The Somerset Herald. EDWARD 8CCXL, Editor and Proprietor. WEDNESDAY. .... May 1,18S. Is a three days sale of fine Jersey cattle held in New York last week, one hundred and seventy-one ani mals were disposed of; aggregating the ownere SS3.930. The tariff question will be a dis tinct and well defined issue in the next Presidential contest. The "tariff for revenue only" men may just as well begin now to prepare for the Etorm. The Prohibition State Convention will meet in Pittsburg on the 29th of this month to nominate candi dates for State offices, and for the transaction of other business that may be brought before the Conven tion. Notwithstanding the cold winter and the late and severe spring, there was laid down in the United States fourteen hundred and fifty miles of new Railroad track in the months of January, February, March and April of this year. The State Senate on Thursday last, passed a bill which very sensi bly gives women who are separated from their husbands the right to sell and convey their real estate without any interference from the scalawags who don't support them. We observe that the Democratic journals are counting largely on the Independent Senators to help them reject the Republican Congressional and Legislative apportionment bills. We shall soon see what foundation there is for this hope. The Moyerxlale Commercial, the Indepen dent oiyan of Somerset county, in still for war. We thought with the larpe outlay it maile last tall, and the Email returns it had on its investment, some evidence of return ing nene would I vioible in its jiolicy berc-afu-r. dtmtUmnHmrg Ufjoaitory. The Commercial man should read and attentively study the fable of the frog that tried to swell to the size of an ox, and met with a disaster. The progress of the manipulation of our war debt by the national gov ernment under the auspices of the Republican party is best seen by the fact that the annual interest, which was $100,000,000 when the work of reduction began, has now fallen to $."3,0:X),0(X) per annum. If Congress had only let alone the tax on tobacco, our National debt would soon have been chewed and 6moked out. Since the internal rev enue laws went into effect, the total tax paid on tobacco up to May 1st, when the reduction took effect, amounted to about $025,000,000., There is a bill before the Legisla ture to provide for the punishment of persons guilty of selling by light weight or false measure. If this bill is made applicable to the members of the present House, what a fearful accounting there will be for the men tally light weight and false measure fellows, who imposed n the people at the last election. The Senate has passed a bill pro hibiting the manufacture of infernal machines. What a relief it must be to Charley Wolfe, Col. McClure, C. Emory Smith, Wharton Barker and their colleagues, the manufacturers of the infernal "machine," that scared the Independents so horribly last campaign, to know that ex post facto laws cannot be passed. The Reading Railroad has secur ed a lease of the New Jersey Central road for a term of nine hundred and ninety-nine years. This secures the Reading a line into New York, and is a most importantstep towards the building of the Harrisburg and West ern through this county to Pittsburg, thus making the Reading a trunk line from New York to the West Jay Gould has sold the New York Daily World newspaper to Mr. Pul itzer, of St Louis. The World has been the leading Democratic free trade paper in New York, but its new editor announces that it will hereafter advocate protection. This is an important indication that the Democratic leaders see tliat the struggle between free trade and pro tection will be the leading issue in the coming Presidential campaign, and they are hurrying to get in out of the storm. There in a man in this county who had a chicken that had two heads, four eyea, four feet and four wings. On one occasion the Lead disagreed, one wanted to go through one crack of the fence and the other another, which caused it to fasten itself and die. WriykluMe lirconL It looks as if the end of the Bcc rT chickens was typical of the fate of the double-headed Democratic Independent roosters, that so; cheerfully illustrated the columns of I most of the Democratic journals last falL In trying to creep through the reform crack of the fence, the heads have disagreed and the fowl it fast tcned and slowly but surely dying, -senator ittNKUNG is a man who entertains convictions and has the courage to arow them. In speech lately made in New York, he makes some allusions to the Chicago Convention that has nearly thrown the "leading journals' of New York and Philadelphia into hysterica. What right pray, had Mr. Conkling to expreas his personal views, if they cicered irom those of the eminent journalists who aspire to control public opinion ? No one but a "boss" dare have opinions of their own, and therefore . these guardians of the dear people fear thct Conkling will again be a "boss." Rest perturbed spirit, rest! The Philadelphia Record does not take kindly to prohibition, and dis courses as follows in regard to the vote in the Senate on that subject : The names of Senators Arnholt Lantz, Henninger, Hess, Keefer, My lin, Shearer, Stehman, Vandergrift and Upperman, recorded against prohibition on Thursday, indicate the sturdy "Pennsylvania Dutch" stock whence they have Bprung. While demanding the largest person al liberty for themselves, the Penn sylvania Dutch never seek to im pose foolish and absurd restraints upon others. The Prohibitionists, in their obstinacy, do not see that the Pennsylvania Dutch constitute the political rock on which they will wreck in the attempt to push their amendment through this State. As investigation by a Massachu setts journalist among the Adventist followers of Freeman, who a few years ago killed his child in the be lief that she would be miraculously restored to life, has disproved if disproof were needed the apothegm of Tom. Moore, that "Faith fanatic faith once wedded fast To some dear idol bogs it to the last" For in the place of the unreason ing belief of these people, who justi fied and applauded the awful crime of Freeman, believing it would re sult in the verification of their doc trines, has come a revulsion to the other extreme of atheism. Scarcely one of this band of fanatics who were looking for a "nineteenth cen tury Christ," now hold to any of the doctrines of Christianity. During the last political campaign the "Independents" were constantly declaring "We must have reform by beating the Stalwarts how, and the party will be all the stronger and more united for the Presidential campaign in 1S84." Well, they de feated Beayer, elected Pattison and got Reform, and now, when we are about forming the lines for the bat tie of this fall, preparatory for the great campaign of next year, we find these same Independent leaders de claring, aa they did last year, that they will help restore the Republi can party to power provided it can be done without requiring them to surrender any of their peculiar views, or in other words, unless allowed to "boss" the party, they will not unite. Republicans who were misled by the Independent movement into helping defeat their party last year, should ponder these facts. . Judge Livingston, of Lancaster county, like the caliphs of ancient Bagdad, has been taking quiet walks around the city to see how the parties he had granted licenses to were observing the law. Becoming convinced that a number of them were selling liquors on Sunday, and to persons "affected with or by in toxicating drinks," he took occasion on Saturday to tell the attorneys, to instruct their clients, that hereafter all applicants for renewals of license who are suspected of having violated the law in the manner named, would be compelled to furnish an affidavit not only that they had "kept their bar and place of busi ness closed on each Sabbath day, and had not sold liquors to persons affected with or by intoxicating drinks" during the year past but that they would not do so for the year to come. The temperance peo ple of the State will watch the ex periment with great interest, to ob serve if a well enforced license law is really as beneficial as its friends claim. ' Because of the howl raised by the Independent and Democratic press over the appointment by the new Civil Service Commission oj Mr. Keim, as Chief Examiner, that body has withdrawn the appointment and requested the President to commis sion another gentleman. The Com missioners have thus shown their immeasurable weakness and total unfitness for their positions. There was not a single valid charge urged against Keim, and if there was any good reason why he should not have been appointed, the Commissioners should have investigated and dis covered them before making the ap pointment; but having appointed him, he was entitled at least, io a fair trial to test his competency. Failing the courage to do this, the Commissioners ingloriously surren dered to mere newspaper clamor, and have thus proven that they are not fit to select an examiner, and have not the courage of their own convictions. If any one thing was expected of these gentlemen it Was nerve, and this they have shown they signally lack. ' An epidemic 01 strikes has appar ently set in with more than ordinary virulence. The result will be a vast amount of suffering for thousands of women and children, and idleness, loafing and intemperance among men, as well as a large addition to the army of tramps. The crushing reduction of the tariff on iron and steel, and the consequent attempt to reduce wages on the part of the man ufacturere, has added largely to the thousands of dissatisfied workmen ed wages. It does seem to us, that a calm, dispassionate conference be tween the employers and the em ployed ought, in most instances, bring about an understanding be tween them, and thus save touch suffering and loss to both parties. A compromiae most eventually come, and wise men will make it at once. Months of idleness, and bitter strife, and heavy losses will not make it a whit easier to bridge over the exist-' ing difference. If there is any effi cacy in Senator Wallace's Arbitra tion bill now a law this is the time to try it It is now evident that Mr. Chas. S. Wolfe is not prepared . to work any longer in Reform harness unless be is paid for it The ox that tread- eth ont the com most be allowed to browse as he treadeth. Eecord. Ws trust that the Republican State Convention, when it shall meet in July, may be able to find a pre siding officer who will have consist ency, manliness, and political fidel ity sufficient to carry him through the campaign in support of the nom inees over whose selection he shall preside. Lebanon Courier. The Boston Traveller publishes in terviews with five of the most prom inent Democrats of Massachusetts, and all are for "a tarriff for revenue only," and declared that the Demo cratic party now is, "as it has always been, opposed to a tarriff for protec tion." J udge Abbott said: -A tariff for revenue, and a tariff for revenue only." "F. W. Bird : Most decidedly I believe in making a tariff for reve nue only one of the plauks of the platform for 1884." Mayor Palmer, of Boston: The Democratic party will stand on its historic ground and demand a reform of the tariff." There are just enough Republican voters in Pennsylvania to form one victorious Republican party, and no more. Ninety-five per cent of those who call themselves Republicans vote for the candidates of their par ty. Five per cent Vote for the Dem ocratic candidates because Republi can leaders insist on organizing the party to keep the ninety-five per cent together, and threaten to re main bolters it the determination to organize is kept up. This means E lacing Pennsylvania in the list of emocraticStatessinlS84. It means picking the tariff to pieces until pro tection is destroyed, it means tne destruction of our now perfect sys tem of currency and a return to the old wildcat banking system. And it means paralysis of our national prosperity. Harrisburg J. aegrapn. Mr. Talmage is about right when he says the great want ot tne day is practical relirion a religion that will correctly label goods ; that will prevent a man telling you a watch was made in Geneva when it was made in Massachusetts; that will keep the ground glass and the sand out of sugar : that will sift out the Prussian blue from the tea leaves that will separate the one quart of water from the one honest drop ol cow's milk." He thinks practical relirion will remedy all this, cast out hypocrisy, unset shoddy, and make decency, honesty, and truth dominant He is certain it wil come down with a heavy nana on fassionable society, and correct the iniquities that now exist in it AmoYig these iniquities, Mr. Tal mage asserts, is the not uncom mon intoxication fashionable wo men. "Society says she was taken suddenly ill of the german. The fact is she took too much champagne and mixed liquors and got drunk." In teresting pictures these Mr. Talmage draws. Worth, of the Lebanon Courier, has discovered the political Dude, and thus describes him. In many respects we live in a cu rious ace. Change is going on very rapidly whether always forihe best in questionable. I he silly "dude in societo is an offspring of a spirit of the age. Too eneminate to have an earnest thought or a manly inspi ration, his misson is to be "neat trimly dressed," and pass through life as perfectly worthies as it is pos sible for a living object to be. This is the spirit that in politics is too nice to be manly, too goody-good to be true to conyictions, too ready to get into the popular current to main tain sharply-drawn principles of goverment deemed to be essential to the public welfare. It is not the spirit that threw off the British yoke and made us n independent nation it is not the spirit that inspired the masterly eloquence of Henry Clay when he stirred up the manli ness of the nation in the war of 1812 against England : it is not the spirit that made tne faery old Commoner Thaddeus, Stevens the leader of the house during the trying years of the rebellion when his earnest leadership was one of the instrumentalities that saved the nation. Let all true sons -of our great Re public pray that this manly old spir it of earnestness and hdelity to con viction may not die out but that it may live and carry us through the ages to true progress and greatness. Lebanon Courier. From all sections of the wheat bait come glowing reports of the promising condition of the crop, and unless some disaster intervenes be tween now and harvest time the yield will undoubtedly be a very large one, A few isolated cases, according to reports, show failures but such short age will be more than counterbalan ced by the increased acreage sown. In Dakota alone the yield of spring wheat will be enormous, as hundreds of thousands ot virgin acres are be ing cultivated bv the thousands of settlers who have gone into that Ter ritory in the early spring. from railroad sources it is estimated that in Southern Dakota 50,000 acres of new ground will be added to the wheat acrege; in Central Dakota, o,000, and in the James Kiver Valley, 20,000 acres. The Northern Pacific officials state that along its lines in the Territory the increase of wheat acreage will be 100 per cent The Manitoba Roafl estimate that that the increase along their lines will be 5,000,000 bushels. The av erage cost of wheat raised in this rich Territory is about forty cents per bushel, t rom Ualitornia come glowing accounts of the outlook for all vegetable growth, the prospects or a fruitful harvest being greatly augmented by the prolonged spring rain, which the farmers consider worth thirty millions of dollars. These facts are a serious obstacle in the way of the croakers who predict shortage in this cereal, with a view to influencing prices. There does not Beem to be any reason to fear scarcity of wheat next fall. Senator Cameron. Washington, May 9. Senator Cameron and family will vacate their residence in this city on the 15th, preparatory to their departure for fcurope on the J. A story has been in circulation that the Senator has reconsidered his determination to visit Europe. Judging from the bastle ot preparation and the man ner in which he is dispatching his private business, there is not much evidence to justify such a rumor, Ecteaakm Grsateal. PriTBBCBa, May 10. The tecurad and unsecured creditors of A. O. Tinsman & Co, coke operators, met this morning and agreed to allow the firm an -extension of five yean. The liabilities are $383,600 and the MOB LAW IN KANSAS. Dodge City in the Hands or Desperate Character. St. Locis. May 9. A special to the Pod Dispatch from Kansas City says that for the past ten days a remarka ble and startling state of affairs has existed at Dodge City, Kansas and all mention thereof has been kept quiet Several prominent Kansas City attorneys left to-day forTopeka to petition Governor Glick to place the town under martial law. Dodge City is one of the few points in Kansas where saloons are run openly and gambling is legitimate. Before the last city election the Mayor was a man named Webster, proprietor of a "dive" half saloon and half gambling house and variety hall. He was the representative of the lower element of the sporting fraternity. The head of the other faction was W. H. Harris. This ele ment was more peaceable, bat there was a bitter feeling between the two. At the election lor Mayor Harris was beaten and Degue Webster's can dictate elected, and since then it has been conceded that Harris would be driven out of the place. About ten days ago a man named Short who is a partner ot Warns ana a ponce officer had a shooting affray, but neither was hurt Short was thrown into iaiL although the evidence show ed he was fired at first Later five gamblers were arrested and lodged in iaiL That night a vigilance com mittee was formed, with Tom Nixon, proprietor of one of the most noto rious dance-houses in the West at its head. The crowd repaired to the lail and notihea tne prisoners mat they must leave town in the morn ins. In the meantime the Vigilants took possession of the town. News paper correspondents were notified that thev must not send telegrams. A body of armed men watched the arrival of each train to see that there was no interference. A lawyer from Lamed, who was sent for by one of the prisoners, was met by the Vigi lantes, who leyeled guns at his head and told him not to stop. The next morning the five gamblers were put on a west-bound train, and Short left for Kansas City, where he is now. Dodge City is practically in the hands of the Vigilants, and the situ ation is more serious from the fact that the Mayor is acting with them. It was he who notified the prisoners that they must leave town. The trains are still watched and armed men guard the town, while a list of others who will be ordered away is being prepared. Another dispatch says: "Dodge City is in the hands of desperadoes, and the lives and property of citizens are not safe. Serious trouble is ap prehended. Money by the Boshel. Boston, May 13. Special Officer Mcllraith, of the United States Cir cuit Court, stationed in this city, ac complished a good piece of detective work during the past week by run ning down a gang of counterfeiters and confidence men in Maine. His attention was first called to the fol lowing advertisement : "$38 for $1. By sending $1 to the Fac Simile Company you will receive $38." He sent a decoy letter to the company, and received photographs of United States Treasury notes of the denom inations of $20, $10, $5, $2 and $1. Officer Mcllraith then went to Can ton, Maine, and discovered that the company was composed of Henry M. Harmon and J. Bicknell, of that town, and D. S. Thomas, jewel er, of Livermore Falls. It was found that the company, besides furnish ing $38 for $1, was engaged in coun terfeiting as well as in a grand scheme to defraud farmers and other people throughout Maine. Parties in Port land and Boston were assisting the company in circulating the "queer." The company was willing to fur nish counterfeit half-dollar gold pie ces in unlimited quantities at the following rates; 500 for 8125, 1,000 for $200, 2,000 for $400. About 2,000 of the bogus coins were in circula tion, and they were made by Thom as, the jeweler, who subsequently confessed his guilt when shown some of the coins by the officer. Harmon and Bicknell were followed by Officer Mcllraith, who found that they were engaged in extensive cir culating schemes throughout the State. The bogus coins were made of metal used in the manufacture of cheap jewelry, containing five or six carats of gold, which gave it a good color and ring. The three men were arrested, and on Bickneil was found bogus trust bonds representing $2, 200, and 50 of the counterfeit half dollar pieces. Harmon had bogus bonds representing $950 and 120 counterfeit coins. Ward McConkey Hanged. Pittsbcrq, May 10. Ward Mc Conkey was executed in the jail yard in this city shortly after 11 o'clock this morning for the murder of George A. McClure. McConkey retired about 10 o'clock last night and slept so soundly that he had to be awakened this morning. He ate a hearty breakfast and when his spiritual advisers visited him he was as unconcerned as he had been at all times. He ascended the scaffold a tew minutes before 11 o'clock and thirteen minutes later the trap was sprung. On the scaffold he protest ed his innocence and addressing the spectators, said : "Good-by, one and all, you hang me because you suppose I know something of McClure's murder and won t squeal. Just as the cap was adjusted he said: "Good-by all ye murderers." Death was caused by strangulation and life was extinct in seven min utes. The bearing of the condemned man betokened - total indifference, not a single tremor being percepti ble. He even laughed as he marched from the jail to the scaffold. ' San Francisco. Mav 6. Work on the Merced Canal, projected to irri gate a vast tract oi ary land in the cn joaqum vaiiey. is nemg rapidly pusnea. xi saocessiuL zou.uuu acres of poor wheat land will be turned into good fruit and vegetable land. In that case other canals will be made which will render the valley the heaviest wheat raising section on the continent Hitherto the water sources have been controlled by lew monopolists who peddled out water at ruinous prices. AaotheV Bctla Accepted. WumsQTos, Msy 9. The Presi dent has accepted another fifty mile section or the JH cithern Pacific rail road in Montana. This section which wis recently completed ex tends from the five hundred said fif tieth to the six hundreth mile of th 'road west of the Missouri river. - CO. B.OOO liar re Is of Oil Destroyed. Jersey City, May 10. Amid the rush and roar of a fierce storm that swept over the city at half past three o'clock this morning, an oil tank in the National Storage Company's works at Communipaw, Jersey City, was struck by lightning. A huge sheet of flame shot up in the air with a deafening report that shook the neighborhood and was heard for miles around. A canopy of smoke like a colossal balloon rose above the oil works and spread itself over the city like the pall of a volcano at the commencement of an eruption. Then followed explosion ofter explosion, rivaling the crashsof thunder, and the extensive oil works were soon a roaring mass of flames. Before six o'clock seven immense tanks were blazing rivers of fire, sweeping around the bottoms of the others, while the names bombarded them from above. One of the largest and most destructive oil fires ever known in this vicinity was inaugurated. The shaft of lightning of unequaled brilliancy and vividness that struck the first tank, was seen by a fireman of engine No. 10 in Hoiliday street, Jersey Citv. a mile away, and the engine at once started for the scene. It was soon discovered to be a useless work to stop the flames, and all ef forts were directed to prevent them from spreading. This was partially successful until nearly five o'clock, when tank No. 7 exploded with a terrific report, and the blazing oil started with lightning-like rapidity. Chief Ferrer and a number of men were within ten yards of the tank at the time, and were saved almost by a miracle. Dropping the hose, which was soon burned to ashes, they fled for their lives. When they muster ed again six of their number were found to be missing. The smoke was dense that it was impossible to tell which way one was going, and it is thought that the unfortunate men ran down to the river and were lost Their names are: John Herbert superintendent; Jos Jenkins, fore man cooper; Geo. Davis, engineer : Henry Regies, laborer ; Dick Conk lin, laborer; William Curry, boiler maker. Engines Nos. 8 and 9 and No. 5 truck arrived shortly after engine 10 and found plenty of work to be done. The waves of flaming oil had rolled in upon the engine house, carpenter shop, machine shop, boiler and pump room, two wear houses, copper shop and blacksmith shop, and they were a heap of ruins in an hour. lank alter tans: was caught by the flames, until seven out of the twenty -six on the ground were blazing. The tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad also caught fire and several rolling tanks on the rails were only saved bv having earth piled on top of them. The bay was a sheet of flaming oil and a large trestle bridge on the railway, about a quarter of a mile long, run ning from the works to Black Sam's island was also burned down to the water's edge. At the boarding house of the Eagle refinery, closes by, the scene was painful in the extreme. The newly made widows oongregat ed in one of the rooms, hope and de spair alternating the terrible fate of the loved ones from whom they had parted a few hours before. "O, God! that our parting should be like this!" moaned Mrs. Davis, a young woman of pleasing appearance. Mr. Chas. A. Sterling, manager of the company at No. oo Broadway, and Mr. Alex ander, general superintendent, were early at the scene. At the present wnting the whole sky is obscured by dense volumes of black smoke, across which bright flags of flames are flung upon the wind. 1 be bremen labor ed to save the remaining tanks and in the ears of the vest crowd of spec tators rang the heartrending cries of the poor women. Pto bodies have as yet been found, for the heat ren ders close approach to the ruins impossible. The burning works ex tended, with those of the Eagle re finery, about three-fourths of a mile long the bay, and about one-fourth of a mile inland. The buildings that have been destroyed were situa- ted in the midst of the tanks. ' The wind is southeast, blowing off sea, and therefore there is no danger of other tanks exploding. Had the wind been northerly the boarding house and the Eagle works would certainly have perished also. The fire was under control about dark It is thought that the loss will ex- cede $1,500,000. Twelve large tanks, eight cars, six barges, a dredger, three docks and five brick buildings were destroyed. The quantity of oil con sumed is not known. Among the losers beside the Standard oil Co, are several other oil firms who each lose from 400 to COO barrels of cy clender, oil, which was stored in one of the werehouses. No bodies haye yet been discovered. Jersey City, May 11. bearch is being made for the bodies of the fireman and boy who lost their lives by the explosion of tank No. 7 at the fire which yesterday destroyed the National Storage Company'b works. Thus far a small quantity of charred human bones have been found under a piece of iron. They are undoubtedly all that is left of two ol the victims. Punished for His Brother's Crime. Louisville, May 10. Governor Blackburn to-day pardoned James S. Sizemore. who was sent to the penitentiary from Clay county in 1880 for six years, charged with murder. It is said that Sizemore made no defense. His brother. man with a large family, being the real criminal. Sizemore voluntarily took the odium and penalty on him self for the sake of his brother and his family. The brother when dy ing recently declared his guilt and gave such proofs of the truth of the confession that the Governor at once issued a pardon when the facts were made known to mm. Death sf the Mother of Kx-Presideat Grant. Jersey Citv, May 11. Mrs. Han nah S. Grant mother of ex-Presi dent Grant, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Corbin, Pavonia avenue, J ersey JLity Heights, this aiternoon. Airs, urant rose this morning apparently in good health, dui was seized with severe pains in the region of the heart shortly before noon. A phvsician was at once summoned, but she expired before his arrival. Mrs. Grant was born in Berks county, Pa., November 23, 1789, and was married to Jessie R. Grant at Cleveland, O. She was the mother of six children, three ol whom are now living; Mrs. Sorbin, D. 8. Grant and Mrs. Kramer, wife ot the present United States Minister to Switzerland. The funeral services will be held to-morrow afternoon at her late residence. The interment will take place in the family plot Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. .. ... 1 WORKS OP THE STANDARD STRUCK BV LIGHTNING. A Discarded Ijorer'a Berenice. Co.nneixsville, May 10. Two weeks ago John White and Mrs. John Harvey were married. At the time Jack Bradley was paying atten tions to Mrs. Harvey, and when the wedding occurred he swore that he would kill the newly made bride. Accordingly he entered the White residence at East Leisenring this morning and walked into Mrs. W's bedroom. She ordered him away and he refused to go ; and instead put his arm around her and attempt ed to kiss her. She repulsed . him, and he then drew a revolver and at tempted to shoot her through the head. She struck the weapon down and the ball took effect in her left side, inflicting an ugly though not necessarily dangerous wound. . He theu drew the revolver again, but by a quick movement, the ball was sent harmlessly by the intended victim's head. Mrs. White then seiz ed her assailant, and, after a desper ate struggle, threw him to the floor and fled. lie came immediately to Connellsville, and it was only after a terrible struggle that the police captured him. After being taken to jail he took a half box of "Rough on rats," but the dose was too much, and instead of killing him it acted as an emetic and his lifo was saved. He was committed to the Uniontown jail. Tbe Recent Hurricane. Easton, May 9. Passengers state the hurricane in the Lehigh and Ly coming valleys last evening was the severest known in Eastern Pennsyl vania. Between Pennhaven and Hazleton the trees in the woods for a distance of 200 feet were mowed down like grass. The wind and rain beat so hard against the win dows of the cars that passengers had to place the cushions of the seats against them to prevent them from being blown in. The engineer of one train, to avoid a wreck by falling trees, reduced the speed to coal train time. At Gould's siding, near White Haven, the engine ol a passenger train was struck by a falling tele graph pole and damaged. The same pole struck a passenger car, making splinters of its front Auout the same time a tree tell and broke the windows on the right side, alarming the passengers. All this occurred while the train was running at full speed. A short distance below the trainmen had to move two telegraph poles that lav across the track. Nea Rockport a rock weighing thirty tons rolled from the hillside and lodged on the track. The watchman saw it in time to stop trains going either way. Near .stony Creek sta tion four treight cars ot a morning Lehigh Valley train were overturn ed. Stricken Blind. Providence, May 8. Mr. John Greene, a prosperous farmer of Soutli county and a rugged man o' temper ate habits, is now in the Rhode Is land Hospital under treatment for blindness. A few nights ago he went to bed as well as usual. In the mormug when he was called he was 'surprised to find nothing but dark ness. When he raised his eyelids at first Mr. Greene thought he had slept too soundly, and began to bathe his eyes. This was of no avail, and it was soon found that during the nieht he had totally lost his sight The physicians cannot ac count for this, there being no appar ent cause. A New Jersey Cycloue. Paterson, J. May . A cy clone, accompanied by rain, light ning and hail, struck Paterson about 5 o'clock this evening. The path of the storm was narrow and its course was from northwest to southeast A great deal of damage was done, several mills being unroofed, and the unfinished spire of St. John's Catho lic Church demolished. Lumber piles were scattered, trees uprooted and telephone system demoralized. Several persons were slightly injur ed. Coal sheds were blown into the the Morris Canal, impeding naviga tion. Kelly Convicted at Last. Dcblin, May 9. The third trial of Timothy Kelly, who was charged with participation in the murder of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr. Burke was concluded to-day. The jury found a verdict of guilty against tbe prisoner and he was sentenced to be hanged. The jury deliberated for an hour before they brought in their verdict The judge sentenced tbe prisoner to be hanged on June 9. On being removed from the dock Kelly said : "I am innocent, thank you, my Liord. lie also expressed his thanks to his counsel fur their exertions in his behalf and said he hoped that they might live long to defend the innocent Struck by Lightning. Winoma, Minn., May 0. During alight thunder shower here this af ternoon three little daughters of Ja cob Morowiz were playing in the street under an umbrella, when they were struck by lightning, the two older girls, aged 9 and 11 years, were instantly killed, and the third, aged 6 years, was somewhat paralyzed on the right side, but will recover. The clothing of the children ignited, and was considerably burned before the horrified relativers could reach the scene. A Horrible Accident. Easton, Mav 9. John E. Healey, aged twenty-three years, returned to the Fisher slate quarry at Chapman's, this county, yesterday, to learn why & blast drd not go olf, when the charge exploded, throwing him fifty feet in the air and scattering his brains in different directions. One eye, the ears, part of bis nose, and some of the brains were found in the evening., borne parts of tbe head have not yet been found was broken and an arm mangled. A Minister Suspended. Steubenville, May 10. Rev. Df. McLane was to-dav snsDended from Jhe' Presbyterian church upon the ground of heresy. He will take an appeal to the general assembly, which meets at Saratoga, May 17. He is the author of a recent publica tion entitled "The Cross in the Light of To-day." Stabbing Affray. Salado. Mav 10. Yesterday on be Warrick farm' two Mexicans kill ed Jhemselyes with Jhe same knife. One Btafooed th.e other in the region of the heart, leaving the knife still stickipg in the wound. The other quickly drew the knife from his own breast and stabbed his antagonist Both died in a few minutes. Buraed In Tbelr Beds. Baltimore, May 10. The dwell ing on 138 West Madison street oc cupied by the Misses Adams, who kept a fashionable boarding school - . v j it.:. lor young ladies, was ourneu wis morning. John F. Adams, a gentle man 83 years of age, father of the school teachers, who was paralyzed and sick in bed, was sutlocated oy smoke, and Jane Byers, the colored cook, a woman aboutj 70 years of age, was also suffocated and burned while in bed, her lifeless body being found charred to a crisp when the firemen succeeded, after subduing the flames, in forcinz their way t the third floor of the house. Henri etta Tyson, a colored chambermaid employed in the house, leaped from a third story window to the yard in the rear of the house, breaking one of her hips and an arm and sustain ing severe internal injuries. She will probably die. The Misses Adams and their brother wtre sitting by the bedside of their father in the third story at three o'clock when they perceived smoke and went down the front way to investigate. They dis covered the whole rear of the house in flames and started to rush up stairs to remove their father, but found the flames had spread up the back stairs and cut them on. W ben the firemen arrived they brought out the dead body of the old man It was not until later that tbe re mains of the colored woman were found. The Apache War. Tucson, Arizona, May 13. Gen. Garcia's engagement with the In dians in Sonora has demonstrated that the band of renegade Apaches is much larger than heretofore sup posed. The general idea has been that they numbered about seventy five. Gen Garcia estimated those on the west side of the Sierra Madre mountains at 150 to 200 and those on the east side will probably bring the number up to 300. The country is most abrupt and difficult of access and those who remember the Modoc war in the lava beds will appreciate the difficult task before Gen. Crook. The Indians cannot be starved out because the mountains furnish plen ty of game. It is believed, in view of the fact that this precipitous coun try is equal in extent to the State of Ohio, that it will take at least six months to subdue these Apaches. j A dispatch trora Helena, Montana, says: Colonel Ilges, commanding at Fort Assiniboine, has information that the Cree Indians are preparing for a general war. Three hundred lodges under Big Bear, Lucky Man and Little Pine are camped within twenty-five miles of Fort Walsh ready to cross into Montana to avenge the loss of the Crees in the late horse-stealing raids. Ilges sent couriers to Fort Val3h demanding that the British authorities take steps to prevent the Indians crossing the line. Ilges thinks the first at tack will be made on the Gros Ventres and Assininiboines, causing a general going on the war path and loss to Northern Montana stock in terests. A party of Crees, a few days ago, stole forty horses from the Bendon and St Louis Cattle Com pany, and are being pursued by two companies of cavalry from Fort Assiniboine. A fight will probably res tilt. A Millionair's Suicide. Cleveland, O., May 11. Amaa Stone shot himself through the heart this afternoon. He was the founder of Adelbert College and interested in railway and iron interests through out the country. Mr. Stone had suffered six weeks from insomnia and indigestion. He grew worse steadily and became depressed in spirits, though he seldom complain ed. He often obtained no more than two hours sleep all night He had gradually become possessed with the idea that he could not recover. This, with losses of late in the iron and steel business and the multiplicity of financial cares, is believed to have produced mental derangement, and during a fit of aberration of mind he shot him self. Mr. Stone leaves a wife and two daughters, one of whom is the wife of Colonel John Hay, recently As sistant Secretary of State, and the other of Samuel Mather. Colonel and Mrs. Hay sailed yesterday from Liverpool, alter a protracted absence abroad. 1 he other members of the family are here. A Geaeral Strike Inevitable. Pittsburg, May 10. A quiet but very important meeting of the Y est ern Iron Manufactures' Protective Association was held in this city this afternoon. Delegates from all of the iron centres of the West were in attendance, but the only subject dis cussed was the result of the Confer ence Committee's attempt to settle the wages question. The general opinion was that the manufactur ers' committee had acted wisely in refusing to confer further with the workmen, after the latter gave notice of their intention to refuse any re duction in wages, and the action of the committee was unanimously in dorsed. After the adjournment several of the more prominent gentlemen who attended the meeting said that the manufactures considered a strike in evitable and were prepared for it President Jarrett of the Amalgam ated Association also stated this af ternoon for the first time that he considered an amicable settlement impossible, as the move for a com promise, which was mentioned a few days ago, has fallen through. The Prospects of the Wheat Crop. Washington, May 10. The re turns to the Agricultural Depart ment show that the average condi tion of the winter is 83i, against 80 in April. The loss in area from re- On w.P,antinSm other crops maybe as- 1 sumed to reduce the prospects to that of April 1. It is not probable that increases in spring wheat area will more than make good the loss of winter wheat acreage. With out regard to the spring wheat breadth the present prospect for the winter wheat area, is 20 per cent less than in May last, representing a loss 01 aooui 1 (,(aw,iaa) oushels. tirach Law in Kentucky. Madisonville, Ky., May ' . A young negro employed by William B. Haywood, near Hanson, attempt ed to outrage the person of Mrs. Saywood last Saturday, during the eehce qf ' )ier husband, He fled, but was arrested on Sunday, apd while his captprs were waiting for a train to bring him hither a body of masked men took him from then) and hanged him to a tree. He con fessed his crime. riTvnTiTn 11TTI m Aim maim uluih Largest Stock ! Best Makes ! it back at guaiuunc price puiu auout it know 1 L. IMI- THE POPULAR CLOTHIER An Exploding Stove. Cedar Lake. Ind.. May 10 An accident occurred last night to the regular day passenger train on the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago line, bound for Chicago, which misht have resulted in senons loss of life. Shortly after the train had passed the station the gas stove in the bailee car exploded, setting fire to it. The wind was blowing at sixtv miles an hour and the tram was running at the rate of thirty, The clothes of the news-boy in the baggage car caught fire while he was attemptinz to suppress the flames. The express messenger attempted to extinguish the names, and in doing so received most serious inju ries. The bell-rope was burned, so that no emmunication could be had with the engineer. When the flames burst from the car the engi neer saw the trouble and stopped the train. The car was fillea with the passenger's luggage and express and mail matter, all ot which was consumed. There was no means of extinguishing the fire on. the train, and it had to be allowed to burn its self out thus delaying the train near ly four hours. The Arctic Regions. Washington, Mayll.-The organ ization and outfit of the signal serv ice relief expedition to Lady Frank lin lay, under command of Lieu tenant Garlington, are now practical ly complete, and General Hazen will shortly go to St Johns, N. F., in person, to select a steamer for the use of the party. Everything, he says, which experience could suggest has been made to ensure the success of the undertaking. Lieutenant Gar lington's men have been selected with great care by General Terry trom among the plainsmen under his command, and they are believed to be unusually well qualified in point of physical efficiency for the arduous service which may be before them. The best sailing steamer ob tainable will be chartered at St Johns to carry the relief party north and it is hoped that under the man agement and guidance of an experi enced captain and two or more skill ed ice pilots, she will be able to make her way through Smith's Sound and Kennebec Channel to the Signal Service station. Attempt to Disbar Dukes. Uniontown, Pa., May 7. The mo tion to disbar Dukes came up in Court to-day, and he was on hand to show cause why the-petition should not be granted. Congressman Boyle appeared for him. Hon. Daniel Kane, Colonel John Collins and Nathan Ewing were the committee having charge of the case for the members of the Bar. They asked that Dukes' name be stricken from the roll of attorneys on the ground of being guilty of conduct unbecom ing a member of tbe Bar, but the charges were not accompanied by specifications, and Mr. Boyle asked that they be required to make the charges specific. This request was granted and the committee given till next Monday to formulate the charg es, iiukes recently wrote a very supplicatory and pathetic letter on the subject to one of the committee. Boiler Explosion. Cokry, May 10. A fortv-horse boiler belonzing to A. M. Kent & Co., and used in running a saw mill, exploded shortly before 6 o'clock this afternoon. The shock was felt over the entirecity and caused great excitement for a time. Half of the boiler was blown 200 feet and anoth er large portion twice as far. Nelson Dimick, the hreman was fearfully scalded, cut and bruised, but will probably survive. His escape from instant death, and that of his little son, who was playing near by at the time, is miraculous. Horrible Death. V ilkesbarre, May 10. Jacob Kline, living on Rolling Mill Hill, this city, while attempting to board a moving coal train on the Lehigh Valley Railroad this morning, was thrown under 'the "wheels and cut in two, the right siqe being entirely severed from the eft, the head re maining upon the latter, fortunate man leaves ' a three children. " ' ' ine un wife an( ale of .Jersey Cue. New York. Mav 8. At onto t. day of Jersey cattle belonging to I neodore A. Havemever. th Lady Arthur brought 11375 : the beifter Bonnie Qrisette H,$1Q00: the bull Deldimon. tlfm thaKnllkm,. al Darling, 1950, and tbe other bulls and heifers brought from $575 toj 92o. uiinnni.Mi nr nmm i Latest Styles ! I SlaAe4 FV .is w cat rric No matter what yon buy. von M. , any time within ten (at u uuu sxiiicu, your money will be to you. When an article fails to be worv. price paid, we shall appreciate it if , will show us the article, no matter h0' and badly worn, and allow us to giTe. back a satisfactory amount in casl ' make a liberal allowance on your ? purchase. We desire to publish broadcast t!u- MfnvArtfnn ui!.t 1 iu maivc cci uriicie WoH lor 11, uui you must w ; owierwise, now would 1 Johnstown, PaJ 1 Farmers. Gartft 1 AND FLORISTS WillFM My Stock Seeb . M. Ferry Coj,i Isaiiflretlt A Hoa' Seed both in Block. Seeds grown by the a!: named firms are widely ino and always prove to befc1! and good. Call early before desini varieties are all rone. 0. N.BOYD. The "Druggist, I MAMMOTH BLOCK SOMERSET PI Pranks ot the Harries Greensburo. Mav 11. Abort o'clock last eveninz the farmers . ing two miles southeast of here' thrown into consternation by the vent of a terrific cyclone. Tbo: tarrying but a minute, it remii: long enough to demolish the It of J. W. Lowell, a buildinz : by sixty feet The roof and rt were carried into the public row distance of over a hundred fed corn crib and wagon shed belong to Andrew Row were carried the road, and the roof blown into field a long distance off. A tab water was lifted ud and carried f the head of a man near bv. &r trees were broken down and otb' uprooted. Heavy hail fell dar the storm Recratins; Stations. Washington, May 11. "ft0? unusual for this time of year, war Department keeps open me reuruiung stations inruug" country, and, from the frequent ders for more recruits, it os.T inferred that the service keeps pace with the number of ; sertions and expiration of term enlistment, i uere are in tne dc and all are asked to secure, with d regard to proper qualifications ol plicants, as many enlistments possible. The desire for more cruits has not occasioned any nutibn of the standard required, it is noticeable that the- roonw the'army is steadily improving- Ai ilcnnentof Coke Manoftw Pl'I'lvnfTpn Pa Mav 7. -A- TirWamah APii' rlr manufacture whose financial" embarrassment after P. l'ongeq" ponsultaiop with fheir iah mv. Aaawa rviAfnt til U " nmr trt A A Irf n TPtllllSUFi to J316.000, $230,000 of whitb cure ub pruwipie banks in this city and western cause is assigned for the failure v depression m the coke trade.
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