The Somerset
IUV1KD SCliLl Kditor and Proprietor.
rKDKESUAT...:
There tre no "entangling alliaiieee"
in the. President's statement of the sit
uation. .T:fE Murm-ms w lio waul by-roues to
be bytm" ud a mistake in -efidiug
big Hit? U .'iiirre.
Mr. TV.vi.ok will be fiovemor of
"Kentucky for tlie simple rva-wu that be
Teceived tbe mwt vote.
Mr. Roberts has at least given t!e
rouutry a floe imitation of a man wi:U
three wives trying to be funny.
. It is probable that tle Itepublittun
National Couventiou next year will je
beld iu Puiladrlphia.
ti.'iTE naturally the HtMiae tuiiptiiJ
tbe K-sed rules, since they have in tbe
past received the indorsement t both
parties.
The rauge of modern weapons may
lie judged from the faet that through
out the battle of MixiJer liiver one of
the armies engaged was totally invisi
ble to the other side.
Ix every town nitered by our troops
in Luzon there are demonstrations of
tublic rejoicing. The iuhabiiauts are
delighted to be relieved from the rule
of thugs and bandits.
The li"publiean plurality in the
House in the election of r.paker wa
twenty-four, but there were nix scatter
ing voles, making the majority for
Henderson eighteen.
Whks the plural marriage people of
Utah elected Mr. RjuerU to Haunt bis
record in Congress they simply suc
ceeded in putting their fieculiar institu
tion in the pillory.
AiiELHERT F. Hay, a sou of Secre
tary Hay, has been designated as United
Hiates Consul at IVetoria, to take the
place of Mr. Macrum, who was persona
nou grata with O.im Paul because of
his sympathy towards the wounded
British prisoners.
The malinger of the get-rich-quiik
swindle in New York has been arres ea
in Cauada. His victims are numbered
by the score, but they may as well make
up their minds now as hereafter that
they are going to lose the money they
put into the swindler's possession.
TltE llepuolican State Convention is
likely to l beld early in April. A
meeting f the Executive Committee
of the 8tafe Committee will probably
be beld within the uext few week,
when tbe date for the Convention will
lw fixed. This menus that the primary
election in this county will have to be
held not later than the latter part of
March or early in April.
Mr. Mormon Roberts has begun to
bluster and threaten in bis demand for
admission to Congress, and says he will
expose some Congressmen who are op
posed to bim. He has the floor, and
the Natiou is waiting. I f there is any
thing half as bad as Mormonism 'o be
charged up against a Congressman, the
people would like to know of iu
The Insurgent wind-jammers who
have been holding weekly caucuses of
late in Philadelphia issued another
manifesto Monday. They announce
their intention of purifying the poli
ties of the State and of retiring one M.
8. Cuay from politics. Rather a big
undertaking, but, with Dave Martin,
William Fliuu and John Wanamaker
as the boss purifiers, most anything is
possible. 'Apparently the millennium
is rapid.'y approaching.
' The Quay case is to be argued before
the Senate Committee Saturday. Ex
Snator Edmunds will make the argu
ment against and Attorney General
Elkin in favor of seating Mr. Quay.
The Senator will lie iu Washington
Thursday to attend the meeting of the
Republican Natioual Committee. His
friends, and those who have charge of
bis case, express the greatest confidence
that be will lie given his seat iu the
Senate. Senator Penrose says there is
no doubt of it.
The older members of the Uuiled
Ktates Senate are having a quiet bit of
fuo with ex -Senator Edmunds, who
will make the argument against th ad
mission of Senator Q'isy, says the Har
risburg Telegraph, by jocularly asking
him when be changed his mind on the
propriety ami right of a Governor to
' appoint a United States Senator. They
recall to the learned Senator's attention
tbe fact that at one time, as a United
States Senator, he stood up in the Sen
ate and atoutly defended a Governor's
right to appoiut when the Legislature
failed to elect, and they are curious to
know how he will ag ie t'.ie case against
Senator Q iay. The argument of the
ex-Senator on D.-wuImt b!',h will be
looked for with considerable interest by
his fiwtner colleagues, and they will
then see bow easily be cau reverse bim
elf. The vote in tbe House for Speaker
177 for the Republican candidate, Jo-'S
for the leriiocratie, 4 for the Populist
a 'id 2 ftir the Silverite d oes not repre
sent the full strength of any of these
elements except the one last named.
Some votes were missing from eveu the
Pipulista, and Larger Lumbers were
1 ickiug from the Republican and Deiu
oeratic totals. This division woi.mi
give the Republicans a msjority of
eighteen over all tbe other political in
gredients in tbe House. Tbe Republi
can lead will be about balf a dozen less
liati t Vi a t i m'ar l-f i . t it u 1 1 I .-.
-"-" '"- ... - o, r.oiB
e tough, with tbe use of tbe Reed rules,
which have lieeu adopted, to give tbe
11 publicans control of legislation in
that chamber. If they take intelligent
aul vantage of their opportunities a great
deal of uneful work will l? done iu the
oesaion which has just begun.
Two weeks ago the Herald publish
ed an item clipped from the Uniontown
News-Standard, and properly credited
to that Journal, to the effect that Rep
resentative S. A.' Kendall had r.f .seti
to sign the protest gotten up by tbe lu
surgent Biembers of the Legislature
against tbe seating of Senator Q iay,
giving as hit reason therefur that tbe
Republicans of Somerset eounty had
expressed themselves as favorable to
Mr. Quay at the recent primary elec
tion. la addition to tbe statement made by
the Ne-s-Standard the Herald was
Informed by a number of RepresenU
ive Kendall's neighbors and fellow
townsmen that he had expressed him
elf as being tired of playing tail to As
tseuiblyman Kooutz'a kite nd would
vot? for Quay's re-eteciiou ia case tbe
Legislature was convened in extra ses
sion. The liERAi-O aifn-iaims ut res
ponsibility for any statements Mr. Ken
dall has made or may ui.ike regarding
bis attitude toward Seuator Quay or the
Republican party, and is content to be
lieve that he "has not been approached
by any person'' except the mythical in
dividual who told him that be "might
place himself In a position to make
t-j.OOO"'. while be was at Harrisburg
misrepresenting his constituents. The
Hekalo ha no desire to misrepresent
Mr. Kendall. He has demonstrated his
ability to do all that is necessary along
that line, an. 1 we are satisfied that tbe Re
publii'au voters of the county will at
tend to bisi-ase when tbe time comes.
Ttjlor Declared Elected Governor of
Kentucky.
1'BAXKioBr, Ky., Dec 9- At 9-.H
o'clock this morning tbe election certifi
cate of William S.Taylor was signed by
tbe Klertion Commissioners ami, be was
declared Governor-elect of Kentucky.
Tbe oificial figures of the vote filed wii.b
Soorelary of State Fioley are: Taylor,
1!:.7U; (ioebel, !!U,:11; Taylor's plurality.
The operation which ended, for the
time being at least,-tbe bitterly fought
Gubernatorial contest, was conducted in
the simplest manner. The three Coin -inissiouers
w ere all apparently in good
humor, although Commissioners Kllis
aud Pryor, who had done tbe most work
ia preparing their long and elaborate
opinion, looked worn and tired. Tbe
certilica'es, as soon as signed, were filed
itb the Secretary of State, and commis
sions will be issued to the elected men at
once by Governor Bradley. Late, last
tiiht, when tbe decision bad gone forth
to the public. Commissioner Kills, upon
whose shoulders the greater part of tbe
work of preparing the opinion bus falleu,
discussed the matter freely.
"This has been a hard thing for me," be
said, bis eyes inflamed by loss of sleep.
and the heavy lines in his face bearing
eloquent witness to the truth of hi state-
meat. "It has been a bard thing for all
of us. I wish, however, that tbe people
of the country should know how uolily
Jiidge Pryor has acted in this matter,
and how conscientiously he has done
w hat he considered bis duty. He is a
great man; one of the greatest, in my
opinion, that Kentucky has ever produced.
Speaking for myself," Mr. Ellis added,
"I say frankly I did not like to do this
thine, but under tbe law and the evi
dence there is nothing else I can do and
be an honest man.
"The proceedings before the board
were so overwhelmingly in favor of the
Ilfiublicans, and they had so much tbe
Letter of tbe arguments, that it is almost
idie to discuss the affair. There was, to
tbe uiinds of Judge Pryor and myself,
ouly one thing to do, and that we have
done. I know there are plenty of men
who think that, strong Democratic part
isan as I have always been, I should
have remained a Democratic partisan
and voted otherwise. But, I have done
what my conscience and my long career
as a lawyer tell me is right, aud I will
do otherwise for no mail or upon any
consideration."
Mr. Goebel was apparently in the test
of humor after lieing toid that Mr. Tay
lor's certificate had been signed.
Terrible Fire ia a Beading Factory.
ItKAlnxo. Dec. 7. One of the mor.t ap
palling fires ever known here occurred
to day when tbe extensive hosiery mill
of the Noldei Horst company took fire.
destroying tbe plant, causing the death of
two and possible three persons, and in
juring about liO other employes of the
company. Two badly burned corpses
were recovered from the ruins this after
noon, and could not be ideuthed. The
firemen and police authorities are im-lia-ed
to think more than one body is in the
rj'ns.
For a few minute, from every window
on tbe second and third floors girls leap
ed one after the other. Some lodged in
the arms of those below, but many struck
the ground. They were picked up and
rapidly removed to hospital or their
homes. Many of tbe girls who escaped
by tbe stairway and fire escapes were
badly burned, but none seriously.
Tbe fire traveled with great rapidity
owing to the iutltinmable stock in the
tmilding. It is a miracle there was such
a small loss of life.
The fire was caused by the explosion of
gasoline in the singeing room. The loss
is estimated at about f-Ti.ooO, on which
there is an insurance 01 $ liO,(KJO.
Fiiipine Chief Killed is a Fierot Fight.
Manila. Decembers. General Grego
rio Del Pilar, commanding Aguinaldo's
liody guard, was killed by Msj'w Peyton
C. March's battalion of the Tbirtv-tbird
Infantry, in a fight eighteen miles north
west of Cervantes, December 3.
According to reports which General
Young otnained from escaped Spanish
prisoners at Vigaa, several days ago.
Major March left the coast, where he was
pursjing Aguiusldo and euonnntered
General Dal Pilar on a fortified trail.
The? fought for four hoars, during
which time seventy Filipinos were Killed
or wounded. Tbe American loss was
one man killed and sit wounded.
The Spaniards report that Mijor March
Is still pursuing the insurgents. Del
Pilar was one of the leaders of the pres
ent and of the ant! Spanish revolutions,
lie was a mere youth and was reported to
have graduated at a Kumpean university.
Professor Schanuan met bim as a mem
tier of the first peace commission, and
rated him as remarkahly clever.
Kegro Earned at the Stake.
Mavsvillk, Ky., Dae 6. Dick Cole
man, tbe negro murderer of Mrs. Lush
lirook, was takeu from the officers by a
mob of l.iKKl men to-day. and burned at
tbe stake. Tbe moh, led by the husband
of tbe uegm's victim, dragged tbeshriek
lng criminal through tbe principal streets
of tbe towu, bound bim to a small tree,
set fire to brush and tow about him and
stood guard until he was dead.
Wait Do th Children Dnalc 1
lnn't give them tea or coffee. Have yon
trid tbe new food drink called GKAIX
O? It is delirious and nourishing and
takes he place of ffi. The more
Grain-O yon give the children tbe morn
health you distribute through tbeir sys
tems. GrainO is made of pare grains,
and ben properly prepared tastes like
the choice grades of oottee but costs abtsit
i as much. All grocers sell iL 15c and
iSc.
" Vevt Xteat.
President A. J. Cassatt, of tbe Penn
sylvania Railroad, entered on bis aixryr
first year Friday.
Admiral Dewey's Hag lieutenant,
Thomas M. Brumby, is critically ill with
a fever, and it is feared that hie death ia
only a matter of a few days.
William J. Bryan has been offered ooa
of tbe 3 nest bouses in tbe city of Austin,
if be will accept it as a jriftaod luove to
Texas as a citizen. Judge Walker, a
prominent lawyer, started tbe movement
H. C Kriok. chairman of tbe board of
managers of the Carnegie Steel oompaDjr,
limited, tendered bis resignation at a
meeting Weduesday and mill retire im
mediately from tbe active management
of the concern.
Jaaiea P. Reed, the famtus checker
player, formerly champion of tbe world,
died at taa Homeopathic hospital, Pitts
burg, Tbarsday fram aa epileptic fit.
Reed was furty years of age and singla.
He was recognized as U.e greatest player
ia America.' j
Tbe Columbia County Com mission era
are making it very anplsaul for tsx
collector holding unpaid duplicates (or
taxes prior to and have urderei
their attorney to proceed against thetn
for tbe aiiKKinU unpaid. The Sheriff baa !
r.ow writs agsinst the delinquent ooi
(ctnrs and will execute them, h Is an
nounced.
II
k NEW ERA.
rXintitiucA from firot jxige.
insurrectionary movement that tbe story
need not be here repeated. It is enough
to say that the claim of the rebel leader
that he was promised independence by
any officer of the United States in return
for bis assistance has no foundation in
fact and is categorically denied by tbe
very wilntestes who were called to prove
it. Tle most tbe insurgent leader hoped
for when be came lawk to Manila w'aa
the lileralion of tbe islands from Spu
tsb cnulrol, which tbey bad beeo labor
ing for years without success to throw off.
The prompt accomplishment of this
work by tbe American army and navy
gave bim other ideas and ambitions, and
insidious suggestions from various quar
ters perverted the purpose and inten
tions with which be had taken up arms.
No sooner had our navy captured Manila
than the Filipino forces betan to assume
an attitude of suspicion and hostility
which the utmost efforts of our officers
and troops were unable to disarm or mod
ify. Their kindness and forbearance
were taken as & proof of cowardine. Tbe
aggressions of tbe Filipinos continually
increased until finally, just before the
time set by tbe Senate of tbs United
States for a vote upon the treaty an at
tack, evidently prepared in advance, was
made all along the American lines, which
resulted in a terribly destructive aud san
gtiiuary repulse of the insurgents.
Ten days later, an order. of the insur
gent government was issaed to its ad
bxrenta who bad remained in Manila, of
which Gen. Otis justly observes that "for
barbarous intent it is on equaled in mod
ern times. It directs that at & o'clock on
tbe night of tbe bth of February tbe
"territorial militia" shall come together
in the streets of Sao Pedro, armed with
their bolos, with guns and ammunition
where couvenient; that Filipino families
only shall be respected ; but that all other
individuals, of whatever race they may
Itu, shall be exterminated without any
compassion," aud adds: "Brothers, we
must avenge ourselves on the Americana
and exterminate them, that we may take
our revenge for the infamies and treach
eries which they have committed upon
us. Have no compassion upon them ; at
tack with vigor." A copy of this fell by
good fortune into tbe ban. is of our of
ficers, and they were able to take meas
ures to control the rising, which was ac
tually attempted on the uigbt of Febru
ary 22, a week later than was originally
contemplated. Consider ibis numbers of
armed insurgents entered the city by
waterways and swamps, and in concert
with confederates inside, attempted to de
stroy Manila by fire. They were kept in
check during tbe night, and the next day
driven out of tbe city with heavy loss.
This wis tbe unhappy condition of affairs
which confronted our commissioners on
their arrival in Manila. - Tbey had eome
with tbe hope and intention of co-operating
with Admiral Dewey and Maj. Gen.
Otis in establishing peace and order in
the archipelago and tbe largest measures
of self government compatible with tbe
true welfare of the people What they
actually found can best be set forth in
their own words:
"Deplorable as war is, tbe 3ne in whb-h
we are now engaged was unavoidable by
us. We were attacked by a bold, adven
lurous and enthusiastic army. No alter
native was left to us except iguoiniuious
retreat.
It is not to be conceived of that any
American would have sanctioned tbe sur
render of Manila to I be insurgents. Our
obligations to other nations and to the
friendly Filipinos and to ourselves and
nur lUg demanded that force should be
met by force. Whatever the future of the
Philippines may be, there is do course
open to us now except the prosecution of
the war until the insurgents are reduced
to submission. The commission is of
tbe opinion that there has been no lime
since the destruction of the Spanish
squadron by Admiral Dewey when it was
possible to withdraw our forces from tbe
islands either with honor to ourselves or
with safety to the inhabitants. '
Tbe course tbus clearly indicated has
ieen unflinchingly pursued. Tbe rebel
lion must be put down. Civil govern
ment can not be thoroughly established
until order is restored. With a devotion
and gallantry worthy of its most brilliant
history, the army, ably and loyally assist
ed by tbe navy, has carried on this un-
wblcome but most righteous campaign
with richly deserved saocess. The noble
self sacri fice with which our soldiers and
sailors, whose terms of service had ex
pi red, refused to avail themselves of the
right to return borne aa long as tbey were
needed at the front, forms one of tbe
brightest pages in our annals. Although
onr operations have been somewhat in
term p ted and checked by a rainy season
of unusual violeuce aud duration, they
have gained ground steadily in every di
rection, and now look forward confident
ly to a speedy completion of their task
The u nfavorable ci rcu instances connect
ed with an active campaign have not been
permitted to interfere with the equally
important work of reconstruction. Again
I invite your attention to the report of the
commissioners for tbe interesting and en
couraging details of tbe work already ac
complished in the establishment of peace
and the inauguration of self-governing
municipal life in many portions of tbe
archipelago.
ot-R mii.irpixK policy.
Everything indicates that with the
speedy suppression of the Tagalo rebell
ion life in the archipeUgo will soon re-
sums its ordinary course under the pro
tection of our sovereignty, and tbe people
of these favored islands will enjoy a pros
perity and freedom which they have nev
er before known. Already hundreds f
school are opened and filled with child
ren. Religious freedom is sacredly as
sured and enjoyed The coorta are dis
pending justice. Manila, w hose inhabit
ants were fleeing to the country a few
months ago, is now a populous and thriv
ing mart ot commerce. Tbe earnest and
unremitting endeavors of tbe commis
sion, the Admiral, and Major General
commanding tbe department of the Pa
cific to assure the people of tbe beneficent
intentions of this government have bad
their legitimate effect in convincing tbe
great mass of them that peace and safety
and prosperity and stable government ran
only be found in a loyal acceptance of the
authority of the United States.
Tbe future government of the Phili -
pines rests with tbe Congress of tbe
1'nited States, few graver responsibili
ties have ever beD confided to os. Jf va
accept them in a spirit worthy of our race
and our traditions, a great opportunity
comes with tbem. Tbe islands lie under
tbe shelter of our flag. They are ours by
every title of law and equity. They can
not be abandoned. If we desert tbem we
leave them at once to anarchy and finally
to barbarism. We fling tbenv, a golden
apple of discord, among tbe rival powers,
no one of which could permit another to
seii- tbem unquestioned.
Tbeir rich plains and valleys would 1
the scenes of endless strife and blood
shed. Tbe advent of Dewey's Beet in
Manila Bay instead of being aswe hope
the dawn of a new day of freedom and
progress will have been the beginning tf
an era or misery and violence worse Lha
that which has darkened tbeir unhappy
past. The suggestion has beeo made thai
we could renounce our authority over the
islands and, giviog them independence,
could retain a protectorate over tbem.
This proposition will not be fouud, I am
sure, worthy of your serious alUuttoa.
Such an arrangement would iovoly at
tbe outset a cruel breach of takh. It
would place the peaceable and loyal ma
jority, who a. k no; h ing h t r tl a t to a
sept our authority, at the merer of tbs
minority of armed insurgents. Jt would
make us responsible for the acts of the
insurgent leaders and give ns no" power
tn control tbem. It would charge us with
Ibetask of protecting tbem against asch
other and defendiug tbem against any
foreign power with which tbey choose to
quarrel. In short, it would take from tbe
Coo grass of the United Slates the power
of declaring war. and vett that tremen
dous prerogative in the Tagal leader of
the hour.
Until Congress shall have made known
tbe formal expression of its will, I shall
use the authority vested in me by tbe
constitution and the statutes to uphold
the sovereignty of the United Slates in
those distant islands as in all other plac s
where our flag rightfully floats. I shall
put at tbe disposal of tbe army and navy
all tbe means which the liberality of
Congress and tbe people have provided
to cause this unprovoked and wasteful in
surrection to cease. If any orders of mine
were required to insure the merciful con
duct of military and naval operations,
they would not be lacking; but every
step of the progress of our troops has
beeo marked by a humanity which be
surprised even the misguided insurgents.
The truest kindness to tbem will be
swift acd effective defeat of their present
leader. The hour of victory will be the
hour of clemency aud reconstruction.
No effort will be spared to build up Ibfe
waste places desolated by war and by
long years of misgnvernmnnt. We shall
not wait for tbe end of strife to begin tbe
benefioent work. We shall continue, as
we have began, to open tbe schools and
the churches, to set the courts in opera
lion, to foster industry and tiade and ag
riculture, and in every way io our power
to make these people whom Providence
has biougbt within our jurisdiction fe I
that it is tbeir liberty and cot our power.
tbeir welfare and not our gain, we are
seeking to enhance. Our flag has never
wared over any community but in bless
ing. I believe the Filipinos will sonp
recognize the fact that it has not lost its
gift of benediction in its world-wide
journey to their shores.
THK SITUATION IS PORTO RICO.
The message recommends legislation
for Hawaii and Alaska to meet defects
which have appeared in the operation of
existing laws, and then' proceeds to dis
cuss tbe situation in Porto Rico as fol
lows:
The system of civil jurisprudence now
adopted by the people of ibis island is
described by competent lawyers who are
familiar with it, as thoroughly modern
and scientific, so far as it relates to mat
ters of internal business, trade, produc
tion, and social and private right in gen
eral. The cities of tbe islaud are govert
ed under charters which probkbly require
very little or no change. So that with re
lation to matters of local concern and pri
vale right. It is not probable that much,
if any, legislation is desirable : but with
reference to public administration and
the relation of tbe island to the federal
government, there are many more mat
ters which are of pressing urgency.
It must be borne in mind that since tbe
cession Porto Rico has been denied the
principal markets she had long enjoyed.
and our tariffs have been continued
gainst ber products as when she was un
der Spanish sovereignty. The markets
of Spain are closed to her products ex
cept upon terms to which the common
of all nations is subjected. The Island of
Cuba, which used to buy ber cattle and
tobacco without custom duties, now im
poses tbe same duties upon these products
as from any other country entering her
ports. She has, therefore, lost ber free
intercourse with Spiin and Cuba without
any compensating beueflts in this market.
Her coffee was little known and not in
use by our people, aud therefore there
waa no demand for this, one of ber chief
products. Tbe markets of the United
Slates should be opened up to her prod
ucts. Our plain duty is to abolish all
customs tariffs between the United States
and Porto Rico and give ber products
free access to our markets.
Tbe fundamental requirement for these
people, as for all people, is education.
The free schoolbouse is tbe best preceptor
for citizenship. In the introduction of
modern educational methods care, how
ever, must be exercised that changes be
not made too abruptly and that the bis.
tory and racial peculiarities of tbe inhabi
tants shall be given due weight. Sys
tems cf education in these new posses
sions founded upon common-sense metb
nds, adapted to existing conditions and
looking to tbe futu re moral and industrial
advancement of the people, will commend
to tbem in a peculiarly effective manner
tbe blessings of free government.
CIVIL SERVICE RKFORX.
Tbe executive order of May 0, 1,
extending the limits of tbe classified ser
vice, brought within the operation of tbe
civil service law and rules nearly all of
the executive civil service not previously
classified.
Some of the inclusions were found
wholly illogical and unsuited to tbe work
of tbe several departments. The appli
cation of tbe rules to many of the pls-
no included was found to result in fric
tion aud embarrassmenL After long and
very careful consideration it became evi
dent to tbe heads of the departments, re
sponsible for tbeir etllciency, that in ordt r
to remove these difficulties and promote
an efficient and harmonious administra
tion certain amend nents were necessary
These amendments were promulgated by
me in executive order dated May 2!, 1S1I
Tbe principal purpose of tbe order was
to except from competitive examination
certain places luvolving fiduciary respoi -
s'bilities or duties of a strictly confiden
tial, scientific or executive character
which it was thought might lieller be
filled either by non-competitive examin
ation or in tbe discretion of tbe appoint
ing o flicer, than by open competilior.
These places were comparatively few in
number. It will be my constant aim iu
tbe administration of government in our
new possessions to make fitness, character
and merit essential to appointment to of
fice, ami to give tn tbs capable and de
serving inhabitants preference in ap
pointments. THK MEMORYtll' WASHISOTOX.
Th I till of December will be the one
hundredth anniversary of tbe death of
Washington. For a hundred yeais tbe
republic has had tbe priceless advantage
of the lofty standard of character and
conduct which be bequeathed to tbe
American people. It is an Inheritance
whii-b time, instead of wasting, continu
ally increases and enriches. We may
jiully hone that in the yoara to come the
benignant influence of tbe father of his
country may be even more potent for
good than in the century which is draw
iug to a close. I have been glad to learn
that in many parts of tbe country tbe
people will fittingly observe this historic
anniversary.
Presented to this Congress are great
opportunities. With tbem come great re
sponsibilities. The power confided tons
iu-reases tbe weight of our obligations
to the people, and we must he profound
ly sensible of them as we contemplate the
new and grave problems which confront
u. Aiming only at the public good, we
cannot err. A right Interpretation of
tbe people's will and of duty ran not
fail to insure wian measures fur tbe
el fare of tbe inlands which have eome
under tbe authority af the United -Slate
aud inure to tbs common interest and
lasting honor of ou r eon ntry. Never has
this nation bad mora abundant eaaae than
during tbe past year for thankfulness to
God f.ir manifold blessing ad raercie-
for wtucu we make ntvsrsnt ackntwl
edgment. Wiu.lAS M-tKislbv.
. .H0UOAT SATES.
Baitinjore Ob's Ssilroad.
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Year holidays the Baltimore t Ohio R R.
will sell excursion tickets at greatly re
duced rates to and from points on ha line
lietween Baltimore, Pittsburg. Wheeling.
Parkersburg, Strashunr Junction and in-
tenoeiate points. vmd going December
23. 24. 25 and 31. IfW. snd January I. X)0.
valid for return until Jaoaary 4, 19UQ, in-
clnuiva.
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Democratic and Insurgent Combine
Working Against Quay.
EYES ARE ON WASHINGTON.
Th National Democratic Committee
leeklns- to Preveat the Sratia (
the Bearer Statramaa lo Cover
Bar Stone's Commlaaloa.
(Special Correspondence.)
Harrisburg. Dec. 12. Many promi
nent Pennsylvanians who were in
Washington last week are In this city
and have Intersting stories about the
Quay case before the United States
senate.
Developments in the politcal situa
tion during the past few days have
given new evidence of the compact that
has been entered into between the
ninn-Martln Republican insurgents
and the Guffey Democracy ot Pennsyl
vania upon the Issue of the election of
& United States senator. It is quite
manifest that rather than see Colonel
Quay in the United States senate the
Flinn-Martins would help elect a Bry
anite of the type of Colonel Guffey
from this stalwart Republican com
monwealth. So vindictive are these
men that they do not hesitate to hold
conferences with the Democratic lead
ers and have it heralded to the world
that they are working in harmony. As
they did here during the fight in the
legislature over the election of a Uni
ted States senator, these men are co
operating to have the United States
senate reject the appointment of Colo
nel Quay by Governor Stone.
HIGH PRICED LAWYERS ENGAGED
The Flinn-Martin-Wanamaker com
bine, with unlimited money at their
command, have retained a corps of
lawyers to appear before the senate
committee and argue against the seat
ing of Colonel Quay. Among these
high priced lawyers ia a former mem
ber of the United States senate, Ed
munds, of Vermont, who has been liv
ing in Philadelphia for some time and
who has not hestiated to take a fee
from any aide of any controversy at
law. Edmunds has been retained by
the millionaires' combination that Is
fighting Quay. What the size of his re
taining fee was has not been made
public, but he has the reputation of
not working for nothing. It is possibly
quite aa well that the money goes to
him, rather than be used to further de
bauch the elections in this sUte.
Now the queer part of Edmunds' par
ticipation in this case is the fact that
he is on record as arguing and voting
in favor of seating appointees of gov
ernors when state legislatures failed
to elect or when a vacancy occurred
during a recess of a legislature. The
Journal of congress has column after
column of his speeches advocating the
recognition of appointees of gover
nors. He now tccepts the fee of the
Flinn-Martin-Wanamaker Insurgents
and is booked to make the effort of his
life in contradicting everything he 6aid
before upon this subject.
But this is lawyer like, and Ed
munds Is not to blame.
And then he ought to make enough
out of the game to put coal in his cel
lar for the winter, take a trip to Paris
next summer and still have a comfort
able sum to invest. As the insurgents
have money to burn, Edmunds might
as well help to burn it as anybody
else.
At least that's what Edmunds no
doubt thinks.
Ex-Senator Edmunds haa been sub
jected to a broadside sT raillery since
he has been in Washington. One sen
ator suggested that Edmunds' speech
In favor of the 'seating of Henry W.
Blair, of New Hampshire, who was
appointed by the governor, under ex
actly similar circumstances as exist in
the Quay case, he printed In parallel
columns with any speech Edmunds
may now make against Quay.
"My only connection with this case,"
admitted Edmunds to a friend, "is that
ot counsel for tke opposition to Colo
nel Quay, and I propose to reserve my
remarks until I shall appear before
tne committee.
GUFFEY CHIPS IN. TOO.
Along with tbe monied men of the
Insurgent outfit, Guffey, who is several
times a millionaire, has been spend
ing cash freely during the last year
to defeat Quay and have himself elect
ed as United States senator. Guffey
spent thousands of dollars trying to
elect Jenks governor and many thou
sands' more to help elect Democratic
members of the legislature and to keep
them In line when they were elected.
He is now at work to get the Demo
cratic United States senators from vot
ing for tbe seating of Quay. He has
enlisted the active co-operation of Sen
ator Jones, of Arkansas, who is chair
man of the Democratic national com
mittee, to line up the Democratic sen
ators. He is using the argument that
it is to the interest of the Democratic
party in Pennsylvania to keep Quay
out of the senate, as it will encourage
the Democratic voters to make an ef
fort to elect a Democratic legislature
In Pennsylvania next fall which would
send Guffey to Washington to join the
other wealthy men in the senate, as
Brice, the Ohio iilIionaire. was sent
some years ago. It is said that Guffey
was always envious of Brice, and he
long ago declared that it was the am
bition of his life to occupy a seat in
the senate chamber at Washington.
The argument is advanced that If
Quay shall be seated the Pennsylvania
insurgents will be greatly discouraged
and they will be unable to carry out
the deals in contemplation with the
Democrats for fusion tickets to defeat
regularly nominated Republican can
didates for the legislature next fall.
This is the situation as presented to
the Democratic United States sena
tors who are being urged In the cause
uf Democracy to vote against the seat
ing of Quay.
Through Chairman Jones the Influ
ence of the Democratic national com
mittee is working against Quay.
PENROSE GETTING READY.
Senator Penrose had little to say
for publication as to his plans, but It
is known that he has in mind a speech
which will fully disclose the inside
workings of the political conspiracy
which inspired and haa continued tbe
fight against both himself and Colonel
Quay. Tbe startling bribfery scandals
which followed the attercsts to in
fluence members of the legislature to
violate their pledges to vote for Pen
rose for United States senator when
he and Wanamaker were the conspic
uous aspirants for that honor, and the
despicable methods resorted to in the
campaign against Colonel Quay's re
election, show the Inside history of
the famous conspiracy which resulted
in the arrest of Colonel Quay, and his
subsequent acquittal after the trial
bad been prolongtd until after the ad
journment of the legislature, the at
tempt at intimidation of supporters of
Colonel Quay at the recent session of
Jhe legislature, and the misrepresenta
tions and abuse of Republicans who !
Ktood by the caucus nominee by a sub
sidized and virulent press, and other
things that will throw some light upon
(he character and the methods of the
men who are In the conspiracy to drive
Colonel Quay out of politics, will aH
come In for a share of attention from
the brilliant young Pennsylvania senator.-if
he carries out what Is at presr
ant in mind.
There is likely to be some fur flv
before this issue shall be decided.
Tbe Law in the case has been care
fully reviewed by Attorney General
John P. Elkln. who Is amply equipped
la cross swords with any of the hired
counsel employed either by. the Re
publican insurgent or the Democratic
leaders. Mr Elkln. if he shall have an
opportunity to appear before the senr
ats committee on privileges and elec?
tions. which Is to take up the Quay
case for consideration neat Saturday.
will present a clear and concise state- '
ment of the facts and the law and con- '
stitutional provisions covering the ac
tion of Governor Stone In making the
appointmect. after the legislature ad- '
journed without an election, and he
will give the reason which the execu
tive believed to be good aud suLlcient
lor me appointment.
QUAY'S FRIENDS HOPEFUL.
Senator O hut's fvionHa ... I 1
- - J - bio IUUIV
opetul than. ever of a favorable out
come of the contest. They are encour- .
aged by the strong stand, taken by Sen
ators Lcdee. Hoar. Chandler. Sham
Allison, aiason. roraaer. rianna. t-iait
of New York, Sewell and other Repub
lican leaders, who contend that it Is
high time that tbe absurd precedent
set by the senate in the case of Mantle,
of Montana, should be swept aide.
WHY QUAY .SHOULD 15 E SEATED.
"There U nothing more dangerous
than precedent," said one of these sen
ators, "and the present precedent of
the Mantle case in itself furnishes the
stronaeht argument why it should be
abolished. As long as the senate holds
to the belief that governors have no
right to appoint where legislatures fail
to elect it furnishes an Incentive to the
minority faction of the majority party
in a legislature to unite with the mi
nority party to prevent election and
thus prevent the state from having Its
constitutional representation in t'"?
senate. I have no dot.bt that the re
cent leelslative deadlocks in Pn"''"
vanla. Delaware. California and I tan
were directly due to that Pdcnt
Here are four states deprived of tfceir
proper representation, and if we con
tinue encouraging faction mlnontiM
by upholding this precedent no can
predict where it will stopT f we vote
to deprive Senator Quay of his seat
we will encourage party irregularity
everywhere, and in time I wou;d not be
surprised to see the senate deprived of
one-third of its members. We must
end this business right here. We must
upset this ridiculous and dangerous
precedent, and the only wiy to ac
complish this result is by seating
Senator Quay. Senators general.y
recognize this fart, and I nclieve that
he will he seated by a good sized ma
jority." TWO MORE RECUUITS.
Among the recent Republican eon
verts to Senator Quay's coarse are
Senator Cullom of Illinois and Senator
Shoup of Idaho. Both voted against
the seating of Corbett of Oregon, but
both have annoniT themselves in
favor of the distlngi'.o'ued Pet.ns; Ira
nian. Senator Shoup of Idaho, in relation
to a report that as he had voted
against. Corl:ett. his name was not
properly in t!:o list for Quay, says:
"Corbett's case and the Quay case
are by no means parallel. In the Cor
bett case there was ample evir!-aie of
tn arrangement hot ween thr? governor
and his appointee to prccrt th? leg
islature from properly organizing so
as to be competent to elect a United
States senator. Nothing of this na
ture has been shown in the Pennsylva
nia case, which is a matter of factional
politics and nothing else. I have no
hesitation in saying I will vote to seat
Mr. Quay."
Newt Itemi.
Selling kises to raise money to h-
Ip
soldiers' d ipendent families is tbe latest
Loudon "patriotic" cra.e. Actresses
have recently sold kisses as high as (S
apiece for this purpose, and oue woman
paid an actor to kiss bim aud thus
help along tbe cause.
William II. Poor, a farmer residing on
the Ma-iter farm a short distance eat of
Everett, met instant dentil Saturday
while returning from a hunting trip. In
passing through a gate tbe hammer of
his gun taught in some manner anil the
weapon a diichargd. The entire load
of shot str.ick him in the neck, severing
bis jugular vein. He was about -K' years
of age and leaves a widow and one child.
Joseph M. Strong, a native of Browns
ville, Pa., nearly sixty years a Coroner,
having sat in over six hundred case,
died early Thursday morning, aged ninety-eight
years. He was horseback mail
carrier between Cumberland and Union
town, Pa., when a boy, before the time
of the stage coach and railroad. He was
later a wsginer, frequently touching
Philadelphia, and a boatman on tbe Po
tomac, taking flatboats to Wellington.
Few readers have any correct Ideas of
the extent to which life insurance exists
iu every town and city in tbe country.
We all know there are many persons
trouud us who are insured, but the ex
ent of that insurance few realize There
s to-day ?I2,OUJ,OOf,000 insurance in force
hroughou the whole United States,
abich is more than twelve times the
unount of tbe interest bearing debt of the
United States, and more than $.'i)O,fliK.0o0
ire annually paid out to beneficiaries.
Henry Moyer, a prominent fanner re
dding near Salem, Snyder county, is
eriitiNly ill at bis borne, and owing to
lis condition his pastor. Rev. H. (i.
Enable, volunteered to sit up with bis
ick parisbiouer Friday night. Karly
ialurday morning, wbile it was yet dark,
be preacher, on his way home, a mile
listant, encountered a bear along a strip
f timber. Rev. Suable ran rapidly,
vith Bruin in close pursuit, but reached
lis house unharmed. An hour later D-.
1. F. Wagenseller was driving by tbe
ame woods to visit a 'patient, when be
ilso encountered the betr in the middle
f the r a l, but by whipping up bis
lorse be left tbe bear far in the rear.
Relative to tbe report sent out from
an Francisco that returning soldier
barge Ihe killing of Mj. John A. Ligan
upon tbe men of bis command bei-atise of
.lersonal differences, Robert Benlley, hi
lose fiiend and the administrator of bis
sstate. says be is in pMMession of the
flicial report of bis death, which de
lares he a shot by Filipinos in action,
tud that be has no reason to question i's
correctness. il had previously beard
tbe rumors that sre now for the tirsl time
jiven currency, but gave them no cred
ence. While Iygitn bad never been a
favorite with tbe men of bis regiment,
'he feeling of anger xgainst bim was not I
trouseJ to the danger point until after
ibevesml left Honolulu for Manila. I'
arose over tbe alleged drowning of a dog
which was tbe mascot of Coiupauy A ol
the regiment. According to the state
items of several f Ihe ship's officers and
crew, Logan bad a big briudle bulldog,
and one dy it attacked the max of
Company A. This dog was highly pi ized.
as he had teen all tbmugb tbe Spanit
American war with the regiment, and
bad been dubbed "Sn Antone Sam '
The mascot's good luck stuck to him
r 1
Kir utj Hui-renueu in w nipping !gan s
dog. The tight is said to have occurred
on Ihe forward part of tbe upper deck in
the pieenceof a large crowd of !dir
and sail is. .So incensed did Major L
gan become that he ordered a sentry t
throw Sam overtsiard and the order was
executed. From that time the animositv
which had been felt toward Msj-r Logar.
whose m inner was thought by some to
have been everbearing, grew into tbe
bitterest resentment. Friends nf fy gan
assert positively that uo such incident
oocurteL
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AMERICAN 5ECRET HISTOSY
A su-rus of papers of ronii ian.llusr Interest
THE ART WORK Or THE CENTURY
i -very whe-e ronreitefl tht th Ontury
ha-i le, ihe wort.l !n art Timittiiv Cole's
uni'iiiearni b-iu'irul w-o1 hi. will ron
umie t- l" a f -a 'if, will) the wor of m inv
o'b."- ns.raves whrt Itiiv mfle the Ame. Ln
ei., I t, eolM Til- tine llxIMone pute r
rinrrav..' l,.- w.vi-t i ii..r,v-i-tor whii-h -he
tlinu'Hl'ie N ll-riiinwhel. will appear will
new tn. ti oiUof priming: an l ltlii-.triini.
Prir' r , it. n u-iir .Suturr.br liir.m .'. irum
fr remit tit the ynbUhrr.
THE CENTURY CO.,
UNION SQUARE, NEW YORK.
SI NICHOLAS
FOR YOUNO FOLK'S.
A AtoiUh!y rUgaains EJitaJ by
MARY MAPES DODGE.
For IQOO A Splendid
- Program of
Art, Literature and Fun.
Ten In-n stork-., l.v Hu'fi Mr.n-v Htmrt.
Var .wae lx' . K !(lih H i'u.i.t
oi rwn -en. r. (.. , ,. ;e lit Vr.
a .serial s-ory fty the author of "Mastar
?jr, mieoi (Kit Mew York.
A serial stnry by tbs aathor ot Denisa antt
h-vwicb, a i-auitui siory lor flrls.
A serial story uf Athlotic. ,
A serial, story fjr little c'liltraa- -
aturies ol railroad Ihj.
An Important historieil serial of (lunlHl
I jfe in A'nerl by K.Uri.iife . Hrookx. au-
.ii.it or in-i vn.ury nou u Uie Aim-riom
Uevolution,"et. .
Then Jore ilnoaevolt, fcoverr-or nt New Yo'k
an.l t'oliutel of tlie ' ll.iuvh Ki.lerN," prom-
Ine. inerwrnhn'- a two -r on - Wh it AiniTi-
' "xe of II K v "
Ian MacUren, J.an Hurroaf-hs, an-4 mant
other w. ll Iciiowrt -jnterH will oiilnbuio
stature and science fur yaun- f jlks will soon
j ur ii-irini ir a iiinni. nl,
ft. Ntchslas League W i lj-Hivl memtur-Iilp
Ttwv. M.-tnl fiir iu-trur'iiMi bwtleL
Fun and frolic, both r rhyme., tortea, pir.
I IIIMV -lea. !' b,Ul a strilc.
It,j ctvimoleiijtie ai -WU lit-tisu-.a.
Eyerythlnjj UluUrateJ.
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A Fres Sample Copy art Request.
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i0'$Jf-r tm t H"t'i tl'-e f ii'leo'i-i a- r .
Hiilflmr may tr nuvt -lireei t Ihr y i'uih -rj,
THE CENTURY CO.,
Union Square. New York.
IX RANGES or COOKING STOVts
be produced at a price no higher tl a n
Hi,
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h-u,-r.
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T-fubiic station for Long Listanc Telephone to a!! p.,:
Rates moderate. Sunday pay station at Hotel Vanm-.ir.
t in 4 i
uuiimiiiiiii.uii.
choice gift
that the i io1
gratify y. i;r ,,
A.
ine .-tiati(inerv-l new j
azure blue, pink, or :i.
t-nvelopm to in.itrh -m !nn
U)X 30c.
Ladies' yaril-equara fnie ii!-- I
ncttrfa w hite, pink, eari-w, lij;;
carilinal, tilark. $1.25.
Tourist's solid leather (-tie
bair brn-b, tooth brush, m:! ; .
ami ftnl, $(K.
f .. i:..
ifrstn leamer iombiiut:.
ttHa.ks. neat metal iiinim:!:
wl leamer wi'li sler.:: ,
inountirjrs, 5C
Dressed, jointed lioll, !J
t'ic head, shoes an.! st-vii-4.:
Sterlin-r silver napkin rim.'-"5C
Tbe "Bitl! of MniU"r, ;
wholes.. me parlor g:i:ne .,u i
l'-'i -75C
Men's or Ihivs' 4 Made pot-ket kr.if. '
ranted steel, steriiin iiver w
4OC.
Superb styles men's H..i,Ur n-li
llandsome -t ies, ' ' 1
Men's navr bine or lir.ovn Tri-!"
Ingor House Ja.-k.-ts p il l i:'
1 5i -uiliel satin lini' 2. . "11 !
nice sinokinir j.i. k t-.."i. in u JL' :
i Inch all wool llia.-k 'et, ...,!,-,
1'Kt-' ai.tbs-.VC-Useful ..It
dress u ,ds any woman ui t;
ate tbe gift of.
Consult nur Iry ; hhIs I'.i.e T.-i
you haven't a copr, writef-r 1.
you'll get it pro(n;iiy. tegthrf
liookleta alx.nt ll.ik, ;;.'
Ilaiidkerebiel'i.
Sstji'b varieil. extensive )is.ir'aj-s
li-3 j
Useful and novel artieles is in.
fore beard of.
Prompt, experteneed mail ur ier ;
ment to whom you can e.ilnis r:
mil selections with s;i;iu. i:.
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BOGGS L BUH!
DEPARTMENT 'X"
Allegheny, Pa
WHERE TO
DINE
SOUPS.
nOT LUNCHES.
COLD LUNCHES.
HE CREAM,
DESERTS,
DAY AND NIGHT
i
The neatest,
test, cleanest ;"'
for meals. K.ervth- J
in Somerset
season, carefully prepared '
te prieea. When you is.n.e U t""
tb "White Paiare" and I M '.T-
OYSTERS
Shipments of Kreli ''.
daily and for sale in m
,.rs r
suit the purrh iser, t
Cook .t P.eerit.s
.Ul.ak.
-The Best and Finest Fuel
ever sold in Somerset.
I hava aeH red the ex
siV .''
sell the eelebrated l.istiee
oiiohjf Sl.iotarset ilorilll t'l'
1D
anil, and am prepared b d"li'
- Ki- .l.'e. !'- ''
b Mliy Hill? inmi .111-
Orders ean Ive left at HVser
ill'
where they will receive ;i
ir)t
M. L. Shaffer
I
Listie Coa
HARRY HOFFf