The SomersetjIerald.
gOWKD SCULL, Editor nd Proprietor.
W tD;EblAY..
May . I'M.
Dewky is a fighter, anl the fighter
win. '
War is no longer a jroi!-i!i!y; it h
a grim actuality.
MMOiKK 1kwkv anl his Jleet re
membered the Maine.
Spanish pride will probably follow
Spanish securities, and take a tumble.
CcBA's'llaj is also red, white and
blue, but the star looks a litte lonesome.
Theke is serious ranger that the
American eagle will have an attack of
hoarseness.
Money talks but it iuus,t be remem
bered that the silver dollar means only
about half of what it Mays.
Col. W. -V. Stone dot not own a
department store, but he does claim
the enthusiastic allegiance of thous
ands of Itepublicsuis.
Now THAT Dewey has shown the
way how, jioadbly Samison may steam
into Havana harbor and capture every
thing in sight.
Perhai-s by the time Spain loses
Cuba and the Philippines, she will be
gin to think of doing something more
than talking big.
Thk "pigsUrktrs," as the Spanish
call the Americans, do s-eia to know
how to do efiVelive i-licking when the
matter comes to a jint.'
Pkac tic ai.I.y Havana is at the mer
cy of the I'uitcd State i-t- This is
demonstrated by the ease with which
we bowled over the big lutterirs at
Mataur.ns.
How long will the war last? There
are various guesses. As a matter of fact
no one knows. And no one ciu know.
All wars are expected to be short, and
very few of them have beeu short.
Yorvo Mr. Ix-iu-r, of Chicago, is r.ot
sellin? anv wht just now. He ix
lwcts the iiriw to go to 1 1 "'.), when he
will uulo.id a few bushels. And to
think that he paid less than a dollar
for it, t
FlKl Y Ki VK West Poiiit cadets join- d
the arinv la--t Friday. They had just
lieeii graduated and they considered
ttiemsel-.es in luek that they were at
once to lie given commands. They will
lie heard f.-om.
The irood Indians are offering them
pelves as scouts aul warriors to the
U.tvernmeut, while the ba 1 Indians
are organizing suu and ghost dauce-s.
Thus, au Indian's virtue may lie known
from the fact of his being a lighter or a
dancer.
From all parts of the country patri
otic women aro volunteering for nurses
iu hospital and field. Their servi.v
will be gratefully aeeep'.c-d, with the
uipe of all earnest men that the neces
sity for these services may never equal
their willingness.
The boys at Camp Hi-tings hid a
rather stormy time of it for a little
while, but they are all right now
With all of the discomforts that con
fronted them on tin ir arrival at Mount
iretna it is said that not a murmur was
heard, and that the men Uire them
Helves bravely through all of the terri'
ble conditions.
The only Jiepubliean primary elte
tions held iu the SUte last week were
those in Wyoming county, and with
the usual result. tJcoige A. Carter was
elected a delegate to the Slate conven
tion and was instructed to support Co!.
W. A. Stone for tioveruor. Up to date
Wanamaker has just earrie-d thre
counties, and has fourteen delegates
instructed for him. "What for a i in
is this Wanamaker boom fur (jivernor,
any how?''
Owi.vn to the wants of the rri
plain, tsubstau!!-.! iikkI is going up, and
no are cottons and other similar mate'
rials used in army we ar. I louse-keepers
aud shoppers are much excited over
the rise, for the prospects are' that, with
the plaiu and cheap mate rials constant
ly ascending, women will l compelled
to dress iu silks, aud furnish their ta
bles with canvas-back ducks, pate de
fois graa and other undesirable com
modities rejected by the (Jovernmeut.
That little affair down at Matanzas,
when Admiral Samjson silenced th
Spanish liuttc-rie in eighteen minutes
from the time heojeued fir', must have
been an astouisher to the SpauUh gun
ners who thought that all they had to
do was to open lire and the tloet would
runaway. Captain Ss-rtpson evidently
thought the Spaniards were ge-tting a
Rule too fresh aud he would show them
a tiling or two. Ho certainly taught
them a lesson they will not forget in a
while.
The kikst officer t l e.uiimission
ed by the President for the volunteer
service was a Pcuns 1 i-.-ioiau, Captain
McMichacl, of Philadelphia, who has
lieen made assistant adjutant general.
This is a high compliment to Pennsyl
vania, but she deserves it. Pennsylva
nia was the first to answer "Heady V
when President McKiuley asked fer
trois, Ler National (iuard was the first
to go into camp, aud her solid delega
tion at Washington has stood I y Presi
dent Mclvinley from Cie very start of
the war. Pennsylvania, is a great State.
Pennsylvania was the first of the
States to respond to President Mclvin
ly" call for 121,X)0 volunteers, and to
day the entire Slate tluard is assembled
at ML Gretna, where tl.ey will be sworn
into the service of the National Gov
ernment before proceeding to Washing
ton, and, it is said, go into camp on the
fiUoric Utile field of Hull Kan. Penn
sylvania's U.yalty has never been epjes
tioned, and the sons of the Keystone
State have ever beeu among the first to
respond to a call for the national de
fense. Newspapers from the vrrlous
lionies of the State tluard tell of the
enthusiasm aroused by the departure
of the troops, and add that the boys
who have been left at home are anx
ious to follow in the footstets of their
brethren. When the Republic is cou
f routed by au enemy Pennsylvania's
feous 3tand ready to go forth to battle.
Arrangements have been made to
send the insurgent forces in Cuba a
large consignment of arms, ammuni
tion, supplies and medical Mores, and
thus fit them out to continue the fight
ing during the summer. That is about
the most- sensible arrangcuient that
Could be made. Give them tid nj let
tberu fight for themselves and they j
will give Ibe fcpiniu troops all they j
want to do this summer. The rainy
sea-on is on iu Cuba and the Spanish
forces are iu no condition to ngm,
that ibe Cubans will have things their
own way. Heretofore Ibe insurgents
have been sadlv handicapped by reason
of bjing poorly armed and poorly pro-
vided with ammunition. itu goou
guns and plenty of ammunition, wich
an the United States can give mem,
they cau sweep the Spaniard. If the
is'and without any foreign assistance.
Fok wkkks past John Wanamaker
has iieeii s'.umj'iug the State and in his
npelies has Uvn accusing Senator
Oiiav of all trts of political ofJVnses,
to all of which the Jiepubliean voters
have replied iu almost every county iu
which primaries have been held by en
dorsing Senator Quay's candidacy for
reelection. IJut the Philadelphia Press
of Saturday out-Wanamaker's Wana
maker when it charges Senator quay
with being solely responsible for the
present war with Spam. Should an
American man-of-war be sunk ia the
next naval battle the virtuous half
breed will at once cry " it was the work
of the wicked Senator Quay."
And the Senator only smiles.
That was a wholesome lesson County
Chairman Berkley taught the "fakirs"
last spring. As an excuse for bolting
the party organization and holding a
primary of their own, they denied the
chairman's right to enforce the rules
and levy an assessment on candidates
for the purpose of defraying the ex
penses! of the primary. This spring
they are tumbling over one another in
their anxiety to sign a paper pledging
themselves to pay any assessment that
Che chairman may levy, thus acknowl
edging that their effort last spring was
a treasonable one, and that tiie chair
man was right in Iris position and con
struction and enforcement of the party
rules. The peop'.e knew lie was right,
and now the "fakirs'' acknowledge
that he was.
While the millions are rejoicing
over the great victory to the American
ships, it will be well to remember that
there are others w ho are waiting for
ihe details with something more acute
fiaii mere gladness in the success cf
the fleet. They have relatives, loved
ones, friends, acquaintances on board
the vessels, and they will want U know
whether they passed through the dread
ordeal safely. The list of casualties
will have an intense interest for many
thousands of Americans.
So, these tidings have that living,
vital feeling which goes straight to the
heart. Put, whether the sailor passed
through the battle unhurt or fell in le-
half of the Hag of his country and of
humanity, he is a hero, aud sueb he
:!! ever be regardis! by his country
nr n.
Unkind Colonel Stone!
I'itlslnirj; Leader.
Hon. John Wanamaker complains
from the stump that Congressman Stone
is neglect iug his congressional duties
because he chooses to follow Mr. Wan
amaker and deny most of the charges
iuade by him against the Allegheny
candidate. Colonel Stone is telling the
leople who have heard Mr. Wanama
ker that much cf what he said on the
stump was untrue. When he learns
that Mr. Wanamaker has said that he
is opposed to the use of money in poli
tics, Colonel Stone is so unappreciative
of a g-od story that he recalls numer
ous stories of the buying of members of
the last legislature to vote in accord
ance with the wishes of friends of Mr.
Wanamaker. When the office-seeking
Philadelphia merchant says he is op-
Iosed to bossism in politics, Colonel
Stone says he is not bossed and talks
about Mr. Wananaker's assx'iatiou
with Magee and Martin. When Mr.
Wanamaker says that if Stone Is nom
inated and elected he will sign the
Lexow expense bill of S.OK) and au
thorize other treasury raids, Stone re
plies that he has pledged himself to
veto them. This is not all, but enough
to show whv Mr. Wanamaker is har
assed aud worried over Colonel Stone's
fa lure to lie in Washington when con
gress has been notified that the war
crisis has leen de-layed until next week.
It is most unkind of Congressman
Stone to hamjier Mr. Wanamaker in
this way. Smieliody ought to step it
ifftlf. Wanamaker, out of chagrin aud
disgust, may cease to be a candidate
louger.
Political Kotos.
Beaver county Republican primaries
will be held on May 111
.
The "fighting parson," Rev. Silas C.
S ;!(), not to be outdone by John
Wanaiimker, is raising a regiment of vol
unteers.
.
Cambria county Republicans will hold
their priaiaries on Msy 21 to elect dolo-
gntcs to county convention who will
ele-ct delegates to the State convention.
. "
The Philadelphia Bulletin says John
WanainHker's campaign managers have
about given up the probability of his get
ling the Republican nomination for (gov
ernor at the Srate Convention, and are
"speenlaliiig upon Mr. Wanainaker's
pre.poe:s as an Independent candidate,
assuming that Congressman W. A. Stone,
f Allegheny, will le the regular nom
inee." It turns out that the Populist camp in
ibis Stale is divided against itself, and
thatth)"mid Jle-oMUe-roj" wing refus
ed to endorse tho Domination of I)r. Swal-1o-a-
(or governor made by the "Klate con
vention" at Wiiliaiusport the other day,
and set up a tieket of their own, headed
by Jeroiuo T. Ailmau, of Juniata county.
They also endontod Wharton Barker for
president iu 1W1.
Th CoitaKleaa ConaUrftiUra.
For many months the Costa Rican coun
terfeiters have been issuing bogus note
of the government of the island until the
amount, it is aaid, baa reached l,000,Oia).
Inspectors of the secret serviee bureau
were chielly instrumental in bringing
the maiefae-tors to justice. The efficiency
of the secret serviee is undoubted, but it
is Ly no means a secret, but a pateut fact,
that service that HnHtetter'a Stomae-h
Hitlers does the weak, nervous and dys
peptic is of genuine value. There have
been from time to time counterfeits of it,
as there are of the genuine Costa Rican
noles, but the miniature note of hand on
the label and the vignette of St. George
and the Dragon, coupled with the exqui
sitely finished typographical work, are
not successfully iinitable. Any one who
has used the Bitters knows iu admirable
qualities and the features of the exterior
of the bottles. This agreeable tonic kb
solutely prevents and remedies malaria,
rheumatism, liver complaints, kidney
trouble and dyspepsia.
Swift TBgeaac For Crims.
Mawsox, Wis., April 30. William
Bester and William Fuller, the robbers
arrested at Waukesha or the murder of
an aged couple and the burning of the
bodies at Black Earth Wednesday night,
to-day pleaded guilty. They were sen
tenced to life imprisonment and were
taken to Wanpun prison immediately.
Tbey m ere landed there thirty hours after
Uite crime was tvuiuiStied.
GLORIOUSVICTORYI
Spanish Asiatic Fleet Destroyed by
Commodore Dewey.
UNCLE SAM'S SHIPS
Two of the Queen's Vessels
tains
BOMBARDING MANILA !
SURRENDER OF THE CITY DEMANDED BY THE
BRAVE UNITED STATES COHHODORE.
Troops Mobilizing at Tampa. Cuba to be Invaded This Week.
Flying Squadron Bristling For a Fight.
The American navy has achieved a sig
nal triumph over the Spanish navy in
the first battle between marine fightiug
forces of modern times.
The Asiatic squadron, in command of
Commodore Dewey, early Sunday mora
ine eneazed the Spanish fleet under Ad
miral Monteio in the bay of Manila, the
stronghold of the Spanish in the Philip
pine Islands. There were two fierce en
gagements between the opposing war
ships, Spain's naval force being assisted
by the forts of Cavite.
The only information of the battle ob
tainable has beeu through Spanish sourc
es, as they control tho cable at Manila.
The official dispatches, however, of the
Spanish governor of the Philippines to
the government at Madrid plainly show
that Admiral Montejo was completely
defeated, and nearly all his warships
burned, blown up or sunk. The loss on
the Spanish side both in men and ships
was enormous. The extent of the casu
alties on the American ships is not known,
but it is not believed to have beeu very
great, for tho reason that the Spanish au
thorities, though notorious for their pre
varication and distortion of faels, do not
report any of the American vessels as
destroyed or seriously damaged.
They do admit, however, that their
ships, the Maria Christiua and the Cas
tillo, were burned, the ln Juan de Aus
tria blown up, and other vessels sunk to
prevei.t their bebig captured by Commo
dore llewey.
The ships engaged iu the battle oil both
sides were:
AitOiifa-Cruisers Olytnpia, (flagship
of Commodore Ieney). I'.dtimore, Bos
ton, Raleigh, Cnird and Petrel; reve
nue cutter McCulloch.
Spanish Cruisers Rein Maria Chris
tina, (flagship of Admiral Montejo), Cas
tillo, Vebisco, Ion Antonio de I'lloa, and
Don Ju:m do Austrian ; guiilioaLsl.'enfiral
Lert Ki Cano, Isla de Cuba, lslade Luzon
and Isla de Mindirao.
When- the Kittle was hottest, and the
shells fram the American guns had nearly
annihilated and set fire to Admiral Mon
tejo's flagship, he was compelled to leave
the burning ship, and his flag was trans
ferred to the gunboat Isla de Cuba.
The Spanish Cabinet officials during the
night issued bulletins to the excited peo
ple in Madrid, declaring that the Ameri
can Squadron was obliged to retreat be
hind foreign merchant vessels in the bay
to escape the fire from the forts, and that
the second engagement was begun by the
Americans iu an ctHirt to cover the land
ing of their wounded on the west side of
the bay. If the truth were known, the
second engagement was, no doubt, a bold
aud prolmbly successful attempt of Com
modore Dewey to land marines and sail
ors, with a view of co-operating with the
insurgents in capturing the city.
Spanish Beports of th Battle.
Maphid, May 1.-8 P. M. Following
are the oflicial despatches from the Gov
ernor General of the Philippines to the
Miuister of War, Lieutenant General
Correa as to the engagement off Manila:
"Last night, April 3), the batteries at
tho entrance to the fort announced the
arrival of the enemy's squadron, forcing
a pa-vsage under the obscurity of the
night. At daybreak the enemy took up
positions, opening with a strong fire
against Fort Cavite and the arsenal.
"(:ir fleet engaged the enemy in a
brilliant combat, protected by the Cavite
aud Manila Forts. They obliged the en
emy, w ilh henvy loss, to maneuver re
peatedly. At nine o'clock the American
squadron took refuge tehind the foreign
meich nit shipping, on the east side of
t!ie bay.
"Our fleet, considering the enemy's su
roriority, naturally suflered a severe loss.
The Maria Christina is on fire, and ant.th
ership, Ulieved to be the Don Juan de
Austria, was blown up.
"There was considerable loss of life.
Captain Cadarso, cmuianding the Maiia
Christiua. is among the killed. The spi
rit of the army, navy and volunteers is
exeeileuL"'
Admiral Bennejo, Minister of Marine,
joined the Cabinet council to-night, and
informed his colleagues that the Spanish
forces had gained a victory in the Philip
pines. He asserted that lie found difficul
ty in restraining his joyful emotions.
A later official despatch does not men
tion the destruction of any American ves
sel, although it says that the United
States squadron finally east anchor in
the buy Ifhind the foreign merchantmen.
Hecessary Siie and Weight.
Washington, May 1. The instructions
issued by the war department to govern
recruiting in the time of war give the
weight required for men enlisting f;r va
rious branches of the service, together
with a table showing the physical prror
tions for height, w eight and client meas
urement. For the infantry and the artillery
branches, the htsight must be not less
than five feet four iuches, and weight not
lesa than I In pounds aud not more than
1IU jsmiuli.
For the uavalry brauch, the height
must not be less than five foet, four inch
on and not more than five feet, ten inch
es and weight not to exceed Iim pounds.
No minimum weight is prescribed for
the cavalry, but the che-st measurement
mukt be satisfactory.
An Aadaoioai Ipaauk Spy.
New York, April 30. Supposed Span
ish spies have tried all manner of means
to gain entrance to the N'ew York Navy
Yard, and one of them came near being
suce-essfnl to-d.y. The man had applied
at the Sands street gate for admission and
was refused. lie left the gate with the re
mark that he would fool them and get in
any way if be had to swim for it.
Leaving the gate, be hired a small boat
and pulled around to the basin, near the
stern of the San Francisco, where he pur
posely npset his boat and started to swim
to the shore. He was detected, and as
soon as ho landed at the quay wall he was
fished out, given a few swift kicks and
w as hurried out of the 'rout gate and hus
tled tip Sands street at a quick pace, des
pite his protestations that be was an em
ploye of the navy yard.
A Sweeping Iavitatioa.
To all who visit Pittsburg to drop down
to ilh St., and Duquisne Way and nee a
I hArm(r)il unjn.jl.td MhnlAa.l.
J built on the highest plane of economic
principles, designed and erected special
, fur William K. Gillespie.
ALL ABOVE WATER.
Burned and their Cap
Killed.
The victory of the American fleet over
the Spanish naval forces tit Manila has
been followed by Commodore Dewey de
manding the unconditional surrender of
Manila, the capital city of the Philip
pines, uuder the threat of bombard
ment. The Governor General of the Island has
asked his government for instructions.
and at a late hour Monday night the Span
ish ministry was considerirg the Amer
ican commander's demand.
At midnight Mouday, it was reported
in London that the Foreign Ollico had re
ceived an official telegram from the
I'rilish consul at Manila announcing the
capitulation or the city. The report was
unconfirmed, but it was stated that the
Rritish Government had advised the
Spanish ministry that honorable submis
sion was the Inwt way of guarding Span
ish interests in the Philippinns.
A Madrid Newspaper states that Com
modore Dewey has also demanded the
surrender of sdl Spanish vessels in the
archipelago, threatening to bombard the
ports if refusetl.
No accurate intelligence has yet b-?en
received of Commodore Dewey's losses,
but they nmld not have lieeu serious iu
the naval engagement on Sunday, or he
would not have mad1) tun final move to
force the surrender o. Manila.
Desutehes revived by the Rritish gov
ernment from its consular and military
officers in Manila Monday afternoon
stated that the American fleet had "huh:
hilated" the Spanish fleet in two hours'
engagement; tlcil Commodore Dveyon
Sunday n:ght demanded Ihe surrender
of all the torp-does and guns at Manila,
and the control of the cables, or he would
bomlmrd tho city, and that General Au-
gusii, the Spanish governor K'ner.l of
the Philippines, refused to yield.
It is, therofoje, presumed, loth In
Amesin aud Rritish government ami
uaval circles, that Commodore Dewry
will as promptly proceed i-i carry out
his threat against the city as he did to
defeat and destroy the Spanish naval
fonts.
The Western Union Telegraph Corn
pany has issued notice that the cable lx-
tween Hong Kong and Manila has been
interrupted, and the Spanish authorities
in Madrid are suppressing news concern
ing the later movements of the A ineric-.in
fleet.
SO OFFICIAL EEFOST.
Katioa Most Directly interested Compelled
to Wait.
Washington, May 2 It is a curious
fact that the nation most directly inter
ested of all the great powers in the com
bat that tofok place at Manila yesterday
should l-e among the last officially to
know of the r(ulL l'p to the close of
office hours to-day alwolutely the only in
formation that our government had re
ceived of the brilliant viejiry of Coiiimo
dore Dewey and the wirinbgofthe battle
of Manila nay came lo me gnvernmeui
through the medium of press dispatch s.
If the report Is true that Commodoie
Dewey baa begun a bombardment and
blockade of Manila it is unlikely that ho
can spare a vessel from his fleet to carry
the news to Hong Kong, the nearest
cable station ; so it is not known w hen
oflicial dispatches w ill come.
There was some expectation thai
through the surrender of the city the
commodore might acquire control of the
cable, but even then there irg'ut be
practical difficulties in communicating
through it. The officers of Commodore
Dewey's lieet include at least one lieuten
ant w ho is a good practical electrician
and telegrapbe-, but it is not known posi
tively that he is able so work a cable suc
cessfully. Secoud, a fear is entertain
ed that before retiring from the city the
Spanish troops w ill smash the delicate
and complicated electrical apparatus for
the reception and dispatch of messages
and it is very uncertain whether there ia
enough technical skill in the American
fleet to repair Mich dimage without aid
from the mainland. Tho mere cutting
of the cable, as reported by the Spaniards
is not regarded as particularly serious,
since, Wing hemmed in port by the
American blockading fleet, theSpaniards
would i:ot bo able to mako the cut far
offshore, so that the cable culd 1st easily
grappled and repaired. The greatest
anxiety is felt as to the casualties sus
tained t y tho American fleet. From the
sliililxirn defenxe made by the Spaniards,
it is feared that lie-fore they burnt, blew
up or sunk their ships they managed to
inflict M-vero damage upou Commodore
Dewey's squadron.
If Com no lore Dewey has lost a por
tion of his men it is feared he will be
much emliarrassed in the work of main
taining tho bombardment of Manila for
lack of sufficient force. Cuited Stales
naval vessels are always under manned,
according to Kuropean standards, and it
will .not be possible, havii.e regard for
the safety of the ships to spare any of
the men to keep tho territory, especially
if the engagement has disabled many of
them. There was some talk ills after
noon of sending troops out from San
Francisco to aid in this work, l ot this
has not yet taken shape as far as can be
learned and it is likely that the depart
ment w ill wait to hear from Commodoi-e
Dewey Is fore taking any action.
As to the future of the Island it is likely
that the government w ill retain part, at
least one good port such as Manila, for a
coaling sutlion and base of supplies dur
iug the war. It is belicvesl the officials
have not decided what to do with the
inland at the eud of the war, but iu their
position the United States will erjy a
powerful weapon in euforcing terms cf
peace with Spain. Supposing Porln Rico
should next be captured it would seem
that Spain will have little to encourage
ber iu further resistance, probably as the
fall of Porto Rioo would mean the Urns to
her of her ironclad fleet said to be cross
ing the Atlantic.
There is no talk of European interfe
rence as yet, but one of the most brilliant
results of Dewey's victory yesterday is
that a deep impression has been ma le ou
the European people, who can now no
longer afford to biiud themselves to the
fact that man to man the American navy
is equal to any in the world.
The imprest-ion produced is likely to
deter the European powers from hasty
intervention, and the present indications
are that we shall be left to Kettle our own
affairs with Spain at our own pleasure,
always pro i.ling we do not gf-t involved
in the eastern question through obtsiu
iug poMiOmiou of the Philippine s.
War Newt Of the Week.
Since our lvt issue the blockade of
Havana and other Cuban ports has. con
tinue;), and no Spanish vessels, our people
say, bavo been able to pass il, although
the Spanish authorities claim that at least
two vessels havesuceeeded in getting
through. A uuni!er f prizes bave
been taken, ii.t of them harmless mer
chantmen. Mtrro Custlo fired on the fleet Fri
day night, '21 insL, but no i-hots took
effect.
Rumors wore rife thst the steamship
Paris recently chartered by the govern
ment, had Is-en captured, it having sailed
from Southampton, England, last Fiiilay.
Saturday the cruisers Minneapolis and
Coliiuiiiia, f-f the lljieg squadron, sud
denly b it Hampton Rouds, and il was
supjMised they w ere sent to seek word of
the Paris and ppOoct her. The Paris has
since been seen, half way across th3
ocean, aud is expected to arrive in port
to dav.
Two Spanish soldiers, the first real
prisoners of war, have beeu taken. An
American lieutenant has landed in east
ern Cuba to place iu General Garcia's
bauds the detailed plans for tho occupa
tion of the island.
There has beeu an enormous rise in the
price of provisions at Havana, since the
blockade begau.
The reports that the Spauish fleet had
left the Cape Verde islands was prema
ture, although its departure is expected
at any moment.
Spanish war vessels are collecting near
the Straits of Gibraltar to prey on Amer
ican merchantmen.
Reports from Madrid announce that
Spain is expecting news of the bomlard-
nieutof American sea coast towns by a
Spanish fleet, but our people discredit
this.
The arrangements for preventing a
bombardment of Now York are consider
ed amply sufficient.
The Pacific squadron under Commo
dore Dewey sailed Wednesday for the
Phillipino Islands where the first great
naval liattle is expected. The Spanish
licet at Manila is said to be inferior to
ours. The town is well fortified, aud tho
harbor well protoied, nut an army of
rebels is back of the tow n ready to co-operate
with our fleet.
Adjutant General Corbin on Wednes
day w ired all the recruiting officers to
begin enlistments at once. The war pay
of privates and non-commissioned ollicers
has been increased twenty per e-e-nt. l y
the new law.
West Point graduated fifty-five ollicers.
This was tho first time since lsol that a
class was graduated lefore June. The
graduates will be assigned to duty al
once.
The United State's marines, who expect
to be the first trsips to occupy Cuba, left
Hampton R inds. The Panther carried
them, the crtit.-er Mon'.g mery escorting
them.
Tho United Stuts auxiliary cruiser
Yale, formerly the Americ-m line steam
ship Paris, has eluil.el tho Spanish war
ships ami arrived safe in New Yoik Lar
Imr Saturday moniiim. The liner, abut
which such deep anxiety has lecn felt,
sailtsl from Southampton ton days j'.go.
CapL Walking spoke modestly ef bring
ing the -hip safely into port. He steer d
alvi it !l miles oulnidij of the regular
chain -1 an 1 slid bo had no fear that a
Spini-'i warship cJtil I citch th9 flet
Paris Hftor she got searooui.
Gen. Woodford, United States Miuister
to Spain, saiiod for homo on Saturday.
Il is reported liiat he will le given acom-m:-:siou
in the volunteer army.
Mon lay morning a resolution w is of
fere I iu Congress tetidering Djwey Ihe
thanks of that IhkIv.
ItoXeeessity ef Being Blind or Deaf.
Modern sciene-e resiorc-s Ihe ear to
heaithfulneKs iu hundreds of erases u Lie b
in the past have been considered incura
ble. Putting ejff the necessary treatment
causes serious damage in hundreds of
cases which might be wholly restored.
Iu 1.-77 Miss Annie Kilns 2"7 Forty
fifth SL. Pittsburgh, came under the
treatment of Dr. Sadler, 8T-4 Penn Ave ,
for a polypus and discharge from the ear.
The condition was perfectly cured, and
in Isi7, she expressed, unsolicited, her
grfat satisfaction fur the perfect cure that
had lasted so many years, and w ill be
glad to answer any w ho may desire to
communb-ate w ith her. From the first ol
the year. Dr. Sadler has associated with
him an eminent European physician, Dr.
A. Sigmarn, of the University of Vienna
Austria, who has had an extensive expc
rieuee in all the very latest kriew ledge
relating to medicine, and all w ho eonsuli
Drs. Sadler ,t .Sigiuauu will get the bene
tit of their combined skill and expert
ence, tho best known lo this age of prog
rcss.
W. J. Sryaa Advised to Enlist.
Wasiiinotox, I). C, April 30. Wil
liam Jennings Rryau is a candidate for
generals-hip. A short time ago ho wrote
to President McKiuley a bro d aud com
prehensive letter, in which hetendeied
his services and expressed a willingness
to accept any position, regardless of rank,
that the President might select for him.
It is well to state here that the Presi
dent makes no appointments nn:er
Rrigadier GeucraKLip. Positions ok
lower grade are made by Governors ot
Slates. As this fact is or ought to lo
known to men prom hit nt hi political life,
it is fair to assume lhat Mr. ltryan w uulx
eitl er to bo Rrigadier General or Major
G.'iieral.
Siuee writing his letter to the President
Mr. Bryan's friends among the Demo
cratic politicians have been urging the
Silverile's appointment. The President
has not taken kindly to the idea, and has
not i lied Mr. Bryan's friends that he is
going to give one Generalship to Joe
Wheeler, of Alalutma, and auothcr lo
Filzhiigh Lee, of Virginia.
So plaiu did the President make his iu
t u'.ions known to Mr. Bryan's friends
that Senator Jones, of Arkansas, has ad
vised Mr. Riyan to enlist as a privateand
wait for the promotion which will surely
follow.
There is bitter rivalry here letwcen
Ihe friends of Fitzbugh Lee and William
Jennings Bryan.
KNOWINGHOW PAYS.
An Engineer on the Ohio Speaks on a
Personal Matter.
When it be-cauie compulsory in tlie
State of Pennsylvania for engineers 'id
other otlii-ers of steam craft to rot up for
examination, ami take emt papers i'nens
jui; them to hold osition. a randi late
presented himself at an ornl, whose ho
sier ap-arance betokened he knew very
little ntout navigation, and li s about ihe
proM-lling fors of a stearu-loat. 1-ookn
are often deceptive, and iu this ease the
ioo.ier answered quickly and correctly
pve-rv i;ticstioii usked him. One of the
examiners, n pooj-uatiire-.l oflicial. joking
ly stiid: "My man. you have done re
markably well, answer this: Su;i;ose yoa
were out in the nii !.!'.( of the Ohio in a
steam-l-riitt, and your pumi were in pod
Working order, but would not draw water,
what would yon do?" The answer c mie
as quickly as the any of the preveiling:
"I would lis k over the side of the boat,
aiid ssee if the Ohio was dry." Now this
uid anecdote has nothing whatever to
do who Enpine-er Ja. W. Edtrnr, of No.
44 Scvemh av., MoKeesort. Fa., a ma
rine engineer, who has had forty years'
exisrW'tiee iu navigating all of the navi
gable rivers of the couutry. We merely
introduce him in this manner, so that if
the render Is annoyed in the same way,
he will know what to dj. Mr. Edgar
ays: "For several years I hare bad severe
trouble with my kidneys; iu fact, I had to
gire up my work on that neeount. I had se
vere paius through my loins and kidneys,
and un extreme weakness of the secre
tory orgun. Headache were freque-ut,
ami tren-.Tally accompanied by dizzine-sa.
I got 1 loan's Kidney Fills at a drng stcre,
and I am glad to say tlwy thoroughly
took all pains away, ani I never fe-lt bet
ter than at the present time, and I am
pieaed to recommend so woithv a rem
edy." 1 loan's Kidney Pills, fcr sale by all
dealers. Price 50 e'ents. Mailed by
l-'ostcr-Milbiirn Co, Buffalo. N. V , eel
agents for the U. X. Ucmeiabcr the tume
iKiau'a and take no substitute.
FIRST BQMBAROMEHT
was at trains.
Tas Cfcanoaidis La&uJ 3-t 13 Xmiit.-s
Town I'aicigeJ; S,aUh XiiK-d.
F0IICF.3 WILL THIS WEIS.
The first actual engagement of the war
was o:i la-st Wc.luesdsy, at Malanz.is,
a Cuban port, fifty two inib s east of Ha
vana. T1m Spanish forces had ls-en
throwing up new forln'nMt ions on the
bai Ur shore ami streiiglheiiiiig th in- d
ones. This R-ar Admiral Ssinp-"''s
flee', keew of, and on Widm-wdsy the j
fl.igddp. New Yoik. tho mot.itor, Pui i- !
tan, and the iruiscr Cincinnati were
making a recoiinoissancaaboiit live mile's
out, w hen the shore balieries cpencd fire j
upou llicui, evidently intending to make .
them keep furthr from shore.
If lhat was the Intention the real effect
must have Ism-ii most starlling to them,
for almost instantly the New York open
ed fire, followed by thtj others and in
eighteen minuies (from 1.".7 U 1:1 j) the
last Spanish battery was silenced. No
Spanish missile look etTect, although a
few got closo to the New York. Our re
ports claim lhat nearly all our shots took
effect and that tho last one bow led over a
huge column of masonry, some of w hich
was thrown 00 fe-et into the air. Even
tho Spanish account admits that some of
their men were kiilt-dand the town some
what injured.
Rrigadier General Shatter w iil lead fif
teen thousand regulars to invade Cuba
this week. They m ay lanj at liiiiia,
Honda or Matanzas.
As fast as the ports on tho northern
ooastre reduced Ihey w ill be garrisoned.
Co-operation with Gomez and Garcia will
be undertaken. Commissaries will dis
tribute supplies to the reconcentrados.
Fithugh Lee, w ilh ten thousaud yel
low fever iminuucs may follow later to
to relieve them when the rainy seasou
sets iu. Iu this way land operations e-aii
le carried on w ithout interruption.
A LOIM1K.MKNT KASV To MAKK.
The result of Wednesday's skirmish
off Matanzas is accepted as important iu
that it has disclosed the facility with
which a lodgement can bo made at al
most any point on the north coast by an
American landing party. Encouraged
by the ease with which the Spanish bat
terim at Matanz.ts were redm-ed, the ad
ministration mny determine to hasten tho
landing movement, which has been one
of the chie f features of its Cohan plan of
campaign. The prompt establishment
of a base of operations on Ihe north coast
h is been deemed essential by tho Presi
dent and his adviseis for Uth political
a:i I milittry reasons. On the one baud.
U is held desiiablo to open immediate
coiumtiitical ions wiih ln in-urjents, to
S'ipply ti.eui with f.Hl, g ins and a iimu
uUion ar.d o:.L ris t t p them for a
lmd i-ampsigtt in the rar of II i tna.
On the o'.V'r bend, it is considered in
urgent duty lo c tivey reii- f, if p ;;. 1 1,
to the Cuban l -'iieoutr i 1 s w!i can
still i reached iu Cie p'ovi:o-is of
Malaczts nod Sml-i ("inra. S.i-!i reii-f
could only I. given eir-e'ively under the
protection of the armed forces of ihe
United States.
Ehoumv.iim Ccred ia a Eay.
"Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism snd
Neu rlia radically cures in 1 to 5 d.ijs.
Its action upon the system is remarkable
nd mysterious. It removes at or.i the
cause and the disease immediately d: -appear.
The tirst dose greatly benefits;
To cents. Sold at Itenfird's Drug Store,
Somerset
Under the president's call for 12",l-
volunteers, li iinsylvauia's ijiiota is 10,
SOU.
the new
catalogue.
:s ls-ing (littribuled. We want you to
have a copy w ill send it fr. e,p s'p-ii.',
soou as you send a reijucst for it, with
your name and oddrtss.
Ik contains neatly 2 .W pages lots
of pictuu s not a s!ale, rnintervs'.ing
page ia it but a clear, concise analysis
f how this store sells
CHOICE GOODS
FOR LESS PRICES
that will inhrest your pocketbock
V),(M) copies printed and that they're
nearly all asked for already shows thai
fieople find it pays to keep in torch
with this store's way of ni-rchandis-tug.
Send U) your name ami tul.la.'S
now.
Knch se a separate rccj-iest f r sam
ples of nice new Anc rii-in all woo!
suitiuea, 3 and 10 inclics wide,
'Se yatd.
4)Jd yards of theso but none too
nviuy fir the enlhtisix-tic buying
there-'ll lie when this money's worlti is
known of variety of styles -not a
clumsy thread :iUtit them -clioicv m at
eirccts ahead of any we've ever know n
of being sold at a ipiartcr.
A hundred sljlcs choice Madras
JLiiughanis,
2 aiul Ioc
inclies wide. L ire lines other
gisxl and pretty to line wa.-h goo Is Sc
to i k j it will p-iy to write and see
alsmt.
B0GGS & BUHL,
Allegheny, Pa.
Humphreys'
Specifics act directly upon the disease,
without exciting disorder in other parts
of the system. They Cure the Sick.
so. ecus.
I Fevers, Ongeuoo, Inflammations.
it Warns. Worm Fever. Worm (Mie...
3 Teelhlng.CoUc.Cr7lng,Wakefulnea .'IS
4 Diarrhea, of Ct.Urea or Adulu 'il
7-f oaths. Colds, Broorbltls 13
Si eora lta, Tootbacbe, FaceachL
llraaarbe. Sick HeattKbe. Vertigo . .'25
1 D pr pla . UJ Igrefllon. Wsak Stomach.'J i
1 1-KapprrMra or PalBtuI Prrloa '23
l i-Uhllr. Too ProtuM Periods 23
13 Croaa. Lar altla, noaraeoeaa -23
14 8all Hkenm. ErTslpelaa.ErnpUoDs.. .'23
13-Itbeamalism. Rbeumatlc Pains 33
15 Malaria. CMlis. FeTcr and Agiw '23
19 C'Etarrh. Influenza, CoM In Iba Head .33
'20 Vboopln:-( oogh '23
2 T -Maori Uiaraara '23
2H-rriui UVbllllr 1.00
30 t rinary Weakaeaa. WetUngBed... .'23
7T-Grl. Hny Ferer J3
I. nnmphn-ra M.ianal of all Diseases at Tonf
Dr..si' in-nii-l
s.l 1 ty drtit;Kif-. or ib( fn receipt of piifa.
Ii'iiiiihrrrs' MtsL CCur. Wuliaui Joea Si
Vors.
DMIMiSTIUTOI. S NOTICE.
Estate of lfTinnn fhi1im-r. lato of Summit
lowiiAhs Soiuerwl county, la.t !.
I-etfrr of adminlMrnlion on the above eiu
tAl lutving tHH-n e r.iiittxt i th uinit'ntj;nel
by tiie nnniM-r nuthortt V. Dntie is hen hv iflv-
f! t- -tie u m ike- inuttfliul p tyiiN-nt
Mi'l Tlt4nw huvliiir H.u in", or tlftiimls ak'xittKt
fit Mm U pn-Ht ut thin iu'v inh-tiin ;.u-j
for lir-iiifnt to Um' ntt:ihht mtr. on Sa ur-
ti iyt May 1 1. IvSt t'i r--t.ITr. of th? Hii-
imiaitsi niiur in uninut liip.
S1AUU1.V fliltlv.TNFR.
Auitiiui.iruUr.
FROM FOOT TO KNEE
Ohio Woman Suffered Grs.t Agony
From a Torr.bls Sor-Her Stsry cf
tho Case, and Her Cure.
"For many year I wm Ced with "
milk leg, and a tew yean, ago it broke out
in. aore and spread from my toot to wj
knee. 1 altered great .ony. It would
burn and Ucb all tfce tine and discliarire
a great deal. My heal:b wss good uh
the exception o! this sore- I tried a great
roany kiudi cf salve, but soma wou.d
irritate tho sore so that 1 could hardly
stand the pain. I could rot go ne-ar the
fire without snffcriuu intensely, i'"4"""'
aunt n.c conUlninff tcstlraomui:' c
cures by ibKid-s tiirsai ari'ln, anu I to...
my hUBband I would liko to try tins nctt
lcine. He got me a bof'.e and I found it
helped n.c I kept on taking il until n.y
limb was completely healed. I cannot
..raise UoodM Saroaparilla enough for the,
treat benefit it has been to we. H
cleanse, the blood of all impurities and
leave, it rich .nd pure.- Mrs. Ansa i
tAKEH, Whittlesey, Ohio.
You can buy HoodVSdr-aparilla of all
drufrgUU. BosureJocettyIbxKTs-
7m TT-Tt are tlw favorite family
H00U S FlIlS eatlurCc. rricesac
CAR LOADS
Vehicles
of every description arriving at the
REPOSITORIES,
Patriot Street
Every one
IS LOOKING
For tlie best possible value for
their money. I cliim to be able
to show 'ou where to go for the
best value at the smallest cost in
Carriages, Phaetons, Duggies,Spring
Wagons, Road Wagons, Farm Wag
ons, Harness, Horse Goods and
Sundries of every description,
don't deal iu hirdw-iro, dry goods
or groceries, but 1 Jo c?uim to car
ry the Iargrt and finest stock of
Vehicle's, and Carriage Sundries in
this pat of the county tip-to
date goods, Long Pi.-tanee Ax!
and the Bradley shaft eouplin;-.
I Know What I Buy.
I Guarantee What I S1I.
Come and judge for yourself ar.d
get Prices and Terms.
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PRICES :
Carriages, $47.50 to $I75.C0
Phaetons, 42.50 to 150.00
Buggies, 29.00 to 85.CC
Spring Wagon3, 34.00 to liQ.OC
Road Wagons, 23.50 to 40.CC
Bicycles, 24.00 to 45 CC
Two-Horse Farm Wagons, 52 50
Two-Horse Farm Wagon3, 60 CC
ll-iucli tiie. )
One-Horse Wagons, 29.C0
Open day and night at the great
Sale and Exchange Place.
E. L.Simpson,
SOMERSET, PA.
Jos. Horne & Co.
:
:
i
i The Sweet
Girl Graduate....
Conjure up a!l tbe word-t in
J the dictionary and no sentence cau I
be termed that U so partii-u!ar!y '
Impi iatc for tbe young' nir
atintit to graduate, aa tho beading 4
J of Ibis announcement.
We honor it wo Itonor the r it- i
J er b- brought it to litfht. j
i ...FOR HER... 1
And there are a gTid many .f J
i 'licr" lhi yi nr, w h:ive s ine of
X the prettiest Kraduatini; f'nUrit-s ev-
er graduate's eyes ba ked tipe.n. 4,
X The li:iie is grow iuj; apace, and 2
X all our S-'i rii: and Summer fat-
ries are lrin wdd at C'eiranee J
J piiees. Yen will suvo big money
2 by ordering now.
White iMaterials, $
at these materially reduced prices:
15 cents a yard for Dotted Swiiwex,
India Linens, :;t Ineh O.-g indies,
value H and t c a yard.
i cents a yard for Whilo Mulls, J
X Tin l:t S-Ais-se?, tirgindies.
J French Naiiinooks value 30c X
and ceuts.
X SOcenUa yard for S I Orgindiex. X
Fancy Figured axd Dotted T
Nwbvses IulU and Hat isle
4 vn!llM I'Si . an. I l". nito m
"on ean or.ler these rx.1s just
J a well thriMigh our Mail Order $
department as yertt cmid buy thoin
X persoually. T
Mar w hor fnim Tmi
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P1TTS3URG, PA
525-527 P.na Ax .
C
OUItT PliOCluVMATIOX.
Wrfffuvtj XIim If.,,, f.w... it
' - ....... . V . I, II. I . , T.
Kr.VLU I, ..I , ..I . 1 . ,..
. ... , . .. . . " niwi..m ot.ria
of ( oiniii.Hi iMieor l!ie severxl couiitlrsi'oiii
poing tbe ll.lh Jn,lii l ,l istrW-u nmi Jn-i.,v
of the', ourtsof oyer unit Terminer anil en
eml Jail lvlivi-rj-, for tlie trial of all mp.nj
. ... ..... , ,,, inxiniT. and
I. J. II.iitsKK nnj i.koi:(;k f. Black, Kau'o
JlltMftf lh Ikiirta tf A '.... .... ... 11. " . ?
Ju-iii-Ta of the t ourta of ev,-r ami T.-nniner
Kiel Oem-r-.tl J '! ik-llverv ft.r the trl.il of all
Ciipilal and other o,l,-n !, r In u, U,IU- ,,1
. . .... -. . - - -. . . .- 11 anil 10
r- nun ,.1 1 ommo'i
I'Uas and Oeneml lfUHrr KvwCor, of l!i?
of Over and Teni.hu r at .to:nerit. on
MONDAY, MAY 23, 1393,
. .. .. '"-"-"j Kie.i ki an ine Ju-rlirea
oft no Pm.-e. tliL. ( ..ro.i.r Hint fonutt,!.,
wit Inn tlie ri.l omnltil Homtrvt. Miat Ihiv
" l-'"'l rperxoiiwiii,
their roll, rec.ni.lii.,a;ti.,,r,.lllillHni1,(
ami uther retnml.niiiett, to do tIM. iwu,
.vr wmi in ui:ll u.-n.iif a p
peruun lo be none, and ! thev wi. wi'l '
iiroosrutw airHlnit the nrU..ii..rv I
Mtnll li In It.M lull ..r ... 1. . . . ' I
. ........ ..,,,., , voillliv, lo 1 ;
ili'"n!n i n tru,cute aguinut tbeiu v.t
M. H. U ARTZKI.l,. '
fch. i iff.
2
s ml 1 t t f .. r . . . .' 1 1
s
4J
J. D. SWANK,
SOMERSET, PA.
caacscrfaaaerc
5
cP THINK OF EVERY
In W
H847
I Anything in the Drug Line
Wlicre-you -cure help and pn tci tion iii all p i
(T)y irr- r ,
Benford's! !io cents
Cliewing Guru and Lime Tablets. Fine fonfectioiis of e'. --"1 i
s
GEO. W. BEN FORD, Managerj
2 9"Public station for Lous Iiistaui-o Te!c; lioue to f '
A tbe I'- S. K.,!e miwloni. I
$125 PER MONTH
WE WANT A FEW MORI: MB,
A3 TRAVELING,
LOCAL,
COUNTY,
GENERAL
OUTFIT FREE. Apply at once for territory, of :
IMPORTEDSTO CIC
I. i -tr -f Vii..;
j" . in of i..irc
f ft i,si-r rft f-r--' v - 9 A l
til V vv4 Vx
Wfllrre til
AlWCOLc.;-- LSm Allien iil
1 3 no 5T :, cr. y.Jirz. t-z o 5 ui
P. A. SGHELL, SOMERSET, PA, A
I?'. ' ' 3 t'V ;
: li h U U-i
JUSL Vy U La It cl IIU. ?
Columbus Royai Flush, i
PRICE $50.00.
CRANK BOX
Oar crank box as seen in i!! :-'.!::
in diameter, wbieh pern. its us t
binalioti ball re'tainer and s jvr;:;. r.
device with wbieh we use J :.;!N, i, '.
and reilu"es the friction ;
No Noise :
No Breaking of Balls.
.For Sale By.
Good pa n a perfect cockinr ayr'::i2.;
should hav th n rxamiaa tho
ZfCINDEREbLA
V : STOVES 8 BANoESa-'s
s
"Ili'iei Kitchen Work Pleasure. :": 'I
GOOD BAKERS Pi B E.T K0ASTEE3.
SoI.D WITH THAT t'N I'!".!'."-T N! !N,;.
J$&S James B Iloklerbauni.;
vWt mttfww""""'
8q8
I
PHAEMA.CV
-es made lM
Our tlHk is clean ard coirpl.-ti' tbr'u'iour.
i
. BENFOnD '$ FOR EXPECTORANT , j
The larirol and best bottle of t'ou -b (ir ever i i!i en tbe murk-t ' J
2" (.vtts. Kvcry Imltle guaraatud.
' l Tooth Ache I)rots
Te'atiim.nia's Given on Application.
Une Cigars cf foreign $ JDoncslir Tjr&tfi
Hy and variety.
r, Saltsmcn the year ioucu-
5
A. H. ITERf-NDEEIX & t'O., Gen
:vi.
8KP:r-?.
KOASEHTS
I at fi2e t: J liimrt to th cot
fiT". iT w vftrt it h
1
w-w-a i- r t.TimtniU'.-fa,
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