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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10
MULTIPLYING LITIGATI0NS !
Sam Block Sues His Landlord For
1000 Damages.
The FIFTH SUIT BETWEEN THEM
An Appeal Taken in the First Replevin
Proceeding and a Second Suit in
Replevin Follows a Levy for
Another Months Rent.

The legal complications between Samuel
Block, the South Main street clothier, and
John S. Bowling, his landlord, multiply
with each succeeding month and if a COM
promise, or other determination, is not ar
rived at soon Block VS.. Dowlng will become
a very familiar title to the attaches of the
county court. The litigation has been
precipitated by disagreement between
the parties as to responsibility for repairs
and improvements made in the premises
Block occupies.
When the rent for the place fell due last
November Block refused to pay it, claiming
that Bowling had not made all the repairs
promised and Block proposed Withholding
the rent until reimbursed for expense he
had been put to in making them Bowling
said he had carried out his contract and
levied upon about $75 worth of goods to re-
cover $40 for one months rent On the goth
of March, last, the suit was arbitrated before
T. R. Beddall Esq, and Messrs. James Grant
and William Krick. They gave an award to
| Bowling for the full amount claimed and
costs. Block appealed from the award
and when the first of April arrived refused
to pay the rent for March, alleging balance
due for repairs DOwling had failed to make.
Bowling again levied and Constable Bolin
took possession of Al suits of clothes. Block
replevined the stock and the suit will now
go to court. This morning third suit came
to light by service on Bowling by Deputy
Sheriff Roberts of papers in a suit brought
by Block to recover $1,000 damages for
illegally entering upon his premises. George
j. Wadlinger, Esq, of Pottsville, represents
Block and NJ. NJ. Burke, Esq, appears for
Bowling.
I IL
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10
LANGDON NOW A FREE NAN
The Death of Annie McGrath Remains
an UnSolved Mystery.
RELEASED FOR WANT OF EVIDENCE
His Release will Go Far to Strengthen the
Theory Advanced by Many That
Annie McGrath Died by Her
own Hand.

PHILADELPHIA, April 1O-All doubt
concerning the fate of Samuel p. Lang
don, who has been in durance vile for
weeks, on suspicion of being implicated
in the death of Annie j. McGrath, was re-
moved yesterday when Laugdon walked
out of the county prison free man.
District Attorney Graham appeared be-
fore Judge Gordon in court of quarter ses.
sions No 2 early in the day and an.
nounced his purpose to abandon the prose
cution against Langdon for lack of evi
dence. There was nothing in the case, he
said, to. warrant the commonwealth in
sending it to the grand jury. Langdon
was Immediately discharged from custody
on an order signed by Judge Gordon.
1t is understood that Langdon has made
statement TO the district attorney which
made out such a clear case for himself that
1t was deemed unwise to take the matter
before the court on the habeas corpus pro
ceedings.
Langdon's liberation will go far t.
strengthen the theory advanced by many
that Annie McGrath died by her own hand
following an attempt to end the life of hel
companion At the same time the failure
of the authorities after autopsy and chem
ical analysis, to discover a scintilla of clev
as to the agency of death, stamps the cast
as one of the profoundest mysteries in DO
lice annals
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10
A FATHER S VENGEANCE.


Kills His Daughter, Wounds Her Lover
and Blows Himself to Bits.
HOUSTON, Tex, April 1O.-At Millican,
few minutes after o'clock in the morn
ing John Brooks shot and killed his
daughter, Miss Mollie Brooks, seriously
wounded her sweetheart, A. G. Worrels,
and then committed suicide. Worrels
and Miss Brooks were lovers, and had
made up their minds to marry, in opposi-
tion to the wishes of the young lady S
father
When the north bound Central train,
due here at 2:02 a. m, stopped at the sta
tiOn the young peoSIe were there ready tu
get aboard and run SHay. Worrels helped
Miss Brooks upon the first step of the
platform, and just as she got up her father,
who stepped from the other side of the
car fired upon her, shooting her through
the right breast the bullet passing through
her body. She fell backwards in the arms
of her lover, with the words: "Oh, Arthur.
father has killed mel" and Immediately
expired.
As Worrels bent down TO lay her on the
platform Brooks fired upon him under
the car, the ball passing through his neck
and making serious and probably fat2
wound.
After the shooting Brooks, who ha'
been employed at the Rock quarry %
Green & Olive, went to the quarry an'
there tried to borrow n pistol, but n
could not get one. He then went to th'
powder house, secured box of dynami, e
and going away about hundred yard
sat down upon it and applied IA match.
terrific explosion followed which tore him
to pieces, not enough fragments being
gathered up to fill IA cigar box
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10
After a Big Slice of New York City.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, April 1O.-The heirs
of Robert Edwards, to the number of 200,
who claim that their ancestor owned land
in the heart of New York city, held an en-
thusiastic meeting here yesterday, and in
augurated plans to get hold of the estate.
Their assertion is that Edwards came into
possession of the land in 1860, and that it
Is now in the hands of persons to whom it
does not rightfully belong A communi-
cation from the executive committee of
the heirs was read, stating that there was
such an estate, and that certain men in
New York had agreed to advance money
for litigation purposes if they were vested
with power of attorney.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10
Violated the Alien Contract Labor Law.

OGDENsBURG, N. Y, April l0-Lul;r
Usher, president of the National bank,
Fred La Duke, proprietor of the Frontir
House, and Henry Lagacy, all of Potsdan
N. Y, were yesterday arrested here under
indictments found at the March term o.
the United States court for conspiracy lc
violate the alien labor law. They were ud
mitted to bail, and will be tried at Roch
ester next May Usher owns large lumber
interests, and, it is alleged. sent La DuGr
and Lagacy to Ottawa, who hired Frenc =
men to work in his Adirondack lumbe,
camps. The violation, it is alleged, cover,
four or five years, and hundreds of mon
have been brought over, it is claimed.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10
ChIne.e soldiers Blown TO nIts.

VANCOUVER, B. c., April 1O.-The steamer
Empress of Japan, which has just arrived
from the Orient, brings news of terrific
explosion, in which a large number of
Chinese soldiers We're killed, at Kiang Gin.
Two regiments revolted, and at a signal
from their leader they seized the guns of
the forts an proceeded to kill off all of
ficers and new regiment of soldiers re-
Gently arrived. In the midst of the mas
sacre a magazine exploded and all hands
were blown to pieces Two battalions
must have been wiped out of existence, as
not soldier lived to tell if the magazine
went off by accident or designedly.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10
Niagarn's Power in New Yorl,.

ALBANY, April 1O-POwer from the
dynamos of the Niagara Power company
will be transmitted into New York city,
over 462 miles of WIRE on May 5. The
wires for the transmission will be fur
nished by the Western Union company on
one of its heaviest cables. The longest dis
tance that electrical power has ever been
carried is 10 miles, and that in Europe.
The current will not be heavy one, but
will demonstrate that, by Nicola Tesla's
new system,i it can be conveyed almost any
distance. 1t will be the first practical test
of the system, and its projectors seem to
fear no failure
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10
senator ouny stn a CandIdate.

PHILADELPHIA, April Ex-senator Quay,
through his son, Richard Quay, yesterday
made an emphatic denial of the published
statement that he intended to withdraw
from the contest for the Republican noml
nation. A message was received from
Richard Quay, dated at Pittsburg, in
which two prominent senators, one re
ceptive and the other an active candida e.
were told that Mr.. Quay, just before he
left for Florida, had stated that he would
under no circumstances withdraw from
the contest for the Republican nominu
tion
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10
The New Statehood BiIIs.

WASHINGTON, April 10.-The house COM
mittee on territories yesterday voted in
favor of reporting the bill for the admis.
sion of New Mexico as a state The vote
stood six for and four against. The Ari-
zona statehood bill was laid aside at the
request of Mr. Murphy, the delegate from
that territory and probably will be taken
up at the next session of the committee.
An effort is to be made to secure from the
committee favorable report on the Okla
homa bill this session.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10

Last evening the seven year-old daughter
of Anthony Kudina had very narrow es-
cape from being run over by Lakeside
car on East Centre street The little girl,
whose father was defendant in an assault
and battery case in Justice Toomeys Office
was crossing the street when she was sud
denly knocked down and pushed to side
by a car going to Mahanoy City. The car
was stopped and the child picked up, upon
examination was found to have escaped
without injuries.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10

WGLKEsBARRE, Pa, April 10 Frank
Schaffer, the colored man who has bcon
on trial for his life for the past week, was
found guilty of murder in the first degree
yesterday Schaifer is one of the gang of
colored people who were implicated in the
mountain cut off murder two years ago,
at which time they killed four Hunga-
rians and injured six others, by blowing
up II boarding house with dynamite for
the purpose of robbery.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10

Two small children of Mrs Annie Keyabig,
of 22O West Poplar street, have been re-
ported to the Board of Health a victims of
scarlet fever There are two more children
in the family and all live in small, low base
ment. The mother is left with the sole care,
the father being in Jail.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10

Andrew Walentikonus appeared before
Justice Toomey yesterday and swOre out Il
warrant for assault and battery against An
thony Kudinas, Mike Thasius and George
Mehuk The plaintiff says he was drinking
glass of beer peacefully in Kudinas' saloon,
when he was suddenly attacked by the de-
PENDANTS and beaten without any cause,
They entered bail in the sum of $500 each
for appearance at court
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10

Joseph Keiser, of town, has been put
under $500 bail to appear at St. Clair on
Saturday and answer charge of stealing a
gold watch from Pole at the latter place last
January The arrest was made by Chief of
Police Tosh ON warrant issued by Justice
at st. Clair and bail was furnished before
Justice Williams.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10
Nm. Mnters, Inyentlon.

T, c. Waters, formerly Of town and now Of
Eureka, Montgomery county, has invented a
hydmnt valve and iron stock from which he
expects big results. 1t is designed to prevent
waste. strong and dumhabe, and non
freezing.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10
Train DELAYED.

The Lehigh Valley passenger train that left
here at 9l4 last evening for Shamokin was
delayed over two hours enrOute by the
wrecking Of coal car on the Northern
Central railroad, near Shamokin
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10

A meeting of the Borough Council was to
have been held last night, but failed for
want of quorum, The superinteudency Of
the water works would not have been CON
sidered at the meeting as some people sup
posed, 1t was special session fixed at the
last regular meeting of Council for the pur-
pose Of reviewing the tax eXoneation lists
made up by the Tax Collector,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10
HERE 1T IS !!
COME AND SEE IT
TWO Solid Things at a
Broken Price.
REAL HAND PAINTINGS.-
REAL IMPORTED CHINA.
BEAUTIFUL EASTER PRESENTS AT
LITTLE COST!
NUMBER l.

Our artist has been working for
quite while to complete this lot
ordered for us for Easter.
A full line of handsomely hand
painted stamp plates are now ON
exhibition. We not only give you
plates painted but have them all
trimmed in tasty style with ribbon
to suit.
The whole at a price ozC
the painting would cost, - ~
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10

William Kimmel Jr., of North Jardin
street, had the third finger of his right hand
badly mangled at the first joint while at
work at a sausage chopping machine in
Hoehlers slaughter house this morning,
DIR. w. n Stein dressed the member and
believes he can avoid an amputaton.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10
At Breen,s Rialto Cate.

Planned oysters on toast will be served free
tonight during and between the acts Plenty
for everybody.
Free hot lunch every morning.
Meals served at all hours.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10

Chfdrens shoes made and sold only by the
Factory Shoe Store. They are the cheapest
aud best la shenandoah 4-i0-f
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10

A variety Of hot lunches will be served free
to everybody tonight.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10
Obituary.

An infant son Of Max Mantel, of North
Bowers street died this morning from
pneumonia The funeral took place this
afternoon.
Remember IL You Have a Cough or Cold
Pan-Tina always cures, 25c. AT Gruhlel
Bros, drug store,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10

George f. Abbott, of Pottsville, Past Ma
tional Aid-de-camp, G. A. r., Dept of Pa,
paid an official visit to Severn Post, No.
llO, at AIahanoy City last evening. BY
special request the Post went through a
muster, under the command of Officer of the
Day Williams, who is regarded as being one
of the best officers of the department. Mr..
Abbott also paid a visit to many of the
comrades in town to-day.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10

All high standard wines and liquors for
sale at Scheify House at first cost to close
out stock
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10

Gents summer underwear and fine negligee
shirts just received and are now ready for
the market MAX Levitt, 10 East Centre
street.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10

We carry line of hats that you really
need and are looking for. Come and get one.
At MAX LEVITS, Is East Centre street.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10

SO cents per yard for a homemade double
chain rag carpet at C. d. Fricke's carpet
store,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10

Almond, walnut and ilbert maearoons'foI
sale at W. V. Otto's.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10

Our free lunch tomorrow morning will
consist of Mullagatawny of chicken.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10
Kendrick House Free Luneh.
LerseN NIosnulto nrand

Clam soup tonight.
Hot lunch tomorrow morning.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10
Held For Larceny.

If you wanta nice sweet loaf of bread try
Ottnis
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10

Failed to Meet.

Oyster soup tonight.
Hot lunch tomorrow morning.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10
Finger AIangled.

If you want fine wedding cake, let otto
make it for you.
The advocate., 1896-06-24
Men or Measures ?

EDITOR ADvoCATE:-"I am no hero
Worshlper. l believe that there are
many men who, under the same cir.
eumatances, with the same opportunl.
ties, would do as we'll as those who win
our plaudIts for merltorlous acts" said
Bank Examiner Waterman to the
cashier of the Bank Of Lucas few
weeks ago.
"The great mass Of voters In q dem.
ocracy will always seek q leader and q
name to rally around" says Editor
Albert Shaw In the June ReDieto Of Re
0iesos, speaking of Mckinley as Blaine's
successor.
Herein we have expressed the two
nntagonistic ideas which have con.
tended for supremacy since the foun-
datiOn OF the American government.
In the ElrSt 10 found the broad democ-
The advocate., 1896-06-24
The Platform.

EDITOR ADvoCATE:-We are having
much discussion through the Populist
press IS to the platform to be adopted
by the approaching convention, and
have hitherto held my peace on that
subject. But the time has come to
speak out, and Wakefeld's article in
your May lS issue has aroused me to
the occasion. My counsel, as In one or
two instances heretofore, will consi7t
In words of warning both as to what
should be done and what should not;
for l have no ak of my own to grind,
and, If l know myself, 1 only desire
the welfare and success of the party
and its cause.
What jOstling and crOWding of the
The advocate., 1896-06-24
CORRESPONDENCE.
Success May Come Too Dear.


EDITOR RADvoCATE:-PopulistS have
good reason for confidence In their rep
Essentatlves, yet there will be a good
deal Of anxiety ss to the work to be
done In the National convention. We
all wish very much for National sue
cess year, but we must not be unmind-
full OF fact that success may come too
dear. The Peoples party is essen.
TALLY an snti-mOnopoly party, and ia
vors the free coinage Of silver at Is to
as blow to monopoly; but, unless
this measure Of legislation shall re-
main part of the comprehensive plan
for the complete destruction of monop.
oily 1t will fall Of It's object.
The success Of free coinage Demo.
Gratis this fall will not advance the
cause Of reform, since they Contem-
plate no other step. Should the PeO-
ple's party affiliate with the silver
Democrats by lndOrsing the Demo
cratic nominee for the Presidency un-
less he will stand on our broad
platform and thereby declare himself
a POpulist, another party will have to
carry our banner In the future, for the
Peoples party will no longer be
worthy. We want union Of reform
forces, but such union must be on
reform platform, and silver alone Is
not such.
1t Is true our people are gradually
sinking into bondage, but they cannot
be saved by compromise or temporary
expedients. There must be a remedy
that strikes deeper than tariff or free
coinage of silver. The people are not
ready for the application of such q
remedy; but aS an agent to propose
them, a gold-bug administration Is
hard to beat. The present sdministrs.
tiOn has made US more than a million
votes. McKinley'S administration
will make two or three million more.
Ii, then, by pushing the reform prop.
agands for four years more we can
swell the number, do not see why the
new century may not dawn on an
emanClpsted people. Our discourage.
mentS come largely from relying too
much upon human endesvor, which so
often fails, and too little on higher
power which moves mems minds by the
logic Of events. The American ReVo-
luton was brought on by the logic of
events without which human enthusi-
Rsm and elOquence would have done
little. African slavery might have
been the theme of platform and pulpit
for generations without striking a
shackle had they not been assisted by
the logic of events. To-day events are
shaping which will lead to q complete
social and political revolution In our
country, We have only to "keep in
the middle Of the road" and work and
wait. M. j. WELLS.
NJ. 81,
The advocate., 1896-06-24

| AOAORIuOAb GuCIO Will no w SoSuI0 q
place within the fold and get their
dogma embraced in the platform. But
you needn't talk Of 1t. 1t is utterly
impracticsble. 1t can't be done. And
what hotch-potch it would be If they
all succeeded, and what a laughing
stock for the world! They don't seem
to comprehend that the American peo-
pie are a cOmmonsense people-thst
they don't jump at everything that
comes along on the mere recommends
tion of its inventors or explOiters, and
that only those things that have been
thoroughly discussed and already prsc-
tically adopted are fit planks for a
party platform. How absurd to con-
stitute a platform of a lot Of
experimental questions never before
heard of by half the people, and
still more absurd to embrace in it
questions upon which the mass of
the party is divided. All will agree
with me as to this, and yet when you
come to apply it each will insist that
his scheme don't come within the ex-
clusion. Take Wakefeld's dogma land
l don't use the term in an offensive
Sense) for example, and let him go
among the people sensible and tolers-
bly, intelligent people, mesn-and in
quire of them what they think Of it,
and he will find that not one half ever
heard Of it, and the major part of the
other half will answer that they are
not sufficiently posted to pronounce
upon it or that they deem it impracti.
cable and delusiVe. What insanity,
then, to make that a plank on which
to 60 int) an electionl No; that and
all similar and kindred questions must
60 through the fiery ordeal of long
years of discussion yet before it can
secure a place In a party platform.
Remember the years of debate and sg-
itstion that preceded the question of
the extension of slavery to the Terri
tories, that constituted the almost sole
plank of the Republican party In 1856
and go. And that campaign teaches
the further lesson that the people give
their attention to but one or two things
at a time, and a Presidential election
seldom settles but one question, but
settles that thoroughly and beyond fur
ther dispute. So let us govern our
selves accordingly and not cucumber
our platform with any theoretical or
disputed questions that their explOiters
may urge upon us, but plant ourselves
firmly on the financial and transporta-
tion plsnks, on which all are sgre
with a pronunciamento against the
monopoly of our lands by domestic or
foreign millionsires, whether Dukes,
Lords or great corporations, and de-
msnd the determination of trusts and
combines at the hands of our general
and State governments, leaving prohi-
bition, female suffrage, the referen-
dunn, etc., to be dealt with in the
future. For if we carry the election
and have future, these will each
come up in its turn and the prestige of
success will make its solution an easy
matter and, if found practicable and
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