The Somerset . Herald
EDWARD SCUIJU Editor and Proprietor.
WEDNESDAY..
..Bepreinber ffl. 189.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
UUVEKNOU,
WILLIAM A. KTONE.
I.IEITKSAVT ,nVRM)R.
J. T. K. ' I1UX.
SECKCTART OK IXTEHAL AFFAIRS,
JAMES W. LATTA.
JCDCI OF BUPEKH'R COflfT,
WILLIAM W. POSTER.
WILLI AM D. PORTER.
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COUNT.
CONGRESS,
JCSEl'H E.THBOrP. of Bedford County.
STATE SESATE,
JOIiX . WELLER, ot BeJford County.
ASskM.T,
WM. H. Ki HJ TZ, Somernrt.
K. A. KKXUAt L. Meyersdale.
ASSOCIATE JCDCR,
A. F. DICKEY, Homcnitt Towmtliip.
HISTRICT ATTOESET,
KL'Kl'S E. MEYERS, Somertet. "
I1IOK IUKEC "K,
ADAM ts. MILLER, Horn rst-t Township.
The figures thus far indicate that the
mortality of the war with Spain w ill be
the lowest on record for tLe American
army.
It is a safe pr p.Wtiou that the Coa
Rreii to be elected i.i November ought
t j be and will be in harmony with Pres
ident McKinley.
The candidate who is said to be "in
the bands of his friends," of:eu sin
cerely wishes before the campaign is
over that others had charge of him.
Ei.ixtio day falls on the eighth of
November this year, as late in the
nioulh as It can onaie under the law
which fixes it to com on the Tuesday
after the first Monday.
Is the siege of Port Huditou during
the civil war 4,000 Uoioa soldiers died
from dint-aie iu a total of 17,003 men.
That is double the whole mortality li.-st
of the war with Hpain.
Sexatok Kyle, of South Dakota,
lias had eoough of free coinage, and is
back iu the Republican ranks. A lie
publican majority iu the nuxt Senate
has become absolutely certain.
At a routing of the Democratic Sen
atorial Couferenoe for this district, held
at Bedford on Saturday l.nst, the nom
ination was loaded on to 'Squire I. M.
Hoover, of Hoovf rsville, this county,
after it had been tendered to a number
of Somerset and Bedford attorneys, all
of whom declined with thanks. The
majority agaiust the genial 'Squire on
November Hh will be so overwhelming
that he will wonder what Le was ruu
uin? for, and why he ran.
Th K Democratic Congressional Con
ference for this district, which was iu
session at the Somerset House for sev
eral day last week, concluded ils labors
on Thursday uight by the unanimous
nomiuatiou of James M. Walters, Estj.,
of Johnstown. Mr. Walters is a genial
young gentleman, but he will not tie
elected to Congress this year some
other year, perhaps.
On the same day tha Prohibitionists
named as their candidate for Congress
Mr. John J. Irwin, of Blair couuty,
t ius completing the congressional nom
inations so far as the Twentieth Penn
sylvania district is concerned.
The Republican ticket, so far as this
congressional district is concerned, is
u w complete, and the work of organ i
zation and preparation for an active
campaign that will injure the S'lee.-ss
of the whole ticket can be earnestly be
gun. The deadlock that existed in the
Congressional Conference, in session at
Johnstown, which threatened to leave
the party without a regularly nomina
ted candidate for Congress, and thatd
layed the opening of the campaign in
th district, was happily broken Last
Wednesday night by the nomination
of Mr. Joseph E. Thropp, of Bedford
county, on the 87th ballot. The an
nounceme.it that a nomination has
been made, and that an unseemly
wrangle like that of two years ago,
when the party was left without a reg
ularly nominated candidate, has been
avoided, will be received with pleasure
throughout the Tweutieth Congres
sional dit-trict. Mr. Thropp's election
will follow as a matter of course.
General Wiley has made to Sec
retary Alger, who is now examining
the camps in the West and South,
some grave charges of mismanagement
against the men in the medical and
other departments in the army. He
describes the sta'e of ttt'uirs at Chicka
mauga when the troops were there as
very bad. The men were compelled to
work hard, he says, and when they fell
exhausted by the boat there were no
litters to carry them to the hospitals,
and no nurses, and they were compel
led to suffer for hours without atten
tion,. He asked, he siy, f ir boilers, so
the water from the shallow wells might
be boiled for the men, but the quarter
inast irs said none could be had. Of the
medical director at Chickamauga Gen
eral Wiley said: "That man is a veter.
inary surgeon, and I doubt if he could
d ictor anything above a horse. He had
no military training whatever. When
he wa asked for disinfectants for sinks
Le said disinfectants were uot needed."
These are serious matters, and' if the
charges are established they will ex
plain mu.'h of the horrible condition
of affairs at Chickamauga. If the Pres
ident's commission can get the testi
mony of men like Genera! Wiley it can
make an interesting report.
Elsewhere we publish vry inter
esting letter written by Mr. Frank Wil
ling Leach to Senator Quay, which we
command to the careful perusal of our
reader. Leach was for a number of
year Senator Quay' political secre
tary, tut deseited him two years ago to
become manager of John Wauamnk-r'a
cunjaigu when he was a candidate for
1'nlted -States Senator. He says he
leaves the Wanaruakcr machine be
cause it is allying itwlf ivith Democrats
to elect a Democratic Legtslatu e. He
says, moreover, that Qaay, far from be
in r the dictatorial "boss" that he is
charged with being, d e not do enough
bossing, but leaves too much of the po
litical work he should do himself to
others much kai capable. A to the
last Legislature, he aaya it was worse
than its predecessors only in reputation
which was obtained through an infor
mation bureauof which he was mana
ger, and which sent out letters to over
a hundred country papers not usually
represented at Harrisburg. Oue thing
more he says: That the two leaders in
the matter of honest legislation were
not of the "seveuty-six," did not vote
for Wanamaker, but did vote for Pen
rose. It is a very interesting letter,
coming, as it does, from one who has
b n in the secrets of both political fac
tions in this State, He leaves the
Wanamaker people, he says, because
they are trying to el'Ct a Democratic
Legislature, which means one more
Democrat in the United States Senate,
The following, from the Lehigh
Register, is so nearly our own view of
the jKilitical situation in this State that
we adopt it as our own :
It is uot stipposable that with mo
mentous territorial and other war prob
lems awaiting solution at the hands of
the next Congress any Republican will
lieoome indifferent to the necessity of
reinforcing the President by a congres
sional msjority iu sjuipatoy with his
views; yet the light vote cast iu the
Vermont and Maine elections suggests
that Republicans elsewhere should not
overlook the national aspects of the ap
proaching November election.
In this State the gubernatorial and
legislative battle Las become, through
no fault of the Republican party, one
very largely -factioual in its character.
A noisy element, though professing to
be Republican on national issues, is ef
fecting in many legislative districts
fusion with the Democrats, Prohibi
tionists and Independents with the
purpose of undermining the Republi
can party organisation. Beaten in open
State convention, after a fair canvass,
these representatives of a disaffected
faction are now seeking revenge at the
polls by engineering alliances with the
common political enemy. In at least
one congressional district they have set
up a stump candidate against tlif regu
lar R"publiean candidate, and while
the latter will probably pull through,
saving a vote to the National Adminis
tration, no thanks will be due to the
factionists now, striving to encompass
his defeat Doubtless as the campaign
progresses similar tactics will be em
ployed elsewhere, and it therefore be
comes essential that Republicans whose
party afliliation rests on belief in Re
kublican principles should everywhere
solidify with a view to defending their
own.
The Democratic party can not make
any gains in Pennsylvania this fall un
less helped to them by Republican aid.
Whatever gains it shall make by such
aid w ill be held by it in future to the
detriment of Republican interests.
Guerilla warfare where national issues
are involved does not promote genuine
political reform, but only embarrasses.
Part, tUntvrh' rx ran not wraktn tir
p'irtj a! onr jminl ittid tjrjtvti it to rc
Htrrht froii(f at aunth'-r. If they are
sincere in their professions of loyalty to
the party on national issues they will
limit their efTorts at State readjustment
within party lines, and avoid alliances
with the enemy. Their refusal to con
serve the national interests of the party
should be taken by good Republicans
as a signal to withdraw from farther
identification with them and to align
for party defense.
In solving the problems growing out
of the war, the Administration needs
behind it the support of a united party.
Some Democrats are broad enough to
avoid partisan obstruction of the Pres
ident's plans, but the majority of them,
i history furnishes any warrant for
prophecy, will be, as in the past, "agio
the Government." This certainly
makes necessary an unbroken Repub
lican front.
It Vecdi bo Saab.
That is by high authority said of good
wine. It is quite as applicable to men,
parties and all tbs things that ga to make
life pleasant and agreeable. Though we
have not seen the honesty of Candidate
Swallow questioned, that gentleman
seems to think it necessary to inform the
people wherever be goes that tie repre
sents political honesty. - Mr. Jenka has
t-ikeu up the same role. But as he repre
sents a certain well-known political party
whose record is full of dishonest practices
and conduct, for which its leaders have
asked oblivion for the last thirty years,
we recognize the necessity for the bash
over the threshold of ils abiding place.
Mr. Swallow's party has never adminis
tered publicly, and therefore ran not be
arraigned for dishonesty. His party has
no history, and need not be Impeached of
plundering M-liemes. But honesty is of
various kinds. A man might scorn to
rob a till, pick a pocket or lxt a bank or
a treasury, yet be all the same a stranger
to moral hoi, est y. If Mr. Swallow would
le as careltw in administering State af
fairs as be has been in the matter of the
reputations of others, the honest men in
this State do not want him for Governor.
If he thinks money is more sacred and
valuable than reputation, his party, if
honest, should repudiate his leadership.
He is very free to charge business dis
honesty upon other people, but we have
not Keen in any of bis utterances anything
more than looxe general charges. Ha ad
mits that he does not mean that the State
has lost money by stealin.'. He says that
this is not the charge. If there has been
no hms by stealing, we can not under
stand how the State has suffered any
money Ioks from anybody.
It is apparent that if delitierate decep
tion of the public, or the attempt to de
ceive, is dihone-t, then the continual
prote: against dishonesty urged by Mr.
Jeuks and Dr. Swallow has some reason
at the Ivtttom. They are both depending
upon a false impression to be created and
directed against the Republican party.
Yet the party that is held up as a model
by Mr. Jeuks had pretty much its own
way for upwards of thirty years in Penn
sylvania. In that time it should have
made some teputation for honest and
economical management. Did it make
such a reputation? The records show
whether it did or not, and the records
show that after thirty years it lea the
State with a funded debt of forty mill
ions, and all it bad to show was a few dry
ditches and perhaps a few big fortunes
accumulated by iu leaders. The Repub
lican party came into power in 1301, and
set about paying off that burdensome
debt. It found the lands of the farmers
burdened with stated taxes and put the
burden upon corporations. It has not
only paid the debt rolled up by the party
of Mr. Jeuks, but a big war del, due to
the dishonesty of the same party. North
Amejican,
A Oraat Zoological Garden.
The Zoological Society of New York
propose to construct what will probably
be the finest Etiological garden in the
world in Bronx Park, New York, and
under the direction of the executive com
mittee the plans are being fully elalxi ra
ted. The society expects to open the gar
den to the public in a satisfactory way on
May 1, ism. While the work is progress
ing with all dae rapidity and teal, the old
and well approved plan of relieving bil
iousness and constipation through the be
nefleent agency of Uortetier's Stomach
Bitters finds general recognition. This
excellent family medicine is a safeguard
agalDst malaria and rheumatism, and re
moves indigestion and nervousness. It
invigorates the syateui thixsigh the medi
um of improved digestion and appetite,
fortifies it against disease, and counter
acts the effects of overwork, mental or
physical. A wing!asful bfore retiring
engenders health-yielding and strength
giving sleep. Let it have the preLsient
and systematic trial that It deserves.
THK0PP THE WIXSE2L
Jotepn .' Pole Knock! tha Fertimmea.
Joseph E. Thropp, of Everett, Bedford
county, was nominated as the Republi
can candidate for Congress in the Twen
tieth district of Pennsylvania on the 87th
ballot at Johnstown, Wednesday night.
The nomination was made on the first
ballot taken Wednesday nighL The
Cambria county conferrees voted for
their candidate, Mr. Evans. The Somer
set conferrees cast their ballots for
Thropp, and the Blair county men voted
next and for Thropp. Mr. Thropp's en
ferrecs, of course, voted for him and his
nomination was secured. A motion to
make the nomiuaUou unanimou pre
vailed. As soon as Mr. Thropp had been noti
fied of the nomination he went into the
conference room and made a speech of
acceptance, followed by the other three
candidates, each of whom pledged their
support of the ticket and promised to
work for its success.
0. A. K. Comradef Ticnie
The Grand Army picnic, arranged for
by comrades Dr. McKinley and Harrison
Berkey, who are Aids on the staff of the
department of Pennsylvania, was held in
Hay's grove. Rock wood. Pa., on Friday,
September 23d, according to previous an
nouncement. There were present Grand
Army men and their wives, old soldiers,
members of Company I, Fifth Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers, and citizens in
general. While the gathering was not as
large in consequence of the rain as it
would have been on a fair day, there
were people enough together to thorough
ly enjoy the occasion. How old soldiers
do greet one another anyhow ! And how
much good it seems to do them to get to
gether! Nor does it appear to make much
difference whether they have met before
or not. The Grand Army badge or but
ton represents a' bona that exists inde
pendently of personal acquaintance. The
relation of these men is simply a perpet
ual comradeship.
Besides the social features, the Rock
wood Cornet Band eutertained the assem
bly with a superior order of music.which
was greatly enjoyed. A company of
Colored Glee Singers were also present
and added much to the musical enter
tainmeut by their pretty rendering of
"America" and one of their glees.
The commissary department of the pic
nic was, however, the center of interest
at noon, and it was ccrUiuly managed to
better satisfaction than that of the late
Spanish-American war is said to have
been. Comrade .tcli. Suyder, of the
Uoekwood Post, was the commissary, in
fact Comrade Snyder was the commissa
ry department himself. lie was a sight
worth seeing es he beamed on the hungry
comrades from behind two great kettle
of pork and bean, ladleing their savory
contents into tin cups for them ; and then
such ooifee as dtcocted in a third kettle !
It verily discounted the fabled nectar ol
the Olympian gods themselves, and wav
drink fit for a king. Certainly the old
soldiers standing, sitting and strolling
about with tin cops of beans, coif -ie and
hunks of fa', pork reminded one mor
forcibly of thirty-five years ago than did
any other thing during the diy.
The army fare, thus so kindly provided
by the good people of Rock wood, could
be supplemented by those who had no'
cared to bring baskets from a nearby
stand, whose sandwiches, pies and othet
picnic fare was to be had to snit one'
fancy.
At 2 o'clock p. ro., the Imgle soundec
the "assembly" and a meeting was or
gaoized, with Dr. McKinley as chairmar
and Rev. King as secretary, to considei
any measure that might be taken to in
crease interest in the Grand Army. Re
marks were made by comrades Marshall,
King. Lavan, Casebeer, Mostoller, Moun
Uiu, Ilotfman and Farquhar. The senti
luent appearing to be in favor of an or
ganizatiou, it was resolved to form an as
sociation to be known as the Grand Ar
my Association of Somerset County. Vi
McKinley was elected president ol th
Association, and Mr. Jacob Zorn, secre
tary.
To carry into effect the purpose of th
organization, each G. A. R. Post in th
county was requested to designate o
comrade to serve on an Executive Com
mittoe, who, together with the officers o
the association, shall arrange for an an
nual picnic. The president is ex oflici
chairman of the committee.
Death ef Sr. Apple.
Rev. Thomas G. Apple, D. 1.. Ph. D..
LL. 1)., died Saturday morning 17ih inst-.
at 3:13 o'clock at his home on the College
campus at Lancaster, Pa, at the age c
Wyears. Many, readers of the Uerai.Ij
will learn with regret of the death of tbb
noted theologian, philosopher preachei
and educator. After Dr. Nevin, Dr
Rauch and Dr. Scbaff, Dr. Apple was on
of the most efficient and promineut ex
pounders of the Christological system oi
philosophy aud theology and wrought
effectually to establish the Reforinei
Church iu the I'uited States on this solid
basis.
Dr. Apple was graduated from Mercer
burg College in 1850; he taught in Kaston
Academy ; be labored in the ministry ai
Greens burg, Mechanicsburg and Green
castle. Pa ; he was President of Mercers
burg College from 18.8 to I871;hewa
called to the chair of Church History and
New Testament Exegesis iu the Thoologi
cal Seminary at Lancaster, Pa,; he sue
ceeded Dr. Nevin in the Presidency ol
Franklin and Marshall C-.liege in 1S77
and served till ISSo. While President ol
Franklin aud Marshall College Dr. Appli
continued to teach in the theological sem
inary as before and in addition taught
ethics, RMt belies and moral philosophy in
the College.
Dr. Apple became widely known as a
writer and preacher. His writings and
sermons were always able productions,
and clear and logical iu style. As a
preacher he was calm and collected. He
was not a sensatioual speaker, but he was
lucid, vigorous and earnest, and bis
discourses never failed to interest bis
congregations. No one who honestly
gave him his attention could fail to be
edified.
After the death of Dr. Harbaugh, in
1So7, Dr. Apple became editor of the
Mercers burg Review, now the Reformed
Quarterly Review, to which able theolo
gical periodical he was for many years a
prominent contributor. He held this
position nntil a few years ago.
Dr. Apple was also one of the more
ooiiHpicuous figures in the important
proceedings of General Synod some years
ago wheu the policy of the Church as to
doctrine and worship was to some extent
settled. He was sent to represent the
Church at the Reformed Alliance in Phil
adelphia in lsso, and the Paii-Preabyte-rian
Alliance in Belfast in 1&L
Tortured Farmer's Vendetta.
Sharox, Pa, Sept 2:1. Michael Slater,
a farmer, and bis wife, living near here,
were tortured and robbed a year ago by
five masked men, who stole several hun
dred dollars and watches. Slater was si x
weeks in bed. He swore thai he would
bunt the thieves down if it took bitn the
rest of his life. He recently dreamed
where some of the plunder was bidden,
and two of the stolen watches were
fonnd. James Ross, John Shannon and
David Swagger were then arrested at
Meadville.
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MUKER EV1DES i
A JOINT DEBATE.
He Declines to Meet Chairman Dkin
on the Platform.
COL STOHE A53WEE3 8WALL0W.
(Special Correspondenca.)
Philadelphia. Sept. 26. The two sig
nificant events of the week, politically,
aside from the satisfactory consumma
tion of the Republican harmony pro
cram In Philadelphia upon the lines
predicted some weeks ago In this cor--espondence,
were John Wanamaker"a
avoidance of a joint debate with State
Chairman Elkln la Media on Saturday
and Colonel Stone's crushing rejoinder
to Swailow.
The crank candidate for governor is
sued a public challenge to the Repub
lican candidate to hold several de
bates with him on a carefully prepared
list of charges. In the main they are
the same old charges which he pub
lished in his newspaper last winter,
for which publication he was convicted
of criminal libel and is now awaiting
sentence.
He was then unable to produce any
evidence In support of them, even
enough to acquit him of malicious in
tent in publishing them, and Colonel
Stone promptly turned his letter over
to the district attorney of Dauphin
county, properly holding that if the
charges were true the only effect of a
public debate, with an exhibition of
the testimony, would be to give warn
ing to the defendants in advance of ar
rest and enable them to escape Jus
tice. Followlr.g is Colonel Stone's let
ter: Philadelphia. Sept. 23, IS'Ji.
Rev. S. C. Swallow:
My Dear Sir: My attention has been
called to a published letter dated SepL
St and addressed to me In which you
challenge Joint discussion upon what
you claim to be the issues In this cam
paign. I am not surprised that you
have omitted prohibition as an issue,
but I am surprised that the Prohibition
party which nominated you pon that
issue should so coon forget the pur
poses and objects of their organiza
tion and follow you In a crusade which
entirely Ignores prohibition. You chal
lenge me to discuss 12 declarations, or
charges upon the stump. All of your
12 declarations charge crimes and mis
demeanors which may be severely pun
ished under the laws of the state.
You do hot name the offenders nor
the time when these crimes and mis
demeanors were committed, but claim
to have evidence to substantiate them.
I have no such knowledge, except your
unsupported statements which you
have heretofore made, but have been
unable to sustain In the courts. If
you have such knowledge of crimes
committed, and have such evidence. It
Is your duty, not only as a good citizen,
but as a Christian minister, to lay
the evidence before the grand Jury of
your county. The witnesses which you
propose to call In Joint debate will be
sufficient to obtain an indictment If
they are sufficient to convince an in
telligent audience of the truth of your
charges.
That is the proper tribunal to hear
and determine the truth of these
charges, and that Is the proper course
for you to pursue. Instead of under
taking on the stump to prejudice the
people against candidates whom you
do not charge . with committing the
crimes or with knowledge of them. I
have, therefore, taken the liberty to
refer your letter to the district attorney
of Dauphin county, where you reside,
for such action as he may take In
the matter, assuring you that If I am
elected governor of Pennsylvania 1
will heartily co-operate In all cases to
bring guilty parties to Justice and
punish all crimes against the state.
Truly yours,
WILLIAM A. STONE.
The care with which Mr. Wanamaker
avoids public cross examination upon
the reckless assertions he has been
making since he missed the United
States senatonshlp and the guberna
torial nomination is succinctly set forth
in the following report of the commit
tee which sought to arrange a Joint de
bate on Saturday:
William L. Mathues, Esq., Chairman
Republican Executive Committee of
Delaware County. Media, Pa.
Dear Sir: At a meeting of your exec
utive committee, held in the court
house. Media, on the evening of the
21st insL, the following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
Whereas. It has come to the know
ledge of this committee that an Inde
pendent meeting has been advertised
to take place at the courthouse. Media,
Pa., on Saturday evening. Sept. 24. at
which the Hon. John Wanamaker has
been invited to speak and discuss the
Issues of the campaign; and
Whereas, There are questions at is
sue in this campaign In which all are
interested; therefore, be It
"Resolved. That the chairman ap
point a committee of three (3) to confer,
with the committee in charge of said
meeting, and also with the Hon. John
Wanamaker and the Hon. John P. El
kin, chairman of the Republican state
committee, and arrange, if possible, to
have both gentlemen appear at said
meeting and discuss the issues of the
campaign In a Joint debate. In order
that the people may have an oppor
tunity of hearing both sides."
The undersigned were appointed In
pursuance of the above resolution as a
committee to wait upon Mr. Wana
maker and Mrr Klkin and arrange for
the Joint discussion at the time stated.
On Thursday morning, the 2d Inst.,
your committee went to the city of
Philadelphia and called at the office of
Mr. Wanamaker. He was absent and
t was reported that we could not eee
lim until Friday morning. On Friday
aiorning. at 10 o'clock, we again
called on Mr. Wanamaker at his of
fice. We found him In and made
known to him the wishes of the Re
publicans of Delaware county in the
matter of havinr a Joint discussion.
He then asked if the state chairman
was wlllins. We informed him we
would see. We immediately went over
to the Republican headquarters and
found the chairman at his desk. We
made known to him our desire that he
would meet Mr. Wanamtker In J. Int
discussion .at the courthouse In Media,
as per the" resolution. He promptly ac
cepted the invitation and addressed
the following letter to your comirtttee:
Gentlemen: I am In receipt of your
invitation to meet the Hon. John Wan
amaker In Joint discussion of f.ie po
litical Issues of the present campaign at
the courthouse In Media on Saturday
evening, the 2Uh of September. I here
by accept the invitation. It would af
ford me much pleasure to nuet Mr,
Wanamaker at that time or any other
time during the present campaign to re
fute the charges that he has been mak
ing against the Republican party of
this state. Very respectfully yours,
JOHN P. ELKIN,. Chairman.
Your committee then reported the ac
ceptance of Chairman Elkin to Mr,
Wanamaker at the office of the latter.
Mr. Wanamaker replied that he would
not enter Into a discussion of this kind
unless the committee of his friends
having in charge the mass meeting at
Media so directed.. We then called up
by 'phone Captain Albert Magnln. of
Darby, who was the committee ap
pointed to make arrangements for the
Wanamaker meeting. When told that
Chairman Elkin had accepted the In
vitation to enter Into the Joint discus
sion with Mr. Wanamaker and that Mr,
Wanamaker referred the matter to
him. Captain Magnin refused to make
arrangements for the Joint discussion
on the grounds that he had no author
ity to do so.
We have labored faithfully to carry
oux the instructions of your commit
tee and arrange for a Joint discussion
of the issues involved between the par-t!-
above mentioned. It Is due to State
Chairman Elkin to say that from the
first he expressed a hearty willingness
to meet Mr. Wanamaker and discuss
the Wanamaker meeting at Media, as
well a Mr. Wanamaker himself, show
ed a disposition to evade the responsi
bility of a Joint discussion at that time.
All of which Is respectfully submit
ted. Committee John LHawt home, chair,
man; Edward 8. Hickman. Charles U
Warner.
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I have discovered BATTLE AX I
There is a satisfied jlai I've got it expression on
the faces of all who discover the rich quality ot
It is an admirable chew fit for an Admiral.
In no other way can you get
tobacco for J 0 cents.
eiriember the name
when you buy aoain.
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2 61 cd them quickly. Among the lieautiful and exclusive thiiiRS in Silks
g we take plea-ure in presenting the Isabella, the Glove Skin, the I'"-
kin Impression, Pekiu Stripe Moire Antique an. 1 BrocadeSalin Liberty. Ia
3 the new Woolens there are Vclour Sayaderes, Velour Cardonets, .ibelin J
8 Japf s. Circle Velvets and Venetian Velours. Tbeso are in colors. In bla ks g
Q beside t'. e foregoing, there are Crepons, Black Che iots, Broadcloths, Thib- jjj
3 f t". Venetian Diagonals, Whipcords, Popelincs, etc Ask our Mail Order rt
S Iiepartnieutaliout these dainty silks and woolens. n
n For your Conclave Dress we give you some ideas in a brace : rj
g 44-inch French Cpinglines, the
g late Paris shades;
O S-inch Tailor Cheviots,
3 new blue only;
5 40-inch Extra French 5erge,
all new Fall Shades;
g 45-inch Vigoreaux & Covert Suit
ings, fifteen coloring?;
3 4S-inch Fancy Diagonal Cheviots,
A five choice colors:
8 All the above imported fabrics have just gone on our counter, and the 8
Q price named means a saving to you of fl 00 to $1 50 on each dress pattern. O
& As many samples as yon wish.
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I PITTSBURG, PA.
Political Kotea.
The Johnstown Tribune says: Mr. Jo
seph E. Thropp, the Republican caudi
daie for Congress in this Distric, has
nothing to fear from his pronounced ene
mies the Democratic politicians but
well may he pray "Defend me from my
friends" when the Philadelphia Press
tikes biin in its keeping. There is no
probability of Mr. Thropp's defeat, in
spite of the "support" of the Press, aud
even with that we don't think bis plural
ity can be less than ten thousand, but it
should be fifteen thousand."
'
At the Prohibition and anti Quay con
vention held in Huntingdon county on
Saturday Rolert S. Leeds, 0110 of the
no. ni noes for Assembly on the Demo
cralic ticket, withdrew, and Rev. L. M.
Smith, a Prohibitioiiint and Wauamaker
Republican, was named, aud the candi
dacy of Alexander Denny, the other Dem
ocratic nominee for the same office, was
indorsed.
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Doesn't it seem strange to have a real,
li.e, rrgular candidate for Congress?
Bro. Hicks is nothing if not graceful.
The spectacle of bis extending the glad
band to Bro. Tbropp was worth liv
ing many years to see. As a Congress
man he has had moro than bis share of
shortcomings, but, now that be is out, we
have no hesitancy in attesting to the fact
that he has proved a mighty hard man to
whip, and that he accepts defeat with the
proper spirit of a good tighter. Altoonu
Gazette.
JJewi Items.
The Emperor of China has resigned
his power to the Djwager Empress, ubo
has ordered the ministers to deliver to
her in future their official reports.
Admiral Cervera arrived at Madrid on
Thursday. In an interview be said he
had a clear couscipnea regarding Sauti
ago. Nations, lie said, grow great by
their victories and not by their defeats,
however glorious they might be. Spain
had lived in a dream, and she now had
to face a reality. The adiniial added that
his warships were not destroyed in bat
tle, but by fire.
Two men were instantly killed at the
Pittsburg Exposition Thurdsay night
while giving an exhibition of a sham
nival battle.
President McKinley has notified the
Spanish ihat they must begin the evacu
ation of Cuba and Porto Rico not later
thiin October l."tht and must have with
drawn ail of their military forces before
December 31st.
Col. Willis J. Hillings, of the Sixteenth
Pennsylvania, has been promoted to be
a Brigadier-General of Volunteers. Col.
Haling! was at the front of the fighting
in Porto Rica
In the October Ladies' Home Jonrnrl
E I ward Bok devotes much of his edito
rial page to showing country girls ar.d
women the way to make their lives mean
more bow they can partake more fully
of the true enjoyments of life. He has
proH-ribod a method of country living
which can readily and profitably be pur-f-cel,
and which will go far toward the
emancipation of the country woman
from moch of the drudgery, and lighten
the isolation of farm life.
The cnmmisKion appointed to investi
gate the administration of the war de
partment is announced as follows: Msj.
Oen. Greenville M. Dot!g, Mj. Gen.
A. McD. McCock, Er!g. Gen. J..hn M.
Wilon, Mej Stephen C. M;lK Charles
Denhv, (Jen. James A. Beat er. Cpt E.
P. Howell and Col. James A. Sexton
The oommi-sion has 'already organized
and will enter upon Its duties ioiinedi
ately. The Prwsi. lent f-e!s that the er j
diet of the coinii.i7.-iion mill 1 aoee tul
ly fair UiiLdvd yiisons. 1
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as large a piece of as good
a
Xot for fifty years has cotton been so
low in price as it is to-day, 5 7 1(1 cents.
Eight men were killed and nineteen
remain unaccounted for as the result of
an explosion of gas in a coal mine near
Brownsville, Pa , on Friday.
The government has awarded contraii
for 9 torpedo boats and 16 dcstroyeis.
General Garcia, the insnrzpnt leader,
who, with his troops, withdrew from
Santiago in bad temper on July lTih,
returned Friday morning, whn h ws
received ly General Liwton. His re
turn excited great enthusiasm among the
Cubans.
Tho American Peace Commission r
rived In ftn-lon Saturdiy ami will pro
ceed to Paris immediately.
The Spanish cruiser Infant Maria
Teresa was tl wted Sunday m iming and
Lientenaut Hobon has mado g-vwl bis
pledge to save her, despite the reiterated
stitementsfrom otlicers higher limn him
self that it was impossible. She is now
in Guantanamo bay, where she is being
prepared to sail north under her own
steam.
It has been hinted by some tbnt the
sildiers who are home on a furlough
wear their uniforms more for show while
at home than anything rise. So long as
a soldier is on the rolls in service he is
compelled to wear bis uniform, ard the
minute he takes it off he Is liable to be ar
rested by a Constable or provost olf.cer
and returned to his camp. A reward e f
10 is always paid for such arrests.
If a newspaper makes a mistake the av
erage reader lroks upon it as an extraordi
nary and UD'-allnd for error. A news
paper advertises its own mistakes. If an.
invidual nukes a mistake no ore but
himself, and pissibly one or two others,
know it. How mid woul I thesapotpl
get if a newspaper published soma .f
their mistakes in with theirother doing-?
A certain lawyer iu town would have gt-.t
very mad if a newspaper hail published
the follow i'g p.) tion of his speech le
foreajury and had given him credit:
"He wears the same clothes then as he
wore now." But everybody ist-uscepti-ble
of these blunders. Ex.
Potatoes should be dug when the stem
begins to turn yellow rather than wait
nntil the top dies down, as they will be
more liable to rotifhft iu the s..il. Put
the tubers in the sha ll to dry ami store
them in a cool plsco and in a m inner to
prevent them from beating.
BALTIM ORE A OH IO R A I LROA D.
Knights Templar Triennial Conclave.
Pittsburg, Pa, (Vlober 10 It, lS-js.
For the Knights Templar TrienniiJ
Conclave, to-Le he!d nt Pittshnre. Pa .
I from Oendwr 10 h to Hth, l.-U-S, the Bal
timore i Ohio Railroad will sell tit kets
! from all points east of tho Ohio River at
j One Lowest Firt Class Fare for the
Round Trip, good going nu OcloU r Sth
to nib, inclusive, and good returr:ir-g
leaving Pitts'.iurg to and including Ot to
bcr 17th, Wis, except by depositing ticket
wilb Joint Agent at Pittsburg not earlier
than October IT.h nor Uter thn O. -toiler
17th, and on payment oflifiy (.o) cents,
return limit of ticket may be extended to
leave Pittsburg to and including October
31st, 1WW.
Solid Royal Pine Vestilmlcd Trains
run daily from New York Philadelphia.
Wilmington, Baltimore, Washington an-1
intermediate points, elegantly equipped
with Piillman Sleeping C rs. Observa
tion Parlor Cars arid unexcelled Dinirg
Car Service.
For tickets and full information, apply
to nearest Ticket Agent, Baltimore A
Ohio IUiln ad.
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Farmers
Get the Most
M0.N BY
For Your
product.?, and to do this it will pay
yea to inquire what wc are payi: g
for produce before selling. -
Bring Us Your
Potatoes,
Wheat,
Oats,
JiucJiiclieat,
Baled Hay
and Straw.
We pay the highest prices the
market will bear on the day of
delivery.
Our Terms are Cash
Ou delivery, or GOODS in
TRADE at lowest cash prices.
We are always in the market
for country produce andean always
give you anything you want in our
line aud at lowest price.-, as we
carry the largest stock of
Groceries,
Flour, Grain and
Feed
in the county, together with a full
line of
New Crop,
Fancy Recleaned
Timothy 5eed
which we offer ycu at lowest prices.
Respectfully yours,
Cook&
eerrcs.
CAR LOADS
enicies
of every description arriving at the
REPOSITORIES,
PATRIOT STREET.
Every one
IS LOOKING
For the best possible value for
their money. I claim to be able
to show you where to go for the
best value at the smallest cost in
Carriages, Phaetons, Duggies,?pring
Wagons, Road Wagons, Farm Wag
ons, Harness, Horse Goods and
.Sundries of every description,
don't deal in hardware, dry goods
or groceries, but I do claim to car
ry the largest and Cnest stock of
Vehicles and Carriage Sundries in
this part of the county up-to-date
goods, Long Distance Axle
and the Rrad'ey shaft coupling.
I Know What I Buy.
I Guarantee What 1 Sell.
Come and judge for yourself and
get Prices and Terms.
PRICES :
Carriages, $47.50 to $175.00
Phaetons, 42.50 to I50.C0
Busies, 29.00 to 5.00
Spring Wagons, 34.03 to 113.00
Road Wagons, 23.50 to 40.00
Bicycles, 24.00 to 45 C3
Two-Horso Farm Wagons, .52.50
Two-Horse Farm Wagons, 60.C0
( l-ilicu tire.)
One-Horso Wagons, 23.00
Open day aud night at the great
Sale and Exchantre Place.
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SOMERSET, PA. .
KEEP
Kitchen Cool!
USE a new Process Blue Flame Oil
Stove, wick or wickless, burns
comnioa lamp oil, cheaper than coal.
One, two or three burner. See them
in operation at
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Our stock U clean and complete throughout. t
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( Tooth Ache Drops j'
TitimoniaI.-t Given on Application.
dfine Cijcirs cf tJorcignSf Domestic .Hales, j
J Chewing Gum and Lime Tablets. Fine Confections of elegant ijuai- I
itv and variety.
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;?fPtiMie station for Ijang
O the V. S.
Kates moderate.
Prices that win
selling choice goorij at less pric
p?, and ofiering large assortment?,
is what's making and is to keep on
making this 5 acre store the busi
est Dry Good., tore in America
New goods ready most exten
sive collections we've ever shown.
Send for samples let goods and
price prove that when and every
time you come or send here, you'll
save money,
Near all wool American Dress
Oood- 32 inches wide other stores
ask 2."e our price 20c yard fully
24 different neat color styles.
41 inch all wool cloth cheviuttes,
40o yard see if you can match
these, width, quality and color
rangp, under half a dollar variety
cf etli.-h plain colon.
."0 inch all wool Dlack Chevi
ot tes :;:id Diaona's, 5fc yard
extra wide, yes hnt it's the extra
c!hAt:kss you'll bo imprtssed
with
Large lines choice dress-y Dress
Goods, ''), i0, oc, 51.00 up to the
finest.
Fine new s-ilks, 50c, "oe, to $2.f 0.
More interesting features at this
year's Pittsburg Exposition than
ever before if you're coming, in
clude a visit to this store in your
trip ample arrangements for your
coitfort here.
BOGGS & BUHL,
DEPARTMENT ' X"
Allegheny, Pa. '
Get an Education
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CENTRAL STATE SCHMAL SCKCCL
LOCK ILifE tCllaMa CJ PA.
Sr ImmHr. ri.4 onM, hbruy,
mtl.ra apouttaa la Uborttary u4 f nu.
"1m boudmr, iiraalx tt.sBd.
boon Iibk !hm pawsSu ;iv.ta.
la ."l !tin t T-ut MUrM,
tir or m o and ia Mi.io, saonauil Ttm.
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YOUR
P. A.
ScheSrs.
OF EVERY
Good po:nt a perfect cookin? appliance
should hav tii n "xamine the
CINDEREbbA
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Kitchen Work Pleasure.
GOOD BAKERS PERFECT ROASTERS.
snr n witit that I'XDE rst a X D I i ;
B Holderbaum.1
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the Drug Line!
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EXPECTORANT..
cr! - . fur vnr nnfc tin th rtiiirHl
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FORD, Manager.!
Distance Telephone to all points ia
Gibbs Imperial Plow,
Made at Canton, Ohio, the bestpio
on earth, can now be swen at 1. B. ;
Huliiorbauiu's Hardware iwr&
Light to handle and very durst!. ;
mmS-ML1 r.
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SEE OUR.
Disc Harrows.
Steel Bar Lever
Spike Tooth Harrows.
Steel Bar Lever
' Spring Tooth Harrow With Whee!i i
i Old Style
Wood Frame Harrows.
plnted front and undor frame i'-h wy
I ers to protect belt tf ad
Steel Bar Lever -
Corn and Garden Cultivators, j
five, seven and nine shoveN, it& 11 "'
ers and weeders.
T Bar Steel Pulverizer Land fi j
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Corn Planters, f
with fertilizing -attachineut.
Champion Hay Rakes.
Farmers' Favorite Grain Drill
McCormick's Mowers and Cinders, j
Engines, Saw Mills and j
Threshers. I
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Jnnt Ufalivuled for Spring Trl
I Car Wire Nail. j
I Barbed and Smooth Wii j
I " Imperial Plows.
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i Kramer Wagon. j
I " Spring Wagons.
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Cull and examine my stock lfor
buy,
J. B. Holderbaiifli
SOMERSET, PA.