EVENING HERALD
jisT.uii.ism:i imo.
fulillohcij every Evening, Extent Sunday, at
8 800TM JAIIIIIN HrttF.r.T. XP.AK CtNTHK.
Clie Herald In dcilveied inHhenaiiUoan and the
surrounding town for fix rent n week, li
able to the onrrlcm. Hy innll 81.00 n year, or SB
eents a month, payable In ndvance. Advertise
ments charged aeeordlng to npaee nmt ioltlnn,
The lmhllithers renerve the right to chango tho
iiohHIdii of ndtertlMniontri whenever tlio m
Ilestlou of news demand It. Tho right Is
reserved to rejeet nnv advertisement, whether
mid for or not, that the iulltlieni may deem
Improper. Advertising rates inado known
upon implication.
Sutered at tho tiortoMee at Shenandoah, l'u., n
ieeoud elas mall matter.
TELEPHONE CONNECTION.
Evening Herald
Tl'KSDAY, MAltClt 21, lhOII.
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
To the ltepuldlean elector- of Pennsylvania:
Tho Republican of reuinylvnidn, hy their duly
choen representatives, will meet In State con
vention Thursday, AprllSS, 190, at 10 o'clock
a. 111., In the opera house, city of lnrrldurg, for
tho purpose of nominating two candidates for
ropreentatloat-Inrge In Congress nnd thirty
two candidates for Presidential electors, tho
selection of right delegatcs-nt-largo to tho Re
publican National convention, nnd for the
raueactton of such other business as may bo
presented.
By order of the State Committee.
SI. S. Quay,
Attest: JnituH. ltnx, Chairman.
It. Anijkuwh, Secretaries.
COUNTY CONVENTION CALL.
Notice Is hereby Klven to the delegates, who
attended tho hud ltepubllean County Conven
tion, that in accordance with Rule 7, of the
Republican rtdes of Schuylkill county, a con
vention will be held at Centennial JIall, Polti
vllle, 011 Saturday, April I, lKXi, at 10 a. 111., for
the purpose of electing two delegates and two
alternates for the National Convention to bo
held at St. Louis, Mo., on Juno 10th, lKM; and
also nt the saino time ami place to elect delegates
and alternates to represent the several Itepre
fcntnfic districts of this county to tho Stato
Convention to bo held at Ilnrrlnburg, 'a., on
Wednesday, April 2)rd, lb'JO. Ill aecordanco with
the rules.
By the Executive Committee,
ISt'iiii W. Pavnb,
Chairman.
Ashland, I'a., Jlarch 10th, IS!!. 3-20-lf
Uajoii Finnkv now realizes the. ml vant
ages of controlling a newspaper when tho
other fellow wants to bo a national delegate.
The Sunbury Item apncarqd on featurday
in an enlarged form, filled with interesting
leading matter. Tho Item is forging to tho
front.
Another cold wavo !s predicted. Well,
lot it come. AVo can't prevent it, and it Is
perhaps better that wo should not if wo
could.
The hand shake will bo an important
feature in tho present campaign. Tho most
export at the business will bo tho lucky can
didato.
The lives of between forty and fifty pupils
of tho Shamokiu schools havo been taken so
far tills school year hy scarlet fever and
diphtheria. Tho death rate is now 011 tho
decline.
Hon. D. D. Phumi's is snolich of as a
candidate for tho Legislature in tho Second
district. If Davo consents to enter tho
canvass, that district is certain to go Itcpuh.
lican.
Mr. Urumm wants, to ho national delegate
The Congressman also wants to succeed him
eelf next fall, As a natron' of the want
, ."l'S." t-.'Ai"stf- T I -
column 01 a newspaper 110 woum no n nowi
iug success.
Sen-atob Quay will veryjikely retain tho
chairmanship of tho Hcpuhlican State Cum
mittco. Both Senator Andrews and Frank
- Ynilt.. T ...... -.....! 11..... ... ..r 11.-
,!JI1I!I UIU liUaiCU IlCMlCIIilllia Ol 11JO
present Stato Chairman, and an aggressive
campaign on their part for the position, in
tho opliilon'of tlio"J'uiu6rSciiat!or, "is prema
ture nnd ill-advised." Mr. Quay has not yet
resigned, and says lie wilt not do so unless
Humiliated nt Sf. X'oifis as tlio Republican
candidato for President.
Tluii'E will ho Quay boomers. at jst. Louis
in largo numbers. Arrangements are being
conducted under ,tho auspices of tho an
-Combine lionublleari. organization of Phlla
ilclphia, fin-escorting members of tho Penn
ylvanla"de!gntfon to tho Republican na
tlonal convention who nro lavomlile
Senator Ouav to St. Louis. Tho escort w
comprise Republicans of all tho counties, and
tuo party is oxpcctcii to consist 01 between
aou nnuuu 111011. riicy will go in a special
trainSf Pullman' cars,' and Schuylkill couuty
-will ho represented.
News of tho marriage of Dr. Jciinlo
Taylor, who is well known in Methodist
circles, to a fellow missionary, ltev. C. W.
Gordon, has just becii received in this
country. Dr. Jciinlo is a daughter of ltev,
A. M. Taylor, 11 member of the Central Penn
sylvania Conference. She was born In Con
cord, Pa., on Dec. 13, 1S0S. In 18SU sho com
pleted a classical course at Dickinson seminary
and in 1889 and' 1802, respectively, graduated
from tho Dickinson college, Carlisle and the
Women's Medical college, Philadelphia.
Commencing April of '02, sho filled tho posi
tion of resident physician In tho Methodist
hospital fur fourteen months, and afterward
wont to New York city and finished a special
course In dentistry. After tlio last general
conference sho accomimnlcd her uucle to
Africa as .1 medical missionary. In tlio in
tertill sho had graduated in medicine and
just hefuro leaving for Africa she took u
special course in duntistiy, for tho purposo of
doing work for the African missionaries who
had not had tho service of a dentist since
leaving America, In casus a porjod of ten to
twenty years. Sho traveled afoot from
station to station, rendering much needed ser
vice. Matched to llox.
Harry Seymour, of Ashland, and Fred,
lllldelmuid, of SlicnWlnah, have 'been
matched to box 'a limited number of rounds
at tho second athletic carnival to bo held
under the ausji'cui of the National Club
tonic time next mouth.
PITHY POINTS.
Happening Throughout tho Iteglou Chron
icled fr lliisly l'erusal.
(toll at the 1IEUAI.D olllcu for memorial
cards.
The Auditors finished tliclr work on the
hoiotigh Recounts last night.
All the machinery lias been removed from
the Girard colliery Workings:.
Oiptain James Iovhu. of Jllnersville, is n
enndidate fur nutlolml delegate.
Tho Utopia Literary club, of (iilborlnn,
will hold a ball on Friday evening.
Councilman 1'. J. llreiinmi, of I'ottsvlllo,
was refused a liquor lliuiiM) for a mm' stand.
Oirardvlllo will havo a hleyclo raco on
Decoration Day, tho prize holng a $23 gold
medal.
The scholars of tho Ashland High school
have entered tho Philadelphia Times piano
contest
Thomas Hall, formerly of town, will 0111
haik in the shoe business al I'ottsvlllo on
April 1st.
The Central Itcnnhliean Club, of I'ottsvlllo,
will hold their annual Henry Clay liahijuet
on April 13th.
Capt. Edward itecso is now a resident of
'ark l'laic, having moved his family there
ft 0111 L'entralla.
Michael Graham, Kdwaid Kcstor, Monroe
Kelilcr and Michael f-cully ate doing jury
duty this week.
1 he shop on V est t'entro street that was
occupied by Joseph llolvey has been rented
hy (Jin 1st. Foltss.
William Good mini, a prominent citizen of
Columbia county, died at his homo in Mon
tana Sunday evening.
O Noill Uros. yesterday placed a fine Jlnl-
colm-l.ovo piano in the home of Father
Daggett, of Lost Creek.
IMward O'ilrien, supervisor of Cass town-
hip, died at ills home in Forestvillo on
Sunday, of consumption,
The Heading railroad employes at Gordon,
Mahanoy Plane, Frackvllle, Tamaqua and
Ashland wero paid to-day.
Tho employes of tho V, & It. C. & I. Co. nt
Gilbortou received their "wages for tho first
two weeks of Jlarcli to-day.
rho Patriotic Drum Corps is preparing it
self for tho Memorial Day parade and other
demonstrations during the summer.
Tho Pennsylvania Kail road Company lias
issued orders to conductors to not honor
miloago tickets unlesi presented hy the
riginal purchaser.
lhe new directory of Mahanoy City, being
issued from tho llKUAI.D's job rooms, is now
11 tho hands ot tho hinders and will bo ready
for distribution on Thursday.
Llnier, tho 4-ycar-ohl cmldnf Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Jones, of Girardvillc, came near
icing choked to death by swallowing ono of
tho jacks with winch his sisters wero playing.
The jack lodged in the child's windpipe and
tho doctors cannot extricate it. They will
perform an operation.
flurry Wants to Wultz.
From Mahanoy City lteeord.
Harry Hughes, .of Shenandoah, sends us a
postal card to say that ho challenges any
body in Mahanoy City to waltz, barring ono
man, for $0 to $25, the contest to take placo
011 Easter Monday, and that ho will have tho
same lady that he had at tho hall. This in
formation from Harry Hughes leaves out
soino rather essential details, hut is given for
what it is worth.
How's Your Cough?
Pan-Tina cures it, 25c. AtGruhlcr Bros.,
drug 6torc.
Whon you want good roofing, plumbing,
gas fitting, or general tinsmithing dono call
on K. F. Gallagher 18 West Centre strcot.
Dealer lr stoves. 8-1-tf
NUGGETS OF NEWS.
William H. V"ohstor, .chief civil sorv(co
examiner, dlotl In AVnsliliigton yostorday,
ngeil 57. , . ,
By tho loss of the ferry stonnior Pearl in
Brlsbano river, Australia, forty-seven per
sons lost their lives.
Iko Fizor, a negro, was lynchod hoar
Emporia Station, ,la., for an attempted as
sault on twb'fSlrlB. .
Tlio Domocrittio nldermnnlo convention
In Chicago last night wero so vloldnt that
two riot calls .rvoro rung out by tho police.
J)lBpatcho3. from Coatosvlllo aiid Lan
lastor. Pa., dQclnro that Bertha MoCon
nell anil her victim, Harry Thompson, tiro
both dying.
Suva, tho capital of 1)1, was destroyed
by a Jiurrlcan'o on tho 0th Inst. It was the
most tremendous storm evor known In
tho southern soas.
At Wat'ervllot. Wlch., 16-year-old Frank
dough qnarrolod with his 12-year-olil
brother about' a' gun, and was shot'doa'd
by tho younger boy.
Tlio American Window Glass Manufact-
ers' nssbcifttVon' has authorized its' jobber's
in Now YoTk to moot unyhudovoryroduo-
tlon on imported v rencli glass.
Congressman Little, of Arkansas, was
burned, in clllgy at Fort GIbspn, I. T., bo-
cnuso ho Introduced In ciuigruss a bill to
remove tlio courthouse from Fort Gibson.
Think
Before you decide to
buy a medicine, that the
large majority ot all tho
diseases which afflict man
kind, originate. In or are
promoted by impure blood.
Remember
That the best blood medi
cine before the public tho
one which accomplishes
the greatest cures, has the
largest sales in fact tho
OneTruo Blood Purifier Is
Hoodts
Sarsaparilla
Therefore, get Hood's and Only Hood'a.
Trcivared by C, I Hood & Co.l.owell, Masi. ffl.
Unn'o Dlllo tin after-dinner pill nft
I I UUU O I I IIO lamllj calharllc. ISC
POLITICAL CARDS.
Oil l.EUIHI.ATUItU,
Hecond District,
H. W. BACKER,
Of OWllvjlte, I'a.
Subject to Dcmocrntle rules.
Ahnost
Distracted
ID YOU EVER suHer from real ner
vousness? When ovory norvo seemed
to oulver with a peculiar, croonv
feeling, first in ono place, and then another
and nil Boomed finally to couccntrato in a
writhing Jumblo in tho brain, and you bo
como irritable, fretful and peovlsh; to bo
followed by an impotent, weakened condi
tion of the nerro centers, ringing in the
oars, and sleepless, miserable nights ?
VV Ulilpc' Mrs. Eugeno Searlos,
no Simonton St., Elk-
NerVllie hart, Ind., says: "Ner-
p . ' vous troubles had mado
KcSlOlCS rao nearly lnsano and
fTPHlth physicians wero unabio
nCaUUiiiiM tohelDmc. Mvmcmorv
was almost gone and every little thing
worried mo until I was almost distracted.
I rcallv feared I was bncnmlnf? a manl.ir- T
Imaglnod all sorts of evil things and would
cry over nothing. I commenced taking Dr.
Miles Rcstoratlvo Nervine and four bottles
pf this wonderful remedy completely cured
mo, and I am as well now as I over was."
Dr. Mllos' Nervine is sold on guarantee,
first bottlo will benefit or money refunded.
ltelcased and Kearrostcd.
West Chkstek, Pa., Mnrch 21. John
Kenny was rolcascd from West Chester
jail yesterday, after having served a son
tenco of fourtoon months for making nn
nssnult upon Constnhlo Leary, pf Avon
dalo. At tho jalj doqr was waiting for
him nn oflicor from Pomborton, N. J,,
who had a requisition for lilm. Kon.ny Is
wanted in Now Jorsoy for horso stealing
nnd burglary, and was taken from West
Chester to stand trial there. Kenny is a
despcrnto character,
Threo Hoys Killed by Cars.
ClIANDLEl!. Tox.. March 21. Tho dead
bodies of threo boys, probably runaways,
nged about 18, 15 and 11 years, named
Boono tjmltli, Tom bhillct and Charles
MoMlllnn, respectively, vycro found on the
railroad track two miles south of Browns
boro, supposod to havo been killed by a
train during the night. The first two
named vod nt Brownsboro, and the last
named in tho Indian Territory.
Nnmed for the Consul Service.
WASHINGTON, March 21. Tho presldont
ycstorioy sent to tho senato tho following
nominations: Frank. W. Boborts of Maine,
to bo consul, of tho United States at Capo
town, Capo CJplony; K. Hughes Long of
Alabama, consul at Nogalcs, Mcx.
The Weather.
!For eastern Pennsylvania: Snow In
outhonstcrn, fair In northwestern por
tion; northorly winds
A Sure Cure for Coughs and Colds.
That's what Pan-Tina is, 25c. AtGruhlcr
Bros., drug store.
l'rlvato Alton's Yletlm furled.
CmcAao,. i(irch 21. Private James M.
Allen, who slmt and killqd,J,'rlYAtoDaulol
M. Call, of p.ompany A,.Fifteonth United
Spntos (i)fantry, on Friday Jast, is now In
Ihq bauds of the .United States olvil ali
ihprltics. Thq remains of Pjrlyuto Cnll
vero taken from ,tio fort yosterday under
full military oscor.t aijd. brought to .Chi
cago, and yesterday wero sent to Mul
berry Grqvq. for interment, .Fearing n.
possible outbreak among tho, (soldiers,
AUim , was removed to tho guard .hpiiso
after, Call's, eath 'on Saturday, and yos
terd'ay'h'e was roturncd to tho hospital.
'lip'to iVate for Tains anil Aches.
Evory,Voy says Red Flag Oil, 23c. At
Gruhler Bros., drug store.
Struck Dead lu Mld-Alr.
. Gn,TiiniE, Q. T., March 24. A";hilo two
pointers wero at work, soventy-flvo fept
from tho ground, on tho splro of tho Bap
tist church in the llttlo town of Grand, a
thun.dpr storm sprung up and a flash of
lightning struck tho splro, knocking nvny
tho scnflolding, splitting tho splro, and
loavlng Somers and J?ord pinned to tho
loot dead. Tholr clothing was lgulted, and
for ten minutes tho bodios wero soon burn
ing In mid-air. Heavy rnln finally extin
guished tho flames, nnd throo hours later
tho remains of tho palntors were brought
from tlio stcoplo, charred and almost un
recognizable. General Garcla's Hall Forfeited.
New York, March 21. General Garcia,
tho Cuban lcador, did not answer to his
nnmo yostfcrd'ay in' tho Unltod States cir
cuit court whon ho was called, to plead to
tho Indictment against him for his alleged
c6nncctlon wth the alleged Bermuda fili
bustering ozpodltion. TJio other )neu in
dicted with Garcia Boruardq J, llupiio,
Captain Hughes, John , V. Hart, Cajitaln
Lawroncp Brabazon am) B. J. Goerra
answered to tholr names when thoy wero
called. Garcla's ball was doclarod for
feited and tho trial of tho defendants was
sot down for Monday next.
Peculiar Claim Against an i:$late.
St. Paul, Minn,. March i, Miss Kitty
K. Smith hus filed a very unusual kind of
claim against tho estate of Alfred J. IIlll,
who died last Juno aud whoso ostnto Is
now undergoing probato lu this county.
Miss Smith was tlio flanoco of Hill, and
bases her clulm on that fact, domaudtng
(200 for expenses incurred In preparations
for marriage, $100 for resigning her posi
tion before mnrringo, and $2,000 said to
havo been promised her by Hill In consid
eration of hor marrlago. Tho oitnto Is
valuod at t05,000.
Shenandoah Directory.
Business men and others, who have not yet
secure.! one, of thodirectorlesof Shenandoah,
Just,p8Ul, can obtain ono by making appli
cation, tyis,offlce, Tio price is only I2.0(,
ai.thoro ape pnly A few .loft, Np biislness.
man can afford to bo without ono of these
books. . . . 2"21-tf
Bay 'li'eys'tono flour. Bfl sujp tlUt te
n.anlo Eeasio & IUt, Ashland, ' fa., is
printed on every sack.
CUBAN DEBATE SUSPENDED.
Tho Herniation Iteeominltlod to Confer
enco on henntor bhcrmaii's jVIotlou.
WA81IINOTON, Mnrch 31. An unex
pected climax to tho Cuban dobato was
renched In the sennto yesterday whon, on
motion of Mr. Shermnn, chnlrman of tho
committee on foreign relations, tho Cuban
resolutions were recommitted to tho con
ference conimlttoo. Tho veto to recommit
Was unanimous and without the formality
of a roll cnll, representing a general con
census of opinion that to committee
should so change tho rosiXitlons as to
overcomo tho opposition that has dovol
oped. Mossrs. Sherman, Morgnn nnd
Lodgo woro nppolntod to reprosout tho sen
nto in a further conference.
Simultaneous with this action Mr. Mills
presented Cuban resolutions which pro
poso to go furthortliau has boon suggested
at any provlous tlmo. Thoy direct tho
president to roiuost Spain to grant local
self government to Cuba, and In enso
Spain refuses the president is authorized
touso tho military and naval forces in
taking possession of Cuba and holding It
until self govoriimont Is established by
tho Cuban people
Mr. Piatt also Introduced resolutions
limiting tho notion of congress to nn ex
pression of sympathy for Cuba's strugglo,
and authorizing tho president to oxtend
thofrlondly olllcosot tho United States to
ward securing a froo and Independent re
publican fgrin ot government.
Tho houso spent most of tho day consid
ering tho Curtis bill to abolish the death
penalty in all utnes wheru It is proscribed
in tho federal statutes (sixty lu number)
save In cases ot murder and rape, where,
however, the jury might nuallfy th'o ver
dict "without cnplt.il punlshmont." Tho
bill makes no changes in tho penalties
that can bo Inflicted by military nnd naval
court martial. Among tho crlmos now
punishable by death abolished by tho bill
nro murder and robbji-y on tlio high seas,
accessory before tho fact to murder, pir
acy, etc., on tho high seas, destruction of
vessels nt sen, piracy, arson of vessels of
war, etc. The bill failed to pa3s for want
of a quorum.
It May do us Much For You.
Mr. Fred Miller, (if Irvine. 111.. Writes that
ho had a sevcro Kidney trouble for many
years, with sevcro pains in his lnick and also
that his bladder was aflectcd. Ho tried many
so-called Kidney cures but without any good
result. About a year ago ho began uso of
Electric Bitters and found relief at once.
Electric Hitters is especially adanted to citro
of all Kidney and Liver troubles and often
gives almost instant relict. Une trial will
prove our statement. Prieo only 50c. for
largo bottle. At A. Wasley's drug store.
Coming Kvcnt.
April 10. Musical and dramatic entertain
ment by tho Guilds of tho All Saints' church
in Ferguson's theatre.
April 10. Grand phantom danco under tho
auspices of tho Clover Club of Shenandoah at
Itohbins' opera houso.
Tho Ideal l'anneeu.
James L. Francis, Alderman, Chicago, says:
"J regard Dr. King's New Discovery as an
Ideal Panacea for Coughs, Colds nnd Lung
Complaints, having used it in my family for
tho last fivo years, to tho exclusion of
physician's prescriptions or other prepara
tions." ltev. John Burgui, Keokuk, Iowa, writes r
"I havo been a Minister of tho Methodist
Episcopal church for 50 years or more, and
have nover found anything so beneficial, or
that gave mo such speedy relief as Dr. King's
New Discovery." Try this Ideal Cough
Itcmcdy now. Trial bottles freo at A.
Wasldy's drtlg store.
To Itehulld the Denial Swamp Canal.
BALTlMoisn, March 21. A contract for
tho reconstruction of tho fitmous old Dis
mal Swamp canal has beon awarded by
tho Lnko Urummond Canal and Water
company to Patricius McMnnus, of Phila
delphia. Tho work is to begin within
thirty days and to be completed by' Janu
ary, 1893. Tho contract covors tho con
struction of a completed canal, ready for
businoss. A feeder about threo' mllos long
Is to bo constructed to Lnko Drummond.,
Tho total length of tho canal is about
twenty-two mllos. Right of way 300 fedt
wido in Virginia and 150 wide through
North Carolina is owned by tho company.
Ilucklen's Arnica Salve.
Tho best salve in tho world for entor
bruises, sores,' ulcers, salt rheum, fover sores,
tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and
all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles,
or no pay required. It is guaranteed to givo
perfect satisfaction or mony refunded. Price
25 cents per box. For sale, bv A. Wasley.
One of the KuelUU Head.
COMJMnus, .0., March 24. Klljilh But
ter died yesterday at Brlco, O., from pfa
tol wounds recclvod Sunday by John
White, who, is nlso expected to dlo from
corn cutter wounds by Ruttor. The trou
ble was about Butter's wlfo and White.
Death of a Maryland Legislator.
PlTTSVlLLE, Mil., March 24. Georgo T,
Trultt, a member of thohouse of dolegatos
from Wicomico couuty.dlcd Sunday nlg'htt
ut his homo noar this placo, nfter a brief
Illness. Mr. Trultt was n Domocrat.
Father, Mother and Child Cremated.
Chaiileston, W. Va., March 21. Will
lam Coxey, his wlfo nnd ono child were
burned to death In their homo yesterday.'
J;ho victims wero cut off from escape. Two
grown daughters escaped.
firlp-Colds-lIeadaclieT
Why suffer with Coughs, Colds and La
Grippe when Laxative llromo Quinine wiU
cure you in one day. Put up in tablets con
venicnt for taking. Guaranteed to cure, or
money refunded. Prico, 23 cents. For salo
hy Kirlin's Pha-nmacy.
I)etriictlo CoiillagTaTuTn at'colon.
COLON, March 24.-A torrlflo flro raged
hero for fivo hours and burned Itself out
at 0 o'clock last night. It destroyed tho
botterlmlf of tho commercial partof Colon
luoludlng a lurgo uumlier of tenement
housos, ovory Importnnt Chlnbso store and
thdhotols aud government buildings in
cluding tlio prison and school, tho markets
and tho courts nf liurtnn 'Pl,m.n
looting of proporty during tUo excitement
of tho flro. Ono lifo was lost and hun
dreds are left homoloss. Tho loss is over
Death of Mr. Jenulo Kimball.
Rt. Taitt. r,.nl. ni ir -r
Kimball, of Philadelphia, tho woll known
oncrucomnunvmannir.il. .11...1 ....- !...
a private car at tbo Unon depot in this
city The body will boX.Pto Boston
for interment, 'l'hn n.,..i
will be closed for this 1 woek, a, Corrlne ac
companies iurs. ii.imnairs reninlqs toBos
tqn. It is probable that the company will
not be scon Until twq weeks hence,' when
- -----r " wooiEs- on.
A Mluiity Nice Thing lor CoWhi.
Wha.t?' Pan-Tina, 25c. At' Gruhler Bros,
drug storo.
FOR AN EIGHT HOUR DAY.
Import.-!! I Confereneo of National Labor
lender at Ihdlannpnlli.
ISMANAt'ons, March 2i. Tlio execu
tive oommltteo of the American Fodorn
tlon of Labor bcgnn its regular conference
in this city yesterday. Thofo present
woro: President Gonipcr, Secretary Au
gust McCrnlth, V. J. McGttlro of Philadel
phia, .Tnmos Duncnn of Bnltlmoro, Jnmos
O'Connell of Chicago and M. H. Garland
of Pittsburg. The conference lasted until
a late hour Inst evening, nnd wns ilovoted
chiefly to n dlsousslon of the best means ot
bringing about an eight hour day,
A poll of thoso prosont showed a unan
Imous sentiment in favor ot taking execu
tive action at once, thnt tho tost quostlon
ns to whether nfllllnted labor organiza
tions of tlio country nro capablo of secur
ing what thoy claim to bo tholr rights in
this particular. It was tho sentiment that
a concerted offort should bo made, and in
order to doviso wnys and moans tho mat
ter was referred to n sub-committee, com
posed t of Mossrs. Mngulre, Lennon nnd
O'Connell, who will make a report this
nftornoou on the subject.
There nro threo nntlonal organizations
tho carpouters, tho Iron ore workers and
horso shoors who havo volunteered to do
auythlng that tho council may ordor to
bring about tbo dosired result. It was
given out by Secretary McCrnlth that tlio
Carpenters' Nntlonal union probably will
bo selected to innUo tho test, nnd when
questioned ho said that It not only was
possiblo but probable that tho council will
order a strlko pf this '.Union throughout
tho country. Tho secretary's report shows
n marked lncreaso In the federation's fi
nances and membership, two charters hav
ing been issued so far this year to ono dur
ing tho same timo nst year.
Not to ho Trilled Willi.
( l'roin Cincinnati Gazette.)
Will pcoplo novcr'lcarn that n "cold" is an
accident to bo dreaded, nnd that when it
occurs treatmentshould bopromptlyapplled ?
Thcro is no knowing whero tho trouble will
end ; aud while completo recovery is the
rule, tho exceptions nro terribly frequent,
and thousands upon thousands of fatal ill
nesses occUr overy year ushered iu by a llttlo
injudicious cxnosuro and seemingly trifling
symptoms. Beyond this, there are to-day
countless invalids who can traco their com
plaints to "colds," which at tho tlmo of
occurrence gave no concern, nnd wero there
fore neglected. When troubled with a cold
uso Chamberlain's. Cough Ilemedy It is
prompt anil effectual 25 and 50 cent bottles
for salo by Gruhler Bros.' druggists.
A rhyidclau'H Suicide.
Baltimore, March 24. Br.. A T. T.
Grovo, of Dallastown, York county, Pn.,
60 years old, swallowed aconlto nnd then
shot himself in the left tomplo at tho
Kutaw Houso yostorday afternoon. Ho
was taken to tho Maryland Unlvorslty
hospital, whoro ho died.
Outlived the Century.
Rome, N. Y., March 24. Edward Hop
kins, colored, aged 103 years, probably tho
oldest person In dncldn county, Is. dead.
Ho was an lumttto of tho poorhouso, whero
ho died from paralysis. Ho was a cook on
tho Erlu o'aual for twouty-flvo years.
Simon S. Ilartnian, of Tunuelton, West
Va., has been subject to attacks of colic about
once a year, and would havo to call a doctor
and then suffer for about twolvo hours as
much ns somo do when thoy dlo. Ho was
taken recently just tho samo as at other
times, and concluded to try Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Itemedy. He
says : "I took ono doso of it and it gave mo
relief in fivo minutes. That is nioro than
any thing elso has over dono for mo." For
salo by Gruhler Bro3.' druggist.
Itcdurlog the Nnyal Appropriation.
Washington, March 24. Tho provision
in tho naval appropriation bill for threo
now dry.dcjcks a bo built at Alglors, La.,
Mare Island, Cdl., nu't Portsmouth, N.
H was 'fee6n.sldore4'yP0torday by tho
naval affairs conimlttoo of tho houso. Tho
reason for this step is mainly found in the
condition of tho treasury. It also was do
cidod to havo one of tho four now battle
ships and one of thq torpedo boatsjiullt
on th Pacflo, const, nnothocif thojlfteen
'tolbo,pons.ljuoted';on .the (Suit of Mexico
and another in tho Mississippi rlvor. Tho
usuarprovislon will bo rnadoj hbwover,
that the cost shall not bo excessive.
I All last winter Mr. Geo. A. Mills, of
Lekmon, Conn., was badly afflicted with
rheumatism. At times it was,go severe that
ho could not stand up straight, but was
drawn over on onp side. "I trjed different
remedies wUlio'ut'rcceivlng relief," Jib says,
"until abotit six months agoT bought a bottle
of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. After using Jt
for threo days my rheuma.tjsm vvas gone and
has not returned since. "For salo by Gruhlor
Bros.' druggists.
A Sensational Murder llecall?d.
Npw YbliK.inrch 24. Among' the p'as
serigers who arrived yesterday from Eu
rope was Mrs. E. P. Doacon, divorced wife
of Kdward Parker Deacon, who, In Paris,
four years ago, shot and klllod Kmllo Ab
elle, whom ho. found In his wito's apart
ments. Tho regtstor showed the ontry
'VMmo. Baldwin and lemma uo ennmbor."
Mrs. Deacon was the daughter of tho late'
Admiral Baldwin, ot Boston, nnd has re
turned to tho namo. Mr. Deaoon is still
Jn Franco. Tho dostlnntlonotMrs. Doaqon
couiu not up ioprnou. ivumor says sno
Is about to be married.
llhoiiinattsni Cured In a Iny.
"Mystic Curo" for Rheumatism and Neu
ralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its
action upon the system Is remarkable and
mysterious, It removes at onco the causo
and tho dlseaso immediately disappears, Tho
first doso greatly benefits; 75 cents. Sold by
C. II. Hagenbuch, Druggist, Shenandoah.
Jacliion and Walling l'lead Not Guilty.
NuwroHT, Ky., March 21. Jaokeou
WnllmK-woru arraigned yostorday for tho
murdorof Pearl Bryan, both pleadlngnot
cullty. Tholr demurrers to the indict
ment woro ovorruled. Judge Helm granted
tholr motions or separate trials. Jackson
will bo tried first, on April 7, and his at
torneys wore notlnod that no I urtnor con
tlnuanco would bo allowsd.
1tllMf In fll llniim.
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