The Somerset Herald.
EDWARD 8CTJLL, Editor and Proprietor.
WEDrTESDAY.
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M mother to the horrible fatal i -
ties which' have thus for crowdeJ
the calendar of 18S3
calamities.
with
terrfble
Dispatches from Queens town, Ire
land, announce that Senator Cam
eron and family landed there safely
on Tuesday of last week.
Ox Sundaylast, 3d inst, the B. &
O. road with its connecting lines
West, commenced running a fast
train between New York and St
Louis, the time to be reduced to 38
hours.
The new Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue, Mr. Walter Evans, en
tered upon the duties of bis office on
the 1st inst. General Raum intro
ducing him to the heads of the De
partment. There is a newspaper rumor that
the New York Democrats propose
boosting Chauncey F. Black as a
candidate for Vice President, for the
purpose of checking the aspirations
of Samuel J. Randall for President
The courts in Lancaster were ad
journed last week on account of the
small pox in the county prison. The
judges thinking it not right to sub
ject jurors and others to the risk of
contagion by bringing persons out of
jail for trial in court
There has been fourteen eases of
small pox in the Lancaster county
prison, of which one has, so far,
proved fatal. The authorities now
think they have it under control, as
most of the prisoners affeccted are
convalescing.
The Legislative Conference Com
mittee, now having in charge the
Congressional apportionment bill, is
composed of McCracken and Steh
man (Republicans,) and Wolverton
(Dem.) for the Senate, and Evans
and Nicholson (Democrats,) and
Colburn (Rep.) for the House.
The office of iieeorder of the City
of Philadelphia, which was about as
old as the city itself, dating back to
1701, was last week legislated out of
existence. This is styled reform,
but it looks more like political vin
dictiveness -abolishing an office be
cause the Democracy could not con
trol it
Small potatoe politicians may
scoff and sneer, and attempt to be
little General Grant, but the world
will go on admiring and remember
ing the man from the "Appomattox
apple tree," long after his detainers
have been forgotten and mingled
with the dirt from whence they
sprung.
It is alleged that Governor Patti-
son has aspirations for Mr. Gamer
on's seat in the Senate. As his At
torney General Cassidy publicly
booked himself for this position
some time since, there will be dis
cord in the happy family, unless one
or the other of these aspiring gentle
men curbs his ambition.
The vexed question of whether or
not instrumental music shall be al
lowed in the churches of the United
Presbyterian denomination, was set
tled in the General Assembly, held
at Pittsburg, last week, by a vote of
149 to 70. The minority filed a pro
test, but as there is no higher court
than the General Assembly, the mat
ter may be regarded as settled
finally.
The Republican Congressional
a . .a t Ml i j i r r
Apportionment dm passea uie sen
ate on Tuesday of last week, and was
sent to the Democratic House, which
refused to concur in it A confer
ence committee of each House has
been appointed, but there is not
much probability of their agreeing,
and so the present apportionment
will stand, unless the Governor car
ries out the threat made by his
friends, and calls an extra session of
the legislature.
The "Free Pipe Bill" finally pass
ed the House at Harrisburg, on Fri
day last, and the oil men are jubi
lant By means of controlling the
pipe lines oi the State, and its com
bination with the Pennsylvania
Railroad, the Standard Oil Company
has had a monopoly of the oil trade
' of the country, and has grown as ar
rogant as it has grown rich. This
bill, allowing other pipe lines to be
constructed, the same as railroads
are built under our Free railroad
law, virtually terminates the monop
oly of transporting oil by pipe lines
to the seaboard, possessed bv the
Standard Company, and trees inde
pendent refiners and producers from
its control. Of coarse, the Standard
will struggle to retain its grip on the
trade, but by the passage of this bill
opportunity is given for competition
and monopoly is no longer sustain
ed by the laws of the State.
The news from PitUburg, that the
iron manufacturers have agreed with
their workmen to continue the old
acale of prices, and that there will
be do strike, will be gratifying to the
people of this State and of the entire
country. We trust that the tears of
the manufacturers, as to their ability
to continue operating their works,
at present prices, may not be realiz
ed, and that after a losing struggle
for months, they will not be com
pelled to shut down for lack of a
safe margin of profit A suspension
of the iron works meant also a stop
to coal mining and coke making, and
us ooacaeat ex&roed iXleaess of
thousands of men, beside those di
rectly interested in operating the
mills.
The general public do not care
much about the causes leading to
this action of the mill owners, but
it is understood that failure to agree
among themselves, and fear that
their trade would be diverted to oth
er places, that would profit by the
reduced production and thus obtain
higher prices for their product, led to
. a a .It i lltnM will
the result, At an event,
v
no strike at present.
What are known as the "Vander-
l;h p.Hrmul bills." on the passage
of which the immediate construction
of the "Harrisburg and Western
Railroad" appeared to be dependent
have finally been disposed of, and
if the assertion of those at the head
of this corporation are to be accepted
as true, the work of construction
through this and adjacent counties
will soon be commenced. These bills
there are four of them passed
both Houses some ten days since,
and were held by the Governor until
Friday last, when he affixed his sig
nature to two of them, and returned
the other two to the benate lor
amendment, in compliance with a
joint resolution recalling them. On
Saturday the amendments were
adopted and it is understood they
also, or at least one of them, will
now be signed by the Governor. Of
the two signed, one allows railroad
companies to change their termini
and build only part cf the route
when they can use another road for
the balance, and the other extends
the time of those companies which
have not fulfilled the provisions of
their charter. These laws were
deemed necessary because it is con
templated to reach Pittsburg by a
connection with the Pittsburg and
Youghiogheny road near Connells
ville, while the charter of the road
designates Wheeling as its eventual
western termini, and because there
were doubts whether the charter of
the "Southern Pennsylvania," now
the Harrisburg and Western, was
not forfeited by reason of not having
fulfilled its charter within the requi
site legal time, f The other two bills j
returned for amendment, and which
are substantially the same, remove
the restriction of the general railroad
law on capital stock and boads of
SGO.OOO per mile and make it $250,
000 per mile. The Vanderbilt peo
ple hold that SG0,000 per mile is to
tally insufficient to build a first class
double track road, such as they pro
pose to construct, but the Governor,
while not disputing this fact, took
the ground that under the general
law the issue of bonds would be
twice the capital stock, and if that
were true, and if he should approve
the bill in its then shape, new com
panies could raise $500,000 per mile
by their bonds, and $250,000 by their
capital stock, making a total of $750,
OOO'per mile, which he thought en
tirely too high. He offered, however,
to sign a bill limiting the amount of
stock and bonds to be issued to
$450,000 per mile, which was assent
ed to and the bills were returned to
the legislature, the amendment
drawn up by Senator Wallace, and
promptly passed by both Houses.
It is taken for granted that the Gov
ernor will sign the amended bill not
withstanding the strong opposition
that has been lately developed by
the Philadelphians, who fear that
the opening of a new line from New
York via Harrisburg to Pittsburg,
may be injurious to that city. Now
that the necessary legislation has
been obtained, and1 thus, according
to their own statement, the only ob
stacle removed, we presume that
construction on the tunnels and oth
er heavy work, will be commenced
this season and pushed with vigor.
The construction of this road is of
vast importance to the people of
this county, and we congratulate
.i i ii i ,
em on we auspiviuuu uuuuu.
The nrice of lumber will not like
ly advance with a demand for tim
ber to build the Democratic platform
It can be made of three planks two
inches wide : Free trade, all the of
fices, and free whisky. Inter Ocean.
Such Stair.
Pittsburg Telegraph.
This is the kind of stuff which the
Philadelphia Times prints as politi
cal wisdom concerning the forthcom
ing Republican State Convention:
"The old machine leaders are arrant;
ing for complete control of the con
vention, but they do not care to both
er themselves about candidates for
the two unimportant offices to be fill
ed this year. They will concede the
selection of these to the convention.
People not so wise as the Timet
might be inclined to ask what the
old macmne leaders are arranging
to control it tney "concede" the can
didates.
The Irou Sltuattoa.
PiTTSBCRfi, May 31. A conference
of the iron manutacturers and the
Amalgamated Association commit
tee this afternoon resulted in the
manuiacturers signing last year s
scale wnicn is so.ou per ton for pud
dling. This action happily avoids
a strike and insures the ruuninz of
all the mills in the west for at least
one year longer. The manufacturers
who have all along persisted that
they would not pay more than $5,and
wbo were supposed to have a solid
front, give as a reason for the unex
pected action that they had positive
information that a number of the
western miners had made arrange
ments to continue at the old
scale with the condition that if the
manufacturers here were successful
the workmen would accept the same
wages, and rather than submit to
seeing their trade going to other
places they decided to pay the wages
demanded by the Amalgamated As
sociation. President Jarrett of the
latter says the scale is signed uncon
cuuonauy, ana cnaracierizes it as a
victory without a battle." Intense
satisfaction is expressed on all aides
over toe settlement as a strike was
regarded as inevitable, and to Pitts
burg an indefinite shutting down of
iron mUls means not only a aenouc
loss to those c?fted in that cartao
clu industry bet to every other in-
crsay aaa peseta as wta.
BROOKLYN HUGE PililC.
Fourteen Persons Killed and
Many Injured.
PARTICULARS OP THE ACCIDENT.
Brooklyn, May 31. There was a
crush at the steps at the New York
approach of the Brooklyn bridge
this afternoon. A panic followed and
at least fourteen persons were killed
an
and many wounded. The crush be
gan shortly before 4. At that hour
there were thousands of people on
e bridge, most ot tnem coming
from Brooklvn. The air was eleas
and brisk, and the people were walk
ing rapidly. As the crowd approach
ed the short flight of steps, those in
front pushed back for fear they would
be precipitated over the steps, a dis
tance of about six feet These peo
ple, in drawing back from the steps,
made the nucleus of the jam, for the
thousands behind them pushed on
unheeding. Almost instantly the
people began to shout "Stand back,"
and "give us room." Meanwhile the
crowd from New York, which was at
the foot of the steps, got blockaded.
The men at the head of the New
York crowd fought their way back,
leaving clear the space at the foot of
the steps. The snouting and crowd
ing from the Brooklyn side increas
ed. It was utterly inexplicable.
The people in the advance guard of
the Brooklyn throng were pusnea
in spite of themselves toward the
steps. They seemed to have a hor
ror of going oyer the stepB, although
the flight is only five or six feet
high. They locked arms and push
ed furiously against the . thousands
coming steadily over from Brooklyn.
In a few minutes at a point just
above the steps there was a slow
yielding to the frightful pressure
from behind, and the front of the
crowd was forced nearer the edge of
the steps. Women and children
were screaming for help and men
were shouting confusedly. Umbrel
las, parcels, and canes were thrown
over the rails at the side by the peo
ple who needed their hands to fight
their way out of the desperate
crowd.
the death trample.
At last with a . single shriek that
cut through the clamor of thousands
of voices, a young girl who lost her
footing on the perilous edge, fell
head long. She struck the pathway
at the foot of the steps and lay for a
moment She raised herself on her
hands and would have got up, but
in another moment she was buried
four deep under the bodies of others
who fell over the steps after her.
She was dead when they got her out,
more than half an hour afterward.
The men sprang upon the rails at
the side and waved the crowds back
from both the New York and Brook
lyn Bides. But the people continued
to crowd on toward the 6teps. No
police were in eight Every minute
the excitement grew worse. Men in
the crowd lifted their children above
their heads to save them from the
crush. The people were still paying
their pennies at both gates and
swarming in.
THT GATES CLOSED.
At last the people at the New
York end of the bridge understood
what was happening. The gates
were closed and word was sent to
Brooklyn to close the gates there.
Messengers were sent to the police
station in Oak street, but before any
outside help came the bridge police,
assisted by citizens, impressed two
procers' wagons into ambulance ser
vice. They were loaded up with
dead and dying and driven off the
bridge, followed by crowds of dis
tracted men and women. As the
wagons came out on the street they
were obliged to stop to allow a bril
liantly uniformed band, playing gay
music, to pass up unamam street.
DISTRACTED WOMEN.
The wagons were followed off the
bridge bv women crving for their
children and by men crying for
their wives. Several of the women
were half naked and many had on
only rags. One woman had both
her shoes torn oil, and almest an
were bareheaded. There were hun
dreds of them disheveled and crying.
Their faces were white and in many
instances were covered with dust and
dirt Mrs. Edward O. Colburn, No,
187 South Eighth street, Brooklyn,
came out into Chatham street, lead
ing a little boy with each hand. She
had lost her husband in the throng.
I He had taken their youngest child
wiia mm. w uur duo was uumuj;
with a reporter on Chatham street,
her oldest daughter, a girl of nine
teen, ran up to her crying, "Where
is father?" The mother answered
that she did not know. Mrs. Col
burn said : "It was an awfu! expe
rience. I saw one woman fall back
ward from the steps. As soon as she
fell she was jumped upon by men
who were forced after her. They
trampled her to death. I was push
ed up against the railing and turned
around and around. My clothing
was torn and 1 was exhausted. V hen
I last saw my husband he was hold
ing our youngest child up in the air
and being earned toward the edge
ofthestepsby the crowd. I clung
to the railing. At last some one from
above grasped my wrists and hauled
me up out of the crush. A few mo
ments later they got my two boys
up. At that time the bodies lay
three deep at the foot of the steps.
One man, who was white as a sheet,
struggled out of the mass with his
deadchild held above his head. He
was screaming. I stood by the rail
looking for my husband and our oth
er child. I do not know whether
they are Bafe."
WHERE THE BRfiXiE WAS DEFECTIVE.
New York, May 31. The univer
sal comment this morning respect
ing the bridge horror is that the same
accident is liable to happen at any
time, no matter what the police re
strictions may be, unless the steps
are abolished, or at least divided for
the two streams of pedestrians. The
Superintendent of the bridge, Mr.
Martin, makes this frank statement :
"The foot path certainly is no safe
place for such crowds as pass over
the bridge. It was not intended to
accommodate any such travel as we
are having. As to the steps, it bad
been decided to put a railing up and
down the middle to divide the people
going one way from those going an
other. The railing would hav to be
camea up someaisunce Deyona tne
top of the steps, of course. We
should carry it probably one ban
dred feet long. This was one of the
alterations we had already determin
ed upon, and it is to be made at once.
Then we are going to place side rail
ing on the steps a little further
back. Some space is now lost by
them. Then, further back between
the cables, we can widen the passage
by placing the railinji farther apart
and against the cables, and this is to
be done.
j "CouUnot theater Ur2icpti
with ?" was asked.
"Well, we could build . what is
called a ramp an inclined plane
from the top of the steps to a point
further down the bridge, bat there
would be seme danger in making
the grade any steeper, especially in
wet or icy weather."
To the Superintendent's statement
may be added that .the fact is now
obvious that during those hours of
the day when the transit is most
lively and on holidays and Sundays,
there will always be great danger of
a heavy crash similar to that of yes
terday unless means of relieving it
be devised. Not even the bridge ca
ble track for cars, now nearly com
pleted, will prevent a crush at those
times.
inquiring, fob missing persons.
A number of persons inquired at
the police headquarters this morning
for children or friends supposed to
have been on the bridge at the time
of the accident Only in one or two
cases was there reason to suppose the
missing persons might have been on
the bridge. The Oak street police
report that they have a cart load of
property, taken from the anchorage,
most of it being clothing torn beyond
recognition. Very few articles haye
been claimed.
WHAT CAUSED THE PANIC.
Superintendent Martin has been
personally investigating the cause of
the disaster, and the best informa
tion he can gather leads him to be
lieve the panic was caused by pick
pockets. No action has been taken
by the bridge trustees.
THE DEAD AND INJURED.
The bodies of the dead carried to
the Chambers Street Hospital are
being removed to day to the homes
of friends, and preparations for the
burial begun. All the injured in the
Chambers Street Hospital are im
proving. A number of inquiries
were made there to-day for missing
persons, but no information concern
ing them could be given, as all the
dead and injured have been identi
fied. It is believed a full list of the
dead and seriously hurt has been
given.
PcMtmasten Moat Stick to BiuioeM.
Washington, June 2. Postmaster
General Gresham to-day issued an
order directing postmasters at first
and second class offices to hereafter
give personal attention to business
and not to be absent themselves
without authority granted upon
written application to the Depart
ment Judge Gresham said his rea
son for making such a rule was ow
ing to the number of defalcations
that had been brought to his notice
by inspectors of the post office de
partment Investigation showed
that the postmasters in most cases
where financial difficulties bad aris
en were in the habit of trusting too
implicitly to their deputies, t'olitics
was at the bottom of the trouble, but
under the new order no postmaster
that disobeyed the instructions
would have an opportunity to repeat
his offense. There was no necessity
for postmasters to run away from
their business to work up a political
boom for anv one. "And while at
the head of the post office depart
ment," said Judge Gresham. "I shall
put my foot down against such prac
tices."
A Criminal Mistake.
St. Louis, Jnne 3. The following
story comes from the Indian' Terri
tory :. A terrible piece of criminal
recklessness on the part of a United
States Marshal, which resulted in
the killing of three children, has just
come to light Some three weeks
since Deputy Marshal Mershon with
a posse were looking for a couple of
t t j il. : -l
l liunui muruerers in wo vuivtuan
Nation near Red river. They were
Supposed to be at a certain house,
and just betore daylight the omcers
surrounded the place. The woman
of the house with two children, aged
twelve and sixteen, were sleeping
out under the trees, owing to the
heat, and a third child, nine years
old, was sleeping in the bouse. The
Marshal on riding up awoke them,
and they, supposing some drunken
Indians were carousing near, ran for
the house to barricade the door. The
Marshal without waiting for closer
investigation to see whether they
were the parties wanted, opened fire,
killing both children and wounding
the woman. They then rushed into
the house ana seeing me ower ooy
lying there in the dim light shot and
killed bim. On discovering their
mistake they left and reported they
had killed three desperadoes, but
the facts have just come out The
Chickasaws are greatly excited over
it and are determined to sift the
matter to the bottom.
Terrible Morm in Iadiaaa. .
Indianapolis, May 29. About 6
o'clock last evening a tornado struck
the town of Edinburg, Ind., follow
ing a heavy rainfall. The storm
lasted ten minutes and raged with
great violence. The spire of the
Methodist Church was blown down
upon the roof of the parsonage,
crushing through it to the ground,
South of the town a grove of timber
belonging to George Catsisger was
demolished, and . four miles further
south the cyclone struck the farm of
J. IS. Deming, wrecking a barn kill
ing Mr. Deming's son Frank and
fatally injured a farm hand.
Terre Haute, Ind., May 29. A
double tornade swept by Clay City
at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the
extremeties being a mile apart Clay
City, which was in the centre, escap
ed with slight damage, but at Neal's
Mill on one side, a house was swept
out existence, six persons killed, a
bridge destroyed and general havoc
fnevails. On the other side, in a
ittie settlement five persons were
killed, houses were blown to pieces,
and one child was blown away and
has not yet been found. In all,
twelve persons were injured, besides
those killed. Trees have been blown
over a wide area.
VaadcrMlt Looking- to Ohio.
Cleveland, 0 May 29. While
William K. Vanderbilt was in Cleve
land some weeks ago be contracted
for the purchase of a large tract of
farm land at Mentor village, near
President Garfield's old home. To
day the agreement was completed
through an agent of Mr. Vanderbilt's.
It is said that the New York mil
lionaire will improve the property,
and will next year erect a handsome
and costly 8ummer residence, to be
built entirely of stone from Lake
Eric island.
I Dead.
Nashville, Tmul, May 31.
General G. A. Buell. of the United
States army, died this afternoon near
this city from the effects of an oper
ation perform ;i on his jaw some
timwr f complicated with
AN ILLINOIS LABOR RIOT.
Milltljunca Fire on a Mob at Retelcke
St riita M 99. The Strike of
the Illinois miners, which culminat
ed yesterday in rioting and blood
shed, has been in progress for fully
. i ii e .
two wee ics. , a rernaraaoie ieaiure
of its latter Btages was the active part
which the wives and daughters of
the miners took in preventing the
new men from working the mince.
These Amazons, numbering fully
300, marching in battle array and
supported by about 150 miners, took
possession-oi uie iuiut
and work was entirely suspended
through the district The militia
which Governor Hamilton naa or
AarmA nnt. n THiinulftV- consisting
of Co. from Taylorville, Edwards-
- t i i
vine ana v eraen, naa oeu wuueu
trated at East St Louis, so as to be
in readiness to yroceed to any point
threatened. They were placed un
der command of Colonel Barkley, of
Snrinefield. who received instruc
tions from the Governor to take his
orders from the Sheriff of the county
in which the troops are stationed.
Yenterdav morning Colonel Bark-
ley was notified that the mob had
taken possession ot the mines around
Belleville, and that tne civu auuion
ties were powerless. Immediately
Ka atartjv with his three companies
nn hnarH tmin and arrived at Belle
ville late in the afternoon, when he
learned that the mob had taken pos
session of Mine No. 1, at Reinicke, a
small station on the Louisville and
Nashyille Railway, in St Clair coun
ty, about three and a half miles west
of Belleville. The military then
started for that point, reaching it
about 5.30 r. . From the car wm
lnwa thpv m a. mob of 500 strikers
and about 100 frantic women in pos
session of the mine.
The women had just come from
Rsa Hill. and. wild with rage, were
very much more demonstrative than
. . J m . : l l -A
tne men. j ne iraiu uu Duiuum
a ravine between two high hills, and
both bluffs were covered with
strikers, the women having taken a
possession on the summit Deputy
Sheriff Anthony, of St Clair county,
mounted upon a box on the depot
platform, and, addressing the strik
ers, said he did not desire to have
trouble, but he wanted the laws
complied with, and urged tne moo
tn Hi an ran ne&ceablv. Before he
had concluded the report of a pistol
rang out on the air, loiioweu Dy iwo
more shots from the summit of the
hill Th rfpnutr felt a bullet whis
tle past his ear,, and noticing where
the smoke came from in the mob
drew his pistol and fired in that di
rection.
This was the signal for a general
fisilade from the mob, and one of
the soldiers, who was just getting
out of the cars, fell with a buuet
through his xknee. iwe-tniras oi
the militarv were still in the cars
when Deputy Sheriff Anthony or
dered Colonel Hartley to give me
umrrl to firf and t he Colonel shouted
out the command to his men. The
troops filed rapidly out of the cars
and poured a volley into thestrikeM
with deadly effect The latter re
treated, but returning the fire, where
upon a second volley was given py
the military. The mob, men and
women alike, scattered and ran
helter-skelter through the gullies and
ravines. After the smoke cleared
away it was found that one of the
strikers bad been instantly aiuea
and another shot through the head
so that he cannot recover. A third
was shot through the hip. Several
made their escape, leaving oiooay
trails behind them.
Twenty-six of the mob were made
prisoners and are now held by the
nMipra in their eamn. Com Dan V F.
of Edwardsyille, numbering forty-
five men, remain at iteinicae witn
the prisoners. The Taylorville and
Verden companies left late last night
for home, but are under orders to
hold themselves in readiness to move
on Collinsville, where trouble is an
ticipated. Beaten by a Priest.
Cleveland, May 30. A Catholic
priest named Julius Butzen, employ
ed as a school teacher in the parish
school here, was arrested to-day for
infliftintr Rerious injuries on a boy
named James McMahon. The boy
missed a lesson in arithmetic, and
the te&cher. to make an example of
him. hrntallv whioped him with a
heavy cane. The lad has been con
fined to his bed ever since the whip
administered nealv
a year ago. He will be a cripple for
life. A portion of bis hip-bone has
been removed. His left leg is twi6t
nnt nf ahune and is covered with
running sores. His arms and legs
are simply skin and bones, and the
bov's entire body has wasted away
until every bone seems about to
hnrat thrnnph its covering of skin.
Butzen gave bail for bis appearance
on oaiuraay, wiieu uib uiai wme up
in th nnlicft court Theiniured lad
will be broughr in on a litter to give
his testimony. The other school
children will testify as to his being
beaten, and Dr. Vance and other
witnesses will swear to facts as to the
boy's condition.
Discovery of a Marder.
Uniontown, May 30. A few days
ago George Hagerman, living near
Perryopolis, this county, while hew
ing timber in the woods fell from
the log with a stroke of appoplexy.
He was found several hours after
ward in an unconscious condition.
from which he never rallied. Next
day, while bis grave was being dug,
the workmen found the body of a
man two or three feet under the
surface, who had been dumped into
the hole, three feel long, witn nis
every-day clothes on and without a
coffin. The discovery recalled the
fact that a few years ago three stran
mud a nhort visit to the place.
One of them soon afterward myste
riously disappeared and tne oiners
then went away. It is believed this
in thn man an d that he was murder
ed by his two companions, as a fire
bad been made over tne grave to
cover up the traces.
Arreat ofaa old Horaa Thief.
IfrfWicirt TnnR1. Pa.. Jane 1.
Ike Shaffer, ef Allegheny City for-
a . ma I A J I .
many ot this place, tne notea aorse
thidf and (toiler in counterfeit mon
ey, was arrested yesterday near Mer-
cersburg ana toagea in we x ranaiin
county jail at Chambersburg on the
rliarM nf ' knHa atlinr A horM
VMM.KV Vft wvw.-. 1
had been stolen the night previous
. . !! 1 ni .A
irom aenry Angiemuier, ana onaa
er was found lurking near the stolen
animal.- The number of horses stol
ed by Shaffer exceeds 100, and he
haa hn Annvirted on aeveral occa
sions but pardoned. He in about 84
Jears ui age. n ius uuiooi, niH
uggies, harness and other property
have been stolen in this vicinity
within the past few days, and sever
al arrests lunre been made.
A Horrible Death on the Pla. aa.
St Pirn- Minn Mav 30. Early
on Monday morning last a party of
men started out from Winnipeg,
M anitnh. tn vprifV tha resorts of
the finding of the body of William
Kittson, the son oi lammoaore xuw
son, who escaped from the Smallpox
hospital several days ago and whose
remains were said to have Deen
found under circumstances of pecu
liar horror. After crossing a bridge
two miles Northwest of Winnipeg
they continued in a westerly direc
tion the other two miles. Soon a
white speck on the prairie was dis
tinguished. Approaching nearer
the body was discovered, ana tne
party, in order to avoid danger, ap-
nhcA it hv mftkint & circuit.
lmvwvuvh aw - O
When nearing the body a large ea
gle feasting itself on the flesh flew
away. Louis Kittson, Williams
brother, was the first to reach the
body and recognize his brothor. He
burst into tears. The body was al
most unrecognizable. One ear and
a part of the face were eaten by the
. a a . 1
eagle. The body was lying on tne
riirht aide, with lees drawn UP. torn.
badly puffed and swollen. The feet,
. . f . 1 vi 1
legs and lace were penecuy oiacx.
It looked as if he had lain down to
sleep. The head was lying on the
right arm. The body was covered
only by a night-shirt, badly tattered,
andi lying in a slight hollow. Water
t thA rfpnth of four inches covered
a quarter of an acre of ground around
it.
How Kittsen walked five miles
thajt night, through the sloughs,
swamps and rough places, without
boots or clothes, before lying down to
die. is a mvsterv. It is feared that
those of the party who. approached
too near the Doay may contract me
disease. An inquest is demanded
by Kittson's friends, also a rigid in-
inry inio an me lacia ui wio raoe.
t is feared that a iurv cannot be
procured to sit on the body.
A Maniac' Spirit.
Esie, Pa., June 1. The keeper of
insane men in the Almshouse nere
yesterday morning was attacked
house here yesterday was attacked
by George Collier, an inmate under
treatment for about two years. The
keeper is a powerful man and to
this' circumstance, as well as his
agility, he owes his life. Collier
rushed upon him from concealment
with a knife, but was disarmed.
Almost immediately after the knife
was taken away be said to the keep
er: Air. Mahoney, I was command
ed by a spirit to cut off your head
and stick it on a pole, but that order
has just now been revoked. I want
you to take the knite and cut my
head off before Mr. Brown does it"
Kneeling down he bent his neck for
the stroke. "Hurry up. Use the
knife : it's sharp enough." He was
put in a cell and will be transferred
to Warren.
Deco rattan Day Episode.
Salida, Col., May 31. Two
drunken miners last evening created
a disturbance, and the City Marshall
attempted, to arrest them. One of
them, named Evans, attacked the
marshal with a knife, and the latter
shot and killed him. The other,
miner, Thomas Menemeyer, then
shot the Marshal, Deputy Marshal
Bathurst and a man named Gannon.
He then started for the- mountains
with a party of citizens in pursuit,
and before he was captured he shot
and killed William H. Brown, one
of the pursuers. Gannon has since
died, and Bathurst and Stingley are
in a critical condition, There is
strong talk of lynching Minemeyer.
Dart a c Burglars.
Habtford, Conn., May 30. A few
weeks ago two old ladies named
Ellsworth were forced to give up
their valuables to burglars, and a
month ago a young lady was out
raged by. a 'burglar. Early this
morning a burglar got into Julius
Steel's house, and Stel's son, a young
man, engaged in a hand-to-hand
encounter with the robber, in which
Steel was shot in the right side and
had tijree bullets put through his
right arm. He emptied a revolver
at the burglar, but the latter escap
ed. .
Fayette 1-rimarlea.
Uniontown, Pa., June 3. Yes
terday was a regular field day for
Searight in the Fayette county pri
maries. In the judicial fight he car
ried most of the heavy voting dis
tricts and his friends to-day are
claiming that his majority will
reachl,500 to 2,000.
' The race for Sheriff is close be
tween Sterling and Dean, with the
odds apparently in favor of Sterling.
For District Attorney the fight is
between Cochrane and Hertzog. the
former nrobablv winning.
Elias Hatfield is probably nomi
nated for Poor House Director, Dr.
J. A. Button for Coroner and A. J.
Gilmore for County Surveyor. The
last two candidates had no opposi
tion.
A Man Badly Broken Up.
Uniontown, May 31. William
Sproul, a cinder hauler at Oliphant
furnace, near here, this evening had
his right leg broken in two places
and his head badly hurt by a cage
coming down on him. Both cages
were up and he walked under to get
a drink. : One of the cages came
down as be stepped under. Sproul
is a young man about 30 years old
and unmarried.
Another Victim of an Old Fend.
Chattanooga, Tens., May 31. A
terrible murder occurred at Helen
wood, Tenn., Sunday. In an affray
betweem members of a family, two
Cecil brothers were killed by the
Smith boys, One of the murders,
Robert Smith, was seen by his pur
suers to-day and was killed while
resisting arrest
, Arreted on Snaploioa.
Williavsport, May 29. The
facta elicited in the Coroner's exami
nation in the case of Charles Hank
er, whose body was recently found
hanging in a barn on the farm of
Samuel Cook, near Jersey Shore, thie
county, points unmistakably to foul
play. - The authorities haye taken
Cook into custody, and he will be
tried upon the charge of murdering
Hanker.
Shot and Killed.
Scbabton, May 28. Pat Hoar
was arrested early this morning for
killing James Norton at a wedding
last night Hoar was one of a sere
nading party who enlivened the oc
casion by shooting revolvers. He
confessed to haying shot Norton, but
says tne snooting was accidental.
Norton was 35 years old, and leaves
a wife and fite children. When he
was shot he was leading his 8 year
old boy by the hand.
TwnStorma.
Council Bluffs, Iowo, June. 2.
The rain storm of last evening was
unprecedented in 'force. It began
shortly before 6 o'clock and contin
ued until y o'clock. Daring much
of the time the rain fell with such
force that its effect upon those ex
posed to it was similar to that of a
heavy shower-bath. At times it
would almost take a person's breath
away. There was no wind.
The rear wall of the new opera
house in course of erection has fall
en. It was over fifty feet high. The
side walls are cracked, and are liable
to fall as they settle. All the bridges
as far down as Eighth street are
gone, including two stone bridgts
which alone cost nearly 120,000.
Hundreds of families living ad
jacent to the creek were driven from
their nomes ana many nouses were
more or less damaged. In many
cases the furniture in the houses is
a total loss. A number ot houses
were dashed to pieces as they float
ed off. One heavy iron bridge with
a 50-foot span was carried a distance
of more than two blocks, and its
heavy iron girders and stringers
were bent and warped as if they had
been mere wire ropes. The damage
is estimated at oUO.OUO. No lives
were lost
New Orleans, June 2. The Times
Democrat s Crystal Springs (Misa.)
special says : Mrs. May field's store
was struck by lightning. Miss Clara
Cook was killed. She was sur
rounded by several ladies, all of
whom escaped.
Another Phcpnix Park Mnrderer.
Dublin, June 2. Thomas Caffrey,
the fourth of the Phoenix Park mur
derers brought to the gallows, was
hanged in Kilmainham Jail at eight
o'clock this morning. During a fare
well interview with his mother yes
terday Caffrey broke down com
pletely. The crowd outside the pris
on this morning was very small,
numbering only tbout fifty persons.
Among these were the mother and
brother of the prisoner and a woman
who had been present at all the exe
cutions of men convicted of the mur
der of Lord Frederick CavCndish
andMr.Burk and prayed for the
condemned. Caffrey was composed
when on the scaffold. His death
was instantaneous. Caffrey wrote a
letter to his mother last evening, in
which he said: "I hope you will
never have cause to blush for my
name. As I am paying the penalty
of my crime in this world I hope I
won't have to suffer for it in the
next"
Incendiaries.
Minneapolis, May 29. About
midnight last night a fire broke out
here, which destroyed L. Duensing's
feed store and a number of barns
near by, on South Washington St
Duensing's loss is $5,000. Before the
fire was under control, Wheaton,
Reynolds & Co.'s sash and door fac
tory, on the east side of the city, was
found to be in flames, and Averill,
Russell & Carpenter's paper ware
house, in South Minneapolis, was al
so discovered to be on fire. Whea
ton, Reynolds fe Co.'s loss is $100,
000; Averill, Russell & Carpenter's
loss is $7,000, the other losses are
small but numerous. It is supposed
that all the fires were the work of in
cendiaries. .Saffacated. ;
Troy, May 28. At Schuylerville,
this afternoon, Nicholas Vanden
burg, while digging a well, noticed
that. a laborer who had descended
into,' the opening was suffocating
from the effects of gas. He attempt
ed to rescue the man, but met the
same fate. Mrs. Vandenburg, wbo
was on the ground, urged the other
workmen to descend the aparture
and rescue the men, but they refus
ed. She descended herself and was
also overcome. All three were then
brought to the surface, Vandenburg
and his wife dead and the laborer
alive but unconscious.
Tbe Western Storms.
Cincinnati, May 30. Later re-
Eorts of Monday's storm from the
ittle Miami Valley, say that some
thing like a cloud burst occurred,
flooding houses and driving people
from the first floors of their dwell
ings. Considerable damage was
done in Shelby, Decatur, and Bar
tholomew counties, Indiana. Iu
Butler county, Ohio, a family near
West Chester was badly injured by
falling walls and great damage , was
done to barns and dwellings. At
Lancaster, Owen county, Indiana,
W. R. Williams, his wife and chil
dren, and the four Craft brothers,
were killed by falling timbers, and
a number of others very seriously
injured. ;
Hyitterioas. .
Kansas City, May 29. On April
17 Miss Anna Bauerlin, twenty-five
years of age, daughter of a wealthy
German here, mysteriously disap
peared. No clue was obtained un
til yesterday, when at Boonville, 150
miles below here, on tbe jlissouri
river, a body was found in the river
by fishermen, and identified as that
of Miss Bauerlin. There was a bul
let wound in the back. The jewelry
on her person was undisturbed. The
tact of murder is established, but the
circumstances remain a complete
mystery.
A Brake man Killed.
Wellsvjlle, O., June 3. Harry
Whitacre, a young man living here,
met with a horrible death this morn
ing. .' He was employed as a freight
brakeman, and shortly after he left
Bayard it is thought, he fell between
the cars. He was not missed until
tbe train bad gone 15 miles, when
search revealed one of bis legs cling
ing to tbe -car trucks. A following
train discovered his mangled, dis
membered body on the cross-ties t f
a bridge at East Rochester, where
he had been dragged, a distance of
two miles. When found the body
was stripped of every vestige of
clothing.. The remains were brought
here this morning.
- Darlag Eaoape from Jail.
Easton, June 1. Warden WhiU
sell, of the Northampton County
prison, noticed this evening some
one ran past tbe office door from the
direction of tbe cell. He inquired
who it was, and found that a prison
er named Frits Stark, a noted pro
fessional burglar and robber, had
disappeared. -Word was telephoned
to police headquarters and officers
started to head bim off at tbe railroad
bridge, as ho had gone in that direc
tion. They were a minute too late,
and Stark, though seen by thejn and
chased, managed to escape. He had
picked the lock of the ciain door of
the cell and had cleared the jail in
the very presence almost of. three
officials. i -
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Largest Stock ! Latest Styles !
Best Makes ! Lowest pr
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about it
know I
A Dealer in Dead Bodies.
Chicago. June 1. County Under
taker Chaffee has been indicted by
the grand jury for trafficking in the
bodies of dead paupers. The grand
jury has also censured the board of
County Commissioners for tostenng
the traffic that has been going on in
the nauDer dead by the prevailing
system of letting the work of burial
out by yearly contract. The indict
ment is the result ot several days'
investigation, during which it was
proved that out of -14 cases in which
Chaffee claimed to have found tbe
friends of the dead, only in one in
stance did his statement prove to be
true; 43 of the bodies had been sold
to the medical institutions for pur
poses of dissectien and the proceeds
of the sale absorbed by the county
undertaker. Some time ago Chaffee
left for Florida to recruit his health.
He is now supposed to be in the
Bermudas. It is not thought that
he will return voluntarily to this
city, and he will probably have to be
sent for.
The Fete At Moscow.
Moscow, June 2. The fete at Pet
roffsky Park to-day was on a colossal
scale. The land upon which the
entertainments were given embraced
about 100 hectares. There were four
immense theatres in which perform
ances were given, a circus performan
ce, ballets, pantomimes and proces
sions of horsemen. It is estimated
that fully 1,000,000 persons were at
the fete. One hundred and forty
wagons loaded with barrels of beer
arrived on the ground during the
morning, and by noon all of this sup
ply of beer has been exhausted.
The Czar and Czarina on their arri
val in the Park during the afternoon
were received with deafening cheers
by the multitude. Large number
of peasants had walked from the dis
tance provinces to attend the fete.
One of the features of this immense
gathering was the lack of disturbance
the pepole throughout the day behav
ing in a most orderly manner.
II ighway Rojberjr.
Johnstown, June 3. On Saturday
evening, between S and 9 o'clock, as
Ed. S. Riale and M. H. Lockwood,
the new pitcher of the Johnstown
Base Ball Club, were returning from
Davidsville in a buggy they were
stopped by four men, who emerged
suddenly from the woods near the
top of Ben's Creek Hill, about three
miles from this place. One of tbe
men presented a pistol in the usual
road agent Style, demanding the two
gentlemen's money, which was
promptly handed over, as they were
unarmed and taken entirely una
wares. Mr. Riale had a watch on
his person, but this was not taken
the highwaymen saying they want,
ed only cash. The money taken
amounted ot about $25. There is
no clue to the perpetrators of the
outrage.
MUfortane of a Traveler.
Hamburg, June 1. Lewis Iaeger,
aged twenty-five years, a grandson
of the noted Lutheran minister, Rev.
G. F. J. Iaeger, deceased, returned
to Hamburg from Montana Territo
ry several days ago presenting a
pitiable sight During last Winter,
while travelling in a stage, they were
caught in a "blizzard" and snow
bound, and several of the passengers
were frozen to death. Mr. Iaeger's
injuries were so severe as to require
the amputation of both legs just be
low the knee. The fingers of both
hands were also amputated.
Absolutely Pure.
Tab powaar muwm nrtmt. aaarol nf parity,
We la aaa whsiMoawaM. Mot Moaoakcal
Ufo artuwrr katda, ami taoaat btnUk
oantUi Wit Om mttitad at few Uat. ikorl
V thua m paoaphata pavdafa, Ui rnlw m
(a. fcoTAi. EAXunt Powaaa Oo., 1M Wtil .
ice:
No matter what you buy, you
it back at any time within ton .u
if not soiled, your money will be ?' '
When an article fails to be
price paid, we shall appreciate it t
will show us the article, no matter
and badly worn, and allow us tn
ITamI
back a satisfactory amount in cn
wwc a nut-jut allowance on your
puruiase.
We desire to publish broadcast ft
guarantee to make every article wn?
yrjv;c im lur it, uut you must
otherwise, how
would
L. M- WOOLP
THE POPULAR CJlOTHIIiR
John stown, Pa.
s
IIERIFF'S SALE:
HTTlrtaaofeartmln WHnfr, .
r; - w ubi or til. f
Common Plea of Somerset Count a,
me directed, there will h
st Um Court House, la Somrrwt. p", !"
Thursday, June 7. l.W
at 1 e'elock P. M. ail tbe right, title.
claimorttie defendant, Francla H. Yt -
-" ' DOUt1, juni!
ertruUeT township, Somerset euuntT p, '
Inir lamia nf Ivl 1 1 nH. T.. k
v."u simmi Hm7.'.:.r.u"l" -
- --i - vaMva aau Wilier flti,
twelve (li) acres more or len, (beln UmV
with th ai.r.nrrM.... n-njunHj
at .laof bi TSibL "J
Tib in itmiIh. h& . . '
ALSO
11 the riicht. title, interest and cUlm tfi
fondant eumpantr, tbe FUikerton Lumtn
jiiiny (I.iiniieit),U. F. prdoe, Cbiinus.
and to the iullowlnn real exute. to wit
bo. . A certain tract ol land limit 111
on twp., Somerset county, i,.
warrant In tbe name of Adam Whiu, eii
V acres, strict measure, adinintnx Ul.
Mnl.. In lli. ........ ... (..1 . i ' i . "
........ ... .. ..IUw ui jvtiu w LkTX
VV hite. and others.
No. i. A tract or land situate as afon
TryeU on a warrant In tbe name of Jn, .
contain inn U acres, strict measure, k ...
lands warranted in the uam ot Auaa
others.
No. S. A tract of land situate as f.Hk
reve l on a warrant in the uma c.
Scnroeit, cont&inlnic 303 acres and 1 r
sirii-t measure, ao)oinitiK tne Ilil Furit -James
Caden elalm, land in name of Ju ;
and others.
No. 4. B tract of land situate as it
tainina: 14s acre and M perches, adjolnls J
uau riTcr, lanas warranted in tlie bum I
topner White, John White and otiien, :
pan oi a rraci surveyed on a warrant m ut
ol Thomas White, originally
acres.
No. i. A tract or land situate os tfnrau
Teyed on a warrant in the name f Uonwn
ley. contain in ir 424 acres strict meunra.
lands of surreys In the name ol AOsa laJ
No. a. A tract of land situate as tfonan
reyeJ oa a warrant tn tbe name of far
White, containing: too acres, mors k
lnr lands or Samuel Helnbaiuh. P-m.m.
lonn wnita and others.
nl tract, lands warranted In theaaatsliJ
w nite, J ohn W hit and others.
No. 10. A certain tract of land karas a
ertoo Point. In Uuoer Tarkxvfoot towiuu
tainins; V7& acres, strict measure, beiei
surrey in tne name ot TBonus w hit, a
land la the name or Christopher Waits,.
Lferld HelnbaUKh and others.
No. 11. A tract oi land situate ta ty
neyioot lownsnip, containing ill acre) u
perches, adjoining Uasselman river, lanti
name of Christopher White, land of Asm
ler, V?m. Snyder, and ethers, be ins put
of land known as the Peter Werner tret
all theeoal, iron ore, limestone, bra dsia
er minerals and mineral substances, ira
being on, under and contained wiuua um cl
oi tn land hereinafter described, aul ta
sary riicht ot war to remove said auntnli -
ar( and means as mar be found oeemir
In such way and manner as to do as li:a:
to tne rarlac soli aa possible, vis. .-
No. U. The minerals as aloresaid sf r.
tract of land situate In Upper Turktrw
containing 160 acres, the surface el wtuci f
oy v sa. snyder, adjoining lands ol au
nirmm vrainer ana otoers, Deing
ot land known af tbe Peter Wei mer lam.
No. 14. The Ilk minerals as aloieaa
tract of land situata aaafuresald. karnn
Jacob Uarhart larm. containing SMa-nit
perches, adioiaimr laMS ol James EtiiiJ
Hiram Cramer and others, the surtax olM
is owned bv Jonathan Hover.
Ne.14. Tn tbree-nilh nartof the Utocf
als tn a certain tract ot land situate si timf
containing -AKiif acres, ai joining .No. Is u-'
ram, mau oi jonn tfroacner, t;uanuufn'
aiid etnara, the snrtaoe ef which a
June tsroucbcT, aad Is known aa the ipi
brook lams.
No, lo. Tbe undivided three-flfUiof
mineral in a certain tract ef laal
aforesaid, containing 92 acres and tlpaw
jotaiax lands bereinbeior described u"
he., lands ef Phlnejas Serhier and o ben U"
race of which Is owned by Hiram Inner.
the uomn Hoi brook farm. j
Together with the following bulldliiti at
proveinenta, vis -.
No. a. Having thereon erected bar
bouses (frame or plank), eo bbxtsait'
three stables, and a good stationarj
mill.
No. i. Having thereoa erected ess r
nous ( frame or plank), bank ban and as
buildings.
No. la. Harm thereon erected tee d"-
noase ( iruH or plank); two stables
emouiiuings.
Also, a tram road running thmoxhoscv
Taken la aucntliw at the enlt af Col-
well a Co, Was. M. Perdue, J. O. Riran
J Zilhnl-r at . I
Notice. All persons purchasing at tb"n
aula will nlM. tuli. .... i. ,k.i . MAS 1
purchase monev-u ha made anuws si t
of sale will b required aa soon as tbs F1
la knocked aoem. alkmala It will be aoi 1
posed to sal at the risk of the nrst parrel
tne resaiueotth purchase money man w
or betore Thursday of the lint week
uourt, tne tim uxed by the Court lur ui
edgment or deeds, ami no deed will beacluk1
until the purchase money Is paid in full.
JOHN J. SPAXtilif
SherllTs OiBc. I W
Somerset, May 7, 1'3. i
D
ISSOLUTION NOTICE.
The partnership heretofore exlstiag
Harrv Wame ami Jia4 Markebtle, ik'ial '
nans under the Una nam Ways a H"
was uissoirea t'T mutual conwnt on
ot May, 13, M.r. Wayne having dup"-
wbo will eontin the business at the okl
MilnMMt m.tlf. IK. '..IhI Hotel. V
J. BerkebU. who is authorised to itC
full llna ar fnmitnM. M. h. kui fllSJI
partnership accounts, etc .
St Alt rt 1 ri;--i
Jacob j. bkbU"-1
Soamtsrr. Pa May 23, USX
4 DMINISTRATOIVS notic
Kstt of Conrad Brant, late at ttrxb""'
Twp., Somerset Co, Fa., dec'.
Letters ef administration ea I he MIf
having been granted to to underjws
to those Indebted to ft to make irate"" ,,
mmiI ...ItlinM .l.lmi ardentta?
pleas present them auly authentic'' 1
llement on Saturday, May 1, M ' I
residence oi ucaseu. -r
HIBAM B. BBi
Ml it Adu10
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
Estataof Joka W. Hayn. tataaf JSP
skip, deceased. .j
The undersigned. Auditor, duly
tn twpnaa s Court el Somerset evey - ,
distribatioa ofth tuwls la the heads "
neiier, aummunrawr f u - - j
give bomcv laat a will avow jl
said appointment at km ode ia Tr
rags ea Thursday, May 4, when
FE1 W. BlESWjiSJ
A DMIKISTRATORS' 'TlC
Estate at Jacob ten hart, late ot 31
hln flaeaaasu.
Letters of admlalst ration ea ,h
having been granted to the TCTa'
hereby gtren to all persoas n"- r
tat to auk Immediate pajt-i
saving claims against in
duly autnentleataa for settlement. ".),..
Id
at ta
aes of tb ilff2-, .gT.
LL'DWIOK USHA".
ABRAHAM
FARM WANTED'
Of About 10w Af