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CORSETS reduced from 50c to 38c; from 75oto 60o and Si in TBe Handkerchiefs reduced from 40e, 50c, 75c and $1 to 25c. Avail yourself of this great opportunity and call oarly Jo secure bawzi. 104-6 West Centre Street. Soi u. aTeuit n.xs.4 CTloaaa. 0 00 TO 0 CHAS. DERR'S SHAVING PARLOR, FERGUSON Housb Block. Everything ta tho tonsorlal lino done In first class stylo. Everything neat and clean. i Wo open a now stock of FLOOR OILCLOTH! 4. V Two yards wide, at 50c'ayard. JilLvNew Patterns and the Best Quality "Ve harp yet offered at the price. -Also a line of New Rag Carpets Exoollent quality A Lot of Moquette Rugs ! - . Beautiful Patterns at Greatly Reduced Prices, From 85 cents up. '' A fineotnl J)r1w it SO J)vxw Cotton Halt flour . 4 pair Jor 25c. Excellent Try our New Ploater Mackerel fine, white and hit. MUM- JL HE You are a business man, and used to straight forward business talk facts facta facts. Your wifo has boon looking for a Piano, Sewing Machine, Chamber Suit, Parlor Suit, r something clso In our lino. Why not buy It now. Wo aro soiling cheaper than over. J.P.WILLIAMS&SON t prices only. now that P. N. CORSET Is the boat. u kept eleuu. uome iook at our uig 8 South Main Street. r and Capes Reduced MAHANOY CITY, PENNA. RELIABLE-HAHO - LAUHDRY, 139 Homlj main Htreet, SUioiSAndlonli, TP.. All work guaranteed to bo first-class In even resieot. Vre respectfully solicit a share of your patronage Uohqa called tor and ririivorea bilk tics and Lace Curtains a specialty. and lqw pricae. quality, about lialf price. Evening SHENANDOAH. PA if An Able Opening Briggs Case. in the (MIONIEALTM RESTS. The lIi-CnncreMinnn Graphically Outline The Mailt That Will ho Mails to Clour John Ilrlggi of the Charge of Murder. Special to Herald. roTTSVlLLE, Jan. 13 Just before tho adjournment of court last evening Hon. Charles N. Brumm concluded his opening ad dress beforo tho jury for the defense of John Briggs, charged with tho murder of James Parfit. It was a brilliant effort and Mr. Brunim's friends say it was ono of the most able ad dresses they havo heard him make in court. Tho scene produced by tho effect of some parts of tho address upon tho prisoner's wife, mother, father, sistor and Intimate friends, n attendanco, was affecting, Tho mother was unable ti continue listening and walked out of tho court room weeping bitterly. Sirs. Briggs, tho wife, was almost com pletoly overcome. Sho wept vlolontly, but not loudly, throughout tho entire address, kept her faco hidden in her handkerchief, and leaned over tho arm of her chair for support. Towards tho closo of tho address Briggs' youngest child toddled away from her weep. ing mother and climbed upon her father's lap. Sho did not understand what was going on, but sho was puzzled. Her ususally bright and rosy Httlo faco was pale, and thoro was a sort of bewildered expression upon it. Sho remained quietly upon her father's lap and looked steadily at Mr. Brumtn until ho retired. Brlggs, the prisoner, rivited his attention on his eloquent couniel. Not a muscle of his faco moved and no moisture secmd to touch his eyes. At tho conclusion of the address ho walked over to bis sobbing and almost prostrated nlfo. Sho did not heed tho calling of her name. After saying something which was apparently of an encouraging character Brlggs gave up trying to get his wife to raisa her head and went away with tho jailer. , JOHN SWEENY. Roealled by tho Commonwcallh. I did notsay to Charles Boyle, or in his pres ence, that after Briggs 6red the shot, a man Flo. Mahony, grabbed the gun, I would not know Mahony now if I saw him. CHARLES BOYLE. Sworn: I know John Sweeny. I had conversation with Sweeny" tho morn ing aftor tho riot on Barney Dolan's porch at Big Mine Run. Mr. Iirumm objected to the witness stating the conversation on tho ground that tho evidence tonded to contradict tho Common wealth's own witness, Sweeny, Tho objee tlon was overruled and exception granted, Biylo tostlflcd: Sweeny told about the shooting and said Parflt was shot and Briggs shot him. Then ho said Flo. Mahony took the gun from Briggs. I said he run a great risk and ho says he didn't; that ho did right after Briggs shot. , Barney Dolan and Frank Conway wero present at that conver- sation. Mr. Brumm said he had no cross examina tion to make. 1 M. J. REYNOLDS recalled by Mr. Brumm. Ho produced tho ordinanco book of tho Borough Counoil and said: I don't know of any ordinance nam ing the streets of the borough either paiticn larly or generally. I don't know of any finger boards ever put up in tho borough designating tho streets or of any resolution by the Council designating, describing or naming any of the streets, except as men tioned in the ordinance granting the right of way to the elcctrlo railway company. I can't point out on -the official map of the borough I hold in my hands tho street known as Gilbert street because no street is designated as such ou tho map. No street except Main is thus designated. From what I know the portion of the track torn up covered ground which was not conceded territory. I now say it was disputed territory and they had no rights there. JOHN MALTA sworn : A constable of Gilberton was called upon to testify that ho had called upon Thomas Eaffcrty to get hlra to attend court in response to Mr. Brumm's recall and found him too ill to attend. I did not know the track was to be torn up because I received no notico of it, notwithstanding I was the con. stable of the East ward. RICHARD AM0UB. . Re called by the Commonwealth. lie was on the stand but a short time and said that ho did not know whether or not the statement about the riot which he made when he thought he was about to die was put in writ ing. The Commonwealth then attempted to qufstion Mr. Amour about statements ho bad made about tho shooting since it occurred, but Mr Brumm objected. Counsel on both sides spent considerable timo putting In writing their grounds for and against thsohjectioit and finally Judge Weld man decided to sustain the objection. Amour was allowed to retire. PATRICK DAVITT sworn; He stated that he lived at Lost Creek, was an electric railway repairman on August 31st, last, but not in the employ of tbo company for tho past two months. IIo was at Gilberton, but ran away when the first shot went off and walked to his homo, lie didn't know who fired tho shot, llis to.u mouy wa- i-ubsuiiually the same as that ol ilio other rcpulimou, except ilut ho said that before Brlges went cut on tio p'atfurm of itie dinkey tho crowd called out "John Brlggs. Is John Brlggs there and tbo Glrardvllle mil HlaT" " ,. II SIMS SATURDAY. JANUARY 13. 1894. and tho witness answered Inside tho door of tho dinkey, on tho south side. MICHAEL I.ALI.Y Sworn: IIo said he resided at Lost Creek and was one of tho repairmen on tho dlnkoy. Tho only material dlfferonco In this tctti mony wis that tho repairmen who got on tho dinkey at Gilberton were threatened with arrest in case they attempted to relay the traok. IIo dldn t know who firod tho first shot. THOMAS MARTIN Becallod : IIo said ho only saw Amour and Brlggs on tho front platform of thecHr when Brlggs fired. IIo didu't coo John Sweeny IIo didn't seo Mahony at tho time of tho shooting, but saw him havo hold of Briggs gun. Ho did not sco James Hulllhan Jump on tho dinkey, grab for Brlggs, or see him knocked down. CHARLFlfl BOYLK . Beoallod: I never mentioned to anybody what Sweony told,me about tho riot. Mr. Brumm : How did It oonio that you wore sunpoenaed? A. I don't know bow it oamo. That is what I don't understand. I didn't blow about it. Not ad dbit. Judge Woidman brought his gavel down with force and gave Boyle a strong, but brief lecture against swearing in court. Tho witness then withdrew, morally In structed, if not improved. JAMES I1UENKAN recalled : I was within about 13 feet of tho diukoy when Briggs fired the shot. I only saw Amour and tho man who fired the shot on tho platform at tho time. No cross examination. MICHAEL J. REYNOLDS . recalled : I have made a scour ch for an oidi. nanco designating tho -streets of Qilberton and can't find auy. The electrfo railway runs cast and west ou Main ilrcot jSlid near tho oast end makes a turn and cro5se private property. It then crosus tho next, street and then goes east again towards Mabahoy City. It does not take a northerly courb r.t any point. Mr. Brnnm: Do you know flia electric railway owns that private property A. No, sir. , At this point D'Strict Attorney Ryan offer od in evidence tbo guns, bullots.ertridges, shells, maps, photographs, resolutions and ordinance books, Varfit's coat, Connors' shoo and othor articles which havo been In use on tho trial and thoy were admitted,' counsel for the defense offering no objection, JAMES J, I1RENNAN recalled by Mr. Ryan. Q Is Gilberton in Schuylkill county ? A. Yos, sir. Q. Tho placo where this shooting took place A. Yes, sir. Mr. Whltehouso explained tohv reporters that these questions wore brought about by the fact that they hadn't been asked of any witness during the trial and, as the prosecu tlon was bound to lay tho venue, tha ques Hons wore very essential points of the case. Air. Drimim wanted to know why the Commonwealth had not called Wcavill, Benny, Jones, Dooley, Williams and others whoso names the defenso had furnished tho District Attorney and asked that they be nailed. He gave notico that ho would call them if tho Commonwealth did not. Messrs. Whltehouso and Ryan answered that tho evidonco would bo cumulative, that the District Attornoy had done his whole duty in tbo case in behalf tho Commonwealth and for thoso reasons tho witnesses would not be called. That Mr. Brumm could call I hem later. Mr. Brumm asked the court to direct the District Attorney to put tho witnesses on the stand. The court declined to do so. Mr, Ryan then announced that the Con mouweatlh rested. MURDER IN THE FIRST DliOBBK. Mr. Brumm: "What do you ask for?" Mr. Ryan : "Mnrder In tho first degree " MR. BRUMM OPENED. In opening tho defense Mr. Brumm spukr to the jury for ovor an hour. IIo said this has been one of the most irksome casos In thlt county. I bcllevo that you bellovo this has been a very monotonous case and yon are certainly very anxious to go to your homes If there was anything that I could do to re lieve you instantly I would do so. I hoped In tho beginning, when I examined this case, that when tho Commonwealth would get through with their caso thoro would bo but very Httlo for the defense to do or offer, and as the caso progressed I felt more certain of that. To-day I thought that tho Common wealth would say tlit "all wo ask In this case on the evidence introduced by tho Com monwoalth is manslaughter, but it just shows now widely wo differ In our 'views. I folt that was all they conld ask in justice and it is all tbey should ask for under their testi mony, and yet we are confronted with what seems to mo the astonishing fact that they are asking twelve intelligent men to oonvici that man of murder In the first degree. At this point the prisoner's wife, mothor, father and sister, almost simultaneously burst into tears. Mr. Brumm continued by saying that in civil suits for damages lawyers go high enough In their domands to come down to what thoy want. They claim $1,000 and then drop down until they are frequently glad to take five dollars. Very few people are radioal enough to go right ahead, al though they know they are right. Humanity is constituted with an Inclination to com promise. I want to say that Inasmuch at the Commonwealth have seen fit to ask for murder In tbo first degree there can be no consistency in the demand; that thero shall be nothing less than murder In the first degree, exoept an entire acquittal. I know iitvd I feel that thoy don't expect any such verdict as murder in tho first degree; but they are forcing us into the tilloi of mak lug a defense covering a wide latitude. Ou statutes have divided murder into two classes n.unler in tl e first degree aud mur der in the tecoml degree, Muider in the first d'gric la defined . that any p rsou wio shall, by lying in wait or by pot oni 'i', or shall in tho perpetration of, or ea,pt u porpi trate, any arsou.ispe, robbery or burg ary, or shall be guilty of any other uulawfu' act deliberately with pre try will leave rial trip on -in! serrotarv from his In ilftpse 4f train wni irobbers near nshurt. Jil lmve .Tnn. frnl U In iWSlluK ,th and ; and Heme tiieitr rablimt Our Traveling' Corrf!s'vort dent's Notes iiiiuuinnimiiiiii ALL ALONG InterattluE Nerti Iteim Tram Tamniiiin, City, Olinnltlll. Ml l'Une, Oeatralla and Other rittceia Clirimlelvd, I THii Ls MAhanoy City, Jar Charle K. Bonsinger received a to)f disease, I from his sou, Joseph, at Dubois, sayluc million. part of his hotel had been destroyed"; P0"" yosterday morning, aud that tho oci ,' ,fi all escaped from tho building. ' Elmer E. Vance's grest railroad cO The Limited Mall," was presented toil B 6TB3 ed houso at Kalcr's opera houso last cioBB Before the riso of the curtain staiidiulcro"e could not bo procured. Judging frc' hearty applause of those In altondaiicd' l ono wont osay well pleased. The n used in tho production was the flneA-so-pngo I here yot, ion free, g James I.. Madcnfort and J. Wesley jKlller were tho recipients of a surprise it Uy' riiursday evening in colohratiou oJ, birthday. Among tho participant ! fncara A tt W " . Mr. lmHIHHllimi3 , Snyder, M, C. Crawshaw, G. U. Wir E. Kelser, F. J. Breckons, J. K. ivRDS. man, Mrs. A. B. Wagner, Mrs. A. E. Missis Annie Kuta, L. Becker, Canie Jouulo Hendricks and Miiinlo Huppo,T All present sat down toa sumptiioOllilV followed by games and othor I- amusements, alter which the vlsimRneo of psrted for their homes with the int. wisht-s. While a nows gatherer sat In the of the Grand Central Houso the othJ ing, a pretty Httlo story of a brothel tlon floated in through tho Havana "tnat'ng cd atmosphcro of the bar room. TM.nnAw.nnn,1 it.., ... ,.,1 uun.. ,u i.Jieui. T lj. a u,i i.,, '111! ...no uuuivu i u. nunc, iue jv iiVJii, rnnr.i. s. L'ulhertson, of OMengo, I wain chubbr. mill r-.lt In it lltllnlo.l , ferert tn hnnlr Alfrl rutlT.. years, and .lames was about twenty.9 Deinocr'l,lc known an 'YounR GrifTo," tlio Ao was a strong attachment between t James often' carrying the Httlo fellov shoulders all the way to LykonstowiTJ day James was drafted into tho KrmiP was a gieat blow to the Utile chi soldier hay wrte-home uepdsriy foi months, wliofl his leitefs suddenly c rrie. j no iiareiiusineu to loam 30TTrr ofhh whereabouts bat without buo- ahoutthattlmeteraoved to St. Clair a,tlzena, out West. nom) Tho boy Willie grew to manhood lug the machinist trade and being sti iuduitrious was advanced by his cruiRP a position of responsibility, which broujiht him to Schuylkill county toj tend the erection of Borne boilers, jn28nsi the hotel the other ovonlng, he wi . EomI. ilucod by Mr. Bensingor to Henry West Centre street. "I'ell 1" oxolalmed Mr. Stein, as iVf C ihn lulnin "I hnrl a. r-jimt-iuln In K,' ' tnat nanio." That must bavo been my brotl) Democratic Mr. foil. "Oh no, It couldn't bd the Mahauoy man, "I spent con? money In trying to locate his relath R believe they ore ii dead," . Notes wore compared and Mr. Pel'' that ho was indced'ou tho track of Utpens nom - Tell mo about hlra," he said. Ft "Well, wo were comrades togethe Mr. Btcrn, and their was a suspicions a rn ii,..fi..i. ..m.nm. -w.-... and fnncht tnpfither. At. tlm lmtt Wildorness both of us icoeived woui uo was seriously wounded and ho told i ' "ura" dying. His last words were abou euts and his little brother, who hif carry about on his shoulders. Gilt Alt DVILMS. tlrcns'noml GlEABDVILLE, J. M. Qlick Is tilked of by his fi candidate for Sheriff on the RopubTTTT et. It will bo romombered that uvaj.. was defeated by Sheriff Dufly In 1 votes of some of his constituents, f .tizens' noml- el, by an intontlonal miscount. Hisses Emma Devlin, KutlcStacl Ooff and other social leaders stteiJT T7T Ing school in Ccntraliaoii Wedno-'-'-'' Ing. liens' noml- Miss Mary Burns, of Raven married to William Dwyer, of Wi by Rev. McCullough, at St. Josepli ou Thursday las, Th e yo ug JKEY .0 their liomeatWllk.Barro,,-'ik-i-' mak Miss Sophie Reagan, of Phil Demooratls visiting her sister, Mrs, William of Second street. Packer colliery employes wcr day. VfQ E. 0. Wagner went toJrhlladelp1 day. 1 The oollleries have Men Idle tw Nli Demeoratlo The remains of Katie McDowel ado, were interred to day in St. J( etery. HN. Tho Board of Health met last pass sanitary ordinance. A lhjtUenj, nomI. theie are already too many ore Glrordvillo for doctors to make a ' M.VIIANOV 1T.AWE.. Tp A thief, with an appetite is disturbing our hen rowts. for it1! tizens' poml- Rphraim YorJy, a brskema miners' train, was struck by an ind Ward) terday morning and severely li had stepped from his train to thri7flIJ not noticing an engine backing ' flown stiuok by the tank, thror4,ena, noml. trmk, BUHtmuing cuts ou tho lieiw iioily The Ashland hospital n yi utrdaj afternoon. - - rv We .ire ihe solo agents for V" i f he Kilhr in bhtuaud jh. Po n ing with any blood or cltronio d't ry this wouedrful remilly. Fift, It Will Form No P For & eon T t.fT III TO BE MSDE A BKfAMTE UEm 'Die Wart nn.l .Menn. Coihniltt. . i . - . ... i celo- 80, died Village, considers the Aelloa ofri B,.( Mlttee, WASUWOTOff, Jan. l.T-A,,,. adv.-, r an lncc,llfl tax ami of the Internal hue feature of the tariff abfTererl r expected reverse nt the ilinettnn of tho Mis- inaln- infirm and a Florls - " I . . ' .Ill' I U '('( itncontetous- Democratic meinhers of the thr. tm- i . . ,,we- '-i "t tl .,, n drawn l.v tlm tub ci.imn lt tvas ynted hyslx ,u, t , the entire determln ,i,n .,.r.d ai treasury department someWme ajro Durliid th din-union before the and means committee Roprwente COOkran ant' Ste, tiMtA twt would vote afrainxt the tartlt Mill t eome tax was attached a ..n amend They did not make this ai- threa as jumcaiiiiK tueir piwition that tt gnrd It their first dnty to defeat t come tax In whatever form It Is prei to the liorwe. Friends of the lnpnm tax havi turned their attention from the wai mentis committee, and nrs depend!' a houne oauou. Xo step toward o a caucus has yet been takei,, but th no doubt mob. a step will be taken ' a day or no. The point haa m mad the consideration of the tariff bll special order dny and evening so thi use of the bonne could not be had caucus, but R-presentatlv WMtini that the caucus could be bold lu the from 10 to 11 In the niomtaff, or e S 1 I cuuia umflr pinre. One of the inemliera of the wat means oomtnlttee favors '.le to t come tax ay that the internal rt bill will be introduced befom next if, a? a eP!ira,e nieasnre. Thei Will then be asked to indorse the p ofTerinjt the internal revenue bill amendment. He thinks tVi oauon approve this action, in wh,oh Oft son, Bynum and others uo wai bills to bo constdored sij , . ,it1y i willina; to abide by the cm ,s not, vote for them together. , and the g 5? i .:ii Co., S S """"" Two of tlio Nli-tliernik Man Ktl Hijenos Avrks, .Tan. 1. dv1cei Rio Janeiro state that ttir wnbur of the city haa recommeu -nl. Tl much ilUcontent ainontr tl lnhab both in the city of Hlo i meiroa provincea.Hgalnst Preaidfni (eixol' has been contributed to by ihe act Pelxoto in enrolling marly fiirtlgrtf service under the govemtnittit. f ber of men from theiirateur Nl went ashore at Pornamttaeo, and heavy drinking bout poeee4(l tc themselves obnoxious VigoronK ures Were resorted to to ovwDtywei and In the struggle two of theNIotl men were killed. the con- I iS'P.WI YORK .Ton 1.1 I. Ij I " nuu fentherwelght who recently beated Bmlth iu Chicago, ngaioafeany f weight in the world for any sun tlO.000. This chnllenge U evident!' at (Jeore Dixon. Tom O'lloui on'a nianltger; who Is jow ih V apSjStllmllenge , at i editoroTUioNev Yorkf Mrs. Insn Itefmod Safari- Topbka, Kan., jRn. 18 -Mr. J Lease applied yesterday to State Prnther for her youoher tan lne. salary ns president of the state ,1 charities, but Air, Prattler decM comply with herrequeaton aeconl action taken by Governor Iwiw I secure her removal. Mrs. Lertmai V that she will institute maadai ceeillngs iu the supreroe aourtt h the auditor to issue tdittjelftr- t'Rtnlier Ilsiinet- vPftl-tlM!! Topeka, Knn Jan. Cha nett, the Boston oat)teA,.suir, pain, but his frlonds fifth u!el longer any symptoms yfi fatat tion resulting from thr gfai caused by the amputn't!"ii if-l Hie wife is helping oiiu i. , b.1 Clnrkson, the Clevelari" M.h'e with him. Heunett can ( n-. c- his groat misfortune n ihoub bitterly. - rrlttts romented Slr,tuu e...n .'.."" -V"v'1"' nd - . ,u"' eruuiaii ,r.,UL ' were largely fomented l,s the h I Ttn.u ... r were largely fomented Barrafiauc.i - .ithedr which rung the bells, u 01 pie to revolt. Accord. 'o th, received tlie outureuks re to h the signal for a fnii wider 'rfi which would have euifpirft ikUi olutloii throughout Italy. - J - Caused by Carolossn The majority of people dlestc -hey should. Evidence of 'tnll'lji mg daily. Waring says I "Disii jonsequenco of llfo ; it it Hoc Jo onditions of living negltt-jb-Dr. btephen Bmith, on tle ' Man is born to health mm) iSn ease ia unnatural, desuli, taclpi ge, is accidental, and both tiSi iiv human ngencles." T7ii ia-Bh SSSS .ilrnnlanfa T-Mn.' tEflS careless over-eiertion. difficulty, and indilleriiee to II en I tn in sudden death. o tunc ing in death, lly the nawttei ecu mat many proniiuent B( pertons in private liJi die ft" 8860 every any. ii you navo any or tne fCila toms: shortnees of brojtll, Baffit ular pulee, fainting asd melw tiain in ehoulder. Bide, or nr ankles, etc, begin treMteitMt heart disease. If you dJay,llieo For over 20 yoarti Br Frarj 'he eminent epoofalitt, iMjaVo -iiuly of heart disease Its vwfiio ind many of the loadffM tySffle lirection are due to tilSa, Juts i 'tire Is absolutely the, oflW rlii Tor tho euro of heart dbmMlu lv thuusanda nf traitlimxitaTii f. I'l itonswho have used it, JaroesA Pain, editor ajftha Com' -taim: " Alter an appMou nan) nontbi or la crlppe, 1 afi en tbe iimv iroui uean uwwa i mil time i was unawa . id my nulsetieat from m I then uMsd nr. Miles' Kewl ni-e ittH-amu stronger, flntr tUU HHiabletottork as tisBtjtaad vna) 1 .my puise ranging froea 8 to ' !"w1.y,.,i'' n.0.t,on,y.,' I,rYMtT be It Miles' New Heart Cure Is to Mi on a positive guajantee, or Mi-.llcal Co.. ElVhart. Inil.. on rn,- ,.cr tiottle, tlx for H, express pt lively free from opiates or danrero UlleV Fills, 24 cents. Vre book i BY Bau. tree -ivrng iw them- of nH
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