A Home Paper -—.For Hie Home lhe circulation ol this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the Amkkic.an. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR UK. I KYI Mi 11. JENNINGS, DENTIST. Office I fours I) A. M.to 12 M 104 Mill St., 1 I'. M.to 4 .!/. Danville, I'a. Ct >lll'l/1"/., M. l>. J • 425 MM.i. ST., Danvu.U:, Pa. of the Stomach and Intestine* a Specialty ' I \V. I». ANUI.K, DENTIST Offick: Mili. Stum. Teeth KxtnirUci without Pain. Crown ".ml Bridge Work 11 Specially. K.|ulp|>ed with the latest and iin>Ht Unproved (ustruiiK ills :tihl prepared 1<» execute the most d'lUeult work. 1)K. C. il. REYNOLDS, —DENTIST Office, Opposite Boston Store, Danville, Pa. Dentistry in all its branches. Charges Moderate and all work Gnaranteed. Established 1H92. The Republicans of Mon tour county have presented for your approval for District Attorney Ralph Kisner, who is one of the younger mem bers of the Bar of this county and who is rapidly building up a lucrative practice. He is a gentleman with all that term implies, courteous and affable and above all honest which means and should mean much in an official, who has in a measure control of your life and liberty. This is no political office. A Democrat cannot be ac cused for being the less a Democrat for voting for * Ralph Kisner for District Attorney. CONDENSED NEWS. A total eclipse of the moon tonight. The plasterers have completed work on the dwelling of Edward Cormau, East Market street. The house will be ready for occupancy before the holi days. A total eclipse of the moon will oc cur on the night of October Kith and 17th and will be visible over North America. While tho phenomenon is not an unusual ono.it is an interesting ■ight, as the earth throws its shad ows over the Queen of Nights in a way that seems almost uncanny. Apples an* plentiful and cheap. The practice of burning leaves about town is attended with some danger and caie should be taken to prevent fire from communicating to fences or outbuildings. The ice man seems a little out of joint these mornings. King Coal is not the jolly old soul which ho has been represented by tho rhym-ter at all. He is in fact a very uncertain tyrant at the present time. A handsome brass pulpit will soon be presented to Christ Episcopal Church in memory of the late Rev. Edwin N. Lighrner. Rev Lightner was rector of Christ Church from 1855 until IH7O. The membership cf the Danville Lodge of Elks is increasing rapidly. Sunday was the close of the fifth month of the anthracite strike. The late fall flowers known as chrys anthemums will be as much the rage this season as they ever were. The approach of winter will give less concern to the public now that the strike will soon be settled. Mrs. E. .1. Leuiger,mother of Drug gists O. M.and A. J. Leuiger, who was taken very ill,yesterday morning, had improved very much, last even ing. James Mallen, Jr.,who recently un derwent an operation for appendicitis, has left St. Joseph's hospital, Phila delphia, and is now at his home in that city. He is rapidly convalescing and his entire recovery is expected within a few weeks. The United Telephone anil Teh-graph Company now has connections with Wilkesbarre, Soranton, Allentown, Reading and Pottstown. Those con nections will give the patrons of that company a much improved service and forms another link in their system which is rapidly girding the state. "Mr. Plaster of Paris," as presented by Mr. E. J. Carpenter's company of comedians, who number among their ranks some of the host exponents of farce comedy in tho country, will be presented at the Opera House on Sat urday evening, October 18. Old King Coal has been a bilious old soul lately, but he might just as well make up his mind to look pleas ant. John Coleman, of this city, was in jured Sunday in a wreck on the Penn sylvania railroad near Altoona. An east bound express train ran into a fieight wreck. The injuries of Mr. Coleman are not serious. ' "THIS CO! NTRY WILL NKVe.R HI- KMTIKKLY I'RRIi UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. 47—NO 12. WILL MIKE PROPOSITION After holding two conferences with President Roosevelt yesterday Presi dent John Mitchell,of the Mine Woik ers' Union, left for Wilkesbarre. He stated that he would make a counter * proposition for settlement after he had conferred with the three districts presi , dents of the anthracite section. The district presidents were with him at tho time the operators and Mr. Mitch ell mot President Roosevelt to discuss the stri 'situation Presk f\t Mitchell was with Presi dent Roosevelt an hour yesterday noon • and met him again at three o'clock. ' The matter was gone over thoroughly, hut Mr. Mitchell would make no state , mcut as to his probable action, it is expected that the conference of him self and the district presidents will be held in Wilkesbarre today and that the decision of the Mine Workers' Union will be indicated by the couut ' er proposition. 1 resident Mitchell,of the Mine Work ers' Union, went to Washington from Wilkesbarre yesterday morning, arriv ing at t''.e national capital at 11:35. Ho immediately went to the temporary White House to confer with President Roosevelt. As he stepped into the Presi dent's rooms Speaker 'lunderson was just leaving and the tw«> men wore in troduced by the President. After an hours talk with the President and Com missioner of Labor Carroll D. Wright, Mr. Mitchell left the White House. He would say nothing further except ing that he expected to return at 3 o'clock to resume the discussion of the j operators' proposition. From the White ' House ho went to call on Frank P. Sargent, Commissioner of Immigration who was formerly chief executive offic er ol' the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firomen. It is believed in Washington that the reports from the coal region to the effect that the miners are dissatisfied with the arbitration plan proposed by the operators, because of their sugges tions as to the commission, are based upon a misapprehension by the miners as to the situation. The plan of arbit ration was not made public Monday night until after a most exhaustive ex amination of its terms by President Roosevelt and Secretary of War Root. It was stated at Washington that the President does not himself consider that limitations have been placed up on him, because there is a very wide field from which he can make his j choice. Tho classification "sociologist" en- j ables him to put a representative of labor on tho commission. The Presi dent considers himself trustee for both ! sides in the controversary. The selec tion of a commission fair and just and satisfactory to ail concerned will be his only endeavor and lie considers him- ; self bound only by tho third clause of the proposition, which says that one member of the commission shall be one j of tho judges of the United States j Court of Eastern Pennsylvania. Com missioner of Labor Wright is the j choice of the President as a "man of | prominence eminent as a sociologist." There is no doubt that this selection will bo satisfactory to both sides. President Mitchell has a personal ac quaintance with Mr. Wright of long standing and has a high opinion both as to his ability and impartiality. Information from tho coal region last night was that despite the adverse sen timent generally expressed it is believ- ! ed that President Roosevelt will find a way to secure an acceptance of tho operators' proposition. It is thought that the strike is about an at end, hut the miners are yet firm in their deter mination to stand by President Mitch ell no matter what courso he takes in tho matter. The strikers feel certain that he will do only what is best un der the circumstances. Hunters Had Good Luck. Tho huntng season yesterday opened very auspiciously. Game is pronounc ed as fairly abundant, quail probably being the most plentiful. No less than four wild turkeys wore brought to town, which would show that there is no scarcity of these highly prized game lowls. A number of our local sportsmen were among those who tried their luck on the first day. Among those especial ly successful were John Marshall, Dan Ross, William Quinn and Jack Buck ley, each of whom had a wild turkey to his credit. John Bates bagged four grey squirrels and one pheasant. David and Thomas Evans were also out and brought back a nice lot of game. John Haney, L. (3. Diet/., F. L. Cochell and W. T. Speicer,of this city, were gunning at Cameron yesterday and bagged twenty-three quail. Delicate Op"ration Was a Success. John Ainl v, ,iged eighty-six years, a resident of Washingtonville, under went a delicate operation Snturday for the removal of a cancer. The op- I crating surgeons were Dr. Patton, of Washingtonville,and Dr. Thompson, of this city. The operation was a success ? despite tho ago of Mr. Andy, who went through the ordeal with great for titude. He was resting easily last night and the chances for his recovery are very good. The operation is one that will be celebrated in surgical an nals not only because of the difficulty of the removal of the cancer, but be cause of the age of Mr. Andy. Aiding Striking Miners. A committee from Shainokiu was in i this city Saturday collecting funds for the aid of the striking miners. They collected $59 at tho Reading Iron Works and Structural Tubing Works. y. M. C. A. STAR LECTURE COURSE Tickets for tho Star course of the Young Men's Christian Association are in the hands of canvassers and tho committee suggests that when patrons are waited upon for the purchase of tickets that they decide at once as to the number required so as to avoid the necessity of a return trip. Only seven hundred reserved seats will be on sale, which embraces the entire lower floor of the opera house. Dollar tickets will not admit to tho lower floor. It. is tho desire of the committee that everybody shall have an equal chance for a reserved seat ticket, and it is suggested that if, for any reason, the canvasser fails to call, that tick ets be purchased at once, at either Hunt's drugstore, Grone's book store, the Y. M. C. A., or W. V. Oglesby's office. This suggestion is made for the reason that there is a demand for tickets and unless patrons of the courso heed this advice they may be unable to secure reserved seats. The 1 reserved seat board will open at the Opera House on Friday morning, Nov ember 14, at 8 o'clock. The entertainments are the finest ever brought to Danville, and when this fact is considered, together with the time and trouble of securing and arranging talent and dates for the en tertainments, the price of the tickets is exceedingly low. Single admission for Brooke's baud is 75 and 50 cents, alone. In the live entertainments forty-four persons will appear before the people for their'pleasure. Brooke's Marine Band and Orchestra will have thirty musicians and Miss Lillian Reed as soprano soloist and Mr. Bert Brown as cornet soloist. Then comes Hon. Charles 13. Landis, congressman and lecturer. Next is tho Mendelssohn Male Quartette, with Marguerite Smith, child impersonator and Helen Faye,soprano soloist. After the quartette comes Hon. J. Wright Giddings, ex-Lieutenant Governor of Michigan,in one of his famous lectures. The closing entertainment will be May Parker's Little Pickaninnies and Concert Company, including Miss Lillian Pierce, reader; Miss Florence Beckett, formerly flute soloist with the Boston Ladies' Symphony Orches tra; Mr. Price, pianist and accompan ist ; Miss Bertha Webb, violinist; Little Phil, tho miniature comedian ; Kichard, the famous hoy soprano, and Edward Foy, contralto. That the above talent is appreciated is evident from the patronage of the public,and the committee urgently ad vises the early purchase of reserved seats. Do not wait until all the tick ets for the lower fioor are disposed of. A Republican representa tive in Congress from this district will be able to do more for his constituents than a Democrat can, be cause lie will be in harmony with the National administra tion. County Committee Held a Meeting. A meeting of the Republican com mittee of Montour county was hold Monday at the Montour House, at which county chairman W. L. Gouger presided. The meeting was devoted to a discussion of the campaign and the assurances for a good vote were given by all tho district representatives. The meeting was attended by the follow ing committeemen: Danville, First Ward —S. A. Mc- Coy, F. G. Schoeli. Danville, Second Ward—Thomas W. Bedea, Harry Woodside. Danville Third Ward—D. A. Mont gomery, D. C. Jones. Danville, Fourth Ward—Thomas Kear, Alexander Foster. Mahoning township- M. L. Bloom, Edward Weitnian. Cooper township—Clarence Risliel, Benjamin Kashner. Valley township—William Churiu, Frank Hendricks. West Hemlock township-Matthew Maus, William Gething. Liberty township—W. J. Ford, Charles Stall 1. Mayberry township—William E. Bird, J. W. Gearhart. Limestone township—Charles Lein bach, William Enterlino. Washingtonville —Charles Moser, William Robinson. Derry township—C. T. Maurer, Grant Roat. Anthony township—Alfred Snyder, Peter Rishel. Injured by an Emory Wheel. William Common, who is employed in thi' brazing department of the Struc tural Tubing Works, was injured Tuesday morning by the bursting of an emery wheel. He wii" struck on the right hand by the flying pieces and the third and fourth fingers were bad ly lacerated. Had it not been for a shield in front of the wheel he would have been struck on tho head. As it was his escape from death was very narrow. The injury was dressed by Drs. Thompson and Curry and he was taken to his home on Ferry street. I Game Again Postponed, The game of foot ball between the Danville High School and Bloomsburg State Normal i levens, scheduled for Saturday afternoon at DoWitt's Park, was again postpoued on account of tin rain. This was the third successive Saturday that foot ball here lias been prevented by rain. DANVILLE, PA.. THURSDAY OCTOBER 16. 1902. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. George Eggert, of New Milford,Sus quehanna county, spent Sunday with his parents in this city. Mrs. August Mantz and Mrs. Ed ward Veny, of Williamsport, are vis iting at the home of G. Oilslagor, Bloom street. Charles Quick, who is employed at tho Reading Iron Works, spent Sun day at his homo in Bloomsburg. Miss 0. L. Round,of Sunbnry,spent Sunday with friends in this city. Miss Hattio Sterner,of Bloomsburg, spent Sunday with Miss Gertrude Rob son. John L. Guinter, of Williamsport, spent Sunday in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Phinoas Hoddens and daughter, of Bloomsburg, spoilt Sun day with relatives in this city. Mrs. O'Conuelly and children, Alli son, Charles and Eugene, of Philadel phia, aro visiting at tho home of Thomas Black, Wall street. Mrs. J. W. Berninger, on Saturday morning left for Wilmington, Del., to join her husband who holds a position in that city. Mrs. Robert Ludwig, of Nescopeck, is a guest at tho home of W. II Maug er, West Mahoning street. William McCloud, of Sunbury,spent Sunday in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Oswald,of Ray, Ind., will leave for their home today after a pleasant visit at tho Lyons homestead, this city. Hugh McQuinn, of Pittstou, who was visiting in this city returned homo yesterday. T. J. Mullahy.of Shenandoah,trans acted business in this city yesterday. John Martin, of Pittston, was a vis itor to this city yesterday. Charles Limberger was in Catawissa a few hours yesterday morning. J. L. Engler, of Wilkesbarre,has re turned home after spending several days with his son, Frank,in this city. Mr. aud Mrs. George Raker, of Mt. Carmel,returned homo yesterday after noon after a pleasant visit in this city. F. Q. Hartmau was a business visit or at Sunbury yesterday. Milton Eberle was a visitor at Bloomsburg and Berwick yesterday. Mrs. J. F. Tooley returned home from a visit to New York last even ing. C. S. Books has returned to Altoona after a few days visit with his family in this city. Mrs. J. O. Wolverton, of Sunbury, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Buclicr, Riverside. Mrs. J. H. Ephlin accompanied by her daughter, Florence, returned from Philadelphia last evening. Mrs. Mary Freeze last evening re turned home from a six month's visit to Philadelphia and Brooklyn. Mrs. E A. Curry and daughter, Phoobe, aro visiting friends in Scran ton and Brooklyn. •T. E. Moore accompanied by his mother, Mrs. Robert Moore, returned from Chamhersburg last evening. Mrs. F. G. Schoch returned last evening from a visit to Harrisburg and Hummelstown. Mrs. Mary Doyle left yesterday morning or New York City after vis iting relatives in this city. Mr. and Mrs. 11. Rupp and son, Frederick, are visiting in Philadel phia. Thomas Houpt.baggagemaster at tho Pennsylvania station, Sunbury, called on friends in this city and South Dan ville yesterday. Dr. Walter E. Drumheller has gone to Philadelphia, where lie expects to remain several weeks. William Giger went to Shickshinny yesterday to spend a few days. Mrs. Wesley Hollabaugh.of this city, is spending a few days in Philadel phia. George Bachinger was a passenger on the !i: 14 train yesterday morning for Sun bury. C. Murphy,who has been visiting in this city for some time, left yesterday for Lewisburg aud will go from there to his home in lowa. James llickey, of this city, was a passenger on tho 4 o'clock Reading train yesterday afternoon for Will iamsport. William Hunt spent last evening in Sunbury and Northumberland. James Dougherty was a visitor to Sunbury last evening. Mrs. Frank Hoover, of Sliamokin, has returned home after a pleasant visit with friends in this city. Mrs. Robert Bleo and Mrs. Lizzie Butler, of Aleda, 111., left for North umberland yesterday morning after a visit at tho home of Wellington Rote, Lower Mulberry street. Mrs. Wellington Roto anil her moth er, Mrs. Mary Blee, spent yesterday with friends in Northumberland. Edwa.'d Sayro Gearhart, Esq.,trans acted legal business in Sunbury yester | day. Swallowed a Nickel. Earl Hollobaugh, a nine-year -old boy. residing on North Mill street, | while imitating a juggler yesterday | accidentally swallowed a five cent | piece. The parents as well as the lit i lie follow himself were very much ' alarmed and the boj* was immcdiato jly placed under treatment. No very serious results are apprehended. SOLVES THE FUEL PROBLEM At a meeting of the school board Monday night tho subject of fuei caino infor a full share of discussion as one of the matters of paramount importance. It developed that there is any amount of cord wood, first class in quantity, within a radius of a few miles of town and that there is no scarcity of per sons dealing 111 the commodity who are anxious to bid for tho contract of fur nishing the school district with wood. Wood in abundance was offered at $3 per load, or at 9 cents per cwt., cut 4 feet long ; or at 12 cents per cwt., 3 feet long. There was one offer to fur nish wood at $2.50 per load. On motion it was ordered that wood in snob quantities as needed be pur chased of William Quigg at it and 12 cents per cwt. Mr. Koefer reported that there are some thirty tons cf coal in the Second Ward building and a considerable quantity also in the Fourth Ward building carried over from last year. On motion of Mr. Koefer it was order ed that those supplies be dra%vn upon as soon as the weather becomes cold,for general use in tho borough schools.This coal together with the wood orderol gives the district a fuel supply, which will carry our schools along until near ly the holidays, when it is pretty safe to predict tho miners' strike will be settled. Truant Officer Young presented his report for the first six weeks of school. He said there was a great deal of sick ness among tho pupils, there being fifty-one on the sick list. Four were detained at home for the want of pro per clothing,which through tho efforts of the Ladies' Aid Society have since been supplied. He reported thirteen cases of truancy, which he succeeded in getting back into school. Ten pupils were detained at home through tho effects of vaccination. The board was very favorably im pressed with the truant officer's report and expressed their appreciation of his services in very flattering terms. The following bills were approved for payment: 1). C. Williams $2.95 S. J. Welliver. 1.61 J. B. Cleaver 15.36 Standard Gas Co 25 A. M. Peters 1.00 Montour Democrat 16.75 H. R. Moore 14.36 Water Rent... 54.50 W. E. Young .... 15.00 William Quigg 6.00 American Book Co. 4.20 Gomer Thomas 3.37 Scott Foresman & Co. 14.40 John 1 jnter . . 72.35 Wasl igtou Hose Co. .25 Will G. Brown 2.20 Joseph Lechner 6.33 Leuiger Bros. 41.50 Danville Stovo & Mfg. Co 30.29 The Republicans of Mon tour have the best ticket ever placed before the people. It is in order for every man to support it. Recall of the Troops. Troops will be withdrawn from the mining regions as soon as terms for settling the striko are accepted, or as soon as Governor Stone is satisfied the presence of tho soldiers is 110 longer necessary to maintain order and protect life and property. Tho Governor is anxious to recall the military as soon as possible, on account of tho enormous expense to tue state of keeping the men on duty. He hopes to have all of them home before election day, to avoid the ad ditional expenso of paying commis sioners to take the vote of tho soldiers in the field and bring the returns to Harrisburg. The Third Brigade, a portion of which has heeu on duty since the lat ter part of July, will probably bo or derod homo before tho First and Second Brigades, which havo not yet been in the field one week. It is not likely that all the troops will bo withdrawn at one time. Tho movement will be by regiments, and may cover a week or teu days from tho time of beginn iug. The Work of Improving Begun. The work of improving the First Baptist church was begun yesterday, under the supervision of Levi Sechler. Tho pulpit has been taken down aud the gallery is also being removed. The chestnut pews will be replaced by wal nut ones, arranged in semicircle. The platform for tho choir will be placed at tho same height as the pulpit. lu addition to these alterations there is to be a new metallic ceiling and mem orial windows of stained glass. Tho work will not be finished until about the first of the year and until that time tho church services will bo held in the Sunday School room on the first floor. Fine Pavement. Edward Cormau is laying a pave ment in front of hi* new dwelling, East Market street, which is attract ing a good deal of attention on ac count of the size aud beauty of the flag stones employed. Each stone —9! 4 feet by 5 1 , feet—covers the entire width of the sidewalk,while only five stones are needed to pave tho front A Monster Cucumber. A California cucumber four feet, seven inches in length, and weighing seventeen pounds is a big attraction in M. 11. Sehram's window, on Mill street. It was raised by Harry Heller in the Second Ward. COAL STRIKE The Danville Stove and Manufactur ing Company is again operating its plaut and it is expected that sufficient coal and coke will be received during the next few days to keep the works going. Fuel has been ordered and is on the way to this city, but the cause of the delay cannot be ascertained. Congestion of traffic from the western part of the state is supposed to be tho reason for the failure of the long ex pected cars to arrive. At tho Reading Iron Works there is a sufficient supply of soft coal on hand for immediate needs, but it will soon be used up. The mills will be able to finish tho vrcch and l,j lliat Llllie 111010 coal is due here. The skelp mill is shut down for this week, but it will probably resume on Monday. Tho shut down at the Danville Roll ing.Mill is indefinite as it is impossi ble to get enough coal to keep the place running,. Tho firm has decided to remain closed until the end of tho anthracite sti ike brings the bituminous situation to its normal state. There was a rumor current that the mill would not resume, but this is denied. A member of the firm was seen yester day afternoon by a representative of this paper and made this statement:® "We aro cleaning up tho mill, and expect, to start just as soon as the soft coal market becomes settled. We have had coal ordered but were unable to get enough stock on hand to insure steady work. It may be thirty days and it may be several months, but just as soon as we can get assurances of a fuel supply we intend running." Danville is not tho only place where the industries are affected by tho de maud for bituminous coal and coke. In many other cities conditions aro more favorable than here. There seems to be plenty of soft coal in transit, but tho demand far exceeds the supply. A settlement of the an thracite striko would soon relieve the situation and allow all the manufact ories to operate without interruption. One of the largest steel plants in the United States and one which contracts annually for largo quantities of soft coal and coko is "running from hand to mouth," to quote the words of one of the officials to a friend in this city. The hopo ot the manufacturers and of their employes is that the anthracite settlement will bo brought about in a few days. South Danville Has a Runaway A runaway at South Danville caused some excitement Friday night. Elia Woodruff was engaged in hauling gravel from Blue Hill for the purpose of filling up the street in front of Ru fus Vastine's store. He was in the act of reloading when with the very first shovelful rhrown on tho wagon a small stone struck the horse, which caused him to take fright and start to run. Mr. Woodruff made a dash for the horse but was only able to catch the rear part of the wagon. With some difficulty ho succeeded in swinging himself on board. He was, however, no better off than before, as the lines were coiled up on the hames and he had no way whatever of controlling the frightened horse. As a result he took one of tho fastest rides to town that he ever experienced in his life and had enough to do to hold on while the wagon jolted over the uneven road. As the horse camo galloping into South Danville Mr. Woodruff called aloud to everyone ho saw,asking them to stop the horse. There was no one, however, who cared to attempt it aud the animal ran to his stable where he was caught. There was no damage done beyond a bad fright sustained by the driver. Departure of Clias. C. Carpenter. Mr. Chas. C. Carpenter, a member of our Association lor a number of years, a leader of gymnasium classes, and member of the Gymnasium Com mittee, has been called to the physical directorship at Danville, Pa. We aro very sorry to lose Mr. Carpenter from the active membership. Ho did an ex cellent work last winter in connection with the Boy's Branch,but we rejoice in the great opportunity for personal touch and influence with men that is now his. Carpenter is one of our boys and every man of tho membership has a good word for him. Wo expect another worker very short ly will be going out into activities of Association life.—Reading, Pa., Y. M. C. A. Monthly Bulletin. Have Raised Considerable Money. Tho Ladies' Auxiliary of the Young Men's Christian Association lias been very successful in raising funds for the association. TenJmouths ago the aux iliary pledged itself to raise §7OO within two years. Of this amount s<">oo has already been secured aud the re maining hundred will be gotten be fore the end of the year. The auxiliary will continue its work for the associa tion and hopes to have a large fund before the expiration of the two years. Gulick Case Postponed. J. Simpson Kline, of Sunbury, at torney for John Gulick, was notified Tuesday that the case of the condemn ed man could not be called before the Board of Pardons at Harrisburg, Wed nesday, owing to the entered absence of General Gobin. It is necessary when a murder case is called that every member of tho board must be present. The board will be called tor another I meeting at a later date when the case will be heard. ESTABLISHED fN 1855. DEATH CAME WITIIOI'T WARNING Sarah,the wife of Edward Hailman, Bloom street. died very suddenly Sat urday evening last. The sad death oc curred under very unusual circum stances. During the evening Mrs. Hailman felt as well as usual. Shortly before 8 o'clock she aecoinpan ied her husband to tho Opera House to see the play. When half way down Bloom street she began to feel slightly ill; tho feeling passed off, however,and she continued her way, reaching the Opera House without any difficulty except that she experienced unusual fatigue in as cending the "■ • r.x.o. iiailman took seats in the front row of the dress circle at the left of the parquette. About 10minutes before 8 o'clock, shortly after taking her seat, Mrs. Hailman suddenly expired. Her bead was observed to fall backward and this was the first intimation that her husband had that anything was wrong. Ad. adly pallor spread over her face, yet tho general impression was that she had merely tainted. She was carried out of the auditorium into tho p irlor of the Penn Social Cluh on tho samo fioor of the Opera House block. She was tenderly placed upon a couch and a messenger dispatched for Dr. E. A. Curry. All the evi dences of death were present and when Dr. Curry arrived he pronounced tho woman dead. Mrs. Hailman had been afflicted with heart trouble for some time and this it seems was the cause of death. She was at no time considered critical and although she occasionally had bad spells, for long intervals she enjoyed seemingly good health. Passenger Car Was Stoned Samuel Mowrer of this city may be pat down for one who does not believe that all the thrilling stories told ill connection with the miners' strike is "merely newspaper talk." He return ed from a trip to Buffalo yesterday. On his outward trip Sunday evening an incident occurred which convinced him that thero are safer places than the coal regions just now. The train was running along at the usual rate of speed between Kingston and Wyoming. A gentleman in the car was inveighing against the newspapers for what lie termed their misrepresent ations in dealing with the strike. "Why," said he, "there is 110 disord er here, and thero hasn't been any; its all 'newspaper talk.' A person is just as safe here as in your country outside the strike region." The words were hardly uttered be fore a stone came crashing in through a window a few seats ahead and struck heavily against the opposite side of the car. The shattered glass rained down upon the floor, while the stone, which weighed over seven pounds, al most grazed a little boy reclining 011 the seat. Mr. Mowrer says the episode was about as thrilling, or a little more so, than anything he lias seen on print. The passengers were terrified and ex pecting a fresh assault tried to shield themselves in the aisle several getting down upon the floor. Before the excitement subsided the train stopped at a station, when it was learned that another stone sim ilar in sizo had been hurled in through the window of the smoking car. The man, however, who didn't like the newspapers had disappeared. A Bitter Fight Now on. When the lull in equity to test the constitutionality of the new mine in spector law is argued before the North umberland county court on the 22nd inst, an unusual array of legal talent will present both sides. Mine Inspector Edward Brennan, of Shamokin, filed the bill, the object of which is to declare the new law un constitutional. He has retained At torneys James Scarlet, of Danville, and James McDevitt, of Suubury, to look after his interest, while Candidate James Tinley, of Mt. Carmel, has in conjunction with the sheriff and coun ty commissioners, secured Attorneys W. H. M. Oram, of Shamokin, and H. S. Knight,of Sunbury,to tight their side. The Republican organization of Schuylkill county lias retained ex- Judge R. 11. Koch, of Pottsville, and McHenry Wilhelm, of Ashland,to rep iesent that county at the test case. If the court hands down an opinion declaring the law unconstitutional,au appeal will likely be taken to the supreme court and thus the candidate's name will appear 011 the Republican ticket 011 election day. Birthday of Kev. H. 0. Harman. Rev. Harry Ourtin Harman, pastor of St. Paul's M. E. church, was forty years old Tuesday. It was not until late in the afternoon that the members ot his church learned of the great day but they hurriedly got together and went to the residence of Mr. Harman last evening and gave him a surprise party. The affair was impromptu, but there were many friends of the popu lar pastor 011 hand to wish him happy returns of the day and extend congrat ulations. The evening was pleasantly spent and a collation was served. A Coming Wedding, Invitations have been issued for the wedding of Miss Gertrude Gold smith, daughter of Mrs. Samuel Gold smith, Lower Mulberry street, and Mr. Samuel Sondlieim, of Lehighton. The ceremony will be performed by Rabbi Adolph Mayer in the B'ne Zion synagogue on Wednesday evening. 'October 20th, at 7 :"J0 o'clock. JOB PRINTING The olice of the AMERICAN furnished with a iarge assortment of job letter and lancy type and jo ■ materia; generally, the Publish* r announces to the public that he i* prepared at all times to execute u the neatest manner JOB PRINTING Ofah Kinds and Description our prices before you place your orders. ARRANGING I : HK ntI'NTV iNSTITIITE County Superintendent C. W. Derr was in town Monday completing ar rangements for the county institute, which will beheld in the High school building here the first week in Decern her. Although the program is not fully arranged, yet Mr. Derr's plans have progressed far enough to insure our county a first class teachers' in stitute. A most excellent corps of instructor* have been secured for the day sessions while the night lectures to be held in the Opera House will bring to onr town an array of most distinguished talent, liiese lectures, winch have been almost whollv lacking dur ing recent years, is a feature of the county institute that will be most highly prized not only by the teachers but by citizens of the county in gen eral. A decade ago tie- institute lec tures were one of the great features of the season and there were few of the speakers who were not greeted with packed houses. Superintendent Derr informs us that he has engaged tor the institute this year such instructors as Statu Super intendent Stetson, of Maine, Courson, of Ohio, Professor Diet rick, ot Millers villo State Normal School; William C. Johnston, Esq..former county Sup erintendent of Columbia county; Pro fessor Harman, Superintendent of Schools,at Hazleton ; Prof. Albert and Dr. Aldinger, of the State Normal School at Blooms burg. For the night entertainments tho dates will he filled as follows: Moo day night, Rogers-Grilley Concert company; Tuesday night, Dr. Fox (a lecture); Wednesday night, Prof. John B. DeMotte (lecture); Thursday night, Muro, the Magician. The Republicans of Mon tour have the best ticket ever placed before the people. It is in order for every man to support it Turn a Deaf Ear to Tramps, There is scarcely a day but the freight trains 011 one or other of the railroads leading to town bring in a gang of hobos, in addition to which there is generally one or more in the guiso of an umbrella mender doing the town. According to Danville's ex perience during the last few months there are very few good tramps. Our police goon the principle that they all need watching and that they have made it very hot for the "Will ies" all will agree. We need to look back over a period of only a few months to note a number of important arrests by our officers in which the tramps turned out to be accomplished thieves and desperadoes Ineludiug the hobo arrested by Chief Mincemoy er for stealing a clock in Catawissa and the three others. McCoy, Rogers and Wilson, sentenced at last court for burglarizing a freight car. our officers have put four bad men behind the bars to say nothing of the arrest they made Monday night, which bids fair to rid society for a time at least of three others who plotted to rob a citizen upon the street and would have added murder bad the occasion te quired it. It is by 110 means assuring to reflect upon the peril that a citizen may I** exposed to in the early hours of the night upon a principal street. If thus far there has been no doubt as to who the offenders were in the overt acts committed,then the remedy ought to bo plain : make war 011 the tramps. It is true that the police show tiie latter little uiercy, but it feared they find too much encouragement from sympathetic housewives who listen to their glibly told tales of want and mi> fortune and thus unwittingly furnish food to the very persons who are plot ting robbery and other deeds of viol ence. The arrest of May, Monday night, as one of the highwaymen who was doing the town the day previous with his baud tied up in bandages ought to serve as a good object lesson. Quite a number of persons who bad given the fellow dimes and nickels were very much chagrined yesterday they found how they had l»een duped. Thero is but one safe rule to follow and that is to turn a "leaf ear to every person in the guise of a tramp. They have no right in the borough. They are obnoxious to the police and it is a poor way to assist the latter in doing their duty by feeding and sheltering the very.ones they are pursuing. Presented With a Picture. On Saturday evening Otto J. Welp, a member of the Philadelphia Fire Department, was presented witli a cray on picture, containing the portraits of Fire Chief James Freeze, former Fire Chief David Williun-. .'■> :t Freeze and 86th Fr en, uni forms of firemen. The presentation was made at the home of Chief Freeze the address being made by Ralph Kisner, Esq. The gift is highly prized by Mr. Welp. He stopped off 111 this city 011 his way home from the firemen's convention at Bradford and left Sunday night for Philadelphia. Day of Atonement. The Day of Atonement wait observed by the Hebrews of this city by fasting from sunset of Friday until sunset Sat urday. The Hebrew places of business were closed until Saturday evening and services were held in B'ne Zion synagogue.
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