The Somerset County star. (Salisbury [i.e. Elk Lick], Pa.) 1891-1929, June 23, 1898, Image 1

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    SALISBURY, ELK LICK POSTOFFICE, PA. THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1898.
Tis 1s Tisher's Hook Store,
SOMERSET, PA.
wv HOLESLAE AND RETAIL!
DOTVOVOVIVOD
This large and pushing establishment sells at wholesale to
90 town and country merchants in this and adjoining counties.
Its wholesale trade extends into Maryland and West Virginia.
We are at all times prepared to compete in prices with the city
markets.
At this season we are specially pushing Fishing Goods. Our
stock of these goods is targe, full and complete, and the prices
lowest wholesale.
Special attention is also being given to Base Ball Gods.
We also doing a nice trade in Haminocks-and Baby ¢ and Doll
Car
are
riages.
Constantly in stock a full line of Staple and Fancy Station-
ery and Harmonicas. Merchants and others can buy of us to ad-
rantage, Tablets, Inks, Pens, Pencils, Envelopes, Bill Books and
Legal Cap Papers, Fountain Pens, Blank Books, Judgment Notes,
Receipt Books, School Books and Supplies, Miscéllancous Books
and such oter goods as are usually for sale in an up-to-date Book,
Il. Hisher.
News and Stationery Store.
Chas.
Arbuckle’s and Enterprise Coffee, per pound only 10 ccents.
4 1bs. Best Rice
10 ths. Navy Beans
15 Ibs. White Hominy
7 Cakes Coke Soap
6 Cakes Waterlily Soap
5 Ibs, Good Raisins
2 2 -
ye : > = Sl
= Just Received.
A fine line of Ladies’ Shirt Waists, prices from 50 cents to $1.00. Also a fine line of
AMoen’s Dress Shirts, direct from the manufacturers, from 39 cents up. All the latest nov-
elties in Neckwear and Gents’ Furnishing Goods. Men’s Suits from $2 up. Children’s
®uits from 75 cents up. Boys’ Knee Pants from 25 cents up. Men’s Working Pants, Coats,
Overalls, ete. at prices away down.
<4. GREAT BARGAINS IN SHOES]!
We carry an immense line of SHOES and buy direct from the celebrated manufac-
¢ & Hutshins, Walker and Douglas—thereby saving fully 25 per cent. of job-
We warrant these shoes in every part. We are also agents for the famous
REMEMBER, THE ABOVE ARE CASH PRICES.
Of course we do, We sell goods
cheaper than any other in
town. Our prices speak for the-
selves,
=tore
Lancaster Ginghams........5 cents per yard.
Good Cashmeres from ........ 12 1-2 cents up,
Very best: Cotton Bats...........oon.0. 10¢.
Good Calico 4 cents per yard.
Best Calico Heents per yard,
Good 7-cent Muslin reduced to § cents.
turers—Rics
bers? prices.
Carlisle and Evitt Ladies’ Shoes.
Barchus & Livengood,
Salisburv, Penna.
Get It At Jellery’s!
i
When in need of anything in the line of Pure
Groceries, Fancy Confectionery, Thompson's
Fresh Bread, Books, Stationery, Notions, ete.
CALL ATO...
THE LEADING GROCERY.
Space is too limited to enumerate all my bargains here,
Call and be convinced that I sell the best of gonds at the
lowest living prices.
My business has grown wonderfully in ‘the past few years,
for which I heartily thunk the good people of Salisbury
and vicinity and shall try harder than ever to merit your
future patronage. Respectfully,
J. T. JEFFERY,
Opposite Postoftlice. - - - -
yo h a OC d
Grain IHlour and Heed!
8. A. Lichliter is doing businees at the old stand. With greatly increas-
ed stock and facilities for handling goods, we are prepared to meet the
wants of our customers in :
ALL KINDS OF § STAPLE GROCERIES
Feed, our, Corn, Oats, Etc.
Furthermore, we are JOBBERS
, as we buy car-
Grant Street.
In short anything to feed man or beast.
OF CARBON OIL and can save merchants money on this line
load lots. We are also
Headquarters For Maple Sweets.
We pay cash for good Butter and nice, clean Fresh Eggs. Come and see
what advantages we offer.
S. A. LICHLITER, Salisbury, Pa.
IN THE KOONTZ BUILDING!
Having some time ago purchased the Koontz property, all those
interested in Monumental work will find me in what was once
known as
THE KOONTZ MARBLE WORKS.
I am prepared as never before to offer to all those in need of Monumental work,
from small Headstones to Granite Monuments. :
PRICES HERETOFORE UNHEARD OF.
None but the best of Marble and Granite, and workmanship the finest. 1
make Granite work a specialty. You will be surprised at my prices. Call and
pecs ALBERT J. HILLEGASS, Berlin, Pa.
REPUBL [CAN TICKET.
STATI.
For Governor,
WM. A. STONE,
Of Allegheny County.
For Lieutenant Governor,—
J: P..S. Goniy,
Of Lebanon County.
For Judge of Superior Court,—
W. W. PorrEer,
Of Philadelphia.
For Secretary of Interial Affairs,—
JAMES WW. Larra,
Of Philadelphia.
For Congressimen-at-Large,—
GALUSHA A. Grow,
Of Susqehanna County.
S. A. DAVENPORT,
Of Erie County.
COUNTY
For State Senator,—
J. J. HoBLITZELL,
Of Meyersdale Borough.
(Subject to the decision of the District
Conference.)
For Congress, —
F. J. KoosgR,
Of Somerset Borough.
(Subject to the Decision of the District
Conference)
For Assembly, —
W. H. Kooxrz,
Of Somerset Borough. |
S. A. KENDALL,
Of Meyersaale Borough.
For Associate Judge, —
A. F. Dickey,
Of Somerset Township.
For District Attorney,—
Rurus E. MEYERS,
Of Somerset Township.
Oh! Dewey did them brown,
And Hobson he played hob,
And Shafter now goes down
To finish up the job,
And Blanco soon will be
A quakin’ and a shakin’
When the “Yankee pigs” turn in
To cure the Spanish bacon.
—Ex.
THERE are too many Shobbish sons of |
Senators, Congressmen and other oflice-
holders getting into “Uncle
army as colonels, majors, lieutenants,
ete. Ifitisthe idea to get these in-
competent dudes into the army in the |
hope that the country may have a |
chance to get rid of them in battle, |
then the idea is not a bad one. But if
any great military records are expect- |
ed of them, then the country will be |
disappointed.
Bam’s
Dr. Swarrow, independent candidate |
for governor on the “Thou Shalt Not |
Steal” platform, in a Philadelphia in-
terview charges that two state officials
had made out bills for lumber used in |
remodeling Grace church, Harrisburg.
at the rate of $55 per thousand feet,
while according to the dealer who sup-
plied the lumber the actual charge was
$24 per thosand feet. Dr. Swallow far-
ther states that he called the attention |
of the attorney general to the matter,
but without avail. The charges are
specifically made, and they come from
a responsible source. It remains for
the state administration to show itself
equally mindful. of its obligations to |
the people by bringing the subjects |
before the courts, whose province it is
to investigate charges of such a grave
nature. — Pittsburg Post.
We heartily endor=e the Sollowing
from the York Dispatch:
the private soldier in the army of the
United States, $13 per month, is very
small. Some states. recognizing this
fact, have been liberal with their vol-
unteers. The small state of YVermont
gives every volunteer soldier from the
state $7 per month out of the state
treasury as long as he remains in the
service. Maine pays each volunteer
$25 cash when he is accepted and mus-
tered into the service. The rich and
great state of Pennsylvania has made
no provision for her volunteers. Un-
fortunately for our state, the extrava-
gance of our legislature has left the
state treasury in such a condition that
we cannot be liberal with our soldiers
if we want to. It is an unfortunate
and humiliating position to be in, but
it is the fact all the same. Rightly and
honestly governed, instead of being
robbed by spoilsmen, Pennsylvania
ought to be in a position to set a fine
example of liberality to the breve men
who have gone out of her borders in the
defense of the nation and its flag.”
The Hunt for an Issue.
Pittsburg Times.
The movement of the Democrats in
this State thus far shows that they are
beginning to seriously realiZe the
necessity of creeping out ef the free
silver hole into which they so incauti-
an
“The pay of |
als and suddenly precipitated them-
selves in 1896. "It is rather curious that
this State, which was one of the last to
jump from the frying pan of free trade
into the fire of free silver, and which
presented the spectacle of adopting two
diametrically opposite platforms onthe
currency question during the same
summer, should have clung to the sil-
ver theory with the greatest tenacity
among Democratic organizations of the
East. But it is plainly evident now
that even its present leaders seu that it
is practically a dead issue, and will
never do for the fighting of another
campaign; and they are gladly avail-
ing themselves of the excuse that the
times demand that this fall’s campaign
should be fought on State issues only,
to drop it, or to at least so minimize it
that they will have little trouble in
ignoring it hereafter.
But while they may get along well
enough in this way in a State cam-
paign, they recognize that it is time to
be preparing for the next Presidential
election. . They feel that they are ex-
pected at this time to disclose more or
less the reasons why they will be ask-
ing the people for their votes two years
hence, and what great reforms they
propcse to hold out as bait for votes.
The tariff corpse cannot be revived for
| the present, no new wrinkle in the
| money question presents itself, a gen-
| eral calamity howl will scarcely be
feasible, and the field seems very bar-
{ ren.
| There has been some attempt lately
| to rally the party against foreign ag-
| gression, but it will not rally to any
| extent, and the wise ones among them
| see that such a course would be the
| one that would of all things be most
| advantageous to their opponents. In
| fnct it appears to be a bad time for
They are to be pitied, but
| there is comfort in the fact that their
| misfortunes are due to the general
well: being of the country under Re-
| publican rule.
| Democrats.
| QUAY AND THE PRESIDENT.
| iC
' Opinion of a Leading Republican
Newspaper of Pittsburg.
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Since the silver coinage amendment
to the war revenue bill merely concern--
ed the public welfare, it is not, surpris-
ing that Senators Quay and Penrose
paid no attention to it whatever, but
| Senator Quay was not so heedless, and
' made such arrangements as to give his
| support to this Democratic-Populistic
proposition. When Senator Morgan's
| name was called he said; “I am paired
with the Senior Scnator from Pennsyl-
vania (Mr. Quay).
if he was present he would vote ‘yea’
I, therefore, feel
Rll
{on this proposition.
at liberty to vote, and I vote ‘yea.
Thus while Senator Quay was at Har-
| risburg nominating his candidate for
Governor he had arranged to cast a vote
at Washington in aid of Democratic-
| Populistic opposition to the financial
policy of the Republican party.
We have, therefore, this strange situ-
ation of affairs presented to the Repub-
| lican voters of Pennsylvania. Senator
Quay in State affairs appeals to party
support on the score of party obliga-
{ tion to support the national Adminis-
tration. At Washinton he allies him-
self with the Democratic opposition in
waging war upon the Administration.
He voted with the, Democrats on the
war issue, joining in the bolt organized
by personal foes of President McKin-
ley, by means of which the Turpie
amendment was adopted. The Senate
was forced to recede from this amend-
ment by the resolute attitude of the
House, but not until Congressman
Stone had distinguished himself by try-
ing to organize a similar bolt in the
House. And what was this Turpie
amendment ? A recognition of the
Cuban Junta as a regular and legiti-
mately constituted government ,so that
they could pour out bonds and paper
money constituting a lien upon Cuba
which our Government would have to
recognize, oppressing the people of that
unhappy island within unnecessary
burden of debt, and subjecting the con-
duet of war to all sorts of complica-
tions and embarrassments by putting
this country in an auxiliary and subor-
dinate attitude with regard to to the
insurgents.
The Quay alliance with the Demo-
crats on the silver issue seems also to
be founded upon personal hostility to
President McKinley.
party was defeated on that issue at the
Presidential election, and it is revived
now as a means oft vexing and harass-
ing the Administration. This gave
‘Senator Quay his first opportunity of
striking at the Administration since
his wishes were disregarded in the ap-
pointment of Postmaster General
Smith, and he seized the occasion in a
characteristic way, avoiding a record
I am informed that |
The Democaatic.
of his vote, but practically dipoiting
it on the Democratic side.
We should like to know with what
reason can this man invoke party obli-
gation in the State campaign while re-
pudiating all party obligation at Wash-
ington? Surely there must be some
reciprocity of obligation. And if Sena-
tor Quay feels free to pursue the course
he does at Washington, every voter is
equally free to make his vote the ex-
pression of his personal sentiments.
Senator Quay’s course is such that a
majority for his {icket might well be
regarded as an approval of his attitude
of hostility toward the national Admin-
istration.
Absurd Spanish Fears.
Pittsburg Times.
It is reported in the Times's dispatch-
es this morning that the inhabitants of
Caimanera, on the bay of Guantanamo,
in anticipation of the capture of the
place by the United States forces are
preparing to burn the town and to flee
for safety to the mountains. 1lncidents
of this sort lead us to pity many of the
Spanish people. In their ignorance,
and judging of our methods by their
own, there are hundreds of thousands
of them who believe that if they fall
into our hands they will be barbarous-
ly treated and will be the victims of all
the cruelty characteristic of mediaeval
warfare. This has been manifested in
several instances. Many of the prison-
ers we have captured have shown signs
of expecting instant death or torture,
while passengers on prize steamers
have frequently with difficulty been re-
strained from throwing themselves into
the sea to escape the dreadful fate that
they supposed was in store for them.
These ideas of our ferocity and cruel-
ty seem to be purposely fomented by
those in authority, as witness the proc-
lamation of the bishop of Manila just
previous to the advent of Dewey in that
port, in which he drew a lurid picture
of the rapine and bloodshed which
would follow a capture by our forces.
Possessed of these erroneous ideas with
regard to us, they are really to be pit-
ied; for, added to the actual sufferings
of war, is the terribly disquieting ap-
prehension that they are liable to fall
into the power of a race as vindictive |
and merciless as their own. As there |
is no diffusion of intelligence in Spain
or her dependencies such as obtains in
this country, there is no hope that their
| minds will be disabused of these im-
| pressions except by experience.
When
they do learn the real truth a good deal
of their present fear and hatred is like- |
ly to be changed to admiration.
And This Is No Joke.
A Stoystown correspondent to the |
Somerset Standard reels off the follow- |
ing nugget of amusement and good, |
hard sense:
“During the civil war a certain lieu- |
tenant hailing from the southern part
of Somerset county became more anx-
ious to return to the bosom of his fam-
ily than he was to brave rebel bullets. |
Ilis health stubbornly retused to fail
and he was at a loss to know what ex-
cuse to offer so that his resignation |
might be accepted. After some days |
spent in thought, he sent his resigna- |
1 St. Louis Globe Democrat.
tion to the colonel of his regiment and |
stated that his reason for asking to be |
discharged from the service was on
‘akount of inkomptency.’ If some of
the dudes and striplings who have
been given commissions in the volun- |
teer army. lately organized for service |
in the war with Spain, would resign for |
the same reason it would remove some |
expensive ornaments from‘Uncle Sam's’
payroll and add greatly to the efficien- |
cy of the army.”
Effective Shooting.
Pittsburg Times.
Admiral Dewey says that one of the
principal requisites of an effective navy
is good shooting. For this purpose
there must ba good guns and skillful
gunners. He leaves us to infer that
while heavy armor and other appliances
may be important, they are of second-
ary consideration. Thathe is right was
shown conclusively by his own experi-
ence. With the same guns and gun-
ners he could have dealt with the
Spanish fleet just as successfully had
he had only wooden ships, since no
shots seemed to have reached him that
would have done serious damage to the
hulls of any ships capable of carrying
guns. We have many good ships whose
appliances for defense are all that could
be desired, but it is in our power of
offense that we have shown ourselves
pre-eminent. None of ourheavy armor |
plates, turrets or barbettes have been
put to the test.
Happily we are becoming more pro- | |
{ them.
hands of our sailors heavy guns are in-
struments of precision. We have done
a vast deal of bombarding since the
war began, and apparently to little
purpose as yet,since,with the exception
of Cavite on the Philippines and Camp
McCalla at Guantanamo, we have oc-
cupied no territory ; but even ¥# these
operations had not destroyed fortifica-
tions and disabled guns which can ney-
er be replaced, they have afforded our
gunners excellent practice and brought
them still nearer to perfection. No
gunners in any navy of the world have
had such opportunities of education as
have been theirs during the past two
months.
How the Army is Organized.
Johnstown Tribune.
The manner of organization of the
Army is a matter of which the Ameri-
can people in general know little—large
ly due, perhaps, to the smallness of our
standing forces—and the terms “corps,”
“division,” and “brigade” are scarcely
more than so much Greek, to the gen- :
eration that has grown up since the
Civil War, especially. It may be in
place to state, therefore, that the largest
distinct organization in the United
States Army is known as a corps. Of
these it has been determined there
shall be seven in the present war, num-
bered from one up. Each corps will be
made up of three divisions, or twenty-
one divisions in all, these also number-
ed. Each division is to be made up, in
turn, of not less than three brigades,
making sixty-three brigades in the
seven corps. A brigade is composed of
two or more regiments, whether artil-
Jery, cavalry, infantry, or mixed. The
regiments of infantry, in which Johns-
town’s soldiers are enlisted, are to be
| made up of twelve companies of one
"hundred and six men apiece, each four
companies forming a battalion. Bri-
| gades and regiments, as well as battal-
| ions, also go by numbers, and the com-
panies by the letters of the alphabet.
The commanding officers, to begin at
the head, are: Major Generals for the
corps and divisions; Brigadier Gener-
for the brigades, and, nearly
every one knows, Colonels for the regi-
ments, and Captains for the companies.
This limited amount of explanation
will not make “every man a General,”
als as
| . . . . {
, nor will it be particularly instructive to
(the old soldier,
i know
who, in general, will
more than told, but it may
help out some of those who take
legitimate delight in- discussing mili-
tary movements, but are not real sure
whether a battalion or a brigade is the
larger,
is
a
Gallantry of Gomez’s Officers.
Gen. Gomez tells of an action of the
officers of his staff which shows their
gallantry. While a detachment of Cu-
bans was making an attack on a forti-
fied town, they encountered a party of
Spanish ladies who had been out driv-
ing and had faited to get back into the
town when the Cubans attacked ir.
They were taken prisoners, and one of
i them proved to be a relative of the
{ Spanish
General Pando. The ladies
were greatly frightened, but were as-
sured that no harm would come to
Subsequently they were placed
| in charge of an escort and taken to the
Spanish lines upon order of Gon.Comez,
{ who stated that the war was not being
{ conducted against women,
| not at fault for the
who were
condition of affairs
| in Cuba, but rather against the despic-
able methods of Spain. In spite of the
fact that the escort was under a flag of
truce, two of them, one an officer of the
Cuban army, were taken prisoners and
| remanded for trial by court-martial as
‘spies, but managed to effect their es-
| cape and succeeded in getting back to
the camp of Gen. Comez.
The Word of a British Consul.
Portland Daily Press.
President Horace Anderson, of the
Cumberland club, has received a letter
from Capt. Frank Wildes, commanding
the Boston, acknowledging the cable-
gram from the club congratulating him
on the victory of Manila. - The captain
enclosed a translation of the proclama-
tion issued by the governor of Manila
that characterized the Yankees as bar-
barians, who, if they took the city.
would kill and mutilate the inhabitants
and would subject the women to all
manner of indignities. A prominent
woman of Manila, accompanied by a
delegation of Manila women, called on
the English consul general and asked
him if the proclamation stated the
i facts.
“Madame,” said the consul, ‘let me
| assure you that the lives and honor of
{ the Spanish women in Manily, if the
city is occupied by the Americans, wiil
ficient in this direction every day. The | not have been so securely protected for
Times's dispatches this morning show Fihe past 300 years.”
that the last bombardment of the forts
at Ssntingo on Thursday last were
marvelously effective, and that in the
—— ee at i
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers,
The famous liitic pills.