W ONE CENT.
VOL. XII.-N0 287.
SHENANDOAH. PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1897.
J. P. WILLIAMS & SON,
3S CUTH MAIN STRI
WHAT A COME
Our $1.00
equal to the
Ah
We offer special inducements in
. . . High-Grade Woolen Underwear.
-AT
UP-TO-DATE HAT STORE,
IS East Centre Street.
LADIES', MISSES'
COATS - and - CAPES!
0: :o
We call special attention of our customers to the CELEBRATED
' SAIT3 PLUSH used in our garments, as being the best goods in the
market for wear and finish. Styles of garments are correct. Prices
alvvays right.
s-s&0ar Line of the MUNCY BLANKETS Is Complete.sss
COMFORTS, UNDERWEAR, GLOVES AND HOSIERY.
. I I CDSZDI rCT'C North Main St.,
THANKSGIVING SfllLE !
What's a diuner without a glass of something- that
will do you good ? Overloading the stomach is na
tural on Thanksgiving and you need a glass of some
thing that will aid digestion. Keep your health. You
may need one as a stimulant.
8? COLUMBIA
Will answer the purpose. Have your dinner complete.
Leave your Thanksgiving order in the office, and its
prompt delivery to your home may be insured.
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL-
-is-
IflDIB' WD CLOVES,
"Worth $1.25 a pair, reduced to
7Bo. Good only for ono week.
GREAT BARGAINS IN
CARPETS
OP ALL KINDS.
P. J. HONAGHAN, HENANDOAH.
PAINTING AND DECORATING!
-'WALL PAPERS.-
Thomas H. Snyder,
Our stock of Thanksgiving goods is full and complete.
NEW RAISINS, ALL 1897 CROP.
New Muscatels,
3 lbs for 25c
4 lbs tor 25c
" Seedless, ; - 3 lbs for 25c
" Seeded, - - 2 lbs for 25c
New Cleaned Currants. New Citron, Lemon and Orange Peel.
New Sliced Citron Ready for usa.
New Prunes, 2, 3 and 4 lbs for 25 cents.
New Evaporated Peaches, Plums, Apricots and Pears. "
New Figs and Date6.
"NEW MINCE MEAT.-r-
We sell nothing but the best old
new style or cneap mince meat at any price.
OUR MIXED NUTS for Thanksgiving consist of the best grades
New crop. Paper Shell Almonds. Grenable Walnuts, SioTly
Filberts, Texas Pecans and Brazil Cream Nuts.
No old nuts among them.
New Crop New Orleans Baking
Ketue
New Pickles by the dozen Fresh, Crisp and "Sour.
. . . New Sweet Pickles. . . .
Crosse and Blackwell's Imported Pickles and Chow CIiott
New York State Fancy "Full Cream Cheese.
Fancy Creamery Butter, Always Fresh.
At KEIITER'S.
THIS QUEEN
-OF-
icwing Machines
Only $19.60'
. . Warranted for Plvo Years. . . .
ORBAT BARGAINS OPFBRBD IN
'FURNITURE
To casn buyers or on the installment
plan. Come and see the largest stock in
'.he count)' to select from nt prices that
defy competition.
SHENANDOAH, PA
- DOWN.
Hats in black and broWn are
best $1.50 hat ever made.
THE -
and CHILDREN'S
Shenandoah, Pa.
BEER
ALE
PORTER
LADIES'
Qdat5 apd ?ape5
IN ALL VAUIETIES.
Children's and Misses' Reefers and
Long Coals.
LINOLEUMS
AND
OIL CLOTHS
VERY CHEAP.
23 Soutri Jardln St.,
Shonondoah, Pa.
New Sultanas, - - 3 lbs for 25c
" Valencias, - 3 lbs for 25c
" Iyuyer Clusters; 2 lbs for 25c
fashioned mince meat. We sell no
Molasses Pure, Straight, Open
uooas.
1
Till! WUATHHlt.
Tlx forecast for Thurssday : Fair weather.
with ft slow rite of the temperature and fresh
ts light wwterly nnd soiithwestsrly winds,
followed by cloudiness In the northern, nnd
western districts and partial cloudiness on
the coast and possibly by llghlsnowln the
Hudson Valley.
THE CONTEST CLOSES.
tte.ponilent'fl Testimony Must be In by
Jlecomber 10.
In the Lyon-Dunn oontest court yesterday
an order was issued to the effect that the
taking of Testimony and heating witnesses on
the part of the respondent shall end on De
cember 10th." After that date Lyon will be
allowed to present robuttal testimony.
Judgo Dunn considered tills a very short
time. Attention of tho court was rallied to
the fact that tho $18,000 appropriation for
tho contest was expended, and as a result
witnesses aro Belling their orders for 50 per
cent. off. The court promised to consider the
matter of requiring tho County Commis
sioners to pay those orders without an ap
propriation. PITHY POINTS.
Happenings Throughout the Country
Chronicled for Ilnsty Perusal.
The big breaker at Morea will bo enlarged.
II. Frank Huntzingcr, formerly of I'otts
ville. and Hiss Poarl Short, of Philadelphia,
were married at tho latter place yesterday.
About 20 people from town attended the
concert given in tho M. E. church at Win.
1'ciid last night.
The People's Clothing House, 25 West
Centre street, S. Feinborg, agent, was closed
last evening by the Sheriff. Tho owner of
the store is A. Smith, of Mahanoy Plane.
Mrs. Sarah L. Martin, of St. Clair, widow
of William Martin, who was a member of
Company Q, 8th Regiment, Pennsylvania
Volunteers, was granted a pension through
'Squlro J. W. Conrad.
Tho assessor of the Fourth ward of Schuyl
kill Haven was tho first to make returns of
enrollment of school children. .
Thomas Garrigan, of Port Carbon, has
boen appointed overseer of machinery at the
collieries of the P. & It. C. & I. Co. The
position is a newly constituted one, and its
duties very responsible.
Subscriptions are being raised to pay tbo
costs in tho News' case, in tho United States
District Court.
Tho young men on the Ashland Local are
close readers of tho Herald, but they re
frain from saying so in public print.
lllckert'a Cale,
Our free lunch td-ulght will consist of sour
krout, pork and mashed potatoes. Turkey
lunch to-morrow morning.
Klsteddfod at Blahanoy City.
The Eisteddfod to be held at Mahauoy
City to-morrow will attract many lovers of
music in this and adjoining counties. Many
entries have been mado for all of the con
tests, and among them is six male parties on
Martyrs of tho Arena" ; five, for the male
chorus,. "Annie Laurio ; " four military
bands two mixed chorueos; two parties on
Hark Apollo Strikes tho Lyro;" six male
duetts; ten on the piano solo; twenty-five-on
the baritone solo, "Anchored ;" eighteen
on tho bass solo, "Tho Mighty Deep ;" Ave
on the ban ton o song, "Out of thee Deep I
Cry ;" fourteen on tho tenor solo ; eight,
soprano ; bix children's song ; seven on the
male recitation and six on the female recita
tion.
100,000 pair of Ladies', Children's and
Men's rubbers at a sacrafice. At Womkb's
Shoe Store, 138 North Main street. 11-2-lm
Firemen. Fooled Again.
The lire department was called out this
afternoon in response to au alarm from box
17, at tho Bending station. The flro was
confined to a coal shanty on the premises of
tbo Davis estate, on North Union street. Its
origin Is not known, but It is supposed that
somebody threw a burning pieoo of wood in
to the shanty which ignited some mining
clothes hauging nearby. Tho damage dono
was about $10. Tho services of the fire de
partment were not needed.
3 Two Cent Stamps, 5 Cents
To every purchaser at the City Drug Store,
107 South Main street. Sale of stamps
limited. lMl-Sw
Deaths and Funerals.
Tbo funeral services over tho remains of
Mrs. Emily T- Bowman, at Mahauoy City
this morning, were conducted by Itov. T.
Maxwell Morrison, pastorof the I'resby torlan
church of town. The funoral was largely
attended.
llrakeinaii Pies From Injuries,
Isaac Lindcnrauth, aged 3Q years, foil un
der a train of cars at tho Delano yards last
night while engaged in coupling cars. Ho
was employed as a brakeman. Ono of his
legs was crushed, and ho died during tho
night at the hospital.
Thanksgiving Day at Muhioon's.
II. J. Muldoon will have on tap at bis ap
pointed hotel to-morrow au oxtra brew of Im
ported Pseborr Brau liock beer, which is of
tho finest quality. A free lunch, consisting
of lihode Island turkey and all concomitants.
will be servedduring the day, A welcome
to all to como and purtako of It is cordially
extended.
To-Morrow's Oume,
At 2:30 o'clock to-morrow afternoon tho
first game of tho Shenaudoah-Mahanoy City
eleven and Manager rsbey's aggregation
will oontest for victory. The line up of
Pulley's team Is as follows: Carroll, left end;
Toomey, left taokle; W. Itlnghelser, left
guaid ; Lavelle, center; Oruhler, right
guard; Seaulan, right tackle ; McQoo, right
end ; Shney, quarterback ; C. Riughelser,
left halfback ; Ftthey-, right halfback and
Frost fullback.
13lward Fogarty Married. -Deputy
Coroner Bdward Fogarty.of Malia
noy City, and Miss Ellen Carroll, of Mlnera-
Vtllei were married at the latter place by
Father Fogarty this morning. The groom is
au ex-Chief Burgess and ex-Justice of the
fence 01 JHifTmnoy Uity, ami well known In
this town. The bride is a sister of Miss Ella
Carroll, of town.
The Homeliest Man In Shenandoah,
As well as the handsomest, am) others are In
vited to call on any druggist and get free a.
trial bottleiof Kemp's Balsam for the Throat
and Lungs, a remedy that is guaranteed to cure
and relieve all Chronic and Acute Coughs,
Asthma, Bronchitis and Consumption, Price
25c. and 30c.
At the Collieries.
All the collieries will olose down this even
ing ami resume again Friday morning.
West Shenaudouh and Turkey Bun oollie
rles were compelled to shut down this morn
Itfg owing to scarcity of cars.
Casoarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sloken, weaken ox gripe, lOo
THE Tlpit
DRAGS Ofl.
The West Mahanoy Cnse
Attention.
Slllt Attracts
PROSECUTION APPARENTLY WEAK.
A Full and Detailed Report of the Doings
of the West Mahanoy Township School
Board The Campaign Fund
the Topic.
Special to Bvrhiso Ifmui.D.
Pottsvllle, Nov- S4. It Is safe to assume
that if pools were opened on the result of tho
trial of the West Mahanoy Township School
Directors now pending here the accused
would bo favorites at long odds. Tho opinion
of many disinterested parties who have
given the proceedings attention is that with
all the vast accumulation of rather interest
ing testimony tho Commonwealth has a very
weak esse, and several lawyers havo ex
pressed tho opinion that they would not be
surprised to see a collapse of tho trial befoie
tne ileteuse gets down to work. As to the
institute orders and the campaign fund tho
prosecution has not shown by a single wit
ness that the accused directors received the
orders from tho teachers, or that they In
augurated, or bad any knowledge of tho
campaign fund. Evory principal nnd school
teacher thus far oxnminod has most frahkly
admitted that ho or alio turned the institute
orders into such a fund, but has at tho samo
time positively assorted that they did so
without any solicitation udou tho n.irt itt
any school director, and that no director has
ever spoken to thorn about the matter. One
feature about the trial Is that not one of tho
teachers thus far examined has nviniWl n
disposition to help tho prosecution and
Messrs. Whalen, Wilholm and Kaercher
havo been in the enemy's camp throughout
the trial. But, of course, with this the jury
has nothing to do. It is only the evidence
before them they are to pass upon and unless
tho enemy's camp is productivo of more sub
stantial matter than it has been up to date
there will be very little danger for the
enemy. It will he remembered that when
Judge Bechtel on Monday required Principal
u&iiagner 10 reu auouc me campaign lund no
made tho ruling with tho understanding that
he would oxpect tho Commonwealth to show
that tho school directors, while ostensibly
issuing the orders In navmcnt of iiiRtltutn
service, really issued them with the knowl
edge or expectation that tho orders would
come back to their own use as a campaign
fund, or otherwise. And ho distlnctl v stated
that if tho Commonwealth failed tu mako
this connection tho ovideuco would bo
strickeu from the record. It is perfectly
clear that, with all that has been testified to
about institute orders and campaign funds,
mis connecting lime is still missing. Jt It Is
not furnished and Judgo Bechtel's declara
tion is fulfilled there will be such n vacuum
in the record that well, it is not difficult to
imagine how much evideuce will bo left for
tho jury to ponder over. It is this view of
1 110 case that causes n strons Inmrnaalrm Hint.
thoro may be a sudden termination of tho
case when tho Commonwealth rests, at least
so far as the majority of tho accused direc
tors are concerned. It is possible that the
court may require Director Noon to show
mat ne did not proilt directly, or Indirectly,
from the money paid b.v tho Board for 1 he
coal hauling done by tho horses owned by
the Noons' and which havo becomo famous
duriug tho trial as "tho family team."
After tho recess yesterday afternoon the
direct examination of Thomas Dixon was
continued. Tho witness would not swoar
that It was agreed at the teachers' meeting
that the institute orders bo turned into tho
campaign fund, but it might havo been sug
gested that thoy give tho orders If thoy
didn't have tho money. Witness collected
institute oruors irom tnrco teachers and each
one of them gave tho orders willingly and
thoy said thoy did. There was no cross-
examination.
M.J. DRENNAN
recalled by Mr. Whalen testiged that he gave
his institute order to Mr. Gallagher. He also
roccived institute orders from two teachers
in tho Raven Run school bulldlnc for the
campaign fund, which was intended to pay
iccuiumie uuiupaigu expenses, sucnas gelling
lax recti pw ior peopio wuo were poor, pay
ing pou men, ere.
wno was It arranged that plan of cam
paign ?
I was ono of tho persons who assisted in
bringing about that plan.
Do you swear that it was not understood
prior to tue toacuors' meeting that tho iusti
tuto orders wcro to bo given over for this
campaign tunny
Yes, sir.
How long have you been a toacher In the
townsnip.
mis is my eleventh year.
Most of these Directors have been In nfllru
duriug a considerable portion of tint time?
1 mink three ot tliem have been.
Somo of them were in office when vnu lm.
came a teacher, f
I erguson and Flannlgan, J believe.
Did you communicate this cam ml en ar.
rangement to tho School Directors, or any of
tneui 1
No. sir.
No oross.examination.
j umes t . uauagner was recalled by Mr.
Whalen and asked if he testified to the In.
stltute orders in tho O'Neill lllt .tilr. nn.i
said the campaign fund constituted tho pro-
mui iud lu.muie uiuurs. ue shis no Uld
and that none of the School Directors had
sines mat lime directed him to hand the
money back to the school teachers, nor would
he take such orders from auy other than
scnooi leacners.
major k. o. waonke.
msjoi u. u. naguer, 01 uiranivllle, was
caueu aim examineu ny nr. wilbeliu. He
testified that, as renresentatlve of tha TV..
payers' Association, be attended the audit of
me vesi aiauanoy 1 ownsiup (School District
accounts of 1800. He handled all the orders
there, including order No 481 of June B,
1897, for $75 payable to T. E. Flauulgan for
attending school supplies and truant officer
aud the priuted etetenieut at the Auditors
shows I'lannlgan got 870 that yesr. Mr.
Wagner also testified that he visited the
Brownsville school building yesterday morn
Ingand Inspected the plastering repair work
and road making testified to earlier in the
case. He found 2T0 S-10 square yards of re
pair plastering had been done. IIo did not
kikiw wuat repair or rausn work was worth,
but new work of the kind Is worth Ufl to 30
cents per yard. The road made was about
80 feet lung, and very little grading was
done, lie believed one nwu oould do the
ruau wur iu lira uays. ajr. Wlllard, a
plasterer of Qirardville, helped him
measure the plaster repair work.
un oross-examinstion by Mr. Slarr, Mr.
Wagner admitted that there was nothing on
the stub of the township order hook to show
that the $78 Flaunigsu order had been re
deemed. Didn't Mr. Qallagher, the clerk, ask you if
you had any objections to the audit aud you
said no?
Not at that time.
Didn't he ask yon if there was anything
else you wanted to investigate ?
I don't remember that. I bellevn ha uVi
if there was anything further I wanted to
investigate ana 1 saiu not at that time.
And didn't he ask if they should go ahead
and publish the audit?
Yes, sir.
Did you ever appeal from that audit as a
representative of the Taxpayers' Associa
tion? No, sir.
Do yon still claim that order No. 481 for
$70 to T. 15. Flaniiigan was presented at tbe
meeting or trie auditors 7
Yes, sir.
Will yon swear that that order was pre
sented at that date ana Mr. He Lain was
alto wed credit for it as treasurer?
To the best of my knowledge it was,
Mr. Whalen : And there Is no other order
to make up the 873 shown as paid to Mr.
Flannlgan in the recapitulation lu the audit?
iso, sir.
WILLIAM WILLARD,
of Qirardville. called and sworn. Testified
that he visited the Brownsville school house
yesterday morning at the suggestion of
Major E. C. Wagner and measured the Idas
tering Cox swoie he had done there. For all
tbe reonirlna done, including the acaflbldina
ana an material, naming, etc., be would con
sider himself well paid If he got f68 for it.
lie could have done the work iu oue week
himself.
The testimony as a whole save Cox's con
tract a black aye and Mr. Marr was unable to
ratlle him. lie made strenuous efforts to do
so, but finally surrendered and said, "Mr.
wiilard 1 give yon up." The witness and
Mr. Marr shook hands as the witness walked
from the stand nnd there was general laugh
ter. Mrs. Peter Jotcb. formerly Mlsa Rata
Ilannlgan.was called and sworn. 8he taught
school lu the township for 12 years. She
didn't givo 11 d her institute order to tbe
campaign fund in 1890 becansa she was not
asked for it. It was not because she was
about to get married. She was married last
August, iter brother always brought her
money homo from tho School Board and gave
it to her mother. She Is a sister of Mr. Flan
nlgan, one of tho School Directors. Before
her marriago she Jived nt home with her
mother and brother. The brother always
brought her money home because she didn't
want to travel from KaVen Run to Lost Creek
for it.
MICHAEL II. CAREY
called and sworn. I am one of the teachers
of West Mahanoy Township. I was one of
tho parties who got up the campaign fund.
Messrs. Gallagher, I! re 11 nan and myself
anion mo meeting 01 tno principal teachers
to collect funds to man the polls and pay
taxes. The meeting was called about 4 or 6
weeks before tho election. The treasurer
was glvon the privilege to emnlov as manv
poll men as ho saw fit and spend the money
as his judgment dictated. It was suggested
that each teacher contribute say ten-dollars.
I don't think the institute orders were dis
tributed at that meeting of the teachers. I
think the meeting was held before the
oiders wero given out.
Do you remember that when thn nrlni-lnnl
teachers met there were orders there and
they were distributed ?
ihero may have been, but I didn't nt
mine. I got mine after and I turned mv
order over about a week before the nlwllnn
and turned It over with otliersl had collected.
It was an arranged matter between tbo
principnl teachers of the district that the
institute orders should bo handed over for
tho campaign pu rpose ?
Not tho institute orders nlono. Thev could
Contribute, if they wanted to, in cash.
una it not understood mat tho institute
orders wore to bo the means?
Well, as that was an easy way of doing it
thoy suggested that way, if tho teachers
wautcd to.
And In mtrsuanco of that Eii"tnaf Inn fl.nt
is tho way it was done?
I think to tho best of my recollection it
was.
Did you ever mako dumnnii nnnn Mr
Gallagher for your T$t dollars ?
Ao, sir; 1 nevej did.
Don't you know that tho monnv win not
used for tho purpose it was gathered to
gether? Mr. Gallagher has tho money.
What relation aro you to P. J. Ferguson?
Brother-in-law.
Did this Board, or bodv nf twiel
upon memsoives to manage the campaign?
Yes. sir. The treasurer wn lvi.n full
charge
Did you inform Mr. Noone or Mr. Dixon
mat you uau tuis iiuiu 111 hand and you
wero going to pay taxes and furnish teams
ana man me pons?
No, sir. Wo didn't nsk tliom anything
auoui meir nuairs and mey didn't ask ill
anything.
Mr. IVadllneer took Un thn RMu-nTmnina,
tlon and asked, this association wua formed
ior protective purposes?
xee. sir.
Is it not a fact that some vears nan ivlmn
you wero disablod and on crutches, circum
stances erase by which adverse directors
were elected and you lost your school?
x oh, sir.
And that fact prompted vou tn en Into
movement of this kind to nrAsorvM vnnNair
IU UID 1UIUIU .
Yes, sir.
Is it not a fact that one of the sources from
which opposition wag expected aud which
this fund was to provide against was from
uee, tno prosecutor in this enso, and J. J.
O'Neill?
Yes, sir.
Mr. Whalen : But they found that the
ForKUSOn WirtV was SO ilrmlv intnoirlml
that they didn't think it worth while to try
to knock them out, In order to meet that
opposition you set to work to gather your
fund and munitions of war?
Yes, sir; to give them a good shot.
BADINA FLAKNKRY
called and sworn. TssIIfied that she taught
school at Brownsville. Received an institute
order for $ 10 from Mr. Brown, the principal
of tho scliuol. Uo told mo I was to give my
institute order to the campaign fund. I gave
one before,
Did you understand you were to give the
order before tho teachers met?
No, sir; I didn't know whether they ex-
I'euivu luviu iuul- year, or not.
Who did you give your order to ?
Miss Malia. She -was goiog to give her
order to Mr. Gallagher and I asked her to
take mine, I did not understand what the
campaign fund meant, but Mr. Brown ex
plained it to me.
It was for the purpose of electing Direotors
friendly to you?
I suppose so.
Did anybody tell you you had to give 10?
Mr. Brown said you didn't have to give It
if you didn't want to.
Give what?
Ten dollars.
Did be say it had bean fixed at $10?
No. sir.
How did It come you gave your 110?
I didn't have auy money, so I gav
gave the
uiuur.
Had you had your pay for the
aaoatu of
uwwuusr r
I don't remember.
How long were you teaching school ?
This Is my third tenu.
Did Mr. Brown ever fnriilau yttu with any
other order bestdt this Institute onlsr?
Wo, sir.
HSSHXY JOYO
was reealled to the stand by Mr. Whalen.
luu swore wueu on ine stand Mrore that
you paid your school tax ?
t ea, air.
Didn'tyou pay your 1806 school tax in 1887 ?
Yes, sir.
Since this prosecution was brought?
Yes. sir. But I didn't
collector gave me the receipt
11 iiou r miu mu suit was started 7
I believe it was.
8iuco you started to como down here as a
witness f
No, sir ; before that.
This receipt you have Is dated October 7.
mar, ior 70 cents taxes for the year 1896, in
cluding school taxes. Out you say you naid
no school tax for 1896?
Yes, sir.
Then if you paid no tax in 1898 how does
Itoomeyou have a receipt hcr.r
That was soul tu the In um- to mt.
That is tbe only explauution you can give?
Yes, sir.
Cross-examination by Mr. Wadllnger.
Continued on Fourth page
CURRENGY
REFORM.
Secretary Gape
Chamber
to the Mew
ot Commerce.
York
BANKING SYSTEM "BAD ENOUGH."
"Tbe Establishment ef Oar Currency and
Banking Systems on More Sscnre
Foundations Is the One Thing
taoklng to Make Pros
perity Permanent.
New York, Nov. 24. The 128th annual
dinner of the Chamber of Commerce
was given at Delmonlco'a new restau
rant, Fifth avenue and Forty-fourth
street, last night. Men distinguished
in professional and commerotal life
were present, and the beautiful ban
quet hall was taxed to lta utmost ca
pacity. Secretary of the Treasury Ly
man J. Gage was the guest ot honor
and the chief speaker. Alexander B.
Orr, president of the chamber, pre
sided. Among the other guests were Secre
tary of War Russell A. Alger, Gov
ernor Frank S. Black, Comptroller ot
Currency J. II. Eckels, Mayor William
L. Strong, President Daniel C. Oilman,
of Johns lldpkins university; Major
General Wesley Merritt, Commodore
Francis M. Dunce, U. S. N.; Carl
Schurz andtWhltelaw Held.
Seth Low, who is an honorary mem
ber of the chamber, was not present.
Neither was Mayor-elect Itobert A.
Van Wyck. In fact. It can be authori
tatively stated that the latter was not
invited.
Secretary Gage was flatteringly re
ceived when he rose to speak to the
toast "Currency Reform, Now or
When?" The secretary read his speech
from manuscript. He said In part:
"We are Just now with one of those
problems which must be bravely faced
ana wisely solved. It is a Question
fundamental, in a material sense, to
the welfare of every member of tho
mighty group which constitutes our
national life. It touches the humble
and dependent more closely than It
does the strong and powerful, although
In Its final determination the far reach
ing destinies of all are involved.
'For years its Injurious shadow has
depressed industry and enterprise.
Thanks to the wise Instincts of our
people, and to their declaratory voice
uttered in November last, assurances
have come to lift doubts, to banish
fears, to brace hope, and to lend cour
age.
"ThlB happy reaction. In enterprise
now witnessed that stimulation to In
dustrywhich haa followed this new
assurance. Is a confirmatory evidence
of the blighting Influence of that fierce
propaganda for 'free stiver1 and seml
repudlatlon that met Its Just rebuke
from the freeman's ballot in 1896.
"I believe that the shape and destiny
of our national life, as It may be affect
ed by financial legislation, la to be de
termined within the next iour years.
The forces and energies which found
victorious expression In the last elec
tion are as significant now as they were
then. Are we Intelligent and courage
ous enough to take the action their
present warrant justifies, and secure
the future against the dangers which
have been for the present overcome?
"It Is said that under present condi
tions It Is- Impossible that obstruction
ists can hinder and defeat the popular
will; that agitation on so delicate a
subject as the money standard la dis
turbing; that we have the best of guar
antees that for four years the present
status will be maintained; that the re
vival of business will be best assured
by the policy of Inaction. Covered lij
one sentence all thla is summed up, In.
the much abused maxim, 'Let wll
enough alone.' The maxim well ap
plied Is indeed a wise one, but the wis
dom of It lies In the application of jt,
When ultra conservatism applies It
to Justify a condition which Is 'bad
enough' Instead ot 'well enough,' It Is
fatally misapplied. That the condition
ot our currency and banking system
Is 'bad enough' 1s certified to by the
deliberate judgment of the great body
ot economic students and by a general
oonsensus of opinion among business
men,
"It certainly Is not well enough with
a banking system uterly inelastlo and
correspondingly irresponsive to the do
mestic requirements of trade and In
dustry to which, In Us proper relation,
the banking system should be the
faithful and efficient handmaiden.
"It la not well enough with the na
tional treasury awkwardly performing
an office which Is entirely foreign to
Us proper function. It Is not well
enough. It Is absolutely bad, when the
result is a public treasury so expanded
tn Its demand liabilities in a time of
profound peace as to threaten Its sol
vency In case ot war.
"The establishment of our currency
and banking system upon more secure
foundations Is the one thing lacking to
the things which make for a perma
nent condition of reasonable prosperity.
In securing this the pioneer In the west,
tbe laborer In the mines, the toiler In
the field, the mechanic In bis shop, tba
merchant and the banker, are all,
whether they know It or not, each It)
hi degree alike Interested.
"At a ci Rt too contemptible for seri
ous consideration, the debatable con
dition of our currency and banking
system may oe put upon clearly safe,
If not theoretically scientific founds.
tions. This may be secured without
any necessary contraction of the clr
culatlng medium of exchange and with
no danger ot an undue expansion, and,
best of all, this desirable end may carry
In Us effect potential relief to those dis
tricts In tbe south autl west, which,
thougb rich In possibilities ot soil and
climate, have been held back through
tbe absence of banking capital and
credit facilities.
"Noi will I permit myself to doubt
that in tbe councils of our nation
wise statesmanship, Bunimrted and
Sustained by the wisdom and value ot
a pur.- patiluiism among our people,
will find the way to tbe muEh needed
result." .
It in strictly an American remedy ; home
made and without fureign flavor, we refer to
Salvation Oil, the greatest cure ou earth for
palo.
STRAYED FROM
Manley Kahles, of Mmtnnktnllf Vsnnil With
the Minks Fnmllrfo
The Bbsmoktn Dlsmtoaafl contains sn
article relating tbe finding ijl'f the eleven-
year-old son of Jacob Kobios, SI of Big Moon
Uin. near Sbamokin.
The boy has been missing frJIinihome since
last May. He wandered to VJ JUS town
July 14th last, and was fonndln by Thomas,
son of Stephen Hiuks, of Wesw Coat street.
He said he hsd no home, and it foung Hiuks
took him home with him wbM a the young
wanderer told tbe following stfl He gave
his name as Stanley Pepper anflll said be was
sn orphan, his mother having VKsSd when he
was seven years old and his fffMlier having
been killed in the mines.
The boy gained forther svmaBeithT by stat
ing that after his father's deatfll be was forced
to leave tbe house in wbioh tiff' had been
boarding. Mr. Hinks wss talUlehed by the
boy's pitiable story, and said Wj coold stay.
About a month ago he was tejEfSSB seriously
ill, and nearly twice daily sinKil physician
has been In attendance, and fas still no
better.
Upon inquiry Mr. Hinks leeiU'aed that the
hoy never received the $7 a wCosk for a year
due him from tbe Heading jJLlwief Associa
tion, because of tbe death of ulls father, Ou
Monday Mr. Iiinks went to SifUMnokin to in
vestigate the case, and upon ffftquiry there
learned that the boy's nametl was Stanley
Kobics, and that his parents Fa Ijsslde ' Dig
Mountain, who were at once eflotnmunicated
with. Ii
Tho boy's mother and iteS arrived here
yesterday, and it said acted thsJB Prt au'
thins: but a mother. The bov SH critically III
and cannot be removed, althoulH'.' e mother
demanded that he dress and8jretnrn home
contrary to the physician's iflkdvlce. The
Hiuks family was greatly suriB Wised at th
action of the mother and her liMunman treat
ment.
Kendrick ITouse Free Blinch
Puree of pea, free, to all patjns to-night.
To-morrow evening, Thanksirlflvlng, we will
serve elegant roast turkey for flNe lunch
Last Kvenlng's EntertHll
iimeut.
Tbe entertainment given in
U Saints' P.
E. church, cor. Oak and West
streets, last
evening, was greatly onjoyed
tr an appre-
ciative audience. The "Seven
01d Ladies of
Lavender Townk" a dramatic
presentation,
lations, and
rayed. This
tn has been
brought out mauy funny sits
each character was well porM
evening au interesting progiw
prepared, in which Miss Eva
Brewer will
givo a number ot selections om
the violin,
several of
and Miss Edith Morgan will sii
her choicest selections. N urst
ly ubymes '
ana "lloy lllue ' will alsu be pas
t of the pro-
gram, inese entertainments t
large audiences. I
should draw
Ilreen's Itlnlto CnftJ
Bean soup, free, to uiht.
Hot lunch to-morrow inornin j
Seriously Iiiiured.
Thomas QofT, aged about 14 jaaWears, and re
siding on East Line street, is erjfllployed at the
Shenandoah City colliery a- a taJJjVloor boy, and
while attempting to -.pntg a caiHl'ssterday ha
slipped aud fell in such a posiddHu to throw
his right arm across the rail, IjSMcrustilng the
member terribly between the iiaJJIbow aud the
wrist. He was sent to t he MlnWl ers' hospital.
It is likely his arm will have ;W to he ampu
tated below the elbow 1
This is not a special one weeiilFc price. We
sell them all the year at these nf IHlures :
Rodgei Bro., 1847 ta spoons fl fiOdoz.
" " " dessert " jm 8.75 "
" " table " lH 8.00 "
' forks 00 "
ll-2l-tf E.I B. Bmw.
Thieves are KnowH i
A line of water pipe are b-fl Ing laid on
Catherine street between I'licrrfj 'and Ceatra
streets. For the safetv of tnJt estriaos and
teams two red lanterns were V. displayed as
signals at tbe Centre street UltoLHI aorne time
during last night they were stoM n, the deed
not being discovered until the fflj orkiuen ap
peared on the scene this momiuil Superinten
dent Stout lias learned tbe l nes of tb
guilty parties, and should theM , fail to re
turn them immediately, iiroMeutton will
follow.
lite
wiiith pink nxi'jitrra
IAKT ..'
till excels all other cure for J
ghacelt
asthma, bronchitis, hoarsens
tad enoap-.
Can be bought only at Povinsk
I drug store,
38 East Centre street. Price SSf
ftnts. tf
The Coming Blalci
The much talked of eveu(
iu spotting
circles at present is the shoot
match on
tbe Lavelle fair ground to-moi
ow, Thank.
giving I.y. It Is between Vi
Cooper, of
Mahanoy City, and James
Coleman, of
Hoggins. The purse is ISO.
U contestant
to shoot at fifty birds. Both
snien were
entered ill a similar contest
veral weeks
ago which resulted in a tie.
At Weeks' This W
k.
Mr. Larry Poncell. musical
list, will be
at Weeks' hotel, aud all loi
of music
ll-20-6t
Oould not fail to hear him.
New Tram lllaiutelB
Ueorge Lents, who for sevea
years has
new the position of day opera!
at tbe Mt.
usrmei Lehigh Valley station.
been of-
re red the positiou of train disi
:her on the
Mahanoy Division of tbe
I with head-
quarters at Delano.
I
."fca..
At ICepchlnskl's .treat!
Sour krout, pork aud mashed 1
litatoes. free,
to-night.
Hot lunch to-morrow mornls
Mimical I'rugrmen
Miss Edith Morgan will him
Several solos
choice seleo-
and Miss Eva Brewer rmtF
&ons ou tbe violin at the musli
il eatertaln-
meat In All Saints' church thiil
sveniug. It
will be a treat.
3Z
Till, la Worth IU OA
For the next 10 dv
ell a 85 cent
bottle of cough syrup for 1M
sent. City
Drug Store 107 S Main street
11-11-gw
A Window Hreaaef
Ou a charge of breaking wind laws made by
Peter Kiiok, before Justice Tel oiuey ou Sat
urday night, Adam Ushluski ft -buled guilty
aud was sent to jail. Since theX n information
was received that he was the nAVrty wbodani
aged Tim O'Brien's windows ttf the amount
of 16.00 last September. TheM prisoner was
brought back to town yestereglay to answer
cms charge and in default of bmil was again
uommitteo 10 jail.
Meldalsls iiafe.
Special, corn beef soup, entuHely new,
be served, free, to-night.
, will
Hot lunch to-morrow inoruinfjf.
To-morrow evening, Thaukajpldviug, we
fflHOME.
will
serve that favorite lunch, cbioeVlen pot pie.
First of All. Red Flag IfM. Ida
What for? Aclies. pains, kl hrin-.
Oruhler Bros , di uk tre SI
All kinds of mats tor wi
cheap, at Fueku s cupil nUne.
IU tile
11
feet,
If
Coat Season
in Full Blast.
It isn't often that
inch a splentlkl se
lection of seasonable
and stylish Pall and
Winter Goods a
we have labored for
months to gather
here, can be found.
Our selections now
crowd every rack and shelf of our store
and represents the cream of thormnds of
lines we have inspected. We have takea
care that the figure we quote should
properly harmonize with our well estab
lished reputation for low prices, and have
no hesitation in saying that in all our de
partments plentiful assortments of new
and desirable good will bo found at
money-aaving figure that caanot be
equalled elsewhere.
R. F.GILL,
MAIN STREET. LLOYD STREET.
FURNITURE
IN PLAIN TALK.
Dining Room Tables
From $1 and upward a.
Our store room and warehouse is
becoming overcrowded with stook
which must be turned into money.
We are prepared to meet all buyers
and any reasonable offers. . Your
lean purses may be fattened by
buying lrom us.' Our furniture is
durable, artistic 111 desisrn aud
equal to auy iu the town.
O'NEILL BROS.,
106 South flaln St., Shenandoah, Pa.
IN THE RACE
In the race for popularity just
now the turkey is an easy win
ner and keeps well in the lead.
It is better to get yoltr turl&y
accompaniments ready now
than wait. You needn't think
by waiting you will get better
goods or better.prices.
The best of the market may
be yours if you hustle for it.
We make prices that inspire
hustle. We sell
4 Groceries
that make satisfaction and
necessity makes our prices as
low as they can be made.
T.J. BROUGHALL,
25 South Alain Street.
THE DAYLIGHT STORE,
gWILKINSON'Si-
!F low oric for honait
foods, prompt attention,
polit and xprincd
salespeople and the larg
est stock of Ladles',
Misses' and Children's
cloaks, wraps and capes
are what you are lookine
for come to us.
We don't like to boast,
but a glance through our
stock will convince anv
fair judge of values that
we can do better in orices
than others.
New Dress Goods, too,
t the old tariff oricosi:
we took great care to buy
enough before the ad
vance, so we could sell at
prices favorable to our
customers.
Our Carpet stock is full
of new and choice styles ;
we sew, lay and line
ie all
carpets free of charge.
At
L. J. WILKINSON,
MAIN STREET. LLOYD STREET,
L