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Diseases of the Stomach ami Intestines
a Special tv
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DENTIST
I H I- H'K. '-'IS M I 1.1 < | ItKK I.
»*lh i xtrHi'tfMl without i'niri.
Crown ami I'.rUlu- Work 11 socially,
i.«I II if» «l ; h the i.'test ;in 1 mont Improved
liiKtru.iieiitM ami prej «roil »o «• \«-eule Ihe
most difficult work.
]>R. C. H. REYNOLDS,
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lie ---- n all it'- brinches.
-vic-ate and - v work HrmrHnte«d
Established I*^2.
CONDENSED NEWS!
V,' t r i.i 'ie topic now.
St Valentine's day next
w< !d weep- for Baltimore
To get out the vnt-u means much.
. iste 110 time in placing your spring
ativ. ill-in<r.
Lincoln J. Carter's emotional drama
Sin," will come to the
O "i » Hone next Tuesday evening,
i'i i i! Mi-* Julia Gray as a new
star.
i). > 1 Danville S hool,taught by
ii-s Madden will have Lincoln Ex
en is - Friday afternoon. County
werr, Mr-. Derr, Directors,
Patrons and educational friends are
cordially invited to be piesent.
Baltimore is already showing the
recuperative spirit. Before the smould
ering members die out the work of re
building will be started. In a very few
year- Baliioiore will be a new aud a
gr »r. r city than before the fire.
Suficaug from an ulcerated lung
John C;rter, the colored insane man
who iu a bold manner robbed a Polish
man oil Commerce street, at Shamo-
K i a,about a month ago, is reported dy
ing m the Northumlierlaud county jail.
The Benuett & Moulton company at
the Opera House every evening this
W. tit.
Don't forget the Band dance at the
Armory Monday evening next.
All things come to him who waits,
except the going ol winter.
The prayerful hope of all people now
is for a a ssation of horrors.
The Banks will be closed on Friday.
Lincoln's birthday.
That cold wave was a Messing iu
disguue.
A movement has been n tar led among
the Suubury Elks to organize a club
to atteu 1 the uatio lal fonveution in
Cincinnati next August. The idea is
to lay aside a certain amount each
month from now onto pav expenses.
A similar movement is ui. foot iu Will
iam-port and the two clubs may act
in conjunction.
The Bioomsburg authorities have
worked so arduously lo relieve those
citizens ruined by the recent tlood
along the river that no outside reiief
is nee. s-ary at this time.
The complaisance with which we
regard other people's troubles is only
excelled Ly our craving for real sym
pathy when we have troubles of our
own.
Is there any kind of winter weather
that isn't "seasonable.-" it seems to
us that we have been haviug all sorts
of weather in all sorts of winters for
quite a certain number of years.
Iti some parts of the country the
groundhog saw his shadow and iu
others he did not. Looks as ii he were
trying to set tlm weather prophets at
each other.
Two more new cases of smallpox
were reported at Shamokin on Thurs
day.
A gang of "boy burglars" has been
discovered iu Allentown, and other
symptoms of a Sodom morality may
he looked for at any moment.
Now, if eggs would only fall with
the river.
Shamokin is threatened with a saner
kraut famine.
There are degrees of popularity.
Some men feel puffed up if they fail
to receive a vicious valentine oil the
14th of February.
There isn't any question about it.
People are mad as March hates ovei
the winter prophecies for next month.
According to a number of traveling
men who visit this city the weather
in the south is extremely cold. They
say that during the past twenty-five
years the change in the southern cli
mate has not been HO great as this
year.
Miss Mary [fester of Bloomsburg
has enrolled at Russell's Business Col
lege for a oour-c ot cli it hand and
tyrewriting. Miss Ke c - a graduate
ot the Bloom-bur.: No in I School.
There ii work for mu r ed men only
at tie iv.-ii mils iu I '(■ null in As this
is le ]i \e ir the gi Is of i 1 i! town will
pr b♦! Iv iel ho sv
The fn joe-: fiie tit Maltiinore has
tilled -e.i ,! fit it e - honftes with
\\ ii h lo I iii 'ohaii:- hive placed
ur<.u.s foi |:u ; :nl mo er goods.
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•THIS COI NTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY I-REE UNTIL IT SUPI'LIES ALL OI T ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS.''
VOL. 4'.1--N<> <!.
SESSION
The proposed paving ordinance re-
I vised in accordance with the instruc
tions and suggestions made by the
| Chief Burgess and the Committee on
Ordinance and Poli e at a meeting
I held Wednesday was read before the
I Borough Council Friday night. No ac
tion was taken, the first reading be
j iug postponed until a subsequent meet
| iug.
The ordinance authorizes and pro
! vides for the paviug ami curbing of
] that portion of Mill street from the
Northern entrance to the bridge
over the Susquehanna river and to as
sess a portion of the cost on the own
ers of the property abutting on said
portion of Mill street and providing
for the collection of such portion of
such costs.
Mr. Reifsnyder called attention to
• the fact that the ordinance was not
yet fully signed: also that all the
members of the Committee on Ordin
ance and Police were not present when
it was formulated; there were many
points which would have to be chang
ed and oil the whole there was so much
room for discussion that iie thought
the first reading ought to be deferred
until at lea-t the next meeting. A vote
was taken when bis viow was found
to prevail audit was so ordered.
Several sections of tho ordinance
were discussed at length. W. F. Pas
coe, of Allentown, who has the con
tract for building the Danville and
Riverside Electric Railway, was pres
ent and joined in the discussion. The
terms of the tiollev franchise oblige |
the compiiuy to proceed with the pav
ing of its portion of the street at such
time as wh'cn the Borough is prepared
to enter upon street paving. Mr. Pas
coe informed Council last uight that
he is prepared togo ou with the work
whenever the Borough is ready. He j
stated that there are better and cheap- j
er paviug mat rial than vitrified brick |
and suggested "Warren Paving," j
which is a composition of much merit,
built upon a concrete base. He also
thought the plan would be a good one
to decide upon one contractor who
should pave rhe whole street. Mr.
Pascoe's suggestions were very court
eously received aud they will be con
sidered bv Council iu the discussion
which will precede the first reading.
Mr. Dougherty of the Fire Commit
tee reported that he had examined the
Hose Houses of the Borough and that
lie fonud them all in good ojuditioii
with the exception of tho Washington
Ho-e House, which is iu need of some
inside repairs. On motion of Mr.
Dougherty the repairs- needed wt-releft
in the bauds of the Fire Committee,
they to report at next meetiug. An
exception was made iu the case of a
detective hydrant, which Mr. Davis
was authorized to have repaired im
mediately.
Treasurer Ellenbogeu presented his
report, which showed a total cash bal
ance ou hand of #10,455.38.
Mr. Reifsnyder called attention to
an iron plate or cellar door belonging
to the Nail Works property forming a
part of the pavement on Railroad
street, which has become quite slip
pery aud causes a good many people
to fall. He has heard much complaint
about it and asked that some action he
taken looking to its removal, as it is
no longer needed. On motion the Sec
retary was instructed to lay the mat
ter before H. H. Ginsberg, Trustee,
Philadelphia, who is responsible for
the building.
Mr. Dougherty moved that a fire es
cape be erected on the South side of
City Hall to aid the occupants of the
lodge room on the third floor to escape
in case of fire. Mr. Reifsnyder op
posed the improvement as an unneces
sary expenditure, inasmuch as the in
spector when in this city had seen the
building and had not notified the Bor
ongh that a fire escape was necessary.
Mr. Dougherty's mo r ion was not sec
ouded.
The following members were present
last night: Vastine, Davis, Reifsny
der, Welliver, Swank, Fenstermacher,
Dougherty, Goeser, Joseph Gibson,
Lloyd and David Gihson.
The following hills were approved
for payment:
BOROUGH I) E PART M ENT.
Regular Employes . ..$ 28.50
Standard Electric Light Co 45<i.5."i
Standard Gas Co 3.80
Tax on Bonds . 10(5.00
O. B. Sweitzer. .. 3.24
Labor and Hauling 4;j.77
Montour American.. . 25.00
W. A. Sepperson 57.50 '•
H. R. Moore 1.57 ;
WATER DEPARTM ENT.
Regular Employes .. $144.30
Labor ou Streets. . 15.00
Oarlock Packing Co 10.08
Standard Gas Co 11.20
O. B. Sweitzer 1.22
Henry Divel 8.04
Ezra S. Haas .50
H. B Patton 00
Tax on Bonds :i24.oft
H. R. Moore 2.4U
High School vs. Lewisburg A. 0.
The High School basket ball team
of this city on Friday, February 12th,
will line up against the Lewisburg
Athletic Club in the Armory. The
Lewisburg aggregation is a strong one
aud realizing this our boys aro prac
ticing almost daily in order that they
may score another victory.
Our High School boys j layed a very
brilliant game with Milton on Friday
night and Lewisburg had better look
well to its IrtUiels or it may lose them
' LAMINATION
I
By order (if District Attorney Ralph
Kisuer a post-mortem examination
was marie Friday afternoon, to deter
mine the cause of the death of Harry
11. Creglow. Mr. Creglow. was taken
ill last Monday with a slight cold,hut
did not seem to be seriously indispos
ed until Wednesday night when he
suddenly grew worse. He died early
Thursday morning after great suffer
ing.
The post-mortem examination was
: made by Dr.. P. C. Newbaker and Dr.
E. A. Carry. The District Attorney
was also present. After a careful ex
amination it was found that death
was due to uraemic poison, resulting
from a form ot kiduey disease.
The inquest was held on Saturday
before Justice ot the IV ice.l. P. Bare,
acting as Coroner. The witnesses ex
| ami nod were Dr. New baker, Dr. Curry
and Harry G. Mowery, father-in-law
ot the deceased. The finding of the
Coroner's Jury follows:
Commonwealth of Fenn'a . County
of Montour:
Inquisition tak n iu tin Borough of
Danville, in rhe County of Montour
and State of Pennsylvania, aforesaid
the sixth day of February, A. D.,
I!>o4,before J. P. Bare, Esq.. a Justice
of the Peace in and for the said Coun
ty of Montour and as MU II acting as
Coroner and upon the solemn oaths
and affirmations of Geirge W. Miles.
Josejili R Patton. William Robinault.
Edward Corinan, George W. Reifsny
der and Horace 11. Furinan, six good
and lawful nun of the County ot Mon
tour aforesaid charged to inquire
when,when; and by what means Harry
Henry Creglow came to hi-; death;
who, having viewed the huly of the
said Harry Henry Creglow and having
heard the evidence produced before
them do find and say that the said
Harry Henry Creglow died on the
morning of the 4th day of February,
A. D., 11)04, ju the home of Harry G
Mow 'ry. the father-in-law of the said
Harry Henry Creglow an I with whom
he was at the time living, in the First
Ward of the said Borough of Danviiie,
in the County and State aforesaid.
Aud that upon the evidence of Dr. P.
C. Newbaker, Dr. E. A. Curry and
Harry G. Mowery we find death was
due to natural causes to wit: Blood
poisoning resulting from inactivity cif
the kidneys.
lu wituess whereof we the said act
ing Coroner, as well as the said res
pective jurors, have hereuuto set our
bauds and seals this 6th day of Feb
ruary, A. D.. 1904.
Merchants Who Will ObaDge.
A number of our merchants will
change location between thisand April
Ist and iu every instance the new
leases provide for a general fixing up of
the premises. A moving, while a disa
greeable task, usnallv means a better
ment of conditions and renewed euer-
K.V-
Among other changes to lie made is
that of the '' Bargain Store," conducted
by Abe Rosenstoin.from the City Hall
building to the large store room in the
Henry Moyer block,formerly occupied
by the Boston store. The room will be
thoroughly overhauled. After the j
change is made the store will he
known as "The People's Store."
The "Racket Store" conducted by
George Wintersteen will take posses
siou of the City Hall store room. A
number of alterations and improve- i
tuents will also be made at this place. ;
Newsdealer Martin Landau will
move into the room vacated by Mr .
Wintersteen. The room now occupied
by Mr. Landau, has been leased by
John Weir, who will conduct a con j
fectionery and tobacco store.
Jeweler George H. Smith will also i
change location about March Ist. Mr. (
Smith has leased filestore room iu the j
Brown building, formerly occupied by I
the Stieft Piano Company.
Telegraph Wires Mended in a Boat.
Communication with Catawissa and
all points, east, was cut off on the
Pennsylvania line Tuesday night by
the falling of a pole at Roaring Creek.
The break occurred at about !t o'clock
and until the damage was repaired,
about 10 o'clock yesterday morning,
the company had no direct means ot •
knowing what state things were in i
above Roaring creek.
The pole which yielded to the force ]
of the flood stood about four hundred
yards west of the station along Colonel i
Eckman's farm. In falling the wires !
became badly entangled and broken.
Division Operator C. G. Gearhart |
with others visited the spot yesterday
forenoon and by means of a boat they
reached the spot where the pole had
fallen after which the wires were soon
u r in working order.
From Far-OfF Washington.
The Rev. H. \V. D. Kirkendall, wife
and little son William of Wenatehee,
Washington, are guests at the home of
C. Bitter, East Market street. Rev
Kirkendall, who was bom near Ber
wick, until recently was pastor of a
Baptist church at Wenatehee. On
December with his wife and sou he
came East for a visit. In March they
will return to Washington where Rev
Kirkendall will a--um the pastoral,
of another church
They are having a row among them
selves at Shamokin over the manage
ment of the smallpox cases, and the
Board of Health i.- being severe
ly censured lor laxity and indifference
for trie public interests
DANVILLK, PA., TIH HSDAY FFJIIU AIIY 11 11MM.
! SCHOOL BOARD
! IN SESSION
Robert Adaius of the First Ward was
elected school director at a regular
' meeting of School Board Monday to
succeed John L. Evans, who tendered
his resignation owing to ill health.
Pursuant to action taken at the pre
vious meetiug Secretary W. H. Orth
wrote to Mr. Evans, who is sojourn
i iug ar Albuquerque, N. M., to see
when he would be able to return. In
reply Mr. Evans stated that while he
is improving in health it does not seem
likely that he can return before next
spring a year. Under the circumst
ances, he thought the proper course
would bo for him to tender his resig
nation, which he enclosed in the letter.
Mr. Evans' resignation was read he
fore the Board and on motion of C. P.
Hancock it was accepted.
Mr. Hancock explained that as a
successor for Mr. Evans,who will hold
the office until June, 1905, he had sel
ected Robert Adams and with some
difficulty had succeeded in securing
his consent to serve.
Mr. Adams was therefore nominated
by Mr. Hancock and unanimously
i lected. A messenger was dispatched
to inform him of his election, where
upon he came to the High School
Building where the oath of office was
administered by Notary Public A. 11.
Gron', after which Mr. Adams took
his seat among rhe directors.
Treasurer Schrain presented a -tate
ineiit of finances to date which showed
a net c eh balance on hand of s'.i, 17H.-
17.
Mr. Pursel reported that a new
clock is neoued in i'ie third school
of the Second Ward. On motion the
matter wa- referred to the supply com
mittee.
Mr. Burns of the latter committee
asked why in replacing clocks worn
out in the schools the Rempe clock
could int be used.as it was one ot the
most up-to-date known, would run
two years without winding and was
the product of a home industry. It
was the seuse of the Board that unless
the difference in price be too great
Mr. Renipe's clock in every instance
should have the preference.
The Pennsylvania Slate Educational
Association convenes at Harrisburg,
Wednesday and Thursday. Chairman
P. J. Keeter aud W. O. Greene were
delegates from the Borough of Dan
ville. Mr. Greene last evening re
ported that owing to the pressure of
business he would be unable to attend
the convention and he asked that some
oue be appointed to fill his place.
On motion of Mr. Greene W. H.
Ollllt Tf III] * lIV9T;U HT I■ i U liul'ntll Ulfl 10
represent Danville in the Educational
Convention.
Truant Officer Young presented his
report which showed that there are
uinety-tive children out of school ow
ing to illness; twenty are detained at
home for want of shoes; there were
five cases of truancy.
The following directors were pres
ent at last night's meeting: Keeter,
Orth, Greene, Burns, Purse), Harpel,
Werkheiser, Von Blohn,Fischer, Han
cock, Byerly and Adams.
Certain charges having been pre
ferred against the janitor of the Third
Ward school by parents ot pupils the
matter was referred to Grievance Com
mittee for investigation. The outcome
of the matter was that the charges
were considered sustained and the
janitor 011 the recommendation of the
committee was summarily dismissed.
The following bills were approved
for payment :
Teachers and Janitors $1C>38.55
C. E. Welliver 2.00
Remington Type Writer Co 3.00
Standard Gas Co . ... 2.80
E. Shultz.. ... .45
Robert J. Pegg 11.80
Whistle Will Tell When Ice Moves.
The river at this place was the cent
er of all interest ye-terday as was na
tural iu view of the reports of high
water which came from points im
mediately above us. The rise here was
at 110 time above tho rate of a foot an
hour, and during the greater part of
the day it was considerably less. The
stream was viewed by hundreds of peo
ple from the bridge and there was much
conjecturing as to how long it would
be before the ice gorges would break
and Dauville would feel the force of
the deluge.
It was learned at the Water Works
yesterday that in the event of the ice
moving, whether day or night the
whistle at that place will be sounded
1 to warn the people as was decided up
on on the occasion of the Jauuary
t haw.
The rule adopted by the County
Commissioners at that time relative
to being upon the river bridge when
the ice moves will also be enforced.
The notices posted warning people of
the danger, several ot which had dis
appeared, were carefully iepl»ced yes
terday at each end of the bridge.
These notices state that people must
not go nor remain upon the bridge
1 uhen the ice movi -
The County Commissioners take the
view that with the enormous quantity
'of ice above u> and the height that
the river has attain.rl conditions
j would he such should the ice gorge
suddenly break a- to place the bridge
| in great danger and that persons by
venturing upon it at such a time would
I Ii" I tking no little risk
I- there such a thing as a fire-proof
building Tin history ot the Balti
more conflagration is the strongest
kind of testimony 111 the negative.
IH'RNED
By 12 o'clock last night the water
here had fallen nearly a toot, while
reports from up the river all indicated
a fall,with the exception of at Wilkes
harre where a rise was reported as a
result of icu gorges formed further
down the stream. At. Bloomsburg and
Catawis-a, where the water began to
recede yesterday morning, the river
had fallen eighteen inches. At Ber
wick the water fell between four and
five feet during the day. The ice,
however,stopped running at that place.
An immense gorge was piled up which
held the water back causing the river
to_rise at points above it. Not only
does the ice gorge take the place of
tho bridge, permitting the people to
walk backwards and forward- upon it,
but even the telephone wires art strung
over it 011 improvised poles sunk 111
the ice.
The river bridge at Berwick, - wept
awav by the flood Tuesday,was set on
<•
fire and destroyed yesterday afternoou.
As stated iu yesterday's issue six
spans of the big structure lodged in
the ice at Briar Creek, two mile-- away,
while one span lay stranded 11 -arlv op
posite Berwick.
The immense hulks lying in the
channel were a menace to the safety of
every other bridge lmlow them ou the
North Branch. It was a fortuuate cir
cumstance that they happened to lodge
111 the ice, a- thus they were still kept
within reach.
From the tirst there was a sentiment
in favor of burning the bridge before
it should break loose and stait down
the river on its mission ot destruction.
The Commissioners of Columbia Coun
ty yesterday took the matter in hand
and ordered the bridge burned. The
two sections were set ou fire at 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon by mem
bers of the Reliance Fire Company of
Berwick, who walked out on the ice
to where the bridge lay. The bridge
was an old oue, having weathered the
storms for quite three-quarters ot a
century and its timbers dry and well
seasoned readily fell a prey to the
hungry flames.
Arrarigemeuts are being made to in
stall a ferry between Berwick aud
Nescopeek to take tho place ol the
bridge carried away uutil a new struc
ture can be built.
At high 110011 yesterday the great
Hood upon the North Branch which
has wrought such havoc along its
course reached high wafer mark,when
the river at this place registered 22
feet and six inches. At that hour it
began to recede and by 3 o'clock it had
fallen three inches. At Little Roaring
Creek at 4 o'clock in the afternoon it
had fallen nearly a foot.
It was with a reeling of keen relief
that our citizens uoted the gradual sub
sidence of the Hood, as the high water
had covered the limit of salt fy and
any additional lise must place many
homes in danger and jeopardise valu
able property.
At 12 o'clock Mahoning creek filled
with hack water had attained an enor
mous height lying 011 a level with the
top of the aqueduct and with the can
al, also bank full,formed an unbroken
sheet ol water. At the Reading lion
Works the Mahoning creek was out of
its hanks and the water wa- pouring
into the eastern eud of the mill in an
unbroken sheet when the tide tinned.
The dwellings below the creek 011 the
North side of Northumberland street
were surrounded with water. A por
tion of Center street also was fh oded
Much of the land at the South Eist
ern part of the Borough was subnierg
ed. The rivei with the flooded aiea
attained an enormous width and John
Keim's brick kiln on the river bank
seemed to protrude from the wai 1 in
midstream. The Hood had already -ur
rouuded several ilwclliugs,w hich from
their exposed position stood a lair
chance of being swept from their
foundations should the ice gorge lire tk.
These houses in view ot what might
occur were vacated, the families re
moving with them every hit of furni
ture. Ou Cooper street alone there
were live families who decided to he
on the sate side by removing. They
were: Millard Myers, John Wertman,
Samuel VauKirk, Isaiah Dawson and
Thomas Wray.
An incident worthy of mention oc
curred 111 connection with the ri.-e ot
water at the residence of Patrick
Griffin near Foust and Mmvrey streets.
During the forenoon the water flowed
into the street and slowly crept up to
ward tho cellar windows. The family
watched the advancing water with an\
ious eyes hoping that the tide might
turn before their house was flooded.
Just as the hour of noon approached
the water struck the side ot the house.
At each window a-toady stream pour
el into tho cellar and continued for
an hour or more. By the time the cel
lar was nicely flooded the river began
to fall and the water reeded from the
< street.
ROARING CREEK
Along with several other communi
ties along the North Branch,since the
formation of the ice gorges, the farm
ers who occupy the depression of land
lying about the mouth of Roaring
J creek have been having a trying cx
! perieuce.
Some idea of the height of water
| may be formed when it is stated that
a house car on the railroad siding at
Roaring creek was very nearly subuierg
I'd, the water rising to within about
eighteen inches of the top of the car.
The water yesterday morning was
within eight inches of the height at-
I taim d at the previous Hood. The wat
er reached as far as Col. Eckman's
barn yard and he was obliged to re
move his live stock. His house is sit
uated on higher ground.
A number of other farms were less
fortunate and the buildings, houses
and barns, were Hooded. These farms
are practically abandoued, the fami
lies having taken refuge among the
neighbors on higher ground. There is
a feeling of grave uncertainty as to
what might happen iu the face ot con
ditions existing and the household
goods have been removed from the
houses in the Hooded section. While
the fleeing families themselves enjoy
the hospitality of the more fortunate
neighbors their furniture is stored
about in the barns or in vacant rooms
wherever such can be found on the
high ground.
Among those who have moved are:
Charles Hartman, Truman P. Road
ariuel, Peter Schlee,Fleming Stewart,
James Drum and Frank Drum. The
live stock also had to be moved from
the farms on the lowland and these
along with their owners aro given
shelter and are cared for by neighbors
who live out of the reach ot the flood.
Edward Shultz, whose farm lies - a
-hort distance above Boyd's, is having
a repetition of all the trouble lie ex
perienced during the previous flood.
The water is up to the veiy threshold
of his home. He has removed his fam
ily as well as his live stock. His
horses are taken care of by William
Baylor and his cattle by Miles Reed.
The public road from Boyd's to Ken
nedy's is deeply submerged, at Boyd's
only the railway of the bridge appear
ing above the water. To reach Dan
ville from Roaring Creek yesterday it
would have been necessary to drive
around by Union Corner. Thomas
Elmt s.Clark Kase and Samuel Schlee,
three residents ol Roaring creek, yes
terday morning walked to Danville
mrnnmlul.oJ -- - —...v..0ut
difficulty by taking the fields and
keeping on high ground. The ice in
the river they said showed no signs of
giving way None ol it had drifted
over the river bank and from what
they could see they were not inclined
to think there was much likelihood of
the ice gorge bieaking at present.
Interested in the War.
Naturalized and un-naturalized Rus
sians iu Shamokin and vicinity are
manifesting a deep interest in the Far
Eastern war situation aud those who
are able to read the English language
with any degree of intelligence eager
ly devour every bit of information in
the daily papers concerning the latest
developments.
The naturalized Russians feel the
more secure hecau-e no matter wha 112
happens they are not subject to draft
in the army. The newcomers, how
ever, who have not been here long
enough to get their papers,have a fear
that if the Czar needs men, he will
summon all his former subjects now
in this country to the fatherland to
help maintain the supremacy of Rus
sia.
The Russians liviug about heie are
as a rule confident that in tho event of
war Russia will easily win. They fre
quently have disputes with men of
other nationalities who take delight
in teasing them about the strength of
the imperial army.
There are not many Japaneses here,
but they and the Chinese who make
Shamokin their home are equally as
positive about Japan's chances as are
the Ru --iaus concern ing theirs -Sha
mokin Herald.
(Joiuunssions Issued.
Cniiimi-sidus have recently been IS
sued to the following officers of the
Twelfth regiment, N. G. P. : Captain,
Lucian H. Guyon, Co. E, Suubury,
with rank from Jan. 5, 11104, vice John
W. Weaver,to retired list : First Lieut
enant Samuel E Elloitf, Co. E, Sun
bury, with rank from Jan. 5, U«>4,
vice Lusiau H. Guyon, to captain
Second Lieutenant William H. Kevin,
Co. E, Sunhury, with rank from .lau,
5, liioi, vice Samuel E. Elliott,to first
lieutenant . Second Lieutenant George
II Santb r«. Co. (J, William-port, with
rank from Dec. 22, l!«i:|, vice Joseph
Tyman, n -igned, Captain John B.
Beck, Co I, Wililamsport, with rank
from Jan. s, UKM, vice Lew is J. Filt
er,commission expired : Fir-? Lieuten
ant Paia/.ette Hopkins, Co. I. Will
iamsport. with rank from Jan. M,P.HII.
vice John B. Beck, to captain: Sec
ond Lieutenant Walker W. Duttield,
Co I. Williamsport, with rank from
Jan I'.ioj, \ice i'.ira/ette Hopkins,
lo first lieutenant
"Arthur," a faithful horse owned
by the late G B, Marklc ol Hazleti u
and, upon the latter's death, turned
over to A Ivan Marklc. president of the
Lehigh fraction Company, succumbed
to old age. and, in a coffin, was buri
i I with ceremony under a large chest
nut tiee in Hazlc Park
EST ABEIS 11 ED IN 1855
!TRAINS lIAV K! S
:i iinn.li toiiiv
The Peunsy aud the D. L. & W.
; each sent two trains up to Danville
j yesterday. On the former road the
| first train to arrive was at 10:17 a. m. ;
, this laid at South Danville until 12:15
, when it returned to Suubury. The
second train arrived from Sunhury at
2:21 and leturued at 4:31.
On the D. L. & W. both trains came
up from Northumberland during the
afternoon, the first arriving at 2:11
and returning at 4 :4ii and the second
arriving at 5:43 and returning at 8:37.
it was stated at the D. L. & W. sta
tion last night that iu all probability
trains on that road would be run
through this afternoon. At that rime
water was reported as falling and
there were hut five feet of water upon
the tracks at Catawissa.
On the Pennsy, too, traffic may be
resumed sometime today, although on
either road it all depends upon how
fast the water continues to fall. The
ice on this side of Catawissa and
Bloomsburg did not move so that none
of it lies upon the track and the only
obstacle to contend with is water.
Annual Conference of Prominent State Ed
ucators.
HARRISBURG, Feb. 10. Twenty
five members of the County Superin
tendent's department of the Pennsyl
vania State Educational association
attended the annual convention of the
organization yesterday morning and
afternoon at the High School auditor
ium. Among the speakers of the day
were Deputy Superintendents Henry
Houck and J. i. Stewart, aud well
known educators fiom the state.
The annual election held in the af
ternoon resulted as follows: President,
George W. Weiss, Schuylkill Haven;
vice presidents, Mattie M. Collins,
Driftwood, and Frank R. Hall. Wash
ington ; secretary, G. W. Moore, West
Chester, and treasurer, J. W. Snoke,
Annville. A committee on institutes
was elected and consisted of G. W.
Moore, Ercildouu; Samuel Hamilton,
Braddock. and A. G. C. Smith.Media.
Among those present were: Samuel
Hamilton, Braddock; Eli M. Rapp,
Hamburg, T. S. Davis, Altoona;
James J. Bevau, Mauch Chunk ; C. L.
Gramley, Rebersbcrg; George W.
Moore. Ercildoun; J. Kelso Green,
Carlisle; H. V. B Oarver, Middle
town; A. G. C. Smith, Media; James
G. Dell, Huntingdon; H. C. Klinger,
Oriental; J. C. Taylor, Scranton; M.
J. Brechf. Lancaster, John W. Snoke,
Nnn.illn. Alvin Rnnn A llanlnnx .
Benjamin Apple, Suubury; G. W.
Weiss, Schuylkill Haven; Daniel P.
Stapleton,Lewisburg: D H Gardner,
York.
H V. R. Garver, superintendent of
this county, welcomed the visitors in
a short address, and Frank P. Hopjier,
of Luzerne county, responded at the
opeuiiig of the morning sessiou. Fol
lowing a talk on"The County Insti
tute" by J. C. Taylor,of Lackawanna
county. Superintendent Henry Houck
made one of bis characteristic address
es on the beuetfis of county institutes
and interspersed his remarks with
humorous allusions to past experiences
in the world of education. A discus
sion followed aud A. G. C. Smith, W.
W. Ulrich and R. B. Teitrick partici
pated. Supt. J. O- Stewart also mad*-
a few timely remarks.
"Good School-" was the subject of
Superintendent Garver's afternoon
talk. His words were supplemented
by remarks by D. H. Gardner, C. L
Gramley aud H. K. Bender, who gave
their idea ot what constituted a good
school from a county superintendent's
view-point. Among the superintend
ents who also spoke were Messrs.
Rapp, Bevan, Becht.Rupp.and Hamil
ton. Election and routine business
brought the sessiou to an enci
Genera! Secretary Von Ogden Vogt.
There is quite a -nr in Christian
Endeavor circles here caused by a con
templated visit ol General Secretary
Von Ogden Vogt ol the l int'd Society
of Christian Endeavor, who i- booked
tor Bloomsburg aud Danvi le on the
ISth and the l'.'th iiisttin
(leiicral Secretary Von t >gd-u Vogt
is making a three weeks r-ior of the
state and will not have bug tore
main in Danville. He will give the
17th and the ISth to the Bi-County
Union of Montour aud Columbia coun
tic-. <>n Tlinrs lay, the ISth, he will
be at Bloomsburg during the day and
evening. On Friday,the I'.'th lust . lie
will be in Danville, but during the
day only, a- lie will be obliged to
leave on the 4 '.l train for Lewisburg.
the next point of bis itinerarv
At Blooiii-dmrg the nie-ting will be
held in the Presbyterian church and
during the day will consist of a con
ference with the union workers In
the evening there will be a mass tint
ing Entertainment w ill be famish
ed all attending by the local nri'on of
Bloomsburg.
At Danville the -■ --ion will be held
in Mahoning Presbyterian church.
The morning will be devoted to per
sonal work among the members In
the afternoon there wilt be a confer \
ence of local workers.
General Secretary Vogt tia,» ju-t
completed a similar tour of N w Y rk
stat>'. Today h« is at Peaver.
General If C. Corhin. commanding
the Atlantic division, ha* derailed
Captain C W. Kennedy. Adjoract of
the Eighth I"nifed Stats infantry, to
inspect the third brigade. N G P
under the provisions of Hie present j
military Uw
JOB PRINTING
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being furnished with a large
assortment of job letter and
fancy type and job material
generally, the Publisher an
nounces to the public that he
is prepared at all times to ex
cute in the neatest manner
JOB PRINTING
Ofall Kinds and Description
'EXPERIENCE
Fasisengers on the parly morning
train, east, due at South Danville at
7:11 a. m., had a unique, not to say a
decidedly unpleasant experience Tues
day morning when they found them
selves stalled on a section of submerg
ed track where the water extinguished
the fire in the locomotive and left
theni helpless for an hour or more.
1 lie train which was known as num
ber four, arrived at South Danville
over an hour late. It was known that
the track in the vicinity or' Roaring
ireek was submerged, but a ecu pie of
rcight trains an hour or so before had
gotten through and tho passenger de
cided to make the attempt.
All went well until a submerged por
tion of the track was reached which
passes through C. W. Eckmau's farm,
tor awhile the train ploughed brave
ly through the water, which was then
slightly above the first step of the
coaches; finally, the wheels stopped
and the train was left standing in the
midst of a wide sheet of water with
the swollen river and its frowning ice
gorge on the left. The rise of the wat
er was so rapid that it could be seen
crawling up over the step of the
coaches.
The passengers did not like their
situation and made inquiries as to the
cause of delav when they were horrifi
ed to learn that the water had extin
guished the fire in the locomotive and
that they were powerless to advance
or retreat. The situation, however,
was not a hopeless one. The temporarv
telegraph office opened near Roaring
Creek during the former flood was
easily reached and the office at Son
bury was made acquainted with the
plight of the passenger traiu.
The wait seemed a long aud anxious
one to.the stranded passengers. It was
easily'an hour from the time the train
stopped in the water until a locomo
tive sent our from Sunbury in response
to the telegram reached the spot to
haul them to a place of safety Tlu
water which at first reached only to
the first step rose so rapidly that the
top step was corered when the train
was withdrawn.
Among the passenger* w« re several
ladies who became very nervous dnr
ing the long wait while the water*
rose and swirled around them A
farmer with a heavy farm wagon at
tempted to rescue the passeng. r-. bat
although he drove into the water qu.te
deep he was unable to get cloae rnougt
to the cars to he of any service. It
was about noou wlnjj tl > »*•*"» < »
-»«n«r train passed South Dauville on
its way back to Sunbury. It was run
ning backward-, after the 10-omotiv
its own n-eh-ss engine bringing up tl
rear.
A Terrible Conflagratioc.
Baltimore has had an awful baptism
of lire. Sunday and Monday over | r
000,000 worth ot ptoperty in the bu-;
ness section of the city «n< -wept
away, and although Washing' <; u
Bhiladelphia sent a small army ot fi:
men aud the be«t apparam- fie om
bined forces were unable to s be k r:
flames until the city w»- -w. pt a mil*'
or more in leugth and many build
ings were blown up with dynannt
The fire broke out Sunday t> ar noon,
and although the firemen tad t a
vantage <>f mild wearherand rlungs at
first iu their favor.there W«M a-rn -
of explosions in riishlierie*, wf tc
created a fiery turna - iu almo-r a ->
ond, and sent voluni' - of horning
material hundreds of feet away, - t
ting tire to other -truct,.r*« unr
whole bhx'ks were a roa-ing volcano
While the loss will jaralv/ hn-,
ness tor a time, the tire lack- tl har
rowing scenes had it occurred at ii glit
in the poor or residential section, ot
during zero weather. Th»- insurance
will largely cover the le— and an» w
and magnificent bu«in» -s ion « i
-pring up on the -eat <>f the rnina.
While the heart of tl > great K. ; üblic
will go out in sympathy witl Bain
more's loss, there is can* for thank
fulne-s that the harden <h * not fa
on that clas- o* p< pi wl w old
have been utterly helplf- withoa
charity,and woold h»\ ■'u - ' »r I great
deprivation in any event.
The Halrimore tire i- the gr it"st
since the Boston conflagntt: >n of Nov
ember t», w' en » a re- w> r»» lai 1
waste, 14 lives w*-r»* 1> sf and - Noil 1
tngs w» re dentroved. wit!, i ptopett/
loss of *HO,WO,I**I. The Th ago fi'
began on Sonday ntgtir. Or. *»r -
IHTI. ;md burned until Tu<—dav morn
mg The flani' -d< -tr v. ! an af> a>f
thiee and one half sqnare m ile- .J**. '»o«*
|*eoph were rendered I • <mel->~«, ;.",o
were killed, and #190.t • »>, worth oi
propertv lost. t>n February S», IWi.
an fire d« -troy* rt • t.•
part ot the bnmms* -cf .im ■# Pater
-•in. N .1 On May . 1 « . a tw. -try
tonr boor tire did dam at
in Jacksonville. Fla. On April
I'.HN), Ottawa and Hull, t'anada. I*l a
ft T.oou. tire On Uin- 0, 1*«-
Hoboken had a H»m ctnrtaifra
tion. December I*. 1 New York
had a #l7,ooo,tirt> It re which destroyed
bn Idtngs the laest ntf e e:*v
In l.ondon. \ em! - I t
citv hid a fJ.'i.OOO. o»»* fire
Narrowly Escaped Drown ng
Mi-s L.eggit. Sis* Pe»rl Hon. Ml<«
\h>* <*ra> " Hill, tl ■ - y<>ung lad
Briar »"reek, came very neat IOPDIK
fheir live* by drowning n the river
resterdav. They ventured «•» ajMMt
M
w
■he water I •v- w- • »
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