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REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION, To the Uepnhliean electors of Pennsylvania: TlicKcpubllcnns of Pennsylvania, by their duly chosen representatives, will meet In Stato con vention Thursday, April 21, 1(115, nt 10 o'clock n. m., in the ojcm house, city of llarrlsburg, for tho purpose of nominating two candidates for rcprcscntative-nt-largo In Congress nnd thirty two candidates for Presidential electors, the Defection of eight dclcgates-aHargo to tho lie publican National convention, and for the rausactlon of such other business as may bo presented. Ily order of the State Committee, M. 8. Quay, lUtcst: Jiiuu It. Hex, Chairman. IE. Andiikv s, Secretaries, Tin: Democratic state convention will meet in Allentown on Aprik2!)th. This btato is entitled to sixty-four delegates to tho na tional convention. Tin; Independence of Cuba is nothing in comparison to the more weighty and import ant question of independence of the Itcpuhli m voters of t)iis comity. Tin: llorough Council will hold its first regular meoting sinco the new organization this evening. President James will likely aimuuuco his committees at this meeting, and then everything will ho in working order for .-mother yonr. Complaints , are frequently hoard that the big department stores aio catching tho hulk of trade, while tho smaller dealers suffer. If that ho true, there must bo somo reason for it. Ilusiucs? success is not a matter of chanco. Tho best methods bring tho best results. Study tho method of these hi stores. Whore can you find ono of them that Iocs not stand among tho leading advertisers of the community? Tho judicious Uio of printer's ink has been ono of tho most potent factors in tho development of tho big stores of to-day. Their managers havo caught tho jeeret of success getting in touch witli tho purchasing public. William K. Gladsto.ni: is in lino with pub lic sentiment looking to permanent nrbltra tion between this cuuntry abd Great liritian Tho Grand Old Man thus expresses himself "I am glad that tho discussion of nrhitni' tion is to be separated from tho Venezuelan question, upon which 1 do not feel myself in such final and full possession of the facts as I could wish. My views on arbitration place of war were gathered from tho part tonkin tho matter of the Alabama claim. will only add that my conviction and scnti incut on tl o subject grow in strength from year to year in proportion to tho growtli o the monstrous and barbarous militarism regard to which 1 consider that Ihigland has Jo hear no small share of responsibility. Till! sketch of Senator Ouay, in the Phila delphia Inquiicr of to-day, gives tlio story of how ho elected llariison in 1SSIJ, and it is very interesting reading. Tho business methods ho employed to checkmate Tammany in its arrangements to count in a Democratic President by fraudulent votes "knocked tho wind" out of tlio leaders of that corrupt organization, anil snatclud a Ilepuhlic-in "Victory out of what appeared to be .sure defeat, such as that which lllalne suffered in 1SSI. It is an instructive lesson in the better grade of politics by which fraud was prevented and the will of' the peoplo was honestly expressed. Tho man who conceived and executed tho movement possesses tho capacity to make an excellent President. THE GOVERNOIi'S DECISION. It will ho found, by lefcrenco to our news columns, that Messrs. havvlor and Curd in, of town, nml Jones and Coyle, of Mahanoy City, will receive their commissions as Justices of tlio Pcaco. The Governor made an official announcement to this effect yetterday, aud as a natural ami legal result it is claimid 'Squires Dcngler and Bierstcin, who were re elected on February lfeth last, will not re--reive their oommisaious. The decision of tho Attorney General nnd the action of the Governor in the matter will no doubt bring oil a long legal battle, us to tho outcome of which many legal minds diller. j It 'Squires Dangler und llierstelu are nut legally entitled to tho office to which they li.ivu been elected, tho question naturally j arises, aie not the eight other Justices of tho town holding their iammUions, Illegally? The same law Is applicable to both oasos. It is true they hold their commissions which 1 will neoeuitnto legal action to deprive them of their office. This view of tlio case is taken, of cour-e, with tho uuderstBiiding.Ihat the law of 1878 is applicable to the two boroughs in question. The action of tlioGovorimrnrmenmWlcbnBrui tills belief. The outcome of tho controversy will ho .iw.iited with much interest, both by the I parties Immediately iiitorejited amltho peoplo in gcueml. TlioM holding tomiiiiions will , hardly glvo up without a struggle a business j that has required yearn to build up and the new llorough Juktlces will naturally bo just as eager to fight for that which thoy claim ihey nro Jefcally entitled to. We havo had no occasion to change our views as regards the maimer in which the election of the borough Justices was effected. Tho Sonator from tills district stands in tho ame unouviublo light lieforo tho people as lie did previous to tho decision of Governor Hastltigs, nnd they will resent the action jvheucver the opiortuulty presents itself. Sporting: livents. Sealdy Illll has uniiounccd Ills Inlcntloit of withdrawing from the ring, notwithstanding lie has u inntrh with Paddy I'urtoll, Charles Bletner ami William (littioi, both of Miilmnoy City, arc matched to rim 100 yards on the 17th Inst, for a purse of $20. Much Interest is being taken In tho bout between Jack Aulill'u and "Kid" Lav-Inge, which Is to take place March 11, "Jack" Stivctts leaves somo tlmo this month to join tho Ilostans, and commence, spring practlco with tho toam. Samuel l'urton, n driver for Qrlfllths' hard witro store of flirardville, is lying in tho stale hospital with ft fractured knee cup, tho result, It Is said, of a wrestling match in which he was a participant. I'ottsvlllo cicylists havo selected May 30th as tho date for a county road race, Andy IJagan and l'cto Mauror, of Mt. 1'leaBant, will shoot nt pigeons on tho 17th Inst, at that placo. Tho match will bo for $2o aside, and each man will shoot at seven birds. There's .Inst What Yon AVunt. 1'an-Tina (25c.) for coughs and colds. At Oruhler llros., drug storo. A Murderer's Kxoctitlnn. Postponed. jKKFUltsoN ClTV, Mo., March 5. Gov ernor Stono yesterdny frrnntcd a resplto to Thomas Htmchion, of St. Joseph, who was under sentence from tho supremo court to bo executed on March 13. Tho resplto postpones tho oxccutlon until April 3. Mississippi Kepubtlcans Split. Jackpon, Miss., Mnrch ". The meetlnc of tho Republican stnta convention yos- turday onded In n bolt, both fnctlonsso- lectlug delegates to tho bt. Louis conven tion. ISow England's Great Flood Damage. Boston, March 5. With tho subsldonco of tho wators which diirliigSunduy night, Monday nnd Tuesday overwhelmed n greater part of Now Kngland, figures of losses sustained nro coming In, nnd from thoso received It Is npparont that tho total dmnngo In tho section will bo considerably more man fa.uuo.uuu. Tins tloes not In cludo tho wages to thousands of laboring men und women through suspension of mnnuiaoturlng and other Industries. Six lives havo been lost. Tho main flnanclnl loss Is divided botweontho states of Mnlno, Now Hampshire and Massachusetts, and iuaino boars about Halt. Now Hampshire) mis noon swept trom ono end to tho othor. In Massachusetts KiiO.OOO will probably oover tuo loss. Holmes Cannot Escapo tho Noose. Philadelphia, March 5. Tho snnromo court, in an opinion delivered by Justlco Williams, overrules all tho assignments of error In tho caso of Holmes, and nfllrni3 tho judgment, of tho court. This action shuts H. II. Mudgott, alias Holmes, com pletely out Irom tbo world, and the next step taken will bo that of imposing sen tenco of death by tho court in which ho was convicted of murder In tho first do greo. Hut ono hopo is loft tho prlsonor. nnd that Is tho board of pardons, nnd that hopo Is so faint that Holmes will probably novor glvo it a thought. llnngcfl and Then Set Free. PKItliY, O. T., March 5. About 2 o'clock in tho morning n largo hand of masked men rodo Into Teeumseh, tho county scat of l'ottawatomlo county, Oklahoma, nnd took from tho jail Jacob McLaughlln.who had boon arrested somo weeks ago charged with tho murder of John nnd Jacob Mauntz, two old farmers, who llvod near Wewoka. Tho mob attempted to got n confession Irom McLaughlin, nnd hanged him up by tho nock threo times. But ho each tlmo asserted his Innocenco and wus llually rolcnsed. An Invalid Inundated. Haistfoui), March 5. Tho houso of William Collondor, on Klbery stroot, Is Hooded, and ho U sick abed with pnou- moula, too sick to bo romovod to tho hos pital. Tho doctor nttouds him by gottlng into a second Btnry window. A sick child, in a houso nearby, has boon removed to a third story room, nnd tho physician gots In by being lovverod through tho trap door in the roof. Shaken by nn Kuithqilalco. Rkadino, Pa., March 5. Throughout eastern Borks county, for a distance of ten miles, n distinct shook was folt Tues day ovuulng, Housos wero shaken, win do ws rattled, and nt somo places glass was broken. Tho residents wero very much alarmed. Carrying the YVnr Into Florida. POUT Tami-A, Flu., March 5. Maximo Prut, a Spaniard, hilled Joso Ilodriguea, a Cuban, in a restaurant In a dispute over ten cunts. Pruts act was In Boll defense. Affects your head, but it is not thoreforo a local disease. It It did not exist In your blood, it could not manifest Itself in your nose. Whatever Impurities tbo blood docs not carry away, cause what we call disease. Therefore, for afarrh 'nlmlantB. snuffs and other local appll catlonB can give only temporary relief, The true way to cure is to purify your blood by taking a constitutional remedy llko Hood's Bnrsaparllla, which eliminates all impurities and thus per manently cures catarrh. Hemember Is The One True Blood Purifier, f I', 0 Iorf5. 1'renared onlr br O. I. Hood Jfc Co., lowell, Man. , . .. r-,. 1 1 cure ncuuum -HOOd S PillS tion. Price ?vnti. 1 Pain-Killer t Cures i;ougns,i-outs.-)"ic $ Croup, Diphtheria, KUcutuatisui, $ aud all Winter complaints. It 5 8 Internal or External. tl There are many kinds of pain, ?! ji j therr is onlv one Palll-Klller. but there is onlv one Pnlu- Keeplttiyyou. Iewr of Irnllauono. u only tuff cemunn-- Boldovirywlisre. J3y na soc per dohio. i Catarrh Hoods Sarsapanlla NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE. " Homo Passes tlio Hill Providing for Soml Monthly Payment of Wages. Trenton, March G. The houso yesterday passed Assemblyman Phillips' bill provid ing for semi-monthly payment of wages to employe-. Tho houso nlso passed a bill providing for ft collootor of delinquent taxes In Pntorson at n salary of $1,500 a year. Tho houso sustained tho udvorso ro port of tho bill prohibiting tlio location of cometorles In municipalities without con- font ol tlio board of health. 1 ho houso dofcated Assemblyman Head's bill providing that no common nnnnell. board of nldormen or township commlttoo shall grant nny trolloy franchise unless tho company Booking tho franohlso navs. or agroes to pay J3.00Q for ovory mllo of slnglo iraek nnd $1,000 for ovory mllo of doublo track proposed to bo built. Tho voto was 25 to C8. Mr. Koad will sook to liavo tho bill brought up again on n mo tion to roconsiuer. 1 b.0 hoUSO ImSSedAssmnblvman VrinMa' bill giving tlio voters of townships powor at town meetings to npproprlnto money for tho construction of bicycle paths; also Mr. Francis' bill providing for tho ap pointment of a commission to orect and operato nn nsylum at Eugllshtown for tho Indigent blind. The sonato defoatod Assmnbl vninn Hicks bill making it n crlmo for any per son to soli for sterling sllvor any article less than 925-1000 flno. The houso bill re quiring publlo bodlos to give proforonco to Bouuers nmi sailors In tlio matter of em ployment on publlo works was passed by tho senate, and now only awaits tho gov ernor's signature. Don't bo Imposed Upon, when you nsk for Doctor l'ierco's Golden Medical Discovery. Go to a reliable, dealer. Ho will sell you what you want. Tho ones who havo something else to urgo linon you nio thinking of tho extra profit they'll make. incso things pay tnem bettor, but they don't caro about you, rsoueol thOso substitutes is ' lust ns rood" ns tho "Discovery." That is the only blood- cleanser, llosh-buildcr, and strength-restorer so far-reaching aud so unfailing in its directs mat it can bo guaranteed. In tho most stubborn skin", scalp, or scrofulous nUectiouo, or in every disease that's caused by a torpid liver or by impure blood it effects perfect aud permanent euros. AInrgnu to Control the It. nml O. New Yohk, March 5. Tho World pub lishes tho following: Within a few days formal announcement will bo mado that tho reorganization of tho Baltimore and Ohio railroad is in tho hands of Morgan & Co., aud that tho plan for tho rehabili tation of the property will bo drawn up by that firm. Tho papers drawn up will glvo Mr. Morgan absolute charge Forty dollars par suaro is named ns a possible figure for tho stock assessment. ISUnding Snow Storin In ainlno. PORTLAND, March G. A blinding snow storm prevails In this section, accompanied by a fierce northwest wind. Tho coldwavo has caused thu water In the swollon rivers to subside, and danger from floods socms passed. Reports of jdnmago done by tho freshet nro constantly coming in, nnd it is thought that tho total loss from this causo in this stato will bo more than 1,000,000. llosscs 1'roinlso Increased Wnges. St. Louis, March 5. Local Journoymon stono masons and stono mason laborers, somo 500 strong, mnda a demand on tho bossos yestorday for au lncreaso in wages. A commlttoo was appointed to ask tho btono masons to glvo the bossos until May 1 to dccldo. Nearly all tho bosses say they Will glvo tho lncreaso on that day. HEALTHY KIDNEYS MAKE PURE BLOOD. "Recommend Them to All My Friends." I will writo and let you know that I nm fcelim? much better than what I havo been feeling. I havo been taking Dr. Hobbs Snaracus Kidney Pills sinco October 23rd, aud also tho Little Liver Pills, and must say I am improving wonderfully, aud I intend to ontinuo tamng tnem. 1 ieei uiso a new woman. 1 have a sister wno is aiso tiiKing nr. Hobbs Sniiranus Kidnov 1'illsand Little Liver Pills, and sho would not ho without them. I also recommend them to all my friends. . I thought I would writo and let you hear from mo. Mrs. K. H. Jonos, Wilkcs-Barro, Pa. DR.-HOBBS SPARAGUS KIDNEY PILLS. Are Endorsed by Physicians and Druggists, Thev emisc the kldncvs to filter nil uric acid nnd other BOlsons or ImpuritleB from tho Bioon. Cure Rheumatism S1mtMeEBcze AlBaie0mo1S: Bright's Disease, Malaria, Backache, Kid ney Pains, Dropsy, Pain in the Ahaoraen, Frequent Urination, inuammation 01 ma neys, etc. Fiftv cents n box, A valuable book, mailed free. Homw Mkmcixk Co., Chicago or San Francisco. TAKEAriLE. Take the best. Tako Hobbs. Dr. Hobbs Llttlo Liver Pills dou't grip. Prico 10c. P. J. CANFIELD, Agent for Shenandoah and Vicinity --For- BARBEY'S Beer and Porter. Try Barbey's Bohemian Beer. JOHN F. CLEARY, ! l'UIlB HHI.TZEU WATEK DflTTI PI A cure for headache and XjKj I 1 stomach troubles. aiNGKIt AI.K. nn wbiss nuitn. Xjf t I.AUKII liKKII, l'oitTun. 17 and 1 9 Peach Alley, Shenandoah. MUNYON'S REMEDIES. DOCTOR YOURSELF A Separate Cure for Each Disease nt t." r:B.''sts, Alostly 25 Cents a Bottle. Munyon's Improved Homoeopathic Itcmo dies act almost instantly, speedily curing tho most obstinate cases. Hliouniatlsm cured in from 1 to 3 days. Dyspepsia and nil stomach troubles quickly rcliovcd. Catarrh positively cured. Headache cured in 5 minutes. Nervous dlseasos promptly cured. Kidney troubles, Piles, Neuralgia. Asthma, and all Female Complaints quickly cured. Mun yon's Vitalizcr imparts now life and vigor to woak and debilitated men. Personal letters to Prof. Munyon, 1505 Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa., answered with free medical advico for any disease Till! NUWS IX HAVANA. Gomez nutl Maceo Declared to be Short of Ammunition. Havana, March 5. Lively musket fir ing was hoard last ovonlng from tho town of Jaruco. The gunboat Mensajcrn, which is at Manlmnr, llahla Houdn, was at tacked by nbout 500 Insurgents in row boats, who made au attempt to board her .nml capture hor. Tho sailors succeeded in beating off tho attack. There Is n report that Maximo Gomez is completely be sieged by tho troops. Maceo, Gomez, nnd Lncrct aro nil supposod, according to tho official reports here, to bo In a desperate situation. A letter has been seen from Antonio Maceo complaining that he is short of ammunition. Generals Prats nnd Arolas report that thoy fought tho forco of Maximo Gomez yestorday at Hanabano, on the borders of Matanzas provinco, Including tho band of Lacrot and others. Thoso forces, tho of ficial report says, wore routed, and tho in surgent leader Castillo was wounded seri ously In the head and abdomen. Captain Goncral Woylcr has taken meas ures to protect tho American consulate in this city, though with groat discretion ho has dono so without calling attention to the fact. This was dono through abun dant caution, though no demonstration was feared against tho cpnsulato. Tlio venorablo mother of Gonernl Callxto Garcia, who was arrested In Now York In connection with tho Bermuda expedition, loft Havana yesterday on board tho etoamor Olivette for Florida, Sonorn Gar cia Is 75 years of ago. Is This Ammunition for Cuba? Port Tampa, Fin., March 5. Tho schooner S. S. Mallory, solzod by tho rev enue cutter Morrill, and which wits heav ily loaded with arms und ammunition, is owned by Finlaysou & Cottroll, tho latter tho colloctor of the port of Cedar Koys. Tho Mallory had a crow of five Amorlcans aboard, who impart no information as to their Intentions except that their destina tion was for Fort Moyors. Collector Lind say thinks nothing can be dono, nnd that tho boat will be released. Sho has, it Is assorted, violated no law whatevo-. Dep uty United States Marsln-U Donald MoKoy says a party of sovonty-flvo mon embarkod on tho sehoonor Ardott on Sunday night nt Cadsdon Point, olght miles nway, but this If not verified. French Sympathy for Spain. MADRID, Mar;h 5. Negotiations nro ou foot for 1' ranco to support bpalu diplo matically In tho Cuban affair iu return for concessions In Morocco, luoluding tho French occupation of Tunt, tho oxtension of tho conco-sion for Spanish rnilvvnys- to tho .trench group Holding it, aud tho pur chase of ?2o,oyo,UlW of Cuban bonds from Spnin by n Paris syndlcato to provido funds for tho Cuban war. ltcllef 111 Six Hours. Distressing kidney and bladder discuses rcliovcd in six hours by tho "New Great South American Kidney Curo." This new remedy is a great surprise on account pf its exceeding promptness in relieving pain in tlio bladder, kidneys, back and every part ol tno urinary passages in male or lemaio. It relieves retention of water and pain in passing it almost immediately. If you want quick relief and cure tills is your remedy. Isold by bhaplra's pharmacy, 107 South Main street. German Sarcasm. BEnilN, March 5. Tho Kolnlscho Zelt- ung has mi .article which Is bolloved to represent tho views of the government on tho subject of tho United States' attltudo toward Cubu, aud which treats neither tho United States or Spain with leniency. It taunts tho Amorlcaus with concealing tholr schemes of conquest under thu musk of humanitarian sontlmouts. thouch it adds it is not their custom to clothe tholr ambitious designs In diplomatic form. It warns tho Spaniards ugalnBt giving violent expression to their national feeling, as thoy did In tho Caroline Islands dlsnuto. bocauso they have now to deal with a much less Indulgent adversary than Germany. General Mundurson's Candidacy. OSIAIIA, March 5. Sonntor Thurston makes public an appeal to Nebraska rop- rusuuumvos in invor ot Bonding n MoKlu loy delegation to St. Louis. It warns voters that thu candidacy of Gonoral Charles Mandersou, of Nebraska. Is designed tn defeat MoKlnley In tho interest of other eunuiuiucs, ana not with the Idea of Son ntor luanuerson Doing olocteu. Kentucky's Deadlock Still Unbroken, mtANKFOltT, Ivy., March S.-As soou as tho houso assoinblcd yosterday arosolu- rr i t iuuu uiiuieu iw iiujuurnmont on jviarou w, ouo wook earner than tho con tltutlouul limitation. This Is regarded as convening that the present legislature can not elect a successor to Senator Blackburn, Grlp-Colds-lIeiulacho. Why sutler with Coughs, Colds and 1a Grippe wheu laxative Uromo Quluiuo will euro yon in one day. Put up in tablets con- veulcutfor taking. Guaranteed to cure, or monoy refunded. Price, 23 cents. For salo by Kirliu's Pharmacy. Notice. Subscriptions for tho 4 per cent, borough honds, at par and accrued Interest from January 1st., vvHl bo received by tho ttuder eigucd, ou and after February 17th, 1800. T. J.IUvjks. Trcasuror, When you want good, roofing, plumbing. gas fitting, or general tinsmlthlng doue call ou E. t . ualiagner wesv ucuire street, Dealer ir etovca. 8-l.tf BALTIMORE'S MUNICIPAL WAR, RInyor Hooper's Opposition Unnblo Override Ills vetoes. g HAIvruioltR, March 6. Mayor Hooper scored first blood last night In his flgsT with councils over tho municipal oflM's, but tho battlo is still on, and the result Is uncortnln. Tho mayor sont In n mo93ngo, vetoing tho ordlnnncos passed by councils a weok ngo, depriving him of tho appoint ing powor, nnd councils, lnstond of pass ing tho moasuros ovor tho voto, as thej claimed to bo able to do, postponed action nntil a future date. This is taken ns n tacit admission that tho lenders of tho opposition have not enough votes to carry out the proposed program, nnd that thoy havo not boon nblo to secure tho expected aid from tho Demo crats in councils. Deforo adjourning, how ovor, councils took up nnd rojoeted tho nomination of Dr. J. F. MeShnue to bo hoalth officer nnd of Dr. Sydney O. Hcls koll to bo quarantine officer. Both nro Domocrats, and tho mayor will bo com pelled to tako further action In thoso cases, which have boon tho source of contention. The Bruce bill to glvo the mayor the right to make nppolntmonts, wlthoutcon flrnintlon by councils, which passed tho etnto sonato on Tuesday by Domocratlo votes; wns practically killed In tho lower houso at Annapolis yestorday by the ac tion of tho commlttoo In Indefinitely post poning Its consideration. It begins to look llko a protracted deadlock, by which tho Democrats holding municipal offices will profit, ns thoy stay in until tholr suc cessors aro appointed. Not to bo Trilled Willi. ( From Cincinnati CJnzttto.) Will peoplo never learn that a "cold" Is au accident to ho dreaded, and that when it occurs treatment should bo promptly applied 1 There is no knowing where the trouble will end; and whilo complcto recovery is the rule, the exceptions aro terribly frequent, and thousands upon thousands of fatal ill nesses occur every yearushored In by a little injudicious oxposuro and seemingly trilling symptoms. Ilcyond tills, there are to-day countless Invalids who can trnco their com- ilaints to "colds," which nt tho time of occurrence gavo no concern, aud were thore foro neglected. When tronblcd witli a cold uso Chamberlain's Cough Itcniedy. It is prompt and effectual. 23 aud 50 cent hottlos for salo by Gruhler llros.' druggists. Utica's ratal Fire. UtiOA, N. V., March 5, Four persons nro now known to have lost their lives through tho fire In tho Genesee flats on Tuesday, and It Is fearod that two other persons, and possibly more, perished. The dead nro: Mrs. Hugh Hughes, aged 70 years, klllod by falling from the fourth Btory while bolng lowered to tho ground by n rope; Mrs. George Wood, aged 45 years, a niece of tho late Governor Sey mour, and hor daughtor Mary, 15 years; Noble Hopkins, aged GO:. Liberal Contributions for Homo missions. New Yohk, March 5. At tho hoadquar- ters of tho Prosbytorlan. Board of Homo of Missions it was announced today that Tuesday night s meeting at Carneglo Hall ncttod about J5,800. Many persons who wero present havo signified their intention of sending In contributions, and it Is ex pected that fully $25,000 will bo realized as a result of tho meeting. It could not be ascertained whethor President Cleveland has subscribed to tho fund. All last winter Mr. Geo. A. Mills, of Lclianon, Conu., was badly afflicted with rheumatism. At times it was so sovcrc that ho could not stand up straight, but was drawn over ou ono side. "I tried different remedies without receiving relief," ho says, 'until about six mouths ago-1 bought a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Bftlin. After using it for threo days my rheumatism was gono and has not returned sinco. Forsale by Gruhlor Bros.' druggists. NUGGETS OF NEWS. Prlnco Von Hohenlohe, tho chnncollor of tho Germnu cinplro-has nrrlvod in Lon don. William McDonald, a Newport (li. L pilot, was drowned Itjr tho upsottlng of his boat In a northwest galo. Florida's Hopubllcnn convention, judg ing by tho dlspntehos, will Instruct na tional delegates foe Governor Morton, of Now York. Mrs. Annlo Link; who, killed her hus band by stabblng-hlm In tho eyp with an umbrella tip, wns convicted of manslaugh ter nt Patorson, N . Fifty county conventions in Iowo to se lect delegates for tho stato convention. wnlch selects national delegates have de clared for Allison, without second choice. Simon S. Hartman, of Tunneltou; West Va., has been subject to attacks of colic about once a year, oud would have to call a doctor- and then suffer for about twelvo hours as much as somo do vriien they dio. He was taken recently just; the same as at other times, aud concluded to try Cliainberlain's Colic, Cholera aud Diarrhoea Remedy, He says : 'I took ono dose ef it aud it give mo relief in Avo minutes. That is more than any thing else lias ever done for mo." For- salo by Gruhlor Bros.' druggist. Wldener Floating PalACVt Elizabeth, N. J., March 5 The hand- somo yacht Josephine, built to P. A. B. Vldonor, tho Phlladolphio stroot railroad magnate, was launched at Nixon's ship yard yosterday, In tho prosonee- of n bril liant assomblage ot Invited guests. The Vessel, which Is to cost about 200,000 when comploted, will bo a veritable lloatlng pal ace, equipped with all modern Improve ments, luoludlurr an eloctrlo light plant. The yacht Is ot stool, with a length over all of S25 feet, beam 2a feet aud 16 feet deep, with a draught ot 11 tout. Four Drowned In a Schooner Wreck, GALVESTOS, Tox., March 8. Steamer Ponsacola arrived from a relief trip alone; the Texas and Mexico ooast In soaroh of the steamship Moustow.found disabled oft Point IsHbol. On her return the Pensa- oola slahted tho sehoonor WUUo Ann. wrecked. Tno wmio Ann nas ueen miss Iuk ono mouth. Sho carried the follow- lnc crow, all of whom wore drownod: Rnntain Simon Baker of Lake Charles, Jja ; Xiarry, seaman i William Anderson, cook, and M. Moguat of ltookport, Tox., a passenger. lUu'UinatUm Cured In a Day. "Mystlo Curo" for Rhoumatlsm aud Neu ralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its notion unon tlio system Is remarkable aud mysterious. It removes at once the causo and the disease immediately disappears, The first dose ereatly benefits ; 73 cents. Sold by C. U. llagenhueh, Druggist, Shenaudoah. I nr 7- w Vvii Beauty and Purity Found In Cuticura 8old throwttwml Un world. Drlllth dtrt T. Nt. tsr ihh 8us. r, King Kdwtrd-it.. lxmdom. roTiii iauo CniK. Cos., Sol l-ropf ,. Iloiton. V. . A. ger and Finest, Purest and , Healthiest. Chris. Schmidt, a.. 207 West Coal Street. Teams to Hire. IX you want to hire n ftftfo and reliable am for driving or forwarkin? purposes pay Shields' livery stable a visit. Teams constantly on hand at reasonable rates. JAMES SHIELDS, No. 410 East Centre etrcet. Opposite Beading railroad station. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. 0. S. PIULLll'S, II. D. Oflico: 30 West Ccnr street. Can bo-conaultcd nt nil houa p P. BURKE, SI. D. 00 H. Lloyd street, SHenandeab. Ofllcsi-hours : 7 to 9 a. n., 1 to 3 ami 7 to 9 p. in. J. IK.POMEROY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Shenandoah. Pa. M. BURKE, ATTORNEY-A-T-LAW. Offica Kgan building, comer of Main and. Centre streets, Shenandoah. pROF JOHN JONES, MUSICAL IHSTRUCT0R, Lclc Box. 63, Mahanoy Ctty, a. Hnvlnjr studied under some of the best tsasters fa London and Paris, will give leasona m the violin, guitnr and vocal culture. Terras reasonable. Aililrcss In care ol Strouse, the Jeweler, Sbnnnfloah. The. Backus Water Motor Is the Most Economical Power Known, and the Best in the World for Driving: Light Machinery. It takes but little room. It never g-ets out of repair. It can not blow up. It requires no fuel. It needs no engineer. There Is no delay; no firing up; clean away: no extra insurance to no ashes to iiu v. no re- pairing necessary; nlomva roiulv IO no coal bills to pay, and li Id or ubo. It Is invaluable for I lo vlnt; Church Organs, for running Printing Machines. Turnlnir lathes. Scroll Saws, Grind Stones, Coffee Stills. Bausoge Machines, Feed Cutters, Corn Mills, Elevators. Eto. FoUr-horso power nt 40 pounds pressure of water. It Is noiseless, neat, compact, steady, and above all IT IS VERY CHEAP. Price, $15 to $3 00. Send for circular to' tho 'Hack-US Water Moto Co., Nowork, N, J., stating paper you saw advertisement in. We also ( manufacture Patent Rotating and Exhaust Fans. Send for' Special Catalogue on Ventilating.
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