The Somerset Herald. EDWARD SCrLU Editor rni rropTwtOT. WEDNESDAY.- EEFDELICiSJQIMTIOE STATE. FOR ELE TORS-AT-LARi.E, i. F.JX'SEs, W ILLIAM WOOD. J. F. I'l'NLAP, WILLI Ail H. SAY EN. for ni';les.-men-at-:aR'jE, alexani'KR m.lowell. Willi m lilly. JUDICIARY. Fun jn ;e f the sui-kkme contT. J'lHS I'EAN. of l'liirC-juti!'. COUNTY. FOR Ci'N-F.ES. EIiAVAKI' S I'LL, of Fomcmt. gni,it to tbe decision of the Lt.-kt cjiifercnr. FOR AS5LUBLY, U'Kr.AlM D. XILILK,..! Koikwood. JoHS C. WKLLLE, uf towust.il. roil M-TRI' T ATTOF.NLY. J. A. r.EKKEY. of kSiictisvl. F'.R POOR MKECICK, J. Ii. WLI'.LL. of St.nnTx.-t toWE-!.:p. ( ke of tl.c-se days when JUve Hi!! is roai-hing after everything Le sets, lie will "j.irk up a live wire." Tut iU'ptjblicaus are hannoni a?Vm. Tlify phouM LaVe a l.irfev 1, idle of harmony with them to Miam jijiolis. Itercw, Sli'irr, l':U an-i Ilis.-j-jk are the fjur Jf!fg4tes-ul-Ur fr'.iii "Su-ft York to the iU-j'Uhli. Au ".ioual ('-invent :u. SkaT"E II i Li. s-iys Cleveland cannot come within 5i votes ofcArryin? the hUU: of New York. That is on ( thi r--ms hy the Rej.u'.'irans iiiit to see l.im noiuinaMi. Ii:mk liars have Un-a s juinstonxd to vt earing era; ti:al another f itierl in November W'.n'l he jinti-h ofa wt ha k. They won't have to male any fi h pur chase of mourniiv; i'ou.'.. Thele are Rome indications that ex S;aker UeeJ is having snore fun in (' u-pr-s than speaker Crisp. " Ti.e !u.r4'r otH lVi:io"rat!c majority" don't swiuti have yielded the rich fruits which were eipected. AVith uuir.Htra;ted deTegate f:oia Xew "i ork. Pennsylvania, t'hio, Massai.hu-P'-tts, Maine, and (V'on.lo, the Minneap olis convention w ill n t be devoid of in terest. There will be plenty of room to play io'i!j". "Tin: silver liniug" seems to be hid lehin l a dark thunder clou 1 in that "dangerous Democratic majority ia Cm-jr'-ess." The 'ossi-s tremble over their resjKHwibility nl don't know which way to w rigle to get clear of it and de ceive the people. On, "this tariff ridden c vmtrv" that -shuts off foreign trade 1" And ytt the statist ics show that our experts exceeded ouriinprirts by f l'il.l'J'i'Jl last yr.tr. Does that look as if I'ncle Sain w as put ting np the bhutlers t3 close business? J.e 1 1 vuvjcrats answer. Ami here is where the reciprocity idea comes in : In th.- llrst quarter of ! ' Havana i.-nj-ortc.l from thn I'iiited States 101, 0m laiir of Hour against i'v-11 the corresponding time last year, ti.il y a difference in oar favor of almost Uo bags of Hour. The Cubans will buv where they can get Lest. the cheap st ad JtT after iov. McJCia.'ey had been honored above nV. other men in the .-late tit its great convention w here he receiv ed an ovation, the Democratic IJjston '."' spits out : " McKinley as CJovernor seems to be very much le3.s of a popular hero in Ohio than McKinley as Congress man." If the Republicans cf Ohio hive w ithheld any h n lr from (overaor Mc Kinley, w hat is it? They inaij him President of the State Convention, d-le-pite-at-large to the Xatioual C-ntvation, and had he encouraged it, would hav; named him for a higher honor. Th s Democrats of Congress are in a large sized hole on the ijuorum q-.icstiin. )a several propositions during the pres ent session they .have been unable to transact buiue fjr want of a (juorum of their own party whea they muster 2.J7 Votes out of e.;.', the Ilejiublicans with their men liein present and not voting. Speaker Crisp would like tj count a quo rum ac.Mr ling to.thj Kevd metho i, but Le had not the courage, after id! that was said and doneby Lis party under the vigorous disciplining w hich they receiv ed at the hanis of "the g?ntieuian lr jin Maine" while occupying the hair. Tin llepublicaiisjof three cf "ihe big rnr" States lmve hold c -nvention-i, and Illinois is gcttii.g i.-idy for its conven tion. New Yo?k. Pennsylvania and ( )hio Lave spoken as; ith one voic? in appro val of the administration of Piesidcr.t Harrison, in ilennnJ for a continuance of the National !'e.-:ng of honest tion- I r , n'i iii vii.uUj.i;!:' ira:e o; ::ie ope ration of the latest Republican revision of the Aaiciican taiiffabr.g the line of protection to Americta iuhjv.ry. The centrrof the Republican line of battle w lil be formed as c-.a aj Illinois has irsthere-i its regiments together. Never were troops ia bettor sol-:;- cr more ad uiiring'y d:s;jsel toward their leaders than at the iu'st:oflSo2. There alrea dy is ihe tijund nd j reJage of victory in the camp. The choioe of lea lers in all llie Stte that have Ik hi cjnvcntijns has beea wue. Toj big men Lave been put in f.-oi.L. The .le'eiiie? at large to the Na tional C invention have, uxn chsea from men t.f Ni ioual renov. a, and tven the de'eg.iU? from luaoy districts lfcr tames tli.it t Rrpuhlicaas r.re ' iamiliar ia their ia mths as household words." The Minneapolis fonventi m will take rank emoi;g the sa :st noted asiemblics of noted America?:. tVniTva.Aw Pl,!- on taking the cave! to ! ! i pre-sioe over the New York Republican cvn ventioD rve fomc exiel'eut advice: "Let us make it a speaking canvfss, with our orators iu every school house,'' he said. " Let its n ake it a readirg can vass, w ith our documents and our news papers whitening the land. Let us make it a clean canvass, avoiding mere abuse of our opponents, avoiding brag and bluster and paltry personalities, let us have a straightforward, decent, manly, red-hct fight, alb "gether, for our faith, and we khail win now as we always have won when we fought that way." This tbould be the character cf the campaign from all bides. The issues are clear enough, the positions cf the two jartits w idc enough apart and the platforms w ill be explicit enough to jiive every man htthc r I Vmocrat cr Rejiublican enough to fight about if ha keeps ported without rking up personal. lie and slanders which tcbody ItriitVCf. To aike the census of the must coai;.;ete work cf the kind ever ender taken the Iler-ubliean Congress had years B20 ria J.e an appropriation for makirs coaipk-te records of tlie veterans of the L.te war. The Superintendent of the Census has arcottiplisLed most of this .- and t!ie records aie ready for print ing. It w.iuld 1 one of the most inter esting re ports of the census, but the pres ent I t moor-lie CoDptss has so far paid no atuntian to.the recommendations of Secretary 'ble for an appropriation to print the reoor" and make them availa ble. The work has therefore had to 1 p.l-andoncJ. iThe I i-niocrats j.rc.te.'t their love for the old Soldier and claim that thousands of the veterans are Dem ocrat?, bat the I)c-iuocratic leaders in Congress know that the section to which they must look for thir great majorities and their electoral votes docs cot love the Uiron veteran. They have made continuous war on the I'ension Bureau under the assumption that they were at tacking only, its management when it is the jiensions not the Tension Commis tioner they are fighting. It is the same with the veteran records in the Census Bureau. The Democrats prate about economy but they do not want to print the record of the old 6oluiers because the section c-iiiiuer ed by the old soldiers is still sensitive on all points rejrarding that controversy. A isios wa rendered Ly the Su preme Court in session at Philadelphia Monday, sustaining the constitutionality of the Caker Iialiot lU-form Uw passed t-y the last Legislature and which coe into crat:on at the r.ext election. The caes upon which the decision was based were those of Dew tit, appealed from the Philadelphia court: Meredith, from the Lebanon county court, and Hippies, fiai j the Lit kawanna county court. j Ti.e dt c'ioa deals largely with the De wait appeal. Iliram Dewalt and the lea- j drrsof the prohibition paity in tuis Mate, acting u;ou information received from the Slate G'mmitlee of his party, jiertior.ed the constitutionality of the provision of the bill which allowed only the names of the candidates of the party c.st'ug at least :i pr cent, of the votes , . i . i .i:.. t.rt in the last i iet:iieiiiiai cirenon iu t pi nit tcd .n the tickets. The Prohibition- its r.aliu IMS J'rovision oi me mu woo. a deprive their party of a represiii'.atiou on the ti. k.-t. Tbe opinion of the court ia that this section of the bill does not deprive the I'r jhibitionisL-of represi'iitatiun, as by another section of the bill they can w rite .. .. f.il:n ...1 1 I the names of the persons for w horn they w i.-h to vote upon tbe ol'leial ballot. The contention of the Prohibitionists that the shortness of the time allowed each voter to remain ia the booth w ill not permit him t write the names of the candidates upon the ballot. The court stys that it cannot undertake to say how long it rhviiid take to write the names. The c on'enli.m in the otiur two casas w as that the bill was a hn al and special law and therefore in conflict with the Constitution. Tuis view of the case the court a:so refus'-d to accept and decided aaiiiit it anil in favor of the bill. Free Trade Means Ruin. f'riii l!ie New York Mail anil Itxpress. A1' our indu-'.risl interests are clo";'y in-t.-rwotca. To displace iVo"i of pro ducte. as is threatened by the Springer Free Woo! bi'.l, which are now made Ly Ameri can looms wii'a products of foreign manu taetore, w uM have a widespread disastrous i:i!lui':'iV. involving innnmerable inlen-sls an.l jn!;. "tries in a common aia!ai;y. Thin bill, if it ciiuld iv.i'o!y become a law, w ould, upon the public confession of Mr. Sjiringer, result in a loss of aluut t ti K.i.iei to the revenue on the basis of la-t year's importations. To off-', this defhit, by fcwaring an equal revenue at the lower rates of duty, would require an increase of our purchase of woolen goods from foreign manufacturers to the enormous extent of more than isj."'."V'i''. This to avert the serious loss to the revenue, which the enact ment of this measure would e::tai!, w should be force 1 to import nearly thrt'. times as much of foreign woolen goods as we did !a-f j ear. Tiiis measure would turn thousands out of their present oceuoatloiis. It would dimin- i;h the earnings oflho?ewho might retain an nnts'riain employment in woolen mills that e.iuld temporarily t.irvive an uni qual c:'.mjv ti:io;i with fjrei? i manufa -tr.rcrs. It would reduce the genera! wage level ly creatir-ta supply of laVr in esce.-s of the demand, and by compcTiing labor skiiied in one inJus'ry to seek employment in siiaiiL-e aiid nncjngenial occupations. It would di vert millions of d .'liars into foreign chan i.e' that are now distributed among Ameri can laborers ia wages and would reduce to that ex tent the denimdfjr the products of our farms and factories. 1 he failure ami i.osii.g of factories is al ways accompanied t tiie m jrigaging and abandonment of farms. Sa-:i is tLecloe and vital re!aii;a an 1 imerJcjioTdjae! of e two ia!er.:s. tuai ;o,-7 t:her stand or uti tc-g'-tiier, whi.re'er the coTKiilicns and char, es of saccss in the two interests equal ly t xil. Tiie spirit and purpose of this sort olde. a a latic fre trade legislation are ciSen tiaiiy t:;ii ida'. Tie- hii: :ue..'i9 the destruction of that die tinciii e A;:ie: i j:i sy.rit w hich has teen thv ceuici:'. of our social -ruciure. This deraio-c-.i;'..- free trade f vsterti also diicoura rs the dt Vf!.q.i:;eiu of home resources, and the cub j ttva'iv'ii of naiive industry and enter;. rise, i I y fhuitiLg up our f.ic'.ories, robl:ng luxr ofitj;c--t reward, aii l reducing the indas trh.! and s.i.ial status of the Am: rica.i j earner to the low level of op.'au indi- genccaud ignorance. I. is ur.;citrioiic, from j me .a.. ;:.at it is no. iut; ji'u an cur.suaa- er. but teariXi he foreign prod i arc of the svstera. who is the chief Rev. IrlR. Hicks' Forecast for May. Co.c, c'.cir weatuT will advance from West to I.istern parts of ourcomiuent d irin" ti.e first fire d ies of May. IW the :td a a-:u wave will ap;-ar ia the YVet, au:i"h d by a low barometer and Moral d.'vcl p:aen's of tnarke-I iateusitr. Witi.ii frre ti. ,. j h i:irs of 0 T tiie p.-riod-pjsoi o:. : t; -.s. i , oa toe 4.h th :!;e center r stor.as cf mirkd cyclonic ktten led bv hail ra.n and visit most pir'sof thecouiitrr. j J li.ua. !-r. Wi. j F.v:s are a'.: ; st sure to follow i:i the rear of i -t )riu ah .at the n:g"it of the Ith or. "eh, in j the North and Wist, reaching the Eis'ern j sections a day or two later. Watch anw j sc C n'.er.r.g on the lo h and !P.b, re- action-ry cadittoas of tsmo'ra'ure aid barom -trie pressure, endi::E in storm. n..-.y be counted on. Ti e next storm i-eriod i central oa the a, bringing its culminitir.g stages, es pecial'.y in ea- era pins of the ountry, cs- ac'-'y oa t'.i? l-:b -the c.niral diy ofa Veuut d:-.turbiii-e. The period rans from the Uih to l tth. A serlc of hesvy storms, recurrin; in cyles of 2t hoars siy earth a!tt.-nooa a id evening will mo-;t l.ks'y resalt for several days ahout this tiaii. U-avy fronts wiil be hear 1 from to the north war J btwe.n tbe I'lra and 21m. el.iand ahjut the 2Jd. look for a return of Te-y warm days, with reac tionary s!or.-u, greai'y inieras'.u.-J by tbe Ye: u equinox. The last storm jeriod for the month is from the 2V.h to the30;h a period clliag for constant and careful watchfulness in the event of hot days. Booth winds, and the formition of ictive storm clouds. Oa the 2".h fails the new moon, equinox of Mercury ca the 2".h ; we may almost turely ex;xxt disturbances of great violence. The pVr.ouitu! rains which wa exported at l'jee:id ofpril and in May have beea pspi-'pitated by Man and Saturn com'oina- tion, resetting ia grvxt and Mofch,. oisastroui , THE DEVIL'S AUCTION, INDEED. A Philadelphia Thatra and the "Times" of that City De stroyed by FIr. PHinrtLi-HiA, April The most scn Fttioua! f:r that hu visitej this ci!y in years broke out shortly before S o'clock last night on iheitage ol tbe Grand Central The atre, rid before it was under control nearly $1.'" w orth of properly was destroyed, including the n's-;Ve eight s'ory annex building of the T"rs newspaper. rHtLAMi.PHiA, April 2s. The dotruc tion of tiie Grand (.Vulral Theatre by fire lat night proves to have been far more tr rihle in its results than wis n!:e:ttlel. S.x me.n'iK-rs t,f the ' I-vil's Auction Company" lie dead beneath the fallen walls of the building, and neirly thrre s ore peo ple are in the hospital sutlering from burns. Of the men and boys in the hospital seveu art in such a serious condition that their recovery is doubtful. All were members of the audience. B -.sides those who were so eriousiy hurt as torenain in the hospital fully jo are being treated for minor injur ies. The 77.-. staff was called together at noon to-day ia tbe former quarters of the paper at the southwest corner of L;ghth and Chestnut streets, w here its business office las remained. Proprietor Frank McLaugh lin announced to his employees lliat tbe publication of the 7Y.i would be continued as usual, and all took np the daily routine of their work. The portions of the building occupied by the tenants were cleared for tbe compositors, editors and reporters. Two presses were secured for temporary use, and will be immediately placed in tbe baseiueiit cf the old building. The losses, as near as can be estimated, are as follows; Central Theatre building t2, Ovo. insurance -!."., costumes and sieuery in " Devil's Auction," il'l.o-'o, insurance ?T,-."-i : " Twelve Temptations," $l?.Ooo, in surance iT.-"'; "Sea King," ?J3.'.', no insurance. Tha 7VWJ estimates iis loss at aoo :t f I'.o.if ni, exclusive of the files, which cannot hi upla-t-d, an J Colntl Mc'"urcS libiary. The building, x'xl.o feet and eight stor ies high, was estimate! at L"'ii. Toe whole is insured at about two-thirds its val ue. The four lor II oors of the building were o-cunied by K oserik j cv. 11-iteriuton, manula turerj of m--:al work, w hose loss wii! probably lea-h flo),oil. Ilimitoa .V 1 'iesinger's lo-is f i ',i' " oil sock, half Insorul, and on boil ling $ I. ',!). Other losses bring up the total to about 1 i.',i0. sroiiv 1 1 ti:c lit). Just before S o'clock, while the stage ha'ide were loweriug fro:u the Hies a part of the setting f r the tirst scene, it became entangle"! ia the border lighw. In an in stant the ihmsy canvas was a nua ol f.niio-s. Tonu-ues of fireshot up to the n.:of a:..l blazing scenery fell to the stage. Ia a short lime the entire rear portion of the the atre w as a mass of fire. The production requires the services of a large number of frmalc choristers and billet dancers. Thes? stood in the wings and about the stage in seau'y attire, wailing for the Tfornao to begin. They were thrown into a panic and rushed about, scarcely knowing which way to turn to avoid the quick-spreading flames. All w ere, it is believed, gotten safely out. The audi ence had jus: settled down iu their seats, awaiting the beginning of the erformance, whoa they were startled by toe Hash ti.it came when the scenery caught, which could be plainly Seen through the lowered cur tain. The next minute a bright white flame shot through the curtain. Everybody started for the exits. The wexker ones were born down and crushed under foot. ne man, maddened or brutal ized by excitement, drew a pocket knife, and w ith its bared blade cut bis way through the mass of people. Half a doz-n or more peo ple were found at the hospital w ho had fall en victims to bis frenzy. None of their wounds, however, were of a more than painful character. This tnau was one of the first to rach the sidew alk. Men and boys fell on the stairways lead ing from the galleries, and were bruised and scratched under those following t'nem. -n all fifty-two persons were cared for at the two hospitals near the theatre. Everybody was- outside the burning stractura with ia two minutes from the time the fire start ed. The wildest ticiteruent prevailed oa the streets. Pallet girls in gauze and tights rushed bareheaded around, almost all of them in- a hysterical condition. Tbe fire spread with remarkable rapidity, and by the t.me the fire department reached the scene the whole building was a mass of flames. Looming away up above the rear of the theatre was the Io . annex building, occu pied on the seventh lloor by the editorial force and on the eighth by the composing and stereotyping forces. Tl;e city ilei"art mentofthe Tinuv was in the rear of the building, the windows of its rooms overlook ing the rear of li e theatre. One of the reporters saw from the wind ow the flames shoot through the roof of the theatre. His cry of al .rm warned every body in ths room. Assistant City Etitor Wilson grabhed up his assignment book and started for the- elevator, followed by all of the editors and reporters. Nobody thought of stopping lo secure clothing or other prop erty, the main idea being to get to tbe straet, seven stories UduW, as quick as possible. Every 'sj ly g ,t o.it safely. The scenes ill the v ompoLing room, where about seventy- five pco; le wer at Woik, were of the same characer. Prinu ra rushed from their cases, not stopping to gc.thir ii.i any of their be Iongins. The wind wa blowing in a direction to cany the f!a:ne from toe theatre to the i:ewspar btiii-l.ag. and tn a f.w minutes the latter -iructurc Was on fiie. p.y oo'l the entire interior hid been guile 1. They Died Fighiint;. CitEVESNr, Wvo, April 2:1. Ii.f irmitou has t been received of the kiilintt of two "h.-jitrate horsj th'sves. G it Spencer and Jt,k D.irneit. at Jacks in Hjle. in theix-irem-; northffe-tern portica of the State. Tne men were killed by five deputy sheriffs lei by J. H. Uolian-i, of Cintah county, and hor.-es w hi; h ha l been stolen from the I:.g Horn Cmntry, ia V"yo:nit;g sad M 't. 'iaa, were f ju id at their reihzvoiis. Ti.e jiurnty to tiie horse thieves' camp T hi -h is :.) miles from any settlement, was tua !e on snow shoes, and the evening of the ... . j w iiie u....-ers c3;u? w.inin fc.gni oi u ' :'i.e ia ui vng tti-y s iw &p;.ncer enter tne c-i'J'"" nd as s-jon as tsight came the house w sarroandel by the clticera. At dy- i ;: tiie ca-s:n u.nir openrxi sna ,iencer c imo cat and went toward Ihestib'e. He was told to surrender, and replied ty emp'y ing his six shoo'er at his would-be captors. They returned the fire ond S.-e-.icer fell dead, riddled wiih bullets. T ie firing brought P.irn-tt to the door, and he had a s:xshoor and wliard riile with Lira. As lie was knon to be one of the best shot- :a the country, tli ih-puties entrenched tliein-e!rt- b;,-,n.i a rioge. Af ter twe .1 z-nsh'Cs were tired, Purnett was givsn a e:ja:-1 , sarreii l.-r, hu! he refused, aula bu'lrt t'o'i igh him se'tied the career o: one of the in m n V.o.-io.is borse thieves oi l le north -. F .ur other borsj thieves ar? tn le.- a.-res iu the sme counly, tbe re sult of a crusa 1-s iuaug!ira-el six months ago. He Confesses That He is ' Ripper.- 'Jack, the VcLsoiraxE, April 2. A further ad journment was refused ThursJay in the case against Paeming. The StindirJ to-day fays iKreming has confessed lo his lawyers and the doctors who examined him that he com mitted a maj rity of the 'J-k, the Ripper" criin a in Ixjndon. Dwming't demtranor in court to-dayis much different from that obs-rvel upon former occasions. He has put his fi ppirit !r aside and listened closely to the p.-o.-ecuii m"p speech, which arraved wiih almost irresistible I'oroeall facts connect- l ed with the niarJsr of tas prisoner's wife. Personal and Censral. May is among the best months of tbe year to "hang on to your winter flannels." They cost less than doctor bills The colored leaders of the various States have issued a circular fi ring May til st a ds.y of fascie.g and praying among their people as a remedy for the evils of lynching, burn ings, and niobbiags from wticb they sutler. Tbe circular asks what shall be done to pre vent these crim.s against them. One day last week, Judge Finletter of Phil ade-phia imposed a sentence of forty years' imprisonment npon Charles Elliott Purnell, a negro whs committed a series of robberies in that city and suburbs, among others the house of First Vice-President Thomson of the Pennsylvania railroad at Merloa, and tbe residence of Miss Debonnville of South Sixteenth street An elevator inspsctor Saturday morning accidentally dropped a lighted candle upon a pile of waste paper in the elevator shaft of the 1! msehold Credit Company, Eighth and Liberty streets, and before the firemen got control of the flames they had liekd upfclOO, 000 of property and caud a dreadful panic among loO girls working in one of the burn ed buildings. Sixty men ten months' work and S0,(X"0 have produced for tbe new marble residence of William K. Yanderbilt, at Newport, the Guest bronze doors ever made for a private residenbe. The doors and their framework are 22 feet wide and 10 feet in height, and weigh more than ten toes. Each door weighs over one ton and a half, yet, so nicely are they balanced, a child can move them. Commissioner Simonds will include with the patent office exhibit at the World's fair Abraham Lincoln's mode ofa device for lift ing vessels over shoals, patented May 2J, in:), together with the model accompanying an application for a patent for a propeller for vessels, filed Ly 15. T. Montgomery in lssC4. Montgomery was a colored man w ho claim ed to have been the body servant of Jeffer son Davis. The model was made by him and is of superior workmanship. Minneapolis is expecting otm.O'.i'J people to attend tin National 11 -publican Convention. About lo.it" a.i can crowd into the ball. Each delegate will have for distribution four tick els besides bis own, the main conimttteo each ten tickets for distribution. Mr. Clark- son in tiie l.ife llewler says: There are 2ii"i applications from loira Republicans for my ten tickets." The tickets will be print ed for th ree sessions daily, and by dividing them tip, a large number can be permitted lo look in once. Thetria's of livers never cease, as Wil liam A Best of South n"lhlehem, Pa., could testify. He is a young man, and brought suit against James E. Mull, a Pet'slehem township 'farmer, for Sitl alleged tohe due him for wages. At the trial Saturday Mull pre sented a bill against Btsst for 1 1.50, which Mull claims is the amount of fee 1 consumed by Pest's horse, while its owner was court ing Miss Jennie Mull, the farmer's buxom daughter. The young man has rejteatediy visited the Mall home since be ceased work ing for the fariuer. Jennie to-day testified that her lover's horse was stabled and fid at evey trip. Wm. Astor, the Millionaire New Y'urker, died at Paris last Wednesday. The cause of bis death" was heart failure, superinduced by worrying overthe affairs of his daughter, Mrs. J. Coleman Drayton, who has gained such notoriety in connection with the Cor rowe scandal. Next to his nephew William Waldorf Astor, and probably Jay Gould, William Astor was the richest citizen of America. His wealth was recently eat i ma ted at between $:(j,i00 and $o',9"X),00ii, the greater part of which is invested in New York real estate. Ii is not known how the property of Mr. Astor will be devided among bis children, but the chief heir will be John Jabob Astor, who married Miss Willing, of Philalelphia. Hi3 Little Peculiarities. Pcui.iNOTos, N. J , Mav L Rev. Father Tracy, pastor of SL Paul's Uimati Catholic Church, this morning ordered a policeman to eject Matthew U.iynor and his daughter. Miss Nellie Gaynor who have been members of tbe congregation. The officer refused and the priest drawing a revolver forced (iaynor to arise from his knees and Ioiutii the weapon at his head drove him out of the edifice. The trouble is said by Miss tjaynor to be due to the fact that she received attentions from a Protestant named Charles Massey The young woman is H years old and has known Massey, who is a young man of 20, sineethry werechiidren. This intimacy was distasteful to the priest, who denounced such companionship from the pulpit, and finally, after warning the Gaynors, debarred them from the church. On several occasions Father Tray created a sensation by his bitter denunciations of members of the church whom be had watched and found guilty of intemperance. He also denounced dancing in severe 'erms some time ago, and on this occasion flourished a revolver in the pulpit Gavn.tr le.t for Trenton to-tlay, where be will lay his case before Bishop 0' Farrtll. Murder on A Stage. Sax Fkascisco. April oO. A Telegram From Saa Andrea'. Calaveras county, gives the details of a dcs;.erate attempt at stage robbery near that mining camp this morn ing, which resulted in the killing of a young woman, fatal wounding of a driver and dangerous inj jry cfaa express messeng er. The lone highwayman who wantonly fired a load of buckshot into a crowded coach did not secures do'.'ar, but he escaped. Children Roasted in Bed. Coehv, Pa , April .Ti. The residence of John Long. Jr., was burned with its con tents this morning and two little children asleep in bed were ta',:ea out literally roasted. The mother seized her baby and ran into the yard and was unable to get back to save her other two children. When neighbors pulled the little one3 bed from the fire both were dead. In. Memory cf the Hero of A p. por fctox. The first stona of the great mausoleum which is to perpetuate the memory of Gen era! Clysaes 8 Grant was laid ia Eiverside paik. New York city, at twoo'c'ot-k Wednes day afternoon. I 'resident Harrison, ia tie pretence of bis cabinet and thousands of citizsns, laid the granite block upon which is to be buildcd a tomb worthy ol the cation and the nation's hero. There was no marked martial display at tending the ceremonies save the presence of a sp.h.kiing here and there of cfdWrs of the army arid navy and troop A , which accotn p.!iiej the president to the park. The whole ceremony wa3 civil from every point of view. It was just a fear minutes before two o'clock when the Fnittd States Marine b.utd made the air re-sound with the nation al tur, "Hail to the Chief." After the strains had died sway ia the distance, Pev. Dr. John Hall, of the Fifih avenue Presbyte rian church, off-Ted np a prayer. Then general Horace Porter, president of tbe Grant monument association, delivered an add resw in behalf of the association. Wben he concluded the corner-stone was swung into place and President Harrison placed the first cement upon it with a trowel made of gold. Chauueey M. Dtpew then delivered the oration of the day. The ceremony was concluded by the fining of a salute of twenty-one guns from the monitor Miantonomah, which lay ia the waters of tbe Hudson adjiccat to the scene of the ceremonial. Minister Reld's Successor. Washi-wtos, April 29.-Toe President to day sent to the Senate tbe nomination of T. J, (Tenon Cuolidge, of Massachusetts, to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the "Vailed States to France. Mr. Coolidge is about fifty yeirs of age, of fiae rrsonal appeal ance and very wealthy. He is proruineu is Boston's business and social circles. Nine Republican Conventions. The State Convention of the Republicans of Maine was held at Bangor Wednesday. Tbe resolutions expressed continued loyalty and devotion to Secretary Blaine, cangrata lated tbe country npon tbe Supreme Court's "vindication of the principles of tbe raajori tv rule-' maintained by Speaker Reed, and dw'ared in favor of the renomination of President Harrison. The New Jersey Republicans, in State Convention at Trenton, adopted a platform endorsing Harrison's administration; tha McKinley tariff and reeriprocily, and declar ing firm and unyielding opposition to free silver coinage. The delegates were instruct ed for Harrison. The Republican State Convention of New Hampshire was held at Concord, and dele gates to the National Convention were elect ed. The platform endorsed Harrison's ad ministration ; declared in favor of the pro tective tariff on the lines of the McKinley law, free trade in articles which this count ry cannot produce, and reciprocity ; and in favor of honest currency. The Nebraska Republicans, in State Con vention at Kearney, instructed their dele gates to the National Convention to vote for the renomination of Harrison. The Colorado B-publicans held their Sta's Convention at Ienver. The p'atforin adopted declared in favor of free coinage of silver, and complimented Blaine for his statesmanship "in directing the diplomatic policy of the government'" and for bis doc trine of reciprocity; and tbe delegatei to the National Convention were instructed to op pose the nomination of any man not in fav or of free coinage. A resolution indorsing Harrison's administration was defeated by a vote of 3 to 2. The expsctsd struggle in the Ohio Repub lican State Convention, at Cleveland, Thurs day, between the Sherman and Foraker fac tions, did not take place, an agreement hav ing been reached by which each side was equally represented on the delegation-at-large to the Minneapolis Convention Mc Kinley, Foraker, Busbnell and Hahn being elected by acclamation. Governor M cKin lcy presided aud made an address. Tbe platform indorsed Harrison's administra tion as well as that of McKinley ; declared adhesion to the doctrine of protection as era bodied in the McKinley bill, and opposition to free coinage. The Slate Convention of the New York Republicans was held in Albany Thursday. Whitelaw Reid was elected permanent chairman, and Hiscock, Piatt, IVpew and Miller were chosen as delegales-t-large to the National Convention. The platform de clared in favor of protection and against the free coinage of silver, bitterly arraigned the Democrats of New York, and recognized the "consummate ability of President Har rison and tbe wisdom and sagacity of his Cabinet and esiecially of his chief Cabinet officer, James G. Blaine." Tbe Missouri Republican State Conven tion was held at Jefferson City. The plat form indorses the administration of Presi dent Harrison, praises Secretary Blaine and instructs its delegation for Harrison. Major William Warner, of Kansas City, was nomi nated for governor. The Alabama Republican Convention was held at Montgomery, and resulted in a split, two conventions being held. Each elected delegates to Minneapolis aud Indorsed the administration. To Test the Law. A legal contest of the constitutionality of tbe Baker ballot bill is to be made by the Allegheny city Democrats. A special elec tion was held there on Tuesday undr tl e new act, and the Democrats profess to bate discovered that the new law cannot be opei ated and carried out strictly in all of its pro visions without conflicting with tbe Consti tution. Under the law the voter can only mark his ticket by making a cross opposite tbe name of the parties for whom he wishes to vote. Any other marking destroys the validity of his ticket. I'nder the Constitu tion a voter "may write his name npon his ticket or cause the same to be written there on and attested by a citizen of tbe district." It stands to reason that the law and Consti tution conflict, aud whenever the law and Constitution are not in accord the law must give way to the Constitution. Registry Assessors Instructions. The registration of voters under the act of IskI begins on the first Monday in May and must be completed on or prior to tbe fourth Monday in May. Under this Act the assessor must start out with a blank book which will be furnished him by the County Commissioners. Tbe assessor is to visit in person each and every dwelling bouse in his election dis trict. The names are to be entered in the book in the order in which tbe dwelling houses are visited, the numbers to extend in numerical ordr. and tbe qualified electors in each dwelling house are to be grouped together, and by streets, alleys or courts in towns, and by postofdices in the country. The law expressly says that tbe names ate not to be arranged alphabetically, but are to be entered in the order the assessor visited the houses. The assessor is not to assess any person until after careful inquiry of the voter him self, or of some known resident of tbe elec tion district or division. Ia all cases the assessor is oblig-d to enter ia his i ook oposite the name of each voter, in a column ruled for that purpose, the name and resi dence of the person who shall furnish infor mation as to the residence and qualifications of each voter who is assessed. The assessor is also obliged to enter iu the proper columns the following information concerning each voter : Street on wh'c'i dlitoe lives in boroughs and ia townships his postoftre? address. The voter's occujition. Whether the voter is voting on age: whether he is naturalized ("N"') ; whether be has declared his intentions ("D. L") whether be intends to be naturalized ("I. N.") ; whether he has removed into the district since the last general election ("R ") . whether claimant for right to vol ("C. V.'"j Whether the voter is a housekeeir or no hou;ekeeer. Name of employer if voter is working for aaetaer. Place of boarding if voter Is not a house keeper. Lute of putting each name in registry book. Amount of poll tax. No tax is to be as sessed in the registry against voters who are taxed in the preceding regular assessment, roll tax is to be levied against those who were omitted from the last regular assess ment, or who have moved into the district since then, and against no others. The amount of poll tax is Co cents for married aa.l 50 cents for single mea. Tbename-s of all irsons tbroa taxed in the registry book must be returned to the Commissioners on the Extra Assessment sheets. The assessor is required to make ont two copies of his original list; one to be returned to tbe Couatv Commissioners aud lha nthor to be hung up at tbe polling place on or before the fourth Monday ia May. The orig'aal list the assessor retains in his pes S-SStvU. Neglect to assess, false assesmentor refusal to assess, is puuisbable under the new law by fiiieof iloijj and two years' imprison ment. Curtains. From 5 to 10 cents a yard and from CO cents a pair to as fine as you wish them. Mas. A. E. Uhl. Highest of all ia Leavening Power ABSOLUTELY PURE Spring Fever. The gradual opening of the budding trees and the shttoting upwanls of the, blades of grass are signs of the advent of spring. The farmer is already at work stimulatii g the growth of hi3 cn-p by fertilizers to in sure a rich harvest. Nature needs stimu'a tion and why sh.Mild not man? The system needs building up after the attacks of Gripic and eolJ, and tbe only tonic is p whiskey Max Klein, of Allegheny, Ta., has the en dowment e f eminent physicians, certify ing lo toe purity of his famous Stiver Age aud lwq 'ne Rye WhiskUs. S-.ld every where at $1 .x and $l.2o per full qua't. Six-year-old Pei.na Rye Whiskies, aUAJr'g pure at $1 1 per quart or 6 quarts for Send for catalcgue and price list of all kmda of liquors to Max Klein, Fderal Street, Alleghtny, Pa. An Unusual Llat of Names. The OxwiM begins its thirteenth vol ume with May issue, under tbe joint editor ship of Mr. W. D. Howells aad Mr. Walker with a table of contents which will attract attention. James Russell Lowell, Frank R. Stockton, Theodore Roosevelt, Edmund Clarence Sted man, Henry James, Prof. 11. H. Boyesen, Hamlin Garland, John Hay, Sarah Orne Jewett, ProC Langely, of the Sraithsouian, Thomas Wentworth Higgimon and W. D. Howells hitaself are among the contributors. The illustrations in this issue are by such well-known artists as E. W. Kemble, Fred erick Remington, F. S. Church, Walter Crane, William M. Chae, C. S. Reinhart, Dan Beard, George Wharton Edwards, Wilson de Meza, etc A Murderer Confesses. In 1SSS William and John Kester, two old and well-known wealthy farmers, were mur dered at their farmhouse in Sugar Loaf, La rerne county. About three months ago three men, Hilgtns, Evaland and Galiacher, residing in the viciuity of Hazleton, were arrested for the murder. Saturday, Samuel Shiner of Sugar Loaf, made a detailed confession to Chief M.iilton, one of the coal and iron police of Haa lton, in which he says that he stood outside of the farmhouse at the time the deed was done Joe Evaland came up and shot William Kester, a moment later a man named Chris tian of Northampton county, who was with Evaland, quietly approached and struck John Kestoron tbe head with a club, killing him instantly. In his statement be also implicates a mail named Kunkle of Lehigh county as having a hand in killing the two brothers and that Higgins and Galiacher, who are in the Luzerne county prison with Evaland, also took part. Ci'pt. Simpson of tbe ccal ami iron police to-day arrested Shin er and will hold bim as a witness, and he will be charged w ith being an accessory af ter the fact. At the time of the murder it was supposed that the Kesters had several thousand dollars in the house, and some gold coin, it is claimed, has been recovered, now in possession of the men apprehended, the coin having been identified by the party who originaliy gave it to one of the brothers. Ferdinand Ward Again Free. Nxw YoSK, April 2u. A happy-looking man stepped jauntily from the door of the State Prison at Sing Sing a few minutes be fore 9 o'clock this morning, and waving his hand, shouted back, "I'm going to see my boy ! I'm goin j to see my boy V Such was the j-reetir.g of Ferdinand Ward on his return to the world to which for six years and more he had been dead. Ha weighed I to pounds, lo pmnds more than he did the day be entered with a ten year's sentence on bis head. "Is it true," asked the reporter, "that you saved anything from the wreck of the firm of Grant A Ward?' "It is not true," said Ward. "I have no money. I am to d-iy where I started." MRS. A E. UHL. A large assortment of Ladies' Sprinti Wraps, consi.-tiii!!; of Dlaz crg, Iteefers ami Capes now in stock. I am nowrecqivint; my new stock of SPRING GOODS, Consisting of all kinds of Fine Drcs Goods, either in l'lain Colors or Novelties, with a great range of prices and finalities. I'm glad to say that they will all be cheap. A large line of low-price DRESS GOODS, in riain Shades and Novelties, com ing in this week. A splendid line of Ginghams, Outing Flannels, and other Novelties coming in, all cheap. An immense line of While Dress Good arid Embroideries, will be opened this week. Lace3 of all kinds in abundance will be shown this season. Dress Trimmings Of the Latest styles open. A large line of best and light Calicoes at 5 cents. now dark Mus- lins and Sheetings will be cheap this season. Call and see my stock. A line of Misses and Childrens Jackets and Blazers now in ttock Mrs. A. E. UHL. Latest U. S. Gov't Report Baking Fo?yder SPRING STOCK I W fA nrf nnw readv and will Le hurfv to thow our friends and customers one ol the largest and best tclivted rtock of goods we have ever showing. Lad the pleasure of Our D.ess Goods and Silk Department is full of all the nice new Spring Styles and latest Novelties at prices way down. Our Domestic Department is full of nice new Sprini Ging hams, I'ercals Outing Cloth, Calicoes, Sheetings. Tick ings, Bleached and un bleached Mc-Iius of all kinds. In our White Goods Department we will show the handsomest line of I-ace Curtains, Table Linens, Towels, Napkins, Bed Spreads, Lace Caps,. Hamburg Edgings Flouncings, Handkerchiefs, Cor sets, etc. This depart ment is bang full of nice new goods of every description. OUR Notion Department is full of nice new goods, But tons, Dress Trimmings, Rib bons. Stockings, Kid Gloves, Belts, etc. Cloak Department. Ladies' Spring Jackets in Tuns and Black, Misses' Jackets. Chil'dV Clouks in cream and Tans. We have ju.-t made a purchase of 100 Jackets and Blazers that we will sell at $1..,. and $l.i". They are cheap ainl can't be duplicated at near tli' price. A nice ami elegant line of Clienil Table Covers, Portiers, Fringes, tretons, Curtain 1 oles and lit- nres. Wool and Cotton Carpet Chains. Table received. Oil Clothes just It is impossible to emote prices. All we ask of you is to give us a call and wo will give you prices that cau't be beat and can only be had at the Leading Stork OF PARKER k PARKER. C ARMO The Celebrated English Hack ney Stallion- o PARMl '"''o'.ibt"-"!!-the iin-st ti'.fj!.d UrtH ill U ll i.a-. Y IL.rsc mi larirlcil in to thia eo.inii y EXPORT CERTIFICATE. Hackney Horse Society. This is to certify tliat the t. i-i-f. r ef th. Stnr h' !! :mf,. r d.-s, ri! . -I In-cn WVi lit"'.' l-ThiiK; i'i l nc b r.Lsol lav s.. v, vu- NAMK-CAKVe. F" lAI.KU-ls-B. . ,.i "K hay or P.ri-.vrr. BK Kill "Kit Thuiua., eoxik, Thixendak-. rksUte. SlitK-P.l.ACK AI STLR. Trau-fvr fn.ji T'lol-jas "..k to Call rai'Ji I'-r."-., JiIl.-sviKi :.-..:;. in, j' s A HKNI'.Y b Hf.-if . st ritiTT. of li.i. li-j" y Slu.i l..k sk i." :y. 0;:i--: 11. Uiaii.loi ,.. Loi.. v. BLACK AUSTER, t'-r Kiltie Horfe slu.w ia !s. sireof CARV.l. stm, tir-t j.r;.-c tt !a!.ii,v CAR .MO m n utri: woa the p.:z- at 0 i .;.a! Mait- w utrii he wa v:uy two ji-ai OiJ. Queen Bess, Kim of r-na, r.-.mo irt .: r:ct uue (:o:n ihr: w.;i.tr- i.il irare Noiinarici who tr?te! !.. miUs Li; h. -1 to a ra:t. iiv tmt; M j- -n in 1 Lo ir .:.! i-ii:.ti'f, af'.or Mopj.it; :'i ( miiiuvs !t? trot-! i i r.:ll w;:hio fti'ir h.;ir3 ikint hi:;hcl t:,e 1-Tii'e- it v hours tniiiT-! -- mi.; ,7 vi-.-u i-. &n) showt-J no.-ympio'iis cf inline : Hie a itt-l Ii i hi1 Imtf :y 'iti L'o:iii N tiie -triM,-, r w hi- ii he ua.k-"! 7 kii.-.- w win-re iits wa. ktj t. The FTv-kt'ey rfe.rc an v.-ry remarkuMc for thc:r icuticucf, s;wi a:i! endurance. Carmo i cot ow;tol by Hon. A. H. i',li oi S t:t 'r-.'!. I' L. ill te dT tht I :, in I t ti.e va'e aiii tta.-v of the uiiilcrrirud. HiiocIi Plough. SOMERSET, I I locum l, rA: IT'S A MISTAKE To think that we only handle We have se cl.eap crockerv. c-urea the soie control b-r ti.is city fur the celebrated opaipte china, manufactured by Wallace k mm East Liverpool, Ohio. This f.nn is rtknowiicd as manufact ure ri of high grade DiiiHcr and Toilet ScN, of which we carry a full and com plete stock at all times. We re spectfully imite a call of intend ing purchasers of fine ilimier and toilet ware. NATHAN'S, Originator Gf New Ideas. Who!f5a!e Retailor, LV & 2S7 Main Street, JOHNSTOWN, - - PA MILLERS WALL PAPER IT WILL PAY. Get the vX wall paper for the lcaM money. S.-nil 10 eenis deducted fcjrn first oritur) for xir new line of nitres. Flue tld n 5. , !, I V. n,.h ioLd go'ri embvMee-1 bonier. -Je pr yard. See our :i and TV. parl.ir a.-er. FrrsseJ paper from one $1.00 to $.' W. AGENTS WANTED. J, Kervvin Miller & Co. 543 SmithSskJ Si real, PttUburgh, Pa 2Jc Fifth Avenue, Pittsburg SKN1 A POSTAL OA AND Free Fashion NO LAttT SIIol'LD 1 00 Pages Profusely Illustrated, WILL COST YOU OX E cent ; that's all. CAMPBELL & DICK, St. S3. S3. S7. si) rifth Avenue, riTTSHl Rti. THE NEW WHITE FRONT BUILDING! No. 113 Clinton -GEIS Of.D STAXI, NOW 0.UIXXS. LEADING STORE OF THE CITY TO BUY YOTJK BUT GOODS, CAEPETS. WWR FANCY OOOISJIC, With economy and profit to the Customer. Come and se JAMES QTTHSTIsr. Jas. ii A3 Ji'sr i:ivi:d ITench & ALL STEEL FRAME SPRING-TOOTH HARROWi which is a w.ni.l-Tf.il imiTnvi moiit in SPRING-TOOTH HARROWS. Teeih i unUy a 'JusU 1 l.y TOOTH HOLDER E.-er Iiiv..;i..1. T'i t.K;'Ti is l,i,l in i.TrI..ii Iva Hat. !:. t, Mi v,!u. !i it can lea.'i e-l ..xs- tn nti.- fr..m I". t,. Is i... ins. ,.rf ;!. .int t t!-e t..ili, whi. h is f..nr ..r L .. ; r s, r ., .- x i :i i uk ii.liii!ml Call uiiJ cxair.itK' this Harp '. JAMES B. HOLDERBAUM! HEADQUARTERS FO ar lakers' Supplies, SUfiAR VAX.-. PCOOP.S BUCKETS. SAT IJL'CKKTS, SYKL I CAXS, ALSO, A LAEGE ASSORTMENT OP Cooking ?:ovc.j, G rani to Ware, Iron rilos, ofar.vsic or Ion: 1 Ian. ire?, Hollow Ware, ;t!i, cut to order. E3.Sr.ccial attention given to IfooHn, spouting, and Jollinj Tc han.llc a Fuperior quality of tvill be plea-er to uuote price.-:. Paul A. OUR MAMMOTHSTOREII Ilaviu"' filloil ti.e lartro luiMing Morrell i Co., with a lar-e stock of General jNIerelii incline, wc ri'.sp.-jtfally call the attention of Somerset County luvcrs to t'"' OurIilY GOODS and NOTION" DEPARTMENT id fall of al the late styles of Staple and Fancv Goodj ; while our lines of CAR PETS. MATTINGS. CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR, HARD WAKE. Mil LINER Y GOODS, II ATS, GROCERIES, etc., are fall and couplet uu our increase. I facilities for red to meet the wants of the general public,ith c-vt-rjthir.g at ! torn prices PENK TRAFIC Lower End of Washington St., JOHNSTOWN, PA J. J. SPECK. u. Thc Lcaoino WHOLESALE WlNC AND LlQUOR HoUtC Of WCSTCRN PN NSVLV THli: AVAL H. HOLMES CO., Distillers of ' Holmes' Best " and Holmes' Old Economy" PL ICE RYE WHISKY. All the leading Rye and Bourbon Whiskies in bond or tax-paid. Importers of fine Brandies, Gins and Wine. SEND FOR PRICE LIST. Telephone No. 305, - 20 W Ur St and !53Firt Ave. PITTSBURGH PA, . mi m j i m w iiv a m NOT A f lE srntti: A - - BIT THE fEST STORE. HP WiU yc.tr can e ai; l tiET Ol'R . Catalogue; EE WITHoLT IT ! St., Johnstown, Pal Holderbaumj a car load of thf. Drumorold only !Kt:f!iiiij one nut. The t-esf Iroiu am- Sitii1''1.m i liarruw in ei:-I. i j U Tinware, Pumps, STEEL R00FLVG, on wLL !i we Schell, SOMERSET, PA. foruterlj occtirie'l J ' handlin-r eoods, we are fu!!v I!e CO.. LIMITED. WM. M. HOLMES-
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