fytt Mtuit VOL XLV.-NO 85 SHENANDOAH. PA.. TUESDAY. FEBItUAllY 7."l899." ONE CENT WW J. P. Williams & Son, FURNI0RE. 13 S. Main St., Shonondoah, Pa. JSO'HARA'S OPEN DAY Cor. Lloyd and White Sts., SHENANDOAH and Free to All ! II. EXHIOI FROH FEB. 4th TO FEB. 11. Embroldored with M. Homlnway & Sons High Class Art Silk. The finished pieces prove beyond a doubt that even their most delicate shades of silks are fast colors, as every piece has been washed and ironed. Call and see the display EVERY BODY WELCOME. Morgan's Fancy THE ONLY A1IT STOKE f A Large Assortment at low Prices I Sleigh Bells, Horse Blankets and Lap Robes. Sleigh runner attach ments. Change a wagon into a sleigh in twenty minutes. Oil Heaters, Ice Saw and Ice Tongs. SKATES! SKATES!! Now is the time to enjoy the sport ; full assortment at low prices, Skates sharpened and repaired. SWALM'S HARDWARE STORE Successful People Are quick to act and never fail to grasp opportunities. We are now offering after-holiday bargains in Jewelry, Silverware and Musical Instruments. We can save you from $i to $2 on wedding rings. The remainder of our stock goes at 25 per cent, below the prices of others. You'll find in our store store the largest and best selected stock to choose from. Do not forget us when in need of any repairing in jewelry. A guarantee accompanies it. ORKIN'S JEWELRY STORE, 129 South Main Street, 1 899-NEW YEAR'S GREETING1899 We open the New Year with a few Special Bargains to dispose of surplus stock. Four cans Early June Peas for 25 cents. Three cans Fancy New York State Corn for 25 cents. Three cans New Lima Beans for 25 cents. Three cans of New Alaska Salmon for 25 cents. Eight Bars of Best 5c Laundry Soap for 25 cents. Three Pounds of Mixed Nuts for 25 cents. Four Qts. Fine Table Syrup for 25 cents. Don' Forget Our 10 Cent Loose Roasted Coffee New, Good and Cheap. WE OFFER IN HIGH GRADE GOODS Our Fancy Tomatoes extra large cans and extra quality. Honey Suckle Sweet Sifted Peas, Extra fancy Maine Sugar Corn. Choice New York State Corn. California Lemon Cling Peaches sliced. Fancy O. G. Java Coffee. Our 25c. Java Blend Coffee. Fancy Cali fornia Prunes, extra size. Strictly Pure Kettle Rendered Lard. Fancy Head Rice. Fine Pure Sugar Syrup. Best Mince Meat. Try our 6 and 8 cent Table Syrup. Florida Oranges large, sweet and juicy. New Norway Mackerel, white and fat. You can always find the best quality of Fresh Creamery and Dairy Butter at KEITER'S For Salo 2000 bushels Choice Clipped White Oats. At A Beautiful New Stock of . . . Chamber Suits Just received. Ranging in prices from $15.00 AND UPWARDS' T AND AND NIGHT. riain Street, MAHANOY CITY. Free to All I Bazar, 23 North Mam st. IN SHENANDOAH. f I Shenandoah, Penna. KBITBR'S. NO CHANGE IN THE VOTE, Srnntor Uunjr Still Lnck. thirteen Vote. Xecp.aury to Ktect Illni. Special to Hvr.sl.fd IIkrald, llarrlsburg, Fob. 7. Thero Is uo better prospect nt tho beginning of this week than there was at any tlmo last wcok for a settle ment of the Senatorial deadlock, hut Senator Quay's conferences with his lieutenants In Philadelphia yeatonlay are takon hy sonio to mean early developments, Insurance Com missloner Durham, ono of the able Quay managers, told a friend that he was not one of those who expected the deadlock to continue to drug along to tho end of the sossluii. "On the contrary," ho said, "I believe there will bo a break and that Quay will be elected earlier than most pooplo expect." Thero Is a general feeling, however, that Senator Quay does not contemplate forcing the Issue until tho McCarroll bill is disposed of and tho result of hLs trial is made known, which Is called for the 20th Inst. After that wo may expect Interesting developments. The contending forces were protty well lined up in the balloting of to-day, thero being no changes In tho relative strength of tho tvo legislative armies. Senator Quay was again thirteen votes sb.rt of election, the result being as follows ; Quay, 103 votes; Jonks, 79; Dalzi-ll, 14 ; scattering, 36; total a34 Necessary to a choice, 118. Senator Scott, of Philadelphia, a follower of David Martin, has made public announce ment that he considers he has fulfilled all his obligations so far as tho caucus nomineo Is concerned, and feels at liberty to desert Quay at any time ho deems advisable There are several other Quay supporters In that city who ard ready to follow the lead of Scott. QUIET AT MANILA. Oil Corroborates the "Herald's" Special Despatch of Yesterday. Special to I'.vENlxa Hebald. Washington, Feb. 7 General Otis this morning cabled the Army Department as follows : .Manila, Fob. 7. The Insurgents are con centrated around Manila, with a force of 20, 000 well armed men. There are many Span ish soldiers In the Insurgent's service. Our casualties probably number 250. The Insur gent's loss,' including killed, wounded and prisoners, probably number about 4,000 troops. Our men are In excellent spirits, and quiet pievails, Otis. Information received by tho department hero says that the insurgents were supplied with ammunition and arms by the Spaniards, but It is believed this has about been ex hausted, and that Aguinaldo is offering large sums of money for ammunition. Former advices indicated that tho insurgent forces around Manila numbered about 30,000 men, but the cablegram from Otis this morning reduces that number to 20,000. There are under the American General about 16,000 men, including regulars and volunteers. Truck Sleds Cheap, Three truck sleds are offered for sale. cheap, ut Magargle's grocery. 2-7 6t Teachers Institute. A meeting of the local teachers' institute was held last evening and the following In teresting program was rendered : Singing, "Battle Uymn of the Republic." institute; biographical essay "Lowell," Miss Keiper; readings, Misses Rassier, Docahue and Connors and Mr. Mullahy; remarks on school methods and discipline Supt. J. W. Coopcn study of .grammar, Messrs. Williams, Hooks, Mullahy and Whitaker, and Misses Fox, Con nelly, Jones, Palmer, Lynch and Burns. Sleighing Party. Ten members of the Emanon Social Club enjoyed a sleigh ride to Tamaqua last night. Thoy engaged quarters at tho Merchants' hotel whero a chickon and waffle supper was served. Tho merry crowd Included Messrs. Saylor Lougsdorf, W. D. Jones, William Price, Lost Creek; and Charles Neiswender, Hoy C. Rubrigbt, Richard D. Rowso. George Portz, E. T. Johnson, Mark Edwards and Elwood Jacoby, of town. A show window full of co-.il ornaments at Brumm's. tf Health Matters. John Dnnffliert.v. 1fl tfnra Mil ana Waf Centre street, has been reported to the Board of Health as a sufferer from typhoid fuver. The local Board lias been tintldeH haf Hi sixth annual meeting of the Associated Health Authorities ana Sanitarians of Pennsylvania will beoejd at llarrlsburg on Feb. 23 and 21. Wedding Announcement. Cards are out announcing tho comine wed ding of Miss Lizzie M. Sheeler and Edmund Williams, both of town. The event will take place on Wednesday, February 22, at 3 o'clock in tho afternoon, at the homo of the bride's parents, Mr, and Mrs. Martin Sheeler, on West Coal street. "Business from start to finish," taught at McCanu's Business College. 2-6-6t Lost an Arm. Frank McIIugh, of Lansford. was admitted to the Miners' hospital at Fountain Springs last night, with bis right arm crushed above the wrist. The limb was amputated just be low the elbow. McIIugh Is 28 years old. He was employed as a brakemau on the L. V. R. R. und received the injury by falling be tween cars. Waldrou's Ulg Horse Salo at O'llara's Stables on l'rlday, Waldron, the great Canadian horse shipper. will sell at public auction two carloads of horses, of all sizes, colors and descriptions. Don't miss tills big sale, if you are in want of horses, for everyone knows that when Waldron has an auction be sells every horse regardless of cost or value. Exchange can be made at any time before the sale opens. Remember this big sale will tako place regardless of the weather, at O'Ham's stable, Shenandoah, on Friday, Inquest Postponed. An inquest was to have been held at Mali- auoy Plane last night on tho death of Michael Nichols, the fireman who was murdered in a shanty at tho Bear Ridge colliery on Thurs day, last, but was postponed ou account of Ur. J, U. lllddle, of the Miners' hosnital. beiug unable to attend. Humored Shut Down. The rumors that linvn hn.ltl currant .triKA Saturday to the effect that the Lehigh Valley collieries at Jeanesvllle would be closed down.could not be verified, says the Hazleton tandard. Superintendent Zerhey when seen last evening concerning the shut down, begged to be excused from talking ou the subject, as he knew little or nothing about it. THE STATE ItAUtMIIiItl Business Men Closely Watch tho Whools of Legislation, MANY INTERESTS AFFECTED NowSouroesorilovenlioln tho Frcleht Linos nnd an Inoomo Tax and Clienp Fretalitfl by Trolleys nnd Protection For Minors In Proponed Now I.nvr. Philadelphia, Fob. 7. Business inter ests of the state whloh have main of fices In this city are watching very closely the introduction of bills In tho legislature which affect their opera tions or which may Interfere with their continued prosperity by occasioning ex tra expense, either for taxation or through regulations which are not now required. Tho commercial world Is es pecially Interested In a resolution which was Introduced In the state senate by Senator Neely, of Clarion county, which has an Important bearing upon the tax ation of corporations and which may result In a large Increase in the annual revenues of the state. The preamble of the resolution sets forth that there are certain companies, associations or corporations, doing business In Penn sylvanla, organized and formed for th purpose of carrying freight, and com monly known as "fast freight lines," among: others the Anchor line. Union line, Blue line, Green line, Union Tank line, Empire line and Merchants' line, that have capital Invested In this state amounting to many millions of dollars, and that the records of the treasury department do not show that the said corporations have compiled with the revenue laws of the state or paid taxes as required by law. WANTS AN INVESTIGATION. The resolution provides that If the house concur there shall be a commit tee appointed consisting of three mem bers of the housa of representatives, to be named by the speaker, and two members of the senate, to be named by the president, and that thev be au thorized to Investigate the reason or cause for such failure to comply with the law and all matters connected therewith, with power to subpoena wit nesses and compel by process their at tendance, with such books and papers as may be deemed necessary, before them, the said committee, to give evi dence In like manner as In any court of record; the report of said committee to be presented trt thta loviaiatnra later than Wednesday, March 15, 1899, provided mat tne meetings or said committee shall be held In the city ot Harrtsbtirr nnil nrnvlrlnrl fiirtriar, tKat the members of said committee shall serve wunout compensation, the only expense Incident to the said Investiga tion to be the fees of the stenographer, which the said committee Is hereby au thorized to employ, provision for which shall be Inserted in the general ap propriation bill. AFTER RAILROAD COMPANIES. The resolution was referred to the committee on Judiciary special. Senator Neely also Introduced a bill on the same subject, which will require railroad companies engaged In busi ness under charters granted by the state to Incorporate In their annual re ports to the secretary of Internal af fairs the names of all pmrm com panies using or making shipments over tneir lines, together with the amounts received by said railroad companies from Said transportation rnmrnntoa and the amounts paid by said railroad companies by reason and on account of the business transacted between them In the carriage of express and freight matter and the employment of the rolling stock of the respective com panies. It is claimed that thp nAunn nf ihl. bill will make subject to taxation Im mense sums of mnnev mnrlf. hv n,.. tain freight companies which have here tofore escaped the tax gathering of- uciais or me commonwealth. The bill was referred to the com mittee on Judiciary general. MINE OWNERS CONCERNED. Officers Of the blir mining nnrl r.il concerns which transact their business In this city show apprehension over the prospects of the passage of a bill whloh, If It becomes a law, would make the corporations or Individuals owning mining nrooertlea flnanrlnllv ir n orlminally, responsible for accidents to employes, inis oiu was introduced In the house nt ITnrrlnhnrir tiv n.r,... r.ntatlve Tlghe, of Luzerne. A decision or tne supreme court relieves corpora Hons from liability for damages for Injuries to employes of mines when ac cidents causing tne injuries are due to negligence of what are knnwn mine bosses. RtinerlntpnHenta nriii tea men. This bill defines the relationship oeiween mine oosses, superintendents ana roremen or coal mines and per sons. Arms or cornnrattnna nwninc or operating the same, and provides inai -in nil actions ror the recov ery of damages against persons, firms Or Corporations OWnlnir nr nnanllm. coal mines In this state brought by, or on Dennu or, any employe of the same or bv his heirs or legal repre sentatives, for Injuries sustained by said employe while aotlng as suofti whether said Injuries may have result? ed fatallv or otherwise, nnv nnt nf neg ligence, whether of commission or omission on tne part or any mine boss, superintendent or foreman which may have resulted In or In any degree made possible said Injurlm to any employe as uioresaia, snan oe deemed and held to be the act of a representative or agent or said persons, firms nr reo perations owning or operating said coal mines and not the act of a co employe of the person Injured," . The laboring Interests will make this one of the special measures to be ad vocated this session. They hold that frequently the lives of hundreds of men who have gone down In the mines are Imperilled by the negllgince of em ployes of the corporations, whereas If the companies were made liable for damages such neglect would not be likely to occur. The shutting off of Ventilation cr the stoppage of pumps has frequently caused the death of many miners. FOR CHEAPER FREIGHT RATES. At the uthces of the steam railroads In this city reports from llarrlsburg are scanned dally to see what progress Is being made by the proposed legisla tion which Is favorable to the develop ment of the trolley lines of the state. The steam roads will fight the propo sltion to give the trolleys the right of eminent domain and they will also bit terly oppose the bill which gives the trolley roads the right to oarry freight, express packages and the United States malls. There Is a movement among the grangers In favor of these bills, as It Is claimed their passage will not only be a great convenience to the farmers living along the lines of the trolleys, but that the competition be tween the trolleys and the steam roads will have a tendency to reduce freight on the transportation of milk, butter, eggs and other farm products, which are frequently shipped but short dis tances to market. Many members of the legislature have received letters from their constituents requesting them to vote for these bills. MILLIONAIRES ARE ALARMED. A bill which has already brought forth denunciations from the million aires and other monled men in this city and, for that matter, In all sec tions of the state, Is that of Senator Gibson, of Erie, which provides for an Income tax. It proposes to assess, levy and collect a state Income tax as fol lows: To tax gains, profits or Incomes derived from any kind of property, rents, Interests, dividends or salary, ot from any profession, trade, employ ment or vocation carried on In this state, a tax of one-tenth of 1 per cent on all sums between tl.000 and J5.000; two-tenths of 1 per cent on sums be tween J6.000 and $10,000; three-tenths of 1 per cent on sums between 110,000 and $20,000; four-tenths of 1 per cent on all sums between 20.000 and J30.000; five-tenths of 1 per cent on all sums between $80,000 and $60,000, and one mill of additional taxation shall be added for every additional $5,000 up to $100,000 ; 3 per cent on all sums above $100,000. Interest on bonds or securities of this state and of the United States are exempt from taxation. The word Income, as used In the act shall be taken to mean gross profit. The tax Is to b collected by the present tax col lection system, and all persons liable under the act must make a sworn statement of a complete and full return of their gains, profits and Income. McCann's Uu.liiHa. College, Dougherty's hall, Shenandoah, Pa. Book keeping, penmanship, shorthand and type writing thoroughly taught. 2-C-Ot Voluntary Advance lnWuicori. Johnstown, Pa., Feb. 7. It was an nounced yesterday that a general ad vance in wages had been ordered for the employes at the Cambria Iron com pany's works. The Increase amounts to 10 per cent, and took effect Feb. 1. It is a voluntary advance, and benefits every one of the 5,000 men employed at the works. The best gas mantle In the market for 25a. at Brumm's. tf wm. pi:nn. Frauk Dressier has resigned from his position as boss carpeutcr at the Wm. Penn colliery and will go to the Baldwin Locomo tive Works, at Philadelphia. l nomas SI. Coocb, who Is suffering from typhoid fevor. Is much improved. Rev. John Dyson, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church of this place, Is suffering from an attack of grippe at St. Clair. A farewell party will be tendered to R. A Lowls to-morrow evening. He will return to the barracks of the 21st Infantry, U. S. A. itobert A. Leddon has received a letter in forming him that his brother. Charles, h ill at Camden, N. J. A Snre Cure for Coughs and Colds. That's what Pan-Tina is, 23c. At Grohler Bros., drug store ISIshop Talbot's VIMIi. Ht. Rev. Ethelhert Talhnt l.l.hnn r !.. diocese of Central Pennsylvania, will visit St. John's Episcopal church on Wednesday evening next. The holy rite of confirma tion will be administered to a large class. The Bishop will also visit Girardville and Centralla. He will be at the former place this evenlne. tho services to h held m ti, Evangelical Lutheran church. Coco Argoline. tho eenuine article, for ut. at EJrlln's drug store. 10-6-tf Sunday School Convention. Rov. Charles Roads, D.D..of Philadelphia. 8tate Secretary of the Pennsylvania Sabbath School Association, who is booked to appear at the County Sabbath School Association convention next week at Mahanoy City, will arrive there Saturday evening, and will de liver an address In the P. M. church Satur. day evening and preach in tho M. E. church Sunday morning. Immense line of spectacles and eve classes. Orkin's, 129 South Main street. tf Carpenters at Wm. Penn, Yesterday Harry Bullock, of the M. H R. & M. company's engineer corps, accompauied me loitowing carpenters from Sbamokin to Wm. Penn colliery, for the purpose of re modeling tho breaker and making many im provements: William Gonnion, foreman; Lincoln Erdman, Lincoln Fredericks, James Roberts, Henry Harrison, Stephen Dunkle berger, John Kachelrles and William Rboades. FIIKE LUNCHKS TO-NIQIIT. BICKEET'3, Vegetable sou n. free, to-nicht. RnnrVmni pork, mashed potatoes to-morrow morning. miiswejjdeb Liver and onions, free. to.nltM. Tteon soup to-morrow morning. WEEKS,' Free Inncb. pea soup, to-nloht fWl lmii, from 9 to 11 a. m. KENDSICK HOUSE. Grand Army bean soun will he trv..,i free, to all patrons to-night. Mluor Accidents. Michael Peters, of Mahanoy City, received painful injuries about the upper part of the body and shoulders yesterday by being squeezed between cars at St. Nicholas col liery, Elmer Thomas, of Wlgirans, had a finger badly lacerated yesterday at the St. Nicholas Jig house. or. null's Cough Hyrtip cures all throat troubles. Why wear out your throat by incessant coughing, when this reliable remedy can be bought for only 23 cents a Dottier Knee Cap Fractured, Michael Lawlor, a resident of Brownaville and employed as a miner at Packer No. 3 colliery, bad bis left knee cap fractured yes. terday by a fall of coal. He was sent to the Miners.' hospital. OUR LOSSES AT MANILA. General Otis Sends a Casualty Report to Washington. THIRTY - EIGHT ARE DEAD And Forty-two Wounded as a Eo' suit of the Fighting. INSURGENT LOSSES VERT HEAVY. Two Thousand Killed, Thirty-flve Hundred Wounded and Five Thousand Taken Prisoners Filipinos Declare Our Troops Precipitated the Battle to Force Ratifica tion of the Peace Treaty Everything Is Now Quiet In Manila, and Minnesota Volunteers Are Doing Excellent Pollct Work. Washington. Fob. 7. The Imnortnnt nows In Washington yesterday was the ratification of the peace treaty and the receipt from General Otis of a list of casualties in tho latest battlo of Man ila. The lists were long In coming, a fact explained by tho cutting of the telegraph wires along the American front, which provonted early reports from tho division commanders. In the meantime camo a short cablegram from Admiral Dowey that caused some temporary commotion by creating tho impression that hostilities had been re newed hy tho Insurgents. Up to the close of office hours, however, nothing had come from General Otis to con firm this Inference, and such cable grams as did come from him touched upon other matters entirely, so It was assumed that there was no foundation In fact for the apprehension. Whon General Otis' casualty lists began to come over the cables they were somewhat confusing, probably due to the fact that there are 19 dif ferent lines between Manila and Wash ington. The Immediate effect was to cause some errors to be made In the reported list of killed. After great difficulty the officials of the war de partment arranged the lists Into a single list, which Bhows a total ot 38 Killed and 42 wounded. The killed, with the regiments to which they belonged, are as follows: First Montana: Corporal Hayes and Prlvato John Serensen. First Colo rado: Privates C. O. White (supposed ly drowned), Elmer F. Doran and Charles Carlson. First South Dakota: Privates Horace J. McCracken, Fred W. Green and William J. Lewis. Four teenth infantry: Lieutenant James Mitchell, Corporals Guy S. Soden and Henry F. Thompson, Privates Jesso A. Hale, Maurice L. Seaman, Louis V. DIetz, James Harvey Knight, Charles R. Douglas. Frank H. IaalnirhaiiKnn Charles A. Seltz, Alphonse Bonner and Peter M. Stormont. Sixth artillery: Private W. A. Goodman. First Idaho: Major Ed McConvllle, Corporal Frank It. Calwerel. Privates James Fraier and George W. Hall. First California: Privates J. J. Dewar, Tom Bryan and Joseph Malier. First Wnshl Corporal George W. McGowan, Pri vates Ralph W. Simonds, George B. Relchardt, Frank Smith, Matthias IL Cherry. Sherman Hnrdlne-. Rdwnrrl it. Perry, Walter N. Hanson and Arno H. Moickel. Colonel Wll.iam C. Smith, of the First Tennessee, died of anon. lexy at tho head of his command on tne firing lino beb. 5, In the list of wounded are six men of the Tenth Pennsylvania regiment. They are: Major E. Brlerer, flesh wound In arm. sllcht: Lieutenant Al. bert J. Buttermofe, flesh wound.sllght; Sergeant Joseph Sheldon, slight flesh wound in tne tnign; Private Hiram Concr. abdomen penetrated, serlnim? Prlvato Edward Caldwell, liintr nnnn. trated, serious; Private Debault, flesh wound, slight. As to the chnnco In rnnrlltlnnn wrought by the ratification of the treatv there Is a varlnnpa nf vlnwu and Adjutant General Corbln and Sec ond Assistant Secretary Adee. of thn stnte department, were giving the mat ter attention yesterday with the Idea, of being able to send full instructions ror nis tuture guidance to General Otis Immediately. The extron vlow on ono side Is that until the Spanish government ratifies the treatv It la nnt ot legal effect. According to that view. tiiererore, the united States govern ment is estopped from proceeding be ond their lines at Manila for the time. By the other extreme view the United States government Is free to do just as it pleases In the entire group of Ulauds, and will therefore proceed at onco to complete the military occu pancy of the Islands. Perhaps there Is Justification for this last view In the fact that the Filipinos were Spanish. Eubjects nominally when they broke tho terms of the protocol, and therehr released the United States trom its ob servance. The medium view, and that which Is likely to be followed, Is that General Otis Is Justified In doing any thing that Is necessary to protect his army and all American and foreign In terests In Manila, oven though this obliged him to assume the offensive and to go outside of the old lines In pursuit of the Insurgents, who may be seeking to reorganize and recoup from their late defeat. It Is no secret now that the authori ties hero woro preparing to arrest Agoncllto just as he fled, but prob ably they are not sorry that ho got off uafely and thus relieved them from tho performance ot a disagreeable task. Ho is now In Montreal. The conduct MAX LEVIT S. Gentlemen, Are you wanting a stylish Hat ? right, up to date, for little money. Having the styles and goods we can give you perfect satisfaction. MAX LEVIT UP-TO-DATE HATTER. Formerly at 15 East Centre Street. Neiswenter's LIVERY and BOARDING STABLES. Best equipped stables in this region. Conveyances ot every description always at your service. Horses for all kinds of purposes with a fine selection to choose from. All safe and reliable. NEISWENTER'S Livery and Exchange Stables. Furniture ! Parlor Suits, Chamber Suits, Diningroom Furniture, Fancy Rockers, Sideboards and Cheffioniers, Parlor Tables, Writing Desks and Book Cases, China Closets. Por the best Furniture of all des criptions at Bottom Prices go to . O'NEILL, IOC S. Main St. Furniture Dealer and Undertaker SPECIAL! FOR A FEW DAYS ONLY ! H qt. granite bread" raiser, with granite ( yC 1 7 qt. granite bread ) raiser, with granite V yC 21 qt granite bread raiser, with lid, Galvanized coal scut tle and shovel, 99c 25c GIRVIN'S Roj G. Riibrlgbt, Hit. 8 South Ualn St ( Continued on Third l'ec)
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