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OK FIN. 218 MILI. STUKKT.
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t'rowii and llridge Work a specialty.
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I nstrunu'iits ami prepared t>> execute t lie
must dilTii iilt work.
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-DENTIST.—
Office, Opposite Boston Store, Danville, Pa.
Dentistry in all its branches Charges
Moderate and all work Guaranteed.
Established 1592
CONDENSED MiWS.
Now look out for mud.
Spring begins on the 21st.
The snow is almost gone.
Get your little onions ready.
The ideal spring day has come.
Housecleaning will soon begin.
Almanac chronology predicts change
able weather.
Some fine flowers are to be seen at the
local green houses.
A good big circus would be well pat
ronized in Dauville this spring.
Lewis Steinbrenner of Troy, N. Y.,
formerly of Danville, and Miss Mar
garet. Patterson of Wilkesbarre, will be
married on Wednesday, April 2nd.
Preparations are making among flor
ists and flower growers for a record
breaking trade in flowers this Easter.
Many Easter lily bulbs are now held
from bloom until Easter week. The in
creased demand will be so easily met
that prices should be no higher than
usual.
Yesterday was calculated to hearten
up the spring poets amazingly.
William Umstead, the unfortunate
man of Washingtonville who made such
a desperate attempt at suicide, Friday
last, was committed to the Hospital for
the Insane on Saturday. He was ac
companied to this city by his brother,
Russell Umstead, George Miller and
James Seidel. councilmen of Washing
tonville.
Easter window decorations are not
iced on Mill street.
The milliners and dressmakers are
busy.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Mills, Riverside, has been brightened by
the arrival of a baby boy.
John Cooper, of Washingtonville, lost
a valuable horse yesterday. This makes
the fourth horse that Mr. Cooper has
lost dnring the last 18 months.
An excavation is being dug for a front
cellar way at the residence of Elmer
Himes. East Market street. A new
veranda will also be built at the resid
ence.
A few spring fever sufferers heard
from yesterday.
The advent of spring turns loose a
Kreat horde of agents of every descrip
tion both in town and rural districts.
In towns these jieregrinators offer books
pictures, maps and household devices
innumerable. In the country they sell
lightning rods, agricultural implements
dairy fixtures and the like. It would be
too sweeping an assertion to say that all
these agents are swindlers, but it is not
unfair to warn people to be very cau
tious with whom they deal.
The river is still high but the banks
are receiving a good cleaning prepara
tory to the donning of their spring at
tire.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hodge, Hloom street,
nas returned from St. Joseph's hospital.
Philadelphia, where she underwent
treatment for some time. She is much
improved.
A party of friends were pleasantly en
tertained Tuesday evening nt the home
of Edward Hawkins, Derry township.
Reading Railway men were measured
on Tuesday for summer uniforms. A
frock coat will take the place of the cut
aways formerly worn.
Present indications point to the fact
that depredations by caterpillars will be
'innsually severe this summer. Many
trees are covered with millions of small
»lack cocoons from which the caterpil
ars develop.
The young people of the Senior Class
>f the Danville High School are nearing
lie close of their school days. In these
lays of difficult examinations they have
he sympathy of their friends who hope
o see them come out with flying colors.
If traveling through the country* at
'.resent will not convince the farmers
if the need of better roads they will
lave to be set down as incurable.
Tin- attendance at the public schools
esterday was excellent.
Remember your overcoat still has a j
op button, and pneumonia comes with
he delights of spring as well as in more
igorous weather.
Keep the snow shovel handy for a
veek or two longer.
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THIS COUNTRY WII.L NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
VOL. 47—NO 11 .
MR. POLK'S
SUCCESSOR
Governor May Decide Not to Hold a
Special Election.
The Sunbury Daily in discussing the
successorship to Hon. R. K. Polk finds
reason for believing that no special elec
tion will be held. The Governor ac
cording to the law governing the case
"may appoint as early a time as possible
for the holding of a special election;
otherwise he shall direct the election to
be held at the time appointed for hold
ing the general election."
If Governor Stone decides not to hold
a special election two Congressmen will
be elected next November. Mr. Polk's
term will not expire until March, 190:5,
and his successor will be fleeted to serve
from November until March. The
other candidate will be elected for the
full term.
It is generally conceded among politi
cians that Mr. Polk's successor for the
unexpired term should come from Mon
tour count}'. Alexander Billmever, of
Washingtonville, is mentioned as a can
didate.
Mr. Billnieyer was called up by phone
last night by an AMERICAN reporter and
asked for his views on the subject He
agreed that Montour is entitled to the
candidate and admitted that he cherish
ed an ambition to be Mr. Polk's suc
cessor.
David Evans Injured.
David Evans, residing on East Market
street, an employe of Howe & Polk,
about 4 o'clock yesterday morning met
with a very painful accident, which
might have resulted fatally. The mis
hap was one which frequently occurs at
the rolls of the Structural Tubing works.
A section of red hot pipe about twenty
five feet long, leaving the groove de
signed to conduct it from the rolls flew
like an arrow in the direction of Mr.
Evans, who had just assumed the posi
tion of "hooker." The man tried to got
out of the way by jumping backward,
! but was struck by the iron tube, which
pierced his clothing and grazed his ab
domen. In this position the hot iron
was held by the man's clothing inflict
ing a bad burn.
Under the pain and excitement Mr.
Evans to remove the hot bar mechani
cally grasped it with his bare hands,but
only succeeded in adding to his tortures
by inflicting additional burns. The iron
was not removed until the clothing hold
ing it was entirely burned away.
Mr. Evan's hands and body, grazed
by the iron wore burned into a blister
and it will be a week or more before he
will be able to resume work.
Inter Scholastic Debate.
William Bailey, Arthur Campbell and
William Watkin, left for Sunbury at
noon Tuesday to meet a committee of
the Sunbury High school to make ar
rangements for an inter-scholastic de
bate betwee.i the local high school and
Sunbury. The high school of the latter
place was represented by a committee j
composed of Messrs. Bailets, Shiptt and 1
Miller.
It was decided to hold the debate at \
Sunbury on Friday evening, April 18.at j
8 o'clock. The subject selected for dis- '
enssion is: "Resolved, Tint the Forma
tive Period of the United States Gov
ernment Was the Most Critical in Its j
History." Danville, which will have j
the negative side, will be represented j
by Messrs. Campbell, Watkin and Mc- i
Clure. The judges—three in number— J
will be selected from neutral towns. !
Danville selecting one and Sunbury one j
and these two in turn selecting the I
third.
The chairmen of the two com I
mittees, Mr. Bailey of Danville and Mr. (
Bailets of Sunbury, will be the presid
ing officers on the occasion of the de- j
bate.
Blaze on Hemlock Street.
A slight blaze at the residence of
Jacob Engle, Hemlock street, about 'J
o'clock Tuesday morning brought out
the fire department.
Mrs. Engle, whose husband was ab
sent. had just left the house, on a short
errand taking with her the six-months
old infant and leaving a three year-old
son up stairs. When she returned the
little fellow, who had come down stairs,
informed her that he "believed the
house was on tire."
His words were confirmed by a dense
volume of smoke which came rushing
down stairs The upper story was in
flames. Plenty of help was at hand,
however, and prompt action saved the
house. When the firemen arrived the
blaze was about extinguished The loss
was not heavy being limited to a mat
tress, some bedding and window cur
tains which were burned.
The room contained a heating stove
and the tire in some way, it is thought,
communicated to the bedding
Shook Hands With Bryan.
A big excitement was produced on
our streets shortly after noon, Satur
day, when it.was learned that William
Jennings Bryan was in town. The
great Commoner was soon located at
the Montour House, where he was be
sieged with a crowd of admirers. He
shook hands with a large number there,
when he was obliged to withdraw to at
tend the funeral of the late Hon. R K
Polk.
After the funeral he was the guest of
Monetae!lib, l»y whom he was given a
reception Mr Bryan shook hands with
several hundred people in the club room,
while a large crowd awaited him on
the pavement below
I'OICII, IIOI.IIS
.illJ I.m SESSION
Action Taken to Show Respect to the Late
R. K. Polk.
The lirst regular meeting of the new
council was held Friday evening with
every member present. The session
was a busy one and occupied an hour
and a half. The President appointed
committees to act during the year, after
which the bonds of the newly elected
officers were approved.
Council then proceeded to elect a Bor
ough Solicitor The names of R. S.
Ammermau and Edward S. Gearhart
were again placed in nomination. Two
votes were taken, each resulting in a
tie The members voted precisely as at
the last meeting. On motion the elec
tion of a borough solicitor was laid ov
er until the next meeting.
Some time was spent discussing mat
ters pertaining to the funeral of Hon.
R. K. Polk. It was ordered that Coun
cil in a body attend the funeral and that
all the members that find it at all con
venient resolve themselves into a com
mittee to be present at South Danville
Saturday for the purpose of meeting
the delegations of Senators and Con
gressmen.
On the motion of Mr. Davis $1.50 each
was ordered paid to Clarence Connelly
and two companions, who at the risk of
their lives caught the Center street
bridge which was carried sway by the
flood last week.
The bills of Borough Solicitors K. S,
Gearhart and R. S. Ammermau were
brought before Council. A hitch be
came apparent in the payment and on
motion they were laid over until next
meeting.
Following are the committees of coun
cil appointed for the ensuing year:
FINANCE- M. D. L. Sechler, All>ert
Lloyd and Thomas J. Swank.
PRINTING —William W. Davis,George
R. Sechler and David Montgomery.
WATER- William W. Davis, Augus
tus Brandt and Albert Kenuner.
FlßE—Joseph M. Gibson, James F.
Dougherty and Albert Kennner.
BCILDIN<; James F. Dougherty. Jos
eph M. Gibson and David Montgomery.
BILLS AND ACCOUNTS Joseph M.
Gibson, Albert Lloyd and Thomas J.
Swank.
STREETS AND BRIDGES—M. D. L.
Sechler, Albert Kenuner, John Patton,
Joseph M. Gibson and George R. Sechler.
MARKET —Albert Kenuner, James F.
Dougherty and David Montgomery.
ORDINANCE AND POLICE John Pat
ton, Albert Lloyd and Thomas J. Swank.
LIGHT —M. D. L.Sechler.William W.
Davis and Albert Lloyd.
Prune IMPROVEMENT George R.
Sechler,Augustus Brandt and John Pat
ton.
The following bills were approved for
payment:
HOROL'GH DEPARTMENT.
Regular employes $82.00
Street labor, &c 00.85
B. B. Brown, Health Officer.. . 120.27
B. B. Brown, High Constable... 9.50
A. C. Amesburv 5.25
Standard Electric Light Co 14*. 11
Standard Gas Co. .. .. :S.OO
William Sechler 2.40
MORNING NEWS 25.00
Joseph Lechner 4.65
Trumbower & Werkheiser 7.97
Robert J. Pegg 9.50
Sam'l Mills 9.75
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Regular employes |122.40
Jos. Lechner 6.25
A C. Roat 50
Atlantic Refining Co 17.05
Geo. W. Lord 44.10
Intelligencer 25.00
C. C. Moyer 2.00
Curry & Vannan 2.67
A. C. Amesbnry 186.85
Joseph Lechner 25.10
Standard Gas Co 9.60
Harry B. Patton 20.00
Eight Hundred Men Employed.
The Reading Iron works Monday
morning were started up in all de
partments for the first time after their
idleness of nine months. The mill is
now completed along all its lines and
with the starting up of the 20 inch mill
Monday all of the new and improved
machinery is brought into use. The big
plant, every part of whose roof seems
belchiug out steam and smoke, pre
sents a very busy and animated appear
ance. which suggests days before the
fire.
The starting up of the entire mill has
brought the number of employes up to
the maximum 800 men. The pay roll
must grow accordingly and from now
on it will be up to the high water mark
attained In-fore the fire thirty three
thousand dollars per month.
It is therefore easy to estimate the
importance of the Reading Iron works
as a factor in the general prosperity of
the town. Little less than one half of
our adult wage earners find employ
ment under its roof. No wonder, there
fore, that our citizens regarded its fu
ture with so much anxiety when it was
nearly wiped out of existence by fire
last May. The Reading Iron works as
rebuilt ind equipped are now, to speak
industrially, a rock in the foundation of
the town that should make its future
secure.
Death of Jacob Eberly.
Jacob El»erly,an old resident of River
side, died at his home Sunday morn
ing, aged 7.' years. The deceased had
been ill for a year or more. He was a
stone mason by trade and well known.
Besides his wife he is survived by the
following children: I-«aac, of this city;
Charles, of Plymouth; Lewis, of Phila
delphia. Oscar, of Riverside, and Mrs.
badie Francis of Mt Carmel.
DANVILLE, PA.. THURSDAY,MAIM II 1:5. 1902.
PERSONAL
rmcßAPiis.
Brief Mention of the Doings of Your
Friends and Acquaintances.
Harry y. Cobb left yesterday to spend
a few days with relatives in Mittiin
burg.
Misses Ruth and Ava Gearhart spent
yesterday afternoon with friends in
Sunbury.
Mrs. David Harris, of Scranton, re
turned home last evening after a visit
with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hughes on
East Bloom street.
Mrs. Hannah Morrison, of Mechanics
ville, left yesterday for Marshall, Mich
igan, to attend the funeral of her broth
er, Abranx Sechler. John Sechler of
Ferry street is a brother of the deceased.
Harry Farringer, of Berwick, attend
ed the dance held in the Armory last
evening.
D. L. Smith returned to this city last
evening after a visit with friends in
Scranton.
Miss Jennie Lewis, of Pittston, will
arrive in this city today for a ivisit with
Miss Ada Bailey on East Mahoning
street.
Messrs. William Leib, Thomas Harris
Thomas McQue, Calvin Pardee, Jr. and
Frank Drake of Hazteton, were in this
city yesterday.
Mrs. David Hollingshead and daught
er, Miss Jane, of Catawissa, attended
the funeral of Jacob Eberly held in
South Danville, yesterday.
Miss Rebecca Titley, Railroad street,
returned last evening from Sunbury.
Mrs. Austin B. Peifer and Mrs. Lloyd
Burger, of Catawissa, spent yesterday
at the home of P. J. Burger.South Dan
ville.
Isadore Rosenthal, of Berwick,attend
ed the dance given in the Armory last
evening.
Howard Barber left yesterday for
Wilkesbarre, where he will spend sever
al days after which he will leave for
Pittsburg.
Mrs. C. E. Beyers of Lewislmrg arriv
ed in this city yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Shawda and
son Samuel, of Sunbury, returned home
yesterday after a visit with Mrs-
Francis Saltzman, Honeymoon street.
Miss Hattie Walleze returned home
last evening from a visit to Philadelphia
and New York.
Mrs. George Kircher and Miss Edna
Lloyd, West Market street, returned
home lust evening from a visit with
friends in Shamokiu.
Miss Sarah Seeslioltz. of Catawissa,
spent last evening with Mrs. Henry
Lyon. Mill street.
Mrs. Jennie Beatty, of Shamokiu,
spent yesterday as a guest of Mrs. Eliza
beth Miller. Pine street.
R. E. Cady, of Auburn, was a visitor
in this city yesterday.
F C. Angle, Esq , and wife returned
home yesterday after a visit of several
days with friends in Philadelphia.
Frank Kline and Hardie Ikeler, of
Rohrsburg, returned home yesterday
after a visit at the residence of Ray
mond Ikeler, Nassau street.
Rev. Erskine Wright returned home
yesterday from Bellefoute.
Traveling Passenger Agent D. L
Manger, of the Philadelphia & Reading
railroad was in this city yesterday.
Rev. Adolph Meyer spent last evening
in Bloomsburg.
Mrs. Michael Andrews, of Sunbury
returned home yesterday after a visit
with Wesley Hartzel, Grand street.
Mrs. E. J. Coxey and son William, of
Sunbury, spent yesterday afternoon
with friends in this city.
Mrs. Flemington Houghton, of Sun
bury, returned home yesterday after a
visit at the residence of John Kramer,
Nassau street.
Major Charles P. Gearhart and Capt.
J. Beaver Gearhart, of this city, attend
ed the inspection of Company K., 12th
regiment, N. G, P., at Sunbury last
evening.
Mrs. Elmer Heim, of East Market
street, this city, on Saturday will join
her husband in Buffalo, N. Y , where he
has employment. They will take up
their residence in Buffalo.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Titel. Mr. and
Mrs. 1. C. Lee and son, Lewis, and Mrs.
W. C. Williams and son Lewis, attend
ed the funeral of the late John Palmer,
held in Bloomsburg yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Watson, of Milton,
returned home yesterday after a visit
with friends in this city.
Miss Grace Burger, of Mooreslmrg,
left yesterday morning for a visit with
friends in Scran ton.
Mrs. Jean Scott, of Philadelphia, re
turned home yesterday after a visit
with Mrs. Elizabeth Hodge, Bloom
street.
Miss Elsie Hicks, of Bloomsburg, was
the guest yesterday of Miss Charlotte
Persing, on Center street.
Ex-Sheriff J. N. Miller, of this city,
and niece, Miss Fanny Miller, of School
craft, Michigan, spent yesterday with
friends in Catawissa.
Mrs. Peter Fry and son, Stuart, of
Plymouth, returned home yesterday af
ter a visit at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Diehl, I'pper MUIIH-ITJ*
street.
Mrs. .1 C. Cleaver, of Howellville
spent yesterday with friends in South
Danville.
Mrs. Anna Biddle, Mill street, spent
yesterday afternoon in Bloomsburg.
Mrs. Miles Sassaman, of Catawissa,
called on relatives in thin city yester
dav
SCHOOL HOARD
John Uock Elected Janitor of the Fourth
Ward Building.
The school board met in session last
Monday night. Their deliberations oc
cupied an hour and a half and compris
ed a wide range of subjects including
fumigation, holidays commencement,
janitors, printing &c.
On motion of Mr. Werkheiser it was
ordered that the public schools of the
borough be closed on Good Friday,which
occurs on the 28th inst.
Dr. Barber stated that the supply com
mittee, to whom the matter was dele
gated at last meeting, had purchased
one of Kuhn's Formaldehyde genera
tors. He referred the board to Mr.
Miller, the janitor, for information as to
the practicability and general efficiency
of the apparatus.
Mr. Miller explained that he had fum
igated four rooms including the high
school—that he was much pleased with
the generator and believed that it did
all that was claimed for it.
On motion of Mr. Keefer it was order
ed that no one but Mr. Miller be per
mitted to use the generator and that
when fumigation is needed in wards
other than the First Mr. Miller accom
pany the apparatus.
Truant Officer Young presented his
report for the past month. He visited
si homes in which delinquents were re
ported. In 62 cases the pupil was de
tained at home by sickness; in twelve
cases the pupils were without shoes. In
the balance of cases thirteen—the pu
pils were playing truant.
In the course of his remarks officer
Young gave it as his belief that the
school law as it relates to attendance is
almost daily violated by parents who in
order to keep their children at work
make it a point to misrepresent their
ages. Tints no doubt many a boy or
girl is plodding along in our factories
who according to law should be in
school. The law,lio said, requiring that
children lie registered at birth is not
lived up to as it should be, so that gen
erally there is no way of detecting false
hood on the part of parents selfish
enough to misrepresent the age of their
children.
Secretary < >rt li stated that as required j
by law lie had received a list of chil- |
dren employed at the Knitting mill and
at the Reading Iron works. A similar
list is in preparation at the Silk mill.
Mr. llartmau. it was explained, had re
quested that the school board appoint a
committee to visit his plant to satisfy
themselves as to whether or not the
school law is being violated.
On motion of Mr. Green the Presi
dent appointed Dr. Barln-r and Messrs.
Green, Orth. Black and Keefer a com
mittee to visit the Silk mill and other
industries employing children to ascer
tain whether or not there are any at
work who ought to be at school.
Principal J. C. Carey asked that the
board fix a date for commencement. The
school term, lie said, allowing for two
holidays-— Good Friday and Memorial
Daj'- will wind up on Thursday, June
sth. The school board was divided,
some favoring Friday night, June 6th,
for commencement, others the Monday
following. It was finally agreed to
leave it to the High School Committee,
who will select one or other of these
dates.
John Hock was elected janitor of the
Fourth Ward school to succeed the late
John Lunger. Ho will enter upon his
duties at the beginning of next month.
The following members were present:
Fischer, Orth, Green, Burger. Werk
heiser. Keefer. Fenstermacher, Barber,
Black and Byerly.
The following bills were ordered paid
by the school board last night:
W. E. Gosh $21.00
Silver Bnrdette & Co ti.B7
American Book Co N.fi4
William Miller 2.75
Formaldehyde Generator C 0.... 75.00
Standard Gas Co 2.00
W. E. Yonng 5.00
Danville Record Co 4.15
Teachers and janitors . .1525.50
Chemicals for high 5ch001........ 15.00
Keely Trnmbower 2.20
Foreign Missionary Society.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society of Mahoning Presbyterian church
held its regular meeting yesterday after
noon at the home of Mrs. I. G. Barber,
Ferry street, there being sixteen pres
ent.
The subject selected for yesterday's
meeting was "Africa," which was dis
cussed at considerable length, nearly
every one present participating. "India"
is the subject selected for the next meet
ing.
Mrs. F. Hartman and Mrs. W. I.
Steans with Mrs. W. G. Kramer and
Miss Louisa Voris as alternates, were
appointed as delegates t<> the Presbyter
ial meeting to be held at MifHinburg,
March 2'ith and 27th.
The oflicers of the society, elected at a
previous meeting, are as follows: Presi
dent, Dr. Ida Ashenhurst; Vice-Presi
dents, Mrs. W. G. Kramer and Miss
Maize Heed: Secretary, Miss Louisa
Voris. and Treasurer, Miss Hattie Sim
ington.
Anniversary Surmou.
Rev. Dr. M. L Shindel,Sunday morn
ing preached the sermon of the 28th
anniversary of his pastorate During
his remarks he stated that of the con
gregation that greeted his arrival in
Danville,but 5 per cent of them remain.
One is a member of the council, two
are members of the choir and two are
teachers in the Sunday school. During
the entire 28 years they have remained
in these positions
HON. R. li. POLK
LAID TO REST
Very Many Notable Men Gather Around
His Bier.
All that was mortal of Hon. Rufus
King Polk was consigned to the grave
in the Presbyterian cemetery on Satur
day afternoon last. As his career was
successful beyond that which falls to
the lot of most men, so the obsequies
which followed its close were marked by
a degree of honor seldom vouchsafed.
No event in the history of Danville ever
brought together such an assemblage of
notable men as gathered around the bier
of our dead congressman. In the hum
ble walks of life where humanity learns
to appreciate sympathy and kindness
such as R. K. Polk had to give lie was
not forgotten and men vied with each
other in the tributes paid to his memory.
During the forenoon the remains were
viewed by hundreds of people. First
came the employes of the Structural
Tubing Works of Howe & Polk, who
left the mill at 9 o'clock, in solemn and
orderly procession marching to the resid
ence of I. X. Grier, where for the last
time they gazed upon the face of their
dead employer. Each individual cherish
ed some affectionate memory of the de
ceased and as he turned away from the
bier there was in his look and manner
that to indicate that he was a mourner
at heart. Next came the employes of
the puddle department, followed by
others belonging to the general public.
The delegation from Washington ar
rived at 6:50 o'clock Saturday morning
via the D. L. & W. line in two special
parlor coaches with dining car attached.
The Senatorial committee consisted of
Carniack of Tennessee, Patterson of
Colorado, and'.Gamble of South Dakota.
The House committee was composed of
the following: 11. U. Green.K. P. llall,
Howard Mutchler, George R. Patterson,
A. L. Bates, Tliad M. Mahon, Pennsyl
vania; Charles Dich, Ohio: F. R. Lassit
er, Va.; William Richardson, Alabama.
William L. Stark, Nebraska: Mark
Smith, Arizona; Frank E. Wilson, New
York; L. P. Padgett, Tenn.; John H.
Small. North Carolina: J. S. Salmon,
New Jersey; R. F. Brousard, Louisiana.
lii addition to the Senatorial and
House committees of Congress a large
number of distinguished people had
journeyed to Danville to show their re
spect to the deceased. Among them
were Captain Lucien Young of the U.
S. Navy, in uniform, a special represent
ative of the Secretary of the Navy;
Alexander McDowell, clerk, Edwin S.
Pierce, Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms, and
James F. English, Assistant Sergeant
at-Arms", of the House of Representa
tives; F. B. Knight, J. P. Burg, William
Halm and John R. Williams, the latter
representing Congressman Connell, of
Scranton.
General J. P. S. Gobin was also pres
ent, arriving about noon accompanied
by his staff consisting of Major J. B
Cameron, Major Norman Farquehar,
Captain Fred R. Drake and Captain
Fred A. Snyder.
Hon. William Jennings Bryan, who
was booked for a lecture at Bloomsburg
Saturday night, was glad to avail him
self of the opportunity of mingling with
those who had assembled to pay their
last respects to Mr. Polk, with whom
Mr. Bryan was well acquainted. Ac
companied by Representative William
T. Creasy he arrived in Danville at
noon.
Among other prominent people whose
arrival in town had not been announced
were the following: Hon. Judge R. R.
Little. Dr. L. E. Waller. J. C. Rutter,
Hon. A. L. Fritz, John G. Harman.Esq.,
Paul Eyerly and William Chrisman,
Esq,of Bloomsburg;George Clements,B.
F. Spoonenberger and A. W. Ross,
of Berwick; Charles E. Randall, C. W.
Harder, W. H. Rhawn, Esq., and C. A.
Small, Esq., of Catawissa; W. P. Kem
ble, of Mt. Carmel; Hon. T. J. Rey
nolds, of Scranton; Hon. M. H. Kulp
and Hon. John T. Fisher, of Shainokin;
Judge Savidge, Judge Auten, Dr. Ston
er, James H. McDevitt, Walter Ship
man, Esq., Will Lesher, H. E. Davis,
Esq., W. H. Rolirbach, Col. C. M. Cle
ments and Frank Vandevender, of Sun
bury; Alphonsus Walsh and Maynard J.
Phillips, of Sullivan county, and Senator
Henry Cochran, of Williamsport.
The Congressional Committees and
others from out of town were entertain
ed by theJMoneta club, which kept open
house during the day.
At 1 o'clock p. m. a short service, con
ducted by Rev. Dr. W. A. McAtee, was
held at|the house of mourning. Those
inside the dwelling consisted mostly of
persons who had come from a distance.
The street outside was crowded with
people.
The floral offerings, which surpassed
anything ever seen in this section be
fore, were alone sufficient to attest the
universal love and esteem in which the
deceased was held. Roses, carnations,
orchids and lilies,all the rare and beauti
ful blooms known were woven into all
sorts of appropriate designs filling the
air with a heavy fragrance and lying in
luxuriant banks against the four walls
of the rim At the head of the coffin
was a mammoth wreath in which was
deftly interwoven the word "Congress."
Another large piece which attracted
much attention was "Gates Ajar," a
tribute from Howe & Polk's employes.
There was also a large cross, a "broken
pillar" and wreathes by the score, the
offerings representing among others the
office force of Howe & Polk, the em
ployes of Howe & Samuel, the Penn
Social club, the Moneta club, survivors
of Company F, K'th regiment, Pennsyl
vania Volunteers and the Sunbnrv
Lodge of Elks.
The pall bearers who were chosen
from among the employes of Howe &
I'olk, were as follows: Joseph Mayan,
Robert Williams, .Sr., James T. Magill, |
J. If. Montague, John D. Evans. Will
iam W. Davis, James \V. flowery and
George Rowe.
During the funeral the stores and
business places were closed while along
Mill and Bloom streets, which were
thronged with people, a respectful and
reverential silence was maintained
KKTABLrsiIEI) IX 1855.
VISITATION 111
CHEAT SACHEM
An Important Event Among the Red Men
in this City Saturday Night.
Great Chief of Records, Thomas K.
Donnalley, and Great Sachem. Joseph
Farrar, of Philadelphia, paid Mahoning
Tribe, no. 77, Improved Order of Red
Men, this city, an official visit Satur
day evening. The meeting was a.speci
al one, several tribes from neighboring
towns being present. Shikillemy Tribe
No. 14* of Shamokin. conferred the first
and second degrees in full form upon
twenty-six candidates. The third de
gree was exemplified by Great Chief of
Records Donnalley. The Great Chiefs
present, after the conferring of the de
grees, gave a talk on the tenets and
principles of the fraternity, after which
those present retired to G. A. R hall,
where ii bountiful repast, prepared by
Mahoning Tribe was awaiting them.
Past Sachem Robert Farley was pres
ented with a beautiful medal, the em
blem of the order, for having proposed
23 of the 26 members admitted.
The work performed by the team of
Tribe No. lis of Shamokin, was pro
nounced by the Great Chiefs present as
excellent and far beyond what they had
expected to witness. The admission of
these pale faces into Mahoning Tribe of
this city will help greatly to strengthen
the order, as each of them has promised
to propose a candidate within one
mouth.
Mahoning Tribe No. 77 of this city is
in a flourishing condition and has a
membership of lso members. It is 84
years old having been organized October
17, 1807. Past Great Sachem, William
C. Aten of this city is a charter member.
The following members represented
Tribes No. 72 of Catawissa, and 148 and
of Whamokin:
C. C. Cleaver, Chief of Records of
Tribe No. 72, Catawissa: Peter Peart,
Adam Hancock. George O. Auman,
Robert Redman, William O'Bradigan,
Frank Apple, J. F. Haas, Stephen
Weicli, William E. Thomas, Wallace
Cameron, James Tilney, James Shaw,
David Prescott, David Reich, George F.
Snyder, Wilson S. Voder, George Brady,
E. S. Zerbe. I'. W. and R. E. Gillham,
C. C. and S. li. Gillham, J. L.and Isaac
Snyder, F. Brady. D. Jones, A. Peipher.
John Kaney, Charles Schoch, Sam Hub
ler, L. Kepler, R. E. Zaing, John Will
iams, J. Swift, 11. 11. Helwig, Thomas
E. Lesch and others representing the de
gree team and delegation from Skik
illemy Tribe No. 1 is, of Shamokin.
Brought Down a Golden Eagle.
A great golden eagle, a bird as beauti
ful as it is rare in this section of the
Union, was shot in West Hemlock town
ship on Friday last. The young man
who had the honor of bringing down
this king of the feathery tribe is Peter
Sandel, son of County Commissioner
Hiram Sandel.
During the day the noble bird on wide
extended wings was observed circling
around over one of the fields of the San
del farm. Finally it alighted near one
corner of the enclosure.
Taking down his gun—an ordinary
fowling piece loaded with No. 0 shot —
young Sandel hurried out anxious, if
possible, to get a shot at the big bird.
Keeping concealed behind a natural de
clivity lie approached within gun shot
before lie was detected by the eagle.
Conscious of its power and with char
acteristic daring the bird instead of tak
ing flight started for the young man.
Mr. Sandel does not deny that he felt
like quailing as the big bird of prey,
whose wings from tip to tip spread out
seven feet in width, savagely bore down
upon him.
He did the only thing that remained
to be done under the circumstances—he
raised his gun and blazed away. It was
a lucky shot the discharge took effect
in the eagle's head and the big bird fell
heavily to the ground. It weighed nine
pounds.
Mr. Sandel brought the eagle into this
city. All day Saturday and Sunday it
was on exhibition at the store of M. H.
Schrani, an object of never ending cur
iosity. Works on natural history state
that the golden eagle is only an occas
ional winter visitant in this section of
the Union. The oldest resident here
about had never seen one.
The eagle has been presented to Mr.
Scarlet who will have it mounted.
Congressman Mutchler an Editor.
Congressman Howard Mutchler of
Easton, who attended the funeral of the
late Hon. R. K. Polk made this office a
pleasant call on Saturday morning. Mr.
Mutchler is the owner and editor of the
Easton Daily Express and the North
ampton Semi Weekly Democrat, the
two papers having the largest circula
tion in the Lehigh Valley.
Mr. Mutchler, though a very young
man is filling his second term as the rep
resentative from the eighth Congression
al district. He succeeded his father,the
late Hon. William Mutchler who for
many years was the representative from
that district
Child Breaks an Arm.
Willie, the five year old child of John
Dugan. Montour Row. while playing
Saturday fell from the bed to the floor,
breaking his right arm at the elbow.
The fracture was reduced by Drs.
Curry and Panics.
Dropped Dead-
John Palmer, of Bloomsburg, dropped
dead on Main street, of that place. Sun
day morning. The deceased, who
was afflicted with heart disease, was a
nephew of Lewis Titel of this city. He
was a single man
JOB PRINTING
The ofticeof the AMERICAN being
furnished with a large assortmen
of job letter and fancy type and jot
material generally, the Publisher
announces to the public thait he is
prepared at all times to execute in
the neatest manner
JOB PRINTING
Of all Kinds and Descrption.
55gT J Get our prices before place
your orders.
New Era Which Chief Mineemoyer Will
Inaugurate.
It is not at all reassuring to reflect up
on the manner in which the borough
ordinance is violated. In a few of its
provisions it amounts practically to a
dead letter.
Chief of Police Mineemoyer yester
day informed us that as far as his duties
relate to the situation with the present
he intends to inaugurate a new era in
which a better order of things will pre
vail in Danville. He has firmly resolv
ed that the borough ordinance must be
enforced. In the past nuisances have
been maintained and practices, forbid
den, have been indulged in with un
blushing effrontery—not because there
was no effort made to combat the evils,
but because the lenient policy pursued
was ineffectual to uproot them. Here
after, the Chief declares, no clemency
will l»e shown—that whoever violates
the ordinance does so at his risk and
may expect to pay the penalty. Among
the illegal practices heretofore sur
reptitiously much indulged in that shall
receive especial attention, the Chief
says, are card playing in public, drink
ing beer or other intoxicating beverages
in alleys or on the river bank, loafing on
the street corners or in front of stores
and the depositing of garbage on the
liver bank within the limits of the bor
ough. The Chief will also be after those
merchants who neglect to remove their
goods from the sidewalks at six p. m.
This, he says, is a nuisance that causes
no end of complaint among pedestrians
and it will have to be abated.
Arrested For Oar Jumping.
The Philadelphia & Reading Railway
is continuing its war on car jumpers.
No less than five were arrested yester
day by Detectives Simmers and Pursley
and arraigned before Justice-of-the
Peace Bare.
The young fellows, who represented
the neighboring towns of Bloomsburg
Shamokin and Carbondale, told a very
plausible story. They were on their
way to Danville, they said, where they
had secured employment. Being with
out funds it was either a question of
walking or of stealing a ride. They im
pressed the officers 'favorably and with
one exception succeeded in securing
their clemency, and were released on
the promise of paying the fine after
earning some money. The one that was
less fortunate, however, was obliged to
produce the wherewithal—ss and cost
—before he was discharged.
The officers state, however, that from
now on no clemency will be shown and
that every person who jumps the cars
may expect to pay the penalty.
Butler-Dietrich.
Kent Butler, of Washingtonville, and
Miss Emma Dietrich, of Derry township
were united in matrimony yesterday
forenoon at 11:30 o'clock at the home of
the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Dietrich. The nuptial knot was tied by
Rev. Owen Reber, pastor of the Luth
eran church.
Miss Annie Wentzel, of Berks county,
was brides maid and Ralph Seidel
groomsman. The wedding march was
played by Miss Jennie Bogert of Wash
ingtouville. The following guests were
present: Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Wagner,
Mrs. George Miller, Mrs. Emma Heat
on, Mrs. Edward Bogert; Misses Carrie
Dieffenbacher, Kate Oyster. Alice Geig
er, Jennie Bogert; Messrs. Ralph Seidel.
Elmer Cotner, and Thomas Dietrich, of
Nebraska, uncle of the bride.
After the ceremony a wedding dinner
was served. Mr. and Mrs. Butler left
for Selinsgrove, where they will spend
their honeymoon.
Signs of Spring.
We have had enough balm in the air
the past few days to suggest symptoms
of the spring fever as well as to inspire
the hope that winter is about to vanish.
This hope is likely to bedashed. It can't
be possible that the groundhog has con
sented to chop off any of his time, nor
is it likely that spring will actually be
gin so far in advance of her opening as
scheduled in the almanacs. It is still
several days until March 21, the date of
the vernal equinox, and there is still
time for winter to produce some disa
greeable meteorological surprise and
yet make way for an early spring.
Forty Couple Fresent.
The third of the series of danoes given
by our young people was held in this
city last evening. Metherell, Reitmey
er and Miles furnished the music. About
forty couple were present including a
few visitors. This series has been well
patronized by the young people of the
town, which lias greatly encouraged the
management. Each and every dance
brings more new faces on the floor and
it is expected that the remaining two of
the series will be still better patronized.
Some Promotions.
i During the past week a number of
promotions have been made at the
Shovel Works. Herbert Wharton is
raised from Superintendent to General
Superintendent of the works; Charles
Frain from assistant Superintendent to
Superintendent and Thomas McGovem
to foreman of the hammer department.
Entertained Young Folks.
Mrs. Eva Fields, at the home of W.
11 N Walker, East Market street, last
evening eutertained a number of friends
in honor <>f her daughter, Miss Margaret.
Refreshments were served and a pleas
ant evening spent.