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VOL. XL-NO. 91.
SHENANDOAH, PA., SATURDAY, A PHIL 4, 1890.
ONE CENT.
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SOLD ON EASY TERMS.
J. P. Williams & Son, S. Main St.
BARGAINS
TWO CASES RENFREW DRESS GINGHAMS, light, medium nnd dark plaids, regula:
lirico 12c per yard, our price, Co por yard.
Schuylkill county.
LADIES' KID GLOVES in black, tan and
$1.00, $1.23 and $1.50 per pair.
FIFTY PIECES JUST RECEIVED, BLACK AND COLORED HENRIETTAS, 43 Indies
Wido, heavy material and lino lustre, 50c, would bo cheap at 00c.
Wo havo added to our stock a LARGE LINE OF CARPETS, in Ingrain, Tapestry and
body Brussels, Jloquettes and Velvets. It will bo to your benefit to look through this lino
as you will find tho prices very enticing. Seo
Wo handle Buttcricks' paper patterns.
P. J.
THIS IS OUR
Special Drive in
)itr Spring Line of Ladies' Shoes is
in everything good and
OUR SPECIALTY
We are making a drive in
will be sold at S2 a pair. Regular price is $2.50. This may be
this last of this line this season. We have them in C, D, EX
EE widths. No better shoe
JOSEPH BALL
General Agent for the
EASTER GREETINGS.
. . . Spring Novelties In
j is 1 vj uuuo ca.nu 1 1 11111111110.
NEW CARPETS Rugs, Tapestry and Chenille Curtains.
J
Special Bargains in Window Shades at 49c.
SJ. J. PRICE'S,
in
ALFRED
F.
MORGAN.
NORTH
liable ror)ini.
DAVID FAUST,-
AImi l.lfn nn.l Uvultfnt
When you want irnoil- wiflrOV
kgas fitting, orgtnontl tinomltliiiii,,
Toa E. F. Gallagher 18 West CviilroY
Dealer ir stove 8-1-t
REMOVED
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VENEZUELA
The Monroe Doctrine and Schom
burgk line are the all-engrossing
subjects of the day. There can
be no question regarding The
. . New England Piano
Because our customers (the
arbitration committee) decided
long ago in its favor, conceding
every claim for durability, rich
ness of tone, and beauty of
finish.
L C AAA
IN DAILY
OJ,lUU USE
THIS WEEK !
No such bargain was oyer ucforo offered In
brown, worth $1.00, at 75c; bettor goods at
our lino of children's ready-made dresses.
- IX N. Main St.
EYE OPENER !
Ladies' Footwear!
being increased even' day. Takes
attractive in the market.
SHOE. a.
the Waverly ladies' shoe. 300 pair
is made for the money.
14 S. MAIN STREET,
SHENANDOAH.
Snag Proof Duck Boot.
North Main St.,
Shenandoah, Pa.
A SHOE TALE 1
Only the happy wearers of Morgan's Shoes
can appreclato tueir real gooune&s 01 quality,
lit and durability. Tlio prices are right a trial
will tell a long story. Seo our special in ladles'
611003.
Alfred F. Morgan,
No. 11 W. Oak Street.
MAIN STREET.
KEITER.
The Philadelphia Tragedy Still a Dark
Mystery.
LANGDON HELD FOR GRAND JURY.
Pnyslclans Who Examined the Body De
clare That Miss MoOrath Was In
Perfect Health and They Can Give
no Reason for Her Death.
Philadelphia, April 4. Coroner Ash
brlilgo yostorday held nn Inquest Into tho
mysterious death of Anniu AIcGrath, and
at tho conclusion of the testimony tho
jury found n verdict recommending that
Samuel 1". Langdon, whoso mistress tho
girl had been, ba hold to await tho notion
of tho grand Jury. Ho was committed
wlthout ball.
Tho most important wltnoss was llorthn
Stewart, the colored servant girl. Slio re
peated her original story without varia
tion. Tho last she saw hor mistress allvo
was at 8 o'clook on Sunday afternoon,
when sho gavo hor Instructions to havo
tho dinner rendy nt 4:80. When tho wit
ness rang for dinner sho heard n scream
nnd ran up stairs. Sho knocked on tlio
door nnd Langdon responded. Ho was in
his night clothes, nnd when tho .witness
asked what tho matter was Langdon told
hor that Annie had a bilious attack.
Bortlm asked If sho could get a doctor,
nnd Langdon said that it was Hot neces
sary, but told her to get him a pitcher of
water. Sho hoard no moro of elthor Lang
don or Annio that ovonlng Sho waited
dinner until 0 o'clock. Two hours Inter
sho listened at tho door and heard loud
liroathing. At 11 o'clook sho wont to tho
door again, and heard tho loud breathing.
Then she wont to bed. On tho following
day sho did not seo anything of cithor ouo
until B o'oloek In tlio nftornoon.
At that tlmo Langdon camo down stairs
and asked for something to cat. Sho asked
how "tho family wa," and Langdon said
that lio was ill and that "Mrs. Langdon
was poorly." The witness wanted to tako
some poached oggs and toast up st ilrs.but
Langdon said that it was not nocessary, as
"his wlfo did not want anything." Ho got
something to oat nnd than wont upstairs.
Subsequently ho camo down again ready
to go out.
Ho spoko to her about hor wagos, and
gavo her $3.60, nnd started out, saying
that ho was going ivwny. Ho went as far
as tho door and returned and handed tho
key to liertha, tolling her that sho could
uso It In caso sho wanted to go out. It
was tho first timo that Langdon had over
gone out without Annlo lu tho ovenlug.
Prior to that Monday night Langdon
had never mentioned tho subjoetof monoy
to the witness, and never boforo paid her.
Sho was ongaged by Annio, nnd always
recolvcd tho pay from her. After Lang
don went out she concluded to go up stairs
nnd seo If "Mrs. Langdon" would not havo
something to oat.
Sho knocked at tho door, but received no
nnswor, and tho knocking was repoated
without any effect. Then sho wont in.
Tho room was dark, and sho hoard no
Bound. Sho struck n match and lighted tho
gas. Annio was lying on tho bed In pre
cisely tho samo position as on Sunday,
when sho peorod through tho open door
way, whllo handing Laugdon tho pitcher
of wntor.
Sho thought that Annlo was doad, and
ran down stairs. To assuro herself, how
ever, sho called, but received no nuswor.
Then sho left tho houso nnd went homo,
where sho Informed her brothor of what
sho had seon, and thoy returned to tho
neighborhood. Thoro they found Police
man Keck, nnd notified him of tho case.
Anothor important witness was Drug
gist Howard A. Sausser, who said that
tho girl, a personal friend, had bought
chloroform from lilm on tho Wednesday
preceding her death. Sho said sho wanted
tho drug to kill a canary bird. Sho seemed
to bo downcast and questioned him as to
which poison would end llf o witli tho least
pain.
Rolatlvos of tho girl discredit tho testi
mony of this last witness. They point
significantly to tho fact that ho has main
tained sllenco until tho Inquest, and ns
sort that on Thursday last ho was In con
sultation with Langdon's lawyors, Whllo
they admit that the girl may havo pur
chased chloroform from him, thoy deny
tho Intimation that she contemplated sui
cide. It was shown lu Sausoer's examina
tion that thorecordof thosaloof thochlor
oform had boon mado since tho tragedy.
Dr. Loffmatin, who made a chemical
analysis of tho girl's stomach, said ho had
found no trace of any kind of poison.
Nelthor ho nor Coroner's Physician Mat
teru could say what caused death. Ap
parently tlio body win lu thu oondltlon of
n woman enjoying perfoct health. Thoru
woro no signs of disease, no marks of vlo
lenco and no ovldoncos of poison lu tlio
stomach.
A number of witnesses tostlfled to tho
doubtful relations which existed between
Langdon and tho girl, and thu coroner, lu
instructing tho jury, said that whllo noth
ing of a posltlvo character lnul been proved
ugainst Langdon, tliuy should take into
consideration tlio fact that ho kept silent,
probably fearing something If thoy
thought him lu any degreo responsible for
k'or death they should Incorporate It In their
verdict. Tho jury dollboruted eighteen
minutes.
Whatever Langdon knows about tho
jcath of his luamorata ho has not told,
i'ho, only stntoniont ho mado regarding
that fateful Sunday and Monday was lu
osplutiatlouof tho omry la his memoran
dum book: "A. died at 10 p. in." Ho ac
knowledged to the coroner that while ho
did not actually know it, ho believed that
Annie died nt that time, and gavo It as
his reason for sleeping upon tlio iloor all
night.
It was shown at tlio lnquost that Lang
don registered at a prominent hotel on
Monday ulglit hh John Jones, of San Fran
cisco. Ho dd iot oxplalu why ho wont
there Instead of feturnlug to tho Glrard
avenuo houso, if,l as ho said on the day of
his arrest, li dtdmuL kno w i hat Annie was
duad. but only Uil when ho lult her. Nor
am no oxpinln suusequentiy wny rio lets
hor body In tho houso, knowing, as ho said
ho know, that sho was dead on Sunday
night. Anothor statement adduced was
that Langdon had been making arrange
ments to Install another young woman In
a houso lu Now York.
Tlia mystery of tho caso Is no nearer a
solution tliau it was before tlio inquest.
Langdon was not permitted by his attor
neys, A. S. L. Shields and Arthur Moore,
to tako tho wituoss stand, and tho only
posslblo way to ascertain tho truth, if
Langdon really knows It, was cut off. HU
silence was criticized by tho coroner, but
ho was nctlug upon tho advlco of couu
sl, and maintained that silence.
At UriM'n'H lUnlto Care.
Nico sour krout to-night. Plenty for every
body. Cnlllrry fcluit llowtl.
Tho Draper colliery, at Glllicrton, shut
down yesterday, and will probably bo Idlo
from four to six weeks. Many improve
ments will bo mado, and when completed tlio
colliery will be enabled to ship from 100 to
SSO cars a day. Tho hoisting engines of Nn.
2 slopo will bo shipped to tlio l'ottsvillo sfiops
for overhauling, whllo improvements will be
niado at tlio Primrose slope, thus enabling
both slopes to hoist two cars at a time. Tlio
No. 1 slopo will ho timbered and remodeled.
Whllo tho colliery is idlo there will bo other
Improvements mado, in tho breaker and
throughout the insido workings. Two largo
tubular boilers arrived at tlio colliery to-dny
and will be placed in position, thus making a
nest or ten tubular boilers.
Wfitsnu House Free I.uncli.
ISoston stew to-night.
Tamiuiuu Council.
Tho deadlock in tlio llorougli Council of
lamaqua has been broken by tho re-election
of Samuel Heard as Town Clerk by a veto of
2 to 3. Henry. K. Aurand was re-elected
treasurer, Michael Carney supervisor and
Kdward R. Heosor water superintendent.
William Calloway was elected to succeed
Councilman Kulp, deceased.
r.oo do.iix i:r.cis givkn away.
Commencing to-day (Saturday) will givo
away to each and every liister caller a
beautiful decorated Easter egg.
2t Siti:.N"AN"l)OAit Dituo Stoiik.
l.llng In tlio l'ursomigc,
H. Honico Itomig, pastorof tho Evangelical
church) on Cherry street, is now comfortably
fixed In tho largo parsonage next door to. the
church. Ho will cordially rcceivo any callers
and friends of tho church. Tho audience in
last Sunday's service was encouraging.
KIGIIT CASIS
Of flno $1.23 hats just received.
LEVIT'S, 15 East Centre street.
At MAX
(one To Chicago.
William Neiswenter, the liveryman left
for Chicago this morning to piiu'liiise his
20th carload of horses which ho will shortly
disposo of at public sale at his stables. The
homes are expected to arrive here next
Wednesday.
I'rco on Saturday.
A beautiful colored panel picture entitled
"Purity" freo to all purchasers of tea, eoH'ee
or baking powder commencing Saturday.
April ltii.
Giianu Union Tea Co.,
l-2-3t 28 South Main street.
The Y" l'mgriiiii.
The following program will bo rendered at
a meeting of tlio "Y" to be held tliisevening:
Singing; scripture reading, Miss M. Davis;
reading, Miss L. llrooks; vocal solo, Miss
llrown; solo, Miss Ilevan; question box;
singing.
55 cents per yard for a honic-mado double
chain rag carpet nt C. D. Fricko's carpet
store.
Mr. Ciiaklcj's Kind Act.
James Coakloy, the dry goods merchant,
yesterday presented every uiotoruian and
conductor of the Shenandoah branch of the
Schuylkill Traction Company with a beau
tiful linen handkerchief. A return of thanks
was tendered tho donor.
Leavo orders for names on Easter eggs as
early as possible. W. V. Otto, 27 South
Fhmtr Mission Iteport.
The following report is mado by tho Flower
Mission connected with tlio Y. W. C. T. U.
Distributions : 5 huqucts of flowers, 0 baskets
of fruit. 5 baskets of provisions, 25 pounds of
Hour, 3 glasses of jelly, 21 pages ot literature,
2 loaves of bread. Visits made, 22 ; donations
received, Jl ; collections, 70 cents.
Bcheilly House.
Our freo lunches for everybody to-night :
Puree of tomato soup.
Oystors on toast.
funeral l'rom St, Clair.
Ethel May, fivo-year-old daughter of Mr.
and .Mrs. Isaac1 Waters, of St. Clair, died at
that place on Wednesday. To-day tho re
mains wero brought to town and interred In
the Odd Fellows' cometary.
IIIMT ItltANDS ()!' FI.OUK
We sell at wholesale prices which other
dealers sell at retail prices. Also a full line
of groceries, always fresh, with tho choicest
of goods and tlio lowest prices, can bo pur
chased at liuiilNSKV & FllIKDMAN's, 22(1 West
Centre street. 1-1-It
Will 1'lav To-iuorrmv.
Tho Lithuanian band, tnulur tho leader
ship of Prof. Zeitz, will render an Ulster
program at the morning services In tlio J.ith.
uanian church to-morrow morning.
Easier basket filled for from 10c. to $2,00,
t W. V. Otto's, 27 South Main street.
at
llrusli Taetory ltvmoieit.
Ciauss & Co., brush factory has beon re
moved from Wost Cherry street to tho rear
of llradigau's bIioo factory.
Wood's College Oltlce Open.
Prof. Wood may bo found at tlio college
ofllco from 6 a. in. to 10 p. m. Entrance Oak
street, corner Main.
The now irou stairway lias been delayed,
but will bo ready in a lew days.
Tlio college will open Monday, April 0th,
lu both day and evening session.
S. I. Wood, President.
Easter oggs and fancy baskets of ovory
description at Otto's, 27 South Main street.
First In the Hearts of the Schuylkill
County People. '
HE SWEPT TO-DAY'S CONVENTION
Congressman Brumm Pulled Out of tho
National Delegateshlp Fight at the
Eleventh Hour Finney and
McConnell Fleeted.
Special to Hvkninu 1Ii:kai.i.
Pottkvim.e, April 1, 2 p. m. Tlio Kcpub-
llcan county convention for tlio election of
National and stato delegates convened here
this morning atld proved a great outburst of
Quay popularity. Everything in, about and
around tho convcution was Quay in appear
ance, sound and sentiment mid it was im
possible to put up anything against tho tide.
It was another of tlio great Quay sweeps.
Tlio convention was called to order in
Centennial Hall at 10:10 this morning witli
County Chairman Pay no in tho chair. Daniel
Duffy and Hon. Elias Davis served as tem
porary secretaries.
C. E. llrcckons, Esq., of St. Clair, was
elected permanent chairman and was escorted
to tlio chair by Hon. I). D. Phillips, of
Gordon, and D. It. Miller, of Pinegrove.
Messrs. Duffy and Davis wero continued as
secretaries.
After rull call tlio chair appointed the fol
lowing committee on resolutions: lion. D.
D. Phillips, of Gordon, chairman; Daniel
Duffy, of St. Clair; Alex. Morris, Shenan
doah; IScnjamin Kcllar, Pottsvill-: lteubeu
llartow, Pinegrove; Thomas I'jttei-on, Mali
anoy City, and John Hodgkins, Tamaqua.
Tlio committee presented tlio following re
port :
"We, the Itopubl leans of Schuylkill county,
in cotncutioti assembled, rcMiulrin our all
hercnee to the American policy of piotcctlon
anil demand such legislation us will alTonl a
greater Income for the maintenance of the gov
ernment, give industries with AmcrUim cnpital
and remunerative wiigcs for American labor.
Wo denounce the Wilson tarllT as the fllt step
for tlio anulliihittoii of the American industries
and arraign the Democratic administration as
being tho cairn: ot tne depression in business.
We favor blinetalisni and the uoof both gold
anil silver as standard money under fiieh pro
visions to lie determined hy Legislation as wtii
secure a maintenance of the parity of value of
the two until they shall have the purchasing and
deht-payiug power of SI. whether of gold,
silver, or paper, nui! shall tie at all times equal.
We re-alllrm the reform plank of the platform
adapted by the State Itepublicau convention
at Itarrisburg. on August -Sth, IKl-i, anil
remind the nenubllcans of Pennsylvania,
especially, nnd the people at largo generally,
that the author anil promoter of the sentiments
contained therein Isthe present ahleState Chair
man of the Republican party, Matthew .Stanley
!uay. That, as the representatives of the ltc
puhlieaus of tills county, we heartily endorse
thecamliilaey of Senator M. S. (Juny for the
Presidency of the United fstates. That u-e rec
ogni7o his mperior iltness for the position and
conutieud him ns the noblest lEeniihlieiili in the
nation nnd hereby instruct our delegates to the
national convention elected to earnestly advo
cate a id labor fur bis nomination.
During tho absence of the committee on
resolutions Congressman Ilriimm was called
upon to address tlio convention. Ho spoko
on general topics and paid a high tribute to
Senator Quay and referred to him as tho
greatest diplomat in the country.
When the committee offered its lesolutions
Hon. Clay W. Evans, of St. flair, offered tlio
following amendment :
"Itcsolved, That William McKinley be made
the second choice of the convention and that
the delegates be instructed to vote for him,"
Hon. D. I). Phillips moved tliat the resolu
tion bo laid on tlio table. The motion was
carried by a voto of Kit to OS and tlio resolu
tions wero unanimously adopted in their
original form.
The Shenandoah delegation had consider
able McKinley sentiment in it so far as
second clioico was concerned and voted
solidly against tlio motion to table the
amendment.
After tho adoption of tlio resolutions tlio
chair declared the nomination for national
delegates in order.
Melleury Williclm, of Ashland, nominated
Joseph 11. McConnell, of tlio samo place; It.
D. Miller, of Pinegrove, nominated John F.
Finney; Clay W. Evans named John S.
Gressang and James H. Levau, of Miuers
ville, was thu fourth nominee.
Tlio ballot resulted as fullows : McConnell,
210; Finney, 211; Grussang, 77; Levau, 33.
McConuell and Finney being the delegates
olected,
John I. Matlilas was unanimously elected
alteritato to McConnell.
The Shenandoah delegation voted for Mc
Council and Qrcssang, witli tlio exception of
Kester, who voted tor McConnell and
I mnoy.
S. liurd Edwards was elected as alternate
to Finney.
Till! STATE DKMXIATra.
The Legislative convention met in Cen
tennial hall immediately after adjournment
of the national delegate convention.
Tlie election of statu delegates lcsulted as
follows :
First District : James S. Williams, of
Shenandoah, and Alfred Palmer, of Malia
noy tuwnslilp. Alternates: Alex. Morris,
Shenandoah, and It. A. Swank, Delano.
Second District: Hon. I). D. Phillips, of
Gordon, Charles Laubeustciu, of Ashland,
alternate.
Third District W. E. Hause, of Tamaqua,
received 23 votes and Frank Job 1. William
Matthews, of New Philadelphia, was elected
alternate.
There woro fivo candidates for election as
state delegate In the Fourth district louven
tiou, Charles A. Snyder, Pott.ville; William
A. Womer, FotUville; Daniel E. Mossiiur,
Tower City; Charles E. Ilergor, Crosona;
and William A. Moore, Treniont. ISorger
and Womer were elected on tlio first ballot.
Tho votes wero castas lullows: llerger, 80;
Womer, 88; Snyder, 07; Moore, 00; Mossner,
40. Total number of votes, 353; necessary to
a choice, 71. At 3 o'clock tho convention
proceeded to ballot for tlio third deiegato to
which tlio district is entitled.
Have You u Hlg Toot?
If to, there is a snap at the Factory Shoo
Store furypu. We have about 500 pairs of
men's working aud dross shoes, all sty' s, Nos.
0,10 aud 11, which woaro selllugfor very
low priias. to mako room for spring goods.
3-13-tf J. A. Movun, Mgr.
t'pto Date for l'altis and Achm,
Everybody says Ited Flag Oil, 23c.
Gruhler llros., drug store.
At
THE BUSY STORE
lie and 118 North Main Street.
MAX SCHMIDT, - - - Proprietor.
HERE IT IS !
COME AND SEE IT I
Two Solid Things at a
Broken Price.
REAL HAND PAINTINGS.
I REAL IMPORTED CHINA.
BEAUTIFUL EASTER PRESENTS AT
LITTLE COST !
NUMBER I.
Our artist has been working for
quite a while to complete this lot
ordered for us for Kaster.
A full line of handsomely hand
painted stamp plates are now on
exhibition. We not only give you
plates painted but have them all
trimmed in tasty style with ribbon
to suit.
The whole at a price
37C
the painting would cost,
NUMBER II.
A beautiful line of real imported
china has come in in time to make
your Easter present. Every plate,
cup and saucer, oat meal dish or
any other article bears the stamp.
So you can not be deceived that
you have the genuine.
For this special sale we
have them all marked
a single price
YE LOVERS OF CHINA, DO NOT
MISS THIS CHANCE I
116 and 118 North Haiti Street.
To any one making a 50 cent
purphase, a handsome Easter
card, or package of candy, as
you prefer. This offer good
until Easter.
Easter Baskets,
Easter Candy,
rats?:
Easter Toys,
Easter Cards,
Easter Booklets,
Easter Gifts.
GIRVIN'S
8 S. Main St.
A CARD.
The administrators of the
estate of the late JOHN T.
GRAF, would inform the old
patrons, as well as the new,
that the business will be con
tinued at the old stand, and
that the past reputation for
fair dealing will be maintained
by the present management,
and the same high standard of
goods kept in stock. We
solicit a continuance of the
trade.
Graf's,
122 North Jardin Street, Shenandoah.
10c
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