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The Somerset Herald.
KDVCARD 8CULL, Editor and Proprietor.
WEDNBSUAY.
.January 1, ISM.
ooi-nv, Welcome, 'Wi!
Thk IU pulili-ans do not exactly love
( -lowland fir the enemies lie lia made,
but they do like lii:n for tlie friends he
Las lost in hi own party.
The Ilritisliers vlio dropped their
American stocks last week sold at a loss
stud Americans Uuitfht thein at a gain.
For the time being, of course, the coun
try was hurt, but the damage was not
as lad as it seemed to be.
Thk United States had but a small
navy in 1M2, but the havoc it created
among the ships of the Mistress of the
tx-a was simply phenomenal. The 1ns
t..rv of the American victories on the
van during that war reads like a ro
il ui in v.
SixKETAUY Carlisle is officially
on record that the WilsoiKionnan tar-
iir would produce not only sufficient to
defray the excuses of the government
tiiU vi nr. but also leave a handsome
Miri'lus.
V.'elL he only missed it by 70,000,000,
and his party friends now ioli-poIi
i...f o- tiu-r iriile and say "Only
wait until next year."
JUx'ext statistics show that the in
crease of divorcesexiveds in percentage
the i'lt nase of population in nearly all
.f the states. The causes are such as
indicate a growing disposition to regard
marriage as a mere contract instead of
a sacn-d union. Can it be that the new
woman with her advaueed ideas of lib-c-rty
and her improved chances of self
supjsrt is making this change?
Ir inks seem pretty tough, after Mr.
Cleveland has started a financial crisis
mid called upon a re publican Congress
to help him out of the seal-, to now
have his Secretary of the Treasury and
himself oppose the measures adoptel
for relief, and his followers change that
the Republicans are merely devising a
presidential scheme. It now looks as
if the "crisis"' created by the President
was nierelv a scheme of his own to for
ward his partisan views on the presi
dency. If Mr. Cleveland determined
in advance to have his own way, why
did he make his piteous appeal for
speedy help from a Rejwliliean con
gress? Who created the crisis, any
how ?
Bex'.ie the House on Friday last
passed an emergenc y bill for the tem
M.rary relief of the treasury by increas
ing our revenue through the means of
a slight duty on wool, lumler, and
ither articles placed 011 the free list by
the AVilsou-t human bill, and a general
increase of fifteen per cent, on the pres
ent tariff duties, some of our Demo
cratic friends have lecn thrown into
"conniption fits," and the old-time cry
of "dear clothing and shoddy blankets
for the poor"' is again doing duty in the
free trade journals. These patriots
would rather see the treasury Imnkrupt
and our national debt increased by con
tinuous issues of millions of Uinds than
have the present tariff, which the Pres
ident refused to sign, and denounced as
au "iniquity," amended.
The decision of Congress to remain
in session during the holidays was loth
wise and patriotic. There was no such
au emergency as the President fancied,
or professed to fear. Nevertheless, an
adjournment, in the face of the Presi
dent's hysterical message, might have
lieeti taken ami s. The fact that it re
mained in session and at once address
ed itself to the business in hand has
strengthened it in public estimation.
It is true it did not commit itself to the
President's financial theories, but the
House, where all financial measures
must originate, at once framed and has
passed a couple of bills which, if adopt
ed by the Senate and approved by the
President, w ill at once provide for the
present emergencies of the treasury As
in these bills there is no provision made
for the retirement of our greenback cur
rency, they w ill not meet the desire of
the President, and if they reach him,
w ill proliably 1 vetoed; but, neverthe
less, the House has done its duty, and
he must shoulder the resjHmsibility.
Mr. Cleveland hysterically called
njKi'.i Congress to forego its customary
holiday recess anil save the country
from liaukruptcy. Congress hearken
ed to his appeal, decided to remain in
ncssion, and in three days the House
had jicrfeeted measures to provide the
necessary revenue by a slight increase
of duty on a portion of our iiiijKirts.
Then Mr. Cleveland and Secretary Car
lisle step to the front w ith the assertion
that our sources of revenue are suffi
cient; and this in the face of their offi
cial statement that we are rapidly run
ning into debt, and the President's pit
eous appeal not to adjourn until the
icnding financial crisis was provided
fir. Kvidently the President thought
that, U-cause his Venezuelan message
was unanimously sustained, he had
Congress mi well in hand that it would
follow his lead in other matters, and
acnt to his pet project to wie out our
entire greeuliack circulation. Finding
that he was mistaken in this, and that
it was proposed to raise the additional
needed revenue from an increase of tar
iff duties, he faces about aud declares
that no further revenue is needed. At
the same time it is announced that pre
parations are licing made for another
issue of bonds, amounting to not less
than fltfl.OOO.OOO. Is this statesman
ship, or is it pure, pig-headed eussed
ness? A determination to go on piling
up our public deU rather than give up
his free trade tariff theories, which the
present law has proved to b: utterly
impracticable?
Mortality ia Higi Places.
Krom tbc Philadelphia Time.
The death of Allen (. Tbnrtnan recalls
the fift that two of the three candidates
for Vice Presi-bnit with President Cleve
land on the national ticket are dead. Mr.
Hendricks, who was elected Vice Presi
dent with Cleveland in lxst, died in the
early part of his term, and Mr. Thurmaii
KucnWed him on the I'cmncratic na
tional ticket for Vice President with
Cleveland in lsW.
It is also a remarkable fact that there
is to-day but one living ex-President,
and Intt one living ex-Vi.-e President.
The living ex-President is Benjamin
Harrison, who is yet in full mental and
lhyiicl vigor, and a candidate for the
Republican nomination in Kj, and the
Mingle living ex-Vice President is Gov
ernor Morton, w ho is also a candidate tor
President, although he has already pass
ed the patriarchal ag.
Another fact worthy of notice is that
there U not a single defeated candidate
gbr Piftideut or Vice President now liv-
. 1 r in, Up ill.
ing exeepuiiR
I?Uin and Ixcan were ueieawsa
isi iinmck and Enelish were defeated
in is. Tilden aud Hendricks were de
feated in 1S7S, and Greeley and Brown
were defeated in 1872. all of whom have
gone to foin the great majority.
There are now but ia '""
rresidenU among the living. They are
Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Garfield, eacn 01
...;h.nr nun from
wbom receives an "J
the Government. A few years ago there
were five widows on the honorary pen
sion roll of that class-Mrs. Tyler, Mrs.
pifc Mrs. Lincoln. Mrs. Grant ana Mrs.
Garfield. It has become the unwritten
law of the nation to pay the wiaows 01
Presidents an annuity of j,Ouu.
At no time in the history of this lle-
publie have there tcen so few ex-Presidents,
ex-Vice rreaidenta, widows of
Presidents and defeated eanui.iaies .r
President and Vice President surviving
as there are to-day.
Some Sober Sentiment.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
The dispute between British Guiana
and Venezuela may or may not involve a
violation of the Monroe doctrine. If
Great Britain seeks to occupy country al
ready belonging to British Guiana, the
United States would have no grouud for
complaint. If, on the other hand, the
territory in dispute is really and of right
. ,rt of Venezuela, then the United
States must either resist the effort of
Great Britain to take possession or U or
abandon the Monroe doctrine, and here
after allow extensions of European 1
miniou in America. It fa manifest that
ihA firinuest!on to be determined is that
n...-Ar....iiin Jurisdiction over the
territory in dispute. The commission
.hich the President has been authorized
to appoint will be charged with that duty
...! .w,i.iiiT mnra. Its decision is in-
IIU
tended solely for the guidance of the gov
erniiient of the United States, and can
not, of course, be made binding upon
either Great Britain or Venezuela.
In the ordinary course of events both
of these governments will avoid any col
lision Lending the investigation 01 tins
commission, and if, at the end, the decis
!.. ulwml.l 1 unfavorable to Bntisa
claims, then there will lie every reason
to expect that nation to consent to a set
tlement of the dispute by arbitration.
That which w as refused to enezueia.
standing aloue, will hardly lie refused to
VmPHirii sunnorted by the l niteti
Slates.
It should le observed, moreover.
an 101 iii the circumstances militating
against the possibility of war, that the
American people are peaceful ana nae
nothing whatever to gain from a war un
dertaken on 1-ehalf of any other Ameri
can nation. There is not the slightest de
sire in this couutry for territorial ag
grandizement. Notwithstanding the
proximity of the great Iiominiou of Can
ada, there is not one American out of a
thousand w ho care anything about the
annexation of that country.
Russia' Generoni Offer.
The farts in regard to Russia's offer in
1S93 to supply this Government with
gold, with which to meet the emergency
then existing are gradually coming to
lieht. II can now be stated, 011 unques
tionable authority, that during the panic
of three years ago, w hich resulted in
heavy w ithdrawals of gold for export, the
I zar f Russia, through his Minister
here Prince Cantaeuzeno formally ten
dered to this Government a loan of $
tMi.Ouo for the term of three years.
No sjiecinc rate of interest was named,
nor were any details as to terms or
to
repayment entered into. The proposi
tion not passing to this stage, it was sun
ply a generous offer of a nation on par
ticularly friendly terms with ours, aud
was not coupled with any bard eondi
tions such as might have leen reasonably
expected from a Power on a less friendly
feeling with the I inted States.
Mr. Cleveland, after deiilieration, very
mnrtMtiislv declined the offer. It has
not since been re-offered. In view
another lond issue, however, it possibly
may result in a loan lieing pla-ed w ith
Russian capitalists and it is probable
lint the President has given some
thought to the advisihility of proposing
terms with them, rather than with cap
italist-s of other European Nations, in
case all of the Uiuds are not placed in the
United States.
Ho, Ho, Ho Third Term.
Louisville Courier Journal, lK-in.
The opposition to a third term for any
man in the Presidency, w hich amounts
to an organized understanding among
the people of the United States has come
down to us like au oracle from the let
terdavsof the republic Elevated into
principle by the precept of Washington
aud crystal ized into a policy by the ex
ample of Jackson, it stands as distinctly
a nart of our democratic system as if
it were emlxKlied by the written law-
Ail gisnl government, and especially all
free government, rests at last upon the
wisdom and virtue of the people. A des
not may be a good Governor: but a des-
pot ism is never good government.
There is not a congressiousl distrie
in the United States ignorant enough
and base enough to surrender its birth
right of freedom to the alleged exigency
of a third term for any ambitious poli
tician in the Presidency. Grant's fame
was rehabilitated by the personal dis
asters that overtook him and by the
heroic tragedy of his closing days. But
Mr. Cleveland might take to himself a
more significant warning.. Aaron Burr
was once a popular favorite. Yet he
fell from grace, and his name liecame
a byword among men, because he killed
Hamilton and went on a filibustering
expedition. Grover Cleveland should
beware of the fate of Aaron Burr. It
is true, liat the President has only
killed his party, not his man, and that
his expeditions have stopped short 01
Cula at Cobb's island, and have, there
fore, nothing dangerous to answer for.
But Burr was a more brilliant New
Yorker than Cleveland, ami as to the
details history does not always repeat
itself.
The third-term menace is not a spec
ter: but even if it were, it would still
affront freedom and mmwUI free institu
tions Santa Clans fa a specter. But
who would lie willing to surrender the
good, gray saint, though his air-castle
should tie beleaguered by all the allied
armies of reason and common sense?
Bcshrew the assassin who would strike
down a single ray of light and w armth
that plays aliout the grizzled lieard and
laughing eves of the one guest in all the
earth and sky who is welcome every
where alike in palace, and in hovel, and
in prison cell! Bcshrew the assassin
who would strike down a ray of light
aud warmth that plays aliout the noble
mien an I roval porte of that sublime
tradition, which rises like the tuouu-
Utent at Washington, and, towering
above all e'sp, stands at once an image
of renuiu'iatioil and an inspiration to
patriotism.
Even Mr. Oeveiaiul, fcr all the in
cense the self-elect are burning under
his nose, might see the truth of this
Xtntccky Senatorial Fight.
Ih-isvii.le, Ky Iiec 27. Democrats
have Iteen much worried over the illness
of Senator J. W. Ogilvie, of McCracken
w ho will prolxiiily not x able to attend
the joint session to elect a United States
Senator. Now W. II. Sliglitz. a Repub
lican Representative from this cltv, is
confined to his bed with muscular rheu
itiatisftL. The Legislature will continue
to 1-e a tie on joiut ballot until the Re
publican House unseats Kaufman, Dem
ocrat, of Lexington, w hich proceeding
will enable them to elect a Senator.
Hagerstown and Lancaster Almanaiv,
German and English, Wholesale aud Re
tail at Fisher's Book Store.
A KIW BEVEKOT BILL
It Gom. Thronga iha Hons by a Party
Vote of 205 to 81.
The Wavs and Means committee agreed
upon two bills relating to the revenues
and finances, and both measures w ere re
ported to the House Thursday and
their consideration at once entered upon.
The Democratic members of the com
mittee resisted Imth bills, with the single
exception of Mr. Tarsney, who voted with
the Republicans on the adoption or tne
bond bill. It is estimated that the
revenue bill will yield additional revenue
totheamouutof fV.",W Pr annum,
of which amount fliom.OuO will come
from the duty on wool, 14,0),uti0 from
the compensatory duties on manufactures
of wool and ?H.OJU,000 from the iucrease
in other schedules.
The revenue bill is not intended to lie
a tariff revision, but simply an exigency
bill to raise about frtO.U'W.OuO of revenue
to meet the deficiency. The bill is limited
to two and a half years, the expectation
being that by that time the Republicans
will be in full power and able to revise
the tariff on their own lines. Wools are
taken from the free list, and clothing
w ools given a duty of 6 4-10 cents (00 per
cent, of the duty provided by the act of
1XW), and woolen gxids are given a speci
fic compensatory duty, 00 per cent of
what they had under the act of 1S90, in
addition to the ad valorem duty of the
present law. Carpet w ools are placed
w here they were under the act ot issJ,auu
the same specific duty given to carpets as
under the act of lt0, in addition to the ad
valorem duties of the present law. The
artic les of luinlier placed on the free list
of the tariff of l "iW are transferred to the
dutiable list with (W per cent, of the duty
that they had under the act of 1810. Theu
all the other dutiable schedules (except
sugar, which is not touched) have all the
duties raised 15 per cent.
The bond bill gives the secretary of the
treasury authority to issue a 3 . per cent,
five-year coin bond to maintain the re
demption fund, in addition to the author
ity he now possesses, but provides that
the proceeds of all bonds sold under this
art and under the redemption act shall be
used only for redemption purposes. It
also provides that all bonds shall le first
offered to the people of this country. The
bill also authorizes certificates of indebt
edness bearing 3 per cent, interest and
payable within three years, to lie issued.
to meet any temporary deficiency of
revenue. The only object of the bond bill
is to reduce the rate of interest and the
time to run, as the lionds which the secre
tary is not authorized to issue liear four or
live per cent, interest. The bill practical
ly separates the redemption fund from
the cash iu the treasury, and is intended
to put a stop to the practial use of pro
ceeds of lionds to meet the deficiency in
the treasury.
RKVKXrn BILL PASSKI).
The Revenue bill was passed Thursday
by the House, according to the Republi
can programme, the vote standing llfi in
the alSruiative to id in the negative. With
the exception of four Populists the af
firmative vote was made up entirely of
Republican. The Populists voting with
the Republicans were Howard of Ala
bama, Newlands of Nevada, Khuford and
Skinner of North Carolina. The negative
vote was entirely Ieinocratie.
Morton it ia Tae field.
New YonK, Pec. 2S. Governor Morton
will by January 1 make known his de
cision whether or not his Republican
friends in New York State may regard
him as a full-fledged candidate for the
Republican Presidential nomination.
Governor Morton's personal friends said
to-day they lielieve he would decide to
run.
According to present indications Gov
ernor Morton will have the untiring sup
port of Mr. Piatt, General Benjamin F.
Tracy. Edward Lautcrbach and their
friends in the State, and Chauncey M
Depew and Warner Miller will help
make the Morton boom one to lie remem
tiered. If things turn out right Genera
Tracy will be requested to Dominate
Governor Morton for the New York
delegation at St. Louis That things will
turn out right there wa vrry little ques
tion to-day. "Just as soon as Governor
Morton gives his decision on this sul
ject,' said one of his stalwart admirers
to-day, "it will lie informally annonueed
Then we'll get to work, and the fur
will fly."
Disability Bill Faised.
Washington, Dec 24- There was
rather interesting discussion in the sen
ate to-day on the bill introduced last
week by Mr. Hill, of New York, to repea
the statutes which forbid the employ
ment in the army or navy of the United
States of any person, who having held a
commission therein, afterward served In
the confederate army. There was t:o o
position manifested to the provisions of
the bill itself, lint only to passing it with
out its going through the regular form of
being referred to and considered by a
committee A motion for such reference
was tnuile by Mr. Sherman, of Ohio, Isit
was Kiilicquei!tly withdrawn and the bill
was then passed. Mr. Chandler, of New
Hampshire, was conspicuous in its advo
cacy, expressing the hope that as the sen
ate had the other day w ithout distinction
of party come to the snpjwirt of a Demo
cratic president when he announced na
tional principles in relation to Venezuela,
so the senate would, without delay, with
out criticism, freely and generously, pass
this bill by the affirmative vote of every
senator.
"Burdock Blood Bitters entirely cured
nie of a terrible breaking out all over my
Univ. It isa wonderful medicine." Miss
Julia Elbrie, Box .'Jo, Wot CoruwcH.
Conn.
Dj3gjUr Periihei ia Fire.
SonANTos, Pa., Dec. 2i. Edward Lynn
is in jail charged with setting fire to his
house, in which his little daughter, Bel i li
ds perished while asleep. '
Just lieft-re the fire broke out Lynn
quarreled with his w ife, and iu his fury
drove her and another daughter from the
house The daughter Belinda was asleep
upstairs at the time. Soon after the
building was found on fire and was al
most destroyed before firemen subdued
the flames Lynn was at once arrested
charged with arson and locked up lend
ing a hearing.
Famine Foilovi Floods
Sbhai.ia, Mo., Dec 27. As the water
regies in the submerged districts the
extent of 1 iiua'o is becoming known.
The fwlleys of the f sage and Gasconade
Rivers suffered most, and it is not an ex
agseration to place the aggregate loss at
?., (:, 000.
Famine threatens iu some localities
At Eldora Springs the supply of grocer
ies is exhausted and not a train has ar
rived for ten days Great destitution
prevails at Linn Creek, Camden county,
and a relief fund has been started there.
Lsag Church War Ends
Bki.lkfoxte, Ta., Dec 2i. The ques
tion of the disposition of the Evangelical
Church proierty in this part of the State
has been amicably arranged by the Pulp
ites becoming purchaser of all the de
sirable churches and parsonages They
w ill pay part cash for the saui-, giving
bonds for the balance. This settlement
being satisfactory to the Esherites the
case will not get into the Courts
Not a few who read wh."t Mr. Robert
Row fa, of Hollands Va., has to say be
low, will rememlier their own experience
under like circumstances: "Last winter I
bad la grippe w hich left me in a low
state of health. I tried numerous reme
dies none of w hich did me any good,
until I was induced to try a bottle of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The
first bottle of it m far relieved me that
I was enabled to attend to my work, and
the second bottle efferted a cure." For
sale at 2-1 aud SO cents per bottle by Bcn
fbrd's Pharmacy.
Lebandy's Bad Death.
Loxnox, Dec 29. The doing to death
of .Max Iebaudy by the French con
script system is one of the results of the
reign of scandal in France. It is an
amazing story. All the world Had heard
about this young man and his millions
which he squandered so recklessly. He
was a most eccentric spendthrift, and his
eccentricity kept full pace with his love
of notoriety.'
He inherited a fortune of f!,000,000 two
or three years ago, and spending some of
it his generosity has been often priucely
and judicious When the time came for
him to serve the three years' military
system which the French law exacts the
Socialists and Radicals who had been
scandalized by his extravagances were
delighted at his being constrained to
shoulder a musket, and they kept strict
watch over hi 111. Every time ho obtain
ed leave of abseuee for a day there was
an outcry iu every revolutionary. Social
ist and Radical newspaper. His colonel
was accused of showing him favoa and,
when he first fell ill in the summer, the
doctor who had given him a certificate of
vacation to that effect was openly accused
of having received a bribe of a,000
francs The attacks were so persistent
that the military authorities recalled the
unfortunate young gentleman, w ho had
received an unlimited furlough.
Instead of recovering he soon showed
signs of consumption. Any one else in
his conditition would have been sent
home, but, although 20 doctors declared
that he was unfit for service, the military
authorities dared not release him. Mine.
Severine, a woman journalist, was par
ticularly bitter in her persecution of the
young mati through the press Some of
the venal sheets of Paris did not neglect
the opportunity to levy blackmail on the
millionaire conscript, but he resisted
their demands and the attack went on.
He was sent from one military hospi
tal to another until it happened, as be
himself wrote to a friend:
It is an absolute denial of justice thut
I have to suffer on account of my mil
lions I am more ill treated than the
lowest of peasants and I envy their lot.
The doctors have all admitted that I am
sick. They have all declared that my
remaining in the army means my death.
and no one will give me a chance of life
because my name is Lebaudy, and be
cause they do not wish to be attacked in
certain papers
Let them finish the business then. If
I am well let them send 1110 to the bur-
racks ami if I am sick let them rclcaso
me from service. But they ought not to
toss me any more from hospital to hos
pital. I am here as a dying man in the
midst of the dying, to see ail these un
fortunate soldiers who have come back
from Majunga without any breath led
in them, and who are going to die ln-fore
me, perhaps It seems to me that I live
in the midst of phantoms among spec
ters
M. Lebaudy was kept in a common
ward among the sufferers from Mada
gascar fever until within a few days of
his death, where he contracted this fever
and died of iu It fa said that he has left
his entire fortune to his mistress Mile.
Marsy, 0110 of the actresses of the Come
die Prancatse.
Ex-Convict Claims $530,033.
Ali.kuiiext Citv, Pa., Dee. 29. The
police authorities of this town are jut
now trying to discover whether or not
they had a prisoner iu the penitential v
who fa heir to $jO0,UCI0. He was com
mitted under the name of Frank- Smith,
but it fa thought he might be Henry
Walsh.
Mrs Charles Hurd, of Newark, N. J.,
brought the matter to the attention of
Detective Daniel Murphy, of that city
Her story is as follows:
John and Agnes Walsks the latter a
sister of Mrs Hurd, kept a tailor shop iu
Prince street, Liverpool, England, about
thirty years ago. Twenty-four years ag
when Mrs Hurd came to this country.
she said the Walshes had a son uauird
Henry, who was about 5 years old. This
boy several years later ran away from
home and was never afterward heard ol
further than that he had shipped on a
steamer ltound for this country.
John Walsh died about a veir eg"
worth more than half a million do'dais
and left his fortune to the missing lioy.
The heir was advertised for, and Frank
Smith, the ex-convict, saw it He was
j ist completing a two years term for a
burglary iu a physician's house in Alle
gheny City. He called upon Mrs.
Hurd several days ago mid announced
himself as the legal claimant. He ap
peared familiar with the Walsh sur
roundings in Liverpool, and told of his
wanderings and his arrest. He took up
his residence with the Hurds Mis.
Hurd realized that her guest was only
alsmt 23 years old, while the son she re
membered is, if ho is alive, :. So the
investigation is now in progress
Scenes of Die trees.
Bostox, Dee. 2S. A eorresMindent,
writing from Constantinople concerning
the recent Turkish atrocities in Asia
Minor, says that at Arabkir 2,0K Chris
tians were killed and wounded, and that
out of some 2MI houses of Christians
fully three-quarters were burned. In the
remaining bouses are huddled thousa n's
of Armenians verging on starvation.
Thousands of Armenian Christians hae
been forced to accept MohamuiedaniMU
at the Mint of the sword, and Christian
women w ithout number have len car
ried off by the Kurds and Turks.
The apathy of Europe and America so
far as the governments are concerned is
almost as surprising as the cruelty of the
Turks There is still talk of committing
reforms to these murderous Turks. They
will take care, unless Europe intervenes
speedily, thit there shall le left no Arme
nians to participate in reforms.
Befnsed to Deny Christ.
Constantinople, Dec 2!l. The house
of the Protestant pastor at Chumkush,
near Diarkbekir, was set on fire by
Kurds and the pastor was badly burned
iu seeking to escape. Wheu he reached
the outside of his burning home he was
seized by the Kurds who told hi 111 that
he must make his choice between ac
cepting Islamfani and being killed. He
chose death.
At Sivas a pastor named Kutieidjan
met a similar fate after refusing to
aiNindon his fuitlu Eleven Protestant
pastors in the Karput district, who
were connected with the American Board
of Foreign Missions gave up their lives
rather than abandon Christ .
Combat With a Wildcat.
Riimiway, Pa., Doc 27. An aged trap
per and hunter, George Smith, had a
thrilling combat with a catamount, in the
forest of this county, yesterday. He
killed the ferocious beast, but not until
it ha 1 bitten and scratched him so badly
that he may n.it recover.
Smith is nearly KJ years old. Ho set
a trap fir a mink an I returned three
days afterward. Ho found a half fam
ished catamount fat in the trap. Smith
approached the animal careles-ly. Tho
beast m tdd a mighty spring an I broke
loose from the trap, then jumped upon
the limb of a trea aluve tho old mtn's
hsnd. An instant later in sprang down
upon his back. The hungry lieast fasten
ed its tseth in his sli lulders, its claws
digging deep inti his n jek. Tha old
hunter was unarmed. He seiz-'d the cit
aniouut by the throat an J together they
rolled on the ground.
Smith choked the big eat wilh all his
might Thi twisel tho catamount,
which was somewhat weakened from its
long fast, to thrust out its tongue and
tho ol.l man grabbed it. One strong
jerk tore the tongue from the animal's
head and iu a few minutes the beast
bled to death. Smith was terribly bit
ten and scratched. He hurried to a
shingle cabin a mile distant, where he
fell exhausted from los of bloo 1. It fa
feared the terrible combat will result
fatally to the aged trapper.
Items of Iaterest.
Venezuela is endeavoring to form a
union of South Amerii-in republics to re
sist the demands of the British.
Mrs Margaret King, of Greensbuig,
Iud., celebrated the one hundred and
nini anniversary of her birth on Christ
mas day.
Congressman Suiloway, of New Ilauip- I
shire, fa one of the tallest men in the
new Congress He fa six feet six inches
tall.
Governor Hastings continues to have
chills and fever, and on the advice of his
physician w ill go away from Harrisburg
until he shall fully recover.
A charter has lecn granted to the La-
tro!e and Ligotiic-r Electric Street Rail
way Company of Westmoreland county;
longth, 12 miles; capital, f72,Of.
Mrs Hester Curtis, an aged woman.
of Lafayette, I ml., who was murdered re
cently, bad been the mother of 2o chil
dren, including seven pairs of twins.
Certain army officers who have ap
peared iu recent interviews iu tho news
papers on the poKsibiiiiies of war have
been rebuked by the secretary of war.
Policeman Henssler, of New York, was
handed a bundle by a citizen, with tho
remark: "Here's a Christmas gift for
you." Tho man disappeared, and the
policeman found he had a live baby on
his hands
It has been decided that the Presi
dent's proclamation admitting Utah to
the union of States shall bo issued on
Saturday, January 4, and tho State olli
cers will be iustullcd on tho following
Monday.
Because of his indorsement of the presi
dent ami Secretary Olney in their atti
tude 011 the Venezuelan question, Gov
ernor Altgcld, of Illinois, has demanded
and received the resignation of Attorney
General-Orendorf.
James R. Keone, tho Now York bank
er, said to S. V.VhUe: "If this country
lives a thousand years longer it will not
have another President liko President
Cleveland. Just think of it! Two panics
in one administration and still a year to
spare."
The only Northern Slates which now
have DeniiK'ratic governors are Indiana,
California, Nebraska and Illinois; or
rather they will lie tho only Northern
States which will have Democratic gov
ernors after tho tir.-.t of January next.
Successor to all four will lie chosen in
the election of 1S:1T.
Uncle Sam has still for sale hi intend
ing settlers or speculators !t7:',"-s-'t,T.Lj
acres of jm blie lands, of the aggregate,
however, 37il,fKyl acres are in Alaska,
and are not likely to attract settlers for
other than mining purposes. The ,-s3,-l!,j
acres within the Imund.iry of the
states and territories exclusive of Alaska
constitute the greatest and only real pro
tection to labor which exists.
St Paul, Minn., reports heavy snow
storms in the Norihwt-st. The storm be
gan Friday and blockaded the tire
Northern on the west bloiie of the Cas
cade Range. The ctoriu in Washington
was especially severe, and for ten miles
Is-tween Madison and Wellington the
slide of snow and earth made it impos
sible for tho overland trains to g
through. Dr. William H. Taylor, a meiiilier of
the Lower House of the Illinois General
Assembly, was shot and instantly kilkd
Saturday night by John H. Pace, post
master at Weldon. Pace pleads self-
defense, while the friends of tho victim
assert that tho shooting was premcdi
tated and the result of jealousy. Pace
had separated from his wife, and accused
Taylor of licing the cause of his domestic
trouble.
Ical physicians at Alton, Iowa, aie
much inter sted in the rase ef IT. nry
Hackman, a farmer, who although his
neck was broken in a runaway aliout b
' clock last Thursday ufiernMin is slill
living, and from pr sent indications has a
fighting chance for recovery. Hack man
fa a man of seventy years. Although his
b'jdy is completely paralyzed from the
neck downward, he is conscious able
to talk aud seems to suffer but little pain.
He is an unusually robust man, how ever,
and his phynieian hopes with proper care,
to prolong his life at least several months,
and perhaps to effect a complete recovery.
Galena, lib, furnished tho gavel with
which Speaker Reed opened the I- iliy
fourth Congress. For many years Gal
ena's most f rca-itired i-osst-M-doii has leoii
the ImjiicIi at u hi.-h U. S. Grant worked
as a tanner. I-ately t'.;is fell into the
possc-wi'in of a Grand Army Po-,t, and
when Reci's ele-.-tiou to the Spo:ikeiship
seemed certain it occurred to some of the
members that it would le a g-sid thing
to have the new Republican Congress
opened wilh a gavel made from a
piece eft ; mill's l-c:ich. The gavel w: s
made, and Mr. Reed accepted it gladly
The first three taps that b id the legis
lators their work had begun w re struck
with the Galena gavel. The heavy work
of the session w as done with the gavel
presented by the ll::niito;i Club, of Chi
cago. 2 Met Desti.
Bai.timo::k, Md.t Dec. 27. Twenty-two
persons, mostly women and children,
were crushed to ib.ith, and thirty or more
injure 1, some fatally, during a panie
which occurred at tho Front Street
Theatre to-night.
Just as tho curtain was about to be
rung up for a thoatri-al entertainment
to-night at 8 o'clock the ll lining of a gas
jet near the left side private boxes under
the see 1: id gallery startled a worn, 1:1 in
the large audience, which was composts!
entirely of Hebrews. She screan ed,
"Fire!" and a fearful panic followed.
Eoad Bill ?s!c3 the Ecuss.
Wasiunutox, D. C, December 2.
The House to-day passed the Ixmd bill
by a voto of 170 to V't, and thus having
discharged the task for which it ha
been sitting during the holiday recess
effected an agreement by hi h the House
fcho-.il l adjourn next week three days at
a time iu order to give members an op
portunity to spend New Year's Day at
their h imcs.
The bill, as passed, amends the resump
tion act so as to permit the issue of 3-per
ce it. coin bonds re.ljem ible after five
years at the pleasure of the Government
and payable in fifteen years, with the
specific proviso that nothing in the bill
shall be construed to repeal the act of
ls7S for tho reissue of greenlmcks and
thut the Ismds shall first be offered for
subscription at the sub-treasuries and dc
rsisitories of the United States The sec
ond section of the bill provides for tho
issue of three-yiar 3-pcr-cent. diht cer
tificates of denominations of $20 and mul
tiples thereof, iu amounts not exceeding
in,OiM,ri0, to meet temporary deficiencies
Prove ti? inert of liuod's SarsaparilU posl-
fve, perfect, rma;a-nt t uns
Cures t scr.ifitLi ia severest turnis like
goitre, sivi licd neck, nuinii.g sores, hip
diease, sord la the eyes
Cures t s-'!' itii 'iiai, with Hi intense itching
ai!l buraiiig, s-.-al.l head, tetter, t-te.
Cures 'f I!-':M. l'iaivl.-s and all other erup-
ti i!U due to liiip'.irc lilomt
Cures (f Iys?ipsU a;J other troubles where
a giHi.l :o:iuu a tonic was needed.
Cures f l!"i.".i:n.itis.shew patients were un-
ai'le to work or wal'i for weeks
Cures of t'starrli t-y expeiiin; tho Impurities
w'aich eause .i:i:l sustain t!ie disease
Cur03 ! Nervousness hy i-rnperly ton:i:ii.iid
fivd!:i! tiie nerve u;nia pure l,l;ih!.
Cures of Tint Tov-J Fjeling !jr rcstirinj
str.-:itia. S-'tid for book f cures 1 y
Sarsaparilla
To C. I. II Mi & Co., Propii-tors, Lovrll. Mus.
ar-Hi -In-vt uif r-:.:in r
II SOU S HlllS jells, a:d digestion, sic
Mrs. A. E. Uhl i
. . MY . .
Annual Clearance
SALE
-Begins on-
I Dec. 26th j
And will Continue to
Feb. 15th.
v
This will be the Lest op-
jiorturtity yet offered to
"Ct x
DRY GOODS!
Of all kimls cheap.
LadiiM Wraps will le
cleared out at the lowctt
prices to le found any
where. K Fine Line of
t
s
I
s
S -:-
To sell at much lelow
Current l'riccs.
busi- X
I expect to continue
i.es3 and it is to my interest
to trive all their money's J
worth to merit a continuance
1 .-11 1 I .11
01 uiuir guou win uuu 1101a s
their trade.
IA.E.UHLI
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A paper giving valuable information
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A paper for Sunday-School Workers,
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A paper f ir the family, old and young.
IMPORTANT.
T.'ir ii.f,-if7cNf announces to its mil
scribers, and to any who may liocome so,
that it is prepared to furnish any papers
mid magazines published in this country,
Ki ghmd. France and llermatiy, at a very
I-tre reduction from publishers' rate.
This opportunity is 1 pen only to i;b -critters
of 2'..c I.iJ'-p-H'l;-ul. Upon receiving
list of p.tpcrs or rnajaines from individ
uals or reading rooms, an estimate wiil
ls given by return n::til.
I Mrs.
M yirty .'it 'itrWi'io i ii f !."', or :t thut
' rite f any ;nrl 0 a yeir.
t'iuUx ;, f.'.wy etu-h.
TRIAL TRIP." one mouth iyi ivnU
AyvtMitfs ajpir free.
THE INDEPENDENT,
P. O. Box :. m Futtoa St.. Sew York.
B
-5
SILKS
Hlaek Ibinas Hint tire so much U
yon.l the usual in style attnl qnulity nir
the money that every one who sees the
goods or samples w ill buy 23 Im-Lca
wide txtra heavy and the price ia
Another lot of silks P.Iack Urocele
with neat whitestripr, 50e Silks that
will tell their ow ii story, nn.l we'd like
to wiul every render of this iiajx r wim
ples of them, so they ean sv how thu
store does the silk business. A collec
tion of Silks for waists, Jteccjition and
Wedding low us that are right up to
tlie luteal fashionable idea, on the same
low pri.-e Uisia that this store dins all
its selling.
New re-assortment of Fine Illaek
Press (oods have just eonie in
$1.00, $1.2-1 to ?i."i0 -the latest foreign
things few, if any, stores bring out
new things as laU; in the season as we
do, and that's one of the reasons why
we do it there are a lot of jn-ople who
want nice things now, just as much so
as earlier in the season and we pro-
iMse to s-e that they get them, and at
right prnvs, so as to make friends for
this store.
!ot iu some new Novelty Press
Goods and suiting ""'., $1.00 and
$1.50, that you'll be glad to know
aliout, ami we're letting out some oth
er lines that are good, and niv, and
correct as to style, hut not newly arriv
ed tiA the alxive, at very much less than
their actual value hoth Mark and col
ored. Write our Mail Order Depart
ment to send you samples of the spec
ial values at oOc. and "., and you'll
see line Press (Joods that will surprise
you style, quality and prn-e consider
ed. We're always glad to send sam
ples.
BOGGS & BUHL,
Allegheny, Pa-
Sten
er'8
House-Cleaning to Begin Mon
day Morning.
Wh:t we iiu-iia ty hous4cltun:us Is to
c'.-.m U. ali siiri!us anil od'l end of m-asona-L:-
iii ix-liamiist- t.i fore our aniiUMl iuveiitory
of s'iK-k, which takrs plan-about February I.
In oni.-r to clem up this stK-k. prin t-ul 1.0
llfc-ufv. If ..u have !,..t y.-t pnvljctl your
wif wilh a winter rp, now Is the time fur
bargains.
Fnr Capes, Colli Cap, Mets,
CM-.dron's asi ISsccs' Caais,
All go in with thi House-Cleaning Sale
Dry Gocds Department.
Lilian loi 01 .icunil ilr-v cloths some
checks, mime rou'ii effi-cts; were consih-r-l
cheap at 4-V anl -Vic. All go in this II. .list -Cl.-unini;
Sn!e ttl -tV a yani.
livin. inU-r. no ilupiioitts on above; when
sold that t-mls them.
h Mum
MAIN STREET.
Johnstown, Fa.
: Facts About :
FURNITURE
tVe can inform t!:o trade and public at
larpe that we have come out victori
ous in our deal with the furniture
insinufai-tnrers of Michigan. We g
al! we asked for in the w ay of bar-
g:iiiis, eoiiseip.ieutly all we expected.
what more do we want? We only want
the trade to know that our line is bet
ter in every respect now than ever lie-
fore and that wi are going to contin
ne Helling Furniture on a very low
basis.
$25 and $20.00 win buy a oiid
Oak Suit for the lied rot.ni, containing
aix pieces, made and tini-hed iu the
very latest styles.
$!3 and $20.00 takes from our floor
a nice suit, either in "Antique or Im
itation Walnut fmisU.
$23 and $30.00 pays foraniceover-
stullisl or wood-frame suit for the par
lor, upholstered in r.rocatelle, Silk,
Tapestry and I'b.ish.
$S5 and $20.03 tak.-s one of the
same style suits upholstered in Tap
estry. $!.80, $1.90, $2.00. Xiee Reed Rock
ers ItU'.i century fmisU very orna
mental for the porch.
$9 and $15.03 buys a solid Oak Side
board. i I c
6C6 Main Cross Street,
Somerset, - Pa.
p- 4
mm
IhSWS
NEW
THE
01 LY PERFECT
FOR
J5SMIIaYUSB.
For Sale By
J. B. HOLDERBAUM,
Somerset Pa.
JOH
OFFROTH
h'-Jk - -. -. v .y rV
GOING
;'- y??- what's?
mm
Not to-day, of course
Cut when winter come.
It is only
bejrin to
SLEIGHS, B03 SLEDS, HARNESS, ROBES
BLANKETS, SLEIGH BELLS, AND
WHIPS.
Wc have already thought of them, ami have a lar.'c stock of iT.
St vle.s in our repo.sitory, ready for you to ielect from, p;,.'- S
out the one you want now. We'll keep it for vou
till snow flies.
Prices Right.
J as.
nTTFFKc)
ti. -.l----jt '.k -
The New Capello Rance.
WE sell the NEW CAPELLO RANGE, guaranteed tie larK-tted
Range of its class on the market. It has very larcre an 1 hi-h ,.
ens, heavy gratq?, linings and tops. ' Baking and Roa.-tii,z vi
the higltest as thousands of daily users can testify. If you
the Lest buy a
ILTIEW CAPELLO.
: : ALSO A FUXL LINE OF : :
GRANITE, COPPER & TINWARE
Milk Cans, Screen Poors and Windows. lee Cream Freezers. Oil ri
Gasoline Stoves. Call and see us. Respectfully,
For Holiday Presents
134 & 136 Clinton St.. - JOHNSTOWN, PA
You will find
The Handsomest Articles at Most
Moderate
Scribners
tor Christmas.
Frrtiilc It. SloeVt-m has a Christ iiioh Live story, whi- li
l-e:irs a eh:ir:u '.eristie title. "Tho Staying 'n er m" ir
Kalian." Its illustrations are umiint at:il exaitiv s.:
aiile. A thrilling lieteetive storv k ('. Cirryll. entitle.!
"Tlie Itiver Syiiilieatf," perhaps eiialiiij; Siieriocii
lloliiiex" Ix-st work. lliusiraLsl.
J.H-1 ChumlU-r Harris' ehanu-teristie tale of a faithftil
slave "The Colonel's Nirjrer-Itr."
ther Christmas st.ri are "A Wiiite Hlot." y Iirii
i v Van Iyke, a Metie ami iutaeinMive taleof a j.ii-uirc
( :liustnttel ); "lleroism of l.anilers,' l,v A. S. I'ier il
l.istr.itel);aml"IIoj.er'sl l.l Man," bv 1L C. V. M.-vers.
Sentimental Tommy,
By J. M. Barrie.
Those who have read (an.l who has not?) "The T.it!
Minister" ainl "A Window in Thrums" ran antiripale
what Mr. l'.arrie's SentiinentaI Tommy" will Is".
It is to lie the ehiel" serial in .v-.-i.i, '" for tNi, In'tliii
niii in the January luimU-r.
Two Ye.irs for $4.50.
V-.-f7. . 5 r ;. trine costs $..M a year, l'lit new si;Ih
M-riherH i-oi h:;. all the mimU-rs for WO and a year's
suliseriiit i"ii h-r !s:, f,,r S4..-.1.
.Srri'iM ." '. . 1 -r- is sroin t Ih ln-tti-r liet yt-ar
tlian ever, il is uoing to hav e new featnus. Its j-n t -lishers
a;' t s;.tislitsl with past smtt-ss. It pui is
to m.rp li-rir.jl:ly Reserve the eoiitidetiee e-l the read
ing p i! he.
The History Serial "Ijist tinarter Century in the
l"i-ite;l State-." ill l" i-otitinmsl. Just now it is :p
t r. arhi. a i ri 1 of aiisorl int; interest to the pr.st i t
V 'n-r:sto tho lir-t adtuinistnit ion of Tn-siilent Clee
laiid. V-.-i"'j..'i'. M-Lpiz-ur oiiht to cet iiirefill ii)iisidT:i-lM-n:isa
Christmas gift. The L."iO olfer ought to I
!oii!.e ion!.lt r-ilion.
CHARLES SCRI3NER5 SONS, 153 Fifth Avenue New York.
S1
The . A iturifttit X'eir .;'-
", I'll A IU. US A. DA.A. f.-ifor.
T'te Antciurtin Confilution, the',
i
American Idea, the American
Spirit. 7ifw first, lat, m l ail
the time, farrrrr,
Oaily, by mail, $5 a year
3ai!y ar.d Sunday Ay mai!.$3 a year
The Sundav Sun
is the greatest Sunday Newspaper iu the
world,
Pries t Copy. By mail S - reir.
AddreiMTlIi: Kl'A, X. Y.
SLEIGHING i
a few day3 off now, are! jou
think of
Quality Guaranteed.
Holderbaum.
IT 13 A GR4T CCMFGRT
toa ti!y I.t,i;. . . ... r .(i . .
a tr'l enokini :i i- u.-...-
The Cindere d Stc mj Par-m
arc sun- u.-r ;, tUr, 5
: 1 f..r t!i. ir .!ur.;.,
conv.-nii-ii.v an.j -,-,,,,., .- -
.....
Kverythin? is tin- ls. y
rKKIKXl'K, MATKUI.VLai.. 5
SKII.U
Their elcaiilisifi., I. I; v,:r 5
Their cnni!iiy ;i-n i:!-,-.. v.
J. B. Holderbaum, I
SOMERSET. - n.
P. A: SCHELL,
SOMERSET. PI
-;o Tti
Prices.
James Quiim
Make Cows Pay.
1iatiitheu?
of keeping
sB!ep unless you oa
makenioncywuS
. then? No J
stand a waste of from -5u
5q per cent, and thedJ
business will not.
waste that much brtif
by pan skimming. G 1
Safety Hand Sepasato'
and save it. c
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