The Somerset Herald
CDWA.BDHCU1.Ia Editor nd Proprietor.
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.December Z7. 1K.
Is Port Iilcn also the Repuolicnan
are winning at the polls. Tbe ques
tions are weal, but the party name is
an inspiration. -
Lahtiis served liis couulry lriil
iaitly aud died fr it at llie l.ead of liis
troops. Hi fame aud Lis evample are
without a fltw.
Not a li-publican Ml out of ranks
in the vole on the tiuaDcial bill. The
party is entire! j harmonious ou the eve
of the pr-ioVnii! year.
In the closing hour of th debate
on the currency bill both isides pave ex-Prrt-Mcut
Cleveland a shaking up.
And at a time, too, when Grover is
suffering w ith rheumatism.
Ik the seat in the Senate of Alien,
of Nebraska, is to lie questioned, be is
ready, at a moment's notice, to ta'.k the
other eighty-nine n nulrs to death,
iudividual'y or d; Actively.
THE Ipalihcan .St.-.te Convention
will le held at Harri.-.burg the latter
part of April, probably ou Wednesday
the litth. The date will be decided
u;wn withiu the next fcwdavs.
Bkxatoh I'i-rrricii:t;v wants an ex
pression by the United States of sym
pathy with the fctrugclin Boers. In
what ropeet the llotrs are tu need of
(-yujimtby just now is not entirely char.
Uncle Sam is still paying tbe ex
pens? ;f wndii'g Spanish prisoners
home from Mau l. This provision of
the peace treaty was the only shrewd
thing Spain did during the whole war.
Skxatok Ai.i.kx says be is going
back to the Senate to sound the t Urion
again. It bad been bod that d iriug
the period of his retirement the Sen
ator would learn to play on some other
wind instrument.
Tillman, of South Carolina, sug
gests for next year the Chicago plat
form in its most radical form, with an
Atkins;uian plank added. His ilea is
that brandishing the pitchfork in defi
ance will soften the f-tll.
GoDlttl. still pursues his idea that
elections in Kentucky are to be decided
by some crocked political scheme in
stead of by votes. Such a creature in
the Governor's mansion would curse
the State lieyond precedent.
The Department of Agriculture has
estimated the wheat crop of the coun
try in the present vear at o-tT.fmO.OUO
bushels, which is considerable of an
advance upon tome of its tiures ear
lier in the ytar. Usually the figures of
tLe Govei nment officers are below those
mads by competent private investigat
ors, and ia the present irstance they
lire under some of the estimates made
by outside sources. Tbe wheat y ield of
Is'. was estimated at t7o,K).lXK bush
els, but as a large quantity was left over
from last year the actual supply in the
next eight or ten mouths will not be
much less than it was twelve months
earlier. There is not much of a chance
for a great advance in wheat, notwith
standing the activity in business and
the generally favorab!e trade condi
tions. The House passed the financial bill
Monday by a vote of lf0 to l."0. Every
Republican voted in the affirmative.
Eleven Democrats joined them iu sup
port of the ouasure. It is certain that
the Senate, at some early period after
the holidays, will act upon its currency
bill, and the prospect is that the two
Houses will promptly agree upon and
perfect the cihitl financial legislation
of the session. The House has shown
itself thus early to le a businesslike
lody. The unbroken uuauimiiyof the
Republicans in debatiug and vot'ue
upon this bill is a sign that the major
ity is bent upon doing its work prompt
ly and effectively. It can not lesaid
that the Democratic niemlers of the
House made a vigorous fight for free
coinage, but they would have done so
if th-i overwhelming jiidgmeut of the
leop!e were not against it
The anti-Quay newspapers of Penn
Kvlvania are falling back ujion the
proposition that in appointing Qoay
G ivernor Stone violated the State Con
stitution, says the Philadelphia Inqui
rer. Here is the concentrated essence
of the opposition as expressed in one of
the noisy Insurgent organs:
The evidence multiplies that Mr. Quav
committed a fatal blunder for himself
when he had t!overnor Stone set aside
the Constitution of the State and make an
appointment himself.
It so happeus hat there is a docu
ment extant known as the Constitution
of the United States. The (Constitu
tion of the United States under certnin
conditions gives a Governor the right
to appoint. We believe that those con
ditions have leen complied with by
Governor Stone, aud the Senate will
d-cide for itself whether Quay is eligi
ble. Under ii circumstances can a
State Constitution become superior to
tin Federal Constitution, and if tbe
jrreater instrument givm uer to the
G vernor, a State Constitution nuilify
ln; these powers could not stand for a
moment.
It is senseless for the Insurgent news
papers to denounce Quay and Stone as
C institution-breakers, when the closest
of the Constitutional students of ti e
United States Senate believe that the
Gov -rnor has simply maintained the
right given him by the Cortlitution.
The case of Senator Quay will not be
debated before the middle of January,
and although the Insurgent organs are
making a great deal of fuss, we doubt
if many of them would be at all sur
prised to see Senator Quav seattd.
Tub evolution of Christmas as a so
cial festival of i ational observance
among the English-speak irj; peoples,
says the SL Louis Globe-Democrat, is
u interesting phase of social evolution.
F a December 2T, Evelyn has this
entry in Lis diary: "Christmas day. No
ermon anywhere, nochurch beiuf per
mitted to open, so I observed at home.
The next day we went to Lewes'-em,
waere an henest divine preached."
The England of that particular day
was hostile to any recognition of Christ
mas or of any other of the holidays of
the Catholic or Anglican Church. That
was tbe time of the Puritan ascendency.
Th war of the Parliament against
Charles I. bad just ended, Charles had
been executed, aud tbe Puritans, under
Cromwell, were everywhere triumph
ant in Great Britain. During the
Cromwellian coinmonweHlth, which
was estaWished a year after Ewlyn
made this entry in his journal, it was
the cusoni of the Puritans to fast on
Christmas and feart ou A-i Wedm-fl-
day, on the theory that the greater tbm
remove from the usage of tbe older
Churc hes, the nearer to true godliness.
For more than a oeutury after the
end of Cromwell's republic and the
downfall of the Puritans la old Eng
land many of the ideas of the Puritans
of tbe Crorowellian time prevailed
throughout New England. Christmas
was not recognized in either a religious
or social way by the early hettlera of
Massachusetts, Connecticut and the
other colouies in their neighborhood.
Thanksgiving was the only festival
which had any vogue in that quarter
until well along in the present century,
except among the Roman Catholic ele
ment of the jKipuIalion. Iu fact, ouly
withiu the pa.st quarter of a century
did December i begin to differ in any
e?utiai particular from the average
day in the calendai A the descendants
of tbe original inhabitants of the New
England States. In the Middle States
and in the South Christmas obtained
both religious and social recognition
from the first. The Dutch and Ger
man of New York and Pennsylvania,
tbe Roman Catholics of Maryland and
the descendants of the Cavaliers in
Virginia and some of tbe other South
ern colonies and States had no share in
the Puritan view of the matter. In
New England, as well as in the rest of
the country, the great festival of the
closing week of the year now finds as
general observance as it does iu any
other part of Christendom.
KOODY H&S G05E ESOM AH05Q KE3.
Great Evangelist Patiei Peaceful!? Away
st Home.
East Xorthfield, Mass., Pea 21
Dwight L. Moody, the famous evangelist,
died at nix. 11 to day. It was not expected
until yesterday by the members of Mr.
Moody's family and immediate circle of
frien.li that death would be the result of
hin iilnex.
The cause of death was a general break
i!-g down, due looverwork. Mr. Moody's
heart has been weak for some, time and
exertions put forth iu his meetings in the
west brought on a collapse from which he
failed to rally. The evangelist broke
down in Ksnsss City, Mo., where he was
holding services, about a month ago, aud
thi seriousness of his condition was so
apparent to the physicians who were call
ed to attend him, that they fort-ed him to
abandon his tour and return to his home
with all ponHible haste. After be reached
Xorthfield eminent physieiars were con
sulted and everything was done to pro
long hi life.
A bulletin issued last week said Mr.
Moody was very ill, but that a little im
provement was notied. This week the
patient showed a steady gain until yes
terday, when he showed symptoms of
nervousness and weakness wbich caused
tbe family much anxiety.
This rooming the weakness continued,
snd at 8 o'clock Mr. Moody called his
wife and children, telling them bis end
was m t far off. The family remained
rloe by the bedside all the forenoon.
The evangelist was almost free from
pain and occasionally be talked with ap
parent ease. Just before 12 o'clock the
watchers saw that the end was approach
ing, and exactly at uoon tbe groat preach
er passed away.
Mr. Moody first knew at 8 o'clock last
evening that be could not recover. He
was satisfied tbat this was so, and when
tbe knowledge came to him bis words
were : "The world is receding and heavf n
opening." Poring the night Mr. Moody
had a number of sinking spells. He s,
however, kindness itself to those about
him. At 2 i.'clock this morning Pr. X.
P. Wood, tbe family physician, bo
spent the night at the home, was railed
at the request 'f Mr. Moody. Tbe pa
tient was perspiring and he rt quested his
ko;i in law, A. 1. Kitt, wbo spent tbe
first or tbe night with him, to call tbe
physician that be might note tbe symp
toms. Pr. Wood administered a hypo
dermic injection of strychnine. This
caused the heart to perform its duty more
regularly and Mr. Moody himself request
ed his son in-law, Mr. Kilt, and Pr.
Wood to retire. Mr. Moody'? eldest son.
Will K. Moody, who had been sleeping
tbe first part of tbe night, spent the last
half w ith his father. At ":; this morn
ing Pr. Wood was called and when be
reached !;, Moody's room found bis pa
tient in a semi-conscious condition.
When Mr. Moody recovered conscious
ness he said, with all bis old vivacity:
"What's tbe matter, what's going on
here?"
WHAT HIS AIM HAD EK.V.
Some !neinler of tbe family replied:
"Fjlher. you have not been quit, so well
and so w e cjime in to see you."
A little later he said to his lioys: "I
have always been an ambitious man, not
ambitious to lay up wealth, but to leive
you work to do."
In substance Mr. Moody urged hin two
b vs and his son-in-law, Mr. Kilt, to see
th ti the schools in East Xorthfield. and
at ML Ilermon and the Chicago liible In
stitute should receive their best care.
This they assured Mr. Moody they would
do.
Pining the forenoon Mrs. P. Fitt,
his daughter, said to Mr. Moody : "Fain
er, we cau not spare you."
Mr. Moody's reply was:
"I am not going to throw- my life away
If (iod has work for me to do, I'll net
die."
Tbe arrangements for tbe tuneral have
not as yet Iwen fully completed, hat the
service w ill be held next Monday after
noon at 3 o'clock in tbe Congregational
cburcb. Tbe burial will tie in the
"Kouudtop." This is a Sxit on the semi
nary grr.unds near Mr. Moody's home lot
which has become famous in connection
with tbe summer meetings and on wbich
butidreds of student gatherings have
been held, many of them conducted by
Mr. Moody himself. On this account it
seemed to the family fitting that ibe bur
ial should l at that spot.
Telegrams and other messages of sym
pathy have been received by the family
from friends, admirers of and vwrkr9
with Mr. Moo !y iu all iar;a of I Ho
e.sjMtrv.
TWEKTY I.IVES LOST
By a Terrible Kine Explosion ia Fayette
County.
L'moktowk, Pa., pec. 21. The living
have all Uwq rescued from the Braznell
miue, w hich was w ricked by a gas x
pliion yesterday, and tbe search for tbe
dead is now under way, Twelvt bodies
have teen recovered aud tbe work of
recovering the 20 or more men supposed
to be still in tbe mine will be a herculean
task. Mina officials from all over West
ern Pennsylvania are on tbe ground and
many are eager to Join in tbe search, hut
the -lta )et to bo overcome in tbe ill
fated mine will require days of hard
work.
The awful force of thu explosion is just
j becoming known. Tbe iecuri reprrt
j tbat the interior of tbe mine is a mass of
wreckage. Tbe wagons wore blown to
pieces aud wedged in the passages with
pit rails, ties, props and coal in such a
mass that it takes as long to open a pas
sage as it would to drive a new beading.
Tbe roof has fallen in and blocked tbe
mine. Ribs were Mown away, leaving
the roof to settle down over large areas.
The worst thing tbe rescuers have to
contend with is the stench of gas and de
caying flesh, wbich fills tbe luiceaimost
to suffocation and sickens the workers in
a little w bile. As fst as men beer me
oierccniK they give way ta fresh volun
teers and tbe work continues unabated,
but it will re-juire several days' and
n'sbts' work to clear the passages.
It will not be possible to accurately
know the number f !ed until tbe
mire fc teo thoroughly explored
and the ,-(i of the disaster w ill not be
known until the uiea re li tbe seat of
the explosion.
GUNNING AFTER
THE CORPORATIONS
Governor Stone's Administration
Determined That All Shall
Pay Every Penny Dae.
FIGHTING TOE STATE TAXES
Auditor Ceaeravl McCanlrjr Jolma la
the Craudr, amd Is Bavtaaj a El-
aalamtlow Made f tbe Sitamtloa tu
Everr Cnalf la Peaaijlvaala.
(Special Correspondence.)
Harrisburg. Dec 26. Governor
Stone's administration Is making a
record for compelling the corporations
of Pennsylvania to toe the mark and
live up to the letter and sp.rit of the
law. especially in the matter of the
payment of taxes Jevied by the state.
Attorney General John P. Elkln de
voted almost the entire week upon cor
poration cases, and as tbe result of his
strong arguments In court and the fact
that the officials of corporations have
come to realize that there is to be no
letting up in this matter, thousands
upon thousands' of back taxes, claims
that have been contested for years,
will, within a short time, be paid into
the state treasury. The fact that dur
ing the past year over a million of
dollars was gotten from the corpora
tions by the state is already to the
credit of this administration.
State Treasuer Ileacom'a splendid
showing in his recent report of the
financial affairs of the commonwealth
for the year ending Nov. 30 last evoked
GOVERNOR STONE.
praise even from his political oppo
nents, and now attention is attracted
to Major Levi G. McCauley, the popu
lar auditor general, who has co-operated
with Governor Stone and the mem
bers o' his cabinet In the various re
forms In the matter of the collection
of taxes and the prompt payment of
appropriations. Major McCauley has
just instituted another innovation by
which he expects that the state will
be a gainer to a large amount before
the end of another year. He has di
rected a special representative of his
department to make a complete tour
of the state, visiting the severs' county
spats in turn and makin- a thorough
Investigation and a couplet Inventory
of all the corporations which have
done business In tMn state between the
years 1SS and 1SS9. The auditor gen
era! believes that many of the corpora
tions hsve dpprived the state of thou
sands of dollars of taxes during the
rnst decade, and he proposes to recover
this money or know the reason why.
He has berun at the eastern end of the
state, with Delaware. Chester and
Montgomery counties, and if develop
ments show what he believes to be
the case, he will probably have other
examiners at work in the west simul
taneously, so that he may be able to
make an early return to the attorney
eeneral. that he may bring suit against
the delinouents.
The political opponents of the Re
publican organization of Pennsylvania,
both the Democrats and the Insurgents,
are manifestly annoyed at the activity
of the state officials who are allied with
the regular Republicans in looking
after the Interests of the people. They
had hoped to make some campaign
thunder out of delinquencies on the
part of these officials. The fact is that
the Republican party has never had
better reason to be proud of its repre
sentatives in public office at the state
capital, and the chances are that the
Stone administration will continue to
command not only the respect and con
fidence of the Republicans of the state,
but the admiration of all the people of
the commonwealth.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Dr. Nathan C. Schaeffer. superintend
ent of public Instruction, has very pro
nounced views upon the various things
affecting public education in Pennsyl
vania. His forthcoming report will
contain some vigorous, straight from
the shoulder blows against the falla
cy of a child's labor worth more than
his education.
Ha says progress has been made in the
enforcement of compulsory attendance
at school, and adds: "The arguments
used to justify farmers for not comply
ing with this law will sound strange
in the npxt century. The value of a
child's time at school is now estimated
by the difference between the earnings
of uneducated and educated labor."
Dr. Schaeffer puts it in this way: "It
is apparent that If a man keeps his
10-year-old son at home to do work
which i3 paid for at the rale of a dol
lar and a half a day, while every day
of the hoy's time properly spent st
school yields ten dollars In future earn
ing capacity, he is really robbing eight
and a half dollars from the family es
tate. Even if this result is two or
three or even four times as high as it
should be, the foregoing still remains
a case of robbing the boy of the future
earning capacity."
In many districts the directors hailed
Mrs. Pinkham's Advice Saved
Mrs. Hayes From an Operation.
tumx to mks. riKAK no. feSj
DeabMbs. Pjskha Words cannot
express my thanks to yoi for your kind
advice to me in regard to my health, I
bad been running down in health for
about seven years. I had doctored
with good doctors and taken a great
many paten, medicines. Jy trouble
began when my first child was born,
I had a very bard time and after its
birth would have severe flooding spells.
" After my second child I had Tery
good hea"'Ji until last winter when 1
again became pregnant and suffered
Very much and misc&rried. J came
yery nuar dying, and the doctor said I
must have an operation, which fright
ened DM) very much, and eonpluded to
write to yon for your advice, and talte
your medicine. Was troubled with the
whites, great pain in back and hips,
sometimes when lying down or sitting
was unable to get up. Would have
such pain In groins conld hardly walk.
" I can say I have never aeen any
thing so wonderful as Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound and Sana
tive Wash. Your remedies have done
wonders for mb. Doping that many
of my suffering sisters may be led to
take your medicine from reading this
letter, 1 remain, sincerely yours, Mbs.
Mabt Hates, Hardixbhubo, Kr."
Letters like the foregoing should
i convince everyone that ilra. Pinkham's
advice is certain help.
What Da the Chi: Aran Drink?
Don't give tberrj ta or coffee. Have you
tried tbe new food drink called UKAIN
U? It is delicious and nourishing and
take the plaiy of coffee. Tbe more
tirain-O you five tbe children tbe more
health tih: distribute through their ays
tenia. Cirain-O is made of pare grains,
and wben prorwrly prepared tastes like
tbe choice grade of eollce hut eosia about
I as much. All grocers sell it. 15c and
ie.
It Carta the
CONSUMPTION
Constant coughing is
the sure road to serious
lung trouble.
Dr. James
Cterry Tar Syrup
cures the cough, and
prevents consump
tion. Pleasant, easy to
take, always the same
all the way through
the bottle does not
deteriorate with age.
Absolutely harmless
At all Drug Stores.
25 cents a Bottia.
Don't Aerept
Baosuiuea.
with delight the change In the law fix
ing the minimum school term at seven
months, because it relieves them from
criticism for taking a step which they
felt ought to be taken and whih they
hesitated to take through fear of incur
ring tbe irs of taxpayers.
The head of the department express
es the hope that at no distant day the
increased revenues of the common
wealth will warrant the restoration of
the state appropriation to J5.500.000,
and that when this day comes a liberal
sum will lie set apart for the promo
tion of township high schools.
The rep3rt shows that there are
nearly 28.0M) public schools in Pennsyl
vania. These schools are in charge of
2S.829 teachers and are attended by
1.152.352 pupils, an increase of nearly
10.000 over 18S8. Dr. Schaeffer state3
that the seven month school law brings
an additional month of schooling with
in the reach of over 200.000 children.
STONE AND THE CONSTITUTION.
"The anti-Quay newspapers of Penn
sylvania." says the Philadelphia In
quirer, "are falling back upon the
proposition that in appointing Quay
Governor Stone violated the state con
stitution. Here is the concentrated
essence of the opposition as expressed
in one of the noisy insurgent organs:
The evidence multiplies that Mr.
Quay committed a fatal blunder
for himself when he had Governor
Stone set aside the constitution of
the state and make an appoint
ment himself.
"It so happens that there is a docu
ment extant known as the constitution
of the United states. The constitution
of the United States uoder certain con
ditions gives a governor the right to
appoint. We believe that those con
ditions have been complied with by
Governor Stone, and the senate will
decide for iiseif whether Quay is
eligible. Under no circumstances can
a state constitution become superior
to the federal constitution, and if the
greater instrument gives power to the
governor a state constitution nullify
ing these powers coulu not stand for a
moment.
"It is senseless for the Insurgent
newspapers to denounce Quay and
Stone as constitution breakers when
the closest of the constitutional stu
dents of the United Statf i believe that
tbe governor has simply maintained
the rights given him by the constitu
tion. "The case of Senator Quay will not
be debated before the middle of Jan
nary, and although the insurgent or
gans are making a great deal of fuss,
we doubt if many of them would be at
all surprised to see Senator Quay seat
ed." Eleven Girls Die By Firs.
Qnxt v. 111., Dec 12. While the school
children, of St Francis parocolal school
were rehearsing to-day for a Christmas
entertainment one of their dresses caugbt
6 re from a gas jet an 1 10 minutes later
four of them were burned to death, two
died an hour later, and five others died
before midnight. Half a dozen were
burned more or less severely.
All were between 9 aud It years of age.
Helen Soebbing and several other teach
er. Father Nicholas and Prof. Frank
Muxboid, were painfully burned in try
ing to save the children.
Three or four little girls were dresMng
for tbe rehearsal, aud others were group
ed in the wirgs of the stage near tbe foot
of tbe stairs descending from tbe dress
ing room. Tbe girls in the dressing room
had nearly completed their costumes
when one of them brushed against the
gas jet, and in an instant her drexs of
cotton and light cloth was abl ze. Si
s ireamed and ran out of the room, com
municating tbe blaze to the others.
One of tbe girls with her dress in a
blaza, jumped out of a small window
into the stairs leading to the stage and
then down the stairs into the groups of
children. They were all dad like her,
and the fire spread with incredible ra
pidity from one to the other. There
were It children iu the cast of the Christ
mas entertainment, and only few escaped.
It was all over In 10 minutes, and in that
time four perished, seven were fatally
b i rned and others more or lea severely
Injured.
Once Convlctad of Treason.
HrxTixunoN, Ind., December 21. Col
L. P. Milligan died at his home in thU
city to day. He was 87 years old ard hia
nme is familiar in national history. Iu
l"4rl he was arrested on tbe charge of trea
son and placed in a military prison at In
dianapolis. A military commission found
him guilty and he was sentenced to be
banged on May 9ih, 1W.V The gallows
was erected, but before tbe execution tbe
entoucM was commuted to life imprison
ment. Later the case was presented to
tbe Suorrine Court and James A. Gar6eld
made one of the arguments in Colonel
Mllllgan's behalf and the prisoner was
released.
Wedded byTelfgrtph.
Wischester, Kt., Dec. 22 Miss Liz
zie Hninnions,of Winchester, and Troop
er Samuel Wheeler, of the Ninth Cavalry
stationed at Fort Wingate, New Mexico,
were married to-day by telegraph. The
distance between tbe point a is 1700 miles
and tb telegraph company established a
through circuit.
Tbe Rev. 8. P. Young of Winchester,
omcia ed for th bride at this end of the
wire, and Captain Foriter of tbe fort,
acted in alike capacity for tbe gnooin.
The ceremony cost the young couple f.tr
telegrM toll fits 50. The telegraph
marriage was necessitated by the troop
er's inability to obtain a parole.
T laas For The Hate's Funeral.
Was nsoTO!. D. C. De at Assist
ant Secretary Alien, of tbe Navy Depart
ment, who ba . charge of tbe preliminary
arrangeiBMitii for interring tbe remain
ofthe Maine's dead aw Arlingtonwiext
Tburaday. ba selected as a site for their
last retting place a beautiful graaa knoll
jast tbU side of whero tbe Santiago dead
lieluried. Captain Sigsbee will have
charge of the arrangements on the day of
buriil and Chaplain Chid lck. wbo was
on the Maine when she was blown up,
will perform the funtral rites at tbe re
interment. Fcsed Aeleep ia a Ccffa.
Omaij v, Dc 21. Dr. Rudolph Frie
has been sud Sr divorce, and his wli'
Ida, brings the most extraordinary charge
of cruelty a a.b rwn.i for her suit. Their
10 year-ol t child was forcod to pose aa
deal while a photograph of ber was made, !
wbich the busbn J af.erwarH wnl to the
wife a proof of tbnir chi'd's sodden
death. Th wife allHT thtt th htM'vsnd
k' th's in ordr 1-j lacerate her fielinH.,
LEAVE TIIKJNSCRGENTS
Prominent Llenbers of the Legis
lature to B With Regulars
h Future.
DELAWARE COUNTY LEADS.
Grrat rjjaopolatmeat to the Oppo
nents of Colonel Quay, Who Had
Ilopi-d to Mute Tbat fonaity m
Promising I5i.i::e Cror.nd.
(Spf S;il CnrrerpnnrVfwr.)
Philadelphia. I)c. 20. The presence
of Colonel Quay ia this city, accom
panied hv his wi.'a on her Christmas
shopping tour, resulted In a large num
ber of leading Republicans calling
upon the Heaver statesman at hi3 hotel
to pay their respects. It was their
first opportunity to greet him since his
return from Florida, and they found
him enjoying splendid health and in
excellent spirits. That he was confi
dent of beins seated by the United
States senate was made quite manifest
to all his frlend3. and that as usual he
was looking ahead was also apparent
from the number of little conferences
that he held during his brief stay with
party leaders of most of the counties
east of the Susquehanna river. Among
his callers were many members of the
senate and hou!e of representatives
who voted for him at Harrisburg
throughout the deadlock.
The most interesting feature of Col
onel Quay's presence here was the fact
that several members of the legislature
who bolted the Republican caucus and
who refused to support the nominee of
that caucus on the senatorial balloting
visited Colonel Quay In his rooms and
voluntarily declared their Intention to
stand with the regular Republican or
ganization in the future and to have
nothing further to do with the insur
gent movement.
Ten of the men who voted against
Colonel Quay refused to sign the ad
dress to the United States senate
against his belne seated, and many of
those who did si?rn this latest Insur
gent paper have no earthly show of
ever getting back to the legislature.
Senator Sproul and Representative
Bliss, both of Delaware county, who
were conspicuous in the Insurgent
movements, called upon Colonel Oua7
with others in a delegation from Dela
ware county during his late visit here,
and It was announced that peace had
been brought about and that there
would be no contest for the legislative
nominations at tf:e crming Republican
primaries. There has been a complete
harmony program outlined, which In
cludes the election of delegates to the
Republican state co:ivntion. the nomi
nation of candidates for the county
ticket and the election of the veteran
Judge Clayton as the delegate to the
Republican national convention. This
arrangement for the bringing of all the
elements of the Republican party to
gether la Delaware county 13 a severe
blow to Wanamakerism. it is known
that desperate efforts were made to
break throufh the line3 of the regulars
In this county. Inducements of a start
ling nature were offered to have the.
leader of the Republican orcanization.
Prothonotary Mathue3, leave his
friends, who have recognized Colonel
Ouay us thetr !eader. and Join the in
srrre:its. Mathues Is what Is known
as "a true blue," and he could not
be swenod by any propositions, r.o
matter how great the personal benefit
n-.isht he to him.
NEWSPAPER GUNS SPIKED.
The insurgents rely upon the Phil
adelphia newspapers carrying the big
last page advertisements as their prin
cipal asset in their attempts to carry
counties east of the Alleghenles. These
papers are all Intensely anti-Quay, and
nothing appears in them to annoy or
displease the political friends of Wan
amaker. They always fight for the in
surgents, whether their batterie3 are
trained upon voters of the state or the
members of the United States senate
at Washington, In a crusade such as is
being waged to prevent the seating of
Colonef Quay. Itoctored news reports
and venomous editorials are given by
the yard, but up to date they have not
accomplished much for the political
advancement of their patron. The Re
publican organizations in Chester and
Montgomery counties have been made
particular marks for these newspapers,
and the stalwart are attacked and mis
represented, while the insurgents are
praised and boomed on all ocarsions.
in these counties these methods at the
last legislative election resulted in the
election of fusion legislative tickets
with Democrats and guerrilla Republi
cans running together. Hut at the last
election, despite the assaults made
upon Colonel Harnett by these same
newspapers, the Republicans were tri
umphant, and it is likely that they
will be so again next fall.
With the purpose to continue the
fight, the insurgents had put Delaware
county down as one of the counties in
which they hoped to make special in
roads in tbe ranks of the regulars.
They were propa Mng to open fire upon
the stalwarts. This harmony scheme,
however, fairly takes the ground from
under them, and they may now order
the newspapers to fire away for all they
ere worth and they will accomplish
nothing in Delaware county. The new
arrangement contemplates the nomina
tion of the former Republican state
chairman, Thomas V. Cooper, for the
house of representatives at Harris
burg. He will be one of the leaders
of the stalwarts.
NATIONAL CONVENTION PLANS.
The arrangements for the Republi
can national convention are progress
ing satisfactorily. General Frank
Reeder, chairman of the Republican
state committee, has secured rooms at
the Hotel Walton for the Pennsylvania
delegation, and many of the most im
portant delegations will be quartered
there. Members of the sub-committee
of the Republican national committee
will visit this city within the next ten
days and wlli confer with the local
committeemen regarding the plans for
the convention. The immense audi
torium of the National Export exposi
tion, in whica the convention is to
held, is being remodeled, and there is
no doubt that everything will be in
satisfactory shape in ample time.
President J. Hampton Moore, of the
State League of Republican Clubs, has
called a meeting of representatives of
all the Republican clubs of this city
and vicinity to map out a program for
the entertainment of the visiting dele
gations. The present idea is to allot
to each of the clubs one or more state
delegations and have then:' meet the
Ylritor on their arrival and escort
them to their respective headquarters.
They will also provide for their en
tertainment during their stay in this
city. There is every reason to believe
that the delegates and clubmen will
be pleased wiln their reception.
The Republican primary election will
not be held until the second week in
January, hut. with the exception of one
district, the dolegates to the Republi
can national convention from Phila.
delphia have been agreed upon. They
are Israel W. Durham and Congresa
man H. H. Bingham, First congres
sional district; United State Senator
Boies Penn;6e and David H. Lane, Sec
ond; Select Cxmncllmcn Jarne3 B.
Anderson nod Joseph H. Klemmer.
Third, and Charles F. Kindred and A.
S. L. Shle"?. Fourth. The delegates
from the Fifth district have net jet
been agreed cpon, though it is not
I:ke there wh be a cosiest
A Lucky Accident.
Frakklix, Pa.. December 21 John
Burkett, aged 40 yean, who was a mute
for five years, regained his power of
speech yesterday through an accident.
Five years ago he was employed on an
o'l lease uesr Bradford snd accidentally
fell into an nil tank. When be recovered
from bis injuries be was speechless.
He was engaged in piling bark yester
day when he slipped ard fell, h h-ad
e rikipgon atie. Tbearr-idr-nt wienrt-grd
Burkett that he tcgan to i-umr, and wps
no', a linie fritfhtend w h-n he b'-a-d his
own vb-e. H m tdstt-d ard m. tear
ful lest he sbonl J again bM his vi,i.- that
he hgso to nirg and talk lo hinclf. IPa
voice gradually lnm irrer, m he
can i ow talk as will as cm r he did.
"Strll, For Your Alters
and Your Fires'
Patriotism is always com
mendable, but in every breast
there should be not only the
desire to be a good citizen,
but to be strong, able bodied
and well fitted for the battle
of life. To do this, F"re
blood is absolutely neces
sary, and Hood's Sirstpd
rilla is the one specific which
cleanses the blood thorough
ly. It acts equally well tor
both sezes and all ag
Humor - " When I need blocd pun
f;cr J Like FuxxTs SirsspHU- curcd
ny humor nJ is excepts a fierce
tonic.- Jozie Eiton. SUffotd Sprwgs. Q.
"hckkH Wt.cnr.hTer ill. h. B..rrtutti.aa4
.h.rtic-to'lak. wnh H.-sf. .r.AprlHa.
News and Opinions
OF
National Importance.
The Sun
ALONE
CONTAINS BOTH.
Daily, by mail, . $6 a year.
Daily & Sunday, by mail, $8 a year.
The Sunday Sun
U the greatest Sunday Xewspjper
in the world.
Price 5c. a copy. By mail $2 a year
A0DRCS3 THE SUN, NEW YORK.
10,000
...POUNDS...
Assorted Candies,
NUTS, RAISINS,
FIGS. DATES,
MALAGA GRAPES,
ORANGES,
BANANAS, &C.
CHRISTMASTREE ORNAHENTS
CHRISTMAS CANDLES,
N'ow ready for the Holiday Trade at our
Undisputed Headquarters.
YOU WANT
"The Real Thing" in Up-to Date
Package Candiea.
WE HAVE IT 1
A full line of P.pymer's, Lowney'a,
Sparrow's and Whitman's Celebrated
Confections. Orders taken and went di
rect from manufacturers to any add re.
3ottom Prices on Xmas Treats.
Sunday School Committee and School
Teacher call and ane our line, gtt our
price. Hememlier, you see what you
buy, not a "at in a bag."
DO.VT FOKUF.T
FANCY and STAPLE GROCERIES
(a one of -the most essential thing for a
Merry Christina. We have the be! and
treHbet Ktix k. Now loaded with Cran
berries, Cwlnry, (l m 1 Fruita, Preserved
iinger. See led K:i!itis, Currant, Citron,
tc, Ac
Largest Assortment Ever Shawn.
Prices Lowest Ever Offered.
Timea are booming! Money ia plenty!
Trade will be the largest on record,
.'ome early and avoid tbe ruh and enjoy
t Merry, Merry Chritiiia.
Youra tor ltsrtt.
Cook & Beerits.
Jos. Home & Co.
PITTSBURG, PA.
Immediately after Chiiitinathat
is to say. on Tuesday, Dec. 26th,
three important events have their
inception. They are
The Clearance of Holiday Goods,
The Annual Sale of Wohk-h' Mulin
loerwH,r,
And th F.hi'tit of Kin Imported
Cotton.
The two first may have more im.
pDrtance for our Mail Orderfriends
than the latter. We can not give
you prices at this writing on tli3
underwear or on the holiday goods.
Suflice to eay that they will be ex
ceptionally low in fact much low
erthan preceding years.
Send ia your order at onca for
anything that you de-ire, and rest
assured that you are getting it
away under price. However, if
you desire any pertinent questions
answered, we'll cheerfully accom
modate yon if you will ask our
Mail Order Department
CATARRH
LOCAL
and
CLIMATIC
Nothing luit a lo
al remedy or
-hare of climate
ill cure
CATAHRH.
The apecific Is
Ely'a Cream Balm
!t' Ia quikly ao-
l-oroed. tiiws r
coLD'NHEADr,"1;,,;:
Naaal Fagaagrs. Allays Inflamma'ior.
Ileala and Protect" th Meiuhrniie. Ito
atore the 8ns of Tte and SinHI. No
Mercury. No Injuriou lrne. Keular
aii. SO coihk; Family size,, fl 00 a: Drng-gi-t
or tv Nil.
F.LY BROTHERS, 5ti Warren Street,
New Yoik.
Cures Drunkenness.
Cures Drug
Users.
THE
KEELEY
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riTTsw nt. r.
eeley
K.-r!!br ;j4 tflOi INSTITUTE,
Vv US
Vtina TiBtia' Bodiai Exka""-
HiVASi. Dec. 21.-The battleh.p Tex
a left here to-day for Washington, hav
ing on board 151 bodiea of tbe Maine vic
tim, which a 'ew day aaer tbe blow.ng
uprf'S battleship were buried in tbe
,-...ttry ben The bodie. on being ex
humed, were newly coffined and pi-''!
In tbe mortuary chapel ofthe cem".-ry
until tbe work completed. Tr
collina were pla.ed on the Texa- .it b
o'clock this morning and at 10 oYloc the
Texaa left ,
All the remains were thoroughly disin
fected. A difference was found between
the number of eotlina entered on ('hap
lain Chldwick'a lit, which wa 1'I. and
the actual number of coin ns exhumed.
Search was made through all the il
gravrs iu which the collina were buried,
but tbe miH.ing three were not round.
Father ChldwWk aaid the dirT-rence
could be explained by a clerical error at
the time of Interring, at he wa. very l y
at tbe wharf giving instru tiona and
Identifying the bodies, and could not u
periutend every detail.
The auperintendent of the cemetery,
who buried tbe bodies, ay that owing to
all the remains not being buried the ame
day, it ia quite possible that a mitake
was made in the counting. He wa cer
tain no bodie were lost. Captain fireeo
alsoaays be does not believe any oouna
went astray.
Persons who wrre desirous of photo
graphing the proceedings at the cemetery
were not allowed to do so
- 1223
choice gift goods
that the price of will
gratify your pocketbook.
Indies' Stationery 24 new siz ahee ts of
azure blue, pink or white paper, 21
envelopes to match in handtome
box 30c.
Ladies' yard-square tine liberty silk
scarfs white, pink, carise, light blue,
cardinal, black, $1.25.
Tourist's solid leather ciise containing
hair bruab, tooth brush, nail brush
and comb, 50C.
Ladies' grain leather combination pock-
etbocks, neat metal mountings i"ic.
Seal leather with sterling nilver
mountings, 5-'
Dressed, jointed Doll, 12 inches long
bi.se head, shoes and stockings, 25C.
Sterling silver napkin rings 65C.
The "Battle of Manila" an exciting,
whoheome parlor game size 1"1 x
U'i -75C
Nfen's or boys' 4 blade pocket knife, war
ranted steel, alerting silver handle,
40C.
Superb styles meii's MolnUr neckwear,
50c, HandsomeMyles, T., ?!.0f.fJ 00
Men's navy blue or brown Tricot Smok
ing or House Jacket, plaid lining.
ti 50 quilted satin lining, f .Vl. Other
nice omokiiig jackets, 5, 10 to 20 dollars
42-inch all wool Blsck Dress (ioods Iraj
d'F.tc Cloths .'alt; useful skirt or
dress goods any woman w ill apprtci
ate tbe gift of.
Consult our Dry fioods Price Book. If
you haven't a copy, write for it, and
you'll get it promptly, together with
booklet alxiut Books, Gloves and
Handkerchiefs.
Such varied, extensive assortment of
useful and novel articles as never be
fore heard of.
Prompt, experienced mail order depart
ment to whom you ran entrust order
and selections with satisfaction.
BOGCS & BUHL
DEPARTMENT "X"
Allegheny, Pa.
THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE.
The Tribune start5 a handsome Tri
weekly edition.
1900.
The Ntw York Tribune Is loyally Republi
can on atl public qutMlon, although It never
distort the m-wi for part purple- and nv-.
er acrven inlseomlui-t In public HtT.iir. Uo
raiise dl'novrrvl amoro; puny fiieitds. The
Tribune romniendx itwlf to every RepuMirnn
family in the country, not only Ity ita dseney
ami diiriiity, but by its wide variety of con
tent and It vigorous editorial argument in
favor of the masterly politics, which have
brough; genuine prosperity to the i-i.tintry
and glory to ttk arms and which promise high
premise in the future.
The persistent laUirof The Tribune durln
the f.mr years of Pn-slilenl Cleveland, il Im
mense circulation reaching every hillside and
valley Id the t'niud states, i regarded by
many friend as having contributed vrry ma
terially to prepare the country for tii return.
In !";, to 1'rotectlon ami M.tunJ Money uml
to vote for a Republican cmd'utite for the
Presidency.
It may as well be confessed, that one objivt
of the TRIBUNE. In putt'nR forth it-s new
and adinlothle Til-Weekly edition, I to ren
der an uddit lonal service to the great piny,
on whose uc-ess in lvoo a continuation of
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1 the latter having an t l:i.-!ratJ Supplement
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ia the following:
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All guaranteed to gne tstis-Jtttit i tit p ,,
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PHAEMACY.
408 Main Sreet, Somerset, Pa.
Our stock is complete. All gotxls guarantied. '
t Our Specialties:
tr Fine Box Stationery, "Aloha" Branl
Delkio s Confections in Original Packj-.
Sparkling Ice-Cold Soda pure and refresairv
at with a numerous variety of flavors.
tz Imported and Domestic Brands of Cigars ccsit
Sr on hand.
G. W. BENFORD, Manage
ZZ jjr-ff-FuMic station for Long Distance Telephone t'i n.l ;..::.;.
it U.S. Rate uixlerate. Sunday pay station at Hot-! Valine
Tuuuiiuiuiuimttam
? The Great Sale and Exchange Place for
a
Robes, Blankets, Harness, Bells.
g 7 bdi-iuciui just, iveiencu
V.
Of the very latest Portland" ami -Su-eir Ho'iioi Co:
and Hob Icili. Call at my varcroonw on lVirio;
street and be convinced.
.V.
& SIMPSON, He Cuts the Price.;
TV W
I Somerset, Pa,:
I What
Christmas Presents-'
O Will we get for liramlpa, (Iran !m:i. V:, M i r.X F"
X Si-ter or he Baby? (i t thin wnnflbinif n-eful. r"or the y :-
O lli-jh C'huir; a hai!Iine IJiw;ker fr vo ir t ,'aihI l.f?u". i very tifi-
will Htford them lot of comfort; lo your da.ightT S--.vim M t -
0; will prove very useful; or ijet your wi'e a iiice I'urlor or t'(i.i-;i''er " ' -
fpetnlitiK your money li.r Chrixttuvi get iin! bitijf i:ci;i'. You 11
New Furniture Store of
'? 0,-poite B & O. Dipot 4 J 1 1I. S
g Stoyclown Statior.. J- 11 If "
oocso coco aocw csaxss awso aocsa ckrsobbg oooo c-:-ov c&co oxs &
J Horne-Stevvart Co S
t
DRY GOODS
After
CHRISTMAS
Bargains.
All over the store X!"w,n-wref,ilI-v,rir,,1i:fc.!i
2 bargain Prices rule, t
Its the opportunity
of the vear for 1
2 thrif'tv hiivf ix I
I Send for the Jan- ij icfjp C()l
o iuut,itii..,
m 232 7; h Ar? -i tT?-rr.
tMlHtMl
Fmh.
Sennonable
Cot FIcwErs, hU f bis,
!- ailkimU of Artist in Floral r.wiirt
ean be fornihe, on e)rt c:t:;-e. ;,-i
Jeiejibotie at mir.iorc.
tli untturu, !.
;1
.0
IN RANGES or COOKING STOVtj
be produced at a price no lusher tlia
1,-vm
L. Simpson,
X25C
Carriages,
Buggies
and Wagons.
Immense Stock of
Whips, Etc.
S
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OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
WHERE TO
DINE
SOUPS,
HOT LUNCHES,
COLD LUNCHES.
K E CREAM.
DESERTS,
!
i
DAY AND NlCKj
The nfate-.', ci
in 8o'iier.et for w-
the "While VaU'-r" an I ; h,: '-f
CYSTE3S.
Shipment of Kreli l"i.,t
daily nr.. 1 f.ri" i'!4K!"
suittlie .nrcters
' Cook tt Beerits 1
i Blink. '' J.
The Best and Finest rue
ever sold in Somerset
1 have secure! 'I1" "
t .2"
-m ti. i.r .-uil I.
OtiKh of S.ui-n.t ilil'insr ' I
son, an. I am prep ire t .
at n time from tlii 1,t'"-
where they H illrwi'f '
HARRY HOFFE'