Home Paper For the Home '< he circulation of this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you o advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DR. IKYING H. JENNINGS, Ojfice I Jourk A. .V.to 12 V 10U Mi' l P. .»/. to 4 P. if. Danville. Pa. P IHI'LTZ, ill. 425 MILI. ST., DANVILLE, FA. Oisease* of the Stomach and Intestine? a Specialty uiIEM NEWS. Get in the ice crop. The coal man is busy. Investigate the candidates. Candidates will now get busy. Again the yell, "Shut that door!" The river is still too high to close. The cold snap is helping to deplete the stock of the merchants. This is the kind of weather that makes good ice. While Frank Moyer was making ex cavations for a row of new houses in Reading a few days ago, he unearthed a nest of forty-two snakes, measuring from nine inches to two feet in length. The records and tabulations for 1906 made at the national capital show that the grand total expended in building during the year throughout the coun try was 1604,690,000. Keep vour horses warm by blanket ing them when yon stop and hitch them in the open. The local aspirants for office are get ting busy. There will be a full field to pick from by election day. Any grippe in your family now? The doctors are all kept on the jump nowa days. If you don't think it is cold these mornings try a walk across the river bridge. It's the people who have neglected to do their duty who complain most about the results. If the people do not rule themselves it is their own fault. Two hundred female employees in Hessel, Rains & Co's handkerchief factory in quit work last Friday because a foreman who had displeased the oj erators, was not dis charged. John Wailich, of Bethlehem, a few days ago saved from drowning two youug skaters who broke through the ice, but all three are now threathened with pnemonia, because of their icy bath. The ioe harvest on the Pocono mountains, Monroe county.is on again and fine clean ice.ten to twelve inches thick, is being stored. Hundreds of men and all available teams are at work. Cruel treatment and being compelled by her husband to take in washing to t make a living, were the reasons given by Mr*. Almira McAlarney.of Wilkes- Baire, for asking for a divorce. The divorce was granted. ♦ The biggest sleigh ride ever held in New England took place in Water bury. Couu., on Saturday when Ralph N. Blaikeslee, who conducts a large freight handling business, took 6,000 children for a free sleigh ride through the city. Miss Laura Leighow, of Jerseytown, who has been suffering with rheum atism for some time, is convalescing. The last report of the Pittsburg post office shows the greatest per centage of profit of any post office in the coun try. A Mormon church was dedicated in Philadelphia ou Sunday with a con gregation of over 200. Sleighing continues good, but a lit tle more snow would help it. Mrs. Krum, of Strawberry Ridge, is recovering from a protracted i»'jess. Retribution sometimes flags on the journey but she generally overtakes her victim. About thirty women were nominat ed in Philadelphia at the primaries on Saturday for school directors in the different wards. While Patrick Salmon,aged 85 years, of Mahanoy City, was descending a stairway on Snuday night, carrying a lighted lamp, he fell aud before help arrived he was burned so badly that he died at the Miners' hopsital. A bill has been introduced in the national house of representatives auth orizing the president to appoiut a com nission to inquire iuto the tariff qoes i iu all its phases, including the •ability of maximum aud minim luties. ®e"ause his wife refused to quit jug boarders Viucent Drocowski. of Chester, armed with a revolver, drove his wife aud four children and all the hoarders out of the home. They appealed to the police and Drocowski was required to give bouds to keep the peace. Professor Theodore Schott, of Man heim, Germany, a German specialist on the heart who has been visiting this country, has seen ex-Governor Hiegins, of New York, aud declares that his case, while critical, is not hopeless. Count Tolstoy, the great Russian writer,is again reported critically ill. Owing to his advanced age his recov ery is extremely doubtful. Adam Ray, sou of Seth Schuman, of Allentown, died on Monday morning of brain fever, aged 9 mouths,and two later the child's mother, aged -•"M, died of disease. "TIU.S COI NTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." • OL. 53-MO 5, HI BE RENDERED US BENEFIT The oratorio. "The Holy City," which proved such a success iu Dau ville, will be rendered in Bloomsburg in the very near future for the benefit of the Joseph Ratti hospital, if the plaus set on foot last Saturday can be successfully carried out That the Joseph Ratti hospital is a splendid charity no one will deny. That Danville,along with other neigh boring towns, profits immensely from the institution is equally pateut to all who take any note of events. Any movement in our town,therefore, that would show proper appreciation of the charity, and contribute something to the support of the hospital can not but meet the approval of all grateful and right-minded people. It was a happy conception, there fore, on the part of somebody that the home talent of Danville should render the oratorio in Bloomsburg wholly as a benefit of the Joseph Ratti hospital. That the people of Bloomsburg will be sure of a high class entertainment no one will doubt after the two satis factory renditions in this city last week. If they rise equal to their op portunities and turn out en masse the j full object will be accomplished. The director 01 'ie oratorio had an interview with A. Z. Schoch, presi dent of the Bloomsburg National bank and a member of the board of trustees of the Joseph Ratti hospital, and Mr. Schoch regards the proposition with the kindliest favor and is at present casting about to find a suitable build ing for the entertainment. The idea is sure to be popular iu Bloomsburg and no one questions success. The oratorio will iu all probability be given in Bloomsburg the week af ter next. W. R. Miller, geueral mau ager of the Danville aud Bloomsburg trolley company, in order to assist the project, has volunteered to cransport the singers to Bloomsburg and back without cost. At a later date our home talent pro poses to reader the oratorio in Snubury as a benefit for the Mary M. Packer hospital. Samuel Mills for Poor Director. Watkin Evans has been nominated by the Republicans as borough audit or aud Samuel Mills as overseer of the poor of the Danville aud Mationing poor district. The borougli aud district conven tions of that party were held at the Montour house Saturday night. F. W. Magill was chosen president and W. 11. Woodside ami O. F. Youug secretaries. The same officers served in both conventions. The district convention was held first, delegates being present as fol lows: First ward, Thomas A. Evans: second ward.W 11. Woodside and Wil liam lies: third ward, O. F. Youug and Seth Lormor; fourtli ward, Frank Magill and John Mitchell; Mahoning township, Michael Scott and William Honser. There was uo oppostion to Sa nuel Mills for overseer of the poor. For auditor at the primaries Friday night Watkin Evain, the nominee, received the support of the first and the fourth wards. Revisiting Town. Arthur F. Alward and wife,of Belle wood,arrived in this citv yesterday for a visit at the home of D C. Hunt. Mr. Alward, who is an old resident of Danville and knew Brigadier General Bnbb when a boy, catuo over to Dan ville hoping to meet the general He was disappointed to find that General Bubb had left Danville aud he would have to forego the pleasure of meeting him at this time. Mr. Alward putin the time very i pleasantly circulating atnoug other old j friends in Danville. His father was i Benjamin Alward, well remembered by old residents as captain of a packet j boat and one who was prominent in ' the town affairs iu the olden days Death of John Coleman. James Coleman, a highly esteemed resident of the third ward, depart/ . this life last night at 9 o'clock. He | had been ill for nearly a year, death , being due to a complication of dis- | eases. The deceased was 45 years of age aud j is survived by a wife, three sons and four daughters: Patrick, Michael and i William, Mary (Mrs. Michael Burk), Nellie, Alice aud Catherine. Anuie, a daughter, departed this life teu mouths ago. The deceased was born in Wales,aud came to this country with his parents wh<*ft lie was 12 years of age. He was a puddler and for many years was em ployed at the Reading iron work®. Lunacy Commission. Iu response to a petition from rela tives, Judge Savitlge Wednesday morn ing,appointed a commission to inquire into the mental condition of Augustus S. Ointer, an aged resident of River side. The appointments were Dr. Smith, of Riverside; J. H. McDevitt, J. P. Carpenter, of Sunbury.— Sun bury Item. Raised $14,500. A committee of 100, appointed to raiße 135,000 for the erection of a Young Men'B Christian association building in Berwick, Columbia coun ty,reported subscriptions to the amount of sl4 000 after two days work, aud there is little duobt but that the de aired amount will be secured. Hi OFFICIALS II LOCAL CiP Colonel C. W. Eckman camp, No. 23, Sons of Veterans, at its next reg ular meeting, Thursday night, will have with it three of the most distin guished members of the order—State Cooimauder Ramsey, of Reading; j State Secretary McNulty, of Philadel phia, and Major Geueral Reed of the Sons of Veterans Reserves. The meeting will be open to all sons of veterans, as well as veterans aud grandsons of veterans. It is much re gretted by those who nave the welfare 'of the order at heart that Col. C. W. Eckman camp has not grown more rapidly. NowhereMn the State is there more excellent material out of which to build up a strong and prospe ous camp than is fouud iu Danville. It is a fact pointed to with considerable pride that many of those eligible fill positions of responsibility and are ranked in the best society of Danville. Iu Milton as well,as other places that might be named, where strong aud prosperous camps exist,the best youug men of the town are members of the Sous of Veteraus. It is believed that all that is needed, therefore, is to get the young men of Danville properly interested, when the growth of tiie order here will keep pace with that of camps elsewhere iu the State. The visitation ou Thursday night is designed expressly for the purpose of arousing an interest in the order of Sous of Veterans among those who are eligible to membership, veterans aud grandsons of veteraus as well as sous of veterans, and it is hoped that all those included in either of the above classes will be present at the meeting. A large attendance is desired. Orvis Oswald is commander of Col onel C. W. Eckman camp No. 23, Sons of Veteraus. John P. Patton and F. M. Herriugtou are past commanders. Third Ward Primaries. The borougli aud district conven tions of the Democratic party will be held iu the grand jury room, in the courthouse, at 7 o'clock this evening. The third ward primaries, the last of the borough and district,took place last eveuiug. Considerably before 7 o'clock a large crowd assembled at the voting booth ou Walnut street. The choosing of candidates began at 7 o'clock and by 7 :30 all was over. Simon Tloffniau presided at the primary. Leslie McLalu and Michael O'Briau were clir en as secretaries. In the choice of candidates the voters all seemed to be of oue mind and the ticket was framed iu record breaking time. Following are the nominations: Councilman. Robert Pursel; school director, Herbert Dreifuss; assessor,D. D Williams; judge of election, l McLain; inspector, Henry Miller. William Lovett and George Jacobs were chosen as delegates to the bor ough aud district conventions. For overseer of the poor the dele- ! gates were instructed for P. M. Kerns, i For auditr they were left uuiiistruct- | ed. The interest now centers in the dis trict aud borough conventions tonight. For overseer of the poor P. M Kerns goes into the convention with the delegates of the third aud fourth wards.who were instructed to support him. For the same office Thomas Wel liver will go into the convention with the support of the first and the second wards. Mahoning township will have the decidiug vote. For auditor Grant Gnlick, who was brought forward by the second ward, was endorsed by the first ward. In the third and fourth v the delegates were uninstructed for auditor. This leaves the field open for a possible con test for auditor. Workman's Odd Injury. Jacob Miller, au employe at Howe aud Samuel's pnddle mill, was the victim of a singular accident yester day afteruoou. The man, who is a puddler's help er, hart just finished his turn aud was 'eaving the plant for home. He had scarcelv more than started when he became aware that oue of his limbs was bleeliug profusely. An investiga tion revealed that a blood vessel had beeu ruptured aud the loss of blood was appalling. The workmen were very much alarm ed, bu they kuew what to do iu such an emergency, so that while gome ad dressed themselves to the task of fiud- I iug a doctor,others applied such re ue- ' dies as were at haud. fr Dr. Paules quickly arrived, but in j the interim the flow of blood had beeu ariested by the employes. The physi- i ciau discovered au ulcer in the mau's leg, which had eaten through the tis sue ana opened an artery. The man was takeu to his home aud at last ac counts was doing very well. The iujury may prove quite trouble some for a while, but the physician states that he will recover from t\S effects of it iu due time. Special Assessor. The Bloomsburg school board has decided to employ a special assessor to make the registration of the school i children between the ages of 6 aud 16. years, to increase the State appropria tion. Countv Convention. " The Northumberland couuty conven tion of the Patriotic Order Sons of America, will be held at Herudou on I Washington's brithday. DANVILLE. PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY :?), 1907 SENIORS ill CLASS PLAI The senior class of the high school has in view the production of a class play at commencement this year in stead of the regular class day exercises which were a feature last commence ment The senior class was represented at the regular meeting of the school board Monday by a committee com posed of Messrs. DeWitt .Jobborn,Clyde Davis, Harry Peters and Misses Kith eriue Marks aud Ruth Frick. Mr. Jobborn in au address.brief and to the point, explained the position of the souior class and why it wished to present a play as a departure from the order of last year. The class day ex ercises, Mr. Jobborn said, judging from various reports, had not proved inter esting to the public, however, mn:h they may have expressed the cultnro of the class. A class play, it was be lieved, would not ouly prov* more at tractive to the class, but would at the same time interest the public much more. The class had consulted the faculty, which was willing that the class play be adopted, provided the schoo.l board gave its approval. The committee, he said, had been appoint ed to wait ou the school board in ord er to determine with what favor the proposition to produce a class play might be regarded. The subject was discussed briefly, no objection developing. On motion of Mr. Fischer it was ordered that the request of the tenior class be referred to the high school committee, to act in conjunction with the faculty, the borough superintendent and the class committee which appear' " before the board, the report of the afereuce to be preseuted at the next meeting of ; the school board. On motiou of Mr. Fischer it was ordered that borough superintendent Gordy be sustained in his action of installing boiled water in the differ ent school buildinps of the borough. It was esteemed a wise precaution and Mr. Pursel suggested that the matter be carried a little further aud that the scl. iol board purchase individual drinking cups. He thought that the use of the samo cup by different pupils might be instrumental in spreading contagion He thought that a cheap granite cup to cost about five ceuM might answer the purpose. Consider able discussion followed when it de veloped that the board contemplates install ug driukiug fountains iu the school buildings soouer or later, au improvement, which would render driukiug cups unnecessary The 1110 tiou beiug put to a vote was lost. The following bills were approved for payment: Teachers and Janitors ..... . $1731. J. H. Cole. 5 60 Charles Motteru 125 'Ezra S. Haas .75 Dr Geo Leniuger Chemical Co 19 40 American Book Co . 3.20 Type writer supplies 9 00 The following members were pres ent: Burns, Orth.Swartz, Pursel,Fish, Fischer, Trumbower. Lutz, Heijs, Grone. South Side Wedding. Miss Hannah Conway, daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. John Conway, of River side, was married Tuesday at high noon to Frank Miller at the home of the bride's pareuts. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. E. T. Swartz.of Scrauton, form erly pastor of St. Peter's M. E church, of Riverside, before a few iu vited guests The guests at the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Miller, Mr. aud Mrs. John Conway, Mr. anil Mrs. .Tohu Hendershot, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Cou wav, Mrs. Mary Croinley, Mrs. Am brose Vought, Missei Fannie Miller, Harriet Bondman, da Conway, Mary j Conway, Olive Conway, Mabel Con- | way, Frauk Appleman, Harold Cross ley and Leroy Conway. The bride and groom left on the 4:31 Pennsylvania, train for a trio to Washington, D. C. | On their return they will reside at j Reedsville, where the groom is em ployed. Affects Judges' Pay. When the judges' salary bill was passed in the session of 1903 there was a provision that judges should receive uo compensation, except traveliug ex- | pouses, for holding court in other dis- j tricts to which they might be called. | Previous to that time they got $lO a day for services in other districts, and oue judge was known to draw from ; the State treasury u- arly £2,000 a year for sitting iu outside districts. Hy a bill introduced by Senator Langfitt.of Allegheny,the practice of paying itin erant judges is to be revived. It auth orizes the chief justice of the Supreme fourt, at the request of any court or bar association, to designate a judge to sit in the court of a district other than his own. The judge so assigned ill be entitled to receive in addi to his salary his nctual expenses aud $lO per day, which shall be paid out of the Strte treasury. With the Welliver Company. , Frank Alderman, recently with tiie Seltzer-Klahr Hardware company, of Philadelphia, as traveliug salesman, i has accepted a position with the Wel liver H' lware company, of this city. Mr. Jermau formerly represented the * iliver company on the road. A little more suow would help the , sleighing. PERSONAL i PABfHS Percy Shade,of Buckuell university, spent Sunday with his n, other in Frosty Valley. Miss Mary Steward has returned to her home iu New Columbus after a visit at die homo of Mr. aud Mrs George Thomas, Church street. Mrs. J. W. Bowman, of Pittsburg, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary Shepperson, Front street. N Mrs. Irviu Vaunau will leave this morning for a visit with friends at Coatesville. Mrs. David Seeley returned to Chi cago yesterday morning after a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Shepperson, Riverside. O. R. Shilling yesterday attended the funeral of a nephew at Lewisburg Mrs. John Bowman, of Pottsgrove, called on friends in this city yester day. Rev. Harry Minsber attended a min isterial meeting at Lewisburg yester day. Florence aud Miriam Miusker spent yesterday at the home of their graud motlier at Lewisburg. Pretty Home Wedding Miss Ruth M. Boyer, of this city. , aud Mr. Adam Wagner,of Milton, were united iu matrimony Tuesday. The ceremony took place at the homo of the bride's pueuts, Mr. aud \Trs. Reuben Boyer, No. 306 Honeymoon | street, at 12:30 o'clock. The house . was most beautifully decorated with , carnations, ferus aud stnilax. The nuptial knot was tied hy the Rev. L. D. Ulrich, pastor of Trinity ( Lutheran church. Miss Beruice Cour sou, of Philadelphia, was bridesmaid . aud Mr. John Robiusou, an attache of ( the hospital for the insane, w«s best , in in. Miss Josephine Cousart reuder- \ ed the wedding march from Loheu- ( grin. , The bride wore a gown of silk pou tell and carried a bouquet of white | carnations. The bridesmaid wore pink ( silk and »iied pink carnations. At 2 o'clock a sumptuous wedding dinner was served. About sixty guests were pre>ent rep uting Dauville, J Washingtonville, v . 11o• laud other neighboring towns The presents were very valuable and ( covered a wide range. There were ail- ( verware, china, liueu and ail the var- ( ious articles that enter into a newly furnished home. The bride is popular and beloved by a large circle of friends. The groom, who was a former resident of Wash- 1 iugtouville, is widely known through out our couuty and is much esteemed. ' I Death of Prominent Farmer. Jacob Wiutersteena well known aud 1 highly esteemed agriculturalist of ' near Jerseytown, Malison township, Columbia count}, died Tuesday af- 112 teruoou at 4 o'clock of typhoid pueu- 1 monia. 1 Mr. Wintersteen was very widely ' known throughout all this section,and ' at one time was a resident of Dau- 1 vilie. Nine days ago he was taken ill 1 with a bad <jold which he caught '< wdiile working about his farm The disease that caused his death develop- ' ed aud rapidly ran its fatal course. The deceased was born iu Valley township on the farm where William H. Wintersteen now lives. He was the ■, sou of Mr and Mrs. Henry Winter- j steeu, both now deceased. He is sur- j vived hy his wife and a son Charles, who resides on a farm adjoining the ' parental homestead in Madison town ship. Four brothers also survive:i * John, David and Henry, of Valley i ' township, aud Dr. George Winter- j * steeu. of Parkville, New York. He j ' was 59 years of age. At one time, for several years, Mr. ( Wintersteen resided in Danville. Dur- j • iug his residence iu this city he was ; ' the proprietor of a fiue livery stable, j * which was run iu connection with j 112 the old Danville house, which stood * where the Thomas Beaver free library j * uow stands. Poor Sleighing. 1 1 Sleighing is reported as rather poor, j i especially on the country roads. To begiu with the roads at- many places j were rough, while as time wears on, under the influence of the suu, the ! | suow each day is becoming thinner. Ou the whole, however, a sleigh can ! j get along much better than a wheeled vehicle aud sleighs largely predomin ate. ! e The r. 112. d. carriers are very grate- ful for auv change that eliminates the j mud and rainy weather that were fact ors during the greater part of the win- ( ter. As a general thing the carriers are usiug sleighs to cover their routes j and they are not disposed to find any ( fault with the sleighing. Ice Hen Are Busy. W. S. Lawrence & Sous began cut- j ting ice on the dam in Mahoning creek ' yesterday morning aud are obtaining au excellent product seveu or eight inches iu thickness. The ice men are all busy b\- this time aud wagons load ed with ice may be seen driving iu al most every direction through town. All that is needed is for the present state of weather to coutinue for a few days, when mauy of the smaller ice houses will be filled. That abund ant ice crop may yet be harvested is quite within the range of probability. Valentines are making their appear ance iu local store windows. EDWARD ROBERTS GROUND 10 DEATH Edward Roberts, a well known resi dent of Valley township,met his death ou the P. & R. railroad near the com pany barn at 3 o'clock yesterday morn iug. The accideut was a most shocking one, all the circumstances indicating that the man's foot hid become wedg ed fast in the switch aud that thus held fast he was struck bv a locomo tive. At about 3:30 o'clock yesterday morning John Thomas, of Mahoning township,was walking the P. & R track on the way to his work at the big mill \\ -m about midway be tween the switch of the Reading iron works and the company barn he came across a dead body lying ou the rail road. Hurrying iuto town he reported the matter and in response Chief-of- Police Miucemoyer, accompanied by Night Watchman Lewis Byerly tnd quickly followed ty Officer Voris. hur ried to the scene of the accident. They arrived at the spot just as an other train was approaching. Chief Miucemoyer quickly removed the body from the track while some boys rau forward and flagged the train, which came to a stop. A shocking sight pre seuted itself. Ou the upper side of the track seventy-five feet south of where the body was fouud lav a severed liuib, which had been cut off at the kuee. Fragments of the other limb, which had beeu severed half-way betweeu the knee and ankle aud which had been literally ground to pieces were found scattered aloug the track. The heel aud a portiou of the foot was wedged in the switch. So tightly was it held between the rails that it could only be released with the aid of a bar procured frotn the waitiug engine. The left arm was almost severed. A terrible injury was inflicted in the re gion of the left hip, where there was a deep puueture aud the bones were shattered and protruded from the lace rated flesh. There would seem to be uo doubt but that tiie u itortuuate man was near the frog of the switch when ttie eng ine. pusher No. 840. running back wards,or tender first, passed over that portiou of the track at 3 o'clock yes terday morning on its way to West Milton. Upon arriving at the latter place blood stains were discovered up on the tender by both the engineer aud fireman, which was the first intimatiou either had that an accident had occur red. Iu trying to escape it is altogether likely that the mau's foot got fast iu the switch in which position he was struck ou the hip by the teuder aud shoved or dragged tor at least seventy five feet, where the body was found. This was indicated by cuts aud ab rasions about tiie face iu addition to the fatal injuries above described. Justice of the Peace Da I ton was call ed to the spot. After making a very thorough inquiry into the cause of death and viewing closely both the body aud the surroundings he decided that an inquest was unnecessary and that the iusu came to his death as the result of an accident, in the manner above described. The body was colli when Chiet-of- Police Miucemoyer arrived, which would indicate,assuming that the man was struck by engine No. 840, that death was in-tautaneous or occurred very soon. Uudertaker Frauk Heurie was called to the spot, who took the remains to his undertaking establish ment where they were prepared for burial. Edward Roberts, the virtim of the terrible afair.was road master of Val ley township and lived about a mile from the Forks on the road leading to Pnrsell's slope. He was fifty-two years of age aud is survived by three sous aud one daughter: Clyde, William, Mark and Miss Minnie, all of Valley township. The daughter is a school teacher nyd at present has charge of Styer's school. The wife of the deceas ed departed this life about oje year ago. The fuueral will take place today at 2p. ni. from the family residence. Valley township lutermeut will be made at Mausdale. Tlore Nominations. The Democrats of Derry township lia.e made the following nominations: Judge of election, Charles W. Miller; inspector, John A. Moser; auditor, John Supervisor, Peter C. Mos er; assessor, ieorge W. DeGreeu; school direct .George P. Cotner aud Frauk Martz .overseer of the poor, W. L. Whipple The fo'lowiug ticket has beeu select ed by the Republicans of Cooper town ship: Judge of election, Johu F. Kruni; inspector, Charles Rishel; ov erseer of the poor, Daniel tax receiver, C. D. Garrison ; assessor, I. W. Krum; school directors, Alonzo Mauser and William Black ; supervis ors, Wellington Wertniau aud William Heimbach; auditor, I. W. K um. Addition to Fair Grounds. The Columbia Couuty Agricultural society has purchased fiveai res of and adjoining the present fair grounds at Bloomsburg ou the west. The society will uot * able to .ob tain possession of the ground until July. At that time work will be start ed on new stables aud several other smaller buildings.that are badly need ed ou accouut of the present cramped quarets. ESTABLISHED IN 1855 MAN ON CAPIIOLII HARRISBURG, Jau. 30. Governor Stuart today announced the member.* of the committee that ! will probe iuto tho alleged graft in connection with the building of Penn sylvania's new State capitol. Repre i sentative R. Scott Ammerman.of Mon tour, is one of two Democrats on the committee, aud is tho sole representa tive of his party from the house of representatives. The new capitol investigating com mittee resolution was messaged to the j governor at once after the house had , been informed ttiat the senate had ad i opted it. The governor lost no time in approving it. Both branches having been appraised of his approval the fol lowing were appointed as the com mittee to do the probing: Senate— Fisher, of ludiana, aud Sis son, of Erie, Republicans,and Dewalt, of Lehigh, Democrat. House—Fair, Westmoreland; Shields, Wyoming; Deardeu, Philadelphia, R epublicans ; Aminerman, Montour, Demo crat. There are five Republicans and two Democrats on the committee. Railroads Turn on Government. OMAHA, Jan. 30. That the officials of the big Western truuk lines intend to interpret the new interstate law as strictly toward the government as the lattor's representa tives here forcad them toward the pub lic was made when the Union Pacific aud Nort iweste ;u railroads both refus ed to transport United States troops from this city to San Fraucisco for less than the frill rate The special rate heretofore paid was refused peremp torily by the traffic managers of these roads. BIDS ADVERTISED FOR. The refusal indicated, too, that the traffic managers had no recourse but to refuse. They had their instructions and they stood by them. The specific case was the need of transport'ng 600 men, 500 horses aud a large amount of equipment from Forts Robiusou aud Russell to San Francisco, enroute for the Philippines. Bids for the trans portation were advertised in the usual way. The first surprise came when oulv the Nortli western and the Union Pacific respouded.and with bids at the regular rates. OFFICIALS OBDURATE. Even then the quartermaster of the department of Missouri did not realize the real meaning of the full rate bids. He thought there must bs some mis take. aud sent a representative to see the*traffic managers. When tho officer reported hack to his superior that the railroad officials were obdurate aud re fused to reduce the rates a penny the air in the quartermaster's stores was sulphurous for some time. Never had the railroads taken sucli a stand against the military authorities of the United States. It was almost past be lief. IN T SPITE OF COMMISSION. This, too, in the face of the fact that the Interstate Commerce Commission had held that the new railroad rate law did not modify or aifect the orig inal interstate commerce law in so far as it concerned reduced rates for the transportation of troops or property for the United States. In brief, it was held that as the money paid to the railroads came out of the pockets .of the taxpayers it would not be unfair nor unlawful if the railroads accorded a reduced rate to the United States. It would be in no sense a rebate, but a straight reduction aud hence lawful. Our Industries are Busy. It is a fact that may not have occur red to every person that all our in dustries are running along at their full capacity, indicating that we ought to be enjoying the high water mark of prosperity. This is a condition unusual at this season of the year except during periods of great prosperity. It is signifies- I', 1 ', too, that not only are our industries in operation but also that the ;uost of them are rushed witli orders. It would be interesting to know just how many persons in Danville are workiug stead ily taking in those who are employed at the iron works, and other big in dustries as well as the silk mi lis, stock ing factory and other smaller est ablishments. Surely no one needs to bs idle. The conditions are such as to insure | the maximum of comfort and happi ! ness to all classes at a season of the 1 year when there is often a scarcity of I employment and when the demands upon the family exchequer are the heaviest. In Danville. j A. L. Caufield, who hat charge of the New England and export trade of tho.»Dauville Stove aud manufacturing company,arrived in this city last even ing on business connected with the local plant. Mr. Caufield controls an enormous volume ot business and is in a position to note the condition of trade. He is convinced that the fol lowing year will be one of almost un precedented prosperity for the Dan ville stove and manufacturing com pany, He sees a great future for Dan ville stoves. The nineteen puddle furnaces in the new addition to the Olney street mill of the Reading Irou company, in Read ing, are to be put ou double turn. JOB PRINTING The office ot the AMERICAN being furnished with a large assortment of job letter and fancy typu and job material genera ly, the Publisher an nounces to the public tnat he is prepared at all times to ex ecute in the neatest manner. JOB PRINTING Of all Kinds and Descrloticn LAUDfIH IE ■ED DEATH Elmer W. Runyan, formerly a well kuown farmer of near Grovania, died in convulsions yesterday morning 11 his home in Bloomsburg, after having taken an overdose of laudanum. It is not kuown whether he took the dose with suicidal infeut or by accident took too much. He procured the laudanum at a Bloomsburg drug store Tuesday even ing, saying that he wanted it'for the toothache. His wife leaving her hns baud for a few minutes after his com ing home, she returned to find the half empty laudanum bottle on the table. Runyan said that he had drunk the poison but did not state why. Ruuyau became deathly ill, and phy siciaus were summoned. They worked with him throughout the night, and succeeded in keeping him awake until four o*clock yesterday morning when he went iuto convulsions and death occurred. Tiie deceased had two sons, C. E. and J. W. Runyan, living at home. Three sisters and two brothers sur vive: Mrs. Anthony Hill, of near Jerseytowu ; Mrs. Jane Williams, of Spruce Run ; Mrs. Alice Farusworth, of Pine Summit; Frauk Runyau, of lowa, and John Runyan, of Blooms burg. On Anxious Bench. Northumberland county license court has ended, and Judges Savidge aud Auteu are weighing their decis ions in the cases where remonstrances were filed; also the various applica tions lor permits to conduct new stauds. Among the later is one from Walter Keiuer, formerly of Danville, for a stand of fine location on Market street in Suubury near the Pennsylvania railroad tracks. After all the testimony had been submitted by the Riley detectives and others who opposed to the granting of these licenses, the court announced that no decisions would be handed down at present, but that each would be carefully considered. The stenog-aphers were instructed to write out the testimony in each cas* just as soon as possible and submit the same to the court so that justice could be done to all parties concerned. Much interest is beiug manifested in the three Suubury applications,among which is numbered Mr. Reiner's, and the result of the court's decision is be ing anxiously awaited. During court a letter was read pro testing against the reuewal of a liceuse in Lower Mahauoy township. The writer, a woman, alleged that her hus band went to the saloon in question and got drunk. She forgot to sign her name. The court in referring to this mat ter said that of course the husband got druuk. If he hadn't got liis load of booze in Lower Mahauoy he would Quite likely have gone to Herndon or Georgetown or some other place. The liceuse will be granted. Aroused over the action of the Sha mokiu Home Protection le gue iu fil ing remoustrauces agaiust t.iree of its officers, the Anti-Sunday Selling as sociation of liquor men are determin- _ ed to probe to the bottom of the work of the league aud if possible bring ac tion against its detectives. Receives Black Hand Notice. William J. Mansfield, of Berwick, one of the best known citizens of that town,and a prominent contractor, yes terday morning received a "Black Hand" communication that demanded $3,000 and made his life the forfeit. The letter that Mr. Mansfield receiv ed is very poorly written, on a piece of wrapping paper. Iu one corner is a poor drawing of a hand made black with pencil marks. The wording is as follows: "William Mansfield: Our society wants $5,000 good money and not marked. Putin oil cloth, take to Couynsham grave yard, inside gate on right side as you go in. Put flat stone over it. Do as you are told and all will be well; refuse and you will not live long. This no fun. "ASTELLA MONDENO" Mr. Mansfield says he will pay no attention to the letter. He is partly inclined to think that someone is try ins to perpetrate a joke on him. An Old Time Excursion. The development of this section, now girded by steam and electric railroads mikes interesting an advertisement iu the Columbia Democrat of Satur day. Oct. 23, 1852, edited by Levi T. Tate, in which is an advertisement of a grand excursion twice a week be tween Wilkes-Barre and Northumber land. on the packet boat Northumber land, Captain G. Teed. The trip from Wilkes-Barre to Northumberland was made from 4 o'clock in the morning to 6 o'clock iu the eveuiug, providing there were no mishaps. Surprise Party. A pleasant surprise party was tend ered Mrs. Joseph Woodruff at her home in Riverside Wednesday in honor of her birthday. A fine dinner was serv ed. Those preseut were: Mrs. Wilbur, Mrs. L. M. Sleppy, Mrs. W. C. John sou aud Miss Webster, of Bloomsburg; Mrs. Kate Johns and Mrs. Trometter, of Shamokin; Mrs. Arthur Myerly and Miss Mary Suyder, of Danville; Mrs. Rufus Vastiue aud Mrs. E. Pegg, of Riverside.
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