( l The Somerset Herald. E OVA ED SCCLL. Editor and Proprietor. WEDNESDAY- ..March 15, 1S. Dr. Swallow seerus to look on Wan aaiaker as only a pace-setter. As TO the cause of the Maine disas ter everybody in, t'jus far, precisely where Moses was when the light went out. The Nation's honor is safe iu the bands of the men the nation haa chos en to guard and protect it. The prudential measures of Congress Beeru to have Lad a fjuieting effect on the Spanish jingoes. Firmness and peace are often synonymous. "Fob United States Senator. M. S. Q lay," will be placed on the ballots to lie voted at the Republican primary election to be held in lilair county .Sat urday. The anxiety of certain parties to name the successor of late County Auditor Silas II. I,iehty is now ap parent. What a fortunate ecaie from "combine" dictation ! The Cumberland County Conven tion on the fith instant elected three delegates to the Republican State Con vention. The Wauamaker people had but Z-'t out of 1.13 votes in the convention. President McKixi.ey made a hand some contribution to the fund for the relief of the Maine's wounded and the fimilies of the Maine's dead. Evi dently Mr. McKiaky believes iu quick charity. Spain- is evidently doing a little sober second thinking, and the general situa tion is less threatening than it was a few days ago. If Mr. Sylvester Scovel can somehow be held buck we may ni t have a war after alL Ax exploded falsehood against the Dingley law is the charge that it was framed iu the interest of the sugar trust. Within six iuou.hs after the parwage of the law the sugar trust stock j notation declined from 1VJ to 1:5). At the beginning of the nineteenth century Spain controlled more territory in the Western Hemisphere than did any other country. From present in dications, the beginning of the twenti eth century will find her without a scrap. The n (j-iittal of Sheriff Martiu aid his deputies is iu conformity with the anti-riot laws of the State. If the de fense had not clearly shown that the mob fired upon by the deputies was armed and riotous, a conviction must have followed. The State Convention of the Prohi bition party will be held in the )jera H use at llarrislmrg, Thursday and Friday, May 19 and 20, to nominate candidates for Oovernor, Lieutenant ttovernor, Secretary of Internal Affaire, two Congressmen at Large, and a Judge of the Supreme Court. There will be no fight at the Alle gheny county primaries, to be held on April 2J, on delegates to the liepub i can State Convention, an agreement h iving been entered into by which Col. W. A. Stone is to have 13 of the 3S del egates, and the remainder are conceded to the Magee-Flinn people. The rejiort of the Senate commilUe on civil service and retrenchment, pur su mt to instructions of the Senate res olution which required aninvtstiga ti n iuto the operation of the civil ser v oe law, submitted last week, recom m -nds that deputy collectors iu the in t mat revenue service be excluded from fie classified service. The Secretaries of War and the Navy Appear to have been doing some exceed ingly good work in the past few weeks Th announcement is made that our coast defenses are all right, and that as (twin as the ammunition is ready we ehall have everything needful in case of trouble. Let us hope that there will not be any trouble, but, if it comes, it is well to be prepared. Both W. A. Stone and C.'w. Stone have notified the chairman of the Blair County Republican Committee not to print their names on the ballots for the primary election on the 10th inst. This means that the five delegates from Blair county will go to the State Convention uninstructed as to whom they hall support for the nomination for Gov ernor. The candidate for Governor who en t?rs the contest with no purpose to abide by the result of the State Con vention, says the Unlontowu Standard, his no business to be iti the field fur favors at the hands of that convention, be his name Wauamaker, Stone, Wide ner, or anything else. The people are in no mood to take up any man's per sonal grievances and use a great politi cal party for the purpose of tatiifying private ends. There is grave apprehension among some Popocratie editors in this State, says the Harrisburg Telegraph, that the liepublicans will not le able to find a candidate for Governor, and they have unselfishly set about selecting one for their political enemies. If they will possess their souls in patience until the first week in June the Republicans w ill produce a candidate for Governor who will be inaugurated uext January with Rreat eclat, as they say in Greater New York. FiiOM present indications, there will be no less than five Stale tickets in the field in Pennsylvania this fall. The Silver, or Bryan Democrat-, and the Sound Money Democrats will each have a ticket ; then there w ill be the two Independent tickets, one headed by John Wanamaker, and the other by Dr. .Swallow; but the ticket that will down the old enemy, notwithstanding the Wanamaker and Swallow bide - shows, will be nominated by the Re publicans at their convention on the second day of June. Wade Hampton says he did nol say that the North should do the fighting in case of war between the United States and Spain. What he did Kay was that the North was better prepared to do the fighting than the South, but that the South would do its sliare. From the indications on the floor of Congress during the debate on the 10, 000,000 appropriation bill we should judge that the South would take a very lively hand in any fight in which this country might lieconie involved. The Southern Con .rreiuen Certainly tlood vp for the President and patriotism. The death of Gen. W. & Rocran8 at Los Auireles. California, removes one of tli country's most illustriousjnili tary figures. He is the lat of the great generals of the civil war to die. General liosecraus passed through many battles, but escajd without le ing wounded. He was a cadet at West Point, was with the army of the Mis sissippi and distinguished himself in different encounters, but particularly in tbe battle of Chickamauga. ills honesty and fairness in all his dcilings have made him conspicuous, and his name will go down into history with the leading generals of the civil war. Mr. John Wanamaker has finally made public his determination to be a candidate for Governor, as will be seen by his letter published elsewhere in this paier. If he is nominated by the Re publican State Convention, or someone of his naming who will be acceptable to his faction of the party, he will abide by the action of the convention, other wise he will bolt, and be an independ ent candidate. In other words, Mr. Wanamaker and his followers say to the Republican voters of the State "Un lets you nominate a man of our faction fr Governor we will bolthe conven tion, place an independent ticket in the field, and defeat the regular Repub lican nominees." How different from that of Mr. Wan amaker is the course pursued by Col W. A. Stone, Hon. C. W. Stone, and the several other aspirants for the gu bernatorial nomination. All of these gentlemen have engaged in a friendly contest to secure the nomination, aud are earnestly working for the endorse ment at the various primary elections aud county conventions. Each one is making his own fight, and, failing to win the nomination for himself, will loyally support the nominee. The spirit displayed at the Bourse meeting, called for the purpose of mak ing Mr. Wanamaker a candidate, and by the press which endorsed it, and the disposition shown now by Mr. Wana maker's leading backers, points to the fact that their real purpt- . Is the dis ruption of the Republican organization and the starting of an independent movement which will throw the State into the hands of the Democracy. The stale platitudes in which Mr. Wanamaker indulges about reform are all discounted by the fact that his cam paign for election to the United States Senate a little over a year ago was the most corrupt in the politics of the State. When he found it personally aud politically profitable to act with Sena tor Quay he did so, and it was only af ter a quarrel, brought about by his greed for patronage, that he discovered that Quay, politically, was the prince of devils and that he, Wauamaker, was an angel of light Combine Caucni. A conference of combiners was held in Somerset on Monday evening, Feb ruary 2Mb, the first day of last week's court, says the Meyersdale Commercial. At that conference it was decided to run only two candidates for Assembly and fort alljothcrs off the track. They fondly hoja-d that the regulars would have a half dozen or more, but as for themselves only one set would be per mitted. It was said Jeremiah Maurer was silenced, that he was off for good. They also decided that Amos W. Knep per must withdraw and that their can didates General Koontz and S. A. Kendall alone should be recognized as the regular bona fide bogie man boss- ism killers. It may be true that Mau rer has been sat down upon and his po litical hopes snuffed out, but how about Kneppvr? Amos is red headed and hopeful, like Tom Cooper, aud is not likely to take his medicine without kicking. Be that as it may, how do the combiners like their own hot stuff? How do they like curing liossism with more tnxsism ? How do they know it is belter in the fire than in the frying pau ? How do they expect us outsiders to line up with them, by giving us bigger, nastier and more nauseous dose than we ever got before? Beside, where d-es consistency come in? Bah ! the Itogie nn;n trick won't work this time. What is back of the bogie man will, and that will rend the combine into atoms. What Senator Haunt 8ayi. In an interview printed FrMsy, Sena tor Mirk Ilaona said: "The situation it one of waiting, of expectancy. Until the report of the Maine investigation is re ceived there wiil not be anything of iu mout." lie aihled, after a ptuse : "Utiles the unexpected occurs. The situation is a delic-ue one. The aiinini-dritioa pro poses to act justly, rightly, an J no a t ) command universal approval in all that uuy be d ne. The Maine report will in fluence, accirdiog to its finding, the Cu ban question, which will be settled soon- er or later, but there are many considera tions to le followed. "For instance, the European situation, whether it is generally understood or not, is very sensitive. Kimpe is aa armed camp and tinderbox that a up irk might ignite. The eastern complications, for iustanca, may set th3 thing ablaze. S jp pose that any p-sible action on the pirt of this govern mut fch iuKl result in an alliance with Spain of a gret K iropeau power. I say 'suppose,' only. The ad ministration naturally would wish to avoid anything of the kind. Tbe exigon cies of Kuropaau politics might leal to combinations that the people of this country would not have looked for. The president does not wish for or expect war. lie will do all possible to avert one. He Ik a man of peace, and is governed by Christian principles." A Thousand KUlio&f Mora. The sum of f.V), 000,009, appropriated for defense by the National government, out of money at the time in the treasury, is a portentous blow against the ambition of any impoverished nation, like Spain, to make war upon ua. But the fifty millions made scarcely a drop in the bucket of resources ready at hand for the United States to pour front in catte war should come, A thousand millions eould be had to-iiKir-o if tbe people's representatives in cotigresM and the administration should decide that they were needed. And still another five hundred millions could be added to those without the nation's in terest bearing debt equaling what it waa at the close of the civil war. Then it wan ri2l,U 0,000. Today the American gov ernment pays interest on less than JnTsI,- (MO.OuO. The civil war debt, remember, vu in curred by a part ol the United States. when engaged in the most colossal strug gle of modern times with the other part. Today we have to offer for a ar expendi tures the solid credit of the forty-five slates of the Union, as firmly bound to gether, thank God, and as resolute in sup port of the republic's interests and hopes as the thirteen colonies which Am gave it life and independence. "We're all coming, Uncle Samuel, with a thousand millions more," is the motto of V.rhat a glorious closing of the nineteenth century! Xew York Sun. Tor Eent. Dwelling bouse on East Main street. Address Parker Trent, Col E. street X. W. Washington. D. WAR IMMINENT. Preparations- For a Straggle With Spain Sot Mads Without latest. KE" SHIP PCfiCHASED. Agents of the government have been actively engaged during tbe past week in preparing for a possible conflict with Spain. Orders have been issued looking forward to the mobilization of the troops Ktationed in the west on the Atlantic sea coast, and two new departments have been created, the department of the Lakes and department of tbe Gulf. Tbe Board of Inquiry has not yet sub mitted its official report, but it is claimed tbat the President baa been officially ad vised that the destruction of the Maine was caused by an external explosion, and tbat the official report w ill disclose that a mine was exploded in Havana harbor. Monday the government pnrchased two Brazilian cruisers, the Amazonaa aud the Admiral Bleuraballe, built in Englaud, and ail possible arrangements are being made to hurry their delivery on this side of the Atlantic. Orders have been sent to hoist tbe United States flag on both ships. One Is ready to sail, and the other has been launched, but it will take some lime to make her ready for the sea. AH of the ships iu the United States navy not now in commission are being repaired as rapidly as possible. Ships in foreign waters have been ordered home, and the most powerful navy ever assem bled in American waters is now at Key West All of the companies in the country en gaged in tbe manufacture of projectiles are working double turn on contracts made by tbe government. Henry Hall, Washington correspond ent of the Pittsburg Times, sums np the situation as it existed Monday night, as follows : There was a rumor in circulation to night that Secretary long had received onoflicial information that the naval board would report tbat it waa unable to fix the cause for the explosion by which tbe Maine was destroyed. When his at tention was called to it. Secretary Long promptly denied having received such news. Whatever the Information re ceived, if any, or expected to be received, relative to the loss of the Maine, the fact remains plainly apparent that the admin istration expects developments or medi tates a plan of action which must result in serious international complications. Upon no other conceivable hypothesis can its past and present course be ex plained or understood. If there is not, nor has ever been, a reasonable proba bility of trouble with Spain over tbe blowing up of the Maine or the Cubau question itself, then tbe administration will have hard work to be acquitted of the charge of having done more to excite and alarm the country than could possi bly have len accomplished by all the sensational newspaper stories that have been printed since the Maine was de stroyed. Those who know President McKinley's character, and tbe coolness and calmness be has always displayed amid tbe most exciting circumstances, and know, more over, how earnestly he has desired to avoid war aud deprecated tbe agitation of the war feeling, cnunot now believe that his present action is rash and ill-considered. There must lie a sufficient cause behind the preparations which for the past ten days have forced upon the pub lic mind the belief tbat there is danger of trouble with Spain. The Brooklyn has been brought from Venezuela, Tbe Bancroft and Helena have sailed from Lisbon, Portugal, to Norfolk aud Key West. Tbe Oregon has left the North Pacific for South American ports and is believed to be really on her way to tbe Atlantic If all this means nothing and everything is peaceful, with out prospects of this peace being even disturbed, then this country is certainly putting tbe ocean in a tempest to waft a feather." That such is the case no one in Washington whose opinion Is worth any thing really believes for a moment. There is much conjecture as to the in formation given by Senator Proctor to the President to-day. Whatever it is, it is being scrupulously kept private, Imt no one lolieves that Senator Proctor learned anything in Cuba that diffors from the information given by scores of other com petent observers who have recently vis ited the island, and that is that it is hopelessly lost to Spain. Sormal School. Tbe Meyersdale Normal and Prepara tory School prepares for teaching aud for college. Six teachers. First term begins May 9. Second term begins July 25, 1S!S. J. C. Sfkicher, Principal. G0VZRH0B LOSES. Capitol Building Comminioa Win tba Fight Philadelphia, March 14. Gov. Hast ings fight against the capitol building commission has been lost, and work upon tbe new building can now be proceeded with. The supreme court this morning refused to grant the appeal of the com monwealth from the Dauphin county court, asking for a preliminary injunction to restrain the com mission from awarding contracts for the erection of the building. In its decision, which was unanimous, the court says: "Until it is shown that the commission ers have exceeded the authority vested in them by tbe act of assembly, as thus construed by this court, they should be permitted to proceed in the proper dis charge of their duties without further de lay. A careful consideration of the record before us lias led us to the conclusion tbat iu the alienee of sufficient proof to over come the legitimate effect of the defend ants' responsive answers to the material averments of fact contained in the bill, as amended, there is nothing to justify the granting of a preliminary injunction." A Chicago Xaa'a Appetita. Chii'aoo, March 13. August Kempner, of this city, ate 01 moals iu one day. and then, it is said upbraided his wife aud family hecan they allowed him to starve. Kempner, according to the evv deuce produced in police court yeterday. spenus consiaeraoie or ins time in a saloon near his home, but frequently he takes time to rush to his home and call for his meals. This happened so frequent ly during the day tbat bis wife has time to do nothing else but prepare meals for her husband. While others sleep Kemp ner still eats, and then he complained that his wife and his son and daughter were slowly starving hitn to death. Yes terday Kempner again proceeded to eat everything in the bouse, and when all was gone he grew angry, aud, it is charged, attacked his wife, smashed half dozen windows, hurled alighted lamp across the room, and did other things. Justice Booley ordered him placed in a cell to remain there one week. THE ITEW OBSESVATIOX CAS3 Betweea Baltimore and PitUburg ox TUB BtUimor Ohio Eailroad. The new Observation Care "Undine" and "Bianco" on trains Noa. 5 and 6, the New'Vorkand Chicago Limited Trains on tbe Baltimore Ohio R. R . are tbe latest cars of this pattern from the Pull man Shops. They are magnificently furnisher! with splendidly equipped buf- let parlor, state room and observation end. The observation platform is a spec ial feature. It is six feet deep, with ex tended roof, the sides being protected by large plate glass windows. Passengers can enjoy tbe magnificent scenery on all sides in perfect comfort. The buffet is ever ready to suppiy light refreshments, and dining cars en route serve full meals. The cars are the handsomest ever built by the Pullman Company, and will be run daily between Baltimore and Pitts burg on the trains mentioned. If War, What Thea t From the New Y ork Tribune. All that can nov be done with reason and with hono- to prevent war, it bviug done in vigorous preparation fur national defence.' But if war should come it might be well that the country, and es pecially the business world, should know what results are to be expected. Were a Spanish fleet even mw on its way to at tack our ports there would be grojrid for less apprehension than some timid specu lators have shown by their actiou. Most of the, important porta on the Atlantic coast and on the Gulf are so far del'euded, in the Judgment of competent oiliocrs, that no serious harm could be expectod from any such fleet as Spain can spare for distant aervioe. Fear details of such defences have been made public, but it is known that the situation has been won derfully changed within a few years, and is now changed every hour, and if the Spanish attache Sohral, who recently went home to ose what he had learned of American fortification, gives his govern ment accurate information It will hardly send a hostile fleet to either of tbe im portant Atlantic ports, unless it is ready to have that fleet destroyed in an effort to inflict some temporary damage. But there are other considerations of import ance, which may have an influence for peace. The greater part of the United Stales navy is within a few hours of Havana. The two Spanish vessels there would hardly venture out until powerfully re inforced, and would be soon penned op in that harbor by a greatly superior fleet Other Spanish harbors where adequate coal supplies could be taken on this side the ocean are in such position that they could be readily watched or blockaded. Ports of neutral powers would not be open to furnish supplies to belligerents. Any vessel eutering a port to take on a sup ply of uel would be liable to be caught there in the act of loading, by a superior force warned by private dis patches to this country. The problem of supplying the Spanish fleet in American waters, three thousand miles from home, long enough to enable it to do any serious harm without becoming powerless aud helpless for want of fuel would not be a simple one. But Spain is hardly pre pared to throw away a fleet in the effort to do some harm to one or more towns of minor importance. Spain would have to choose at the start between an effective defence of Havana and some other important ports or per manent abandonment of Cuba and Porto Rico. To defend them would require about all the force that Spain can spare that is fit for service three thousand miles from home. Not one harlior is so defend ed by modern fortifications tut to le safe if attacked by a strong naval force. But a Spanish navy, if divided up in an ffort to defend numerous poii.-J, would be at the mercy of a concentrated fleet directed from Key West The conditions seem to make it necessary for the Spanish to hold a large part of their naval forc9 for the protection of one or two ports where adequate supplies could be furnished. The fact that seeral vessels, all taster than any fighting ship Spain possesses, including one cruiser strong euouga to fight any, might be organized iuto a Hy ing squadron for tbe purpose of reaching Spanish porta and preventing the ship ment of supplies by merchant vessels would also have a bearingon the possible result Such a squadrou would compel Spain to keep at home a much larger naval force than ours, because it would have to protect sevri; purts at omse. Spain has no coast-defence vessels of the monitor type, such as the Terror, which is held capable of making Ibis harbor ex tremely dangerous for any warship, how ever heavily armed. Finally, if lighting ever comes, modern war is a matter of money, mechanics and science. This country can comniaud money, and leads the world in invention, construction and handling of machinery and electrical de vices. It is not too much to say that the intelligence and skill of American ine chauics would count for more tban the mere size of gjus in auy conflict with Spain. For tbat nation is one of the least developed in the use of modern machin ery or in the body of trained and skilled mechanics who are cp:ihle of uing such machinery with most effdet Nor has the course of Spain iu Cuba been such as to attract the aid of bright and well-trained inea from other countries. Give the Childrea a Brink called Grain-O. It is a delicious, appe tizing, nourishing food drink to take the place of coffee. Sold by all grocers and liked by all who have used it because when properly prepared it tastes like tbe finest coffee but is free from all its injuri ous properties. Grain-O aids digestion and strengthens the nerves. It is not stimulaut but a health builder, and chil dren, as well as adults, can drink it with great lenent Costs about I as much as coffee. 15 and 25c. Spaniard! in Kerront Xood. Losno.x, March It. A despatch to the Times from Havana says that the Maine Court of Inquiry has concluded its re port which will be presented to Govern ment at Washington within a fortnight Nothing is known regarding tho opinion of the members of the court or tbo result of their inquiry. A dispatch to the Times from Madrid describes tho Spaniards as being in a nervous mood, their condition beingsuch that the slightest hint of gosd will from foreign paper is clutched at as an earnest of an impending alliance. They even beed such ridiculous inventions as the story that Emperor William declared at a private dinner that so long as he was Emperor the Yankees should not possess Cuba. The Times' concindent recalls tbat there will be two verdicts in tbe Maine cac. The verdict of tbo Spanish court of inq'iiry is daily expected from Havana. He sayh: "The Spanish Government will find it diflicnlt to dissent from the judgment of lta own commission should tbe reports of the two courts conflict" The Times publishes a letter from Us Havana correspondent reviewing the three disastrous years since tbe outbreak of the revolt He computes that tbe re bellion baa cost Spain fJMO.OOO.Otm, while tho drain of men haa bceu equally enor mous. Half of the troops sent to the inlands have'either been returned to Spain as in valids or have per U bed in war or from disease. For Sal ! Eggs for batching of thoroughbred Rose Comb Brown Ieghorn, and Barred Plymouth Rock Hens Pure strain. Or ders hooked now. Also. Green Moun tain Seed Odts. and excellent varieLi.n wf iseeil Potatoes. Address E. E. Pro ii, Somerset, Pa. Beratbe ia for Fjaca. Wasiiisotox, March 11 Senator Luis Poloy Bernsba, the new Spviixh minis ter, said yesterday; "I am sure the Unit ed States does not want war, j-jst as I am aure the Spanish Government does not want war, and will di everything hon orable in its power to avert such a calam ity." Speaking of the present policy of Spain in giving autonomy to Cuba, the minister aid: ' The government has granted auton omy designed to give tbe Cuban people the complete direction of their internal affairs, gratifying the honorable ambition of the Cubans, while at the same time maintaining the historic allegiance of Cuba as a colony or Spain. With the elections held, Cuba will hive for the first time a pirli vnent of her own, cjptble of dealing with all her domestic afT.dn. Tbu ajtnp!ete plan of l-jcal g ivernment ' will be in operation." TTA5AS1XK IS A CA5DI0ATE. yiU Tdit cf Uii tittM-TUMI Actlr-ly Ea ter tas Campaign. John Wanamaker on Thursday morn ing made reply to tho committee from tho Bourse root-ting, which asked him to be a cai d date for governor, lie consents o ) run ; his letter follows : DkarSiks: I consent to boa caudidate for governor in pursuant) with your re quest presented to me February 7. My reply to you has been neccsBaiily do.ayed. These are tbe reasons : I have not wanted to become a candi date and add to my labors the duties of personally conducting a campaign. I have been endeavoringto persuade you to seleit auy one of a dozen men of the state available for the place. I ardently hoped that tbe leaders of tbe Republican party would accept the notice served upon them by the Bourse meeting that the people intend to have something to say as to who should be their next gov ernor. The developments of the past two weeks have been invaluable to your cause, and conclusive upon me in determining tuy action. Tbe crisis upon ns is serious in iu bear ing upon the future standing and pros perity of the state. Since tbe list three county conventions I have had a cl oarer vision of the dangers of the situation and now, after ample time to analyze existing conditions, and having carefully consid ered every phase of the situation from all political standpoints, I have arrived at this final decision with a comprehensive koowledge of what the contest involves personally aud what tbe chances of suc cess are. I am neither deceived nor influenced by false hopes, and know full well what my prospects of success are; with the delegate-electing machinery in the hands of the enemy; with primaries and oonven ti ns so manipulated as to defeat instead of register the will of tbe voter; with tbe same highhanded methods that were em ployed to send an almost solid delegation to the last national convention instructed for Senator Quay, when an overwhelming majority of the voters of the state were for McKinley; with manufactured con tests and bogus claims to be sustained by a state committee tbat can be relied upon to seat enough contesting delegates to give the machine candidate a majority as was done at tbe last year's state con vention with the delegates of thei!7ih dis trict of Philadelphia and the content tbat is now set up, without a scintilla of regu larity or legality, in the 21th district of Philadelphia, involving six delegates, and with a chairman who gives timely warning that tbe state organization will be against ino if uomiuated. But I am no more moved by these con ditions than by the rumored deals of poli ticians, the threats of character assasssins, the tongue of slander or the fact that near ly one-third of all the delegates to the next state convention have already been ele-ted. I ignore all personal considera tions, I accept your invitation as a call of duty, aud uiakiug the issue one of prin ciple, n-t spoils, I am ready to go forward with yon in your battle for political emancipation, convinced that the right will ultimately triumph and that the peo ple desire to settle the question them selves an 1 settle it this very year. If this action of yours in bringing me into the field creates discord within party ranks. I take no blame therefor, as I have not solicited the nomination. Neither is it essential tbat I be elected governor. It will out mo nothing to stepanideat any time for such a man as you and your as sociates agree to; who represents some thing more than a slate or the will of a perpetuating boss. I simply hold it to be imperative that some one shall be select ed to whom the interests of the state can be safely entrusted, who shall represent tbe people, not th edict of any oue man. Therefore, let there be no misunder sttndiugas to where tbe responsibility rests, aud let tbe Republican voters de mand a strict accounting. With school funds long past due, and personal prop erty taxes withheld from counties to al low the slate treasurer to farm out mil lions of dollars to favorite banks ; with a capitol commission breaking down the restrictive barriers erected by popular sen'.iment, and planning a building that will cost millions when complete; with the knowledge that indemnity boudj, pad led pay rolls, I,cxow bill, legislative juuketingx, au I mileage grabbers will be paid out of the st tte treasury, if tbe ma chine elects its governor, I am convince from proofs in my hands from all parts of the state that tbe people are ready to unite with you in driving back the boasoa and re entering upon their rightful iu beritance. The next chief executive of Pennsylva nia must be a man pomeHsing the fullest confidence of the (he people, w ithout Loxow collar and free from every stamp of tha machine. When tbe people rise they are all pow erful to desire the end of iuisgoveruni(r.t of cities and states. It may take time and toil, but there must be many true men and women in Pennsylvania ready to take a stmd aud remain standing until new order of politic is an ace mplished fact S imebody must begin. I am ready to do my part The fight must be fought an 1 fought to the fiuish if it takes all summer with the autumn and winter t-irown in. My views in detail as to tbe live issues of the hou r, I may have the honor to i i ve herealer. Jons Waxamakks. Bathing Ahead. Winning new customers, is ample proof that the vast variety and good quality of our line, together with our low prices, is attracting moreattcution than ever, being evidence that we are selling cheaper bo cause we are selling more Furniture. The past year's sales, exceeding very largely those of previous years, have been placed to our credit naturally caused by our low prices, which nrr lower than named elsewhere. Our '! line is better than any before now ready for inspection. C. II. COFKHOTII LAST POPULAB MID-WINTER EXCCBS0N TO WASH I50T0H. Baltimore k Ohio Eailroad. On Thursday, March 24, the last mid winter Excursion to Washington, via the Baltimore A Ohio Railroad, will be run at the very low rate of one fare for the round trip. Tickets will lie good going on regular trains, and good to return on regular trains within ten days, including date of sale. Do not miss this last oppor tunity to visit the National Capital dur ing the session cf Congress. Get tickets aud full particulars from A cent Haiti more it Ohio It K Bbeumatiim Cored ia a Bay. "Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and Neuralgia radimlly cures in I to 3 days. Its action upon the system ia remarkable and mysterious. It removes at once the canse and the disease immediately disap pears. The first dose greatly benefits: 7j cents. Sold at Benford's Drue Store. merse t LOW BATE3 TO BALTIMORE AID WASH- IJTGT05. Special Exeariioa via F eaciylTania Bail- - road. On Thursday, March 17, the Pennsyl vania Railroad Company will run the second of its present series of low rate excursions to Baltimore and Washing ton. Special train carrying through par lor cars and coaches will leave Pittsburg 8 00 a. m. Tickets will also be good on train No. 4, leaving Pittsburg at 8 10 D. m., carrying through sleeen to Wah iugton. It-Hind-trip tickets, good to re turn within tea dsy and g m1 to stop eft' at Baltimore, will be sold at very lew rates. Applv- to ti-jkft. agent, or T'km. K Wall, Paxsenger A gut VVi-alei u DJblri-rt. 831.1 "insi at Eavtca. Nt: v Yor.-.i, M c--h 15. T.-.f Press :hi morning prints the f!!owiiir from Via- ' cent S. for.'ke, its corr-ji-r:d-!i st Key Wr-t: J "All theori.n, fpectilritioni ard coF je- tares as w Snv the b.U'l ':ip Ma: ia vrni t destroyed 1 iat a-i-b; v; h n tho Cow t of IiifiUiry prts'iit-t with its Cud lug the !.i-rc;ial eviJtnc cf '.ho exist ence iif not one in ine, but of svvpn, in the harbor of Havana. A s!ia!t( r-d f-ee:io:i of a fk:bmrin eabl cr,f:uui!ig wn conductors is i.'i lh p s-e-in -f fie Court, delivered to it by oneof the Amer- 1 I:. , .. 1 I, j Llr..r Tt i.r.a.f yetolfrred th.it th.j Maine's dekwui-tion waa encompassed bv an agency withm tho control of the Spanish authorities in tbe city of Havana. This discovery was made aliout -TO feet from tbe submerged bow and within the radiu of .V) feet in which t'jc divers have been working." FiUfcsgh Lee Jr., Betarna. Tampa, Fla., March H.-Fitzbugh Leo, Jr., son of Consul-General Lee, arrived here late this afternoon on the steamer Olivette from Havana. He was reticeut about saying anything revealing official matters, but made the following state ment: "I have been in Havana only ten days having gone there to viit my father on my regular winter vacation. While iu Havana I ascertained a number of facta concerning the present strained situation between Spain and the I'niled States, I am of opinion that war between tbo two countries is imminent, notwithstanding the fact that diplomacy will be taxed to its furthest limit to prevent it Tbe Maine disaster and the attitude of tho United States Government upon the 11 ligerency question will be the chief in centives. While the report of the Court of Inquiry, now at work in Havana in vestigating the Maine disaster, has not been made public, their determination is probably known to the officials." Kara Uawrittea Law. East Liverpool, O., March li Judge Smith of tbe County Court from the bench late last evening declared tbat any man was justified in killing or attempting to kill tbe mau who had broken up bis home and led his w ife astray. The Judge also arraigned tbe Grand Jury that had indicted a man for shooting the destroyer of bis home. A short time ago Henry Neinninger, living a short distance from this city, discovered an intimacy between his wile aud John Mert- Neinninger got a revolver and lired upon Mertz, w ound ing him. Mert r. mnde complaint against Neiuningpr, charging him it h shooting with intent to kill and wound. Neinnii g- er was imprisoned and indicted. Meanwhile Neinninger had entered suit ogsinst bis wife for divorce on the ground of unfaithfulness. Last evening a decree was granted bim, alter which Neinuicger entered a plea of guilty to the iudictmeut against him. Judge Smith sentenced him to pay a tine of 1 and costs, the minimum penalty. The j idge thon scored tbe grand jury for finding an iudictmeut in the case, declaring a man was justified in using a deadly weapon upon auother who had broken up bis homo. SOME POTENT FACTS. That the Reader Will do Well to Ca- fully Ponder 0er. It was keut a secret for years in a good. old Ouakcr family. 'Hie m-ithtors all kuew about it. aud many a time bad rea son to he thankful f..r us existence. Its fame spread, an I strangers who heard about it, wrote for information concern ing; it. sometime tried its virinc-s, and sometimes put oft a trial lor a more con venient season. To tell how it waa drrcr- ited from an ob-K-ure country village und placed before the general public, would la- iuterestiinr reading, but lack of spice compels us to wittilioM the particular. it is auliick-iit to know that over a year ago it came to Canoiistmrg. l a., like it liad gone to every city and town in tut North, unpretentious and uii.i-sinniiig. It said: I can do certain thing-; invesli- pale my claim, try me, if you have l uck ache, or kidney ache, and you w;U not he disappointed." Tho alsive ia a fragment from the hNtory of Ihmu' Kidney Pill, a preparation which has coiue to this locality, as weli aa lanousniirg. to star. One of Canon burg's representative citizens, who hclcd to push the good work along, is ilr. Jaa. Worstell, watchman at the Canoiislmrg Iron & Steel Works, living at !M Kat Pike street. Cunonsimrg. Pa. That gen tleman ay: "I hiring the last year or more 1 was troubled with a severe weak ness of the kidneys uud auxiliary organ. the secretions were very irregular, dis tressing and annoying. Mr back win weak, and I would tiro i'ily, and did not seem to l.encht rightly from my rest iMiiereiu medicine na.l taiic l to give tl any relief, when I was advised to u IHiann Kiilney I'llla. mid I got them at iiniK More. iney acieu promptly, tna in a atiort time relieved me of the trouble. 1 have no ueMt.-itiou in highly recoiiiiucn I inir them, a ttwy will do. I am sure, for others what they have done for me." 1 loans Kidney Pills, for sale by all dealers. Priiv SO cents. Mailed by l-'oster-Milbiirii Co., Buffalo. N. Y., sole agents for the 1'. S. RciuciuIht the uum Uoun a and tattoo aubstitute. IJDITOIVS NOTICE. In the matter of th dee'd. At an Orphan' Court licid at Somerset. I'a . ai-ir-ii inn, on motion or 11. I.. Ilaer. Ki . the U!ii-rsifnc..l was lu!v anHinted auditor to make a itistrt tuition of Hie fund in the hands of the Mdintcisirator tound among those k-gallycntirlcd Thereto, nonce is here y given to all parlies interested that I will at tend lo thedtme of tie nttove iiiiMitiliiieiit at tne oilier of Ibiy A Hay, In Somerset Inr nuuU. I'a.. on Wrdm-sday. April S. l-'.N, when and where those interested can attend if tliey i- proper. A. U 3. HAY. Auditor. March l i, 1.-5IS. A UDITOR S NOTICE. In re estate of John J. Raker, deceased. The undersigned Auditor, duly a;ointed liy the Orphans' ( ourt of S-mer,-t o untv, to inakea tl:trilutioii of the funds in the hands of the administrators, to and anions those lc gaily entitled thervui: hereby gives notice thai he wills-tat his cilice. In Somerset Hor ough. Pa., on Thursday. April 7, IMis, nl 10 o'cl ell a. in., for the itis-lnrie of his duties as auditor, when and where all person iu-U-rcwtcd may attcDd if tliev deem prois-r. C. V. WALK Kit, Auditor. YDiIINISTRATOR'S NOTICE, Kstate of Kmeline Uruliaker. lnt of the Bor ough of Somerset, Somerset Co., fa., dic'd. letters of administration on the above es tate having Ihs-ii tninl.nl to the undersigned by the piu-r million! v. notiee is ht rvl.v en lo all persons lnd tiled to said estate to mane lm men la le payment and lh:se havine claims against the sa-ne to present tiieni dnly auiiieniHiited on or oerore i-attin!n v. the :Hh duv of A nnl. su-v. at uiy otRee iu Hie liorou-'h of Somerset, Pa. J MKS L pc;h. Administrator of Kuieiine tSruimker, dee'd. I PUBLIC NOTICE. Notice ts hereby given that an application ill Ih; made to the Court of I'ornin-in l'Uof Somerset County, Pennsylvania, on the l'ih day of April. A. l , IS-.-s. under tile Act of As neiuiily entitled Ail Actio pnide lor the ln rorp .rati n and regulation of certain corpor ation approved April 171. and the m n pleineflls thereto, I y Win. c. Ifcsids. ir. W. S. Mountain Krvd Koomx. T. K. I'ullin. No-ili Scott aud others, uicmlier cf the Cliriii.-in Church of Con tlu. -nee, Pennsylvania, for a charter of au Intended corporatUMi to be failed Tiie Christian Church at Confluence. Penn sylvania, tliecliar.icterand ohjert of which ia the sui.isirt of the public worship of AlmlirhtT (iod according lo the faith, practice and favor of Tut- Christian Church, und for tbrse nur- !' to have. po-and enj iy all t e rlht, tCMritand privileges conferred bv the Act of Assembly alor-id and us supplements. IVLIRIIO 1 OL.HOKN, t.UciUrs. JEGAL NOTICE. The undersigned having been appointed ' anditor to ui.- unon eie Dtiono and umbo and return a di:r'.ation ot the fund. In the nin ' oi tvrus weimcr. auminutrator nf Wiliiam J Hvhmch, u--ued. will ntiend lii ' il dull.- era Tuesday, the oth day of April, j H' nice in Momerwi Hoioozh a periums Interested and having claim wl 1 .kiv pr neat Ihcm to the auditor or he de-Uirr-il (rum yoiuIuk ia fr a share if o...,l fu.id. J. O. KIJiaKL I 1 In ilie Orphans" Court rstaieiif lcvl Wil- I of Sonn-rset county, son Snytb-r, lnlif I Pennsylvania. Itorltwiv! Ii n, f .Account of IVwald r-ouifTHct county, I Snyder, adin'r of l.e l'a., doc'J. J vl Wilson SnyUir, CADY'G CWOOVH, FAIR SKIN A Cratofjl Mother WM--; this Letter -Tolls all about H;f Troubles when Dafcy Crok3 out with Ocrfu!a Cores. "At tho a;e if frco months, my lby beiran to have sores brccU out on his right check. V.'9 cs J r.!I tb external ap plications thai T7C could think or hear of, to no avait Tho sprc-d ad over ono tide of his ficc. We consuKed n rhyn ciaa and tried hl3 cdlclcc, and In a week the sore wai gor.o. Tut to my surprise hi two wrecks more another scrofulous lowt- . ..4 nn bnllV'S irm. It ' w Tvorso and worse, and when ho was thrco months old, I began giv.ng u, Hood'3 Sarsaparilla. I ttw took faoou Sarsaroril1" and before the Cret botJe was finished, tbe aorcs r. er-. well and have rever returned, lie is no:v foorycara old, v, i, a k. never had tn7 siTn ot tnese i acrofulous sores since he was cared by Hood's Sarsaparilla, for wticb I icei rj grateful. My boy owes bis good health and imooth, fair skin to this great med icine." Mrs. S. S. Wkotex, Farming ton, Delaware. Get only Hood s. . are piompt, efficient and HOOd S PlllS easy lu effect gceuta. A3 minis4. rat ar's Sola or VALCABLB REAL ESTATE ! Bv virtue of an order of wile issued out of the Orphans' Court of Somerset county, to mm dim-ted, I will los at public Kale on tbe premises, to stoyotowa borough, said coun ty, on Wednesday, March 30, 1898, At I o'clock P. M., the following described real estate : A certain house and piece ol ground situate In Stoyeslown borough, Somerset county-fa., fronting on the old Greensburg. Wtoyeslown and fUtebura- pike, and property of J. H. Hite, containing oue-nalf acre more or less, having a two-iory frame house, with base ment aud otlier out-building thereoaerecusl. Terms: In band on confirmation of sale, S in six mouths and balance In one yer with Inter est. Ten per cent. o lie paid when property is kms'ked down. Deferred payments lo be aecured by W" Ler, Adm'r de Vinls non of Imrcas Sutler, dee'd. Colborn & Colborn, Ally's for Adm'r. Dr. Humphreys' Specifics act directly upon the disease, without exciting disorder in other parts of the system. They Cure the Sick. ao. craea. rmca Fever. Congestion. InaammalloB. .'ii 'i Worm. Worn Ftr. Worm Colic... .Ui 3- TeelhlB.CoUcCrytng.Wakefulnea .-3 4- Dlarrhea. of Ct.Urea or Adntt 'ii 7-Ceacha. CoW. Bronchltta .23 H earalla. TooUtarbe, Faceacba, U3 -Headache. Sick Headache. Vertigo.. .43 1 9)-D vpela. Indication. Weak Stomach. 43 1 1 oppreeeea erPaiufui Perio l'J-M'bitea. Too Profuae Periods '43 13-Croup. LarmcilU. Hoarsenesa ... .43 14- Sall Rhcon. Erylpela. Eruplloaa. . .43 13-RhrnmalUn. Kbeomatlc Pains. 23 C-.Malaria. Chill. Fever and Ague 45 19 Catarrh. Influenza. Cold In the Head .23 40- hooplBC-t aush 43 J 7-Kidney Diseases 43 4H-crron. Dehility 1.00 SO-t'riuary Weakaese. Wetting Bed... .43 77-CriB). Hay Fever - .43 Dr. Humphreys' Mannalof all Diseases at yon Pru-tf lis or Mailed t ree. Sold o tlrut-Ki'. or sent on receipt of prle. Hunii.tiroTS' Jted. Co., Cvr. W Ullaoi si Johaata kew Vork. Gibbs Imperial Plow, Made at CautoD, Ohio, the best plow on earth, can now be seen at J. 15, Holderbanin's Hardware Store. Light to handle and very durable. jit lOHiO, ' SEE OUR. Disc Harrows, Ste-1 Bar Lever Spike Tooih Ha rows. Steel Bar Lever Spring Tooth Harrow With Wheels, Old Style Wood Frame Harrows, plated front and under frame w ith w ash ers to protect loll beads. Steel Bar Lever Corn and Garden Cultivators, hve, seven and nine shovels, with llill- ers and weeders. T Bar Stee! Pulverizer Land Roller. Corn Planters, fertilizing attachment. with Champion Hay Rakes. Farmers' Favorite Grab Drill. McCormick's Mowers and Binders. Engines, Saw Mills and Threshers. J ust Unloaded for Spring Trade. Car Wire Nails. Barbed and Smooth Wire. Imperial Plows. " Harrows, " Kramer Wagon. " Spring Wagons. ' Buggies and Carriages. Call and examine my stock bcf re you any,- J. B. Holderbaum SOMERSS", PA. A PPLTCATION TOTHE PARDON Notice In hereby riven to all jjartiea eon Koddy and John Ir.i.,.. eerneu tbat Janies Rjwi,tv .... ZLrI?,2vMd 'a ' -ort of Over and rieel ill on the thi'd VatnAZ, .h?.L"V''',ult J M Jimp -; "uiii'ivinHini?, fenniv vn i ormunUr nlh. M... -a 1 """J ITol.1 a DDI v the ,7r w rat at prices fge-rs saoa to sua? t 7 ifF'C-i : ?AT fsr:: st-V. JV V arJ of . M?i'a mtris: u v-' I i V J vfrrtl ti iay .ci-'lM tun V S . nOU&i i UiJ.t.irs:.! wJUi,LT5 TC r a l It wflW f CTP Me, Ci i f 5 1.847 Anything in the Drug Lint : m 0 Where you secure help and protection in all iurrli:i.-t s iu:l.1.- w::L Our stock Is clean and complete thronou. 1 (pure forzigs, Ckcr.zicc.ls &- Tcilr. Avtiu I . BENFORD'S FOR EXPECTORANT $ The largest and best bottle of Cough Cure ever put m the n ark,! 2Ti cents. Every bottle guarar.tei.il. : RortfAlVf Corn Cure an i I... tseniord s Tu,,.hAd,eirop, ,io 3 ine Cifjars of Oforeign aV Domestic Kmi ? Chewing Guia aud Lime Tablets. Fine Confections of i ! ul . ity and variety. at GEO. W. BENFORD, Manag J lifPublic station for Lr.ng ti,tance Telephone t. all p.ici the U. S. Rates moderate. wM4twSaVOa349www)9iea4Wt ty;'';!'-,? r- .T i A Mention, r.nd II e !. n. tit. n a ir ' i- W V. IW I..' WL- CM tToa. Home fc Co. YOUR AIM AND OURS. The aim of all women is to be gowned correctly. The aim of all women is to get the best and most stylish article for the least money. The aim of Joseph Home & Co. is to quote yon 'Less nriee for Choice Fabrics.' How? By bein our own im porters; by buying vast quantities direct from manufacturers. You can order anvthini vou want through our Mail Order de partment, and it will be just as sat isfactory as though you had paid us a personal visit. 5000 yards all wcol Jacquards 45 inch goods neat variety of " designs ?plendid for street or house costumo, x 75c a yard. Clack Silks commence at "5 cents and go by eay stages up to highest figures. Colored Silks in every conceivable shade of color, 75c a yard, up. Oar flail Order Department Wil Answer all Inquiries, Pittsburg, Pa. Arbitrator's Sola OF Vahath Rsal Estate! yi",fT."n oM"r to mo bv the Or- pnaa I Minr Somerset etxintv. J'a 1 lli "!" public ouu-ry on the f'remlaea, on SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1893, at I o'clock P. M., th ft.llowin? dewriSM rci rsUfe. alm th suieof William Willis, die-d. Aeertaln tmct or plw of tand Mtnate In nnTTy r1'' ?-'''-et mty" livid M l' J""l"Ur I""'4- f MilleV, atxt.T4nc acres, mtr or haviinr ow.7lV.?,rt'tl. 'J" nJ tairTrl, 5 ii Uink bru and other build- "tEKJIS -Cash. T). B. ZIMMERMAN, Admiuwtuitor a. b. n c. t a. IS r.OST COMPLTT1 AM rjt - P. A. SOHELL, SOMERSET, Pi . j M PHAEAIACY. cent. Testimonials Ciiven on Application. ) mm44H4 QjjEEIn'c) the most careful TV WXZ1 1 .STOVES ttPANOES They are made lo int t Hit- Uitr tHnish.k tux r t .1 in "i ra.ni.-'. enntuin evtrylhnii; ihui i-.p-ti-i;-" nionitriitti toltitti L!iipniVcjii-;iL M:ii! in but on irnt.it!!;' ' im.t "riaLlH-st lt :t, u iiDrSir''!- If you wuut in r't-cT .h--u r Ing any chanrt, I u iu- CINDERlv f .l those Wlio u-v tit- in. Yonr moiu'v hat k H 'not stti'ol J. B. Holderbaum, Somerset, ' SPRING SEWING Ceiirj lw in anjD:;; hott.-elioul-!. f t which niO'T-' wanted. If you'll scni a.' samples ni.-iliu::! to trie WA5H GOC and note wh it a feature ing of pretiino.--. you 11 t' 1 and choia'iH'.-s for M " will show if we aren't such less prices as moan at -to your pocketlnxik. Included in this L" White Good a!.J nea: c printings in groat variety. New Madras in fective than any y.t inehes wide, l-o. Great collection ',Hl ;! fine Madras arid Novel:!' including Anderson's -t- some goods tor ce Other lines pretty wa.-h Q.iite sure that if .v"unJ new Novelty Siik-'. ".s"i. .Spring Wixiletis V; ' " evidence of amuey- 01 terest, . tri;- Try it-see if y arentv prise-J. BOGGS & BUK Allegheny,- '.VOLITION SiT'E D Notice I- I..Tvl.v "i,... ttu Khi.hi-nl kuvai-ti"-'" , t. di.olvei bv inut.mi -" wrM. havinedliH I "' " ',, at'. timi tu snl .rd -t Ku l!n r tinne the I.u-mi-" .,,,ia.I:i.'',"il'i' t debtsdil-tlieol l;!" , '!,'i a '"rJ t Ibem wOl beset:!.-;! ' f fordAKuyaeudiiii. , & B i. - Auditor. ' Feb. 9, Atluruiys for Prisoaera, SSomerm-t. l a.. kt. It, it- I If . -5 4i fivt -t s ,:- luV-. " rmnw itv tn taw1 ,., r.'-3 V! PiU&burg.
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