'IP1 ftifrtt ft. lYOL. XL-NO. 141. SHENANDOAH, PA., TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1896. ONE CENT. : it ' V I, I h I Carpets - kV" MOOUETTES. VELVETS. ESTRY, INGRAIN and RAG. STYLES : AND : PRICES : ALWAYS : RIGHT. J. PRICE'S, - - - Just opened another eadquarters For Shirt Waists, Silks, Etc. Tho demand for laundered shirt waists Ite meet the. wants of tbo trade. Wo lmndlo 'prices as low as others ask for common goods, Our silk stock is immense You aro sure uress patterns, uress trimmings, waists, etc. whatever there is new In tho market. FINK DRESDEN SILKS, 1st quality, $1.00 to $1.25 per yard. BhACK SATIN DUCHESS, extra heavy, $1.00 per yard. PRINTED JAPAN SILKS, 25 cents to 45 cents. PLAIN JAPAN SILKS, 50 cents to 75 cents. A largo variety of Fancy Silks from 35 cents to 00 cents rcr yard. Our Carpet stock is complete. Look through our lino and see the pretty desiens in Moquctts, Tapestry, Velvet, Body Brussels per yaru up. NAc Handle Butterlcks' Paper Patterns. P. J. GAUGHAN, - 2T N. Main St. THIS SS OUR EYE OPENER ! Special Drive in Ladies' Footwear! Our Spring Line of Ladies' Shoes is being increased every day. Takes in everything good and attractive in the market. OUR SPECIALTY SHOE. We are making a drive in the Waverly ladies' shoe. 300 pair will be sold at $2 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 is made for the money. General Agent for the ALFRED F. MORGAN. NEW CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS AND MATTINGS. With more room and increased facilities in this line, we offer this week a large stock of New Carpets of all kinds and qualities. New Velvets and Body Brussels, new styles, handsome patterns. NEW TAPESTRIES A large assortment of NEW INGRAINS, from 25 cents up. A bargain in INGRAINS at 25 cents, reduced from 35 cents. Three Ply all wool INGRAINS in new styles. F'AG CARPETS A large stock, new patterns and extra qualities, from 25 cents up. STAIR CARPETS in Velvets, Tapestry, Ingrain and Rag, from 20 cents up. OIL CLOTHS AND LINOLEUM in great variety one yard wide, from 20 cents up. Two yards wide, from 40 cents up. New China Jointlep and Japan Cotton Warp Mattings. SPECIAL- DRIVE IN CANNED GOODS. A bargain in California Fruits Peaches, Pears, Apricots and Egg Plums 2 cans for 25 cents. Fancy Northern Sugar Corn, 3 and 4 cans for 25 cents. Choice Quality Maryland Corn, 5 cans for 25 cents. Choice Cold Packed Tomatoes, 4 cans for 25 cents. Fancy Quality and extra size cans, 2 and 3 cans for 25 cents. Try Our Choice Full Roller Flour--QualIty Guaran teed, $4.00 Per Barrel. At KEITEZR'S. Next Door to Coffee House THIS FINE ROCKER $1.39. Children's Carriages $3.75 and upwards. All Styles of Refrigerators. j. p. Williams 8c Son, South Main St. Carpets BODY BRUSSELLS. TAP North Main St., 7 diieuaiiuuau, ra. nl.. .1 1. n lot of our 49c shades. Isdaily increasing and wo are. now fully prepared only well made Garments, but you will find our 50c, Coc, 73c, 70c to $1.25. to find hero the material you want for either wo rcccivo now invoices almost daily and get and Iugralu, also Rag Carpet from 25 cents 14 S. MAIN STREET, SHENANDOAH. Snag Proof Duck Boot. A SHOE TALE I Only tho hapry wearers of Morgan's Shoes can apprcciato tncir real goouuess ot quality, fit and durability. Tho prices aro right a trial will tell a long story. Seo our special in ladies' shoes. Alfred F. Morgan, No. 11 W. Oak Street. IHE DEAL INI I Two Republicans and the Democrats Re-Organlzc the School Board. SEYEN POWERLESS REPUBLICANS, Only Six of Tbem Appeared to Make Hope less Attack Upon the Slate J. J. Price President, Frank Hanna Secretary, 0. W. Dengler Treasurer, and T. R. Beddall Solicitor. It is all over now. Speculation as to tho political complexion of tho School Board on ro-organlzatlon is at end. Two Republican School Directors went over to six Democrats at tho meeting last night and left six Repub lican members cold In helplessness to organ izo the Hoard under tho conditions which tho public was led to expect bv tho results of last spring's election. Ono School Director did not appear to tako part In tho organiza tion, so that left fourteen votes to bo cast when the time arrived to namo tho officers of tho Hoard for tho fiscal year of lfcDO-7. Tho result of last night's work is that John J. I'rico is president of tho Hoard: Frank Hanna Is secretary; C. W. Dengler Treasurer, and T. IS. Beddall, Esq.. Solicitor, In other words tho Democratic members elected tho choice of two Itepublican lneni bers for three offices in return for tho support ol tlio two aforesaid liepublicans in the elec tion of a Democratic Secretary. It Is per fectly proper to say that this arrangement was made to tho exclusion of tho other soven Itepublican members and at no timo was thero a caucus of tho uiuo licnublicun mem bers on tho subject of re-organization. It is said that last night's proceedings by no means consummate tho deal and as time wears on other contingencies will mako themselves apparent. Thero is no official dec laration as to tho cause for tho two Itopub lioan members going over to tho Democratic side, hut somo who claim to know say that it is nothing less than a consummated plan to get ocn with certain members of the Hoard for defeat of certain teachers last summer. Tho claim is mado that tho liepublicans can not complain, becauso they get all tho ap pointments but the Secretary, but It U as serted on tho other hand that it was far from fair for tho two Kepubllcans to absorb tho responsibility that rightfully belonged to niuo. Thero can bo no question that tho deal is far from popular, notwithstanding that thus far tho liepublicans have lost but ono appointment under it and much bitter feeling has been occasioned by it. Indeed, unless herculean measures arc taken there is danger that tho result will alTect future elections. The old members present at tho meeting of tho Hoard wero Messrs. Ogdcn, Haugh, Smith, Morgan, Dovitt, I,ec, Conry, Mauley, Con nors, lrezise, Hanna, Price, James and Ed wards. Tho absentee was Mr. Williams. Messrs. Timothy O'Brien, John F. Iliggins, 11. F. Church and M. .1. Sullivan wero tho new members in attendance. Somo timo was taken up before tho open ing of tho meeting in having Justice T. T. Williams swear tho old officers of tho Hoard to tho financial statement to bo forwarded to tho Stato Department. This having been disposed of tho Hoard was called to order and Horough Auditor Bamberger announced that tho annual financial statement of tho Hoard had been completed and added that tho Auditors found the books in excellent condition, in fact in all his experience ho nover taw better books. Ho also extended thanks to Secretary Treziso for valuable as sistance rendered to tho Auditors. Superintendent Whitaker then read his annual report as follows : To tho School Hoard. Gf.nti.i:mkx: In completing my term of office as Horough Superintendent of schools under your charge it is proper that I should, with your permission, givo somo nccount of my stewardship and of tho condition of tho schools and affairs intrusted to my care, I assumed tho duties of my ofllco on tho first Monday of June, 1SS3. In order to givo you an idea of tho growth and Improvement ol our schools during tho tlireo years of my term, I respectfully call your attention to tho following comparison's : For tho year ending June, 1603, tho term enrollment was 2,703; and for tho year now closing it was 3,20s, an increase of 10 per cent. Tho uverago monthly enrollments were respectively 8,337 and 2,513, an incroaso of 8 per cent. Theaver.igo monthly enrollments in tho schools abovo tho 3rd grado wero 3S0 and 49 an increaso of 82 per cent. Tho daily averages wore 1,003 and 2,137, an incioao of 8 per cunt. Besidos these tho number of teachers has increased 13 percent, and the term has been increased ono mouth. In tho evening schools three year ago tho term was four months, tho number of schools 7, and the enrollment 371, while in tlio proHiut school year tho term was five months, tho number of schools 13 and tho enrollment GUI. This shows nil Increase of 10 per cent, in tho number of school. 41 per cent, in tho enrollment and 20 per cent. In tho length of tho term, It is pleasing to note that this Increase Is a bulctantial growth lwth in tho schools and in their eltlciency. It is moro than gratifying tu me to be able to point to tho fact that while the increase In tho average monthly enrollment lias been 8 per cent., tho increase In the average enroll ments In tho schools nbovc tho 3rd grado has been 32 per cent. This is regarded by all school men of authority as a fair test, aud an increasing of this diameter Is conclusive evidenco uf improvement in tho efficiency of tho schools. After this year's promotions shall havo been mado a greater improvement in the biiiuo direction will be evident. From tlio comparison abovo you will conclude also that, owing to tho growth of our day uud evening schools, and tho free text book system, tho School Hoard, as well as tho Superintendent, is re quired to do at least 20 per tent, more work than was required threo years ago. our buildings and other school property are all fu good condition and nave been uircil for as well as could bo by yourselves, tho teachers and myself. Nothing has been reck lessly wasted or damaged, and thoro is a re spect for tlio property, of which wo can feel proud. I leavo your schools In excellent condition. The organization, discipline and methods havo received my closest attention and I can say without hesitation that tho results this year show an improvement over any former year. Hut tho teachers and my self regret very much that I could not com plcto tho final examinations, as they wero an lions that I should seo tho results for which they faithfully labored during tho term and I was most anxious to mako a test to estimate tho results of my methods and plans and to reward their faithfulness with my approval and recommendation. I havo labored arduously and witli somo success to perfect tho methods and matter of in struction and to impress tho moral at mosphere of tho schools. Our system has worked smoothly. Discipline is secured by a system of drawing pupils, and not to drivo thctrJ.oxccpt when absolutely necessary. Wo uso only tlio minimum amount of corporal punishment. Wo know from experience that thoro will bo good discipline and good order where thoro Is good teaching and when teachers and pupils work faithfully there will bo no mischief. This, moro than anything else, makes our schools successful. Your teachers havo been most faithful in tho dis charge of their duties. They havo all earned your approval, as well as mine, and almost without exception their claims to re-election to their positions cannot bo disputed, or ignored. I am not prepared, sinco promo tions havo not yet been made, to recommend or ndvlso anything about tho establishment of additional schools for next year. Tho af fairs of our borough are entirely dlil'erent from thoso of any other town of nearly equal population in tho state. Wo aro absorbing a number of children of foreign birth, or parentage, equal to nearly 23 per cent, of our school population. Many of theso do not understand a word of English when they enter our schools, and yet under our efficient system and methods they progress as rapidly as our own children. In retiring from olfice of Superintendent I feel many regrets, but, sinco I leave the schools in bettor condition than I found them when I entered tho ollico and since I retire without a charge having been mado against me, my regrets are not such as to torture tho mind aud sting tho conscience. lor many kindnesses and courtesies extended to mo by 'tho teachers, tho pupils and some individual members of tho Board, as well as many parents, I feel heartily grateful. Yours very respectfully, M. 1'. WmrAKKrt, Sunt Messrs. Conry and Edwards wero appointed a committco to destroy the cancelled orders and coupons and while they weio engaged nt this work at tho furnace in tlio cellar, Mr. John II. Jiccso appeared and silted that ho was a candidate for truant officer. President Ogden informed Mr. lleeso that it was a question for the new Board and tho applicant withdrew. Mr. Edwards returned to tho room and ofl'ercd tho following in writing : "I movo that a voto of thanks bo extended to tho Superintendent and retiring members of this Hoard for their service during their term of olfice, and especially to Mr. Patrick Conry, who has served 13 consecutivo years anil who not only proved himself to bo a valuablo member by his continued presence, but also nn ardent worker in tho sphere of educating tlio youth." Alio resolution was adopted unanimously. Mr. Conry was disposed to mako an acknowledgment, but his emotions had been aroused and ho afterwards stated that ho was not equal to tho occasion. It was almost impossible for him to maintain composure when taking leavo of Ills colleagues after tho old Board adjourned. lor tho rc-organization Mr. T. S.James was mado temporary chairman on Mr. Hunna's motion and tho latter was made temporary secretary on motion of Mr. Devitt. For permanent organization Mr. Devitt nominated Mr. Price and Mr. Morgan nominated Mr. Iliugli. Mr. Frico received tho votes of Messrs. Devitt, Hanna, O'Brien, Sullivan, Price, Iliggins, Connors and Juntos and was declared elected by a voto of 8 to 0. Mr. Baugh was supported by tbo. votes of Messrs. Jlorgan, Trezisc, Edwards, Baugh, Leo and Church. Mr. Dovitt nominated Mr. Hanna for secretary and Mr. Baugh named Mr. Treziso. Tho former was declared elected by a voto of 8 toO, tho ballot resulting as tho first. After a motion that tho salaries remain tho same as last year had been carried Mr. James nominated C. . Dengler for Treasurer. Mr. Treziso named Dr. J. S. Kistler and Mr. Church named Mark Burko. Tho ballot resulted: Dengler, S; Burke, 5; Kistler. 1. Mr. Dengler was declared elected. For Solicitor .Mr. Treziso nominated S. G. M. Hollopctcr, Esq, Mr. James named T. 1!. Beddall. Tho latter was declared elected by a voto of 8 to 0. President I'rico said ho would namo his committees next Wednesday oveniug and tho Board adjourned. I'motH's (fito-iium's) Cufo I'reo Lunch. Pea soup to-night. Oyster soup to-morrow morning. Other School ltoard Elections. The re-organisation of the Mahanoy City School Hoard resulted as follows : President, W. II. Evans; Secretary, William Perry; Treasurer, Dr. A. B. Sherman; Solicitor, It. P. Swank. The following officers wero clectidby the Mahanoy Township School Board last night : President, Charles McKcrn, St. Nicholas; Secretary, Jamoe Dolphin, Shanty Hill; Treasurer, James Downing, Jaeksons; Soli citor, Joseph Brown, .Mahanoy City. ciiAXdi: youk uNiiintwiJAit. Tho flint day of Juno has arrivod and so has our big lino of summer underwear. Our stylos and price will surprise you and our stock is larger than evor before. At MAX Li: IT'S, 13 Iiist Centro street. A Hume Inventor. James Iliggins, tlio shoo man, bus invented a patent to prevent tho tips of russet louthor shoes from turning up when they get wet. Ho is being encouraged by his many mends to havo the now invention registered. At Krpcliinskl's Arcudo Cafe. Beau soup to-night. Nice f(co lunch served every morning. Meals served ut all hours. Signs of u Citvo In Tho roadway at tho bottom of tho hill loading into Frackvillo Is beginning to cavo in. A watchman has been stationed at that point in case of any emergency. . Ilk larfs Cure. Our free lunch to-morrow morning will consist of Hamburger steak, potato salad and dressing. Id Final Scenes In the Terrible Tragedy at Moscow. THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED ARE DEAD A Dispatch to the London Standard De clares That Number Were Killed and Twelve Hundred Injured, tho Majority of Them Fatally. Moscow, June 2. Thoro were 1,677 vic tims of Saturday's cntnstropho hurled yes terday. Tho bodies of thoso who wore Identified and claimed by relatives' were Interred In prlvato proves, hut at tho ex pense of tho municipality. Tho great mini licr of tho unidentified dead wero buried In cloven great trenches each fifty yards lonjr. Tho trenches wore deep, anil tho mutilated bodies had to ho placed close to gether to find room for thom all There weru 000 workmen engaged all night long at tho Vnganovskoo cometory digging tho trenches. Many priests, prominent nmong them being John of Cronstodt, famous for his piety and his power to console, and, It Is believed by tho peasants, to henl, and many military chaplains conducted tho funeral servicos, the friends crowding nround tho gravos. Tho surviving friends and relatives lire for tho most part ot tho Ignorant and simple minded peasant class, and their grlof and terror at tho sudden calamity are expressed in very demonstra tive fashion. Tho scenes at tho cemetery wero pituui anil terrllilo In tho extreme. Only about half tho bodies recovered havo bjon ldontlfled, and the majority of thoso are men, though thero aro many ohlldren and several old peoplo. Most of tho private graves of tho vic tims havo been marked with wooden crosses, placetl thero by relatives, and in scribed with texts of scripture. The peo ple also strewed twigs am ni f tho graves. Tho clothes of tho victims wore heaped in a nugo pilo in ono corner of tho ceme tery, and in this tho people rummaged all day long, sojklng tho slightest traco that would afford a clew to tho fato of thoso missing. Tho bed-agglol, torn, blood stained heap of confu d tatters, thrown all together, nffurdol llttlo material for Identification, evon if it had boon systemat ically sorted out and tho appoarancoof tho pieces preserved. Hut after being pulled over a fow tlmos by tho crowd of search ers there was no semblance) to tho original appearance of tho garments left. The survivors have tho vaguest possiblo idea of what hapiwno.l to thom or how they escaped. They only remember a ter rible struggle In tho vortex oU conflicting human muscular energy. Many of them ascribe thelro-capo to u direct miracle. It is touching to witness how theso poor, Ig norant people help to console each other, to dress tho dead and to care for thu chil dren. Last evonlng tho czar gavo a banquet to the representatives of all tho ostatos in his realm. Tho foreign repro.entntivos wero also present. In thu afternoon tho czar anil czarina visited tho Mario hospital, where they spoko to and consoled thu n tients Injured In Saturday's crush. Thirty-six Hundred Wero Kilted. IjOXDON-, Juno 2. A dispatch from Mos cow to Tho Standard says that it Is Ostl mnted that a total of 3,iio per-iins were killed and 1,20!) persons Injured, tho ma jority of thom fatally, by the disastrous crush on the Kliodljnskojo plain un Sat urday morning. Two Killed by i:xplinlliig Mine fins. SllAMOKlN', Pa., Juno 2. Five minors wero horribly roasted by an explosion uf gas nt the Huck llidgo colliery yesterday forenoon. Tho victims are: Ucirgo Faust, frightfully lmrnod about his entire body ; Thomas Thompson, roasted from head to foot; Samuel Faust, a brother of George, burned about hands fncouml body ; Daniel Schmeltz, burned about head, face anil upper part of body; John Specht, burned about head, faco and body. Sewn other workmen who were within twenty-fivo yards of the liijured men, escaped without injury. Samuel F.iust and Thomas Thomp son diodiu torriblo agony in the afternoon. Tennessee's Centennial. Nashvillk, JunoS. Thouah rain storms had disfigured and Iwdmnglod tho ornate decorations with which tho city had been ndornod, though flags and bunting had lost their colors, and though rain at Inter vals fell all (luring yesterday forenoon, forcing tho postponement of tlio grand iia- rado, tens of thousands of jwople from till portions uf the state held their places on the lino of muroli waiting for the pro cession which celebrated Tonnossoo'n cen tennial as a state. Though set for 0 o'clock, It was 12 lwforo the procession morod. Iiy that time the rain had ceased. The parade took two hours to pass a given point. Three alore Pension Vetoes. Washington. Juno 3. The president yesterday rerned to congress threo pri vate pension nllts with his veto In oach case. In the e.iso of two of tho bills, grant ing pensions t Mrs. Amanda Woodcock and Jonathan Scott, both originating In tint hottso, tho president points out that, owing to thu. careless description in the bills, tho pensions could not be paid under their forms. In the other, a sonata bill granting n pension to Helen M. Jacob, tho president forcibly sets out his objection to allowing pensions to widows of soldiers who remarry. Charged with ItiiUIng" a Money Order. Kew Youk, Juno 2. Joseph Hyland, nllas Harris, alias W. H. Clark, formerly of Licking county, Ohio, who Is said to bo u member of tho ieroy W. Harris gang of postolllca in Jiiey ordar "minora," has been urrusted and committed to Ludlow street Jail. His examination is sot for next Mon thly. At Newark, ()., it Is ohargod, Hy land attempted to eash a moiiay order which had been bought at Norton's Heights, Conn. This order, which was for u small amount, had oouti raised to $100. Uso "Periodical Tickets." 5-2-12t mwmfwfrmmwmmmmm New Designs in Glassware. Summer Specialties. Milk Sets, Water Sets, Lemonade Sets, Fruit Sets, Tea Sets, Juice Extractors, Cracker Jars, Water Bottles, IJanquet Vases, Fruit and Cake Stands, Tumblers in Shell and Pressed Goods, Syrup Jugs, etc., etc. GIRVIN'S 8 S. Main Street. lumuuiummuuuuiuiii THE LOCAL INSTITUTE. Silpcrlittt-mlpnt Whitaker In Attendance lllHl MllUvs it Farewell Address, The regular weekly meeting of tlio local Teachers' Institute was held In tlio High school building yesterday afternoon, Superin tendent Whitaker presiding and making a farewell address to the teachers. Ho thanked them for their co-operation, complimented them on their excellent work, and assured them of Ills appreciation of their willingness in carrying out his suggestions. Tlio committco on memorial collections re ported that it holds $23.50 subject to tlio order of tho G. A. B. The balanco of tho Pupil's Belief Fund amounts to 20 cents. Ask your grocer for the "Iloyal Patent" flour, and tako no other brand. It Is the best flour made. Held on Two Charges, John Fecley, of South West street, was lcforo Justice Shoemaker on two charges mado by Baltro I.uko, who alleges that yesterday Feeley blackened his eyes and otherwise abuse. I him ; and that on Sunday last Feeley sold him a pint of whiskey. Feeley furnished ?300 ball in each case. If you want a fino wedding cake, let Otto mako it for you. Pension Matters. Justico Shoemaker has p-ocured an order fur Henry Keen, of town, an applicant for pension as a veteran of tho rebellion, to appear for examination ut Bloomsburg. lime You Tiled If.' Well, Jack; Havo you tried tho y?0, bottled beer put out by tlio Columbia lf'f0 f lug Company? Will: I should say lj r r my wife says it is tlio finest over Inv?' house, and I agree witli her. To Undergo an Operation. t W. I). Seltzer, Esq., is about to havo a delicate operation performed upon his oyos. His sight lias been failing rapidly. If you lave carpet rags aud wish them made into a good carpet send them to Fricke's carpet store. Carpet beaters of all kinds. Going to . . Paper That . . . Room This Spring ? We have the largest assortment of low and high priced paper to be found. Over 8oo different patterns. Brown back at 5c. White back at 6c, "jcanAjyic. Gilts at 6c, 7c, Sc and &yic. Strictly first class goods. Room Mouldings in all the Latest Colorings. Send to us for an estimate before you have any work done. Please state what price paper you want and we will submit samples. WINDOW : SHADES. We don't handle any "snaps" to catch, the unsuspecting public. Everything in this line is sold strictly on its merits and we guarantee better value for your money than you obtain elsewhere. We are the oldest established wall paper and window shade house in Shenandoah. You can fully trust such a firm. F.J. Portz Sc Son, SHKNAXI)OAH, PA, in s Korn Kure Knocks Out the worst tormentor in the quickest time. Only 10 cents. 'S DRUG STORE, 6 South Main Street. H1 'i
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