The Somerset Herald. lOWARD SCCLL. Editor d rroprn-tor. REPUBLICAN JJATE TICKET. Cong-res men-t Large. CALtKH A A IS BOW, Of Ullll'U-". SAMIEL. A. I'AVENFORT, of Erie. Hcctors-at-Large. j,wrta Whnrton, Philadelphia. Alexander K. Patton, Cliwrrield. William Witherow, Allegheny. Peter I- KimlxTly. Mercer. District Electors. 1 I.-. J.S. Pearson, li. H- nryC. Prevost. Alien 15. Korke. ; hi. J. K Vn; S. Kranfc B. Hendry. 17. Iwl. 11. Kk u "i- 4. Imidit.. 1. Meyers-IS. C. lirown .Mil er. 5. Wm. M. Tneirart. 1. K. H. h'n.t. ll. . Joseph H. H uddell. Jl. lHsnrel.!sank. 7. Willuim F. Koley. a. A. C. W hite. UnlmKriu. - Wm.N. ltaiidolj'h. H-nry I Johnson, it 1- Wrt lieimer. 10. John H. lndi. :M. Jostah f l r 11. Kverelt V.rrwi. is Kdw d K. A brums, lilt. V. Wild-. Ia.ii)rSM. i a. Hxrrison H-ll. ilium 14. 1. W. Miller. M. Jo. l Campbell. OOSGRKSfi. F. J. Koweb, of Somerset I$or. Sohjcot to decision of the District Conference. AS-iKMBI.Y. Wm. II. Miller, of Quemahoning Two. V. IL Saicner, of Somerset Uor. ASSOCIATE jrPCK- Ceo. J. Black, of MeyernJale Iior. SHERIFF. M. II. Ilartzell, of Itovkwood Bor. r ROTITOXOTA R Y. II. F. I) arron, of Somerset Bor. RKOISTEK RIXXRIER. J. M. Cover, of Jenuer T p. TREASURER. Wji. Winters, of Somerset Tp. COUNTY COMMISSIONER. Geo. F. Kixmei, of Milford Tp. Gabriel Goon, of Somerset Twp. POOR PI RECTOR. Jacob W. Pwk, of .Summit T p. AVPITORS. Jeremiah Khoaos of Somerset Bor. B. J. Bowman, of Brothersvalley T p. Skxatuk Qi ay may not attend the St Louis convention It is said all the Presidential favorites will stay away. Geo. R. ft at 111-, was re-elected a member of the Republican State Committee at the convention held in Harrisbiirg last week. The Democratic State convention at Allentown, Pa., to-day will endorse ex Governor Pattison for the presidency iind declares for sound money. Kx-(Jovkknok Russell, of Massa chusetts, writes a letter to say that he d-ies not want the Democratic nomina tion for President, and will not take it At a meeting of the lk'iuocratic state oonunilL-o, in Harrishurg, on Wednes day last, Hon. R..Urt 11 Wright, of Allentown, was re-elected State chair man of the party for the ensuing year. (Joverxok Morton, of New York, held until the last day the bill requiring railroads to carry bicycles free as per sonal baggage, and then signed it" Of course he did. No favorite son expects to carry on business this year without the bievcle vote. Coxckessmax Guosvexor, of Ohio, and J. II. Mauley, of Maine have (V.mi v. K. .Mlrlgr iMlllotino L progress of the resective canvasses of Maj. McKinley and Speaker Reed. Mr. Manly gives the Ohio candidate "X delegates. Gen. Grosvenor claims that McKinley has already pledged 444 delegates. Kenatok Wellington, of Maryland, in opening the Republican State con vention last week, remarked that Mary laud has entered Republican national Hlitics to stay, and that she would a.st her vote in the electoral college for the Republican candidate for President Iet us hope that the Senator prophesied truly. For many years "My Mary land" has been uuder the heel of the oppressor, aud she will feel as if mailt anew when she is anchored in the Re publican, column for good. l"xiER no cireunistances will Frank Willing Ijcach continue as chairman of the Esenitive Committee of the Repul lican State Committee. That is what he said before tlie State Convention, and he declares he means just what he said. His term of office ended with the re-election of State Chairman uay. Mr. Ix-arh lias said all along that if he were not made State Chairman, there was no position within the gift of the Jstate Committee that he would accept . John' J. IxciAi.ij: has been intcrview h1 at Atchison, Kansas, by the New York Mnit and Krjtrt In answer to the juestion: "How do you regard Mr. 4 'levelaud'a administration?" he said: "In its practical, and what may be termed its business results, it may be conservati vely said that the Democratic experiment which the people made in I"'.J has cost us more than did the rebell ion in actual loss. Money, business, in come, real and jersonal property have nil lvn swept away. I regard that Is' fl election as a comniuuistic outbreak. The people knew better. Tiiey kucw that Iemocraticsudcncy in this gov ernment had always l.-eiiaeeonij,anied with prostration of industries and na tional misfortune. They did not stop to reason, though, I should say that the people have now reached the con clusion that the only way to escape from H)verty and hard times is by individ ual effort I do not know whether cr not Cleveland realizes what his election has meant to the country how much of ruin and disaster have followed it" Mr. Ingalls believes that Kansas has returned to the Republican fold, aud is for McKinley. He said: "Kansas is fur McKinley. We have passed upon that question, and our del egation is unanimous. None of the other candidates were considered here." Ik there was ever any doubt alwut Pennsylvania's cordial endorsement of Senator Quay's candidacy for the pres idency, it was thoroughly dispelled by the action of the State con veutiou which met in Harrisburg on Thursday last. The convention did what work it had to do quickly and well, and its action will meet with the approval of the peo ple. It was only fair that the conven tion should endorse Senator Quay for president He is a Republican leader of the stiunchest tye, he has f.mglit the battles of tariff reform in the Sen ate, and done much Jor the people of his state, he has been a matchless lead er, not only in the politics of Pennsyl vania, but of the entire nation, and when he asked the support of the Re publicans of his state for the presiden tial nomination, it was given him un grudgingly, cheerfully, and with singu lar heartiness. The Quay sentiment not only dominated the convention, but It swept everything liefore it as chaff that lay in the path way of a hurricane. It tolerated no opposition, and wan deaf to any appeals for a second choice. It was for Quay and Q iay alone, and it I WEDNESOAT April , ISM ; mv fiiir and positive notice to all cot (vrued that nothing in opposition to thssaontiment would be tolerated. The iihi-i.ii eulortainod ly come tliat the Senator was not a genuine candidate is now dispelled, ami from this time furth he must Ik.' accorded the i.lace In which this great Itepuhlicati state has j.hnvd- him in tlie front rauk of the presidential buttle. He will go to the st- Iyui'w convention with a powerful leu ting; and thin will not come alone from Pennsylvania, but from other Mates. If anyone imagines that Sena tor Quay has Pennsylvania alone in his control for the presidency, be is mista ken; aud if it should transpire that he lieoine the nominee of the party, hia election will follow as mi rely as any event in the future can be known. We would then have a chief executive who would do honor to the natiou as a wise, careful and thoroughly competent pres ident of the republic The other work performed by the con vention was of a character to niett the views of the people who vote the lie publican ticket And now let every Republican in the state turn in to make the majority next November as large a any cast in the past five years, when phenomenal Republican majorities have been the rule. TBirD TO RAID A TOWS. KegTO Desperadoes Kan Amuck ia the Coal Segioas. Connellsvillk, Ta April 21 Three negro desperadoes kept Connellsville and White Kock in a state of siege for six hours this afternoon. Before they were captured two of them were seriously, and perhaps fatally, shot through their heads. This town has not experienced such an exciting time since J. II. Pad dock was murdered by coke strikers, three years ago. In their raid the ne groes held up and robbed an even dozen people, securing over 200 in cash aud several watches. Three diamond rings were also among the booty. The three outlaws' names are Samuel Hill, of Richmond, Va.; William Web ster, of Norfolk, Va., and John Welling ton, Petersburg, Va. The last two nam ed fell victims of the officers' Winches ters Itefore they gave up. From the time the first robbery wa9 committed until haudeuns ere on the trio at least 3o0 shots were fired. Countable Frank Sois sou, of Connellsville towukbip, is shot, through the body, but the wouud is not serious." According to the negroes' stories, they arrived here from Pittsburg last night. They cr.ine into town separately. Tills morning they struck up an aoquaiutamio ship while thawing out lcfore a fire at Bummers Spring, a famous tramp re treat, half a mile east of hero. There was enough money in the crowd to btiy two quarts of whiskey. The intention, they say, was to take an eye-opener or two of this and then eat breakfast. But one drink led to another, until all the whis key was gone. Plans to get more were forwitk do vised. Wuccler Coke works, on the Fairmont Branch railroad, was visited, and while two of the men covered the prosperous l'Mking foreigners with revolvers iu each hand, the third went through the vie titns' pockets. Any intimation of pur suit or repress was met with such a hot fire that the foreigners kept at a respec table distance. With the money they se cured more whisky was ljought This all occurred before dinner. From noon until 3 o'clock the desperadoes amused themselves by making human targets of every one that came within their range at White Rock, where they were joined by a fourth negro. Rein forced thus they started out to raid the town. "Squire J. M. Trineberth's store was the first place entered. Resistance was worse than folly, as the negroes opened up with their revolvers on the least prov ocation. Squire Triueborth was in Cn iiellsville banking what money he had in the safe, so only a small amount of change in the till was the reward of thfcir first effort. A section gang on the Baltimore and OLi railroad were compelled t- hold up their hands for fully ten minutes while one of the negroes turned their pocket inside out. The men had just received their pay, and had most of their earnings on their persons. The haul netted over M. E. Whip, telegraph operator at Bal timore : (thio Junction was the next man the outlaws ran across. Whip was sitting in his office sending a message when a burly black head and hand were thru through the window and the com mand to turn over all bis valuables was given. Simultaneously with the com mand the outlaw fired point blank at the operator. The bullet buried itself in the wall not an inch above his head. Whip made an elfort to reach a revolver in a desk nearby, but the other robbers rush ed in aud overpowered him. The plucky operator was relieved off fO, a gold watch and chain and three rings. The shooting by this time had aroused the whole neighborhood. An engine was sent here for officers and a posse started out from White Rock. John Mc- Iermott and IT. E. Coil, engineers at the Morreil A Trotter Water Company's plant saw Whip robbed from the opH sHe side of the river. They crossed in a skiff, and, armed with shotguns, started in pursuit. They were overtaken at Painter Siding by the officers from here anil White Rock. Two of the highwaymen made a stand there, firing volley afbr volley from be hind a tie pile. When the ammunition ran shirt they made a break. One took up over the moiint.tiu side and escaped in the heavy underbrush. Samuel Hill, the other. atte:np:ed to wade the river. He uii-j'idged the depth of the water and would have drowned had not the Balti more A Ohio detective, n.'lert Sheppard, fished kiiu out. Welister and Welling ton continued their tliglit to Indian creek. The officers caught up to them there and another pitched battle ensued. Neither of the desperate men gave up u ntil they fell in their tracks. Welwter is shot through tho jaw, the bullet lodging in his throat. Wellington has a bullet hole Inckofhls right ear. His condition is too serious to allow the physicians to prole for the bullet. During the liattle at Indian erok Con stable Soisson was shot through tit shoulder. The captors and their prison ers arrived here this evening on a special engine. The two satchels the negroes carried contained burglar's tools and two dark lanterns, which convinces the of ficers that the men are professional house- brea k crs. Poor Indeed! There are degrees and kinds of poverty, just as there are differences of opinion among those who compute and measure poverty and riches by different stand ards. Some men deem themselves poor because they are less ri'th than others, again there are comparatively poor people who are satisfied with a comjtet ence. There is a kind of poverty for which no amount of wealth can compen sate, namely, a poverty ofliodny stamina, evinced by nervousness and a derange ment of the functions of digestion, bilious secretion and the bowels. To restore vigor ui on a permanent basis there is one remedy that fully covers the require ments, "fills the bill," and this is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. By restor ing digestion, giving a healthful impulse to the action of the bowels and liver and tranquillizing the nerves, it fulfills the conoition necessary to a resumption of strength by the system. It also over comes malaria and rheuitialUuu 11 those creeping, crawling, stinging sensations that combine to make up the tortures of any itching disease of the skin are instantly relieved and permanently cured by Doan's Ointment. Take no substitute. Doan's never falls. QUAY XA3IED FOR PRESIDENT. Pennsylvania Republicans Present Him to the Country. A SOUND MONEY PLATFORM. Grow and Davenport for Conjrrest- men-at-Largc IURRism Ro, April 23. The presiden tial boom of Senator Matthew Stanley Quay was formally launched today and tho impetus it received by the Republi can state convention was of a strong cliar aetor. The Quay adherents controlled the convention by a ratio of 3 to 1, and a desperate effort made to have McKinley endorsed as the second choice failed, ahiumgh there was a stormy scene. The convention re-elected Senator Quay as state chairman, and elected the following as presidential electors at large," Joseph Wharton, Philadelphia; Alex K. Patton, Clearfield; William Witherow, Alle gheny, and Peter L. Kimterly, Mercer. The delegates at large to the national convention were chosen as follows: Gov. D. II. Hastings; Jamea Kherson, Phila delphia; Frank J. Torronoe, Allegheny; James S. Beaeotn, Westmoreland; T. L. Flood, Crawford; Joe. Bosler Montgom ery; W. W. Greist, Lancaster; F. H. Barker, Cambria. The alternates at large are: Charles A. Miner, Luzerne; State Senator Boies Pen rose, Philadelphia; State Senator Arthur Kennedy, Allegheny; State Senators J. M. McCarall, Dauphin; Frank E Holler, Cumberland, Charles W. Miller, Ve nango; Jamea B. Raymond, Blair; Charles M. Plank, Berks. Samuel A. Davenport of Erie and Galu sha A. Grow of Susquehanna, the pros eut incumbent, were nominated as eon-gressmen-at-large by acclamation. . Dele gate Robertson of Allegheny placed Wm. E. Harrison of McKeesport in nomina tion for this office, but he withdrew bis name while the vote was being taken. aud u pon his motion, the nominations of Davenport and Grow were made unani mous. Ex-State Treasurer Henry K. Boyor of Philadelphia was temporary chairman of the. convention and Auditor General Amos II. Mylin of Lancaster was the permanent chairman. The most interesting incident of the convention, and a most exciting one, oc curred this afternoon alter Senator Quay had leen endorsed for the presidency and when Congressman John B. Hobln son of Delaware county endeavored to put through a resolution favoring McKin ley as a second choice. The endorse ment of Quay ia contained in the first plank of the platform and the McKinley resolution read thus: "Iu the event of the retirement of the Pcntifcvivania candiilate for nrenidont en dorsed this day the Hon. Matthew Stan ley Quay alter all honorablo means nave been exhausted to promote his lioin tination, the delegates at large from this state are hereby instructed to vote for and support the candidacy of that Na poleon of . Protection and advance agent of prosperity, the Hon. William McKin ley, of Oh io." The committee on resolutions had turned down "the McKinley Imora" at iu meeting, during the recess of the con vention, but this did not deter Mr. Rob inson from again bringing it up on the floor of the convention as an amend ment to the platform. The introduction of the runoluttou created a genuine furore. Cries of ''Quay," "Quay," fillej the air and Chairman Mylin tried In vain to re store order. Robinson finally mounted the stage and after demanding protection from the chair, he made an impassioned address. He started off by telling what he had done for Quay in the senator's national delegates to first support Quay, but after that, in deference to the feeling of the people who love Quay, there should ie the support of Wm. McKinley. He did not want the delegation to go where it did not belong on second choice. Last year Quay was for Reed or McKin ley, the Hon. Boies Penrose declared for McKinley some time agi, the speaker said, as did a?so Senator Andrews, and the speaker had no doqbt McKinley is to-day their second choice. Senator Boies Penrose, who replied to Congretwruaa Robinson, said be had al ways considered the name of McKinley as available and good, but be was no here to work any scheme of personal ag grandizement (Cheers.) He was not here to make Quay's endorsement ridic ulous and weak before the country, Quay has frequently lieen misunderstood. he has always lcen victorious, and to-day he is the foremost Republican in this broad domain. He has woti his surs by gallant fighting and last summer ha showed hiiuslf a master of political con trol. He is the most likely candidate of all thotte before the St Louis convention. and a nomination there mean his elec tion. Shall we, his friends, permit any person to introduce any amendment to our platform that would weaken or be little Mr. Quay? (Loud crlea ofNd," and cheers.) The outcome of the tumultuous affair was the rejection of the McKinley amend ment by a vote of 65 yeas to 178 nays. This was regarded as a test of the respective strengths of the Quay aud anti-Quay ele ments. The Platform Adopted. The platform, submitted by the major ity of the Committee on Resolutions, and adopted by the convention is as follows: "For fidelity to the principles of Re publicanism, Pennsylvania holds the first rank among all the States. Year after year it has returned great majorities for the candidates of that party, with no selfish demands for recognition of ary of its own citizens as a national candidate. The time has come when the State which has so long and faithfully led the Repub lican column may justly, and properly, submit its own preference for the Repub lican nomination fr the Presidency. In the presentation of the Hoil Matthew Stanley Quay, the Republicans, not alone of Pennsylvania, but of the entire union, will recognize one of their foremost lead ers, wise in conusel, brilliant and able in action at once the type of A nierican citi zen, scholar, soldier and statesman. "First of all national issues stands p ro te. -tion. and first among its advocates have len the Republicans of Pennsylvania. We believe in protection to all American industric-s, but as a special favor to none. It should be neither partial, sectional or hypocritical; it should be as nearly m possible equal and universal. We are not pledged to any schedules, but demand the restoration of the policy of protection, and we pledge as soon as the Republicans shall be restored to power in the execu tive and Congressional departments of the government that it shall be restored, equitably to the farmer, aud Jbe miner, to the manufacturer and artisan. "We demand the st. ration of that wise policy ot reciprocity which was framed by James G. Blaine, and adopted by the wise and beneficient administra tion of President Harrison, to the great lenefit of the commerce of the country, and which has licen abandoned by the present DenKH-ratic administration. We approve the policy of national protection to our ship owners, and the ship building interests, by discriminating duties in fa vor of American shipping, in order that the American flag may be revered upon the high seas. "The Republican party has always maintained the national honor and credit. It enforced the resumption of specie pa. -menta. It kept faith as to every di bt crested for the preservation of the union, aud has paid the greater part of it in ac cordance with the spirit and the letter of the laws under which it has been con tracted. It largely reduced the interest charges upon the balance of the del by re-funding at lower rates. It substituted for the fluctuating and inadequately se cured notes of the State banks a uniform national currency of staple value and of equal purchasing and debt paying power. Faithful to its record, believing that tne people are entitled to the use of the bast money, and anxious to restore ana pre serve the Industrial and commercial pros perity of the union, the Republican party favors international bi-metallisru, aud uutil that can be established upon a se cure basis, oppag'the coinage of silver except upon government account and demands the maintenance of the existing gold standard of valu. "There should be no statute of limit ation against a grateful recognition by the government of the services and sacri- ticosof the soldier and sailor who pre served the union. We denounce the present administration of the pension bureau for its betrayal of the interests of these heroes, and its attempt to nullify existing laws. "We believe in the enactment of such restrictive legislation as will admit to our shores only those immigrants who have the capacity aud desire to become good American citizens. We congratu late the administration of Gov. Hastings j upon its wise discrimination in keeping j expenses within their proper limits, aud remembering that it reflects tho interests and views of a great progressive State, it is justly entitled to the continued con fidence of the Republicans aud the people of Pennsylvania. 'We affirm the declarations contained in the State platform of 1894, looking to needed reforms in State aud niuuiuipu! government to the purification of elec tions and the exercise of the elective franchise. "We earnestly recommend to the con sideration of the next Legislature the several reform bills promulgated- by the Republican Slate committee, aud request the Republicans of both Houses to give them favorable consideration aud sup port and such other bills as may bo in troduced at the next session of the Leg islature iu line with the principles of reform. "We reaffirm our declaration iu favor of the State aiding in the improvement of the Delaware river, so that Pennsyl vania may have a free aud unobstructed highway for commerce as now carried by the steamships of the greatest draught which would enable us to compete with our sister Status on the Atlantic coast iu doing business with the outside world." Befornt Bills Endorsed. One result of the meeting of the Repub lican State committee and State conven tion will be to pave the way for some important reform legislation. With only two dissenting votes the committee en dorsed tho four reform bills drafted by a committee appointed for that purpose. The scheme, which is a comprehensive one, was adopted in the convention also and now goes to tho Legislature In Janua ry next. The principal bill provides for civil ser vice iu the state government and in cities and counties containing more than 15, GuO inhabitants. It authorizes the ap pointment by the Governor of three non partisan civil servh.'o commissioners, who shall classify aii salaried offices in the state, and prppare rules and regula tions for the service, and make an annual report Open competitive examinations are provided for, and preference must 1 given to army and navy veterans. There shall be. a chief examiner, with suljordin ate examluera, aud the commission will have the power to enforce civil service by summoning witnesses, administering oaths and inflicting heavy penalties on witnesses refusing to appear. Recom mendations other than for character shall not be reoeived. State official are forbidden from pay ng any public servant unlets duly ap pointed under the provisions of the act. Tenure of office shall be during good be havior, and no removals shall be made except for cause, and a statement of these causes must te filed with the coinmis biou. ro appointee snan o pcruuuea to pay political assessments under pain of forfeiture of office and ineligibility for re appointment The penalty for violation of the act is imprisonment not exceeding one year, and a fine of fViO. Bill number two prohibits the payment of poll tax by another person than the citizen assessed, and makes it a misde meanor for any person to attempt to vote on a tax receipt improjerly obtained. Penalty, f-VO fine, imprisonment 1 year. The third bill is especially directed to the protection of the rights of citizens at the primaries. Jt makes it a misdemean or for any policeman, fireman, or public employe or c?e4eJ officer, or any official of a railroad or tracfjop company or pnl- lic corporation, to influence or solicit any voter at a primary or general election. the penalty Ix'lng a lice not exceeding 2,000 and imprisonment not exceeding two years. It is likewise made a misde meanor to assess the wages or salary of any public officer or employe for politi cal purposes. The fourth bill provides for the govern ment of cities of the second class, t be only ones affected being Pittsburg and Alle gheny, and is elaborate in Its provisions, which are based espectaly upon the char ter now governing Philadelphia, with the addition of a department to 1x3 called the department of public property. Tho question of the taxation of corporations, which was to have been the subject of a special bill, was postponed for further consideration. Constipation Is a deadly enemy to health; Burdock Blood Bitters is a dead ly enemy to constipation. A Btorm Carries Death. Clay Ce ntek, Kas., April 2G. A cy clone of tremendous force sped through Clay county late last night dealing death and destruction on every hand. As far as known to-night five people were kill ed, three fatally wounded and 17 injured. The dead are: Frank Peterson, Mrs. Frank Peterson, a child of the Petersons, Mrs. Ole Xaverson, grandchild of Peter Anderson. A full list of the injured Is unobtaina ble, as 'the doctors have not returned from the scene of the disaster. It is known, however, that every memlter of the families of John Morris, F. Welkin, Peter Anderson and Henry Gardner was hurt, and three of them have wounds said to be fatal. A large number of horses and cattle was killed, and the damage to farms and property is immense. The cyclone started about six miles south of Clifton and went in a north easterly direction for 12 or 15 miles, and then lost its force by spreading. It pass ed about half way between Clifton and Morganville, and left nothing standing in its track. The cyclone was followed by a tcrriSo rain storm, which lasted sev eral hours, flooding the devastated dis trict w Aoman's ork Is never done, and it I especially wearing and wearisome to those whose blood is impure sad unfit properly to tone, sus tain, and renew tbe wasting of nerve, muscle and tiasue. It is more because of this condition of tbe blood that women are ran down, Tired, Weak, Nervouc, Than because of tbe work iteelf. Every physician says so, and that tbe only rem edy is in building up by taking a good nerve tonic, blood purifier and vitalizer like Hood's Barsaparilla. For the troubles Peculiar to H'omea at change of season,' climate or life, or resulting from bard work, nervousness, and impure blood, thousands have found relief and cure in Kl Sarsaparilla The .One True Blood Purifier, ft; six for $5. Prepared only by C. I. Hood & o, Lowell Mas. cry aiwu a riilSwnhUeotl-sSanaparUia. Cripple Creek Swept by Flame. Cnipri.KCiiKKK, Col., April 2. The main portion of the business section of the city Is fn ashes, charred timbers and crumbling walls now marking the sites of what were yesterday the finest busi ness blocks of the town. One million dollars is considered by some to be a conservative estimate of the damage, while others plae the loss as high as two millions. As nearly as can be estimated the insurance will not ex ceed fi'Auxi. This afternoon fire originated in Carey's second-hand store, at 1 o'clock. The blaze was not thought to be serious, but a sudden change. In the wiud caused the fiames to spread to adjoining buildings. Every vehicle iu town was pressed iuto service by merchants, and great confu sion existed, during which a number of casualties occurred from runaway teams. The flames spread with sueb rapidity thai uot more than one-tenth of their wares was saved. When tbe post office caught it became evident that desperate measures should be adopted and the water supply being poor, the firemen resorted to the use of dynamite. Anumlxrof buildings were sacrificed before tho lire had 'reached them. During the explosion a fireman was fatally injured by having his legs blown off. At a late hour the fire was gotten un der control. The record of embezzlements in the United States last year revealed looses of 10,0O0,0U0 compared with f23,UtKf,(IU0 in !, and f 19,000,000 in I S01 "Aunt" Mary Crabtree, of Troublesome Creek, Ky., might properly le called either a new-old woman or an old-new woman. She is nearly 1 years old, has recently cut a new set of teelth, and her hair, which used to be snow-white, has ecome a dark, glossy brown. A Sufferer Cured "I!vcry season, from the time I was two jcars old. I suffered dread fully f iv .in erysipelas, which kept prowiii worst! until my hands were almost useless. The Imnes softened so that they would lwiid, and several of my rpp rs arc now crooked from this cause. On my 259, hand 1 carry large s ecars, which, but for W AVER'S Rarsaparllla, would Ji&P. sores, provided I was alive and abl to carry anything. ' iKl,t bottles of Ayer's Sarsaparilla cured me, so that I have had no return of the Jisease for more than twenty years. The first bottle seemed to reach the spot and a persistent use of it has perfected the cure." O. C. Davis, Wautoma, Wis. THB 0K1Y WORLD'S FAIR Sarsaparilla IYER'S PIL1S Promote Good Pigestioa, PURITY, . . , I what you should look 6ir when buy in whiki-ys r liquors; iirare guitr uulevd piin-; If you hny fnm you Itet them dint:l from lli If. . J"vern lueul t-tuiiijtol barrel; there U u o-l-ter guarauU-e. Pi Ives 0ut54k fur Themselves. 2 ynr old, I'll re llye. H ) per eTL 8 -.VI .VO 6M ? Spwlal pric. list on Wines, etc., on 1 f application. No extra chance for Jugs J ? or packing. Give us a trial order. I A, AN DRIESSEN, t l! Federal 8L, Allegheny, Pa. 1 r mi Remember that we are Headquarters for Hoots, Shoes, Rubbers, Slip pers and everything in the shoe line from the smallest article up to the largest all of the reliable, never-rip, water-tight sort at the lowest prices. OUR MOTTO: PERFECT FITTING SHOES AT PERFECT FITTING PRICES. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY George P. Stein & Co., TOtl Main Cross St., SOMERSET. PA. c OUUT PROCLAMATION. Whkkf.as," The Itononihle Juris; of the Court of Common Thus of hsiiiH-nx't county. have onienil that a Kperiul or Adjourned Court ol Coiniiioii Titus, of IJtmrt. r sessions and u-ilu!ii' Court, for t!i Irlul of case herein, klinU lie lu ld at SHtnerw-t. on Monday May 11, 1896. Commencing at loo'clock A. M. of Miid luy. Now. therefore. I, Kriward Hoover, Hlch Klierilf ol StHiiorw't eminty, hereby lsuc my rocl:tm:ittoi) izlvuitf notiiV to nil jurors, wit nesses Hiiminonol, Hint to nil iKirtii-at hi catist s to Ik- t Ip'li anil there tried, lo be In Hlteiidatice ut xald Court. EI)VAK! HOOVER. Khcriir. SOMERSI-TT MARKET REPORT, COBSKtTED WEEKLY BY Cook & Beerits, irriov7, April is i.r5. ( per Apples. j dried, . (evaporated lb. Apple Butter, per rnl , - ( roll, per B . i Buttor.J fresh ku, P-r ft (creamery, per ,, ,, ,t Beeswax, per country ham, per 75 to $1.00 lte 30 to ltte hie Tj7o lil n,um J iiear cured haui, per t.ll to U'J. utile, per lb i to sc 7 tone !.; 'nhoulder, per t Beans. Coffee. white navy, per bun Lima, per Si green, per ft rousted, per ft.. 1H to ik- II-) 4.U0 -V Cement. 1 umberiunu, per I l'ortlxnd. ix-r bid bW Comment, per .. Eggs, per doz Klc FUh. lake herrinr;j :--ZZi iiunry, wiiite clover, per ..., I Jird, per ft I.ime, per l.bl Molasses, N . I per ral. loc lJc .1.15 Stir 1 Ml ions, per bus 40 to .'ine rotatoe. per bus t 10 to 3k- 1'atclH-e, evaporated, per ft 10 lo l ie Prunes, per lb 10 lo We . Y per bbl Jl.io i'ituburg, per bbl I SO Dairy, ;-4 bus icks. l'c " ' , " 4 bus enrk K 2. ground alum, 10 ft sucks Sue Salt, maple, per ft. ....... ..jBe imported yellow, per ft He wliite, A. per ft . .e granulated, per ft . He Cube, or pulverized, per ft Se Sugar. Syrup. P,-r f1 x 1 H ( maple, per gul Sj to WW Stoneware, g:illou. tic T.llow, per ft . .. S U " ini-gar. per gal 20 to r 14UI..I II jr, .T mi. . .. .. J clover, per bus .",.00 lo fliO crtmwm, per bun 3 M " alfalfa, per bu.i... I 'll 44 atsvke. tier bu . 7 .Vi Seeds. Jill let, brrnino, per bus.. J barley, wliite tteurdlesa, per bus. l.i't buckwheat, K-r bus . Xrc corn, ear, per bus .) to .' shelled, per bus 4(1 to 4- out, per bus St to I rye. per bus...' .V Feed j wheat, per bus 7i !brun, per 1 fts s" coru and oata chop, per !' ft He Hour, roller process, per bbl .73 I R W , flour, lower rrarie. per t W fts Si. iO vf in ) white, per lit fts.. LrJ jl.-JI .m I red, perlOO fta 1872 1896 COOK & BEEftft G 3 CCC 1 Floor, Grain & Feed Dealers, April 8, TW. SOMERSET, PA. Grass Seeds Are in demand and we have In tock a large nupply of Fancy RECLEANED CLOVER & TIMOTHY at Iiottoiii figures for cash or country pro duce in exchange. Always anticipating tho wanU of the Fancy and Staple GROCERY TRADE, : : : wo carry in atock a lino Unsurpassed in Somerset Cotmty, and you will never find yourself in want if you Imy your fuipplie at our j I K A 1 ( j I ' A I tT K 1 1 S ST IKK where you wilf iind our slieies and cou ti ters well stocked with a full line of the most desirable iiN and I'ur Food PnxluetM. "llTE,e8ir yur apecial attention to the end that you may try our lead ing brands of llee, namely : 'Cihw t Sanlwirns" lmnn Rowsted losoTrr-T7uthe! r SmI ""TTnioT ToeTuTaiid Java, in t"o"pou"iil lius, whieii nan served exclusively at the World'a Fair. Also, bil worth's limnawii'k High tirade, together w ith a full line of Arlmckles, Lion, Jersey and Enterprise package colleen. With a Full Line Of- Scrub ISrushes, Iirooma, Buckets, Dust Brushes, .Scouring Soaps, eSe., we are prepared to supply you with the necessary articles for Housecleaning. Tl'ST receive) I a large shipment of the bvst Hard Water Soap on the market, which we will xell 7 Ears for 25 Cents, or by the box 100 Three-quarter Pound Bars for $3.25. Competition don't figure at theHe prices, which may not last long, therefore the trado can't afford to misM this bargain. Just Unloaded 300 BARRELS SALT. - Which we will sell at a price unpre cedentedly lowr. Ihn't buyuntil you have ascertained our prices. WE art receiving and selling the larg est shipments of Lake Fish that come lo the town aiuiply because our prices are I)W, Lower, Ixmest, "Vl TV. always have in stock a full line of Assorted Feeds, Oil Meal, I.ime, Cement, Plaster, Hair, Oil, Ac, together w ith the following well-knowu brands of Flour at the very lowest prices : WORLD'S FAIU SOUYKXIER, ' PILLSUUHY'S HKST, and his latest brand, MAfJXET, which Is unequaled. POUTEIM IIOSS, JEXKIXS YIKXXA, .SCHUMACII KILS FA MOPS. FRENCH FLAO, And a nmuU r of tbe best and most pop ular Home Brands. Seeing it Believing. Call and See. COOK & BEERITS. New Spring Goods ARE NOW On Sale! And we arc now prepared to show the largest aud ino."t desirable stock of Xew Spring DRV GOODS, MOTION'S, CARPETS, RUGS, PORTIERE LACE CURTAINS, ETC., In the County at prices that can't be compared. Our Xew Spring Stock of Ladies' Si&Percal Waists. Capes & Coats, are very desirable and at prices to suit all. OUR CARPET DEPARTMENT is full of new Spring Goods in all the new and desirable pat terns and best makes. Also a handsome line of- RUGS, PORTIERS, LACE CURTAINS, "WINDOW SHADES, Etc. I Of every description are now on salo, and we arc prepared to offer great bargains in every department. Parker & Parker. New fciIM lEW SPRING GOODS. Ncw- est styles in all kinds of goods and lowest prices. A full line of Cashmere and Serges in all qualities. Splendid assortment of Black Wool, WorstuJ and Mohair Dress in Brocaded and Novelty. Styles, suited for dresses and skirts A big stock of newest styles of Novelty Dress Goods, ranging in price from 12 1-2 cts to $1 a yard. GREAT variety of Silks and Silk and Wool PJaids, Ac, fur waists tfc dresses. Wash Goods for desses and waists, including Swisses, Lawns, Percales, Dimities, Crepes, Moire, Chintzes, Cheviotte Prints, Ginghams, Seersuckers, &c. Splend id values in Table Linens, Towels, Napkins, Table Covers, Bed Spreads, rortiers, Furniture Da mask Silk and Silkoline Draperies' and Cushions. LADIES' Dress Skirts and Shirt Waists. Ladies' Spring Capes in Velvet, Silk and Cloth. Ladies' Night Dresses, Corset Covers, Skirts and Chemise. A handsome assort ment of New Laco Collars and Dress Yokes. Infants Long and Short Dresses, Long and Short Coats and Sacks. Great variety of Children's Mull and Lace Caps and Hats. jyjEW Style Buttons, Silks,Gimps, Ribbons, Laces, ttc, for dress trimmings. A large variety of Cambric, Swis and Xan.-ook Em broidery in white and colors. Linen Sheeting, Stamjx-d Linen and Embroidery Silk. A large assort ment of Lace Curtains cheap. Also Curtain Swiss and Scrim. LARGEST stock of new Millin ery Goods. All the latest styles. A large assortment of Lace and Button Guaranteed Kid Gloves. Fast Colored Stockings in Black and colors for Ladies, Misses', Children, Men and Boys. Best dark, blue and light calicoes, 5 its. Wool and Cotton Carpet Chain, Mrs. A l. UHL. SALE FINE LINENS Every woman knows tho superior mer it of J. X. Richardson's Sim A owden'a Linens. The finest and liest made in Belfast, Ireland, where they've Itfeu making Linen fi.r over a hundred yt-ais, and have a world-wide reputation Ttr pro ducing choice houcst px-ls. We bought over Five Thousand Dollars worth of FINE TABLE CLOTHS AND NAPKINS alone, on such latsia as permits our sell ing them at the maker's price as follow : FINE TABLE CLOTHS yards wide and 2 rards lor, l.. S.;.T5, i" and H.." ' yards wide and vards liuui. Si.."n), I..-iH, Mm, i.:i and sl'i.no. 2 yards w ide and ."1 yards lor..-, ?"., .: and ?.:t. 2 yards wide ami ."i vards long', fiiriO, s..V(, frt..i,in.fio nd 11.'A 2 yards wide and -I vards long, ftL.'iii, S7..-iO and sium Please do net ooufouud these with ordi nary Linens, as they are quite (litlercnt ar.d much better, -i yards wide and 2 vards lmj, V V1, ST.Ui, and f l.ml. '2 yards w ide and .1 vards lonr. ?;..", (:dK !!..., iU.'tv and tll.hH. ! yards w ide and ;i rnrds lonir, ?s.(io. siimsI. Sll.i, ji tuoand s7.t). J yards w iile and 4 yards long, Sinn. sll.w)an.i fltui The Napkins match mr.st of tiie Cloths, lait you can get either Cloth or Xupkiim scpanitely. Five-eiirhts size Xupklna, S..V). t.n. and a doen. Three-quarter size Xapkliis, ".., ST.!), iV.: and SlD.j a d07.11. This is a Croat opportunity t replenish your IJnen Cl.vs t, and We hope to re--cive your Mail irders lor them. Send for samples of !rcss ;.-sls. Suit ings, Silks, Tine Wash (iooda. BOGGS & BUHL, Allegheny, Pa. Jos. Home & Co. WRITE US For Samples of GREATEST WASH GOODS VALUE ever retailed. FINE FRENCH BATISTES Dainty, delicate, refined designs and odors. DRESDEN, STRIPES AND PERSIAN I'utterns ldues, pinks all the Sea son's choice colors and combination think of the width 10 inche send for samples and see quality and style, and you'll laiy ! Uoauti ful, line FRENCH BATISTES, to itu hf s w ide 25 C A YD. B PENN AVE. & FIFTH ST., PITTSBURG, PA. Brings Something- ryev A RWin or Walking Spring Tooth Hlrro... r ..I'- - No drawing of frame on the -.'round. The lL-hte-t itself of tra.sh as oa.-i!y as a hay rake. a man on as otiieis do without a CALL AND SEE IT. WE GUARANTEE IT tmf IN THE WORLD. 4'fc3- J. B. liolderbaum, t, s The New Capsllo RAric&. WE sell the XEW CAVKIAA) RAX0.K. cr-.a -nto: i 1; ! - - R tnjro of its class oa th.? market. I: has wry i.;:-'-ens, heavy grates, lininxs:l tops. liuklr. :4-i I , , ; the hixlicst as tiiou.WiJs of 'hiir. users can tt.-.-t;:"v. I: v.v. s . the beat buy a 2NTEW CAPELLO : : ALSO A FULL LINE 0b' : : GRANITE, COPPER&TLWVARE Milk Cans. Screen Poors auJ Win Jo vr L-o Crcaia Fr:- .-. -Gasoline Stoves. Call and see us. Re.-pec 'v. P. A. SCKELL, SOMERSET, ?; Mb 136 Clinton St., - - JCKNSTCV.N.F Ami Other Winter Goods i,i Prju-. James Qninii. 18477 SODA SPRIjMG When 1 KJ t. .'.4 V -3 V J ft--' . j?--," x - - are WwjW&'S?" ;ax-ui ICE COLD i SODA .ii.:v , p. Pure Drugs and Chem-! Fine Imported i 1 icals. mestic Liquors. G. W. BENFORD, Manager. JS- OiB-e of Ir. S. M. D.-U ia rear of Sior, whoro h? wi'.i v .1.: ' " '" Saturday of e-.-h w-i k. FURNITURE Our Stock Is Lnrii"- A thing to b considered In buying Furniture. PKICK is gviu'nxliy hol.I t. 1 of la.' th ' shoul.l le tho last. If yiv.i Imy for i i.i',,ty " i i If you buy .r prii-e you g.-t what y.v.i p.iy f-'i' Diainlior Suits. Slil nk mul (.'hf-rrv. rtii'.ai:iiiS six 1 ' '' v- ' Aiitsiur uk Suits : : : : : 1 'ir lor Suits. Si(letHiril!, Sjoliil Oak, : Chnirs, Iloiis, Springs, Matt rows ami a!t otlur kin.ls ,.f I' ;"'' lo ti priiu. FIGURE : c g 605 Main Cross Street, rayby-. J Eutl1' EVERY DAY X Sold on Trial. Somerset, Pa. Don't i hink t ..-: .. ' t ! a ot i . j. i . GGOO RESULTS. Colli.'- fr..: : . . A rr '). r---:: v. ar. , '' i. .' Hli-l :.. , . r. -,! : . , I" t:ktli-.' - I- t.-: i' i ii--ir ; : . J. B. Holdeit C:MBSr. "--siH A CHANCE TO MAKE MONEY- J Are Selling 2,500 Fur Capes for 512.50. 1,000 Ladies' Jackets for S5.00. 1896 ) r- '.i4 :-f.f -hrsi 1 .t; -t-.S - in. v." Drv .wfnhtrt f. lasso: rr V" i Cover a niultitmlo of sins, luit it Uti't r.s-.siry "'B nml.s.irai.le future t- nwure riure. FsiaMi-ii m J"j. i the lot;iil of gi-HiIos, then ymi are rt'u.Iy f'r i,r:' , . j . . H. CoffrclStl
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