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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-07-15
A FALSE SCENT
A WATCH PEDDLER ARREST
ED, FINED AND RELEASED.
HE WAS NOT A SUMMA BURGLAR.
The School Board Wins It's Suit
Against Ex-Tax Collector Tit
man-Miner Burned-A Leg
Out Off-Other Items.

While Policemen Conners, Davis and
Phaen we're on duty last evening they
we're informed by Paul Summa, whose
place was burgarzed few days ago, that
man was offering watches tor sale among
the Polish and Hungarian residents in the
neighborhood of South Main street,
The police went after the man described
and arrested him. He was tall broad
shouldered man, with grey beard and a
growth of shortly cropped grey hair sur
rounding a bald space upon the top Of his
head He was attired in light suit He
admitted that he peddled watches and said
he was not aware that he was violating any
law, especially as ne had license He
produced document signed by Prothono-
tary NJ. Norris, of Wilkes Barre, and
dated August 10, 1887, and one issued at
Chicago, Ill, on January 3rd, 1891. Both
documents purported to authorize Michael
Oonnor to peddle. The man stated that
bis name was Michael Connor and that his
home is at 1870 Avenue @. He said he
made his living by pedding oroide watches
which he sold at from S4 to So each. His
pockets were filed with bills showing
dealings of NJ. Connor with Julian Gallet
S 90. and jules Racine & Co., successors
to Julien Gallet & Co., Jewellers, No
Maiden Lane, New York City. The
papers also showed that Connor had
visited and had had goods shipped TO him
by the firms mentioned to Beaver Falls,
Braddock and other Pennsylvania towns
The police received one of the greatest
surprises as they searched Connors pockets
when he was first arrested. They found on
his person three oriode watches, Sl240 in
silver, $40 in gold, and 81, 494 in bills, a
total of S4 GAG 40 in cash. Also l0-franc
piece, an old copper cent and two pennies
Connor was searched to see if anything
could be found to connect in any way with
the recent burglary at Paul Summas.
When asked why he carried SO much
money on his person Oonnor said that he
never put his money in banks.
Connor was kept at police headquarters
until nearly one o'clock this morning. the
police meanwhile questioning him and ex-
hausting all sources likely to lead to the
mans connection with any crooked work,
but all efforts in that connection failed.
AT midnight a man who gave his name
as Patrick f. Connor and said he was a
brother of the man at custody and was ad-
mitted to the police headquarters. He had
waited at hotel for Michael's return and
feared he had met with foul play. No
charge was made against Patrick.
AT one o'clock this morning Michael Was
taken before Squire Williams, who inn
posed fine for the violation of the Dor
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-07-15
PERSONAL.

Deputy District Attorney Shay WAS in
town yesterday.
Mrs. Walter Smith, of Olyphant, is the
guest of relatives in town.
Mrs. j. F, Finney and daughter are
visiting friends in Philadelphis.
Hon. John T. Shoener, of Orwigsburg,
visited his numerous patrons in town yes
terday.
Rev. Walter Miller, of Manorton, N.
Y, who has been visiting friends here, left
for his home this morning.
Miss Name Wasley, one of our leading
school "msrms," left for New York state
this morning to recuperste.
Miss Jessie Hoskins, who was the guest of
friends in town the past few days, returned
to her home in Shamol1in to-day.
Anthony Guy of Gordon, and Joseph
Delaney, of Yorkville, both members of
the Columbia Hose Company, Of town,
were in attendance at the anniversary
picnic of the company yesterday Delaney
is slope hosting engineer at the Yorkvile
eolliery and Guy is employed as brakeman
on the P & R. railroad.
@. Fl. Heller travelling passenger agent
for the Lehigh Valley railroad was "a vis-
itor to town yesterday Mr.. Heller is busy
arranging for the excursion to Niagara
Falls, which starts on the 25th instant.
Mr., Heller has been connected with the
Lehigh Valley for many years and has
aided materially in building up the road.
AT meeting of the stockholders of the
Fraekville Light, Heat and Power Com
pany, E. D. A. Brady, of New York, was
appointed Electrical Engineer of the COM
pany He will draw up the plans and
specifications of the oompany's plant, ard
work will be commenced as soon as pos
sible.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-07-15
Popular Excursion.

One of the most popular and cheapest
summer excursions is the annual Heller
excursion over the famous and picturesque
Lebigh Valley railroad, to Niagara Falls,
- h takes place this year on Sat
N'day, July 25th. The fare is only
$3.50. Tickets are limited to 10 days
and good to return on any regular
train. Stop off privileges are allowed at
Buffalo and Elmira (returning) afording
passengers an opportunity to take in Wat
kins Glen. This is certainly one of the best
offerings for summer outing, and as the fare
is very reasonable, within the reach of all.
7-11-2t
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-07-15
A BAD GANG +!
ROBBERS WHO MURDBRHD
MANY OF THEIR VICTIMS.
A DESPERATE TRIO OF VILLAINS
a Chatauqua Elopement-Rain
storms to Order - Exploding
Bombs in Lofty Balloons Pre-.
cipitates the Moisture.

Arkansas City, Kan, July ia re-
cent despatch from Fort Smith, Ark.
stated that William WestmoreIand.
John eagle and John Bird had been
brought in from the Indian Territory
and imprisoned for murder of two
strangers in the Cherokee strip about
a year ago. The prisoners are part of
the most desperate and villianous gang
in the West. The cabin where thew
lived is slsug hter pen bloodier and
more horrible than the notorious
Bender house in Kansas.
The Westmoreland family. consist
ing of Noah Westmoreland and his
sons Sherman and William, and his
-on-in-law, settled about ten years ago
on the south bank of the Cimmaron
liver, in the extreme eastern point of
the Cherokee strip. They built a
cabln, cultivated a small patch of laud
and, although they We're on Cherokee
land, they hunted and fished without
mOlestatiOn.
After they had been there several
years counterfeit money became plen-
lltul in the Territory, and after time
lt became generally believed that the
Westmorelands and the gang of roughs
who were generally around them were
engaged in counterfeiting and Illicit
distilling. Revenue officers, accom-
panied by a company of cavalry,
raided the vicinity, but could secure
no positive proof of crime. Scattered
about through the woods and hidden
in out-of-the-way places were found
human bones, old salchels, clothing,
"A lot of peddler's samples and other
CHASTITY relics indicating that a mum
Der OF people had Oeen murdered and
robbed.
This was in 1887, and the gang had
been allowed to continue its nefarious
work since there being no convicting
evidence against them. A prominent
Cherokee official states it as his belief
that this gang has murdered ten or a
dozen large camping parties leaving
no one to tell the story of their bloody
fate. His son and another Cherokee
boy tished a mattress, carpet and other
camp furniture covered with blood
from the river not far from the West
moreland cabin and discovered where
a large number OF bodies had been
oulned in a log heap.
An old man who was known to have
money told the WeslmOrelands where
be intended to camp that night, but
afterwards altered his mind and
changed his camping place. The next
day he learned that a man who had
camped at the place he had designated
had been murdered and robbed during
the night. About the time Oklahoma
opened three or four men who had
stopped at the Westmorelands or i'm
the immediate vicinity mysJeriously
disappeared.
The list of probable victims of this
slaughter pen will run into the scores
and enough evidence can easily be
secured to convict the prisoners aud
others a dozen times over. All around
the cabin are found evidences of the
lrder and theft, and the proof
-aiust them for the murder Of the
20 strangers year ago is strong
enough to bring them to the gallows.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-07-15

ough ordinance relating to pedding in the
borough.
Connor took the situation very philoso-
phicslly and when asked if be would pay
the fine, or go to the lookup, he said, IF
it's right I'll pay" and from the immense
roll Of bills in his pocket he extracted s54,
adding 25-cent piece to make payment of
the $50 fine and si,25 costs, whereupon he
was released.
He promised to leave the county on one
of the first trains this morning, and he did.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-07-15
A Good Record.

The First National Bank of Mauch
Chunk has record which for successful
management and profitable returns made
is not not excelled by many other banks.
This bank was organized in 1865 with a
cash capital of four hundred thousand dol
lars. It has since paid to its stockholders
in cash dividends over million of dollars,
a sum equal to more than two hundred and
fifty per cent. of its capital. This has been
done without at any time checking the
steady increase of the surplus fund, which,
with the undivided profits now on hand,
amounts to one hundred and eighty-fve
thousand dollars. The officers of the First
National are; A. w. Lelsenring, Presi-
dent, and Edgar Twining, Cashier
Maltch Chunk Times.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-07-15
To Nervous. Debiliteted Men.

II you send us your address, we will
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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-07-15
Leg Out Of.

Jacob Reiohelderfer, conductor Of train
No. l25 of the Philadelphia & Reading
railroad, had one of his legs cut off near
the hip yesterday by falling beneath his
train. The accident occurred near the jig
house, between st. Nicholas and Mahauoy
City, The injured man was taken to the
Miners Hospital where he died this morn
ing,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-07-15
Ask Your Friends About It.

Your distressing cough can be cured
We know it because Kemp's Bslsam
within the past few years has cured SO
many coughs and colds in this community
Its remarkable sale has been won entirely
by its genuine merit. Ask some friend
Who has used it what he thinks of Kemp's
Balsam. There is no medicine SO pure
none so effective. Large bottles SOC and 81
at all druggists
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-07-15
What a Prominent Physician ana
Chemist says After Analysis
and Practical Test.

Dr. j. Lyster, formerly Of Bellevue Hospital
Medical College and Long ISlaHd C00eGe,
speaks as tOllO,US:
NEW YORK, October %, 1880.
Alva Brazilian specific Co.. Wall street.
Gents; The samp OF your Cactus Blood
cure, which 1 bought for analysis, ] have
subjected to a very thorough test, and can
ma not single trace OF mineral or mercur M
preparation in 1t whatever; aud, as / have
tionsl effect in certain diseases already
known 10 you, l consider it the safest and
best vegetable blood purifier in the market.
Yours respectfully,
ID. j. lESTER, Pm IT,, NJ D.
Sold at Kirlins Drug Store Ferguson House
Block, shenandoah.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-07-15
Minor Burned.

Martin Keefe was badly burned in the
shaft of the Ellengowan collery on Mon
day.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-07-15

Mr. M. E. Doyle then very gracefully
acknowledged the gift in behalf of Mr..
Lehe. Patrick Feeley, Jr., and members
OF the company then sang the song and
chorus Zone of the Brayest' and the
Grant Cornet Band capped the climax
with an excellent rendition Of He's a
DandY.n Refreshments fnllnwed
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-07-15

II you want 10 drive away Dyspepsia,
Biliousness, Constipation, Poor Appetite and
Dr. Lees Liver Regulator. Trial bottles tree
at Kirlins drug store,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-07-15
Milee, Marve and Liver PilIe

M1i9B' Nerve ana hIV9r FlllS
Act on a new principle-Tegulating the
liver, stomach and bowels through The neTUes,
A new discovery. DR.. Miles Pills speedily
constipation. Unequaled for men, women,
children. Smallest, mildest, surast! 69doses,
25cts Samples Free, at q. ii. Hagenbuchs
drug store.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-07-15
A New Business.

2. j. Cleary has opened store in the
Ferguson's building, on East Centre street,
and is prepared to furnish the local trade
with fine leather and shoe findings and all
kinds of shoemaker's supplies, His stock is
large one and well equipped to fully
essPply all demands of the trade. 5-l5-tf
&3ny Keystone -four. Be careful that the
name LEssIG s. Co., Ashland, Pa, is
printed on every sack. 8-8-8tsw
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-07-15

W aters' Weiss beer is the best. John A
Reilly sole agent 6-6-tf
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-07-15

Advertise in the HERALD.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-02
Romance i'm Real Life.
avs a Pittston, Pa, special !:

says IlEtStOn, fa., special:
Several years ago Michael Smith
came TO Stummerville, Pa, from Ger
many, where he had left his young
wife. She was to join him speedily.
But he met comely Lizzie Evans one
day mt Port Griffith, and his affection
for his absent wife began to waver.
Finally the promised vows We're for
gotten.
The usual remittance and letters
were not received by Mrs. Smith, and
she arrived here last October, too late,
however, to regain her recreant hus-
band, as he had already married the
Port Griffith woman and installed her
i'm the domicile he had intended for
Mrs. Smith No. /. The poor woman
would have returned home in despair
but for the arrival of Michael Evans
upon the scene Evans was also in
terested in the same matter and was
not long in making the astonishing
statement that Smith had married his
! Qvans's) wife.
Proceedings We're ut once begun
against Smith for bigamy, and he was
put in jail. During the interim in which
Mrs. Smith was collecting her evidence
she often consulted Evans, whose heart
il seems still remained intact. a strong
Intimacy resulted He made overtlres
TO her and found his affection was
rcciprocated He proposed and the
woman said that ii Smith consented
she would not press her charge against
him for bigamy. The latter gladly
gave his approval and divorce proceed
ingS will shortly be commenced IN
| court.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-02
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Mary Lenz, widow of Harmon LEM,
and Walter SEM ami Harmon porti,i,n
LEM. minors by their CnratOr, "'''''o"

Mary LEM, widow of Harmon LEM,
and Walter SEM anu Harmon por,iti,n
LEM, minors by their curator,
Henry Bruins, plaintiffs eX-partc.
by virtue of decree and order OF sale is
ssued from the office of the clerk of the circuit
court, of Lafayette county, Missouri, In the
above entitled cause, to me directed and re-
turnable to the September term. 1891, OF said
court, viii, ON
MONDAY, MAY 4th. 1891,
between the hours of o'clock in the forenoon
and o'clock in the afternoon of said day, In
front of the court house door, In the city of
Lexington, in said county, during the session
of the county court, of said county, sell pnb-
licly at auction, TO the highest bidder. on the
terms hereinafter stated, oil the right, title,
Interest and estate of the plaintiffs, eX-paTte,
of, in and TO the following described real estate,
situate, lying and being in the county of La
fayette and state of Missouri, to-wit;
The south half of the southeast quarter of
section thirty (30), in township forty nine t49
of range twenty-five (25), containing eighty
1907 acres more or less, on the following terms
to-wit: One third of the amount bid to be
paid In cash; one-third In one year, and one
third in two years from date of sale. The
deferred payments TO bear interest at the rate
of eight per cent. per annum from date, and
to be secured by deed Of trust on the land
sold.
Given under my hand this 10th day of April
1891 CHARLES s. MITCHELL,
I-ll-tds Sheriff.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-02
DeadwOod =, ID,

The problem of easy access to the above
point is now solved hy the opening of the
new line of the Burlington route into this
live city of the Black Hills country.
On February LIST the new branch OF the
b. Il NJ. r.. r., leaving the main line of
the Black Hills eXtensionat Edgemont, 3.
D., was opened for business, thus supply
ing long felt want for adirect all rail line
from the Missouri river to the Black Hills.
The service and equipment on this new
line will be up to the usual high standard
of Burlington route trains, and will con-
gist of day coaches and pullman Palace
sleeping cars. A through pullman sleeper
will leave Omaha daily at 80 a. m. arriv-
ing in Deadwood the next day at 1901
noon. Parties from points south and east
of Kansas City or ct Joseph can take
through sleeping car, leaving Kansas City
at Is and st. Joseph at l1:45 p m. for
Lincoln, arriving there the next morning
in ample time to make connection with
the through sleeper for Deadwood The
Burlington's west bound through trains
from 81. Louis also make direct connection
with this sleeper at Lincoln.
For further information in regard to
rates etc., call on or address, H. c. Orr, @
s. w. p. A., 900 Main street, Kansas City,
Mo-, or A. Q. Dawes, G. p. Il. A., St,
| Joseph, Mo.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-02
NUMBER 10

Three days afterward Howard got
back. Complications had arisen at
st. Joseph that had sent him to Omaha
hence the delay in his return. but he
had been eminently successful and had
received with modest pleasure the con-
gratulations of his employers.
lmpatiently he awaited the eventide.
lie was anxious to see Grace and ex-
plain his long absence--for To some
lovers five days are al age.
Upon reaching Dr. Edrington's S house
he was informed that Grace was in the
garden.
a few Steps brought him TO the spot
where he and Grace had spent so many
happy hours, and his heart bounded
with rapture as he caught glimpse of
her white dress down among the honey
suckles.
''Darling!n was his exclamation rs
he stepped up 10 her, holding out his
hands for the greeting which was in store
for him after his long absence.
TO his surprise there was no smile of
welcome on her bps, no reaching ont of
hands, no love lighting in the beautiful
eyes. On the contrary there was
look of whitening scorn on her face,
while her eyes were flashing the lager
that peryadcd her and was rapidly
breaking over her superb self control.
'.Iour visit is as unwelcomc as it is
unnecessary, Mr.. lTcrndon." she said.
and the words were uttered in cold,
measured tones.
"Since your last visit, sir, | have
found you out, learned your true char
acter. can receive your visits no
longer. BE so kind as to let me pass,
SIR" she said, essaying TO walk out of
the summer house.
For moment young lIerndon barred
the passage way, begging in vain
for an explanation of dismissal so nm
deserved: and standing thus face TO
face, passionate pleading on his part,
defiant scorn on hers, we find the lovers
rs introduced in the opening of our
story.
NJ he ~.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-02
ITO be Continued. /
STATE NEWS.

Grundy county gets g per cent for
its school fund loans.
Gen. ID. ii. Mcintyre, OF jefferson
City, is not quite SO years old.
Mary Lumley, of Versailles, has been
granted Il patent fora washing machine.
A Warrensburg alderman resigned
because holding Office made him too
many enemies.
A Cedar county mare recently gave
birth to twin colts, one a horse and the
other mule colt
The O'Neill Lumber Company, of
St. Louis, suffered S20,0 loss by
fire Saturday night.
Capt. jack Haines, 103 years old,
has been made member of Blair Post
GA. r., at st. Louis.
The Cedar County Land and Invest
ment company has been incorporated
with u capital of $4,000.
The Holden Enterprise has kick
because the county officials use litho-
graphed office stationery.
Senator Cockrell and family will
leave Washington in a few days for
their home at Warrensburg.
The contract for the building of the
Methodist college at Richmond has
been let TOD. |. Kramer, of Findley, o.,
for $50, 1918
William Bugant, qnarryman, was
killed at Columbia last Saturday morn
ing, by the accidental explosion of a
dynamite cartridge.
Bryant, colorcd clerk in United
States Revenue Collector Wenneker's s
Office at st. Louis, has been bounced
for thinking he was "a bigger man
than the collector
Miss Bette Duflield, w ho went to
Japan from Warrensburg five years
ago as missionary, has returned home
for lengthy visit. She used to live
near neighbor to Mrs. Upton Wilson,
of this city.
Down ut Stockton the board of equal
ization increased the valuation of bank
stock from 90 cents TO Sl.00. One
citizen owned 81 shares in one bank,
and the board increased the valuation
from $8,20S to Sll, ,225.
A committee appointed 10 canvass
Quincy, H., in behalf of the Confeder-
ate Home at Higginsville reported S4S0
collected. This amount will be increas-
ed to $500, with the view of erecting a
cottage at Higginsville, TO be called
the Quincy Cottage.