. Green, president of the
Texas Midland, spent this morning with
his political friends. He was simply be-
sieged with political callers. In the
afternoon he managed to break away to
keep dinner engagement with the cap
tain of the Bernard Hall. He spent all
afternoon on board with Capt. Faulkner
and his party of friends. Tomorrow Mr..
Green will return to Houston.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
HANGED FOR RAPE.
A Negro Fiend Legally Executed in
Georgia-He Confessed

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. IA special to
the Commercial-Appeal from Albany,
Ga, says: Sankey Cunningham, colored,
was hanged in an Enclosure inside of
the garden adjoining the county Jail to-
day for n criminal assault upon Miss
Kate Camp. Cunningham was a
"trusty' in the county chain gang, and
the young lady's home was near the
stockade.
The crime was a most aggravated one.
and the brute left his victim for dead.
She afterwards recovered consciousness
and crawled to a neighbours house and
gave the alarm. The prompt trial of the
negro by Judge Spence, at special ses-
sion of Dougherty superior court, to-
gether with the exercise of punishment
on the part of the officers, kept off a
lynching. The crime was committed on
December 4, and so much Indignation
was raised that it was found necessary
to remove the prisoner to Macon for
safe keeping. Today, on the scaffold,
Cunningham made statement. He ac-
knowledged his guilt, and said he had
made peace with God He also warned
both white and black to seek religion
and take warning by his fate. A great
crowd came to the city to witness the
hanging, and box cars and roofs of
houses and every elevated point availa-
bile for blocks around were covered with
spectators. There was no trouble or ex-
element.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
UNPLEASANT RUMORS.

UNPLEASANT RUMORS.
New York, Dec 31.-The Evening
Post today says:
Some very unpleasant stories were in
circulation this morning in connection
with the failure of the Commercial
Bank of Selma, Ala. which was an
nounced yesterday. These rumors in
cluded talk of the existence of some
fraudulent or forged paper which, it
was said, had been put out by the bank.
ever, the only basis for this report was
the sale, by the vice president of the
bank, Geo. Wilkins, to a firm of foreign
bankers in this city, of a draft in reichs-
marks equivalent to about $4,000,
which was subsequently returned from
Germany unpaid. The draft bore the
Endorsement, of course, of the Selma
bank, and when it was returned unpaid
the foreign bankers, it is said obtained
security for the payment of the draft,
but what explanation was given for the
drawing and sale of an unauthorized
draft is not known. Vice President Will
kns sold the draft when he was "just
passing through town."
1t was said today that the total amount
in seven or eight banks in this city by
the Commercial Bank of Selma exceeds
100000, or more than the amount
stated in yesterdays Evening Post, and
that the total amount owing by the bank
for borrowed money in this city, Louis
vile and Chicago is about 100000.
The largest creditor in this city is the
City National Bank, the amount owing to
it exceeding 100000. All the banks
hold collateral for their loans, but they
are considered rather doubtful value
under the constitution and laws of Ala
bama, which make depostors of bank
preferred creditors. All the banks in this
city to whom money is owing by the
Selma bank have been fully aware of its
condition for the last two or three
months and have had joint agent in
Selma looking after interests. One or
two of the banks, however. broke their
agreement and precipitated the failure.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
A HITCH SOME PLACE.
Signing of the Treaty With England De-
ferred.


Washington, Dec. 31-The new treaty
between the United States and Great
Britain, by which all differences between
the two countries for the next five years
are to be referred to arbitration, will not
be signed at present. Mr.. Olney and Sir
Julian Pauncefote closed the negotia-
tons about seventeen days ago and the
final draft was made and forwarded to
Lord Salisbury. AS it embodied all the
features which had been agreed on dur
ing the negotiations no doubt was felt
that speedy approval would be given by
Lord Salisbury and signatures to the in
strument thereon would be affixed at
Washington. 1t was expected that the
document would be signed coincident with
the new year, but this expectation will
not be realized and the signatures, it is
now stated, can not possibly be affixed
before the end of next month.
The causes for delay can not be stated,
but they are sufficient to defer the con-
summation of the treaty.
In the meantime there is no reason to
believe that the prospects of ultimate
agreements are less favorable than they
were, the delay doubtless being due to
some unessential question, as there is
understanding on all material
questions.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
TWO YET JTNIDENTIFIED

Birmingham, Ala, Jan. LAT the un-
dertakers in this city there yet remain
two charred bodies taken from the wreck
of last Sunday which have not been iden-
tilted. 1t is the general impression that
these bodies are the remains of S. W..
Tibbs and wife, who were on the train
and are still missing. The body of Tom
Glead is still missing.
There is little prospect of finding any
other bodies and it now appears there
were at least five more killed than orig
inally reported. Presuming that last
Sundays disaster was the result of train
wreckerss diabolical work. the Southern
and Louisville and Nashville have adver-
tisements and posted notices offering a
reward of $4,000 for the arrest and con-
viction of the guilty parties.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
PASSENGER TRAIN WRECKED.
Several Persons Were More or Less In
jured, One Probably Fatally.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. IA passenger
train on the Keokuk and Western road,
south bound, was wrecked this morning,
two miles south of Norwalk, injuring
several passengers, and one perhaps ia
tally. 1t was heavy train, loaded with
teachers going home from the state as
ISOLATION meeting. The ground under the
track was soft and the rails spread. One
coach and baggage car were turned
upside down and others tipped over
Several passengers were bruised Eu-
gene Chapman, son of DR.. Chapman of
Des Moines, was seriously cut in the
left temple and may die. Conductor
Cavanaugh was also severely hurt. A
relief train was sent from Des Moines
to bring the injured to Des Moines.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
ENTERED BAIL.

Pottsville, Pa, Dec. 31.-At the pre-
liminary hearing of Il. e. Van Valken-
berg, who has charge of John Wanna
makers senatorial campaign at Harris
burg, and who was arrested last night,
charged with attempting to bride rep
resentative to vote for Mr.. Wanamaker
for United States senator, terminated
abruptly this afternoon when the de-
PENDANT waived further hearing and en-
tered bail.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
CHARGED WITH ROBBERY.

Taylor. Tex, Dec. 31.-(Special.)-.
Robert Stiles, white man. aged 30,
was arrested near Gano, in Milan
county, at an early hour this morning by
Constable S. A. Gamble and brought to
Taylor Stiles is charged with robbing
the Clean postoffice in Lee county last
October and is also charged with steal
ing an organ from a church near Taylor
a few months since. The instrument
was afterwards found in pawnbroker's
recovered The prisoner was taken to
the Georgetown Jail by Sheriff Purl this
evening.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
FILIBUSTERS RESCJTED

Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 1.-The filibus-
tiers who left Ferdnanda in the steamer
Three Friends about three weeks ago
bound for Cuba and who, after the fail
ure of the expedition. were landed on
No Name Key, have been in distress and
at least two of them have died because
of the privations that they have been sub
jected to.
miles north of Key West. The steamer
Dauntless, which left this port Tuesday
afternoon, has reached the Key where the
men and cargo were left and has sue
ceeded in taking them aboard and they
are supposed to be now on the way to
Cuba again.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
MOTHER BENEDICT DEAD.

Galveston, Tex. Jan. 1.-(SpeciaL)-
Mother Benedict, head of the Order of
the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate
Word, died ut ST. Mary's infirmary at
AZ o'clock this morning. aged 30 years
For two years the reverend mother had
been suffering from consumption.
Mother Benedict was born in Thurles,
county Tipperary, Ireland. In the world
she was known as Mary Kennedy. Sis
ter Benedict, though not quite % years
of age, was unanimously elected to the
responsible and honorable office in 1894.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
DIR. MAYFIELD IN CHARGE.

Galveston, Tex, Jan. 1.-(Special)-
Dr. ]. G. Mayfeld, recently appointed by
Governor Culberson to the position of
state quarantine officer at Galveston,
vice DR.. w. f. Blunt resigned, took
charge today. No changes were made
in the station force. DR.. Blunt has gone
to his farm near Lockhart, Tex.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
REFORMS RECEIyED COLDLY.

REFORMS RECEIVED COLBY.
London, Jan. 1.-The Standards Mad
rid correspondent says public opinion
has received the reforms to Porto Rico
rather coldly. The Correro, Sigle Eu-
torO and several other liberal, military,
Carlist and ultra Montaine newspapers
will be prosecuted for attacking the
commisseriat and Spanish stats in
Cuba. The opposition will bring the mat
ter before the courts.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07

insurgents to carry it away. The COM
mander of the expedition, Maj. Morales,
did not land at that point, but took sixty
five men with him to key on the coast
to await the coming of another expedi-
ton, which was to carry nearly 100 men,
AS both expeditions were to land at the
mouth of the San Juan river, Maj. Mo-
rales. tried to prevent the second from
running into the Spanish trap, as his own
had done.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
THOSE CJJRAN REFORAJS

lister at Washington was today informed
by cablegram from Madrid that the
queen regent had signed the decree in
augurating governmental reforms in
Porto Rico. These reforms were out
lined in the Associated Press dispatches
from here last night. They are espec-
tally significant at this time because of
the avowal of Spain that they will be
extended to Cuba when the island has
been pacified
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
SURPRISED INSURGENTS

Havana, jar. 1.-Col. PAWS, while on
a accommodating expedition, surprised and
dispersed an insurgent camp CT 100 men
at the heights of Gener.
The insurgents have blown up the rail
road near the village of Cristo The in
surgents attacked the train but were re-
pulsed by the military escort
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
ABSOLUTELY FALSE.

New York, Jan. la Key West dis
patch to the World says:
There is absolutely no truth in the re-
port cabled from Madrid that fifty-one
men of the Three Friends expedition were
drowned after having been landed on a
key off the Cuban coast
The cargo was safely landed at GER
tain point with half dozen men to guard
it until they could find large body of
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
COMMODORE WENT ASHORE.

Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 1.-The steam
er Commodore, which cleared from this
port Thursday night, bound for Cuba
with arms and ammunition, grounded in
the st. Johns river at Commodore's
Point, Il few miles below this city, and
remained there all night. The revenue
cutter Boutwell, started down the river
and threw the Commodore line and
pulled it off, afterwards towing the boat
into the river until steam could be gotten
up. The Commodore crossed the bar
about 2 a. m. and headed for Cuba. Dis
trict Attorney Clark has received no in
structions to libel the steamer Three
Friends and it is now free from the GUS
tody of the government
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
GEN. WEYER INTERVIEWED.
THE REBELLION WAS ABOUT
TO COLLAPSE.
STEAMER COMMODORE WENT ASHORE
Was Pulled Off by a United States Gun
boat and Struck Out for Cuba-.Con-
gresham Money Visits the
Palace in Havana.

Havana, Jan. 1.-The war correspond
ent of La Lucha of this city, Senior Ca
narte has telegraphed to his paper the
substance of an interview which he had
yesterday with Capt. Gen. Weyler,
whose column he joined at San Cristo-
bal. The captain general assured the
correspondent that there were only about
500 insurgents in the province of Pinar
del Rio, adding:
81 am able to say that the province is
paciied. Sickness and hunger will ter
inmate the revolution. | will treat the
leaders with consideration if they sur
render all, or nearly all, of their follow
ers.
Nobody can consider himself the own
er of the cattle in the mountains and
woods which were born last year and
tell the soldiers and poor to gather them
and get what benefit they can out of
them. | congratulate myself upon the
suppression of the revolution in Pinar
del Rio. The rebels are lacking in valor
and other elements to make the uprising
a success.
with the assistance of the CONNER
cial chambers | hope to establish cult
waited zones in the province of Havana
between the two railroad towns, but l
can not allow the people to build homes
outside of the towns. as they only serve
as a refuge for bandits.
rios Reverb is disregarded by the
Cuban partisans and is lacking in the
qualities that go to make an insurgent
commander and neither Quintin Bande-
ras nor Calixte Garcia has as much pres
tige as Antonio Maceo."
AT San CristObal Gen. Weyler Joined
forces with those of Gen. Oregon from
Candeleria.
Capt. Gen. Weyler will continue ell
camped at Gayamo until tomorrow, Gen
Weyler ordered double ration of food
and wine to be served to the troops to-
day.
Senator-elect Money of Mississippi. who
is a member of the committee on foreign
affairs of the United States house % rep
resentatives, paid visit today to the
castle. accompanied by Consul General
Lee and Vice Consul Springer. The Mar
quis of Ahumada acting captain general.
was absent and an aide-de-camp Informed
the visitors that Gen. Weyler would soon
return to Havana, Mr. Money expressed
his regret at not seeing the Marquis of
Ahumada and at being unable to await
the return of Gen. Weyler before he left
the island. The vice consul general will
sail for the United States tomorrow on
the steamer Olivette.
Francisco Rivera was sent yesterday to
st. Chafarinas, but upon arriving at
Porto Rico he was liberated, it being
proved that he was a Mexican. He will,
however, be expelled from the island.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
STEAMER FOJNDERED

Calais, Dec. 31.-The French steamer
Deuxferes, from Fecamp, for this port,
has foundered with fifteen of her crew
drowned
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
SUSPECTED TRAIN WRECKERS

SUSPECTED TRAIN WRECKERS.
Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 31.-Two sus-
pected train wreckers were placed in jail
here today. They gave their names as
Tom Ingram and Andrew Feagan. Both
are negroes.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07

He came to Selma more than twenty
years ago, and has been in the employ
of the Commercial bank, of which he was
recently vice president, since 1881. He
leaves wife and one child.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07

III DEf END COhhI.
New York, Assistant District Attorney
Mcintyre will sail tomorrow for Lon
don to defend Edward J. Curry, who is
charged with conspiracy.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
CANTON NEW YEAR, CALLS.

Canto, O., Jan. LA Happy New
Year. was the greeting received by
President-elect and Mrs. Mckinley this
morning by many neighbors and friends,
who called to extend their well-wishes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley passed the morn
ing receiving visitors. During the fore
noon Bellamy Storrer and wife, and Mar
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
IN MEXICO CITY.

Mexico City, Jan. New Years day
was the occasion of general cessation
of business and exchange of calls. The
government departments were closed
and the United States consulate dis
played flags.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
IN RERTJN

Berlin, Jan. 1.-The advent of the new
year was celebrated in the usual manner
at the palace After church the emperor
and empress held grand reception in
the white hall, those present including
the chancellor, Prince Hohenlohe, the
ministers, the presidents of the reichstag
and diet, the ambassadors and command
ing generals. During the afternoon his
majesty made tour of the embassies.