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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-02
The New National Party.

PITTsBURG, April 2--The committee of
one hundred of the New National party
met in Pittsburg yesterday and decided
that the national executive committee
shall be formed by representation of two
men and two women from each state
For the state committees the representa-
tion shall be the same for each Legislative
district. The state convention is to be
held in Pittsburg OF Altoona on June 4.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-02
Proposed Reforms IN Ammonia.

CoNsTANTINoPLE,A April at is reported
that the porte has prepared schedule OF
Armenian reform for submission to the
pewers. According to this scheme two OF
three of the provinces will be united under
a governor general, under whom fifteen
state educated Armenians will be ap-
pointed cainakans, and ten Turkish
mutes will be appointed sarifs. 1t is
even stated that Turkan Pasha, late of
Crete, or Chakir Pasha, formerly ambas-
sador to st. Petersburg will be made gov
ernor general, and that Won der Gols
Pasha German in the employ of the
Turkish government, will organize gen
darmerie composed of Christians and Mus
sulmans.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-02
Murderer Bergmann Must Hang

WASHINGTON, April 2-August Berg
mann. convicted of the crime Of murder
In Camden county, n. j., and sentenced
TO death therefor, must die So said the
supreme court of the United States yes
terday in an opinion read by Mr.. Justice
Harlan in the matter Of his appeal from
the Judgment of the United States circuit
court for New Jersey, refusing to issue a
writ of habeas corpus for his release from
the custody of Edmund A. Booker, sheriff
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-02
Imprisoned for Tampering with witns.se.

BALTIMORE, April 2.-Judge Harlan SEN
fenced John H. King to three months i'm
prisonment for attempting to tamper with
witnesses In case against four young
men charged with robbery King, who
had been drinking, approached two wit
nesses in the court corridor, and admon-
ished them that they would get in trouble
If they did not swear they knew nothing. .
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-02

THE esteemed Prohibitionists will see
the hand of Providence in the failure to
launch the st. Paul and the consequent
retirement of the bottle of champagne to
the cellar. The temperance cause will
now take lunge forward, just what the
st. Paul refused to do.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-02

1T is safe to predict that all the pending
foreign omplications will be settled in an
amicable way, however sheeplike Nthe
Administration may have to act in order
to secure such result
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-02
Great Britain as Labor Arbitrator.

LONDON, April 2.-The government has
offered, through the board Of trade, to as
certain the subjects in dispute between
the boot and shoe manufacturers and their
employees, with view TO arbitrating the
trouble. The Times in an editorial, says
that this is the first really businesslike
suggestion of the kind
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-02
A Youthful AIurderer sot 49,.

BALTidoRE, April 2.-rhe case against
Joseph Kress, the youth who shot and
killed his stepfathar, Christian Priesen.
dorfer, for abusing his mothof at their
home, 504 Dover street, on March 10. was
dismissed by the grand jury yesterday.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-02
singular Accident to a Child.

WINSTON N. c., April 1.-Two children
of Mrs. j. A. Warren, living near Tilden,
Yadkin county, were playing with some
old clock works, when one of them wound
up the alarm and put it to the others ear.
One of the spindles caught in the child's
hair and began to wind until the alarm
had run down, twisting the skin of the
child's head up in the cogs, where it had
to be cut loose. The child is in serious
condition
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-02

WASHINGTON, April 2-The supreme
court of the United States failed TO hand
down a decision in the income tax case
yesterday, as was expected, to the disap-
pOintment of a large audience. There was
an unusual attendance of attorneys and
newspaper reporters, and also of the gen
eral public, no available room being un-
oGcVpledsf
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-02

WASHINGTON, April 2-Early in the
morning the watchman at the Seventh
street wharf of the Washington and Alex
andria Ferry company was surprised and
bound by masked men, who proceeded to
blow open and rifle the safe. They OBJ
tanned $500 in money and $4,000 in checks,
and escaped safely. The police think they
are professional thieves drawn here by the
raopa
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-02

IF this entire country were as populous
as Rhode Island its inhabitants would
number Gas, ,766, 300. Yet Rhode Island is
by no means crowded, and is growing at
a respectable rate.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-02
Indignant Churohmen in PhlIadeInhia.

Ahuls hah1 Nhufchlhen IN Fhilauelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, April 2.-Rev. Russell
H. Conwell, pastor of Grace Baptist
Temple, and the members of the congre-
CATION are indignant over the action of
the board of revision of taxes in placing
the temple on the list of assessed proper
ties at a valuation of s17O,O The board
bases its action upon the assertion that the
temple is not dedicated solely to religious
purposes, but is frequently used for enter
tainments and concerts. The question af-
fects nearly every church in this city, and
its outcomeis watched with much interest.
The official notice from the tax board fixes
the amount of this years tax at 50, I45
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-02

OSCAR WILDE resembles Emerson in al
ways having pencil and paper handy to
jot down his best thoughts. But the
resemblance goes all to smash when he
begins to write
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-02

SIXTEEN hundred Usage Indians have
$4,000 to their credit in the United
States Treasury, and interest amounting
to 100000 is paid them every year. Hoke
Smith has never que4tioned the claim SO
he must consider their character far better
than that of army pensioners.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-02

APPARENTLY the Spaniards will have to
make the fight of their lives in order to
hang on to Cuba. The heavy re-enforce.
ments they are sending to the island
proves that they know this.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-02
Herald.
TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1895.

THE City of Cleveland has sometimes
been carried by Democrats, but the regis.
trstion for the spring election indicates a
Republican majority of not less than
10 600
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-02
JOb...
Printing

The reputation of our job
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despatch is well known, as the
amount of work turned out
will attest.
We have just added to this
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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-02
The Moral.

Is that if you have any induce
ment to hold out to the II, 900
residents and the throngs of
strangers constantly visiting
the largest town in Schuylkill
you should use the columns of
the HERALD.
Not only does it guarantee
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rates are proportionately low.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-02
EVENING HERALD
PubIIshed daIly. e1cept sunaay b1


xsRALD Publishing OOMPANY,
Publication once and mechanical department
North Market Street
Fhs LorsId Is delivered in Shenandoah and
ahe faeRSlo surrounding towns for six Cents
week, payable to the carriers. By mail, Three
Dollars year or Twenty-Five cents per month
IN advance.
Advertisements charged according to space
and position The publishers reserve the right
70 change the position OF advertisements when.
aver the publication OF news requires 1t. The
right is also reserved to reject any advertise
ment, whether paid for or not, that the pub
iBbers may deem improper, Advertising rates
made known upon application.
Entered at the post once at Shenandoah, Pa
49, second Gloss mail matter
THE BVBNING HERALD,
Shenandoah, PennA
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-02
BISMARCK no STUDISTS
The Ex-OhanCellOr Advises Ger
many's Coming Leaders.
OPPOSED TO WARS OF CONQUEST

The Veteran Statesman Urges His Hearers
to "Hold Fast TO What We Have"-Party
Divisions Necessary for the Perpetustion
of the Empire.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-21
IN A BAD PLACE,

On Thursday morning S. A.
Blanchard, who lives two miles
southeast of town, came rushing
into the. city with the startling
information that several people
were imprisoned on top of house
in the river bottom on the govern
ment farm four miles southeast of
Baxter. A relief party was at once
made up composed of Mr.. Mcbride,
the blacksmith, Marshal Gill, S. A.
Blanchard, Arthur Scott and Bert
Paul, and started to the rescue of
the unfortunates. A boat was
secured and the water bound people
were removed to dry land. They
were a Mr.. Hoffman, wife and two
children and Mr.. Brown, wife and
two children, eight in all. MIR.
Hoffman, who lived close to the
river, took his family, when the
water drove them from their home.
to Mr.. Browns, where they intended
to sleep Wednesday night. Along
in the night they found themselves
hemmed in and the entire party
took refnge on the roof of the house.
One of the women expects to be
confined in few days. 1t was
extremely lucky for the unfortu-
mates that they were discovered,
else they would surely have
persisted.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-21
15C : :'; s.: : e: ;:; !: :; s. .,

There is scarcely "a day passes
but a tramp or two and sometimes
half dozen call at this office for
newspaper exchanges. They
generally say: Cant you let me
have nexchange or two. I'm
travelling and would like to have
something to read" But he don't
want the paper to read. The tramp
has other and more useful
purposes for papers. One is to
wrap up grub that he begs from
door to door, but the most
essential purpose to which the
tramp applies newspaper is a
bed. When he is fortunate enough
to strike an empty freight car he
carefully unfolds his newspaper,
spreads il out on the floor and his
couch is ready for occupancy. He
never If he can help it sleeps with
his coat on. That is his "kivcr"
and when used in that way does
not become wrinkled or soiled, or
give him away next morning when
he starts out to ask madam to give
him bit of bread and cup of
coffee.-Columbus Advocate.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-21
BOONE--SHOOT.

Married, in the parlors of the
Springs hotel on Monday evening,
Dec. 10. 1895, al S o'clock by Rev.
]. a. Young, pastor of the First
Methodist Episcopal church of
this city, Mr.. ". J. Boone of
Wyandotte. l. T., to Miss Ella
Shoot OF Kansas City, Mo.
Mr.. Boone was at one time a
resident of this city, being
engaged in the dry goods and
grocery business here.
The bride we are not acquainted
with, but understand she is an
accomplished aud practical young
lady.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-21
NO MIAMI MAIL WEDNESDAY

The Miami mail hack which
leaves Baxter daily ut Z o'clock a III
was forced to turn back Wednesday
being unable to make the trip on
account of high water. The mail
carrier started on his usual route,
but learned that he could not cross
Tar creek and he then came back
and tried to get to the Tar creek
bridge on the Chetopa road. but the
ravincs Between Baxter and the
bridge were too deep and the trip
was finally abandoned.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-21
Buy "Wear Resisters" at
The BAXTER SHOE STORE.

Cherokee county has a jail which
II 10 the delight of prisoners to
break out of. From reports II
would seem that those who are
confined therein consider II a
dead easy snap to get out There
has been a jail delivery over there
every week for two weeks. The
big pumpkins, cabbages and
potatoes raised In that county are
Dragged of, but with all this they
don't seem able to have a good Jail
At the last election that county
voted on a proposition to build a
new Jail and It was defeated by
5sl votes. The probabilities are
that before the next election they
will spend enough money in
catching escaped prisoners or
guards to 60 quite a way in the
construction of new building of
this character.-Labette Co.
Democrat. =
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-21
THE DECEMBER FLOODS.
Spring River Higher Than Ever
Known---liigher Than In rs.
The FIGURING Mill, the Electric Light
Plant and the Planning Mill Sub
merged and Badly Damaged.
The Approaches to the Big Bridge
Swept Away and the Slough
Bridge Under Water.

The rain which started in bust
ness here Tuesday evening contin-
ued until Thursday afternoon, or
about 4S hours, and IL raised all the
branches and rivers i'm this vicinity
higher than they were ever known.
Spring river began raising Tuesday
night and kept il up until yesterday
noon during which time it did an
immense amount of damage and
passed the high water mark of 1873
The fine iron wagon bridge across
Spring river east of town was in
water clear to the floor and both
approaches were washed out of
position. The angry waters came
near reaching the second stories
of the Touring and planning mills
and the plant of the Baxter Springs
Electric Light and Power Company
ia said to be entirely ruined. The
iron bridge across the slough on
East River street was four feet
under water.
People living in the bottoms
along the raging torrent were
compelled to flee for their lives and
thousands of dollars worth OF stock
persisted in the flood. No lives
have been lost, so far as we have
been able to learn, but many narrow
escapes have been made.
To add 10 the general discomfort
a heavy, wet snow fell Thursday
night and at this writing FRIDAY ai
10 o'clock the snow storm continues
Mails are delayed, the Memphis
east bound train being water bound
on account of the track being
washed out east of here, and no
mail was received from the east or
north yesterday morning.
Postmaster Haskell received a
note from Postmaster Nichols of
Miami Thursday in which he says:
II send all mail by your town.
Neosho river three feet higher than
for ten years"
Later reports from that country
are to the effect that the Neosho
river is still rising.
Bridges are washed out and badly
damaged on Willow creek north of
this city aud on Brush creek the
same state of affairs is reported.
Taken altogether il is the worst
flood ever known in this portion
of Kansas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-21
AN ERRONEOUS IMPRESSION.

All lultDTcSslOu HIS HutUcu
ground thai the Baxter Springs
Normal and Business College is
going to quit business. II is a
well known fact that when some
people hear thing they take II for
granted and repeat it TO somebody
else in an exaggerated form, and so
it goes. These reports are
detrimental to Prof Bowman as
well as the town.
For the benefit of those who want
to know about the college we will
say that it is going along all right.
OF course, this has been a hard
year on it and not as large an
attendance was secured as was at
first expected. This was due
largely to the crop failures and the
exceedingly low prices for what
was produced.
But the Baxter Springs Normal
and Business College is all right
1t will go right along in the even
tenor of it's way, constantly
growing in popular favor, and
increasing in attendance, and Prof.
Bowman's efforts will be crowned
with success.
If you want to make your boy or
girl a Christmas present give them
a scholarship in the college. If
you have no children of your own,
present some poor boy or girl with
a scholarship. You will feel the
better for il and Il will do the
recipient a lasting good.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-21
A FUNNY YEAR.


The year 1895 has been an
exceedingly queer one. 1t started
i'm with very cold weather which
lasted about three weeks. Wheat
was in good shape and everybody
confidently expected big yield.
Soon after spring opened farmers
began to clamor for rain. Their
wheat began to turn yellow and the
oats failed to grow. The spring of
1895 was as dry as was ever known
in this section of country. Then
came rain, just in the nick of
time, as heroes do in the novels.
Wheat came out of the kinks, oats
began to grow and grass bid fair
to be extra heavy. Before that rain
had run off of the surface of the
ground there came another rain;
then another, and another, and still
more rain. Wheat headed out well
and oats were the finest ever seen
in this country, but still it rained.
Farmers could not get into their
fields to cut the grain and almost
all of il spoiled in the fields. On
July 9Th terrible cyclone visited
us and caused great loss of life
and property and did much
damage to growing crops. This
was followed on July 7th by
heavy wind storm which pretty
nearly finished the crops which
were damaged few days before.
And there was terrific rain with
each of these storms. The surplus
of rain spoiled thousands of acres
of corn, and not only did it damage
that grain, but it was well nigh
impossible to cut the hay for which
this section of country is noted.
And to top il all, in other sections
of country there was large yield
of wheat and corn, and for this
reason those grains could not be
sold at profit to the producer.
Another strange thing was the
utter absence of rain during the
month of October. Never was il so
dry at the time of year in this part
of the country. Farmers as a rule
however. improved their time and
did lot of fall blowing.
Aud now, on top OF il all. comes q
greater rainfall than was ever
recorded in this part of The state.
For 80 hours the rain came down
wilfully. maliciously, premedita.
teddy. feloniously, and with malice
aforethousht. soaking everything,
putting all the rivulets and big
streams out of their banks and
impeding travel.
Who ever saw such year, any
how? Fret cold, then dry spring
IA wet summer, dry fall, followed
10y extreme wetness, and the Lord
only knows what we will have by
the end OF the year.
Let ~ hope that next yaar things
will be more evenly divided.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-21

On Saturday night, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c. Clary, on the
corner of Main street and Sheridan
avenue, a very enjoyable party was
given in honor of Carl and Fred
Dufflemeyer of Joplin. Among
those present were Misses Grace
Doty, Gay Chew, Ollie Weaver,
Katie Crowell, lnez Seeley, Deanie
Ashley of Columbus, Eula Fletcher
and Henrietta Peircc of Joplin.
Eta Baldwin and Messrs. Arthur
Hileman, Joe Henderson, Harry
March, Rush McCammon, Bert
Barber, Matt Clary, Bert Clary and
George Macdonald.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-21
READ THISi

Macdonald is selling organs at
cost 10 close out. Do you want a
Christmas present for your wife,
daughter or sweetheart!
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-21
d. BEATHON. Tailor.

Room No. over Fribiey's hardware
store, Baxter Springs. A full line
of samples on hand which will be
made up at the lowest possible
prices. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Also agent for Strauss Bros, one
of the leading merchant tailors of
Chicago. Call and examine.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-21

BE sure aud 20 to Edmisten's for
bargains. Clearing up Sale will
begin December IA and continue 80
DAYS.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-21
Gravel, iron and tin roof
ing at McElhiney's.

An Illinois farmer has discovered
that seed corn soaked in coal oil
renders the growing corn chinch
bug proof. He plowed up his
wheat and planted the ground
with corn. The seed of five acres
was soaked with coal oil and the
other forty was not. The bugs ate
up the forty and never touched the
I've. Itis worth million If true.
Jewell City Republican.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-21

Galena has two.page wriie.up in
the December number of the Great
Southwest, published at St. Louis,
telling of its resources and it's
needs, and the Inducements it
offers to manufacturers and
capitalists.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-21
Attention, Woodmeu.

The annual election of officers of
Baxter Camp, No. S27, NJ. W. A, will
occur next Monday night. All
members are requested to be there.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-21
Thomas Patton of this city has
been chosen a juror for the
January term of district court.
SKATES! SKATES!
Largest line and lowest
prices at McElhiney's.

Labette county now claims to
have five foot vein of coal under
lying her western boundary,
discovered while boring for oil
and gas in that section. It is
nearly 500 feet below the surface
and owing to the super-abundance
of natural gas no effort lie being
made to develope the coal find.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-21
A SUGGESTION.

Give your boy or girl scholar
ship in the Baxter Springs Normal
aud Business College. 1t would be
of lasting benefit.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-21

Say! If you want anything at all
in the way of nice jewelry, see
\. r.. Kane.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-21

If you fail to take advantage of
the bargains offered at Edmisten's
Clearing up Sale you will always
regret il.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-21

Edmisten has inaugurated
Clearing up Sale which will begin
December IA and continue 30 dayc.
Don't fail to take advantage of the
bargains offered.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-21
For the lowest prices and best

John McClnren of Joplin visited
friends in this city Sunday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-21
FLOOD NOTES.

The beautiful springs park was
half under water.
80
Several drummcrs were corraled
here by the flood.
-
The railroad bridge on Willow
creek due north of Military street
was torn loose.
~
A travelling man declares that il
will be dangerous TO travel for II
month.
~
Spring river back water pretty
nearly reached Galena.
~
A. Willard believes he lost
several head of horses which were
in a feed lot across the river.
~
A report reached town yesterday
that "a son of Buffalo Calf tried to
cross the river five miles south of
here in boat and was drowned.
-"
The water was three feet deep in
Morris Doty's basement kitchen at
his residence east of springs park.
80
The bridge over the slough on
East River street was securely
fastened with ropes in order to
save it.
The floods will cost Cherokee
county thousands of dollars.
Many small bridges were washed
away entirely and most of the big
ones damaged considerably.
The damage to the mining
district can hardly be estimated.
The mines are flooded worse than
ever before aud II will be months
before many of them will be
drained.
-
Galena has been on mining
boom and her merchants bought
heavily in anticipation of big
holiday trade. Miners spend their
money as fast as they make 1t and
consequently they will have no
money to spend during the
holidays because the floods have
shut down the mines and they can
not earn any. Joplin Is in the SAM
fix and both merchant and miner
will suffer badly.
~
There were rumors and counter
rumors of persons seen floating
down the river on housetops, but
as far as we have been able to
learn, automatically. nobody has
| drowned.