EIIENIN VOL. X.-NO. 202. SHENANDOAH, PA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1895. ONE CENT. PLACE VOUR ADVERTISEMENT IN THE "EVENING HERALD" AND REACH THE BUYERS. 0- HEEIi J KJ Refrigerators, Baby Carriages. Large Stock, J. P. WILLIAMS & SON, South Main St., Just Received ! A .handsome line of lace and fringe trimmed window shades in popular colors. . U. I er: t- "T l i I 1 L" " A laco trimmed oil cloth shade mounted on tho best ' ' 'I' 1 - spring roller mode, for 50c. A guarantee that every spring roller Is perfect that leaves our store. Wo handle nothing hut tho host rollers made, and you pay no more for them than unscrupulous dealers ask you for an Inferior article. You should sco this superior lino of shades hefore you niako your purchases. Wo aro positive wo can make you a regular customer If you will hut spare tho time to call on us. Curtain Poles and Chains, Extension Sash Rods, Wall Paper, Fall Styles, Room Mouldings, Etc. F. J. PORTZ & SON, 21 North Main Street, Shenandoah. Cherrington's FINE GROCERY, No. 121 North Main Street. Fresh Creamery Butter and Eggs received tri-weekly and sold as low as possible. Loose Coffee at 23, 28, 30 and 35 cents pec pound. Oolong, Imperial, Extra Oolong and English Breakfast Teas at 25, 40, 50 and 60 cents per pound. Largest assortment in town of all kinds of Canned Goods. JUST OPI With a full line of Fresh and Smoked Meats, everything: else to be had In a first-class lowest cash prices. HOS. JONES, - AM LEE, - Chinese Laundry, 10 North Main Street. Clothes of all description neatly dono up in first-class manner. I can refer to scores of families in this town as to my caro in washing and superior neatness in doing up clothing. I do my work better and quicker than any other laundry in tho city. CHARLES LEE, Manager. Just Received A Large stock of Diamonds, Diamond and Gold Rings, all kinds of Watches, Clocks and Musical Instruments which will be sold at lowest possible prices. Call and examine our goods and be convinced. E. DEULL, 206 FOR SALE ! 2 Cars No. 1 Old White Oats. 1 Car Choice 1 Car Hay. 100 Bbls. Choice Old Wheat Flour. 25 E3bls Fresh. Ground Rye Flour. Best Make, Lowest Prices. Shenandoah. Lard, Dry Salt Bacon, Sausages, and meat market, which will be sold at - Tl IM. Main St. South Main Street. Yellow Corn. At KEZITER'S. I S1LVERITES ASSEMBLE. The Meeting of the White Metal Demo crats at Washington. PREPARING FOR DECISIVE ACTION Arrangements Will be Porfected for Form ing State Organizations and to Fight the Usue in the National Convention. Illinois Represented, Washington, Aug. 14. Tho conference of Democrats on tho silver question, pur itinnt to a cull lssuod by Sonnto'r Harris of Tennessee), Jones of Arkansas and Turplo of Indiana, mot In tho parlors of tho Metropolitan hotol today, and will probably oontlnue through tomorrow. Tho call for tho Washington conference grow out of a meeting at Memphis, and tho decision to hold it hero was arrlvod at after a full exchange of views that It was tho host plnco for scouring co-oporatlve no tion on the part of ellvor Democrats throughout the country. Notwithstand ing there wero a number of Populists and Bomo Republicans present at tho Memphis convontlon, no roprosentntlvos of either of these parties were invited to tho confer ence which authorized tho call. Tho mooting here will have two prin cipal purposes. Tho first will be to dovlso a plan to hold nil ellvor Democrats In tho Democratic party, und tho Bccond, to In sure, if possible, a declaration for froo coinage at tho next national Domocratlo oonvoutlon. To accomplish this latter purpose it is expected that an organization will bo porfoetod In ovory stnto repre sented In the conference, the convontlon plodged to n sllvor platform and to a candidate of corresponding vlows. It is expected thnt mon will bo selectod to tako charge of this work in oaoh of tho states. It is not intended that tho gathorlng shall bo a mass convention, but moroly a meotlns of representative Democrats of tho country from each state, who favor the froo colnngo of silver by tho United States independent of other nations, and who bellevo that tho success of tho party In tho future is dependent upon its assum ing an aggressive policy on this line. It is oxpaotod that over a hundred delegates will bo on hand after the arrival of Into aftornoon trains. Illinois und Missouri are well repre sented. Those from tho former stato In clude Hon. W. II. Honrlchsou. secretary of stnto and chairman of the Democratic state commltteo; Hon. Goqrgo W. Flth ian, John A. Barnes and Georgo M. Lo Crone, members of tho legislature; ox Kepresentatlvo McNolly, C. R. Tuttlo, of Chicago, and J. W. Yontls, soorctary of tho railroad and warehouse commission. Missouri is represented by Hon. Webb M. Ituby of Mncon, Harry Hill ol St. Louis, Job Itlckoy and George Allen. Others hero are Itoprosentatlvos Cox of Tonnossea and Ncill of Arkansas; Allen W. Clark, proaldont of tho stato Sllvor Loaauo of Indiana, und Olnoy Nowoll, secretary of tho stato Domocratlo central oommitteo of Colorado. Schellly House. Boston baked beans for lunch to-night. Clams. Oysters. Hard and soft shelled crabs. Deviled crabs. Fish cakes. I'urty lit Hllciigowuii. A number of young people gathered at tho residence of Georgo Buchanan, in Elleugowan, last night, to celebrato his eighteenth birth day. A'ocal and instrumental music, refresh ments, etc., made tho evening a very pleasant 0110 for Misses Amy, Flora, and Emily Smith, Annie Brown, Sadio Davis, Annio Roberts, Annie and Sallio Beddall, Hattio Conway, Ituth Griillths, Carrie Feist, Sylvia and Bessie Tempest, Laura and Minnio Powell, Sadio Zimmerman, and Sophia Beck, of Shenan doah ; Misses Lizzie Broughall, Lottio and Jessie Beach, Edith and Sallio Richardson, Agnes Buchanan, Mary Woodall, Mary Seddon, Dora Willman, Lizzie Davis and John Short, William Broughall, Jr., Silas Buchanan and William Jones, of Elleugowan; Georgo Hoover, Daniel Houser, John Kincaid, Oscar Chorrington, Oscar Bollcli, Charles Hildebr.uul, Charles Bashoro, Heber Hooks, Waltor Runkle, Georgo Harris, William Bees, Thomas Williams, Frank Webster, Benjamin Morgans and Harry Smith, Shenandoah. For any of those unexpected emergencies common to children in tho summer, Dr. Fowler's Ext. of Wild Strawberry is an un failing cure. It is nature's specific for sum mer complaint in all its form. Successful Operation. John Eldred, 12-yonr-old-son of John H. Reese, of South Jaidin street, has returned from tho Medlco-Chirurgienl College, Phil adelphia, very much improved after under going an operation of trephining porfurmed by Prof. Ernest Lcplaee. The boy had suf fered from paralysis of tho right side, caused by a compression on tho left Bide of the brain, which was duo to an injury sustained when an infant. Tho operation has thus fHr proved so successful that tho boy's eomploto recovery is oxpectod. It wis performed on the SOtU of last month upon the suggestion uf Dr. C. S. Phillips, of town, and upon his reoonnneudation tho boy was taken to tho institution wlioro tho operation took place. Will llu Sold Cheap. A Webiter piano, only been in use one mouth, will be sold cheap. Must bo disposed of within ten days. Th ts a bargain. 0'Jl'HJI.I. BllOTllKHS, 8-8-lw 10(1 South Maiu St. Tho only baby niedieiueLuks' Syrup. License Transfers. Petitions fur the transfer of liceitao must bo on Iliad in the oillco of tho Clerk of the Court two weeks before tho time fixed tor hearlmr. Monday. Auimst 10. is the last day on which petitious can be filed to bo hoard September 2nd. THE LAW WAS VIOLATED. The Liquor Tongue It After Somo Local ' Saloonkeepers. About two weeks ago the county organiza tion of the Retail Liquor Dealers' Association adopted resolutions urging all retail dealers to help in enforcing a strict observance of tho Hrooks high license law, especially that part prohibiting the salo uf liquor on Sunday. Tho local branch endorsed the resolutions and at tho same time issued a notlco to the effect that any transgression of the law by licensed persons would bo soveroly dealt with by tho Stato League. To tho casual observer tho notlco was strictly obeyed last Sunday and tho Sunday preceding, but it appears that detectives tho Leagiloiad at work discovered sonio back door business at some saloons and upon their reports the local branch has forwarded com plaints to the Stato League As soon as tho reports can bo acted upon the violators of tho law will bo arrested. Free laundry for six mouths at Pay's Steam Laundry to the person guessing the nearest number of brans contained in the jar at Maley's Jewelry store. it A BOY'S ESCAPE. James Sweeney Was Almost Drann ( Through a Chute. A , thirteen-year-old boy named James Sweeney, son of Anthony and Bridget Sweeney, of West Applo alloy, hud a very narrow escapo from death in tho breaker of Packer No. 3 colliery yesterday aftornoon. Ho got into a buckwheat coal chute, and was drawn down until his head was almost covorcd, when a man grabbed him by the hair of tho head and held him until assist ance arrived and tho boy was pulled out of tho chute. Sweeney had become unconscious from tho pressure of the coal upon his bo'dy and re mained in that condition for an hour and a half, but was not dangerously injured. Dr. J. S.iCallen was summoned to attend the boy at his home. Tccthiug children should bo treated with Luks' soothing syrup. tf Answer Filed. Counsel for Columbia Brewing Company has filed answer to the equity proceedings in stituted by Hon. M. C. Watson. Tho latter claims that the operation of tho brewery, which adjoins his property) is an injury to the happiness of his home and also an injury to ids property. TIiu defendant on the other hand, enters a general denial audelaimsthat their business is conducted in a safe anil proper manner. Malcy, tho jeweler, for your wedding rings, 10 Nqrili Main street. tf Curd of Thanks. I hereby extend my sincere thanks, at this late day, to those kind friends who assisted mo in removing what few household goods wo have saved from tho conflagration of June 1st last, and especially to those who havo been so extremely kind in harboring myself and family since that time to tho present. May tho Lord reward them ; I can not. JACOII IlAMllKItOKIS. Shenandoah, Aug. 11. If your dealer tells you that something else is "just as good" as Dean's Ointment for hives, pin worms, itching piles, or other itchiness of tho skin, tell him you want the original. It is safe ; never-failing. Iidurles l'rolmhly J'atal. Joseph Wiczkawicz, a Pole, residing on West Poplar street, met with an accident in Suffolk colliery yesterday afternoon that will probably cause his death. His head was ter ribly smashed by a premature explosion, and other parts of tho body was also afi'ected. Ho was removed to the Miners' hospital last evening. Tiio only baby medicine Luks' Syrup. Kdltor Keirsiijder Dead. Editor W. F. Reifsnyder, of tho Schuyb kill Haven Call, died yesterday after a linger ing illness. Tho deceased was 30 years of age, und in connection with his newspaper conducted a stationery store and wis a Jus- tice of tho Peace. Tho funoral will tako place on Friday at his homo in Creesona at 2 o'clock. At Kreen's Cafe Alter the 1'oot ICucu All lovers of homo mado vogohiblo soup are welcome to call at tills popular eufo to night and enjoy u nice dish of this favorite fcoup. Ox tail soup for lunch to-morrow night. Western Trips. S. A. Beddall will leavo town to-morrow for Creede, Colorado, where ho will spend four weeks looking after gold mining inter est. OnthoSSud Inst. Mrs. S. A. Beddall and daughter, Miss Josio, will start for Clinton, Iowa, where they will visit friends until Mr. Beddall will bo ready to return oust. Kcndi-lck House Free l.uuelu Nice hot lunch to-night and to-morrow morning. Finest and largest oyttertj and little neck clams in the market. Meals served at all hours. Will rienlo at I.ulnw.lile. ' The Methodist Episcopal Sunday school of Win, Peun will hold it annual pidiiio Lakeaide to-morrow, and it is expected that the attendance will be very largo. All gathering! uf this Sunday school nro well attended. Free Laundry. Everybody is guessing for the prise of six months free laundry, at the number of beans contained in the jar on exhibition at Maley's jewelry store. Tako your work to Fay's Steam 1-umdry and receive a guess. It The First Negro. The first negro to work in the mines of this vicinity is now working at tho West Shen andoah colliery. in. Very Successful Session in the Calvary Baptist Church. MANY DELEGATES IN ATTENDANCE The President Authorized to Make a Tour and Establish Unions Whcro None Are in Existence A List of the Delegates. Tho quarterly conference of tho Baptist Young People's Union of the Reading Asso ciation was opened in the Calvary Baptist church on South Jardin street, last evening, with a good attendance of members. It was intended to hold tho convention in tho after noon, but on arcount of a failure of some delegates to arrive in time It was postponed until 7:30 and tho public meeting was dis pensed with. Among tho delegates in attendance were Misses Lizzie HoU'man, Florence, Emma and Ireno Soulier, Mary Williams and Messrs. Evan C. Jones, Edward Williams, James E. Morris, Carl Hoilhian, E. It. Williams, J. W. Conrad, George E. Williams and Daniel E. Deiblcr, of Pottsville; Mrs. J. Alexander Jenkins, Mt. Carmcl ; Miss Gwcndoliii Jones, Lake Crystal, Minn. ; Miss Florence Heflher, Port Carbon ; Miss Liz.io McCleestcr, Phila delphia ; Miss Mamo E. Roads and Messrs. Robert E. Ringler, Georgo H. Waid and John Allen, of Reading; and the following local members of the Union : Misses Mattio Price, Mary and Mattio Grilllth, Mamo Morgan, Annie, Nellie and Hannah Davis, Messrs. Howell Morgan, William Edwards, Isaac Grilllth, William Waters and .Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Evans. The convention opened with song service conducted by the president.Robert E. Ringler, of Reading, and was followed by the reading of the scripture lesson and prayer by Rev. I). I. Evans, pastor of tho Welsh Baptist church of town. After the reading of minutes by tho secre tary, Miss Mamo E. Road, of Reading, letters from tho following churches were read : First and Olivet, of Pottsville ; First and Bercan, of Reading; Lancaster, Mahanoy City, Gir ardville, Portland, Allentown, Hazleton, Easton and Shenandoah. The Portland church was then admitted to the Union. Tho singing of an anthem by tho choirwas followed by tho adoption of a resolution in troduced by Mr. C. It. James, of Allentown, authorizing tho president to visit towns where thero are no Unions and eli'ect organi zations. Mr. A. C. Spalding, of Hazleton, read a report on the Baltimore convention, and Mr. Robert E. Ringler, of Reading, read one on tho Boston convention. An excellent paper on "How to do more effectual work," prepared by Miss Carrie Roads, of Reading, was read by Mr. George H. Waid, of that city. Tho singing of "Rocks of Ages" by the Potts quartette was a pleasing feature. An address by Mr. C. It. James, of Allen town, and an anthem by the choir was fol lowed by a consecration meeting, after which thero was singing and the convention closed with benediction by Rev. D. I. Evans. After tho eloso of the convention tho en tertaining committee took charge of the delegates and escorted them to tho home of Miss Nellio Davis, where they wore royally entertained and feasted. Most of tho (Ide ates started homoward on tho 2:10 1. & It. train this morning. Go to Maley's for silver belts, ladies' buckles, 10 North Main street. tf Loaded For lllm. A woman dressed neatly in black and wear ing a black bonnet attracted considerable at tention hist night by wandering about tho streets in an intoxicated condition and harangued groups of men on her rounds. She was a stranger and claimed to be looking for her husband. (let Ymir J'jo on This. Our entire fall line of fashiouablo hats havo just been received, which wore bought at clone figures and will lie sold likewise. Von are btiro to get tho latest stylo hat. Grand. Get one. At Max Lovit's, 15 Et Centre street. "t They Will Wed. Register Mattel! lias isued n marriage license to Georgo H. Wynn, of Delano, and Miss Nora Oswald, of Mahanoy City. Tho former Is well and favorably known here. Special tn l'lhato I'uiullles. Tho Columbia Browipg Company lias intro duced a family buttliug system and will be proiwred to serve tho beverage to private families at a moment's notice, Tho beer Is stUierior to any put in the market and is well recommended. Opei'atit oi. From Now York. Fifteen operatives arrived yesterday from Now York city to wurk in the Schuylkill Hat and Cap Company's factory, on East Caul street, and five more are existed to-morrow. This indicates that there is a scarcity of local operatives. . Ihungi'lli'iil I'll nir. Tho annual picnic of tho United Evangeli cal Sunday hi) 100 1 will 1h) held at lakeside on Friday, 10th liwt. Train will leave via P. A R. railroad at 8 a. 111. Returning, leave Laketidu at (1:15 p. 111. Tickets, 38 cents. Half rate, 14 cento. All are invited. St Stole 11 Wntuli. An Austrian beggar was tent t the l'otu viile jail yesterday by Justice Kiwinger, of Colorado, for stealing a watch from the house of Mrs. McDonald, at the latter place. No need to suffer with neuralgia, lumlugu, neuralgia; crumps or eolic. Dr. Thomas' Keleetrle Oil cures ull ouch troubles, and does it quickly. THE BUSY STORE 116 and 118 North Main Street. We are still on the close out of Summer Goods. The remarkable low price moves them. We are selling our 12 l-2c Summer Goods at 91 -2c. This includes Dens ities, Percales, Lawns, White Goods, &c, &c. Our seamless ioc hose is equaled by none in the market. Sizes 5 to 7, now at ioc. A lot of Laces have just come in. Just what you want, any width. Narrow or wide we let you have at 5c a yard. At this price we could not continue to sell always. We would not like to lose money all the time. BED SPREADS at a bargain. A small lot, what there is of them you may have at 55c. You must not think you get a $5.00 spread. We mean you get more than your money's worth. A lot of damaged Baby Robes reduced to about one half of real value. Not much wrong with them, except wrinkled. MAX SCHMIDT. PITHY POINTS. Happenings Throughout the Jteglnn Chron icled for Hasty Perusal. Shenandoah and Mahanoy City teams will play a game of ball at Lakeside to-morrow. Tho German-American Hose Company, of Mahanoy City, will picnic at High Point Park to-morrow. The manufacturing establishments at Hamburg have been compelled to shut down for scarcity of water. 1 We have tho finest and latest selection of wedding invitations, programs, menu cards, etc., ever seen in the town. When the present Rtock of postal money orders is exhausted the post ollico department will put a new form into use. Daniel Kassner, a watchman at Hickory Swamp colliery, was brutally beaten by a couple of foreigners on Saturday last. Robert Heaton, of Ashland, has secured a position under the Schuylkill Traction Com pany as second assistant superintendent. Andy Murphy, of Buck Mountain, got ntf a train while in motion. Andy's face is not as liandsomo as it was, but he knows more. As our devil shot out of tho door last even ing he said it was up hill work carrying a baby from Tim O'Brien's to tho Ferguson House. James Carmody, aged 20 years, died at Camden ou Monday. Ho formerly resided at St. Clair and was a nephew of Mm. W. J. McCurty. The Anthracito Electric Light Company, of Pottsville, has asked for an injunction so that it may bid for lighting that town, against the Edison Company. Pete Galligan, of Pottsville, and Darby McDonald, of Mt. Carmcl, are matched to spar at Williamsport for Galligau is to stop McDonald in ten rounds. Nelson Brandon, of Brandouvillo, com plains that pot hunters killed five of his turkeys Sunday morning. Ho threatens t' uvako it hot for all such In the future. An accident occurringat Gordon Plane last night will probably nccossitnto an idleness of a week. All trains will bo handled ii Fraekvillc and Palo Alto, until tho repairs are made. Guinan Bros., of Mahanoy City, caught two intruders named McGinness and Elliot in their furniture wareroomsyosterday morning. After giving them a sound drubbing they wero ejected. The thanks of the HkkaM) Is due to Louis F. Hafner, tho accommodating drivor of the United States Hxprewi Comiwny, foe fivor received. Louis is u hustler and got there every time. Peter Schmidt, the old soldier who was recently turned out of tho almshouse, and sulwrfxpiently applied for and secured admis sion to the Erie Soldiers Home, lias liecome violently insane. Ho lias been returned to the former institution. F"ISHERMANS UCK. In fishing around the market we found a couple barrels of extra fine Norway mackerel cheap. Very fat and white. Not large. Weigh about 3-4 of a pound. 14 cents a pound. We have the big ones, too; weigh i to )i pounds, for little more money. These nre the finest fish caught, and we can not always buy the small ones. Graf's, 122 North Jardin St., Shenandoah.
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