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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
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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
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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
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Best work done at Brennan's Steam Laun
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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.
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