THE EVENING HI VOL. VII.--NO. 245. SHBNAND O AH. PA.. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER J 2. 1892. ONE CENT. IF. J 28 South Main St. llEADQOAHTEllB FOR Trimmings, Ladles' and Children's COATS Shades and Shadings, Carpets and Oil Cloth TiiTY fifty cent storm serges will compare fa IYI vorablywith 00c goods sold In Phlladel " I phla and other cities. I am selling an all- wool Habit Cloth, worth Mo, for 30a per yard. I have the best 60c Corset in the region. Plain Flannels, worth 25c, sold here for ZOo per yard; 4-4 wide Muslin cold for So per yard; tho best Gray Flannel sold for 18c per vard, and a Good Flannel at 12c per yard. A gTTod Blanket for 70c a pair. Everything a Decided Bargain. GENTS' Natural Wool Suits, worth tit 60, sold now for 12. Comfortables and Blankets cheap. Como at once and secure good values at old reliable stand, 28 South Main street, next door toGrand Union Tea Store. Free Lunch. Free Lunch, FREE LUNCH From 8 to 12, EVERY EVENING SOHEIDERS, BIckert'B Old Stand, Cor. Centre and White Streets. JOHN F. PLOPPERT'S Bakery : and : Confectionery, No. 20 East Centre Street. Tee cream all tho year 'round. Open Sundays. I am now making a superior quality of CREAM BliEAl), something now. You want t to try it: you'll use no other if you do. Piatt's Popular Saloon, (Formerly Joe Wyatt's) U 19 and 21 West Oak Street, SHENANDOAH. FA. Bar stocked with the best beer, porter, ales, whiskies, brandies, wines, etc. Finest cigars. Eating barattached. Cordial invitation to all. USTCBW ffisMng CreekBuckwlieat Flour THE TIME As now at hand for cleaning house and putting up stoves. We have a FULL LINE of nen Carpets, Moor Oil ALL KINDS, QUALITIES AND PRICES. Moquette, Velvet, jboily oc cents up. I Ingrains New Styles from 28 cents tip. Stair Carpets in Brussels, Ingrain, Venetian and Bay, A large stock of Itag Carpets-excellent quality arid low prices. r WE OUTER BARGAINS IN IOIL CLOTH AND LINOLEUM. Our two-yard wide Iloor extra quality or the price. Our two-yard wide Linoleum at 05 cents is a Upeclal Bargain. L Sncclnl Itnnrnlus ... v Urom n nanlcrupt Sale. I, JUST CAUGHT New Bloater Mackerel. Lnrgc, Pat !'aud White. AT KEITER'S And bo convinced that Have laid in tho supply of Comforts Anduro prepared to meet the demands. A Ten-day Sale will close out this lot: 100 pairs 10-4 Gray Blankets, at 75c a pair. 100 nalrs 10-4 Grav Blankets, at 87 Wc a nalr. 100 pairs 10-4 ArtloOrav Blankets. $1.23 a pair. 100 pairs 10-4 Hlvorton 4-lb- Gray Blankets, at $1.37H a pair. 100 pairs 10 4 Illverton 5-lb. Gray Blankets, at SI fi-iy, a pair. 100 pairs 10-4 Blvcrton fl-lb. Gray Blankets, at t- uu a pair. 103 nalrs 11-4 Grav Blankets, at S2.23 a nalr. 100 pairs 11-4 Extra Gray Blankets, 2.75 a pair. iuu pairs u-i veiy " ausiapair, 100 pairs 11-1 " " " J3.37JS a pair. White Blankets: 000 pairs, ranging In price from 75c to ? 1 2.50 a pair. 200 pairs Crib Blankets. 300 well-made Comforts, lrom OOo to $0.50 each. Would ask special attention to our Down Comforts, espec ially those in this sale. The Comfort offered at $6.50 are known to be sold at $10.50 a pair. The above is not an ex ageration in number. Visit us and examine our line of cover lets before purchasing1. Headquarters for Blankets, Comforts and Woolen Goods. DIVES, POMEHOY k STEWART roTTSvmuG, pa. O. GEO,. MILLER, Manager. 25 CTS. PER YARD FOH OIL CLOTH. Others for 33, 45, 50o and upwards. Parties having carpet rags should send them and have inem maao into a nrsi-ciass carpel. C. ID. FXIXOKXS'S Carpet Store, 10 South Jardm St. Cloths Lrnoleum. and Uapestry Brtissels lrom Oil Cloth at GO cents is ,n mits. Yfiar rprKlwil ; aiii ; Blankets A AN OLD MAN CRUSHED BE NEATH OARS. ANTHONY MGGUIRE THE VICTIM Hla Body Turnod Int3 an Almost Unrecognizable) Mass by the Wheela of a Locomotive and Loudod Rook Oars. EATH, and a a terrible one, Temoved Anthony McGulre, of Browns villo, yesterday after, noon. Mr. McGulro was a feeble man about sixty years of ago. He was struck by a loco- otlve near tho Kobinoor breaker and bis body was so badly ground benoath tho wbeols of tho locomotlvo and tbo cars that followed loaded with rock that tho remains were hardly recognizable. Mr. McGulro walkod up tho path that runs along tho rock bank of tho colliery that is northwest oftho borough bridge over which tho electric railway runs. As ho reached tho top end of tho path ho turned to tho loft and stepped upon tho rock bank track. Tho train of rock cars was approaching at a rapid pace, which is required on account of tho heavy grade that begins at tho point where the unfortunate man was struck. Tho remains were found in a heap on tho track. Tho legs and arms were crushed and mutilated, one of tho arms was pulled out at tho socket and tho body was terribly muti lated. Employes removed them to tho homo of the deceased in Brownsville. Madelino Merli 1 Madellno Merlil! Ferguson's theatre Thursday night. At PARTIES LAST NIGHT. How Some Younjr People of Town Knjoy Tliemselven. A surprise party was tendered to Miss Annio Gross last evening at the residence of Mrs. Gcorgo Schoencr, on North Jardiu street. Among those present wero: Misses Emma and Ida Stetler, Maggie Roberts, Maniio Hughes, Alice Mahor. Ella Iliggins, Carrie, Kay and Maria Stotler, Nellie Soltzer, Ray Hefner, and Kob and Francis Stetler, Roy Faust, Delroy Hagenbuch, Georgo Sheeler, Thomas Roberts, Edward Roberts John Higgins, Harry and Earl Stetler. Misses Hannah Griffiths, Mary Thomas, Sallie Griffiths, Maggie Morgans and Samuel Evans, Thomas Griffiths, David Feist and William Roborts ntteuded a husking party at the farm of Isaac Jones, in the Catawissa Valley, last evening. Madelino Merli I Madeline-Mcrlll I Made' line Merli 1 ! 1 Thursday night. Go and see her. Hand Serenade. The Grant Hand serenaded Colonel M. I Fowlor at his residence on West Oak street, last evening. Thoy played somo of their best selections and was rowardel by the Colonel making a very nico speech and presenting tho leader with a V. Tho baud afterward made a short'street parado. Frou-Frou " is a great play. It is Beru- hardt's masterpiece. Madelino Merli's com' pany plays it to perfection. PUes or Hemorrhoid Permanently cured without knlfo orligaturo. No danger or suffering. No delay from bus iness while undor treatment. Patients who are responsible need not pay until well. A perfect cure guaranteed. Send for circular. R. REED, M, D., 129 South 13th St., I'hiladelphla. Refers, by permission, to the editor of tho Eveninq Hekald. tf Our Kxchnngos. The 2Vi- Weekly Record has appeared In a now dross of neat and modern type. Tho Record is evidently doing its best to meet tho demands of its patrons. The Shamokin Dispatch comes to us en larged by sixteen columns. It ia now a bright and uewBy dally of eight pages. Fred Schwartz, Madeline Merli's manager, Is a noted showman i Ho secured Miss Merli, the groat Italian star actress, gave her a brilliant summer at Atlantio City, and is now reaping his reward. Tho lady speaks English to perfection and is a finished artist. She is youug and handsome and captivates everyone, consequently lias packed housos everywhere she goes. Post Olllce Notes. A letter was received hero this week, from Russia, with the following address: " 108 E. Ccntro street, North America." It reached tho right owner. "Minor Zovlly Co. Pa.," was tho addross on a Polish letter taken from ono of tho town letter boxes. It was sent to Miuersvlllo. Spunks for Itseir, Under the managomont of Edwin G. Maytuin, general manager of tho Pottevllle Home M. A. Life Insurance Company, In tho past two years 7,000 policies havo boenteued. In that brief period tho company has paid over 8,000 in claims. Mr. Maytum's manage ment speaks for itself. Frw.li Mnrrl. T?lv-nr Hava fWatura " - VJMVW- VI., daily at Coslett'a, 0-22-tf FROM GOTHAM. ItegltftcrliiK or Voters Commenced To ilny Ileun' Increase Uipcctcil. New York, Oct. 11. To-day the regis tration in this city commenced' and the in dications point to a very large Increased list. Both parties will get out evory voter, If such n thing is possible. Committeeman Martin, Supervisor Davenport and others are keeping a good watch that nono but those rightly .en titled aro permitted to register. Advices from all parts of tho state show that tho Republicans aro allvo to tho danger of the hour and aro registering as they never registered before. Committees In tho different cities and towns made a house to honse canvass and urged overy Republican to register which it seems thoy have done. west viimjinia. Secretary Elkins I103 just returned from West Virginia. He brings good news from that state, Ho is most positivo that Harri son will carry that stato by a safe majority. A coal operator, a former Pennsylvania!!, arrived from tho coal fields of West Virginia and visited headquarters yesterday. He confirms tho good nows brought by General Elkins. Thousands of Northern miners have settled in West Virginia the past thrco years, two-thirds being Republicans. THE TAItlPF. Andrew Carnegie, who is at present on a visit to Scotland, has written a letter to tho London Times, which lias had the effect of opening tho eyes of many "Doubtful Thomases' " hero. He says that for a comv try of fully developed resources, like Eug' land, freo trado is indispensable, but for a new country liko tho United States, a pro' tectivo tariiT is necessary to facilltato domes tic production. Mr. Carncgio also argues that in the United States tho cost of living is less than in Great Britain, that tho American workingman can buy more with $5 than can a British work ingman with a pound, and that the cry of freo traders as to the enhanced prices of necessaries of life applies to a period which tho American pooplo havo outgrown. Maine granite is now Bold in Scotland for Ies3 than Scotch granite, and agricultural machinery mado in tho United States is driving out similar machinery mado in Europo. Mr, Carnegio says thatjtho economic law of sur plus behind those phenomena will in future have more significance than the tarltf. SAFELY PILLOWED. The.Press of this city says: "No doubt tho Democratic tricksters whose cowardly plot to steal tho commonwealth of Pennsyl vanla has been detected and frustrated will attempt to pose before tho rospectablo men of their own party as the victims of Republican misrepresentation. Hut thero is no way for them to got rid of tho odium they have deliberately incurred. Their tool and accomplice, tho Democratic stato printer of Pennsylvania, has himself furnished tho conclusive proof ef their guilt. State Printer Grlor's Incriminating lottor to Democratic State Chairman Wright of Pennsylvania should bo sent broadcast over the land by tho Republican National Com mitteo. Grlor's statement that owing to tho unusual size of tho ballot ofllcially selected by William F. Harrity, "some localities in the stale mill not It able to vote in November for want of tickets," and his declaration that as " the time required for printing is limited by law, and but very few printing offices in tho stato havo a perforating machine," Wright, at chairman, should notify the commissioner! of Democratic- countiei to be on the alert and get contracts made wherecer they can," and that " the strong Democratic counties etight first to receive attention," demonstrate beyond all question the existence of ono of tho vilest conspiracies that over disgraced oven Demo cratic politics a plot that had for its object tho deliberate theft for tho Democracy of the electoral voto of tho great Republican stato of Pennsylvania. The Democratic bosses cannot blot out this confession. Wrlgglo and vociferate as they will, they are fast In tbo pillory of public disgrace. Their plot to keep tho Republicans of Pennsylvania from securing ballots to cast against Cleveland and Stevenson should result in overwhelming the Democratic candidates beneath an avalanche of opposing votes. Howaud. When Naturo Needs assistance it may be best to render It promptly, but one should remember to use oven tho most perfect remedies only when needed. The host and most simplo and gentle reinedy is the Syrup of Flgg, manu factured by tho California Fig Syrup Co. Kleetrlo Itulhiay Oliuugo. Hereafter the oleetrlo railway oars will leave tho comer of Main and Centre streets at 5:30 a. in., daily, and overy 86 minutes thereafter until midnight, at which hour tho last car will leave. Boys! Boys!! Pack the gallery for Miss Merli Thursday night. One of her smiles Is worth the quarter It costs to see her. THE WILL A CONTRACT BE MADE, Solicitor Pomoroy Sounds Not' a of Warning and Tells the Councilmen to go Slow. Then Franoy Speakes. XTtT'i''y BorOUgh Counc" 'Ml S57 and joint committee on water works met in joint session in tho Council Chamber last night for the purpose of hearing tho report of the committee as to what it had done in regard to putting in the plant. Chairman James laid that tho idea had been to award tho contract for the works at tho last meeting of Council, but several of the Councilmen did not feel warranted in doing so because thero wasn't a scrap of paper or a figure to show what the committee had done during ite whole existence and he didn't think it fair to ask Council to do anything without first giving it a chanco to know what had been done. M. E, Doyle, secretary of tho joint com mittee, stated that tho last meeting of tho committee ended very abruptly, sorao of tho members wishing to throw tho eutiro rospon sibility of awarding the contract upou tho Borough Council, which ho thought was en tirely wrong. Ho said tho committee could not make a formal report at present as it would require considerable work to go over all tho committee had done and make up a statement of tho expenditures. Chairman James said that Council uid not know what tho bids were, yet it was sup posed to award a contract without knowing whether tho works were to cost $75,000 or $100,000 and without a figuro or the scratch of a pen from tho joint committee. J. J. Francy said that he, as a member of the joint committee, did not wish to shirk any responsibility. That the reason a rerort could not be mado was that the threo bid ders had failed to put in itemized bids as re quested. Mr. James wanted to know tho bids in and Secretary Doyle announced them as follows : Quinn and Kerns, Pottsville, $04,080; A. H. Coons, Kingston, $SG,2S0 ; Riebe, Lansford, $63,600. It was stated that sinco theso bids had been submitted the committeo had decided upou several alterations, among them tho substitu tion of steel piping where cast iron piping was intended. Tho subject of changes pre cipitated a long and tiresomo argument. Tho discussion eventually drifted to queries concerning tho situation of tho cases in court and Solicitor Pomeroy stated that he had asked tho court to fix a time for argu ment on the sufficiency of tho bonds filed by tho borough to take possession of the Torbert and Girard Estate lands. Mr. Franey asked if that was the only question in court and Solicitor Pomeroy said, " No, you will have a good many questions at issue beforo you begin to build these water works." Subsequently Solicitor Pomeroy said, ''Wo are in this position, I havo doubt at all but we can prococd at onco. Wo have tho power to commenco the construction of theso works, but wo have at the present time a rule pending for an Injunction. We aro not on iolned, however, but there is a rule pending. We have filed two bonds, one in favor of Mr, Torbert and the other In favor of the Girard Estate, for such land as we shall require for tho construction of a dam and for laying pipe. Exceptions havo been taken to both bonds. Tho rule lor tho Injunction Is pend ing. Now, if this Council Is prepared to assume that we are absolutely right; that we can proceed and construct these waterworks, and that we shall not be stopped by injunc tion; or, othorwiso, we can make a contract. But Buppose wo aro not right, then where is tho borough of Shenandoah placod? You are placed in tho position of having made a con tract and, without fault ou tho part of the borough, you aro unablo to fulfill it. A con tract Is a contract and if thoro is any breach of the contract wo are liable. As I said at our lost meeting, can this borough afford to proceed and mako a contract and proceed to construct theso water works until all theso preliminary questions have been determined? If wo are right all the way through we ean go ahead, but suppose we cannot, and I ma not prepared to say we can, until these pre liminary questions are gotten rid of." John F. Higgins wanted to know the cause of the delay m court, and Mr. Pomeroy answered, 'In the flt place the court of MORE DISCUSSIONS ON WATER WORKS. Schuylkill county has othor business to attend to besidos tho wator question j and in tho second pluco tho matter only came up Just before vacation. Tho rules of oourt provide that such matters shall be heard be fore a full court. They aro not going to seud all tho jurors and witnesses homo lust to W this case. And suppose this case ia heard, I venture tho assertion that you will be met at every step. You will be fought until thoy have nothing to ralso against you. Do you suppose the Shenandoah Water Company is going to surrender a property worth $125,000 for want of fighting? Do you, think tho Girard Estate is going to allow you to build dams without making a protest. Mr. Baird says tho Thomas Coal Cotnpauy will fight It. "Tho answer is simply this: Is the water committee, or tho Town Council, prepared to award a contract to anybody until all theso questions aro determined ?" Mr. Wurm thought a 6tart ought to bo made and Mr. Pomeroy asked, "Is tho borough of Shenandoah going to contract ior $1)5,000 and then find itself unablo to comply with its portion and not only loso the water works, but also stand for damages for breach of contract? You can award a conditional contract." Mr. Franey entered upon a long reply to Mr. Pomeroy. He expressed surprise. Ho said he did not see any reason why theso bulwarks should bo raised now. He did not think that the courts of this county, or tho United States Supremo Court, could prevent tho people of Shenandoah from owning their own water works if they have the moans. "It does not look well to build these argu ments now," ho continued, "and I say award this contract even on tho very statement of tho gentleman himself. I don't beliove the peoplo of Shenandoah will sit idle and seo this committeo stopped after spending days and weeks and their money and say 'Wo will wait until tho Girard Estate shall say we can go on, or the old water company says that they will give us tho right to go ahead.' I don't see any reason for it unless (turning to Mr. Pomeroy) there is some covert design at tho back of it." Mr. Pomeroy arose deliberately and wan evidently restraining his Indignation caused by tho remarks and the applause and stamp, ing of two or three members o( the joint committee after Mr. Franey took his seat. Tho Solicitor said, " I don't know what Mr. Franey means by 'covert designs' and ho should not talk of covert designs. I don't propose to sit hero and assume responsi bility without a word of warning to tho Town Council. I don't nronose. two or threo years from now, to be damned beoauso I did not tell tho Council where it stood Don't make charges of covert designs (pointing to Franey) becauso that means that I am not asserting the truth. I state tho facts to tho Town Council. I want water works and have done everything in my power and havo antagonized my friends iu doing so. I want evory member of tho Town Council to understand, and I speak to them as their legal adviser, that whatever you do you cannot charge mo with no attempt to put you ou your guard and tell you to go slow." Mr. Pomeroy again referred to the rule In court. He said he perhaps understands tho law ono way, another lawyer will perhaps: interpret iu another way, the oourt at Pottsvlllo another, and tho Supreme Court another. Ho could not say the law is so and so. He could only give his interpretation ot It. Mr. Pomeroy said that when the special election was first spoken of tho question arose as to whether it should bo held under tho Act of 1874, or under tho Baker ballot law. It was held under the Baker law, not becauso tho lawyers said to, but because the joint committeo wanted it held under that law The Council, he said, could not expect biro to say just what tho Baker law ia when tho most eminent jurists of tho country aro divided on the question. In closing Mr. Pomoroy said, "I wautlt understood that I have lifted my voice and told tho Town Council precisely where It stands, so they cannot lift their fiugerg at mo and say 1 It was your fault,' " Council finally adjourned to meet oa. Thursday oveulug. Those who fall to see Madeline Merli's " Frou-Frou " at Ferguson's, Thursday night, will miss the theatrical event of the season. Notlro to the Public. Notice is hereby given that I have loaned my team of black horse to John Gross tud wild loan Is to terminate at my will. 10-ll-3t ANDREW ELLIOTT. Buy Ktystont flour. Be sure that the name I.kmiu & Co., Athland, Pa., is printed on every sack. 3 3-3tuw Spectacles to suit all eyes, at Portz's book and stationery store, No. 21 North Mala street 4-27-tf Madeline Merli Thursday night,
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