Home Paper .—For lie Home Ihe circulation of this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DK. IliVIV; H. JKNMMiS. Ofitt /lour* 9A. M ton v ">i -W" • Sf -- / /'. V.to i /'. V Dane Hie. /'</. Silll LT'/., M. 4*25 MIL.! ST., PANVIH K, PA. Diseases of the Stomach anil I ntes.ines S|ie<-ialt'- I \\ • I*- < Mil-K' DENTIST < H Kll k - -Is Mill rKK Kr. <H>HI Kxlritolfil without I' « rowii aixl Itriilue W >rk :i s i<pclalty. Kqutp|H<l with tlf latest nn<l n.nst improved Inntruinents HIKI prepared I" evei'iitr the IIIOHI ditlioelt w «>rk. DK C. H REYNOLDS, -DENTIST— 2<HS Mill St., - Danville, Pa. Dentistry IU all ITS branches. CHARGES Moderate and all work Guaranteed. Winter won't t> • I >»•« in coming. A itoml time to repair RL( (-ibwalks. L I.li TII sumim r is B"HAVING be»uti fully. Nn matter hov 1 ii»n delayed the wiuter »l.vays tinils us unprepared. There have been an unusually large number uf tiue sunsets during October. The long-delayed wrestles with the stove pipes are forced toaii issue these fnsty mommas. The cider making seis HI is about oter. Candidates are kissing helpless bab ies. four years from now those babies will have one reason, at least, for be ing glad they are four years older. Some idea of the poultry exhibit a the receut Milton lair may be gather ed from the list of premiums award ed. The list shows that four hundred and thirty-eight prizes were paid lor fowls. Tom Watsoa savs it is a question of Uie railroads running the government or the government running the rail roads. There is more truth than poetry in some of his sayings. Berwick thinks she will get Al bright College. Let no one he deceived. Winter will be here indue time. Study the sample ballot so that you may vote without making a mistake. Everybody except the weatherman will admit that this is Indian sum mer. WANTED.—Special Representative iu tiiis county and adjoining territor ies, to represent and advertise an old established business house of solid financial standing. Salary s:2l weekly, with Expenses advanced each Mon day by check direct from headquarters. Horse and buggy furnished when nec e» ;ary position permanent. Address Blew Bros. & Co., Dept. A.. Monou Bldg., Chicago, 111. "The Missouri Girl," which comes to the Opera House next Saturday night produces more genuine, hearty laughter than any comedy yet written. In connection with a strong and inter esting plot, it contains the most ludi crous situations ever conceived. The company presenting the play is fully capable of extracting this fun and dealing it out to the public in a most satisfactory manner. Wonder who will be buried in the snow storm expecti d day after elec tion? Sunday was the coldest October day ■ experienced hereabouts for ten years. There wil be some dear hunting • trij* made this month. Revival services at St. Haul's M. E. ■ church are being well attended. The suits for the conductors and •luotormeu on the Danville & P looms burg Street Railway have arrived and ihave already been donned. The call is for all citizens to g-t out and vote. The franchise is given so that it may b • used and the man who fails to cast his vote is not doing his full duty. Sixty boys, oin fifth of tl.em undot nine years of age, did the corn husk ing on the Bethany Orphans' Home farm, at Womelsdorf. A MATTER OF HEALTH m &AKING POWDER Absolutely Pure HAS NO SUBSTITUTE illontour mlk Am mean- mis COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUP t'LIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. 4<>--NO 44. \ SENSIBLE TALK 111 IVIELIJCEiiT VOTERS It is highly essential that every vot rr, b" he Republican, Gold Democrat in Independent, who intends this year to continue su; p rting the Republican National and Congressional tickets, viioulil b • alert on election day and not only fo to the polls himself but see that his .text door neighbor, if lie stands for prosperity and good times, goes also. Prospects are excedingly bright for the Republican National ami Congressional tickets. It looks as if Roosevelt will have a phenomeual majority in the electoral college. It is thought that the House of Representa tives will again show a good working Republican majority. -■ iSi WSB J/:, DR SAMUELS of Mt. Carmel. But, in order to assure the carrying out of this favorable prospect there mu.-t he no apathy on election day. It will not do for voters to argue that be cause everything is promising, there is no use in bestirring themselves. It' unsettled busine s, contracted em ployment and gaueial depression comes to this country after November 8, it will only be because men who ought to have gone to the polls stayed away and neglected their duty. The votes are iu existence to elect a Republican House of Representatives. They have been in existence aad have come to the front every election since the Fifty-third Congress. Nothing has happened this year to change men's minds on national questions, and it is only reasonable and just to look for a Republican victory. But, get out yourself and help make it. Oue stay-at-home in every votiu g precinct would lose a Congressman in some states You cannot afford to run any lisks on your personal responsibil ity This is only a plain business talk to i radical nn n. You have the pros perity now, through wise legislation, brought about by your ballots. You must maintain it by your ballots. (jet out and vote on election day, rain or shine. A Cross in the Square. The official ballot this year shows a row of squares on the left hand side of the sheet. The parly name is printed iu large type light opposite the square and the Republican square comes first at the top of the column. In order to vote a straight ticket for every Re publican candidate on the ballot,make a cross 011 the square opposite the word Republican. The square, remember, take, the place of the old time circle. Big Ha/.aar for Church Benefit. An important social affair that will beat once decidedly eijovable and probably of considerable financial bene fit is under way in St. Joseph's Hall, where the ladits of the church last evening auspiciously opened a bazaar that will be continued throughout this week, including Saturday night. The attendance at the opening was large ami crowds of even better size are ex pect< d for the remaining nights. The object is to raise money to pay off the indebtedness incurred in the work of reconstructing the church tower dur ing tho past summer. A rose tree and a fish pond are amus ing features of the bazaar, at which there are two well stocked tables, one 111 charge of the Ro-ary Society and the other iu charge of the Sodality. The merchants have contributed very liberally and the goods off jred for sale are of the best quality and great var iety, including clocks, lamps, pict ures, comforts and pillows, fancy art iilts, table, stove,bedroom suit.chiua, flour, and a host of other things. There is a musical entertainment in connection with the bazaar each even ing Young Lady Injured. Mi - Bertha Sweitzer.of Mill street, 1 yot 114 lady employed at the stock ing factory, is seriously ill as the re sult of heing accidentally struck 011 the abdomen. Dr. Paules is attending her and looks for her speedy recovery, although she sutlers much pain, but it is too early to state whether she is hurt internally. The calamitous blunder which the American people made iu l-H'.rj will not be re peated in IJJO4. APPEAL TAKEN TO SUPREME COIHT The final decision as to whether the Danvillo and Bloomsburg trolley line will be allowed to cross the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western tracks at grade over the Mill street cros-ing is now up to the Supreme Court ol Pennsylvania, as the result of action taken on Satur day. The trolley people allow the case togo to the Supreme Court with fair assurance that the final outcome will be in their favor,because the lower court in an able opinion that seems eminent ly rational and just decreed that the proposed overhead crossing, which would multiply the danger to life and limb, is not practical either to con struct or operate at the point in ques tion. Of course what the higher court will do is only a matter of conjecture, bat it is the popular belief that the learned judges will confirm the opin iou and sustain the decision of Judge Little, and that such may prove the case is the universal wish. Now that an appeal lias been taken it is a question of great public inter est as to when the cas* will be taken up by the Supreme Coo Ft. The time for the higher body to give consid eration to the cases coming from the Montour couuty court is the week be ginning on Monday, February 4th, 1905. It may be that it will he possi ble to get the can' advanced a little. It is hoped that such a course will be followed, for with the track laid and the paving completed (which it soon will be.) to cut the citizens otf over three mouths more from a convenience they long have been looking forward to will be very unsatisfactory. Saturday morniug Attorneys Mc- Cliutock and Hinckley for the D. L. & W. and Scarlet for the trolley com pany, appeared before Judge Little in Judge's chambers, at Bloomsburg, Prothonotary Vincent also being pres ent. The counsel for the railroad com pany presented a bond iu the sum of SIO,OOO, which the Conrt approved. They then filed a copy of the decree. made la.st Friday by Judge Little, to gether with their appeal from it. They prayed the Court that the taking of the appeal might act as a supersedeas that would restraiu the trolley com pany from running car* over the Mill street crossing until the Supreme Court acts upon the case. Judge Little grant ed the supersedeas. The request previously made by Lawyer Scarlet, in the interests of the city of Danville,for permission for the connection of the trolley rails with the frog placed in the railroad track in order that the street paving might be completed, was favorably considered. Judge Little issued a supplemental de cree covering the matter and directing the work to be done at the risk of the trolley company with the understand ing that the rights of either company on final hearing will not be affected thereby. Sheriff Maiers on Saturday after noon served notice on Frank C. Angle, President of the Danville and Blooms burg Street Railway Company and W. F. Pascoe,Superintendent of the Stand ard Construction Company, of the granting ot the supersedeas. The supersedeas, after giving the Court reference of the case of the rail road against the trolley company,reads as follows: "To the defendants in above case: "Yon will please take notice tliat an appeal to the Supreme Court has been taken by the plaintiff in the above case and bond in the sum of SIO,OOO lias been filed and approved by the Court and upon petition of plaintiff, asking that said apiieal shall act as a super sedeas the Court has made the follow ing order, October 2ttth, 1904, the above petition presented and the prayer Is granted and it is directed that the ap peal in the above case act as a super sedeas, and that all further acts in re lation to the establishment and use of the said grade crossing be stayed pend ing said appeal. This order is made in connection with the supplemental order of this date in reference to pav ing of Mill street by the Rorough of Danville. "Signed. R. R. LITTLE, P. J." And now the situation will remain unchanged pending the action of the Supreme Court. All of the people of Montour and Columbia counties an xiously await the outcome. Get out every Republican vote. Spark Set Fire to lied. It was only the timely discovery of a lively blaze and prompt action in ex tinguishing it that prevented a cost ly fire at the home ox' Clinton Stetler, at the point where the Philadelphia & Reading r»ilroad crosses Center street ou Friday. Mrs. Stetler herself over came the fire when it was burning fiercely. The origin of the flames was peculiar. A spark from an engine was blown through an open upstairs window dir ectly upon a bed. Mrs. Stetler chauc ed to enter the room and found the flames shooting nearly to the ceiling. ! She dashed water upon the bed with successful resuits. After putting out I the fire, she discovered that a big hole ! had been burned through a mattress, two sheets, a quilt and comfort —in faet all the clothing 011 the bed, caus ing quite a loss, as all the spreads were mined. Vote for the Republican county candidates — they are worthy. DANVII.LK. l>A..TliritSl>AY NOVKMIiKI! :i. IIMM. FIRIi WIPES OUT BARNS Fire raged with terrific fury iu the alley between Market and Front streets and running from Mill street to Ferry street Monday, causing a total loss|of about |B,OOO as near as can be estimat ed. Horses were with difficulty res cued from blazing barns. One poor animal, a pony, that was in oue of Foust Brothers stables, was go badly burned that it had to be shot. The barns burnedjand the losses, all roughly estimated, are as follows: V. A. Lotier's barn, in the rear of the Friendship engiue house, totally destroyed. Loss about SSOO. The two barns of Foust Brothers, who owu the Oermania Brewery, both burned dowu with a loss of #IOOO. W. G. Shoop, two barns, practically gone. Loss could riot be stated. John Keim and J. E. Moore used the struct ures. P. C. Angle's baru. in the rear of the Litz Restaurant, in which a large stock of newspaper in big rolls was kept, very badly damaged and loss heavy. Also the barn iu rear of Mr. Angle's residence, with interior re cently remodeled, badly gutted al though the horse and most of the car riages were saved. Valuable harness and robes were ruined and hay and feed destioyed and this barn is a com plete loss. Mr. Angle being out of the city, no idea of the loss could he got ten last night. Moutour House livery, run by G. W. Hoke, roof ablaze but no serious dam age. All the rigs were ruu into Mill street. Dr. James Oglesby's baru, totally destroyed with a |SOO IOSH. H. M. Schoch's,A. J. Still's and G. M. Shoop's barns all damaged,but not to any great extent. The fire was discovered a few min utes after 10 o'clock. W. D. Laumast er, Secretary of the Y. M. C. A., was going up Ferry street when two young ladies standing at the alley pointed to the Foust baru and asked it » wa . t afire. Mr. Laumaster saw the flames breaking through the doors of the low er part of the structrue. He saw a light in the Friendship engine house and called out an alarm of fire, to which the firemen promptly respond ed. Then he ran into the alley where the flames made it impossible to reach the horses, which were kicking frantic ally. Men finally got them all out in safety from the several flaming struct ures, but the Foust pony was in terri ble condition and had to be shot. Harry (j!uinu in trying to cut the strap that held the pony nearly severed his thumb. The whole fire department was call ed out on a second alarm. It looked for a time as if the entire block might go up in smoke. The Friendship at first got on three streams before the other firemen arrived and numerous garden hose were in service. When more streams ciine into use their com bined effect told, but it was not until 12:30 o'clock that the firemen left the scene after having done heroic work against great odds. The Continental and Washington boys did good work arter gettiug into the yard of the Angle residence and playing their streams from that joint. No one knows the origiu of the fire. 11. B. Foust oan not believe it started in the Foust barn, for he states that between « and 0 o'clock the last trip of the day was made to the baru, in which was no light of any kind. He was at the home of his brother. C. W. Foust, Front street, who is ill, when the fire bell rang. The sick man orKed him togo to see if everything was all right about the brewery aud when he hastened out be discovered the flames among ttie barns. With Harry Quinn and John Ammerman he worked en ergetically in rescuing horses. In do ing similar work Walter Raver had his hair singed. The fire occurred while the Hal lowe'en celebrators were yet 011 the streets and the crowd that gathered consisted of hundreds of persons. Com j ical attires were iu strange contrast with the seriousness of the witaatiou, for as the columes of flame rolled sky ward many bad grave fears for the whole neighborhood. As the fire ap peared ou the roof of first one build* tug and then another it certainly look ed as if tho firemen were engaged in a hopeless task. They kept tireslessly at work, how ever,'until they had over come the fury of the destructive ele j incut. Instructing Them How to Vote. Leaders of both predominant parties are circulating among the foreigners of the coal regions every evening in structing them how to mark the new ballot which will lie nsed at the com ing election. It is believed that many ! votes will lie lost this year because of the uufamiliarity of voters with the I new form of tiokets. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Dr. Walter Drumheller of Berwick, spent Sunday with his parents at Ho tel Oliver. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jacobs and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Voris, spent Sunday at the home of John L. Voris at Potts grove. Frank D. Phillips, Joseph F. Lock art and O. E. Aust of Bloomsburg were visitors in this city on Sunday afternoon. Miss Grace Weidensaul of Lewis burg, spent Sunday with her brother iu this city. William Byerly of Williamsport, spent Sunday with Ins parents in this city. Mrs. Emma Morton and the Misses Ray, of Sunbury, yesterday visited in South Danville. H. L. DeWitt, of South Danville, was iu Sunbury on busine-s yesteiday. Contractor Caldwell, of Caldwell, Barry & Leonard, yesterday nude a trip to Catawissa. William Aten and son have returned home from Benton. Mrs. A. M. Davis of Sunbury, vis ited friends in this city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. L G Bullard of Sun bury, spent yesteiday in this city. Miss Hattie Bastian ot Sunbury and guest, Miss Nettie E. Wetzel of Cali fornia, spent yesterday with friends in this city. E. J. Coxey of Sunbury transacted business in this city yesterday. Mrs. Jacob Ackerman and two chil dren. of Boston, Mass .arrived in this city yesterday for a visit with .urs Lewis Biocli, West Mahoning -treet. Miss Susan Saul of Pennsdalo, is visiting Mr. and Mr-'. William Andy, Market Square. Railway Mail Clerk Albert Cliilds left yesterday for Harrisburg. S. A. Ellis, of Exchange, was in Danville for a short visit yesterday. Rev. Edward Haughton spent yester day in Scranton. W. B. Rhodes was a Scranton visit or yesterday. James C. Heddens ami John L. Camp bell spent yesterday squirrel hunting iu Anthony township Johu C. Zaner and wife of Washiug tonville.were visitors in this city yes terday E. E. Heinibach ot Alleutowu, transacted business in this city yester day. E. W. Reese ot Hazleton, called on the trade iu this city yesterday. Mrs. Christian Diehl of Sunbury, is visiting.her sister, Mrs. Charles Diehl, Pine street. Miss Tillie Woods of Philadelphia, is visiting frieuds iu this city. Dr. E. \V. Samuel of Mt. Carniel, Republican candidate for Congress in the Sixteenth district,was a visitor in this city yesterday. CJ. R. Ammeimau of Scranton.spent yesterday iu this city. J. H. Stroheeker, an extra Pennsyl vania railroad clerk, is at the South Danville station while H I . DeWitt is ou a vacation. Vote for the Republican county candidates —they are worthy. City Starts Others Follow. Persons waiting for the citv auth or ities to begin the repairing of the city hall sidewalk before starting to make repairs in front of their properties as required by the recent act of Council have nothing further to <1 lav them. The city job was started yesterday. It will be pushed along in short order, the walk placed at grade and the en trance to the basement placed on the south side of the building. The D. L. & W. work at the canal also WHS started by Contractor Rogers. Many loads of cinder are now being deliver ed. The cinder will be leveled off and packed so that traveling over it will not be difficult. Wneu the work that into done at the Donter establishment on Mill street is finished it will be a business place that will grace the street. The move of doing away with the old woodt 1. awnings is to be inaugurated by John Doster's Sons, who will take down their awning at the time they place a fine new flagstone walk in front of the building. The building now is being attractively painteJ. Contracts are being let by numerous property owners for new walks of a substantial nature, among them one for flagstone walks in front of the \V. H. Lyon properties, near the railroad crossing, for a new pavement at MIN I. H. Torrence's property,also iu front of the H. IJ. Gross properties and for those belonging to the estate of Daniel Reynolds. All of this certainly shows the Mill street property owners possess ed of the right spirit of progi ss. Vote for the Republican county candidates —they are worthy. Foot Ball Mishaps. Here are a few of the Saturday foot ball accidents : Bloomsbnrg-Berwick game, at Bloomsborg, Clvde Mercer broke his collar bone , Buoknell S rubs- Watsontown, at \S ifsontowu, Josiah Little, son of Judge L'til ,of Blooms butg, had two ribs displaced ; Berwick Bloomsburg Normal, Tackle Seely. of Berwick, severely sprained an ankle. [IIIIIS TO HE IS NOVEMBER 4111 That the construction of the "A" stieet undergrade crossing, through which the Danville & Bloomsburg trol ley line will go under the Philadel phia & Heading railroad tracks, is to be started very soon is evidenced by the fact that bids for the building of the substructure have been asked for by the Standard Construction com pany, Grovauia, and must be iu by November 4th. The figures that will be submitted by the bidders will cover the excavation and the work of making the concrete foundations. The railroad company will look after the mainten ance of their tracks but will have nothing turther to do with the com pletion of the substructure. It is ex pecte 1 that six or eight firms of this city and other places will bid on the work, which will be of considerable magnitude. Bloom street was the scene of great activity yesterday, when the trolley company began operations on a large scale, evidently determined to lose no time in preparing for the running of cars right into the main part of this city. The crew that yesterday was started on this end of the work is a large one,numbering more than twenty five men and they are hustling the work at a lively speed. Starting at the Reading cros>ing the tearing up of r*ils anil removal of ties of the trolley track was begun. This was carried on as far as Ferry street, the material bein? promptly putin condition for immediate use in a new stretch of track. Then the leveling off ot the street where the track was torn out was started and was of itself a big job. In the afternoon the tearing out of the crossing at Walnut street and the running of a new line for the track in that thoroughfare was taken up. The excavation and track laying will be pushed along right up to the Reading railroad at "A" street, where the un dergrade crossing is to be construct ed. It can lie seen from these ope*atious that the Danville & Bloomsburg trol loy company menus business ard is de termined to get their cars in operation in the city proper as soon as possible in order to give the citizens the con venience they long have been looking for. It is known that several of the firms who will bid on the erection of the substructure of the undergrade crossing are of such a standing as would insure quick work and a prompt completion of the big job should it go their way. The railroad company will ho ready with their bridge by the time the other task is finished and of course it will take them but a short time to put the superstructure iu positiou. "Practical politics must not be construed to mean dirty politics. On the con trary in the long run the pol itics of fraud and treachery and foulness are unpractical politics, and the most prac tical of all politicians is the politician who is clean and decent and upright."—Presi dent Roosevelt on"The man ly virtues and practical poli tics," American Ideals, p. 08. Worked All Night on Bridge. 111 the glitter of arc lights, the flick er of lanterns and the flare of torches a scene of nnusaal activity prevailed last night at t ! ie bridge, where opera tions were uuder way all night. Wir ing was doue yesterday and an electric light was placed over the first pier in order to mate night work possible. Over twenty-five men were engaged, all working swiftly with the common purpose of getting the pier beyoud the danger point before rain sets in and cause? another freshet that might do more damage. The steam concrete mixer was made ready for work daring the day and at night was turning out the concrete as fast as the stone and cement could be wheeled to it and dumped iu. The con crete was being thrown into the ex cavation at the pier with great speed. Tho first of it was dumped iu at the pier about 7 o'clock in tho evening. It is bop>d to have the foundation com pleted before today ends. Then as soon as the stone rises a few feet there will be 110 further cause for apprehension. To reach rock bottom excavaton had to be made to a great depth, in fact three feet below the foundation of the old pier. James Barry, who dir ects the work, stated last night that a splendid bottom has been struck, al though it took hard labor to reach it. I Ferrymen Have Place of Shelter. While carried 011 with considerable ' difficulty and to the inconvenience of passengetfi to some extent, the repair ing of the feiry is being doue ill a 1 thorough manner. Yesterday the build ing of a shanty over tho wheel, for the ferryman's protection, was started and about, completed by evening. The need of such a place is impera tive in cold auil raiuy weather and the men who run the boat are glad to have the now shelter finished. On one end the shanty is completely closed and by ! entering it the boatman may get ont of the cold. The pat t i 111 modi at ly sur rounding the wheel has to be open,but is built 111 such a way as to keep off [ the storm during a tain or snow. ESTABLISHED IN 1855 II ME LITTLE DISSOLVES CASE The opinion of .lodge Little in the injunction cases of the Delaware, Lack awanna & Western Railroad company and the Danville & Bloomsburg Street Railway compauy, taken op jointly by him on preliminary hearing, was de livered by the Judge himself in open Court here Friday afternoon. The ringing of the bell resulted in a well filled Oourt room before the Judge en tered. The delivery of the opinion was intently listened to by every per son present, throughout the recital of an impartial review of the testimony, the citation and lucid application of diverse decisions having bearing on this case and the final decree, dissolv ing the injunction against the Dan ville & Bloomsburg Street Railway company. The decision was what the citizens have been eagerly awaiting and its fairness was favorably com mented upon by all in the court room. Later when the decision became known on the street it caused general satis faction. Attorneys McClintoek and Hinckley announced their intention to take an appeal lor the D. L. & W. company and it was decided that such an ap peal shall be made in Judge's chamb ers at Bloomsburg tomorrow morning. At this time the railroad people will Hie a bond for the approval of the Court. They also will ask for a .sup ersedeas, to stay the using of the Mil! street grade crossing by the trolley cars until the case is decided or final hearing. The granting of the super sedeas is optional with Judge Little, but if he refuses to grant it the D. L. & W. attorneys mav ask it of the Sup reme Court. Lawyer Scarlet made an appeal for the respecting of the rights of the bor ough and praying the Court to permit of the connecting ap ot the tracks at the crossing in order not to further delay the city's paving improvement, urging that the granting of this re quest will not affect the rights of eith er party at the final hearing. Judge Little will pass on this matter tomor row morning when the railroad attor neys make their appeal. The Judge had no more than read his decision dissolving the injunction against the trolley company until work was under way at the Mill street cross ing, a crew beginning at abont 2:15 o'clock to connect the trolley track with the frog previously placed in the D. L. &W. track. A crowd of citiz ens watched the work and needless to 6ay enjoyed it, recognizing the fact that now there is no further impedi ment to the progress of the paving work, that the railroad crossing can at once be made safe and the street generally made sightly and passable instead of being left indefinitely in a torn-up condition. The following explanatory paragraph opens the Judge's decision : "The con clusions of fact, opinion and decree have reference to the case wherein the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company is plaintiff". Then follows the statement that the two cases were tried together and by agree ment of counsel, the testimony takeu in the one is made applicable to both cases. The Court next carefully de scribes the situation at the place where the trolley track is to cross the rail road and at this point the opinion says: "The preponderance of evidence shows the fact to be that the opera tion of an overhead crossing by either of the plans submitted would be at tended with greatly increased dangers of personal injury to the public." The rights of the public and of the railroad companies interested are to be determined under the Act of 1871, the Court states, after which lie refers to portions of the act and to decisions in several cases and says : "Whether it is practicable to avoid a grade crossing, the Court is confin ed to a consideration of the physical problem to be solved by the inference warranted from the character of the two roads, the business done upou them, the topography of the territory ant] like facts; and iu determining what is reasonable, the Court is to keep ill mind the consequences to be avoided and to balance expenses and difficulty agaiu'st loss of life and limb. This requires in every contention of this kind an ascertainment from the facts of the particular case what is reasonable." The opinion here takes up the plans for the proposed overhead crossing and follows with a review of the testimony on both sides, also following with the decision in another similar case, which had oue great difierence iu that the railroad in the case cited ran through a deep depression at the place where a grade crossing was sought and was a railroad that did an extensive volume of business. The Court further states that the borougli ordinances bearing on the case he had not considered, deeming them irrelevant He continues: "We are of opinion that, so far as concerns the public safety, the level surface of the ground extending along the line of the defend ant's street railway, upon both sides of the crossing, on Mill and Plooin streets, before any material ascent is reached, does not render it reasonable that an overhead structure as here pro posed for a crossing should be requir ed ; and that the older and admittedly superior light ot the steam railroad to coutinue to operate its roadway as it now is,as against the defendant street railway company, should yield. From JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN 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 Of all Kinds and Description a consideration of the facts and the evidence which we believe to be re levant, our conclusion of this cause is that it is not reasonably practicable iu the construction ana operation of the defendant company's street rail way at a point where ttie track crosses the track of the plaintiti company on Mill street, to avoid a crossing at grade." The concluding paragraph of the op inion is : "Surely the Legislature scarcely in tended that the Act of 1871 should he so construed as to require the public to still endure the further continuauce of the present grade crossing and at the s»me time compel the construction of an overhead roadway, a- here pro posed, over which earn are expected to be run propelled by electric power.the operation of which roadway will be attended with greatly increased dang ers to loss of life and limb." The following is Judge Little's de cree : "Now, October 27, 1.04, this cause came onto be heard and was argued by counsel, and upon consideration thereof, it is ordered, adjudged and decreed, as follows: "FIRST—It is not reasonably prac ticable. iu the construction and op eration of the street railway of the defendant company upon Mill street in the Borough of Danville at a point where the track crosses the track of the plaintiff's roadsvay to avoid a crossing at grade. "SECOND—That the Danville aud Bloomsburg Street Railway Company be given permission and the rigljt to construct and operate its road on said street across the roadway and tracks of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company at the same grade thereof,subject to the pay ment of such damages as the plaintiff company may sustain, arising from the negligence of the defendant rail road company in the construction and operation of such crossing, when the same may be properly ascertained. "THIRD—That the preliminary in junction heretofore grauted be dissolv ed. "FOURTH—That both the con struction and the proper repair of the crossing be made at the cost and charges of the defendant street rail way company aud under the supervis ion of the plaintiff. "FIFTH—That upon the approach of any of the defendant company's cars to the crossing, the car shall come to a full stop at least fifty feet from the crossing and the conductor go forward upon the tracks of the plaintiff's roadway and the car shall not proceed until the conductor gives the proper signal. "SIXTH—That the defendant com pany shall maintain an approved sys tem of electric signals, which will in dicate upon Mill street by the ringing of a bell in the day time aud by a col ore! light at night the approach of trains on the plaintiff's road at any point within two hundred feet, both East and West of Mill street. "SEVENTH—That the costs of this proceeding shall be paid by the defend ant railway company." Judge Little also proposed to hand down a decision dissolving the injunc tion of the Danville and Bloomsburg Street Railway Company against the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company because of a fail ure to have printed and served a bill in the case within a period of twenty days, as required by the rules govern ing a bill of equity. Because of an ob jection, the Court granted a request for liim to withhold his decision in this case. He will merely file the de cision later. Reciprocity must be treat ed as the handmaiden of pro tection. Our first duty is to see that the protection grant ed by the tariff in every case where it is needed is main tained, and that reciprocity be sought for so far as it can safely be done without injury to our home industries." President Roosevelt's Annual Message, Fifty-seventh Con gress, first session. The Returns Will be Given Out. There has been much inquiry as to what arrangements are being made to secure election returns on election night. Tuesday, November Bth. The voters are anxious to hear advance re ports of the progress of the battle ot the As has been done hereto fore arrangements will be made for special wires in order that the election figures may he received. Republican County Chairman Foster last night informed ;an AMERICAN representative that it is intention to give out returns at the Republican headquarters in the Magill building. The question of running a wire into the Democratic headquarters also was considered last night and it is under stood the returns will be secured by the Democrats. With the headquait ! ers of the t wo parties next door to each I other three is a possibility of lively ' times on election night. Basket Ball and Dance. Tlio basket ball game tomorrow even ing at the armory will be between the Danville Basket Ball team and the Lewisbnrg Athletics, composed ot Bucknell players. The admission will ibe 15 cents. A dance will follow the
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