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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-10-22
Saturday October %. 1881.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 49,
PROBABILITIES.

For the Ohio Valley, partly
Cloudy sceather and rain. Wester-
" scinds higher Barometer and tower
/. fem llei.nfnfe 80.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-23

PHILADELPHIA, November l5.-
The scmi-annual session of the
grand lodge of I. O. O. F. of Phila-
delphia, was here to-day. Grand
Master Robert E. Wright, jr., of Al
lentown, occupied the chair. A
lengthy report of the decisions and
actions of the grand master during
the past few months was read. and
after having been referred to COM
mittee the decisions were approved.
A communication from the bi-cen-
tennial association asking grand
lodge to take part in the celebration
next year, was read and action on
same was deferred until annual
meeting. Amendments relative to
lodges working in third degree were
laid over until annual session.
!. The nominations of officers to be
elected in May next then took
place as follows; Grand master,
Francis NJ. Rea, of Philadelphia /;
grand master, Charles NJ. Hickock,
Of Bedford; grand wardens, George
Bertraim, Joseph P. Robbins, John
Garter, hr. w. \. Patten, C. G.
Simon, Amos H. Hall, Thomas NJ.
armstrong, John Server, George
Hawkens, DR.. Hillyer, Charles n.
Ridgway, of Philadelphia, and y.
Il. Savage of Pittsburgh grand SEQ
retary, John B. Nicholson. Of Phila-
delphia; grand treasurer, NJ. Rich
ards Muckle, of Philadelphia !,
grand representative to the soyer-
elgn grand lodge, Samuel +. Gwin-
ner, Of Taylorsyille- Mr. Henry
J. Bertil was elected trustee Of the
Hall association of this city.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-23
Punc:ured With Needles.

READING, Nov. 1S.-This morning
Katie Hampele, not quite twelve
years of age, met with quite pain
ful accident at Jaekson's rope walk
where she had been employed only
few days. She was feeding a ma
chine, when her dress canght in an
endless chain, and all her skirts
were pulled off and torn into shreds.
Her screams attracted the attention
of another girl, Katie Bauman, en-
ployed in the same department, who
quickly stopped the machinery, and
saved the life Of the unfortunate
girl. On this endless chain were
hundreds of long needles, which
tore her garments and punctured
her right side and right leg down to
the knee, penetrating TO the bone,
causing excrutiating pain and Sc
we're shock to her system. II is said
that the girl was wound up in the
machinery and that it is a wonder
that the muscles of the side and leg
were not torn off and the bones of
her legs broken. Both legs were
caught, but succeeded in Jerking
one out of the machinery.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-23

CHICAGO, November 16.-Last eve
ming the headless trunk of Mis- Ellen
Kessncr, attending the Normal
school at Englewood, was found at
the railroad crossing at Seventy-first
street. Last night she retired as
usual, but subsequently rose, dress
ed herself, and going to the room OF
the superintendent's wife, complain
ed offeeling i'll. she was sent back
by that lady, bat instead of going to
her room she went out on the street,
and at 10 O'Clock the body WAS found
secreted in.the wooes by two stu
dents. Both arms and legs were
broken and there were several cuts
on the body, made with a knife. The
head lay Some distance from the
body. 1t was evident that the MUIR
derer had deposited his burden hur-
riedly and fed. The thighs and abb
domen were badly discolored, carry
ing the impression of an outrage.
Two tramps were seen at IL o'clock
rapidly walking along Wentworth
avenue, but though pursued by excl
ted citizens escaped. This morning
the citizens threatened to deal sum-
marily with the murderer or muir
derers if found.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-23

SYRACUSE, N. u, Nov. 1S.-On
Wednesday evening, about 8 O'Clock
James O'Brien, life convict, escap-
ed from Auburn prison. O'Brien is
member OF the notorious "sewer
gang" which made a bold stroke
for liberty in 1880, and he was wear
ing a ball and chain for hiding away
on November Z. On Wednesday
morning he complained of being
sick, and was excused from work
and locked up in his cell. 1t seems
that he had been engaged for some
time in digging a hole through the
wall of his cell, and on Wednesday
evening with the aid Of confeder-
ate, fixed up a dummy, with coat
and pair of trousers, and stationed
it at the table in his cell, on which
he left a lighted candle. O'Brien
then slipped through the hole in the
wall into the corridor, from which
he escaped into the yard. Here he
stole two short ladders, spliced them
together, and mounted the wall. By
the aid Of o rope he easily descend
ed on the outside and made his es-
cape. His absence was not discov-
cred until the keeper unlocked the
door of his cell to put out the light,
when be found the dummy in
O'Briens place. 0'Brien vas sen
fenced to Auburn prison in 1879 for
arson In the first degree, he having
get fire to a Jail In Wyoming county.
He has served one term at Albany
pcnitentiary and Clinton prison.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-23

MESEuoNEE, Wis, Nov. lS.-Ed.
Maxwell, alias Williams, one of the
notorious outlaws who murdered
Sheriff Coleman, has been brought
here and safely lodged in iail. There
was no attempt at violence. He
talks freely and acknowledges the
murder, but says it was done in
self-defense. Lou Williams (his
brother) and himself were in the
Eau Gale woods about five days.
severel times the pursuing party
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-23

WAsHrxGrox, Nov. 15.-Secretary
of the Interior Kirkwood yesterday
com pleted his annual report to the
| President. As usual, the Indian
question occupies the larger portion
lof the document The Secretary
strongly recommends that liberal
provision be made by Congress for
| teaching the Indian youth our Ian
guagc; that upon just terms to the
| Indians the number and area OF the
existing reservations be greatly re-
duced: that on such reservations as
are not well adapted to farming
without irregation, efforts be made
to teach the Indians to become hus.
bandmen, instead of endcayorirg TO
| try to make them farmers; that the
| Indians titles to the reduced reser-
vations be individualized and thor
oughly protected by BY laws, and
that the more civilized reservation
| Indians be encouraged to abandon
their tribal relations by setting up
experimental forms of local govern
mcnt among them as nearly alike
as may be to the system of county
government prevailing in the States
and Territories in which the reser-
vatinas arc respectively located.
The Secretary states that there are
now in the States and territories west
of the Mississippi river 102 reserva-
tions, great and small, on which are
located in round numbers 224,Gfi
Indians. The numbers on the dir
ferent reservations vary from a few
hundreds to several thousands.
There are attached to these reserva-
tions sixty-eight agencies, each with
its staff Of employees. There are also
established near them, for the pro-
lection alike of the whites and In
dians, thirty-seven military posts,
with larger or smaller garrisons. The
transportation of supplies to so
many and 80 widely scattered agen-
cies and military posts is very ex-
pensive, and our army is so small,
that the garrisons at many OF the
posts are not sufficient either to pre-
vent or suppress outbreaks prompt
ly when they occur.
On the question of these reserya-
tions the Secretary says: I'm view
of the facts stated as to existing re-
servations, / recommend that Con-
gress be asked TO create commits
sion of three or four eminent citizens
to visit during the next year tic re-
scrvations west of the Mississippi
river for the purpose of recommend
ing to Congress, if they shall deem
il wise to do SO, the concentration Of
the Indians on four or five large re-
servations, to be selected in different
parts OF the West, on which the dit
ferent tribes shall he located, and if
this shall, in the judgment of the
commission, not be wise, then to re.
commend the concentration Of exist
ing small agencies where that can be
properly done, and the reduction of
the area Of others to dimensions pro-
portionate to the number of Indians
now located thereon"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-23
A Fortune at a Haul.

Chief-of- Police Heisei this morn
ing received a telegram from Jesse
Baldwin, of Boardman township,
five miles south of Youngstown, o.,
notifying him that his house had
been robbed at three O'Clock this
morning of between $4,000 and 40
600 in gold, and offering a reward
of 81 900 for the arrest of the rob
bers. Baldwin is crank who re-
Gently created a sensation by aL-
pcaring at the Treasury Department
at Washington, ID. c., and demand
ing gold for s17, 600 worth of Gov
ernment bonds. He kept his money
in an 0ld-fashioned safe under the
stairs in the hallway of his residence.
The party of burglars were five in
number. Four of them gained adj
mittance. The Baldwin family slept
upstairs, and the first intimation
they had of the burglary was the fu-
rious noise made by blowing open
the safe with powder. George
Lewis, Baldwin's son-in-law, fired
three shots at the burglars as they
left the house with the bags of gold
in their arms. The burglars return
cd a volley. No one on either side
was injured. The robbers had pre-
viously taken two OF Baldwin's hors-
es and best carriage and had them
standing near the residence. They
jumped into the carriage and es-
capped, going south. The carriage, it
has been learned, broke down about
four miles south of Baldwin's home.
1t is believed. that Baldwin was
robbed by the gang of professionals
that is working the section composed
Of Western Pennsylvania and East
ern Ohio, and from some point in
which a safe blowing operation is
reported nearly every day \ SINH
lar robbery was perpetrated at Erie
a night or two ago, and there, as at
Baldwin's, the thieves drove off the
horses and carriage of the man they
plundered. The reward is ample to
induce the detectives to start upon
the trail of the burglars, but no Off
cial action will be taken at police
headquarters here in Pittsburg, since
Chief Heisel holds that the detee-
tives are paid for protecting the city,
and cannot be sent away from their
post of duty.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-23

A subject of the greatest import
anco to the business community has
Just been brought TO tie attention
Of the Postal Department by the
Philadelphia Maritime Exchange.
It is an admitted fact that many
corporations and firms which have
an extensive correspondence lose
annually many thousands of dollars
through the theft Of postage stamps
by their employees. Years ago
this system Of petty speculation
was 50 extensively practised in Lon
don that a gang of thieves did a
thriving business in purchasing the
stolen stamps at a discount of so
per cent. and reselling them at the
suburban post offices for full value.
As a general rule in consequence of
the impossibility of identifying the
stolen property, detection was out
Of the question. At the earnest So
licitation Of many prominent peo-
pie the then Postmaster General
gave the subject his attention, and
finally one Of the snbordinates hit
upon plan which has proved ef-
fectual in breaking up the game Of
plunder. This was to perforate the
stamps with the initials of the COR
poration or firm by whom they were
to he put in use. At the present
time, when firm or corporation in
Great Britain orders stamps to the
value of s400 or $500, or more, the
postal authorities, either without
additional cost or at mere nominal
charge, according to the quantity
ordered, perforates each stamp.
By these means the stamps are
identified with the purchaser, and
are difficult to dispose of dishonest
ly, although at the same time the
partial mutilation does not in any
way interfere with the legitimate
sale of the stamps in case the or;gi-
nal buyer, for any reason-such as
going out of business-is desirous
Of disposing of them to any other
reputable concern. The Maritime
Exchange is desirous that this sys-
tenn should be introduced on this
side Of the water, and has according
ly addressed the department to that
end. Several members of the insti-
tuition, in order to give practical
endorsement to the proposition,
have intimated their willingness to
order stamps to the value of $500,
provided the Government will per-
forate the stamps with such initials
as may be indicated. ave believe"
say the officers of the Exchange in
an official communication. ''that the
adoption of some such plan would
result in important saving to parties
who are large users of stamps. and
that they would gladly avail them
selves Of the opportunity thus pre-
sented to protect themselves against |
a small peculation from underlings,
which have, in many instances,
been traced as the beginning of
much larger thefts." Postmaster
Huidepoper has addressed letter
to Postmaster General James ap-
proving the suggestion and recon- |
mending that it be complied with. |
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-23

CoLuMBUs, O., November 18Th,
state asylum for the insane was de.
stroyed by fire to-day. 1t was CON
Ipleted in July, 1877, at a cost d
81 ,520,980 and has accommodations
for 800 patients. A lady attendan,
was overcome by excitement and
for a time was entirely bereft of rea.
son. but by care she was soon re.
stored. la
The 8l4 patients and all employees
were safely removed from the build
ing. and the only accident occurred
to fireman, who broke his leg. Dr..
Doran is firmly convinced that the
fire was the work of an incendiary.
superintendent Rutter has furnish
ed temporary assistance to about
200 sufferers. 5s.l lsis
The officers, teachers and en-
ployes lost everything except the
clothing they were wearing. DR..
Doran states tonight that the l0ss
will amount TO 500 t)00 or el50000.
There was no insurance ibn Me
property, as the State does not in
sure its buildinga
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-23

Sr. LOUIS, Nov. 1S Sheriff Good.
all. OF Lebanon, relates the follow
ing particulars Of the recapturc Of
William F. Martin, under death SEN
tence for the murder of Weizer, in
I,aclede county. Martin had escap-
ed Jail by inducing girl 10 furnish
him file. Martins father and
mother live ON u farm ten miles
from Lebanon, and the Sheriff had n
close watch kept on the place.
Hearing that Martin had returned
to his i,ome the Sheriff and posse
left Lebanon at night and travelled
seven miles 10 the appointed rendez-
vous, where they hitched their hors-
es in the woods and walked toward
the Martin farm. Arriving 1t the
house the Sheriff and Marshal Estes
demanded admittanee, which was
denied. While Goodall and Estes
were parleying at the door with the
family and demanding admittance,
they heard the sound Of clapboards
being removed from the roof Pres
entIy Martins head popped through
the roof: but he caught sight of ten
guns pointed at his direction, and
he disappeared. Parleying at the
door was again resumed, and at last
Martin responded to the demands
and declared he would surrender at
daylight. 1t was then after IL
o'clock. and Mr. Goodall suspected
that with daylight would come as
sistancc. 4 general fight could not
be permitted, so he notified the TT
tie party within that if they were
acting in good faith they must sur
render Immediately. After CONSUL
tation they agreed to yield, and
young Martin threw open the doors
and stepped ou. into the moonlight.
In a twinkling be was handcuffed
and shackled by the Sheriff. But
the parents were not so easily quiet
ed. The mother rushed out and
poured upon the officers a torrent
of abuse, which closed by her strik-
ing one of the posse with rock.
The man threw up his gun and
threatened to shoot it the old LADY
did not Immediately return to the
house. This cnraged the father,
and he took dow. his old Winches-
ter rifle with which his son had
murdered Weizer, and threatened
death to the entire posse. Goodalls
revolver flashed Unexpectedly in
the o,d mans face and he gave up
the rife. The ho ise was found to
be stocked with ammunition, and
all the arrangements for u lengthy
siege. William Martin stated he
would have surrendered immediate
ly but for fear of being mobbed by
the Sheriff7s posse, which he knew
contained some men who were his
mortal enemies.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-23
An Honest Man Killed fo- Burglar

New YORK, Nov. 1S.-AdOl b
Meyer, aged91. a mechanic in Sing
er's sewing machine factory, va
shot and killed at ) O'Clock hi.
morning by Alfred Lyons, owner .
a Lewis street shoe store, who ms
took him for a burglar. Meyer nV
ped at his window by mistake, sap
posing it was the window OF a liq1O
store. and Lyons, whose store va
sacked by burglars two weeks asl
supposing this TO be another vi
by them, shot Meyer in the head
and, following him to the street, $40
him again. fatally.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-23
Death Of Mrs. Edwin Booth.

Mrs. Mary Mcyicker Booth. wife
of Edwin Booth, died at her parents
residence in New York at 5 o'clock
on Saturday afternoon. She had
been sufferer from consumption of
the throat and lungs for year, hav-
Ing contracted .he disease while in
England in 1889. Her condition
was not considered alarming until
within a few weeks past, when her
strength rapidly T. led. For two
days previous to DEAL. she lay in \
state Of coma and expired without
recovering consciousness Mrs.
Booth was the step-daughter of Mr..
]. II. McVicker, the owner of Nc
Vickeris Theatre, Chicago, and was
at one time leading lady for Mr..
Booth. For ten years past she has
not appeared on the stage. During
his wife's illness Mr.. Booth express
ed tender regard for her welfare,
and the many tokens of love and
kindness which he bestowed were
the more noticeable to his friends
by reason of the estrangement which
had existed between them since their
visit to England. It was on account
of his wife's health that Mr.. Booth
declined to play for a second season
in London, she not being able to en-
dure that climate. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcvicker gave up their Chicago re-
sidence and took house in New
York that they might be with Mrs.
Booth while she was under medical
care. Mr.. Booth was called to New
York yesterday morning, and will
be obliged to cancel his engagement
in Philadelphia for the present week.
The Lyceum will be closed this eve
ming, but the-remainder of the week
the supporting company will pro-
duce pieces especially prepared for
them, none Of which are in Mr..
Booths repertoire. Next week the
company goes to Baltimore, and it
Is expected that the tragedian will
keep his engagements in that city.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-23
The Hebrews.

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-The sts.u
er Bohemia, of the Hamburg In,
which arrived at this port to-d,T
had among its passengers leO of,.
prosecuted Jews who were the s1s
that emigrated to Spain during h;
summer. They have been as:i,tsi
to this country by Alliance-Isrss
Universelle, whose home Office i i
Paris, with branches throughoV-
Europe and one in New York. Tb,
Hamburg Steamship Company hs.
agreed to provide these passens.r:
with food according to the old He
brew ritual (Kosher), beginning Il
theft start from the Russian iluriisr
until arrival at New York, and .hs
agents of the line will also eeopg.
ate with the above named ehantabls
institution here 10 provide for thai
comfort to their various de:til..
tions. They are principally ar.
culturists, strong, hardy men, AID
their objective points are I.Ouisias
and Texas. The Silesia, of the slns
line, is due here on Wednestsy
next with $50 men on board, and !
is said that 5000 will follow dunr.
the course of the winter.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-23

The Independent Republicans o.
this State held a meeting at the
Continental Hotel. Philadelphia, on
Wednesday night last About .
dozen counties were represented by
gentlemen with . grievance.
1t is claimed that the meeting wai
in the interest of Senator Lee fol
Governor, Calvin Wells, the owner
of the Press, for United States Sena-
tor, and Editor Smoth, of the same
paper, for Congress. TIE object o.
the meeting, as publicly announced
is to organize the Independents with
the purpose of capturing the next
State Convention.
/. 1t was agreed to appoint a com
mittee of one from each Senatorial
and Legislative district in the State
for this purpose. Here is ample
notice of the designs Of this clique
of soreheads. Now let the true Re
publicans of each county see to it
that the right kind of men are sent
to the next Convention, and that the
schemes of these kickers are thwart.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-23
Bold Robbery Of Watches and Dia-
monds.

LONDON, Novembemr, 1S.-The
whole of the registered letters, which
are believed to have contained dia.
monds worth fS0,000and watches tc
the value of fi0,000, were last even
ing stolen at the Hatton Garden
postohiee, in London. The insur-
ance companies have offered a re-
ward of $1,000 for their recovery.
There is not the slightest clew to
the perpetrators. The robbery was
very skilfully planned. The mo-
ment chosen was shortly after 5
O'Clock P. NJ. when the mails are
about to be dispatched. The gas
was suddenly turned off at the me-
tire, it is supposed by a confederate
concealed in the cellar, and the
thieves, in the darkness and confu-
sion prevailing among the crowd of
people who were doing business,
jumped over the counter and seized
the mails. Nobody noticed the exit,
or in what vehicle they conveyed
their booty. Solicitors to the insur-
ance companies expect that some of
the diamonds will be conveyed to
America for sale.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-23

WASHINGTON, Nov. lS.-The Star
announces positively that the Presi-
dent has not accepted Mr.. Mac
veagh's resignation. 1t SAYS as the
case stands Mr.. Macvcagh has un-
qualified and peremptorily resigned
without any saving clause or contin-
gency and has left Washington and
taken leave of his duties. He con-
siders himself as severed completely
from the Office of Attorney General
and is now simply a private citizen.
But President Arthur has not accept
ed Mr.. MacVeagh's resignation.
He has designated Solicitor General
Phillips as Acting Attorney General /;
but such designation can only be
for ten days. 1t vas reported to-
night that a decision rendered by
Justice Bradley. of the Supreme
Court, has been found, which pro-
yides that Cabinet officer cannot
leave his position until his resigna-
ton is accepted.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-23

NV York, November i6.-The
bark, Lowwood, commanded BY Cap.
tain Fritz, from. Belfast, Ireland,
which arrived this afternoon, brings
a part of the crew Of the British
bark Bendor, of London. The YES
sci was coal-loaded and was bound
from Liverpool to st. John, New
Foundland. She was wrecked on
October 20, in lat. 1910, lon. $3.50.
Captain Fritz sent his second mate
and three men to the rescue, and in
doing 80 the boat was swamped and
ell were drowned. Then the Low
wood sent her frst mate and brought
a portion of the crew, when a heavy
gale came up and they had to leave
the wreck and the other part of the
crew to the mercy Of the sea.