The Somerset Herald.
EDWARD 8CCLL. Editor and Proprietor.
EDWESDAT APRIL
The frost is now out of the sTound
ami several of our political farmers
are quietly and flyly fixing "P tbeir
ft'BCtH.
Bltlku vunty baa now enforced
temperance. The court last week
legislated all liquor licenses out of
existence.
The Butler county "boy" are go
ing to have a dry time during the
comit-g year. Last weeb Judge
Hazsn refused every license applied
for in the county.
The workingmen who are de
manding fair treatment must learn
to give fair treatment. Then there
will be an end to strikes. Let the
golden rule prevail.
Rkv. Henky Ward Beecher says:
"The Democratic party is a double
eared as." And yet but little more
than a year ago, the old mugwump
fell d wn and worshipped it
The boycotters in New York have
i;en iiidict'd for conspiracy, and
will I tried in the courts. Prose
cutions have also been commenced
in Philadelphia. Served them right!
say n e,
llos. Ecklev B. Coxe has been
nominated as a candidate for Gov
ernor by a Democratic convention
hU at Hazel ton on Friday last.
Unlucky Coxe ! to be nominated on
Friday.
The railroad strikers at St. Louis
have appointed ''persuasion commit
tees" tf induce the men who are at
work to quit. If oral argument fails
they "persuade" them with a club
or a paving rtone.
The President has openly cast in
bis lot with the free-traders, and is
using all his influence in favor of
th Morris'in bill. He is a reformer,
you know, and is therefore in favor
of reform i'
bat-is.
the tariff on a free trade
It is 6sid ain Itandall gets to
much antust-HjiMit out of the Mor
rison one hor-e tariff bill, that he
never jm' t't the theater. He gets
up a kind of htii- circus whenever
be lacks for fun, by stirring up the
free trmlr clown.
The bootblacks of Louisville have
struck against a five cent shine.
They demand ten cent, and will
make it unpleas'int for the boy who
won't 'vtar.d uu"forthe increased
price. " As the old cocks crow the
young ones learn."
The strikers and boycotters are
rapidly making up the issue between
the American Union and the Trades
Union. When the issue is fairly
joined, we rather think the latter
will have to go. The right of pri
vate judgement and personal free
dom must nut be interfered with.
On Wednesday last, the Senate in
a flexion of three hours passed over
o2." bills, or about 175 an hour, or
ii'-r.rly three a minute. They were
all pension bills. Nobody objected,
and the3 all went
greased lightning.
through like
Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Ilnzen is now asking for bids to
supply 300,000,000 stainjted envel
ops. Last year 279,000.000 stamp
ed envelopes, worth 85.773,000, were
eM. The Government now sells
more euvelopes than all the other
producers combined.
DiT.i.Vt the campaign of 1S81,
great things were promised when
the Democracy came into power.
Will some member of that organiza
tion please stand up and point out
what it has dune during the past
year to entitle it to public confi
dence and esteem.
Since the introduction of natural
gas into the cityc.fPittsburg.it is
es nnatei the output ot the uc
t..ries and mills has been increased
twenty per cent., a large number of
new manufacturing plants have been
t-nxU-d, and not le than 10,000
additional men given employment.
Uncle Sm must pay the piper
for the anti-Chinese riot at Rock
Springs, Wyoming Territory, a short
time since. A bill appropriating
f H7.743 to indemnify the Chinese
for their losses on that occasion, has!
iust been rerorf.i h th 1 1 nt; w
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
An jit $S,OK) per day is being re
ceived at St. Louis from the K. of LHarbances between employer
to help their striking brethren con-
tiaue their fight. and the Insist is
made that if necessary $1,000,000
will be fartlicomicg. These contri-
butions come from the poor fellows
whom the capitalists have ground
poverty and starvation by refue-
ing to pay iivipg waee.
It Las been proposed to starve
Mr. Iloxie into terms by boycotting
his batcher, his baker, his grocer and j
other wh furnish him with sup-
lie. The fellow alio proposed this
plan is 4ealin a inotw deadly blow
to the interest of the laboring man
than the striker who uses violence, I
cr maltreats his fellow workman be-1 just now upon the question of limit
caace he will not join his Union. jrng the working day to eight hours,
- nd juo some parts of the country a
This is a free country. Every f el-1 Jem and or il is accompanied with
low can't hve whooping-cough or I
measles more tLsa once, but he can
etrike every morning before break -
fast and nobody has toy rjjght to
hinder. Whoop her up! Let eery-
wody strike at once and have the
thing over with and resume busi
ness. -inter Ocean.
General Master Workman Pow-
a-- ko --!nf it riintinctlv i
UU1 cj a - - rf -
understood that he will not be a
candidate for Governor of Pennsyl-
vania. Thia will, wo suppose, put
an end to the attempts of a few Dem-1
ocratic demagogues to turn the dis
affection now prevailing among
workingmen to political account at
the coming State election.
According to State Treasurer Liv
eey the State debt is reduced about
$750,000 annually. Although the
amount of that debt was placed at
$17,811,700 at the close of the last
fiscal year, the actual debt is only
about $10,000,000, the Common
wealth having as an offset nearly
$9,000,000 invested in United States
and other bonds, and deposited in
the sinking fund.
Dk. Higiiee declines to tender his
resignation as Superintendent of the
Soldiers' Orphans' Schools, as re
quested by the Governor. He al
leges that the investigation made by
his Excellency was Unfair and par
tisan, and demands a legislative in
quiry. It is but just to the Kever
ened gentleman, who has hitherto
borne a spotless reputation, that he
should be heard before he is condemned.
The President is Hying to whip I charge seven men whose services to
- .t . ...i... ..fr-nn.lthem are acceptable?
in me i-feajucraui.- uicuiucio ui
grees to the support of Morrison's
free trade bilL The last Democratic
President the country was cursed
with, attempted to whip in the Con
gressmen of his party to the suppart
of the Kansas-Nebraska bill. His
tory will repeat itself, and Grovtr
might have profited by reading up
the story of Buchanan's lament
able failure to force slavery into the
territories.
The Republican leaders of West
moreland county believe there is no
doubt that the Democratic majority,
which until 1SS1 was regarded as
certain, has been permanently over
thrown. The result of this confi
dence is that there are a number of
candidate for the Republican
nomination for every office to br
filled this fall. Prior to 1 SSI the
Republicans had a hard time to in
duce any person to accept nomina
tion.
While the Knights of labor are
threatening all kinds of vengeance
against Mr. Gould beciue members
of their or'imzition are refused em
ployment on his lines, they are de
manding that men who v.iii not join
their assembly shall lm discharged
from the employment of other roads.
They have apparently forgotton the
old adage, " What is sauct fr the
goose should be sauce for tlie gm
der."' The switchmen on the Lake Shore :
railroad, at Chicago, went on a strike
last week, because hilf a dozen non
Union men were employed in the
yards of that company, and for sev
eral days they prevented any freight
from beiue sent out or received by
that line. On Friday last the mat
ter was adjusted and the men re
turned to work. Both sides claim a
victory, but as the non-Union men
were not discharged, we fail to see
just where victory perched on the
banner ot the strikers.
At the request of the grand jury
of Indiana county, Judge White has
called a convention of all the town
ship supervisors in the county, to
meet on the 27th instant, when the
Court will instruct theai as to their
official duties and liabilities. It is
believed that a meeting of this char
acter will enable supervisors to per
form their duties more promptly
and satisfactorily than heretofore,
and if that result should be achieved
the Indiana county pirn may come 8ue than that of wages, must inevit
into general use. It is certainly a 1 ably lesson the measure of employ
ee
practical suggestion, and deserves
the trial it U about to receive.
While General Master Powderly
is entertaining the Congressional in
vestieatir.ir coinuii'.tee with conserv-
h ,.,fr;,,fi Inntlnn. f
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tne hvo -mis and intentions of the
K. of L. and censuring strikes and
boycotts, his Dc'jiuty Master, Irons,
is circulating amon: the boys, and
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vauntinglv declaring that the rail-
j roJ ,tri w M,rs lo wil, ni ihni
'- -
the com panics will be compelled toi
take back on their own terms every ;
If Poa-.ler-i
i .i , ,,; . , i , i
lv is emcere. then it follows that he
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has lost his grip on the organization
I he presumably contrnlr. and that its
! members will not practice what he j
ltreaches.
rw.,..,. nr .. .. i.o.
message to Congress r.
iau
' pretij t labor troubles
throughout
I ,a Alim. IT A ...... . ,V tV n 1 1 a II V d -
tem of voluntary arbitration as the
, ,i ,j-
proper iiu-an. 10 j re,.,
employe. There i uothin n-v in
this, it having been the s u'tj n-t of
'discussion in the public print for
;th past mouth or more. Jut why
(the President should volunteer his
j advice, when Congress, through a
special committee, is endeavoring to
!4isovrr the cause and aptw the
remedy, i a milter for conjee-lure.
The elections at approaching, and
demagogues of both h;h and low
degree ue anxious to impress the
i0mr, .-;k ik- ia.
I ' .aa wvuv w J- kB a avap nV
they are their tacni trustworthy
friends.
There is a good deal of discussion
the stipulation ital the same rate of
! daily wages snail fce .continued,
j Eight hours of hard labor certainly
; makes a pretty long day, and with
j the improvements and inventions
xuai are being made, the time is fast
appreachiaf when men will not
have ta work perhaps even so long
las that, bat it ought to be equally as
well understood that no one wboi
works only eight hours can expect
to be paid as much for it as when
he worked ten hours or more. The
great point to be considered in all
these questions, is the perfect free
dom of every man to door not io do
whatever he desires. No one has a
right to interfere with the freedom j
another. The practical solution wai promptly sent by the bereaved
... ,. : . . . ,hotwife, crape was tied upon the door,
thia question is to pay by 1'. weat int0 ounsinp ,
of
of
hour or by ihe job, and to let every
one labor as many hours as bin
strength or his inclination permits, j
al .i :n i. i;nia .. r !
the number of hours that constitutes
a day's work.
Uow lung Can It Last?
Reason and law niust rule labor
disputes and all othor disputes in
the end. It may be possible for the
hotspurs and the lawless to rule the
orders and actions of organized labor
for a brief season ; but bow long can
it last?
How long will the people of New
York submit to eight hundred em
ployes of a street car line, who
have no complaint as to wages or
hours of labor, not only stopping a
great thoroughfare, but forcing other
thousands of satisfactorily-paid em
ployes to stop other lines, simply bt-
J comes the officers of the -Third
! Avenue Company choose not to dis-
accej
How long will the great indus
trial and business interest of the
country submit to the arbitrary com
mand of their business affairs, going
even to the employment or discharge
of their most important and trusted
agents? Already labor has suffered
a loss ol millions this year, by halt
ing capital that would have been
diffused into industrial enterprises,
and there are thousands of business
men in large industrial operations
who instead of enlarging their busi
ness aud enlarging the channels of
labor, are limiting their product and
preparing for retirement, simply be
cause there is no longer any assur
ance that the nioH responsible posi
tions can be tilled by men where
capital and businos are to be cared
for. How long will this suicidal follv
last?
How long will the public and the
law submit to strikes ordered under
the flag of the rights of labor vio
lently hindering other citizens from
accepting labor at satisfactory wages?
Such violence is as anti-American as
it is lawless, and it is the hideous
spawn t-f anarchy. It strikes at the
dearest rijhu of the American citi
zen and how long can it last in a
government founded on freedom and
law ?
How long will the p'eopl-;
submilto the anti-America;)
boycott? It is utterly, senseless,
generally impotent and always law
less. It i never ordered by coiirid
erate "friends of 1 ibor ; it is generally
ordered by men who are adventurous
drones preying on the labor o!
others ; and the boyrotte has never
benefitted lumest labor i t the extent
of a farthing, while it has cost hon
est labor much of public respect and
much in the general prosperity it
has paralyzed.
How long can labor progress in
lessening the hours of labor or in
creasing the wages f labor, when
the present policy of its organizi
tions, and causeless and violent
strikes, are daiiy driving employers
out of business, compelling capital
to shun industrial investments, and
depressing every channel of industry
in the land? Tens of thousands of
buildings, including residences, fac
tories and every form of improve
ments, have been halted by the la
bor disturbances, and the loss falls
solelv upon labor How long can
it last?
There can be no revival of indus
try or business until labor distur
bances are settled ; and whea it is
considered that nine tenths of the
recent grcst labor troubles have
grown out of the merest shadows,
when there were no substantial
complaints nbout wages, hours of
labor or manner of payment.id there
not a crave responsibility renting
upon labor to em!, rather than to in
flame, labor disputes ? Every new
labor dispute, and especially every
. new dispute that mvoives other is
ment for thevear; and ho;v long
can labor diputes last when they
are weakening the resources and
power of organized labor each day?
The freedom and law which are
I .lie jetri ui uui uec uvci (luiviii
will assert the supremacy of reason
and law in the end, and why should
not intelligence and justice rule the
, orgaD12Cj ,)ov,er uf u-wr at once?
Among the inherent and inaliena-
I Ide rights of every citizen, high or
i low, rich or poor, are the rights to
! be employed or to reluse emplov-
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ii ii mrt v- nr 1.1 r&mA irt fim-
ploy to work or to refuse
to wortt
t0 have person and property sacred
ly respected, and to buy or sell with
whom thev will. No law dare in
vade thsse rights, for they are fun-
, . . . ,
tdamental rights, and iio or?an-
iHlioa CAll bl! Rreater or 6trol;r;er
than the law. Hew long can organi-
z- labor assert nselt as above the
,aw 1
. U'e appeal to the organized labor
of the country to take Us latitude
lar-inu It Ito ,rvO-.iH..iv fr.-t vt I
onl v eafe mooriritr of fou al and iust
( ri2iJtc to all, and it mur-t plant ite!f
I t I t Jl & 11 t A f 1 1 1 fl ll ; t t . 1 1 t 1 1 I I UT it it
j would achieve enduring advantages.
! hverv wanton disturbance it creatas
. , , .
rjolation of the rig'iis: of person or
i.riiiit.-ly must alienate considerate
public opinion against it, and it can
be great and Iji-Uiij pnlv bv being
clearly lawful aud rihl. Blatant
demagogues, mercenary agitators,
adventurous politicians and beer
shop idlers who pose as labor rep
resentatives will declare for distur
bance and excuse lawlessness, but
the sincere friend of industry will
ptefe; to advise in the words of truth
and soberness. Labor disturbance
car.net last, aDd if labor shall end it
by manly justice it will have the
victory. J h ilad'-ljJi ta fime$.
nad la Tex am.
Juixke.n, Tex.. A pril 25 A tor
nado swept past Killeea this even
ins obout ens mile from town. It
j struck the house of Jacob Usleton,
demolishing the building and injur
ing the entire family, the baby fatal
ly. The Norman brothers'residence
was alsa destroyed. The family
were saved, having just taken refuge
In a storm-house. The storm came
from thjg northwest and did consid
erable damage u? JLh.6 town of Killeen.
11 au stones as large u hen s eggs
fell, destrovine vecetalion and fruit;
trees and breaking many window j
panes. I
Welcomed Vpon Hi Return from
the Dead.
Conneluville, April 23 Three
weeks ago Andrew Pritcbard.of this
place, went West. On Monday his
wife received a telegram from
Omaha, signed by her brother, pay
ing that Andrew had been killed
there that dav by a train, and ask
ing money wherewith to send the
corpse home.
ine amount assea
nice B)ot was selected in the
cemetery .and the grave was dug and
all other preparations for the funer
al were dulv attended to.
The bodv was to arrive to-night,
and so it did ; only when it arrived
it arrived on foot and waited into
its own house in an extremely life
like way, and kissed its astonished
wife, who almost fainted away with
joy and surprise. It was Andrew
himself quite well and very much
astounded to find his dear little
wife and his dear little house in
mourning. When he saw the tele
gram sent by his brother he decided
that his brother was an unscrupu
lous rascal of the most heartless
type.
" The news of Andrew's strange re
turn spread rapidly, and before his
wife had time to get through fond
ling her resurrected spouse and go
up stairs to take off' her widow's
weeds the blare of a brass band
sounded on the street in front of the
door whereon the crape fluttered in
the breeze. In a moment there was
a lusty shout, and a crowd of Andy's
chums entered and bore hipa away
by force enthroned npou their shoul
ders. They paraded all the streets
in town, while the brass band satiri
cally tooted the strains of the dead
march, and fully 400 men followed,
cheering and shouting over the re
markable event.
Cruelty to an Orphan.
Scbantok, Pa., April 21. John
and Winfred McAndrew, husband
and wife, have been placed on trial
here for cruelty to Mary Gaugham,
an orphan, who was the 13-year-old
niece of McAndrew. The girl died
from the effects of the harsh treat
ment she received, and the testimo
ny of her 11-year-old brother, who
lived in the same family, created
considerable excitement. He statsd
that his sister was neither allowed
shoes nor stockings, and iu frosty
weather was sent long distances
barefooted. She was not allowed to
occupy a bed, but slept on the floor
without covering, and her food con
sisted of mush, which she ate out of
a pail with her fingers. He had
seen McAndrew rub a red-hot poker
across her teeth, and on the morn
ing of her death his sister laid on
the floor, with n bed-slothins, and
asked him to put the family dog on
her feet to keep them warm. She
was maltreated by the children of
the family, and no effort was made
to prevent it. The Sunday before
she died the boy says that McAn
drew put the girl in a tub of water
and horse vhipped her. The Coron
er testified that several of her toes
were ready to drop off, and that she
died of starvation. Neighbors had
seen her crawling around on all
fours, and when they tried to make
an investigation Mrs. McAndrew
drove them off with a p.ker.
Forgeries on Three Harnsburg Ranks
Haurisbimk!, Aitril 21. Develop
rr.ents to-dv indicate that three of
the banks of this city have lot $10,
000 through forged notes presented
by Miss Priscilla B. McClure, of this
city, who has always figured in the
best of society. The names used as
endorsers were her mother, Margaret
McClure, and brother, William Mc
Clure, of this city, and cousin, Shu
man Furth, of Bsllefonte, all of
whom are the best ol security. They
deny the endorsements. The money
was obtained iu February last, at
which time she left the city. The
notes fell due a few days ago, when
the forgeries were discovered. M iss
McClure is highly connected, herself
and mother, the latter a widow, be
ing in good circumstances. She was
one of the leading young ladies in
Pine Street church, and was looked
upon as modest and unassuming.
It is believed there is a man inter
ested in the case.
RtollUK Ntrlken Make Bad Work.
Hunter's Point, L. I., April 22
The strikers of Haneyear's sujiar re
finery company at Qjeen Point be
gan rioting this afternoon. The po
lice was called out in full force and
with duos attacked the rioters, but
were overpowered by the striker.
The latter were armed with sticks,
bricks, stones, etc. Three police
men, Patrolemen Gt-rker, Dclaney
and Gallagher, of the seventh pre
cinct, were arioulv Snj.ired and
taken to the hospital. One striker,
name unknown, a German, was also
seriouslv injured, being clubbed
about the head. He was also taken
to the hospital.- Several pistol shots
were fired but no one was injured as
far as is known. The r.iriker attack
ed a loaded wagon and threw barrels
of EUgar into the street. As evening
came on everything beeame quiet in
the vicinity of the works, a cordon
of police keeping the striking labor-
ers
at a Eafe distance.
Uitie.i by a ItuhlJ !.!;.
Ci.EyKi.ASU,April 22. Thrte dogs
all of them rabid, attacked a group
of children in tho village of Lmden
ville, Asbtabulia County, this after
noon. The latter were ou their way
nome from school and were having
a frolic on the town common?. The
dois had been roaming ab iut the
trtets acting strangely, and the
antics of the children appeared to
madden them.
With frrcciuu growls the brutes
sprang upon their victims, and be
fore help .arrived Mary Detriek,
Minnie Jones, Jane Strong and Jane
Applecate were terribly mangled.
Four others escaped uninjured. The
village is wild with excitement, and
physicians have been summoned
from other towns. The children are
in a critical condition.
Terrible Disaster In Ireland.
London, April 23. Mr. Brady,
the uovernment Inspector of fish
eries in Ireland, has telegraphed
from Bulmullet, county Mayo ; "In
many instances the rags.which serve
as the only carmen ts the people
have, are utterly insufficient lo con
ceal their naked ;u63,and large num
bers of men bad women are preven
ted from leaving their homes because
they have covered with their own
scanty garments the one who must
go out iu search of food. I visited
some of the mainland villages yes
terday and found the people without
an v fond whatever. Mr fund is ex
haugted, and J can do no more until
farther aid arrives.
Three Urmlicrs lynched.
Axtitosy, Kau., April 19. About
two months ago a fight ccurred in
the village ot Danville, near this
place, between three brothers named
Weaver and Altel Sheard. The. lat
ter was fatally wounded, and the
Weaver brothers were arrest and
hurried away to avoid mob violence.
Last week "they were returned for
trial, but their cases were continued
for the term, with bail fixed at $10,
000 each. At 1 o'clock thia morning
a mob of forty armed men surround
ed the ret.id.-hce of the Sheriff, where
the prisoners were under guard. The
guard, hearing them, rushed the
prisoners out of the back Jdoof and
into the basement of the pew school
building. The Sheriff was taken
prisoner by the mob and guarded.
The deputies, finding it useless to
resist, surrendered. The Weaver
brothers defended themselves in
their struggle for life with a revol
ver, which they bad taken frora one
of the deputies. They were finally
overpowered by the mob and dis
armed. Ropes were placed about
their necks and preparations were
made to ban? them to the rafters,
but the trample of approaching feet
frightened the mob. so they fired
fifteen or' twenty shots into each of
the brothers, literally shooting them
to nieces and. mounting their horses,
rode raniclly away. The mother of
the boys and the wife of one of them
witnessed the tragedy.
Driving Back Bandits.
San Antonio, Tex., April 22.
Information has reached here to-day
af a bloody fight a few nights ago at
the Dolores silver mine, in the state
of Nuevo Leon, Mex. The Dolores
mining camp lies a few miles distant
from the town of Vallecillo, oa the
Mexican National Railway. A des
perale band of mountain bandits at
tacked the camp for the purpose of
robbery, about 1 o'clock iu the
mornis'iK. The camp is protected
by a heavy adobe wall, which the
bar;dits scaled. R. G. Ungusch, su
perintendent of the mines, and W.
S. To:il, both Americans, rallied 100
or more Mexican miners and charg
ed the bandits but were repeatedly
driven back.
The battle lasted an hour. The
camp was finally saved by the arriv
al of Alcalde Garcia with a posse of
fifty citizens from Vallecillo, at the
approach of which the bandits re
treatid to the mountains, having
failed to socure the expected booty.
Five dead and eleven wounded ban
dits rvere left behind. Of the miners
no one was killed, but a dozen or
more were severely wounded, somv
fatally. Captain Toal, the engineer,
arrived here this morning direct
from the scene. The wounded ban
dits were carried to Valleeido, where
they wiil be executed.
What Fire Kevealed.
Eiiit:. April 19 A fire in tin
abandoned flouring mill of Jamw
Garvey, at Dunkirk, this afternoon.
dUcl-t-d a ttrritde murder. Tin
building, a large three etory struc
ture, iiad been closed for years and
had been the resort of tramps and
desperate people. The fire was con
trolled after a hard fight. DuritiL
the investigation of the premises the
body of a woman w is found in onr
i of the rooms which had been ok
fire. I ne face was recognized by h
fireman as that of the wife of i
neighbor, John Boise. The fact that
the room had been locked and that
the body had been almost nude con
firmed the theory that the woman
had been murdered and that the fire
had been started for the purpose of
hiding the crime.
The victim, Annie B ise. cimo to
Dunkirk from Canada, aid three
days ago went out shopping in the
evening and never returned. Her
disappearance and the terrible seque
have distracted her husband.
Saved by a ft'lh.
Panama, April 15. The British
ship Alexander Yeats, Captain Dun-
barn, from Iibos tor ralmouth
while leaving her anchorage struck
heavily upon a shoal and commenc
el to make witter. It was some
time before the pumps would suck
but they were got in working order
and wera gaming on the leak when
the influx of water suddenly stop
ped. The vessel put into Callao, Pe
ru, for examination, and tho diver
found that a larze hole had been
knocked in the bottom.
la the hole and completely filling
it was the body oi a vnrv large lid)
It is supposed that while swimming
past the vessel it was carried in by
the water. At ad events the tis
saved the vessel and her cargo of
20"X) tons of cuano. which is now
being di-charged. The ship will b
docked lor repairs.
nrKlrnrllon r a Xoied lairy.
W k t CuKSfKit, April 21. The
Iarirc barn on the property ot Jess
and Jared Darlington the celebrated
dollar butter maker ou the West
Chester and Philadelphia Riilroid.
between Ivy and D irlingt'in Station
a few miles from Vest Che.-cer, was
burned. this morning at an earlv
hour, together with ali the c totents.
The 11-ttnes spread so rapi.il v that
but little could be saved.
The Darlington butter h is attain
ed a national repulali m, the la'dr
of the White Houe ate a'w-iysp
plied with the Darlington btuter,ind
the firm also supplies the C;itlneu
tal Hotel, Piiil dt lphia, the Astoi
House, Ne V"rk i ani a number ol
noieia in isosi'm ana oiner , -n.-w
England cities. The brothers havt
3 firms and abjut 30J cows.
$50 lr Thrashing Kx-senator Kmton.
Tom i River. X J, April 22.-
Louire Biackman. the pretty voun
schoij-tntstress who made a sensa
tion nl Collier's Mili-.tu this cmn.it;.
a few weeks nsro b' t i.t ri'i
school meeting and soundly ihrast.
ing, wit!) a birch switch, hx senator
Eiusan, the political, social and fi-
nancicl autocrat of the country,
was ir.dicted by the grand jury fjr
assau t and batterly upon complaint
of Emson. She pleaded guilty ami
w.iS fined 8o0. which was promptly
paid. Si:e Bays it was worth ail P
Cost, and threatens to do it again i
the Ex-senator ever whispers anoth
er word agains-ther character.
The Chinese Indemnity Hill.
Washington, D. C, April 22
Senator Morgan, from the Commit
tee on Foritn Relations, reported to
the Seriate a bill Appropriating $150,
000 to indemnify the Chinese for
thp losses cut damage inflicted up
on them by the riplers at the Rock
Springs, Wyoming, Territory, in
September last. It tuthorizes the
President to designate not to exceed
three officers of the United States to
investigate and take testimony of
witnesses as to the nature and ex
tent of the damage done to the per
sons and property of the Chinese.
Crippled Buys Boycotted.
New York, April 20, 1SSG.
One r suit of the recent boycotting
movement has been the decrease of
the patronage of the Crippled B03-S
Brush Shop, which last year gave
employment to seventeen boys at
the Boys' Lodging House, estab
lished by the Children's Aid Society
at 3H East Thirty-fifth street. The
shop was opened with six lame boys
who were taught to make brushes
and as a market was found for their
work their numbers were increased.
The stock and machinery cost about
S40U. The boys got their board and
clothes and 50 cents a week at start
ing, and when they became expert
they could earn from S i to S(i a
week. No boys were received ex
cept those who had no homes.
The project was in full tide of suc
cess, and ail the brushes made were
bought by Thurber, Wyhland & Co.
until the recent trouble between the
firm and tho Cigarmaker's Union,
whtn the patronage of Thurber,
Why land &. Co. was withdrawn.
The reason assigned by the firm for
this withdrawal was that " it was
thought be?t to avoid trouble." It
is said that during the troubles with
the cigarmakers it was stated as one
of the grounds of complaint against
the firm that they had bought these
non-union brushes.
The consequence of this indiiect
boycott was that about half the boys
were sent away and some of them
have since been begging. Several
sympathizing friends have sent in
small orders for brushes, but there
i not et enough work to keep more
than half the usual number of
boys employed.
The superintendent is Capt. Wm.
H. Matthews. Among the crippled
boys are one who has lost both legs,
four who have lost one let?, and 12
who nr'? verv lame. Xew York Sun.
War on Oleomargarine.
Washington, April 22. The
House Committee on Agriculture
authorized its Chairman to report a
bill as a substitute for all the bills
introduced on the subject t-f the
manufacture and sale of oletnargar
iue. The bill provides that all imi
tation shall be known and designa
ted as "Oleomargarine.'' Special tax
es are imposed as follows : Oa man
ufacturers of oleomargarine.SoOO; on
wholesale, dealers, except manufac
turers who sell only their pro i'ic
tion at the place of manufacture,
8180; on retail dealers $43 Any
manufacturer who fails to pay the
special tax shall be fined from 81, "000
to 82,000. Wholesale dealers shall
be fined from So00 to S2.000. and
retail dealers from 850 to S500
Manufacturers shall conduct their
business under such surveillance as
the Commissioner of Intern d R-v-?nue,
with the approval of Sec
retary of the Tre:isury,ni.ty pe rscrib-;,
and shall give bond, with sureties
satisfactory to the Collector, in the
penal sum of not less than 85,000, to
he inert aed with additional sureties
at the di creM n of the Collector or
the Commissi ner.
All lie m 1 1 1 by 111 imif icttirers
of and wholesale -e.ilers in oleomar
garine shall be in original stamped
package of not Jaw than ton pounds
each. The rest of the bill relates
to penalties for violation of the
act.
Heavy Damages Awarded.
Trenton, X. J., April 24. The suit
of Jane way's & Co., of New Bruns
wick, againstthe Pennsylvania Riil
road in which over $200,000 dam 1
ges are claimed, aud which has oc
cupied attention since Tuesday of
last week, was given to the jury 111
the Federal Court last eveoin, and
the jury thia morning returned a
verdict for the plaintitl for $179,300
for loss of property and trade. The
suit was a result of the well remem
bered collision at New Brunswick,
on the morning of Feliruary 7, 'S5,of
an oil and freight train. The oil took
fire and a blazing stream swept
down the neighboring streets. In
its course it set fire t ) Janeway's ex
tensive wall paper factory, which
was burned to the ground.
lliit e Hoys Buried live.
Quincy, 111, April 21.-Edward
and Charles Kinsnieyer and Cnarles
Kallerback. aged respectfully twelve
seven and ten years, dtsippeared
here very mysteriously 0:1 Septem
bers, 1S35, and were supposed to
have been kidnapped by river pira
tes. Yesterday a man hauling sand
for a foundry was loading his wagon
near the river bank and on lifting
his shovel was horrified at findim;
thtit he had cut the held l"r. ) a hu
man body. The bodies, of three
children were exhumed from the
sand bank and were identifi-'d as
those of the niUsir.g tmvs it is
thought they were digging a r.ive in
the sand bank, when it raved in
and burird them aiive.
Four Ch jiilren Almost Ci i ni.iieil.
West Newton, April 22. Albert
N'etl'aud his wife left their home
early this morning, leaving tiieir
four children in bdd, Mrs Neif go
ing into her garden to work. In a
short time she heard a strange noitt;
:it tho house, and on returning
l-iither aud opining the door sh-;
found the stairway in a sheet of
flame. Mr. Neil" was hurriedly sum
moned, and after extinguishing the
lire he hurriedly ascended to the
room where the children had been
left. He found all of them badly
turned. Two of them will proba-
oiy die; tne others may rec ve r.
Eiicbt Honrs and Less Wages.
Chicago, April 24. One of tin
iir;ei meetings of furniture manu
liciures ever held in the United
Suits was in session here to-day.
Delegates were present from Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Iowa, Indiana and Kentucky. Over
100 firms were represented. It was
decided to inaugurate the titrht
hour system commencing May 1 and
at the same time make an advance
of 10 per cent, on the prices of all
kinds of furniture. With the beginn
ing ot the eight hour system, the
wages of workmen will be reduced
in proportion as the hours are les
sened.
Hail Been Coorliug the Same Girl.
Omaha, Neb. April 2C George
Davis, a watchman in the yards of
the Omaha Lumber Company, was
shot yesterday by William Carlan,
another watchman, and fatally
wounded. On nccount of a girl
whom both had been courting, they
had engaged in a hjt.ter quarrel.
Davis knocked Carlan down with
his revolver and fired two shots at
him while he lay on the ground,
but neither took effect. Then Carlan
drew a revolver and sent two balls
into Davia' body, both producing
mortal wound. Carlan surrendered i
himself to the police. I
Il.-itix'a Troops IefeatcJ.
London-, April 21. A despatch I
from Mandatay stales th at there has
been more fiuhtit.g and a serious de
feat of the British troops near the!
Burmese capital. The expedition
recently sent it subdue tht Kachyen
tribe met the enemy a few miles j
northeast of the ci'y. The British i
hastily intrenched themselves
among some rocky hills and got 1
their mule bat'.enta and other light
artillery into position for an attack
on the Kacbveni. who were massed
on the plain in a less advantageous
position than the British, but witti
vastly superior numbers.
Be faro the fire from the British
guns could be made effective the
Burmese charged in full force upou
the intrenchments. The rush was
so desperate and the forco of the at
tacking party o overwhelming that
they soon carried the slight breast
works and even charged right up to
the muzzles of the guns, ibe Brit-
ish fled and are now on their waylceiving our Immense Spring
10 wanaaiay, wnence reiniorcemems
nave Often seni 10 ineir reiier.
The Burmese have captured the
police station at Meegandet After
defeating the soldiers who compris
ed the garrison they bound them
with cords and massacred twenty
three of them.
Miss Fotaoni Selecting her Trousseau
In Europe.
Buffalo, April 21. The Time.
correspondent has received informa
tion concari.mg the coming mar
riage of President Clveland and Miss
Foisom almost directly from Col. J
B. Foisom of Folsomdale, Misj
Frankie's grandfather, and is to the
effect that the marriage will take
place in June. Miss Foisom is now
buying her trousseau in Europe, her
grand lather having furnished her
with the means. Col. Foisom uide
the further remark tiiat he gave his
granddaughter 81,000 when she
went away, and that he had just her
000 more, to be used in buying the
trousseau. New York Times.
GKOVEIt IS TO MARRY.
Utica, April 22 The Rev. Wil
liam Cleveland, brother of the Presi
dent, was in the city yesterday at
tending the Presbytery. He aid :
"Grover is to marry Miss Foisom
this summer." Xetc York Sun.
Town Destroy etl by Fire.
Vienna, April 20. A fire at Stry,
Gaiicia, has ruined the town, and is
still burning. Forty live3 are known
to have been lost.most of thera child
ren. The situation there is appall
ing. Thousands of the citizens are
bankrupt. The charred remains of
many victims have already beeii
da out of the remains. The Mayor
of the town has serU a telegram to
Lemberg, asking that troops be sent
to Stry with appliances to extinguish
the fire. The damage is estimated
at seven million florins.
When the fire had reached its
height the prisons were opened but
.lie auth trittei had delayed, the re
le;i.--e of the prisoners too long, and
fourteen of the uufortunate inmates
were bun.ed to death. In the en
virons of the town all was in confu
sion. The peasants looted houses
and shops after conflicts with their
owner.-, some of whom in their des
pair committed suicide. The tale
was so sevtre that sparks were car
ried three miles and set fire to a
number of huts occupied by the
peasantry, the Lmperor has dona
ted 2500 for the relief of the suffer
ers.
Hlsbee's Reply lo PMIiMs.
Lancaster, April 21. Dr. E. E.
Higbee has sent his reply to Gov.
Pattison's letter requesting his resig
nation as superintendent of the sol
diers' orphans' schools. Higbee
claims that the investigation has
been partial, and that he ha never
been given an opportunity to con
front the charges made against him.
He says : "From a quasi-trial thus
conducted, and conclusions derived
therefrom, I most emphatically dis
sent ; and, as an officer of the State,
I appeal to the legislature, and if,
through its investigation, I am
found guilty of the incompetency,
neglect and maladministration of
which you accuse me, most prompt
ly wiil I surrender the ollice which
I hold. If there ha3 been fraud and
ill-gotten gainu, I hope and pray
that the culprit may be brought be
fore a court of justice and condemn
ed. It you have evidence enough
to accomplish thi. you will havt
not only my approval, but heartiest
co-operation.
Freak of a Mississippi I.evee.
Halena, Ark., April 24 Last
niht the levee at Oldt own, eighteen
miles south of here, broke on the
Arkansas side, and in a short time a
channel had been worn away by the
escaping waters. I here is 110 Jiope
t closing me break while the water
: tr.e river remains at its present
deptK Thousands of acres of fertile
00: ton JauLs have alreadvben over-
tlowvd, and it is estimated that 1,
000,000 acres will be submerged
lore the levee can be repaired. The
inhabitants of thU region
had expected this calamity for
some tini", and had removed
their stock ami refrained from plant
inp; their regul ircroiw.so that actual
damage will not be verv ureal.
Explosion la a Madrid Church.
Madrid, April 23. An attempt
win made thi.-i morning to detry the
Church of San Luis, in this city.
An explosive was placed inside of
one of the enormous hollow candles
which stand on either side of the
altar. The explosion, instead ot
uiaing price wtiiie me church was
crowded, as was probably intet.ted,
vtccurred before tiie p",,, ,in t,,
arrive lor the Oid Friday pervice
The edifice as badly wrecked and
tor a time was filled with smoke and
Hying df-bris. Two textons who
were in the building were bad!
burned
Dsatb or the Holstola llelfrr Con.
slaare H,
Constance S., the famous llol
stein heifer of the '"Record Farm"
herd, died on April 21 of rupture of
the stomach. She was owned bv
Mr. William M. Singtrly, of the
Philadelphia Record, and was valued
at $G,00u. Her record of eighty
three pounds of milk in one dav has
never been beaten bv any 2-vear-old.
fate ofthc N'amtcoke Miners.
Wilkesbaere. April 21.Tbe fat
01 toe. twenty-stx miners at Nanti
coke is sealed forever. A second bore
hole was driven to-dav from the faro
of the ttnnel to the main gangway,
wnen immemaieiy mere was a ereat
man 01 quictsand and water.
i rim
proves beyond doubt that the mine
13 filled UD to th hrim vrllh dnKn.
and that all the men perished on
the first day.
BECHE1
CLOTHING HALL.
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TR.T ATTTJ TTT7"lw7 ATT A nTTrie,.
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Having removed to the Store-room formerly orcvtpieil bv w
II. Wood, Jeweler, I take great pleasure in announcing to our
many customers, anil the public generally, that we are now ltt.
ter prepared to serve them than ever before. We are daily r,..
, , , ,
abiiu ""j", mm ""01 wmwu .mi w, m- u.umsoniest
stock of
CLOTHING. HATS, ASO GEHTS FURIISHIIG GCQOS
that has ever been seen in Somerset, and at prices that will as
tonish everybody. "We will also state that by special von:
vrc have accepted the agency of Jacob Reed's Sons, lending
Merchant Tailors of Philadelphia. All parties prrfcrrir."
Clothing made to order, will do well by calling on ns ami ex
amining our line before purchasing elsewhere.
BECHER. JR.
The People's Clothier,
SOMEESET, IJIr'A.
LOUTHER'S
TDIRXrGS- STORE,
aVt-A-Ilsr STREET, SOMERSET, FA.
This Model Im Stcra is rapidly b:c:2iins a G::it Favcrit: I::
pla ia Search cf
PKESH AND ITJKE DIITJGS
MEDICINES, DYE STUFFS, SPONGES.
TOILET ARTICLES, PERFUMES, TRUSSES,
SUPPORTERS, &c. &c.
THK DOCTOR GIVE1 PERSOSAL ATTLXTIOS TO THU COM Pol S Dl .r. i-
PnYSICIMS' PRESCRIPTIONS AND FAMLY RECEIPTS,
GREAT CARE BE1SG TAKES TO ISS OSH' FKEStl ASO Pl'ttf I ! T K I.!. 'v.
SPECTACLES, EYE-GLASSKS
Ami a Full Line of Optical Goods always on hand. From
such a large assortment all can be suited.
The Finest Brands of Cigars
Always on hand. It is always a pleasure to display our
goods to intending purchasers, whether they buy from us or
elsewhere.
J. M. LOUTHER, M. D.
FURNITURE! FURNITURE!
COFFROTH & 0., SOMERSET, PA.
Bright, New and Desirable Selections for Fall, at
GREAT BARGAINS.
Imitation Walnut Chamber Suits, .5'15.0D. '
Black Walnut, Full Marble Top, 30,00.
Fnrnitare of Every Descriptieii ! Fartor U9I1M Suits !
LOitK AT PRICES! IT Wllu COST YOU SOTUISH !
IN HAIR CLOTH - $35.00
SPUN SILK - -
EMBOSSED PLUSH -
3TVontv Right Along,
w i
irn
rf ''"'Hi
itrfelhsf Millinery House.
fififfl l'ritr-J and for
for Infants
ortigso
IIalantMttelnh..v.
i nxxMnmrnrf it u upTior to an j prcicripuon
kaowa to m.1 ir . .
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kaowa to me.'
mSfctafort&.wk.S.T.
Thb
Mis Mem Cremate.
Bradford. Aoril 24. A frame
building at Alton, erected ou iMjsta.
imum., i ,,, vvovv,, AVj
and used as sleeping quarters f.r the"caM of thi Third Avenue strik
Inborers, toppled over at one o'clock ers. who r arrested for rioting oa
this morning and caught fire from a Tuesday, and those who have been
stove. The building contained thir- carrying on the baker's and other
ty-eight Italians in the employ of boycott?. It i understood that a
the Erie Kailroad. Bfire they number of indictments were found,
could all get out six were burned ia and that on Monday inquisition will
a horrible manner, and three other be made into the methods employed
badly injured. The charred re- by the Executive Board of the Em
mains of the unfortunate victims pire Protective Association in order
have been recovered and nresent a. fmr a cenern! tie-nn of the city street
sickening appearance.
W U Kil I JL h S I
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Stock, lately purchased bv our
- - - - 40 CO
- $50 00
and fiet tin SVargaii:.
J. D. BERND & CO.
8i5a8i7;'B77TssT.pA
THE LEADING
WHOLESALE NOTION
ASO
tataiogn for an m-imd docripimu of r.a
PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO ORSE3S
and Children.
. . . ..
I Sow Htonmcb. Diarrhoea, fcructeti.
I Villa U'nm,. in.a nit mudM dl
WuESlSjariou. medication.
Carrica Cohpa.it, 182 Fulton Stmt. 5. T.
Mrlkers tm b larsllatel.
Xtw Yon. Anril 12. The eracd
inrv mrf-nt th iliv in ronsiJprin;
car lines.