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From the IGazleton Sentinel,
The assessors having in some eases declined
to fix values on coal lands and others merely
copied last years figures, the county com
mssioners concluded, after careful investiga-
tion and comparison that $50 per foot thick.
ness Of coal per acre would be fair average
valuation and have requested all coal com
pauies and individual owners of coal land,
to furnish statements of the number of feet
of merchantable coal unmined, and properly
subject TO assessment.
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READING sEsQUI-CENTENNIAL.
REDUCED RATES VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAIL

REDUCED RATES VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAIL
ROAD.
For the Reading, Pa Sesqui- Centennial
Jubilee, June to IL, the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company will sell excursion tickets from
stations ON its lines in the state of Penusyl-
vauia to Reading and return at reduced rates.
For specific rates and conditions apply to
Ticket Agents
This celebration promises to he one Of the
greatest events i'm the city's history. Monday,
Wednesday and Thursday, June q, and Q,
will be special days. The celebration will
close with grand masked carnival on Satur-
day night, June l2.
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Insure your property from loss in the
Oldest and strongest cash companies; Phila.
Underwriters Insurance Co. Of North
America and Fire Association, Hartford
Fire ms. Co., American Fire Insurance Co
West Chester Fire Ins. Co., United Firemen's S
lns Co. l. l. WlLllAM7'
1913 s. Jardin ST., Shenandoah
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Anstrln MIIling to Intervene.

London, June 3.-The Vienna corre-
spondentof The Daily Mail says: Spain
has addressed another appeal to the
powers to intervene in the war; and
Austria is prepared to accede, but only
in conjunction with other powers"
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Mrs. Bridget Meuskey last night prose
cuted her husband, John, for assault and
battery She alleges that he knocked her
down, tore her clothes and threatened to kill
her Justice Shoemaker put the accused
under 500 hail
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Thrives on good food and sunshine, with
plenty of exercise in the open air. Her
form glows with health and her face blooms
with its beauty. If her system needs the
cleansing action of laxative remedy, she
uses the gentle and pleasant Syrup of Figs,
made by the Calilomia Fig Syrup Co. only.
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The State Ticket.

TIE result of the Republican con
venton, hello at Harrisburg yester
day, cannot be said to meet with the
approval of IA large number OF loyal
keBvbcans and yet the nomination
William A. Stone for Governor was
Lmitted even by his opponents pre-
BUS to the assembling of the con
intion. He was the choice Of
,nator Quay, without whose assist
ce the Congressman from ALE
.ny could not have been nom
ed
ecause the Senator from Beaver
+. pred Col Stones nomination is no
reason why he should not sue
GoXsguor Hastings. Senator
* much right to his per
1hce of candidates as any
49, Republican; besides, the uomi-
bee is II clean, able and honorable
nan. His record member of
Congress is above reproach, and as
the Chief Executive of this state he
wguld bring To that important posi-
l1nMmkments Of wise and con
we are still Of
oppressed in these col
m weeks ago that with
h the standard bearer II
y in the present campaign
probable, to say the least.
circumstances II - 80 "e
Senator Quay did not
\ Hil'' Mo"" piins
ton9' many ~ MS
tISeu ii'S' anu ','s
N'io" VI ,'''''S w.
'ouu'!' "o7e " iio
SshIP ol senator
fea'eh TO ieau " re-
tuohS as TO amount
flon, frankly ad-
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pennsylvania
q RAILROAD.
MAY %, 1893.
sCHUYKILL DIVISION.

MAY 2s 1898.
Trains will leave Shenandoah after the nDov6
date for Wiggans, Gilberton, FTaehvIlle, DEIh
Water, ST. Clair, Pottsville. Hamburg, Reading.
Pottstown, Phoenixville, Eorristown ard PS3.
R1elphia BRAD street station) at % and 10
a, m, 2 02 10 p. m. on week days. Sundays,
Trains leave Frackville for Shenandoah 81
SO, IL 46 a. m. and 8 46, 736 p. a. Sunday,
IL OF a. m. and 40 p. m.
Leave Pottsville for Shenandoah (via Fraek-
yillej TO- II 20 a. M, 20, 10 p. M. Sunday
10 80 a. m, 20 p. m.
Leave Philadelphia, BROAD street staton), for
Shenandoah mt 35 a. m, 10 p. m week days
Sundays leave at so and % a. NJ.
Leave Broad street station, Philadelphia, Tor
Branch, and intermediate stations, $40,
lila, a m, $50 and 400 p. m. week-days
Leave Broad Street Station. Philadelphia.
FOR NEW YORK.
Express, weekdays, 3 20, 400, 45O O5, 9 so,
~ 90 noon, y 85 LIMITED | 90 and % p. II.
Dining Cars, 40, 2 80 Dining Carr 20, so
90, 5 90, So Dining Carl, 9 90, 02, SO DIN
SO, 4o5, 45O los, 20, o SO, 10 2l, Dining
Carr, II 85 a. M, l2 85, ! o5 Dining Carr 80
Dining car 100 mited ss 7o3 22 Dning binTS GsT
Express for Boston without change, IL 90 m,
weekdays, and 4s p. M, daily.
WASHINGTON AND THE SOUTH.
For Baltimore and Washington, 8 so, 2 20, 32,
10 20, II %, a, M. l2 90, l2 81 Dining Carl 12
Dining Carl, 812, AL, 1928 Congress
sional Limited, Dining Carl, 6 II. 655 lDin-
ing Carl, 79l Dining Carl p. m, and n o.
night week days. Sundays, so, Z 20, 12, II 2s,
a. m, 1909, -. Dining Car 44l, $40 Con
Carl, 78l Dining Carl p. m and Y o5 night
For Baltimore, accommodation IL a m, OF
and OIL p m week days, Os and ii l6 m daily.
FOR ATL ANTIC CITY.
Leave Broad street station via Delaware rlveI
bridge-Express, 20 a m, 05 p. m. daily.
Leave Market Street Warf-Express, co. . 90
a n. 400 Saturdays only, 200, 4 90, 80, 8 90 p.
m. Sundays, s 90, 4 45, 0 co. o 40 "a. m (accom-
mediation 80 and 5 90 p. m.)
For Cape May, Anglesea, Wildwood and Holly
Bcach-EXpress 9 90 a m, 90 p m week days.
Sunda, 900 IN.
For Cape May only, 30 p m saturdays
For Sea Isle City, Ocean city, Avalon and
Stone HarbOr-EXpress, o 90 a. M, 10, y. m.
week days. Sundays, 90 a. m.
For Somers Point-EXpress, 90, o 90, a. M,
2 90, 90, 5 90, p. m. week days Sundays, . 40
a m and 40 p.
j. b. HUTCHINSON, }. X WOOD,
Genil Manager Gen'l Pass'g'r Agt
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cuBAS VICE PRESIDENT


IcllS OF tnC fiGNtluR strength OF tnO
Gnsurgcnt Army.
New York, June 3.-Domiugo Men
dez Capote. the vice president of the
Cuban republic. arrived i'm this city
yesterday. After going to a hotel.
where ne met General Palma. the head
Of the cuban iunta. he visited Cuban
HEADQUARTERS. where he met a number
of newsuaper reporters. with whom he
talked quite freely. Horalfo S. Reu-
bens. the counsel for the iunta. acting
as Interpreter lie said:
MY mission is not public one. All
public acts relative Go the situation be-
tween the United States and the Cuban
republic viii continue as heretofore to
be conducted by General Palma. / do
not come here TO NEGOTIATE any loan.
1 come To consult with General Palma
on a matter which does NOT concern in.
ternatioual questions of public interest.
l have no present intention of calling
upon President mckinley. although
probably shall make call upon him
before I return"
Questioned as TO the strength of the
Cuban army. MIR. Capota said.
mot cutlu ing those who have re-
Gently ioiraa his forces Garcia has
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The Richmonds, of this city, will face the
lady pitcher, Miss Lizzie Arlington, next
Saturday She will be supported by team
of semi-prolessionals.- iladelphia Record
In Lizzie Arlington our readers will recog
nize Miss Lizzie Stride, popular and ath-
letic young woman of Mahanoy City.
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To Cure Headache in IS Minutes.
Take Dr. Davis Headache. All druggistl


- Girardville Flag Raising.
This evening there will be flag raising
ceremonies of an imposing character corner
of Ogden and Line streets Girardville. Shen-
andoah will be well represented in the pro-
gram, which ha, been arranged as follows !:
Overture, Grant Band; remarks, Chairman c.
j. Seaman; prayer, Rev. L. c. Iwayer;
raising Of flag "Ihe Star Spauglod Banner
United Choir; recitation, "Our Banner"
Miss Mac u. Monaghan address, NJ. NJ.
Burke, Esq; music Grant Band recitation,
How We Kept the Day" Miss Elizabeth +.
Wagner; address, Rev. Joseph Mccullough /;
music, Grand Band "America,' United
Choir; address, Rev Jay Dickerson tableau,
by Young Ladies music Grant Band. The
members of the committee Of arrangements
are G. j. Seaman, James II. Cooper, Philip
Portner Frank Swoyer John Leibig and
Phil j. Connell.
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Fo.colIn,sOwners to Demnnd nnmnros

New York, June 3.-The owners of
the British steamship Foscolia, which
was sunk hy the United States cruiser
Columbia off Fire Island on Sunday
last viii soon present to the navy de-
pariment at Washington "A claim for
damages in the sum of about 5000 600.
1t is claimed that the evidence brought
out at the sessions of the naval board
pf inquiry went to show that the Co
hmbia was entirely to blame for the
Illision."
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The Cuban question and political issues
sink into insignihcance with the man who
suffers from piles. What he most desires, is
relief DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cures
piles. G. II. Hagenbuch.
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TRAINS FOR SHENANDOAH.
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION,

Leave Philadelphia Chestnut strees wRrf and
South street wharf for Atlantic City.
Netlsdays-ENpress, 9 90 m, IL 30 Sat
urdnys only, . 90, 1 90, I 30, 90 p. m. Accom-
mediation, 8 Is a. m, 10, 30 p. m. Sundays
Express, o., 90, 10 90 a. m. Acco N mediation,
6 10 i. to, l5 p.
Erturning leave Atlantic City depot, corner
Atlantic and Arkansas avenues.
Weekdays- Express, 90, 2 i5, 90 "a. m, 30,
30 .. m. Accommodation, 4 %, 05 a. III. Or
D. m.
Sundays-Express, 90, 5 30, s 90 p. M. Ac.
conmodatiou, 10 n. m, 10 p. m.
For Cape May and Ocean City, 10 n. m, ? 30,
10 p. m. Sundays-South street, 90, Chestnut
street, 10 am
For Sea Isle City, IS a IN, IS p m. Sundays
South street, 9 90, Chestnut street, 10 IA m.
PRTlor Cars on all express tTAinH.
For further information, apply to nearest
Philadelphia and Reading Railway ticket agent
or address
|. A. SwEIGARD, EDsoN j. WEEKS,
GenI Supt., Gen'l Pass'r Agt.,
Reading Terminal, Philadelphia.
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Only one remedy in Che world that will at
once stop tchiness of the skin in any part of
The body; Doans Ointment. At any drug
store, 50 cents.
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S. c. P. Jones, Mlesburg, Pa, writes 90.
have used Dewitt Little Early Risers ever
since they were introduced here and must
say | have never used any pills in my family
during forty years of house keeping that
gave such satisfactory results as laxative or
cathartic." G. II. Hagenbuch.
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Trains leave Shenandoah ~ follows:
For New York viz Philadelphia, week days,
Z 30 9 81 p. M, - p, 10 and 07 p.
For New York via Mauch CHUNK. week days,
30 o. M, IL p and 10 p. m.
For Reading and Philadelphia, week days,
For Pottsvile week days, 80, 81 a. M,
u 27, 10, 6 o. and 7 % p. m.
For Tamauua and MRhanoy City, week days.
80, 81 a. M, 70 p, 8 10 and OF y. m.
For Wiliamsport, Sunbury and Lewisburg,
week days, IL 80 n. M. IL p, 25 n. m
For MahanoS Plane, weekdays, z 30 "a, ii 30
q. M, II 27, 3 10, 6 T, Is, 80 p. m.
For Ashland and Shamo<in, week days, 3d.
II 30 a. M, - p, TO- 6 OF, z % and 55 p IN.
For Baltimore, Washington and the West via
B. Il o. r. r., through trains les'.l Reading
Terminal, Philadelphia. Up. Il r. r. at 20.
3 20, 90, IL % a. M, 46 and 7 q p. m. Ada
tional trains from Twenty-fourth and Chest
nut streets station, week days. 10 30 a. m. IL 20.
l2 IS 8 40 pm. Sundays, 35, 8 % p. m.
TRAINS FOR SHENANDOAH
Leave New York via Philadelphia, week
days - 10, 30, 90, II 30 a. M, and 40, 4 3d.
90 pm.
Leave New York via Mauch Chunk, week
days, 4 80, 0 10 Il. m. 30 d. m.
Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal, week
days, 10, 3 go, 10 81 a. m. and 36, C6 p. m
Leave Reading, week days, 90, 00S, a, m.
IL 10, II. 90 p. m.
Leave Pottsville week days, 7IO, 7 40 a. M.
l2 30 10, 6 10 and 30 p. m.
Leave ramaqua, week days, 8 86, u 20 a. M,
40, 5 SO, 20 p.
Leave Mahauoy City, week days II AZ
a. m, 2 %, 5 II, 2i, z a p. m
Leave Mahanoy Plane, week days, %,
Leave Wlliamsport, week days, AZ, 10 % n.
M, - 81 and 90 y. m.
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Ask your grocer for the Royal Patent
nour, and take no other brand. Ii is the best
hOur made.
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Can't be perfect health without pure blood.
Burlock Blood Bitters makes pure blood.
Tones and invigoratcs the whole system.
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PlTHY POINTS.


Happenings Throughout the Country
Uhrouicled Tor Hasiy Perusal.
More railroad crews were removed from
Shamokin to namaQua.
Buffalo Bill, show appears here ON the 2lst
inst.
a Mahauoy City man has chaiuless
bicycle.
A bicycle meet will be held at Hazlcton
July 1.
The dedication services Of the new Re
formed church at Tower City will be held to-
morrow and Sunday.
The new steel bridge over the Suesque-
hanna river at Catawissa was formally opened
on Tuesday. Thousands Of people were
gathered TO witness the ceremony.
The bodies of the unfortunate miners who
were drowned in the Kaskawilliam mines
have not been recovered
Frank Sewers has ON exhibition at his
place of business, in Tamaqua, lO.nch
piece of cable which was severed from the
Santiago and Jamaica cable on the 18th of
May, by the crew of the scouting vessel st.
Louis.
The following deeds were recorded Per-
cival Zimmerman, ct ux., to John thinner
man, premises in Pottsylle. Cbas Gilfert
ct ux., to Salie X. Glassmirc, promises in
Iamaqua.
Letters testamentary were granted to
Tlghman Wehr ON the estate Of Hannah
Wehr, late Of West Penn deceased also to
Anna Katharine PfeGcr, ON the estate of
Oswald piclcr, late of Kline township, de-
ceased.
The clerks at the court house yesterday re-
coiyed their pay.
Grgduatiug exercises will be held at Tre-
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EmcrgencN M I'm rromnttN rn.scd I

Washington June 3.-The house prac-
tically withou. debate passed yesterday
the urgency deficiency bill providing
for emergency expenses of the army
ana navy departments incident to the
war. 1t was based upon estimates re-
ceived recently from the departments
ana carries items contemplated in the
Philippine expedition and the early
movement upon Cuba.
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The great Welsh Bros. shows began the
inaugural performances of their annual
Harrisburg engagement yesterday afternoon
aud evening, At the afternoon exhibition a
good sized crowd was in attendance, and at
night the tent was crowded to its utmost
capacity. Many new feature acts are pre-
scnted in this seasons program and the per
formauce in its entirety surpasses anything
the Welsh Bros. have heretofore exhibited in
this city. From the opening display to the
concluding number there is continual feast
of good things Among the bright particular
star acts are Mile Amy and Harry La Van,
who appear in thrilling aud novel aerial
act, which is elegantly costumed and skill
fully executed. he Vino and Booth in con-
tortionistic and cquilihristic lcats are both
remarkable and adept performers jenkins
and Lowrey kept the audience in continual
uproar by their funny clown antics. The
show will exhibit in Shenandoah June 9Th
and 9TH, near the Reading passenger station
10 cents admits you to all.
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Window shades fDsin 10 cents and upward.
Estimates given oB'large shades. #. j. Portz.
81 North Main stNet. If
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zone Minute Cough Cure is the best pre-
paration have ever sold or used and can't
say too much in its praisc"-L. NJ Kenuon,
Merchant Odell. Ga. c. II. lIagenhuch.
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MMES. JOHN WALLET, OF Jefferson,
IVA Wis, than whom mono is more highly
I" - esteemed or widely known, writes.
"In 1890 had a severe attack of LaGIippo
and at the end of four months, in spite ofall
physicians, friends and good nursing could
do, my lungs heart and nervous system woro
so completely wrecked, my life was de-
SPARED Of my friends giving me up, could
only sleep by the use OF opiates. Ny lungs
and heart panied me terribly and my cough
was most aggravating. l could not lie in
one position but a short time and not on my
left side at all. My husband brought me
DR.. Niles Nervine and Heart Cure and be-
gan taling them. When had taken half
bottle OF each was much better and contin.
uing pcrsstently took about dozen bot
ties and was completelY restored TO Lnalth to
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he passing of cloudy sullen
Weather has become reason
'and seasouable. The air in the
ly morning is a tonic for tired
rves, and stroll after sunset is
|vereign remedy for the blues. The
hbit of taking insufficient exercise
Ike all other bad habits, can only be
brown off by an effort of will, and
- is good time to emancipate
)Lurself There is no medicine at
'nce so potent and SO pleasant as
lure air This is the best season to
out DOORS before the summer
las becQme too intense.
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the surprise of all"
DR., Miles Remedies
are sold by all drug
gist5 under a positive
guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money re-
funLad. Book on dis
eases Of the heart and
nerves free, Address,
Dir. MILES MEDICAL
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ETRY: First. Last and Forever.

MsYdrid statesmen who
\ y permit their government
II iprivateeriug are hoistiug
Aaldistress. They are con.
their pretended conf
n9eir couutry's ability to
u Porto Rico and to re
philippines is blum.
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Headache Quickly Cured.
Dr. Davis Anti-H Headache never fails, Csc
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Coming Events.
ARE you GOING SOUTH

le Entertainment and ice cream
al in the p. NJ. church.
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Mothers lose their dread for that terrible
summer when they have DR.. Fowler,
Extract of Wild Strawberry in the house.
Natures specific for bowel complaints of
,,.nr,y cprt
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Buy Keystonehour. Be sure that tho name
LEssIG & BAER, Ashland, Pa, is printed on
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Philadelphia &
Readinc Pai'waY
IN EFFECT MAY 2sth, 1898.

49, "-,i- No Smcka
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ITS IRREGULARITIES.
The Holy Land contributes its share toward
the population OF the metropolis and about four
thousand dusky men and women Who were born
near Mount Lebanon make up the Syrian colony
which is confined for the most part TO Washing.
ton-st.
II these people lived on the FAR East side a,
had their shops In Essex or R.yngton ST.. they
would be looked upon as Jews, and entertain.
ment would probably be- denied any one OF these
Syrians at those places where Hebrews are no,
wanted" But despite their semitic features he
Syr,ans all dcvout Christians; they IRE s,ric,
Sabbatarians and, according to rromner,
member Of the colony. they are real Christians
and not followers Of Christ in name only"
An estimate by member Of the colony show,
that the Syrans are divided as % their church
as follows: About 80 per cent are Greek orthO.
dox, 30 per cent Maronitcs - per cent are
Greek Catholics and 10 per cent have dritei
away from the Syrian churchcs and now attend
services in the Protestant chapel5 near the Sy.
rian colony.
Like all Oriental people the Syrians have thu
spirit OF trade we'll developed. and nearly all the
members OF the small community are either
shopkeepers or pcders. although there are
few small manufacturers ~ fancy goods, but.
tons and embroidered ornaments. There are
few large merchants in the colony Who import
large quantities Of goods from the orient and
from Europe and sell them 70 dealers here and
in South America. They learn t. speak the
English language in short time. bat they use
Arabic In their intercourse with members II the
colony. and their signs over the shop doors are
covered with great sprawling marks which re-
semble a cross between the characters " the
Chinese and Hebrew.
The Syrians have 4 sem-weekly newspaper
known as the "Kawkab America which IS sent
to all parts OF the world from New-York ls
editor n j. Arbecy who is Inspector ot In
migration and has served ~ United states Con-
sui to Jerusalem, said;
"'Kawkab America is now the source oil in'
formation for all people who can read the Arabic
language, and the Arabic paper published IN
New-York has the largest circulation of any
similar sheet in the world
The paper has four pages If six columns each
and twelve hundred characters are required to
print it. These characters represent letters
words. syllabes and Sentences and the matter
is so thoroughly condensed mat IL "oNi re-
ouire four columns to reproduce In English one
column OF Arabic.
The place Of worship Of the Greek orthodox
Syrians is over a store NJ. - Westinghouse
A steep stairway leads to the room which CORE
spends in size with the store below and is d.
vided into two parts. the larger part being the
auditorium and the small part at the rear being
reserved for the priest and his assistants. The
partition separating the sanctum from the man