The Somerset Herald.
CD WARD 8CTIX, Editor and Proprietor.
tTedkesdaV-
Majob William McKiklet u ina
garaleJ a Governor of Ohio Monday.
Ir is estimated that the pcpul&r Tote
for President next November will reach
ir.,000,000.
Trie election of McK in ley as Governor
tnd Sherman as Senator, would indicate
that Ohio knows a statesman when she
sees him.
Ex-CoLMiTOR Wakmi astle's success, r
baa not yet been named. It is said the
ppoint-.;ent will be made the latter part
of this week.
Colonel Wattebsos predicts that this
" will be a five-cent Congress." If they
don't punch a hole in the nickel they
will do well.
Tiik grip epidemic in 1SSD did not
reach its climax for sixty days. The
present attack is quite as eenous as the
first was in its earliest stages.
The Legislature of New York was made
Democratic by unseating six Republi
cans and disfranchising 120.S07 citizens
of the State. That is one-tenth of the to
tal number of voters in the State,
Spka ker Cnip was too ill to preside at
the reassembling of Congress Tuesday.
Mr. McMillen, of Tenne.9ee,was elected
Speaker pro Urn, ana Mr. Mills was grant
ed leave of absence to go to his home in
Texas.
Vitb Sherman re-elected to the Sen
ate, McKinley in the executive oftice
and a republican Legislature to sustain
Lim, Ohio ought to take her old position
as one of the banner Republican States
in the 1'nion.
It is no dishonor to ex-Governor Fora
ker to be beiten by such a man as Sena
tor Sherman. He can resume the prac
tice cf law, and wait. It would have
been well, however, if he had waited be
fore starting in.
TiiF. Democratic majority in Congress
did not exactly tell Mr. Mills to go to
Texas, but it was to a place very much
like Texas, with possibly a trifle more
heat. Mr. Mills has gone to Texas. It
is equal to saying to Congress that it may
go to the other place.
The demand of the Massachusetts
Mugwumps, at the recent meeting of the
Reform Club in Boston, that the Demo
cratic party nominate Cleveland or sacri
fice the independent vote, is greeted by
the Democratic press as a piece of sub
lime presumption or sublimated igno
rance. The South Carolina papers are land
ing their Legislature, which has adjourn
ed, for " what it did not do." The pres
ent Congress will be lucky if it is entitled
to the same compliment upon adjourn
ing. The country and the people are
prosperous, and it is always wise to " let
well enough alone."
'n ekvok IIn l more than hints that
if he should get the nomination for Pres
ident he would resign and kindly allow
Grover Cleveland to oc appointed Sena
tor. Rut the chances are that if nomina
ted and elected he would hold to his Sen
atorial chair until March 3, lSy.'l. H
never gives np a good thing that pay
until compelled to.
The Democratic organs of New York
aie silent regarding the decision of the
Supreme Court of Connecticut declaring
Culkeley Governor. They do not care
to encourage the discussion of such ques
tions while they are enjoying the bene
fits of the theft of the Legislature by
Governor Hill, aided by their own Court
of Appeals. They Lave abruptly quit
talking about" State stealing."
The frightful disaster at McAlister, in
the Indian Territory, which has been at
tended with the loss of a hundred lives,
is to be attributed to the fact that in that
ill organized region the same precautions
are not taken as in Pennsylvania and
other States. Coal mine disasters have
not ueen unknown, even in communi
ties where the strictest inspection and
care are required, although not always
enforced. At the McAlister mine, how
ever, the calamity was evidently caused
by crude and gross ignorance, or neglect
of the plainest dictates of caution.
katr Shekmax visited his old per
sonal friend and political opponent,
Judge Thnnnan, the other day. The
two great leaders in Ohio politics had a
pleasant chat over old times, and the
Senator received no more hearty congrat
ulations over his election than those
from the man he three times defeated
tjr election to the same place. The
"Ohio idea," as illustrated by Sherman
and Thurman, and by McKinley and
Campbell, is that personalities are out of
p.ace in polities. It is an idea that I
t-hould take
country.
root in every part of the
Tki lv, this is the farmers' year. But
the prosperity which results is shared by
U iu the general stimulation of trade
and business. The statistician of the Ie
partment of Agriculture has made public
his estimates of area, product and value
of the principal cereals in the United
States for 101. The production of com
is 2,iVO,134.000 bushels, valued at ?S."y.,
429,22s. This hss been only once ex
ceeded. Tbe production of wheat is the
largest ever gro n in any country of the
world, bring ill,7S0,000 bushels, valued
at 13.4 72 J II, and averaging 0.4 bosh
els to each person in the I'nited State.
John Sukbm ax received S3 votes in the
Republican legislative caucus at Colum
bus W'edneadav niirlit and will ha Ki. !
own successor in the United States Sen
ale. Governor Foraker, w ho made ao de
termined a fight Lit the plat-e, and who
claimed np to the last that he would be
nominated, received 3S votes, 10 less than
Jie counted on and 13 less than Sherman
j;ived.
It is certain that no more aggressive
fight was ever maJe by the minority
wing of a party in Ohio than was made
under the leadership of Foraker against
(he swniination of Sherman. It'ia bow
clear that a mistake was made in the con-
dart of thi campaign on the part of the
Foraker Baaaagers. On tbe ether band
those w ho rjoioe in the success of Sena
tor Sherman will eciniber w ith satisfac
tion and pride that the conduct of bis
caaapaign was creditable to the candidate
and the farty.
It U skrt sUung tbe eaee strongly Id say
tbat the Senatorial eoateat in Ohio is of
National interest and importance. Re
publicans everywhere will tfjioe that
Sherman, om al tbe very ableet &ad
f.ui t men in public .ie u lo retain Lis
.mI In tbe Senate.
Thip.i is nothing unexpected in the
decision of the highest court of Connecti
cut that Governor Eu'keley is not only
Governor jure but JtjicS- The decis
ion was made in a suit brought by Judjre
La inn B. Morris who was tbe.Deintxrratic
candidate for Governor at the last Fwt
election. The court held that Governor
Bulkeley could not relinquish the Gov
ernorship until his successor was not only
elected, but duly qualified. The Consti
tution of Connecticut requires as a means
of qualification a canvass and declara
tion of election bv the General Assembly.
No tucb declaration was made by the
lower branch of the Legislature, anl
Governor Eulkeley was sustained in re
fusing to give up his office because the
General Assembly Lad not taken the
constitutional steps to declare Judge Mor
ris elected. This is what Republicans
have anticipated from the outset. This
constitutional provision may not be
wholly pleasing to all the citizens of Con
necticut, but it is nevertheless their fun
damental law.
Sesato Pefteb of Kansas breaks out
in an alliance scheme that sumps him as
the champion demagogue of the country.
He has offered a bill providing for the
loan by the national government of $100,
000,000 to the people of Indiana. The
bill recites that the people of the state are
laboring under the burden of enormous
;ntrMt chara. and it authorizes the
secretary of the treasury to issue treasury
notes to the amount of f 100,000,000, hich
are to be loaned to the people at 2 per
cent on mortgages upon their land. There
are thousands of people in Indiana who
need money, but they own no land n
which they could borrow money at the
cheap rate provided for in the Peffenaa
rheme. Hence the plan discriminates
in favor of the farmers and land-owners
and against laborers and others who own
no real estate. This would be a sort of
huge trust of land-owners under the pro
tjwtinn of the government What the
government would do for Indiana it could
not refuse to do for every other one
the forty-four states. This would require
a fund of say $4,000,000,000, a sum -X) per
cent, larger than the national debt at the
close of the war, and but what is the use
of discussing this absurd proposition?
PlttAuryh CnmntrrrUd Ca.t'.lr.
Why Hill Suits trie Democrats.
From llio Mlnneniiolla Tritjuan, (Rep )
Hill is the man for the Iuiocrats.
There is no person in the Democratic
ranks who represents so well the objects
and ai ms of the party.
He isn't a free trader, but he will be
party success and, above all, personal suc
cess depends npon it.
Ha isn't a fiat monevisL. but he will
consent to issue shinplasters bailed on
nothing but wind if that will carry him
to the Presidency.
He isn't personally dishonest, but he
will steal Suites or electors if necessary to
win.
His position on the silver question is
plain and unmistakable.
He believes in free coinage so modified
as to give the mine owners all they want,
the gold bugs all they desire, the people
all they need, and the devils everj -thing.
He can dive deeper, stay under longer,
come up nastier, and appear cleaner than
any man on the continent.
Democratic Crlpplers Baffled.
From the Xew York Mail and Express.
The democratic Congress, under the
whip and spar of the democratic press,
has promised to cut down the appropria
tions at least 1100,000,000 at t lis session,
wrjtre will t- ;rrl;"B prror l-
gin? That is the question that confronts
the democracy. It already realizes that
it is a very serious question.
Several newspapers that were loudest
a few months ago in denunciation of a
so-called "Eillion Dollar Congress" now
admit that this is a growing country ;
that the demands npon the public treas
ury are necessarily increasing); that the
protection of domestic interests, tbe care
of the pensioner, the extension of the pos
tal service, tbe needs of tbe Agricultural
Department, of the new navy, and of the
World's Fair all call for larger and not
smaller appropriations.
Where shall the crippling process be
gin T It has been proposed to repeal the
sugar bounty, but the democratic sugar
planters of Louisiana unite with tbe I Re
publican sugar beet raisers of the North
and Northwest in fierce opposition to
this proposal. It is proposed to repeal
the steamship subsidy, against which the
democracy in Congress fought so bitterly
last session. But the splendid results of
governmental aid to American shipping
interests confront and confound the ob
structionalists, and Democrats and Re
publicans unite in their demand, "hands
off."
Last of all, the cripplers proposed not
to have a River and Harbor bill this ses
sion. Bat the proposition is scarcely
beard before tbe people along the Mis
sissippi River and along all the bayous
and creeks in the South and in the West,
along all the harbors of the gulf and the
South Atlantic coast cry out in protest
against the mere thought of such a thing.
The Democratic Congress is advised
that this is a great country. Generous
appropriations by the Congress have not
been made in tbe interests of the thickly
settled and Republican East, but largely
for the democratic South and the growing
and expanding States of the West and of
the Pacific coast
The "Billion Dollar
Congress" was a good enough cry for elec
tion purposes, but it is not too early to
predict that very little of it will be beard
during this session of Congress.
Confiress Refuses the President's
Request to Send Food to Russia.
Wasuisstox, Jan. T. The joint resolu
tion appropriating $lj0,MJ for tbe trans
portation of relief contributions to Russia
which was urged in a special message seut
to Congress Monday by President Harrison,
was wrecked in the House after a debate
which will be read with resentful fueling at
St. Petersburg. Tbe resolution passed tbe
Senate on Tuesday, by a vote o! 40 yeas to
9 nays, but it found a very different recep
tion in tbe Hoase. On motion of Mr. Hoi
man, who, as "the watchdog of the treasury,"
is ever ready to show his teeth, without
much re-ard for the merits of tbe demand,
the appropriating clause was struck out by
a voir of 1GC yeas to ti nays. This action
was fatal, as the navy is not in condition to
furnish public ships for the transportation
of the contributions now in sight, sad tbe
government could not charter private vessels
without a special appropriation for the pur
pose. Klripped of the luoni j- provision, tlx
relief proposal lost its vitality, and Mr.
Breckenridgr, of Kentucky, one of the few
Democrats wbo had spoken in its behaif,
gave it a friendly burial by moving the inde
finite postponement of the resolution, a sug
gestion which was agreed lo by a vote of i
yeas to 87 nays.
Tbe objections to the resolution, as voiced
in tbe debate, took a very wide range. The
inipoveruhvd condition of our treasury, the
wealth of Russia, aud esircially her cruel
persecution of the Jews and the Poles, were
all advanced as reasons whicHi should keep
Congress from making provision for tbe
transportation of the relief supplies. In our
opinion, such arguments ought not to have
been used. They were beneath tbe dignity
of Congress and quite out of place in the dis
cussion. Tbe only objection to the resolu
tion that awrsiotitk-d to any weight was
tb ouU expressed is ngard to iia consti-tutionalirr.
It Is Governor McKinley.
Coirjiiir, O., Jan. II. Wm. McKinley,
., wa inaugurated governor of Ohio to
day with an eclai and imposing paguactry
and numbers unexampled in tbe Siale a his
tory. Notwithstanding the eetity of the
winter wt.sther the city was crowded with
people from 11 parts of Ohio and large dele
gations from neighboriog States. The oc
casion has been non-partisan, the political
frieml and foes c-f the now governor all
inning wi'h tbe utmost harraonv and zeal
in the inauguration exercises and parage.
At 1 1, j.' a. m the legislature, supreme
court, Slate cnicei an J members of the
press a-isemtltd in the aerate chamber, and
then, preccedt-d by Governor Campbell and
Governor-elect McKinley. marcued to the
rotund of the rsuitol, Lrre a stand had
been erected for the cereraouica. Visually
these Lave tasen place on the eat terrace of
the capitul, but Mj jr McKinVy having just
recovtreJ from la grippe, it was deemed pru
dent Dot to expose him to tbe a ii.try biasta
without, At noon after a bappy introducto
ry !eech by Governor Canqbeil, Chief
Justice Marftall J. Williams or the suprema
court administered tbe oath of oflice to
Major Mc Kii:!ey, who whereupon assumed
the functions of the governorship. He then
delivered Lis inaugural address, surrounded
on the stand by his wife, ex-Governorjrmp-
bell and family, the legislator, supreme
court, members of the press, relatives of his
family and other distinguished and invited
gUtl3.
Craves Sentenced to Hang.
Dksver, Jan. 11. This morning Judge
Rising denied Dr. Grave's motion of an ar
rest of judgment immediately after conrt
convened. There was no argument, for the
lawvers bad presented their authorities for
and sgsintt the motion Saturday nigbt, and
bis honor tnent all day Sunday in examin
ing tliCTO.
The court-room was silent when Jud
Rising ed Dr. Graves if be had anything
to say why sentence of death should
not be raised upon him. The accused with
his gray hair strolling over his forehead
made a sl:ort sjeech in which be declared
that I.e was inn:ceDt aud denied that he Lad
made any (onfttjiun.
Judiie Rising sentenced Ir. Graves to be
haneed during the week of January ul. It
is left to the discretion of the shenfl npon
which day it -hall occur. Dr. Graves visi
bly trembled and turned pale when the sen
tence ws pronounced.
After the paat,-e of the sentence Mr. Fur
man atked for a stay of ninety days to pre
pare hi? appeal to the supreme court. lodge
Rising tave him filteen days and took oc
casion to remark that the evidence justified
the verdict. I'r. Graves will be taken to the
peniii ntiary at Canon City early to-morrow
morning, where he will be put in solitary
confinement until he is either gi anted a new
tria", his K-ntcnce commuted or executed.
A petition is on foot to request the gover
nor to commute the doctor's sentence, not
because he is thought to be innocent, but on
account of the prejudice existing hereegainst
capital puuisbruent. Gov. Poutl to-day ex
pressed himself as favorable to the condemn
ed man ai.d will probab'y not allow him to
be hunted.
More Than Two Hundred Men
Killed.
M( Ai.i.!steb, I. T., January 8. Between
1) and men are entombed in the mice
at Krebs, aud it is believed that ail will per
ish, if not already dead.
The appalling calamity occurred at 5
o'clock last evening, in shaft No. 11 of the
Osigo Coal aud Mining Company.
It was just before the day shift changed
ofl to come out of the mine for supier,
when a pun ol smoke was seen to escape
from the mouth of the tingle shaft to the
mine, and immediately following this there
was heard an explosion, followed by a
rumbling as of thunder. The men at the
top at once sounded tbe alarm and made
rireiratio" ,a enu down a rescuing .
bin lnund the shaft entirely closed by the
dt-bris.
When the messenger wbo brought the
above news left nothing bad been done tow
ard getting the men out except to organize
a relief party which was to begin at once on
the debris. The shaft is a single one, with
no means for air to get to the entombed
men.
MCBE TUAS TWO HCMBED PI AD.
Later. As a result of the explosion in
the Krebs mine over 200 men now lie dead,
about 40 are fatally hurt and as many more
badly burned.
jit tne lime oi ine explosion . men
were in the shaft, waiting for the cage to
take them out, and tbe foot of the shaft is
one mass of dt-ad bodies. Eighty-five men
came out by an old entry, and 42 were saved
by tbe shaft, most of whom are more or less
burned and bruised and half will probably
die. This leaves about 2t men yet iu the
mine, and in all probability 3K are dead.
At 7:10 o'clock this morning 10 dead men
were brought out, aud only one could be
recognized, the remains were so mutilated.
One man escaped from the shaft 5u0 feet
deep, by working from bracket to bracket
and was saved. Hundreds of anxious wives
and mothers are eagerly watching each cage
as it comes to the surface, hoping to see
their loved outs, only to turn away disap
pointed.
The explosion was caused by firing a shot
when gas was in the mine. At this time it
s impossible to Irirn tbe exact number of
dead and woundei.
LATH.
The first reports sent out from the scene
of the disaster were w;!d in estimating the
number who hud lost their lives. All of the
bodis have been remove! from the ruin
and the list now stands t dead and 117
wounded, several of whom will surely die.
The Saperiutendent of the mine says :
"The company can iu no wsy be held re
sonsi!lc for the ei plosion as the mine has
been carefully examined by experts, wbo
claim tbe ventilation was good aud there
as no gas in any part of tbe mine. The
fault was in theentry roan firing his shots
contrary to orders, which were not to be
fired until 5:30 p. m , when ail the men
wouid be out of the mine. Tbe fan never
slopped running, and the live men were
taken out wilbin seven hours after the ex
plosion, thus showing slendid management.
The mines wiil be clear within 10 days, and
it will take I "si car loads of slate and rock to
clear the first passage.
Had Their Ear Drums Split.
New York, Jan. . During the progress
of the trial of the ten guns of the new Uni
ted Stair? monitor Miantonomoh at Gard
ner's Bay yesterday three of the officers of
the vessel had their ear drams burst by the
concussion which followed the discharge of
one of the pieces.
Surgeon Kane, of the Miantonomoh,
when questioned on the subject, would say
nothing for publication further than that
the accident could have been easily averted
had tbe men stood upon the tip of their
toes and opened their mouths. He said that
be oiUcers were apparently wt" drilled, and
should lave know a this. He declined to
give their natiKs.
A Needle Through his Lung.
N'iw Yokk, Jan. 'J A needle swallowed
about two earn ego ha traersed the body
of Oliver M. Singer, a wholesale druggist of
this city, and has emerged from his back,
beneath tbe right shoulder blade. In it
strange journey the needle, to which was at
tached a few inches of thread, punctured
the right luug and caused a grat deal of
pain.
An Address to Farmers.
Washisgtox, Jan. S-The State presi
dents of the Farnaets' Alliance, wbo are in
sesiion here, hsve issued a memorial calling
the attention of farmers all over tbe country
to Ibe prevailing depression in agriculture,
and aking legislative action to improve tbe
financial condition of tbe country on tbe
liots of tbe Farmers' Alliance movement.
Haw The Sailor Died.
Vailej j, Ciu, Jan. 8. At the invet
tigaii'v to-day into tbe assault upon the
sailors tbe cruiser Baltimore at Valparaiso
James M.Johnson, armorer of the Baltimore
said :
"While sitting in a restaurant I was told
they were killing our men outside, and
warned not to go out. I went upstairs
and looked out of a window and saw that a
man was lying face down in the middle cf
the street. Two or three policemen and a
mob of citizens were around him. Tbey
were stabbing him in the tack as he lay
there. The police made no effort to stop
them. I left the hotel and went to the place.
The man was Boatswain's Mate Kiggin. I
turned him over and found tbe pulse still
faintly beating. I gave him aghusofliquor,
and a moment after he recovered and said ;
For God's sake, Johnson, take me out of
this before they kill me. "
"I lifted and drew him to one side, when I
w a squad of soldiers approaching followed
bya bowling mob. When within six feet
the soldiers fired two shots. One grazed my
left cheek, another struck Riggin in tha neck
and bis bead fell from my shoulder as if bis
neck was broken. I had backed against tbe
wall, but, seeing Riggin was dead, I slipped
off to tbe side, past tbe soldiers and got back
into the boarding house. I saw tbe smoke
came out of the soldiers' rilles, and I am
sure it was a soldier that shot. I beard no
other shots fired."
Charles Langr, a seaman, who was in the
International hotel with Johnson, gave testi
mony even stronger than Johnson's. Accord
ing to Langer, when Riggin rose the first
time, two policemen came up, drew short
swords and knocked him down again. They
then rood back and let the crowd stab and
beat him. Riggin seemed to be asking pro
tection of the police when they knocked him
down. Afterward a squad of soldiers ap
proached, marching by twos, under command
of a mounted ofiicer. They marched to
within six feet from where Johnson i
holding Riggin in his arms. There they
halted and the first two soldiers leveled their
titles and fired at the two American sailors.
"1 was about 15 feet off to one side," said
Langer. "So one was between me and
them the crowd being back of tbe soldiers at
that moment No other shots were fired by
anyone. I saw the soldiers distinctly level
their rifles at the Baltimore men and fire
The crowd had drawn back, then the soldiers
came up, Iciving a clear pissig? between
Riggin and the soldiers. After the first shot
was fired the soldiers pressed forward
little, and I could not see tbe second rifle
fired, but am sure it was one of the leading
soldiers that fired."
Saloonkeepers Responsible.
PrmacBoti, Jan. ft." In the suit of Caro
line Davies against Felix McKnight and oth
ers, tbe Supreme Court sustains the decision
of the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny
county, granting a recovery under a statute
little known and seldom invoked, which
makes saloonkeepers responsible in damages
for injuries resulting from their sale of
liquor to intoxicated persons. On a night
in October, lSsa, Robert Davies, the bus
band of the plaintiff, became very much in
toxicated on liquor furnished by the defend
ant, and on bis way borne fell in a gutter
and lay there. The gutter was full of water
and the unfortunate man contracted an at
tack of pneumonia, from which he died. A
jury gave bis widow substantial damages.
The saloonkeeper's only grounds of defense
were that the liquor was not tbe proximate
caus of death, and that what Davies drank
be drank voluntarily.
The Supreme Coutl holds that the verdic
of the jury is conclusive upon the first point
and says upon the second :
" The contention that the voluntary take
ing of of liquor by the deceased while intox
icated, and being at the time of known in
temterats habits, was uch contributory
negligence upon his part as wouid prevent a
recovery by the plair tiff, will not bear ex
amination. Such a ruling would practically
a' K ci of aserah'y. Every drunk
ard not only takes liquor voiaota.ii,, i
whenever he can get it, and, because of his
weakness, the law makes the saloonkeeper
responsible for selling to such perons. He
has not the will jiower to resist the tempta
tion, and tor this reas n the sale to him is
forbidden."
Hemlock Lumber Going Up.
Williaxspobt. Pa, Jan 7. At a meeting
in this city of leading hemlock lumber pro
ducers, held to arrange for an improve
ment of the trade, with John E. PuBois.
the young lumber king, in attendance, it
was resolved that the prices of the dimin
ishing product should be raised. To- this
end a general meeting of the manufacturers
of Pennsylvania and Western New York will
be called fur an early date, at which the sit
uation will be discussed and a plan for
organization adopted. Production will be
restricted also so as to aggregate about 75 per
cent, of last year's prciucL
The Books Saved Him.
Reidixg Pa, Jan. 6. Eugene A. Lanb
while passing through a lonely district in
the western part of the county, made a nar
row escajie with bis life. Laub is a school
teacher and hails from Lehigh county and
has charge of a school in Ruscumb, Manor
township. Late last night while he was
returning from a spelling bee, which he bad
held in the school house, and while passing
through a dense woods be was fired npon by
tome one in ambush.
He carried several books under his coat
and in these the balls entered and doubtless
saved bis life. He ran calling for help when
several more shots Were fired, but all missed
their mark.
Office as a Divorce.
Kbxkett Sura be, Pa., Jan. 9 Postmaster
Walton, the Democrat, whose term will not
expire until the latter part of September next
and whose Republican wife is makiug the
liveliest possible canvass to be appointed as
his successor, says in effect thai a continu
ance of tbe postraastership in his family will
cause a separation, temporarily, of him if
and his wife. He says : " If Mrs. Walton is
appointed she will take charge of tbe otlice
berself. I will not remain here in any event,
but will go to South Dakota and engage in
stock raining.
Shots From Hill to Hill.
Hi -is risc.no , Jan 7. The Chilcoat and
Xorris feud in Coles Valley, ttis county, is
growing. Ii is contended by the Chilcoals
that John Norris dispossessed them upon a
bogus warrant and drove them from their
land, and that this act caused the shooting
waich has lesulted in tbe intervention of
two constables' posses. On tbe other hand
Norris claims that be got legal possession
and was dispossessed by force.
The rival parties are now encamped on
opposite hills, each occasionally firing a shot
to indicate that tbare is no surrender. A
crisis is expected soon.
Five More Lynched.
Mobile, AUv, Jaa. 7. News was re
ceived here late last nigbt from Womack
Hill, Ala., the scene of the recent Sims out
rage and hanging, that while Neal Sims, the
brother of Bob, two other men, and Laura
and Beatrice Sims, the two daughters of Bob.
were on their way from Womack Hill Tues
day night, going in the direction of Leak,
Miss., tbe rendezvous of the rest of tbe gang,
they were met by a posse searching for Neal
Sims, wbo is wanted for murder.
It is said that Xua! resistuJ arruit and was
hanged and afterwards shot; also that tha
rest of the party attempted to interfere in
Neal'i behalf and were strung np to an oak
true along tbe roadside, tbe women being
among the number lynched. Greit excite
ment is said to prevail.
Egypt's Ruler Dead.
Caibo, Jan. 7. Mahommed TewSk If
Khedive of Egypt, is dead, a victim of in
fiuecra, or !a grippe. n had for some days
suffered severely of inflnenra. This devel
oped into congestion of the lungs and a car
riiac affection. The reult was that be sank
rapidly, and expire! this afternoon. Born
in 1A5J, Mohammed TewfU I looked much
o d r than a young man of SI.
A Desperate Kansas War. j
Abxalox, Kas., Jan. 7. Iu s running
fight with the outlaws this evening it is
known that four men were killed. A courier
hai arrived with the news of tbe engagement
aud says tbe desperadoes numbered fifteen
men, who bad taken part in tbe cannon bat
tle, and they were discovered by the posse
encamped in a gulch south of Springfield.
They bad pickets out and soon discovered
tbe posse. A couple of wagons, to which
horses were hitched, were standing in readi
ness near their camp Into these vehicles
the bunted men sprang and started off at a
killing pace, with the posse, which was
mounted on horseback, in swift pursuit, and
for ten miles tbe desperadoes managed to
keep beyond the range of the Winchesters
of their pursuers, but thereafter the speed
maintained began to tell on their horses and
the posse succeeded in getting within rine
hot. A running fight on tbe level plains
was then kept up for over four miles, during
which three of the outlaws were seen to tum
ble from their seats in the wagon, evidently
having been shot.
At the end of the four-mile run tbe horses
of the pursuers became jaded, and they made
detour of about baifa mils to a ranch.
where they procured fresh horses and again
started in pursuit. The courier started back
with the news from tbe ranch. He says tbe
pursuing party, numbering fourteen men
will follow tbe desperadoes into No Man a
Land, if necessary, and bring them back,
dead or alive.
Tbe immediate trouble grows out of an at
tempt on Judge Botkin's life, and its incep
tion grew out of the Wood-Brennan murder
some months ago.
Two of the ringleaders of tbe mob wbo
murdered Sheriff Dunn and attempted to i
sassinate Judge Bolkin, arrived here this af
ternoon under military escort. They are C
Anderson, Chairman of the Seward Com
missioners, sad J. G. Leach, a farmer resid
ing two miles north of Springfield. All of
ths prisoners so far are members of either
the Farmers' or Citizens' Alliance. Judge
Botkin did not open court to-day. He will
do so Mouday, and much bloodshed is look
ed for.
Abkalqs, Kas., Jan. 10. The permanent
presence of troops has removed all further
apprehensions of trouble in this section
The uneasy feeling of last week has disap
peared and men are resuming their nsual
avocations.
Of the six prisoners now held under sus
picion of being connected with tbe murder
of Dunn, but two will be held for trial. An
derson aud Leach, they having been recog
niied by Sheriff (iu van and others who were
attacked by ths mob.
Blinded by Sorrow.
SiiAMOKix, Pa., Jan. 0. Stricken blind on
a railway train en route to seek her recreant
lover, pretty Lillian Custer has aroused tbe
sympathies of everybody here wbo has beard
of her case. It is an unusually pathetic
romance, unique in its effect upon thedis
appointed sweetheart.
When ths Leh igh Valley train drew into
Shamokin this morning its conductor was
djeply affected by what appeared to him to
be a strange request. From a pair of large
huel eyes that were singularly lacking in
expression, except for the really tad smile
that beamed on tbe face from which they
ae;med to look the prettiest passenger on the
train appealed to the conductor, for his ser
vices as an escort.
STEICKES BLI5D EX BOCTE.
I I m blind . exclaimed tbe young
Ialy, wbo bad ridden over from Maucb
Chunk with the conductor, and bad not
heretofore attracted his special attention
"I I could see quite well when we left
Maucb Chunk ; but I ssem to have lost my
sight entirely on the way over."
"I'm very sorry," replied the conductor
''Perhaps you've got a bad, sharp piece of
cinder in your eye, though, and your sight
will be all right when that works euL I'm
sure I'll be glad to assist you in any way
that I can."
"Thank you, sir; yoa'ra very kind. I
nuy an Mftnrt from tbe car to the
waiting-room, and from there to the other
train, when it comes; for really I cannot see
st all. It's exceedingly strange. There's
no special pain in my eyes, though, and I
feel sure there's nothing in them, such as a
cinder or other substance."
By this time the conductor had assisted
bis fair passenger from ths train and was
guiding her uncertain steps to tbe ladies'
waiting-room in the depot. As be sat down
beside ber at the station to inquire whence
she had come and whether she would lika
to be started on ths next train, tbe young
Lady told him tbe following peculiarly pa
thetic story :
a B0MA3CE WITH A 8TISK1.
Miss Custer is a seamstress from Olean, N
Y. Four years ago she became engaged to
marry John Hampton, a young farmer from
the vicinity of Norfolk, Va., as soon as he
could save $10i. Finally, when Hampton
bad laid aside $), the wed Jing was set for
Last Christmas evening at Miss Custer's fath
er's house in Oieui.
AH arrangements had been made for the
wedding, and Miss Custer's home was filled
with guests. At 10 o'clock, the hour for the
marriage ceremony, Hampton had not ap
peared. The bride-elect and her guests were
shocked.
Later it was learned that Hampton, while
on a spree, bad lost 300 gambling and was
ashamed to marry Miss Caster; so be desert
ed her at the last.
The brave girl, recovering from an illness
tbxt followed the shock, set out from borne
03 Thursday evening with berrailway ticket
and $24 to join her recreant lover at Norfolk
T313 side of Mauch Chunk her pocket was
picked, and she was penniless.
Funds were raised here for ber to go 00
with this afternoon, as she had partly recov-
ed from her blindness, brought on by ner
vous prostration. So she took the evening
trim lor the South.
Sherman Beats Foraker.
CoLt jiBL-s, Jan. G. United States Senator
Jshn Sherman was nominated for re elec
tion at Columbus to day by the joint caucus
of the Republican members of the Ohio leg
islature. But one ballot was required, the
Tote being :
Sherman, 53 ; Foraker, 3si ; Mckinley, 1 ;
Foster, 1.
Tbe Foraker forces made a struggle for a
secret ballot, buUwere defeated by a vote of
4 to 44, three members not voting. The cau
cus made the nomination of Sherman unani
mous, and then both Sherman and Foraker
appeared and made brief addresses.
SHEBSf AS'S GBEAT CABEEB.
With thee expiration of the senatorial
term, to which John Sberman is elected, he
will have completed 44 years of continuous
public service, 2 in tbe Senate. But six
years short of half a century, it will be a
record without parallel in tbe history of
American atrtesmanship ; every year of this
long public service will hare been spent at
eshington, in the service of the govern
ment. He ia (S years old.
An Ex-Turkey In Trouble.
Usioirrows, Jan. 7. Marshall Dean ex-
turnkey of tbe county jaiL, was arrested to.
day, charged with liberating eight prisoners
from the jail, four on tbe night of January
5, and four on January G, ls30.
One of the escaped prisoners was arrested
a few days ago and confessed to Sheriff Me
Cormick that Dean accepted bribes to let
mem ont. Una of the liberated prisoners
wass Hungarian awaiting trial for murder.
and another was Rev. George Cumberland,
arrested for indecent assault, and for whose
arrest a Large reward was offered and is still
standing.
Dean was given a hearing; this evenins
and remanded to jail In default ofiJOoO
bail. The bearinr develooni rriA iK.t
the sum of $140 in rold was paid to IVin
and several witnerses testified to bearing
the bargain made.
Your Own Fault
If yon do not ret a Derfect baker when
buy the new Range, The Cinderella is sold
nd guaranteed a good baker. It lasts lon
ger and looks better than any other on the
market Sold by
Jab. B. Holdebbacx.
Somerset, Pa. 1
Bobbed the Corpse.
New Yobe, Jan. 7. Anna M. Dunigan.
seventy years of age, fell dead this evening
on tbe street within a few doors of her bouse
in this city. Ii-lore her body wa removed
to ber apartments ber fingers were stripped
of three valuable diamond rings and a brace
let of gold and eaaaiel was torn from ber
rist. Mrs. Dunigan occupied rooms at the
Jailson House with her son. C W. Dunign,
an ae'or.
When the woman fell several men rushed
toward ber, apparently to aid ber, bat as tbe
results showed, to rob her. Her gloves were
torn from her bands on the pretense of chaf
ing them, and the rin? were deftly slipped
from her fingers aud lbs bracelet from her
rist. Mrs. l)jniL-n was born in Philadel
phia. Hsr father was a Q laker named Isaac
Williams.
Footpads' Modest Demands.
Carlisle. Pi., Jaa. 7. A bold highway
robbery was attempted while C. E. Deckard
of Liverpool, Perry county, was returning
home from Juniata county. He was driv-
ng along in the dark, when suddenly two
men stopped bis horses and demanded five
dollars.' Deckad quickly drew his revolver
and fired at one of the men, who immedi
ately ran. The other fellow returned ths
fire. The horses became frightened at the
shooting and plunged forward, throwing Mr.
Deck ard back into the wagon, which prooa
bly saved his lite, as three shots were fired
at him. none of which took effect.
To Avoid Publicity.
Here are a few suggestions from the Ds
imit Trihunt to be followed bv men who
wish U keep their names out of the news
papers :
Don't have any enemies.
I'an't have any friends.
Don't inherit money.
Don't lose it.
Don't sign any petitions.
Pon t subscribe to any lecture courses or
stork companies.
Don't recommend anything.
Don't get victimized.
Don't exhibit any public spirit.
Don't tell stories.
Don't register at a hotel.
Don't visit a friend in an adjoining to
ship or elsewhere.
Don't allow other people to visit you.
Don't show any interest in music, art,
iwn
lit-
erature, science or education.
Don't meet long-lost friends or relatives
Don't go insane.
Don't get sick.
Don't aceent Dresenta.
Don't do anything that might briug
a vote of thanks or condemnation.
IHn't sue anybody.
Don't get sued.
Don't go to Law at all.
Don't live to be an octogenarian.
Don't die.
yon
Local Institutes.
The following is the program for an insti
tute! o be held at Sprutetown, Pa., Saturday
January HI, 13!r
QUESTIONS FOB PlSCff SIO.
Can the average teacher afford to attend
a State Normal at his present salary 1
R. M. Risinger.
What shall we do at the close of our
term ? Geo. 8. Lobr.
Since teachers are paid according to the
grade of certificate. Is the present system of
raising the standard each year jast? F. O
Fryburg.
S'-ould a board of directors fix the salary
of teachers? S. S. Schlag.
Should a teacher be paid according to the
grade of bis certificate or his teachini abili
ty ? Miss Josie Shaffer.
School Libraries. Miss Annie Koehler.
Should drawing be taught in our schools?
C. E. Beikey.
Select Reading by John Penrod, James
Li Ten good and J. M. L. WilL
R-citations by Misses Delia Shaffer and
Lottie Crissingvr.
Papers by Geo. Kimmel, Miss Edith
Zorn and Miss Liuie Hammer.
Tbe above program wilt be u ranged and
interspersed with music queries, and work
by the school at the discretion of the chair
man.
All friends of education are invited to at
tend and participate in the work.
Committee.
The following program for local institute
for Stonycreek district, to be held at the
Glade's Lutheran church, beginning on Fri
day evening, January '2Z, and continuing
during three sessions :
Educational Waste H. H. Kimmel.
Impromptu Class J. B. Lambert.
Quries for regular debate.
Retnlted, That patriotic songs have a great
er influence on the minds of the American
people than ths Hag,
Affirmative, G. W. Smucker, A. P. Kim
mtl. .
Negative, I. G. Carver, S. M. Fox.
The Word Method Ida B. Speicher.
Obstacles in the teacher's way and how to
meet them J. M. Lambert.
The use of attention C. E. Ringler.
Recitation Syvan Spangler.
Essay Miss Annie Brant.
Should we have more branches of study ?
R. J. Brant.
Friday afternoon exercises J. B. Lambert.
To what extent should drawing be taught?
I. O. Carver.
The Model School Alber Lambert
Class drill in Physiology G. W. Smucker.
Program to be interspersed with queries,
dialogues snd music. Con
Trent Items.
Farmers are taking advantag of the good
sledding.
Mr. Lingo is busily engnged hauling hay.
He is wintering alarge number of cattle.
Our Trent merchant is doing a fine busi
ness. A. W. Bruner and S. P. Lyons intend
going west iu the spring.
Mr. C. C Put man, has purchased a cornet
and intends joining the Indian Town Brass
Band.
Mr. A. W. Forspriug is sorely afflicted
with several large boils which keep him
from work.
A number of our farmers attended tbe
farmers' Institute at Somerset, and we hope
that it was a benefit to them.
S. A. Putman, has his saw mill running
full time. M. J. barkcom and James Mog
net are his chief ingineers in the woods.
bils F. B. Vphouse and son drive the
teams.
The saw mill belonging to Lucas A Wolfe
is not running at present, but will be next
week. When it does start it will undoubt
edly be a success as they have some very
prominent men employed. Among them is
an editor.
Boisci
He Got a wife.
Wilkesbabre, Pa , Jan. 10. JobnSweiia
er, a wesltby German of this city, bas just
had an unsatisfactory eip-rieace with a wife
furnished him by a New Yore mstri monial
agency. Mr. Sweitzer wtotc ths sgency
asking for a strong German girl who was ca
pable of doing housework. A girl was se
cured at Castle Garden, and sent to ih city.
Her name was Catharine Gottlieb, and she
was a powerful woman. $witzr, who is a
little man, at first obj-scteJ to ber mammoth
nropoKioos, but finally consented to marry
her. The woman then demanded some of the
old fellows property before allowing tbe
knot to be tied. This was gran-ed. and tha
coy damsil and Sweitzer were married.
Oa tbe second diy after the marriage, the
husband alleges, his wife bogaa to abuse him.
She rolled up ber sleeves and proceeded to
demonstrate her advertised housecleaning
abilities by driving bis children from ths
premises. Sweitzr objacied, and then she
promptly knocked him down, jumped on
bim, and then threw him into the cellar.
Tbe woman then packed up ber goods and
went to New York. Neighbors rescued tbs
man from tbe cellar and coaxej tbe children
back from the woods. SweJz-r says be will
never recover from tbe injuries received at
the hinds of bis wife.
Cough-Cures
A'. slmroian;; but the one N st known for
lis extrsortliiuiry awnlyoe ai.4 experi,iit
qualities Ajefs 1-rry ITI-TaL
marly half a century this preparation bas
t-een in greater demand tlaii any other rem
eiT tor colds, eswigtis. bromUitij, and put
nionary e..'l -nt " seiser.u.
-1 nuaereU tor more tU in eigl.t months
from a ses.-re emiith accomuile.i with h tu
' Mi'aiT of the lungs ami the rxuertofalxm
o( matter. Tlie pliyK-a: P"- rue up. but
Biy Urusist prevailed on me to try
Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral.
I so. and soon bezau to improve; niy
lungs healed, the couth cease.1. ai.-l 1 l-e-raiUest..(.u-rndltealll.H-rh:ui
1 haw eT
been before. I would SUBS- that it- nau-e
of Ayer's Cherry hertoral be el.ai-ge.1 to
Klis.li" Life, for it certainly saved r.:y lue.
-V. i. Oluleu, Silu. Buenos Ayrei.
-A tew years ago 1 took a ery bad ee.1.1.
which settled on my luims. I had i.ig!.t
sweats, a racking cough, an.l great s-reues.
Mr doctor's medicine did me no good. I
tried many remedies, but received no benefit-
everybody despaired of n.y recovery. I
was advised to use Aver s Cherry Pectoral,
and as a Last resort, did so. h rom the first
dose I obtained relief, and. after using two
tottles of it, was completely restored to
health." F. Adams, New Gre.ua. J.
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
rtuu-aaED ir
Dr. J. C. ATEB & CO., Lowell, Mass.
Bold by all Draggiu- Trie 1 i bui. i
ULE TO ACCKPT OH UY.l USE.
To Emma E. Bmhakor. intermarried with Nor-
Dian i. Beraiev. 01 niieru. in .
. . kunu. ..iifMl ti h. K,itl annear at an
Orphans' Court to be held In and tor iNniersel
roVl',n Monday, the iaid day of February.
.. .iM.'.kin th frtrfuMm then ani there
tnaccc;4 or refiu-a to lake the real emateot Iavid
bmbaker. aece.ew, ai me '"'J",
or uliow cause woy me same Mi.xna nm oe mni.
fcbrin"0!t:ee, I ISAIAH Gil.
Jan. lv. ejherift
c
AUTION.
Utf wlf. liint. Vuvln.l.A m, h,l hfUrd
wttliout any ci:se. I hereby notify tlie pub
lic n to Kive her any ere"t; ton my account, aa
I w'. not be responsible fr any debts she may
contract, ehe left June lJth. l'l
JOSEPH PR1TT3.
NOTICE
Kotice Is hereby given that a petition of eU
zensol Snersel Bunnt;h ha been riled in my of
rice lor an amendment of tneir Charter of Incor
poration k as to fix the number of Couneiimeti
tolw elected at eix, instead of time, upon which
the Court granted a rule, returnable. January i'i,
lsyi W. H. BANNER. Clerk.
gHEKIFFS SALE.
Bv virtue of a certain writ of Fieri Facia
issue'l oul of the Court of Coimoon Plea. of Soui
rrt Co., Pa., lo me directed, tliere will lie ex
piaed to public sale at the Court lIou.-e, iu Som
erset Borough, ou
&i TURDA I", JAXUAttr
at 1 o'clock, p. m., the following descrilwl real
estate, to wit :
All the rinhu title interest an.l claim of r.abriol
Bpautrler. of, in aud to a certain tract of land f it
uate in s-baile Twp., Sonierx-t Co., Pa. a-ijoin-Utul
of James W. Kmzer. Charien Srrier,
Widow Bniav aud the Jottii Hells tract, warrant
ed in the name of Tohmas Canipliell, coniuiitlu::
four hundred t tftip acre 11s .re or lew, all ot a ha-h
is well timbered, with the appurtenances.
Taken in execution as the property of Gabriel
Spangler, at the suit of I. Waitm-r, tt al
NOTICE. All persons purchaslm; at the
Sliove sale will pli-nse tttke notice that 10 per
ceut. of the purebttse inoaey most be paid
when prtiNTty Is knocked down, otherwise
it will lugiiui t exposed to sale at the risk of
the rirl purchaser. Tlie residue of the pur
chase iiioii. v must be luiid on or tietore the
day ;of confirmation, via: Thursday, Feb y.
,,'lir.L Nodecd will Is? ackuow ledgcd until
the purchase moner is paid iu full.
tUerirr ittii-e, isAIAU O" X iD.
Dec:, lsitL. I sheriff!
aft x a. i 'J ' . '
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mm
Clearance
Sale!
This is the time to buy
Dry Goods
AND-
LADIES'
COATS,
VERY CHEAP
And the Friccs 'will remain low
- while my
C LE.-
E
AKAXCE SAL
lastj?. If you wish to spend yonr
money to the best advantage, call
and see the bargains.
MRS. A E. UHL.
t!:l.'U''"1'';v-t!
e"' , : - '
John Thomas
JOHNSTOWN,
z--xajvcvioth: store, ..
240 to 248
Ii cne of the wonders of Johnstown, wita iw several Depmoartii
Department "A" are Dry Goods In
Department " B," Boots and Shces.
Department "C" Carpets. In
T . ilT-V TI.4. J t? 1 -
uepartment jj, iommg, iiai, a.uu f urauaiE
Department " ii," Urocenes. uepartment b, ' Feci
For Gc:d Goods. Cbap
They cannot be excelled. An examination will convince tig
" doubting Thoniaa " of Somerset County.
ftS-nEADQUARTtES FOR COUNTRY FR0DUCE.
THE NEW
WHITE FRONT BUILDING !
No. 113 Clinton St., Johnstown, ft
GEL-S OLD sfTAXP," NOW JUIXX'S.
LEADING STORE OF THE CITY
TO BUY YOUR
DRY G00D3, CARPETS, LINOLEUMS, FANCY GOC r
With Economy and Profit to
CT-AJVIIIES
JUST RECEIVED
Heating Stoves, Cooking Ston
Ranges, Furnaces.
BEST ON EARTH
Our Prices Yery Lot
3CALL AND EXAMINE OUR
Paul A. Schell,
Jas. B. Holderbaun
HAS JUST RECEIVED A CAE LOAD OF THE
Hench &
ALL
SPRING-TOOTH HARROW
which is a wonderful improvement In
SPRING-TOOTH
HARROW
Teeth quickly aJJusied by
TOOTH
Ever InTente-.l. The tooth is !.e!J in position br a Ratchet, with wl.i.h it
e.1 as to wear from 15 to In inches orTthe point uf the tooth, which i t- ar r -.
much wear or service as can be obtained from any sfprinir-tooth hMTv'-1
U;l and examine this Harrow,
JAMES B. HOLDERBAUj
THE PEOPLE'S STORE
Fifth Avenue.
ANNUAL CLEARANCE SAL
Xow On ! Great Bargains in all Depart
All Winter Gorxlg must Positively be Cleared On previo
Stock taking on
J-A.TnTTJA.HY 31st-
bweeping Reductions on
Ladies Cloaks and Jackets, " Misses' Wraps an J Jacket
Far Capes and Mufe, jies' and Miaei ?ui
Millinery, Silks, Dre33 Good., Flann- Ii an l
L nderwear, Linen, 5rU3in anJ Calicoos,
Carpet and Curtains.
Come and Investigate for Voui
CAMPBELL & DICK,
81, 8. ft-,, j.7 tBJ Tlkh Avenue. "Write to Mai! OrJer IVfJ
& Soif
Mam Street,
Goods, and Sgascsalh C
the Customer. Come an !
QTTIILTO
LARGE STOCK.
SOMERSET, PA.
DrumgoJcl
STEEL FRAME
only loosening one nut. The best
HOLD!
PITTSBURGH.
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