The Somerset Herald
EDWARD SCCLL. EJilor nd Proprietor.
WIDSISDAV.
July , 1S92.
BEMOAN K0MATI0E
FOR PRESIDENT,
GEX. EENJ. HARRISON'.
OF IXDIAXA.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
WHITELAW REID,
OF SEW YORK.
STATE.
FOB ELBCTOES-AT-LABGE.
JOKES. WILLIAM WOOD. J. F. ILSLAP.
WILLIAM H. SAVES.
FOK CONGEESSMES-AT-LABGE,
ALEXANDER McDOWELL.
WlLLUM ULLT.
JUDICIARY.
roB. jnxiE or THE SUPREME coriiT,
JOHS DEAK, of Blair County.
COUNTY.
FOB CONGRESS.
EIiWARD STTLUof Somerset.
Babiect to the decision of the dittrtct coufcrenoe.
FOB ASSEMBLY,
EI HBA1M D. KILLER, of Rakwood.
JOHS C WELLER, of V: lownl.ip.
FOK DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
J. A. BEEEEY. of Somen.
FOE POOB P1EECTOR,
J. D. WEIGLE. of Pomert township.
Cleveland beadgthe ticket nd Lia
lieaJsman brve'y supports the tail. It
could not lie Ix.-ter.
Democrats who have ln trying to
frrret out the secret ofex-St-en-tary Whit
ney's mit-cess now learn that he is "an
Ohio nian by marriage."
Gatheu in the ha-vest first, and then
we will proceed to elect the man who
will continiu; the grand commercial pros
perity for four years more.
The American ea'e doesn't scream
much over the Democratic platform and
the nominees at Chicago, but the British
lion is rearing with pleasure.
I u-aim no other credit than that hav
ing attempted, without sparing my9elf as
to labor, to discharge public duties con
scientiously. Hntjmiiin Jlarrifjn.
Hesky Ubow.b savg that Mr. Cleve
land represents the idea of free trade.
Mr. George, as the most pronounced ad
vocate of free trade in this country ought
to know.
SeSATOB David B. IIii.l cast Lis vote
for the Stewart free-silver measure. This
furnished a chance to junuth Grover
Cleveland, and he is not missing any
thing like that nowadays.
Cleveland got one good trouncing
four years ago, but his running mate,
Stevenson, has had three good lickings
at the polls. It is a good thing to select
candidate that are used to it.
It is real nice in Grover and Adiai to
both march to New York and receive no
tice of their nominations direct from the
Tammany bosses. The tiger will bowl
with satisfaction. Such subserviency was
never before witnessed.
Ths New York lltcvrder has an excel
lent motto for a Democratic b inner this
year:
" Free trade. Free sil vei .
" Free whisky.
" Free voting for Democrats onlv."
The strangest thing in politics this
year was that cold water was poured
down the backs of the Chicago conven
tioninstead of the one at Cincinnati.
Uncle Jerry Rusk is great practical jo
ker.
Democbats say "tariff for revenue on
ly." Prohibitionists say "tariff for reta'
iation oaly." What will third pertyites
say? In the meantime "tariff for the
protection 01 American labor goes
marching on to victory because it is in
the interest of Americans.
Carlisle, Watterson, Vest, Cockran,
Voorhees, Dana and others of the Iemo
cratic army arc on record as saying prior
to the nomination : "Cleveland can not
be elected if nominated." No single sen
timent was ever more emphasized than
the oue, " Cleveland can not carry New
ork. Were these gentlemen honest
then, or n"w?
The National Convention of the Peo
ple's party, whirh was in session in Oma
ha, nominated General J. B. Weaver, of
low a, as its candidate for the Presidency
at an early hour Tuesday morning. This
w 1.1 be the General s second hitch U the
Presidency. Twelve years a so he was
the candidate of the Greenback party,
when he received about 300,000 votes.
A eei-ort from Washington says :
"Senator Hill refuses to talk." Hill did
too much talking white the frost was on
the ground. Ht is wise in taking a rest.
Besides, what encouragement does a fel
low have these days, when alter gerry
mandering a Slate, stealing a LegisSa
ture, and prostituting the judiciary, he is
kicked aside among the useless lumber,
as Hill has been?
The wicked Prohioitioni.-ts who year?
ago read " Uncle Tom's Cabin," and al
lowed their children to read it, begin to
see the sin they c mmitte L They have
solemnly promised in convention "never
again" to refer to its incidents. Ameri
can history will have to be rewritten.
" Anderaonville" and " App',matox" and
"nameless graves" are things ta be for
gotten, because "our fellows won't get
the votes if we mention them." What a
wonderful streak of patriotism it was
that Prohibition friends exhibited. It
beats the old cry, "shut op about slav
ery, or we won't trade w ith yon," two to
one.
TutKK aie Republicans who are in
some doubt as to the kind of legislation
needed to secur an honest ballot in the
South and stop the prostitution of elec
tion laws and machinery in that section.
They are ready to listen to any honest
argument or suggestion in regard to this
matter, but it may as w ell be understood
at once that they will yield nothing to
the bullying s; irit and insolent false
hoods of the Democratic platform in its
denunciations of the " Force bill." "Plan
tation manners" have been squelched in
Congress and it is about time the bully
ing insolence of slavery should I omit
ted from Democratic platforms. The ex-
rebels have Fuffered enough by this time
t j knvw that the Norta is not to be bull
ied and that no a use is to be helped in
this country by Democratic curses an J
faUtkooda.
The faithful are much worried over
their Vice Presidential candidate's front
name. They don': know how to pro
hut ther w ill learn if their or
gans continue to impart information on
the subject.
The New York ITW-f sharp tells
them : " You may pronounce -ur. wev
euson's given name as Ad-lay, Ad-lye or
Ad-lay-ve, as yon piea e, ior nu uc
W tiere evrrviuiug si. -" - -
mentioned pronunciations have the sanc
tion of etymologists and the first of na
tive Hlinoiaans, wno constantly j' re
nounce the syllable 'ai in Adiai as they
do in Cairo."
But all tliis discussion must not be al
lowed to obscure the main issue of the
campaign, which is that tne uemocraiic
i -, r AR,.i,fl Tarrialutir.n nn the tar-
jnmioiui utrmvA
iff without any regard to !U effect upon
the wages of American workingmen and
... -, t . :. Si .- . j i f
wituoui any inouguioi uuuui.uitcr
feet npon American industries Fiiuburg
Chi Oracle Tiirgraph.
A Manly Challenge.
From the Kew York Pre.
The JW would like to hear from the
Louiiviile (Wtfr ourW, the New Orleans
Uma-DemcxTal. the Atlanta CotutJutlon, the
Charleston .V and Courier and the other
representative Democratic journals of the
South in response ta the point which we
have raised. They and their party seem to
thick that Republicans are afraid to discuss
the "force bill-' isue. The Prtsi is certain
ly not The Prets challenges them, one and
all, to show why honesty does not require
the States in whieh they fear "bayous"
and ' mutiny" as a result of the control of
the ignorant dements, to make that sort of
anarchy impossible by accepting reduced
representation ill Congress and the iJectorai
College.
T iie Indiana Republican Convention
nominated Governer Chase on the first
ballot They made a wise choice. Four
years ago Chat was nominated for Lieu
tenant Governor Decauseof his populari
ty with the soldiers, of his high reputa
tion among the religious people, of his
readiness as a debator, and, cf course, of
his sound Republicanism. lie was a
strong factor of a strong State ticket As
Lieutenant Governor he became a favor
ite with the Senate over which he presid
ed. Democrats admitted that he was
fair, and Republicans w ere proud '.hat he
was firm. When called by the death of
the lamented General I lovey to assume
the duties of Governor he administered
the affairs of the State well. lie is not a
rich man, hardly a well-to-do man, his
sympathies are with the plain, common
people, and their sympathies are with
him. It will be strange if he is not seve
ral thousand votes ahead of his Demo
cratic rival when night sets in on the
second Tuesday of November.
The Difference.
From the Lancaster Inquirer.
It is not denied by any person of fair iu
telligeace that both Harrison and Cleveland-
are strong men, and that in a general way
the support of each w ill be the test of the
strength ot the party to which he belongs.
Both have filled the office to which they
now aspire, and it is lair to say they have
done so with credit to themselves and to the
people who placed them in iwcr.
And yet the characters of these men differ
widely. A single point in the history of
each will show this very clearly. When the
great rebellion broke out and the life of the
nation wa threatened Mr. Harrison took the
fi-ld and bravely ri-ked his life in defense of
his country ; Mr. Cleveland hired a substi
tute to do his fighting for him.
This simple historical fact is full of in
struction resjiecting the character of these
two men, and will have great influence with
that class of voters who desire to support the
best man. Mr. Harrison has given the most
substantial proof that he is a brave and stur
dy patriot, willing to sacrifice his own life
for his country. Mr. Cleveland is possibly
patriotic, too, but not to the extent of run
ning any personal ri:k. When fighting was
to be done he preferred that others should
do it; so icsUtent was be on this point that
he was willing to pay them for it in order
to keep himself out of danger.
There are a good many soldiers in this
country who will remember this when they
come to vote. There are many soldiers
boys voting now who will also remember it,
and quite a number of triotic people who
above all things a-luiire bravery and unself
ish patriotism. AH such, when they come
to think this matter over, will be likely to
cast their votes for the man who was will
ing to do his own lighting.
Mugwumps and Spoilsmen.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
The nomination of General Stevenson for
Vice President seems to be satisfactory to
all those who are expected to vote the Ie m-
ocratic ticket. He is called tieneral in the
North and is known to have never been in
the army by the Southern wing of the party.
He has been a (ireeubacker and is associated
with an honest matiey Democrat. But the
chief item in General Stevenson's good lui-k
is his record in the ollioe of First Assistant
Postmaster Genera! un ler President Cleve
land. This record is satisfactory to the
spoils Iemocrats and the civil service reform
Mugw umps, strange as that may seem.
The spoilsmen in the party oint with
pri.le to Stevenson as the most exjicrt agent
ever placed in charge of an official guillo
tine. In their judgment Clarkaon was no
comparison to Stevenson. Xo man ever
kept a guiiiotine so well oiled and so Bharp-
edged as did the Illinois man when he had
charge of the execution of Republican post
masters. He did not take hold of it as a job
to be paid for by the day, to be lengthened
out into as many jcy days as possible, but
he went into it by the job as though he had
taken the contract in a lump and proposed
to earn his money in the shortest time possi
ble. As the athletic beadsman of the Cleve
land aJministraliou, General Stevenson
commended himself to the old line Democ
racy, and especially to Tammany.
But the Mugwumps seem also to be de
lighted with General Stevenson's nomina
tion. The New York 77noToiow this Mug
wump satisfaction as a Democratic step in
the direction of civil service reform. The
Mugwumps do not reach their conclusions
by as direct a line of cause and effect as do
the Democrats, but they make out a very
good case. The Tuua recognizes that Stev
enson's record entitles him to the title of
athletic headsman" and the championship
of the spoilsmen. But as Vice President,
btevenson would be removed from the possi
bility of appointment to his old position of
First Assistant Postmaster General. The
Mugwumps do not believe that another man
can be found in the Democratic rty who
could equal Stevenson, and thev therefore
rejoice that as a spoilsman and a headsman
"he is to be reduced to a condition of per
fectly innocuous desuetude."
It is not often that a man with such re
markable recommendations to one extreme
of his party can also be entirely satisfactory
to those who c!a.m to represent the very op
posite of his principles, and we congratulate
General Stevenson on the happy combina
tion of circumstances that makes him an ide-
candidate to both Democrats and Mue-
wumps. It is a pleasant return to the old
doctrine of the fearful example.
The Democratic Free Trade
Plat-
form.
The tariO p'.ank of the Democratic nlat-
forto means free trade, and nothioc lesa.
The convention ind:gnantly repudiated the
piack reported by the committee, because it
had a few oily phrases in '.t The delegates
were not deposed to butter the free trade
parsnip with soft language this year. This
action of the convention was mcnt signifi
cant and it means war to the knife on pro
tected labor and industries.
The Democrats have made free trade their
chief and almost their only issue, and on
that doctrine they have at last got back to
first principles.
For over twenty five years they have been
qualifying their free trade declarations with
deceptive trifks and frauls of speech, but
they are done with that now. Tbey have
caught their true voice and talk plainly now
as they did before the war, w hen one of their
leaders in Congress Garnet, of Virginia
announced that Democratic policy aimed at
duties "imposed with asingleeye to revenue
alone, and not an iola for protection."
Since the days when "tar if ifform" was
advocated for the express purpose of cheap
ening labor and reducing wages, the Demo
crats have made a wide divergence, but it is
now ended in a complete return. They are
tenting on the old grounds of cheap labor.
Once more they even deny the Government
the right or power to protect labor.
Like the tailors of Tex ley street, who call
ed themselves "the people," the Southern
Democrats, possessed of cheap, "half slave"
black labor, declare themselves the " Ameri
can people," who are to be blessed by free
trade, while that protection which sustains
vast Northern and Western industries is al
leged to be for "the benefit of the few."
They say : m
" We denounce P.epublican protectinn as a
fraud, a robbery of a great majority of the
people ') for the benefit af the few. ? We
declare it to be the fundamental principle of
the Democratic party that the Federal Gov
ernment has no constitutional power to im
pose and collect tarifl duties, except for the
purposes of revenue only, and we demand
that the collection of such taxes shall be
limited to the necessities of the Government
when honestly and economically adminis
tered." Glorious old Democratic doctrine, this !
It means not an iota of tariff duties for the
protection of labor.
It means that the American labor unit
and standard must be that of the "half
slave" black toilers of the South.
It means that the natural labor level is
that of the voteless Southern blacks, and
Corgresa has no right'to put any labor on a
higher plane than that
It means that the Southern Democracy are
determined to exploit labor in the future as
in the past not only black, but white as
well. They demand the right to exchange
the cotton product of cheap black labor for
foreign goods and back load the proceeds
home under low revenue duties, and hence
to sell at rates Northern white labor cannot
stand.
If there is no power in this country to
maintain duties for protection, and to keep
Northern labor above the " natural level."
millions who have known comfort hereto
fore will know only misery hereafter.
What is a Government good for if it can
not imiiose duties to protect labor as well as
to get revenue?
Sllvsr to Pass the House.
Wasjiinotos, D. C, July 2. The Stewart
Free Coinage bill reached the House to-day
from the Senate, and if the understanding
which seems to prevail among the leaders of
the Houseto-night is carried out, there can
be little doubt that the bill will be passed by
the House. This understanding is that the
Speaker and the Committee on Bules will
no longer bring up cloture to bar the way of
the Silver bill, but will consent to an ar
rangement by which the silver men may
have a chance to vote on their pet measure
without resorting to the distasteful expedient
of clothure.
THE ECLES TO BeYhANOED.
The arrangement is based on a resolution
introduced in the House to-day by Repre
sentative Tierce, of Tennessee, which directs
the Committee on Rules, on a diy in July
which is left blank, to report an amendment
changing Rule 23 so that a majority instead
of two-thirds of the House may have the
power to suspead the rules for the passage of
bills.
Mr. Pierce's resolution will, it is under
stood, be favorably reported from the Com
mittee on Roles on Thnrsday next and
then will come the fight on the whole ques
tion of free coinage.
A SUOLT AND SHARP FIOHT.
The fight cannot be longj however, as fili
blistering against a report from the Rules
Committee is impossible under the present
rules. Only two dilatory motions can be
maile.
The aiit; silver men threaten to make a
desperate contest, however, but what they
can do to defeat the carrying out of the ar
rangements by which it is ei peeled to pass
the Free Coinage bill is hard to telL The
Pierce resolution makes no reference to any
?lecific measure, but simply renders it pos
sible for a majority to suspend the rules and
pass any bill.
The Ship Was C ut In Twain.
That every soul on board the Nova Sco-
tian ship Fred B. Taylor, from Yarmouth,
N. S., was not killed outright or almost im
mediately drowned as a result of that ship's
collision with the great steel steamship
Trave, of the North German Lloyd, on the
2Jd instant, seems miraculous. The Taylor
at a point about 200 miles east of New York,
was cut squarely in two by the monster steel
steamship, which crashed into her amid
ship, head on, in a log so dense that nobody
on the Trave could see beyond her bows.
In the dense fog of the early morning,
with a heavy sea running, the Trave, going
at full speed, cut her way clear through the
ill-starred men liantman. The great passen
ger steamer, with hundreds of frightened
persons besides her crew of 2jJ men on
board, hove to at once and threw oil npon
the waters to prevent the combing of the
latter, which might upset the ship's launch
ing boats. Then down fiom their davits
dropped the well maimed small boats and
darted away, lost to sight in the fog. to
rescue the then unknown merchantman's
crew.
They were gone but a short time when
they returned with Captain Hulbert and
nineteen of the crew, including the steward
ess. Meanwhile a great sigh of relief went np
from the hundreds aboard the Trave to learn
after a sounding of ber wells, that the big
ocean liner was not tilling had not even
spJung a leak in the crash.
Local Pension Fricts.
I nited States Pension Agent H. II. Ben-
gough, of this district Thursday made pub
lic his report for the quarter ending June
SX It shows a total extienditure of SI .
2 C9 during the preceding three months
To the 33,li soldiers of the Civil War were
paid $I,j,7'j3 31 ; to the 5,K) widows of
the Civil War soldiers, tiitS.OBt 41 : to SH
minors of soldiers. 1.271 L"0 : to 2i24
pendent relatives of soldiers of the Civil
vt ar, i i,xn n ; to ls3 survivors of the Mex
ican War, !3 ; to 103 widows of the
Menem ar soldiers, SiA'Jl 47: to 3 sur
vivors of the war of 1312, $72; to 14 wid
ows of sildiers in the war of 1S12. t3.37t : to
1 dependent relative of a Revolutionary War
soldier, f .Vj. Compared with the same quar
ter of the year li'Jl, there is an increase of
expenditures shown of f j))5,259 24.
The en; dependent relative of a Rrvoln-
tiouary War soldier, referred to in the report
is jo rs. (varan U. 11 uribot. She is the daugh
ter of F.lijAh Weeks, who was a privae in
Captain Thomas Wet k Company of the
state o: Atasiachusetl, who was also a min
ute man. She resides in Chatham Valley
Tioga county. Notwithstanding her creat
age, she ofientiims comes to Pittsburgh to
personally draw tier pension, $'Ja quarter.
On the general pension rolls there are only
lour persons m addition to Mrs. Hurlbot.
drawing money on account of this war.
i he report shows three survivors of th
War of 18i2. There are, however, four. On
is otniued from the renort. becan I,. t,.
not yet drawn his quarterly allowance. Th
four are Samuel Casteel, of Fjist Brooke,
Lawrence county; Daniel Mictlev. of
Waynesboro, Franklin county ; Daniel Ray
mond, of Rsymond postoffior. Poller conn.
ty. and Henry Wylt of Ray's Hill, BeJford
county. Casteel, Wylt and Mickley served
in the Pennsylvania Militia. Ravmnn.l
was attached to a Massachusetts troop. The
tour men are well aired. They usually coma
to Pittsburgh for their pension, the trip af
fording them a delightful recreation.
There were on the pension lolls in tbe of
fice a year ago 32,000 names. Now there are
nearly 41,000. Mr. Bengough estimated
that 40 names are daily added.
Prohibitionists Nominate a Presi
dential Candidate.
Tbe Prohibition Natioual Convention met
at Cincinnati last Thursday. Ex-Oovernor
St John, of Kansas, was cbairraau of the
Canvention. A dispatch from that city
Thursday night says :
The stars shoQe to-night on a united and
to all ap iiearances harmonious national Pro
hibit ion party, but the tuu had goue dow n
on that party in discord and the agonies of
internal dissension, with a not remote pros
pect that the convention might end in a bolt
on the part of a large and influential ele
ment of the party. All the latter part of the
afternoon it looked as if the party might
split in twain.
The platform was thecleaver which had
descended on the party, and the conserva
tive element fonnd it bard to remain in a
convention that indorsed the most radical
economic ideas of free trade, large Issues of
currency, and government control of corpo
rations, and when a declaration that prohi
bition was the sole test of party fealty was
defeated they felt that nothing remained for
them but a reluctant and sorrowful depart
ure from the party. Some of the leaders
recognized the danger ahead, and after a
noisy, turbulent storm, in which all rules
were swept overboard, tbey succeeded in
guiding the prohibition ship to a haven of
peace by the reconsideration of the action
on the Prohibition fealty resolution audits
adoption as a part of the platform.
Dramatic scenes attended the storm and
its climax was an inquisition of William T.
Wardwell, the treasurer of tbe Standard Oil
Company and one of the chief men in the
Prohibition party, by Mrs. Helen M. Goug
ar, a member of the party's national execu
tive committee.
The platform which caused this trouble
is a broad, radical document. The absence
of a free and unlimited coinage plank is
noteworthy, however, for the convention re
fused to accept this plank of the majority of
tbe resolution committee, and struck it from
tbe platform without replacing it with any
other declaration on the silver question.
The convention followed the season's con
vention fashion, and made a first ballot
nominating for presidency. General John
Bidweil, an old California pioneer, a form
er Congressman, and now a wealthy land
owner of California, was the nominee by an
unmistakeable majority, receiving 500 votes
out of a total vote of 074 IS7 votes being
nt-cessary to a choice. U was greeted with
a deafening din of che;rs, whistles and cat
calls. Cyclonic Fury.
Gloivistes,N. J., June 30. At l:2o this
afternoon a wind storm of cyclonic propor
tions struck this city from the Southwest
doing a great deal of damage to property,
killing two people and injuring three others
severely.
For an hour or two before the storm a
bank of black, threatening clouds filled the
western sky to the zenith, an occasonal ilash
of lightning rending them from top to bot
tom. The air was close and heavy, and the
light wind that was blowing sent the clouds
before it with hardly a jierceptible move
ment. By 1 o'clock the heavens were al
most covered and the people began to hurry
toward places of shelter. Shortly after 1
o'cloca the few persons who were on the
beach were panic stricken by seeing a black
cloud of the dreadful funnel shape rushing
across the river in a southwesterly direction
from the Pennsylvania shore. With almost
incredible swiftness the cyclone bore down
toward the city. The cloud did not ap
proach with a direct forward movement, but
bounded from the water in great leaps like a
g-lgantic football.
THREE m'SI'RED FEET WII'E.
The path of the cyclone was about 3"W
feet wide, and whenever it struck the water
it lashed it into foaming waves. Fortunate
ly no ships were in the path of the wind
and it spent its fary upon the river. In the
meantime the people upon the beach rush
ed for Bhelter and safety. Some jumped
straight into the river, and as the cyclone
passed over them they dove beneath the sur
face. Cost Him $5,500 to Learn the
Trick.
Thomas Montgomery, a rich farmer living
on the hill just above Ford City, was flim
flammed out of $0,jW yesterday by two men
with whom he was unacquainted. Mr.Mont
gomery has considerable money at a bank in
this place, having recently sold his large farm
to the Ford City Company for $25,000. Being
compelled to move from his farm -soon he
was desirous of purchasing another.
It appears that yesterday mornin; two
men met him on a farm near here, owned by
a man named Wallace, of Pittsburg, and
offered it to him for$C,0"0. After consider
able discussion the terms were agreed to.
Tbe proposition was made that in order to
bind both parties the purchaser should
deposit $o,5. -0 in a tin box, and the two men
put in $1,0") to show good faith. The box
was locked after this was done and given to
Montgomery, they keeping the key. While
on his way home Montgomery became sus
picious and decided to open the box. In
Squire Nelson's presence this was done, anil
much to the surprise and chagrin of both
two small sticks occupied the space where
the money was supposed to have been placed.
Warrants were sworn out and otlicers placed
on the track. The liverymen from whom
they hired the rig is also after them.
Mr. Montgomery is unable to explain how
one box was exchanged for the other and ac
knowledges that he lost lie is trying
to feel hopeful of the capture of the bunco-
men, in which boi his friends join. Mr.
Montgomery has been considered an excellent
business man and he himself has heretofore
expressed surprise that any man would be
caught by strangers, however smooth.
Kiltnuiuiig Free Pfes.
The Pennsylvania Labor Trouble
The iron and steel industries of the whole
American nation are practically suspended
to-day. Forty thousand workingmen have
laid down their instruments of toil and the
fires of G20 mills have gone out. The
women and children dependent npon this
army of workigmen ewelll the whole
number to a quarter of a million souls who
have relinquished even the prospects of
gaining the food they will need for their
bodies to-morrow. And all this is to protect
250 of their fellow laborers from a change in
the method of computing their earnings.
No reduction of wages was even threat
ened with the new scale proposed by the
mill owners. Only the remote possibility
of a reduction was conditioned upon the
market for s'eel billets dropping to $23
instead of $25.
Is there an other government among men
were such syra patby has created suc h
perftct bonds of union among the classes
who labor as America, with her freedom
and ber institution protected by a repub'ican
of government 7
One glance at the awful condition of
English labor, at the suffering of the work
ing classes under Russian desiKitism. at the
Ioverty and degradation of Southern
Kurope, and then back aeain to the scenes
of Ameriran industry, where labor and
capital meet on equal grounds and with
equal independence, and the American
orkingman can thank God for tLe Rrpub'-
ican pary and its principles of protection
for Arutrican industries. .V-w York 3laU
and E-Q'tcu,
To Wipe out the Negroes.
Bibmisohaii, Ala., July 2. An organi
zation know as tbe "Knights of tbe White
Shield," has been formed for the preservation
of tbe supremacy of ths whites over the
colored people.
About 250 have bet n initiated into the
order. Tbe oath is iron-bound and rock
ribbed. TLe constitution narrates the
trouble with the negroes, and pro pews to
form alliances for the preservation of white
supremacy. Nothing will be done in vio
lation of United States and State laws, but
Meos ae to be taken to spread the order and
rid the country of the negro race.
Highest of all ia Leavening Tower. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
&&&&
ABSOLUTELY PURE
MR. BLAINE'S SUCCESSOR.
John W. Foster, of Indiana, Made
Secretary of State.
The President last Wednesday sent to the
Senate the nomination of John W. Foster,
of Indiana, to be Secretary of State, and al
most immediately on its receipt the Senate
met in executive session and confirmed the
nomination. It was not until noon to-day
that tbe President had fully determined up
on the appointment, although General Fos
ter's name had been frequently mentioned
in connection with the position. Ever
since tbe resignation of the late Secretary
the President wanted Secretary Tracy to
take tbe place, but he declined. The ap
pointment is commended npon all sides.
Democratic members of the foreign affairs
committee; of the House, as well as mem
bers of the saiue party connected with the
foreign relations committee of the Senate,
join in commending the appointment as
oae eminently fit.
General Foster has been connected with
the diplomatic service of the United States
for nearly twenty years, and besides has
been the President's right-hand man upon
matters relating to the settlement of the
Behring Sea controversy and the Chilian af
fair. Jeering the Stars and Stripes.
WtABTou, O.vr., July 2. On Dominion
day (yesterday) the citizens of Wiarton were
surprised to see the Stars and 8tripes hoist
ed high over the Union Jack on tbe premis
es of Rev. G. A. Yeomaus, a Presbyterian
minister located here. It was by far the
largest tlag floating in town, while the . rit
ish flag was the size of an ordinary band
kerchief. The citizens became excited, but
be refused to lower the llsg. A crowd cf
about forty organized in a body and march
ing to bis house took the American tlag
down and tore it In shreds whi'e the band
played " God Save the tueen."
JEKRINO T3E FLAG 15 MONTREAL.
Montreal, July 2. The Stars and Stripes
floated from the store of Large & Co., bat
ters, from which place the Dag was forcibly
removed last Queen's birthday by militia
men. No demand was made for the remov
al of the flag, though several parties of vol
unteers as they i-assed the store jeered at the
proprietors for allowing "that Aug"' to float
There was a noticeable circumstance that
few United States flags were displayed in the
city yesterday.
Formerly on Dominion day and other
public holidays United States flag3 were to
be seen all over the city, especially in the
French quarters. It was probably on ac
count of the unpleasantness which took
place on the Queen's last birthday which
caused the rub to be departed from yester
day.
Will Lead the People's Party
Omaha, Neb, July 4. After one of tbe
most exciting conventions in the history oi
political bodies in the United States, the
People's party late to-night nominated Gen
eral James B. Weaver, of Iowa, for Presi
dent. The nomination was e fleeted on the
first ballot after the convention had been
almost stampeded to Judge Greshaiu, and
had been stirred by scenes and agitated by
incidents that for a time looked as if they
might result in the wreck of the new-born
party.
Clarkson to help-
Ex- Chairman J. S. Clarkson, of Iowa, it
is said, has consented to accept a position
npon the Executive Committee of the Re
publican National Committee and devote
his time and energies to the Republican
cause till November. When President Har
rison Monday morning told Mr. Clarkson
that it would be advisable for some other
man to be chairman of the National Com
mittee he said he hoped that in the new or
ganization Mr. Clarkson would have a posi
tion which would place him in close com
munication with the candidates and call out
his best efforts for the party.
He told Mr. Clarkson further, that there
was nothing of personal disagreement so far
as be himself was concerned, and be sin
cerely hoped they would continue to be, as
they had for years been, the beat of personal
friends. Mr. Clarkson, it is understood, will
be located in New York, and Chairman
Campbell will take immediate and personal
control of the Chicago branch of the Na
tional Committee.
4,ooo Idle Workmen at Homestead.
riTTsBfKiiH, July 3. The great struggle
now going on between tbe employes and
owners of the Homestead Steel Works con
tinues the all-absorbing topic of the day.
The 4,0o0 idle workmen fpent tLe day in
watching the barricaded plant of the Carne
gie Steel Company. About 10 o'clock this
morning puffs cf steam arose from the west
ern end of tbe works, causing a short eriod
of intense excitement A boiler had been
C red by some of the officials, but for wbat
purpose did not become known. The steam
arose again half an hour later, and then
ceased. .
A majority of the mill-workers were out
on guard duty to-day. Perfect picket lines
are being maintained by the workmen.
There are eleven posts surrounding the plant
at which 2?o men are stationed. There are
sixty-six men directly opposite the city farm
on the other side of the river and fifty men
at Munhall station. The Homestead sta
tions and other points are carefully guard
ed. A signal system of rockets is used and
a whistle will be blown if a general alarm
should be necessary. At five minutes' no
tice, either day or night, 2.500 men can be
summoned, as proved last Friday night,
when the system was tested by the report
that a gang of workmen was coming.
The situation at Homestead is a most re
markable one in every respect The present
lock-out will go down on the records as one
of the greatest that has ever been chronicled
in history. The tactics used -by both the
Carnegie Steel Company and the mill-workers
are as cleverly executed as were ever
those of war.
The preparations for defense have been so
well made that there is little danger of ore
side stealing a march on the other. Besidi s
this, the mill-workers are almost as well in
formed in regard to the cost and amount of
production in the different departments, and
tbe various details in connection therewith, 1
as the oflic'als themselves.
The men on guard duty arc relieved every
eight hours. The association has adoptid
the motto, " A fair field and no favor," a
banner bearing which will be hung across
tbe street at tbe headquarters. Tbe men
propose to maintain order, and if found nec-es-ary
protect the proiierty of the steel com
pany. In the meantime all strangers or
supposed non-union men are bailed and
must give very clear accounts before they
are permitted to go on their way.
Thinks he Drank a Snake.
ruoEKixviLLE, Fa., July 3. Horrible tor
tures are being suffered by Janus Hayes,
who thinks be dmnk a snake last Thursday.
He aud Joseph McSlone drew a bucket of
water from an old well near here. Hayes
drank some and at once thought something
besides wster slipped down his throat. The
men were horrified to see, upon further ex
amination, a water snake 8 inches long
wriggling in tbe bucket from which Hay s
bad drunk. He at once thought it was a
snake that went down bis throat and a doc
tor was consulted and strong emetics ad
ministered. No snake has yet been found.
Pe TK
Uncle) Sam Is Honest.
IlAKEifM-f-o. Jtilv 1. The Governor to
day received a letter from the United States
Treasury Prartment saying that a balance
of $3,7.:2, 50 has been found due the State of
PHnnsvIvania. heimr amount erroneously
deducted by the War Department on the
settlement of the State's account under the
act of April 12, 1SC6, to reimburse Tenn
srlvania for money expended for payment
of militia. This sum will be paid as soon as
the general appropnation is made.
A Nine-Year-Old Boy Hanged.
Liwi-s, Del., July 2. Nine-year-old Her
man Joseph, son of Thomas Joseph, of near
Nassau station, was yesterday afternoon
found hanging in his father's barn. He
was a bright, cheerful boy, and, as no reason
is assigned for suicide, it is believed that he
put the noose around his neck iu sport and
was accidentally strangled to death.
MRS. A E. UHL.
Summer 13 Iicre ! Fumrucr sliop-pin-'
has letnin ! Whore can a good
line of Summer Dress Fairies lie
found ? I answer, 1 L'ht here. We
have a compete line to show in
Silk, Wool or Wash Goods.
Host guaranteed Clack Silks, Black
India Silk, Eeniraline, Fail'eana,
Gloriosa, Ecautiful Gloria in col
ors, also Surahs.
Handsome Dlack Silk Lace Flounc
injrs, all finalities.
A beautiful line of jilain and nov
elty Bedford Cord?, juices low,
all wool at 8, 5, ?1.(H, ?I.-H.
The lcst Black Silk Warp Henriet
tas ce- shown for the price?,
$1.00 to $1.50 per yard.
4G-inch Wool Henriettas in black
and colors from 75 to $1.15
40-inch Wool Henriettas from
CO to 75 yards, black and colors.
40-inch all wool Sertre, 40 to 05
yards, Black and colors.
4G-inch all wool Serges, from 75 to
100 yards black and colors.
Beautiful 30-inch fancy striped cash-
imeres, -5 to 30e
A large line of summer cloths and
homespun cheap.
In plain, plaid, striped, brocaded
lawns, cashmere aud lacea fast
black goods, ranging in price
from 12 1-2 to 50c, 1 have great
variety.
White lawns, wamsooks, etc., at
from 10 to 5Y'ts
A complete line of embroidered
white dress goods fur infants,
children, misses' and ladies".
The largest and handsomest line of
hambtirg edging and insei tings
to suit. An imtiien.se line of
beautiful dress gintrhaina from 8
to 25cts.
A large assortment of Challies
Fine Apple Tissues, Satteena and
other wash goods from 0 to 2oc,
A beautiful assortment of Galatea,
Althca and outing cloths in plain,
plaid, striped and polka spots
from to locis.
Yard wide wash serges, 20ets.
Best shirtintrs, 8 to 10 cts.
Park and licht calicoes, 5cts
Muslins, Sets., and up.
Apron ginghams, 5 to Sets.
Lace curtains from 50c to $0.00 a
pair. Curtain scrim from 5 to 10e.
Curtain poles, 20ets.
A large variety of infants' and cliil
drens' dresses, coats, cops and
bonnets. Ladies' skirts, night
dresses, corsets, covers, etc., all
prices. Chenille and raw silk
table covers, portierres for doors
and double parlors, towels, table
linens, napkins and stamped
goods new and cheap.
A complete liue of the celebrated
Y. S. F. fast black stockings,
ranging in price from 10 cents
to silk at $1.25.
A large variety of gloves and silk
mits, wash embroidery silks and
a great variety of fancy articles.
A great variety of new style capes,
blazers and refers for Ladies'
and children.
With an experience- of almc-t ?i year in
the Mi'inery business, during which tini" 1
have learned how. when and where to buy
to the bet advantage, and at the lowest pri-ces-as
w ell as to trim in thcskilf':lar.d tasteful
manner, with the anility and determination
to turn out the liandsiinest ai;d bet puoL
for the least money, is a ciaranty that my
customers will el more and prettier goods
than can be bad ehewbere where the same
advantages and experience does not exist.
The large variety of dry goods and other
goods that I sell in addition to .Millinery
coods enables me to s -11 at smaller rroiitu
thsn those that are confined to one line of
goods alone for their profits.
Mrs. A. E. UHL.
lohrtstevVhl
UAJ
PIC-NIC
GOODS.
Fic-nic Flates, per dozen, 7e.
Fic-nic Mugs, Tlanished Tin, 5c.
Fic-nic Knives and Forks, Sc.
Fic-nic Spoons, per dozen, 10c
Fic-nic Folding Cups, He.
Fie-nic Lemon Squeezers, 9c.
Fic-nic Baskets, 25c.
NATHAN'S,
18
loesa
Retailer
WANTED
WOOL!
WOOL!
WOOL!
Ten thousand pounds of washed
aud unwashed wool for cash or
trade which we will pay the high
est market price for.
We carry the largest and best se
lected stock of Dry Goods and
Notions in the County at prices
that can't be beaten, and if you
don't want Goods we will give
you the money. Bring us your
Wool.
PABKER & PABKEB.
CARMO
The Celebrated English Hack
ney Stallion-
PADMfl " undoubtedly the finest blooded
LAfllllU lUekney Hop ever imported in
to thu country
: EXPORT CERTIFICATE.
Hackney Horse Society.
This L' to certify that t!ie tran-6 r of the
Stallion hereinafter described has liven ll"LY
KKi.HTLT.KL in the llju&ul the Soeietv, viz:
' NAME t.'ARMC.
KOALKD lv.
(Hl.nK-Bay or Itrowa.
BRKKIiEtt Thomas t',k, Thixendale,
Yorkb in
SIKK-ltl.ACK aTSTEK.
i Transfer fm.-n TIh'Iiihm C.it.k to Gaihraitb
lirud., Jttlle"VlHe, WifcconMn, I". 8. A.
it K.N K V . tl'KKN", Secretary,
of Hackney atnd B'k socieiy.
I OiTice : 11, 'hmt. St., Lotidun, w.
CI API AIIQTTD ireof CARMO. won
ter Entire Horse Show In lt6.
P A R M C woa the Pri:!e at th Royal Afan
OrtniVlL e.'ieMer and Livertxail llnr-e Siiuw
iu lv, wUen be was ouly two years old.
01 toon Docc Pan of Canno. eame In di
UCCII UCOO; net line from the wonder
ful mare Sonparie! who trotu-d 100 miles hitched
loaeart. She trot; id 3 mile in 1 hour aud 5-
minute, after stoj.pmi: 31, iniuntes the trotted
40 nities a uhia four notir and rmi.-hed the !
Qitea In s hours. Tib minutes and 57 aeeool and
showed no symptoms of fatigue ; te a feed im
mediately upon Koinj 10 the stable, after which
the waiked 7 miles 10 where she was kept.
The Haekney Horse are very remarkable for
their geulieuesK, srwed and endurance.
O 0 rm rk nnw owne-1 by Hon. A. H.
VxlIIIlU (Wroth, of Somerset, Pa., and
will be for the Sea-tjn under the care and etiarge
of the undersigned.
Enoc-li Plough.
SOMERSET, PA.
ENGINES, mills,
THRESHING MACHINES.
BEST MACHINERY AT LOWEST PRICES
JOHN P.KNABLE & CO'S
JULY CLEARANCE SALE !
We make a rule to cany over no tM.k. Priee will ,: ;jr. ... .
It is our loss, ('nine and share the luirirains. We will onlv n . '-' l"''
f w we have to ofl r you. ' "' s
AVVSH GOODS.
Sd-ineh Challi. 12-1-2 c trradj. reduced to 3e.
Fine Chevrons reduced to Oc.
DRESS GOODS.
All-Wool Cheviot reduced to 2.c, was :"'V.
All-Wool Cheviot reduced to 3.x was 5'V.
All-Wool Cheiut reduced to was s 7-1 Jo.
INDIA SILKS.
One line fine trrade reduced to ".c.
SUITS AND CLOAKS ALL REDUCED
Tins line we are determined to close, many at exir'..
half price. We have some elegant Paris Dresses, silk
that we will sell at about half price. They are elegant --'-1"
Come see the many bargains
John P. Knable & Co.
35 Fifth Avenuc.E"! PITTSBURGH, Pi"
Send for samples and share the Bargains.
WHITE FRONT BUILDING !
No. 113 Clinton St., Johnstown, Pa.
-GEI-S OLD STAND, NOW QUIX-YS.
LEADING STORE OF THE CITY
TO BUY YOUK
DRY G00E3, CAEFETS, LI1LM3, FANCY GC0E5IC,
With economy and profit to the Customer. Come anJ see
CT-iLIMIIElS QTTIIDT 1ST.
J as.
ITA3 just r.i::'i:.'vt:i a car load of the.
Hench & Drumgold
ALL STEEL F2AME
SPRING-TOOTH HARROW
wliii-U is a TFomliTfiit iiiij-rov.'nuT'.t in
SPRING-TOOTH-
HARROWS.
TTtIi y:?ikly 1ji:-d ' y .! !,..is v.n .-.: i.;t. Tin- b.it
TOOTH
HOLDER
Ever Inv.-nt.'.l. T!. l.x.tli is 1..-M in Hwi-f l,v . r .. J-. . 1 -. . ,.
" m" war -r n -,v u.- .,m l uUuU-J fr' , a . v ' . , ' ' '""r ?r "v ""
rail anJ examine ti.U Harrow, ' ! " "'t!l "ow in exiM.-L.e
JAMES B. HOLDERBAUM
PAUL. A. SCHELL.
V, o have in stock and sell very low, Kitchen ware and furnishiii-.'S
of all kiiidi.
MILK PAILS, MILK CANS, SHIPPING and IIAULI.VG CANS,
STEP LADDERS, CLOTHES WRACKS. WASHING M V
CHINES, TIT.S. WRIXCERS, WASH ROARDS, ICE
CREAM FREEZERS. SCREEN POORS
SCREEN" WINDOWS. IRON". WOOD
and RCCKET ITMPS. IRON'
PIPE, VALVES ami FIT
TINGS, and SEW
ER PIPE.
We have al.a rt ia a nice stock of Paint?, Oily, VarnUics. Stains and
I olor of he.-t make. Ready mixed j.air.t from one pint can :.
Ju.-t reeened a carload of Drain Ti!e very clican lor farm i;
aire. Paul A. Schell,
SOMERSET, PA.
X. IJ. Atrent for Domestic Sewing Machine.--.
OUR MAMMOTH STORE
Havimr filled the large luilding formerly occuj.ic,
Morrell A Co., with a large stock of
Greneml jNXerchanclise.
we resrie; uiy call the attention of Somerset County luvers to the
Our DRY GOODS and NOTION' DEPARTMENT i lull of
i . . , ... . i-i.iiu.iii,.i i.i urn ui
l.al'le and Fanc-V Got"U ' our lines of CAR
VMvrw1'"; CL0TinX(I FOOTWEAR. HARDWARE. MIL
LI.M R GOODS, HATS, GROCERIES, etc., are full and c n j Vto
vutli our increased facilities for hamllin-goo.R we are fullv ''
pared to meet the wanti of the general j.ullie, with evervihin- at 1
torn j-nces.
PENH TRAFIC CO., LIMITED,
Lower End of Washington St., JOHNSTOWN, PA
When ia JOIINSTO WX. don't fail to call at
GEO. K. KLINE'S
jYJIW STORE, 241 Main St.,
here w.ll be found a Complete Stock of Drv Good-, Ladle and
Oents furnishings and Wraps. All the Xewest" tiling in Drc Go...N
me.uumg Silk?, Serge-, Henrietta-, Cam,! Hair, Dedford Cord.-, W.,.,1
tn, Crepes and all other XoveUies iu the Dre-.-! Goods line. AN a
complete line of Staple Good-, such a- Mu?lin?, Sheeting Table Lia
en.s, tra.-i.os &c. Our Line of Ltd tea Wrap-, includes Jacketi
tapes and New Markets of the latest Spring Stvles.
OUIi MOTTO : Ce Goods, Latest Styles and Lowest Pric
Lome ami see ns.
GEO. Iv. INLINE.
all departments have to o:tc-
Holderbaum,
I
i l,y Wool
it.
of al
A. B. FARQUHAR CO., YORK, PA