.1. THE EVENING HEBALD VOL. VH.--NO. 288. SHBXA2STDOAH. PA.. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 3. 1892. ONE CENT. IP. cr. 28 South Main St. HEADQUAIITEKS FOB,,, GOODS ! Trimmings, Ladles' and Children's COATS Shades and Shadings, Carpets and Oil Cloth TIITY fifty cent storm serges will compare fa Jyl vorably with Wo goods sold in 1'hlladel " phla and other cities. I am selling an all- wool ilablt Cloth, worth 50c, forSlo per yard. I have the best 60c Corset In tho region Plain Flannels, worth 25c. sold here for 20c pel yard; i-i wide Muslin sold for 5o peryardj the best Gray Flannel sold for 18c per yard, and a Good Flannel at 15o per yard. A good Blanket tor vuo a pair. Everything a Decided Bargain. fJENTS" Natural Wool Suits, worth 2 ou, sold now for 12, 'Comfortables ana uiankets cheap. Come at onco and 28 South flluln street, next door to (J run J Union Tea store 30LID and plated Silver ware, Gold and Silver Watches, Diamonds, Precious Stones, Clocks, Bronzes, Opti cal Goods, Banquet,Parlor and Piano Lampsfunitjue in design with 75 and 250 candle power burners. All goods superior in finish and quality with rock bottom prices that withstand all oppbsition victoriously. Repair work executed neatly arid promptly at Holdermans Jewelry Store, The most progressive establishment In the county. Corner Mam ana Lloyd Streets. JOHN F. PLOPPERT'S Bakery : and : Confectionery, No. 0 East Centre Street. Ice cream all the year 'round. Open Sundays. I am now making a superior quality of CUE AM 11KEA1), something new. You want to try It; you'll use no other If you do. Piatt's Popular Saloon, (Formerly Joe Wyatt's) 19 and 21 West Oak Street, SHENANDOAH, PA. Bar stocked with the best beer, porter, ales, whiskies, brandies, wines, etc. Finest cigars. Eating bar attached. Cordial invitation to all. DRY 3STEW MACKEREL. mm JSo. 1 Mackerel. NTew Larue Bloater Mackerel. ah Jjate Caught New Fishing Creek zlstzew ajisnsTnD o-ooids We t2)en our lilrst Invoice of Jb AN CY SUGAR CORN. New 2)nc7itnff and choice Quality 2 cans jor 2G cts. We have a Cheaper Corn, neiv packing, ,3 cantt or HSc. Wa never sell soaked goods at any irice. S1RICILX PURE VINEGAR-Iry our Pure Catawba, , Port Wine and Cider Vinegars. nvLrnsrcB meat. We sell nothing but "AIMORE'S BES1"It is always "the best," and aUvays gives satisfaction. MILL I BED. One Car Choice Flue ItlicldHiijjs. , One Car Fnnoy While Middlings. One Car Fine Chon Our Own Make We use only clean sound grain and Guarantee Our Chop Strictly Pure Feed NEW It Ac; CAHPETS-A large assortiucut-nll prices. Some Fancy New 8tlcs, i yard and 1 yard wide. FOR SALE TO ARRIVE. Otic cnr Fancy Minnesota Vutent inuur-cuarniitccd equal to un tiling made. Tlirce cars Cliolcc Tlmotliy Mny. -One Car Choice White Oats. loo barrels NortlrwcMcru DnH Flour, quality guar niitccd every time. i o BOOKS S ' Grand Opening of tho Book .Department DECEMBER 3, '92 10,000 Books for Christmas Gifts at nUR Book Department ia now fully stocked with thelargest assortment of Standard Juvenile and Mlscella neous Works to be found In Pottsvlll or larger cities. We ndvlse all those who wish to purchase books of any kind to cull and see what wo have to ofler before purchasing elsewhere, as we sell our books far below regular book Btore prices. We call special attention to our Iui rueuBe Stock of Staudard Sets which we are offering at the lowest prices ever heard of. A full line of all the Standard 12raos comprising a series of over 600 vols., at 12j cents in cloth binding. These never before sold for less than 25 cents each. American Uopywright Novels by Mary J. Holmes, Marian Harland Augustus J. Evans, Mary Agues Flem iuu, J ullus P. Smith, published at $1.50 our price, OS cents. xn our selection pr uooks we never forget tho little folks. A full line of Illustrated Story and Toy Books. We do not have space to mention more. The balance you can see by visiting our sale of books, and be con vlnced that this shall bo the sale of all sales yet held In books. DIVES, POAIEROY & STEWART FOTYSVIlXUi PA. C. GEO. MILLER, Manager. 25 CTS. PER YARD rou OIL CLOTH. Others for &, 4o, 60o and upwards. Parties having corpet rags should send them and have mem uiuuu iuio a ursi'Cjass carpet. Carpet Store, 10 South Jardin St. White and Fat. Buckwheat Fl ou Hives, FOMElQf 1 Steward A WOULD NEGRO COLONIZATION BE RECEIVED FAVORABLY IN THE ANTHRACITE GOAL FIELDS ? An Interesting Lotter From a Southorn Town Followed by a Visit by tho Wrlter-A General Exodus jj F any one had stated a few years ago that there was tho barest posslbil - Ityofn colonization of negroes In this vicinity ho would havo been roughly handled nnd probably lynched. Tho one remarkable feature about Shenandoah is tho fact that although its pupulatiou is made up of scores of different nationalities the colored race has nover settled hero and nt no tlmo has there been moro than half a dozen In tho town, and tO'day there is but ono representative hero. Years ago somo of tho people tried to locito here, but they were made so uncomfortable that they left after a brief stay. In thoso days there wcro scarce ly any of tho obnoxious pcoplo who hav'o slnco flooded this place and tho Americans, English, Irish, Welsh, Scotch and Germans had full sway. Conditions havo undergone a great change and just how a settlement of negroes hero now would act upon tho pcoplo's mind is an open question. This subject is brought up by the receipt of tho letter from Brambletou, Virginia: Kiiunandoaii Herald : I write to ask what advantages a large colony of negroes, a number of families, would And by locating in or near Shenandoah'. I know of a number of negroes hero who are dissatisfied with their condition and as the raalo portUn of them are well built and strong it has been suggested that their services would bo accentablo in the coal Holds of Pennsylvania and they could earn a fair living there. I havo been deegated to mako Inquiry as to the prospects and would bo obliged to you for an early reply with full particulars. The people I represent are thoroughly disgusted with their condition here. They are not permitted to exercise their rights as American freeman and In many respects are Bubjeeied to conditions worse than those that wero In vogue durln? slavery. They aro Industrious people and have managed to give their children pretty fair educations. If they can llnd employment in tho co d region aud can live thoro without molestation they will no doubt prepare to leave hero at an oarlydato, Borne of tho men aro good farmers. Pleaso let mo know how they would fare at or near your place. . Jtespoctfully Addison Hopkiks. Tho above letter was held under- consider ation for several days and finally the editor of tho Herald answered it to tho effect that Mr. Addison Hopkins had better pay the region a visit and learn tho prospects by per sonal iuquiry and observation. Yesterday afternoon a tall, lank, long haired, but rather gontlomanly looking per son walked into the Herald sanctum and announced himself as "Addison Hopkins, of Brambletou, Virginia, the writer of a letter to which you mado a very cuht answah, sah." Wo welcomed Mr. Ilopkius, invitod him to ono of our best wooden upholstered chairs, and nssurod him that if our reply was short or crusty it was entirely unintentional on our part; that We had recommended a personal visit and inspection because we did not wish to assume any responsibility in tho matter. Mr. Hopkins smiled and said, "It's all right, but I concluded to como hcah, I felt that oven if the prospects should prove uu. lavorable, I would have the pleasure of having a look at a coal field for tho first tlmo inmylifo." He then bluutly asked what tho prospects were and wo as bluntly told him that we could hold out no encourage ment, We also ventured a joko that per haps tho soap firms would object to tho colonization; that the effects of tho smoko aud dust In the mines would not show on the faces of the proposed colonists as thov do on thoso of thd white men. "Very clevah," ejaculated Mr. Hopkins, "hut tho people 1 represent aro of a high-ah class of colored people and the soap industry would not suffub by any means, sah.' Tho conversation oventtially drifted to abodes for tho colonists and wo informed Mr. Hopkins that none could bo secured in tho town, as there aro not sufficient houses for tho people now hero. But we suggested that tho obstacle might bo overcomo by the erection of houses on the flat on Locust mountain and thp farming clement of his colonists might securo farms in the Catawissa valley. A discussion of tho distanco from town and tho operation of the electric rail- way caused Mr. Hopkins to remark that the number of poople ho would bring hero in duo time would warrant tho extension of tho electric road over the mountain. Ho hadn't tho slightest doubt that the extension would pay aud would soon build up tho valley and ' iimiio oueuauiioau a goou market coutro for farm products. Mr. Hopkins then discussod his sd irtnn generally and said that the exodus of tho eolurod people in tho South is becoming general aud they are seeking homos In tho ' m uu.muuumw. mo ueioai ot me icepuu- Hussell W. Stout, John Cathur, Alex. Kin lloan party at the last election and tho in-' caid, Trusteos. definite shelving of tho Force bill,; upon I - which their last hopo to secure tho free ox-1 C0""08. corner Main and Oak itreets, has erolse of their' frauchisement has thoroughly about 00 gallons of the best moiaww whieh disgustod them and they havo conoludod to he wl" 8611 at 86 oent 8 ?110' to dtpoe of move to placet where they will bo able to 11 1u'ok' 18 l-8t have a direct voice iu the affairs of tho gov. eminent. Tho visitor left town last evening for Shamokln to visit some old friends residing thero. He gave no intimation of tho lin pression he received by his briof visit hero. but said that nftcra visit to Shamokln nnd Sunbury lie would return hero and make a more thorougli Investigation, A coincidence in connection with this matter Is that tho flist issues of tho Herald were printed from tho typo and other material U9ed in tho publication of a paper In tho Interests of tho colored people at Philadelphia about twenty-thrco years ago. But Mr. Hopkins said that that iu no way led his pcoplo to consult the Hekald on the proposed colonization scheme. JltSOXAL. F. B. JIull, formerly of town, but now of Carpenter, Del., was in town this morning. ! J- ot Centralla, was in town to- ' uay nnu was a welcome caller at tho 11 Kit ALU 1 olu;0- JIr- Wilson, editor of ono of Jit. Carmel's , live,y newspapers, paid the Hekald sanctum a vlslt yesterday afternoon, c- E While, business manager of Katlo Emmett's "Waifs of New York,"spent a short tlme in tow" to-day and called to shako "anus w" o editor. Mr. Whito has ono of the best shows on tho road and is a very agrecablo gentleman. CollVeN Announcement. I beg to inform the public generally that I will sell my entire stock on account of settl ing up tho ostato, which must bo sold with out roservo. Remember this is no humbug, as tho estate must bo settled by January 1st. Call and bo convinced, for when you see tho prices you will see for yourself that such an opportunity does not occur every day. Look at tho wonderful pjices: Sheeting, SJ yards wide, formerly 2Sc now 20 cents: unbleached muslin, -10 inches wide, previous prico 10 cents now 7 cents a yard ; table cloth un uieacneu ot tho best quality, 23 cents per yaru. it is Impossible to mention all tho items as space will not permit. Ladios shoes formerly sold at $1.50 now $1.00; children's shoes formerly sold nt $100 now CO cents: 5 show casos, 1 safe and store fixtures for salo cheap. Household goods will bo sold at 17 S. Whito street. Don't forget that this sale will take placo at tho corner of Main and Oak streets, post oillco building. 10-1-lm A I.Iue or Two. Yesterday was St. Andrew's day. Solicitor Ferguson has settled all, the Mud Bun damage suits. Will the incomo tax bo restored ? An interest in a colliery for salo. See ad vertisement. The valuo of tho coal lands about Shenan doah has been fixed at ,$3S0,025; improve ments, $33,050; breakers, $1 31,500. The annual election of otlicers of lodges are now being hold. ronsions aro to bo restricted so that only tuose in aeiual need will get them. Will it bo a go? the ice manufactory. What aro our Scots going to do about Burns' birthday will they celebrato it? From Mrs, Henry Wuril Ilecclier. "10 Orange St., Brooklyn, N, Y 1 Feb. 11, 1890, J "I havo used Allcock's Porous Plasters for somo years for myself and family, and, as far as able, for tho many sufferers who como to us for assistance, nnd havo found them a genuine relief for most of tho aches and pains which flesh is heir to. I havo used Allcock's Porous Plasters for all kinds of I lameness and acuto pain, and, by frequent experiments, nnd that they can control many cases not noticed in your circulars. i no noovo is the only testimonial I havo evergien miavor of any plaster, and if my name has been used to recommend any oiuer it is without myauthority or sanction." Mrs. Henry Ward Beecheb. KO-DA, tho groat Mexican Blood Tonic: Large dollar bottlo for 25c. "Honest Ituhe." This evening John L. Tempest, in "Honest Kube," will appear nt tho Palaco theatre, Girardvillo. Tho company Is well selected, and frequent rchoaisals havo perfected them in thoir parts. Of Mr. Tempest, wo need say nothing, as his histrionic ability is woll known in Shenandoah. Mr. Tempest has secured at great oxpouso and trouble tho trick-mule, "Trixoy." Town people who atleud should leavo on the 7 o'cloob car on tho electric road. KO-DA, Mexican Blood Tonic, 8 E. Centre street. The l'liive to liu, Shenandoah people visiting the county soat (Buruamed Pottsviile) all call in the Academy Restaurant. Either J. F. Coonoy, tho propilctor, greets you with a smile, ot hla genial brother, M, A. Cooney, welcomes you. It Is the resort for all gentlemen from north of tho mountain. 8-21-to flrand opening of holiday goods at Girvln, Duuoan & Wuidloy's, Friday, Dee, 2nd It (Hikers JllecU'iI. At the meetlug of Shenandoah Lodgo No. Gil, F. & A. M., last oveuing, the following oillcerg wore elected to serve during tho Musculo year, cummeneinir on St. .Tohii'a tw liArt! Tliiimiua .T Trivia U r . rpitn t ... , IHUIUM J. Broughall, S. W.; Thomas K. Edwards, J. W.j Frank A. Everett, T.j W. J. Morgan, Sec.'; John Gather, RepreseuUthe loUraud Lodmy Uotliifll M. tJllnir. I A regular ineetiug f the Borout-h Council Will be held tins ovinmj, at 7iO o'clock. "I hav, find ii to Journi y, III 0i i.imih nnd Mrs 1.1U -HeihBt i'ortsmi uii Va. ONLY 01 MET DEATH ! A LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD ENGINE EXPLODES. ENGINEER BARRY WAS KILLED Tho Conductor and Fireman Havo a Miraculous Escape From Death Barry Was Found Beneath his Engine. JLl m HERB was an explosion vii uiu j.cuigii y miey railroad last night bo twecn town and Yates villo by which one man lost his life and two others were injured. A dirt-burning engine ox who lost his life was ploded and tho man William Barry, tho engineer, Two others, of tho crew, tho conductor and fireman of tho train, had marvelous escapes and sustained but comparatively very slight injuries. . The engine that exploded was numbered 512 and was drawing an extra train of thirty- four loaded coal cars. She passed tho Lehigh depot in this town at about 8:35 o'clock and after running about half a milo tho explosion occurred. When this occurred Engineer Barry was at his post. Simon Neifert, tho fireman, and William Eroh, tho conductor, wcro standing together at tho fireman's side of tho cab. That tho last two men escaped with but sprains and bruises is one of tho greatest miracles in the record of railway accidents. Tho force of the explosion was tremendous. Tho top carriage of tho engine was carried high into the air in a southeast direction and fell about fifty feet from the truck, it turned completely around while in tho air aud fell with tho stack end pointed towards tho truck and tank. Not a wheel of cither of tho latter left tho rails. Expert rail roaders who viewed tho wreck say they never saw such a clean cutting off of tho top carriage of an engine. Tho unfortunato engineer was carried with the flying part of the eugiuo and was found stretched out faco downward under tho right sido of tho wreck. Nclfcrt and Eroh wero blown southwardly, away from tho train, and fell iu tho snow covered gully about two hundred feet away. They remained stunned where they fell for several minutes and upon recovering consciousness Neifert arose to bis feet and went over to Eroh, who was lying a few yards away, conscious, but unable to get up. His hip was injured. Neifert finally succeeded in helping Eroh to get up and tho two men mado their way slowly and pain fully to tho track walker's Lox about fifty yards east of tho WTeck. By this time several men who had hoard tho report of tho explosion reached the scene. Tho two injured men wero brought to tho depot iu town, Neifert walking and Eroh being carried. Dr. Stein met them at tho depot. Ho found Neifert had sustained several scalp wounds of a comparatively slight character and a spraiu of the left arm. Eroh'siujurioswero found to be a sprain of tho right hip nnd left arm. After receiving attendance the men wero sent to their homes at Quakako on the 10:33 passenger train. Tho forco of tho oxplosiou broke the coup ling between the englno's tank and tho train of oars and started tho latter backward. Harry Gonrhart aud Peter Rhoads, tho roar and middlo brakemen, had retained their re- spectlve positions and succeodod in bringing tho train to a stop about tlirco hundred yards from tho scene of tho wreck. Rhoads then went to tho depot with tho iuiured men. while Oearhart returned to search for tho on- giueer. Barry undoubtedly mot Instant death. The life was crushed out of him by the ponderous weight of tho wrecked engine, but ids body was iu no way mangled. Tho only marks found after tho body was released wero upon his forohoad, which was cut aud bruised, hut not crushed iu any manner. An examination of tho truck of tho cngino showed that tho engineer's reverse lover was solid in its fastenings and iu an upright position and the sand pipe was also sooure, but was bent so that it stood straight up. Claim Agent P. J. Ferguson and Agent T. Davies with a number of railway em ployes arrived upon tho sceuo aud made an examination of tho wreck with a view to getting out Barry's body. The feet aud lower limbs of the unfortunate man pro truded on the north side of the engiue. The wreck crew had beeu summoned from Delano, but it did not reaoh the scene until half past eleven. Meantime the railroaders who were present, with tho assistance of somo citizens, commenced trying to release tho body. With 1 picks and shovels thev started a ditch on the ' 1 north side of tho wreck and about four feet - - - . from tho protruding feet of tho victim. This ditch was carried towards the body and under and around it. Just as tho wreck crew, in chargo of Traveling Dispatcher Oleorgo Brill and Dispatcher Edward Glenn, arrived tho body was released and drawn out. It was at onco carried into tho tool car of the wreck train, where Dr. Hcrmany, of Maha noy City, was in waiting. The doctor hur riedly examined the body and pronounaed life oxtlnct. Tho train then started for Shoemaker's, near Mahanoy City, where the victim's parents live. Subsequently the wreck train returned to tho scene where a number of men wero engaged in clearing the track for to-day's travel. William Barry, the unfortunato engineer, was ono of the oldest employes on tho local division of the Lehigh Valley railroad. He was a single man about 30 years of ago aud boarded at Delano. He served as fireman on the road for about ten years and for somo unknown reason was unable to securo charge of an cngino during that period. About a year ago he was given a chanco and put on as an extra engineer. He was striving hard to becuro a regular run. Last night ho was put in charge of engine 512, taking the run of Edward Liudcnmutb, the regular engineer. Two of Barry's sisters keep a millinery store ou Oak street and another holds a position in Coffeo's store on Soutli Main street. The explosion was a remarkable one. No part of the engine was blown more than 30 yards from the track, although tho fireman and conductor wcro hurled a considerably greater distanco aud yet were hardly injured. The top carriage of the engine must havo gone straight up in the air. Harry Gearhart, the rear 'brakeman wa? spoken to at tho scene last night. He said, "All I know about it is that our train stop ped suddenly and then the engine went up." Only the castbound track was blocked by reason of the explosion. All the debris fell directly south aud southeast of tho truck anil tank. Tho west bound passenger train due here at 0:14 had a narrow escape. It had just passed the coal train and was about 400 yaids east of it when tho oxplosiou occurred. A still' easterly wind was blowing at the time and no one on tho train heard the report. Railroaders said last night that the report was more distinct in town than withiu 500 yards of the wreck. The under part of the wrecked engine pointed direct south. An examination of it showed that the crown of the box was bent so that it looked like a door ajar. The crown was badly burued ond this was taken as an indication that tho explosion was caused by an insufficient supply of water. This does not necessarily throw blame uion the engineer, sumo railroaders say, as the severe freezing weather might have affected the engine's injector and stopped it without Barry's knowledge Engine No. 512 was turned out of tho Delano shops iu August, 1890, an entirely new dirt burner and it was inspected but two weeks ago. Tho boiler was made of three- eighths of an inch steel plate. The explosion that occurred last night was the second in tho history of tho local di vision of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Tho first occurred about twenty youia ago near the South Main street crossing, in this town. This explosion was also very remarkable, in that no life was lost. Tho reason why Arnica and Oil Liniment is so popular with tho ladioa is because it nut only is very healing and soothing but ita odor is not at all offensive. lm MORE BAD NEWS. Tlio Workluc Time linen Down with the ltllhU. Following tho announcement of tho ro ductiou on tiie $2.50 basis from eight to six per cent, orders wore received iu town lat night from the Philadelphia & Rending Coal & Iron Company's headquarters at Potteville to shut down all tho collieries in this section to-day aud resume operations to-morrow on the three quarter time schedule, instead of full time. "Hon't Tobaccu Spit or Smoke Your Lire Aw By,'1 Is the name of a little book just received telling all about Ko-to-lao the wonderful, harmless, guaranteed cure for chewing smoking oigarette habit or suuff dipping. Koto-lac is tho ouly Guaranteed tobacco liabit cure in tho world-sold by druggists. Mcu tiou this paper. THE STERLING REMEDY CO., 45 Randolph St., Chicago or Indiana Mineral Springs, Iud., and get a book mailed free. U-lM3t-ood Best work done at Brennan's Steam Laun dry. Eveiythlug white and spotless. Laco curtains a specialty. All work guaranteed Services TliU levelling There will bo preaching In the Presby. teriau church tills evening at 7.30 o'clock, by Rev. J. E. Lynn, of Pottsviile. vwil . BUU 11 IIU JUU1CBUUU, use Mandrake Bitters. TV,., .1. i - , . Baxter's lm
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