Eoie Pager -—For His Home Ihe circulation ot this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR OU IRVING 11. .lENNINtiS, OJlice Hour* 9 A. M to VI M >°4 MM - Sf -. I P. At. to & !'■ M- Danville, Pa. 1 *ll I I.M. 425 MII.L ST., DANVIIXK, PA. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines a Speciall«' |j It .P. AJKII.K, DENTIST OKFICK: 218 Mill TKKKI eelli Kxtrueled without I* t row u iiiitl Bruise \\ o a Specialty. Equipped witli the lalt'Nl ami n.oxt Improved luNtrun ti,t»and prepared to exerntetlie in os OR C. H. REYNOLDS, -DENTIST— -288 Mill St.. - Danville, Pa. Dentistry in all its brauones. Charge Moderate and all w "k Guaranteed Establinbed 18U2 ciiiiS si: ws. Swimming accidents are uow due. But it is ut.ually those who can't swim who meet with the accidents. Never mind the suu still knows how to shine. All it needs is the chance. The shippers anticipate a late ripen ing of the huckleberries this season owiug to the unfavorable weathe". Last year huckleberries were being shipped ou Juuu 25th,but it is expected that it will be a week later thisseasou before them are auy berries sent to market. Nobody has been complaining of dust this week. The man with the big snake story is uow coming to the fiout, and the fish eruiau retires for the season. Geueral orders have heeu issued by Adjutant General Stewart to the Na tional Guard, anuouucing the details of the coming brigade encampments. The First Brigade will encamp at Perkasie, July 8 to 16; the Secoud Brigade at Erie, July 15 to 22, and the Third Brigade at Mouut Gretna, July Bto 15. The aunaul inspection will take place during the brigade encamp ments, uuder the supervision of Col ouel Sweeney, inspector geueral. The school board at Tamaqoa, has decided that 111 the future 110 scholar shall be expelled or suspended for on ruly conduct Instead,the offender will be soundly thrashed by the superin tendent or the teacher,or both. The population of Harrisburg exclu sive of Steeltou, is placed at 80,845 by the estimates made from the results of the canvass of the city by census tak ers for Boyd's directory. Tluse figures give the city a gain of over 2D, 000 since the census of 1900. Mosquitoes are said to be more trou blesome on the Isthmus than yellow fever. The little pest seem to hold the balance of power. Well, surely, we're having summer iu earnest—in the daytime at leasr. The Mayor of Lebanon won't be monkeyed with. Because council re fused to confirm his appointments he is paying their saluties out of his own pocket. John Kostenbauder, a well known resident of Columbia couuty, committed suicide Sunday afternoon ou the streets of Aristes by shooting himself through the right temple with a revolver. Judge Stout, of Bucks county, is all right in advising foreigners to read the newspapers befora seeking iiatui alizatiou. The Lord's Supper will be observed in Trinity Reformed Church, Straw berry Ridge, ou Sunday, June 26, at 10 a m. Members will please take uotice. Works in the mint—the julep mixi r. A cult is not always something to be cultivated. Norway would set a good example to the rejt of Europe by establishing a republic as an obje t lesson for the other nations. Footing up the casualties of the Kar Eastern war is one of the tasks that will uot he easy of accomplish ment. The couuty political campaigu will uo doubt be intere-ting enough for all purposes A MATTER OF HEALTH H & POWDER Absolutely Pure HAS M 0 SUBSTITUTE iUimtiuir American. "THIS COUNTRY WILL NHVHR HH HNTIRHLY FRHK UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITII ITS OWN PRODUC E IONS." VOL. 50-NO 24 . 1 REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION ON SATURDAY Cook and Sechler Win Out for County Commission er —John E. Roberts, County Chairman The Other Candidates. The Republican County Convention which met in the Court House Satur day, was au exceedingly quiet and hariuouious affair. lu the short space of forty-five minutes au organization was effected and ticl.et nominated in full. The Convention was called to order by Cooiity Chairman James Foster at 11 o'clock, after whioh the roll was called by Secretary Frank G. Schocli. Delegates were present as follows: Anthony towuship. —D. A. Cox and H. A. Stead. Cooper township. —W. R. Wertniau and Charles Rishel. Derry township. —Jonathan Mowrer and A. H. Snyder. DANVILLE. First Ward.—Curtis Cook aud Jos eph H. Johnson. Second Ward. -Samuel Mills aud W. Haydn Woodside. Third Ward —Johu L. Joues and Seth Lormer. Fourth Ward.—Joseph Gibson aud Johu Jenkius. Liberty towuship. —James Bitler and Charles Boyer. Limestone township. —Charles Wag ner aud E. E. Schuore Mahoning towuship.—John Bostian and William Houser. Mayberry township.—Johu H. Vas tine and William Bird. Valley towuship.- Henry Yorks and P. E. Maus. West Hemlock towuship. Matthew Maus aud William Gething. Washingtonville. —Ralph Seidel and George W. Cromis. Charles Wagner, of Ottawa, was chosen chairman of the convention and W. Haydn Woodside and John L. Jones j secretaries. The delegates presented their credentials,after which the uoiu inations were taken up. The name of T. J. Price was placed in nomination for Associate Judge aud he was unanimously chosen as the nominee for that office. Ralph Kisner, the present incumbent, was unanimous- j ly nominated for District Attorney. For Couuty Commissioner the fol- j lowing candidates weie nominated in their order: (3. W. Cook, of Valley township, present Commissioner ; John i A. Morrill, also of Valley township;! George Rudy Sechler and Joseph L. Frame, of Danville. The delegates from Anthony town ship reported that Cook, Merrill aud Sechler had each received the same number of votes iu that district and asked for instructions as to how they should vote It was decided by the convention that the only way in which the delegates of Anthony could carry out the wishes of the voters and at the same time uot give the district more votes iu the couventiou thau it was eu titled to was for the delegates to vote one aud one-third for each of three candidates; this would give the town sihp the equivalent of four votes, which was what fell to every other district iu naming the two highest candidates. But one vote was taken with the following result: C. W. C00k,22 aud two-thirds; John A. Merrill, 12 aud one-third; George Rudy Sechler, 20 and two-thirds; Jos eph L. Frame, 2. C. W. Cook aud George Rudy Sech ler, having received the majority of votes were declared the nominees for County Coiuinisisoner. The majority of the popular vote in the couuty was for Cook. J. H. Woodside was nominated as County Auditor. John E. Roberts was elected Comity Chairman without auy oppositiou. Matthew Maus of West Hemlock towuship, was chosen as dehgate to the State Convention. The following were selected as mem bers of the County Committee : Anthony township —B. A Stead and 1). A. Cox. Cooper township.—Charles Rishel and Alouzo Mauser. Derry township. —G. W Rhodes and F. L Coursou. DANVILLE. First Ward.—F. G. Schocli and Sam A. McCoy. Second Ward.—W. Haydn Woodside and William lies. Third Ward.- Seth Lormer and J. L. Jones. Fourth Ward. —Thompsou Jenkins and Charles Hemmerly. Liberty township—G W. Ford ami Charles St ihl. Limestone township. —Charles Wag ner an.l E. Sjhnure. Mahoning tonwuship. James C. Kisliel and James Lewis. Maj berry township —William Bird and Johu G. Ya tine. Valley township.—C. W Cook aud John A. Merrill West Hemlock township. William Gethiug and Matthew Maun. Washingtonville. —G. W. Cromis.Jr. and H. B Seidel Short addressses were made by Ralph Kisue.', Enfj and John E Roberts, af ter which the convention adjourned. Will Preach at Shiloh. Rev. B B. Ferer, I) I) ,of Reigels ville, Pa . will preach in Shiloh Re formed Church, uext Sunday, both morniufi and evening Woman's Narrow Escape. Pedestrians in the neighborhood of the P. & K. crossing on Center street Tuesday morning witnessed a thril ling spectacle. A milk wagon driven br a woman escaped ueing ground uu (ler ttie wheels of a passing freight train bv only a hand's breadth. The milk wagon, wuicii was driven by Mrs. W. H. Fernwald, was descend ing the Center street bill. As she ap proached the crossing a north bound freight train came rolling along almost 1 before she was aware of it. She inst antly tightened np the lines, to hold ■ the horse back and guide him south ward into the alley that runs nearby parallel with the railroad. Unfortun ately one line became entangled in the shaft so that the animal would not re spond while the wagon, which was a j very heavy one, ran down against the horse forcing him along until another step would have taken him on the crossing just as the eugiue came along. The horse would have baen struck had it not been that the woman hang -1 ing onto the line that was disengaged pulled his head to one side, which gave the locomotive sufficient room al though in passing it cleared the horse's head by half a foot or so. The woman's position was one of utmost peril. The horse was not a large animal and was physically un equal to the ask of holding back the ' heavily loaded wigon while the long ! train was passing. Should he yield a single step he would be caught by the oars. At this juncture L. G. Little, the jeweler, happened along and tak ing in the situation sprang to the horse's head. Ky sheer strength he held the overtaxed animal back. The > horse braced himself and did his best, : but in the struggle Mr. Little was 1 thrown to the ground and himself was 1 in peril. When the train passed the horse was nearly exhausted, while the woman | was almost in a state of collapse. Clearly nothing but Mr. Little's time ly appearance and his heroic efforts saved the woman and her horse and wagou. Attendance Will be Larger. As a result ot the opening of the bridge tlie base ball games at DeWitt's Park will now be more liberally pat ronized and it is the intention of the management to play only good teams. The home team will play at Milton on Friday, and on Saturday, will meet the strong Wilkesbarre club at De- Witt's Park. On Monday and Tuesday following the strotiß Cuban Giants will play two games «nd as this will be one of the best attractions of the season it is hop ed there will bo a large turnout at both games. The Giants are stronger than ever and will endeavor to even up for the goose eggs the Old Timers preseuted them with on their last ap pearance on the local diamond two years ago. Daniel Fonst, nearly a life-long resi dent of Montour county, departed this life yesterday afternoon at the advanc ed age of eighty-three years. The deceased was born ou the Foust farm situated on the Bloom road in Mahoning township, and lived there during life until some nine mouths ago when he removed into Danville, taking up his residence with his daughter, Mrs. George Lui ger, where death occurred. He was a member ot Ridgeville Reformed church and was mi esteemed and widely known citi zen. He is survived by the following sous and daughters: William Foust and Mrs. Anna Walter, of St. Paul,Minn. ; Leander Foust, Washingtonville ; Em anuel, Wilkesbarre; Mrs. E. S. Miller, Mrs. Philip Manniug.and Mrs. George Lunger. Anthony, Jeremiah, Charles and John Foust, of Danville. He is also survived by forty five graud chil dreu and four great grand children. The funeral will be held Friday at I p. m.from the residence of George Lunger, Pine street. Interment will take place in Odd Fellows' cemetery. Caught Under a Cultivator. Howard Geiger, a fifteen year old son of Levi Geiger of Limestone town ship, met with » frightful accident while cultivating corn ou his father's farm yesterday afternoon. He was driving a pair of spirited hoises, which took frigbt'and ran away. The loy while endeavoring to control the team fell under the cultivator and thus was 1 dragged some distance sustaining shocking iujuriss. Every part of the body was bruised and lacerated, the left arm especially from the shoulder to the wiist being cut by the sharp teeth of the cultivator in a most shock ing manner. Dr. Patton was called,who later was assisted by Dr HofTa. Everything possible was doue for the boy,but last eveuitig it was uot possible to deter mine the full extent of his injuries. { His left side was still paralyzed. There is some thought of removing the boy to the Hospital, but last night it was decided to postpone action on- j til this morning Skin-grafting will probably be resorted to DANVIIXK. I'A., THURSDAY .JUNK 15.11)05. it iv eii niiiiii.i OPEN IT LAST The liver bridge has beon thrown i open to the public. There was over a i year of trial and deprivation before the structure was completed, then af ter inspection and approval due to official formality and delay, came weeks of patient waiting,while at the last momeut street paving caused com plications which threatened to prevent the use of the bridge. But the bridge is open at last aud affairs as they relate to business tak ing in both sides of the river are nor mal again. All the delay attributed to red tape is forgiveu, all the trials of the past are forgotten in the joyful thought that the bridge is open to the public. As predicted iu the last issue of the American the openiug of the bridge although authorized by the County Commissioners, was not accomplished without a hitch owing to the fact that Mill street and the approach to the bridge, which had jost been paved, were not yet taken off the contractor's hands. D. J. Rogers declared himself to be iu possession of both the street and the approach leading to the b r idge which had been grouted only a couple of days before and could not be driven without injury to the new pavement. Council declined to take the street off his hands until the terms of the coil tract had been complied with auil the time limit had heeu passed. To protect himself, therefore, Mr. Rogers on Friday night strengthened the guard on the Dauville end of the bridge, usiug iu additiou to the long pole which barred the driveway, three heavy chains, secured with a padlock. When day dawned Saturday it was found that some one had hrokeu the lock, torn down the barrier and had thrown the chains into the river; a «tream of vehicles of all sorts was coining over the bridge and driving up over the new pavement by the Montour House. As soon as Mr. Rog ers was apprised of the state of affairs he again closed up the bridge. In a very short time there was a congestion of teams on the Danville eud of the bridge and these were obliged reluct autly to turn around and drive hack to South Danville and to employ the ferry to come to Dauville if they wish ed to complete the trip. Early in the forenoon, however, an arrangement was entered into between the contractor, the County Commis sioners and Chief Burgess Pursel whereby the public were permitted to use the approach hy driving iu and out East Frout street. Only a small portion of the approach is grouted and this the County Commissioners made themselves responsible for. The rod or so of Borough pavement driven over is used with the authority of Chief Burgejs Pursel,who will see to it that no troublesome complications arise. There seems to be a general satisfac tion all around with possibly the ex ception of the contractor who is look ing for the parties who threw his chains into the river, one of which, at I last accounts had not been recovered. Preparing for Canip. Compauy F, Twelfth Regiment N. G. l J .,is very busy preparing for camp whioli will begin at Mt. Gretna July Bth. Compauy F, however, will Hud time to participate in the grand dem onstration in Danville on the Fourth of July ant 1 will be iu the line of parade with over HO uieu. Captain Gearhart says that he will take sixty-five men—a full complement —to camp this year. In this number are eighteen new men. The captain states that he can not recall a time when recruits were so easily obtained and he does not think that he would have any difficulty iu enlisting one hundred men if he needed them. The activity in the company is most mark ed, flip attendance at drills being es pecially encouraging. The company will leave for Mount Gretua ou Friday, July 7th, arriving at camp Friday evening, wiiere the men will rest in tents erected by the advance detail until the opening of camp at it o'clock on Saturday morn ing. As a departure at oamp this year Brigadier General Gobin purposes to imitate war on a small scale. On Mon day the Guardsmen will begin what is known as "hiking." The general ef« feet upon the brigade and the division will be keeuly watched. As a novelty it will no doubt attract men ;the roam lug through forests,scaling mountains and hiking around as they would if It was real war has quite a charm. The "A Wall" tents for the men and the regular wall tents for the offic ers, dominated by the big compound of brigade headquarters, will be aban doned, the shelter tents used iu their stead, aud the Third Brigade will not occupy one site longer than for one night's bivouac. The scope of tl • Lebanon Valley will bathe territory of the operations. Thirty Days in Jail. James Sheppard, Sycamore street, was arrested late Tuesday night charg ed with being drunk and disorderly. He was given a hearing before Justice of the Peace Oglesby yesterday and committed to jail for thirty days. handsome /Monument. The heirs of Jeremiah and Sarah Wintersteen have installed a very handsome monument iu the family plot in Slraub's church cemetery, Valley township. The mouument is the work of John R, Hughes, of Uauville. 'PERSONAL PAHACKAI'HS Thomas Bennett, of Taylor, spent Sunday with relatives in this city. O E. Keefer.of Berwick, spent Sun day with friends iu this city. Johu Barry, of Suubury, spent Sun day iu this city. John Kilgus aud B. P. Harris left Sunday uiomiug, via the D. L. & W. railroad, for Milwaukee, Wiaoonsiu, to attend the National Convention of the Improved Order of Heptasophs. John M. Cook, of Philadelphia, is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Sechler, Ferry street. miss Ida Long,of Milton, spent Sun day with friends in this city. Miss Laura Petyou is visiting friends in Philadelphia. Miss Elizabeth Reed is visiting rela tives at Bentou. Miss Bessie Klase, of Lancaster, is visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. aud Mrs. Jesse Klase, 'Vater street. Thomas Cook, of Berwiok, spent Sunday at he home of his father, Ben jamiu Cook, East Market street. Mrs. Robert Lewis, of Catawissa, spent Sunday with relatives iu this city. Mr. aud Mrs. Nicholas Snyder, of Shamokin, spent Sunday with friends iu tliin city. Charles Frane, of Kiugstou, former ly of this city, spent Sunday with friends in Dauville. Miss Euphemia Stout, of Berwick, spent Sunday at the home of Dr. F. E. Harpel, Ferry street. Miss Cora C. Carry, of Washington, D. C., is a guest at the home of Dr. E. A. Curry, West Mahoning street. Miss Rebecca Ilighberger, of Norris towu, is visiting at the home of the J. P. Bare, Lower Mulberry street. Mr. and Mrs. William R. Boyer and son Robert spent Sunday with rela tives at Northumberland. ' John Poolos returned yesterday to Cortland, N, Y., after a week's visit with Leon Kostiaones. F. Pursel Angle returned lo Bethle hem yesterday after a week's stay iu this city. Johu O. Eyerly aud Millard Cook trausacted business in Suubury yester day. The following ladies fiom Shamokin enjoyed a hack ride to this city yester day. Mesdames Steiubach. Sanders. Wert, Hoyt,Kramer, Llewllyn, Black, Horn, Beany, James Long. Sallie Meuoh,Jacobs,Richard Thomas, Lewis Campbell and S. J. Thomas. Grant Herring, Esq., of Bloomsburg, was a visitor in this city yesterday. Simon Czechowicz spent yesterday at Nanticoke. Mr. aud Mrs. Johu Asheufeid, of Washiugtouville, were visitors in this city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Lutz returned to this city yesterday after a visit with friends at Georgetown. Samuel K. Antrim, of Valley town ship,called on friends in this city yes terday. Misses Olive and Bertha Walker, of Lewisburg, aud Miss Cora Clemmeus, of Milton, were eutercaiued yesterday at the home of Mrs. Charles Fisher, East Market street. Miss Elizabeth Griffin left yester day for a visit with friends in Wilkes barre. J. B. Miller, of Cooper township, transacted business in this city yester day Borough Engineer George F Keefer of Suubury, spent yesterday iu this city. W. Boyd Moore, of West Hemlock towuship, was a visitor in this city yesterday. D. J. Rogers trausacted business iu Williamsport yesterday. Mrs. A. Melliu has returned from a visit with relatives iu Wilkesbarre. * Showers Helped the Crops. The rapid growth ot vegetation was retarded during the week by cold nights and a lack of sunshine, but the generous showers were decidedly bene ficial to the growiug crops. Wheat and rye are maturing with heads well fill ed, but generally short iu straw. A few fields were somewhat broken down and lodged by heavy rains aud wiud. Oats and corn improved iu color and much of the replanting of corn com pleted. Tobacco planting is nearly finished in the southern and well on der way iu the northern couuties. Grass coutiuues backward, but well set and iu good condition. The hay crop will probably be shortened from recent lack of moisture. Potatoes aud garden track are promising aud orch ard and vino fruits may yield a full average. Harried Yesterday. Miss Wiuuie I'reas,daughter of Mrs. Peter Treas, became the bride of Ed ward Orady, of Johustowu, yesterday morning The ceremony took place iu St. Joseph's Catholic church. Kev. M. 1 O'Reilly officiating. Miss Gertrude Scott of Johnstown was bridesmaid anil Frank Martin, of this city, best man. After the oereiuouy a reception was liehl at the home of the bride's moth er, Mill street. The newly wedded couple left on the 12:44 1). L. & W. traiu for Johnstown, where they will take up their residence. C ° MMITT SouicHD The new School Board held its first regular meeting Monday. The prin cipal business ou hand was the an nouncement of Committees appointed by the President. These were as fol lows : Finance.—W. H. Orth, F. E. Har pel, M. D., Jacob Fischer, J. N. Pur sel. Buildings and Repairs—Jacob Fisch er,J. Newton Pursel,Jacob Vonßlohn, H. E. Trumbower. Supplies. —H. E. Trumbower, W. J. Burns, A. H. Grone, W. H. Orth. Printing.--Samuel Werkheiser.D. E. Haring, Augustus Heiss, F. E. Harpel, M D. » Bills and Accouuts. William J. Burns,H. E. Trumbower,A. H. Groue, Jacob Vonßlohn. Text Books—H. E. Trumbower,Jacob Fischer, J. Newton Pursel, Augustus Heiss. Transfers. —D. E. Haring. Samuel Werkheiser, Jacob Vonßlohn, H. E. Trumbower. Teachers and Certificates. —F. E. Harpel, M D., A. H. Groue, J. New ton Pursel, W. H. Orth. High School.—J. Newtou Parsel, Jacob Fischer, Jacob Vonßlohn, H. E Trambower. Grievauce. Samuel Werkheiser, Ja cob Voußlobn, D. E. Haring, F. E. Harpel, M. D. Ou motion it was ordered that Mr. Fischer be instructed to have the hy drant at the Depot School repaired. It was ordered also that the janitors of the different wards remove the smoke pipe from the cellar furnaces give them a thorough cleaning and keep them off until the begiuniug of the term. Ou motion it was ordered that cards bo printed containing the list of Com mittees. The following directors were pres ent at last .night's meeting: Adams, Orth, Harpel, Burus, Pursel, Werk heiser, Heiss,Fisoher, Trumbower and Groue. On motion it was deoided that teach ers he elected for the ensuiug year at the next regular night of meeting, Juue 2fith. The following bills were approved for payment: Charles Mottern 112 4.00 A. H. Grone 10.70 H. R. Moore 3.92 H. G. Salmon 1.95 Frieudsihp Fire Co 8.25 Joneph W. Keely 3.77 Ezra Haas 50 Danville Intelligencer LOO A. C. Amesbury 1.90 Mrs. J. 11. Johnson .... 1.44 Borough Auditors 4.00 Standard Gas Co 1.25 U. L. Gordy.. 1.94 E. W. Peters 40.00 C. L. Eggert 7.50 Robert G. Miller 7.50 R G. Miller 5.00 Teaching the Art of Swimming. Now that base ball is properly launched the uext amusement fur the summer taken up at the Y. M. C. A will be swimming. Physical Director C. C. Carpenter is quite au enthusiast ou this sport, which is uot to be regarded solely as a sport or pastime, but rather as a very useful accomplishment. Piofessor Car penter maintained a class in swimming last summer. He fiuds the idea very popular in Dauville. His class was a large one and ou knowledge gained iu dealiug with the applicants be bases au estimate that less thau one-half ot the male populatiou of our town have learned to swim. Swimming is au art, Professor Car penter says,that can be acquired by auy person, if rightly iustructed. The pro gress made iu the swimming class,last year, was remarkable. Confidence is the graud essential. To inspire this while learning a broad belt is adjust ed around the chest aud uuder the arms of the pupil, which the instructor keeps hold of. Thus supported on the water the learner is taught in succes sion the various strokes aud learns to know the buoyancy of the water. Un der this method, the pupil learns to swim before he knows it. The spot selected last year, out at the secoud pier of the river bridge, now that traffic lias been restored, is too uiuoh exposed to the public and Professor Carpenter is casting about for a uew swimming grouud. At low water the river opposite town is not as a general tiling well adapted to bathing owiug to rocks aud the ac cumulation of glass and other articles that strew the bottom. Now that the Hospital sewage has been diverted from the stream it is likely that the class may investigate the river furth er up steam, hoping to find deep wat er and a clear bottom. Heavy Suit for Damages. Through their attorney, Paul J. Sher wood of Wilkesbarre,George and Emily White, of Tuukhauuock, father and mother of Mrs. J. E. Roys,of Blooms burg,Tuesday brought suit against the Columbia and Montour Trolley Co., for $20,000 and #30,000 respectively for injuries alleged to have been received while riding ou one of the defendant company's cars, ou Wednesday, Sept ember 21st, l!t04. At that time one of the plaintiffs in the suit, Emily D. White, boarded a oar of the defendant and as alleged was thrown to the floor of the car sus taining permanent injuries of the spiue for whioh the suits are brought. ESTABLISHED fN 185r> 01 YEAR IN PANAMA Howard R. Clark, au engineer on the great interooeauic caual, is spend ing a vacation with his parents, Mr and Mrs. W. K. Clark,South Danville, after a year's sojourn on the Isthmus of Panama. Howard left for the Isthmus on June Ist, last year. He arrived home Mon day evening and is looking exceeding ly well,notwithstanding the uusalub rious climate of the tropios. He will remain at home until the early part of June when he will returu to the Isth mus. Howard states that his experiences have been very interesting—that life in the canal zone for the first year or so affords a series of surprises to the new comer. He is transit man ou a corps of engineers, who have a camp at Bos Obispo, which is ou the more elevated section about eighteen miles from the town of Panama. At this elevation—a trifle less than a hundred feet above the sea level—the climate is much more healthful than at Pan ama and Colon, although not without its detriments. Howard himself had a siege of malaria and was confined to the hospital for some weeks. Along the coast yellow fever is prevalent. During the past year there have been about one hundred cases of the dread disease among the workmen on the canal. The rate of mortality is gen erally about one-third of the whole number stricken. On the more elevated sections the changes of temperature are marked and sudden and prove a great trial to a person not inured to the peculiarit ies of the climate. For instance one hot day the engineers found the mercu ry up to 110 in.the sun, while under the shelter of the tent it was 96 degree?. A clay with a heat record such as above, is likely to be followed by a night iu which the thermometer falls to t>4 degrees. Changes such as this sets very hard ou persons uot acclimat ed and the cold, at G4 degree?, which iu our latitude would scarcely be no ticed, to the engineers caused the greatest discomfort and seemed as in tense as zero weather in the temperate zone. Some of the engineers were ob liged to sleep with their clothing ou besides availing themselves of the use of all the blankets at their command. The engineers are becoming more or less accustomed to the tropical climate and Howard finds oar climate al though summer, relatively cold. On arriving at Now York, Monday, when the weather to us was oppressively warm, he was obliged to buy au over coat. The rainy season is now ou in the canal zone, when the air is charged with moisture to a degree never ex perienced iu this latitude which adds very much to physical discomfort. The dry season, which begins about the 20tli of December and ecds about the middle of May, is the hot season, when the weather records described above were made. The wet season does not bring incossant raiu ;there may be two weeks of a literal downpour, followed by two weeks of cleariug weather. Howard, while on the Isthmus lived through both seasons. The actual work of construction has uot been carried very far ou the great canal. Some dredging has been doue at each terminus, bat the work doue mainly is of a preliminary nature. Seniors Play Business Mem. The second of a series of five games of base ball to decide the champion ship of the different clabs of the Y. M. C. A. took place at DeWitt's Park yes terday afternoon, the contesting teams beiug the Seniors and the Business Meu. One game a week will be play ed, mostly ou Wednesday afternoon. The first game of the series was play ed at DeSVitt's Park last Thursday,be tween the Seniors aud Business Men, the soore being It? to 7 in favor of the Business Meu. The result of yesterday's game was a victory for the Seniors, who won out on the score of 0 to 8. It was a twclve inuiug game, hard fought from start to finish, many difficult plays being made. The line up was as follows: Business Men—Reeso ss , Hutchison If., Williams lb., Shaunon 2b., Gosh c., Pritchard 3b.. Amesbury cf., Mc- Clure rf., Gearhart p. Seniors—Roberts 3b., Kostenbauder rf., Reuu 1b.,, Klase p., Jacobs ss., Mayan cf., Spaide c., Thomas 2b. The score by innings: Business Meu—3 0200 00 0 1 0 0 0--fi Seniors . -0 002 00 3 10 002 -8 Clayberger umpire; time of game 2 hours. Next game, Wednesday June 21. /Mother's Awful l : ind. SHELBYVILLE, lud., June 14. May Hill, aged five, laughter of Charles Hill,a cabinetmaker,was mur derously assaulted this morning while her mother was temporarily out of the house. Mrs. Hill says she was away but five miuutes and when she leturu ed she found her daughter lying in a pool of blood ou the floor. The child was unconscious aud there was a wound ou her temple, made by some blunt instrument. Physicians say the child will not recover. It is suspected that the little girl was struck dowu by a negro burglar,wlioui the child recognized. There aie in dications that the house was ransack ed. The picnic season is at hand and the auts are getting basy. JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN being furnished with a large asortment 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 AKCUEII HEM JIM STAPLE The hearing of the preliminary in junction granted the Hospital for the Insane against the Danville and Sun bury Street Railway Company, which was continued from Tuesday of last week, took place before Judge Charles B. Staple, of Monroe county, at Dan ville yesterday afternoon. The injunction involves the use of about 300 feet of the East extension of Market street and has attracted a good deal of attention for the reason that while the injunction is iu force all work of construction on the line is held up. At the hearing last week the defend ants called attention to the fact that before the writ was applied for the at torneys for the hospital had notice that part of the route lying on the ex tension of Market street was in pro cess of abandonment by the eleotrio railway company. A large number of witnesses were heard on that day. At 5 o'clock Court adjourned until yes terday when argument was to take place. H. M. Hinckley and R. S. Ainuier tuan represented the plaintiff iu argu ment before Judge Staple. James Scar let and Grant Herring represented the defendants. Each one of the speakers made the best of his case and the ad dresses wore listened to with muoh in terest. In conclusion Judge Staple announc ed that he would continue the prelim inary injunction until Saturday, the 24th iust. Decorations for the Fourth. Joliu Spang and John J. Endy, of Reading, two decorators, were iu thu citygyesterday trying to drum up some work in connection with the Fourth of July demonstration. Messrs. Spang and Eudy constructed the fine decora tions iu Williainspoit on the occasiou of the Kuights Templar Couelave. They have also done the decorating in jiilton for the occasion of Sons of Vet eraus Silver Jubilee. They were in this city between trains yesterday, re turning to Milton last eveniug. The subject of decorations is a time ly one. Whether Danville has auy work for the two professionals or not the matter of decorations is one uot to be ignored if the town is to show up in a creditable way on the auniversary of our nation's birth. The Citizens' celebration Committee is especially solicitous abont the matter and hope that the citizens nowhere will show auy negligence but will rise to the full stature of enterprising patriotic citi zens, decorating the buildings from one end of town to the other with both flags and a lavish display of bunt iug. Now is the time to lay iu a supply of material for decoratiou. Independ ence Day is less than three weeks dis tant and the longer the purchase of flags and bunting is deterred, the less desirable will be the assortment left iu the stores to select from. Will Improve the Approach. The steep approach to the bridge at the South side, is getting worse as time wears ou. The soft ashes are now badly cut up by the hundreds of wheels that ploagh through it daily. Many persons find great entertainment in standing at that eud of the bridge and watching the exertion of the horses as they tackle the approach. Few have failed, however, in their efforts to get up onto the bridge and many pull con siderable loads. A. C. Amesbury, who is hauling coal from the Pennsylvania station,is obliged to cut his two horse loads down to 1% tons. Others who ship over the Pennsylvania railroad are obliged to reduce loads in propor tion. Relief, however, is in sight. Coun ty Commissioners Beck and Randeu busti came up to South Dauville Toes day evening and looked over the ground. They were accompanied by J. S. Kline, attorney for the„ Pennsyl vania Railroad. They decided that improvements were necessary and before returning home employed Peter Startzell to haul some grouud on the lower roadway, so a* to ease the grade, at the same time giving tho.'ashes on the present ap proach a coating of some harder ma terial. It was stated in South Danville last evening that Mr. Startzel would begin work this morning. Frank Wilson Improving, The'condition ot Prank Wilson, ac cidentally shot at Rloomsburg, Mon day,showed considerable improvement yesterday afternoou, and from present indications there are good chances for his recovery. He spent a restful night and seemed in his usual good mood throughout the day. Fleeted Captain. W. W Fetzer of Northumberland on Tuesday evening was elected Captain of Company E, 12th Regiment, N. G. P., vioe Captain (Juyon who resigned. Captain Fetzer, who was formerly principal of the Milton publio schools, was elected County Superintendent of Northumberland County at the last election. Flag Day. Flag Day was pretty generally ob served in r>!»nville yesterday by the hanging out of the stars and stripes. The town took on quite a patriotic air,many of the (lags being very beauti. fnl.
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