The
Evening
Herald.
VOL. 1X.--NO. Id
SHENANDOAH. PA.. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 3. 1894.
ONE OJENT.
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This is the season to do your fancy work.
Perhaps you will need some gold or silver paint,
to us and get the best. We sell Arusteiu's paint,
first premium at the World's Fair.
We arc selling Odds and Ends in Plush Goods at reduced
figures which will close them out quickly. Uome soon.
Nickle cover Teapots are the cheapest and none better,
Marble enameled kitchen utensils. Try a piece.
Sutrar bowls from 5c up. Best market baskets ever made
50 cents.
No. 8 South
RELIABLE -
1 ,19 No II til Olnin Wtreet,
Shonaudoali, "E..
All work guaranteed to be rlrst-class in every
reared. We respectfully solicit a share oi
your patronage. (Joods called for and delivered
811k ties and Loco Curtains a specialty.
Minnesota
High
y-i 1
uraae
Roller Family Flour,
To $3.30 Per Ilarrcl.
Our Stock of Groceries
For&i Holiday Trade
Is full and complete.
JSuts, Candies and Fruits.
FLORIDA ORANGES
Large, Fresh and Sweet.
-.Wo Ecceivo Fresh
Every
Yoti nro a business man, and used to
straight forward business (alk facte facte
facta, . Your wife b.M been looking for a
Piano.
Sewing Machine
Organ,
Chamber Suit,
Parlor Suit,
Or Bomcthlng else in our Hno. Why not buy
it now. Wo aro selling cheaper tuan oor.
J.P.WILLIAMS&SOM
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CottlP to
Tf (nnlr
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Main Street.
For o. XTe&t a.3a.d. GXecexi
CHAS. DERR'S SHAVING PARLOR,
Fkhguson House Block.
Everything In tho tout orlal lino done In tlrtt
ciasa siyio. i-veryimng neat ana cieun
"Daisv" Flour,
To $4.50 Icr ISiirrcl.
t- 11 t-M
Koiier riour.
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To $3 90 Per Barrel.
CREAMERY BUTTER
other day.
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Motion to Quash the
dictmcnt Failed.
In-
HE PLEADS NOT GUILTY,
Impanelling it Jury for thn Cnun Proven
Slow nml Todlou 1'ieco T Vrk KovcthI
Lii wye r Are IlinployrU on tho Cnxe
(rent Iiiturcftt lit Hie Oifc.
Special to the HKHAI.D.
Pottsvillk Jan. 3. John Brlggs, of
Glrardvlllc, who was implicated In tho riot at
Uilberton on 21st of August, last, and who
stands indicted for murder, Is now on trial
before Judge Woldmau at I'ottsvlilo.
The case wm called up at 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. District Attorney
liyan and George J. Wadllngcr, Esq., ap
poared for tlio Commouwoaltii and ox-Con
gressman Brtiinrn and Georgo W. Dyson,
Esq , appeared for tho accused. Messrs.
Whltchouse and Ureckons havo nl90 been
employed to assist lu the prosecution of the
caso.
l no first stop yesterday was n motion to
quash tho indictircut and after-listening to
lengthy arguments Judgo Wcidman over
ruled tho motion and directed that tho caso
proceed, whereupon Briggs was called to tho
bar and in response to a question by Clerk of
tho Courts Shortall as ti his ploa, answored
"not guilty." Ilriggs then took a seat besid
his counsel and tho work of impanelling
the jury commenced.
The first juror cjllod was William C.Kant
lor, of Glrardvilio, but ho stepped asido upon
request of tho Commonwealth.. William M.
J,lmM' of Ashland, also stopped asido and
wuiiam ttoiioy, ot Norwegian towruhip, was
Til rt 1 ,1 ,
vjiuusvu. uuuu iiuiuruii was cu&ncngeu lor
caso.
The llfth man called was John II. Zim-
meunan, of Branchdale, and alter a close ex
amination lie was sworn in as juror No. 1
Frank B, Bearelcr, of I'ottsvlilo, and William
J. Jacobs, of Shenandoah, wero next called
but both wero challenged for oauo. Edward
Spancako, Pincgrovo township, was accepted
as juror No. 2. Tho examination showed
that ho had neither hoard or read of tho
caso.
William Baldwin, of St. Clair,' was chal
Icnged for cause. Mr. Baldwin said ho know
Briggs from boyhood and Mr. Brumm took
an exception bcoauso tho court ruled that tho
quostiou which brought cut this information
was relevant.
John J. Price, of Shensndoah, said ho had
formed but expressed no opinion on tho caso;
1 hit if accepted as a juror ho would bo
governed by tho tostimony and rondera
verdict accordingly, but ho was requested to
stand asido.
David Adams, of West Perm, William J.
Carroll, Mahanoy township, M. J. Fogarty,
Illy the, and John Knight, of ilahanoy
township, wcro challenged.
When tho court adjournal last ovcnlngbut
two jurors had boen secured.
TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
Tlio
Work
ol ociirlt,ir it l!riKC4
Jury
Continued Tti-tluy.
It was 11 o'clock beforo the Shenandoah
delegation arrived at tho Pottsville court tills
morning, owing to a delay on tho Ashland
Shenandoah division of tho Lehigh Valley
Railroad. By tho timo they reached tho court
room four jurors had been added to tho two
socured yesterday afternoon, Thoy wero Leon
E. Lewis, of Mahanoy City; Horaco Dubbin,
of South Cass; Charles C. Hay, of Pottsville:
William P. Mauror, of Foster, anl Aaron
Zerbe, of Kcilly. A few minutes after George
W. Iloads, of Union Township, was set asido.
John lligan was challenged for cause- aud
John Collins, of St. Clair, was asked to step
aside.
Frederick Godlng, St. Clair, said ho had
formed an opinion, but would bo guided by
tho ovldcnco if swornasa juror. Challenged
by Mr. lirumni.
Representative John X Dentz, of Ashland,
said he had a very decided opinion, but still
would be guided by the ovldeuce. Chal
lenged fur cause by the Commonwealth.
Morgan Moyer, of Auburn, was riquested
to stand asido and F. W. Coke, of St. Clair,
was called. Mr. Coke had an opinion; ho
could render a verdict solely according to
tho ovideueo notwithstanding tho opinion.
Stood aside.
District Attornoy Autcn, of Northumbor
land county, was lu attendance this morning
representing County Detective Iiichard
Amour.
At 11 o'clock a. m. it was announced that
the panel of (i."i jurors had been exhausted,
57 answered to their names, two, John Eberly,
of Pinogrovc, and II. J, Muldoon, of Shenan
doah, wero oxcu3ed by the court, and six
failed to answer to their names.
After this announcement District Attornoy
liyan stated that inasmuch as tho panel had
bcou exhausted ho would raovo that tho
jurors who had been stood asido should bo
recalled.
Morgan Moyer said his hearing was defec
tive and ho did not think be was lit to sit as
a juror. Judge Weldman asked in a niodcr
ato tone of voice, "ou oannot hoar vory
well," to which Mr. Moyer said "tfo, sir."
think you can hoar well enough.
Mr. Btumm asked that John Devlin, Sr.,
i
Poster township; John Early, of Pincgrovo, f
and II. J. Muldoon, of Shenandoah, be called
on tlio ground that tney were in me panel
and wore excused before tho Briggs rase was
called and before tho defense had a chance to
Imniiro Into the grounds of the oxcosr.
Judge Weld man stated that the excuses
were granted In open court and declined to
grant tho request, whereupon Mr. Bniiuiu
aeked that exceptions bo noted.
UtKn tho motion of District Attorney llyau
that the jurors who had been stood aside be
recalled William C. Router, of Glrardvllle,
wm again called.
After a brief examination Mr. Ryan
cliallenged Knuter on behalf of tU9 Com
monwealth.
Mr. llrutnin objected that tho Common-
wealth had waive 1 tho right to peremptory
challenge by setting a;lde tho jnror.
Mr. Ityan said that ('ormnonwoalth had the
right to make a peremptory challenge and
asked for a few minutes in which to present
authorities.
fudge Wcidman said his impression was
that the Common wealth had the right to
cliallenge the iieretuptorlal up to the time of
the juror having been sworn aud after re
ferriug to an authority said that his Impres
sion was confirmed.
Mr. Brumin thereupon stated to get tho
question upon record "that tho Commonwealth
having failed to exercise the right of peremp
tory challeugo until aftor tho panel was ex
hausted and having set aeide 12 jurymen,
thereby compelling the defento to exhaust
a number of their peremptory challenges,
thero could bo no other reason for tho Com
monwealth's action except to force the de
fendant, if possiblo to oxhaust their full per
emptory challenges aud if that is tho idea, as
thero is none other shown, it is an improper
motive and therefore should not bo permitted
to mako u peremptory challeugo now."
Judge Weidmm overruled n motion to that
otlect and Mr. Brtimtn took an exception.
Mr. K miter was then formally challenged by
the Commonwealth. William M. James, of
Ashland, W. W. Davis, New Castle, and John
Collins, St. Clair, wero challenged by tho
Commonwealth under the saino ruling.
John J. Price, of Shenandoah, was sworn as
tho eighth luror and Charles II. llornbergor,
of Barry, tho ninth,
Harry Evans, of Branch, and William
Terrell, of Branch, woro chellengod by tho
Commouwoaltii.
Joseph Bobbins, of Ashland, and Dominiok
E.igan, of Clirardvillc, wero sworn as tho
touth and eleventh jurors.
John Collins, of St. Clair, wa challongod
by tho Commonwealth under tho provlous
ruling aud Morgan Moyor, of Auburn, was
oh&Htiigcd by the defense.
At noon to-day tho panel of jurors was
again announced exhausted and District
Attorney Ryan asked tho court that tho
clork summon more talosmcn to complete tho
jury of which eleven members havo already
been selected. SherilF Woll and Deputy
Sheriir Jamos O'Donnell appeared in court
and Judgo Woidtnau ordered that another
panel of jurors bo at omo uramouod to
appear at court at 3 o'clock. Tho court then
adjourned until that hour. It Is oxpected
that the olhnr juror will bo obtained im
mediately ultor 3 o clock and that the caso
will proceed.
EXOITINO RUNAWAYS.
O, AVarfra' To.im Smashes niul Scares
reoplc.
An exciting runaway, which might havo
resulted seriously, occurred yesterday after
noon. The delivery team of T. C. Waters
started from his houso at Lloyd and White
streets, turned tho corner and after demolish
ing ouo of O'llara's oarrlagee, lau into
tciograph polo at tho Whlto street school
building, whoro thu wajou was badly brokon
Several women and hildron wcro almost
trampled on by tho passing team.
double team standing in front of
Polish saloon on East Centre streot ran away
yesterday afternoon but was caught at tho
L. V. railroad crossing before much damago
was done.
Filed oysters a specialty at McElhonny'i
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rituens' Coiniiitttco.
A meeting of tho Citizens' Standing Com
mitteo will beheld In McElhcnuy's Cafo on
Friday evening, January 5, at 8:00 o'clock
A full attendance of commlttco requested
By order of II. C. Boveu,
1-2-lt Chairman.
Taking Amhjt the l'lpo.
Contractors Qulnn and Kerns havo their
teams engaged in hauling away the pipe
delivered for the public wator works. Tho
pipe will bo put in storage for tho winter,
or uutll bucli timo as tho Borough Council
shall decide to have tho pipe laid.
tlrow Nominated
A speoial dispatch, received from Harris'
burg at 1 o'clock this afternoon, announced
tho nomination of Hon. Galusha A. Grow
tho liepuhlleaus, for Congressman-at Largo.
Tax Notice.
On aud after January 10, 1S8I, people in
arrears for lb03 taxes will bo obliged to pay
an additional 11 vo (5) per ceut.
M. J. SCANLAN,
12-ai-tf lieoeiver of Taxes.
Special low prloes to all inwatohes, jewelry
and sllverwaro at Holdermau's, corner Main
aud Lloyd streets. 18-37.tr
l'apers Wanted.
Iii order to complete files tour eop! of the
Evunino IIkkai.i) of December 6th, 1S83,
aro wanted. AddrcM, IIeuaiu office, Shen
of andoah, Pa,
tf
'1 NOW
Spriug Election Nominations
Should bo Made Early.
MIM WORK TO BE DOME
Now It the Time Vor the Committees to
Get TogelIir itiid Muku Arrangements
l'ur Culling tlio Primaries Koto the
ll.illot t.nw Kcqulremeuts.
Those interested should bear in mind that
the Spring election-nominations mutt be made
early this month to oomply with the law,
Under tho revised ballot law some new
regulations will govern the February eloc
tions which it is important those Interested
should understand and act accordingly. To I
prepare tho balloti and have them printed I
and distributed in time will involve an lm-
mense amount of care aud labor, and unless 1
the nominations are made and certified to the I
commissioners at an r-arlv date, as the law I
requires, all parties Interested may be sub
jected to serious inconvenience. This will be
manifest wheu it is considered that instead of
thero being only three kinds of ballots to be
prepared, as at tho genoral election, thero
will bo a sepcrato ono tor each election dis
trict lu tho county.
Tho law requires tho nomination of candi
dates for township and borough oQlccs, and
olection officers and School Directors, made
by any convention of delegates, or primary
meeting of electors, or caucus, held under the
rules of a political party, to be certified by
presiding officer and secretary lor the judge
and inspector of the primary election i who
hall be sworn or affirmed to the correctness
f tho matters set forth in such certificate of
nomination. After certificates aro filed
ibjcclions may he mado as to any ailoged
irregularity that may Involve a hearing
before the court, which would necessarily
delay the printing and distribution of tho
ballots.
Hence the importance of those Interested
in making tho nominations exercising not
nly unusual care to make no mistakes, but
also to have the nominations made and the
certificates handed In to the couimlsHo'icr
lllce at an early day. The law fixes a mini
mum but no maximum time that shall Inter
veno between tho day of election and the
filing of tlio eortiflcites. Thero is, therefore,
no lea'ons why the nominations should not
lie mido oarly in January in order to fucili
tato tho work of urraoging, printing and dis
tribution. The work of collecting and ar
ranging, nanus of candidates of the several
partios, especially if there should be any
nominations by "nomination papers" will of
itself require consideriblo time to cover tlo
billots for the polling places in the county.
"O'Oiiwd's Neighbors."
Perhaps a bettor special tj company than
that supporting Mark Murphy has appeared
In Brooklyn, but if so, it liM been so longtgo
that even the oidcit inhablttnt fails to
remember it. There aro lixtieu people in
the oompsny, every one a stir. And wheu
It opened it the Oraud opera house Teste rday
tho "d. U. O." sign came out. 0 course,
comical Mark Murphy, as tho irrspreseible
Dlonysius Cwssr O'Dowd, leadi tho fuu-mak
ing, but all tho others push him close for first
pUco. Mise Mattio Lockkotte, ss Kittle, is
one of the prcttlot and most graceful
dancers aver appearing iu Brookl;u. Sho
was recalled list mghi until Eli had to refuse
to appear. They are Jovial lot, and can
make you laugh you have seldom laughed
bofore. lirooklyn Times. At Ferguson's
theatre this evening.
To l Abolllliod.
It looks an if tlio election of County Audi
tors last yoar was all for naught. At a meet'
lug of tho County Commissioners tho main
subject under discussion was tho abolishment
of tho Hoard of County Auditors. Solioitor
Ulrlch holds to tho opinion that the Auditors'
office was abolished when tho Controller was
elected. Hereafter tho Clerk of the Court
will be required to Issue vouehers for tho
payment of constables. Tbis will give him
additional work. We are sorry for friend
Doyle tf Solicitor Ulrlch's position is correct.
Ho mado a gallant fight and spent consider
able money. But such is politics.
V Slight Fire,
Some miners' clothing caught Ore from a
store In a shanty at the rear of A. Mockaltis'
saloon on West Coal street at about 8 o'clock
last night. Tho flro companies responded
promptly to the alarm, hut tho blase had
tallied such littlo headway that tho lieseuo
Company succeeded In extinguishing them
in a few minutes with Its cliomicHl apparatus,
1,111 n ,ti iu. iitim it, 1 1 iiiu v.uev ' , in uwi
the Commercial Hotel stables and in a iwrt
town whero fire with
havo spread rapidly.
a good start would I
n
"Kli k" Kelly Hero.
"King" Kelly, the $10,000 base ball beauty
tilth "O'Dowd's Neighbors," arrived iu town
this morning, and will be seen in his now
departure, "Base Hits," at Forguson'd theatre
to-night.
Hear Ik Mind
John A. Kellly's to the place tfl got tho
purest wines and liquors, best beer and alee
and flnost brands of cigars, 10-10-tfj
visiting Mrs.
M. C. Watorai.
P. J. Stack, of Glrardvilio, is laid
Up W.ltl
a sore hand.
t t III, tin ,,. I Ul ii
this morning.
Contractor Johnson was among the. o,ty
Lftvvyew 8. O. M. Ilollopetor and M M.
Ilarkc attended tvmrt tn.U
strbn "
Prothonotary Deegan, of Ashland, w.is m
town this morning.
George Iloppes, of Mahanoy Clty.trainu ted
business in town yesterday.
Frank Maloy, of Philadelphia, w.u seen
anon our streets yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. John RoWns and Dr. .1 S.
Kistler went to Philadelphia to day.
District Attorney Auten, of North 11 nil er
land county, pasted through town to d iv on
route for I'ottsvlilo.
Judge Pershing, wife and daughter left
Pottsville this morning for Colorado, t'oi the
benefit of the former's health.
lienry Sampsell and family havo clunked
tha'r residence to one of the Kraney luildiuga
ona Jareun street.
uetter carrier .1. u. Kehlor was sn.l ii uly
attacked hy grippe last night aud is ,i very
sick man.
Pierce Hchlior, of Delano, witneswl tin
production of "Master aud Man" at Fc run -on a
theatre last evening.
Major J. F. Finney went to Harrisliuri;
yesterday to attend a meeting of the liepubli.
can State Committee of which he 13 a
member.
l'UVCIt.l'otNts.
Thire will bs lots of candidates
fo
ivO
service examination next mouth.
The grippe is still prevailing to a i-rcat
extent in town.
President Spalding, of tho Board
of
his
lloalth, is a man that Is not afraid to do
duty, as the law directs, und he will do it.
Ono by one Shenandoah Is loilng its prom
inent citizens by removal to other nlaces.
The latest one to go is Henry Weiderliold.
The coming spriug election is already
stirring up tho politicians. Here in town the
contest is going to be quite spirited.
Yon will want a set of those beautiful
photographs we are uflering to lliu.u.n
readers. Be sure to road particulars published
in tbis paper from day to day.
The days are getting longer by degrees
and gas bills shorter.
The subscription list of the IIiKM.nis
growing and we feel grateful to our friend
Tho Cltlaens Standing Committee will 'icol
at McElhenny's Cafo, Friday evening Jan
Gth, at 8 o'clock, instead of Monday v i.
J. M. Kalhach announces him If in
to day's IIkrai.d for Chief Burgess, -object
to the Citizens' lioroueh convention.
The Thoiitrr.
The production of "Master and Man at
Forguson's theatre last night entertained a
large audience. Tho play treats u tlo
persecution of a poor mechanic and lu- w fe
by a rich furnace owner by reason ,,r tho
latter trying to avenge himself ly being
disappointed iu love by tho medium. '-, wife
before her marriage. lie eventually nflV s
exposure. Touching and thrilling set ncs aro
numerous, hut thoy aro relieved lu re ntid
thojj;! by a clever piece of couicdy. The
wormtigmen s quartette anu anvil ciioruswns
well received. The p'ay Is lu the hands of an.
excellent company, some of tho nu-nihurs be
ing especially well finished.
Wrick on lie I. V. It It.
Conductor Solgfried'a train winch leaves
Shamokin for Shenandoah at 0: 1.1 o'clock was
ruu into by a Lehigh Valley freight train
between Mt. t'armel and Shamokin this
morning. Scigfrlcd's train was staudlng on
a siding at Hester's when ono of the freight
crew ordered Soigfricd's train to run out,
They stnitod from tho siding, when tho
freight crushed into the pafsenger train,
derailing two of tho passenger ars and
causing two hours delay in tho an mil of tho
train hero. Tho 11:08 train for Pottsville
was "" """ late In consequence, and people
attending court woro held Here.
Notice I
A meeting of the Shenandoah Choral
Union will bo hold in the English Baptist
ohurch this evening at 7:30 o'clock , -.harp, ti
full attendance Is requested as lm mi 1
importauco is to be transacted. B urdc cf
W. II. Watib-, Uj Icr.H
Bay Keystone floor. Be sure tint tho
name Lemio & Bakr, Ashland. Pa., is
printed on every sack 'A S.'uaw
Will buyja
Hundred pound bag or
I n
of I EJj'X'lClC OX uGJIXgJI
Guaranteed as good as
Home sola at Wit ana 12.
$12,120 Will buy
a bag ot
Gold Bus! Flour
Best flour made for therconry
Krai
122 North Jurdin Street
Miss White, of Potuville, Is
$o 00