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They VIII Extend the Elevated System aAd
vii Cost $50 900 o


Next TO the great Hudson River bridge the
most ambitious and extensive Of the projects
for changing the appearance OF our town and
diyerting the lines II its travellers Is the double
bridging NJ the East River, proposed by tho
East River Bridge COMPANY. Their project
calls for the ultimate expenditure OF $40. 900, 900.
They propose TO build first a suspension bridge
from a point between south Fifth street and
broadway, In Williamsburgh. to a landing in
New York between Delaney street and Riving-
ton street, and afterward a cantilever bridge
from between Hudson avenue and Gold street,
near Fulton street. in Brooklyn. TO Grand street
and East Broadway in this city.
The first bridge will he an extension into New
York city OF the Union Elevated Railroad sys-
TEN Of Brooklyn, and the second one a similar
extension of that road combined with the
Brooklyn Elevated and Kings County lines.
The two bridges are 20 start from places at
the eXtremities OF the outer part Of that cres-
cent bend OF the East River opposite Grand
street. and crossing almost at right angles 20
each other, run together at the apex OF this
quadrant and merge their traffic into a common
elevated causeway which will reach clear across
this city TO the DesbrOsses Street Ferry. This
causeway will connect directly with the four
elevated roads OF this city, as well as crossing
all the principal street surface car lines. The
NhoIe scheme y, 10 fact, one 70 extend ths
Slefateu railroad system OF Brooklyn into the
heart OF New York and "a make Il as close as 4
brother U the elevated roads here. The men
Interested m iI are all closely connected with
the interests Of the Brooklyn elevated roads,
Among the directors Of the Hast River
Bridge Company are Fred hlmann Presi-
dent % the tnion Elevated AdolphLadenburg,
kupPerti Edward ShAefeF, George Weber. Max
Z. BeTnhetmer, ex-GoV, GeOrge Hoadly, Id
ward LSutsfbach, and Gep, GsoFge s. WingaLs.
me nln authorizing the torTnatiOn OF the com
PAny Was passed At Albany and signed BY GOV.
Flower on March o. 1852. II authorizes the
and an elevated approach through Vest street
ana SRnng street. from the DekbrOasss Street
Ferry Of ths PennsylVAniA RAlEosd ~ IL Bow
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THE BLACKwELL'sI ISLAND BRIDGE.

Structure and Connections OF hhe Great
Cantiieyer About to Be Built.
The Blackwell's Island bridge, which Is to
furnish the Long Island Railroad with an en-
trance into New York city, has been formally
begun. Ground was broker at the foot of East
Sixty-fourth street on Aug. 10 for the
piers Of the New York end. The COM
pany evidently started on . little ahead Of
time In this, for It was served with an in
junction the next day which will prevent
its doing any more work at that place for
the present. The site of the New York pier Is
upon the river front OF the Schermerhorn es-
tate. After tho injunction was served. the
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the square inch. Each cable will be 22 inches
in diameter, and will contain about 1900 sep
aFate wires. These wires will be punched into
strands, and these again bound TO-
getheF 70 form the main cable. The bridge will
take 28, 1000 tons of steel 70 complete II. Ii IA b.
carry two railroad tracks, two wagon tracks.
and 4 promenade for foot passengers. The foot
way Is TO be free Of toll.
The income uf this bridge, as well as that OF
It's mate and Of the Cross-tOWn road, will come
from tolls upon wagons and the passengers who
ride IN lie cars. Brooklyn elevated trans are 10
start from the New York end OF the bridges aud
from the Desbrosses street ferry, and 20 through
without q change- Passengers simply Crossing
he bridges VIII p&y three esntA nd I'VE cent?
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win paw for the ride from Desbrosses street
ferry 10 Brooklyn, From these sources the COM
pany assert that they expect TO get an income
ample TO meet the cost. OF maintenance and in-
terest charges. The day, however, IL probably
not far distant when these bridges and ali the
others which may be built 20 connect New York
With the outside world will be absorbed by the
merged in the universal local fare that is bound
toprevail.
complete, and no effort will be made TO build
this until the first one is complete. This, as has
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make = square Of 200 feet from centre TO centre
Of the tubes.
The sinking Of these tubes in the river bed will
be. an interesting work. The outside OF the
tubes II N be made double, OF inch-thick steel,
and within the space LEFT by the outer and inner
skins concrete will be packed In quantity enough
TO keen the tube. sinking through the mud and
To. determine Just how much weight
will be required, an experimental tube
in the centre Of the square, where the founda-
tions OF the river pier are 20 be. The tubes for
the river pier will be 200 feet long. AS the con
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rock, as were those Of the Brooklyn Bridge, by
the use OF caissOns and compressed air.
The roadway Is To be 14O feet in the clear
above high-water mark. This Is 5 feet higher
than that OF the Brooklyn bridge, Up 70 40 feet
light-col0red granite. Above that they will
soar yet 100 feet, and this superstructure will
be OF steel. The total height OF the towers will
be ESQ feet above high-water mark, and, per-
haps, so 10 100 feet below IL. The support
ing cables will he four In number,
two upon a side. They will be made OF steel
wire OF a tensile strength OF 10000 pounds TO
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~ Prs.idsnt sna secretsry resyectiSsly Of the
President Of the New York company and
Charles IT.. Swan IL secretary Of H. Among the
are .Douls Windmuller, James T. Woodward.
Frederick Potter, William Ball. William n.
Ely. w. II. .Dunning, John Loughren, James
Langan, Col. y. X. Hahn, Andrew H.. Green,
Daniel N. Lockwood Of Buffalo. and John q.
Adams OF Newburgh.
The New York company is IN hold a two-third
interest in the enterprise and the New Jersey
company one-third. The whole enterprise, IL II
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,rr. At the por,rr ana srrinr .tr... .hs r.rn. !,

cry. Al the Bowery and Spring street the reru-
lar ppp~roachesto the two bridges are to begin.
The company's plans were approved By the
Secretary OF Wa In February of 1898. and by
Of that year, Ground was formally. bro
ken for the foundations OF the first bridge
has ss seS dome last sipcs se99TST sy ,m That 9sG ant , e
part N. . hitch about getting legal pos
session. OF the route for the elevated approach
through Spring street. Commissioner were
appointed TO report upon this matter by the
General Term Of the supreme Court, and they
made a report In favor Of II on Sept. 1, 1893. In
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Ths Great WORK BeinR Carried Out he a..
City's Dock Department.
The Department Of Docks is one Of the I'M.
portsnt factors in the big engineering ,vc,s.
which are rapidly changing the appearance AVA
sddlng 10 the resources of the metroroi,a
Although its work has been carried nj, ~,
years right under the eyes Of the pcoplc s,.
citizens are aware Of its Importance. its ey,c,.
or It's real purpose. Here and there the hI.,
public has seen something Of the results ma
accepted them as good things, but wilton,
.inquirinR much about them.
A notable instance OF this was the rcm1va, =,
the ramshackle old West Washington Nlorto,
These u%nsightly and not always pleasant smell.
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b. running over tho new bridge and roadb.d I.
about eighteen months. and that the wis,I. vu I'm
will be completed In two years. "'rk
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ELErArED yIADUCr IN HARLEM.

Now Building ut . Cost OF $4,000 20
Carry the Tracks OF the iGrsns Central
st.tIon.R osd- Above Harlem Streets sud
ship Cnnsl-It. Bridge and Giant Draw.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-05-08
THU LOCAL GLEANINGS
News Items Picked Up by
the Reporters.
EARLY MORNING ARREST
A Supposed Reformed Town Citizen Ar
rested on a Charge OF Being One Of =
Gang Wanted for Number of RurElAries
at Minersville.

Three officers accompanied by a hand
cuffed prisoner got into a carriage at the
corner Of Main and Coal streets shortly
before seven o'clock this morning and
drove hurriedly down the street and out
past the outskirts of the town in the
direction of Frackville.
The incident caused some comment
among those who saw the handouts on
one of the quartette, but for time con.
siderable mystery surrounded the affair
Some suggested the sensational idea OF
kidnapping
When the true state of facts became
! known the surprise was greater than that
which the departure had created. Three
of the men who entered the carriage were
Constable Bill Price, of Minersville, his
brother and Constable Phillips, of town
| The fourth man was Joseph Patterson
| also of this place, and he was a prisoner
in the custody of the others, handcuffed
TO one OF them so as to avoid any possible
| ity Of escape.
| Upon inquiry it was learned that there
have been numerous burglaries and like
depredatlons at Minersville recently. Sc
| frequent have they become the authorities
| at that place and the victims have made
an offer of $500 reward for the arrest and
| conviction Of the perpetrators. One Of the
| victims has suffered to an extent that
warrants him in contributing 800 to the
/ amount offered.
The reward served as an incentive to
make the officers of Minersville active
and in tracing several clues they claim to
have discovered that the man they took
away from town this morning is one Of
the gang wanted.
| The arrest was great surprise because
the prisoner, although having earned
shady reputation some years ago, has fol
some time past been looked upon as re
| formed and striving to earn an honest
| livlihood. There are number OF tow
people hoping that an investigation will
show that the arrest is a mistake. II sucl
fails to be the result these people will bt
very much deceived.
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ONE CENT
PERSONAL.

John Flaherty Of Chestnut street, is
seriously i'll.
Charles Faust, of Ashland, spent last
evening in town.
Warren J. Portz is doing jury duty at
Pottsville this week
Joseph Ulman, of fremont, paid a visit
to friends here yesterday.
Rev. B. I. Callen, of Bethlehem, Is vis-
iting his relatives in town.
S, G. NJ. Hollopeter, Esq, returned from
Watsontown at noon to-day.
Dan. Duffy, of st. Clair, shook hands
with numerous friends last evening.
Miss Rachel Reese, of Centralia, visited
her cousin, Miss Hannah Reese yesterday.
Peter Gensel and Harry Constein, OF
Ashland, were visitors to town last even
ing.
MacHenry Wilhelm, Esq, OF Ashland,
was IN town last evening on professional
business.
7. j. Coakley, of fremont, was visitor
to town yesterday and purchased fine
team of blacks at the horse sale.
Miss Ella NJ. McGinniss left town this
morning for New York and Philadelphia
to buy in summer stock of millinery.
Mrs. Harry Beyraut. of Steelton, arrived
in town yesterday called hence by the
serious illness of her sister Mrs. Stetler.
Mrs j. j, Brennan gave birth TO a
bouncing boy yesterday, The mother and
child are doing well and Jimmy" il
delighted.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-05-08
PENCIL POINTS,

The mint julep and gin flzz are be
ginning to bloom.
Mr.. Wilson's prediction that Congress
will adjourn about July / seems too good
to be true.
The Borough Council will hold meet
ing for the transaction of general bust
ness tonight.
Criminal court is drawing a large
number of our townsmen down to Potts
vile this week.
Senator Peffer is said to have soft
heart That quality has generally been
credited to his head.
Taffy from the sugar planters seems to
agree with Congressman Wilson. He has
already stood it week.
G. L. Titman has had handsome porch
and carriage shelter erected at his prop
erty on West Cherry street,
The case of Lawrence Keating, charged
with assault upon Richard Amour with
intent to kill, is before the present Grand
Jury.
The Kentucky women are making a
strong fight against Breckinridge's re.
nomination. That would mean defeat in
the North.
Nearly all the Councilmen and many of
the newspaper reporters have been
called to go before the Grand Jury to-
morrow as witnesses in the Szlupas case.
1t looks now as though Coxey proposed
to camp in Washington all summer, but
the chances are that he will fold his
tent" when the quarter admission fees
stop pouring in
A half car load of Hungarian immi-
grants arrived at the Lehigh Valley
depot to-day. Immediately after their
arrival they were hustled down to the
skating rink at the lower end of Main
street
Henry Watterson says Breckinridge's
candidacy is "a strange exhibition OF
marvellous effrontery, wretched taste and
mentally and morally oblique casuistry."
That is almost as bad as some things
Madeline Pollard said about the colonel
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Pottsville, Pa, May Z, 1894.
.pen-el-ope Ann.n

The Milwaukee Sentinel says: "Pen-el-
ope Ann" is a decided hit. The large
audience attested their approval of the
production by continuous applause VIM.
Y Owen is the prince of comedians and
at no time did he lose the grip which he
had fastened upon his hearers Miss Eflie
Germon as penelope Ann" gave an
excellent Interpretation of the part and
all that was heralded concerning her was
carried out to the letter. Mr.. Roberts is
indeed very clever, while Miss Y ale Nelson
sustained the part allotted to her in most
acceptable manner. The balance of the
cast lent able support Too much cannot
be said of the fine gowns displayed by
the ladies, especially so in the second act,
when collectively spoken of are indeed
marvels of workmanship. The company
is certainly in for a good weeks bust.
ness. At Ferguson's theatre tomorrow
evening
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COURT NOTES.
Proceedings Before the Court at Potts
vile Yesterday.

Argument was to have been made in
the case Of E. X. and Harry N. Becker
against the Palace Theatre Company of
Girardville, but when the case WAS called
up the parties agreed to postpone IL until
the 2lst inst. The Beckers seek to enjoin
the company and its officers from ASSESS
ing the shares OF stock without first
making statement of the receipts and
expenditures for the past year. The
Beckers claim the company can pay its
obligations without an assessment.
John Barnhard of Shenandoah, has
been in Jail five months because he has
not been able to furnish bail and failure
to pay a monthly allowance for the sup.
port of his children. Yesterday Hon. G
n. Brumm presented a petition to the
court asking FOR the prisoners discharge.
Decision was reserved
There are over three hundred cases
before the present term of Criminal
Court.
The court refused to order the County
Commissioners to defray the expense of a
paper book to take the case Of Harry
Manfred, convicted of the murder Of
Ochs, to the Supreme Court, on tn,
ground that the law does not provide for
such an order.
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HAVE Ynn Henrd Him 2

held another interesting and profitable
service last evening in the Methodist
Episcopal church. He spoke from the
text, BE sure your sin will find you out. "
The speaker emphasized the danger of
ONE sin, secret sins "The wages of sin is
death, " and lastly "The gift of God is
eternal life" 1t was talk worthy OF
especially a large number of men. This
evening his subject will be, you can't
do as you please Mr.. Maice especially
invites the "Doubters" TO be present
Thus far in the meetings there have been
thirty-three seekers and sixteen conver-
sions. An invitation is extended TO all "a
be present, Every body is welcome
Meetings commence at o'clock.
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Change of Management.

Charles Burchill to-day transferred all
his claim to the cafe at the corner OF
Main and Coal streets, which became SO
popular under his management. The new
proprietor is Thomas German, Of Girard
Vile, gentleman who has an extensive
acquaintance throughout the county and
who is said to be man who will keep the
cafe up to its present standard of excel
lence. Mr.. Burchill has not decided
upon his course for the future. He moved
his household goods temporarily to the
Refowich building on South Main street
to-day, He has options on several hotels
in Atlantic City and went to Philadelphia
this morning to negotiate.
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UnoharitabIe and UpkInd.

EDITOR HERALD: just read the follow
ing and shudder An enterprising Co
lumbia county newspaper is engaged in
stirring up the bones of Charles r. Buck
alew for Congressional purposes. We
thought that cadaver was amongst the
that there lived a man with soul so
dead, 80 lost to decency, as to pen the
lines above quoted. Hon. Charles r.
Buckalew is one of Pennsylvania's
honored sons He has been United States
Senator and member of Congress; has
been honored by the people in various
positions of trust; has been regarded by
brainy men, liberal-minded men and men
Of ell shades of politics with various posi-
tions OF trust and preferment; was one of
the master minds of the last Constitu-
tional Convention and was always re-
garded by honest man as strictly honest
fair and kindly in all his dealings with
men;is above all a christian gentleman and
one Of the strongest men in a deliberative
body this old state contains, and yet in
this enlightened age, at this the autumn
stage OF useful life an honorable, up
right, noble citizen who has been always
loved by political friend and foe is calum
MED and covered with vituperation by
some one who is not fit to blacken the
statesman's boots. Shame on the writer
Hon. Galusha A. Grow was resurrected
from retirement last spring and sent back
to Congress by nearly two hundred thou
sand majority. He was put up by Repub
licans and must have received thousands
of Democratic votes. Was there one
opposition paper in the state mean enough
to publish an item of Mr. Grow such as
that we quote above Not one. In justice
to the other papers published here ! will
state that the vile vomit was emitted
from last Saturdays Republican.
JUSTICE.
Pottsville, Pa, May Z, 1894.
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STILL ANOTHER OFFER
The Town Can Have a Manu-
featuring Industry.
WILL THIS BE ACCEPTED {
A New York Firm Wants an OGer of
Inducement to Come Here and Start a
Factory for an Established Business.
One Man Ready.

A member of the Borough Council to-
day asked a HERALD representative if the
borough had a Board of Trade and the
latter was obliged to reply that it had not.
Some years ago n few of the enterpris-
ing citizens of town got together to organ'
ize such board, but further than
declaring themselves organized and ready
to receive propositions from capitalists
they did nothing and gradually became
entombed in silence and forgetfulness
It is now about four or five years since we
have heard of the movement.
The search for information was based
upon the receipt OF the following letter
Board Of Trade, Shsnandoa1 Pa.
GENTLEMEN We have had INQUIRIES
from large shirt manufacturer OF New
York city relative to locating a large
factory to manufacture their product
They have a large and extensive trade
established and intend to start seventy
five to one hundred operators and increase
1t to two hundred or more il sufficient
help can be obtained. This is valuable
enterprise for any town to secure and Il
you have any inducements to offer thu
same will be considered and placed before
these people, but on account of the
season being so near at hand it will b'
necessary for you to take prompt action
as these people move quick on matters
after deciding to make a venture. You
early reply will be appreciated if you ar,
intprpg ed
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-05-08

Yesterday afternoon Joe Kaiokis caused
the arrest of Mary Audomavage, charg-
ing her with stealing five dollars from
him. The complainant said that while he
was drinking with the woman she took
ten dollars from his pocket. She returned
five, but refused to give up the rest. The
woman denied the charge, but furnished
$500 bail for trial. About an hour after
he left the Justices office Kaiokis found
himself a prisoner in the lookup on g
charge of drunkenness and nuisance He
spent the night in cell and was released
to-day upon paying fine and costs.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-05-08

The inquest in the case of Andrik
Bender, the boy killed on the electric rail.
way, which was to have been held last
evening, was postponed until Wednesday
evening, at O'clock. NJ. NJ. Burke, Esq,
who has been retained by the parents Of
the deceased, and MacHenry Wilhelm,
Esq, counsel for the Schuylkill Traction
Company, applied for the postponement
on account of being engaged in cases at
cOurt
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-05-08
A Complaint.

EDITOR HERALD II desire to call the
attention of the borough and county
officials to the existence of gambling
den on White street, between Oak and
Centre streets, which is frequented by
large numbers of our most respectable
% citizens every Sunday-day and night.
Unless the authorities take action or the
den is closed prompt movement on the
part of the residents in that section will
be made manifest. INDIGNANT.
Shenandoah, May Z.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-05-08

Adam Anaskawicz, Hungarian in
miners clothes, jumped on the passenger
train at the p. & r. depot at 7:1s this
morning with the intention of riding to
the Shenandoah City colliery After
running several hundred yards the train
attained high rate of speed and Adam
thought he would get off before the speed
became greater. He jumped backwards
from the car and fell heavily upon the
ground, the back of his head striking
upon the switch sill. Those who saw the
accident thought the man had been
killed, but after lying still for few
seconds he got up and walked to his home
at the east end of Centre street.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-05-08

Rumor has it that last years Shenan-
doah base ball management is pulling to
gether and negotiating for the trotting
park.
Upon invitation Of Setley, "Buck" Nc
Gettigan has gone to Staunton, Va. to
play second base for the club of that
place.
The Pottsville base ball management is
urging the Shenandoah people to organize
a club. The county seat players think
they would be invincible in n series of
games with Shenandoah this season.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-05-08
RaIINar Omce AbolIshed.

The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
has issued a circular announcing that
Theodore Voorhees, has resigned the office
Of General Manager Of the company and
that the Office has been abolished. All
officers who have been reporting to the
Rolin II. Wilbur, the General Superin
tendent. Charles H. Webster, acting
Chief Engineer, has been appointed Chief
Engineer
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-05-08

Having disposed of my blacksmith and
wheelwright shop, viii offer for sale at
cost several fine spring wagons, a two
horse truck wagon, several fine buggies
several secondhand buggies and car
riages, and several new sets Of wheels for
spring wagons or buggies The above
must be sold at once in order to close out
business.
GEORGE j. REIFF,
5.5-6t Mt Carmel, Pa.
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Reunion at AshIand

Quite a number of the members of the
three local camps of the p. o. S. of A.
will attend the reunion exercises to-mor-
row evening at Ashland. Quite an inter-
esting program has been prepared, after
which the visiting members will be
treated to a luncheon. The boys expect
an enjoyable time.