VOL. XI. SHENANDOAH, PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 189(5. ONE CENT. . i.rr. . J3, nave been successful in getting hold of a large lot of shirt "V waists at a big reduction from early season's prices and while uiey iui win oe soia at me loiiowing One Lot 3 3 cento, actual " SO " " " QS ' " SO wash goods were never so cheap for any further decline. Dimities, not the give-away poor flimsy kind, but the best of the season's production that were sold at i2 to 15 cents, now 16 cents per yard. Two cases Lancaster ginghams, 5 cents per yard. One case nne lawns, 4 cents. P. J. GAUGHAN, SHIRT WAISTSSHIRT WAISTS. A Full and Complete Line From 50c to $1.25. WHITE : GOODS : AND : EMBROIDERIES HENRIETTAS, LANSDOWNE AND SILK, Laces, Gloves, Ribbons and a fine graduating dress. THIS IS OUR Special Drive in yjui opnng une 01 ladies' bhoes is in everything good and attractive in the market. OUR SPECIALTY SHOE.-zs "VtT. Of t..tlV?..rv n .1 .' - . .-. ? . 1 ITT 1 .11 . ..... .uunug a uuvc m wm De soia at 2 a pair. Regular price is $2.50. This may be iiua iwi ui mis ime uns season, we nave them in C, D, EX -co wiutiis. ino Deuer snoe General Agent for the ALFRED F. MORGAN, AQUEDUCT MILL FLOUR. If you want GOOD BREAD use Daisy, Moss Rose, Lexington, Our Lilly. 1 hey are the product of a combination of the Best Winter and Northern Spring Wheat. Our "Old Time" Family Flour is a complete Roller Flour at S4 a barrel and is guaranteed IF YOU WANT Good Pies and Cakes use It is made of wheat especially lor .rastry use. fill v YU1mla Ttrhnni ui .rmuv. irmai uianain nrd wheat, carefully prepared rocess, retaining all the properties of the whole wheat 71 J ' Our Rye Flour is Old Process Stone Ground Rye Flour. If you want Minnesota Pateiit Flour we have the Best Brands in le market, SUPERLATIVE, DACOTAH, CARESOTA. Washburn Be Crosby Gold Medal Irand "13 Pc." At KEITER'S. THIS FINE ROCKER ONLY 1.39. Children's Carriages and upwards. $3-75 "All Styles of Refrigerators. j. p. iams 8c on, South Main St. hgures : value SO to SO cents QS cents. $1.15' to $1.25 7S cents. as now. Our prices leave no room - 2X N. Fans. Everything suitable for North Main St., Shenandoah, Pa EYE OPENER Ladies' Footwear I being increased every day. Takes uic waveny latnes snoe. 300 pair is made lor the money. 14 S. MAIN STREET, 5 SHENANDOAH. Snag Proof Puck Boot. A SHOE TALE I Only tlio happy wearers of Morgan's Shoes ran uppreciar.0 mcir real goodness 01 quality, fit and durability. The prices are right a trial win 1011 a long siory. co our special In ladies' shoes. Alfred F. Morgan, No. 11 W. Oak Street. either of the following brands of to please you. our "Brookside Pastrv" Brand. selected for the purpose and made J- i r i - - , nuui is iiiauc Ul SCIcClcU and ground by the Buhr Our Special PROF. II EXONERATED Majority of the School Board Decided Last Night. so STATE SUPERINTENDENT'S LETTER no Clearly Defines His Position and Quashes tho Board's Resolutlons-BuperlnUnd ent Bogart's Emphatic Denial and Hla Counter Affidavits. Tho School Hoard held a special uieetin, lust nlRht and by a majority vote exonerated l'rof. Q. M. Hogt'rt, the new Huperiutendcnt or school?, from the charges against hiui for alleged misconduet while he was Huperinten dent of schools at Knoxville, l'a. The mem hers opposiug tho action justified themselves 011 the proposition that one accused must prove himself innocent. Those who 0x011 crated tho .Superintendent proceeded on the theory that thero must first ho a preponder anco of guilt and, secondly, that fiom tho ovidenco heforo the Hoard they Hero bound to exonerate Tho Directors at tho meeting were Messrs Ttczizo, Daugh, Morgan, Edwards, Churcl: Williams, Thomas, Sullivan, O'llrien, IIig. gins, Dovitt, Connors, I.ee, llanna and Prod dent I'rico. Superintendent Bogart was also in attend anco. Ho is a man of roiined and dignified presenco and impresses 0110 as being highly intellectual, llo entered tho Director? room alone immediately after tho meeting opened and toolc n seat within tho library railing. After proceeding with a llttlo routino bust ncss reports of special committees woro taken up. Secretary Frank llanna read tho followin; letter from Stato Superintendent Schacirbr : "IlAnnifiiumi, July I3tli, 1896. "Mr. Frank Iloniin, Secretary. iii.au bih : in reply to your communication of July 9th I desire to say Hint the opinion of the Attorney Oenernl. rendered In tho Dnunliin county contest, makes it impossible for mo to lovciiKiuc ino inorni cnarnclcr or u supcrln tenilcnt In so for ns tills uuestion bears umin Ills career previous to bis election and entrance upon tho duties of lils olllce. If the superin tendent commits nny immoral net during his term 01 service as superintendent I slinll feci prepared under the Inw to Investigate the charges nnd to annul his commission, in case sulllcicnt ground is found for such nction, I sco no reason why your llonril ennnot investigate Superintendent liogart's conduct at Knoxville for the purpoeo of proving him either innocent or guilty of the charges made Hgmiiss mm in 1110 nmtmvirs. von win, o: uuursu. uiiiii-rbiiinii uini 1111 niiiuiiiit is f.m. sldcrcd 01 pnrto evidence and that an accused man niwnys nns ino rlglil to n Hearing in which he can face his accusers and tlioso who testify It is not reasonable to cxiipct tho Superintend, ent of 1'uhlio Instruction to disobey the leunl oiilnlou of the law oDIcer provided by tho Constitution for tho guidance of the (lovernor inni mo nenus 01 me Department or our state government. If the courts were to sanction such disobedience it would establish n precedent 11 uioinim imngprous Kinii, as every law Mail ing citizen will aduiltso soonusthla piopositlon Is statul. I herewith return your allidavits in uiiiiijniiiiiL'u wiin your request. Yours very truly, Nathan (1. HriiArii-i.-ii-ii Superintendent 1'ublle Instruction After rending tho letter Secretary llanna said he would liko to hear what Mr. liogart had to say, a copy of tho resolutions passed at the last meeting of tho Hoard having been given mm. ouperinioiment liogart was ready and in a quiet, gentlo tone proceeded with a verbal statement oi his sido of tho caso. lie spoko most of tho timo calmly, deliberately and in overy way us ono who was satisfied in his own conscience of tho invulnerability of his position, but occasionally became very earn est. IIo spoko for many minutes and pre laced bis most important remarks with tho statement i I havo something to say. Knowlnc somewhat tho character of these insinuations and tho charges mado at Knoxvlllo by a family living there; knowingalsothatsoveral rumors basod upon tlioso charges went through tho country aud roaehinc hnri" knowing also thero aro parties who had mado protest and sent it to tho stato department. attomptiug to proveiit tho issuing of my commission; Knowing also that the state de partment has set that protest aside and has granted my commission; I havo como horo tills oveniug for tho purposo of volunteering to you evidence that shall show those accu sations to bo false; and also tho ground upon which they woro mado, and why they were malicious. I say malicious because I know what that word means. Tlioso wild rumors woro basod entirely upon an incident sur rounded with Just such circumstances us per mitted a low set of scandal mongers to uso it for a violent nurnose. These peoplo woro my bitter oncuiies for a reason that, I oau show to s-ou plainly. I was entirely justuieu, and feel proud I had such enemies on tho ground they bocarao my enemies. If you peoplo can set aBido all prejudice, thero is not a man here but what can see plainly why I had those enemies thero. Tho facts are just theso : Thoy wore euomies of mine before I over went thero. Thoy were combined, allied against any man who would succeed Mr. Meredith. It was acknowledged by tho iwrties themselves. The Hoard was divided And stood divided ovouly an mat summer, may oouicln'telecta uian. .nr. liogart thon proceeded to Btate that Mr. .Meredith, his predecessor, wasa kindand good natured man, too good natured for his position and the schools ran down to such a mark that ono faction decided upon his re moval aud another docided uixm the enntrarv. When Prof, liogart took churae of the schools more was no discipline. Little girls 11 aud 13 years of ago 'would toll the teacher to shut lier mouth and boys would throw thiuus across the room at tho teacher. During tho first two or throo mouths Prof. liogart was thero he found ho had a load. Tho first m. soutial was to require obedleiiee. He was do- Hod by tho children, and thuir parents told thorn that if ho laid his hands on them thv should kick him out of tho school as far as tnoy could, llo was finally compolled in uso corporal punishment with tho boys. With tho uirls ho ,.ubl,i' do this. Some boys ho finally suspendod until he could havo souio assuranm ibat tbT7 nouiu uu oeiior. niey remained suspended and disturbed tho schools on tho outside. IIo appealed to tho parents, but was only met with insults, and finally he was com pelled to havo tho boys arrostod and mado them pay their fines. This created a bitter determination for vengeance upon Prof. liogart. It was outspoken. His family feared for him overy night he was on the In tho spring of tho first yonr a de- ined effort was made to throw l'rof. ISogn! lit of the schools, but it failed. A charie of outiago similar to tho ono now mad jy the x ate girl was made against him. lmt kept under current. Tho Hoard hunted it down to Hcho.fi a 1 v old woman and to ono of of th leaders of one of the Protestant churilhes, who lacked down and acknowl edge! that he was wrong and that ho liad lied. That was only at tho close of the first year nd Prof. Hognrt know nothing of what had b en going on until tho schools opened for th next year. Prof. Hogart finally got the k iooIs in the condition a Superintendent shouh have them and next brought wrath upon is head by olieying tho law, the School Hoard tnd Hoard of Health in enforcing tho vacein .Won regulations; although ho did not do w i litil after oxercijfiMjTSl the discretion vrithit iiiis power in rJsJgjiTr of families ho knowjtifero too poor to pay the fee required. PlnallS'Jlie was comiielled to suspend children who lad no certificate!) nnd tb (inni, r (tret to! m abuse lllat were heaped upon him cannot JmlUu . represontod the mlininlstriition imagiiled. Tho lmrents sent him abu: usitdri letters find they said they didn't care for tho law. Coming down to tho chmgo made by tho ates.tm Superintendent liogart said : "I am not tiiultr oatli here, but every statemont make slltll lw sworn to This girl is n llttlo chihl thlit not a man heio who would see he no maii of puro feeling, of good Judgment of sound scum) jyotild bollovo that any man would liavoTns passions aroused by such llttlo thing. It Is ridiculous. It is villainous, It is imifossSblc. To throw out any such an Insinuation is stooping to tho lowest and heincous otimo. So help me God ! tlioso accusatiousnro villainously f.ilao nnd 1 don1 want any nun to stand before me and s iy tbcyarotro. I don t say what I would do I pity that child, but tlioso parents I cannot, If tho cllld is innocent of entering into such a duidly schemo sho deserves to ho pitied, beeiuso sho is too young, too child liko to realize what slio lias dono. It is a dis grace to slggost such a venomous insinuation of that kid. Tho child went homo and tho ncx morning mado tho assertion. Tho father had gono io a member of tho Hoard before h camo to nli. I could not stand to hear that man talk ,bout it. I said 'No, sir ; you can' talk to mi about such a thing. Somebody lias gono crazy. I will go to your bouts) and thero you can talk, anil no placoclso.' W went than-', himself, his daughter, his wife, ami myself sat thero. I said Clara, whit in tho world havo you been doing?' febo admitted then and thero that she liad gotten thiugs all mixed up with her dreams; thit sho had awful dreams that night and lot them mixed up and dldn1 know what tho truth wns. Her fathor took nor io anotuor room ana was gone 15 or more minutes wl.cn ho returned and said, 'Clara' stalcmentidiffer very materially. It is not tho samo story al all and wo must drop this matter, airs, atos said so. too. I said. Go and t Mr. .Hunter, tho mombor of tho Hoard yorfliavo been talking to, and toll him the mottor has been dropped.' Wo wont to Mr. Hunter and Mr. Vatos told him that Clara's statements diH'cred so that tho matter must be dropped, and I went about my bus! ness. Hut tho story had gono around. In a moment's timo my bitterest enemies got hold of it. It wai out of our reach aud tho con sequences aie befoio you. This, and thus far, I volunteer for your consideration What I havo mid, so help mo God ! is as truo as gosiiel and no nian dare faco nio aud say it is not. When Superintendent Hogart concluded Socretary llanna aroso and rehearsed wlfat appeared in the Pittsburg nowspapers bearing on tho charge and criticised Prof. Hogart for assailing tho ieoplo of Knoxvillo. Ho said that was no defense aud supposed that if tho Hoard should demand Prof. Bogart's resigna tion it wouui no assailed In liko manner. Mr. Uanaa then proceeded to road tho allidavits of Clara Vates and those accom panying thorn, all of which were read at the last meeting, and closed by saying that if M loolo visited hnoxville and had other knowledge of facts ho should bo called In I'roBident Prico said ho didn't know about that and was about to add somethinir when Mr. Devitt jumped up and said. "If wo aro going to try this case I think wo ought' to nave ourswo represented as well as yours." Mr. Price: "Which do you call niinoV I don't want yon to become so personal, if you pleoso. We will hcur all proper ovidenco. I on't think this is a trial. Wo aro havine uumaviis ran anil 1 uon t want you to be como personal. O, excubo mo," said Mr. Devitt. as ho ro. sumed ins tent. President Prira then continued : "Yon liave had tho allidavits horo and as regard to Mr. Toole going out there I want to sav wo nro 15 men us mewlwrs of this Hoard aud wo ought to datido from tho evidence on both sides as to what we can make of this tblnu. anil if that is not satisfactory you know then what to do." Sir. O'Brkui : "You havo to go further than the Hoard. It looks to me that this tblm. will havo togo to the citizens of this town if- we cannot aree." Mr. Price "Not until the liourd is done with it." Mr. O'Brinu : "We ought to be done pretty SOOIl Willi It, ' Sir. Price i "You havo only heard ono side of It," ilr. O Hrlm : "Tint is all. I think tbia oommittee npjwinteil at the last meeting uugni. io nave a Hearing on the caw." Mr. Price : "The oommittee was appointed to attend a hearlug, provided thero would bo one." Sir. Hauim then arose to sjieak aud Mr. Edwards raited a point of onler that Sir. llanna was monopolizing tho lloor and Sir, llanna said lip thanked tho gentleman for choking him otfat that lartlcular timo. President Prloo then proceeded to read a series of affidavits and papers. Tho first was an affidavit by flvo of the six members of tho hnoxville Sflhool Hoard, in which tbev swore, among other things, that tho fatherof tho Vates girl appeared before the members of tho Hoard aud wanted to drop the matter, but this was not permitted, as the father had unthoughtfully allowed the storv to imln dr. oulation. That a meeting of the Hoard was held and it was agreed, by the Board, aud was fully coincided with by Prof, liogart, nun owing io me rumor Having mlnnd nlr. oulation it would bo bettor for all coneorucd that his resignation should be accented. Continuing the affidavit tho members swear that they never discovered any act of Prof. lC untinued on fourth page ! II? a significant Statement From Assistant Secretary Hamlin. SECRETARY HERBERT'S ATTITUDE, It Is Authoritatively Announced That the Head of the Navy Department Will Not Support tho Nominees of the Dsmo cra'.lc Convention at Chicago. Washington, July 15. Alstnnt Pec rotfiry llmnllii, of tho trensury depart ment, unvo out n short statement yostor day afternoon In uxplanntion of his posi tion with regard to tho Demur 4 tic pbit- form nnd noininatioii.s. in-mmueli us Mr. 'OS lit tllO ChiluLirn rumvi.nHiin itiirl tiu ho has lKs;n in frequent oonsultntinn with eccrouiry Uirllsle over the iHilltlcnl situa tion since tho (nljournmont of the con volition, the Htntomont mado by him will undoubtedly lw accepted by ninny ns n wmi-ofllcinl declaration of tho position of tho sound money men of the administra tion. This improssionisfurther strength ened by tho lioliof that Sir. Hnmlln has soon President Cleveland sinco tho ad journment of tho convention. IIo uix-nt Bovcrnl days nt .Marion, nonr Gray Guides, on his way hick to Washington from Chi cago. Tho statement referred to is us fol lows: "No political issue is involved in the comin-r election. Tlio question to bo do cided is far deeper and more vital. Tho Ix-r-HJtuity of the republican institutions ims Dccn threatened. Kvery loyal citizon snoulil ally himself against tho forces wnicn controlled the Chicago convention forces of lawlessness, which aro inconsist,. out with tho maintenance of Mm "Henceforth, thoro should bo no ltepul- ncaii, no jjcmocmt, but a union of loyul uiuieii.s against ino combined forces of re pudiation and disorder. When once thl dangerous element has lieen stamped out nt tho polls by un indignant peoplo wooun ngoln diyido nnd discuss those political questions which for (renerations have kept iimu mo iwo groat political parties." It can bo stated by authority that Secre tary llorliert will not support tho ticket nominated nytho Chicago convention Senator lim Has Jtiulo No Statement. NEW Youk, July 15.-Senator David H Hill arrived In the city last evenlinr in company with Major Hinkley, chairman oi tno state Democratic coinniitteo. f- ntor mil went to the homo of W. C. Whit ney, wbero ho passed the night. Senator Hill is Inclined to tie a little voxod with tno way some of tho newsnaners havo ns. cumou to Know nis views upon the mat ter. He said: "I havo not in any mnnnnr expressed my views to any Individual or nuwspaiier since my return from Chicago, and any publication purporting tooxpross my views is made out of wholo cloth, and nut nuinorizeo. l nnvo not given Tam many ndvico to support tho ticket, noither navo i uovisou tneni not to." Urges l'opullsts to tndnrso Itryan. WA8IIIM1T0X. July IK. -J. II. Turner. who for tho last four yours has Iwon secre tary of the national committee of the People's party, in a signed statement urgOB l-opunsts to support jjrvan for iireslilont. He wrltos : "It cannot Iw suocessf ullv do- nied thnt tho principles advoented bv the j-opunsc -Mirty nave cnptureil tho Demo cratic party, and luive driven out of its ranks thnt element which lias always been oppoFeii to truo nomocracy, and which from tho beginning has been nlllliatod with the llepublic-in party." l'elrer I'livors Itrj-un. .WicniTA, Ivan., July 15. Tho editor of tho Kansas Commoner has received n letter from United btatos Senator PelTor in which ho snys: "The convention of tho nomocracy puts a new face onthorxilltl cal situation. Tho wise and patriotic course for us now is to unite our votes with those of all other frionds of silver and onumlos of tho gold stJindard when over such a union is possible Wo can do this and sttll maintain our organization lor luturo uso in case of need. Opposes nn Independent Tlelcet. Haltimohr, July 15. Tho Haltlmort bun has nil Interview with Senator Grav. of Delaware. The senator does not ap prove tho proposed Independent juove mont in the Damocrntio party, as advo cated by Illinois Democrats and agitated by members of tho party In the east. In his opinion tho wisest mid most practical tiling trie single standard Democrat could do would lie to endeavor to control tho nominations for congress In every district ti which they have strength enough toln liuenoe the result. Klsgruntled Kentucky Democrats. IiKXIKOTOX, July 15. Tho Democratic stuto oouimlttoe meets hero this afternoon. It is understood that tho membere from Louisville, and others, have sont their reslgruttdous and will not servo In the or ganliatlon since the nomination of Ilryau on the Chicago platform. These niemliors of the itflte committee and tho gold Dem ocrat! in the legislature will oo-oporato with the national movement for another ticket. George Fred Williams' Woleomn Home. H(TO. July 15. George Fred Will iams, frohh frorfi the Chlongo convention, received tin ovation at the Demoomtio nitlflcntlon meeting last night in Fanelui Hall. Sir. AVilllams explained hlsoon- orslon to the ouuso of the silver standard and endorsed tho national tioket. At lin en's lllulto Cafe, Our free lunch to-morrow morning will be homemade vegetable soup. Everybody in vittid to try it. Monk served at all hours. That llusliiosM Jtoom Slust have got in it little work on Columbia beer judging bv the way ordnrsare runhiug In for thoiitw ursTw, lHle Kxtm and Cabinet. They aro the leading and most popular brews throughout the Anthracite rmiun, as every body mils lur thl i" I wmmmmmmmmmmmm CENTS For nny window. article in our north If you want any of them come quickly as some of them we cannot duplicate aj: that figure. , GI RVI N'S 8 S. Main Street. mimmmmiummic I.lttlo Folks Party. Sir. and Sirs. Heimlmcb. of West r.i.,t-,i street, last owning tendered their son. ! ,v . a birthday party in honor of his ninth a nlvcrsnry. A largo number of Itoy's little iriends woro invited, and tlioso present liad n very enjoyauio timo. The following hub folks woro in attendance: Clam and In-nt Hililcnbrand, Nellie SIcGuiro, hlllio Helm lmch, IXiisy Price, Alice disc, Laura .Male, Slaggio and I.izzlo Galllgan, and Clareme Harry and Wilbur Hildeiibrand, Harry Hoyci! Arthur Davis, John Graf, Ilarvev Price, llirl and Hoy Heimlmch. Refreshment were served. IJKKIFST IIAltlAIS J:VF.7TknOWN I'n Straw Hats. 50, 75, $1.00 straw lints wi aro now selling at XI cents. Como whilo they hist. At SIAX LHVIT'S, 15 Eist Centre stieet A 'False Alarm. Kcportsfrom two revolver shots startled the residents in the vicinity of Kemuieror's con fectionery on North Slain street shortly after midnight last night. Sir. Kciumcror fired the shots hccnuso ho thought burglurs were trying to get into his houso, but invrstlga tion showed that the no was occasioood by a swinging screen door. 111(1 ItVlKiAI.NS In Still' and Criuh Hats. MAX LKVIT'H. Sotley a U'oi Iter. William Setley, the liaso Iwll nlavur wu. spends several months in a year here, Is jilay nig wiin mo i.ewarK, ss.j., uaso ball club ni the Atlantic League and has tlio nmiiui. again talking about hirn. Last Saturday he pitched at Orange, allowing but two hits, and on .Sunday ho was in tho jiox througli boih tho Newark games, when eighteen morn bit. were mado. or twenty for the tbreo gamc-. all of which he won. Jllckert's Cure. Our fieo lunch to-morrow moriiinir will consist of nice filled beef and dressing. The Defenders to Picnic. Tho Defonder Hose Crnipuny No. 8. of Turkey Ituii, will hold a grand picnic at Columbia irk on August 15th in nrder to raise funds with which to build nuartor-. Tho managers aro David Howells, John O'Neill and Joseph Campbell, and Patrick (Juiuii, Siichaol Campbell. I'ntrlck SfoDevitt and James Purcoll will bo the lloor manage is nive tno uoys a int. At Kcpchliiftki'M Aroiide Cafe. Vegetable soup for free luncli to-night. Sloals served nt all hours. Schoppo orcbostra social at Columbia nark overy Saturday night, commencing at 7:80. A NKW AND I1EAUTI1--III, LINE OK ...GLASSWARE Just Opened at Our store s t cut prices WMD0W SHADE. Plated knives and forks $1.00 per dozen, guaranteed to wear fcr five years. F.J. Portz 8c Son. SHENANDOAH, PA, DON'T : WORRY U! Kirlin's Compound Blackberry Cordial. NEVER FAILS. Price, 25c. DRUG STORE. 6 South Alain Street. s.)jl 1
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