fSfm'Tr.!f,rTi' ' f tienm VOL. XL-NO. 206. SHENANDOAH, PA., TUESDAY, ACOUST 18, 1800. ONE CENT. $y f ! CLEARING SALE Of our entire stock of SUMMER Novelties, consisting of UNDERWEAR, NEGLIGEE SHIRTS, NECKWEAR. Also a full line of GENTS' HALF HOSE and HIGH GRADE HATS, all colors and shades, at greatly reduced prices. We will positively carry over no stock, and will give the benefit to purchasers. Come at once f-or these goods as they will soon be 'exhausted. MAX LELVIT, 15 EAST CENTRE ST. UP-TOiDATE HAT STORE. SHI RT WAISTS SHIRTWAISTS 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. .8 l DED5rfZT'C North Main St., v-. i i mv-'u. .COMPANY BUYS THE BEST MAKES THE E3EST , and SELLS THE BEST ALFRED F. MORGAN. OLD HAY OLD OATS OLD WHEAT FLOUR. To meet the wants of our trade, for good old stock we offer to-day : One Car Choice Old No. 1 Timothy Hay. 1 ,000 Bushels Old Michigan Oats. One Car Winter Wheat Middlings. 200 Barrels Finest Quality Hinnesota Patent Flour, Hade of All Old Wheat. 100 Barrels High Grade Roller Flour. 10 Tons Chop. JUST OPENING A Large Stock of New Floor Oil Cloth. , Fall Styles. G. W. KEITER, Rl-IPiKlANDOAH. THIS FINE ROCKER Children's Carriages and upwards. $3-75 All Styles of Refrigerators. j. William s 8c Son, South Main St. Fans. Everything suitable for w, Shenandoah, Pa. A SHOE TALE I Only the happy wearers of Morgan's Shoes ran appreciate, tnelr real goodness ot quality, fit and durability. Tho prices aro right a trial will tell a long -story. Seo our special iu ladies' suocs. Alfred F. Morgan, No. 11 W. Oak Street. At KEITER'S. - REIN IN A i mi mm. The Call For the National Convention at Indianapolis. CHICAGO CONVENTION ARRAIGNED. 'The Honor and Perpetuity of tho Demo cratic Party Are at Stake-Let the Faithful of Years Rally Round Its Historic Banner." Chicago, Ana. IB. Tho cxectitlvo com mltteo of tho National Democratic party wns In (session yesterday nnd Isstlcd n call for n national convention nt Indianapolis Sept. 2. It Is addressed "to tho Demo crat h of tho United States," and is in sub- Rtrmco as follows: "Tho Homocratlc party Is tho bnly ex isting political organisation with n history nxtending hack to tho birth of tho repub lic Party after party has nttumptod Its overthrow. Porno htvo achieved torn pornry triumphs. With each triumph was hoard tho prophecy that tho Democratic party would surely dio. It has survived all defeats. By vlrtuo of its lndestruotlblo prlnclplos, It has witnessed tho birth and death of evory rival savo one, and this, Its present great antagonist, with a history of i.o moro than forty years, had no part in laying tho foundations of constitutional popular government. 'For moro thnu a century mon of high prlnclplos, noble, ambitious, unselfish and pntriotlo alms, havo adhered to tho Demo cratic party with n constancy of dovotlnn unparalleled In tho history of politics. For moro than u century, through good and ovll report, in times of prosperity and In dnys of adversity, it has kept its faith. It has hold fast to tho fundamental prlncl plos of free government formulated by Its founders and subsoqucntryonforced by Its Brent leaders, from Jefferson to Clovoland. For more than n century no man was oven in doubt as to what constituted Uonioo' racy. "Evory Domocrat believed In tho ruloof law, and tho rule of an Impartial law, in tho unhesitating protection not only of tho llve of citizens, but of private rights and property, nnd in the enforcement of obedience to duly constituted nutnoriry. Evory tnio Domocrat insisted upon a strict obsorvanco of tho mandates of tho federal constitution and of tho limitations therein proscribed, as woll ns upon a loyal sup- port of all tho institutions tnoreoy created to bo guarantees of tho llborty it sought to perpetuate. "Ho profoundly dislmlioved in tho abil ity of government, through paternal leg islatlon or supervision, to increase tho business of tho nation. Ho was opposed to all attempts to conjuro comfort into tho homos of Its cltvons or wealth into their pookets. Ho bolloved that it is th function of government to provldo tho pooplo with nn honest and Btnblo union of oxchango, thus enabling thorn to transact tholr buslnoss safoly and convonlently In ovcry mart nnd market of tho world. He reprobated evory attempt to supply to money by means of legislation that vnluo which it can personally by reason of those qualities that render it accoptablo to tho world when unsupported by legislative ilot. "With such a record and such a creed, tho president moreover being a Dome cnit, elected on a platform realllrming tho sound principles of tho Democracy, tho Democratic party was called upon to so- loot dclcgatos to a national convention. "The dologates to tho convention hold nt Chicago wcro authorized, and had tho powor to proclaim n platform embodying .their vlows of the truo solution or tno par ticular problems of tho governmout now agitating tho nation, but upon tho condl tlon that such platform should bo con sistent with tho cardinal principles held bv tho party throughout its existence These principles constitute tho essential clement of the party s lire. They dlstliv culsh it from ull other political orgauiza tlons. If they aro abandoned tho party ceases to exist. It was, thereforo, not within tho powor of any majority of tho delegates assyinblod at Uhlcugo to bind tho Democrats of tho. United Statos to a platform inconsistent with tho party'i prlnclplos, or to any action that should re sult In tholr surrender. "In violation of tho trust committed to them a majority of tho dologates assemblod In that convention, ignoring tho rights of of tho mlnorlty.unsoatod regularly olectcd delegates to mako places for others In sym pathy with thumselvos. Thoy proclaimed a sectional combination of tho south und west against tho north and oast. Thoy 1m poachod tho honosty and patriotism of President Cleveland, who has heroically maintained tho honor and Integrity of tho republic. "Against the protost of ono-thlrd of tho delegates thoy promulgated a platform at varlanco with tho essential prlnclplos of tho Domocratlo party. This platform Is in Us policies daugerous to tho wolfare and life of frco government. It is mis chievous in Its tendencies. But oven moro threatening and inlschlovous was tho spirit of tho convontlon that adopted it, a spirit manifested not alono by Its nlllrin ntlvo notion, but as well by its rockloss ro Jootlou of every proposition tending to toraper tho declarations of tho convontlon with conservatism and Justleo. "Whllo professing to ndvocato a policy of btmotalllsm, It censures tho prosont Democrutio administration for maintain ing tho parity of gold and sllvor. It pro poses to reduco this country to a condi tion of sllvor monometallism, with Its vacillating and unrollablo standard of val ues, and tends to bring tho farmer, the W.i go earner uhd salaried man to tho wretched condition of countrlos Whoro tho f liver standard prevails and where tho re wards of agriculture and labor are lower than anywhere olso in tho land. "Its declarations lnvlto,and have almost produced, a financial panic, and many of itt proponents an nounco that to accomplish their purposo thoy are prepared to Ipvolvo their country In a dlsastor compared to nothing In Its history savo tho caluihHy of tho civil war. 9 "It assails tho lndononilencn of clie dietary JiC a covert threat to reorganize tho lifts, whenever t holr decisions contra vono tho decrees of tho party caueiii. it socks to allure olllco sojkers and spoilsmen to support by attacking the existing civil service laws, which good men of all par tics havo liilwred mi long to iMuhllOi. Tho Chicago convention ha ving thin de parted from tho recognlod Democratic faith, nil Democrats nronbmlvod from ob ligation to support its program. As tho d.ctrilicsiiro destructive or national honor nnfi prlvoto obligation, and tend to create sctlonnl and class distinctions and on nvndcr discord and strife among tho poo plo, all good'clti7cns 01 tnc repunnc nre bound to repudiate them and ctert every lawful means to Insure tho defeat of the candidates that represent theso fnlso doc trines. "Tho duty of tho hour Is to stand stead fast In tho defense of our anolcnt faith. Tho honor nnd perpetuity of tho Demo cratic party aro at stake. Lot tho faithful of years rally round Its historic banner, rqform Its broken linos nnd with abiding faith in tho final triumph of its principles, unite to restore tho nnmo Democrat to Its formor meaning and proud distinction." Tho call is signed by W. D. llynuin, chairman ; John H. Wilson, secretary, and tho oxocutlvo commlttoo of tho National Democratic party. Aow Jersey's fluid Domocratlo Committee. JKltSKY CITY, Aug. 18. A meeting of gold standard Domocratfl wns hold here yesterday uf ternoon and determined upon a stato mass convention at Trenton Aug. 20, nnd sclocted a stuto committee. Tho stato committee selected Is as follows: A. D. Derondo, H. D. Winton, William H. Wills, II. W. D. Albany, J. Howard Car roll, Jamos E. Florlng, Hamilton Wallls, l)n Iioonnrd J. Gordon, Otto Crouso, V. Hall Apgar, C. W. D. Vroom, John H. Ulackwoll, James Nollson, Jnmoi Parker, John Hono, II. U. Uttlo, Paul llovcro, Georgo II. Ycair.ans, William H. Gourley, TJioodoro Slonford, Samuel T. Smith, A. B. Cnrleton, S. M. Williams and P F. Rlttenhouso. Mombors-at-largo : Edward D. Meaney of Essex, William B. Wills of Burlington, John D. McGill of Hudson and J. Howard Carroll of Camden. Tho committee was cmpovarcd to fill 'vacan cies. Derondo and Williams aro members of tho regular committee. Candidate llryan's Itinerary. Uri-Eit Hkd Hook, N. Y., Aug. 18. William J. Bryan's itinerary after ho has rested has lieen partially arrangod. Ho will not go back to Now York to answer tho speech of Bourko Cockrnn, but will go from hero to Buffalo, Erlo and Cleveland, speaking at each place. From Cleveland ho will go direct to Lincoln. When ho leaves Lincoln ho will go to tho south, mnklng speeches in Kentucky, Florida, Missouri and Maryland, nnd then ho will como cast again about tho last week In September. Ho will speak In Brooklyn and then go to Now England. Upon his return from Now England ho will speak In Now York city. Last night there was a demonstration by citizens, and Mr. Bryan yielded to domands for n speech. F.itnl l'lglit In 11 811I0011, SHAMOK.I.V, Pn., Aug. 18. During a drunken riot at Mount Carmcl Charles Ebllng was fatally shot through tho body and John Donnelly had ono of his arms pierced by a bullot. Tho row began In Michael Farlng's saloon. A largo crowd of mine workers Just paid off, and consid erably under tho Iniluenco of liquor, re fused to loavo tho place. Faring oxtln- gulhed tho lights, ami whllo tho room was In darknoss two of tho miners Imme diately opened flro with their revolvers, pouring a fusillade of shots Into tho crowded room, tho guilty persons havo not yet been arrested. At Ilreen'g Klultn Cilfe. . Vegetable soup will bo served as freo lunch to-morrow morning. Plenty for everybody. Mculs served at all hours. Lohlgh Valley Ollkluls Here. A party of Lehigh Valley ollicials, accom panied by newspaper representatives, arrived In town this luoruing from Pottsvllle, at which plnco they m.ulo a short step. Tho railroad rnen aro connected with tho freight and passenger departments of tho company and are located at liethlehcm and Mauch Chunk. After making a short stop hero tho party left tor llazlotou and other puints on tho Lehigh Valley system and to their various homes. llreiuiati'g New Itcstaiirunt. Grand Army bean soup to-night. Hot lunch to-morrow morning. Obituary. .Martin Dixon, ono of tho most cllictcnt and popular motormcn In tho employ of tho Schuylkill Traction Company, died yester day afternoon at 3 o'clock, at tho homo of his mother-in-law, in Connors' patch. Tho deceased was 27 years of ago and was married only last April. Ho suffered from a compli cation of diseases and tho most pronounced was Urights' disease. At KepchlusUl'M Arcailu Cafo. Pea soup for frco lunch to-night. Hot lunch to-morrow morning. Meals served at all hours. Will ricnlo on ThuriHlay. Tho Welsh Baptist, Welsh Methodist, Welsh Congregational nnd tho English Bap tist Sunday schools will hold their annual picnic nt I-akesldo on Thursday, Should tho weather bo favorable a largo crowd will bo present. Kendrlck House Free Lunch. Pea soup for freo lunch to-night. Hot lunch to-morrow morning, Vurmrcll I'nrty. A farewell party wns held last evening at the homo of Mrs. Barman, on North Chest nut street, iu honor of tho Misses llarmau, of Lebanon, whq departed for their homes this morning. A largo crowd wis present and a very enjoyable evening was spent, tttas s : Oirjload . (ifiVtHie will arrlvo Wednesday mornWg;rH4syivaiila depot. Prices to William Woomeb. (wemler'B Bain, ender's public Bale of horses KO crowd this afternoon in grccablo weather and ninny Several horses wcro sold Udt. hl ti r I. Shots That Alarmed the Residents South Main street. THE STORY OF A SALOONKEEPER. IIo Bays Tramps Fired the Shots to In timidate Him Into diving Them Free Drinks The Shooting Was at Close Range, But Harmless. At an early hour this morning tho residents of tho vicinity Of tho southern end of Main street were startled by tho report of thrco revolver shots fired In rapid succession. o confusion followed tho shooting nnd little importance was attached to it after, until Paul Lavaskus, u Pole, who keeps a saloon on South Main street, told his neighbors to-day of nn experience ho had during the hours immediately following the midnight hour last night. Lavnskus says ho was preparing to closo his saloon nnd go to bed when thrco tramps entered and asked him for half a pint of whiskey. IIo refused to gmnt tho request, which was first put mildly, but subsequently made with thients. Lavnskus told tho men ho would neither sell nor elvo them liquor, as he did not want them about the place. They went to a table and commenced playing cards, but as tho gamo was evidently only started ns n cover for premeditated trouble tho saloonkeeper drove the tramps out of tho place. Before ho could cloie the doors the three men drew revolvers and each fired a shot into the door. This was the shooting that alarmed tho neighborhood. Lavnskus wns not injured by any of tho shots, but wns too much nlaruied to stir, and when ho pulled together sufficient eourago to look about him nnd seo how matters stood the tramps had disappeared. Shortly after two more tramps appeared with a tin pall. Lavaskus thought ho recognized in them two of the first visitors nnd declined to givo them beer, but when they produced the money to pay for It ho thought tho most pcncablo wns tho best course to pursue and ho tilled tho can. Tho tramps went out, but still hovered about the saloon and when two men who appeared to bo farmers entered, tho tramps mado overtures that foreshadowed robbery. Lavnskus procured a revolver and drove tho trumps off, but they did not show an inclination to stay away until the saloonkeeper stood gtianl ut the saloon forsonio time and threatened to shoot any of tho tramps that would attempt to enter his plnco. Lost, on Saturday, a pair of gold plated eyo glasses. Finder will please return suno to llKitALU ollico. S-17-2t NO APPOINTMENTS MADE. Chairman KtUwmlti Says He Has Not Selected Ills Secretaries. 1'ottsvii.lk, Aug. 18. Tho announcement wns made last evening in a local papor to the effect that County Chairman Edwards liad selected Luther K. Hannum and Charles A. Snyder, Erj., as his secretaries to aid him iu conducting tho political campaign in this county. Just prior to his boarding a train for Philadelphia this morning Mr. Edwards Informed your representative that ho had not yet mado public his selection of secretaries, but that ho would do bo upon his return from tho city. IIo nlso stated that ho would prob ably namo tho men who would bo members of tho executive, committee iu a few days. Tho paper in question also gavo whnt pur ported to be tho proceedings of tho meeting of tho candidates at which tho county chairman was elected, although tho session was a secret ono. Ono or two of tho candidates who wcro present at tho meeting emphatically repudiate the article, nnd ouo of them goc3 so far as to say that there is not ono word of truth contained In tho nrticlo, especially that por tion purporting to givo tho veto on tho chairman. Whllo Chairman Edwards says ho has not made public tho names of tho secretaries, yet it Is geuerally understood that Messrs. Snyder nnd Hannum will bo selected for tho positions. Vanilla, Chocolate Ico cream, Orango Ico daily. Scheidcr's, 21) E. Centre street, lm W. H. Cole Again In Harness. Ex-Postmaster W. It. Colo, of Pottavillo, has again assumed tho position of editor-in- chief of tho Miners' Journal. Under tho guiding linnd of Mr. Colo that paper will no doubt again assume tho position it formerly held among tho inland dallies of tho state. 1'iincrulrt Tudor Llewellyn, son of Joseph Meose, of Lost Creek No. 2, wns buried to-day iu tho Odd Fellows' cemetery of town. Tho de ceased was 11 years of ago and died on Sat urday last from pleuro-pueumouia. Tho funeral of Edward, son of Anthony and Bridget Sweeney, of West Apple alley, took placo this aftornoon. Interment was mado in tho Annunciation cemetery. Tho treth, tho wholo truth and nothing but the truth. That's our motto ; and we add leather, solid leather and nothing but leather. That's tho way our shoos are built. 7-lS-tf Factokv Shoe Stohk. Hopo Section Addressed. Itov. Alfred Ueebucr, pastor of tho Metho dist Episcopal church, last evening addressed tho members of Hope Section No. 10, J. T. of H. & T., on tho principles of the organiza tion.' Thcro was a large attendance and a vote of thanks was tendered llov. Heebncr. A llrldul Couple Iteturns. Mr. nnd Mrs. Benjamin F. Jamos returned homo last evening from their bridal tour to Washington nnd other points of interest, They aro occupying n handsomely furnished houso on South West street, where they aro receiving tho congratulations of their many friends. ' I'rie Sllter Speeches, The frco silvcritos have opened their cam paign In this county. Prof. Whitehead, of New Jersey, Is making speeches In favor of the 10 to 1 idea, and last night spoke to a small audlonco at Pinegrovo. To-night ho will hold forth at Tremont, and will con tinue bis tour through tho county. Hammocks. We will not carry any Hammocks over winter. So if you want one cheap call this week. We have a few in cotton, jute and Mexican. Gl RVI N'S 8 S. Main Street. BIO nonsE SALE. Waldron'rt ltlg Canada Horse Silln Xet TliurHday at Micuiilidouli. Waldron, tho great Canadian horso shipper, will arrlvo In Shenandoah to-night with Ids horses; they will bo taken to O'llara's livery whero they aro to bo sold at public auction for what they will bring. Waldron says they will be admired by hundreds and he pro nounces them to bo tho finest lotovcrshipped hero forpublicauction, and they aro certainly a handsome lot of horses ns woll as good workers and drivers. Waldron says every horso must and shall bo sold, as ho never takes a horso from tho ring when they onco enter. They must find a now master; that is his reputation in this stnto as well as every other state In tho Union. So if you want a horso nttend this sale and you will surely owu one. Tho Canada horse is put to work when young and that is the reason you find them so well broke. Tho draught hordes will draw any thing you can put behind them. As for the drivers it will take a good imitation of a trottor to pass any one in this bunch. Don't miss nttcndiug this 6nle, ns you probably nover will havo the chance again. Don't forget tho date nnd place, O'llara's livery, next Thursday, at 1 o'clock promptly. Waldron says tho weather will havo no bearing on this sale, as it will take pl.ico If it rains pitchforks, points downwauls. So como with tho crowd, as next Thursday will bo a Itanium day ill Shenandoah. Illekert'd Cafe. f Our frco lunch to-morrow morning will consist of nico vegetable soup. Head Injured. Georgo Itubltiski, of Brownsville, Rtistnined n sovero cut on tho bend last night by n fall of rock in a breast of tho Shenandoah City colliery. Dr. Stein found that tho cut pene trated to tho skull, but was not dangerous. Car Loud of reaches. A thousand baskets of peaches will arrlvo at Pennsylvania depot m Wednesday morn ing nt l':00 o'clock. Prices to suit the times. 8-17-H William Woosieh. Attended tho Dance. Tho monthly hops of tho Philoptrianclub, of Shamokin, nt Mnysvillo park, aro becom ing very popular, and tho attendance in creases at each hop. Tho ono given hist evening was attended by a largo number of town folks. BLANK BOOKS Of all kinds, styles and prices. The largest and most complete assortment in town. LEDGERS, SINGLE AND DOUBLE EKTRY, JOURNALS, DAY BOOKS, CASH BOOKS, BLOTTERS, RECORDS, JUSTICES' DOCKETS. All the above bound iu cloth, sheep, leather comers and back, or full bound. A full line of butcher and grocer pass books, wagon books, order books, &c. We can get any special ruled books in a few days. F.J. Portz 8c Son, SHENANDOAH. PA DON'T : WORRY USE Kirlin's Compound Blackberry Cordial. NEVER FAILS. Price, 25c. KIRLIN'S DRUG STORE, 6 South Main Street. tan mmi A'fcvj ! LnSa
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