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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-01-12
JOHN swEENY

sworn 81 live at Big Mine Run. / am not
employed by the electric railway company /
was employed by the company on August
21st, ! was a boss. l went to East Gilberton
that night to relay the track. They sent the
dinkey for me and / went on it / recog-
nized a majority of the people ON it. They
were Patrick Dougherty John Canaeld,
James Caufold, John Gallagher, Pat. Davitt,
Martin Farrell and Mike Lally reparamen.
And l saw Charles Shelthorn, q walking boss,
john Briggs, Amour, Benne, the motornan;
3D. Foley, of Shenandoah Bin D3Oiey, and
there were Others didu't know didn'l know
Weavil or Brown, or Williams, Of Shenan
dcah. Briggs and Amour got on at Girard
Vile and some of the repairmen got on
there too, and some of the other men l
didn't know There were firearms in the
ear. / don't know exactly who took them
n, From Gnardville we went to Mahauoy
Plane l only noticed Richard Amour
load gun, can't exactly say
how many guns there were, but
between 6 and z. l don't remember
whether Amour loaded them all OF not The
firearms were loaded on the car ON the way
to Gilberton. Briggs and Amour were the
only ones could identify as carrying fire.
arms on the car. They were military rifles.
The gun marked "F" and go looked like
the one Briggs carried didn't hear any
thing said on the way to Gilberton about fire
arms until we got to Moizeylle, when ]
heard Amour tell the men who lad arms
that in case of any trouble for no man TO Are
uutil he got orders l heard no reply As
we got close to where the track was torn up
at Gilberton, got orders to get my men
ready tor work and we went i'm to get the
tools out Just as we got to the end tho
crowd was quite large and they were shout.
ing went inside until got the tools out
on the track and then my men and the other
boss men went out and got along side of tho
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-01-12

Fried oyttsu speciality at MoMhenny's,
9-ls &
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-01-12
he Monotony in the Briggs
Trial Broken.
IMPORTANT TESTIMONY
Bepairsmen Tell of the Unfortunate Epedi-
tion From GiIardville to Gilberton and
Give Their Versions OF the Incidents at
the Riot.
Special to the HERALD,

PoTTsvuLE, Dec. 12--Yesterday after
moons session of the trial of John Briggs,
charged with the murder of James Par6t,
was MADE more interesting than usual by the
testimony Of men who formed 3 part of the
party on the dinkey which went to Gilberton
GU the night of August 2lst, last. Some Of
the testimony caused quite stir among the
gpectatOrs
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-01-12

The Borough Council met last evening, but
owing to the absence of Mr.. Quinn, the
contractor there was little business done. j.
} Rood, Of Jcauesyille, superintendent Of
the iron works of that place, and A. J.
Womelsdorf Of Pottsvlle, we're in attend
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-01-12

No cross examination,
JAMES CANFHLD
sworn The witness said lo could not speak
English very well aud wanted to testify in
Irish, but after brief test il was decided that
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John A. Railly'. il the place 80 get Cue
ourest wines and liquors, best beer and alec
aud dneat brands of cigars. l0-ld-n
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-01-12

tho witness should make his statements the
best he could in English and District Attor-
ney Ryan should repeat the answers
Upon this understanding the following |
testimony was elected [ live at Homes
Vile. I was working for the electric railway |
company IS repairsman on August 2lst, last |
have not worked for two months since and |
am not employed by the company now. I
was on the dinkey going to Gilberton.
Patrick Dewitt, John Gallagher John Can
field, Michael Lally, James Garfield and
John Sweeny and others didn't know were
on the dinkey, too. I didn't know Richard
Amour that night and 1 didn't know John
Briggs,
Q. Could you recognize any Of the other
men you saw on the dinkey if you were to
see them aQain2
A. don't think. I saw guns on the car
that night when we went to Gilberton,
saw some or 4. I saw one man load his
gun. When we got into Giberton we got
orders to take the tools out of the dinkey to
get to work l took my shovel and pick out
and stood while. l couldn't get
near the track with the crowd of people
shouting and hurrahing. The Gilberton peo-
pie said, "Why don't ye come here in the day
time with ye pick and shovels to put the road
down and don't come here at night time with
guns killing the people" went to work and
threw me pick and shovel in the dinkey
again and man walked round to the back Of
tI.- 4 Ia
man, he says Clear out and go in the dinkey
and get out of the road here" l went into
the dukey aud sat in the corner in the back
of the dinkey and the whole of the men did
come u-the whole Of the repairsmon went
in, saw Briggs standing up and taking the
gun and going out. / saw Briggs taking the
gun. I stopped in the corner TO save myself
LIVES in the corner sitting with my arm up
and a rock struck me and knocked me down,
And Briggs he fired e. e first shot He didn't
swear was knocked down there when the
man lBriggs) went in front or the dipkey and
] seen him getting up with the gun and got
out. I don't know what he did with the
gun. I couldn't say. 1 mean l didn't see
him shoot.
@, Did you hear any remarks by the by
standeis2
No cir vss lor,o tir,a Ivin, dawn
| IN the di.,kev and when GOT mn saw lot
of stones in the dinkev
O. wbere was John Bripps when Won mt
vour hand m. to save your head
A. He went out of the dinkey, He was
| ia the front of the dinkey. | think it was
at the door T don't know ybetbar If WAS
outside or made. When gaw BRIGGS again
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Citizens Standing Committee
Adopts Rules.
A VERY BRIGHT OUTLOOK
Tho Crawford County system was Con-
sidered by the Committee and Candt-
dates-Ruies to That Effect Adopted to
be Enforced in 1898.

The members Of the Citizens Standing
Committee met last evening at McElheuny'a
to consider the adoption Of rules governing
the party, and at the same time to learn the
views Of the various candidates for borough
ofices upon the subject. There was fun
attendance of the lattcr and if the interest
and enthusiasm displayed is any criterion,
the Citizens party should be successful at the
approaching borough election Present in
dications uumistakobly point in that dircc-
ton
At the previous meeting of the Standing
Committee rules were adopted for the
the government of the psrty Al primary elec-
tious. Last evening several oftbe candidates
| favored the adoption of the Crawford county
| system, but the msiority seemed to favor the
present system of voting for conferees. The
following uumerously signed petitions were
presented for the consideration Of the com
mittee:
SHENANDOAH Pa., Jan. II, 1894
The undersigned electors of the borough of
/ Shenandoah respectfully submit that in
| view OF the fact that under the provisions Of
| the Act of May % 1888 Che Chief Errrpss of
% ,,io uo,".sD ,iai o9 ol.Ili1o WIN eAt'aor"lh
and elected for 81 iarm or fIre 60 ,I, ,.
son chosen for that office should he a citizen
OF qndonhted qualifications for the discharge
Of the duties thereto attached and his selen.
| ton should be made in such manner rs will
| HUrd the fullest and cleare5t expression of
! he volsrs' Judgment TO the end tbat Tho
most competent candid may he selactod
| We further represent that fha evste,., ,t
making nominations navy emploved he tho
| Citizens marty is impertect and I,,sofisra,,,y
| ia that under its op6ratiop a fnU and frsg
expression of the Judgment of tho votera
cannot be secured, and the candidates or tIa
party are often. if not always. the choice nj
I the minority.
We therefore recommend that the CITY
COMMITTEES OF the Olt @anS party abolish the
ions and smL!tif,Io tLorr, mas '.ls ''oIllIll'
tenn of ballotng for candidates at the prim
aries under which the nominees of the bor-
'usn as wen rs 'he ward tickets, shall be
ch"otn py popular NpLe.
Tbecapdidates. after eyprcssir,, tloi. yio,..
70 '-~- ''''o
| ully upon the system retired aud he Stand
inc Cor,r,;ttoo ,va,,t into ..:.., i.isa
40" S's''ou Do"lH"
| closed doors The question was considered
| IN oll i,sl laorir,. .,,d uL,I. ~
INA "' 40 "O"' 'NH'i "'N 'Ni'' %. CohAltLev
| ap cared to bo favorable to be- plan in vogue
| i C.o,,.c,,.l ,,,,,,4,. go. ,tcl.
IN crawford county, yet they felt in JUST e
| to all candidates and the upar gppr,arb #
lhe primaries IL "9uId not nc advisable TO
| ON forcp that svgteu, brrs OF ,,roge,,r III
Tho rar,as of o1I cordid,.os c,r ba,,,,,,,
o. - IN J. L., ! ,,,, - ~
| ouICes slal Do Piao'u upon one ucAeIt me
party depOs'iug the same snail place q cross
mark X opposite the name of those cendi.
dates he desires to vote for and the candi-
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-01-12

Wednesday uoxt win be the only opporfu
nifty the people of Shenandoah and vicinity
sill have to witness he production OF tho
Black Crook' in this region. Trains for
Mahanoy City, Girardvllo and Ashaud will
be held until after the performance Don't
miss his rare treat
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-02-20

A novel method Of cultiyating the fac
ulty Of observation In children has been
introduced by q teacher In Al up town
kindergarten. She tells her pupils that
she is about to have q call from some
one who will remain only three minutes;
that no one must directly starsat him,
but that the pupil who gives the best de-
scription of him after his departure will
receive Rprize. The other day her father,
q Grand Army veteran in uniform, per-
formed the part Of caller, and some Of
the personal descriptions after he had
bowed himself out denoted unusually
quick and accurate attention to detail.
One boy had counted all his buttons and
gave the number correctly, another no
ticed an almost invisible scar on his face,
and various others gave details Of the
color and shape OF his beard, hair and
uniform. The one who received the prize
was q little girl, who declared he had
ian expression on his ace."-Philadel-
phia Record.
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IN. "p.n., Of F.mou, AUTHOR.

A French chronicler has collected
some very curious statistics on Q subject
that has interest even outside Paris. He
was anxious to know how several select
ed great men furnished what we should
call their dens, what he calls their
workrooms. To gain access TO all the
rooms was not easy, but fortunately
many of them were photographed, and
90 the evidence was complete. The
chronicier's leaning was evidently to-
ward men Of letters, and his results are,
on the whole, surprising. Daudet's
study was severe IA its simplicity, the
furniture the scantiest and the plaineBt.
That Of Dumas had a few pictures on
the wall, small panel pictures, and on
his table a sphinx In bronze. Cop
pee, the poet, has his books In ex-
traordinary disorder. and his appliances
for tobacco abundant and we'll filled.
Pierre Lott has his workshop fitted up
like an eastern bazaar; De Goncourt's
Is Itch in curious books and bindingsi
Sardou's IL absolutely plain and very
untidy; ZolA's orammed with brio-a-
brae; Massenet's austere and empty-a
notebook, q thermometer and a water
bottles 1eilhao's crowded with books,
reviews and journals, and by the hearth
rug two armchaiFs, one for the master
Of the house, the other for his friend
and collaboTator, Halevy, both Of a Size
and impartially oomfortable.-West-
minister Gazette.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-02-20

AlFAh EnnA4 GomeefNs
Public concerts owe their direct on
enlargement 70 John Banistar, who mad
won fame by his playing on the violin,
and who succeeded the celebrated Bait
gar as leadar Of Charles rs band Of "a
violins. Pepys, In an entry in his dairy
for February, 1857, tells US the court gos~
alp Of the dAy-"hoW the kings viallin
Banistsr is mad that the king hath a
Frsnchman SONS 20 BE- chief Of some
part Of the kings musique.'
u was rumored that be was dismissed
from the royal service for saying English
violins were better than the French, .
statement which was no doubt regarded
~ heretical, opposed ~ it was to the pre-
vailing court view a. 10 the superiority
Of France in ell questions Of taste, and
especially with regard TO music.
Banister's concerts at the close Of tho
year 1879 were advertised in the London
Gazette as follows; "Thes0 are to give
notice that at Mr.. John Banister's house
NOW called the Musick SchOoD, over
against the George Tavern in White Fry
erH, the present Monday will be musick
performed by excellent masters, begin
ming precisely ct of the clock in the
afternoon, and every afternoon for the
future precisely at the same hour"
Four years Later on we read again;
cat the Academy in Little Lincoln's Inn
Fields will begin the FIRST part Of the
Farley Of instruments, composed by Mr..
John Banister." The admission was at
this time IS rule = shilling, and thess
concerts seem to have been held pretty
regularly down to within a short time Of
Banister's death, which took place in
167o.-ChamberS Journal
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-02-20

Assistant Postmaster James Gayler
has many callers daily, among them
some persons with queer missions. A
man who bore in his hand a letter In an
envelope of mourning inquired for Mr..
Gayler recently. He wanted 10 know;
''Isn't there any way that l can get
mourning stampsr
Mourning stampsi / nev heard Of
any" said Mr.. Gayler in some astonish-
ment.
II should think the government would
print some Il ia dreadful to put a big,
staring Columbian stamp, or even an
ordinary one Of the garish red color, on
q letter Of mourning. The stamp simply
destroys all the effect Of the black Dor
der. There ought 10 be a mourning
stamp TO harmonic with the envelope"
Mr.. Gayler promised TO lay the re,
quest before the department ct Wash
lngton.-NeW York Tribune.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-02-20

me Advautars 81 Circle Sailing on an Area
81 water 30 ynst.

me OF Circle Sailing on IN Area
81 water 30 Vest.
The Pacific is the great ocean Of our
planet. In comparison with Il The
north Atlantic is q mere strait and the
Indian ocean nothing more than the sub
merged bench Of a congeries Of drowned
Islands. Along the line Of 20 degrees
south latitude the width Of the Pacific IS
135 degrees Of longitude, over one-third
Of the circumference Of the globe. BE-
tween II and the south polar continent
nothing interv0nes. lts northern oE-
tremity was probably &c one time round
cd of by the country which is now d.
yVided between Alaska and Siberia.
When tho glacial masses moved 10 the
pole, the polar current Glove its way
through Behring straits and interposed
Behring sea between the Pacific and
the polsr oesan.
II presents every form Of ocean geog-
raphy. At the two extremities It is shall
low. There is a bench running along
the Aleutian Islands into the gulf Of
Alaska which comes within 100 fathOms
Of the surface, with occasional holes 20
deep that no apparatus car End the bot
tom and be recovered without breaking
the wire, and there is a corresponding
bench in the southwest portion Of the
see west Of the meridian Of 1870 degrees
where 100 fathoms is also the average.
Between this last bench and the latitude
Of 80 degrees north there IL q range Of
submarine rocky mountains with steep
cliffs and sharp dsscents. Three or four
distinct mountain ridges with from two
10 three miles Of water between them
have been counted between the Ha-
waiian Islands and Australia.
On the Pacific can be found every va
fiety Of temperature and meteorology.
Out Of Behring sea pours the Icy Our-
rent which, cools ouT shore. in summers
from the equator hoW summer currents
warmer than the Atlantic gulf stream,
while the current which sweeps around
the south cape Of Tasmania bears on its
bosom the longest icebergs ' seen.
As It's name indicates, II h a pacific
ocean, swept by gentle trade winds. but
the most terrible typhoons described In
meteorological records have varied the
chronicles Of its placid surface.
On a Bea Of such extent circle sailing
must become a matter Of moment. The
Canadian steamers, sailing from Yoko-
hama in IS degrees to Victoria in 40 do
grees, GROSS the meridian Of 100 degrees
in 80 degrees, having covered 1900
miles ON the voyage, while the Pacific
Mall steamers, sailing by what appears
on the map to be the straight line, have
to cover 4. TOO miles between San Fran
cisco and Yokohama. Assuming the
vessels to be equal IN speed and to steam
at the usual rate Of seagoiDg steamers
on the Pacific, the Canadian line enjoys
an advantage of about 80 hours over
the American lines. This Is reduced al
most to nothing when our ships puruse
the northern course and take the advan-
tage Of circle sailing San Francisco
Call.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-02-20

Robert Chambers the large hearted
and honest publisher, one night appeared
at his club after short absence, and
there delighted at least one member.
G. Jeaffreson-by A'deliciously frank OF.
preston Of opinion. Jeaifreson began
the conversation by Rskingi
"What have you been doing since I
Baw you lastr'
II have jooat been spending the time
In Scotland with my ain people, and for
my diversion / have been reading yet
again SCOTS novels. / went deliberate.
ly through the whole lot O them. What
doyou think o q mon o my years spend.
ing tho greater part Of the long holidays
In sic Q wayT'
'It was Ia that way that / first made
acquaintance With the Waverly novels"
was the enthusiastic reply, Gin a broiling
hot summer and autumn. How you
must have enjoyed yourselft"
"Weel, Weel, / ann say" returned
the Scottish publisher and man Of let
ters. Then he looked warily mp and
down the room tomake sure Of not being
hard by any brother Scotsman and con.
tinued;
II Gamma say I enjoyed the buiks 80
much as l did In my younger time. I
would not say il slond in Adinbro, but
weel you believe me when / say that Sir
Walter isn't what he used TO be TO mel
To tale you the truth" he added, lower
ing his voice almost TO whisper-''to
tale you the truth, / found him rather
prosyi Aye, but dinna be laughing. or
the lads there will be asking what / said
to you. II Is the truth that ! tale you.
/ moost confaceI fund him at times .
leetle prosyr-Youth's Companion.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-02-20
out.

A schoolmaster had been ssvsTsly cor
recting n Of his boys and finished by
saying; NOW sit down and write . let
ter to your parents telling them how
much you are taught here and how lit
tie you profit therefrom. / should be
ashamed to tell them" The boy cried 9
good deal and then wrote;
DEAR FATHER-I am very stupid, though
there Il more 70 be learnt here than anywhere,
Twice two's four-four boys go 70 one bad-al
beds make one attic. Gnd four attica make onl
we'll ventilated and appointed sleeping dormi.
tory. One round OF bread and butter make,
one breakfast. and every tea makes its owl
supper.
This time" said the master, I'VE viii
-er-OverlOok your conduct, and you
needn't ssad that note" Gle had been
overlookng.ELondo Tit-Bits.
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s~ARNlNos or nEooAHs

ne Rrofssaisnaia II London 49, rasls
Pist " = oood Liviug.
Tho professional beggar h not q mod
ern innovation By any meant. Readers
may recall scarocrow, the fsmous Lon
don bergar, who, having 6sabled HIM
self IN bic right leg, asked aims all day
IA order 70 get = warm supper nt night.
according 20 John limbs, the Ruhiers,
Of whom We often hnd mention In the.
literature Of the seventeenth century,
were troops Of tale Migrants who infest-
"a Lincoln's INN fields.
They assumed the characters Of.
MANNED soldiers who had suffered IN the
great rebellion and found q RoEdy prey
Ia the people Of fashion and quality who
drove By. Indeed II is made clear by.
contemporary allusion In comedies that
this square was the regular haunt Of DO,
gus cripples who lived by mendlcancy,
which they carried m In tho most bare
faced and even intimidating manner. 10
Il related that George ~, when prince Of
Wales, once attended . beggArs' carnival
IN London incognito. He had not been
there long when tho chairman, address-
ing the company and pointing 70 the
prince, saidi
81 call upon that ere gemman with .
shirt for q song" The prince, a. swell as
he could, got excused, apOh a friend, who
accompanied him, promising 70 sing In
stead, which the latter did amid great
applause. The health Of the prince and
his friend having been drunk and duly
responded TO, they departed in order 10
afford the company an opportunity to
6x their different routes Tor the ensuing
days business, for ~ that time the pro-
fessional beggaEs Of London used 10 have
= general meeting several times during
the year. IT which they were divided
into companies, each company having
SIS particular walk.
In those days their earnings varied,
some getting a. much as 8 shillings =
day. Most Of the professional beggars
In London today-and their name is le-
Rion-emanate from two or three COM
mon lodging houses. The most populous
Of these, which Is known as The Die
pensary, supports an individual known
a. . ''scriver," who earns . living by
manufacturing the pathetic signboards
Which, tho Duam OAAppASa anu hu0 boBuo
blind men carry round their necks. In
Paris, as b well known, the professional
beggars hold regular weekly meetings,
at which the routes - be followed by
the members Of the guild are mapped
out By . STANDING committee.
They have an organ Of their own,
called The Journal des Mendicants,
which appears twice q week. From .
recent issue the following advertisement
Is taken; "Wanted-To engage q cripple
Tor q seaside resort. Good references and
. small deposit required"
This queer announcement Is explained
by the fact that the proprietors Of hotels
and boarding houses Of BILE
French watering places assume that Wis
itors would be disposed to give aims ie
an opportunity were afforded them, and
as they cannot very well do the begging
themselves they engage professional beg
gars to whom they grant permission to
solicit alma on their premises, and the
beggars in return pay them one-half Of
their daily receipts.-North American
RaviaW
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merlin Puhns Kitshsns.

A Pablo kitchen for the working
Glasses was inRugurated In 1858 by =
German woman, Han Morgtnstein. She
has established many Of these Kitchens.
each one having q public dining room,
comfortably warmed and furnished and
supplied With the daily papers. Each
Kitchen, supplying perhaps from 800 TO
400 people with daily meals, 70 managed
by a local committee, the whole scheme
being under the eontr0l Of q central
council All the paid cooks are on the
premises by 0 In the morning, and the
vegetables end meat have been brought
In before them.
Waste Of any kind is strictly forbid
don. A subscription Of 90. 800 wal sum
Client 10 start this sohemsI the reserve
fund sPt aside for providing new kitch-
ems increases each year, while the
council pays fair wages and Il able TO
pension Oh re old servants. For q sun
varying from 8 10 Q cents the Berlin
workman can obtain \ satisfactory meal
At any Of these restaurants. A dinner
Tor I cents allows q basin Of thick, sub
stantial German soup, q plate Of Vege-
tables and , plate Of padding, and q
roll OF bread In addition costs q little
oven one-fourth Of a cont-Htneteenth
Century.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-02-20
Legacy Of Fair.

There are thousands Of unemployed
servant girls, good ones, to-, now ses%-
ing situations. Every employment Of
fee in the city mas 30 girls who want
employment to one application for their
services. The housekeepers in suburban
towns and the smaller country places
within reaching distance Of the city, who
had such a hard time of IL during the
fair, cannot only now get all the serv-
ants they want, but can virtually die
tate prices to them.-Chicago Tribune.