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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-09-01

Washington Sept. l.-Senor Alber-
tint, In charge Of the Cuban legation
here during the absence of Senior Que
ada in New York said today that the
legation either here or in New York
had no information tending to confirm
the reports that General Calixto Car
cia had been removed from the COM
mand OF Cuban troops in eastern Cuba
and that General Lacret had been ap-
pointed his successor
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-09-01

IT was once supposed that we could
not get along without Havana
tobacco. The users of the weed i'll
Shenandoah now realize that they
have paid for but received little OF
the product from that island.
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FOR ATLANTIC CITY.

Leave Broad street station via delaware rive .,
brtdge-Expreas, w, y 10 sO minutes IA IN,
30 lo2 minutesl, w $50 mlnutesl, TOO p. m.
sundays, . w, . 70 lSO minutesI, m, 2 3s ls2
minutesl, O5 IN.
Leave Market street Warf-Express, 8 90, s 80,
10 OO l75 minutes m. 400 Saturdays OnyJ, = W
.75 mlnutesl w l75 minutesl, 8 80 lGO minutes
A W O5 minutesl, 80 l75 minutesl, oOO lac
minutesI, 80 10 minutesI p m. Sundays, W,
80, w 70 minutesl, . 80, 90 l75 minutes
90 lao minutesl a IN, and 80 l75 minntesl IN.
Sl W excursion train, w daily.
For Cape May, Angiesea, Wildwood and HoIl ,
Beaeh-EXpress 10 m, 80, 4 Us, % p ~
week days. sundays. 70 IA IN. Cape May only ,
l 80 p saturdays. Excursion, z W IA IN daily
For Sea Isle City, Ocean Cily, Avalon an Il
Stone Harbor-Express, 10 a. m, $50, 4 30
w p. IN. week days. Sundays, 8 so u. IN, lex
curson 90 "a m daily.
For Somers Point-Express, 90, 30, 10 ~
u. M, 90 Saturdays only, 8 w, 90, vi, 10
p m. week days, Sundays, 8 ", 800, 900, 5u
IA ~ and 80 p.
j. B.. HUTCHINSON, j. r. WOoD
Gen'l Manager. Genl Pass Kir A "a
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-09-01

NOTHING succeeds like success, and
to the average merchant advertising
is the incentive that brings success.
The leading merchants of Shenan-
doah use the HERALD columns.
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TO BIRMIN CHAM AND MEMPHIS.
UNSURPASSED SERVICE OFFERED BY THT
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

INSV EPASSID NhIkN IOt VF T TTtTlT bl TIIF
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Leaving Broad Street station, Philadelphia,
at 6:55 p. IN. daily, the Southwestern
Limited" carrying a dining car and the
most luxurious Pullman drawing room sleep
ing ears, reaches Birmingham the following
night at 1910 and arrives at Memphis the
next morning at 7;40. Through sleeping cars
for AsheviIle, Savannah, Jacksonville,
Tampa, Atlanta, Mobile and New Orleans are
also attached to this train, Pullman reser-
vations can he made in advance and all in
formation obtained by communicating with
John NJ. Beal, District Passenger Agent, s2
Chestnut street, Philadelphia.
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LAST OF THE SEASON.

Special Sunday Excursion to Atlantic City
via Pennsylvania Railroad.
The last Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company's popular Sunday excursions tc
Atlantic City will be run on Sunday, Septem.
her ith. The round trip excursion rate will
be greatly reduced, and special train will
be provided, running on schedule given
below, to and from Atlantic City, via the
Delaware river bridge, the only rail route
without change of cars thus avoiding the
transfer through Philadelphia.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-09-01

THE next session Of Congress prom
ises to be an unusually busy one.
From the best information now OBJ
tainable the President has not yet
fully made up his mind regarding an
extra session. The chances are, how
ever that one is likely to be called.
Some say that it will be assembled
probably about the 18th Of October
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-09-01

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum fever sores,
letter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and
all skin eruptons, and positively cures piles,
OF 40 pay required 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or mOny refunded. Price
25 cents per box For sale by A. Wasley.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-09-01

WHEN johnny comes marching
home this country owesit to him that
he is met at the station with coupe
and pretty near anything on the side
that he wants.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-09-01

Shiloh Consumption Cure cures where
others fail. 1t is the leading Cough Cure,
and no home should be without it. Pleasant
to take and goes right to the spot Sold by
p. ID. Kirlin and a guarantee.
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HELPS HER WONDERFULLY

Afflicted With Humor for Years -
Now Cured.
81 have been sufferer with rheu-
matism and have taken Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla which has given me complete relief,
and made me feel better in every way.
My daughter is now taking it for scroi-
ulous condition OF the blood, and it is
helping her wonderfully. l will not be
persuaded to take any other medicine than
Hoods Sarssparilla when need blood
purifier" MRS. ELIZABETH KULP
Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.
Hoods Pills cure all liver ills. % cents.
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OUR COUNTRY: First. Last and Forever

THE Russian navy will adopt dyna-
mite guns in consequence of their
success iu Cuba. This country is
learning the older nations thing or
two in naval warfare.
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FOR NEW YORK.

Express, days. 20, 4 %. 4 so O5,5 1875 S.
IS, 8 ~, y %, 10 II DINING Carl, ii w a. IN ,
~ w noon, ~ IS Limited L 0O and ~ y. LI.
Dining Cars), 40, ~ dining Carl 70, $50.
4 w. 8 w, 5 30 dining Carl, 900, 702, 80 DIN
ing Carl, lOOU p. M, II OF, night. Sundays.
a. %, 5O. 8 10, 10 ~, o 90, 10 u, dining
Carr, ii IS IA. M, II 35, Us (Dining Carr 2 30
DINING Carr, w (I.imited 4 ~ (Dining Carl )
~ 5 90, dining Carr 80, 7 W, 80, Dining
Car 10 w p. M, IL Oh night.
Express Tor Boston without change, Ii W "a .. .,
week-days, and 80 p. m, daily,
| Latskill express, (Parlor Carr, 20 M week
| DAYS,
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Philadelphia 8
Reading Railway
Engines Burn Hard Coal No Smoke
IN EFFECT JULY 1st, lSss

Trains leave Shenandoah as follows:
For New York Wis Philadelphia week days,
7 30 81 a. M, IL %, 3 10 and 07 p. IN.
For New York via Mauch CHUNK, week days
30 a. m. IL 27 and 10 D. N.
For Reading and Philad' lpha, week days,
7 30. 9 s. am, IL %, 8 10 and u D. m
For Pottsville, week days, 73o, 81 a. M.
l2 81, 3 10, O7 and 25 p. m.
For Tamaqua and Mahanoy City, week days
7 30, Q 81 a. M, 12 %. 3 10 and 07 y. IN.
For Williamsport, Sunbury and Lewishurg,
week days. IL 30 a. M. IL "a, 2' u. m -
For Mahanol Plane, weekdays 30, 9 81, II 30
o. m, IL %, 3 10, 6 07, 7 25, 9 SIS p m
For Ashland and Shsruokin, week days, 30,
II 30 n. m, u q, TO- 6 on, % and 50 p. m.
For Baltimore, Washington aud the West VIA
Terminal, Philadelphia. (P. & H. r. at 3 %,
z 55, II % q. M, 10 and 7.27 p. L.. Sundays,
20, 90, IL 20 a. M, 40 end q p. m. Add
nut streets station, week days, 10 30 a. m. u 20
l2 IS 40 m. Sundays 85. % p. m.
TRAINS FOR SHENANDOAH.
Leave New York via Philadelphia, week
days IL Is, 4 30 90, ii 30 o. M, and %, 4 30
9 90 pm.
Leave New York via Mauch Chunk, week
days, 80, Q 10 a. M, 80 p. m.
Leave philadelphia, Reading Terminal, week
days, 49, 81. 10 2l a; m. and J st, 4 60 p. M.
Leave Reading, week days, OJ, 10 Oo, a, III,
| IL Is, II, 90 p. IN.
Leave Pottsville, week days, Z 10, 74O o, IN
| IL 30 10, 10 and 80 p. m.
| Leave Tamaqua, week days, 3 SO, IL % a. m.
| 1 40, Sc, z 20 p. m.
Leave Mahanoy City, week days, 9 05, IL A
a. M, 2 %, II, "a, IA pm
Leave Mahanoy Plane, week days, 80, %
! 10 25, II 50 a. M, 2 Al, 32, Gal, 757, pm.
Leave Williamsport, week days, 742, 10 % a
M, IL "a and 90 D. m.
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION,
Leave Philadelphia Chestnut street warf and
South street wharf for Atlantic City.
Weekdays Express, 8 90, 9 90, 10 A. a. M, Il &c
Saturdays only, 2 co. B 90, 40 lG0 minute train
90 l65 minute trainl 4 30, . 90 l65 minute
| trainl, 40, 200 p. m. Accommodation, II
! a. M, 8 90, g 30 p. m Sl.00 excursion train o.
n m. Sundays-EIpress, 80, 500, 80, 900
10 90 m. As p m. Accommodation, 10 Ia
445 p. m. 81 90 excursion train, a m.
Returning leave Atlantic City depot, oorne
| Atlantic and Arkansas avenues.
| Weekdays-Express, GO As Mondays only
YO0, 745 65 minute train 20 l65 minute
| trainl 9 90, 10 49, IL 0O a m, 80, 80, 49, 80
y30 p. Accommodation, 4 25, so a. H.
i05 p. m. 100 excursion train (from Mississippi
ave. only 6 60 p. Sundays-Express, 30
4 90, 8 90, 90, 80. 90, 30. 100. 30 p. m. Ac
com M odation, l5 a. M, 05 p. m. 81
excursion train from foot OF M ssissippi ave
only, q l0pm.
For Cape May and Sea Isle City, s IS a. m.
2 80, 45 p m. Additional for Cape May-4 Il
For Ocean City, 8 80, 45 m, 9 30, As p m
| tSl00 excursion Thursday only 90 "a IN. sun
days, s Is, 9l5am.
| ParloT Cars on all express trains.
Eor further Information, apply to neares
Philadelphia and Reading Railway ticket agen
| or address
| |. A. SwEIGARD, EDISON j. WEEKS,
| Gen1 Supt, Gen'l Pass'r Agt.
Reading Terminal. philadelphia.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-09-01

When You call tor DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve the great pile cure, don't accept any
thing else Don't be talked into accepting a
substitute, for piles, for sores, for burns. c.
III. lIagenbuCh.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-09-01
DIsoredIt Gnreia,s Reported DIseharge

Santiago de Cuba, Sept. 1,-Promi-
nent Cubans here decline TO believe the
report that General Calixto Garcia has
been relieved OF his command by Cen
eral Maxine Gomez, under Instructions
from the Cuban insurgent government.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-09-01

A stubborn cough or tickling in the throat
yields to One Minute Cough Cure. Harmless
in effect, touches the right spot, reliable and
just what is wanted. 1t acts at once. q. ii.
Hagenbuch.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-09-01

tpiiui'N7l'il'I ''N : 'N'''''0''H''
Washington Sept. Professor +. D.
Woodward of Columbia university,
New York, has been appointed assistant
commissioner general to the Paris eX-
position.
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MUSICAL INSTRUCTOR,
Lock Box 65, Mahanoy City, Pa.
/ RAILROAD,
sCHUYKILL DIVISION.
July l. 1898.

Trains will leave Shenandoah after tine aro, e.
date for Wiggan, Gtberton, Fraokvie, Dark
Water, st. Clair, Pottsviile. Hamburg, ReaulnK,
Pottstown, PhoenixvilIe. Norristown ~. d Pun.
aselphia Broad street stationl ut o U6 and 10
II. M, w, q " p III. on week days. Sundaysr
10 IA. M, 20 p.
Trains leave FrackvIlle for Shenandoah hH
30, ii 46 Il. m. and 46, SO y. AZ. sunday,
IL Ol a. M. and 46 p.
Leave POttsvile for Shenandoah (via Fraek-
vlleJ 10, IL 70 Il. M, %, z 10 p. M. sunday
~ 80 u. m, ~ p.
Leave rhilade plHa, BROAD street statiou), toI
She7andOah ut so IA. uI, lu p IN week days
Sundays leave at oU and u "a.
Leave Broad Street Station, Philadelphia,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-09-01

Truth wears we'll. People have learned
that DeWitts Little Early Risers are reliable
little pills for regulating the bowels, curing
constipation and sick headache. They dom
grippe c. Ii. Hagenbuch.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-09-01
WASHINGTON AND THE SOUTH.

For Baltimore and Washington, so, 2 a, s Se.
Dining Carl, ~, AL, 02o Congres-
sional Limited, Dining Carl, "a. 6Aa lniu.
ing Carl, 7sl lDining Carl p. m, and II 05
u. m, 1909, ", Dining Carl 44l, l52O Con,
gressional Limited, Dining Car, 90 Dining
Carl, 2 81 Dining Car p. m. ana " O5 night.
and oil p M week days, w and ii IL y daily,
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~ W no send
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Mto the Dr.
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nedy Corpo-
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dOut, N. Y.
The name of
u this paper
81 shouldbemen.
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x writing.
III Vorite
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LIBERAL OFFER
Sample Bottle of FavOrite Remedy
Mailed Free TO Sufferers.

Or. David Kennedy's Favorife
Remedy has proved such blessing to
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You invite disappointment when you ex-
pertinent DeWitt's Little Early Risers are
pleasant, easy, thorough little pills. They
cure constipation and sick headache just as
sure as you take them. G. il. Hagenbuch
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tourinate, especially at night, and cures
those distressing pains in the small of
the back. If you suffer in that way, or if
your urine stains linen, or if you find a
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It is never wise to postpone action until
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Large, full-sized bottle of Favorife
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c. ]. Nowinkel, druggist, Of Oswego,
N. Y, says: II have sold pr. Darid
Kennedy's FavOrife Remedy for
years, and there's no better Kidney
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srer through Philadelphia.

Returning, leave Atlantic City at $500 p. m
same day, and making same stops.
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ARE you GOING SOUTH
THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY REACHES ALI
PROMINENT POINTS.

Don't start South without consulting John
NJ. Beall, District Passenger Agent Southern
Railway, 62s Chestnut street. Philadelphia
If you cannot call in person, write to him.
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''What Shall 0
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"What Shall 0
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earthly value
can be weighed
against his soul
so a man who
has one friend
to love him
knows that life
is too precious
to be bartered
away for ann
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-07
OFFICERS CAN'T GO
Until They Account for All Govern
ment Property.

Washington, Sept. THE mastering out
of the volunteers will be followed by vex-
atoms and troubles for officers of the reg
ular army and for many of the volunteers
themselves. This is due to a misappre-
hension upon the part of some of the Of
ficers of the volunteer organiza lions re-
specting the property of the government
which they have in their possession. The
government will require that every arti-
Gle be accounted for. Every officer or
man in the volunteer service who has
charge of government property will have
to account for it before he can be muster
ed out and paid.
An instance is related of a governor of
one state who received two regiments of
troops. He told them they could take
thirty days furlough and go home. What
became of all the equipment in their pos
session, which is the property of the gov
not tell Some of these equipments be-
longed to the ordnance, bureau of subsist-
ence and to the quartermaster' depart
ment. Receipts were given by someone
when equipments were furnished by the
government and the volunteer officers
who gave them will be held responsible
for them.
It is the intention of the war depart
ment again to supply the states when the
guns and arms are accounted for, but in
order to keep a straight account in the
department records it is necessary to have
them first returned to the government.
The same is true of other government
property.
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FEAR OF YELLOW FEVER
May Change Plans Regarding Troops
at Chickamauga.

Chickamauga Park, Tenn, Sept. L
According to present plans two regi-
ment will leave Camp Thomas tomor-
row. These, the First and Second Ar
kansas, will go to Little Rock to be
mustered out. The First Mississippi is
scheduled to go to Laurdel Springs,
Miss, Friday for the same purpose but
may be ordered elsewhere on account
of the yellow fever. Grigsby's rough
riders will leave either Friday or Sat
urday. No movements occurred today.
The paymasters will begin work to-
morrow. Only a half dozen regiments
are to be paid and the work will not
require more than two days.
Colonel Nye, cOmmissary officer of
subsistence of the Chattanooga supply
depot with ten clerks, left this morning
for Huntsville, Ala, where he will have
his headquarters hereafter. The COM
missary supplies now in the warehouses
in Chattanooga will not be moved eX-
cept as they are needed by the various
camps. General Breckenridge will move
his headquarters to Lexington, KY,
early next week. He intends to see all
the regiments moved from the camp
before he leaves himself.
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An Informal Dance.

A number of young people enjoyed a
very delightful little dancing party
Tuesday evening in Mr.. Showers studio
on Jackson street. 1t was quite infor-
NAL but was none the less pleasant on
that account.
Those present were: Miss May Dallas
of Washington, D. C., Miss Mabel Quig-
ley, Miss. Helen Wilson, Miss Mabel
Wilson, Miss Katie Fleishman, Miss
Emily Elliott, Miss Virgie Payne, Miss
Jean Frost, Miss Eleanor Work, Miss
Jeanette Lord, Miss Lillian Tefft, Miss
Villa Rogers, Mr.. Horace Macferran,
Mr.. Everett Dallas, Mr.. George Fleish-
man, Mr.. Edward Slower, Mr.. J. J..
Falls, Mr.. Dick Alden, Mr.. CiIett, Mr..
Ralph Moore, Mr.. Warren Akers, Mr..
Paul Palmer. Mr.. Lew Graham, Mr..
Dick Rogers, Mr.. John Waters and Mr..
Edward Dennis
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TO REPAIR PAVEMENTS
The Asphalt Company Will Begin the
Annual Repairs Tomorrow.

Mayor Fellows has at last succeeded
in his efforts to have the Barber As
phalt company repair the asphalt pave
ments in Topeka in accordance with
their contract. He has promises that
the work will be commenced tomorrow.
Three weeks ago Mayor Fellows in
formed the company that the pave
ments were in bad condition and should
be repaired at once. Since then he has
been waiting with more or less patience
for something to be done. Now he has
received notice that the work will COM
mence on Thursday.
The company has a maintenance con-
tract with the city but the pavements
are allowed to become full Of ruts be-
fore any thing is done. Mayor Fellows
says that he has assurances that the
company will go over all the asphalt
pavements in the city and that wherev-
er repairs are needed they will be made.
Sixth street, where the wooden pave
ment is going to pieces, needs attention.
There is a good concrete base there,
and brick could be substituted for the
wood very cheaply
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-07
FOR THE GOOD THEY DID.
Auxiliary Vessels With Reputation
to Be Kept.

Washington, Sept 1T is the desire
of the navy department that all vessels
that won fame in the late war with
Spain shall be kept by the government
The board appointed to consider what
disposition should be made of the aux
Hilary ships bought or chartered during
the war is now at work and has already
recommended the selling of number
of vessels. All of the auxiliary coast
defense fleet has now disappeared, dis
position has been made of the vessels
and the officers and men have been dis
charged. But there are a number OF
boats, like the Gloucester, which, though
bought for temporary service and for
service was not supposed to be very
Warlike, have made a lasting reputation
and will remain forever as glorious
names in the annals of the American
navy. The navy department thinks 1t
would be a great misfortune If these
ships should be allowed to be sold.
The Gloucester has become already
as much a part of the glory of the
navy OF this country as the Constitution
or the Oregon or the Olympia Other
vessels, in equal or less degree, have
won fame in the recent war. 1t would
be a distinct loss to the navy to have
these go back to their old roles as
pleasure yachts or traffic carriers.
1t was said at the department today
that if the board should decide it is
best to dispose Of such ships the list
of them will be turned over to other
branches of the government, such as
see if they could not be purchased for
use along the coast, and thus be kept
within the cOuntry's service. 1t is
hoped by the department, however, that
this will not be made necessary, as it
is very anxious to have the Gloucester
and her peers retained in the navy
itself There is room for them, and
)plenty of service for them to perform
Besides they would add to the glory and
prestige of the fleets of the country,
lust as a veteran corps adds to the
military prestige
It is exceedingly proba bic that if the
Gloucester, once the yacht COrsair, the
property of Pierpont Morgan of New
York, were put on sale, her former
owner would be glad to buy her in for
q much larger price than the govern
ment paid for her. It would add to the
pleasure and eclat of a yachting cruise
in the Mediterranean, for instance, to
make it in the little craft that had won
so much glory in the battle of San
tiago. But it is the confident opinion
sof the navy department that these
boats can be retained in their present
places in the navy and it is probable
that this will be the result of efforts to
hold them.