The Evening Herald e SHENANDOAH. PA.. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 27. 1894. ONE VOL. 3X.-NO 61. III . lb. X T I ...JL SftKempy Tim I This Week. About two weeks ago wo advortlscd a lot of Fancy French SATINKS, which wero sold out In a very short time, and could therefore not supply the demand, Now another enso of samo quality Fronch Sattno has ar rived with patterns and colors mors bountiful than tho first lot, which are sold at tho same price, - - - - 4 Don't bo deceived In quality of goods offoied at lower price. Don't fail to try tho P. N. Corset. 116-118 North Main Street, - Shenandoah, Pa. Wm If I Ml milBIIII DMSMw L. IniliaJ. Shell Turablora 5 cts. Water Sots 58 cts. Kid Hair Curlers 5 cts. Double Hair Curlers 5 eta. Shell Tumblers, plain .... 8 cts. 25c Brooms 20 cts. "Window Shades, big values and at all priae. Gold Decorated Toilet SetB. People say they are lovely and at Ta Bouable figure "We can suit a slender purse as well as a fat ono. Scccsssor t; blRVlH, DOIMI 1 YKIDLEY, , 8 South M&in Street. COATS FROM f I UP Special prices for tho coming week in Mulls and Fur Capes. Gentlemen's, ladies' and children's Underwear will be disposed of at any price. Jiiir- fains in dress goods, trimmings, table linens, nap ins and towels. Everything goes at closing out prices. JUL. Dillon,: - 104-6 West Centre Street. M. P. CONRY, Mouoiigahela whiskey 60c a qt, )o a qt. $1 a qt. 25 u qt. I'ure ryo wnisuey, aa Flue Old Bourbon. XXX SI Superior Blackberry Brandy $1 a qt a in. a qt. a qt. HUierior uognito uranuy i.zo Imported Jamaica Burn $1.75 "VUENGLING'S Stock and Fresh Mo, Draught Porter and Wiener Beer. 11 est brands of 5o Cigars nnd all binds of Temperance Drinks, LOOK HERE ! A SPECIAL DRIVE in puro sugar syrup, good G cents. Finer goods at DON'T FOBGET I Our Fine Large Blue Raisins, four pounds for 25c. Ifew Currants, eight pounds for 25c. Fino French Prunes, three pounds for 25c. Extra Largo French Prunes, two pounds for 25. Now Lima Beans, six pounds for 25c. Florida Oranges. California Evaporated Fruits, OHOIOE GOODS. Furniture of every variety and price. Many specialties worth columns of description and praise. But we only have room to mention a few things. Chamber suits, $20 up ; rug parlor suits, $40 up. All other goods cut down at same rate. J.P.WILLIAMS&SOfiS 12 MAHANOY CITY, PENNA. 31 South Main St. 1 A iiLiauorStore LJ Fine TABLE SYRUPS. A strictly bedy, light e6lor and fino flaror, at 8 and 10 cents. Largo, Bweet and juicy 25 cents per dozen. Poncho, Pitted Plums, "Whito Ncctariuea, Bartlett Poors, 2' lbs. for 25c. Our fino Creamery and Dairy Buttor. Fancy Bloator Mackerel. Strictly Pure Lard. Fancy New Orleans Molasses. Minnesota "DaiBy" Flour. Till 111 CASES Lengthy Arguments Before the Court at Pottsville. LONG STRING 0FL4WYERS Several Horn-. Spout In Discussing tliii l'resent nnrt l'robnule Ilssources nml Ktpendlturos of tlio Ilorough of Bhsnan- lnli The Court'. Decisions Awaited. Tho Shenandoah water cases occupied 1 most tho entire attention of Judges Bechtol and Woidraan at tho Pottsvlllo civil court yrsterday. Tho court listened to reading of affidavits for somo time bofore the noon re cess and all the afternoon soeslon, from two to six o'clock, was takon up by tho reading of rnoro affidavits and by nrgnmonbj. There was an unusual array of oounsel in tho case, John W. Ryan, J. K. Coylo and S. II. Kacrcher, representing tho Thomas Coal company: Georgo J. Wadllnger, Eiq., repre. sentlng Qulnn & Kerns; Quy E. Farouhar and S. G. M. Hollopetor, Esqs., representing tho Shenandoah water ana uas company, and A. W. SchalcK and J. u. jt'omeroy, i-sqi. representing tbo Uorough or Hhonandoan, Mr. Keareher also raprcsented tho Qirard estate and Hon. W. L. Torbort. Thoinost interesting address appeared to bo that of Dir. icynn. no argued principally against tho bonus 01 indemnity ouorcd by tho borough and presented the caso In inch a manner that some of tho disinterested listeners wcro Inclined to bnllovo that ho suc ceeded iu giving tho offered security a pretty dark colored eye. Mr. Kaercher oponed by c'aimlnc that even the amended bonds lost submitted woro cot in proper form: thnt they did not comply In form wlih tho requirements made by tho ennrt somo months ago. Ho claimed thtt in their form before court tho bonds gave no security to the parties entitled to them. Tno bonds wero mado out in the sum of $100,000 to the Oirard estate $100,000 to the Thomas Coal company, and $25,000 to the to Hon. W. L Torbcrt. The recital in tho bond, Mr. Kaercher claimed, snowed tne probabio current receipts expected by the borough of Shenandoah, the principal on tho bonds, and from which it was expected to pay damages that might ao- crno to tho Glrard estate and Thomas Coal impjiny,.lut failed to show tho probable ex pendltuns. Ho said tho borough's statement of resources was swelled by somo balanco due on tax duplicates over ten years old, among tho balances being one duo from John J. Toole, and $20,000 as revonue from tho water works for IbU l when in fact they had not started to lay the pipes. The official minutes of tho liorongh Council, he said, showed that the works wero costing moro than had boen con templated and tho Council's estimates of Its resources should bo accepted as also likely to bo an erroneous one. "The citizens gavo them the right to issue bonds for $95,000," Mr. Kaercher said, and the evidence of tho official mlnuto book is that they have gone boyond that. Thero is a difference of opinion between tho Borough Council and the contractors as to what should bo paid for rock work and wo havo an affl davit that they havo paid $15,000 for the reservoir that they contomplatod would only cost $3,000. They havo exceeded their estl mate already by $12,000. At this rate how can thej oxpect to pay expenditures from current revenue and yet pay Mr. Torbert and tho othors for land from tho saino source? Theio is absolutely no security for tho prico or tno land outside .tne namo or tno borough, They plaoo tno valuo of tholr borough build' ine at so much, the valuo of their steam on glue at bo much, tho hook and ladder track at $1,600, estimate the tux rovenuo for 1894 at 8 mills, or $31,000, 1 lie, llcomo money at IS 000, and rovenuo from publlo wator works at $20,000. Mr. Kaercher added, "They cannot go one cent bevond tho $03,000 for the construction of the public water works, yet thoy havo made contracts boyond that amount ; bnt if they undertake to Issuo bonds for anything above that amount thoy will be illegal mil can be enjoined by any taxpayer." During the arguments notice was glvon to tho court that a subpoena had lcen Berved on the Council asking for the production of th contract with Qulnn and Kerns, but that the paper was not produced on the nxcuie that Secretary Coakley was in Washington and the paper was lockod up In his desk. Mr. llollopeter followed Mr Kaercher with au argument in fuvor of tho tfbenandoah Water Company. He read a large number of affidavits by A. 13. Cochran and others to the effect that if the borough should build It reservoir as proposed out Fowler's Run the water shed of tho water company at that point would bo cut off and destroyed. Mr. ilollopeter also said that the rharter of the company gavo It the right to appropriate all the streams on the mountain north of Shenandoah. Somo of the affidavits set forth that the First ward of Shenandoah was dependen upon the Fowlor's Run reservoir for its suunlv of water. Mr. Sohalck was the next speaker and on the bond qutxtlou ho submitted a paper showing that the borough of Shenandoah has awets and resources to tno amount of $67, 000. Mr. Ryon : Where are your water works from which you aro to got $30,000 for 1S04 ? Mr. Schalck : Thoy will bo a sonrco of rovenuo as soon as you quit theso obatructivo taetlos. Mr. Schalck then read a number of nffl davits in which tho statements of the affi davits piosented by tho opposite side wero directly contradicted. Thoy wero In effeet that the reservoir the borough proposed to build would receive no wator except what may bo pumped lit it, or fall from tho huuvens. That It would be simply a dis tributing reservoir and in ho wise Interfere with the rights of the wa.er company, by cutting oil supplies of water elthor on the surface or bolow. Ho also precontod au affidavit by Dr. S. C. Spalding in which that gentleman swore that he believed, although he had not analysed the water, that the supply given by the old water coinpauy was responsible for sumo of tho typhoid fever cases iu Shenandoah; and that other physicians hud complained of tho water to him. Mr. Schalck said that the Shenandoah Water company might be entitled to the streams on the mountain north of Shcnau doah, but Fowler's Run was northeast of tho JT town anu n tno company count ciaim inn it might as well claim all tho streams on the mountain all tho way down to Olrardvllle. Messrs. Ryan and Farquhar closed the ar guments In the caso, the former gentleman sneaking at some length and making somo strong points. sir. ityon said mat it tnoro is anytning in tho laws of Pennsylvania that is definitely settled It Is that ono corpowtion onnot ap propriate tho rights of another corporation, lie Slid Mr. Schalck had mado an honest con fession when ho said tho Shonandoah Wator Company was making a llfo and death strugglo. Citizens of Shenandoah spent over $100,000 and supplied tho town with wator for moro than twenty yours and not content with taking tliH away tho Borough Council proposed to tax those very peoplo to pay for ouo of its own. Mr. Ryon said there is no legal authority by which tho borough can issuo bonds in tho sum of $225,000, which thoy propose giving Torbert, the Thomas Cost Company and tho Oirard Estate as security, Turning to Mr. Schalck Mr. Ryon said, "you have not got Buy wator wonts, ana when you do get them yon will havo to Uko tho money rrem tho revenue to pay tuo inurcst on your bonds; nnd you will uovor build the works for $95,000. u you will promise to give me all they will oost above $100,000 I trill agreo to give you all you will save undsr that figure." Mr. IIvrii then ankcd Mr. Schalck how much had beou spent on the water works up to date and the lawyor answered that he was not the. Borough Solicitor: thai air. romeroy should bo asked. "Well, you ask Pomoroy, and tell mo after," was Mr. Ryan's rejoinder. "Twonty thousand dollars a year revenue from tho water works 1" exclaimed Mr. Ryan. "navn vnn flmred the cost of your coal and the cost of hauling it to tho pumping station? Have you ngurod tho cost ot mo waicnmon, the engineers nnd othor employes? The cot of repairs?" Mr. Kvau thon criticised tho stntemont ot rosourcos submitted by Mr. KcnaicK nnu tuon read from tho statement ot liabilities wmcn tho Borough Council published whon It askod tho neonlo to vote for public water works. This statoment, Including tho floating debt and judgments of tho Bhenaudoah water company, John Quldner and Robort Fairiey aggregated 31,141BB and the rosourres shown bv the same statement are $30,51 b 54. "This is a record of tho emit," said tur. Ryan. "They usd it to get the people to voto for tho water works and vet thoy put In the snmo thing hero to show tbflt they hav resources which thev can apply to tho pay ment of theso Iwnds thoy offer toTorbort and the others. W asked them to give us a sUterucnt of their liabilities, but they didn't. We know this paper was on file. Wo knew thoy had not a dollar of assets over nnd above their liabilities. And what are you to do with tho current oxpe uses tho repairs of your streets, the pay of your police and other officers ? And what of tho lax exonerations ? I don't know what thoy are in Slienaudoab, but thov aro verr high Iu some places. And whero are your expenses coming from? You cannot go beyond tho $93,000 nnd every dollar rnalized froai tho water works must go to tho maintenance of them and tho pay most of tho interest and principal on the bonds. And from what will tho damages to Torbert, the Thomas Coal Company, Oirard liitato and Bbcnandoali Water company i paid? Tho obligations they buvu tendered us aro utterly void." The court took tho papors and now all Interested are awaiting the decision. THE ALLEN CASE. Mntlou by AUen'g T.nwjers to Onash the, Indictment. (Special to the IIsuald. I'ottsvili.e, Feb. 27. Counsel for tho defence and tho Commonwealth In the caso of County Commirsionor Charles F. Allen, charged with bribery, met in Hon. John W. Ryon's office this afternoon and mado argu ment for and against a motion to quash the indictment before Judgo Weidman. An early decision on tho motion is expected, as tho case is Axed for trial at the March term of criminal court. On "Hun" Wiped Out. A few days ago a correspondent writing to the Uiibald called attention to tho fact that thero wero a numbor of places in town whore young men congregated, and whero gambling was the enter source or amusemont. As a ro suit the social (?) club that met in Robbins' hall, above the post office, has takon the hint and retired from the business. Thero aro still n number of cigar stores, somo of which areon Main street, as well as bnrber shops and drug stores, In which this Iniquity is allowed to nourtsu ngnc unaer tho eyes or the officials of the borough, it Is a bad com mentary upon tho government of tho town whon private citizens are compelled to draw the attention of tho public to tho existence of these dens of immorality, when it is tho sworn duty of its officials to ferret out and abolish them. If the proprietors will not quietly take tho hint then more stringent incuns will have to bo resorted to. iho gam bling dons must go. MKOWNMV1LI.K. C. J. Coxo spent Sunday at MahanoyClty William Jones circulated among friends hero ou Hunday, William J. Hayes, foreman at Paeker No, 5, has resigned his position to accept a new ono as outsldo foreman at the Spring Biook ooiuery at Auaenrieu, Michael Dixon, of Lost Creek, paid us flying visit yesterday. The Rellly orchestra will hold their first annual ball in Robbins hall, Shenandoah, on April 2nd. All aro invited to attend and a good time will be bad. Whore tho relative merits of Dr. Coxe's Wild Cherry and Senoka aro known, ns compared with othor cough remedies, ten bottles of tho former aro sold to oao of the latter. Took the I'ledgo. Michael Burns, of Shenandoah, was yester day discharged from the county jail. Deputy Clerk of tht Courts Dully stated that before leavlug tne hill liurua tooc a pledge or total abstiuouro lar ono year. To the l'ublic. Tho Evbnino HunALD can be found on ale in Shenandoah at tho stationery stores of H. Mellet, .cast Ucutro street, James umtm. nion and F. J. Portz. North Main street, and at Reese's auction rooms (Uekald branch office). West Centre street. On sale in Mahauoy City at Snyder's book store, 133 West Centre street. lave yon tried MeElhsnny's fried oysters ? 9-ia-tf 1 1TI TIDES ill. The Citizens' and Democratic Parties Working1 Quietly. ONE ISSUE ABANDONED I It Is Autliortlatlvoly Stated Thnt the Cltl xeiis' Party Will Not Ask Tor n lleoount In the Fourth Ward Hut There Will be Contests. Tnlk about local election contests con tinucs. but as yet no deflnlto stop has beon taken by cither tho Citizens' or Demo cratic party, altheugh tomorrow may bring forth Bomo developments on tho part of tho latter. It is stated upon excellent authority that tho proposed sters for n recount in tho Fourth ward bv tlto Citizens' party have been abandoned, but tho arrangements for tho contests will go on. To nronaro tho papors for tho contest will consume tlmo and fully n weok will olapso bofore they will bo roady for presentation to tho court. Tho Domocrats soom to hnvo taken a very &t.rrrtAlvn fttand and evidently lutond lose no Jtlmo in puBning a contest, iu urucr to knock out all tho Citizens' candidates who were elected recently. Thoro aro some mombors of tho Domo cratlo party who think that a contest by either side will bo an expenditure of con sidorablo money for nothing. Somo of thorn have stated that m their party tho aggro- slvo measures aro urged by defeated candi dates who have confessed that their main object In working for a contost is to find out who voted against them. Information Wanted, KntToit HicRALDi A Space of nearly two years has now elapsed b!u tho project to erect a borough water works was under taken. Considerable work Is supposed to hnvo been done, bat the completion of tbo job Is evidently n long way off yet. Will yon kindly statq whether thero is any means of ascertaining just what has been dono so tar in tho matter, how much money has bceii oxpended nnd what tbo probable cost of the completed plant will bo. Ther arc various rumors afloit to tho effect that the cost of work thus far done has exceeded tho most extravagant estimates over mado nnd that tho final cost of tho water works will bo stirprls ingly largo. Are not tbo taxpayers entitled to this information, and why is It that no statement of tho doings of tho wator com rnitteo of Council hai over been published? Is it not tho duty of the rutiriug Council to publish a statoment of tho progress mado by this water project, beforo they go out of ofllco? Surely tho peoplo havo a right to know what this committeo Is doing, and how much money has already beon spent on tho project, as woll as what it was spout for. Water. Shenandoah, Pa., February 26, 1891. This correspondent has anticipated tho Heuald in tho mattor abovo referred to. Believing that tho taxpayers nra ontitlcd to tho fullest knowledge of everything that Is being dono in tho matter, wo decided somo timo ago to collect aud publish whatever information and data relating to tho project la obtainable. A roportor of this paper is now at work on tho subject, and tho result of his investigation will bo published on Thurs day next. Editou Hkrald. Special Notice. To tho Public: 50 pieces of rag carpet, brusse'.s and ingrain carpets have been con signed to mo by n Now York firm. Thoy are slightly damaged by wator. Also ouo lot of wludow shades and curtain polos, which will be sold cheap. Don't forgot theso oppor tunities, as they will ouly last a fow days and y m can buy almost at your own prices. All wool and ingrain carpets, 23 and 35 cents per yard. Brussels carpels, 52 cents per yard. Opposito Rceso's Auction Rooms, West Contro street. 2 27 2t It Hcnretl Them. When steam was turned ou in the fact or j of the Shenandoah Manufacturing tympany on North Emorivk Htrcet,yesterday,the sudden heat caused a frozen iron bowl iu a sink to burse. Tho bowl was shattered and tbo re poit almost caused a panic among tho opera lives. Ono mau was about to jump out of a window when a young girl,' who had recovered from tho shock, shouted, "Don't spoil your self," and tho mau postponed the leap for life. I!ll. BOSCH. On tho 20th Inst., at Shonan doah, l a., Maggio Agues, daughter of the late Joseph Bosch, agtd 10 years aud 10 mouths. The funeral will tako place on Thursday. March 1st. at 0 a. m. High mass will be celebrated at tho Gorman Cuthollo church and Interment will be mado iu tho Annunciation cemetery. Relatives and Irlends respectfully invited to attend. 2-27-at Thrown l'rom Sleigh. Mrs, U. W. Titman and a lady frlond had an exalting experience nt the corner of Main and Coal streets this afternoon. In turning the corner their sleigh was upset and both were thrown to tho ground, but neither Injured, Mrs. Titman hold on to the reins aud prevented the hoiso from running away. DHimiged by a Snow Hall, A six-dollar window glass In. Beholder's confectionery store was shattered by a snow ball from the hands of a youth across the street, aud a lot of oigurs and cigarettes dam aged to the value of $10. Another Toot Itnre, John Begley and John McGee, both of town, have arranged a 100-yard foot race for $100 a side, to take place at Mahauoy City on March 17lh. I eg Urukeu. Joseph Poipen of Wist Coal street, had his lifcht ieg l'tcihi n above the knee by a fall coal in the Maplo mil colliery this auornoon, nave yon tiled McElhenny's fried oy iters I'lIIISOXAL. Jonathan Rogers, of West Coal street. Is J. M. Boyor wont to Philadelphia this morning. M. Smcgelsky wont to Pottsvlllo this morning. Howell Samuols left for Wllkca-Barre yesterday. Leo Donatol was n Mahanoy City visitor yostotday. Jorry Noon, ol Pottsville, was in town yesterday. Frank Maloy, of Philadelphia, spont last night in town. Miss Louise Bosslor. of Port Carboi . is visiting friends in town. School Director Mark Burko wont down to Pottsvlllo this morning. Nath. and T. R. Beddall visited relatives at Port Carbon yesterday. Mrs. M. D, Malono and son vlsltod l'otts . vlllo friends this morning. Petor Huntzingor, of Lost Crook, was a visitor to town last evening. Mrs. J. Blcklov. of Port Carbon, is tho guest of Poter Beck, of Jardiu ttroct. Michael H. Brltt, the school teachor, is suffering from au attack of pneumonia. Dr. Flagg has concluded his stay hero and gono to Qilbertou, whero ho will remain two weeks. Ellis Lewis, Max Mallck and Chaunry Lensin dtovo to Mt. Carmel to visit fair friends. T. J. Mullahy, tho genial and hustling commercial travoler, spont today at Pottsvlllo transacting business. Tho latest report from Mahanoy City aro that tho condition of M. C. Rolnhold, Esq., shows no improvement, M. E. Doylo nnd A. J. Gallaghor spent yesterday at tho county sent, looking alter matters portalulug to tho proposed contest. David T. Will ams. who loft Shenandoah about threo years ago nnd who has been hoao spending a few wooks with his parents, re turned to Chicago. Thore ho is located and ongaged in the grocery blisluess. William Waters, Jtsso Hughes, Joint Hough nnd Jamos Pattcrsnn were nt Fraek villo last evening tuid took part in a program rendered nt tho L' O. S. of A. ban under tho auspices of thu Epworth Lcaguo. A former Schuylkill boy, Norman Foster, now traveling passenger agent of tho Can adian Pacific Railway, dropped into our sanc tum this morning. Mr. Foster is n hustler and reproaonU gnc ol lb- ';rg08U portent railways In the country, llo has succeeded iu building up n large business for the company in this region. Htruck by h Car. Patrick O'Donnell, formerly of this place, wsb struck by an olectrio car aud injured while shoveling snow from tho tracks at Port Carbon. Ho was knocked down and pushed soveral foot by tho car. A physician wss summoned nud prouounced his Injuries not serious. Mr. O'Donnell's son, Edward, went down to Port Carbon last ovonlug. Ooinluir KvtnU. March 1C A grand ball will be held in Robbins' opera house on St. Patrick's Evo. March 20. First grand ball under tho au spices of the Monamoro Social club in Hob bies' opera honso. April 20. Ico croam festival under tho auspices of tho Stnr Flute and Drum Corps lu Robbins' opera house. Obituary. Miss Mnggio A. Bosch died at her homo on West Applo alloy yosterday afternoon at about five o'clock. About four weeks ago sh was awakened by burglsrs, and In going to tho wludow to alarm tho neighbors, caught cold, which dovoloped into pucumonla. She was sociablo aud very popular. Dr. Rasmus, tho celebrated Fronch special ist foreyes aud cars, has moved his ofllco from tho Commercial hotel to 203 North Chestnut street. 2 27 Ot GEO. S. R0HLAND, Weldorhold's old stand. No. 2S East Centre Street. Drop in nnd see what your dollar will buy. 1 assure you that you oao buy more for one dollar than any where elie. Boiling Meat, from 5 to c per lb Kump and Strloln Steak l3o Rib Roasts Itit Iloun Steak IOe " Chuck Itoasta... to " Itump Ilossts 7 Pork Chops 12c " Shoulders to All Sausage, home-made too " Frankford Sausage ...10u " Bologna, our own make IOe ' Chicago Hologna - 7o " Fresh Pudding He " Scrapple.. Jc " Pure Country Lard - llo " Compound Lnrd ..8o ' All kinds of smoked meats, hams, shoulders, bacon, summer sausage and dried beef. Are You Hard to Please In MOLASSES ? Then try our "Century." The 'best in town for the price. Heavy body, sweet, and rich flayor, and only 10c a quart. 122 North Jar din Strooi I IF