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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-12
WASHINGTON NEWS.
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his squadron, augmented by the protected
cruiser New Orleans, could be utilized in
offensive operations against Havana or San
Juan. The program arranged for Commo-
dore schley to execute in that event has not
leaked out
The House Foreign Affairs Committee has
ordered a favorable report on the joint reso-
luton for the annexation of Hawaii.
The House has passed the bill providing
for volunteer signal corps.
Naval officers ridicule the suggestion that
Spain may send a fleet of armorclads to meet
Admiral Dewey. They point out that such a
step would leave the Spanish coast cities open
to attack by the American navy, and that
If the enemys vessels were stronger than
those under Admiral Dewey the latter would
have plenty of time to escape.
General Merritt arrived here to-day in re-
sponse to a telegram from the President and
at once accepted command of the Philip
/ pine Islands expedition and was commits
stoned as Governor General of the Philip
pines.
Plans were perfected to-day by the Strategy
Board for the combined attacl, of the land
and naval forces of the United Status on
Havana. The invading army, comprising
10000 regulars, will leave for Cuba on Mon
day next, under the protection of naval
vessels, and will Immediately prepare for an
attack on Havana
Maj. Gen. Miles and his staff will leave
Washington tonight and proceed direct tc
Tampa, and assume command of the invad-
ing army.
1t is learned that General Gomez has in.
formed the authorities here that they can
rely on 4O, 900 insurgen for the attack on
Havana.
Lieut. Rowan, who made a daring expedi
ton into Cuba, is expected to arrive in
Washington tonight, and not later than to-
morrow.
/, Admiral Dewey has instructions to at ono,
destroy or capture any Spanish ships tina
still remain aAoat in the Philippine Islands
and all forts are to be attacked and wiped
, out. He is to allow no possible means o
defence for the enemy, and give them n,
chance for attack upon the military expedi
ton to leave San Francisco.
, The opinion is privately expressed anon,
naval officials to-day that the Spanish Cap,
: Verde fleet is still at sea. As to the presen
position of the fleet there is no authenti
information. The department has, it is said
put all the available machinery of tn
government in operation to verify if possibl
the report that they are at Cadiz. Some o
the officials are of the opinion that tn
Spanish fleet is bound this way, but hav
purposely delayed their arrival at Porto Rico
as they are believed to be wary of on
squadron.
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Special to EVENING HERALD.
Hong Kong, May 12.-Persons who are ac-
quainted with the Philippine Islands criticise
the reported intention of the United States
to send only 5000 troops to support Admiral
Dewey. They declare that half of those
arriving before September will inevitably be
killed by the climate. Apart from this,
5000 men will be utterly insufficient to face
the Spaniards and occupy the islands. The
work needs 10000 troops, aud they should
not arrive at Manila before autumn.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-12

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Baptist
Association will convene in annual session
at Plymouth tomorrow evening at O'Clock
The conference will continue on Friday and
Monday and special services will be on Sun
day. The president of the conference is Mr.
j. p. Williams, of town, and the delegates
from town are Messrs. Edward Capper and
Luke Bowen. Mr.. John Rudd will attend as
the representative of the b. Y. p. U. and
Rev. d l. Evans us president of Home
Missions
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Special to EVENING HERALD.
Pittsburg, May 12.-Major General Howard,
retired, in discussing the war; said 81 do
not believe the present war with Spain will
have speedy termination. / think Spain is
trying to avoid a decisive engagement, and
will conduct the war by harassng our COM
merce, and delay matters in the hope that
some of the foreign Powers will interfere
| expect international complications will re-
snlt before the war is ended"
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porrSvIL1E NEWS.
Affairs of Interest in and About the
County Seat.

County Seat.
Special HERAip Correspondence.
Pottsyille May 12-The court will hold n
session on Saturday to impose sentence on
persons convicted during the term just
closed. All the jurors were discharged
yesterday, but as there is no money in the
treasury they were not paid
CAPGAs ISSUED.
j. c. Eby, of Reading is to be brought
into court on capiss for contempt, as he
failed to respond to the order of court to be
present on Tuesday, when his case was fixed
for trial. His bail was fixed at S., 900. Fred.
Shissler his partner in the brokerage bust
ness, is i'll at Philadelphia. The cases will
probably be tried at the June term.
DEEDS RECORDED.
The following deeds were filed for record
From executors of Charlemagne Tower tc
Alfred Meyer, premises in Tower City
Tamaqua Banking and Trust Company tC
George w. Krell. promises in Tamaqua
Louise Shindel to Z. & II. X. Il. Company
premises in Rush township; Edward CoylC
and wife to James Donlan ct al. premises il
Mahanoy City
THE CONTEST COURT.
In the Lyon-Dunu Orphans Court Judge
ship contest yesterday another list of alleged
illegal voters was filed by the contest
ant. The respondent has also filed a list
The work of examining the original lists il
finished.
THREE on A CAPIAs.
Constable Matt. Giblon, of Shenandoah
this morning brought down three Lithuanian
under a capias issued by the court fer failure
to appear at the criminal court.
NOTES.
T O. Werther who was the superintendent
Of the steel plant of the Pottsville Iron anC
Steel Company, will leave on Friday fo
| Middleshorough, Kentucky, where he vii
assume the duties of general superintendent
of the Watts Steel and Iron Syndicate Ltd
! Mrs. Bridget Delaney died at her home il
/ Donaldson from the effects OF paralyti
stroke aged about 20 years. She is survive,
by three adult children.
| The School Board has abolished the teach
| ing Of vertical penmanship in one OF tn
local schools On the ground that it is antago
nistic to the established system in the othe
schools.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-12

The Philadelphia & Reading Railway Com
pany will, on June l. pay the semi-annual
interest ON the Philadelphia & Reading Rail-
road Company's consolidated and z per
cent. bonds, amounting to 6l7575, and the
semi-annual interest on the Reading and
Columbia second mortgage bonds amounting
to s., ,75O.
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SUDDEN DEATH.
The Wife of Land Agent Hess Found
Dead.

TIC VIC oil IanU AgehI Hess FOUnu
Dead,
Special to EVENING HERALD.
Mahanoy City, May 12.-The estimable
wife of T. i. Hess, land agent for the P. q
r. C. & 1. Co.., was found dead at
her home this afternoon. A daughter
of the deceased, Carrie, went into the house
to get an umbrella. As she entered a room on
the second floor she came upon the dead body
of her mother. Death is supposed to have
been caused by heart disease. Shortly before
the discovery Mrs Hess was engaged in tack
ing down carpet in the room where her body
was found.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-12
Madrid's Threatened Bread Famine.


Special to EVENING HERALD.
London, May IA conAagration of in
cendiary origin occurred in Madrid Tuesday
night and burned up the total stock of corn
and flour in the city. A bread famine is
feared. The fire is believed to have been
The act of some incendiary. Gov. Aquilera
says that it destroyed quite half of the exist
ing stocks Of corn and flour in Madrid. This
renders the question of providing Madrid
with bread most critical.
The London Telegraph prints rumor that
Sampson has met and defeated the Spanish
Cape Verde fleet
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-12
Fret Firei rIrei

Insure your property from loss in the
oldest and strongest cash companies Phla.
Insurance Co. of. North
America and Fire Association, Hartford
Fire Ins Co., American Fire Insurance Co.,
West Chester Fire Ins. Co., United Firemen' 5
Ins Co. n. Il. WILLIAMS,
1873 S. Jardin ST. Shenandoah.
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MIR. Pnm Rctnrns Homo.

Peter PoT has returned home from Phia-
delphia where he had been an inmate of the
Mcdico Chirurgical hospital Cor several weeks
Mr.. Puff sought treatment for burns received
ON his back aud hands by an explosion of gas
at the shenandoah City colliery several
months ago and which refused to heal. He
has completely recovered.
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Tamanua,s New nrewery.

The new brewery erected at Tamaqua by
John F. McGinty was thrown open for public
inspection last evening, and free beer and
music mingled together. The product of
the brewery was placed ON the market for
the first time to-day. Mr.. McGinty has one
of the best equipped plants in the county.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-12

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company an
nounces that, for the parade of the German
Catholic State Convention at Scranton. Pa
Wednesday, May 25, it will sell excursion
tickets from points on its line within a radius
of one hundred miles to Scranton and return
at rate of single fare for the round trip
Tickets will be sold May "a and 25 good t.
return until May 26, inclusive.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-12
Probably Conc to KlondiI,e.

number of the friends of f. S. Brown,
the hotel man, who so mysteriously dsap-
peared from Shamolin few weeks ago, be-
lieve he has gone to the Klondike, as he has
talked very enthusiastically ON the subject
before he left town
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-12

Tomorrow Messrs. Edward T. Danks and
Benjamin Mansell, delegates from Hope
Section No. TO- of town, will leave for Phil
adelphia to attend the annual sessions of the
Jr. T. of II, and r. They will be accom-
panied by George i. Hafner. of town.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-12

1t is rumored around town that after the
new Lehigh Valley schedule goes into effect
next Sunday there will be only one passenger
crew that will lay over in town and that one
train will be taken OF the Hazleton and
Mahanoy branch.-Maueh Chunk Times.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-12

A birthday parry was held at the residence
Of Richard Dabb, on West Centre street last
evening, in honor of his son, William. A
very enjoyable evening was spent, and re-
freshments were served. Among those pres
ent were Misses Emily Loucks, Florence
Gilpin, Nellie DOugherty, Jennie Knelly,
Name Harris and Minnie Dabb and Messrs.
Thomas Rogers, Arthur Spade Garfield
Zimmerman, Peter Lindenmuth, Clarence
Raudenbush Ezra Benner, Harvey Hilner,
James Hopkins. Roy Spears, Jacob Anspach,
Charles Phillips, Simpson and Carlisle Evans,
Adrian Knelly Burton Dougherty, William
Dabb, Mr., and Mrs. Fade, Mr.. and Mrs. Dab5,
George Day and Miss Marse Burrows, of
England.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-12

Samuel Sitter last night resigned from the
position of night man at tho p. & X. freight
depot aud has gone to Reading, Harry l..
RoXby is filling the position.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-12
A I.ritisher is Stunned.


Special TO EVENING HERALD.
Kingston, May l2.-The British steamer
Ironopolis, with cargo of coal from Cardiff,
endeavored to run the blockade at Havana
and was stopped She then proceeded to this
t,n
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-12

Arthur d. Shaw, a former resident of
town now located at Latrobe, Pa. was mar
red at the latter place yesterday to Miss
Florence Schrum.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-12

GENERAL WESLEY MERRITT.
teers from the Pacific coast. General
Merritt win lead the invasion of the in
fantry upon the Philippines. He has
been proclaimed governor general of
the Philippines, and as soon as posi-
BILE will establish his position as such
at the capital at Manila.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-12
GOVERNOR GENERAL MERRITT.

He VIII Command Our Volunteers In
the Philippine Islands.
San Francisco, May 12.-The Bulletin
says: The president has appointed
General Wesley Merritt, of the regular
army, to the command of the volun-
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-12

State of Pennsylvania County OF Schuylkill IS.
/, s. W. Nost, cashier Of the above named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above state
ment Is true to the best Of my knowledge and
belief 5. W. Nosr, Cashier
Subscribed aud sworn TO before me this I2th
day Of May, lSgs. s. q. NJ. HoLLOPFrER
Correct Attest Notary Public.
NJ NJ. BURKE,
JosHPH RYNKIEwICz, Directors.
john GRUHLEK,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-12

American and Cuban flags, all sizes and
qualities f. J. Portz, 21 N. Main street. If
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-12

EOR SALE.-Two good houses for sale on
L South Jardin street. For further informa-
tion apply to 200 South Pear alley. 5-3-2w
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-12

The best place to buy your wall paper is at
f. j. Portz, 2l North Main street. We have
The largest stock north of the mountain. u
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-12

Kendrick House Free Lunch.
Puree of pea soup will be served, free, to
all patrons tonight.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-12
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
The FIRST NATIONAL BANK,

at Shenandoah, In the state Of Pennsylvania, at
the close Of business, May 9TH, 1898:
RESOUHCEs
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-12
THE WEATHER.

The forecast for Friday Partly cloudy to
fair weather, with fresh southwesteriy
wind followed by rising temperature.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-12
The War Scare!

If you want to keep posted you
must read the newspapers. We de
liver all the New York, Philadel-
phia and Pottsville papers to all
parts of town; also the EVENING
HERALD, which contains the latest
news by wire and all county and
local news. Leave your order at
the store or give it to the carrier
HOOKS & &BR0WN,
q NJ. Main ST
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-12

To Cure Headache in Is Minutes.
Take DR.. Davis Att Headache. All druggist
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MISCELLANEOUS.

XVrANTED.A boy 30 work in n blacksmith
w shop as helper, one with experience pre-
ferred. Apply at Decks wheelwright shop, on
Pear alley, near Lloyd street. 5-l2-2t
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PURGE of pea soup, free, tonight. Car
soup tomorrow morning.
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Headache quickly Cured.
Dr. Davis nti-Headache neyer fails. 90
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-12

Constable Matt. Giblon, of Shenandoah,
this morning brought down three Lithuanians
under capas issued by the court fer failure
to appear at the criminal court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-25
Bic Fire in Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 25.-Picking,
drying and steaming warehouses OF the
National Tobacco Co., situated at
Twenly-fourth aud Main streets, were
totally destroyed by fire this morning.
The loss will amount to 81 600, 900.
covered by insurance. The company
will at once rebuild. The fire was dis
covered at o'clock on the second floor
of the building used for drying pur-
poses. Although the fremen worked
heroically they could do little less than
save the property adjoining, as the
three big buildings, which occupy
nearly the entire square, were seen to
be inevitably doomed.
From the three-story drying building
the flames spread rapidly west to the
four story warehouse and to the three.
story steaming house. In the building
which first caught 200 hands, mostly
women and children, were employed
but the majority of these escaped safe
ly, only few being slightly injured, IS
did two hundred who were at work in
the steaming building. In the four
story warehouse 1000 men were at
work, but they had plenty OF time to
escape. Three men were hemmed in
by the flames and all were more or less
injured two probably fatally before they
could make their egress from the burn
ing plant. Fourteen hundred men wo-
men ard children are thrown out OF
employment. The origin of the fire is
unknown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-25
Foreign News.

LONDON, Feb. 25.-The first Drawing
Room OF the season, at Buckingham
Palace to-day, was most brilliant
affair. Immense crowds of people lined
the approaches to the palace. Messrs.
White and Carter of the U. S. embassy
attended in the diplomatic circle.
PARIS, Feb. % 1t is semi officially
announced that Col. Picquart, the chief
military witness for lola during the
latter's trial, will be placed on the half
pay of a lieutenant A chaplain who
wrote letter congratulating lola has
been placed upon the unattached list,
and Prof. Grmaux of the Polytechnic
School, vino signed the endorsement Of
Zola's action, has been retired.
LONDON, Feb. GA dispatch from
Madrid says; "The government has no
choice if the United States adopts
threatening attitude, for the prospect
OF war is popular with all parties, and
the more excitable news papers are
already urging the government to take
measures to enable Spain to strike the
6rst and decisive blow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-25
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. John Green, worthy and es-
teemed citizen, died on Wednesday at
his home in Stafford county, aged 10
years.
The Lyr clburg Cotton Mill is over
run with orders, and the president Of
the company says an enlargement is
necessary.
Mr.. ]. w. billiard aud Miss Lena B.
Harrison were married on Wednesday
at Shiloh, in King George county, Rev.
II. H. Zones officiating.
Gen. Thomas j.. Rosser will leave for
Alaska next Monday, where he goes to
locate railroad along Copper river,
and into the interior of Alaska.
MIR. John Griffith, venerable and
highly esteemed citizen of Loudoun
county, died at his home at Parsons,
on Saturday night, of pneumonia.
The condition OF General Ship, SUI.
perintendent of the Virginia Military
Institute, is very much improved, and
there are now hopes of his ultimate re-.
covery.
Burglars blew open and Filled the
safe of the CORTLAND postoffice, 10
Southampton country, Wednesday
night, and secured about $500. Miss
NJ. R. Tyler, granddaughter of Presi-
dent Ty Ter, is postmaster.
The draft of q bill for the National
Battlefelds Memorial Park, at Freder-
icksburg and vicinity, has been placed
in the bands of Representative Cum.
mings, of New York, and will be intro
duced by him in the House of Repre-
sentstives at an early day.
Joseph Roy, young negro, who is
charged with having committed Grim
inal assault Wednesday on Lizzie Lam
bert, an elderly colored woman, who
lives near Manassas, was given a pre-.
urinary hearing before Justice Rice
yesterday afternoon, and committed to
jail without bail, to await the action of
the grand jury.
DR.. Thomas j. Moore died from pa
ralysls at his home in Richmond yes.
terday, aged fifty-eight years, He was
an eminent physician. who moved from
Charlotte, n. c., fifteen years ago. He
was formerly member of the North
Carolina Senate and an intimate coz
temporary of Zeb Vance. He leaves q
wife and three children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-25
NEWS OF THE DAT.

Half the Chinese loan, amounting to
$40, 100000. was fully underwritten in
London yesterday.
Counsel for M. lola, fled notice in
the Paris courts yesterday of an appeal
from the sentence imposed on the nov
elist.
A committee of the cotton mill strik-
ers at New Bedford, Mass, has issued
an appeal stating that the strikers are
starving.
A conference of colored farmers at
Tuskegee, Ala, adopted have resolu-
tons urging members Of their race to
buy land.
Ia reply to the interpretations of sew
eral members of the French Chamber of
Deputies relative to the conviction of
NJ. lola, the premier, NJ. Meline, yes.
terdsy made an explanation, and the
chamb Der voted confidence in the gov.
eminent.
Gen. Stewart L. Woodford, United
States minister at Madrid, yesterday
gave banquet in honor Of Senior Polo
Bernabe, the new Spanish minister at
Washington. Many distinguished Span
iards were present. Much political i'm
portance was attached to the banquet,
coupled with the peaceful utterances of
President Mckinley. Captain Sobral,
late naval attache of the Spanish lega-
ton, has been ordered to report at
Madrid at once. His departure will
dispose of the unpleasant incident with
which he was connected.
Rev. F. Weber, assistant priest at St.
Peters German Catholi Church, Rond-
out, N. Y, after delivering funeral ser
mon yesterday, made a political ad-
dress, in which he told the St. Peters
Commandery, Knights DIST. John, that
it was their duty as loyal Catholics to
take up arms against the United
States and fight for Spain in the event
of war being declared by this country.
Regarding President Mckinley and the
members of his cabinet, be stated that
it would be an excellent thing if they
were all blown up. The address caus-
ed CONSERVATION.
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The overdue French Liner.

NEW YORK, Feb 25.-At 4 o'clock this
evening the overdue French line steamer La
Champagne from HAVE had not been sighte3,
nor had any thing been heard from her. The
agent and the local officials at the offices Of
he French line still deny that the company
is at all apprehensivc about Ls Champagne
which should arrived last sunday.
The Dutch tank steamer Bremerhaven,
which arrived here this afternoon from Ant
werp, reports that on February 10 she passed
steamer. apparently Frenchman. She
was amo t stopped and was heading north
east. Capt iin MINES, when informed that
La Champagne was overdue, said that there
was no doubt in his mind as to the identity of
the vessel
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-25

VIRGINIA PYrHIANs.-At yester-
days session, in Petersburg, of the
Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, Su.
preme Chancellor D. J. Turner, of Nor
folk, submitted the report on uni
form rank, which was adopted.
The committee on districting the
State submitted a report, in which
the State was divided into six dis
tricts. The report was adopted.
The first district includes the lodges in
the tidewater section; the second those
in Richmond and Petersburg; the third
those in Lynchburg and vicinity; the
fourth those in Alexandria and vicini-
ty; the fifth those 10 the Valley of Vir.
ginia; the sixth those in southwest Vir-
GINA. The representatives from the
several districts held conferences and
recommended to the grand chancellor
the following appointments of district
deputies: District No. l. Judge R. II.
Rawles, of Suffolk; District No. ,, D. G.
Richardson, of Richmond; District No.
3, W. NJ. Adams, of Danville: District
No. 4, ". E. Garrett, of Lynchburg;
District No. 5, NJ. W. Msgruder, of
Woodstock; District No. 6, J. NJ. New
ton, of Pocahontas. Several other re-
ports were also presented and adopted.
Resolutions ofthsnks for hospitality and
courtesies were adopted and then the
Grand Lodge adjourned to meet on the
third Tuesday in February, 1899, in
Portsmouth,