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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15
OFFICIALS INDICTED.
The Grand Jury Finds True Bills Against
the Commissioners.

the Commissioners.
The grand jury on Saturday found true
bills against the former board Of County
Commissioners, namely Messrs. Charles L.
Allen, Frank Rentz and John P. Martin, and
also against Messrs. Rentz, Myers and Martin,
constituting the present board. The action
of the grand jury in reference to the charges
against Controller Severn was noted in these
columns on Saturday, in which a true bill
was found. William i. Shaetier, OF the
Taxpayers Association, and A. j. Shortall
were the only witnesses who appeared before
the grand jury.
The information against the former board
Of County Commissions covers % pages Of
typewritten foolscap. 1t reviews the petition
to court for the privilege of the erection of a
county hospital and to increase the county
indebtedness the alleged unlawful payment
of monies for work claimed to have been
done at the almshOuse the alteration Of
contracts the violation of the act requiring
the advertising Of expenditures Of over 500;
the alleged embezzlement of $4,000, and
many other counts.
The information against the present board,
Messrs. Rentz, Myers and Martin, embraces
numerous counts, among them the violation
Of the act requiring County Commissioner
to let the erection Of public
buildings to the lowest bidder, after
the bids had been advertised that the
Commissioners paid out large sums of money
by orders in the treasury for work and sup
plies which were not advertised that an act
was violated by payment for alleged Extra
work and extra supplies in the erection OF
the new hospital at the Almshouse the
drawing of large sums to reimburse them
selves for expenses in attending conventions
and in visiting the cities of New York and
Philadelphia and other places, in violation Of
law that they have committed various acts
of commission and omission and have in
various ways disobeyed the mandates Of the
law covering the performance Of their official
duties. Tho charges cover fifteen pages Of
closly written fools-cap.
District Attorney Bechtel will dispose Of
cases against the indicted officials as soon a,
possible, and has fixed Wednesday for tn,
trial of Controller Severn.
The officials and their counsel appear con.
fdent of proving their innocence of every
charge made against them. They hav,
allowed tho Taxpayers Association to DO al
the talking, and when the proper time
arrives will make it clear that the Associa
ton is barking up the wrong tree.' They
have no fear of the result.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15
PlTHY POINTS.
happenings Throughout the Country
Chronioled for Hasty Perusal.

Happenings Throughout the Country
Chronioled for Hasty Perusal.
T%amaqua's new brewery is about ready for
business.
Electric cars have ceased to ruu-to Tumb-
ling Run during the winter.
The p. g. r. has again decided to burn soft
coal in some Of their locomotives.
1t is claimed coal has been discovered
within five miles Of Bloomsbury.
A national bank with a capital of $4,000
is being organized at Kutztown.
Trying TO pick up a live wire viii cost
Cyrus Bogert, Of Lehigh county, his right
hand.
Machinists in the shops Of the Philadelphia
and Reading Railway Company at Reading
are working over time.
Judge White, of Indiana county, has
declared the libel law enacted by the last
Legislature unconstitutional.
The p. & r.. employees at Giurdville and
Ashland will be paid on Wednesday. Those
in the Mahanoy City district were paid ON
Saturday.
The German Baptists Of the Eastern dis
trict Of Pennsylvania will hold their annual
meeting at Ephrata, on November 23rd, oath
and 25th.
in accordance with their custom the Jr. @.
u. A. NJ. throughout the state win attend
divine services ON the Sunday previous to
Thanksgiving Day.
Alexander Doner, a hermit in the noun
tains near Bellwood, was thrown from a
wagon yesterday and instantly killed, bis
skull being fractured.
Alfred Blatt, of Berks county, who was
arrested for cutting of a boys curls, has
compromised the matter with the boys
mother at a cost of 5000.
Will Daniel and Fred. Hamburger, two
well known Ashland young men, are getting
ready for a journey to Honduras, Contra
America, where they will engage in golC
mining.
In Hazleton when q water pipe breaks tn
newspapers announce it as a Pipe Busted
Thieves stole $40 worth of tools from tn.
Office of Samuel Nicholson, superintendent
Of one of the departments of the Phoeni'
Iron Company, Phoenixville.
Postmaster E. II. Ripple, of Scranton, ha
appointed as his assistant d. W. Powell,
former clerk in the Department Of lutorna
Affairs at Harrisburg.
The controlling interest in the Pine Hill
Coal Company, Minersville, has been puI
s chased by Alexander w. Dickson, of Scrau
t ton. A new slope will be sunk, employin
s many hands.
= So many McKeesport children are absor
d from school because of a lack of clotlin
that more fortunate children have taken tn
e matter in hand and are making donations {
wearing apparel.
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No More Free Puns.

The Lebanon papers have decided that
hereafter cards of thanks, resolutions, calls
for meetings of lodges, societies and all or
gauized bodies, local notices for church
suppers, for all festivals, fairs and similar
entertainments and enterprises designed to
make money, will cost five cents per line,
each insertion. The various societies are in
a large measure responsible for the stand the
newspapers throughout the country are tax
ing. There is hardly a newspaper that does
not have its job department. Yet when pro-
grams are to be published or other printing
is to be done the societies frequently forget
to patronize the newspapers. But when
announcement are to be made the news
papers are expected to do the same free Of
charge.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15
CUT in TWAIN.
Terrible Fate Of a once Promising Younl
Man.

NANMs ]
Matthew Delaney, once o young man Of
excellent reputation and model habits, but
of late years a homeless Waudercr, met D
terrible death near the Lehigh Valley depot
Saturday night, his body having been cut in
twain by a long train OF coal cars.
AZ about 7;i5 Saturday evening Delaney
entered the Lchigh Valley depot and asked
Michael Sullivan, the night operator, when
the next freight train would go east. Mr..
Sullivan replied that the last for the night
had gone. Delaney, who was under the in
1uence Of drink, went outside and stood on
the platform. AZ 1856 a coal train running
east passed the depot and Delaney was seen
climbing upon one Of the cars. That was
the last seen Of him alive. Al SIS
a west-bound passenger train ar
rived at the depot and the crew
reported that the mutilated remains of a
man were lying on the eastbound track about
midway between the Lloyd street and
limerick street crossings. A strctchor was
taken 10 the place and those assigned to the
unpleasant duty were confronted by a hor-
rible spectacle on the track. Delaney's
mutilated body lay across the north rail Of
the east-bound track and was cut in two
at the chest. The left arm also
lay across the rail and was cut Off
just below the elbow. The uninjured
right arm was outstretched aud the head
rested sidewise upon it. The bod was upon
its back. The manner of the unfortunate
victims death will remain a matter Of sup
position. It is believed that a ioltiug Of the
train caused him to fall between the cars.
Undertaken Faney took charge Of the re-
mains and they were taken to tho home of
an uncle of the deceased, on West Cherry
street. The funeral will take place to-mor-
row morning.
Delauey was about 2S years Of age. Up
to o few years ago he was a young man of
strictly temperate and other exemplary
habits. He had received = good education
and was noted for the care he exercised in
his dress. In the latter connection he was
one of the best customers Of a well known
ca stom tailoring establishment in town. Hi:
life suddenly changed and downward cours,
became swift. 1t is SAID that he tramped tC
all points Of the compass in the United
States and was given the sobrique.
of Shenandoah Slim by the hobo frater
nifty. When the Flynn gang robbed DAME
Brennan, the hotel keeper, Shenandoah
Slim" was among the suspects and he re
manned away from the town for some time
When John Hall was assaulted and throw
upon the Lehigh Valley tracks, whereby h
lost one of his feet, Shenandoah Slim wa
I found in the town, taken into custody ant
l wts committed to Jail as one of the suspects
but soon after released, as no evidence wa
7 found against him. For some time after h
{ remained below the mountain, but turne
his footsteps toward Shenandoah for tn
d third and last time. Many people of tow
remember him only as he was when a youu
d man attaining his majority and the story {
! the closing years Of his life with its horribl
j climax forms a lesson peculiar in itself.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15

A double fatal accident occurred on the
p. & R. Railway at Oak Hill crossing, near
Buck Mountain. The new passenger train
due at Mahanoy City at 500 p. m, last
night struck three men, killing two Of them
instantly. The names Of the dead men are
Michael Stiggins, aged 2s years, residing on
West Centre street Mahanoy City;
and Stephen Yukosh, aged 25 years, of Buck
Mountain. The third victim, Andrew
Tucker, of the same place, was tossed high
in the air and thrown down over an embank-
mont, receiving serious aud probably fatal
injuries. Stiggins had spent the day at Buck
Mountain and was accompanied some dis
lance on his return home by the other tive
mon.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15
F.tI,er nurke,s Promptness.

Christopher McGinn, Of Locust Gap, mel
with an accident by a fall OF top coal at the
Locust Spring collier on Friday last By
which his skull was fractured in two places
aud his leg badly injured. Realizing his pre-.
carious condition, his companions caused
word to be sent to his pastor, Rev. w. j.
Burke who, on receipt Of the news, went
down into the mines at once and admins
tered the last rites Of the church. He was
taken to the Miners hospital, where it is re-
ported to-day he is slightly improved.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15
Association Meeting.

The semi-annual meeting of the North.
eastern Pennsylvania Baptist Association
will be held at Parsons, Luzerne county,
on Tuesday and Wednesday, 10th and 18th
insts. The sessions will be attended by John
p. Williams, Of town, as vice president
Edward Capper and Henry L. Jones, oil
town, as representatives and Rev. d. l.
Evans, pastor Of the First Baptist church OF
town, who is one of tho most prominent
ministers in the association, will preach the
sermon at Wednesdays session.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15
Ayers
Cherry PeeloFal
is put up in half-size bottles at half
price-5O cents.
THE A JURY.
In Their Report to Court Make Many
Recommendation.

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Recommendation.
The grard jury in its report to court stated
that 11g bills of indictments had been acted
upon Of which 90 were returned as true bills
and 90 not true bills. They reported that
many cases were the result of saloon brawls
and called the courts attention to the follow
ing saloon keepers who should be borne in
mind at next license court: Ignos Saboliski,
Shenandoah VIM. Kozekiewicz, Girardville
open until / o'clock Sunday morning, fight
ing during the night from II o'clock and
after John D~onelavich, Glrardyille Joseph
Kokinosko, New Philadelphia, fighting in
side and .outside Paul Gusavage, First
ward, Shenandoah Joe Kustulus, Mahanoy
Plane, on two occasions fights occurred there;
Anthony Golenus, Gilberton, is said to haze
sold on Sunday.
The telephone in the Commissioner office
should be enclosed to insure the privacy of
the public official business. A great improve
ment on the telephone service could be &C
complished by placing bells and switches in
each office in the court house, for the con.
venience of the officials and the public,
They recommend an addition 10 the male
and female insane departments at the Aims
house the present water supply is made
quate, and many minor improvements should
be made at this institution, includingA chapel
for divine worship.
Some few Justices Of the Peace are de
cidedly neglectful in returning witnesses Oh
cases to court, some of whom know little OIL
nothing of the cases. More care should bC
exercised by them in this respect.
The various matters were referred to thu
proper officials, and the court directed the
Clerk of the Courts to note the names Of the
parties who violated the license laws, hint
ing that none of the v~iolators would agaiI
receive a liquor license.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15
N~~%$~~(~ -
) Word in PsssiDg.
&&000000@ W4AIN

b. J.. Keogh was a visitor among the fair
sex at the county seat on Saturday.
William r. johnson, of South West street,
is confined to his home by sickness.
Joseph Smith and John Quinn have re-
turned home from a trip to New York.
Misses Edna Price and Carrie wingert,
Of Frackville, were visitors to town on satur-
day.
The mother of County Detective Richard
Amour is seriously i'll at her nome ON South
Jardin street.
Prank Black, the beverage %juggler at
one of Ashland's leading hotels, was a visitor
to town lust evening.
W. r. Wilde, wife aud son, Archie, Of
Hazleton, spent yesterday with Mr.. and Mrs,
Z. W. Wilde, of town.
Hon. Grant Herring and wife, of Blooms
burg, were the guests Of Mrs. s. D.. Hess, Of
West Lloyd street, yesterday.
Mrs. Roehrig, Of Reading, aud her sister,
Mrs. Priscilla Pritchard, of Connellsville,
Pa, are visiting relatives in town.
-Inllp 1Culuoky anu |uauBhttlsi hl7oeo
Esther and Theresa, all of Pottsville, were
the guests of town relatives yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Mullahey and II. w.
Lawson, were visitors at the residence Of the
]latter's parents in Pottsyile yesterday.
Clarence Smith, of Lewisburg, is spend
! ing several days in town as the guest Of II.
B. Wertz. Mr.. Smith will be remembered as
the three-hngered phenomenal twirler Of the
Shamokin base ball team i'm the State League
of 1895. He has just closed a season with
the Newcastle club.
Charles Hilton and All. Morgan spent
last evening visiting friends at Girardyille.
Thomas Reese, Of Girardville, and his
son, Thomas j. Reese, Of Mahanoy City, wore
visitors to town Saturday evening.
-George Biting, a timber dealer of Ring.
town, passed through town this morning OF
his way to attend court.
George II. Krick spent this morning OF
business at Pottsville.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15

Liquor licenses come higher this year than
they did last. The new license law was
amended by the legislature last winter
making many important changes. Tho re-
tail license in boroughs has been advanced
from $3.50 to $500, and in townships from S75
to 800. The bottlers' license, which was
500 in boroughs and townships, has been
advanced to $3.50 in bo9oughs and to Sl25 in
townships. There is no change in the license
of the wholesale dealer. 1t is 5000 for Dor
oughs and 500 for townships.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15

sheriff Scott sold the following properties
publicly on Saturday: That OF Michae.
Hoherz, Barry township to Attorney NJ. H
wilhelm for $25; The %ninety-nine acre farm
and buildings Of Nelson Brandon, East Union
township, to Judge Ryon, attorney, for j, j
Duh, S2,O5O; owen McNally property,
G~irardville, to Attorney VIM. H.. Mari, fol
Sl75 Aaron Eckel property in fremont, t.
W. W. Stewart, So.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15

Prepare yourselves for an Alaskan winter,
The New Bee Hive, No. POS East Centre
street, cheapest place for Ladies' Gents and
Children's underwear, overshirts, stockings
gloves, sweaters, &C. Pay us a visit and we
guarantee to give you satisfaction. G.2s.tl
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15

A desperate prisoner named Michael
Serokus was arranged before Justice Shoe
maker on Saturday night. The complainant
was Joseph Gibson who charged him with
assault and battery ON his wife, Rose. Gibson
said he chased her upstairs at hel home and
compelled her to jump out of the second
story window to seek safety. She escaped
unhurt. serokus was held in $500 bail.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15

NOTICE TO START A NEW SERIES.-The
" Mutual Building and Loan Association will
start a new series Of stock. First payment
18th, 1897, at their Office, No. "a North
Jardin street. The books for subscription for
stock are open now at the drug store OF Gruhler
Bros, and at the Office of the Association, No.
p North Jardin street. The number Of shares
will be limited. and preference will be given to
persons intending TO buy In the near future.
Il-l-S-l53t JoHN G~RUHLER, Sec'y.
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A WOMAN STABBED.
Brutal Assault Made Upon Her by a
Drunken Neighbour.
Special to EvrN1Na HERALD.

Special to EVENING HERALD.
MAHANoY CITY, Nov. 15.-At about three
o'clock yesterday morning, when Night
Waterman Hassel was making his rounds in
the Fist ward, his attention was attracted
by % woman running from a house and cry
ing 'Murder!' The woman was but partly
dressed. The officer stopped her and in
quired as to her name and the cause of the
scene. The woman replied that her name
was Lizzie Lanczcawicz and that she had
been stabbed by William Magulis, a next door
neighbor. The officer went into the woman'3
house and found tables and chairs upset and
the house in general confusion. Mrs. LAM
cawicz explained that her husband and the
boarders in the house had been drinking all
night and Magulis Joined them. He drank
freely and at about two o'clock became ugly.
Shortly after he went home, but at about
3 o'clock he returned with a butcher knife in
his hand and threatened to kill everybody
in sight. The boarders retreated to their
bedrooms, leaving Lizzie and her husband
to cope with him. The woman was sent to
the floor with a vicious kick in the abdomen
aud as she lay on the floor, writing in agony,
he again rushed at the woman aud stabbed
her in the arm with a butcher knife. Magulis
was found at his home, calmly smoking a
pipe. lie was arrested, but the case has been
settled.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15
HOMICIDE CASES..

The Mahanoy CITY Case Was Opened This
Morning.
Special to EVENING HERALD.
PoTTsvILLE, Nov. 15.-The case Of the
Commonwealth against Joseph Kuzarey,
charged with shooting and killing John
Gini at Mahanoy City on October 9th, is now
ON trial before Judge Archibald, of Scranton,
The Parftt-McHale homicide case is OK
pected to be opened this afternoon, as soon as
the doctors called as witnesses arrive.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15
the Homeliest Man in shenandoah.

As well as the -handsomest, and others are
invited to call on any druggist and get free q
trial bottle of Kemp's Balsam for the
Throat and Lungs, a remedy that is guaran-
tced to cure and relieve all Chronic and
Acute Coughs, Asthma, Bronchitis and Con-
sumption. Price 25c and SOC.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15

NOTICE OF ELECTION.-The annual meet
N ing Of the stockholders of the Mutual
Building and Loan Association will be held
November 18th, 1857, at the office OF the Associa-
ton, No. "a North Jardin street, for the purpose
OF hearing the report OF the auditors and elect
ing officers and a board Of directors 20 serve for
the ensuing year.
u-l-5-l5-3t john GRUHLEB, Sec'y.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15

Persons Of ~sedentary habits, especially
salesladies, seamstresses, etc, who feel over
worked, will find DR.. Bulls Pills a true,
uterine tonic, and an active stimulant of
the bowels. 25cts.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15

A severe wreck occurred on the Lehigh
Valley railroad near Hudsondale Saturday
night. A coal train broke loose aud the
parts came together in the darkness. The
track was blocked all day yesterday.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15
Old Woman Injured
.eoial to EVENING HERALD.

Special to EVENING HERALD
MAHANoY CITY, Nov. ia team of
horses driven by a man named Portland was
frightened by an engine whistle Saturday
evening and ran away. The carriage struck
Mrs. Patrick Mooney, a resident of Robin
sons patch, aged 90 years. She sustained a
fracture of several ribs and an ugly lacera-
tion of the right leg. Owing to her ad-
vanced age it is feared she will die. Port
land was thrown from the carriage and
sustained several bad bruises. He had a
companion with him who escaped injury.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO the premises Of the
" undersigned on October 10, 1897, a yellow
Jersey COW, with chain and bell on neck. The
owner can recover same upon paying costs Of
advertising and keeping by applying to Mrs.
James Monbeck, Kreb's station, schuylkill
county, Pa. ll-i23t
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15

Are you suffering from rheumatism ?
Thomas Eclectric Oil has cured thousands Of
the worst cases Of this terrible disease. 1t
only costs % cents to try it.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15

Sheriff elect John Toole is having troubles
of his own just now in endeavoring to sat
i,fy the hungry ~place-hunters. The an
nouucement that he had selected Thomas l..
O'Donnell, of st. Clair; George Opie, Donald
son, and Frank Toole, of town, as his depu-
ties has caused much dissatisfaction, espec-
tally in such strong Democratic districts as
Butler township, which were entirely ig-
nored in the distribution of the plums. II.
o. Bechtel, Esq, son of Judge Becltel, is an
applicant for Solicitor for Sheriff Toole, and
one or two other Democratic lawyers are
seeking the position. The appointment OF
O'Donncll as deputy leaves a vacancy in the
District Attorneys Office, and it is said that
Elmer Bechtel, a brother Of District Attor-
ney Bechtel, will succeed O'Donnell.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15

The Columbia Brewing Company has re-
ceived another new two-horse delivery
wagon. 1t is No. 30 and was built by a
Milwaukee manufacturing firm.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15

Begin Right With Coughs and Colds.
Take the sure cure, Pan-Tina, 25c. AT
Gruhler Bros, drug store.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15

3 Two Cent Stamps, . Gems
TO every purchaser at the City Drug Store,
lO7 South Main street, Sale Of stamps
limited. 1l-ll-2w
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15

Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken OF grippe, loo
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CARPETS AND RUGS

This department is on the
second floor and is we'll stocked with the
production of the leading manufacturers
Of Carpets and Rugs. You will find in
this collection of fine patterns every
thing that is desirable III Moquettes,
Body Brussels, Administer, Tapestry,
Ingram and Rag, and our prices are so
low that you cannot fail to be suited.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15

HOODS PILLS cure Liver AHA.
BiliOusness, Indigestion, Headache.
A pleasant laxative. An Druggists.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15

1OO,O 600 pair Of Ladies', Children's and
Mems rubbers at a sacrafce. At WoMER's
Shoe Store, 122 North Main street. u-2-1m
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-15

Never Fails for Coughs and Colds.
That's what Pan-Tina is, csc. At GruhleI
Bros, drug store.