ffi:rr-:- .- . THE HERALD Crialtt business because of itsknnvn large circulation and renders rich results to its advertisers. DO YOU WANT h 7J the pubHt titrmgh a fro- ' f restive, dtgmfiea, influential journal -Wf UKHALD columns. i 88 83 VOL. XIII -NO. 94 SHENANDOAH. PA.. THURSDAY. APRIL U. 181)8. or CENT -I umitt iHfe leratci iSf On Prices. ifiWmW1 ' A larse aiul i"1''111 e" J. P. Williams & Son, SSJSO'HARA'S ROR S . .ft FINE !SnJp3 III OPEN DAY SHENANDOAH and -WATCH SPRING . . . ANNOUNCEMENT . I .1 PDCDBrPT'C North Main St., EVAN J. DAVIES. Livery and Undertaking, No. 13 North Jardin St. BICYCLES 1898. $50.00 WILL BUY A VICTOR. $40.00 WILL BUY A GENDRON. $35.00 WILL BUY A DEYIOREST. $25.00 WILL BUY A WARRANTED WHEEL. All standard make wheels, that you will run no risk in buying. Bring your old wheel in and we will over-haul and repair it now. Have it ready for you to ride the first' fine day. SWALM'S HARDWARE STORE. WE HAVE TOO MANY CANNED GOODS. To Bcduco Stock wo Offer a Pew Special Bargains : Corn. Maryland Sugar Corn, 4 for 25c. Fancy Northern, 3 for 25c. Tomatoes. Standard cold packed tomatoes, 3 for 25c. Extra size and fancy quality, 2 for 25c. Peas. Extra early June, 4 for 25c. Sifted early June, 3 for 25c. Fancy quality, sweet and tender, 2 for 25c. Qooseberrles, - - 5 for 25c. Fresh Stock California and Jamaica Oranges. NEWCARPBTS. FLOOR OIL. CLOTHS ' . . . AND LINOLEUM. NEW PATTERNS, Do you want a good Tapestry Brussels at 60 cent worth 75 cents. At KEITER'S. War Declared Baby Coaches, $3.50 and upwards. AMD AND NIGHT. MAHANOY CITY. FOR Shenandoah, Pa. we: bottle Beer, Weiss Beer, Ale, Porter. -teg" Private family orders will receive prompt attention. Leave them at the office, we will do the rest. Columbia Brewing Company. Baked Beans. Picnic size, 3 for 10c. Standard large cans, 5 for 25c. 'Fine quality, very cheap, 4 for 25c Extra quality, 3 for 25c. Fancy quality, 2 for 25c. California Peaches. Standard Yellow Crawford, 2 for 25c. Lemon clings at 15 and 18 cents. Regular 25c goods. Salmon. Red Alaska, 3 for 25c. Columbia River, 2 for 25c. Apricots and Eggs Plums, 3 cans for 25c. SPA AS ID Called by His Government to Leave Washington at Once, and Woodford May Come Home. SENATE WII1I1 HOT Tflp ACTIOS TO-DAY It is Given Out that Two or Three Days Will be Devoted to Debate Before Action is Taken, and ThqYi It Will Mean War. PRESIDENT DIRECTED TO INTER VENE IN CUBA AT ONCE. BRUMM'S DISGRACEFUL ACTION ! HE PRECIPATES SCENES OF VIOLENCE IN THE HOUSE. THE POPE IS DEEPLY GRIEVED ! His Holiness Has Prayed God to Take Him to Himself Rather Than to Permit Him to Witness the Horrors of Battle The United States Has Purchased the Brazilian Battleship. Washington, April 11. Thu forecast of yesterday was veri fied by subsequent events. This country is on the brink of wur with Spain, mill there is not one chance out of a hundred that it will bo avoided.' President McKinluy has performed his duty, and awaits the action of Congress, the war-declaring power of the government. If it is to be war, the President is anxious for immediate action to enable him to strike an effective blow. He realizes that a delay is dangerous. Spain's answer, issued yesterday by the 'Ministry in the form of an official note, makes it clear that the Span iards have no idea of letting Cuba go, except under compulsion. The "ar mistice" is now disposed of. No sus pension of hostilities lias hequ con templated, and it is made plain that Sagasta is only planning for more time in which to prepare for hostili ties. For this reason the President expresses the hope that the Senate will follow the House without delay, if there is to be war. In interviews to-day Gen. Correa, Minister of War, and Count Xiquena, Minister of Commerce, reaffirmed that the Spanish Government was resolved to repel every attack on Spain's sovereignty in Cuba. They declared that they were con vinced that the government would be supported in this resolve by the powers, whose negotiations in the matter wore based on the acknowl edgement of Spain' sovereignty. The .House passed yesterday the resolution directing tho Presidont to intervene in Cuba at once, amid the most disgraceful scenes over onaoted in that body, precipitated by tho hot-headed representative from Pennsylvania, Mr. Hrumm. Tho lie was passed betweon him and Harrott, of Georgia, and tho latter used a bound copy of the Con gressional Record as a weapon against Hriuuiu. The latter was severely censured for precipitating this disgraceful sceno, at a time when calm judgement and wise statesman ship should have taken the pluco of scones comparablo to bar-rooiii brawls. The resolutions presented to the Senate and tho House dilTer Materi ally in tho phraseology. The form of the Sonata resolution opens some opportunity for further discussion of details and consequent dolay in ac tion. The form of tho House resolu tion opens wider and more various opportunities and introduces moro complicated questions. For that rea- bon tho Senate resolution is prefer' able. The consorvatlvo members will make an olTort to sul stitutothe House resolution for that Introduced in tho Senate. Tho House resolution was adopted last evening by a vote of 323 to 10. As adopted it reads : Whereas, the government of Spain for three years past haB been waging war on the Island of Cuba against a revolution by the Inhabitants thereof without making any substantial prog ress towards the suppresWun of said revolution, and has conducted the war fare In a manner contrary to the laws of nations by methods Inhuman and uncivilized, causing the death by starvation of more than 200,000 Inno cent non-combatants, the victims being for the most part helpless women and children, Inlllctlng Intolerable Injury to the commercial Interests of the United States, Involving the destruction of the lives and property of many of our citi zens, entailing the expenditure of mil lions of money In patrolling our coasts and policing the high sea? In irder to maintain our neutrality; and, Whereas, this long series of losses, Injuries and burdens for which Spain Is responsible has culminated In tho de struction of tho United States battle ship Maine In the harbor of Havana and In the death of 260 of our seamen. Itesolved, that the president Is hereby authorized and directed to Intervene at once to stop the war In Cuba, to the end and with the purpose of securing permanent peace and order there and establishing by the free action of the people thereof a stable and Independent government of their own- In the Island of Cuba, and tho president Is hereby authorized and empowered to use the land and naval forces of tho United States to execute the purpose of this resolution. This is a joint resolution and must be concurred in by tho Senate and receive tho President's approval. The Senate is expected to act to-day what that action will be only later telegrams will develop. The following Is the majority resolu tion reported to the senate: Whereas, the abhorrent conditions which have existed for more than three yenis In the Island of Cuba, so near our own borders, have shocked the moral sense of the people of the United States, have been a disgrace to Chris tian civilization, culminating, as they have, In the destruction of a United States battleship, with 208 of Its of ficers and crew, while on a friendly visit in the harbor of Havana, and can not longer be endured, as has been set forth by the president of the United States In his message of April 11, 1S98, and upon which the action of congress was Invited, therefore Resolved, First That the people of the Island of Cuba are and of right ought to be free and Independent. Second That it is the duty of the United States to demand and the gov ernment of tho United States does hereby demand that the government of Spain at once relinquish Its authority and government In the Island of Cuba and withdraw Its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters. Third That the president of the Uni ted States be, und lie hereby Is, directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States, end to call Into the actual service of the several Btates the militia of the several Btates to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions Into elfect. War seems inevitable ; but those who have given the subject serious attention still hope for peaceful solu tion. WASHINGTON JlEWS I Wasuinqton, April 14. There is much excitement in Washington to-day, and tho (treats uro crowded, es pecially so iu front of the capltol building, awaiting the action of the Senate. The President's callers this morning in cluded Secretaries Bliss, Alger and Long and Senators Faulknsraud Cullom, Secretaries Long and Algor called io con sult with the President over the latest plans of llioa'nny aid navy for tho inauguration of hostilities. They are anxiousjfor Congress to act at once, so thoro may bo no dolay in putting these plana Into operation, Semite Will Out Act Tu-I)ity. After leaving the White House, Senator Cullom made a statement to the newspaper rcproseutativos as to the probable action of tho Senate. Ho gave it as his opinion that the Senate would uot pass tho Cuban resolu tion to-day. Ite further stated that, iu his opinion, It was otily a nuostlon of a few days when both Houses would agreo upon a reso lution that would result iu a war with Spatu, Nine Kcpubllcau Senators have agroed to vote for the Turplo amendment recognizing the iudepcudeuco of tho Cuban government, bpuiilHli Minister Leaves, Tho Spanish Minister horo has ruado final preparations for Ms departure Immediately. Tho SpanUh government has Instructed him to leavo. Tlio French Ambassador will cure for Spain's Interest after li Is departure, which will likely occur this afternoon. MiuUter Wood ford will now He recalled by this government. Secretory Long gave notice to-day that no news whatever respeetihK naval movement will be made public. The latest adAicos at tills writing (JilU p. m.) is to the ollVct that the Senate will u,ot take action to-day, and probably not for two or tlireo days. I.ee Charge tin) .Spaniard. bpPOldl to ItVKMKU IIkkauj. Washington, April 11. -Tho tostlmoiiy of Cousu'. General I.ee before the Senate Foreign Committee va made public to-day for the first timo. It is a severe arraignment of Spanish culpability, and will lire the Ameri cans to Immediate action, lion. I.ee said tbattlioro v,ih no doubl that the Spanii.li CONSUL GENERAL, LEE. officials blew up the Maine, and he blames tho Weylerites for tho battleship's destruc tion. Ho also said that he was informed on good authority that tho Spaniards had placed two rows ef torpodos just at the mouth of Havana harbor, opposite llorro Castle. Theso have been placed iu position within tho past two months, and that the switchboard is iu a room iu tho Castle. lliMtltlties In Cuba. Special to Herald. Havana, April 11. Many people left this port to-day upon receipt of news from Wash ington, on the steamer San Augustluo, for South American ports. Tho French warship Fulton steamed into this harbor to-day. In spite of tho Spanish deerte suspending hostilities, it Is officially set forth that sovcr ai skirmishes occurred to-day between the Cubans and Spaniards. bpiiln Will ot Vacate. Special to Evexiso IICRAU). Loudon, April 11. A .Madrid special an nounces that the Spanish Cabinet .Ministers wore interviewed to-day and declared that should McKinley notify Spain to vacate Cuba that Spaiu would immediately refuse They are emphatic iu the statement that the Spanish govornmont is fully prepared to take tho consequences. Tho Spanish newspapers to-day regard war as inevitable. Tho lato despatches from Washington, giving the result of tho action of tho II on so for immediate Intervention, created great excitement throughout Spain. The ollicial Gazette to-morrow will publish a decree organizing a national subscription to increase tho strength of the Spanish Uect. Switzerland lUifuses to Mediate Special to Kvkniko IIuhald. Now York, April 14. A despatch from Home, Switzerland, says tho Buudersrath to-day unanimously rejected tho suggestion that it uiediato between Spain and tho Uuited States. Spain's Mowiuents. Special to KvnNiso Herald. St. Vincent, April 11. Spain is monetizing its ileut at this port, preparatory to active war preparations. Additioual Spanish war ships arrived at tho Capo Yerdo Islands to-day. Others aro expected to arrive soon. Spaniards lllew Up the Maine, Special to lSvuuxo IlKltALD. London, April 11. J. P. Gibbous says that ninety-six mines and fouitceu tons of gun powdor were furnished tho Spaniards for mo iu Havana harbor by a London firm, lie re affirms that ho is nblo to prove absolutely that the Maino was deliberately and wilfully blown up. He says ho believes be could fix the act on two mou, and oven one. Notice of Itemoval. Martin Shcelcr has moved his restaurant and residence, from East Centre street to No. 27 West Coal street, where ho will bo pleased to rcceivo a continuance of patronage. 3t Dancing Stliool, Schoppe's Orchestra will hold dancing school In Bobbins' opera house on Saturday night. 4-13-4t royai 1 kill POWDER Absolutely Puro SERIOUS INTIPTIOjN A County Scat Newspaper's Stateraen's Concerning the Commisslonershlps. CHALLENGE FOR A LIBEL SUIT I The Editor Says That If He is Not Prose cuted Impeachments of Judns Will be In Order The Publication Has Caused a Sensation- I'ottsville, April 11. The Evening Chron icle, generally conservative, has startled the community by its grave charges against Judges Itechtol and Koch, therein alleging that they have descended to the level of slum polities by the appointments of Messrs. Kautner and Staufl'or, the now County uinmissioiiers; and intimating plainly that a deal exists whereby Harry O. Ilechtel, son of .ludUe lieclitel, has len made County Solic itor tn the new board of County Commls-Munei-,. CHALLENGES THK JUDGJts. In last evening's issue the Chronicle calls on the Judges named to prosecute it for libel, and in the absence of such suit, declares that the Judges ought to bo impeached. Thus the war goes on. The Philadelphia news papers have talon it up and call for tho facts. Lvcn the news from Congress la thrown into the shade by this subject, which is now the all prevailing topic. UEKOKR WILL SUE. Charles B, Iierger, late County Solicitor, has been advised to sue the county for tho balance of tho three years' salary for the office, at the rate of $1,000 per annum. He was elected Tor three years on Jannary 1. 1MI7, and was removed from office during the past week. Under tho terms of his appoint ment he had almost one year and nine mouths to serve yet. NO MORE AITOINTMENTH. County Commissioners Kautnor and Staufl'er held a meeting this morning to con sider ourrent affairs. A loan has been mndo and the clerks on the hill and employes at tho almshouse were paid their March salaries this morning. There are a number of per sons iu Jail whose terms have expired and they must remain there until the Commis sioners get timo to consider thgli eases. No uew appointments are announce d, and it has been said that nouo will be until the case of Commiwlouer Meyers is disposed of one way or tho other. This information is not from inside sources, however. TO TEST A LAW. The School Board may make a tost case on the action of Aumo Miller's parents in tak ing hor from school and putting her at work at tho silk mill. The girl is but eleven years old. The parents will bo asked to return her to school within twenty-four hours, and if they do not the aid of the law will be iu- vokoil. 11HYAS- AT rOTTSVILLK. Word was received by William Wilholm from William Jennings Bryan that he would be In Pottsville noxt Wednesday. Tho ar rangements have uot been made, but it is understood that ho will deliver his lecture in tho Academy of Music. The peoplo of Schuylkill county have read so much about tho man who lead Democracy to defeat on a free-silver platform, that it is likely they will fill tho Academy of Music on Wednesday to hoar what lie has to say tor himself and his canso. DEEDS RECORDED. i rant is. ltoiliuan, administrator, to Daniel Ncy, premises in Hegins townshin: Mary A. Wisjman and others to Charles needy, premises in Norwegian townshin! Jacob BoHb to Samuel Dietrich, premises in rotisvillo; James Jledlar to Samuel Dietrich, picmises in I'ottavillo. NOTES, A marriago license was to-dav cranted to iiarry t,. tochwartz, of Ashland, and Hannah t.. Jlornsberger, of Lavolle. Attorney W. D. Fisher, of Lebanon, wan a. visitor to the court house to-dav. a enarter tor the St. Lattimer Soeietv. of .hcacioo, was otlored lor record at tho court house this morning. COMMISSION RECEIVED. Charles A. Snyder. Ksa.. recentlv ed County Controller, received his commis sion from Harriaburg to-day and is preparing bis bond for presentation to court and anurn- vai on .uonuay. lie win then tako tho oath ami assumo tho office. None of his appoint ments have been announced. THE POPE DISPLEASED. He Does Not Wish to Uo Longer II Wur Iri Coming. Rome, April 14. Pope Loo is deeply ef fected by tho latokt phase of the Sjianl.h Amerlcan trouble. Aftur saying mass in the Sietine Chapel to-day, ho wid : "I have prayed to God with tho whole forco of my boius, with the deepest fervor, to avert war, aud uot to allow my pontificate to end amid tho &mokn of battle. Otherwise, I iiaro implorod tho Almighty to tako mo to Illmself that I may not behold moh a sight." HI hearers ay that the Pope spoke with tbo docpiMt emotion. Ilia IIolIne; is ox- tremoly anxious to preserve peace, aud would ko so far at to urgo Spain to sacrifice Cuba .to avert war. The Pope pleaded with the fimporior of Austria to um his oil'orts for peace, but the Kmperor b!vm tho Queen Jtesout dlfluieut advico. lllckert'H Cali. Pure of pea soup to-night. Pish cakos to morrow moruiuK. Monument Meeting. A meotiiiK of the Soldier' Monument As sociation n ill be held iu the Ci. A, it. lull, Ilefuwicli's building, at 8 o'elock to-morrow evening and it is expeetud au Important eommunicatiou will be made by tho com- mitteo uu tilf. Keiulrlck llousu Free Luucli Sour krout, pork and mashed potatoes will be served, free, to all patrons to-ulgkt. Koelul (intlierliitf. A social gathering was held at the homo of Mrs. Mary Kanier, on West Coal street, last evening. About thirty guesU wore iu attend ance aud had a merry time. A supper was served at a late ltour and dauciiig was in dulged iu bj the youug aud thu old folks in attendance. HATS TRIMMED FREE AT THE- BON TON, 29 N. Main St Shenandoah. Lcadtrs of Low Price You will make no mistake by shojipin" it their millinery parlors, You'll uet tin l.e,t and pay the lowest price for it. We make it a point to have all ciualiti from the lowest to the highest standard. We make it a point to offer nothing but the newest styles insuring you strictly up to date. We make it a point to have what yu want. We make it a ooint to cheerfullv exchanc- all you purchase if not thoroughly satislauury. We make It a rxilllt to offer hnriain. fr un day to day as will be to your interest. Be und a doubt, genuine money savers. We make it a point nottwoliaM idl. it, trimmed alike. BON TON 29 N. Main St., Shenandoah, Pa. The R. liable Who', sale and Retail M V -. and Milliners Supplier. The Rich Designs And sombre hue ot our furniture for dining room hall and library harmonize charming with the popular finishes of to-day and give a tone of solid elegance to thf home that is both pleasing and restful. We are making a special showing of handsome pieces iu Onk this week. Many are quite moderate in price. M. O'NEILL, 106 South Main Street, Shenandoah, Pa. ( c IVlax Levit Means Best." Spring hats this week new shades, sent us specially for the spring selling. Youmans, Dunlap, Knox. The top notch of elegance in men's hats. Display of sprlna neekweAr and cloves begin to-day. MAX LEVIT, 15 E. Centre St. Up-To-Date Hat Store and Shenandoah's Greatest Gent's Furnishing Store. Looks Attractive. When you find greater attrac tiveness than you had expected you are pleased. If you find less, you are disappointed. When we give you more than you expected you are pleased. Those who give you less dis appoint you. We always please our customers, for they find the goods more than we claim for them. Come aud see what we give with One Pound of Baking Powder. The largest articles iu the market, T.J. BROUGHALL, 25 South Mala Street.
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