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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-12-21
Kongo's Salt Marshes.

The salt marshes OF the Kongo re-
gion are TO be found In considerable
number IN the district Of Sambalt, and
there are also many OF these marshes
on the left bank OF the river Lufubu.
In general they represent kind OF
pocket or rift In the soil. The walls OF
tho rift show first layer OF biackish
numerous quartz and sllex pebbles, or
more exceptionally black and white
shells, fragments OF oyster and mussel.
Then comes layer OF stratlfed and
gray-blue schist. The soil OF the do
preston also contains schist as the
creator constituent and IL covered by
a layer Of sandy clay. In order TO col
lect the salt the natives dig funnel
shaped hole from six 10 ten feet In
diameter and about three feet deep.
The cavity soon fills up with warm
and clear water, which ID strongly
charged with salt. 1t comes up with
considerable pressure, and the liquid
seems to boil. The salt Is partly pre-
clpltated at the bottom OF the cavity
and mixes with the soil to form a
blacklsh mud. Tho latter Is washed
out with hot water TO extract salt,
which Is then crystallized from tho so
luton The product which Is thus OBJ
tanned IL Of salty gray color. and It's
taste Is more alkaline than that Of En-
ropcan salt
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-12-21
e POLITICAL.
The state convention will not likely
be held till June.
tomorrow afternoon.

The state convention will not likely
be held till June.
At .he Greenville meeting. last Fri
day, the following members Of the legis-
lature were present: Erie county, Cas-
sius M. Wood and Seymour d. Ware;
Beaver, Thomas L. Kennedy, New
Brighton. and J. w. Carson. Beaver
Falls; Crawford, L. o. McLane, Lines
vile, and Frank ID. Eckels, who refused
to 60 along on the libel bill, Cambridge
Springs; Lawrence, w. s. Reynolds,
New Castle; Butler, Thomas Hays, But
Ter, and w. r. Hockenberry. Slippery
Rock; Mercer, Col Silas Hunter, and
they discussed the measures the Cover.
nor has called them to act upon. next
month.
THE present IL rather interesting
period in local politics, as regards can.
didates. probable candidates and ap-
pointments.
At the first Of the year the new board
Of County Commissioners will have 70
appoint Clerk. Solicitor, County Home
Superintendent, it being understood
that Mr.. Graham will not take the
place again, and Janitor Before re-
firing the present board will appoint q
Mercantile Appraiser for 1906. There
are large number OF applicants fol
each place.
In borough politics there are Burgess
Tax Collector. one Justice of the Peace
one Auditor, eight Councilmen and five
School Directors to elect.
Congress. Assembly. Jury Commits
sioner and Delegates to the State Con
vention will engage the attention Of tn.
voters at the Spring primaries.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-12-21
ACCIDENTS.

Mrs. J. NJ Carnahan of W. Va, for
merly of Harmony, was burned to
death by her clothing taking fire from
an open CRATE, a few DAYS ago.
W. L. Stewart, car inspector of the
Bessie. was run over and killed at
North Bessemer, on the 18th.
CLYDE Bickel plumber, had his nose
broken while working on the New
Nixon on the 18th
By a wreck on the Meadville-Cam-
bridge Springs trolly, few days ago,
three people were killed and some in
juIed. a trailer got loose and ran down
the hill
Ardell Montgomery, a young civil en-
gineer employed by the Lake Trade
Coal company at Kaylor, was instantly
killed while trying to board a train in
Butler, last Saturday evening. Mont
gomery spent the day in buying Christ
mas presents in Butler. He missed the
Bessie train and in trying to board a
Chicora train fell and the wheels pass
ed over his head and both arms He
was "a years of age and was a son of
Mr. and Mrs A n. Montgomery of
Red Bank, Armstrong county. He
played first base on the Kaylor baseball
team.
Howard Wood, a young man employ
ed by d. F. Negley of Jefferson twp,
had finger cut off in a cbopping ma
chine, last week, and on Monday was
kicked on the knee cap by horse.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-12-21
CHARTER NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that an appli-
cation will be made to the Governor Of
Pennsylvania on the 2Sth day OF De-
cember. 1905. by John b. Patterson, w.
II Snider, VIM. Fl. Kuoch, Gottlob
Pfeil and J. F. Anderson, under an Act
OF Assembly entitled "An Act to Pro-
vide for the Incorporation and Regula-
ton Of Natural Gas Companies" APP
proved the Goth day OF May, 1886,
pamphlet laws. page 90, and the supple
ments thereto for the charter of an in
tended corporation to be called the
Saxonburg Heat and Light Company,
the character and object OF which Is the
producing. dealing in. transporting,
storing and supplying Of natural gas 10
the public at the borough Of Saxonburg
and adjacent vicinity and for these pur-
poses TO have, possess and enjoy all the
rights, benefits and privileges OF said
Act OF Assembly and supplements
thereto. as well as the general laws Of
said State applicable thereto
A. L. REIBER,
Solicitor
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-12-21
DEATHS.


McKISSICK-At his kome near Centre
vile, Venango Co, December -,
1905, Samuel McKissick, a native of
this county, aged 65 years.
DUNLAP-Att the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Henry, in Allegheny. Dec.
13, 1905, Mrs. Margaret widow of
James Dunlap, formerly of this town
and county, IN her Ssth year.
FETZER-At her home in Chicora,
Dec -, 1905, Mrs. May Donahue,
wife of Chas. Fetzer, aged about 20
years. She leaves four children.
| lCARNER-At his home in Donegal
township, December IA, 1905, Frank
Garner, aged about y years.
McQUISTION-At his home in Butler,
December 16, 1905, W. Wallace Nc
QUESTION, aged SO years.
Mr.. McQuistion had been in poor
health for sometime. During the War
he was a member of Co. H., 18th P. V.
survived by three daughters, all mar
ried. and one son, William.
LITTLE-At her home in Cranberry
township, December 3, 1905, Mrs.
Sarah, wife Of E. w. Little, aged 60
years.
SHONTZ- the home of her son in
Harmony, December IL, 1905, Mrs.
Catharine ShontZ, aged 60 years
KELLERMAN-At Los Angeles Dec
10, 1905. John Kellerman Of Donegal
twp, aged "a years.
MCCOLLOUGH-At Ambridge. Pa,
Dec. 10. 1905, ,AlonZo Mccullough, aged
about 80 years
Lon was the youngest son Of Solomon
Mccullough, and he is reported to have
| committed suicide by taking carbolic
acid.
BOYD-At her home in Sistersville, W.
Va, December 16. 1905, Mrs. E. w.
Boyd. formerly Miss Lillian Mechling
Of Chicora, aged 25 years
SCANLON-At his home on Locust st.
Ex., December 20. 1905, Timothy
Scanlon, aged 81 years.
He was the father of Ikey Scanlon.
MARTIN-At his home in Whitestown,
December 1s, 1905, Charles. son of
Joseph d. Martin, aged 26 years.
His death was caused by quinsy
BOOK-At hospital in Allegheny,
Dec. 1S. 1905, Ruth E. Book of Worth
| twp.
GILLESPIE-At her home in Brad
dock. Pa, Dec. 10, 1905, Miss Mary
Gillespie, aged 36 years.
| She was daughter of Thomas Gil
lespie of near Butler. The interment
was at Noblestown, Pa.
Obituary.
Thomas Whipley Of Titusville, aged
"a years, was the first man to die at the
Pythian Home at Harmony. His body
was shipped to Buffalo.
Col. Cubbison, owner and proprietor
Of the Fountain Inn of New Castle,
was found dead in bed. last Sunday
morning. he was 66 years Of age, and
was well known in this county.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-12-21

at Warsaw, who j. spending few days
in Vienna, although reticent, seems to
be impressed with the seriousness of tbs
situation at Warsaw. He said:
''The property-owning classes. even
those who are heartily in favor of reyo-
luton seem to be in the grip Of terror,
fearing the extreme revolutionists, who
are advocating the destruction Of life
and property, and who may soon be
able to increase their power for evil
Even now it is absolutely unsafe to be
on the streets, either by day or by night
For long time the newspapers have
not dared to refer TO the tragedy, but
now they fout the censor and publish
accounts of these desperate happenings
On Saturday night last the Work
mems Council and the League Of
Leagues issued declaration of gener-
al strike to begin Immediately, and by
an imperial ukase published next morn
ing all governors general. governors and
projects throughout the empire who ere
cut off by telegraph were cloth 4 with
almost dictatorial powers. being au-
thorized, without consulting st. Peters
burg, to declare state of siege and If
necessary even martial law.
As most of the provincial authorities
are 1eactionary officials of the old
regime, the advantage they will take OF
such power to terrorize the populace can
be easily imagined, they being in posi-
ton to become petty tyrants. and wage
war each in his own particular fashion
against the revolutionists
Yesterday call was issued at St
Petersburg for general strike throuh-
ont Russia, to begin at noon today.
The call is approved by the union of
unions, the union of peasants, the gen
eral railway union and the councils of
workmen of st. Petersburg and Mos
cow.
A response received from the railway
men of Moscow is unanimous for a
strike.
The leaders have declared their ability
to stop every railroad in Russia.
The strike order renders every mem
Der of the unions signing it liable to ar
rest and punishment under the new
strike law. and Minister of the Interior
Durnovo attempted to telegraph orders
to Moscow to arrest members of the
railway union and of the workmen' g
council, but the dispatches were held
up by the railroad telegra phers.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-12-21
THE TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

The school teachers of Butler county
the conservators of the wisdom, pa
triotism and morals of the community,
according to the orators-are with US
this week, and have been spending the
greater part of their waking hours in
the Court Room, listening to those who
have been engaged to instruct and en-
tertain them.
Superintendent Penfield called the In
stitute to order at 1:30 Monday after
noon, with 300 teachers present and en-
rolled. DR.. Keller of Grove City led of
with few remarks on morality, and
the duties Of teachers; Judge Galbreath
welcomed the teachers to everything IN
Butler they have the money to pay for
and then some: and Prof. Wheeler of
Mars responded for the teachers, and
made good speech-he had something
new TO saw. The music teacher led in
singing, one of the INSTRUCTORS got
busy, and the institute was considered
opened"
Tuesday morning Prof. w. P, Day
conducted conference on the use and
abuse Of text books; devotional exer-
cises were conducted by Rev. j. Q. c.
McQuistion of Fairview. The lectures
were delivered by DR.. Gillian, State
Supt Stetson of Maine, Chancellor 5.
B. Mccormick of the Western Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania and City Supt.
Gibson.
Prof S. G.. Smith, principal of the
Capitol Hill University of Music. Col
umbus, Ohio, Is making a kit as the
musical instructor.
Tuesday evening Capt. Jack Craw-
ford, the poet scout OF New Mexico, en-
tertained an immense audience in the
Majestic with an account of some OF his
own experiences. recitations of some OF
his poems and singing.
Rev. DR.. d. l.. johnson of the M. E.
church conducted devotional exercises
Wednesday morning and the speakers
for the day were, besides Drs. Stetson
and Gillian, DR. A. E. Maltby and Prof.
Murphy of SIipperyrock Before the
opening exercises Prof. Page conducted
a conference on waste in school work.
The teachers have to pay close attention
because the instructors sometimes call
individuals to stand up and answer
questions
Last evening Father L. J. Vaughn of
Wisconsin lectured on Sermons From
Shakespeare"
Capt. Jack Crawford visited Institute
Wednesday afternoon and was called on
to again recite his poem, When the
Hand of God is Seen"
Prof. Gillen had been asking ques-
tions in geography which were not an
swered very well. and Capt. Jack told
them if he had ever gone TO school he
would know more geography than:they
did.
The jail was full Of teachers yester-
day afternoon. not as prisoners, but be-
cause Sheriff Gibson threw the doors
open to visitors.
This evening the Cremona Concert
Co.. composed of ladies and one basso
singer, will appear in the Majestic
Theatre, and the Institute will adjourn
tomorrow afternoon.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-12-21
NOTICE.

The 46th General Meeting of the
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance COM
pany OF Hannahstown and vicinity will
be held on Saturday, the 18th day Of
January. 1906. the same being the second
Saturday in said month, at O'Clock D.
M. in the Creamery building at Mar
wood. All members interested in the
welfare of the company are most
cordially invited.
PROGRAM.
/. The annual accounts Of the COM
pany will be open for inspection by the
members.
.. The president will give con-
else account Of the company's affairs
3. Election of four directors to serve
for three years.
ALPHoNSE KRAUsE,
II. w. WITTE Secretary.
President.
Marwood, Pa. Dec. Is. 1905
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-12-21
The Cruel Cossacks.

After II days Of the Russian revolu-
ton in Warsaw, after seeing hundreds
struck down by Coesacks, and after hay-
ing felt two bombs explode in the room
under him at his hotel, the American
jockey, j. c. Mitchell, fled from Russia.
He arrived ut New York. Tuesday on
the steamer Bluecher. Mitchell was in
Russia while under contract with
Baron Slower
II have had all want Of Russia. he
said. THE Cosoacks are human devils
without one thought beyond killing. j
saw them charge into crowd Of 5000
people in Warsaw. They used their
knouts and pistols and swung their
swords at every head within reach.
II stayed at the Bristol Hotel in War
saw, and from November IL to Novem-
Der II, during the great strike, there
were no cooks in the hotel. The night
Of November Is, was playing billiards
on the second floor We heard great
shouting outside, but this had become
30 usual that We paid no attention TO 1t.
Suddenly there was fusillade Of shots
and crashing Of plate glass, then cries
Of anger from men and shrieks from
women from the cafe below
I'VE ran to the head Of the stairs and
saw men and women rushing from the
place Some dashed up the stairs and
others back through the hall TO the
rear. While we stood there bomb
was thrown into the cafe and exploded,
wrecking the ground floor. Another
bomb quickly followed, and the whole
building seemed to shake
Before the sound of the explosion
bad died away, the crowd had swarmed
through the windows and break in the
wall, and we heard the crashing Of
china and chairs and the breaking OF
tables.
This crowd had begun to think OF
the upper stories and we of some way
TO escape. when we heard that indie.
scribable yell Of the Cossacks. Then
came a charge OF cavalry, the cries OF
the wounded, the crack OF revolvers.
the impact OF horses against living
wall OF people which yielded with d
sickening sound.
Five hundred Cosaacks literally
cleared their way through the crowd
Some rode their horses through the
windows. cutting down all inside who
did not flee. Gradually quiet was re-
stored
THE official statement issued shows
three killed, but three car loads Of dead
bodies were taken away.
"A few days after this / was in the
American bar. which faces on park
square, while there was meeting Of
workmen. There were fully 5000
crowded in the place when the Cos
sacks charged and cleared the park
The Cossacks were fired upon and
several were wounded, and this appear
ed 10 drive them 10 fury. They used
their sabers freely. The place resembled
n shambles.
Some OF the workmen rushed back
and caught up the body Of one ce their
dead comrades aud.thJew IL into n
wheelbarrow with the legs dangling
over the front. The crowd then parad-
cd through the streets singing revolu-
tionary songs. with the dead man wheel
ed In tho lead. IL took me two hours 10
get out Of this crowd
After this went 10 st. Petersburg.
On December IL was impossible 10 get
n telegram or letter ont Of st. Peters
burg. The only way was TO give your
message to conductor on railroad
and pay him well TO mail 1t at some
point ont OF Russia"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-12-21
Russian Notes.

Livonia, one Of the Baltic provinces
Of Russia was the scene Of violence last
week-the peasants burning estates and
numbering the nobility, who were
originally from Germany. and not in
sympathy with the natives called Let's.
The city OF Riga. the principal seaport
Of Livonia, Ia now controlled by the
Revolutionary Committee, and the
government has ordered feet Of wal
vessels to the harbor.
Massacres OF Jews continue all over
the Empire, and the revolutionary com.
mittees have control OF several cities.
The Gar refused the petition Of the
reactionaries. and will hold fast TO biz
proclamation Of Oct 30, guaranteeing a
constitutional monarchy.
Court Witte ID greatly disappointed
with the students and others to whom
he looked for support. and Is quoted az
saying:
THE emperor Is truly kind and
worthy man, clean In his life. unselfish.
earnestly laboring for Russia's welfare.
But some Of his kinsmen are among the
worst men In Europe, and the emperor
knows IL.
How could / advise my sovereign,
himself humane and just man, to lay
the whips of the Cossacks across the
faces OF men and the backs OF women
whose economic collapse is trnceable TO
grand ducal libertines, liars, thieves and
degenerates. ! might give him advice
what 10 do with these wretches II he
asked me for it. but the affairs Of the
imperial family are not within the
range Of my office"
The correspondent adds that Witte
spoke with blending Of bitterness and
sorrow.
An American who arrived at Vienna
from Warsaw, last week, said that
when he drove to the station TO take a
train for Vienna his carriage was stop
ped by strikers, and 1t was only per
mitted to proceed when the driver had
removed bis Uniform coat and donned n
coat OF sheepskin like that worn by
peasants.
"All the people who were able to
leave Warsaw," he says, have already
departed, and the situation Ia growing
more serious every day. II In no exag.
geration to say the power Of the League
Of Leagues seems TO be almost unlimit
ed. The streets are full Of agitators
who declaim from the corners
Arthur Leffingwell, American consul
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-12-21
Ii TX 81 y Ky Clerical Orders for
1DOG

Clerical orders for the year 1906 will
he issued by the Buffalo. Rochester 81
Pittsburg Ry. IA in former years to
ordained clerRymen having regular
charge Of churches located on or near
the line Of its road Application blanks
will be furnished by ticket agsnts Of the
Company, and should be forwarded to
the General Passenger Agent mt Roches-
ter not later tEan Dec. 24th. No orders
will be issned except on individual ap
plication Of clergyElen, made on blanks
furnished by the Company and certi-
fed 10 by one of its agents.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-12-21
R-R-TIME-TABLES
IL R x u R R

Time table in effect Nov 10, 1905
Passenger trains leave and arrive at
Butler as follows:
LEAVE FOR NORTH.
1880 a. m, mixed for Punxsutawney,
Du Bois and intermediate stations.
1888 a. IN. daily, vestibuled day eI
press for Buffalo, connects at Ashford,
week days, for Rochester
$50 p. IN. local for Punx'y, Du Bois
and intermediate stations.
l1:3l p. IN. night express for Buffalo
and Rochester.
ARRIVE FROM NORTH.
6:1O a, m. daily, night express from
Buffalo and Rochester.
$50 am. week days, accommodation
from Dubois.
4:50 pm. daily. vestibuled day express
from Buffalo. Has connection at Ash
ford week days from Rochester.
S:07 pm. week days, mixed train
from Du Bois and Punxsutawney.
Trains leave the B. & o. Station,
Pittsburg, for Buffalo and Rochester
at 900 a. N. and 1000 p m. and for local
points as far as Dubois at 4:20 pm. On
Sunday the 900 a. IN, train runs to Buff
falo and Rochester.
B & RR
Time table in effect, Nov, 1905.
Trains for South and West, leave Butler
town time: WEEK DAYS.
G:20a Allegheny Accommodation
500 am, Allegheny 81 Cleveland Ex
9:10 am, Allegheny Express.
11:40 am,
1:25 p IN, Ellwood Ac
1885 p m, Allegheny Ex
| 5:20 pm, Allegheny Elk.
$50 pm, Chicago, Ellwood. N Castle.
$50 IN, Allegheny Ac.-New Castle.
SUNDAYS.
500 am, Allegheny & Cleveland Ex
| 1898 am, Pittsburg Elk.
1886 pm, Allegheny Ac New Castle,
Chicago and Cleveland.
$50 2. N, Allegheny Ac.- New Castle.
GONG NoRTH-WEEK DAYS.
9:42 a IN, Kane g. Bradford Mail.
4:55 Clarion Accomo.
| Trains leave the Allegheny station for
| Butler 700, S:15, and HOO A. NJ,
and is, 300, $50 Gas and II :35 P. NJ.
| On Sunday at 7:30 A. NJ. and 6:45 and
1:35 p NJ
| Forthrough tickets, Pull mai reservations and in
| formation apply 10 W. X. TURNER, Agt
1 Butler, Pa.
! JOS. P. TAGGERT, A. C. p. A.,
Pittsburg, Pa
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-12-21
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Letters testamentary on the estate
of Mary Jane 7. Turk, deceased,
late of Brady township, Butler
county, Penn'a., having been grant
ed to the undersigned, all persons know
ing themselves to be indebted to said
estate are hereby requested to make
prompt payment and those having
claims against the estate will present
the same duly authenticated for settle
ment to
HARVEY G. TURK, Ex'r.,
Elwood City, Pa, r. f. ID. 2, or
w. J. KILDOo,
9-2f-O5 Sherwin, Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-12-21
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Letters testamentary on the estate of
B. F. Hilliard, decd, late of Washing
ton twp, Butler county, Pa, hav-
ing been granted to the undersigned, all
persons knowing themselves indebted
to said estate will please make immedi-
ate payment and any having claims
against said estate will present them
duly authenticated for settlement to
AMELIA G. HILLIARD, Exx.,
r. f. d. 40, West Sunbury Pa.
IRA MCJUNKIN, Atty. 11-23-O5
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-12-21
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Letters of administration on the estate
of Miss Elizabeth Patterson, decd, late
of Slipperyrock. Butler Co, Pa hav-
ing been granted to the undersigned, all
persons knowing themselves indebted
to said estate viii please make i'm
mediate payment, and any having
claims against said estate will present
them duly authenticated for settlement
to
Mas. MARY a. VINCENT, Adm Y,
Slipperyrock, Pa.
W d BRANDON. Atty
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-12-21
Ii II " T. Isy Holiday Excursion

On account Of the holiday excursion
travel the Buffalo Rochester & Pitts.
burg Ry. will cell round trip tickets be-
tween Rochester. Buffalo, Pittsburg and
intermediate stations at one and one
third the regular one way fare. Tickets
will be sold and good going Dec 23rd,
24th. 25th. Both and 3ist. 1905 and Jan
lat, 1905, which will be good for return
passage TO and including Jan. ard, 1906.
For tickets and further information con
sult the nearest agent Of the Company.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-12-21
PRR Christmas Excursions

On account OF the Christmas and
New Year Holidays, the Pennsylvanis
Railroad Company will sell excursion
tickets from Butler TO Pittsburg. EasI
Liberty, Allegheny City and Etna, or
December %, "a, 25. 80. II and Jan. /
good for return passage until January
3. inclusive, at reduced rates. Consul
Ticket Agent
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-12-21
Clerks Notice i'm
Bankruptcy.

In the District Court of the United States
for the Western District OF Pennsylvania
Austin Silvis. OF Butler, Butler coun-
ty, Pennsylvania q bankrupt under the
Act OF Congress or July Lles>. having applied
for full discharge from all debts p-oVable
against his estate under said Act. notice is
hereby given TO all known creditors a1d
other persons in interest. TO appear before
the said Court at Pittsburg. in said District.
on the i2th day OF JAN. 1905, ut 10 o'clock
in the forenoon, TO show cause, IL any they
have. why the prayer OF the said petitioner
should not be granted.
WI -IIANI II L INnSEN Clnrl.