The Somerset Herald. EDWARD SCTLU Editor nd Proprietor. WEPXESOAT. Au?Ufct 1893 Onk of ttt? a.lminW ration s wise oolWt.irs of customs at hfKiiHmn,' rec-ntlv .baro-d an ol.l soldier cum ins frm -Miad:i H" fr bis wrk. Foi5 a preat l-ad r, tJrovcr Cleveland Is .loiiiK 1,-ss leading titan any Uli- i:ui on t f pnMiud. NoIxhIv it following his lead out.-i.k of a compar atively few office holde-s. The object in wevcrai States in nom inating a IViiHx ratic ticket enis tola? to find out whether there i a Demo cratic party left. It in kind of politi cal cciimi for future reft rcinv. The deficit f..r July in th National Tr.-ar.urj-, tin1 first niontli in the new tis--.il year, i and the na- tioiial'dt-U ii.crcn-ctl during the same ri.l .;i.tU"i. While the I-tiH ton arc chuckling u i:li gW nvcf "the fj-lil in the l!cjmS 1ki.ii iwrtv" in thi- Stale, a shrewd ..I r.rilL'L-tt!iat the Ia1inTtlo lurry i- nt large t-iHWgli to-plit. Tiic I'ni'.sl STatt under levclaiid' ndmiiii-tratioii hurtoi.i-d paving it Winded d.U and iiMT-ai-d the dcU s-i". iiki mi. Mtid tlw- admini!4ration wi'.l not end until March 4, l"'.'7. Ix the horses of the I'tntcd State were valued at fi;vM.). In 1..-. tlu- iiuihUt Lad increased over 1 (mmi, the value was only f-ITii,- -ai -.i Horses were ttrack by "the pxtil old Ihinocratic limes." We heard last year a good d-alalout "tlie miTcring farmers of Nebraska, und that "people were moving away.' This year the lowest estimate of the i. -uiu nf the LTowinsr croiw is . i- . , ....- - - ltm,iMi,rtl. Tliat is not so had. The increase of wagt-s in many wrkshos over which I li-UKK-ratic r- tans are blowing is, in nine cases in ev ery U n,only an attempt at restoration of old-time prices. The increase is sun ply a forerunner of the good times to lie repeated. Sl I'KKUUl t'ol UT Jl IKiE tlr.EAPY l.l it!! instance of didn't know it was loaded. The delegates set up by liim for himself and (Jilkeson in his own countv of Huntingdon were d featHl, the tuay delegates winning by a vote of three to one. That eminent agriculturalist, Secre- t ire Morton, has iriveii notice that he will alIih the seed division of hi dcinirtincnt, in the interest of rigid -conomv. Kvideiitly he thinks the f:inu.-rs wiio were ruined by tlie Mt-Kinlev tariff are now rich ciiougl to Ihiv seeds, or that rm le Sam is t lfc.r, under the present tariff "for rev clilie only," to send out choice se-ls. 'New York." we an- told, "will unite on ttovcrnor Mortou for i.;. 1 le is a strong man. IoulitU- Maine ill unite on Tom Ilclf !ii on t iiivernor Mc.-vinlcv. Iowa on N'li . alor Alli-oti, and they are ali g lii. li. In the tiH-aiitiiiK', Michigan name a pl man in Alger, llliiij jiii name 'ullom. and if any of them should 1- lioiuinatol and cli-tcd, tl: iMintrv would have a ruler, an avowed protci-tionit, and an Aitu ri-a ill the full wclie of the Word. Jl ls;i; from the result of the 1U' publican primaries lu-ld in five differ t ut counties in the State Saturday, and tlie action of the Washington count convention Monday, it looks as thoul Senator Quay's prediction, i.uelc soine weeks since, that he would have a in; jority of seventy-nine in the conven lion will not I? found to lie ver wide of the mark. The action of the Wash iugtou county convention insures h;ni a practically solid delegation from western Pennsylvania, liarring Alle irhctiv county. The situation in Phil adelphia has recently undergone ereat chanin.. The more samruine friends of the Senator an now claim ing a majority of the delegates froi that city, while the opposition, who a few days since were only wil ing to concede l.iin three would lie glad to give him twenty and have him pit. The sentiment of the jolly is over whelmingly in favor of placing the junior Senator at the head of the State Committee, and he cannot lie defeated in the convention exivpt by stifling the popular voice. The Populists of Ohio assembled in Slate Convention at Columbus, on Friday last and placed a full State ticket ill the field, headed by "Cielieral'' Coxey for tioveriior. The platform as finally adopted de lares in favor of State control of the liquor traffic; the free and unlimited coinage of silver; the eiiactiueiit of a law which will make unlawful any liond, note or mortgage, or other obli gation that shall le made payable in gold only; favors the immediate aUd ishment of the national -banking sys tem; denounces as treason the issuing of interest-lieariug bonds in time of jieaee; denounces the "subversion of the right of trial by jury, as in the Iebs case;" demands the nationalization of all pub lic monopolies; favors the jx-r diem servit iK-nsiuu act; favors such legis lation on the subjot of taxation as will remedy all inequalities, "so that projterty-owners will iay taxes on what they own and not on what they owe;" indorses the idea of th election of all public officers by a direct vote of the people; favors the eight hour work da vaud union labor. advocates the enactment of a law reg ulating the size of screens used in the coal mines of this State, and declares in favor of a reduction in the salaries of all officials in State and counties. Ohio ought to lie a paradise for cranks aim iiooocs mis summer, as do jl dies they will all want to enlist again under Coxey 's banner and eat at the public exjiense. Mounted on his prancing steed, leading his Fallstaflian hosts, Coxty will at least lend pictur crf,pie!iess to the Il jckeye Slate cam paign. The official rcorts from Washing ton show that since the beginning of President Cleveland's administratioa the national delit has been increased by the sum of tini.SM.SlT. This means that the reign of Clevelandisiu and its alleged statesmanship involves vastly more tlian a reversal of the pa triotic foreign jiolicy of the previous Ilcpublican administrations. It means more than reversing the national in dustrial policy in the interest of our foreign comjictitors. It means, in ad dition, the reversal of the debt-jaying jsdicy of tlie preceding administra- tions and adding to the national bur- Ion at the rate of f 130,000,000 a year. There are individuals no doubt, in me "nited States who profit by tin nvca- ar kind of statesmanship, but they are the money-lending few who reap their golden harvests from the neeessi- ies of the people. It Is true there are ndieationsof a partial return to busi ness prosperity, but why uoes u eosi 130,0 10,000 a year? The Tanner w ho mortgages all his land to raise money for current expenses may feel nusii hile handling the cash which repre- ...... i j 1 sent not Ins wealth but ins imieiiicsi- iicss; but it will hardly 1 claimed th..t bi condition is as enviable as his neighbor who is not compelled to exe cute such a mortgage. The watchword of the Cloveland- YVall-strcet conibinatiou now lu tlie saddle set :us to be to pile up the na tional debt and then secure the ningle gold standard for thetimeot payment. t may suit the iurposes of interested parties to call this "statesmanship, Iwit l lu-re are man v who retard It as etu r expressed by a different and less complimentary term. STATE CHAIRMANSHIP FIGHT, QatT Lea disc la Almost Every County Wcero rrimarie aro Held. Hasting doa Sebnket Saperier Court Jattie OrUdy.-Waskiaf toa't Focr Del egate for the Bearer Xaa. The KeMibliea!m held their primarim in I e.upliin. Klk, iMiferne, Clinton, Sus quehanna, Huntington. and Snyder coun tieo in Saturday, and the reports show up reniarkal'ly well for Senator Quay, In Iaupliin his fiv delegate were ele-t- e-l withiHit oppition, the combine not haingtlic temerity to set up opposing raixiidutcs. In Klk there was practically nooition, the Quay candidate win i.ing by an Immense majority. Of the nine delegates el-ted in Luzerne the home of Superior Court Judge Rice the combine claim to have elected seven. three of them only winning by one vote each. Tlie result in IW-nie was most gratifying to the friends of Senator Quay, In Clinton, Susquehanna, Huntingdon and Snyder the combine did not get a single delegate. In only one county was there marked judicial or official interference, and it turned out Itadly for the Combine, Jnd;e Orlady, of the Superior Court, although not opposed by either Quay or his dele gates, and bavins' had the assurances of the latter that they would support him for nomination in the convention, thought it best to put up delegates in his own interest, and to distribute a circular all over the county asking his friends to stand by his delegates and scratch those running for Quay. He set up the plea that his candidacy was not in the interest of any fai-tion, but tlie fai-t that one of his delegates soon announced himself out spokenly for the Combine left no douM as to the part the Judge w as playing, and when the people reached the polls they scored an overwhelming victory for Quay. This incident serves to show how far the judiciary can lie drawn into politics, and to foreshadow what may h:ipeil when the election day comes around. The Washington County Convention passed a resolution by a unanimous vote requesting their four delegates, who had licet, elected some time since, to snpjiort Senator Quay. This action pnu-tunlly secures for the Senator every delegate from the western part of the State, ex cept Al'.euhcny county. Twenty-one delegate ill 1 ele-t this week Crawford county clewed four on Tuel.iv, and next Saturday Moiit- piniery se!s-t even, Juniata one. Perry two, York fie auj Adama two. A w eek later ameroti iNHitur wi.l set-t one delegate, I'ullon one, Chester five, VilMin two, 1 y.i.minjt three and N-hih four. The w i:i. up w i J Iw in riula-le:i,:,ia on Au-iM w hen the seventy cily lel jjat- will Is1 scledi!. Tlie Quay Bird Got Taere Firtt. Char! W. Yost, Councilman from the Tiiird ward of Steeltoii, who is a great piir"on admirer, flew four birds on Sat urday, w hi h were given .litj.-al nam; The bird., n.iined Quay, Ha-4iut;s, Cam eron and okeaoti, were taken to Sun bury on Saturday morning and released at the railroad station. The laskel wa opened at lit o'clock exactly. At 1- o'clock iis in. just two hours later. Quay and Hastings arrived on the roof of Mr. Yost's house. North Front street, Sicelton. Quay scrambled to the roof first, however. The bird named for "Fr.isLy"' Uilkeson arrived at 6 o'chs-k in the evening, eight hours being its time from Sunbury, but Cameron did not come in on Saturday night, and when a reporter saw Mr. Yost afterwards, the Senator's bird was still lost. SlaBghtericg Grtfihopperf . I'roin Ihe New York World. Minnesota scientists have tackled the grasshopper pest in a new way. Can vas and kerosene is the combination lic- fore w hii-h ihe tinv hoppers go down to their death. Hit there it is known as a "hopper-dozer." The state pays the ex penses of the slaughter, and the slaughter is terntic. Ihink, if you can, of !,u bushel liaskets packed with hoppers. That was the average record in a dav of killed and w ounded insects at the height of the scourge. l Here iiappenci io no a suite appro priation for killing hoppers, iin.1 this was turned over to the execntionFr. "I had 3W hopper-dozers built after the most approve,! fashion," said Ir. Lugger to the HW.i corresjiondeiit, "and purchase In barrels of kerosene oil. All we asked of the farmers was that they run the machines. That they were anxious to do this is shown by the fact that there was a fight for the machines, Kvery farmer in the sect ion wanted one and wanted it at onv. We could not get thc:n built fast enough to supply the demand. The same thins was done at Rush City, Dululh and other points, although there were not as many of them furnished at these places. I estimate that these machines killed al out s.oni bushels a day during the time that they were all running. I do not think that this is exaggerated in the least, as there were over l of the machines, and at the end of a day's work from three to ten bushels could be taken out of each machine with a shovel. Just a'oout one hopper in ten that dies does so in the machine, so you can see that my estimate is not a large one by any means." "What is the nature of the machine?" he was asked. "It is something in the nature of an overgrown dust pan, and is made of tin. It is els mt eight feet long by two feet wide, runs on three small runners, and is drawn over the ground by a horse. At the front of the machine is a trough filled w ilh coal oil, and la-hind this, at right angles, a piece of can vas rises to a height of three or four feel. As this machine is drawn over the ground the hoppers jump into it, the canvas preventing them from jumping over. Tl.ey fall into the oil and that is the end. German! in America. Washixotox, August 3. A report by Commercial Agent Stern, at llainlierg, (let-many, to the Stale Department, shows that for the year lsjij Germany sent to the United States S4.210 emigrants. The largest emigration to the United States was in Issi, numlMring J,1sm persons. In IWil there were 75,1(12. Dur ing the period covered by the report, 20 years, tlie German emigration to tbe United States amounted to 1.71, Wl, more than lu per cent of tbe total emigration from the empire. The imperial govern ment is making every effort to turn the tide of fieruian emigration to the Ger man colonies in Africa, but so far have met w ith little success. Are you a sufferer from that terrible plaguc. Itching Files? I loan s Ointment w ill bring you instant relief and perma- iicntcure. Get it from your dealer. PAKIC 15 A CHTJBCH. A Bolt of Lightning Comei Tp Throagn the Floor. Klkmixotox, X. J Aug. 4. Tlie word of a fervent lienediction had scarcely IeR tlie lips of thi Iter. Mr. Bowman, in the Methslist church at Qtiakersto n, seven miles alove here, to-lay, when there came a blinding flash of lightning and a terrifying burst of thunder that all but wrecked the little building. The bolt entered the church and injured a score of people, several of them protiably fatally. The Iwlt seemed to enter the edince by the liasement, shooting up through the fl.Hir and bursting with the force of a huge cannon. Memler of the congre gation who had started to leave, or were standing in groups conversing with each other, were thrown into a wild panic. while at least -JO of them received injur ies more or less severe. Amid the tumult of screaming women and crying children and the groans of the injured, there was a stampede of frightened horses under the sheds out side, A number of them broke their tethers and ran away, wrecking the car riages to which they w ere attached, and dashed down sections of fencing. rastor rtowman and scores of willing hands were soon at work among the stricken one. A number of them were unconscious, and it was thought at first thev had leen killed outright. They were laid upon the iew- cushions. The parsonage, which adjoins the church was converted into a hospital. All the clothing was torn from Sexton Rannon, w hile his shoes looked as though thev had Is-en run through a corn sheller. He is suffering from the shock and can hardly recover. The bolt struck through the floor, right at the feet of Minnie Farce, and she was thrown down with ereat violence. Her life is despaired oC Mrs. Row-man, who stood near Mrs. Farce, w as also thrown down by the aw ful explosion. Her hat was torn from her head and a steel ripped clean out of her corset. She is still unconscious. James Hotf eot the full force of the shock and he lies in a semiconscious con dition. F.xamination of the building after the excitement had sulwided somewhat show ed that the lsdt had struck an outer wall. ran down to the basement, fit) feet along the joists and shot up through the floor like a huge bullet. The large bell in the tower was loosened from its hangings and only a slender strip of scantling kept it from crashing down upon the heads of scores of people at the doorway. Big Corn Crop of the Weit. Chicaoo, 111., Aug. 2 The crop of corn this year w ill be the largest that has ever lsen known. It is estimated at the present time that the yield will exceed by a,uuO,tH bushels the record of any previous vear. This condition did not exist a month ago. At that time con tinned drought in nearly all the corn States made the outhsik dubious for an average yield; but the rains came, copious. heavy, continued showers just at the time needed, and to-day prosperity hovers closer over millions of homes than for many a year. How much depends upon the corn crop is realized by few. The corn crop will Uripg more money if marketed than all other grain product combined. The estimated yield of corn for this year is from 2.'U',;H',n to 2,.Vmis,iii,'U laisbels. At present price, which is V cents for iHs emlsT or May delivery, the crop w ill 1 worth ?-i.ii,'!. A decline ,-f 5 rent a bushel would mean a ditl'ereiice of ?Hii,'"' in the value of the crop. low a'h I V WI.MsK si rt-i.v. To emphasize the immensity of this product, it mar lie said that the Slate of I.tw a alone w ill rai enough corn this year to supply more than five bushels to evcrr man. woman and child in the United Slali-s. Illinois, iljio, Minti.-s,,t, Missouri and Nebraska comprint' w hat has lieen term- ed th corn la-It. This swiloti furnishes m-ar'ty if not quite two-thirds of the ci.t ire corn prod ;i.-l. Sit favorable have the r-sirts ls.me of an enormous crop- that the managers of the various rail roads that traverse the valleys of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers are largely making arrangements and per fei-ting their equipment for handling the crop. The force of workmen has been n creased in a number of the shops, and all rolling stock Is lieing repaired and made available for use in addition to new freight cars that are lieing pushed rapidly in construction. The Government n-iort of July 10 in di-ated that there would Is? an unusually large yield or corn, but since that re Mrt was issued the conditions have greatly improved. Secretary Morton has called for a special rejvirt upon corn from all weather stations, which will he fur nished next Tuesday. The previous grtest yield or any year was in lssji, w hen the acreage was 7s,:;i:i.ti;i and the yield 2,I12,rlrtii bushels. Caugat ia a Wall of Water. Casi-kr. Wvo.. A lie. 1. A terrible cloudburst occurred south of this city on Casper Mountain at the head of Garden Creek last night. The first thing the flood reached was a pleasure resort at the head of t iarden Crock. All the buildings were swept awav. and the site of the hotel is buried lienealh debris 30 feet deep. From here the water followed the cmrse of the creek and demolished everything in its path. Judging from water marks, a volume if water 40 feet high, and 30 rods wide, passed through a narrow defile aUmt tw o miles long from the mountain proper. Without warning this great tbss! in its rush don n the side of the mountain found many campers cither sleeping or aliout ready to retire for the night. S. New by and his family had retired, when all at once they were surrounded with water. New by was caist up on a rock and escaped, but his w ifeand son were drown ed, Samuel Harrison's two children were caught in tbe flood and carried away by tbe mad water. Roulder were torn from the mountain side that weigh .ri0 tons. Trees two feet in diameter were torn up and carried down the stream. At least . persons escaped with noth ing but their sleeping garments. Food and clothing are lieing seifl to the unfor tunates by the citizens of Casper. Socori-.o, N. M., Aug. 1. The flood yes terday was the most damaging in the history of New Mexico. Light persons are known to have lost their lives in the raging waters. The storm began with a downpour of rain at 2 p. m., and after two hours of terrific rainfall, a cloudburst struck the mountain about five miles aliove the town. In less than half an hour after, dark, gigantic waves, bringing rocks, mud and debris, took their de vastating course throng h the streets. ALWAYS COD I, AT TEE SEASHOBE. Low Bates via B. A 0. If you want to spend a delightful week and get a new set of nerves, go to Atlan tic City, August th, via R. A O. The liest train service the R. A . has is at your service. The tickets are good going on all trains of August 8(b, and valid for return trip 12 days, including day of sale, with the privilege of stopping off at Washington on the return journey. We give below a list of stations in this vicinity, showing time of trains and rates of fare : time. RATE. am't. Ifockwood.... Jiih&Htowii.... Somerset 10 ii! a in 7 a in Ui - 12 15a tnJO 00 1 Xi p m Z 3 .V " uu VI 47 a m s M Mcyersdale... II 17 - 11 n.liuaii (ttpm I'M " MUD Cumlierlaii4. 12 M 1 Mi - 7 all Pullman Parlor Cars w ill be attached to the morning train and Sleeping Cars to the night train. Tickets will also be sold from other sta- tions at correspondingly low rates. For more detailed information apply to nearest R. A . Agent. The Columbia'! Fast Bun. Qi-araxtixf,S,L, Aug. 2. The United States cruiser Columbia arrived at Quar antine this morning, alter the most mem orable run at sea ever made by a war vessel, making the trip from Southamp ton in 6 days, 23 hours and 49 minutes. This establishes her right to precedence as the fastest vessel in the service of the United States. The surprise is all the greater lsjcause the Columbia made a voyage under con ditions that were detrimental to m quick run. The Columbia had only half the re quired number of engineer officers, most important personages on a speed trial and lacked a fourth of a complete crew i,1 machinists and firemen. Her coal, too, was of an inferior order. The American line steamer St. Louis left Southampton just -i hours and 20 minutes lehind the Columbia, and the Hamburg-American line steamship Au gusta Victoria, passed the Needles about 100 miles behind the Columbia. Neither of these crack liners wasab to overtake the cruiser. The express steamers of the trans- Atlantic passage lines use forced draught and burn 31)0 to 200 tons of coal a day, Some of the records of interest in connec tion with the record of Columbia's trip are the following, between New Y'ork and Southampton ; Paris, 6 days, 16 hours, 43 minutes; New Y'ork, 6 days, 7 hours 14 minutes ; Fuerst Risniarck, 6 days, 10 hours, SI minutes; Normannia, 6 days. 12 hours, 30 minutes. Biggest Turtle in Captivity. Asbvrt Park, N. J., Aug. 3. The monster sea turtle captured yesterday and now on exhibition in a salt water lank on the fishing pier, is a greater curiosity than a sea serpent. Since tbe captive was placed on the pier at noon to-day no less than 50,000 people have crowded about the incloHure to olitain a view of this, tbe largest turtle in captivity. He weighs 815 pounds, is three feet thick from back to stomach, seven and a half feet long and four feet wide. His front flippers are two and a half feet long and a foot thick. They greatly resemble in shape a screw propeller, and their movement is very much like that of wings. The turtle's neck measures 45 inches in circumference. The eyes are alsiut the size of a watch. The turtle is of theleather-latck variety and is very rare in this water. lie was caught Friday night in the fish poud at Galilea, near Soabright. There have been many conjectures aa to tbe age of this turtle. Senator Rrad ley thinks it was no small baby w hen Columbus discovered America, It la known that such turtles live to a great age. Tbe specimen is believed to be akin to the specie of gigantic land tor toises which formerly Inhabited tbe Ual- apagoes Islands lu great abundance. Copplnger at Jackson's Hole. Jackson's Hole, Wyo., Ang. 1 Gen eral Coppinger nd the troops have ar rived and are now making an investiga tion of the t-hooting of the Indian prison ers, and it is uid some of the settlers will be arrested, especially the Constahleand his men. The settlers are quiet, Isit are afraid of arrest. The Indians are hasten ing rapidly toward their reservation, and none are in sight here. WasiiisoTos, H. C, Aug. X General Coppitiger, in a telegram to Army Head quarters, received to-day, thus dewrilnw the situation in the I tan nock Indian coun try : "All is quiet at Jackson's Hole. Two scooting parties were sent out esterday, one to tbe ojntry emt of Rutfalo and one admit Hobuek's Rivrr. One com pany at Hil was ordered to Swan Valley for the protwtion of citiens. The ailing agent at the Fort Hall reservation reMirta that 14 Indians were ounied f sir miles east of SoU Springs and some J'at the outlet of Gray's Ijike, all claim ing to lie on their way to their rwpe-tive reservations." Strange Deaia of a Woman ia tae Hay Field. Ci.kaiu im.p. ra., Aug. 2. The dan gers of the hay field took a new form near here a few ilays aft, when Mrs. Fred Marshall, the wife of a well-known fitr niefat Lulhervliurg, was killed, lieing throw n M feet in the air and over a high emlatnkment. Tbe woman was assisting her husliand to load hay on a wagou standing on a side hill. The wagon was filled, and the long pole with which it was to lie Ismnd was being fastened by Mr. Marshall. His w ife, sitting on the pole, helped him to hold it down. Suddenly the wagon toppled over, the pole catching in the woman's clothes. At the same time the man was thrown from his position, and the pole, springing forward, tbe woman. with terrific force, shot into the air. She was burled at least 50 feet, landing at the foot of the hill, and died within a short time. His Wife's Bloomers in Court. Patkhson, N. J., Aug. 1. George Ever- son, a young married man, living with his wife at Hawthorne, a sulairb, wants an injunction to prevent his wife from wearing bloomers. He is an enthusiastic bicyclist, and some time ago taught his wife how to ride. She complained, how ever, that there was little enjoyment riding with heavy skirts, and a few- days ago she came out in bright red bloomers. Her husliand argued with her and tried in vain to persuade her to give them up. She was olmtinate, however, and finally the husband consulted Lawyer Randall as to the possibilities of getting an injunction from Court to restrain his wife from wearing bloomers. When told he could hardly get a Court to act in such a case, he went home sadly to renew his arguments with his wife. Coxey for Goveraor of Ohio. CoLrsiBt's ., Aug. 2. The Populist State Convention to-day nominated Jacob Coxey, of Canton, the "Commonweal" leader, as their candidate for Governor, giving him 520 votes to 74 for his only opponent, Ed. Starke, of Cleveland. The additions to the platform include the following: Declaring it treason to iwue interest-bearing bonds in time of peace ; that tbe trial of fiebs was a sub version of the right to trial by jury, and demanding that all public monopolies lie nationalized ; favoring the State control of the sale of intoxicating liquors without profit ; declaring in favor of the election of all State and National officers by a direct vote of the people; favoring the eight hour system of State employment. Tried to Hang a Woman. Shamokix, Pa., Aug. 2L Recause she failed to provide them with supper promptly on their return from work, in West Coal Township, last night, Mrs. Mary Guser had a narrow escajte from death at the hands of ber husltand and his father. After brutally beating her until she was senseless, the two men carried the woman into the cellar, tied a rope alsiut her neck, and were pr.x-eed-iiig to hang her to a joist when her broth er arrived on the scene, A desperate fight then ensued between tbe brother and the would-be murderers, but tbe former was successful, rescuing tbe woman and leaving ber assailants un conscious on the cellar floor. Struck By Liightning. Altooma, Pa, Aug. 4. John II. Mil ler, his father, Samuel Miller, and Mrs. Miller, said to m from Williamsport, and on their way to Pittsbnrg by wagon, were overtaken by a heavy thunder storm near I'uncansville, near this city, this afternoon, and took shelter under a tree. A bolt of lightning struck the party, killing young Miller instantly and fatal ly shocking his mother, while the elder man escaped unhurt. A dispatch from Charlottetown, Prince Kdward Island, says Mrs. Alexander Campbell, of Montague, gave birth to five daughters on Sunday. Her husband is a tailor, in his 61th year. BX3TCID BATES TO TEE SEABHUAE. Select tow rite Excursion via FeaniylTa- nia Bailroad. The next of the Pennsylvania Kail- road Company's select excursions to At lantic City, Cape May, Sea Isle Cily, Ocean City, Avalon and Holly Reach will be run on Thursday, August 1. The tickets w ill permit of a stay or nearly two weeks, and a choice of either of the seashore points named above will be allowed- A special train of Parlor Cars and day coaches will leave Pittsburg on the aliove mentioned dato at 8:50 a. m.. ind the time from other stations will le as follows: KATE. ' TRl!S. LKAVI Oonmllsvllle , 310 on 7:3J a. m. Johnstown 9 2j I'litlHtleliihiu .arrive A aiecial train will leave Market Street Wharf at 7: P.M., August 1 for Atlantic City, arriving at Atlantic City aisait w P. M., making the run frtm Pittxluig to the snuthore in twclrc honrn. Arrange ments have leen made for transfer of passengers from Rrmd Street Station to Market Street Wharf on arrival of special train, or passenger can spend the night in the city and proceed to the Shore by any regular train of the following day. For further information apply to tickrt agents, or to Mr. Thomas K. Watt, Pis trict Passenger Agent, Pittsburg. Hi Voice Was Poor. Nkw Y'ork, Aug. 4. Antonio Caldoro, an Italian, was plavinc a euitar in his yard at an early hour this morning, when Michael Pasento, another Italian, entered and volunteered to sing an accompani ment. Caldoro replied that he did not like his visitor's voice. Then there was trouble, and the police found Pasento on the sidewalk with a terrible gash in his neck, and several other knife wounds, from w hich he died after he had several times gasped the name of his assailant. Caldero and several other Italians who were of the party are under arrest for murder. Fertilisers. I have completed a new warehouse at Somerset Pa., and w ill at all times le prepared to furnish tho Zell Guano Co. fertilizers specially prepared by them for the different crops and in any quantity; these goods have leen thoroughly tested and prove to be of the very best. Per sons desiring any of the alnice goods can be accomodated by calling on II. L. Sipe Somerset Pa. A supply of the samo goods will also be kept at my Sipeaville w are house. Peter Slpe, Ag't. Lightning Hit The Mother. Jackson vi i.i.e, Fla., July 31. Ella Jen kins, aged 25. w hile standing m the dsr of her house in the suburbs of this city during a heavy thunder and lightning storm to-dar. w as killed by an electric U.1U The baby she held in her arms was unharmed. The mother's dress was ripied ojien dow n to the waist, and on her head and bosom apeared two marks made by electricity resembling a cr.ws. Several negro families living nearby have for saken their houses to-tiighL, as they say tbe pls-e is hood'iocd. FUaty f Applet TkU Tr. Chicaoo, 111., Auk. I. At the animal meeting of the National Apple Shippers' AwMiciittioti held here to-day and attended by delegates ax far Kant at Portland, Me., and ax far Went as IVnver, Col., a com mittee of apple grower, packers and dealer reiortd that the July report of the 1' tilled Slates Ivpurtuient of Agricul ture, indii'Mting a hort apple crop, was entirely incorrect and misleading. Those in attcmlaui-e at the meeting declared the outlook to be for the 1 argot jregate crop of the UHt quality in re-ent years. Xteaf of Interest. Tbe Maryland iH-iuocratie convention. held in Italtiiuore Wednesday, nominat ed John K. Hurst for (Sovernor, Marion lie Kalb Smith for Comptroller, and C. C. Crother (or Attorney (ieneral. The nominees are tiorman men. The supreme court of Nebraska has just declared unconstitutional the law requiring railway engineers to whistle at every hichwav. and imixiMug a tine of &i0 for every failure to do so. For years the farmers along the railways have made considerable moner by bringing suits under this law. The I'nion Pactic rail road recently had to pay $t,r to one man alone. l!r a decision handed down by Chief Justice Clement, in Prooklyn, Kdward II. Litchfield and executors of the Litch field estate will have to pay the city of Brooklyn for taxes due for more than twenty-five years ou g-J,Dun,inl worth of property. Some months ago by decision also given by Judge Clem ent, Registrar of Arrears, Frederick Hen nclis succeiled in getting 3m,mjo for back taxes. Sheriff Kdward J. II. Tainsen of New York, has lieen carefully weighed by the lieneral Sessions Grand Jury for three nays and found wanting. He was in dicted Friday on two counts for misde meanor, and his suliordi nates, ex-Ward en Itaabe, ex-Keepers Scheer and Schoen were also indicted for misdemeanors, all for allowing the three post otlice burg lars, Joseph Killoran, Charles Allen and Henry Itiissel, to escape from Ludlow Street Jail on the morning of July -L 'enrge Mitchell, colored, was hanged at Live dak, Fla., Thursday for compli city in the murder and robliery of Alfred Ityeburg, a white man. Mitchell died like a man, and to the last protested his innocence. Mitchell is the second man hanged for Ityeburg's murder, Ileury Itrown having been executed for the same crime July 17. When ISrowit was hanged he swore on tbe scaffold that he alone killed Kyehtirg, and that Mitchell and Stevens were inno cent. Make Cows Pay. Twenty cows and one Little Giant Separator will make more butter than 25 cows and no separa tor. Five cows will bring $200 to $300 and one separator will cost $125. Five cows will eat a lot of feed; a separator eats noth ing. Moral: Make the cow business pay by using a sep arator. Send for circulars. P. M. Suabplm, Westchester, Pa. Butland, Vt. HENCH & DROHGOLD'S SA7r;.iLLEt:ei:Es A wonrirrrul liaprovmx-ot In Frtrtlaa Feeds and 4.1sUark. Hack mottunof rarrtMo; tlmra an lust aaanyoUitTlu the market. Krtrllaat lalrh r eea, cauainf all thefrfd svarioc lo wand Mill ablle bock a(; sreat atorlac la swwvr aaa wear. rml 4vnuiu.tamMfurlaj'geuatalac'uea!Mtprk'ai Ala Fariaf llarrawa, liar Kakra, Calttoatara, 'arariaatera,!Bellera,ec MrntiimihuiMiprr. UESCH nuONUOU), Jtrra Yark, Pa. HAUTAUQUA - Nursery Co. Offer Liberal Terms to Agents- Salary anl expanses or romniisalon. High Ifr.ule stock at low prices. New spA-laltics. tSeeU potatoes, etc Men Wanted In every town, SUily work. I'ay wvkly Adilnw H B. WILLIAMS. Sc, PORTLAND. N. Y P. & P. Goods Bought at Ruinous Prices to be sold out during JUNE anfl JDLY. Lare lot of .Ladies Stuley Shirt "Waists just received that have been bought to sell at 63, 7", and 88 cents. Former price was 90c, $1.00 and $1.25. Elegant new line of Silk Umbrel las, bought to bcII at $1.25. Former price was $1.60 New line of Silks for Waists at 35, 40, 50 and 75 cents. Special prices to bnjers on Lace Curtains, all new patterns. New line of Wash Goods just re ceived. Dress Good., Ac, at reduced pric es. Ladies' Capes at half price. White Goods, Laces, Hamburg, Gloves, Ribbons, Handkerchiefs, Stockings, Underwear, Ac. Gentlemen's Underwear, Shirts, at reduced prices. Gentlcmens' Sweaters at 22 cents. Remnants of Carpets in Rrussells and Ingrains, at half their value. Our Stock is all new and bought at way-down prices for June and July SALES. Parker & Parker. B. & B. Don't be satisfied I'nlil you've wnt to our Mail Ortler iK'jiartment for Haniplti of the groat twt Imrsiin purchase this store ever made for its Silk Department: l(l,iw yanis of I'ure rliwe Silkn in twiliil Mack and artistic evening Kliaile choicest color ami combina tions regular $l.i and $l..Vi rimmIs, bought to sell, (i"c ami a ynnl. Wash Goods Dep't. Still emptying nhelves. It 3V. French Organdies in light and dark grounds, l.V a yard. Iit of French Organdies white grounds handsomest sty lea ever pro duced by the. French designers, 2V yanL Thousands of yari of chi lice Wash (ioods ut -Vand T!c a yard, all to lie cleared regardless of loss or -ost. Will you Come? Nome little accessories to dress which women will tuiiueciate at such re ductions; Celluloid Side I'omlia, Plain, 5c, Kc, We, li l.V, av, and 2 Kx- tra large sizes, -to and rK Celluloid Side Comlis, Fancy, l.V, Jlc, 2.V to .rc a pair. (Genuine Tortoise Shell Side CoiiiIm IMnin, .Vk- to SUl. Fancy Keal Shell Side Comls, ( I."") to $150 a pair. Celluloid or Horn Daggers and Two prong rins, 1th- to Sh-. Lot Ijidies' White Metal Belt Buckle. 2.V oneii reduced to 5c and 10c each; .Vie ones, 25c. 5HC Black Silk Belts, 2 inches wide, met al bucklejt, iV each; 7.V ones at 5tV. BOGGS & BUHL, Allegheny, Pa. U.RSULINE ACADEMY. Wlneblddle Ave near lVnn, Plttslmrg, Pa. Boarding and Da; School for Young Ladles. Conducted by tlie Urxnline N'una. iViinolel cours. of Knifllsh unit Fn-ncli private Icumhih in niunle, InKlniiucnlul and vocal; Krench, Ifcriiinii. tlniwiiiK. Imililicg and rlixMiliim. Kor lernm apply to lli dirwi reHK. The school will open .Monday, S. pl. Htli. PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE fk WOMEN. PITTSBURG. PA. Twcntv-alxth Annual Sewion iMlnn S-p-tcmlMT IS. l-i.V. UxTition Ixwutlflll A heal til-I ful. Mupcrior oppirtuiiltit ottered in every ucimnuieuu Atiuroo, MISS R. JENNIE DE YORE. Pres. ELWOOD ACADEMY. Kr.WtHHi CITV, LAWRESVE PA. roa aotM mxi. aT aoaa. iowist a-ia. Prvpinn for BukIiii-sk, Tttohlne ani Pro fnutiim. for thr btit Oil lege, i'oursnt in Teacliina. H.ihIiiitih, Science. Aria, Music. Steiiorupliy. Typ.wriliii)t. lraa-iii, 1'aiut- inn. ruMcllc, KliM-iitiou and oratory. H-nd fore:it.iloeiif. H. V. HtXit'E, Ph. !., Principal. STEEL ROOFING and SIDING. (SaceaJaraa'a Palest.) Lightning, Flrt and Storm PrecL 6nd Tor catuliiv lf lukva. Tko Praa Traa Raataa- aa4 Carra ala I'a. 1 14.1. 1. I'hlla ra., fala MI'ra, : Facts About : FURNITURE We can inform the trade and public at large that we have come out victori ous In our deal with the furniture manufacturers of Michigan. Ve got all we asked for In the w ay of latr gaius consequently all w e expected, what more do wo want? We only want the trade to know that our line is bet ter in every respect now than ever be fore and that wr are going to contin ue selling Furniture on a very low basis. $25 and $28.00 win buy a solid Oak Suit for the bed room, containing six pieces, made and finished iu the very latest styles. $18 and $20.00 takes fnm our floor a nice suit, either in Antique or Im itation Walnut finish. $28 and $3U.0U payslbranlceover- stuffed or wood-frame suit for the par lor, upholstered in Ilna-atelle, Silk, Tapostry and I'lush. $15 and $20.00 takes one of the same style suits upholstered in Tap estry. $1.80, $1.90, $2.00. Nice Heed Rock ers ltith century finish very orna mental for the porch. $9 and $15.00 buys a solid Oak Side board. C. H. 606 Main- Cross Street, Somerset, Pa. Mrs. A. E. UHL. Ilaving completed the repairs and the enlargement of My : : Store by annexing the adjoining room, formerly occupied by Mr. Frank Mnvler, I am now Lttmg it up with NEW GOODS and will be able to much better serve mv fiiends than heretofore. : My Stock : will comprise a complete Dry GOOdS StOre, A complete - - - LADIES' FURNISHING GOODS STORE And a complete - - MILLINERY STORE. - - - Ladies' and Children's WRAPS, AND- Children's Outfit A specialty. Mrs. A. E. UHL Stenger's. Unloading our ahelvvM, ami I'oti titer Sale now on. It is not Tor pro tit, Imt to make room and i invert our aur i!uh atM'k of M-awmalile gmnW into eahh. Wo want to make a elen sweep of all our WASH GOODS. We are determined U sell, if prictM will wll them. Take notice of the nice line C'rejMins we offer at 10 cents, And good are thirty iiichea wide. We have a fair good line of Iliinilies. You can bur them now at 10 cents a yard. Jaconet Pliaaa, the uiott popular Waali fioiMia of the neasMin. We have about twenty pieces left and will give you yur choice of any of them now at 12 1-2 cents, JuMt half value for them. Imitation Swivel Ginghams, Small hit of them left. We will dose out balance at 12 1-2 cents. MAIN STREET. GOFFROTH JOHN STEM Johnstown, Pa. 2 Just arrived, the finest and most complete line of Ka''ej, Phaeton, Spring Wagon., Spindle Wagons and Dog (.'art., have chicles with .spring of every description, and at prices lower than ever lcf.rc heard of Brewster Side-Bar Spring. Coil Concord - - - -Dexter Queen - -American Queen -Ferry Queen - - And the improved End Spring, the best spring ever used A fine lot of Double and Single Harness, Saddles, Dusters. Whin, etc. Have a full line of FA-HjVT wagons, Heavy or Light. Call and see the greatest display of Vehicles in Somerset County to day at E. L. Patriot St., - - - - Somerset, Pa The New Capello Rance. WE fell tlie NEW CAPELLO RANGE, guaranteed the hr-. -t ar.!'. 2STEW CAPELLO : : ALSO A FULL LINE 0 : GRANITE, COPPER & TINWARE Milk Cans, Screen Door and Window. Ioe Cream I r- (Jasuliiie Stove. Call and see us. Rc.-it-ct! e f f . -. r , - - 1 - JAMES B. HOLDERBAUM, Somerset. P Great Inducements Drv Goods, Carpets, Oil Cloths, Lace Curia! Ladies' Coats, &c. Xow is the time to buy save money ana get something good. CLINTON STREET. 'wrjr:.;;:s UK :r s;es cf the Eye, '0') s e Er;j:cS;:rc,. LuSs sud Ckrcn. mfWM ' 0:,.V5. imy si ccr;::;:,;.. --3- ylv Vf' :;y Dr. MORRITZ "SALM, EYE, EAR, Ml, THROAT, LDNGS i NASAL CAtt tjr r. U'tM. I Kur the last S y,r 1 iiave i: -l f--." Foral.nij ti:u I mitifiS Hull I Ki-atm- j liml: tliey would rii. I.r.-a ' rnuiiuiliy lianiir mid lutrJi-r of luiinus. uivin me a w..rl. of iphii.:-'. KiniMiig iioi-t-i iMine into Hie enr alt-r a wliiit me unt't lr mv ilaiiy laU.r. I ft--' ami 1 Imi-oiim- v rv inurh uiurTii..!. o 1 went j il" ti.r trMm; t'oruiv me. '! ''" to lr. :iliil mikI put nivix-lf unU r In -.ii-. und to-day. i am erulelul to -I ..te. uitd lor lilt- benefit ot tlie a lio may sutler in a like man ner. Iluit 1 -an lutir onee iitfiiin as kihhi as r er, and Ilio-H-internal rioi-MT. lutve iliapptr ed. altlioiuli I am nearly Hi yenrsof w:e. lir. Suliu said all of it vausnl -Ntiii rh. M. It. I'll. k. April Jl, Vi. Sprinj; Mills t ent re Co., l':. iia inije.f fi suit that lh .S''jt rur.'i mt IrurrA i'Aiiif. ir unif S''tutrh 7'.eV e ntti r ftntr n ottr brxt i''i.r.t ;riff .i..f. For over v-.ir I h:v suift nil verv iniieli from I'alarrli. ronltin in Thnnit. Fjr and somai-li trotiliU1. It svms tluit mi iihhiiihii reliletlv rxml. I run me. I tn.nl s.lne of oil r Iht.1 d.H-iors in Hie county. Imt my mis rv cam.' always nriter. ."so I consulted 1'r. Kiln), anil 1 am plnists to my Dial 1 am nuf entirely curvl. So niore ilysjn-psia, n- more t.tUiins of col.t, ear aeh. m .r Mir.nit tiHiiiie. All this, thank to lir. Salm'a woiiderl.il tn-.it:ii. i:t. Mrs. Allart Miller. AltenUHl I'V h.r lltl.li.llld. AlluTt Miller. proprietor I'ommrrviat Motel, llyiidiiiau. Pa. Thutijhl lit Tint Jl't.l a,mr Kill H'.u (Vrr.l b;l Ihr. .Vi.Vi. For aonie yeim I liave lavn sutTerinff with vari.itis ailments and lmke down at iast. I i.uilere.1 most rxenieiatini; pain from head to foot all the tune. .Mv Hl.miMeti trmiM.nl mr a IE.mhI d.-al; liver and kidneys an Weil were out of order, in tact. 1 thought my time tiad rome. Tlie doctor couldn't d. me uv K"h1. Pat. nt ineilieineM liad no ette-t, so I went at IhsI to lir. isalm, and after a inurse of treat ment, I am now axaiu as hale, hearty and strung as ever. r . 1 l onrer. Warriors Mark, lluiitiiixdou t'o I'a. CONSULTATION and EXAMINT:0" FREE. ADDRESS all COSdSILNICATICSS to BOX "e Ul- "Town Hotel. I Johnstown t'apltal. Hot. Tliunury Jl IS '- 24 Isoiiiersct Homcrs'i H's - s K.M'kwiMMl lh-Ht Hotel Wetl'sd'y -."7 Hvndman onini.-n tal " T t'onliueiiee .lSslds llou' Friday Ihttea Mihject to change of which regular patients will 1 pnm p'y iV ml I - Car Load Vehicles ft (ft ii (i on tlai p. MM u SIMPSON IMMENSE WATIEROOMS, Iiange of its cla.-d on the market. It has very large a'..! !.!'-, en, heavy grate?, Iiuing-s and top?. Baking and Roa-tl: w ; the highest a.s thousand of daily users can testify. I: y. j the best buy a n 1 1 P. A. SCHELL, SOMERSET. F; There is a Reason- o'ln r; !li-a ari l 4 know :. .. k - jt-r an- uli 4 tl. w -asiH ! Th Cmiil.a Sias ;i lit-; I" ! !!- ( r T' , . r. ev.-n U,k n an ! j r-t r.-- ffor .tuy ;irnl Inr;t:r'. M.i in all f I- l --. : of uiriti' tlw imH i:;lt-.,i a: i m : 'N3M SCTTCH-rtM A Goods reduced in price in even" li: JAMES QUINN,v -JOHNS TOWN P Special; Wonderfully Successful in all Chronic and Diseases of t-f All Eye Operations Successfully Performed by him. doit. At last I w.nt !. ir. .. im. a perfeet and io:npi.'te eure. u" I i etiuld enjov 1 1 f- oil".' nior.-. Kd'.th V. Nov. S, 14. Kittannini. Arn.sre.- For li y.nrs my wife. Sitsaiitia. tliiiii; rou nitf .v-r tier .-". hm tnosi l.lin.l. lir. Salm p. r:.T?iM.I tionandmadea p.rf.i-1 sii. ,. now aaiu Ihrea.l the tin. -i ii'-"' ' the lineal print, and her ' ' :' tlie least lioul.Ie. It waa I'.'i. ) - J. !' IIols.'ipple. Sour i-x-t ' w'mmihitfii .i Is Cur- For tlie last I rs t I... very much with i:ranulaa -1 hluitl.nl me. Ins-tors in re i: aiso seelue.1 toatt.s't ll S;ilni ltaseur.nl ill.-. I ran .i idly and ftvl hctter ll-ui 1 l;. I Hi-. V 'VL A (It Til lihmlifv .1"' ' Ahon: I year n;n my hit me in my I. it yr ii !i . Kati to set Mind rapidly n: ' short lime, imultlirt s.-. a:, total tilili.lncss was called heanl so lira. -it of pr. .t.i. cess in his eye oiH-ratioi'- : n ml he has once more pr"4 skill on my eye. f.r t.wlay. : I. .tally Miad. I can s.-.- .pi.-i same again. Ii- r , .1 l March , Our Advertisement Will ADDear twice Before Each V Iay ,Mar Apr May Jun July Aui; S p ivt Nov Iw IK n l IS II I 17 i: i ii it r." ii it 4 ' ;t!eJ- ST, "JOT'S SETCN HILL. Greens In ..! rvc of the Si-t ,-rs el o:i the I'ellllny Itama !!! I'it:s)itinr. and on-l"" t;re-iisl.uo; st.i:i..u. I'"' of water in a!iuii'!.iii'"'-rt.-s il.knnitorl.-s. elass-r. .1. ,n .llltl"' uet.n.....s ull well .-nt.;.:-'1 t. Tlie nA V '" ViHIIIS Ui.li.-s n.rol.taii'ii-s- ti.m, tsrth iiseftil and " "" nls
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