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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21
GRAHAM A FREE MAN
His Release Recalls Remarkable Mui
der in Camden.


CAMDEN, n. j., Aug. 21-Having paid
the penalty for being an accomplce to the
brutal murder of John NJ Armstrong in
Camden over fifteen years ago. Thomas
Graham, n former resident of Pbiladel-
phia, on Saturday stepped from the Tren-
ton state prison free man. Grahams
confession of murder sent BENJAMIN
Hunter TO the Rallows, but saved his own
life, rs he was found guilty of murder in
the secoud degree, and given the full pen
atty Of twenty years. This was in 1879,
after one Of the most famous trials of the
century. Graham had six years, three
months and eleven days remitted in his
sentence for good conduct.
Fifteen years ago Graham was a stove
blacker in the employ Of Benjamin Hun
ter, then n prosperous Philadelphia mer-
chant Hunter held insurance policies for
$4,000 on the life of John NJ. Armstrong,
and the two men were regarded as the
closest friends. Hunter, however, needed
money badly, and conceived the idea of
numbering his friend as the easiest way to
raise funds. Taking Thomas Graham into
his confidence, Hunter promised him $500
If he killed Armstrong, but in reality gave
his accomplice but sl025.
The latter, however, proved faint hearted
and refused to do the deed alone Hunter
then agreed to go along, and one snowy,
dark night in the winter OF lST7-15, he and
Graham met Armstrong at Fifth and Vine
street, and while Hunter engaged his
victim in conversation Graham struck him
a cowardly blow in the head with hatchet
from behind Then the accompice ran
away, and Hunter, seeing that Armstrong
was not dead, picked up the bloody weapon
and ruiupI b1pyKy a flor 1,lpyy ttppt, tha hand
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21

WAsH1NGToN, Aug. 2l-These postmas
ters have just been appointed in Pennsyl
yania; II. Elbin, Aleppo; W. b. Niles
Berks; j. II. Wise, Big Tree; H. h. Hof
man, Broad Top; j. S. Cant. Buena Vista
9. A. Bushyager Claridge; A. b. HUFF
Congruity; X. NJ, BARLEY, East Water
ford; @. b. Franks, MANN -; d. r. Pat
terson, Murrysyiile; y, H n ields, New
Alexander; II. j. Middah, Patterson; j
b. Rial, Rufus Dale; Irwin Smith, Smith
ton; w. S. Cochran, Stauner; Albanes FL
lenberger, West Milton; d. b. Hoffman
Youngstown
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21

DESPITE the childish wall Of the
Administration Democrats in the
Senate because the President has gone
to Gray Gables, tAe country will
applaud Mr.. Cleveland for his good
sense. Congress had decided lto blab
fourteen days, during which the pres
ence of the President in Washington
is unnecessary. Should anybody say
anything worth noting during the
fourteen days he will see it in the
papers and no doubt treasure it up for
future use. But he will not need
more then one page of a common note
book to record any utterance and all
utterances on the silver question for
the next two weeks. As for the Sem'
barra5sment to Senators involved by
his absence it is of no moment. The
President has asked for only one thing
repeal; and the way to. repeal is to
repeal. Mr.. German can make sno
note Of that. Mr.. Cleveland has asked
Congress to repeal the Purchase act
without reference to party. Mr., Cor
man cannot act without reference to
party. Perhaps Mr.. Carlisle can indi-
cate some Democrat in the Senate who
can be statesman long enough ito
marshal the Democracy. for repeal.
The Republicans cannot resist repeal
and not discredit their party, so we
may assume that with proper leader
in the Senate that chamber will be
ready to take the house bill : and act
upon it promptly. The President has
done we'll to go to his summer home,
and he should stay there until Con-
gress passes the Repeating bill. He
does well to leave patronage until
later.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
sCHUYLKILL DIVISION,
I


Trains will leave Shenandoah after the above
date for Wiggan's, Gilberton, FracRville New
Castle, st, Clair, Pottsville, Hamburg, Reading,
Pottstown, Phoentxville Norrstown and Phil.
adelphia Broad street station) at 800 and ll:45
a. and 4:l5 p, m. on week days. For Potts.
vile and intermediate stations 9lO a, N.
For Wiggans, Gnberton, Frackville, New
Castle, ST. Clair Pottsville at $500, $40 a. m.
and 3:i0 p. m, For Hamburg, Reading Potts.
town, PhoeniXville, Norristown, PhiladelphiS
at $500, 9;40 a. m, 3:l0 p. m.
Trains leave FraclKville for Shenandoah 81
1890 a. m. and l2:l4 5:04, 7:42 and 1927 p. N.
Sundays, HIS a. m and 81: 40 p. m
Leave Pottsville for Shenandoah at lO:l5,
II :4S m. and 4:4O, 7:l5 and 1000 p m. Sundays
at 10:4 40 q. m. and b;l5 p. m.
Leave Philadelphia BROAD street station) for
Pottsvtlle and Shenandoah at 5 81 and 80 N,
4 10 and IL p m week days On Sundays leave
at so a m. For PottsVille, % IN.
For New York Express, week days,
at 3 20, 4 O5, so, l5 8 90 SO 20, 80, II 90
Ii 49, a m, l2 90 noon, - A p. m, (Limited Ez
press 90 and 80 p m. dining cars) / 80, l 40
30, TO- 4 90, OF, 90, 90, 0 20, so, 10, 12
10 90 m, ~ OF night. Sundays 3 20, 4 %, 50
Ib, -, So II O3 II 35 m, IL A, 49, 30, 02
Omitted SOY 20, 20, 80, lS ana 8 l2 m and
For Sea Girt, Long Branch and intermediate
stations, 05, 8 so, 25, II 80 m, ana 2 40, 30
4 0O p m weekdays and % m Saturdays Only
Sundays 05 and 25 m.
For Baltimore ana Washington 3 so, 20,
ssl, 10, 1920, Il ls N, az % limited dining
car) 30, 49, 4 Al, % l6 Congressional Limited
Pullman Parlor Cars ana Dining Carl, IL,
co. 40 p. m., l2 03 night week days, Sun
days so, Z 20, 9 10, II IS M, y 10, Al, co.,
z 40 m, and ~ 03 night. Washington only,
q 55 m daily. No coaches
For Richmond 20 a N, u 10 p m, IL 03 night
daily, and 30 p. m week days,
Trains will leave Harrisburg for Pittsburg
ana the West every day at ~ 25 20 and 10
a M and 25 3 25, % 90 limited) and 30 p m.
| Way for Altoona at Is "a ana OS p M every
day. For Pittsburg and Altoona a. IL 20 . m
every day.
Trains will leave Sunbury for Williamsport,
Elmira, Canandaigua, Rochester, Buffalo and
| Niagara Falls at 204, l3 a N, and S5 p M week
days. For Elmira at 8 "a N week days, For
Erie and intermediate points at 10 m daily.
For Lock Haven at 8 IL and 30 m daily IS
and "a p m week days For Remove At IL =
N, 50 and "a p N week days, and l3 = m on
Sundays only. For Kane ~ B Is N, IS "a
week days.
| B. M PROVOST, J. X. WOOD
| Genl Manager Genl PAss'g't Agt
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21

The preference given to American
labor by the proprietors Of a number of
large industrial establishments must
have a very important effect upon the
many foreign laborera, who, because
of their willingness to work for lower
wages, have hitherto been given em-
ployment. The reasons given for this
change are obviously sound. The
foreigners are generally less intelli-
gent, less skilled in our ways and un-
acquainted with our language. But
what is to become of the discharged
men? There is already a large over
plus of that kind of material in the
country, and more of it is constantly
arriving. Where are they to find
work, or how keep themselves from
Becoming a burden upon the commun-
ity, as so many of them already are?
There is problem involved in this
that is not easy of solution,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21
A DRUNKARD-S TRlPLE CRIME.
Killed Himself aud Child and Fatally
Shot His Wifc.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2L-Crazed by liquor,
Douglas Curtis, switch thrower in the
employ OF the Western Indiana Railroad
company, yesterday shot and instantly
Killed his 7year old daughter Leslie, az she
slept in bed with her mother, and then
placing the muzzle of the weapon close to
his wife's head he sent "A bullet crashing
into her brain. Satisfied that he had
killed both, and deciding that life was
not worth living, he sent bullet through
his own BRAIN Death was instantaneous.
His little daughter never moved from the
position she occupied when shot, but Mrs
Curtis, bleeding from a ragged wound i'm
her head, staggered from her bed and
apartments to another room in the house,
from which place she was removed TO the
Mercy hospital by the police. The hospital
physicians could not say whether she
would recover or not. The terrible affair
had been deliberately planed. Curtis
started on spree about three weeks ago.
The little money he had laid by for rainy
day was soon dissipated When it disap-
peared it did not lessen in any particular
his desire for drink He left his family in
deep distress, without any money to pur-
chase food and dependent wholly upon the
Kindness of neighbors. He left a note say
ing the deed wa" caused by adversely.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21

ERIE, Pa, Aug. 21.-The steamer Oneida.
owned by Davidson, of Bay City, was
burned in Lake Erie yesterday. The YES
sci was commanded by Captain 7. Il.
Black, with crew of nineteen men, and
was bound up from Buffalo, light. When
Captain Black, after several hours hard
fighting, saw that his craft was doomed
he turned her for the American shore,
where she lies on the beach about twenty
miles from Erie total loss. The captain
and crew escaped. The steamer was
valued at $50 900.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21

SEVERAL hundred Poles and ltal-
ians have taken passage in outgoing
steamers for their homes, and in view
of the position taken by number OF
proprietors Of large manufacturing
establishments that American labor
must havelthe preference, the exodus
Of the foreign unskilled element will
be largely increased. Many Of those
who were brought here were persuad-
ed to believe that this country was a
paradise, an elysium, where labor was
abundant, high wage prices paid, and
living much cheaper than in their ma
tive land. They have found that they
can compete with American labor,
only in callings that require no special
skill, and whose wages are generally
the lowest occupations from which
the American workmen instinctively
shrink, and for the performance oi
which there has long been a great su'
perabundance of just such material as
that which is about to take its depar.
tura
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21

TExARKANA, Ark, Aug, 2l.-At Buch-
anan, ten miles west of here, in Texas, a
mass meeting of about 100 voters, nearly
all Democrats, was held, at which resolu-
tions bitterly denounoing Cleveland as a
champion of the money power and an en-
emy of the common people were adopted,
after which the president was hanged in
effigy and afterward shot and riddled with
bullets The effigy is still hanging, and it
is understood that it will be publicly
burDpd
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21
Swami Orer Ninrarn Fnlls.

NIAGARA FALLS, Aug. 81. - Edward
Brennan, 26 years old whose home is in
New York, went out on the river in a sail
boat yesterday. While off Grass Island
he attempted to fasten his craft to
passing steam yacht. In so doing his
boat was overturned, and he was thrown
into the water. The crew on the yacht
followed him down as far as they dared
towards the death line," but finally had
to give up, as Brennan disappeared just
before reaching the white line of breakers.
His body went over the American falls.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21
The Bank Looted by Its omoers.

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 21.-One of tho
most disastrous and complete bank fail
ures that has occurred in Kansas is that
of the Finney County Farmers bank.
From careful estimates of its assets it is
shown that it will not be able to pay more
than 25 per cent of its deposits, and in the
opinion Of State Bank Commissioner
Bredenthal, its officers should be arrested
and prosecuted for swindling, The fail
ure is said to be due to the systematic
looting of the bank by its officers.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l.-It transpires
that some days ago the state department
received a message from LII Hung Chang,
the Chinese viceroy to the effect that for
the present no retaliatory measures will
be initiated as regards the citizens of the
United States resident in China, and
further that every effort will be made to
protect them and their interests in peace
and safety till the assembling of congress
in regular session.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21

DENVER, Aug 2l.-Leon NJ. Carrier,
aged %, was arrested here after an excit-
ing chase of four months since he left his
home in Quebec. Up to last May Carrier
was prosperous merchant, but through
expensive living was led into the crime OF
which he is charged. BY means of forged
bills Of lading he converted seventy-tive
carloads of flour to his own use, and fed
the country. Altogether he is supposed
to have obtained $500, 900.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21
IlIl1nd MhiIe Retnrninr from Mork.

WEST CHESTER, Pa, Aug, 2l.-While
walking home from his work Moses Will
Jams, aged a., a veteran carpenter of
West Chester, was killed by locomotive
running backward. 1t was at the Union
street grade crossing, and though Engi-
neer William johnson and his fireman
made all efforts to stop the engine they
could not avoid the accident.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21

CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. 2t-In Guyamas,
in the state Of Sonora, a band of 200
Haquis came down on "A cattle stealing ex-
pedition. In fight with national troops
seven men of the troops were killed. The
fight lasted three hours, after which the
Indians retired still fighting.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21
Kansas Mine strikers Rosuminr work.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 21.-The Santa Fe
mine strikers in southeastern Kansas met
Manager Devlin, Of the Santa Fe Coal
company, at Frontenac, and after hearing
him reiterate his offer to pay fifty cents
per ton per year and a premium for lump
coal over 1000 pounds per ton unani-
mously accepted it and signed contracts
to begin work as soon as possible and
labor under the contract until May, 1898.
The mine of the company opened today,
and in a week 200 men will be at work.
Other mines will also reopen this week.
and thus 5000 idle men will soon be at
work again.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21

TRENTON, Aug. 21.-The ecclesiastical
here confirm the truth of the
statement that Rev. p. A. Treacy, of Bur-
lington, like his brother at Swedesboro,
was admitted to the priesthood He will
be required to apologize to Bishop O'Far-
rell and then will be assigned to parish
in different diocese.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21

GREENPoRT, L. l., Aug, 21.-The yacht
Emerald, owned by J. Rogers Maxwell, of
the New York Yacht club, ran into and
capsized a row boat containing four per-
sons in the channel opposite the Manhas-
sett House at Shelter Island. Della Duffy,
10 years old, a cook at the Manhassett
House, was drowned.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21

PoTTsvILLE, Pa, Aug. s1-Robert Seitz-
niger, aged 13 years, of Frackville, while
bathing with two companions in a mine
breach near Maizeville, Yentured beyond
his depth and was drowned His two com
panions, in endeavoring to rescue him,
narrowly escaped a similar fate Seit7-
inger's body was recovered.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l.-An army officer
connected with the recruiting services
says that the prevailing hard times have
driven large number of men into the
army as a means of livelihood. At present,
he says, the army is nearer its maxium
limit of $4,000 men than at any time since
the war
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21

KoMoKo, Ind, Aug. 21.-J. K. Arm
strong and his son Cal, treasurer and dep
uty treasurer of Upton county, are in Jail
for embezzling $40, 900 of the public funds.
They failed to come up with the cash at
the end of their term of Office, which ex-
pired Saturday, and were burned over to
the proper authorities.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21

NoRRIsTowN, Pa, Aug. 21.-A seco nd
case of smallpox has appeared in Consh o.
hocken, on North Seventh avenue The
victim is Mrs. John Kelley, whose family
lives next door to that of George Stock, IN
which the disease appeared several weeks
ago. A yellow flag floats from the door
of each house.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21

BROOKLYN, Aug. 21,-Michael Dohello,
an Italian, 90 years Of age, was found
drowned yesterday in his apartments in q
basement on Fourth avenue The Hood
ing of the room was caused by the heavy
rains Saturday night.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21
He snrad md starved.

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-William Brown, a
nurse, died in the German hospital He
was n years old. In the dead mans trunk
were found bank and railroad stocks rep
resenting $50, 1000, and yet he lived in a mis-
cradle manner at the rate Of ten cents q
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21
nnnk Thieves CAPTURED.

ST. PAUL, Aug, 21.-Three of the men
who participated in the robbery of the
s., 900 gold bag from the Merchants bank
messenger last Monday are now under ar
rest and the detectives expect soon to cap
ture the other two.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21
Signed the Amargamated Scale.

MUNuE, Md, Aug 2t.-The Midland
Steel company, of this place, has signed
the scale of the Amalgamated Association,
it being the last mill in that state on
strike. The firm employs 400 men. Its
plant will be put in operation at once.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21

JEFFERSON CITY, No., Aug. 81. - At
Bonhett's Mill, on the Missouri, twelve
miles east of this city, Mrs. Foster, her two
children and her sister were drowned.
They were moving from one side of the
river to the other, and most Of the goods
having been taken across, the little family
were following in a skiff, which was over
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21

TACOMA, Wash, Aug. 2l.-A party who
have just returned from an ascent of Mt.
st. Helene's report that the mountain is
an active volcano. The climbers expert
enced distinct earthquake.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21

WISE parents advise their sons
never to "marry woman who knows
more" than they do. In the case of
some sons we know this advice is an
absolute block to matrimony. 1t would
be impossible to find a woman who
knows less.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21

CARLISLE, Pa, Aug. 21.-The Glanvills
Silk Mill company decided to close down
their works owing to the hard times.
About a hundred employees are thrown out
of employment. The directors claim it
will only be temporary.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21
The weather.

Cooler; northeasterly winds, high on the
rnauts min
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-21
The Herald.

PUBLISHED DAILY, SUNDAY EXCEPTED
WEEKLY, EVERY SATURDAY.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-12-02
A LOCAL ROUNDUP
Barney Morris gets Tired and goes
Home. A new Post Office at the
Boundary Line. VIM. AinsIie and
others bring in 25 deer in 8 days.

The Morris case came to termi-
nation last Saturday evening. The
jury returned a unanimous verdict
of not guilty against Mrs. Kaiser.
The facts of this case were as fol-
lows: After the fire B. Morris
went away leaving the lots where
his building stood uiiinclosed. At
ter he left, John Hoban fenced in
the lots and put up a notice laying
clam to the property. He repre-
sented that he had purchased the
lots of Morris and on the strength
of that sold them to Fred Kaiser,
who, when he commenced to rebuild
his hotel, occupied part of the Nor
ris lots. Finally Morris appeared
upon the scene, laid claim to the
property and proceeded to tare
away the foundation to Kaiser's
house. The General was away at
tending court thSt week but his
plucky better halt tS4ssp pend around
about that time and fired Morris off
the premises bodily, after which he
commenced some sort of criminal
action. The jury disagreed and
another trial was had at which the
lady was acquitted as stated. Nor
ris claims that he hired Hoban to
fence the lots. There must have
been something shady about Hob
ans operations as he skipped out
during the progress of the trial, af-
ter having been subpoenaed, telling
to very few his intentions to leave.
General Kaiser bought the lots in
good faith, and if Hoban acted for
Morris and sold or abandoned the
the lots to others, Morris grievance
was against Hoban and not the
Kaisers. Morris returned to Spo-
kane, minus his lots, but having in
his possession something like $3.50
worth of very valuable experience
in law.
"A post office has been estab-
lished at the Boundary Line. 1t
is called "Ockonook," and the place
will become quite important in
spite Of its name. Why people
will select some heathenish savage
term for the name Of a town, in
place of some name that carries
with it some tone and dignity, we
never could understand. That
staunch democratic war horse,
Maj. J. |. Barnes has been appoint
ed postmaster. The semi weekly
mail line now in operation between
Bonner's Ferry and Lucas will in
time be extended to Ockonook, but
for the present the Ockonookers will
have to carry the mail over from
Lucas at their own expense. The
establishing of this office will no
doubt accommodate many, and it
is another indication Of the growth
of the valley.
Mr. S. B. Pratt was down from
Libby this week. He says there
are about rs men at work on the
Libby creek placers and they are
taking out good money. One mer-
chant is reported to have sent out
500 worth of supplies to the min
ers in five days, so there must be
some work going on.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-12-02

About thirty-fve couple were
present at the City Hall last Thurs
day night to attend the Thanks
giving ball. 1t looked good to see
SO many familiar faces assembled
together once more, and it caused
one to think that while a good
many have moved away, there is still
a pretty good crowd of the best of
our people left.
The music was furnished by
Smith Field violinist; Bob Sabin,
cornetist; and various ones who
volunteered at the organ. Lunch
was served in the hall. G. G.. Bacher,
Tom Huston and T. J. Patterson
looked after the management Of the
floor. 1t was we'll towards morn
ing when the "Home, Sweet Home"
waltz was played. Everybody
pronounced it one of the most
pleasant affairs had in the City
Hall for long time.
Among those present were the
following:
Mr.. and Mrs. H. p. Green, Mr..
and Mrs. Crane, Mr.. and Mrs. Per-
kins, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Callahan,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Hemminger,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Shevalear, Mr..
and Mrs. l. j. Brant, Mrs. Otley,
Miss Freda Kaiser, Miss Ida Bush,
Mrs. Medbury, Misses. Fitzpatrick,
Mrs. Robinson, Misses johnson,
Miss Lura Starr, Miss Alice Bolen,
Miss Myrtle Field, Misses Long,
Miss May Sommers, Miss Minnie
Perkins, Miss Nellie Casey, Messers.
T. J. Jones, T. ]. Patterson, James
Egan, Geo. H. Alberts, VIM. Hireen,
G. r. Gray, r. w. Hummer, Ben
Smith, j. G. McRae, c. G. Bacher,
N. G. McKinstrey, Tim Callahan,
Phil Casey, Chas. Mills, Frank
Clapp, Tom Huston, VIM. Ainslie,
Bartlett Sinclair, Ralph Ingraham,
Fred Bush, Mike Boyle, and
Walter Gatwald and others whose
names we did not get.
To Connect the G. N. Rv with Steamers