MO- BOVITAHDSCrm Editor and -PropriiW. WKDSESOAY. March ii tSSW. Something "drmpped" over io Blair county 8nliirdsy. Is politics au independent is an as sistant Democrat engage in tryiRg fool Republicans without showing Lis f roe colors. (( kjn mtldirs uill rt-ive an aver age of SHI each for disbanding. It in hoped that none will take up disband ing as a i rinaiit-nt profession. Thk Kepubl icaiis of Luicaster cou nty will hold thir primary flection Katur day. The fiUt is a fierce one for del g its to the State convention, and is be nig fought on the Quay and anti-Quay i-wue, . The Q leeifof Spain houored SU Pat rick's day by signing the treaty of peaci. In the course of time that t- tuntry :ny celebrate the an ni versa ry of il rtlit'f from rcbtrlliutH and escu:i ive 'Iouies. Thk country hopes that the brief va cition of Presideut McKinley will le ia every way restful. Within the past year the Presideut has been through an ordeal few men have been called up on to sustain. In a short time AguitiaMo's army will le driven away from the vieiuity of Manila. His present fugitive repub lic in the 1-tMi it all that remains of 1 is iiiHgnilv!ieijt chain, to tiie sovereignly of the I'hilij pi ikk. tiovKKXMENT revenues for March are Kimaied at ,(),( H, which is pr.b ably enough to m--t all expenditures. Much a conilitioii at the winding up of a war is in the highest degree crediia ble to the party in power. Tjikhe are confident persons who b.-lieve that a Tinted States Senator will lie elected at Htrrisburg before th 9 first of April. The line are now so I ightly drawn that it's doubtful whether ' ilonel lay could transfer his vote to Senator Magee or any other candidate n t acceptable to the chief s-jppirters of the lieaver statesman, even' if he wanted to do so. All over the country Methoditt Con ferences are passing resolutions ce mtoding that PjIygioiNt Roberts, of Utah, shall not b. permitted t) take his seat in Congress. Ojr well-nieau-ing Methodist brethren seem to have lost sight of the fact that Congress, not having the power to go behind tie re turns, can not prevent Riberts from be- in; sworn in; but if he persists in hav ing three wives, Congress can expel liina for gross immirality an 1 that is what should tie, and lik-ly will lie done. Corn) anything le more grt.terrjtie than P. titer K'KHitz, late fusion candi date for Speaker of the House, asking f ir the chairin inship of the Hepubli c in State conmittee? A suggestion to place Aguinaldo in command of lev- ey'a fl-et in Manila bay would not be more aU-mrd. It my lie that li liter K luiitz is ouly j iking, or that the friends of tiie "old warrior'' are playing horse with him. Tiie chairm n of the State coai mitt ee, like his predecessor, will be a Republican, not a bilter nor fusion UL Jamaica, it is said, is anxious to be annexed to the I'nited States. The Caroline Islands, too, it is said, want to come under American sway. This is implimentary t- th.9 country, but it will not start us out on a policy of pro miscuous annexation. Cuba, Porto Ki- , and the Philippines give the United H-:.ate all the new territory which it cares to assimilate at present. Proba b!y at some time in the future thecuin try may spread farther south and west, but we will have to reconstruct our re nt accessions bc-fore we add any more ti the I ist The esteemed Philadelphia Pre says "The delegates to the State con vention from lilair county elected on Saturday are instructed for General Koontz for State Chairman." This view is hardly the one entertained by General Kooutz. who was instructed by a majority of the voters of this county to vote for Senator Quay, but who has lieen casting his vote for Judge Stew art, who was the Independent candi date for Governor in Ivfil. However, we take it that the Blair county in structions will be obeyed because the gentlemen elected believe in the right of the majority to rul. The warring Republicans in the Del aware and California Legislatures have ftoled the session a'ay and in both in stances have adj-MiPfi x'.ti: with out electiug a L'uited States Senator. In loth bodies the R p:ihli(,ans ha J a a clear m-ijority, Irit were unable to agree, s-- b.t'a Slates mast go for the next two years with but one Senator. Toe Utah legislature has done the name thing, but there the legislature was Democratic, so that this inexcusa ble state of allairs loses two Senators to the Republicans and one to the Demo crats. The necessity of a change in the method of electing United States Sen ators has been emphasized by the les pous of the past winter. The expenditures of the recent Con gress were high, of course. The war ai'.d the growth of the country are res poiiKible for the increase in outlay by the Government in the past yetr. The war expenditures will soon diminish to a considerable extent The growth in population, however, will las unless the Democratic party gets into power, and thu9 precipitates another panic. From present indications that calamity is far distant The outlook for the De-lu-acracy was seldom more unpromising than it is at this moment. The signing of the peace treaty by the Queen Regent of Spain Friday brings the Spanish-American war offi cially to an end. The fighting part of the war, as occasionally happens in such cases, was shorter than the pro ceedings which brought peace. Min ister Woodford was given his posxporU in Madrid on April '21, isns, and the war officially began, although Spain did not formally make any declaration until the 24th that war existed, and on the 2".th Congress passed an act which proclaimed that war had liegun on the 21 sL On August 12 the protocol was tiigned in Washington and an armis tice proclaimed. The treaty of peace was signed in Paris ou December 10. It was ratified by the Senate on Febru ary C, lSi, and the ratification for Spain, by the band cf the Q leen Re gen?, took place on March 17. It '"ZTIZ tit ts s'lrrisicg If ?..i.ia the next ten day fi.atar Qa.y n? to announce himself as a candidate for chairman of the Republican State com mittee, as a number of the Republican newspapers are urging him to do, and n.tis demonstrate that be is the choice of the Republican voters of the tvtate, and leave the bolters who are now op- posing him without excuse ior saying that be is not. In the election of Rep wpnts.tive8 last fall he won by a two- to-one vote, and we believe his majority would be much larger this year, in every coouty iu which delegates tc the coming State convention have thtw far hen elected, his friends have scored a signal triumph, and are likely to do so in a large majority or those wnere .?iee lions have not vet ieeu held. Setator Ouav should announce his candidacy at once, and the lirpuhlican voters if the Commonwealth will do the reu Wheu the bills creating needless J udge- stiii and other i.ublic places reach tiov- ernorSune he will have a chance to show whether be is for economy or not. Phil adelphia Press. Aud we miss our opinion if Governor Stone does uot show op on the side of economy. Johnstown Tribune. Apropos of the above we hear it whispered about that certain iutereVed uarties are quietly endeavoring to have a bill Introduced dividing this judicial district and creatiug a separate district of Somerset cmufy. This would 1 useless and needless expense aud wrild benefit the taiayers about as much as would a law providing foran additional Associate Judge, and we think our peo t.le will all agree that two Associates are a plenty. If this bill is introduced it will be a good one to kill, and, should it pass, we have abundant assurance that the integrity and good sense of the Governor will Impel him to veto it. The bribery investigating committee at HarrUburg thus far has utterly fail ed to develop anything of a nsational character. The purpose of Kooutz and the other kickers was to fasten attempts at bribery upon Senator J lay's friends for the etl'.s-t it would have on the trial of the tuiy prosecutions, which was sch eduled to take p!a a few days after the investigating committee was ap pointed. The plotters could not fore see that the District Attorney was not prepired to try the cas?, and so the in vestigation has fillei flit for want of evi lence. The commstte has done its bst, but the nam?.. of J lay has never been mentioned before il in connection with any suady transaction. The per sons upa whom reflation has been cist are principally Democrats, and all of them have denied poiutblank and under oath any wrong-doing. As a part of the ompiraey to reflect upon and ruin Q lay it has only succeeded In showing the malice and desperation of his enemies au J their utter iuabil'ty to uncover a siugle questionable act, on fie pirt of himself or friends, in con nection with the McCarrell bill or the senatorship struggle. After another week of fruitless bal loting, the Senatorial deadlock at Har rishurg remains unchanged. At the joint convention Monday only 1" votes were cast, of which Q lay had S, Jenks 4, and Stewart 1. At Tuesday's session 211 Vot ;s were cat, of which Quay had S-i, leaving him Pi short of an election. Tne present Legislature bids fair to go down t posterity as the most worthless legislative body in the history of the State. It his already been in session almost thre mouths, and less than thirty days remain before it will ad journ. During the time it has been in session it has passed just eleven bills that have gone to the Governor, and that have cost the State $l!',00J each, or a total of $210,000. That has (seen the cost of the session of the Senate and House up tt Thursday night. Both bodies liava practically but two work ing days a week, Wednesday and Thursday. The senatorial deadlock is no excuse for members neglectrTig to perform their regular duties with as much fi lelity and care as could lie ex jieet d from them if there were no sen atorial contest liefore the Legislature. Many of them seem to think if they are paired on the senatorial question they have no other duties to perform, and absent themselves from the capital and remain at their homes attending to their private affairs from two to thres days out of each week while their pay goes steadily on. There are important questions affecting the credit aud pros perity of the State for the present Leg islature to consider, and it is grossly discreditable that tbey have been de layed until almost three months of the session are gone. Cocrt in tfc Woods. Kansas Citv, March li The judges of St. Clair county, who are trying to keep out of th bands of Federal eourt ofheers, introduced an innovation yester day by holding eourt in the brush, where the marshals oould not find tbem. Judges Nevitt, Lyons and (Jill, who served until January, aud who spent the lime in jii here for refusing to oliey the Federal court's order to itake a tax levy to pay a disputed issue of bonds were re leased when their term of ofliee expired. CnitedSutes Msrshal Hurhatu went to i Isceola yesterday in disguise, ttuccnMled in locating two of the new judges and nerved the order on them. They had not yet been sworn in, but lijrha n did iu4 know it. Immediately afterward they qualified, and then liefore Durham could again erve lue order they mounted their horses and rode out of town. They sent for the oouuty elerk and held court in tbe brush, where the marshals were una', 1 to loCHte them. The judges will go to jail for contempt rather than make tbe levy order!. Kegroei Shot Do wa. Palmetto, U., March 17. A mob of masked men htormed the little house d ing ervi as a here at an early hour yesterday morning and shot uine negroe. Kour were killed outright and the other live are lially wounded. Tbe negroes were held for the burning of the town, three tires sineo January 1st having near ly completely destroyed it The-mob rode into the town about I o'clock. Ths little house which is being used as a jail since the nre was near tbe center of tbe towu. The guard was called on to turn over tho nine negroas held thare for trial ou the e a-ga or rua. Ha refused and awakened his assistants. They were quickly overpowered, however, and with a rush tha White Caps made for tbe prii ouars, who had been swakensd by the noise outside. They began begging for mercy, but were shot down quickly. Qaay Wins la Warn a -Court. Pa. March 19. Ths Warran county R?puh!icins, ia th?ir primaries, which were held last evenin;, proved conclusively that thair choica forl'nitnil States Senator is Matthew Stanley Q lay by electing V. .S. Pierea and W. R Kioe. both proaounoad Q xy mn delegtes, to the Republican Siate oonventlon. Tue ami Q jayitas were overwhelmingly de feated. The Qusy man secured the nom inations (or all their candidates, Ths nominees are C. D. Craodll fur n-jiu.i- and Rscorder, W. J. Mid and John Bonnes for Coanty Commissioners,-and l. A. Peterson for District Attoftey. Tbe ami Quay men hve been claiming Warren ss certain to stand bv th Mur. tio-Flino ooiublns. Thy are r-eiiir surprised at the result. , ;ri? Ticrca? 25 iti:. ' Blair cittatf fiiutl least BepiidisU Ijn rttt's Soltiag "Old Warrior" aai Eltot Tires) ftnay Delegates. The Republicans of Blair County held their primary election Saturday and their county convention to declare the result Monday. For some years the auti-tiuay people have controlled the county and had charge of the county organization. So confident were they of au easy victory this year, tbey announced Bolter Koonta, of this county as a candidate for State Chairman and the three anti-Quay candi dates for delegates to the State conven tion. Bunker, Morrow and Walton pub lished a card in which they said, among other things: We further pledge ourselves to support for Stat Chairman that gsllant reformer, tieueral W. li. RoouU uf Somerset, w ho will nerve the whole party instead ol one man aud who w ill be a party lead er, not a bona. Tbe result of Saturday's primary show that tbe tbree delegates who thus pledged themselves to support the "gallant re former" were all defeated and the "gal lant reformer" himself" although the ouly candidate on the ticket for State Chairman was cut about 1,0)0 votes. A telegram from Altooua says: Blair oouuty has given a vote of condemnation to tbe caucus bolters and party wreckers of the Martin-Flinn Wanamaker crowd. Tbe bite returns from ths outlying dis tricts of the result of the Republican pri mary election show that tbe three dele gates elected to the Republican Stat con vention from this county will be in line with the regular Republican State orga nization and in accord with the friends of Senator Wuay at llarrisburg. Tha result is a complete surprise for tbe Flinn lead en. Flinn, Koontx, of Somerset, and others of tbe caucus bolters, have been up herefrom llarrisburg tnakingspeechea denouncing Senator Quay and preaching party treason to the workers. They have len routed and rebuked by the Repub liean voters who have gone to the polls, aud through the Crawford county sys tem expressed themselves withoutequiv ocalion. .1. R. Fay, tieorga Irvin and K. M. Amies, all strong, stalwart Q lay men, are eletled delegate each by a nice vote. This result U due entirely to tbe efforts of the local Republicans, as the State lenders identified with the regular organi zation took alisolutely no hand in the tight. They did not put up candidates and w hen the nameof T. Larry Kyrewas used for State chiirmm he telegraphed that his name must be withdrawn. The bolters put up Alexander for State Treas urer, Koontz for State chairman and Stew art for Supreme Court Jul1. None of these had an opposing candidate. Many Stalwarts cut Kooutz's name from tbe ticket, while others did not bother about it It was a light for local government of the Republican organization and the Quay men won. They have a majority of tbe County Committee and will elect tbe County Chairman, who will probably lie ex Congressman Hicks. Flinn, Mirun and Company. From tbe Tblladelphia Inquirer. There is a caravan of politicians going around the State mating peecbea about reform. The speakers have in vaded Lan caster and Blair counties, aud no one knows where they will turn up next Tbey were in Union county the other day and were so soundly thrashed at the polls that self respect would seem to in dicate that they should take to the woods. But they are still at it When such men as Senator "Billy Flinn, of Pittsburg, Representative Koontz. of Somerse', and our own Bay ard Henry, with lesser lights in tow, neglect their duties at flarrisburg as iniulier. of the Legislature and go upon the stuuip people naturally inquire what they are up to. Every one knows that their principal object is to capture dele gates to the next State Convention who w ill be unfriendly to the Republican or ganization. To secure this end tbey are attacking Quay and machine rule and txssism, aud are parading themselves as the great disciples of reform. Who are these great reformer? Sena tor Flinn has never been known because of bis ardent love for reform. He las been a Pittsburg politician for some years until politics has become a business with him, and be has waxed fat off the juicy contracts that are to be had in his city, As for Brother Henry, he is tbe mere representative of David Martin, who has been the great boss of Philadelphia for more than a decade, and under whose powerful rule the city has been stripped of its franchises, and typhoid fever 1 as abounded. Mr. Kooutz, we suppose, represents the Wanamaker end of the caravan, that same Wanamaker who, be ing a stockholder iu the Uuited Gas Im provement Company, used bis voice and his influence in behalf of the raid that that company male upon the citizens of Philadelphia. Flinn, Martin and Wanamaker, the triple alliance, bamboozling the people with talks upon reform! What a farce it all is! These men are seeking to rule by pulling down tbe Republican party and coming into power upon its ruins. The hypocrisy of this caravan and its danger to Republican principles ought to be nn den-tood by all men. If anything is to be gained by handing Pennsylvania over to Biss Flinn and Boss Martin we fail to understand where it comes in. Ia Constant Fear. From the Beaver Time. The Flinn-Martin-Van Valkenberg bolters at llarrisburg are in constant dread that Quay and his regulars will spring seme dwp, bidden and diabolical fccbetne on tbem when they are not look ing for it Weeks ago, they resorted to the quorum-breaking dodge, for fear Quay 'a friends would count him in, w hen they w ere at home attending to their own private atTairs; and now they are tortured w lib the fear that the "Little Corpoial" intends to keep up the deadlock, have himself made Stale Chairman, then State Treasurer, and after that capture the next Legislature, which will make him his own successor in the IT. S. Senate. To Exeonte a Woman. Governor Roosevelt has refused to com mute the sentence of Mrs. Martha Place, the Brooklyn murderess, and she will be electrocuted some day this week at Sing Sing prison. Iu bis memorandum an nouncing the decision Governor Roose velt says: "The woman's guilt has been clearly established and there are no.cir cumsiancas whatever to mitigate tbe crime." The accused, he save, was con demned as guilty of murder in the first degree and full and fair trial, alth uh as all men know a jury in such a cae is al ways reluct a t to give a verdict against a woman if any justification w hatsoever exists for withholding it This verdict ts subsequently affirmed by tbe court of appeals, and the Governor therefore declines to interfere with tbe course of the law. Mrs. Place was electrocuted Monday. Qneea Segent KattSes Peso Treaty, Tbe qtieen regent on Friday signed tha ratification of the treaty of peace between Spain and the Coiled States. The draft of tbe treaty was signed in Paris on De cember 10, IStri. It was approved by the I'nited States Senate by a vote of 57 to 27 on February 6, and was signed by the President on February 10. The aigned treaty will ba forwarded to the French amtiasaador at Washington, M. Jules Cambon, for exchange with tbe one signe J by President McICinley. No decree on the subject will be published in the official gazette. Drink Grain-0 after yon have concluded that yon ouzht not to drink cotf-xi. It ia not a medicine hut doctors order it because it is health ful, iuvigoratiug and appetizing. It ia made from pure grains and has that rich smI brnwo oilur aud taats like tbe fin est cradea of coffee and owta about an much. Children like it and thrive on It liecause it is a genuine food drink oin tHiniug nothing but nourishment Ask your grooer f-r Urain-O, the new food drink, loandzc BOLTERS SCORED. HYPOCRISY OP THE "EEFOEHEEs" 8HCWU VP. The friends of Senator Quay among the members of the Legislature held a big rally at llarrisburg last Wednesday night The principal speech of the evening was made by ex-Representative B. K. Fooht, of Union, who told the story of the at tempt to defeat Captain RdthermerL the Stalwart Republican candidate for State Delegates Mr. Focht said in part : "If anything I may say shall encourage you to remain firm in the resolution to hurl back the party wreckers and defamers, I will feel well repaid for my owning here, and that I have done a service to my party and my State. L'p the winding Susquehanna, and I believe over the whole Stale, there i the hope and belief, born of a desire, that the great Republican party be nt broken and torn by its malicious assailants, that yon will succeed, and that speedily. As the guardians and cost dians of the par ty's honor and integrity, something better is expected of you than that you shall ever strike the party's colors to a minor ity that is held in the insurgent lines by deceit and hypocrisy, masquerading as reform as exemplified by John Wanama ker, whose brutal hand would strangle to political death tbe last one of tbem if nec essary to accomplish his ends of hate and revenge. "I roc ret that I can not be among you when the roll is called, that I might g t on record for Senator Quay in this content Yet while I can uot do that I can at least bear with you In small part the responsi bility of your action in saving the party from reproach, and I believe that not withstanding the prostitution of many newspapers in permitting themselves to be muzzled by a full-page advertisement the people, whn they have an opportu nity to give full expression at the polls, as tbey did in Union county last Saturday, will declare for home rule, and bury tbe par ty's enemies under an avalanche of votes and strike terror among them by the thunder of their condemnation. - "I am aware that the recital of one's tale of woe incidental to a political defeat can be of little individual interest but as marking tbe degree of desperation and brutality that impelled John Wanama ker in his man-bunt and search for re venge because he could not be elected United 'Slates Senator, I wish to say a few words in regard to the manner in which I was treated after I had voted for this political adventurer for United States Senator in 1897. You will agree that you could not pay any one a higher tribute than to cast your ballot for him for United States Senator. This I did ior John Wan amaker in 1417. "In the spring of fstli I was nominated the fourth time by my party for re elec tion to the Assembly, receiving !30 ma jority out of a total vote of 2,000. Soon thereafter Wanamaker started on his party-wrecking tour, making fusions with Democrats and Prohibitionists where be found a Republican candidate for the Leg islature unwilling to bow his knee and stand pledged to vote against Senator Quay. Declining to be tied up in this manner, a fusion was made with the Dem ocrats and Prohibition iste of my county, Wanamaker's agent furnishing tbe mon ey, and the race was made for my politi cal scalp. A fierce fight was put up, mon ey was freely used against ni while whisky was one of the maiu elements that inspired those operating in conjunc tion with Mr. Wanamaker. "As the crowning act of his ingratitude and shame he came to my county the day before election, made speeches against me and I was defeated by a narrow majority, a Democrat now occupying the seat in the House. "Over in Cumberland county one of tbe brightest and most popular members who ever sat in the House, Representative Maus, was treated in a similar way, al though he voted for Mr. Wanamaker in IW7. In Xortbumbeiland and numerous other counties the party lost members through tbe treachery of this man who parades in the a.arb of a Republican aud as a reformer. I call atteution to these instances of the last election that you may know the measure of principle that un derlies tbe guerilla warfare now being waged by Wanamaker. "In the bolting tactics of these insur gents, they are usurping every party rule, custom and usage to serve the ends and aims of John Wansmker. and in their legislative hold-up and political outlawry the people's money is being w Fitted. But they can not continue this aud survive in politics. They must come back or retire. I dare say Hon. C. S. Wolfe In his day possessed more energy, brain force, all around ability and influence among the masses of the State than many of the Philadelphia and Pittsburg bosses com bined, and yet what was his fate? The movement he inaugurated defeated Gen eral Beaver for Governor, but General Beiver remained steadfast to his princi ples aud received a splendid vindication. while Wolfe's career practically closed when he turned on the party that had m ide him all he was. A scrap of his ra mtla would cover tbe nakedness of John Wanamaker, Kauffman, Flinn, and both Van Valkenbergs, and yet when he de serted his party and passed outside the lines, he entered political oblivion. "You have heard the answer tbe people of Uuion county gave boss Flinu, and as tbe situation more clearly diwns on tha masses of the rural districts, there will come from North and South, the East and West protest agsiast the brigan I tga of the caucus bolters and the papers carry ing the big advertisements, before which regularity must be restored, caucus de cisions obeyed, and Senator Quay re elected. "With all that has been said, it never thelesH stands as an indisputable fact that since Senator Quay has been identified with the leadership ot the Republican pirty of Pennsylvania, a debt of forty million dollars, left by the -Democrats, has been paid, all State taxes removed from tbe lands, nearly a hundred million dollar appropriated to our public schools, the burden of taxation in large part trans ferred from the people to the corporations, and millions given to needful charities. His efforts at Washington saved the in dustrial interests of Pennsylvania in the new tar i If schedule, while bis services in behalf of tbe pensioners of tbe Common wealth have made him dear to the heart of every veteran in the Slate. As a Re publican leader his aim has always been to achieve Republican succeHS in State and nation, and thousands of young men in Pennsylvania turn to him iu grateful remembrance of his acts of kindness in aiding them to secure a place in life. "Se.iator Quay won the majority of m nubers last fall in the face of Wanama ker's treachery and fusion with Demo crat; he won the caucus nomination here at Harrisbu rg ; be long ago won tbe hearts of the people, and still retains their affec tion; be is tbe most persecuted and best 1 ved man In Pennsylvania, and I hope that every one of you geotlemeu will honor yourselves and do yonr party tbe jistlcenf remaining fixed in yonr pur pose of not only re-electing aod vindica ting him, but of defending tbe honor and integrity of your party and in aiding to perpetuate its glory.' Tbe remarks of Mr. Focht and of the other speakers were received with ap plause, and Chairman Elkin's announce ment of Quay's soming was greeted w ilb great cheering. President McKinley attended church Sunday morning at Tbomasville, Ga He will spend several dsys this week on Jekyl Island, where il is said a conference will be held by leading politicians, in cluding tbe President Speaker Reed, Judge Day, and Senator II anna. William Thomas Jaegers is tbe name of a diminutive Imdon memenger boy who landed in New York Friday aod took the firt traiu for Chicago where be delivered two letters and a package to a young lady, said to be engaged to Richard Harding Davis, the suthor, who I at pres ent Iu London. Z i Vu.UT ZtonUts ts Vssalagtsa. Viry Is? Situ Biltiior bt.s ltilr.ad. til n.ii,iin ami ihio Railroad ha 1 1 1 . 1 4i ri-nrAnifntj for a series of iMopular mid-w inter excursions to Washington, at oxb fark for the bouxdtbip. allowing tew day limit on tickets including day of sale. These excursions will be run ou February 21st March Ud and April Uth, ISSfX Tickets will be good going on reg ular trains of tbe above date and good to return on regular trains within ten davs, including date of sale. Do not miss these splendid opportuni ties to visit the National Capital during the session of Congress. Call on A. W. Bauman, Agent li. R. R., for fuil Information. A O. Ten thousand demons gnawing away at nno'a vital couldn't be much worse than the tortures of itching piles. Yet there's a cure. Diau's Ointment never fails. Perooios Crime ef a Hegre. Upper Marlboro, Md , March 19 f .rv A. Clarke, aired 52. was beaten to death, and her sister, Annie Clarke, aged 45. was fatally hurt last night at Bowie, Md., a village near this place, by John Berry, a 15 year-negro, who is in jail for the crime. The deed was a ferocious one, tbe aged and defenseless women being surprised by the boy and literally beaten to a jelly with a club. Annie Clarke saved herself from instant death by promising to give the boy $1M aod pledging herself not to betray him if he spared her life. A lynching is not iui p rotable. Political Votes. Asa rainbow chaser, "Somerset's old warrior" seems to be a howling success, as note tje result of bis speech in Blair county. In lt William Jeunings Bryan paid $135 in taxes. In 1K3 be paid $322. Com menting upon these facts, Tbe Lawrence (Kan.) Journal observes that "William Jennings evidently met up with General Prosperity during the two years." dmirals Sampson and Schley are to be subjected to an examination to determine the extent of their mental, moral, and physical capacity to hold their new peti tions. This seems to be wholly unneces sary, after all the jolting they have en dured during the past year. e . Secretary Wilson, of the Department of Agriculture, has authorized experiments to be made with the Japanese persimmon, with a view to its introduction in the United States. The persimmon certainly ought to be a hardy grower in a country that is admitted to possess tbe longest pole. a Gutfey holds the Democratic mem bers down to Jenks with a firm band. ssys tbe Uuiontown Standard, and this loyslty to the Democratic caucus uomini e is pronounced a highly virtuous per formance by tbe bogus reformers, but when Republicans talk of loyalty to the Republican caucus nominee, it is intoler able slavery to bossisra, in tbe opinion of these same bogus reformers. The three candidates for delegates to the Stale Convention who went down In defext last Saturday over in Blair county. pledged themselves "to support for State Chairman that gallant relbnner. General W. H. Koontz, of Somerset" It seems that a large majority of the voters of Blair had heard of tbe reform methods practiced by the General's friends in b's own county of Somerset, and they would have none of it The latest rumors from the seat of war, at llarrisburg, ia that Senator Flinn wants to be Chairman of tbe State Committee, in order to make that tbe stepping stone to tbe Governorship ; aod that General Gregg, of Reading, ex-Auditor General, is to be tbe Quay caudidate for State Treasurer, and ex Congressman Huff, of Westmoreland county. Is to be pitted against .htm as the Flinn-Wanamaker insurgent candidate for the same office. es The first of the states to hold a general election in 1899 will be Rhode Island, which will choose a governor on April 15. At tbe election of last year, when Elisha Dyer was elected governor of Rhode Island, be polled 24,000 votes agslnst I t, 000 for his Democratic opponent. Rhode Island has become one of tbe New Eng land States In which Socialist outnumber Prohibitionists. The Socialist vote for governor In the election a year ago was 2, MX); the Prohibition vote was 2,000. Inflamed and Granulated Eyelids, Is there anything more disfiguring to a face or more disagreeable than Inflamed or granulated eyelids? These ret ult from a multitudeof causes, and respond quick ly to proper treatment Suoh treatment may be bad at the hands of Dr. A. Sig- mann, 804 Penn Ave., Pittsburg, for merly of Vienna, Austria, who has en joyed the advantage of years of study and practice in the greatest hospital of tbe world, situated in that city, and is prepared to give any oases relating to bis specialties Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat the most thorough scientific treatment possible. During bis short stay in this city be has already secured a long list of patients to whom be can refer any per son desiring to gain information regard' ing bis skill and success. About ten square inches of skin were taken from the backs of two volunteers. a woman and a man, to aid in the healing of Mrs. Annie Thompson's body, at a Philadelphia hospital on Sunday. Mrs. Thompson is suffering from frightful burns. About forty square inches of cuti cle are still needed to cover her remain ing burns, and it is said that a number of persons have expressed a willingness to submit to the pain of having skin cut from their bodies in order that she may lie healed. " Out of Sight V Out of Mind. In other months ive forget the harsh winds of Spring, 'Bat they have their use, as some say, to blow out the bad air accumulated after Winter storms and Spring thaws. There is far more important accumulation of badness in the veins and a.r teries of humanity, which needs Hood' s Sarsaparilla, Tli is great Spring Medicine clarifies the blood as nothing else can. It cures scrofula, kidney disease, liver troubles, rheumatism and kindred ailments. Thus it gives perfect health, strength and an. petite for months to come, Kidney -"My kidneys troubled tne, and on advice took Hood s fcarsaparill which rave prompt relief, better appetite, My sleep is refreshing. R cured my wife also." Michazl Boy li, 3473 Denny Street, Pittsburc, I'a, Dyspepsia-"ComplicaUtl with lier and Zidut-y trouble, I suffered for years with dysspia, with never pains. Rood's Sarsaparilla made me stronir and hearty," J. R. Kmestos, .Main Street, Auburn, -e. Hip Disease- Five running sores on my hip cauurd me to use crutches. Was confined to bed every winter. Hood's War. a pari lis saved my life, s It cured me per. fectly. Am strong and well." Axsii Hub est, 4a Fourth St., Fall Kiver, Mass, HcHM'Jtll rare llrer lilt, the non rrrttttlne n on'y c-tilitrtit io tt with Haoa i srt.prl I uT vVewl Items. Rer. EiUs Swallow is serloueiy 'k at his home in Harrislsirg. v,Uts.n oeonle lost their lives in a trm that swept over Alabama, Arkan sas and M ississippi ou Suudy. Th tw.ttiM.hin Ore-inn arrive! at Manila c... ...!. "in fit condition forsny duty," tbe cablegram announcing her arrival said. Tha mmor that Secretary Alger will resign from the cabiuet has beeu reviv al th name of General Horace For- VU a . ter. Ambassador to France, is mentioned as bis successor. a prions conflict between the police and people of Havana Sunday night re ...OoH in arnnndinff fifty persons, some seriously. American troops were called npon to preserve the peace. Thnmaa Carroll Boone, telegraph nier- ator in the war balloon In tbe operations ifore Santiago, died on Sunday, iu a Ifcatnn hospital, from the result ft wounds sustained in the fall of the balloon after it had been shot to p'.eoe. Governor Stone has set tbe day for the TMmtion of two murderers, James deta iner, convicted of tbe murder of Mrs. Kiser. at NoriLstown. and Jonas Pres ton, who killed his wife in Chester couuty. Both will be hanged on May IS. linn John Sherman is dvinz. He is aboard the steamship City of Paris with a party of American excursionists who are touring in West Indian waters aud visiting tbe battlefields of tbe late war. Arrangements have been made to trans fer him to one of the government war ships and bring bim to Washington. In a street tieht over the Mayoralty cou tost five men were killed at Hot Springs, Ark, Thursday atamoon. The Chief of Police was one of those killed. The affair was precipitated by the acci dental meeting of mem bers ot tne oppos ing factions on the streets, and fully twenty shots were exchanged. Order was restored by the sheriff, whose son was among those killed. The American forces in the Philippines are having daily skirmiabes with tbe in surgents and are driving them back into the interior. Several hundred Filipinos have beeu slaughtered, while the fatali ties among tbe American troops have been confined to a few. Admiral Dewey cabled on Monday the insurrection is prartically ended, aud declares that w iih the force under his command he is able to face any possible complication. A FRlEAlTlN TeED.- When in Doubt, a Frieni; A.ivi;e It Always Appreckt-i ' Many '.imj in the journey c! life e find ear;!ve in Jo jbt, and "lU '.ho ft apprrci s'e most tLt idvici of a fnend or an ac Ja:nlan;e :a ha tra?-.l through the darkens in-.o h:ch e s:e j-JV. abo-it le plur. Shoi6j 'h; way is an :. cf fuendt kn:p. Fa::t can o? placrtl in '.he experiences snd op:r.ior.i of the gentlenno bo shows the way In the followirg valexent. lie :o be depenJ-c unon io coiroboia'.e it in ieply to a:;v coii.m jnica'ion sent to him. It i- i ' i... -r . l i ,..., r.l newspapers throughout Die land. Mr. J. H. Stonesifer, City Sewer Inspec tor of Mairiiburg, Pa., says: "My kid neys were t ut of older for years, ard eery er.e who bai had it knows a lame back is a Bean thing to be troubled wi'h. I did not pay much attention to it at first, but il kept troubling me more and more every year in ti it caused s great desl of vnffsvng. I jad to lea re my work a number of ! e, go Some, lie dow n on account of the aching, and when in this condition a urinary weak sess anncyed me, particularly at night. I took a RLinr-er ol remedies, but they only relieved n4e temporarily. 1 was induced to try Iran's Kidney ' Pills. Thry cured ce. The) do all th-it is claimed for them, sod 1 will recommend them every time occa lion offers, for they merit it.'" Doan's K.dr.ey 1M1 are for sale by all dealers. I'rte, 50 cents. M liled by Fos'.er Milburn Co. B irTaio, N. Y., S'.le agon's of the Coiled S ties. KememUti iLc umc Doao's and take no other. I BAKER S ART STORE, I a. Dlrfii a a c lrta IVIMI , J m iM Wall Paper, Window Shades. cry and . . WALL tea wi a T Til IS time we wish to call your largest aeleetion of Wall Paper of any dealer io the county. We can j; atlorn your bouse w ith the latest prrxlut-t of tbe mills. Ample selec- lions in all kinds of Whiten, (limmer, Bronznx, (JoMh, Plain and K111 aa bossed. We can furninh you with all qualities at all prices from 10 ceuts 51 to ti SO per double roll. jj Don't buy from agents who ped lle sample books of tbe product of by- gone years that have been discarded by public tante. Buy your Wall Taper at Baker's I.? onnHtL and altriVA AVArvthlnar aIma. fair ( Ws don't quote prices on hide-wall at dealers and then "stick" you on the border. , We have also a large Ktock of odds and eads -patterns of '97 and MtJ that we almoat give awsy. Call and examine our line before pmcbasing. 1 mna m 11 n nana-n . . DuiLuinii rrt . . We also carry in stock a full line of building paper at lowest prices, . . WINDOW SHADES and FIXTURES . . A full line of window shades and fixtures always carried in stock . . PICTURES,' FRAMES and MOULDINGS . . Ikkmnm rwr Th n a 1 f RfaniitV ti irA n r,l.rf.,rsa V. .n.ir wwa-w aj "' VM v J -J priate adorntneuC. Call and examine ? a a iL I 1 aou oe cvnvinceu inai we uave a larger assonineDi mi lower prices luao moj a ntlAr ml nv in tho nonnlv. A complete line of lamps, chimney, burners, wick, frames for shades, ift and globes at rock-bottom pricts. . . QUEENSWARE . . We keep an extenxire line of plain anil dec-irateil ll ipcnuwarn. Call lit fx. f and see our line before purchasing Jj quality and price. M We furnish Supplies for all kinds of Machines. asswwa BAKERS ART STORE, K if. On Public Square. Somerset. Pa. ?, m mm m m m m m mm m m m pMwwiImIm 1m Im m m Im Ci LI TERATURE .Sai3si? i f 1 T W. U. iK.tl'l b an tnternariotul werkly UwrnaJ ol Hterim eriiirrtm II i J rfvin-uraiivrly to- prnudKai, Kuh lu been ixca-rrd l.oai m br4 i..ilr a tc w4 the i f Ik1 auuilinj. CRITICAL REVIEWS Th.vjsf'-tfu!. lharouzh. and comprchrni-- rrrtfii cfl irr.p.int pb!ic l.oii in the (mailed world. ie:.h. .rtiian, Ita!un. Srti.Ua. U weii as kti ub uul Aoicncaq tk, aie Ueatcd frum cck to eek. BELLES-LETTRES F-rriil arI:tn appear wecVly in ih panr. sometime ar.dtf th tiitt of ' Amm My Bjoit," niito Ly ma eli-aioa authon ai.d criuca as tDMLAO 00S5B fIR HERBERT MAXWELL, aid lrm tlni to nrr.e or e nil pircei i. hierarf ci. prwias. fctim, ar.i ctura .i pubiialwa, but ia aacb a caiy treat ih pt l wr:o-i-nuii vntrra, au.h aa ktDVARD KIPL1NQ OEORGE MEREDITH FxS rk a lndir.g anidt in the tiitur ol an i :on' arrrs 17 k.Ut ai ptepaxa b ht rd.wr, ard ticaJ (k.luic.1 .tt i.tc-ir tJk..n:i AMERICAN LETTERS T! f B! wek ltT wnttcr. b Williaas IV an HoatMa i"..-. it auilo ong tal and acta .in ub,:c. H ti-. kir.i in An.-r mcr.d ol Ictirra cd an FOREIGN LETTERS freach. Fr.iMth. Crr.n. and lial:M !s:;trt 0 b pu'a :.:ti -.ai rj ' Li, ptr riici: ol rral taXa to riadars m-a-nted la iht i-k ot .i-t-- -lAcu.ouai mk tj Mcary JssBCS. and Kca mi tat iaui:.. -.. a.. ., p-.j SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS will t pub'ishnl. devnttd to dtripne articla .-a a-!i tui t", ,, , t..n.xia bat.ki. b-ick-r.Ulea, tpat at ti::ioni U laaja t30. ir'r , American tdiuot, etc. A PREMIUM OFFER FRFF ,ul1 M' R' LITFR sTt'RE'S fam-i-j. "th'i ' Oilnhd nta ol itnm ,J3 iar M r.M t ,It.r.;i. Trial Subacrlption) 4 Weeks, as Cti. 10 l,mt. m lop, S.tr,,. U CO m . ,. AMrras HARPER BROTHER. Puk-llahart. Na Vara. !S Y 9 a - a- V' ' tf 0- til J 60,000 Yards of Press Goods a great uiauy for oue purch;ue that's what we bought last wetk all at one whack. Sixty thouiand yards Amer ican Dress Goodi and Suitings took such a large lot lccausc tlit-y are good goods, and we got theui Vay below the market. Selling on the same badis to make such a distribution as has nev er Wen known. -." and 50 cent all wool Suit ings 39 inches wide eat mixtures 2c yd. 2j cent all wool mixed Suit ings .( iuches wide, 20c yd. o2 inch all-wool mixed 25c Suitings, 12 1-2 and 15c. For skirts to wear with shirt waiats, girls' suits, and for nice everyday wear, theso woolens for the money never had an equal all who get samples will find it so to their profit. 50 cent Reversible Covert Suitings 40 inches wide 35c yd taD, neat green and blue-grey mixtures. Want every reader to know about and investigate this store's stock of new spring Press Goods it's euperb whether you judge by variety, or choiceness, or both. See what Dressy Novelties at 20c, 75c, $1.00. If saving money in other lines silk3, wash goods, suits, skirts, coats, shirt waicts and other Pry Goods is important a3 well a3 . fpttin'? choice from the choicest o - see what this store can do write us an idea of your preference be fore you buy. Send for the new picture book of Lace Curtains. BOGGS & BUHL, DEPARTMENT X" Allegheny, Pa. i mni Plnu br ron u Iboum oAt of mlii&r cv- , k.ir.m.mrT nd Io elbrl thSltb Trr in. bu.wen wt hart l-orj a Gold 4d.nX ed.Uoo rf Vick'srnor.. Guide .i.L.ku..trui 94 mm Mlhwrmpld in roWa. 4 ir- xm.-nir. irly no fui ail ! hi-1i tiilf-lirtw illiilrlioirt of fWn. 1atl, I'laiiU. t-n.it. -. .iMaullr tutuntf in white and void. A mar vel in rktaloffiM aimk imk ; an autliorily on all aulH-rta lrtaimti Io lb rrivn. wun ri ior urr -Jm-rii!ir -atalu of all lht ia dnlrmblr. Il l rrrrTiinf inirmira in pr"" iirar. un - t j Bill Milk iimidm mmd a) far l)I K Bll.l. tor ti.V. worth merdl 15 CtS. It Ulla kow enait la flna aw MU Aawaat of ouckaa to x otkor goata. Virk'o Little) Cam Catalogue... A rrf.t lilli rm of a rriro Int. It M jimplT tho C.uioa rotxt-fiani, Snrlv lllualnurd. aoa Us Mn;lT abafe. aaa.ii( ttcoavonkeni ior reierenco, isik Vicka Illustrated Monthly Magazine r nlarxrd. Improvrd and up to flat on ail aublrrt rflanna- lo taplntna. Hortk-ultur. tf. o cirila a -ar. rrUI I wtTer tM Maaaziaa socjtar, and ika Uaide fv 'i& eeaia. imr aaw alaa at aalllaf V.otala Saada alvaa vaa aaara fcr jaw avaaaj Uaa aay aaad Saw la A want a. James Vicks Sons, Rochester. N. Y. ; rnAC TtttAwT4S. U"VJa IIVNIUMIWI i Queensware, Lamps, Station- ?jl Novelties. 5 PAPER T. attention to the mt that we carry me "1 : 8 Art Store and always get up to-date va trAAlmpnt- I and ceilings below that of other 1. a A ia si Ja Vr rtk iAr U'a art amnlv nra Mn. .,, nnK.aA IW,,ws n i. .nrvM - B.-.aaa.w aau-.aa saw .KKaw our picture cases and moulding cases . . . . a at a a VI IV SEEP . ' . .LASIPS.. & elsew here. We can suit you iu both iVt J I fat IN f I MAX MLLLEtt DEAN 5TIB8S Everybody invited to wilntts the icorlinij of tie Great Majestic Steel and Malleable Iron ,(, at our store. We icill show you how to bake biscuit brciw top and bottom, in three minutes; how to cook with one-half the fuel you mnh, and show you an article that, if properly treated, will last a lif t P. A. SCHELL, SOMERSET, p.v Hot Biscuit and Coffee served every day FEB. 27th mimmnmmmmmm UMirMiniiMiMin : '847 I WHEN IN WANT OF ICALS AND TOILET ARTICLES, PHAEMACY. 408 Main Street, SornoJd, Ta. Our stock is complete. All goxls guaranteed, fc Our Specialties: Fine Dox Stationery, "Aloha" Brand. t " Delicious Confections in Original Packages. P Sparkling Ic?-Coltl Soda pure and refreshing 1 with a numerous variety of flavors. 3 Imported and Domestic Brands of Cigars constantly on fnd. 3 G. W. BENFORD, Manager g 9-Public station for Long Distance Telephone to all points in ths 3 U. S. Rates moderate. Sunday pay station at Hotel Vancear. . suuuiiuuituuiuuuuiiu t T , T1 sOC h iC'ir i&i r.ai arsa- '4 W -M 3K A V Jos. Home & Co.iJ!E 1849-1899 Tailor Gowns Women are inclined this season more than ever to wear Tailor Made Costumes. Wear making an exceptionally large showing of fine garments, some of them running np over tbe $100.00 mark. We sell many of these coHtumes through the mail, and there is no reason why a woman can not order juit as satisfactorily that way as if she were in the store and made a personal selection. For f 10 00 we are showing black and blue cheviots with two styles of coats for choice tight fitting single breaited and double breasted box front. Tbe coats are silk li aed and the stylish skirts are lined with a good quality of percaiine. The colors are tan, gray and blue mixt ures. For $12.00, $18.00 and fXZ 00 we can give you cloths of blue, black and mixta res. the coat short and jsuuty, silk lined, and the skirts in shspes of (he very latest. Our liues of Separate Skirts are ecp tionally complete, and tbe demand ia j;it a shade greater than the supply especial I) in tbe lower priced onea. At J.1.73 we have a Black Serge Skirt, both plain and striped; from those fig ares the prices rise gradually to J10 00 tor a cheviot, pl;sid or crejon, colors black and blue. Our .Uil Order Daitmint will toll you all about then good skirts and suits if you will only ask. Sample of any of the new spriug Ureas (iootU also for the asking. Pittsburg, Pa. Cot Flowers. Polled Plants, also all kinds of Artwtic Fl a' Designs can be furnished on short notice. Bell Telephone at our store. Johnstown, I'a. HEKCII & DRGLSGOLD'S SAWMILL Ana EtIGl!! a wntt'l fill ttnnmtMnMI 1. bl.tlu V itm - M r h. Back oxHloa ot l.amatt J lianra M tart a ? bar In Uvr luarKrt. Frtnloi ( latch mu.ii.if ail tb camriaa toataanl auil wbiaa baca. m; arvai M.laa la h" S anr. (ata. r aaO itwa iraa A mo aHa Uamira, ( alilvaiaira. ara Plaawarav ShcUtra, at& U&Ata 4i lattOnCOLD. MlVswTark. Fa. Wanied-ln Idea Wbo trma thlak tauvf U pauatl ra, WaaaiBctuu. 1. L K.t C CO- Pa4-at auo. Ma uaa lag Suaund tuaaautaM vwi. Forcible Facts. Our mAflfPai Imkraaul i nuiinus; iiaiu.h kulls i auvn.luLV a hlxt .., yS -1 f ll. KnllsatiaK. lug cfnw, riuU-u c bU:b Cm-, IrW-itA C.;: tvitCa. Satiafactla 8-nr a or work 4 rtnilmlrd. OaanuatMat. ea iM l.vtt. aV r'a ara, twl Only Cd 57.00. T A I f-a- AMcaina N KMtTTINO MA'HINI CO. from to March 4th. 1890 PURE DRUGS CHEM 3 3 am IT'S A TROUBLE . . . To bake at any time. It's more than a trouble if tbe kitrhen stove does not perform it part ot tbe work ati'a'orily. a?r aTk aV 1 aa aV aT ar SV - fau Wf 1 aaT aV M aa. ro lit ii ik i mini housekeeper. Tbiy are toted for tbei cleanliness eceaomy and durability Good bakers perfect roasters will do everything you want tbem to do Sold with that understanding. James B. Holdeibaum -. - K A s. Made at Canton, Ohio, the best plow otvesnh, can-now be seen at J. B. Holaot bautn's Hardware Slora. Light to handle and very durabia. f&WSiM- ta;AL- SEE OUR... Disc Harrows. Steel Bar Lever Spike Tooth Harrows. Steel Bar Lever Spring Tooth Harrow With Vlheifs Old Style Wood Frame Harrows, plated front and under frame with wash ers to protect bolt beads. Stel Bar Lever Corn and Garden Cultivators, arve, seven and nine shovels, with Hill ers and weeders. T Bar Steel Pulverizer Land Roller. Corn Planters. with fertilizing attachment. Champion Hay Rakes. Farmers' Favorite Grain DrilL McCormick's Mowers and Binders. Engines, Saw Mills and Threshers. Jast Unloaded for Spring Trsd i Car Wire NaiLs. I Barbed and Smooth Wire. I " Imperial Plows. i " Harrows, i Kramer Wajon. i Spring W'ajons. 5 Bussies and Carriage. Call and examine my stock before r boy, J. B. Holderbaum S0MBK3ET, FA. s