The evening herald. (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, June 16, 1898, Image 1

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VOL. XIII.-NO. Ul.
SHENANDOAH. PA.. THURSDAY. JFXE 1(5. 1898.
ONE CENT
J. P. Williams & Son,
SO'HARA'S
ROR
OPEN DAY
SHENANDOAH and
SPRING DRESS GOODS AND SILKS
In all the leading shades. Also White and
colored organdies, embroideries and new effects
in cotton goods.
M CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, LINOLEUMS i WINDOW SHADES
At the old price, regardless of the advance.
, I I CDCDirCT'CZ; North Main St.,
Jm i rlKCL. D, Shenandoah Pa.
WINDOW SHADES.
We i
gain
Window Shades,
Lace Curtains,
Scrims, &c,
So If you arc In need of that
kind of goods we can save you money toy buy-
"the bee: hive,.
i2G3 S. IVIaln St. Third Door From Root Office.
SWALM'S HARDWARE STORE
Headquarters for Screen Doors, Window Screens, Green Wire Gloth, Etc.
For Good Light
White Bread
AND NO TROUBLE TO BAKE
USE AQUEDUCT MILL.
Daisy or Moss Rose Flour.
Sold by
Geo. W. Keiter.
Whole Wheat Graham Flour
Old Time Pure. Rye Flour
Brooksicle Fancy Pastry Flour
Best Granulated Corn Meal.
At KEIT ER'S.
War Declared
On Prices.
A large and beautiful new
stock of
Baby Coaches,
$3.50
and upwards.
AND
AND NIGHT.
MAHANOY CITY.
Ao are now offering great bar
gains In ii
j -Vam Jj y.J
n
Admiral Sampson Keeping the Spaniards Busy Re
placing Their Destroyed Fortifications.
VESUVIUS USES DYNAMITE I
IS
Bombardment Lasted But
95 Hinutes.
SAMI'SOM KEPT P,USY
Making: I'reraratlons 1o Attack Other
Points In the Vicinity of
Santiago.
Special to Evening HnnAMi.
Kingston, Jamaica, June 16.
The defenses of Caimanera have
been demolished by the battleship
Texas, Captain J. W. Philip ; cruiser
Alarblehead, Commander B. H. Mc
Calla ; and the gunboat Suawnee,
after a bombardment of ninety-five
minutes.
Advices so far received of the en
counter, which are indefinite, say
not one of the American vessels was
injured, and none of the men
wounded.
Admiral Sampson is preparing to
attack the new batteries being erected
on a high point at Cajobaba Point.
There is an open bay at tills place,
eight miles east of Santiago harbor,
and but a few miles across the country
to Santiago city. Tiiere is an Iron
pier at this point, and is well adapted
for landing troops. The Spaniards
are at work throwing up fortifications
to prevent the landing, but Sampson's
fleet will spoil their prospects.
DYNAMITE HURLED.
ATJ5ANTIAG0,
Hpcdlll to KVKNINO HUIMLD.
New York, Juno 10. Tlio Sun prints a
special from Kingston, Jamaica, giving the,
details of tho bombardment of Santiago on
Monday night by tlio dynamite guns of tlio
Vesuvius, of which so much lias been ex
pected, Tlio vessel ciept within 000 yards of tho
mouth of tho harbor, and, after discharging
1,500 pounds of ammunition at tlio Spanish
sbips and tho fortifications within, escaped
unharmed. Tho Vesuvius took up lior posi
tion and fired three shots in as many minutes,
one from each of her aerial dynamite tubes.
Tho report was a peculiar one, soundiug liko
a cough. Thero was no recoil perceptible.
Tlio first shot struck near tho ridgooftho
bills, and exploded with a tremendous roar
not unlike tho thunder ot a shell. An im
muiiso column of red earth was blown straight
up into tho air to a height of two hundred
feet.
Tho eU'cct of tho second shot, which struck
higher up on tho clill', was similar to that of
tho llrst. Tho third shot went over tho hill
and probably reached tho supposed location
of tho torpedo boats in the harbor.
Only two shots wero flred in answer by tho
forts, and these woro apparently delivorcd at
random.
Tho men on tho Vesuvius aro delighted
with thoir work and aro auxious to try tho
guns again, They expected and were eager
to go fitraight into tho harbor.
AUGUSTI FEARS
INSURGENT ATTACKS.
Special to ICvenino Herald.
Madrid, Juno 10. Tho Ministorof War has
received tho following despatch, dated Juno
8, from Captain-Geuoral August! :
"Tho situation in Manila is still very gravo.
Tho ouomy has coniplotoly surrounded tho
capital. I liavo boon compelled to doublo tho
forcos coucoutratvd on tho lino of dofenco
and to increase tho garrisons in the block
houses. Tronches have been made whorover
possible, so that tlio troops may mako a good
stand when it comes to fighting at close
quarters.
"All communication with other parts of
tho Island is cut oil'. I am without news of
Qon. Monet, whom I oxpect with reinforce
ments. I am wlthlu tho walled city, whoro
a last stand will bo mado. The whlto popu
lation is concentrated here, preferring tho
possibility of bombardment by tho Americans
to tlio certainty of maltreatment by tho in
surgents. I am not awaro when tlio squadron
is likely to bombard,"
Uervurn to Leave Santiago.
Special to Kvismmi IIkhald.
London, Juno 1U. A despatch from Madrid
says it is reported that Admiral Corvora Is
about to leavo Sautiago, lie Is short of
ammunition, but, rolying on tho speed of his
vossols, ho hopes to cut his way through
Admiral Sampson's fleet and attack tho mill
tary oxpeditlou commanded by Gou. Shatter,
Olarit llartoii Sail.
Special to KvKSINO HICHAM)
Koy West, Juno 10. A vessol arriving
hero this morning says tho Santiago oxpedi
tlou was sighted last night twenty miles south
of Tampa bay, steaming slowly southward,
Tho lied Cross ship Is awaiting tho arrival of
Clara liaitou, expected hero to-day, Tho
vessol will immediately follow tho Invading
army, upon Miss llartou's arrival.
mm
I . fin Is.. i
uuiLiu
While Two Ouhans Are Dead and
Four Wounded.
ONLY ONE MARINE WOUNDED
The Attacking Force Marched on the Span
ish Camp, Containing the Only Well
Within Six or Seven Miles, and a Brief
Battle Followed After the Spaniards
Fled Their Camp Was Destroyed by Fire
and the Well Filled With Earth and
Stones.
Kingston, Jamaica, Juno 1C. The
United States marines under Lieu
tenant Colonel Robert W. Huntington
made their first aggressive movement
against tho Spanish guerillas Tuesday,
and completely routed tlio enemy. Tho
forco of marines wns under Captain
Elliott, and co-operating Cubans wero
under Colonel Laborda. The com
bined forces razed a Spanish camp
about five miles from tho American po
sition, destroyed the only well in tho
vicinity and killed about 40 Spaniards.
Ono American marlno was slightly
wounded. Two Cubans wero killed and
four wounded.
It Is Impossible to estimate tho num
ber of Spaniards ongaged.owlng to their
guerilla methods of fighting, but it Is
believed there wero at least 400. Tho
marines behaved splendidly, their
markmanshlp being excellent, even
under tho severe flra of tho enemy.
Tho captured camp lay about flvo
miles southeast of the rifle pits of tho
marines, and was an Important baso
for the enemy, as It contained the only
well within six or seven miles. Lieu
tenant Colonel Huntington decided on
the attack early In the day, and at
about 8 o'clock the forco started across
tho mountain. The march up and clown
the steep hillsides under tho glaring
tropical sun was a sovere tost of en
durance for tho marines, and beforo
tho battlo ground was reached 22 mon
bad received medical attention. All
were ablo, however, to reach the posi
tion before tho lighting ceased.
The marines wero compelled to
march In single file, following tho
mountain trail. Mcanwhilo the Cu
bans darted backward and forward, to
right and loft, on tho scout. It was
from a hilltop the Americans caught
sight of tho Spanish camp lying on a
ridgo below them. It consisted of
ono largo house, tho officers' quarters,
Biirrounded by numerous "shacks" and
huts, all clustering about tho precious
well.
Tho Amorlcans began a cautious ad
vance, and wore within 200 yards ot
tho enemy beforo tho crack of a rlflo
from the Spanish lines announced that
the Spaniards had discovered them.
Tho troops quickly moved Into lino
of battle, with tho Cubans on tho left
flank. Tho enemy's bullets wero
whizzing viciously over tho Amoricnns,
but tho marines settled down to tholi1
work as unconcernedly as though at
target practice.
Very few Spaniards wero in sight.
They wero lying behind the huts and
in tlio brush, but the puffs of smoko
revealed their positions and enabled
tho Amorlcans to do effective: work.
For 20 minutes both sides maintained
a terrific tiro. Tho Spanish shots wero
generally wild and spasmodic, whllo
tho Americans coolly fired away, aim
ing carefully and shooting to kill. For
the most part tho Amorlcans' firing
was done individually, but at times tho
ofllcors could direct firing by squads,
always with telling effect.
It was beginning to look as though
n bayonet chargo down tho slopo would
bo necessary to dlslodgo the onomy,
when suddenly the latter began to
break for a thicket a hundred yards
further on. Llttlo groups cou.d bo
seen fleeing from tho camp, separating,
darting through the brush and zig
zagging to escapo tho bullets.
It was then tho American fire bo
carao deadly. Man aftor man could bo
seen to fall in a vain rush for shelter,
and tho tiro from tho Spanish becanio
scattering and almost ceased. Two
Cubans lay dead and four wounded,
and Private Walker, of Company D,
had to limp to tho rear, with a slight
wound In his ankle.
Tho easy victory put tho command
In high spirits, Tho llttlo black Cuban
warriors waved thoir machetes and
howled curses at tho Spanish in sav
age fnBliIou. Thoir firing hnd been
wild throughout, but they all displayed
the utmost contempt for tho Spanish
bullots, apparently bolng absolutely
without fear.
As tho onomy began breaking camp
tho Dolphin, which lay out at sea, was
signaled and began pitching shells to
ward tho thicket for which tho Span
laulB were making. Moanwhilo Llou-
(Continued on Third Pago.)
WflSHlfJGTOfj J1EWS.
.Htfnt AiltlccK 1'ioin tlin Matlonul (.'Mpllal
in llin Vt'nr Siluatioii.
Special to Kvrnino llKBALl).
WARtilKOTo.v, June in.
Tho war department has now elovou trans
ports at Tampa, and arrangements are being
made for tho charter of at least twice that
many more. Those voMelf will bo used to
transport troops to Porto Pico. The troops at
luekamauga will bo equipped at otiro, and
from that camp 15,000 will go to Poito Itlco.
Two In igades, consisting of 7,000 men, will
bo taken from thoso now encamped at Palls
Church, Vb., will be moved further .South at
once, and somo of these may bo included in
tho Porto Pico expedition.
Two more lighting ships will bo added to
the navy by August 1st. They aio the re
constructed cruisors Chicago and Atlanta.
Tho success of tho now 3 por cent, war
loan is now assured from tho way subscrip
tions are coming in to the Treasury Depart
ment from evory section of tho country. No
subscriptions for tho now bonds will bo
rocclved from citizens of foiclgn countries
unless thoso from our own citizens should
fall bolow tho amount called for. The
opinion is expressed by officials that
thero will bo a troincndous over-subscription,
with little chance for the very
largo subscribers. Tho government will
favor tho smaller subscriptions in tho allot
ment, and thoso will absoib tho entiro issuo.
Thostato department has been informed
through Consul Pullln at Asuncion, that tho
commission appointed by tho Paraguayan
government to inquire into the condition of
tlio Spanish torpedo gunboat Temorario,
lying thero for somo timo, reports that she is
in no condition to loavo, her machinery
being defectivo.
ANOTHER SPANISH
FLEET SIGHTED.
Special to Kvenino Herald.
Key West, June 10. Xaval officials hero
place little crcdenco in tho report thai
another Spanish fleet is uoariug Cuban
waters, supposod to be the Cadiz squadron.
The report comes via Port Antonio, and is
to tho ciTect that a British vessel, now nt tho
abovo port, had received a despatch from
Port Itoyal, Jamaica, telling of tho approach
of a second Spanish squadron.
Tho Now OrloaiiH at Wolk.
.Special to Kviinino Hliiald.
Kingston, June 10. Tho Now Orleans,
under instructions from Admiral Sampson,
opened firo on new batteries being erected by
Spaniards near tho light house at Santiago.
Sho pourod hot-shot at it for about teu min
utes and completely demolished tho now
batteries, every shot taking euect. Tho bat
teries nearby replied, but tho Now Orleans
was not hit onco. Another cll'ort is being
made by tho Spaniards to repair the damage
l'lnbalily Fatal Accident.
Special to Evening Herald.
Ashland, June 10. Joseph Canl, an aged
resident of this town, met with an accident
early this morning that will probably result
in his death. Ho went to bed last night nt
tho usual hour, and about 2 o'clock this
morning was attacked by nightmare In his
sleep ho walked from his room in tho second
story to a steep lauding, and tell to tho
bottom, a distance of about twelve feet. His
head was soverly cut, and was internally in
jured. Tho attending physicians say ho will
hardly recover. Ho was OS years of agp.
Spain's CiulU I'leet.
Special to Evnxrxa Herald.
Gibraltar, Juno 10. Active preparations
aro being mado at Cadiz. It is believed that
tho fleet now thoro will sail singly under
orders to meet at a given point, probably on
tho high seas. Somo of them have already
left. It is rumored that Admiral Dewey is
short of ammunition.
FREEDOM FOR MERRIMAC HEROES
Spain Orders Tliolr Hxc-liango Dttlloso
iiiid C'nrrmizn Must l.cnvo C'nnntln.
Madiiil. June 1C The government
has authorized Governor General niniu
en to cntertuln propi'suls for an ex
change of Lieutenant Hudson and the
other pilsnners taken when the Ameri
can collier Jlerrlmuc was sunk off tho
entrance to the harbor of Santiago ds
Cuba.
Duke Almodnvar de Itlo, minister of
foreign affairs, has ordered Senor Du
Bosc, former Spanish charge d'affaires
at Washington, and Lieutenant Car
rnnza, former Spanish navnl attache
there, to leavo Canada.
IMIlm- Jiiycn Sentenced,
Special to Kviwino HltiULn.
Mahanoy City? Juno 10. Tho following
telegram, dated at Harrisburg, was received
hero this aftornoon j
"Judgo JlcPhorsou to-day sentenced Joyco
to costs and 10 months imprisonment in tho
Eastern penitentiary."
Tho case la tho ono In which ox-Senator
Coylc prosecuted Joyco for perjury.
Obituary.
Blanche wlfo of John Short, died at the
family rosidenco in KUangowan yosterday in
her 22ud year. Tho death was duo to
hemorrhage. Tho husband and a child sur
vive Tho funeral will take place at 2 p.m.
on Saturday. Services will bo held at the
family losidancoaud the remains will be In
terred in tho Mahanoy City cemotery.
Light Citvulry l'or tlio Statu.
Captain P. D. Helms, of Pottavllln wl,n
Was authorized bv tlin stntn nnlli.lt!,.- I
organize a company of light cavalry, has
succeeded in recruitiug (13. Tho roll has been
iorwameu to Harrisburg.
Buy Keystonoflour. Bo suro that tho namn
Lessio & Bake, Ashland, Pa., is printed on
ovory sack.
Absolutely Puro
P3K
kill
k0
KIMED If!
THE jWIflES
Patal Pall of Pock at the Knickerbocker
Colliery.
FIRST ACCIDENT OF THE MONTH.
The Victim Met His Death While lie Was
Engaged In Soundln the Top Rook
After a Charge Had Been
Flred-HU Neck
Broken.
The first mine accident officially reported
in this toctlou of the Sixth anthracite dis
trict thus far this mouth ooourred in the
seven-foot veiu, old slope, of tho Knicker
bocker colliery this afternoon.
Tho vietim was Joseph Alassis, a miner 3T
years of age, residing on Juuoborry alley,
near Chestnut stroet.
Aiassis and a laborer nmiind Ktlnnt- Sukn.
worked in a breast and shortly after one
o eiocK preparou anu area a charge in some
rock. Shortly aftor the firing took place
Alassis wont up to the face to anminnthi.
cll'ect. Sabos went to tho nnnnalln M f
the breast to rosume his work. Alassis was
in the act of SOUmlinc (he trm rneV tvlion If
suddenly fell and crushed him beTleath it.
ino laboror hurried to tho opposite side of
the bioast, but could find no trace of the
victim, whose body was completely covered
with debris. Sabos then summouod help and
Alassis'doad body was removed from beneath
tlio heap of broken rock.
An examination of tho bodr si
nau not ucen mangled, but tho neck was
broken and death was inotniitnnnnna.
The remains wero removed to tho family
resilience anu a aiKtrRMinir oconn iniimenri i,
arrival thoro, as the wife had no iutimation
of tho accident until tho ambulance arrived
at tho door. Two women fainted, each sun.
posing that the victim was her husband.
llio deceased leaves two children Imnlrl..
the wife He was a Lithuanian and was
held iu high esteem by his noighbois.
MAJOR BURKE SPEAKS.
The Oeiioral .Manager of Ilnir.ilc, ltlll'8
Wild Went Show liitcrvleui'il.
Major John M. Burko. minnrnl nmmr nt
Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, paid tho Ueh
a r.D office a visit vostordnr. Aftnr fin inv
esting conversation relative to his visit to
(.una, Key West and Tnnina last, n-intn
organizing a band of veteran Cubans who
maKo up tlio lat addition to tho "Bough
Uiders of tho World," ho said : "I want
tho citizens of ShDIiailllnllll nml mrmnn,!;,,.,.
to understand that this groat exhibition, tho
original Wild West, has never been horo bo-
loro anu snouiu not bo conrouudud with tho
minor imitators who have ton mil nrnnn.l ti,
smaller cities. Also that Col. Cody brings
enuro ouiut, uie largest organization
that has over travelled, COO men and 500
horsos. It is Iargor than it was in London,
Paris, liomo, Vienna, and even at tho Chicago
World's Fair. Tho samo as has lately played
four weeks at Madisnn Sfinnrn iii,,l, v.
York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, etc.
Everything will bo as advertised. All the
different racos and nations will bu rcprosontod
by gcuuino characters. The procession in
which nothing but soldiers, warriors, primi
tive men anu wctoru girls will participate
will idoue be the sk-ht. nt a. lifn.timn n,i
education that years of travol could not
eQ'ect. Evory typo can bo closely inspected
auu win commno representatives of all tho
daring horsemen of history fiom tho Arab to
the Cavalry of tho world down to the Cuban
vwouuueu veterans) heroos of to-day. Men
WllO liaVO fought undor Gmnn Mnenn on,!
Garcia. Col. Codv will lie in rrs i n nnrcon nml
in tho courso of events will probably nover
uu ncro again, everything as advertised
will bo presented and a raro educational
treat can bo assured."
Komlrlck House Frea i.uiieh,
Grand Army boau soun will bnnnrve.l k
to all patrons to-night.
Straightening tlio rules.
Men employed by tho Shenamlnnli TTent
and Powor Company aro engaged in
straightening tho pulos of tho company
which liavo been pulled from their original
positions by tho weight of lam
and othor causos. Tho work Is douo in
pursuance of ordeis recontly issued by the
Borough Council.
AH In it Heap.
William Coxo had a
serious injury while bicyclius yesterday
UllULlJUUll. II U rn AM tVirh flin I Itmm,,
Indian in front nf Dm litMl anil nn,1b...'.
cigar storo on Past Centre street and tho
dummy toppled upon him ami tho bicycle
Coxo received a slight scalp wound and tho
UUIUUIV lOSC a llllL'nr. 'i'lln l.!i-.T
injury.
llicUert'H cufo.
Special free lnnch to-night. Fish onkos to-
morrow rooming.
Track Spread.
A Pennsylvania Itailroad coal train was
halted at tho Junction oast of tho Shonan.
doah City colliery dirt bank yosterday after
noon uy mo sproaiuug oi the rails and the
passenger train scheduled to leave town at
?:02forPottsvlllowasdolayodan hour until
tho coil train could be movod.
Kounil Ilniiho (or Sir. Ciirinel.
OurMt. Cannol exchanges say that sur.
vcyors employed by the Lehigh Valley rail
road aro at work near tho depot iu that town
staking off ground tor tho erectiun ot a
round house.
At KepeliluoUl' Amnio Cafe.
Sour krout, pork, mashed potatoes to-nigl t.
Hot lunch to-morrow morning,
Itecmet'lni; I'lom Wound.
Michael Flaherty, tho conductor who was
shot on one of the Schuylkill Traction Com
pany's cars at Ulovei s hill several weeks
ago by a negro named Joo l'oynolds, was a
visitor to town last night. Flaherty Is now
rapidly recovering from tlio effects of tho
wouud and expects to bo ablo to losutuo
work iu about two weeks.
Special I'nlU'o Notice,
All members of the speolal police forco aro
lequuktcd to meet iu tho Borough Council
Chambor ou Friday oveulng, 17th lust., at
7:S0 o'clock, sharp.
0-1(1 2t A. P. Tabok, Chief Burgoss.
Seo samples of our engraving In tho window
display of aluminum novelties, liruium's.
lco Urtmni fontlvnl.
The Grant Baud will hold an lco cream
festival iu Bobbing' opera, houe ou July 1st
aud and. U-10-td
STRAW HATS!
STRAW HATS ! !
Up-lo-ilnle straw liats with up i
dnte btttids at the up-lo-date
hat stole.
Change of Season
Creates a change iu underwear.
We have & large assortment ot
up-to-date summer underwear.
Up-To-Date Patriotic
Neckwear iu all styles made u,'
the finest of silks at 25 cents.
MAX LEVIT,
15 E. Centre St.
Up-To-Dale Hat Store and Shenandoah's
Greatest Gent's Furnishing Store.
Sweeping Reduction
in Millinery Good:.
All the latest gauzey and chilion ah, msi-i
summer uiillinery. Nobby and stvlih hit.
togues, leghorn, round and hand nude li.it
Trimmed short back sailors, from $1.00 up .
Black lace bonnets, all silk, handsomely
trimmed, $1.75 and up : Children's triirimcl
hats, from 25c to $3.50, in straw or iei;h..,r, ,
Trimmed sailors, all colors and cnmliinatinn,
20c, 25c, and up to $1.25 j Untrimmed -adors.
lo; Flowers for hats, from 51 in Si.js :
Ostrich tips, all colors, 25c and up ; utm an l
gro grain ribbon, all silk, 6 inches wi.l, . all
shades. We carry the largeM, l st .mil
cheapest line of ribbons in the city. InUui'
lace and silk caps, 25c and up: Unldiei,'
lace hats, 25c j Silk hats, 35c eali : Inf.mf
long cashmere cloak, 90c ; Embrmdeird 1 . llai
and skirt, $1.00; Ixng rolies, from 2s, t,.
S3. 00; Mourning bonnets and veil vni let
lor J2 and up.
MRS. J. J. KELLY,
6 South Maui street, next to Irani! Union
'l ea Co., Shenandoah.
STARTLING
ASSERTION.
We are still doing business at
our old stand, 106 South Main
street. We are daily receiving
furniture which must be turned
into money. We are bound
not to be undersold by any of
our competitors, and we are in
a position to uphold this
1 assertion. Call and see us and
be convinced of the fact that
we are beyond approach.
For the summer we will make a
specialty of
REFRIGERATORS
For family and business jm
poses. I,et us quote you pri.
aud styles.
M. O'NEILL,
tOG S. Main St.
Furniture Dealer and Undertake
DANDRUFF "
... Is the Beginning of Baldness.
Wcctphal'o fluxUiator
Cures Dandruff and all diseases of the sca;
IOR SALE AT
DUSTQ'S BMBEK SIM
Ferguson House Block.
KEEP COOL !
Don't lose your head, and
you will not fail to perceive
the rare opportunities we are
offering the public to secure
GROCERIES
at reduced prices. Seeing is
believing. We ask you to in
spect our goods and will risk
their ability to convince you
that they are worth the prices
asked. Try some of our bar
gains ; they will do you good.
T.J. BROUGHALL1
25 South Main Street,
it