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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-09-30
Texas Notes.

Gov. Sayers opened the State
Fair at Dallas Saturday
: The records of the state peniten-
tiary show fifteen convicts killed
while trying to escape, during
Savers administration, which is
less than for several preceding adj
ministrations. Under Culberson, the
number was 81, under Hogg 30, and
under Ross 80 20.
Boil weeyil has greatly reduced
the cotton crop in any sections.
Gov. sayers viii II sstigate the
action OF the board in dEwissing a
number of veterans from The Con-
federate Home.
State Treasurer Robbins report
shows a considerable increase in
the amount Of money received and
disbursed this year, compared with
last year
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-09-30

If every SOLDERING woman
has the same experience with
Wine Of Cardui that / had,
your medicine will be most
popular. About a year ago
! began to have a worn oct
tired feeling with lassitude,
pains In the back and head
which kept increasing every
month. l felt that ! needed
something. bot to get the
right medicine was the trou-
BE. I finaffv decid,d on
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-09-30
Alcohol and Whiskey
FOR SALE.

FUh CAIIE.
Alcohol of superior quality at 80
cents litre, or $103 gallon.
Whiskey at 40 cents litre, or
$50 a gallon.
Distilled at the San Vieenteplan-
tation.
For sale at the Northwest correr
of 4th. and Morelos streets, one
block east of custom house in
MATAMOROS, MEXICO.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-09-30

Mocha and Java coffee at Layton
& Haley's.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-09-30
ABOUT TOWN

Adios, Septiembre.
And still more rain.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-10-16
A Bitter Fight Now on,

When the bill in equity to test the
constitutionality of the new mine in
spector law is argued before the North
cumberland county court on the 22nd
inst, an unusual array of legal talent
will present hotE sides.
Mine Inspector Edward Brennan, of
Shamokin, filed the bill, the object of
which is to declare the new law un-
constitutional. He has retained At
torneys James Scarlet, of Danville,
and James McDevitt, of Sunbury, to
look after his interest, while Candidate
James Tinley, of Mt. Carmel, has in
conjunction with the sheriff and coun-
ty commissioners, secured Attorneys
W. II. NJ Dram, of Shamokin, and
H. S. Knight, of Sunbury, TO fight their
side. The Republican organization of
Schuylkill county has retained ex-
Judge r. H. Koch, of Pottsville, and
McHenry Wilhelm, of Ashland, to rep
resent that county at the test case.
If the court hands down an opinion
declaring the law unconstitutional,a au
appeal will likely be taken to the
supreme court and thus the candidates S
name will appear on the Republican
ticket on election day.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-10-16
Turn a Deaf Ear To TramnS,

There is scarcely a day but the
freight trains on one or other of the
railroads leading to town bring in a
gang of hobos, in addition to which
there is generally one or more i'll the
guise of an umbrella mender doing the
town. According TO Danville's ex-
perience during the last few months
there are very few good tramps.
Our police go on the principle that
they all need watching and that they
have made it very hot for the will
ies'' all will agree. We need to look
back over period of only a few
months to note a number of important
arrests by our officers in which the
! tramps turned out to be accomplished
thieves and desperadoes Including
the hobo arrested by Chief Mincemoy-
er for stealing a clock i'll Catawissa
and the three others. Mccoy, Rogers
and Wilson, sente1ced at last court
for burglarizing a freight car, our
officers have put four bad men behind
the bars to say nothing of the arrest
they made Monday night, which bids
fair to rid society for time at least
of three others who plotted to rob
citizen upon the street and would have
added murder had the occasion re-
quired it.
1t is by no means assuring to reflect
upon the peril that a citizen may be
exposed TO in the early hours of
the night upon principal street. If
thus far there has been no doubt as TO
who the offenders were in the overt
acts committed, then the remedy ought
to be plain: make war on the tramps.
1t is true that the police show tine
latter little mercy, but ii feared they
find too much encouragement from
sympathetic housewives who listen TO
their glibly told tales of want and mis-
fortune and thus unwittingly furnish
food to the very persons who are plot
ting robbery and other deeds of viol
ence. The arrest of May, Monday
night, as one of the highwaymen who
was doing the town the day previous
with his hand tied up in bandages
ought to serve as a good object lesson.
Quite number of persons who had
given the fellow dimes and nickels
were very much chagrined yesterday
they found how they had been duped.
There is but one safe rule TO follow
and that is to turn deaf ear to every
person in the guise of a tramp. They
have no right i'll the borough. They
are obnoxious to the police and it is u
poor way to assist the latter in doing
their duty by feeding and sheltering
the very ones they are pursuing.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-10-16
Passenger Car Was Stoned.

Samuel MowreI of this city may be
put down for one who does not believe
that all the thrilling stories told in
connection with the miners strike is
merely newspaper talk. He return
ed from trip to Buffalo yesterday.
On his outward trip Sunday evening
an incident occurred which convinced
him that there are safer places than
the coal regions just now.
The train was running along at the
usual rate of speed between Kingston
and Wyoming. A gentleman in the car
was inveighing against the newspapers
for what he termed their misrepresent-
ations i'll dealing with the strike.
why" said he, "there is no disord-
er here, and there hasn't been any :;
its all newspaper talk A person is
just as safe here as in your country
outside the strike region.
The words were hardly uttered be-
fore a stone came crashing in through
a window a few seats ahead and struck
heavily against the opposite side of
the car. The shattered glass rained
down upon the floor, while the stone,
which weighed over seven pounds, al
most grazed little boy reclining on
the seat. Mr.. Mowrer says the episode
was about as thrilling, or little more
so, than anything he has seen on print.
The passengers were terrified and ex-
pecting fresh assault tried to shield
themselves in the aisle several getting
down upon the floor.
Before the excitement subsidized the
train stopped at station, when it
was learned that another stone sim
liar i'll size had been hurled in through
the window of the smoking car. The
man, however, who didn't like the
newspapers had disappeared.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-10-16
ARRANGING FOR
COUNTY INSTITUTE

County superintendent @. W. Derr
was in town Monday completing ar
rangements for the county institute,
which will be held in the High school
building here the first week in Decem-
ber. Although the program is not
fully arranged, yet Mr. Derr's plans
have progressed far enough to insure
our county first class teachers in
stitute.
a most excellent corps of instructors
have been secured for the day sessions
while the night lectures to be held in
the Opera House will bring to our
town an array of most distinguished
talent. Ihese night lectures, which
have been almost wholly lacking dur
ing recent years, is feature of the
county institute that will be most
highly priced not only by the teachers
but by citizens of the county in gen
eral. A decade ago the institute lee
lures were one of the great features of
the season and there were few of the
speakers who were not greeted with
packed houses.
superintendent Derr informs us that
he has engaged for the institute this
year such instructors as State Super
intendent Stetson, of Maine, COurson,
of Ohio, Professor Dietrich, of Millers-
vile State Normal School; William
G. Johnston, Esq. former county Sup
erintendent of Columbia county Pro-
fessor Harman, Superintendent of
Schools, at Hazleton Prof Albert and
DR.. Aldinger, of the State Normal
School at Bloomsbury.
For the night entertainments tho
dates will be filled as follows: Mon
day night, Rogers -Grilley Concert
company Tuesday night, DR.. Fox Ga
lecture); Wednesday night, Prof
John B. DeMotte (lecture) Thursday
night, Muro, the Magician
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-10-16
Recall of the Troops,
support

Troops will be withdrawn from the
mining regions as soon as terms for
settling the strike are accepted, or as
soon as Governor Stone is satisfied the
presence of the soldiers is no longer
necessary to maintain order and protect
life and property.
The Governor is anxious to recall
the military as soon as possible, on
account of the enormous expense to
the state of keeping the men on duty.
He hopes to have all of them home
before election day, to avoid the ad-
ditiOnal expense of paying commits
sioners to take the vote of the soldiers
in the field and bring the returns to
Harrisburg.
The Third Brigade, a portion of
which has been Oh duty since the lat
ter part of July, will probably be or
dered home before the First and Second
Brigades, which have not yet been in
the field one week. 1t is not likely
that all the troops will be withdrawn
at one time. The movement will be
by regiments, and may cover week
or ten days from the time of beginn-
ING
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-10-16
DR.. c. IL. REYNOLDS,
DENTIST -
Office, Opposite Boston Store, Danville, Pa.
Dentistry in all ts branches. Charges
Moderate and all work Guaranteed.
Established 1892.

The Republicans of Mon
tour county have presented
for your approval for District
Attorney Ralph Kisner, who
is one of the younger me1l-
bers of the Bar of this county
and who is rapidly building
up a lucrative practice. He
is a gentleman with all that
term implies, courteous and
affable and above all honest
which means and should
mean much in an official,
who has in a measure control
of your life and liberty.
This is no political office.
A Democrat cannot be ac-
cused for being the less a
Democrat for voting for
Ralph Kisner for District
Attorney.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-10-16
South Danville Has a Runaway.

A runaway at South Danville caused
some excitement Friday night. Ella
Woodruff was engaged in hauling
gravel from Blue Hill for the purpose
of filling up the street in front of Ru
fus Vastine's store. He was in the act
of reloading when with the very first
shovelful thrown on the wagon a
small stone struck the horse, which
caused him to take fright and start to
run.
Mr. Woodruff made dash for the
horse but was only able to catch the
rear part of the wagon. With some
difficulty he succeeded in swinging
himself on board. He was, however,
no better off than before, as the lines
were coiled up on the names and he
had no way whatever of controlling
the frightened horse. AS result he
took one of the fastest rides to town
that he ever experienced in his life and
had enough to do to hold on while the
wagon jolted over the uneven road.
AS the horse came galloping into
South Danville Mr.. Woodruff called
aloud to everyone he saw, asking them
to stop the horse. There was no one,
however, who cared to attempt it and
the animal ran to his stable where he
was caught. There was no damage
done beyond bad fright sustained by
the driver.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-10-16
Hunters Had Good Luck.

The hunting season yesterday opened
very auspiciously. Game is pronounc-
ed as fairly abundant, quail probably
being the most plentiful. No less than
four wild turkeys were brought to
town, which would show that there
is no scarcity of these highly priced
game fowls.
A number of our local sportsmen
were among those who tried their luck
on the first day. Among those especial
" successful were John Marshall, Dan
Ross, William Quinn and Jack Buck
ley, each of whom had wild turkey
to his credit John Bates bagged four
grey squirrels and one pheasant. David
and Thomas Evans were also out and
brought back nice lot of game.
John Haney, l.. G. Dietz, f. l..
Cochell and W. I Speicer, of this city,
were cunning at Cameron yesterday
and baggcd twenty-thTee quail.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-10-16
DEATH CAME
WITHOUT WARNING

Sarah, the wife Of Edward Hallman,
Bloom street, died very suddenly Sat
urday evening last. The sad death oc-
CURED under very unusual circum-
stances.
During the evening Mrs. Hallman
felt as well as usual. Shortly before s
O'Clock she accompani led her husband
to the Opera House to see the play.
When half way down Bloom street she
began to feel slightly i'll the feeling
passed off, however, and she continued
her way, reaching the Opera House
without any difficulty except that she
experienced unusual fatigue in as
cending the stnns NJ. .sAa 1I-s.
mailman took seats in the front row
of the dress circle at the left of the
parquette. About 10 minutes before s
O'Clock, shortly after taking her seat,
Mrs. Hallman suddenly expired. Her
head was observed to fall backward
and this was the first intimation that
her husband had that anything was
wrong. A deadly pallor spread over
her face, yet the general impression
was that she had merely tainted. She
was carried out of the auditorium into
the pgrlor Of the Penn Social Club on
the same floor of the Opera House
block. She was tenderly placed upon
a couch and a messenger dispatched
for DR.. E. A. Curry All the evil
dences Of death were present and when
DR.. Curry arrived he pronounced the
woman dead.
Mrs. Hallman had been afflicted
with heart trouble for some time and
this it seems was the cause of death.
She was at no time considered critical
and although she occasionally had bad
spells, for long intervals she enjoyed
seemingly good health.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-10-16
AFFECTED BY
COAL STRIKE

The Danville Stove and Manufacture
ing Company is again operating its
plaut and it is expected that sufficient
| coal and coke will be received during
the next few days to keep the works
going. Fuel has been ordered and is
on the way to this city, but the cause
of the delay cannot be ascertaincd
Congestion of traffic from the western
part of the state is supposed to be the
reason for the failure of the long ex-
pected cars to arrive.
at the Reading Iron Works there is
sufficient supply of soft coal on hand
for immediate needs, but it will soon
be used up. The mills will be able to
finish tho week and BY that time more
coal is due here. The skelp mill is
shut down for this week, but it will
probably resume on Monday.
The shut down at the Danville Roll
ing Mill is indefinite as it is impossi-
BILE to get enough coal to keep the
place running. The firm has decided
to remain closed until the end of the
anthracite strike brings the bituminous
situation to its normal state. There
was a rumor current that the mill
would not resume, but this is denied.
A member of the firm was seen yester-
day afternoon by representative of
this paper and made this statement g
1--WE are cleaning up the mill, and
expect to start just as soon as the soft
coal market becomes settled We have
had coal ordered but were unable to
get enough stock on hand to insure
steady work. 1t may be thirty days
and it may be several months, but just
rs soon as we can get assurances of a
fuel supply we intend running"
Danville is not the only place where
the industries are affected by the de-
mand for bituminous coal and coke.
In many other cities conditions are
more favorable than here. There
seems to be plenty of soft coal in
transit, but the demand far exceeds
the supply. A settlement of the an
thracite strike would soon relieve the
situation and allow all the manufact-
ories to operate without interruption.
One of the largest steel plants in the
United States and one which contracts
annually for large quantities of soft
coal and coke is running from hand
to mouth" to quote the words of one
of the officials to a friend in. this city.
The hope of the manufacturers and of
their employees is that the anthracite
settlement will be brought about in a
few days.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-10-16
SOLVES THE
FUEL PROBLEM

At a meeting of the school board
Monday night the subject of fuel came
infor full share of discussion as one of
the matters of paramount Importance.
1t developed that there is any amount
of cord wood, first class i'll quantity,
within radius of few mi les of town
and that there is no scarcity of per-
sons dealing IN the commodity who are
anxious TO bid for the contract of fur
nishing the school district with wood.
Wood in abundance was offered at So
per load, or at 8 cents per cwt., cut
feet long or at IL cents per cwt., 3
feet long. There was one offer to fur
nish wood at So 90 per load.
On motion it was ordered that wood
in such Quantities as needed be pur
chased of William Quigg at 8 and II
cents per cwt.
Mr. Keefer reported that there are
some thirty tons IF coal in the Second
Ward building and considerable
quantity also in the Fourth Ward
building carried over from last year.
On motion of Mr.. Kecfer it was order
ed that these supplies be drawn upon
as soon as the weather becomes cold, for
general use in tho borough schools. This
coal together with the wood ordere,
gives the district a fuel supply, which
will carry our schools along until near
ly the holidays, when it is pretty safe
to predict the miners strike will be
settled.
Truant Officer Young presented his
report for the first six weeks of school.
He said there was a great deal of sick
ness among the pupils, there being
fifty-ono on the sick list. Four were
detained at home for the want Of pro-
per clothing, which through the efforts
of the Ladies' Aid Society have since
been supplied. He reported thirteen
cases of truancy, which he succeeded
in getting back into school. Ten pupils
were detained at home through the
effects of vaccination.
The board was very favorably i'm
pressed with the truant officers report
and expressed their appreciation of
his services in very tlattering terms.
The following bills were approved
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-10-16
Presented With a Picture.

On Saturday evening Otto ]. Welp,
a member of the Philadelphia Fire
Department, was presented with cray
on picture, containing the portraits
of Fire Chief James Freeze, former
Fire Chief David Williams, John
Freeze and Seth Freeze, alvin uni
forms of firemen. The presentation
was made at the home of Chief Freeze
the address being made by Ralph
Kisner, Esq. The gift is highly
priced by Mr.. Welp. He stopped off III
this city on his way home from the
tiremen's convention at Bradford and
left Sunday night for Philadelphia.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-10-16
County Committee Held a Meeting.


A meeting Of the Republican com
mittee of Montour county was held
Monday at the Montour House, mt
which county chairman w. l.. Gouger
presided. The meeting was devoted TO
discussion of the campaign and the
assurances for good vote were given
by all the district representatives. The
meeting was attended by the follow
ing committeeman
Danville, First Wards. a. Nc
Coy, f. G. Schoch.
Danville, Second Ward-Thomas w.
Bedea, Harry Woodside.
Danville Third Ward-D. A. Mont
gomery, D. @. Jones.
Danville, Fourth Ward-Thomas
Kear, Alexander Foster
Mahoning township-M. l.. Bloom,
Edward WeItman.
Cooper township-Clarence Rishel,
Benjamin Kashner.
Valley township-William Churm,
Frank Hendricks.
West Hemlock township-Matthew
Maus, William Gething.
Liberty township-W. j. Ford,
Charles Stahl.
Mayberry township-William E.
Bird, J. w. Gearhart.
Limestone township-Charles Lein-
bach, William Enterline.
Washingtonville - Charles Moser,
William Robinson.
Derry township-C. Z. Maurer,
Grant Roat
Anthony township-Alfred Snyder,
Peter Rishel.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-10-16
The Work of Improving BEGUN.

The work of improving the First
Baptist church was begun yesterday,
under the supervision of Levi Sechler.
The pulpit has been taken down and
the gallery is also being removed. The
chestnut pews will be replaced by wal
nut ones, arranged in semicircle. The
platform for the choir will be placed
at the same height as the pulpit. In
addition to these alterations there is
to be q new metallic ceiling and MEM
orial windows of stained glass. The
work will not be finished until about
the first of the year and until that time
the church services will be held in the
Sunday School room on the first floor.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-10-16
CONDENSED NEWS.

A total eclipse of the moon tonight.
The plasterers have completed work
on the dwelling of Edward German,
East Market street. The house will be
ready for occupancy before the holi-
days.
A total eclipse of the moon will oc-
cur on the night of October 10th and
18th aud will be visible over North
America. While the phenomenon is
not an unusual one, 1T is an interesting
sight, as the earth throws its shad-
ows over the Queen of Nights III way
that seems almost uncanny.
Apples are plentiful and cheap.
The practice of burning leaves about
town is attended with some danger
and care should be taken to prevent
fire from communicating to fences or
outbuildings.
The ice man seems a little out of
joint these mornings.
King Coal is not the jolly old soul
which he has been represented by the
rhymster at all. He is i'll fact a very
uncertain tyrant at the present time.
A handsome brass pulpit will soon
be presented to Christ Episcopal
Church in memory of the late Rev.
Edwin N. Lighrner. Rev Lightner
was rector of Christ Church from 1865
until 1870
The membership cf the Danville
Lodge of Elks is increasing rapidly.
Sunday was the close of the fifth
month of the anthracite strike.
The late fall flowers known as chrys-
anthemums will be as much the rage
this season as they ever were.
The approach of winter will give
less concern to the public now that the
strike will soon be settled.
Mrs. +. j. Leniger, mother of Drug
gists o. NJ. and A. J. Leniger, who
was taken very i'll, yesterday morning,
had improved very much, last even
ing.
James Mallen, Jr. who recently un-
derwent an operation for Appendicitis,
has left st. Joseph's hospital, Phila-
delphia, and Is now at his home i'll
that city He is rapidly conyalescing
and his entire recovery is expected
within few weeks.
The United Telephone and Telegraph
Company now has connections with
Wilkesbarre, Scranton, Allentown,
Reading and PottstOwu These CON
nections will give the patrons of that
company a much improved service and
forms another link in their system
which is rapidly girding the state.
Mr.. Plaster of Paris, as presented
by Mr. f. j. Carpenter company of
comedians, who number among their
ranks some of tue best exponents OF
farce comedy i'll the country. will be
presented at the Opera House on Sat.
urday evening, October IS.
Old King Coal has been a bilious
old soul lately, but he might just as
we'll make up his mind to look pleas
ant.
John Coleman, of this city, was in
jured Sunday i'll wreck on the Penn
sylvania railroad near Altoona An
east bound express train ran into a
freight wreck. The injuries of Mr.
Coleman are not serious.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-10-16
Birthday of Rev, H, G. Harman.

Rev. Harry Curtin Harman, pastor
of St. Paul's NJ. E. church, was forty
years old Tuesday. 1t was not until
late in the afternoon that the members
of his church learned of the great day
but they hurriedly got together and
went to the residence of Mr.. Harman
last evening and gave him surprise
party. The affair was impromptu, but
there were many friends of the popu
lar pastor on hand to wish him happy
returns of the day and extend congrat-
ulations. The evening was pleasantly
spent and a collation. was served.