XV The Somerset Herald. EDWARD SCTLL. EJiior and Proprietor. WID5KDAV. .Au)rn 10. UK. EEFUBLICiNJOSINAHOE XATION2VL. FOR rRIII)EST, GE EENJ. HAKRLSO.V. OF INDIANA. FOR VICE PRESIDENT, WHITELAW REIP. OF NEW YOEK. STATE. FOB ELECTORS-aT-LAG E, JO.VES, WIUJaJI WOOD. J. K. lA'SLAT, WILLI A V H. SAVES. TOK COXCiKEcsXEX-AT-LAKGE, LEXAXIE8 MeTJOWELL. WlLLMH LILLY. JUDIOARY. FOE JCMiEOr Tilt SCI'KEME COURT. JOHN' IEAX ol BLuir County. COUNTY. FOB OiN'jEESS, EI'WAED XLUol Somerset, nbiwt U ibe d .oit of Uie district conference. F. it ASSEMBLY", F.F HKA1M i). MILLER, of Ro kwood. JOHS C. WEU.EE, of Ki'.forJ township. F'JK iite:"T ATTOK.VEV. J. A. EEUKEV. of fcomeriet. FOR POOH DIRECTOR, J. D. WEIGLE. of Somerset fc-wnsiiip. Thk Ul about carrying Nebraska and Iowa for the Ieuijcrary as befure Mc Kinley went there. "Cleveland will certainly 1 ae South Carolina and probably other Southern SUltes." GsUjrtvwJii HViViw M. Sprlng rr. The census of India, just completed, show s that country to have a population of l'ss,0VA of 11 percent in ten years. Ch airm an Uakkity is getting his work in. Alabama baa just gone Democratic. Now let the combined forces move on Texas. Mil LiLAisEwiil help open the Repub lican campaign in Maine with one of bis characteristically brilliant and stirring stteches. Til ere are demagojrues and dema gogues, but the labor demagogue is the mt dema?r)ical of them a'!. He in jures most vitaly. Chairman Carter, of tlie lpublican National Committee, has taken pose?s- ion of headijuarters in New York, and the campaign m:i v be said to be open now. A uixrATTH from Iiuzzard's Ray says : "Cleveland is delighted with the results in Alabama." He seems to be in an ea?y tnood to please if Alabama makes him Lappy. Before the Chicago convention Demo crats could hardly crowd iovernor Boies, of Iowa, into a ten-acre field now he crawls through a knot-hole without touching. Mr. Ci.evelani to win must carry all the States be carried in 1SS and 45 votes. Even New York can not save him. The Democratic situation is grow ing desperate. In the river and harbor bill parsed bv the present Democratic Honse Georgia gets $.',54",000. No Georgia I ei:iocrat raises the point that that appropriation is unconstitutional. That "dangerous Democratic majority in Congress" did as much good for the Republican party as the sun and rain for the past two weks did for the corn. Iach insured t big crop in November. AYiie Democratic bosses encouraged 'the third party" it bit otr more than it c.mld chew. lown in Alabama it seems toobjivt to leing treated as Republic? ns have usually been treated. It is not a Republican fi;ht. Genebal Field is going West to join General Weaver in the People's party campaign. The Dourbons are making it uncomfortable for Field in Virginia. On ly Itemocrats are allowed to make polit ical speeches in that State. THEofiicersof the Kansas Farmers' Alliance are authority lor the statement that the Alliance Las agreed to furnish the lot ked out men at Homestead with flour enough to tide them over their trouble w ith the Cirec-pie Company. C.ni.ke-vs Las adjourned, and the dec laration tbat Tension Commissioner Rauui would Lave to go is shown to have leen unfounded. If Jhe charges against him were substantial ones they would have resulted in something conclusive. The failure of the investigation is a vin dication of Raum. Mr. II acuity may be a popular Chair man of the Democratic National Com mittee, but the Ifeniocratu of Dauphin county won't believe it. Last week they defeated a resolution expressing gratifica tion over Harritys election to the Chair manship. There are a good many Hill men in Pennsylvania. In his advice to clubs Grover Cleve land says :" F.very member of such a cluo should, I think, consider himself a committee of one to bring w ithin the in fluence of the club some person whose vote cold not otherwise be secured to the I emocratic cause." The fact is it w ill this- year take "a club," and well laid on to do that Next year the Discovery of America will be celebrated in every way that pa triotism can invent No only are we to be furnii-hoJ w ith a special issue of half dollars by the Treasury, commemorating the event, but the P t Office Depart ment also has decided to sell a complete t of jub:l-e postage stamps during ti e yearofisa The stamps will bear ap propriate engravings, and the only por trait to appear on them will L that of Christopher Columbus. Two years ago the Fermers' Alliance controlled the Georgia legislature and elected General J. R. Gordon to the Uni ted States Senate, Now (Senator Gordon refers to the Alliance men of Georgia as "men who ha. e without cansf and lie without conscience." A National cam paign makes aU the difference in the world in the South. Men may belong to the Alliance or People's party any other year, but in Presidential campaign th( y must be Democrat in the South. Thk final shape of the so-called "anli r.nkertoii plank" in the Sundry Civil bill is m follows: "That no employe of the Finkerton detective agency or any similar agency shall be employed in any government service cr by any officer of the District of Columbia." O'Seill of Midori, cstl'.eJ this "a miserable nake eh'iil and a cowar.lly backdown." That makes it accord with a good many other acta of the same two-thirds Democratic 1 loose. The Democratic platform Bays : "He denounce Republican T.rotwtion as fraud." There is no way in which that can be misconstrued or distorted. It is a threat to the whole existing economic condition of the nation. Pueh being tLe case Groyer Cleveland knows tbat no man who elands on it cn Lot to be elected I'reaidett of the United State. So he seeks to "modify" it The reason is exactly the tame that led the Democrat ic House of Representatives from passing the free Silvr bill, and a free lumber bill, and a free iron ore bill, namely, a truckling cowardice about upenly declar ing a policy to the people. It is accom panied by exac-tly the same reservation as that made by the House' Wait nntil after election." If the Democrats are saceefcful they propose to play saiah "after the election." Chairman Carter, of the Republican Committee, held an office under the Fed eral Government when be was chosen chairman. He immediately resigned it, holding that he had no right to draw a salary from the government when Lis time was occupie 1 in doing work for his party. Mr. 1 1 airily, Chairman of the Ienio cratic Committee, holds a valuable otlice under the State government of Penneyl Tania. He does cot resign but clings to it as tenacious! as ever since he was chosen I emocratic Chairman. Everybody who knows anything about 1 olitics know that a C hairman of Na tional Committee has no time for othei duties. His w hole mind and energies must be given up to the duties of that position. Tiif Iteroocrats are still laboring under the delusion that they are following old Andrew Jackson, but Jackson had some vigorous language for the men w ho de clare! the collection of tariff duties un constitutional. There was a troup of Democrats down in South Carolina who adopted a resolution in ltt- very similar to the resolution of the Chicago Conven tion. It read as follows : WiiKiiEAS. The Concress of the United States, by various acts, purporting to .be acts laying duties and imposts on foreign imports, but m reality intended: lor Uie protection of domestic manufacturers. etc., hath exceeded it just powers under the Constitution. We, therefore, the people of the State of South Carolina, in convention aspem- bled. do declare and oraain, and it is hereby declared and ordained, that the several acts and parts of acta of the Con gress of the United States purporting to be laws for the imposing of duties and imposts on the importation of fereign commoiitits, etc., are unauthoriz ed by the Constitution of the United State?, and violate the true meaning and intent thereof, and are null, void, and no law. Jackson promiied the South Carolina ians a banging bee if they were not more careful then. McKinley's Last. From the Chicago Inter Oeean. No man can say anytliiE;; new concerning h igh tariff, low tariff, or no tariff; the phi losophies and practicUities of tariff legisla tion of all sorts, at home and abroad, have beeu ex;untleJ in thousands of stieecbes an J essays, and exemplified in tens of thou sands of statistical documents. But to Gov ernor McKiuley belongs the happy knack of arranging old arguments and statistics in new and striking forms, of giving the charm of vitality to philosophic abstractions and to dull fibres. If we were to assizn a cause for this peculiar attribute we should Eay that the Governor cl t 'tiio, more clearly than any one else, perceives the humanity of protection, and more lorcitiie than any one else expresses it. When McKinley talks tariff his hearers feel that it is an American question, and that protection is the American policy. Oth er sjieakers demonstrate clearly enough that undt-r protection this country has parsed from Ibc condition of poorest to that of rich est among civilized cations. Bat MtKinlcy makes us feel that in this passe each citi zen, he w ho digs sewers and he who em ploys a thousand workmen, has tx-come bet ter equipped for citizenship. The poorest has become less poor, his wages have in creased, and what be buys with them has been cheaiened : he has gained more time to r-al and to observe, and he h:is gained more money to spend on reading and ob servation. Iu a word, the laborer of Ameri ca is more independent tliar he of any oth er country. Nor this only; the American laborer of l-'.2 is far more indejendent than the American laborer of 1K or e7eu of and the measure of his independence Increases. On the other hand, the American capital ist yearly becomes more and more conscious of his dependence upon the condition and temper of labor. Omitting any allusion to labor as a factor in politics, the monetary condit'cn of labor effects, if it does not de termine, the condition of capital. When la bor is wci! paid and constantly employed the rauways are crowaed w ith freight and pissengrrs, the retail stores are buy, the newspatwrs full of advertisements, the facto ries at work, and a thousand borrowers sup- piica.c capital Ijr loans tor new enterprises or for extensions of old ones. But when la bor is depressed the retail trade langui.-hes, the factories run on short time, travel is scanty, the advertisers diminUh in number and in t'le space that they occupy. All is dull, and capital is farced to liv upon itself. Boause the home market is the best mar ket everywhere, and because protection has made the American home market the best in the world, capital in America is indissol ubly joined in interest to labor. In Ameri ca political economy, at evoked by protec tionists, is not "the dismal acienoe" fuat England's greatest thinker Kiid the free traders of England had made it. The bumaniwrian influence of protection upon American life is thus descanted upon by (i jvernor McKiuley in his lattt speech : "It has made the lives of the masses of our countrymen sweeter and brighter, and has entered ibe homes of America carrying com fort and cheer and courage. It gives a pre mium to human energy and awakens the noblest aspirations in tue breasts of men. Our own experience shows that it is the bet for our citn-nship and our civilizition, and opens up a hlgiirr and better destiny for our vople. Mr. Glad.-tone has not dared to say so much to his British constituents in defense of free trade. Democratic Economy Illustrated. The total of the regular appropriations for tbe first sea-ion of the Republican Fifty-first Congress was tVil,770,Ui7. Tbe total of tbe regular appropriations for tbe first sestiou of tbe democratic FiAy second Congress was $.ls.).rr,5t.i. Tbe grand total of all appropriations in each of these Congresses vas : Fifty first (Republican, $4i3,3:,510. Fifty-second (democratic), $."'J7.701,3f). Tbe democrats have crippled the public service and left deficiencies to be made np, and yet they have spent more than the Re publicans by the sura of $4 1 322,870, nnd ntrt limit uiij ulttr Cvngrctt eter tjo.t at a first How is this for democratic economy ; Two of a Kind. Aula: " By the way, Grover, Where's your war record T' Grover, grinning" I think you'll find it in the same pU-eon-bole with yours, Adlai." A HUSHED CAMPAIGN CRY This Congress'8 Appropriation $44,000,000 More Than Laat. Wa'Sinttos, An. 5. The first session of the Fifiy-sfccond Congress came to an end a-. 11 o'clock to-msht. The dyin hours of the session were consumed ia both sides of Cor.gTtsa making comparative statement with regard to apiropriations. Ia the House Ho! man and Savers, and in the Senat Allison, Cockre'd and Gorman, made state ment. Those mot likeiy to live in the public minds were made by Senator Allison, as they mjnired no analysis and can be comprehended by the roost simple. In brief, the fibres t : Appropriations in first session of Fifty-firt Congress, ,OoO ; in first sewion of Fifly-ecod Congress, t-'iuT.uuo.'iU'J, increase this session over tbat of the Fifty-first of . mj). Thus the closing cays of this session have put a quietus to the campaign cries of Democracy in H'W of a "Biilion Dolllar Congress" and a "Czar rule" by a comparison of appropriations and the adoption by a Democratic House of the "gag rule." CLOSIMO SCENES I THE SENATE, It was 9 : 25 r. . when Chief Clerk Towle of the House announced the House agree ment on the Sundry Civil bill. Mr. Allison, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, was immediately recognized by the Vice President to report the Senate conference repor- The retort was un animously agreed to. Mr. Allison said the principal increase for the present session was found in the appropriations for pension and the post orhce department There were some dim inutions, notably in deficiencies which were l.-jrttfiXiO less thia Congress tbao two years ago, and in miscellaneous expenses. Not a single public building bill had been passed by ibis Congress. Mr. Allison disclaimed making these re marks in a partisan sense, and stated that he Appropriation Committee had not di t ided on party lines. He admitted that the increased appropriations were made neces sary by the grow th of the country. Mr. Gorman, "Maryland, a member of the Committee on Appropriations, characterised Mr. Allison's statement as fair and correct, but strain earnestly called the attention of Congress and the coontry to the necessity of action on the part of both houses of Congress, and by the iecutiveto return to an eco nomical ba-is of fixed expenditure. Before this Congress adjourned, unless he (Gorman) very much mistook the figures of the Secretary of Treasury, Congress would be required to levy additional taxes to meet the requirements now upon the statute books. Mr.Cockrell tDem., Mo.,) said in his judg ment the House had done its bt-t to keep down appropriations; tbat they had been larger than many expected, he did not doubt. The Vic-e President tben declared me nate adjourned without day. LAST HOI KS IN THE HOfSE. When the evening session of the House convened, Mr. Hoi man explained the nature of the agreement detailing the items in dispute and the compromises effected in the Sundry Civil bill. He said the bill, as finally agreed to. carried $.T,807,4-S, being $ J,000, less than the bill as it passed the Senate, and $2,;l4.2Pi more than iu aggregate when it passed the House. Concerning the Pinker ton detective clause of the bill, Mr. Hoi man admitted that the amendment adopted by the House was a little too broad, and that in the interest of a steedy adiournrrient of the House, conferees were obliged to accept the substitute submitted on the part of the Senate. The Senate had appointed a com mittee to investigate the matter. The House had done likewise, snd it was for these committees to investigate and make a report before action 6hould be taken. Mr. Simpson, People's party, cf Kansas denounced the act of the Representatives of the House in surrendering to the rep- resentat i ves of the pi utocracj of the country, "Aou 11 hear from this in the elections in the fa!!." said he. "and any one that votes for this amendment should be left at home.' Mr. Simpson's time expired while he was speaking, and amid loud raps of lheSaker's gavel and much disorder, he concluded with the remark that the great steel works at Homestead were properly called "steal." Mr. Holman called for the previous ques tion on the adoption of the conference report and after some debate it was adopted by standing vote of 1'j9 to 14. Mr. Pearson, Democrat, cf Ohio, offered a concurrent resolution providing for the appointment of a committee of two mem bers from the House and a similar nam ber from the Senate to simplify existing ptnscion laws during the recess of Congress, and afier some verbal changes bad lieen made, the resolution was agreed to. It lacked five seconds of the eleventh hour when a dozen members shouted wildly for rtccgnition, waving papers in their hands; but they were too late. Speaker Crisp announced that the hour of 11 o'clock had arrived, and, bringing his gavel down on his desk with a bang, declared the first session cf the Fifty-stcond Congress adjourn- M'Klniey In Iowa. loi Ncti. ULiTFs, Ia., Anir. 4. Oovernor McKinley arrived here at noon to day. Af ter ljncheon a reception was held in the Republican I.?ague rooms. At 3 p. m. the (iovernor was driven to tbe Fair grounds, where he spoke on money and taxation nn- dr the auspices of the Twin City Chataqua Association. Hespjkefrom a temporary p'atfjrra erected on the race track facing the grand stand, which was filled by an as semblage of 10," ) persons. A? the carriage drove up tbe party was greeted ' y prolong- el cheering, which was repiate.1 when Gov ernor M'.Xiaiey appeared on the platform He was introduced by Ju L-e Reed aud spoke for a' most an hour. Governor McKinley slid : " The Demo cratic platforms of late years have declared in favor of free silver, but when in the last Cmgress Uiev had a majority they failed to pass a free coinage bill against the epposi Lion of a solid Republican minority and de serters from the Democratic ranks. What we want is a dollar worth ' loO cents here a i well as elsewhere. Ba it silver, paper or gold, the Republican party insists and bat always insisted that it should be worth 100 cents. If there are two kin ii of money in circulation ot diMerent values everyone knows tbat the cheaper money drives the good money out of circulation. Tbe 100 cent dollar will not i'wiate with tbe 83- cent dollar. (Laughter). Governor McKinley then went oa to show that protection benefited the farmer by giving him a nearby market He de clared that the old farmers who founded the republic originated protection. Played Out l We have heard the last of the "Republi can Billion-Dollar Congress." Another democratic campaign cry is play ed out Gone to join the "Force bill." Don Cameron 'a Opinion. New York, Aug. C All the promiuent Republicans ia town paid their respects to J. Donald Cameron, of Pennsylvania, who is occupying ai-artmenU id tbe Fifth Ave nue hotel. In reference UAhe coming cam painhesaid: "The future never looked rosier for Republicans. Protection is Ibe oniy issue, and although the Democrats may try to force exiranoeus matters into the campaign, it will not avail because the vo ters of both parties are aware that one side is arrayed for free traders and the other those who advocate the wise and tried poli cy of protection. "Pennsylvania is the bed-rock of the Re publican party and will roll np the biggest majority in ber history. It looks as though Mr. Cleveland would be beaten worse than before," SeptemberCEIectlons. On the first Tuesday of September Ver mont will elect a Governor, Legislature and Cor grestmea, and cn the second Mondayof September, Maine w ill a elect (iovernor, Leg islature and Congressmen. After Vermont and Maine there will no no other elections nntil November. Tha Fair Gets a Donation. vTafHiscTos, Aog. 5 The Democrats gave an exhibition to-day ol bow it is putsi poaaibie to transact public business if a o mmon-sense rule prevails. The cloture rule adopted yesterday worked like a charm, and, although Representative Bailey, of Texas, made a feeble attempt at EUibusteiing a Tote was taken on the World's Fair bill and it was passed by a large majority. The debate to day was, to a large extent a rehash of the argument that has been used against the Government assisting in the great exposition. . The th of Angust. 1W2, will be remem bered as a Ted letter day in the annals of legislation, as it chronicles the passage of the Durborrow bill appropriating 2j),Mi for the fair. The passage of the bill was without special incident as it was a forgone conclusion. Blalna to Take the Stump. The campaign in Maine will be opened by the Republicans on the 17th inst., and Chairman Manly is busy arranging for the meetings to be held in every section and cor ner of the State. Ex -Secretary Blaine will take the stump. Cleveland Would Carry England. From the Liverpool 'Eng.) Courier. The Democratic party ia the States may rest assured that if English sympathy coulj carry the election of Grover Cleveland in November the White House would be theirs. We shall wucb the development of the struggle with the keenest interest and even if the triumph be not attained all at once there is indeed reason for congratulation that one of the great American parties has made free trade, pure and simple, the great battle cry of the future. Secretary of Internal Affairs. The report of Thomas J. Stewart, Secreta ry of Internal Affairs, for the year ending November 30, liil, has been received and contents noted. About one hundred pages in the front part of the book are devoted to reports of the State Weather Service Bureau, which has been in operation since the passage of the act of May IS, IsST. The most important statement in this part of the report is that the Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin has been issued regularly, and has steadily grown in favor. These bulletins are a popular feature cf the Service, and can be made of still greater benefit to the people of the State. The Bureau of Vital Statistics has been pronounced inoperative, for the reason that no machinery was provided by the act to enforce its provisions. The Bureau of Assessments reports the total number of taxables in the State at l,5Ji',KC, showier an increase of S7.T Si over last year. Several counties, including Bed ford, report a alight decrease in the number of taxables. Ttie total value of all real estate has increased from $2,lsl,oi,3utJ in l-KW to J,2.",151,31iJ in ISf'l, showing a gain of Following is a summary of the popula tion, square miles, and number of acres in the several counties named InlSW: Cam bria, Go.JTj people, OGii square miles, iJU.L'W acres; Bedford, Zifiii, l,t3, Wl.'jJO; In diana, l-lTo, 6J8,5J!VJ-V; Somerset 37,:;i7, 1,102, 7.,24il; Westmoreland, 112.S1U, 1,C4:, Iu Somerset county the number of taxa bles is li,513 ; cleared land, 2si,(XK acres : timber laud, 3il, ;H acres ; value of ail real estate, s,43,!H2 ; value of all real estate taxable, kj,Cw3,a'j2; number of horses, mares, etc, G.SJo; value, $JoS,9J0; number of cattle. l'J.ijsj ; value, $pjj,W7. In Somerset county the value of salaries, trades, professions, etc.. Is $270,103; all prop erty taxable for county purposes at six mills, iS,!I4,4ii2; county tax at rate of six mills. tV-.Ko i , ; money at interest, bonds, etc. $'.,9'j3,a3; value of stages, omnibus;, etc., SI.iMljail property taxable for State pur poses at three mills, $1,9073 ; Suite tax assessed, $j,'j-J2 77 ; debt of county, $k,iaw. In Somerset County the amount of money appropriated by the county for the support of the poor was -i.Wl 25 ; taxes collected for the construction and repairs of streets, roads, bridges, etc, $I7.G21 30; collected for schools, not including appropriation, $oC,- Wi 80 : taxes on personal property, $7,4l7, 72 ; taxes on occupations, $10,3i 01 ; col lected for license of all kinds, $I,oJ7 72; tax es on real estate of railroad corporations, $21 77; total taxes collected, f9,713 3t. The total amount of taxes collected in the State for all purposes was $.';7,r:71, 01. The receipts from licenses of all kinds, in cluding wholesale and retail liquor licenses, were $2.5C0,i)42 11. The total cost of sup porting tbe poor was $l,93f,033 30. The to tal taxes collected from real estate of rail roads and other corporations was $I,4li;,.'!23. 84. Raining Snakes In Minnesota. Marshall Minn., Aug. 5. Lsst Friday afternoon, during a severe thunderstorm. two large snakes of strange appearance and unknown variety made their arrival in this village under remarkale circumstances. During the height of the storm an employe of the meat market owned by Jack Sturgeon saw a large object fall by a rear window. ntar wruc h he was working. He went out and found a large snake, crushed and man gled, but stall writhing. He crushed its head to prevent a possibility of danger, and took the snake into the shop, where it was viewed an hour afterwards by hundreds of onr inhabitants. The serpent was about 5 feet long and 5 inches In circumference. Its body was covered with black and white slots, and its tail terminated in a heavy sub stance not unlike an arrow-head. It looked like no American snake, and a traveled gen- tlemau of the village pronounces it to be a "turtle bead," a variety of adder known only in the est Iudies. There are only two varieties of serpents in this region the striped and harmless garter snake and a small species of water snake, both utterly unlike the one which fell in Friday's rain, The snake was seen to fall in the rain, and it bad every appearance of dropping a great distance. At the same lime a snake fell in the gar den of Mr. Gibbons and was found dead. In si.e and appearance it was like tbe other. The above facts ere well vouched for. Vari ous theories are advanced, but it seem im possible to account for the presence of the reptiles in any other way than to acknowl edge tbat they fell from tbe clouds, probably being carried thereby some whirlwind too high up to be felt on the surface. Death in the Waters. St. Pacl, Aug. 4. The recent heavy rains caused the water to back up against a culvert in the opper portion of this city. The water increased until it formed m lake forty-five feet deep and two acres in extent Suddenly last uigbt the culvert broke, and the water with a mighty rush swept down on the bouses below, wrecking a number cf them. Three persons, Mrs. August Adams, Mrs. J. Home acd Wm. Kerriger, were killed. Seven others were fatally injured. In ten minutes the whole thing was over and tbe work of rescue begs n. A general alarm of fire was sounded, and all the ambulance and patrol wagon were on tbe scene. Men, women and children were fiihed out of the debris and wrecks, extending nearly a half mile. To add to the horror of the scene tbe water bad carried away the gas pipe ami left everything in darkness. Hugged by a Big Snake. Shamokiw, r.. Ang. 4 A blacksnake nine feet long ibat came to tbe slaughter bouse to drink blood, attacked William Hill, a butcher, of roaring Creek Valley, this morning. The monstrous reptile wrap ped itself about Hill and began to tighten its awful coils. The butcher made frantic ef forts tocut the snake in two with a jackknife When almost fainting with the terrible pain and fear. Hill jabbed his knife in the snakes betd. He then kil'.ed it. Highest of all in Leavening rower. Latest U. S. Gov't Report a. ABSOLUTELY PURE Murderer Martin Reed Shoots Two Menand Dies In Flames. PiTTSsi an. Pa., Aug. C Martin Reed, the murderer of Alexander Chappel, who on June 6 last escaped from the Washington County jail, was to-day cornered in an ice house at Nobles town. There he killed one officer instantly, fatally wonnded another and was himself burned np in the ice-bouse. A tUSPEEATE BATTLE. Officers McBride and Orr, of Washington, bave been hunting for Reed ever since tbe murderer fled, and after much work they found him to-day concealed in an ice-house at Noblestown, near Washington. When discovered, Reed refused to surren der, whereupon an attempt was made to force the door of the ice-house and take him by force. Reed had evidently determined not to be taken alive, for he opened fire on the officers and dangerously wounded Offi cer Orr. The two policemen, seeing that they could not capture the desperado unaided, called for help. A Urge number of citizens of the place responded and a second attack on the building was commenced. Shot after shot came from Reed's revolver, and his firing was so rapid that no one dared to veature close to the ice-house. TUB C0KSTASLE WAS E1LLED. At this time Constable Coyle, of McDon ald Station, placed himself at the head of a number of others and led an assanlt on the murderer's stronghold. The besiegers were met with a volley from Reed's pistol and Constable Coyle was instantly killed. The death of the officer spread consterna tion among the assembled citizens, but they I u icily rallied and determined toset fire to the ice-house, and thus force Reed to sur render. They were successful ia starting a fire and soon the flames were spreading from one end of the building to the other, but Reed did not give himself np to the officers. On the contrary, as the flames mounted higher and higher and be saw that he had the choice of burning to death, surrendering or shoot. ing himself, he chose the latter. The report of his revolver rang out, startling the crowd. who bad not looked for such a termination to the tragedy. Reed's body was recovered soon afterward, burned to a crisp, but show ing the bullet hole in his bead. The cri me for which Reed was convicted and sentenced to bang was the murder of Alexander Chappel. Chappel's wife was a most attractive woman, and Reed, falling in love with her, planned and executed the crime in order to marry her. He gave his victim poisoned whisky to drink. The bodies of Coyle and Reed were both brought to Pittsburg, and the Coroner w iil bold an inquest on them. The Discovery of America. Washington, Aug. 3. The following cable messages were exchanged to-day : I.A Rabida, Aug. 3. To the President of the United States : To day four hundred years ago Columbus sailed from Palos, dis covering America. The United States flag is being hoi-ted this moment in front of convent Ia Rabida, along with banners of all American states. Batteries and ships saluting, accompanied by enthusiastic acclamations of the people, army and navy God bless America. Signed Pkieto, Alcade of Palo. Dur.iETM e-nt or State, Washington, Aug. 3. Senor Prieto, Alcade de Palo?, La Rabida' Spain : The president of tbe United States directs me to cordially acknowledge your message of greeting. Upon this memorable day, thus fittingly celebrated, the people of the new Western world, in grateful reverence to the name and fame of Columbus, joiu hands with the sons of the brave sailors of Palos and Uuelva who manned the dis coverer's caravels. Signed FosTis, Secretary of State. A Cripple's Revenge. Wyandotte, Mich., Aug. 7. Angered by a long series of insults from bis fellow workmen, Herbert Gauit, a laborer in the roiling mill here, yesterday afternoon, sought revenge on John Laugston by pour ing a dipper of boiling hot metal over his limbs, causing undoubted fatal injuries. Gault is a man of powerful physique, but has a deformity of bis left leg that causes him to walk with a limp. His fellow work men have lately made him the butt of their jokes, owing to this deformity. Gault has been locked up. Last Excursion to Atlantic Cltv. The last opportunity to enjoy one cf the cheap-rate e xcurs'ons to Atlantic City, w hich have been run during the summer by the J!a!tinnre and ( bio R. II.. will be offered on Thursday, August 2Vh. The same low rate will be provided as heretofore from Pitts burgh, Wheeling, Paikersburg. and all inter mediate stations to Washington Junction, Md , and as it will be the last excursion of the season no doubt it will be largely patronized by those who hare not yet visit ed the seashore during the heated term. The train service provided for the excursions is unexcelled, and the country through which tbe express trains pass stands without a rival in the picturesqtieness and variety of its scenery. Tickets will be valid for return journey for twelve days from (lav of sale, also to stop off at Philadelphia for the night cf August 2olh, and will be good on all regular trains. On return j jurney they will be good to stop off at Washington, thus affording an oppor tunity to visit the numerous public build ings, which are open to visitors free of charge, and to take a trip down the Potomac to Mt. Vernon, the tomb of Washington, as well as to visit other places of interest in and near Washington. For rates and time of trains consult ap. penued table : A. V. .10. .10..'! A. X. x :) r. w. Mil l.'-.A. M. rati $9.00 s : h it) 7.a0 Con fineness lturkwoud Johnstown . 7.4.1 11.1 KmieTNet Meyerstiale... b) uduian Cumberland. 2.00 Correspondingly low rates from other sta tions. Pullman cars on both trains. For more detailed information apply to nearest B. t O. Agent Ljowt and Found it Raving Maniac Johnetown, Auk. 8. A week ago John McCormick, aged 9") years, wandered away from bis borne near Ebensburg. The com munity was aroused and tbe country around was searched, but without avail, and be was given np as lost Yesterday be was found sitting beside a mountain stream, but be bad become a raving maniac and it required four strong men to overcome bim. Set Herself Afire. Shenandoah, Pa., Aug. 8. Brownsville a small village in tbe suburbs of this place was thrown into a terrible state of excite ment thia morning. Bridget Kelly, 21 years of sge, daughter of Patrick Kelly, went into a shanty in tbe rear of ber house and after saturating ber clotning with coal oil set fire to tbem. Her screams of pain brought ber family to the scene, but not nntil she bad been horri bly burned. Medical attendance was sum moned, but all the physician's skill could not save ber, and sbedicd in terrible agony at noon. K is snpposed the woman was temporarily insane, as no excuse can be learned for ber rash act ITT W if A Reign of Terror. Unicntown, Pa., Angiuit .".-Thomas C oi lier, the Georges township farmer aho'.e spring gun, set in his milk house, killed Jack Cooler, the leader of the Cooley gang, three weeks ago, served notice on Sheriff McCormick. this morning, that he would hold the county responsible for any damage done to him, his family or his property by the Cooley band. Since tbe killing of Cooley, Collier and bis family have lived iu mortal terror of the lawless band who bave sworn to avenge their leader's death. Tbey have threatened to burn every bouse in "Collier Hollow," where Collier lives. Since the shooting Col- , : 1 1. . . . n, 1 Kit,.! ttf I : i fipi'h- J IT! UBS KJ'l u uuj " -- o bora every night at his house for protection. His neighbors share his fears and band to gether at night at each other's bouses to protect themselves. Thehole southern end of tbe county is in a state of terror over tbe recent midnight robbery of William Smith, a Nicholson township farmer, of $1,5"j0 and other ex ploits of the Cooley gang. The general feel ing of insecurity is expressed in Collier's formal notice to the Sheriff to-day. The no tice reads as follows : " To Grar-je A. MrCorrnk t, She.-lJ: " Yoa are hereby notified tbat I have re ceived warnings from reputable citizens of Fayette county, that attempts to burn or de stroy my property wiil be made by a band of lawless men led by Frank Cooley, a fugu tive from justice, for whom, I am informed, you have a process or warrant. As a citi zen and taxpayer of Fayette county I de mand the protection of the authorities of said county, and give you notice that I will endeavor to ho!d the county of Fayette re sponsible fr any injury to myself, my fam ily or my property done by these notorious lawbreakers." Signed " TuosnsS. Collier." Too Late to Save the Baby. L'eteoit, Aug. 5. Two eagles had a duel to the death yesterday near A!iis for the possession of the nion.h-oid baby of Peter Shaw. Mrs. Shaw had lain the baby down ia the grass and returned to the houe for a lew moments, when an enormous eagle swooped down on the infant aud sunk its talons into the little one's flesh and cloth ing. The mother heard her baby's cries, but came too late to be of service ; her shrieks, however, brought the father, who mounted a horse and armed with a rile rode to the shore of a near-by lake wh re he knew there was an esg!e eyrie in the cl: :Ts. Shaw j arrived just in time to witness a terrible sight, two eagles were hoverirg above a J rock, filling the air with their cries snd bat tling for possession of the ba.y tbat lay high on the cliff. Before the father reached the summit one of the eagies h id fallen dy ing to the ground, while the other had a'ain taken up the child for another flight. The falhtr fired, and the birl and laby f. II it. to; the water. The frantic father p! urged into the lake, caught np the baby, but the little oue was dead. He took home the child's body with those of the two eag'es. Marching Clubs Wanted. New York, Aug. 4. The R-publican Na tional League has issued a call to every Re publican ciub in the Uuitel Slates to meet at 7:30 o'clock on the evening of August l'J and oiganize a marching campaign, club. Clubs should be organize with I'M mem bers each. It is esiecially urged that "first voters' clubs" and boys' clubs should be or ganized. Children Left to Starve. A sail case of cruelty and neglect is report ed from South Jear.nttte. The father and mother of four children left home on a pleasure trip about a week ago, leaving their children and a large dog in the house. The children, when the parents had gone, became anxious for something to eat. The eldest girl, 1 J years of age, went to the cupboard which she found empty, and upon c iaiuin i.ig the pocketbook discovered but 12 pennies wiih which to keep the wolf from the door. It was upon this small pittanc? that they existed for four days, and in the meanwhile the dog was howling mournfully for food and water. Hearing the cries of the animal, the neighbors began to investigafe, ai.d Scon learned the condition of the unfortunate children. Food was then supplied and their suffering alleviated. It is understood that steps will be taken to punish the parents. Cross-Suits for Murder. The long-threatened informations of the Homestead strikers against tlie o.Tijiats of the Carnegie Steel Compiny were ma le cn Wednesday. They were sworn to by Hugh Ross, one of the strikers now under bail for murder. The accuse 1 person:) named there in are II. C. Frick, F. T. F. Lnvejoy, II ,bert Piiikerton, Wiiliain Pinkerton, J. A. Potter, G. A.Corey, J. G. A. Irishman, H. M. Cur ry, C. W. Bedeil, Frel Primer, W. 11. Burt, John Cooper and Fred W. Hinde. Lovejoy, Leishman and Curry escaped ar rest and the jail for a ni;;ht by going before Judge Rwing and asking to be admit'ed to bail. Chairman Frick, who isslill Coiilined to his house, was bailed without question. The cases of the others were heard to-day. The were all bailed out. Judge F.wing, before whom the caces came up, intimated pretty strongly that the pros ecutions were retaliatory and rested on very flimsy legal foundations. Caught a Robber. VinoiMt City, Nev.. Aug. 3. A masked highwayman attempted to stop Superintend ent Jss. II. Kindcad, of the Occidental mine. yes!erd y afternoon. The roSber wss wounded and was afterward caught in the brush. Kinkeadhad $10,0"J in gold to pay off the employee at the mine. He was in a buggy with another man driving, and car ried a shot gun charged with buckshot The robber stepped from the bushes at a turn in the road near the mines and Kin keae gave him both barrels, hi. ting him in tbe right arm and shoulder. The robber ran and Kinkeal, pursuing, caught him af ters half mile run and brought him to town in his bugfry. The robber was identi fied as William Husl, 21 years old, aa em ploye of the Occidental mill. Jack the Ripper Outdone. Fall River, Mass., Aug. 4. Andrew J Borden, the millionaire mill owner, and his aged wife were murdered in their home, to day, and although there were other mem bers of the family cn tbe premises at the time, tbey bra.d no sound of tbe awful tragedy. The murderer escajied without leaving the slightest trail, although his cloth ing must bave been covered with the blood of hi victims. Mr. Borden was lying on the lounge in his sitting room reading the paper at his daughter Lizzie passed through on ber way to the barn. Fifteen minutes later Miss Borden re-entered the bouse and siw her father's lifeless body, horribly muti'.aled, ly ing in a pool of blood by the side of tLe lounge. She screamed for help and ran up stairs to her mother's room. Sbe fainted when she opened the door, for her mother bad been murdered in the same brutal manner, ber skull being crushed in by some heavy in strument apparently an axe. Both rooms in which tbe murders had been committed were bespattered with blood, but showed no signs of a struggle. No attempt at nbbery had been made. Three men bave been ar rested on suspicion. mwae SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS for buvers during the months cf July and jfViiLrust, in every D EPARTMENT. In Black and Colored Siiks. Itdia Silks, Black and Colored Cacbrr.eres. " Black and Colored -Serges?, Bedford Corda, Camel Hair Stripes, Dress Goods of all kinds at great reduction. Domestic Department. In our Domestic Department we will oifer Outing Cloths, Cballies, Patines, Pcrcals, GiDgh9m8, Calicoes, Shirt ings, etc, at special low prices. WHITE GOODS " Department. We will otfer onr entire line of La dies' and Cbildrens' Flouncing, Hamburg F.Jginjrs, Laces, Table Lin ens, Towels, Bed Spreads, I-aiiies' Muslin Underwear, etc., at prices that will astonish you. A nice line of Chenille Table Covers, Chenille Portiere, Lace Curtain?, Scrims, Table Oil Cloths, Stair Oil Cloths, to be closed out in this sa'e. NOTION j Department. We hv.e a nice line of Dress Trim ming, Ribbons, Ruchings Corsets, Stockings Buttons etc., at reduced prievs. Special low pric es on FarasoU and Gentlemans' Furnishing ( iooiK A nice lot of Remnants of Dress Goods Ginghams and quite a variety of all kinds of Remnants cheap. July and" August bein tie dull months wo jroiwj.se to olTor Special In'lucemor.ts by giiuir oar friends and patrons tlio Lciitfit of buying goods at reduced prices. PARKER & PABKER. C ARMO The Celebrated English Hack ney Stallion- pintin is nnWuM:- the finest Moo.'.,-.! LAn IV1U H knee Horse ever im;rteJ iu- lo tliis country EXPORT CERTIFICATE. : Hackney Horse Society- This is to cerify Hurt the transfer of the Sialiton hereinafter de-ribed ha.- l-een WLY KKi.I.-TEKKfiintiie Uooksof Jie.-s--icty, viz: ; NAMK CAKMC. FoAI.KD lssu. Ci 'K ftav er Br.ea. BKKKl'ER Taouias Cook, Thixcala'.e, Yorkshire. SIKt-tll.ACK At'sTFR. TraiL-f r Iru.-a 1 Wna Cock to Caibraith Ilros., Janesviil-. V iv-n-i::. f. s. A. HKNKY F. I;''. KK.V Se. reU-T. of iiae'Kn.-y stu.i R.xk .soi.tty. Off.ee: 11. Chand.a St.'. Loceii. V. BLACK AUSTER ter En lire Horse ?how ia Iv-o. UnnlVIU ctu-stffftuJ Lnerpo.l HorSu iu 1t.v, wUi-a he oniy two jtar- oM. Oiiflrtri Dopp Iit:n of r.rmo.fano in uGGr D355y reel line ic nix tbe woiMer ful mare Snrar:cl who tr'rttevl n) rai lrrt. She tr.:.-l - 1 1:1 :- iu 1 b'or vl ; iniu: il-s. trier . y.:K -,-f :i:ti-it-- ?h (niiUM . diIkt w iilv.n Umt hours ar.l rtir-ht 1 tt;e im:vr in 'J Lour;, ' iuimiu' au.l T -'.'ivi-. &:M show i-J HoviupuMd of f iti-ii-i : ate a tVe-l iui- sLe watktl 1 siiitrs to wh-re -he wm- c;t. The Hkny Hors.- ar very remart.aV.e for Pirmn ' TV)V ow:r! t,T H- n. A. II wdriliCJ Co!! rot b. of Si'ituTv-l. Ku. will : for th an un-lcr tli care and cn:trt;' of the uulemgut:l. lafUM'll IMoUKlt SOMi:r..-KT, PA. PiC-NIC GOODS. Pic nic PlateM, per dozen, 1c. Tic-nic Mugs, Planished Tin, oc. Pic nic Knives and Forks. Sc. Pic-nic Spoons, per dozen, lc. Pionic Folding Cups, 9c. Pic nic Lemon Squeezers, Oe. Pic-nic Packets, 2"c. NATHAN'S, FARrVJ FOR SALE. The unilersiirned hare a vlnMe farm fir , itiime hmi Uirve miles west ..f Baker-vi!:-, r.u po!!ie tuft hatting fruw Scmerset to' Ml Kirasont, I'a., eo itat:im in sere. u( w.ii. u ini aeren are elen ei. b!uee eil timt rc-l. The elerl Una is to a r-i te of t-iiiuvation. covered witti line crops of gnu ; timber eituueb on the lai..i urjr f r tlie farm, with hum and bouse, and will in II the mroe at tn dollar. p,-r acre. For further information rail en or w-i-e to W. B. MIER, J. H. VHU Am cr ct, l a. : , ' S lo esale Retailer Fifth Avenue, Pittsburg Guaranteed all PLAIN TCE. PATENT TIP. SPRING HEEL. HEEL. ALL WIDTHS. ALL SIZES. ALL STYLES. INDIES' end $1.00 for a pair, git ing ?iz width and tIe v.. j . . . tLej don't more than satLsfy you. send them Lack a: our cxp.-:.." CAMPBELL & DICK, 8I-83-85-87-&-89 5th Ave., Pittsburg. I THE NEW ; WHITE FRONT BUILDING ! No. 113 Clinton St., Johnstown, pf -GEIS OLD TANI. NOW Ql'IXX LEADING STORE OF THE CITY ; TO liUV YOUR El GC0D3, CARPETS, 1IK0LED5I3, FANCY GCOB, 1, With economy and profit to the Customer. Come r.r: I . JAMES Q,TJIri?. Jas. H.vs Ji'-r i:iv f.rvKO Ilench & ALL STEEL FRAME SPRING-TOOTH HARROW wliicli is a wimilerftil j .r vc-int :i t in SPRING-TOOTH HARROWS. Tretb qiiii k!y a.ljt:-t.sl hy TOOTH HOLDER Ever IovenV.1. T!ie r.-,t:i U I,.-!. U rTtt..rt l.y a n.iM.et, -.!, ;; ..... j., et! so as tn we ir iY..r:i !. to Is i n. hes the Main! "V-1: be c.!'tui,i,.i JAR1 ES B. HOLDERBAUIY PAUL. A. SCHELL. e in rtoek and sell verv low, Kitchen ware and fa:; ofallkii.d.a. MILK: PAIL-, MILK CANS, SIIHTIXCc and IIAULINl STEP LAIIU:i;, CLOTHES "WRACKS, WASHING Jf CHINES, TUJW, WRINGERS, WASH HOARDS. ICE CREAM FREEZERS, SCREEN DOORS. SCREEN WINDOWS. IRON. WOOD and BUCKET ITMPS, IRON PIPE. VALVES and FIT TINGS, and SEW ER PIPE. c have also put in a ni.-e ?tock of IV r. -. O.h, V i -a: sh Sa!: Colors of Lest make. Ready mixed paint from one pint -Jast received a carload of Drain Tile vervelieao for fa:u a Paul A. Schell, SOMERSET, PA. J;- A'rent for Donie'sEc Sewing Machine?. OUR MAMMOTH STORE Ilavin? filled the larire building formerly octnph-d Lv v . Morre II ct Co., with a lar-e ttock of Greii era 1 jVJerchn.ii cl i so. we respectfully call the attention of Somerset Count? Liners to Our DRY GOODS and NOTION DEPARTMENT is 1 f-' : the late styles of Staple and Fanev Goods: while our lines of ; PETS, MATTINGS, CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR, IIARDWAKI'- X LINERY GOODS, HATS, GROCERIES, etc., are full and c"r With our increased facilities for handling goods, we at e iS; pared to meet the wants of the general public, with everyth;:.-' -torn prices. " ; PEHK TRAFIC CO., LIMITED. Lower End of Washington St., JOHNSTOWN, F When in JOHNSTOWN, don't fail to call at GEO. K. KLINE'S i XEW STOXH, 241 JIain SL , here will bo found a Complete Stock of Dry Good-. Lades' ' Gents' Furiii.shing3 and raps. AU the Newest things iu Pre-.- ; including Silks, Serges, Henriettas, Camels Hair, Pedford Cords, V . en, Crepes and all other Novelties in tlie Dress Goods line. 1 complete line of Staple Goods. ?uch as Muslins, Shet'tim:. T.-' ,L ': ens, Crashes, Ac. Our Line of Ladies' Wraps, includes J- Caprs and New Markets of the latest Spric Stvh. OUR MOTTO : Best Goods, Latest Styles and Lowe-: Tr oiae and see ns. " ; GEO. E. 0L.A FINE SfOfcE. THE Solid Leather. D01)G0I;i Sl)UEj AT $1.00 A PAIR. Holclerbaum. a car load :f the. Drumgold ori!r l.vwem'n nne nut. Tlie belt H.if ,.t'i!. .,,;,, ui,:, j, U f, -ir ,.r !... inm. any Sj.ri.i-t.,..!, harrow it', e'l-v ; av. A- 4 ELIjNTE. St!
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