b v i!!,,Jr Ll) i Published overy Evening, Eicept Sunday, at BOCTrt JARDIH 8TKBKT, NfUll CbSTHK. rUo Hnrnlil In dcltvetrd InShcnanitoad and the surrounding towns for sis nM n vfcoic, py bl V the carriers. nmll fa.OOn ynor.nrif . 1 1. 1.1,. I . , .,,, AiU'Artla nonti charged according to space anil position. The publlshem renTvn tho riRlit to ehuiiKotlit rwMllon ol advertisement whenever tho pub JStloT of news demands It. Tho HkIiI l iwiorved to t Jjctany advcrtlscnieut, whether Kid for or not, f.ialtlio publishers may ileetn ..jproper. Advertising rates nindo known mn appllcotlon. Kntcred at the postofllcc it Shenandoah, I'm., as stcond class mall matter TELKPIIONF. CONNECTION "All the News That's Fit to Print." Evening Herald r x. Tl'KSDAY. MAW II 20. 1SI1S. TllK ivntliraeite 'onl tnule is ex cessively tlull imtl without now feature of Interest. The stormy weather lust week inteifered with work at some of the collieries, but ns everything is taken uclvntitutfeof to restrict output this was not reKurileil us unfavorable to the trade. The movement of coal west was some what retarded by freshets. Thero is hopefulness that the early opening of lake navigation may tako a good deal of anthracite from tho nniibed stocks. Tho month of llureli, now ending, has not helped the companies, as the weather has been too mild, and the output bus exceeded market require ments, notwithstanding the restric tions on mining. A Business Force. The convention of the Merchants' Association, bold in New York city a few days ago, was productive. of much benefit to the retail merehants. A topic which interested those in atten dance, and which is worthy a repro duction in our columns, was "Adver tising as a Uusiness Force," tho speaker being H. C. Ogdon. lie said in part "Wo all know that advertising is a business force, and a great power that has to bo rocognized most thor oughly. Concerning tho principles that have to do witli it I am not ut all clear myself. If I should under take to make an unalysis of retail business 1 should divid tho subject into three parts tho merchandise, the service and tho advertising. All threo are equal in their importance to the other ; but I should character ize tho advertising as tho dynamic power of the business. "With the public mind fixed upon business as it now is, with tho compe tition that exists between the traders, it is undoubtedly tliH fact that with out advertising of the proper kind, a business cannot bo successfully prose cuted to any largo degree. There fore. T consider tho advertising as tho force that is to vitalize all tho other work that may bo put into the busi ness. " I should say that one mistake of the advertising merchant is that he does not take advertising snillciently seriously. It is regarded as an ele ment that is somehow important, but yet a little strange. It is not thought of, I think, generally as holding the very serious and import ant relation to the public at large and to tho business itself that it really should occupy. Therefore, 1 think that a retail merchant cannot possibly exaggerate to Ills own mind tho importance of the relation of his advertising to his business. "A great (leal of advertising fails of its results because tho advertiser gets discouraged. The most success ful advertising that I have ever known is that which has been ex ploited on a very largo scale. The man who has had tho courage to ad vertise to a certain extent and spent $20,000 should have the courage to spend another $3,000, and vitalize all tho rest. Lack of eourugo is ono of the most common experiences of ad vertisers. I am speaking now of newspaper advertising and tho adver tising of gonoral morchandiso. "Advertising taken seriously in the retail business makes the polloy of the business; it Is the fundamental thing, tho corner-stone. Therefore it demands the attention of the head of the business. I cannot think of any concern so large in its alfairs, so ex tended in its ramifications, with so many responsibilities resting upon tho head of tho business as to make the advertising subservient to tho general manugoiuent of the business; to make the head of tho biibluebs ignore tho advertising. "Tho column of the newspaper is the merchant's rostrum. It is his pulpit. It Is his stump. Prom that lie addresses the publlo at large. Prom that ho speaks to his constitu ency. Ho speaks to his audionco. Ad vertising is the channel through which the merchant speaks to the people he desires to address. "Hut if a man Is not going to waste his money in advertising it must never be stupid. It should bo put in xiinplo and forceful language. I have yery long hold that advertising has taken Its nlaee in the literature of the laud. It is ono of the marks of the development of tho intelligence of our country. Intelligent readers are looking at it, not only as a mero exploiting of morchandiso, but as characteristic literature of our times. "In order to gain tho respect of an intelligent community, advertising must be in first rate English. That cuts both ways. It not only com mands the respect of the Intelligent and the critical reader, but It convoys Its senna to the ordinary reader. To the nnorltlcal reader, the tingrum niatlcal man, it conveys the sense far more qulokly than can be done in THE MIE REPORT Prcsidotit Sonils tlm ruinous Document io Congress. A MINE DESTROYED THE SHIP Thero Was No Lax Disciplines on Board the Vossol. OAPTAIN SIGSBEE EXONERATED. There Were Two KxiiIohIoiim. SnyH tho Itopni-t, tin. IMi-st or Which Llrtod tlto lllir VomoI Tho In vest luntors Vuntilo to l-'lx the ltospmitlblllty For the I)lntur Tho President' Moi sture to Congress on tho Itoport. The following Is tho full text of tho report of the coutt of imiulry appoint ed to Investigate the dlsusler to the Maine nt Havana: United States Steamer Iowa, First Ilatc, Key West, Fin., Monday, March 21, 189S. After full and mnturo consideration of nil the testimony beforo It, the court finds ns follows: 1. Thnt the United Stntes bnttleshlp Maine nrrlved In the hnihor of Hnvnna, Cubn, on the 25th day of January, 1898, nnd was taken to buoy No. 4, In from five to six fathoms of water, by tho regular government pilot. The United Stntes consul general nt Hnvnna hnd notified the authorities at that plnee, tin; previous evening, of the Intended nrrlval of the Maine. 2. The state of discipline on oonrd the Maine wns excellent, and nil orders nnd regulations In regnrd to tho enre nnd safety of the ship were strictly carried out. All nmmunltlon wns stowed In ac- cordnnce with prescribed Instructions, nnd proper enre wns taken whenever nmmunltlon was handled. Nothing wns stowed In nny one of the magazines or shell rooms which wns not permitted to be stowed there. Tho magazines nnd shell rooms were nlwnys locked nfter having been open ed, nnd nfter the destruction of tho Maine tho keys were found In their proper plnco In the captain's cabin everything having been reported secure thnt evening at 8 p. m. The tem peratures of the magazine and shell room were taken dnlly and reported The only magazine which hnd nn un due nmount of hent wns the after ten Inch mngnzlne, nnd that did not ox plode at the tlmo tho Maine was de stroyed. The torpedo wnrhends were nil stow- ed In the after part of the ship under the ward room, nnd neither cnused noi' pnrttclpnted In the destruction of the Maine. Tho dry gun cotton primers nnd de tonntors were stowed In the cabin nft nnd remote from the scene of the ex plosion. Waste wns cnrefully looked nfter on bonrd the .Maine to obviate tin tiger Special orders In regnrd to this hud been given by the commanding ofllcer Vnrnlshes, dryers, alcohol nnd other combustibles of this nature were stow ed on or above the main deck and could not have hnd anything to do with the destruction of the Maine. The medical stores were stowed nft under the ward room and remote from the scene of the explosion. No dnngerous stores of any kind were stowed below In nny of the other Btore rooms. The coal bunkers wero Inspected dally, Of those bunkers adjacent to the for- wnrd magazines nnd shell rooms four were empty, namely, IJ 3, 13 4, B 5, B 0. A 5 had been in use that day. and A 18 wns full of new river coal. This conl had been cnrefully inspected be fore receiving It on board. The bunker In which it wns stowed wns accessible Your friends may smile But that tired feeling Means danger. It Indicates impoverished And impure blood. This condition may Lead to serious illness. It should be promptly Overcome by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla, Which purifies and Enriches the blood, Strengthens the nerves, Tones the stomach, Creates an appetite, And builds up, Energizes and vitalizes The whole system. Be sure to get Only Hood's. DO NOT DESPAIR I !o Xt SulTer I.oniiert The joys ami ambitions of life can ho restored to tou. Tlio ?ery ttorfct cases of Nervous lK'bilf tr are- nbfcoIiHHy curort ttj V KK F r.CTO 'FA 11 1-IVVH, .iiivn tironint relief to Insomnia. trallliiK memory and tlio waste 7 und drain of vital tiowcrit.tncur ro.1 hv Indltcrotlons or excesses of early Tears Imparl vigor ami itotonev 10 every iuhchuh, !.. I.,. e.elAm ill vn I100111 IO IDG or old. One Wo nor renewiffr lTi"' cuerifj, toed euroor money rofund-ik-3fl74'ed. Can bo carried in vest uocket Hold 3AJt7 overywljereor roulIM in plain wrupperou r7. roceliitof lrloo ry'nUfiL'KUVKUTOCU. fjaxwii uidfc. L.mcagy,iu. l'or kale in Shcnamloali by Hlicnamloah Drutf more una uruiiier jiron. EVAN J. DAVIES. Livery and Undertaking, No. 13 North Jardln St. 6 LATE i Ask for the Genuine JOHANN HOFPS MALT CXTRACT I All Others arc Worthless Imitations mMwmmK.tmt.nwii4i a on three "Sides at fill "limes, and tlio fourth nlde nt this time on account of bunkers H 4 nnd IJ 0 belnir empty. This hunker, A 1G, hnd been Inspected Mon- tlny by tho engineer oinccr on duty. The tiro nlarms In the bunkers were In worklnR order, and thero had never been n case of spontaneous combustion of coal on bonrd the Mnlne. The two nfter boilers of the ship were In use nt the time of the disaster, but for auxiliary purposes only, with u comparatively low pressure of steam and belnB tended by a reliable watch. These boilers could not have caused the explosion of the ship. The four forward boilers have since been found by tho divers nnd are in a fair con dition. On the night of the destruction of the Mnlne everything had been re ported secure for the nlnht at S p. m. by reliable persons, through Hie proper authorities, to the commanding of ficer. At the time the Mnlne wns de stroyed the ship wns quiet, and there fore least liable to accident caused by movements from those on board. 3. The destruction of the Mnlne oc curred at 9:40 j. m. on the 15th day of February, 1898, in the harbor of Ha vana, Cuba, she being at the time moored to the same buoy to which she had been taken upon her nrrlval. There were two explosions of n dis tinctly different character, with n very short but distinct Interval between them, nnd the forwnrd part of the ship was lifted to a marked degree at the tlmo of the first explosion. The first explosion was more In the nature of a report, llko that of n gun while the second explosion was more open, prolonged, and of greater vol ume. This second explosion was, In tho opinion of the court, cnused by the partial explosion of two or more of the forward magazines of tho Maine. 4. Tho evidence bearing upon this, ba ins principally obtained from divers did not enable the court to form a def inite conclusion as to the condition of the wreck, although It was established that the after part of the ship wns practically Intact and sank in that condition a very few mlnttlea after tho destruction of the forward part. The following facts in regard to tho forward part of the ship nre, however, estnbllshed by the testimony. That portion of tho port side of the protective deck which extends from .about frame 20 to about frame 41 wns b. vn up aft, and over to port. Tho main deck from about frame 30 to about frame 41 wns blown up aft, and slightly over to starboard, folding the forward part of the middle superstruc ture over and on top of the after part. This was, In tho opinion of tho court, caused by the partial explosion of two or more of tho forwnrd magazines of the Maine. 5. At frame 17 the outer shell of the ship from a point eleven and one-half feet from the middle lino of the ship and six feet above the keel when in its normal position has been forced iy so as to be now about four feet above the surface of the water; therefore, about 31 feet above where It would bo had the ship sank uninjured. The outside bot tom plating is bent Into, a reversed V shape, the after wins of which, nbout IB feet broad and 32 feet in length (from frnme 17 to frame 25), Is doubled back upon Itself agnlnst the contlnun tlon of the same plating extending for ward. At frame 18 the vertical keel Is broken in two, and the Hat keel -bent Into an nnglc similar to the angle formed by the outside bottom plating. This break is now about six feet be low the surface of the water, and about 30 feet above Its normal posi tion. In the opinion of tho court this ef fect could have been produced only by the explosion of a mine situated under the bottom of the ship ut about frame 18, and somewhat on the port Bide of the ship. C. Tho court finds that tho loss of the Maine, on the occasion named, was not In any respect due to fault or negligence on the part of any of the odlcers or members of the crew of said vessel. 7. In tho opinion of the court the Maine was destroyed by tho explosion of a submarine mine, which caused the partial explosion of two of her forward magazines. 8. The court has been unable to ob tain evidence fixing the responsibility for the destruction of the Maine upon any person or persons. W. T. SAMPSON, Captain U. S. N., President. A. MAIUX, Lieutenant Commander, U. S. N., Judge Advocate. The court, having finished the Inquiry It was ordered to make, adjourned at 11 a. m. to await tho uctlou of the convening authority. V T. SAMPSON, Captain U. S. N., President. A. MAUIX, Lieutenant Commander, U. S. N.,Judge Advocate. United States Flngshlp New Tork, March 23, 1808, off Key West, Fla. The proceedings and findings of the court of Inquiry In tho ubove case are approved. M. SICAHD, Rear Admiral, Commander-in-Chief of the United States Noval Forces on the North Atlantic Station. Till! I'llKSlDKNT'S MKSSAOIC. ThlukH Spalu'H Siiiho or JiiMtlco Will Dlotnto u Coiii'M, of Action. Washington, March 28. Tho presi dent today sent the following message to congress: To tho congress of the United States; For Borne time prior to the visit of tho Maine to Havana harbor our consular representatives pointed out the ad vantages to How from tho vlBlt of na .1.1 Aasi aH While Crown Prince of Germany Appointed Jolunn lloff as an Honorary Member of the National Society, of which lie was tlio head, In acknowledgment of the mciils of the Genuine t JOIUNN HOfPS MALT EXTRACT. More ttrtngth In one dozen boltlH of Johann Eoff 's Kf.'t ? Extract thn In a cuk of 1e or porter, vulhuut tfitir deleterious X tllccts. J tional ships to tho t'u'ben wnftrs in uccustoming the people to tin- pres ence of our Hng as the symbol of good will nnd of our ships In the fulfillment of the mission of prateitlmi to Ameri can Interests, even tin urn no Immedi ate- need therefor might exist. Accordingly on the 21th of January las,, after conference with the Spanish minister, In which the lcnewal of visits of our war vessels to ftianlsh wntcrs was discussed tind accepted, the penin sular authorities at Madrid and Ha vana wore ndvlsed of the purpose of this government to resume friendly na val visits at Cuban ports, and that in that view the Maine would forthwith call at the port of Havana. This an nouncement wns received by the Span ish government with appreciation of the friendly character of the visit of the Maine, nnd with notification of the Intention to return the courtesy by sending Spnnlsh ships to the principal ports of the United States. Meanwhile the Mnlne entered the port of Havana on tho 25th of January, her arrival be ing marked with no special Incident besides the exchange of customary sa lutes and ceremonial visits. The Maine continued In tho harbor of Havana during the three weeks fol lowing her nrrlval. No appreciable ex citement attended her stay; on the contrary, a fellng of relief nnd con fidence followed the resumption of tho long Interrupted friendly Intercourse. So noticeable was this Immediate ef fect of her visit that the consul gen eral strongly urged that the presence of our ships In Cuban waters should be kept up by retaining the Maine at Havana, or In the event of her recall by sending another vessel there to tako her place. At 40 minutes past 9 in the evening of the 16th of February the Maine wns destroyed by an explosion, by which the entire forwnrd part of the ship was utterly wrecked. In this catas trophe two officers and 264 of her crew perished those who were not killed out right by her explosion bc-ins penned between decks by the tangle of wreck age z.Ti& drowned by the immediate sinking of the hull. Prompt assistance was rendered by tho neighboring ves sels anchored In the harbor, aid being especially given by the boats of the Spanish cruiser Alphonse XII and the Ward line steamer City of Washington, which lay not far distant. The wound ed were generously cared for by the authorities of Hnvnna, tho hospitals being freely opened to them, while tho earliest recovered bodies of the dead were Interred by the municipality In the public cemetery in the city. Trib utes of grief and sympathy were of fered from all official quarters of tho Island. The nppnlllng calamity fell upon the people of our country with crushing force, and for a brief time an intense excitement prevailed, which In a com munity less Just and self controlled than ours might have led to hasty acts of blind resentment. This spirit, how ever, soon gnve wny to the calmer pro cesses of reason and to the resolve to Investigate the facts and await mate rial proof before forming a Judgment as to the cause, the responsibility, and, as the facts warranted, the remedy. This course necessarily recommended Itself from tho outset to the executive, for only In the light of a dispassionate ly ascertained certainty could It de termine the nature and measure of Its full duty In the matter. The usual proceedure was followed, as In all cases of casualty or disaster to national vessels of any maritime state. A naval court of inquiry was at once organized, coiriposed of officers well qualified by rank and practical experience to discharge the duty Im posed upon them. Aided by a strong force of wreckers and divers, the court proceeded to mnke a thorough investi gation on tho spot, employing every available means for the Impartial and exact determination of the cause of the explosion. Its operations have been conducted with the utmost delibera tion and Judgment, and whllo Independ ently, pursued no source of Informn tlon was neglected, and tho fullest op portunity was allowed for a simul taneous Investigation by the Spanish authorities. The finding of tho court of Inquiry was reached after 23 days of continu ous labor, on the 21st of March, and having been approved on the 22d by the commander-in-chief of tlte United States naval force oa tho North At lantlc station, was transmitted to the executive. It Is herewith laid before tho con gress, together with the voluminous testimony taken before the court. Its purport Is In brief as follows When tho Malno nrrlved ut Hnvnna Bho was conducted to tfio regular gov eminent pilot buoy No. 4, to which she wns moored In from five nnd one-half to bIx fnthoms of water. The state of discipline on board and the condition of her magazines, boilers, coal bunkers and storage compart ments are passed In review, with the conclusion that excellent order prevail ed, and that no Indication of any cause for an Internal explosion existed In any quarter. At 8 o'clock In the evening of Feb, IB everything had been reported secure, and ull was quiet. At 40 minutes past 9 o'clock the vessel wns suddenly do- Btroyed. There were two distinct explosions, with a brief Interval between them Tho first lifted the forward part of the ship very perceptibly; the Becond, which was more open, prolonged and of greater volumo, Is attributed by the court to the partial explosion of two or more of the forward magazines. The evidence of tho divers establishes that the after part of the shin was practically jntnr-t and sank In that con dition a very few minutes after tho ex plosion. Th forwnrd nart was rnm. ptetely demolished; Upon the evidence of a concurrent externnl cause tho finding of the court Is as follows: t frame 17 the outer shell of the ship, from a point lHi feet from tho middle lino of the ship and six feet above the keel when In ltR normal po sition, has been forced up so as to be now nbout four feet above the sur face of the water, therefore about 34 feet about whero It would be had tho ship sunk uninjured. The outside bottom plating Is bent Into a i-evcrrcd V shape, the after wing of which, about IB feet brond and 32 feet In length (frame 17 to frame 25), Is doubled back upon Itself against the continuation of the same placing ex tending forwnrd. At frame IS tho vertical keel Is broken In two and the Hat keel bent Into nn nngle similar to the nngle farm ed by the outside bottom plates. This break Is now about rlx feet below the surface of the water and about 30 feet above Its not mat position. In the opinion of the court this effect could have been produced only by the explosion of a mine sltunted under tho bottom of tho ship, nt about frame 18, nnd somewhat on the port side of the ship. The conclusions of tho court are: Thnt the lof-s of the Mnlne wns not in nny respect dur to fault or neg ligence on the part of any of tho of ficers or members of her crow. That the ship was destroyed by tho ixplosiou of a submarine mine, which caused the partial explosion of two or more of her forwnrd magazines, and That no evidence has been obtain able fixing the responsibility for the destruction of tho Mnlne upon any person or rersons. I have directed that the finding of tho court of Inquiry and the views of this government thereon bo communi cated to the government of her ma jesty, the queen regent, and I do not permit myself to doubt thnt the sense of Justice of tho Spnnlsh nation will dlctnte a course of action suggested by honor and the friendly relations of the two governments. It will be the duty of the executive to advise congress of the result and In tho meantime deliberate consideration Is Invoked. WILLIAM M'KINLEY. F.'xncutlve Mnnslon, March 28, 1896. Give tho Children a Drink called Qroin-O. It is a delicious, nnnctlzlnc, lourishlng food drink to tako tlio plnco of collee. Sold by nil grocers and liked by all who liavo used it beeatiso when proporly prepared it tastos liko the finest cofl'co but is rco from nil its Injurious proportlcs. Grain- Oairis iliKCition nnd strengthens tho nerves, It is not n stimulant but a health builder, and children, ns well ns adults, ran drink It with great bonefit. Costs about 1 ns much a3 cofl'co. 15 and 25c. .lulled to ProVont n I'rlzo'lcht. New Orleans, March 2D. In order to make sure thnt thero would be no light last night warrants were Issued for the nrrest of Bonner and McCoy, Homier wns taken to Jail In St, Barnard, some miles below the city. McCoy kept shndy until he could catch the train for hom. For Infants and Children. Ttjfie- J? js Coming KventH. April lfl. Kntertalnmeiit under auspices of tlio W'olsh Congregational church, in tlio church building, South West street. Tickets 10 rents, including refreshments. May 1th. Social und entertainment under auspices of the Welsh Presbyterian church, In Hobblns' opera house. Dr. Wood's Norway Pino Syrup seems es pecially adapted to tlio needs of tho children. Pleasant to take; soothing in its iulluence. H Ls tlio remedy of all remedies for ovcry orni of tli rout and lung dlscnre. Smith Sii.vm Sttl t.'uflt.r. Philadelphia, March 29. Peter E. Smith, accused of bribery and con spiracy, was brought before Judge Au denrled, In quarter sessions court, yes terday and formally entered a plea of not guilty to the lnltpnts against him. His plea was aeWpted and trial set for today. his TO CUIUS X COLI IN ONIi DAY. Hike Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund tho money if it fails to euro. 2.1c. Tlio genuino has L. II, Q. on each tablet. StrlWni'.s'ltotiiniliiir to Wnrlr. Lewlston, Mass., March 29. Two hun dred of the COO strikers of the Andros coggin cotton mill went to work yes terday when the gates were opened. At noon it was claimed that 300 looms had run nil the forenoon. The strikers who did not go Into the mill met In the nfternoon nnd voted to stay out all summer rather than return under the old wages. FOR THE KIDNEYS How to Tell When Favorite Remedy is Needed. It is safe to say that Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy is tho most successful of all medicines. One bottle has often cured a bad case of Kid ney, Liver, Bladder or Urinary Disease, wniie in extreme cases of Diabetes, Gravel or Bright's Disease, ahall-doz-en bottles may be necessary. A tea spoonful is a dose, ana you leei re lieved at once Favorite Remedy is badly needed when a man or worn an has frequent de sire to urin ate, particu larly at night when urine left standing, shows a sedi ment or has a cloudy substance at bottom of vessel when urine stains linen when there is pain in the small of tho back, and pain or scalding sensation In passing water. Those nre the surest signs of Kidney or Bladder Trouble, and Favorite Rem edy is the surest medicine to cure them. Get a large bottle at your druggist's for one dollar, SAAH'LG BOTTLE PREB.-If you wish to test Favorite Remedy, Bend namo and address to the Dr. David Kennedy Corporation, Rondout, N. V. A sample bottle, with circular of valua ble information, will then be snt you free. Mention this faper when writing. "Two weeks' use of Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy cured mo of Stone in the Bladder," writes S. W. Hicks, Pleasant Valloy, N. Y. A Ml RICHARD P. L0PER ARRESTED On n t'liamo of ItaipniiHlhlllty In l'oo- pln4 Ilnnk Ntispounlon. Philadelphia, March 29. Itlchard F. Loper, of the defunct Guarantors' Fin ance company, wns arrested yesterday afternoon at the office of his counsel, Stnte Senntor John C. Grady, In the Glrnrd building. Mnglstrnte Jcrmon nnnounccd thnt he would require $25,000 ball. It is alleged that Cashier Hop kins loaned Loper securities of the People's bank, which are now missing. One- of the clerks of tho bank snys Mr. Hopkins called up Mr. Loper on the telephone and Implored him to return the securities loaned him. This Is what Mr. Hopkins said: "I cannot and tlu strain any longer, and If you do not return the securities within 21 hours I shall blow my brains out." The next day, when the cnshler hnd. Indeed, mnde good his threat, the clerk recalled and repeated It. Loper denies the statement. State Bank Commissioner Gllkeson, who hns charge of the People's bank, says that the depositors will receive their claims In full If the board of di rectors of the bank should decide to go Into voluntary liquidation, but that If a receiver should ho appointed they would simply receive such a propor tion of their claims ns the nvallnble cash or resources of tho Institution might make possible. A torpid, llrcr robs you of nnilillloii nnd ruins your health. DuWitt's Ml Io Eirlj lilscrs clennso tho liver, cuio constipation and ull stomach and liver troubles. 0. II. llagonmicli. Portugal Will Itiniimii Noturnl. Lisbon, March 29. The evening news papers say that, acting under superior Instructions, the commanders of the warships now moored In the Tagus met yesterday for tho purpose of continu ing patrol of the sea between Cape Verde, Mnderla and the Azores, with a vlow of maintaining neutrality In the event of a Hlspano-Amerlcan war. 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If you take a medicine you should taVe the best. At druggists fifty cents and one dol lar. You may have a sample bottle and pamphlet, both sent free by mail upon receipt of three 2-ccnt stamps to cover postage. Mention IlKRALl) and send your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Ilinghamton, N. Y. The pro prietors of this paper guarantee the genuine ness of this offer. Joff tw's 'Nnvifi ".il l 1 1 1 In Drilorcd Out. Camden, N. J., March 29. The naval reserves of New Jersey, Second di vision, were ordered on board the monitor AJax (lying at this place) last night. The officers expect orders at any hour either to move the AJax or transfer some of the men to one of the monitors at League Island. ItlsRLMfatlp.nl) from tho old-fiuhioned does of liluo-mass nnd nauseous physics to tho pleasant llttlo pills known as DoWitt's Little Jiirly Klscrs. Tlioy cure constipation, sick headache and biliousness. U. 11. llugcu liuch. LPn'U'rmiii'li.t) 'itotiiru to I'mvor. London, March 29. The Dally Mull's correspondent nt Pekln, telegraphing by way of Tien Tsln, says: "It ls believed that LI Hung Chang ls about to return to power, and that another mission to Europe Is possible. Prince Kung has refused to sign the Husso Chlnese contention, and has resigned the presidency of the tsung-ll-yamen. M. L. Yocum. Cameron. Pa., says "I was a suuorer for ten yeais, trying most all kinds or pile remedies, but without success. 1 It Wilt's Witch Hazel S.ilvo was recommended to inc. I used one box. It has effected a per manent cur." As a parraannt cure for plica DoWitt s Witch Hazel Halve has no equal. U. 11. llagtnbuch. NUGGETS OF NEWS. The condition of Fanny Davenpoit, the actress, lying dangerously III In Chicago, Is slightly Improved. The unofficial section of tho Japan ese press Is actively urging the gov ernment to resist Russia's action In China, Freezing temperature in northwest ern Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Indian Territory causes grave appre hension for the crops. A London dispatch states that ex Premier Gladstone Is calmly awaiting diath, having been Informed that re covery ls impnss-lble. lid ward Bowman, a 17-year-old bicy clist of Jersey City, is under arrest for killing John Desmond, BO years old whom he run down. At (JOQ mil, a small numlet near ISellevlUe, Ont., Frederlca and Gran Itte Colboys, aged 7 and 8, were killed ty wild hogs while going to school. Burdock Wood Hitters givos a man a clear head, nn tictlvo brain, u strong, vixoious body makes him fit for tho battle of life. Min ul'i lr iiiit!Hie'f New York, March 23. A woman sup posed to be Laura Booth, an actress, 35 years old, of Holyoke, Mass., was found dead in the New Amsterdam hotel last night, shot through tho brain. It has not been decided whether the case is ono of suicide or murder. The woman went to the hotel Saturday night with James B. Lee, who Bald ho was manager of the Cissy Fitzgerald company, now playing in Brooklyn. The man registered the woman us his wife. Since the body was found Lee has not been seen. Spnln Hiivh a l'nt Ynolit. London, March 20. A London broker who had an option on Mr. H. L. B, Mc Calmout's steel yacht airalda de clares that she was sold yesterday to Spain for about 00,000 ($300,000). She Is now at Barcelona. Last week she was offered to the United States gov ernment, but was declined. Sho wns built under tho supervision of the British admiralty and lltted for eight guns. Sho now carries two Maxims and two Hotchklss guns, and cun cross tho ocean at a speed of 22 knots. There I This ls Just the 'inine. Rod Flag Oil for sprains uud bruises. Qruhler Bros., ilrug store. At Her Health Restored J Sin HE misery of sleeplessness can only be rcr-lled by thoso who havo experi enced It. Nervousness, sleeplessness, headaches, neuralgia and thnt mlscrablo feeling of unrest, enn suroly bo cured by Dr. lilies' Uostoratlvo Nervine Bo certain Is Dr. Miles of this fact that nil druggists nro authorized to refund prlcopald for tho Drst bottlo tried, provldi.-.? It docs not benoflt. Mrs. Henry Uruns, wlfoof tho woll known blacksmith at Grand Junction, Iowa, says! 'I was troubled with sleeplessness, nervous ness, head:irho and Irrogularmciistruntlons suffering untold misery for yoars. I used various advertised romodlcs for fctnalo com plaints besides being under tlio caro of locat physicians, without help. I noticed In Dr. Miles' advertisement tho testimonial 6f a lady cored of ailments similar to mine, and I shall never ceaso to thank that lady. Ilcr testimonial Induced mo to use Dr. Miles' Nervine and t.'crvo and Llvor Pills, which rcstm ed mo to health. I cannot say enough for Dr.MlIcs'ltcmcdles." REmSaKS Dr. Miles' Iiomcdlcs $5 Ttr. '&A nro sold by all drug irr" jn tK Willos' gists under a posltlvo uarantco, first bottlo t-sei vn it? -ji bcnoflts or money re funded. Dook on dis eases of tho heart and nerves f reo. Address, DK. MILES MEDICAL CO.. Elkhart, Ind. PROFESSIONAL CARDS pit. W. II. Y1NQST, VETEHINARY SURGEON. (frntbmto and I.ftte Resident lloui.0 Surged the Unlvenlty State of N. Y. Ilentlniinrtcrsr-Comiucrclul Hotel. Shenandoah TIIHICE YKAH COURSE. CaIIh night or day promptly responded. M. HUIIKB, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Ofllce Kuan bulldlnic. corner of Main an Centre streets, Shenandoah. J. rOMEUOY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Shenandoah, Pa. jjj W. SHOEMAKER, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Corner Market and Centre btreats. pROF. JOHN JONES, MUSICAL INSTRUCTOR, Lock Cox CS, Mahanoy City, Pa. Having studied under some of the heal masters lo London und Paris, will elve faaafjM on the violin, mandoUn. guitar and voonl wlli, Term, reasonable. Audresi lu care of SfYdtKe, the jeweler Sheuandoah. A gonuino welcome waltsy ouat JOE WYATT'S SALOON, Cor. Haiti and Coal Sta. tut l whlskeyu, Deere, porter and ate coi.btAntly uu lap. Oiiulco emperance drlnkv a rut cliraiM. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Engiius Burn Hard Coal No Smoke IN EHFKOT MARCH 13th, 1898. Train, leave Shenandoah as follows : For New York via Philadelphia, eek days, 210, S80. 7 3D SI 51 a. m., 12 83, 8 10 and 6 07 I', m Sunday.,, 1 10 a. m. For New York via Maucli Chunk, vreek dayc, 5 8A, 7 30 a. in., 12 33 and 8 10 p. ru. For ltenillng nnd Philadelphia, week days, 2 10, S 80, 7 30, 9 St a.m., 't 83, 8 10 and S 07 p. ra. Huudiys, 2 10 a. ni. For l'ottavllle, week days, 2 10, 7 80, 9 54 a. m., 12 83, 8 10, 0 07 and 7 25 p. ra. Sundays, 2 10 a. m, For Tamaqua and Mabauoy City, week days. 2 10.5 86, 7 30, 9 51 a. nr., 1283,8 10 and 0 07 r. nr. Additional to Mnhnnoy City only, 1140 p. in. Sundays, 2 10 a. m For Wllllamsport, Sunbury and Lewlshurrjr. week days. 4 01, 5 36, 1180 a.m., 12 38, 7 26 t? m Suudnys, 3 25a.,m. For Mahano) Plane, weekdays, 2 10. 4 0, 5 88, 7 30. 9 51, II 80 a. in., 12 S3, S 10, 6 07, 7 25, 9 53 and 11 40 p.m. Sunday, 2 10, 4 05 a. in. For Ashland arm Shainolctii, week days. 4 03, 3 36, 7 30, 11 80 a. in.. 1133, 310, 07, 723 and 9 55 p. m. Sundays, 4 05 a. m. For Baltimore, Washington and tho Weil via II. &0. R. H., through trains le- Hoi! I DC Terminal, Philadelphia, (P. & R. D K.) at ( 20, 7 55, II 28 a. in., 8 10 and 7.27 p. l. DuniKaya, 8 20, 7 00, II 20 a. m., 8 46 and M7 p. ra. Addi tional trains from Twenty-fourth and Chest nut streets station, week days, 10 80 a. m. 12 20, 12 It i 40 i ni. Sundays, 1 85 ,'8 23 p. m, TRAINS FOR SHENANDOAH. I jive New York via Philadelphia, week days, 12 15, 4 80, 8 00, 11 80 a. m., and 1 80, 4 80, 9 00 p. ni. Sundays, 0 00 p. m. Leave New York via Maucb Chunk, week days, 4 80, 9 10 a. in., 1 80 and i 15 p. ra. Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal, week days, J2 0I.3 10, sm, 10 10 a. in. and 1 42,4 05,6 80 p. ni. Sundays, I2 0la.ra. Leave Rradlnn.week days, 2 05, 7 01,10 08, a. m. I2 00ra 4 19, 6 00 and 8 20 p. m. Sundays, 2 01 a.m. 1eave l'ottavllle. week days. 8 05, T 10 a. m., 12 30 and 6 10 p. in. Sundays, 8 07 a. m. Leave Taniaijua, week days, 8 5T), 7 46, 1128 a. ra., 1 86, 5 50, 7 'JO and 9 43 p. m. Sundays, 8 58 M 111 Leave Malmnoy City, week days, 12 20,4 91, k unys, lAI,1VI, 7 44 and 10 OS p. in H 15, 11 47 ft. in., J 17. o is. Suudayr 12 23, 4 21 a. in. Leave Miiliauoy plane, week days. 12 83. 2 40. ItS 680,8 33. 10 25, 1159 a. in., 382. 582, 641, 7 57, 1022 ii ra. Sundays, 12 40. 2 40, 4 85 a. m. Iave WllllauiHport, week days, 7 42, 10 20 a m., 4 00 and II 80 p. m, Sundays, 11 80 p, m, ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION, Iavo Philadelphia Chestnut street waif and South itriutwhaif for Atlantic City, t Weekdays Express, 9 00 a. in.. 2 00, (8 00 Satiirduvs only), 4 CO 6 00 p. m. Aeaoramoda. lion, H0O a. in., 3 15, 6 80 p. in. Sundays Eiprcr-s, 900, 10 00 a. in. Accommodation, 800 a. i.., 4 45 p. m. Returning leave Atlantlo City depot, comer Atlantic and Arkansas a euues. Weekdays Kiuress, 7 85, goo a ru.ssu, oj II. lu. ACC011iniKiail0I,,4 i't, n la u, ifc, J i. u. . Sundays-Kmress, 4 00. 580, 800 p. ra. Ae. conmiountlon, 7 15 a. in., 4 la p. ru. Varlor Or,, on atl xirHM train. For further Information, apply to neurest I'Liliidelphia and Reading Hallway ticket agent or address I. A. BWUlOAKIl, EllSOK J. W'EBKS. (icn'l Sunt., (len'l Pass'r Agt., ItendliiK Terminal, Philadelphia. riilllons of Dollars Go up In snioko every year. Take no risks but get your houses, stock, fur. nituie, etc., insured In first-class re liable companies as represented by hAViri FATIST. insurance A?eni, UAYiu renvoi, m u,,, jsriUn Bti Also Life ud AcmldeoUl Cora panic uny other way,"