MONTOUR AVKRiuAN
FRAT4K G. ANGLE, Proprietor.
Danville, Pa.. Ma . 10 1904.
LAST REG
ULAR METING
Borough Solicitor E. • Gearhart last
night presented to ' ooucil iu its
amended form tha ig ordinance,
\v!ii( Ii is occnpying hj. -at deal of ttin
Borough's time jast no It was rial
section by section, aud orapated with
similar nrelinaures ai!( -/ted in neigh
boring towns. Altogc ler it did not
seem to meet tho view of the mem
bers and it was decido to take no ac
tion last uight. It will be still further
am 'tided hut before it vill bo submit
ted for the lirst iead tig tlie public
will be informed that etiou is to be
taken.
Clerk Patron etpiaii; id that in pur
suance of action taken at last meeting
be had written to the D. L. & W.
Railrua I Compnuy, t! j reputed own
ers of tlie canal passing through Dan
ville. apprising them of tho Borough's
agreement with tlie Peinsvlvania Can
al Company as to the removal of tho
bridges at Mill and Fe 'ry streets.
.A communication from the D. L. &
W. Railroad Company received in re
ply was read. It expla'ued that tlie D.
L. & VV. Kuiiroad Company has pur
chased trom the Pennsylvania Cauai
Company its property iuuningthrough
Danvill . In regard t. the agreement
wit!i thu Penusylvan a Canal Com
i any alluded to it was asked that the
D. L. & W. Compam be furnished
with a copy of said agreement. The
communication was sjj. ied by L. Bush.
Chief Engineer.
Mr. Pattoa, the C erk, explained
tiiat ho had complied by forwarding
to tie D. L. & W. lia "Old Company
a copy or tlie agreeuie t as »rquested.
The members seemed to think from
the tone of the comn unication that
the D, L. W. people w 11 not objeet to
the lemoval of the twi canal bridges.
Mr. Dougherty repr rted repairs as
necessary on tli3 coil actors of the
Friendship Kugiue lie ise; also on tho
door of Washington I 1 oee House and
oa the walls of the la ter, which arc
very damp. Mr. Gibs* n reported tho
water pipe of the G iod Will Hose
House as frozen for tl o second time
this season. The cellar window, lis
said. is open to the eo' J, which is re
sponsible for the repea ed freezing of
the pipe.
Mr. Goescr thought hat repairs had
hotter be postponed at. il spring when
Thorough repairs shoul I be made, in
cluding a new windov sash for the
Good Will cellar. The members seem
ed to concur in this v. wand the re
pairs worn not ordeied at present.
Mr. Feostermacher r ported a clos
ed water course at Eat Market anl
Honeymoon streets wh cli caused the
water to run into Mr. vVelliver's cel-
I ir. Tho Street Commissioner ex
plained that thecloson water e-onrse is
under a culvert, that like numerous
crossings about town •; is frozen shut
and that in spite of hi efforts tie was
unable to get it open. vlr. Davis urg
ed forbearance in all nch cases, as,
lie said, it is impofisib -j to find a rem
ely until tho final ilia v occurs.
The following lneuii jrs were pros
«»ut. Va-tine, Don, herty, Goeser,
Swank, Davis, Fen iterniacher and
Joseph Gibson.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
BOROUGH DEP .RTMENT.
Reg-ilar Employes £ 82.50
Standard Electric Lig t Co. . . . 450.29
Standard Gas Co 2.30
B. B. Brown 30.20
Laboi and Hauling 11.45
•Joseph Leshner 6.115
Joiin Hix*ou 4.58
Montour County Demesrat. 25.00
WATE R DEP AI TME N T.
Regular Employes. $129.70
Labor ... . 25.88
Borough Direototy .... 3.00
Joseph Lechner 24.75
Atlantic Refining Co .... 25.59
Standard Gas Co . 9.80 i
Washington Fire Co 4 20 j
John ILxson 42.40
11. B. Pat ton. ... 20(X)
A Fine Game of P .ske-t Ball.
Befcr the largest < owd of the sea
so:., tho Danville Hi,, i School team
won a great game of vsket" ball from
the Normal School Be? " ves of flloouis
hurg,in the Armory oi Saturday even
ing. Tie- score was 2 to 14.
From the -tart the local team led,
but tue.i opponents v ■re lieavy and
they u-e.i tliei weight to advantage.
The 'icors at the end > 112 the tiist half
w n 12 to Ci i u favor oft ie High School.
T tho seco-id hall D- nville made all
l.er goals by loug'shoot f.one of which,
ly Welliver, was a lea, which rivaled
anything ever accomplished on tlie
floir of the Armory.
The High School has not lost a game
on the home floor yer. this season.
They have become rnholdened by
111 ir biie e»s and have i hallenged -o in
v iy stro;,g team-, 010 of which will
appear here the latte part of lliis
week.
The line up:
D It. S. B'.OOMSBURG
Welliver forward Beech
). -niger 'orward . . Clayber^'o
Tiii :r forward
JVfeis center.. Sbol!enber|je
Lawrence. guard Gomi'll
Bedea guard. . Hilne<
>ro ii fi'dd : Da ivillc —Wellivei, I;
1 ul) r. ; Lawr nee, 1 Bloom bur
Me'' •i, 4 ; Hhollenb ei, 1 ; Clav
lurgr, 1; Hilii*.', !. (, .Is from fori
!«. iie i. 4. Tiinj of alves, i f > toin
nte I '. Jleferee. Don 'icrty. Time
lv'i'.in.', Prof. Fjul!i :. dK. Jaoobs.
r .v t .s iii ;m .i ttresting gam
b .veon fir- Fiei'imen Mid tli ■ Sopho
in.i. ■- of the D iuvillo High School
The lino up:
I'r s'laien Sophom' ri>s
Oitinspjr .forward ...Smitl
Ed i ondfi'.n . forward .. .Jacob'
Campbell... center. K stonbaude
Bi ror grard . ... McOo>
Orih guard Boye
Fi ii flel 1 : Freshoie —Edmondson
3; C.rupli' H, 2; Gill-, pr, 1; Sopho
mo;cs. Smith, •'<; Ko nbaud'r, li
•i i (ibs, I ; from fuu's, idmondson, 1.
Scor.-, Frcshmon, 13 , Si phomores, 14. j
HRICK PROJECT
Many inquiries have been made ol
late concerning tho project to manu
facture vitrified brick in Danville.
, In reply it might be stated thai
j while the ontlook is not especially eu
' j couraging as relates to the near futnn
| nevertheless tho project has by lit
r means fallen through. A conple ofom
"" I plucky bueiuess mean have bold of tin
j matter who are trying to organize n
' iocal company. The matter in somf
form will come up before the Board ul
Trade at its next on Mondaj
' ! night.
It is difficult to undeistand why «
project to manufacture vitrified brick
j in Danville should not sicceed. Thert
r is no longer any doubt cs to the «jnal
; lty of the shale. The experiment!
j made with it have resulted in brict
3 | which thoroughly attest its first clas<
quality,. Tie deposit is ol' arnplo ex
; lent and is located just where it onghl
> ; to lie to be easy of access and conveni
j cut for manufacturing and shipping.
Moreover thero never was a moit
" j auspicious time to enter upon the
' manufacture of vitrified brick in Dan
ville. Street paving here is no lougei
1 a dream. The petition presented tc
! Council makes the imprjvement an as
sured fact ani one which along with
tho street railway may be inaugurated
during the first half of next summer,
this circumstance iu itself should be
1 sufficient to impel to ac»iou those whe
1 see a good thing in the enterprise and
contemplate taking hold of it.
It is hoped that the Board of Trade
' may become thoroughly interested in
the matter aud see a way clear by
which the project may be pushed
■ through to success.
I There Is more Catarrh in t.liis section of th
, ■ ountry than all other disease's put toj;ethei
and until tlie last few years was supposed Ui
be neuralile.-Kor a >:rent in.my years doctors
pronounced it a local disease, and prescribed
, ii :il remedli s, aud by constantly falling to
, cure with local treatment, pronounced it In
curable. Science has proven catarrh to be a
1 constitutional disease, and t here fore requires
eunslltutlonal treatment. Hall's Catarrh
5 Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure
on the market. It is taken internally in
' d s from 10 drops to a teaspoon fill. It acts
1 directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of
. the system. Tlie offer of one hundred dollars
foranyease.it falls tocure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address.
F. J. CIIEXEY Jc CO.,
Sold by Druggists, 7oc.
Ilail's Kamllv Fills are the ties
Death cf Rev. A. E. Hamlin.
The news cf the sudden death of tho
Rev. B. B. Hamlin, D. D., at Hunt
ingdon, Tuesday, r-aohcl this city
yesterday morning. He was a former
pastor of Saint Paul 's church this city
and is remembered by a number of our
citizens.
The Rev. Mr. Hamlin was in the
ministry for over a half centnry, aud
*n that time becamo famous for his
powerful preaching.
S The death of tho aged diviue was
shockingly sudden. It occurred at tho
. home of Mr. aud Mrs. George Miller,
, with whom he lived. He had preach
ed at Roaring Springs Sunday morn
| iug and evening, returning to Hunt
; ngdou Monday. He complained < 112
being ill, and obtained medicine for
relief. Tuesday he vas about his
room, though much indisposed. About
5 o'clock Mrs. Miller consulted him a»
Ito what ho desired for luncheon, and
bad gone to the kitchen to prepare it.
i While there she heard a sound which
she thought was made by a window
falling Going to Dr. Hamlin's room
i a few minutei later she found him
dead on tho door, lie having fallen
against the door. He was eighty-one
' years of age.
Dr. Hamiin was born at Kinzna,
j Pa., Sep!. 7, 1823, was converted at
j the ago of twenty, and eutortd the
! Baltimore conference iu 1848 In the
' same year bo was appointed to the
' Milton circuit. Iu 1849 he was sent to
Northumberland, 1850 to Berwick,
ISSI 2 ho was in charge of the Will
iainsport circuit, 1853 Liberty Valley,
1851-5 Lewisburg, 185(5-7 High Street,
Baltimore; 1858-9 Strav. bridge. 18(10-1
Danville, lßti2-5 presiding elder Belle
fonto district, l8(i(5-8 M liberty Street,
Williamsport; 1868-72 ptesiding elder
Juniata district, 1873 First church,
Chambersbnrg ; 1871-7 presiding elder
Harrisburg district, 1878-89 First
church, Altoona ; Ridge avenue,
Harrisburg; 1884-0 Carlisle; 1887-8
Everett, 1889 94 piesidiug elder Al
tioua district. 1895-96 j-tidgo avenue,
Htriisburg, 1897-1900 Houtzdale. In
IKH) Dr. Hamiin was placed on the
supernumerary list and went to Hunt
ngdon to live, after doing effective
work iu the ministry for lifiy-two
y ar«
He is survive! by a son and two
daughters, his wife having died iu
isiiij. Dr. Hamlin was a man of bril
l'Unt literary attainments,a highly in
t resting lecturer, and a preacher ol
marvelous powers. Ho was a magnetic
talker, aud on one occasion, at Ocean
Grove, an audience of 4,000 people un
consciously rose to their feet iu thoir
enthusiasm.
Isaac Levy of New York, spent Sun
day at the home of Beujamiu Ben/
bach, Water street. 2^l
KLIEV DISEASE CURED
By the New Medicine. Cal-cura Solvent.
Your Money Back If it Does Not Cure.
T'ricx, N. Y.. March 10, 19<»2.
My Dmr Sirs :
I received a samplo bottle of I>r. David
Kennedy's nrui medicine, Cal-cura Solvent,
a few month-i ago. I was greatly pleased
with it, and decided to try a large bottle.
I therefore purchased three bottles of
Mr. Sheelem, and I am pleased to inform
y'Ui that I have been grr-.vly benefited by
it an l consider myself cure |. If my kidney
trouble ever asserts itself again (and I am
sure it will not; I will not h sitate to con
tinue the useof rtiis grand n."dicine.
I you would send some samples to
the parties on the enclosed list, all friends
of mine, who are sufiferiu - ; from kidm-y
trouble. I do not wish you to use my
name publicly. Yours very truly,
If y<""ir druggist does not have Cal-cura
Solvent, write to the Cal-cura Company,
Rondout, N. V.; hut your druggist tirst.
SI.OO a bottle. Only one bize.
Guarantee : Your druggist will return
i your money if Cal-cura fails to cure, and
Tho Cal-cura Company will pay the drug
gist. Remember, Cal-cura Solvent cures
of all cases of Kidney, Bladder and
Liver disorders.
DARING WEKESCCES
I TWO FAMILIES
if IIAItIJISBURG, March B.—Super
i- int indent of Public Buildings and
Grounds Shuniaker with the assistance
it of Walter I'asco. a rigger in the e.u
-- piety of Contractor Payne, who is cr
o oeting the New Cjpitol Building,
o Ejiliraio Oswalt,car]) nter, anl Seua
ir tor K K. McConkey, of York,went to
ie Clold- ioro v> st»r lay aud with the as
a sistan'C cf r -id its of the tovsn rt"-
ie cued the fuiiiliosof Getrgo and John
ii Jiuri;i*r, v. !.o were i npri:-oned, by the
y fi-iol o; S e'l .'s Islaud Tin rocne
w i acc miiiltsfitsd after a d mgorous
a tli :i!i . i m ie go go vv licit spans
k th * river from ihe iniuud to Golds
e boro, a distance of fully three fourths
1- of a mile.
:s A message wa? received by Governor
k Pennypacker ou Sunday telling him of
■s the peril of the people npon the island
and asking that he aid the residents of
it Goldsboro in rescuing the imperilled
i- people. Tho Governor requested Sup
erintendent Shumaker togo to Golds
e boro and ascertain if anything could
e be done. Mr Shumaker went to Golds
i- boro where his party was met by Sen
r atur McConkey and several hundred
oof the residents of tho town.
!- Numerous methods of getting to tiie
h island were suggested by tiie people
d who did not have the courage to at
'. tempt to put them to use and Mr.
e Shumaker adopted his own course,
o He proposed togo over the gorge out
d the resideuts implored him not to do
so as they declared such an attempt
0 would result iu his death. To add to
u the darger of a break iu the ice was
y the dense fog which hung over the riv
d er. As thero was no compass in tlie
party the fog made it extremely haz
ardous to venture on tiie ice because
h of the dauger of getting lost.
After a thrilling climb over the great
jam of ice the party reached the is
land iu safety and found it to be sub
merged to the depth of five feet. The
imprisoned people were found safely
lodged on the second floor of the house
aud were brought to the edge ol the
gorge in a boat.
Six of tho children were removed iu
the first boat and carried safely to the
Goldsboro shore. The work of rescu
ing coutinued until the entire party of
fourteen, four women, eight children
and two men were removed to Golds
boro.
Iu the rescue party was the mother
of the Burgers, who is more than 70
years old. The aged woman was great
' ly affected by tlie bravery of the
men in coming to her aid at the
' risk of their lives. Between sobs she
muttered: "I am old and no lcuger ot
any use here. It would net have mat
r tored if I had died. Why did you men
risk your lives for me."
Miss Edna Kurtz, of Middletown, a
school teacher and daughter of one of
s the employees of Superintendent Shu
maker, was imprisoned on the island
H with the Burgers aud rescued with
them.
While the work of rescue was in
progress Governor Pennypacker re
ceived a telephone message from a man
' in York, who declared it was impos
sible lor tho men to rescue the people
r on the island and suggested that the
Governor send to Atlantic City and
1 get the United States Lift* Saving
Crew to come to the rescue with a
' breeches buoy. The Governor had
Executive Clerk Lynch telephone to
' Superintendent Shumaker aud learn
k if such was the condition of affairs
' To the inquiry ot Mr. Lynch Super
' iuteudent Shumaker shouted back:
' "Tell the Governor we do uot need
the life saving crew. Six of the chii
dreu have already been removed from
' the islaud and thu other 9 will be in a
1 short time."
Besides the people there are sixty
horses and cattle on the island These
' were placed ou the second storj of tiie
i barn when the river began to rise. Ko
effoit was made to rescue the cattle as
au attempt to take them over the ice
was too hazardous and it was deemen
• unwise to risk human life in tho en
, deavor to save the live stock. As no
I one is on tho island to feed the cattle
they may starve to death.
' Less liquor was sold in Luzerne
r county last Sunday than ou any pro
' vious Sunday for the last five years,
r according to a statement made by the
r representatives of tho Anti-Saloon
' League.
* The dryness of the county was due
to the action of the Luzerne county
' court iu refusing licenses to places
1 where liquor was to bo had on Sun
days and its implied warning that
licenses will be revoked immediately
in cases where if is shown that t'.e
5 law is being violated.
The Auti-Saloon League is jubilant
' over its victory, but not too sanguine
1 of the continuance ot the tightno sin
tin Sun Jay saloon business.
Detectives have been engaged and
they will circulato iu every part ot
the county for the purpose of «e<;ur
1 ing evidence. The plan of campaign
this year is to make arrests immedi
ately after evidence is secured and ask
the ccart for tho revocation of the
lieonsos of the offending deahrs. It is
thought that summary action of this
kind will do more to s'op Sunday
busine-s in the saloons than any other
means.
Judge Marr, "112 Schuylkill county,
has exactly the right conception of a
judge's duty when it comes to dealing
with offeuders against the laws. When
the recently convicted ex-clerk of the
courts was brought before him for
senteuce, having been convicted of
embezzling twelve thousand dollars
of fees that rightfully belonged to the
county, the judge declined tj take
notice of his appeal for mercy bast d
in the statement that his at torney had
nlvised him that the retention ot the
money was legal aud that it was the
ust'im of his predecessors. He was
given three years in the penitentiary
•ud a fine equal to the amount of lit a
peculation. Judge Marr means that
the laws shall be obeyed.
Dea'ti of Thomas Gunton.
i
Thomas Gunton, many yeais ago a
resident of Danville, died at Blooms
brug vesterday morning. He was an j
uncle of our townsman, Samuel Lane- ■
or. When in Danville bo resided en
the Kase farm, East Market street.
i NEW COUNCIL I
; ORGANIZES
The new Borough Council for the j
1 year lUO4--5, was organized Monday :
u eveuing.
Tliu old council convened atiSo'iloek ,
" with the following members iu llieir
• places: Vastine, Davis, R. ifsnyder.
Swank, Feu-tei tnacher, Dougherty,
3 Guser, Joseph Gibson, Lloytl, and
David Gibson.
There was hut little business for the
1 old cooucii to transact, uu motion of
Mr Rcifsiivdor seconded by Mr. Fens
'' termachor it was ordered "that a
s notice be printed in the Morning News
" notifying ali parties interested along
Mill street where paving is to be done j
that a meeting will be held on Friday j
evening, March 18th, at 8 o'clock |
' where all parties interested may at
* tend and be heard if they deem prop
' er."
' The Borough Solicitor's salary cf
' *IOO and the Treasurer's salary of $l5O
for tho year closed wero on motion
ordered paid.
' Thomas Mcßryan appeared before
council protecting against treatment
of his son while confined in tho lock-op
' some Bix weeks ago. Policemen Mince
mover and Voris were called before
a Council who testified as to the com
? for table condition of the lock-up. On
motion of Mr. Dougherty the matter
was referred to the Committee on Or
dinance and Police, who will make an
c j investigation and report at the nest
1 J meeting.
' Amos Vastino,President of Council,
' made a short address thanking the J
members for their courtesy duriug the j
year past, after which Council ad-!
1 j Oil rind sine die.
The only Conncihnen whose terms
expired that wore not re-elected were
James F. Dougherty, of the Third
1 Ward and Thomas Welliver of the Sec
ond Ward, tho latter being absent last
oveni.ig.
The new Council immediately cou
vened, Arthur Dietrich Inking the
place of Mr. Dougherty and Jacob H.
; Rover, that of Mr. Welliver.
William W. Davis was made teinpor
-1 !>ry chairman and H. P. Patten tem
porary Secretary. On motion Mr.
| Davis was elected permanent Presid
ent and Mr. Patton permanent Socro
-1 ta ry.
Harry Ellcnbogen was elected Bor
r ough Treasurer and K. S. Miller.
, Street Commissioner and Market Mas
ter.
j There was a unanimity among the
numbers in tlie choice of"the above
■ officers and 11 to election was made by
t acclamation.
For Chief of Police Mr. Swank
nominated J. C Miucemoyer. Mr.
Boyer nominated John Qrier Voris.
A yen and nay vote was taken as
112 follows:
Mine-mover—Vastine, Davis, Reif
' qtiyder, Swank, Fenstermacher, Diet
-1 rich, Goes r, Joseph Gibson and David
Gibsou.
Voris—Boyer.
J. C. Mincemoyer was declared
elected Chi 112 of Police for the ensuing
year.
Joseph Gibson nominated
Voris for Assistant Policeman and on
motion he was unanimously elected.
Mr. Vastine nominated E S.
hart for Borough Solicitor and on mo
tion he was unanimously elected.
On motion of Mr. Vastine it wa°
ui tiered that the salaries of tho ollicers
«il thu Borough remain the same as
last year. It was also decided that the
I bond* nquired remain tho sau;c.
The rules governing Council were
i read and on motion adopted for the
, "nsuing year.
On motion it was decided thit the
meeting nights remain the same as
last year, the first and third Ftiday
t nights of eacli month.
TO oaa: 1 0) r jD U )S3 D V Y
lake Laxative Brouio Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. E. W. Groves'e
siguatute is on each box. 25.
HAZLETrON, March 9.—Factional
disputes growing out of differences
between the German and English
members of the St. Paul's Reformed
church, this city, resulted yesterday
in a petition being presented to the
Wyoming classis, in session at West
Hazleton, requesting the resignation
of the Rev. C. H. Herbst, the pastor.
Action several weeks ago to give
English services prominence over tie
German has precipitated the light and
has disrupted tie congregation.
Iri dosing the petitioners say: "II
classis do ss not want to be responsible
for the souls that are becoming iudiff
orcnt and not attending church, they
•Jnold remove Rav. Mr. Herbst from
tins charge. This church trouble is
doing much more har-m to the people
than the parsecution of the people in
the heathen lauds.
"We tlnrafore r"<jner.t classis again
to let R iv. Ileib't stop out as the
lie id of this congregation at once
We are willing to borrow money to .
pay bis monthly salary."
What action has been taken by the ,
classis bail not been announced last |
night. '
Entertained.
Miss Maggie Hollobaunh enter'ainer! (
i number cf friends at her home on '
East Market street, Saturday evening '
Those present were: Misses Emma
M;t bell, Goldie Mocuenheim, Mamie
Lvt lis. Gertrvdo Bookmiller, Lncy
vV< igohl, S.itab liolderuiaii, Gussie
Lunger, 1 liietiee Lunger.Clara Lvons,
Aiii Im ilollobangh ; Me»srs. Wright '
Nils , Kugeii* Snvder, t.'l Miles
On t iv« Mnssi r. During the evening
•••I.e li n -nts were -erved.
i
11.-rtn n I'i Rei _'li ■ t Xi w Yoik City ,
s| ent Suit iv \\ 1111 fr e.nls in Dan j
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A VR* JJJF A<£?%> VF;GETADL:; SICILIAN
JkLj LS Hair Renewer
Why not stop this falling of your hair? At this rate you will soon
be without any hair' Just remember that Hall's Hair Renewer
stops falling hair, and makes hair prow. ""
IARS SINK
RUSSIAN FLEET
LONDON, March 'J.--Though the
j minor is p <rslsttnt here that tho Rus
j aian Vladivostok squadron has been
i destroyed by tho Japanese there has
been no confirmation The news lirst
came from Tokio. Tho dispatch says
the Jap< engaged tlie ltas-ians on the
high seas.
Tokio, March 9.—Japanese warships
yesterday evening bombarded the forts
of Talienwan. in the Korean bay.
Later they proceeded to Port Artf;ur
and bombarded tho fortress there.
London, March 9.—The Port Arthur
correspondent wires that Admiral
; MarakolT, in charge of the Russian
I naval forces in the far east, arrived at
! Port Arthur today. Tho battleship
Rotvizsn,which was damaged by Jap
anese torpedoes on Feb. it, according
to this dispatch has been repaired and
is now afloat.
Berlin, March 9.—A local newspa
per today asserts that Russia refused
permission to America to send mil
itary attaches with the Russian forces,
j whiie permission to tiio continental
power was freely given. This paper
states that it is considered a Rrave
affront, implying that American ofTio
ors arc uot to bo trusted with mili
tary secret 1 ".
Washington, March 9.—The war de
partment flatly denies the statement
in a Berlin paper that Russia refuses
permission to the United States to
have military attaches with her army,
1 Ambassador McCoruiick, a few days
i ago, cabled that permission had been
| granted.
Berlin, March 9.—A telegram from
| St. Petersburg confirms the statement
that tie Russian squadron left Vladi
vostok. It is believed, according to
the National Zeituug correspondent,
that the new enterprising chief of
squadron, Captain Reitzenstein, has
gone in search of the three cruisers
which Japan is said to have recently
purchased from Chile, aud which are
now reported to bo in the Pacific
ocean. Russian naval ollicers are con
fident that Reifztnsteiu will achieve
his object, foreign naval attaches iu
St. Petersburg, on the o:her hand, ex
press the conviction that if he ventur
er too far from the coast Rcitzensteiu
will s a! the fate of his squadron,
which infallibly will be overwhelmed.
Two fast ciuiscrs were dispatched
from Japan iu middle February for
the purpose of watching movements iu
the V.tl'fi vosfok fleet. In German naval
circles it is believed the Japanese have
prepared a surprise in the shape of a
number of mines across Ussuri bay for
Russian ships, should they ever at
tempt to return to Vladivostok.
The whereabouts of Captain Reitz
enstein's Vladivostok squadron is care
fully guarded by the military author
ities ; bet there is a strong impression
here that when thu seven Japanese
war ships appeared oil the harbor on
Snndav and Monday tho Russian
«qoadron was outside, perhaps down
tii«. coast, co-operating with the Rus
-ian laud torces uearthe mocth of the
Tuinen river. If tho Russians were
oat-ode, and tho Japanese definitely
ascertained that fact, a big sea fight
is probably imminent, as it is con
sidered certain that the Japanese in
that case will lie on and oft Vladivos
tok to prevent tho return of the Rus
sians, giving battle if they are caught
in the open soa.
The harbors along the coast in which
'he Russians might seek refuge are
frozen, and the squadron must event
ually be forced to return to Vladivo
stok for coal. Although the Japanese
squadron is superior in numbers and
guns, consisting of a battleship aud
four armored cruisers, two of which
.are believed to be the Idsumo and
the Yakumo.aud two unsrmored cruis
ers, the four armored cruisers under
Captain Ri"tzeristein, t lie Rosia,
Grotnoboi, Rurik and Hogatyr, a.e
among the finest vessels iu the Rus
sian navy, and experts hero are not
certain that they could not take the
measure of Rear Admiral Urin's ships.
"When Johnny Comes Marching
dome" which will be the attraction
at the Opera Hoa.-o on Monday ever
ing next created a positive sensation
when it was first produced in Now
York where it had a Joug run to
crowded houses at tho New York
Theatre. There is a distinct military
itmosphore permeating tho entire
tpera. Tin music is of the kind tba*
•anuot help to move a man from the
N'orth or South and it is well sung.
With the finale of the firet act, comes
t ie "Swance River." Six of the prin
cipals sing it together and the way it
is sung with its correct words aud
beautiful air, arouses the enthusiasm
of the nndiences to a pitch where it
b irsts into cheers. Night after night
the crowd rises to its feet and scream'
its approval; that one chord which
makes the whole world kiu is touched,
and wheu tho curtain falls the ap
pv.-u eivooiferous.
A Surpri e Paity.
Mrs. W. F. Campbell was tendered
a r.utprise party by a number of friends
at her home in Mausdalo last Thurs
day evening in honor of her torty-lirs'
birth 1 iv. Those present were: Mrs.
Wis , Mrs. Greiner,Mrs. Beyers, Miss
Ada Andy, Miss l.izzio Farus.vorth,
Urs. Cope, Miss Mary Beyers, Mrs.
Cooper, Mrs. L. V. Beyer, Mrs. George
Kieketts und son George and alis-
Edna Flick.
Mrs. Wintersteeu lil.
Mr«. Sar»h Winters e u, the mother
if Dr. T. B. an 1 G-ivg B. Winter
.teen of tins city, is v.rv seriously ill
»t the home of the latter on East iiom
street.
Accepted Po mot),
flagh Bennett has aec pte I t'>e posi
tion of time keeper at tie Stove Wurl.
toil has entered upon his •lu' : e-. M
Henie tt wis fir ue.K with Van A! .
& Co . of North iinb;- !am!.
Breaking a Calm
[Copyright. 1903. by C. B. Lewis ]
Whea we reached the equator In the
brig Tornado, bound from Liverpool
! around the Horn, we expected to find
a period of culms, and no one wus eur
i prised when we lost the winds and lay
, like a tog on the water for five suc
cessive duys. Then the five days be
came Beveii—eight ten.
On the afternoon of the tenth day
the captain ordered three boats down
to tow the brig to the eastward. TJ;e
* idea was ut first balled with satisfuc
s tion, but after we had labored for an
boor without seeming to have moved
r the ship as much as a hundred feet
the men refused to do another stroke
r of work.
. At midnight of the fourteenth day a
few catspaws began playing about and
1 sail was trimmed to catch them, but
1 the brig had no more than got steerage
) way when it fell a flat calm again.
From the llrst day of the calm we
. had visitors In tlie shape of sharks.
[ There wore only two or three on the
first day, but after that we could al
ways count a dozen at least. Put for
the presence of these monsters the
' men could have found some relief
' from the heat In the water. On the flf
, teentii day, after a long spell of box
1 hauling the yards about to catch the
r puffs which had no weight In them,
, the carpenter announced that be was
going to cool off alongside If It cost
I,lm bis life.
Some of the men had gone below
a d some were lying about wherever
they could tind shade when he went
' over the bows. I was seated on the
i heel of the bowsprit, where I got a bit
i of air as the ship rose and fell on the
glassy ground swell, and writhe only
. one aboard who witnessed the tragedy.
j ISefore dropping into the water the
' man looked about him. The dorsal lins
of ten or twelve sharks were cutting
1 the water, and he must have fully re
t allzed the risk he was about to run.
I furthermore called his attention to It.
, but be growled out something about
my minding my own business and
j made a dive from the rail.
Every shark's fin went out of sight
In an instant, and I thought the man
' | would never rise to the surface. He
' J came up after a few minutes, however,
* j und swam off to a distance of about a
* j hundred feet. lie was treading water
: and brushing his long hair out of his
, { eyes when I saw a flash of white in the
1 j water near him, and next instant he
! was pulled down. He uttered but oue
cry and threw up his arms.
! Fifteen seconds after he was pulled
j down an enormous shark broke water
with the unfortunate man In his jaw.
For a full minute the voracious fish
I circled about on the surface, with bis
victim kicking and struggling, and
i then he disappeared into the depths to
i be R4*en no more. Several of the men
came running forward in response to j
' my shouts, but nothing was to be seen
1 except a few ripples on the surface.
That night a queer thing happened.
It was a clear moonlight night, and at
midnight the man on lookout awoke
from a stolen nap to find a derelict
close aboard. The whole crew was
routed out to take action in case she
drifted aboard of us, but that did not
1 happen.
' She approached within a cable's
i length and then came to a standstill.
She had come on us from the north,
being caught in some current per- ,
haps not over 200 feet in width. We
mude her out to be a brig, with l»otli .
masts and bowsprit Kone, and she was !
so plainly a drifting wreck that we did j
not even hail her.
The next morning she still held her
place, and she was boarded for infor- ,
mation. She proved to be the Polar
! Star, from an American port, aud the
i last entry In her leg referred to a ;
| gale In which she had been dismasted
and was about to be abandoned. The
date was months old. All the
crew were willing to turn to, and we
took cargo out of the derelict yliich j
afterward sold In Liverpool for sli>,- ,
000. When we hud finished transship- !
ping, we towed her half a mile away j
aud scuttled her.
On the morning of the twentieth day i
of the calm, belli* a spell which only ■
a few ships have ever encountered,
the second mate declared that there
must be a dead nmn clinging to the
ship's keel. It was an old superstition, i
and oue now laughed to scorn on most j
■hips, but on this occasion no one In- j
d'llged In ridicule.
The men soon began to talk among j
themselves, and within an hour the
captain had given permission for a
boat to be lowered to make an inves
tigation. The mate and two men went
In the boat, and, beginning on the port
bow, they worked aft and around the
ship. When they were amidships on
the starboard side they began shout
ing and cheering, and the announie
ment was made that they had founJ
a body. Four or five feet below the
water line the copper sheathing bad
been rolled up by some accident, and
\eld fast by the sharp catching
n his clothes was the body of a
drowned sailor. As the brig rolled the
corpse was brought Into view and
pulled away with a boat hook.
We must have picked him up as we
lay there, although It was curious that
c corpse should be floating around
there among the sharks and not be de
voured. There It was, however, and a
weight was put to the feet to send It
to the bottom.
And did that break the calm? The
log of the Tornado says that the breezo
came at noon, anil she went flying
down to the Horn In her old style and
reached port without further adven
ture. What the captain thought I do
not know; hut. as for the crew, every
one believed that had the dead man
not been found and removed the calm
might have lasted for months.
M. QUAD.
fluttered l.ock*.
In Abyssinia out* inellioil of doln^
the hair that is adopted by warriors is
to stroll into the market place, buy n
pound of flutter and, putting it upon
the top of the hair, stand still while
the silts arranges tlilnus. When the
hair Is thus dressed with melted bi'.tter
the Abyssinian knows that fate cannot
or will not touch him. He Is a picture
of well dressed elegance done in oils
Another style is to tress the hair, and
every tress means something. A young
warrior with a head of hair untressed
Is of no account. He has not yet killed
h man. When, however, he has done
po till his hair Is shaved otY except •
|
enough to make one tress, which Is of
the same signification as a notch on a
pistol stock. After that every man lie
kills entitles him to add another tress ,
until as a conquering hero of 100 tress
es he Is a formidable man to try con- j
elusions with.
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J Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. /J, /, on every I
I Seven Million bnm sold in post 12 months. This Signature, I>OX. 25c. I
WILL MLLi
AT JERSEY SMOKE
The annual COD vent ion of tin Wo
! man's Foreign Missionary Society of
; the Northumberland l'j/ shytery will
j occur at Jersey Shoie March 2'.' and 24.
j The sessions will be held in the Jersey
i Shore Presbyterian church, the nev
i Dr. Bruce pastor. The program that
is being arranged will in.-aremeeting
: of much interest.
The iJauville Presbyteri ID churches
will he well represented. Delegates
from all Preshyt' rian churches iti the
Prc-ibytjiy are expected to attend tho
convention,insuring a successful gath
ering in point of numbers.
Dr. Shu:del s Thirtieth Anniversary.
Rev. Dr. If., L. Shimlcl has ronn hr? |
out thirty years an pastor of Pire |
i Street Lotherun church, this city.
Fivo years ago tho 25th anniversary
of Dr. Shimlel's pastosato was cele- I
brated with appropriate cxerc-ses at j
the Piue Street Lutheran church.!
I Since then the anniversaries have been i
permitted !o pass in a measure un
noticed. In recognition of the event
Sunday, it being tho 30th anniversary
at the conclusion of his morn,tig ser
mon Dr. Shindel made some brief re
marks reminding the congregation
that he had been with them as pastor
| for three decades.
i Dr. Shindel is as popular with his
congregation, is as highly esteemed
and beloved today as when he entered '
upon his pastorate at Pine Street Luth
'urau church.
| At seventy-five years ha is keen in
| intellect, physically strong and vigor
j ous, discharging his duties with as
much self-sacrifice and with the same
care and attention that characterized
I his younger years.
Appointed Postmaster.
John J. Roderick, a former resident
of Danville, has been appointed post
master at Canal Dover, Ohio. Mr.
Roderick left Danville about ten years
ago.
Caual Dover is a growing town 112
importance and Mr. Roderick's many
friends in Danville will be glad to
hear of his success.
Death of Cyrus Reese,
j Cyrus B. Reese of Cooper township, ]
j departed this life Wednesday morning, j
H« was 80 years of ago. The funeral j
will take place Saturday at I p. m. !
Interment at Ridgeville. Ho v. C. D.
Leich will officiate.
McCJlure—Ponlko.
At the parsonage of Shiloli Reform- \
;ed church, Bloom street, on Wednes- j
day evening at 8:45 Mr. Dan Bert Mc- j
(Clure aud Miss Jane M. Foulke, both
J of Danville, were united in marriage, 1
1 Rev. George E. Limbert officiating.
Weak
Hearts
Ari due to indigestion. Ninety-nlna of «very
i one hundred people who have heart trouble
! can remember when it was simple indiges
j tlon. It Is a scientific fact that ail cases ot
heart disease, not organic, are not only
| traceable to. but are the direct result of lndi
-1 gestion. All food taken Into tho itomach
' wnich fails of perfect digestion ferments and
swells tns stomach, puffing it up against tho
; heart. This Interferes with th« action of
; the heart, and In the course of time that
delicate but vital becomes diseased,
i Mr. D. Kaub'e, of Nevada, 0., says: I hsd stomach
! troujia and In a tad state as 1 had heart Iroubi#
, with It.l took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure tor about (out
. months and it cured mo.
Kodol Digests What You Eat
and relieves the stomach of all nervouJ
! strain and the heart of all pressure.
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PROPOSALS.
; COMMISSON FOR THE SELECTION
OF A SITE AND THE ERECTION
j OF A STATE INSTITUTION FOR
THE FEEBLE MINDED aj>D
EPILEPTIC IN EASTERN PENN
SYLVANIA.
The Commission for the selection of
j a site and the erection of a State In- j
stitution for the Treatment of the
Feeble Minded Epileptic will re- '
ceive propossls for a site for said in- |
stitution until noon, Friday, April 15,
11)04. Said site, under act of Assembly
approved May 15, 1903, must be locat
ed in Eastern Pennsylvania,aud must
meet all the requirements of said act. !
See pamphlet Laws, 1903; page 44*5.
Proposals should be accompanied by
a general topographical and descrip- j
five plan of the property; its size,rail
road facilities, water supply,drainage |
and altitude.
The Commission reserves the right
to accept or reject any or all propos- i
als; aNo reserves tho right to accept i
or reject any part or parts of any pro- !
posals.
Proposals should be addressed to the
Secretary ot the Commission.62s Wal- :
lint street, Philadelphia, Pa., .Mid
maiked "Proposals for a Site fur a
State Institution for the Care and )
Tieatmeut of Epileptic* and Feeble
Minded Persons in Eastern Pennsyl
vania."
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kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
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over-working in pumping thick, kidney
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It used to be considered that only urinary
• troubles were to be traced to the' kidneys,
> but now modern science proves that nearly
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| ring in kidney trouble.
If you are sick you can make no mistake
|by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
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I NOTICE
Estate of Wiiliam N. Siuiington. late of
Liberty township, Montour county,
Pa., deceased.
Notice is hereby given that letters of
Administration on the above estate have
been granted to the undersigned. All
persons indebted to the said estate are
required to make payment, and those
| haviug claims or demands against the
; said estate, will make known the same
| without delay, to
M. Si ni 1 jto i, Aim in.
of W. N. Simington decease d
EXECUTOR S NOTICE.
; Estate of Jacob Reaser, lare of the
Township of Mahoning, in the Coun
ty of Montour and State of Penn
sylvania, deceased.
Notice is herbey given that letters
testameutary on the above estate have
; been granted to the undersigned. All
persons indebted to the said e>tate are
iequircd to make payment, aud those
haviug claims or demands against the
said estate will make known the same
without delay to
DR. P. C. NiEWEAKER,
Executor ot Jacob r, deceas'cd.
P. O. Address Danville. Pa.
EXECUTRIX IBOIR E.
Estate of Paul Dubin.
Notice is hereby given that letters
Testamentary on the. estate of Paul
Dubin, late of the Borough of Dau
ville, Montour county, State of Penn
sylvania, deceased, have been granted
to Jennie Walker, residing in said
Borough of Danville,'to whom all per
sons indebted to said estate are re
quested to make payment and those
having claims or demands v.ill make
known the same without delay
JENNIE WALKER,"
Executrix of the last will of Paul Du
bin, deceased, ?24'-(» East Market
street, Danville. Pa.
\VM. J. BALDY, Atty.
EXECUTORS NOTICE.
Estate ot M. D. L. Sechler,late ot the
Borough of Danville in the County
of Montour and State of Pennsyl
vania, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that letters
testamentary on the above estate have
j been granted to tho All
I persons indebted to the said estate aro
required to make paynnn'', and tho<e
having claims or demands against the
said estate will make known the same
without delay to ,
ROSANAH SECHLER,
WM. SECHLER,
IDA M. SECHLER
Executors of M. D. L. Sechler, dee'd.
P. O. Address Danville, Pa.
EDWARDS. GEARHART, Counsel.
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