Herald
VOL. IX.--NO. 306.
SHENANDOAH, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBIDK 12, 1894.
ONE CENT
Evening
Welle Parlor
Couclies
Now Christmas is at
We have the goods, come and see thera. Towels, table linen and
napkins.
A large variety in colors of pin cushions. Xo city make, all own
manufacture.
Embroidered all silk handkerchiefs at 10 cents.
A better quality at IS cents.
All embroidered with drawn work, 25 cents.
Gents' large initial silk handkerchiefs at 3Sc., last year's price 75c.
Buttermilk soap, 1 box, 3 pieces, 12 cents.
'4r' "116-18 N. Main St.
The Last Milestone of 1894.
How About Your Christmas Presents ?
The Brightest, The Biggest Stock,
The Cleanest, The Latest Ideas,
'The Newest, The Lowest Prices,
The Prettiest.
Glras, fSspvin,
Successor lo EIRE DUNCAN & WAIDLEY. 8 South Main Street.
1
Formerly sold for $1.75, now go
"We have them in airltylea and shapes Plain Opera Button,
Opera Tipped Buttoned, Philadelphia Too T'pp.d Buttoned, Bluch-
ers Upora and ihnadelpnia too.
Wo are soiling Ladies Fine Over-gaiters at 25c a pair.
Jsp$ Ball,
14 South Main Street,
It Does Not
To buy, sell or u?e inferior goods Whilo the prices of straight,
honest goods may pometimes seem high, poor goods at low prices
are nover cheap. Wo aim to Bell gojd goods at pricos as low as
are consistent with good quality mid honest weight aud meas
ure. A trial of 6ome of our leading articlos will provo the
truth of this. In tho COFJVKE lino wo claim that our choice
Plain Roasted Coflee at 30o is
any package cofieo at a lower prico. It is a combination of tho
best grades only, carefully roasted and blended, so as to produce
a strong, rich, li o llnvored drink. Our Roasted Java is the host
Old Government Java. Our
fino to s only, not a single cheap
Black Tea is a choice artic o.
unci Japan teas at ouo aro good
sua you a imr quality if a at
Our Creamery Butter is the finest
is tho best wo can buy. Our
Orleans Baking Molaasea is the
Not a mixturo ot ohoaper kinds
at C; 8, 10 and 12p wo, believe
Fox.1 the Holid-my Season
We ,,i)er a full line of foreign ud dojaeatlc
and 1., i i ..n Peel, 2 lbs. for 25c. .Flue Urtr
Her t i- ius. ma. lor sue. ew seea
MlM
' Cleaned L'i-dlfBH Raisins, very fine, 15o. New
Cumin - 1 lis. lot sue, as long as tucy last.
N", v French iind California I'KUNKS.
Vend fin,
a in the market at higher prices.
.readies iricoi, nuvcr e-i tines, nite
andJ'ne.l lll.ickberriefc -' ioiiuils for 25c.
fn c. - 'KI) OOUl).-'. we have the fluent
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d.u'.i ji
i In Tomatoes we nave extra quality in extra weight cans, 2 lor 25c.
nde. 8 for25o. Whole Tomatoes for frying, 15c. In CORK, all tirades
. !- at 4 for 25u. Choice quality, H for 25c, up to the finest Northern U row u
..in "I'rlde of Shenandoah" brand, at 2 for 3ftc, Is excelled by none.
. tat I'uaH, 3 cans for 25c Karly June Peas, 2 cans for 25c. Extra Sifted
Pi a , ery flue, 15c String Beans, 4 cans for 25c. llemember we sell no
mi ptice.
M ii
.rrrlv hn
'soaks" a
New FLORIDA OKAXfiES from St. John Kiver, largo and line, 25c a dozen.
New Mixed Nuts, 2 pounds for 25 centH.
Tomato Catsup, a very good article, 4 bottles for 25c. Also the finest goods at
higher prices.
Suits, mi
- $4.75
the Door.
00 Ladies' Fine Shoes
at $1,83.
Shenandoah, Pa.
Pay
chenpor, quality considered, than
50c Blended Tea is a mixture of
inferior toa in it. Our 00 cent
Our Ceylon, English Breakfast
teas and worth the money. Urn
zoo a poun i.
iu the market Our Minco Meat
Lard is guaranteed pure. Our Now
boat new orop,open kottloaoods.
of molawos. Our Tablo Syrup
to be straight sugar goods.
fruit at very
' low prices. New Ciiroo
blue Raisins. 4 lbs. for Wo. Butt Oudara
nltaua Raisins, 2 lbs. for 26o. New
IttHued Currants, .1 Inn. for Sao. UooJ
8 lb. for25o.
Also bo n ie of the largest
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We have new California Kv a unrated Pears.
,niirieu j-eara,
Pitted Cherries
nectarines, inteu 1'Iuuih
goods packed aswelIaUudard goods
! WORKED LIKE
A CHARM.
A Townsman Victimized of a New
Bunco Scheme.
HOW LUTO WAS TRAPPED.
Instead of Making a Profit of $280
on a Bogus Reward He Finds Him
self Out Twenty.
Another new nnd ingenious bunco
scheme has been developed aud one of our
town Polish business men is one of its
first victims. He is Frank Luto, the pro
prietor of a saloon on South Main street.
One day last week Luto received a letter
postmarked "Glrardvllle." The writer
stated that he was a commercial traveller
aud had met Luto iu the store of a friend
in Shenandoah ; that during a recent
visit to tho town tho writer had lost a one-thousand-dollar
railroad bond worth,
with the coupons altnched, $1,000. Mr.
Luto was asked to be on the lookout
among his countrymen for the tuissiug
bond and promised S00 reward for its
return. The drummer (f) npolog'7ed for
not making a personal call on the ground
of pressure of business. He Beut his ad
dress at New York City and requested In
formation at tho earliest opportunity.
Luto did not recognize the name signed
to the letter, but after some reflection con
eluded that he had probably met the
writer some place. The $300 reward also
served to make the saloonkeeper accept
tho commission to look up the bond.
A day or two later a stranger walked
Into Luto's saloon, carrying a largo white
envelope in his haud. He called for a
dtlnk and cigar and carelessly threw tho
envelope upon the bar remarking, as he
struck u match to light his cigar, "There
Is something I justplckedupontheBtreet.
1 wonder who owns It." Luto became In
terested. "What is it V he asked. "I don't
know. I have not opened the envelope,
but will now and see what It contains '
Suiting the action to the determination
the stranger tore open the envelope and
a he drew out a paper he exclaimed,
"Oeerlstopher Columbol This is cer
tainiy a una. wuy, us some kind of a
bond !" Luto's eyes almost bulged from
their sockets. "A bond 1 a bond I" he
exclaimed. "Why, a friend of mine has
lost n bond."
The stranger appeared to be too much
absorbed In the document to hear what
the saloonkeeper had said, but after ap
parently carefully scrutinizing the bond
he exclaimed, "Why, this is a ifl.OCO rail
road bond aud the coupons are worth
another 1600 ! I wonder who own? it.
guess 1 II advertise and see If I can find
out."
Luto was worked up to a high pitch of
interest by this time and again told the
stranger of the low sustained by a frjeail.
The man who held the bond smiled in
credulously. "That's what everybody
says when they kuow a good thing has
been found. I wouldn't like to becnreless
in tuiB mntter. It is a heavy loss and I
want to see it get into the hands of the
right party."
Luto again asserted with some vehem
ence that one of his friends had lost the
bond and called attention to the fact that
being In business it would not pay htm to
make a false claim or try to get hold of
the bond unlawfully. The stranger
finally said he believed Luto and offered
to surrender the bond ou payment of 50.
Luto protested that his friend had only
offered a reward of f85. He was willing
to give the stranger 20 and take the five
dollars balance as his own reward. After
some dickering the strauger consented to
surrender the bond for S80. Luto paid
over the money and took the bond with
the card of the stranger, who represented
himself as a commercial traveller from
Scrauton.
Luto has the bond In his safe anil it
will probably remain there until the
saloonkeeper uses it to stare a fire, or
makes some other indifferent use of it.
The New York address given by theGi
rardvllle correspondent was undoubtedly
fictitious. At all events the letters sent
to the address have been returned and
the supposed loser of the boud has not
evlooed any anxiety over It since he left
Girardville. Kven telegrams have failed
to arouse an Interest. More thau this,
there appeals to be no such railway iuthe
United States as that named In the bond
If any one knows where the offices of the
"New Orleans. Mobile & Alabama Kail
road" are the Information will be grate
fully received uy Mr. Luto. The bond
was a very olerer piece of work and much
smirter men tbau Lutooou'd be deceived
by it. Tuero is no doubt that the man
who wrote the letter f'om GVardviUeaud
the one wbo found (?) the bond weielden
tlcal. Nest 1
In cider to rednce stock before January
1st we eituce prices of linoleums all
grades I torn 65 cents up for two yards
wi le Ki iter 12 0 1 ft.
Hoddjy Bargains.
Asiiecin1 sale oi C'lu'st nas t,omls fo"
the ne.t twoveetq. Daila1-baudM'"cli e -,
mo tilers, mu I s and toys. Also a imalsitle
of lad:es' and misses' coais. Carpets a:
reduced prices.
PRISONERS AT LARGE.
Three Escaped From the I'oltsvllle
Jail
This Morning.
Special to EvifONG IIskai.d.
POTTSV.Li.1, Dec. 12th, 1 p. m. Michael
Welch, Frank Mullen and George Boeh
mer, three prisoners who were serving
terms varying from one to four and a half
years In the jail at this place, made their
escape at 11.45 o'clock this morning.
The fugitive nnd one Michael Mulvcy,
of Mahanoy City, were in the stocklug
finishing department ot cell No. 0 on the
first door of the Jail. They had just been
Berved with dinner, but Instead of eating
It proceeded to effect their escape. The
jail attendants were engaged at the time
lu serving dinner to other prisoners.
Mnlvey refused to join in the esoape,
whereupon ha was gagged and left lying
on tho floor o( the cell.
The prisoners cut one of tho Iron bars
of tho cell wffidow and bent It until a
sufficient opening was mado to allow tho
passage of thSir bodies. A drop of about
twelve feet Wauled them Into the jail
yard. 3
IUtnn'ng as 'Beers to the rear gate the
prisoners attacked it like enraged beasts
and finally forced it open. They loft a
monkey wrenoh behind.
When last sii the three men were
running in the; direction of tho Broad
monntalu. It Is suspected they will
travel to Sheujimloali, or some neighbor
ing piace.
The alarm &as given at the jail by Fire
man McGtnnwn, who saw the prisoners
as they brom", through the gate on lo
Falrvlew streS.
iMlshael V4Jch was sent to jail for one
year last month. He halls from Shenan
doah nnd was convicted of stealing liquor
from the hotel of Eeojamln Iilchnrds at
that place.
Mullen Is a tramp. He had served two
years of a seuteuce of four years and a
half for an atipclous assault upon Chief
of Police Pritcbard. of Pottsvllte.
Hoehmer is a resident of Pottsville and
was serving, flffcipu-nionths for breaking1
into a freight car.
Another Dupe.
A young Polish fellow with sorrowful
face, nervous gesture and giving the nume
of Stephen Moroskowicz called at the
L. V. depot last night nnd asked the
employes If they had seen a young man
with a scorched strip up the back of his
overcoat leave on any of the trains during
the day. He could gain no -satisfactory
Information and mournfully told a
tale of imposition. He said that
on Saturday last he met a young
Polish fellow who coaipUlned of di -e
poverty. He was ragged and Jagged and
the shoes threatened to part company
with his feet. Moroskowicz pitied the
stranger. He took him to a store and
gave hiiu a complete outfit, the cost to be
charged by the storekeeper to Morosko
wics's aocount. The stranger was also
given work atoueof the collieries through
the iuflueaoe of his benefactor and once
more became a blh roller ou the wave o:
tood fortune. Yesterday Moroskowicz
returned to his boarding house after a
hard day's work aud learned that the
young man he had befriended had taken
a sudden departure. This was followed
up by a discovery that Moroskowlcr.'s
trunk had been broken open aud S10U
stolen from It.
Not In II.
The announcement of a Sheriff's sale of
property on South White street has led to
reports that M. M. Burke, Esq., the promt
nent youug lawyer ot town, is financially
embarressed. The truth of the matter Is
that although the namesuf Mr. Ilurkenud
wife are used In oounectlon with the sale
they really have no Interest In the matter.
It appears that the propeityln question
was pnrchased from Henry Wiedornold
by Mr. and .Mrs. Burke for tt.OOo, subject
to a purchase money mortgage. Subse
quently Mr. Burke and his wife sold the
properly subject to the mortgage they
had given. The Interest became overdue
and Mr. Wlederhold ordered his counsel
to sell the place, hence the Sheriff's sale.
It became ueoessary to make Mr. aud Mrs.
Hurke parties to the suit iu order to
erly foreclose the mortgage, but they have
no interest in uie property.
New Cloaks at Wilkinson's.
We received to-day a large stock of new
coats anil wraDS. all the abolrant ati-la
and we Invite our patrons to coiue and
see this season's latest aud bent offerings
in mines', misses' ami children's garment
Prices are unusually low.
1. J. Wil tmcON,
SSojth Main street,
Sheuaodoau, i's
11-ltf tf
Retter Order Heeded,
Two youu men were bustled out of
Ferguson's theatre last night for Ajbt'og
lu the irallerv. The miinAiremfnt hnntri
give that pai t ot the theatre more aueu
lion, i uere are times wtten more, unruly
neoule should Iia hiiufclur! mu nr tia ..i ......
for other reasons than Ugh ting. H fre
queutly happens that there is no order at
all lu the gallery.
Obituary.
MIlIi.u'1. in a. it mmi .it K". ('..ii-ii um.in
l'liom.it Mi.aki. , (.ii i . . -. 1 - , t t i- to.a
and now oi ' tic c u ui,sa Vulin, tiled
this tnorn.riL from pnenoKintn 'iue
funeral w ill t aka placn ar l p, ru. on i ildny
TURNING ON
THE ACCUSERS
The
County Almshouse Disclosures
Assume a New Phase.
FICKLE MARION O'BRIEN.
She Now Hakes an Affidavit in Favor
of the Men Whom She Accused.
Sensation Expected.
The almshouse disclosures continue to
be the lending topic of discussion nnd
each day brings out points of Increasing
Interest, although they are not as muoli
one-sided as those that first came to the
front.
As hinted In yesterday's Herald, a
movement of re-action has developed and
within a few days the public may expect
to hear some sensational charges against
the accusers by the accused.
Steward Hartman, his fr'ends and his
counsel, W. J. Whltehouse, Esq., have
their war paint on. It is claimed that
they will Iu no way attempt to justify
aoy Immoralities that may b connected
with the almshouse, but will d'rect their
guns upon the accusers and show that
the dlsclotures are ithe fulfillment of a
threat that was Ineffectually used to
break up tho new state of almshouse at
polntments agreed upon by Poor D'rector
Bay and DIrecto'-elect Dietrich; that in
stead of resorting to the more convenient
and effective methods of exposure nad
puo'shmeut afforded by the law, a cer
tain clique of politicians have made use
of public opluion to vent spleen.
It is said that yosterday W. J. Wblto
house and J. W. Hyou, Kqs., who are acl
log as counsel for Steward Hartman, had
under cioss lb e the star witness of the ac
cusers, Marlon Lizzie O'Brien, and have
taken from her affidavits that wl'l show
that she has been for a long time the ru's
tress of oue of the p-ime lostlgntors of the
recent disclosures, and that her action In
the matter was due to the influences of
this man.
The affidavit this woman has made in
Hartmau's behalf is not made public. The
counsel say they will reserve it for use in
the courts aud when the proper time
comes there will be developments of a
most sensational character.
rV prominent geutlemao said tr day, "It
will be to the Interest of all concerned on
both-sldeatbat tho whole matter be ven
tilated without delay. If aoy time is lost
this talk ot affidavits nnd ooutiter-nili-davits
may make the public tblok there
Is a big game of bluff on hand."
Meanwhile the comoiktee appointed at
the meeting of I he Schuylkill Couuty
Ministerial Association to atno&e for
mass meetings to lake aotinn on the
charges have not beeu Idle. Tbe mem
bers of the committee are J. K. S-gtried,
S. M. Knteiliue and J. C. Mt Giunlsg and
they have Issued I be following call :
WiiEr.EAS. G'oss Indlgolt es are alUged
to have beeu committed In tbe manage
ment ot the County Almshouse, located
nt Schuylkill Hnven, iu this county, and
an Informal meeting being held this moro
iug at Pottsville, and after besriugsworu
statements and other evidence of the gross
and revolting outrages be'ng perpetrated
upou the inmates of that institution; It
was resolved to ap.iolnt a commit'.ee who
shall call a public meeting of representa
tive people of the county for the pifpose
ot presenting the matter and taking such
action as tbe public may decide.
We would urge you personally, and as
many of your congregation as p jsslble to
be present.
Meeting to be held at Centennial Hall,
Pottsville, on Monday, December IT, 1S9',
at 2 p. m.
Ttiere has been some murmuring over
the julj,meot exercised by the Minis
terial Association in the selection of the
committee on mass meeting. It Is
cla1 med that better taste would have been
displayed If General Sig fried had not
been placed ou the oommlttee. He is one
of the most p-omlnent applicants for ap-
polctment as fnotory inspeotor by the
ne .t state administration and many loos
upon his assignment as chairman of the
cotuailitee of ariangements of this moral
crusade as a rathe" unfair advantage
over tbe othe- applicants.
Best violin strings, HolderuiEn's.
M' lir'dttuj, R. C. M.,
-.o! n (p.-ialty) cello and ptajio.
of Jardlu and Lloyd streets.
ttachfs
Corneif
tf
B 4 ol In st rl ngf , at Holderman's.
The Theatre.
"Par Bessie," a play with au abtindauoe
oi oeugunui eomeiiy a'ugliog with iu-
leiestini aruoianc situations, was pn
doced at Pergusou theatre last night by
Msurice Qrew'a platers aud Ltszle May
Uliuer wit n success. To night "Jlwlberry
Beod" wi t be presented. Tbeoompau
W giving an excellent repertoire at popu
lar prices.
FreHii oysterH h.hhU every day nt the
La ii v.i ijoi t uui !Ci' i i( t
Hl- Mi).! vniuj- .
A ..nu in u, u i,., , , n, , tl , r., r
fo ' 1 I' ii 1 . -a '-ii.,..,,,
fi it (t ,, op i rnio oi i ,ip , ,i , j,i
sound'v for ..vr . tao Ii m, ,,, h, ,
tain fell on iho last act. It was at nt
flolid&y innouqGBrgent
We desire to call your atten
tion to our most beautiful col
lection of novelties in gold and
sterling silver, diamonds and
other precious stones, clocks,
bronzes, jewelery, silver tabic
ware, etc., all bought of the
best and most reliable houses
in this country.
AH goods carefully selected, of
unsurpassed beauty, most attrac
tivo.gracoful and unique in appear
ance, with tho newest ideas oi k
rich, exclusive character confined
in Shenandoah entirely to this
house.
Our stock is beyond doubt th
best selected and most niagnifi
cent in this county. The cek
brated B. & H. Banquet Lamp
and gold finished Onyx Table.
a specialty.
It will be to your interest tr
give us a call. Prices the low
est at
A. HOLDEBffiAN'S.
Oor. Main and Lloyd Sts.
Would Make a
Handsome Gift.
Shepp's
World's Fair
Photographs.
Ill CLOTH at 57.50.
Cost more than $1.50 to print it. No work
on this subject so complete. Never sold
before for less than 85.00. See them and
be surprised. Ou sale at
21 North Mam Street
The lending house In the county for goods
at prices which stagger you. Don't for
get that
we give away toour oustomers absolutely
FItKK on January 15, 1805.
PERSONAL.
C. D. Amour Is ou the sick list.
It. V. Coogan, one of the proprietors of
the hotel at Lakeside, spent yesterday af
ternoon In town.
Frank Bowers, of Pottsville, called ca
frlonds iu town to day.
J. Portz & Son
Thomas Conners spent to-day as a wit
ness at the Pottsvillb court.
J. Calvin Hoffedltz, of Reading, 'j,,,..
aoted busiuess in town to-day.
William Seward, who went to Minne
sota several months ago, I- 'M'rwli u
town and will remain he-
dTV
MOAKLER. O :r",, ..
son of Thomas 'f tMicbael,
mouths and Ro8 Moakler, aued t
place fro- Funeral wdl take
Catawl ,. 7. ""iiience in th.
A Voltan n,. I J , .... .
1 p.
. i, i-nuay, iota mst , at
o- Relatives and fHan.iu .
fo
.i 1 V invito u . 1
- -"- w M H C Hit, 1,-1. 't
LAMBE-rr.- On Ihelfth Inst., at Jack
son's, .Mrs. Kltzaber,h Imbert, aged 7
years. F nneral will take plCB 0n Trior
diy, 13th inst., at 1 p. w. srv tes will
be held in the Trinity Reformed church
Shenandoah, Pa at 8 p. m. lutermeui
in the )H Fellows cemetery. Relatives
aodftleudsrespect'fully Invited to attenJ
Beware
Of Pet'dlersandFaki.t,.
Some Pi
AieaU js looking ft,, u,
mi seiein 4 flre cent i
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I iii-j i i dol' i,-h mi,
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