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The evening times., 1896-11-25
FOR SALE-BICYCLES.

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POSTOEFICE NOTICE..

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The evening times., 1896-11-25
FOR RENT-RooAis.

FOR RENT-927 l w.-Large 3D.
storj front, 3d-story back, 2d-story
back, 81 q each; hall room, gentlemen only.
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The advocate., 1896-06-10

done wisely and we'll by a convention
after patient and patriotic interchange
Of views by representatives Of all the
States delegated TO speak for them in
convention. We therefore submit 10
you declarations OF existing facts and
fundamental principles upon which there
is no contention or diversity Of opinion
in the Republican ranks"
Montana Republicans adopted the
following: 1--WE reiterste our faith in
and devotion to the great Republican
principles Of bimetallism, protection and
reciprocity, announcing as our under
standing of bimetRllism the tree and un-
limited coinage of both gold and silver
at ratio Of 16 to Independently by
the United States. We maintain that
these cardinal principles Of Republican
faith should be the first consideration Of
the Congress- Of the United States, and
that ample legislation be enacted upon
these subjects"
After perusing the above the average
reader can form very good idea Of
what kind OF platform the Republican
National convention will adopt, It can
not be other than along the line Of the
platforms given above.
The advocate., 1896-06-10
WHO OWNS THE EARTH2

During q discussion Of an sppropriR-
tion bill in the United States Senate q
few weeks ago, an amendment was
proposed sppropristing S1l2,0O0 to
purchase an island (Analostsn) In the
Potomac river, but a few rods out
from Washington city. Inquiry was
made as to whether the island Is not
situated In q nsVlgsble river, sur.
rounded by waters over which the
United States has supreme ownership
and control, and whether the title to
the island is not vested in the United
States.
In what followed 1t was developed
that in the grant to Lord Baltimore
this and sll other islands near In the
Potomac were included, and that the
descendants and heirs of his lOrdship
had conveyed the title to persons
through whom and their heirs and as
signs the present claimants hold.
What right had the English crown
to dispose of these islands? From
whom was the English title derived ?
Is 1t not queer way of handling the
soil, that somebody-a King, for OK.
ample, one of whose subjects takes
possession of q strange land, and
straightwsy the King appropristeS 1t
and parcels it out to faVorites and they
sell it to others, and thus 1t descends ?
Who owns the earth, anyway
The advocate., 1896-06-10
DOINGS IN CONGRESS-.

There are now eight Populists in the
House.
The House is clearing the decks as
rapidly as possible for Bn early adjourn
ment.
Only sixty members Of the House
voted to sustain President Clevsland's
veto Of the river and harbor appropria.
tion bill.
In the contest in the Seventh South
Carolina district the House unseated
the sitting member and declared the
seat vacant.
The motion in the House to pass the
deficiency appropriation bill over the
Presidents veto was defeated by vote
Of 169 to 40.
The President has signed the bill
providing for years residence in the
Territories before an application for a
divorce can be made.
The franking privilege has been
curtailed to the extent that officials may
send nothing but written or printed
matter through the mails free
There does not seem to be any prospect
for the passage Of the Loud postage bill.
1t relates to rates on second-Olass matter,
and would be injurious TO many legiti-
mate newspapers.
Senator Morgan took hand at roast
ing Cleveland last week. This time he
is charged with withholding from Con-
gresg knowledge Of the imprisonment OF
American citizens in Cuba.
The House has unseated Lockhart Of
North Carolina and Downing Of Illi-
nois. They are both Democrats.
Charles Martin lPOpulist) gets the seat
Of the former, and John l. Rinaker that
Of the latter.
Some time ago Congress- passed bill
providing for q reduction in fees for the
taking Of testimony before the Registers
and Receivers Of Federal land offices,
but Cleveland vetoed it. An effort will
be made to pass it over his veto.
The advocate., 1896-06-10

FoR SALE-The only reform paper In one
Of the strongest Populist counties In Kan
sas. Good outfit and located In a we'll
populated county. Splendid farming
community. A rare chance for the right
party. Some cash required. Good reason
for selling. II you mean business, address
Opportunity" care ofADvoCATE, Topeka,
Kas.
The advocate., 1896-06-10
1t seems to be a rule among Repub-

1t seems to be rule among Repub-
lIcsn newspaper men to fight POpuliSt
nominees just.as hard as they know
how, regardless Of the makeup of the
candidate. N. -. This Byprobablyllexplslns
whySthe'paperss' of Athe'' ThirdR district
are making theEuncalled for Tight on
the personal standing Of Ed Ridgeley,
the nominee for Congress.
The advocate., 1896-06-10

and loyalty TO the platform adopted in
Minneapolis in 1892, and adopt it as our
platform until the National convention
shall give us another"
Tennessee: ave are unslterably Op-
posed to any scheme that will give to
this country deprecated and debased
currency. We favor the use Of silver rs
currency, but to the extent only that its
parity with gold will be maintained, and
in consequence are opposed to free and
unlimited and independent coinage Of
silver at ratio Of Is TO l. We believe
that every American dollar should be an
honest l00-cent dollar always and every
where"
Connecticut: 1--WE are unalterably op-
posed to the issue of unsecured paper
currency either by the government or
the banks, the free coinage Of silver at
any ratio, and favor a single standard Of
value, and that standard gold"
Nebraska: ave pledge ourselves in
advance to the platform ofthe forthcom-
ing Republican National convention, be-
lieving it will declare against the free
and unlimited coinage of silver, and for
a currency Of gold, silver and paper as
sound as the government and as
untarnished as its honor"
Indiana: "We favor the use Of silver
as currency, but to the extent only and
under such regulations that its parity
with gold can be maintained, and in
consequence are opposed to the free,
unlimited and independent coinage OF
silver at q ratio Of l6 to l. We demand
rigid enforcement Of all existing inn
migration laws by the national govern
ment, and the enactment Of such further
legislation as will the better protect our
people against the influx Of the criminal
and vicious classes Of foreign countries" )"
Illinois: '4llinOis Republicans know
that il all that has been written regard
Ing the great crime of 1873 were literally
true it would have no tendency to
justify the greater crime now proposed,
Of making so cents worth Of silver re-
ceivable by law upon contracts made
upon the faith and credit Of the present
dollar Of gold. Only the most wanton
madcap would destroy the business and
commerce Of the United States by
enacting such law, even il it had the
power, The Republican party is the
agency which is to prevent such dis
aster; and it will not shrink one iota
from it's great responsibility"
Missouri: "We are firm and emphatic
in our demand for honest money. We
believe that our money should not be
inferior to the money Of the most en-
lightened nations Of the earth. We are
unalterably opposed to any scheme that
threatens to debsse or depreciste our
currency. We favor the use Of silver as
currency, but to the extent only and
under such regulations that its parity
with the present gold standard can be
maintained; and in consequence we are
opposed to the free, unlimited and indie
pendent coinage OF silver at ratio Of
16 to1."
Pennsylvania: "Faithful in its record,
believing that the people are entitled to
the use Of the best money, and anxious
to restore and preserve the industrial
and commercial prosperity OF the uEion,
Ahn Pam hl;nnr nm rkr, Rnrnrn irAnnnnAiornI
The advocate., 1896-06-10

You can get the old reliable Kansas
Farmer and the ADVOCATE, both one
year for $50. The Breeders RoSeets
and ADvOoATB TOR e20O.
The advocate., 1896-06-10

wise expressly stipulated in the con-
tract"
The Treasury Department does not
redeem silver with gold. There have
been instances where banks needed
more silver coin in their business than
they had on hand, and they exchanged
gold coin for it. The treasury Will
make such an exchange any time when
there is enough free silver coin In the
treasury to justify it. But th9t is not
redeeming silver. 1t is exchanging sil
YER for gold to accommodate banker
who needs silver and offers gold in ex
change for it.
In the Congressional debates of 1893
this matter was aired fully. It was
presented in every form, and the SeCre.
tsry of the Treasury was asked ques-
tions covering every phase Of the silver
question. Summing up the whole case,
the truth is stated tersely in the fol-
lowing letter to Senator Daniel of Yer
ginia, who, in order to satisfy some Of
his home critics in the campaign Of
1894, addressed a letter of inquiry to
the Secretary of the Treasury. This is
the answer he received:
The advocate., 1896-06-10
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY,
WAsHINGTON, OOtOber IS, l894


SIR have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt Of your letter Of the 18th instant, and
to inform you, in reply to first, second and
third questions therein contained, that there
is no statute or practice Of this department
under which any Of the standard silver dol
lars coined by this government can be con-
yerted into gold at the treasury.
In answer to your fourth question, as to
whether there is any method by which gold
dollars may be converted into silver dollars at
the treasury, have to state that there Is no
established method, but that the department
would not refuse to receive gold dollars in
exchange for silver dollars, when requested
to make the exchange, if at the time Of such
request there should be in the treasury . sni.
flcisnt amount of silver dollars above that re.
quired to be held for silver certificates and
treasury notes outstanding.
Respectfully yours,
J. G. CARLISLE, Secretary.
Hon. John W. Daniel Lynchburg, Va.
The advocate., 1896-06-10
REPUBLICANS ON FINANCE.
(COntinued from page ~


been shown, hostile to all tariff legisls-
tion designed to give protection to our
industries and revenue to our treasury.
We are entirely opposed to the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver, and to any
change in the existing gold standard,
except by international agreement. Each
dollar must be kept Ss good as every
other dollar. The credit of The United
States must be maintained at the high
est point, so that it cannot be questioned
anywhere, either at home or abroad.
Every promise must be rigidly kept, and
every obligation in coin must be paid in
gold"
New Hampshire: I'VE demand the
enactment Of currency laws that will
provide circulating medium in gold,
silver and paper which will always be
interchangeable at it's face value, be-
cause each and every dollar Of it is Of
the same purchasing power as a gold
dollar"
Minnesota: "That we favor the use
of both gold and silver to the extent to
which they can be maintained in circu-
lation at a parity in purchasing and
debt paying power; that we are ear
nestly opposed under the present condi-
tions to the free and unlimited coinage
of silver, for the manifest reason that it
would destroy such parity, enormously
contract the volume Of our currency by
forcing gold out of circulation, and i'm
medistely place us on a silver basis.
Believing also that it is q self-evident
fact that the effect Of the international
demonstration of silver can be over
come by the international remonetiza-
tion Of that metal, the Republican party
Of Minnesota most heartily fsvors an in
ternational conference for that pur-
pose"
New Jersey: "The standard of value
in this country and in the other principal
commercial nations Of the world, is gold.
Wages and prices have been fixed 10
accordance with this standard, and the
welfare Of the people demands that it
shall be maintained. We regard the
agitation for the free coinage Of silver as
a serious obstacle to our country's
prosperity"
Kentucky: ave are opposed to the
free and unlimited coinage Of silver,
believing that it would involve the
country in financial ruin. The gold
dollar is the best dollar and least liable
to fluctuations, and for these reasons,
and in order to conform our standard to
that Of other great commercial nations,
we favor it as the standard money Of the
United States, and the maintaining on q
party with it of every other dollar,
whether Of silver or paper"
North Dakota: "The Republicans Of
North Dakota, in convention assembled,
renew their devotion to the doctrine OF
protection. The Republicans of North
Dakota are unyielding in their demand
for honest money. We are unalterably
opposed to any scheme that will give to
the country a deprecated or base cur
rency. We favor the use Of silver as
currency, but to the extent only and un-
der such restrictions that its parity with
gold may be maintained. We are there
fore opposed to the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver until it can be arranged
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-20
PITHY POINTS.
Happenings Throughout the Region Chron.
icled for Hasty Perusal.


A large crop of huckleberries this year
Street musicians were plentiful in town on
Saturday.
The ward assessors are busy making the
assessments.
Summer cars were put in service yesterday
ON the Traction line.
The crushed stone has made a big inn
provement to Centre street.
The Prohibition county convention will be
held at Schuylkill Haven tomorrow.
The First Defenders arrived home Saturday
night, and all report having had an enjoy
able trip.
The new bicycle track at Mahanoy City is
now assured. So far Sis has been contributed
towards it,
The fremont brewery was sold at Sheriff S
sale on Saturday to b. S. Bashore, for
creditors. The price was $500
1t is rumored that the p q h. G.. 4 |. Co.
will build breaker at New Kirk, giving
employment to 400 men and boys.
It is altogether likely that the mines of the
Union Coal Company, of Shamokin, will be
operated on full time during May.
John Beard of Brownsville, has been ap.
pointed coal inspector at Packer colliery No.
5, to succeed John Grant, of town.
ton, had war of words and now the latter
is under bail for appearance at court.
The breaker at Middle Creek has been
completed and work was resumed to-day
after an idleness of two years and half.
Tamaqua Council has passed resolution
prohibiting bicyclists from riding on pave
ments and restricting fast riding on the main
thoroughfares.
The contract for the stone work of the
Hersker Opera House, in Mahanoy City, has
been awarded to NJ. II. Master, the marble
yard proprietor, of town.
William Folk, aged 35 years, was found in
a deep mine hole not far from his home in
Jeanesville. He was waylaid and robbed.
Little hope is entertained for his recovery.
Edward Hayes, of Robinson's patch chased
his family out of the house with two large
stones. He is now in Jail charged by his
daughter with assault and battery and surety
of the peace.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-20
A Useful Career.

ED. HERALD: There is now visiting
Turkey Run an honored resident of Palo
Alto, in the person of Alexander Govan. He
is the guest of his son-in-aw and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Britton. His visit at this
time, l understand, has for its purpose the
spending of his 73d anniversary of his birth
with them. Mr.. Govan was born on April
19th 1923, in a suburb of the city of Kilmar-
mock, Scotland. His childhood days were
spent there until his father and a number of
other Scotch miners, in 1882, emigrated to
the coal fields of Pictou, Nova Scotia. He
married at the age of 10, and he now survives
his wife seven years, she having died in
1880. His father emigrated to this country
in 1913, locating at Pottsville. Mr.. GOvan
has held many prominent positions, having
been engineer and superintendent at the old
Salem colliery at Port Carbon, and since its
abandonment he has held the superintendency
of the Palo Alto rolling mills and the same
position at the blast furnaces. During the
last few years he has been incapacitated for
manual labor. KY.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-20
ORPHANS COURT CONTEST.
Judge Lyon Names 1872 Illegal Votes From
the Districts.

The bill of particulars asked for by the re-
spondent in the Lyon-Dunn Orphans
Court Judgeship contest was filed ON Satur-
day, two days ahead Of the time specified by
the court. Judge Dunn's counsel now have
10 days in which to make answer The
next sitting of the court will be on Friday,
May sth.
The order of court provided that the
contestants must supply at least so names of
Illegal voters. The Bill of Particulars con
tains l22 names, As of which are from the
Second ward of Minersville, and "a are from
the Honey Brook poll Kline township
The contestants set forth that the said
persons were not upon the registry lists, and
no proof Of their qualification to vote wa,
made according to the Act of Assembly in
such cases made and provided, and no proo
of said qualification was returned by the
Board of Election officers as required by law
The "a votes in Honey Brook and 36 of the
Second ward of MineTsville are said to bC
illegal for the above reasons. while IA Others
in the latter precinct are illegal because they
did not state when their tax was assessed noI
in what district it was assessed also because
they were not registered nor natumlzed
and their affidavits fail to state in what
district they were assessed.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-20

Mrs. Thomas G. Jones, aged 35 years, died
at her home in St. Clair on Saturday morn.
ing. During the night little baby boy was
born. The deceased was the wife of Prof
Thomas G.. Jones, principal of the High
school of that place, and the mother of three
children. The funeral will take place to-
morrow at 1:30 p. m.
When John McElevee, an engineer on the
Pennsylvania road, arrived home he found
his ten-month-old baby lying dead in the
crib. The mother was unconscious of the
death until informed by her husband. An
inuuest will be held
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-20
A Case of shoes.

Harris Shupack, of East Centre street,
to-day caused the arrest of his father-in-law,
Julius Shepowich, charging him with stealing
3s pairs of mining shoes and pairs of gum
boots. Justice LawlOr held the accused
under $500 bail. 1t seems that last summer
Shepowich was engaged in the boot and shoe
business in HazletOn, but failed. The stock
now in dispute was supposed to have
been in the store when the Sheriff made
the sale for the benefit of creditors.
Last December Shepowich brought the stock
to town and, he alleges, placed it
in the care of Shupack, his son-in-law.
While the latter was absent from his store
this morning Shepowich went to the place
and carried off the boots and shoes Mrs.
Shupack made no objection, but Mr.. Shupack
produced before Justice Lawlor paper pur-
porting to be a receipt from Shepowich on a
sale of the stock.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-20
Civil Service Examination.

The United States Civil Service Commits
sion has ordered that an examination be held
by its local board in this town on Saturday,
June g, 1896, commencing at o'clock a. m,
for the grades of clerk and carrier in the
postal service. Only citizens of the United
States can be examined. The age limitations
for this examination are as follows: Clerk,
Is years or over; carrier, over 81 and under
40, No application will be accepted for this
examination unless filed with the under
signed, in complete form, on the proper
blank, before the hour of closing business on
Monday, May IS, 1896. For application
blanks, full instructions, and information
relative to the duties and salaries of the
different positions, apply to Bernard j.
Durkin, Sec'y.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-20
He Needed "a Shirt.

This morning a strange man walked up to
Obelskey's furnishing store, on West Centre
street, and seized dozen of working shirts
which were displayed on the sidewalk and
ran up Pear alley. Mrs. Herman, who lives
next door, quickly notified the proprietor,
who followed the robber in hot pursuit,
yelling stop the thief" The robber, who
was the better of the sprinters, ran down
Lloyd street and at Robbins lumber yard he
threw the shirts into a freight car, which dis
continued the chase. The name of the thief
could not be learned.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-20
A nlsnstrons FreIrht Mrecl,

A disastrous freight wreck occurred on the
Mahanoy division of the Lehigh Valley Mt
Hudsondale, directly opposite the pumps of
the Tide Water Pipe Line Company, Satur-
day afternoon. A wheel near the front end
broke while the train was in rapid motion,
pilng up eleven cars, several of which rolled
over the bank The front brakeman was
rolled into an adjoining field with but slight
Injuries. Many of the ears were reduced to
kindling wood
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-20

An election of officers was held yesterday
by the National Club with the following
result; President, Joseph Coughlin Vice
President, Thomas Connors; Financial
Secretary, p. f. O'Donnell, Recording
Secretary, Thomas Stanton; Trustees, Patrick
Cosgrove, John Stanton and Patrick Brogan
Auditors, Michael Sullivan, Thomas Grady,
and Michael Durkin; Janitor, Joseph Manley.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-20
Court House Notes.

Letters testamentary were issued to Cor
nelius Tyson on the estate of Bobert F
Weaver, late of Pottsville, deceased and
letters of administration to Sarah f. Sell, on
the estate of George II. Sell late of Wash,
ington township deceased.
Marriage licenses were issued to Martin
Gerback and Mary Seivseo, VIM. Penn
William R. Evans and Mary Matilda Hof'
man, Ashland
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-20
VIII Probably RECOVER.

Mrs. ZukOski the woman who was shot
twice in the afIray on West Coal street last
week, has rallied to such an extent that DIR.
Stein now believes she will recover. The
woman is over 20 years of age and it is con-
sidered remarkable that she did not succumb
to the injuries and The increased worriment
occasioned by the death of her son, who died
from pistol shot wounds received in the same
OF ffrau
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-20

George Fritz, a carpenter employed in the
construction of the new breaker Mt Park
Place. had his left foot badly mashed this
morning by log rolling upon it, He was
removed to his home at Ashland. Henry
Albright, a carpenter employed at the same
place and residing at Shoemakers, was taken
to the Miners hospital to-day suffering from
sprained back. He is 80 years of age.