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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-02-11
INDIAN GHOST DANCES.
Report of the Special Agent Sent to Investi-
gate Them.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 4.-Capt. Eli L..
Higgins, aide de campo of Gen.
Miles, returned this morning from an
extensive trip to the Indian Territory
to investigate the rumors of ghost
dancing among the Indians there.
1.-THE Arrapahoe, Cheyenne and
Usage Indians still cling to the belief
that the Messiah will some day appear
to save them," said Higgins, "and
they are not at all disappointed in the
failure of the Messiah to come last
year.
They do not pretend to know the
date of his coming. Their former fren-
~ has given way to a quiet belief,
almost religion, that the whites will
be destroyed and the Messiah will
come. There is no excitement among
the whites who live OIL land bordering
on the reservation"
Higgins witnessed the distribution
of cattle for food for the Indians at the
Cheyenne and Arrapahoe agencies
The cattle were supplied by con-
tractor and " ere so poor and thin the
officer who inspected the cattle re,
iected them. An investigation showed
that all the poor and worthless cattle
were given to the Indians, the fattel
ones being shipped to market.
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AN ALLIANCE ADDRESS.

WASHINGTON, Feb 4.-The Peo-
Piles party of the House is intact as a
political organization and united as to
the party measures which it is to pre-
sent to the two houses of the Fifty
second congress. Within the past
few days various reports of alleged
dissension in the ranks of the Peple's
representatives have been current
amid Third party silence.
These gentlemen issued an address
to the country stating sat no meeting
of the Allirnce members of congress
was any motion or suggestion made
that they should join the Democratic
party or cast their lot with it. The
disagreement occurred because
certain of the Alliance congressman
thought the courtesy should be made
through the old parties and
others thought independent political
action necessary. There has been no
split among the Peoples party repre-
sentatives. We are united now as we
were at the opening Of congress. We
each believe independent political &C.
tion is necessary. The only dissension
that came among the Alliance men,
bers came when we had conferences
with the congressman who adhere to
the old party lines" u
Mr.. Watson of Georgia, the gener-
ally accepted leader of the indepen-
dent Republicans in the house, this
evening declared the reports of the
past few days were but articles of the
enemy intended to injure the Peo-
pies party movement all over the
country.
FREE COINAGE NIGHTMARE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The free
coinage of silver is the nightmare of
nearly every Democrat of the house.
Shall it or shall it not pass that body
and pledge the party irrevocably for
free coinage? This has been the anx-
ious question asked by the Eastern
men of their Western colleagues. The
Western men answer most emphati-
cally in the affirmative. Can they be
checkmated. 1t is thought they can
and will be.
The Western men could have done
so had they understood the situation
and voted against the new rules,
which placed the power to defeat a
free coinage bill or any other measure
in the hands of the three gentlemen
who compose the majority of the
house committee on rules. The prin-
cipal rule under the operation of
which the free coinage bill will prob
ably meet it's death is the rule in re-
gard to dilatory motions.
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SEATED THE DEMOCRAT,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The house
committee on elections today decided
the first election case which it has
considered and decided it in favor of
contestant Craig, Dem.,) who has
been contesting the seat of Stewart,
(Rep.) from the twenty-fourth con-
gressional district of Pennsylvania.
The vote was 10 to 3.
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BURNS AND SCALDS.

who knows how, except where the
committee on rules shall intervene
but this will do less harm than form,
erly, thanks to examples set by last
congress. The country knows that
the house can do all it wants to.
What it don't do now, it is respon.
81 hla for -
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RIVER IMPROVEMENTS,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The House
committee on rivers and harbors gave
hearing this morning to delegation
from the Western water ways conven-
ton, held in Evansville, Ind, last
October to urge upon congress larger
appropriations for the improvements of
the Western rivers.
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JUDGE WOODS, CASE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The nomi-
nation of Judge Woods was under
consideration again before the senate
judiciary committee today. Turpie
brought before the committee mum.
Der of witnesses to testify regarding
Woods conduct in the Dudley case.
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AGRICULTURAL PATENTS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Bunn of
North Carolina proposes to apply.the
patent system to the department. of
agriculture, with the hope of bringing
about benetcent effects. The bill in
troduced by him today provides that
any person who has invented or dis
covered new and useful plant, fruit
or flower may patent the Invention or
discovery,
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TWO NEW TARIFF BILLS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Mr. Bunt-
ing of New York today introduced
two tariff bills. One places a duty of
one cent pound on tin plate, or tag
gers tin, and one and two-tenths of a
cent per pound on terne plates, with a
drawback, less per cent ofthe duty
paid on the exported cans, boxes and
packages made from imported tin
plates. After October l, 1896, the arti-
cles named will be placed on the free
list. The second bill repeats, after
July l, 1898, the duty on pig iron.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES APPOINTED.
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Orleans bankers against the anti
option bill. The bankers say if the
bill becomes law it would do i'm.
mense damage to the business of
cotton and grain and hog products,
reduce the SATELLITES of values and
work great injury.
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OPPOSED TO OPTIONS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-"The short
seller is today the anarchist of Ameri.
ca" said John Whitaker, large pork
packer of st. Loouis and Wichita,
Kansas, today in an address to the
house committee on agriculture in adj
vocacy of the anti option bill.
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A NATIONAL BANK BILL.
PRIVATE CLAIMS REFERRED.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-At the ways
and means committee nesting this
morning all the private bills in the
hands of the committee were directed
to be reported back to the house for
reference to the various committees
having the jurisdiction of private
claims. This is understood to indi-
cate the determination of the commit
tee not to give any consideration to
private claims during this congress.
MORE OPTION PROTESTS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Hatch of
the house committee on agriculture
has received a protest from the New
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What is Scrofu'a

1t is that impurity in the blood, which ,cumu
lating in the glands of the neck, ices uns
slightly Jumps swellings; whic' .ses painful
running sores on the arms, LEI Z feet; which
developes ulcers in the eyes, ears, or nose, often
causing blindness or deafness; which is the origin
of pimples, cancerous growths, or many other
manifestations usually ascribed to " humors."
It'll more formidable enemy than consumption
or cancer alone, for scrofula combines the worst
possible features of both. Being the most ancient,
lis the most general of all diseases affections.
for very few persons are entirely free from it.
How can it be cured? BY taking Hoods Sarsa
parilla, which, by the cures it has accomplished,
often when other medicines have failed, has
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for this disease. For all affections of the blood
Hoods Sarsaparilla is unequalled, and some of the
cures it has effected really wonderful. If you
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be sure to give Hoods Sarsaparilla trial.
Hoods SarSapariIIa
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WASHINGTON, Feb. Am the alb
sence of Vice President Morton, who
has gone to New York for few days,
the chair was occupied by Senator
vice nrecidant nro fem
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corded Also that three ballots be taken and
after the third the lowest man be dropped.
Mr.. VanDusen seconded the motion.
Mr.. Lamb said that it was matter of dol
lars and cents to the borough and no friend
ship should be considered or the interests of
any man. He said that Mr.. Coons had al
ready agreed with the committee that if he
should prove to be the lowest bidder and got
the contract he would ret TN 5000 the bor-
ough had spent for surveys and would keep
the works running for two months at his own
expense after completion.
Mr. Betteridge claimed that this offer
should not be taken in consideration against
the other bidders as it was not called for in
the specifications made by the committee.
Finally the votes were taken and recorded.
On the first ballot Quinn and Kerns had
votes; Riebe, 81 Coons, O,
On the final ballot Quinn and Kerns had g
votes Coons 4.
On the first and second ballots Holman
voted for Riebe but on the third he cast his
vote for Quinn and Kerns, and did likewise
on the fourth.
As Riebe had no votes on the third ballot
he was dropped and the battle rested between
| Quinn and Kerns and Coons, the former win
ming easily. Lamb, Van Dusen, Stout and
Gable went down with the Coons ship.
In order that the HERALD readers may Sc,
just how the votes were cast the following
table has been arranged:
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Alarm sounded.

EDITOR HERALD II think it is high time
some steps were taken TO organize a Board of
Health to look after the sanitary condition OF
the town, There has been much talk about
a visitation of cholera but such a seourge
would be no more serious than is the epi-
demic of scarlet fever and diphtheria that is
already breaking out among us. And with
such sinking streets as we have since ma
ture's scavengor has ceased her visitation
there is cause for alarm. Why will people
ieopordize the welfare of the community by
keeping their dead almost a week in order to
have big parade ON Sunday and then insist
on having public funerals and taking dead
bodies into our churches? And why will in
fected families persist in sending other
members Of the family to SCHOOL, Reason
and not sentiment should be our guide. p,
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PERSONAL.

George Folmer, sr, went to Bloomsbury
this morning.
Candidate Harry James, of Ashland, was
in town yesterday.
DR.. Williams, who has been dangerously
i'll, is on the mend
Mrs. John Nichter, of town, is visiting Mrs.
John Arnold, of Hazleton.
Mrs. ]. p Williams and daughter, Miss
Name, were county seat visitors yesterday.
James Toohey, supervisor of West Maha-
noy township, circulated among friends in
town yesterday.
Anthony Miles, residing for the past 25
years at Brownsville, died yesterday after
lingering illness,
Mrs, A. d. Hall, who has been stopping at
the Ferguson House the past four weeks
with her husband, has been quite i'll lately,
David Morgan, inside foreman at West
Shenandoah colliery, came home very i'll last
evening, His two fire bosses are also on the
sick list
Henry Steinberg has returned from Phil
adelphia to accept position as salesman for
Louis Goldin, the South Main street clothing
merchant.
William Ryan has resigned his position as
baggagemaster on the Lehigh Valley rail
road to accept position in one of the rail-
road yards in Philadelphia.
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Upon Mr.. Lambs motion it was ordered
that the ballot be recorded upon the minutes
as taken and Mr., Coakley agreed with Mr.
Lamb by seconding the motion.
On Mr.. Coakley's motion the Jeanesville
pump was adopted for the works.
On Mr. Van Dusen's motion the work OF
drawing up the contract and bond was left in
the hands of the law committee and the
solicitor and counsel the borough has engaged
in the water case.
1t was also decided that Mr. Quinn be
notified that his firm had been awarded the
conditional contract and then Council ad-
journed.
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Cherry, distance of two squares. Connec-
tions will at once be made with the road al
ready in operation.
Yesterday, by an arrangement between the
schuylkill Traction Company (which has
term of 90 years., and the street committee
of the Borough Council, the injunction was
withdrawn and the company authorized tc
60 ahead. The stringers for the road were
upon the streets ready for the start.
The work was pushed as rapidly as the
thirty men could work to-day and Foreman
Conry said he thought the cars would be abb,
to run down to Cherry street by to-morrov
nipbt
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ONE CENT.
COLUMBUS DAY.
Reasons why the Date OF the Celebration
Was Changed.

Was Changed
number of people have recently been
asking for an explanation Of the change Of
date for the celebration Of Columbus Day
from October 18th to 2lst The change was
made in the interest of scholarly accuracy.
! The explanation is this
For many centuries the calendar instituted
| by Julius Caesar, known as the Julian calen-
dar, was commonly accepted This calendar
assumed that there were 365I days in a year.
But as this made the year II minutes and Il
seconds too long, it could not without correc-
tion very long answer the purpose for which
it was devised. Consequently, in 1852, it was
found necessary to reform the calendar, and
the Gregorian calendar was adopted In
order to correct the errors that old calendar
had made, 10 days were dropped out, and
| October 5th of 1852 became October 18th. As
the error was found to be exactly days in
400 years the Gregorian calendar omitted
the leap-year from every centurial year, ex-
cepting those which were devisable by 400.
Thus the years 1900, 1900, and 1900 were not
leap-years.
As above stated, this reformation took
place in 1889, and ten days were omitted
from the calendar. But as Columbus dis
covered America previous to the year 1900,
which reckoned by the Gregorian calendar
would not be a leap year, there would be but
days to omit
On October 2l, 1892, the sun will occupy
the same relative position to the earth as on
the memorable October y, 1492.
The Gregorian calendar was not intro
duced into Great Britain until 1851, popular
, ignorance and prejudice up to that time
successfully opposing it, 1t is remarkable
that Russia still adheres to the Julian rekon-
ing,
We have already announced the change as
/ in the interest of scholarly accuracy. The
e public school stands for enlightenment and
. progress and it would not be in keeping with
this spirit to compute the four centuries that
will intervene between the date Of the dis
covery and the date we are to celebrate by
an erroneous calendar which had its day and
= was discarded more than 300 years ago
All the precedents for celebrating Amer.
i can anniversaries are in favor of correcting
3 the old calendar to the new For instance
Forefathers' Day in New England is cele-
brated December 21st, although according to
the Julian calendar the Pilgrims reached
d Plymouth December 1lth. Washington was
It born on the 11th day of February, old
style,' but we celebrate the anniversary Of
his birth on the 22d day Of February, new
style"
d The original proposal for the Public School
- Celebration set apart October 1sth but the
friends of free education who are pushing the
=, enterprise believed a bad precedent would be
established as it named false date for the
" observance Of an historical event. This is
IS the first effort that has ever been made
fttingly to observe, by national commemora-
tive exercises, the achievement of Columbus
and the right day should be celebrated
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THE THEATRE.

Miss Merli's First Appearance in Shen-
andoah.
Madeline Merli presented Frou- Frou "
last evening to large and enthusiastic
audience. This was her first appearance in
our town and judging from the hearty APP
plause and curtain calls scored complete
success, artistically. Miss Merli was ad-
mirably supported by a strong company of
players. "Frou-Frou" is play that appeals
to the better class of theatre-goers, fact
demonstrated by the select attendance of our
best citizens last evening.
"THE FAIRIES WELL"
"The Fairies Well should be witnessed
by all lovers of refined Irish drama. 1t is
pure in tone, refined in sentiment enlivened
by beautiful singing and excellent dancing
while the scenery is beautiful reproduction
of Irelands picturesque beauties. The play
is a tribute to the worth and dignity of the
Irish character that every descendant of the
Emerald Isle can point to with pride in
comparison to the hideous burlesque so often
seen on the stage to-day. A company of
more than usual excellence will personate the
characters in the drama, "The Fairies
Well" will be produced at Fergusons
theatre on Thursday evening, October goth.
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Advertise in the theatre programme,
Shenandoah must have a Board of Health.
The HERALD's circulation is rapidly in
creasing.
The fire alarm will be tested again this
evening. Don't get alarmed.
Quite large number of young folks of
town attended party at VIM. Penn last
evening.
The electric cars brought number os
Girardyille people to town last night to wit
ness the production of Frou-Frou by
Madelini Merli in Ferguson's theatre,
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piles or Hemnrrhoids

Permanently cured without knife orligature.
No danger OF suffering. No delay from bus
mess while under treatment. Patients who
are responsible need not pay until well. A
perfect cure guaranteed. Send for circular.
R. REED, NJ d.,
100 South 18th St., Philadelphia.
Refers, by permission, to the editor of the
EVENING HERALD. tt
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Obituary.,

Lille, the five year old daughter of John
and Mary Garshtner died Wednesday even
ing of diphtheria and scarlet fever. The
funeral will take place at l o'clock Sunday
afternoon.
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The Place to Go,

Shenandoah people visiting the county
seat (surnamed Pottsyille) all call in the
the proprietor, greets you with a smile, or
his genial brother, NJ. A. Cooney, welcomes
you. 1t is the resort for all gentlemen from
north of the mountain. 6-24-tc
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For all Rheumatic diseases use DR.. Rich
ters imported Anchor Pain Expeller. 1t
quickly allays all pain, at 30 cents d bottle
Sold by @, II. HagenbHch, P. P. d, Kirlin,
]. NJ. lillian and other druggists. st
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10-12-tf

Needs assistance it may be best to render it
promptly, but one should remember to use
even the most perfect remedies only when
needed. The best and most simple and
gentle remedy is the Syrup of Figs, manu-
factured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
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A reason for the faith that Is IN him.--A re-
sponsible citizen OF the South writes; From
observation covering a great number of cases
/ unhesitatngy pronounce Salvation Oil TO be
the most wonderful remedy for burns j have
ever tried.
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White Blankets:

800 pairs, ranging in price from 75c to $3.50 q
pair.
200 pairs Crib Blankets.
800 well-made Comforts, from SOC to $3.50 each,
Would ask special attention
to our Down Comforts, espec-
tally those in this sale. The
Comfort offered at $3.50 are
known to be sold at S10.50 a
pair. The above is not an ex-
ageration in number. Visit us
and examine our line of cover
lets before purchasing.
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Important Notice.

Commencing Sunday October 10th, water
will be supplied only between the hours of Z
and 9 a, m, and from to 6 p. m, until relief
comes. l0-14-2t
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Do not fail to attend the grand ball to be
given by the Grant Band in Robbins opera
house, on Columbus Day, Friday, Oct. 21st.
1O.1O-tf
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Best work done at Brennan's Steam Laun-
dry. Everything white and spotless Lace
curtains speciality. All work guaranteed
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The Grant Band has made arrangements to
hold a grand ball ON Columbus night, Fri
day, 2lst inst. The dancing music will be
furnished by the schoppe orchestra. If
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In One Line.

Disinfect.
Just as we expected.
Board of Health wanted.
Pray for rain.
Everything drying up.
Disinfect.
Clean up.
Sweet cider in market.
Diphtheria about.
Make Columbus day success.
Winds will soon whistle.
Horses are cheap.
Late trains.
New style of hats out.
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The grand tableau march will be new
feature at the Grant Band ball on the 2lst.
1O12-t1
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Upon Mr. Coakley's motion it was decided
furnish bond of at least half the amount Of
the contract price for faithful performance,
1t was also announced that should the
project be permanently stopped by any
injunction of the court the successful con-
tractor should not fall upon the borough for
damages for breach of contract.
Mr.. Gallagher moved that Quinn and
Kerns be awarded the contract. Mr.. Devers
seconded the motion.
Mr., Gable put in an amendment to the
effect that Council receive the three bids and
vote upon them and that each vote be re-
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EXTENDING THE RAILWAY
DOWN MAIN STREET.
TO co TO CHERRY STREET
The Schuylkill Traction Company
and Street Committee Agree
Upon Terms Satisfactory
to Both Parties.


HE electric railway is
again going ahead in
town. Foreman Pat
rick Conry to-day put
thirty Italians at work
at Z o'clock this morn
ing to extend the road
down Main street tC