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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29

We were told during the late
campaign. and the allegation was
most persistently made by the little
faction that called itself "Independ-
ent Republican" that the tariff was
not an issue in the canvass and 1t
was constantly charged that the Re-
publican bosses" were trying to
scare the business men and manu-
facturers into their support by rais-
ing false issue.
Now, before the returas of the late
election are fully tabulated and pub
Iished, comes the appalling fact,
both from the east and from the
west. that the price of steel rails has
fallen to a figure at which they can
no longer be proitably made, and
general reduction of the wages of the
mill men, or suspension of opera
tions seems TO be inevitable. In
fact several western mills have al
ready closed down, and Others at
Chicago. Joliet. and st. Louis are
preparing to follow suit, and this
means. at the commencement OF a
severe winter. thousands of work.
men and their families will be with
out the means of support 1t Will
be seen, therefore, that the situation
is extremely serious, and unhappily
there appears to be but little hope
that the calamity impending can
be averted.
This state of affairs is directly
traceable to the success which the
Democrats achieved at the late elec-
lions. OF course, the fact that the
Democrats have been placed in pow
er, is not the sole reason for this I'M
pending trouble competition and
over production have assisted to
largely reduce prices, but what has
alarmed manufacturers more than
the shrinkage Of prices, is the fact
that the Congress just elected is hos
tile to the maintenance of protect
i've tariff, and the success of the
Democratic party is the signal for
an assault on the system under
whose protection alone steel rails
can be manufactured in this coun-
try.
1t is true that the Congress just
elected will not convene until this
time next year, but the steel manu-
facturers know from the announce
ment already made by the Demo
cratic press, that a reduction of all
protective duties will be made so
soon as that party comes intopower,
and are taking in sail preparatory
for the storm when it bIrsts.
This is but one instance of what
may be expected if our manufact-
urers generally take the alarm.
There is no concealing the fact that
general feeling of uneasiness per-
vades all manufacturing circles,
caused by the coming Democratic
control of Congress, and nothing but
reliance upon the veto power with
which the President is invested, will
prevent a panic and crash within
the coming year.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29
DISGUSTING EXHIBITION
A One-Legged Emsy of Gen Beaver.

The Gettysburg STIR and Sentinel
is very indignant that a one legged
effigy of General Beaver should have
bcer hauled through the streets OF
GETTY sburs Ia the Drm 'crLtlcjubile,.
parade. The Sentinel SAYS:
At tint when the Republicans
had settled down to- philosophical
acceptance of their defeat, when they
were prepared 10 see the enemy re-
joice and have good time generally
over their so called victories. they
did not expect to have every patri
otic citizen III the community insul-
ted and shocked by the most often
sive exhibition that has ever been
seen iii decent community. Under
cover of darkness wagon was
brought to- town on which was erect
ed a gallows, To which was hung an
effisy of Il one-legged soldier. The
leg was off at the hip, and the efiigy
was most indecehtly labeled: "Bea-
yer" in large letters When this
hideous thing first made its appear
ance, charity attributed its origin To
some groSsly-ignorant section of the
county, where partisan malevolence
Is esteemed virtue. But it turned
out that it was conceived and
brought forth in Gettysburg. The
monstrous efiigy ofa gallant, wound
ed soldier was hauled through the
streets of town which. nineteen
years ago ran red with the blood of
his dying aud wounded comrades.
Little did any one then think that
the voters of a great party would
have the audacity and meanness to
drag through the streets of Gettys-
burg, 10 years after the battle, a rep
resentation of a one-legged soldier
hanging on IA scaffold.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29

THE independent bosses are at
tempting to cover their miserable
failure to show an increase over the
vote polled by Wolfe, last year, by
claiming that large number of In
dependents voted directly for Pat
tison. Suppose they did. 1t does
not strengthen the Independent
cause to show that a portion of that
faction has joined the Democratic
party, and it proves conclusively
that when the Independent bosses
alleged that they were still Republi
cans, whose only desire was to over
throw the bosses and purify the
party. that they lied.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29
Horse Thief.

NoRRIsTowN. November 22.-Wm
Murthart, notorious horse thief
VIII owas recently pardoned from the
Montgomery county Jail while serv-
ing twenty years sentence, came
to the house of William Cregar, in
Whitpain township. last night, and
Cregar, suspecting that Aurthari
had stolen the horse which he was
driving, attempted to arrest MIN. A
fight ensued, Cregar using scythe
and Murthart throwing stones
Murthart, however, escaped, and
Cregar took the supposed stolen an.
imal to the farm of VIM. NJ. Singerlv
When he returned to his home he
found that Murthart had stolen his
(Cregar's) horse from the barn and
ridden of.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29

PIrrsBURG, November 25.-An ac-
cident OF peculiarly distressing ma
ture, took place last night at Belle
view, a little town on the Mononga-
hela river, about twenty miles from
this city. About two weeks ago, a
miner named Hale Forsythe, who
lives with his wife and family AT
Belleview, was Informed that dyna-
mite was a valuable agent in the
slaughter of fish. Forsythe knew lit
tie of its properties. but a few days
ago he went To a quarry and pro-
cured four sticks OF the explosive
material, weighing about "a lUuud.
rhe person who furnished tire dyna-
mite saw tina, Forsythe was ignorant
Of the manner in which itshould be
used. SD he told him that the stuff
was frozen and was useless in that
condition. He explained to For
sythe that if the sticks of dynamite
we're placed near Il fire they would
thaw out and be ready for use, and
that if proper care was taken during
the thawing process there was no
danger of an explosion. Acting upon
this advice Forsythe last evening
placed the sticks Of dynamite in the
oven of his kItcucn stove aad let. the
house.
In fifteen minutes there was a
frightful noise The stove WIS
blown into tiny fragments. The en
tire end of the house, which Is two
story frame building, was wrecked,
and Mrs. rorsvthe aud her little chill
dren were hurled in different direc-
tions, and cut by flying pieces of
IRON and glass or violently thrown
against the walls. Mrs. Forsythe
was cut and gashed in a most fright
ful manner, She had been sitting
near the stove, and the pieces Of
iron struck her in over thirty places,
giving her the appearance OF ii per
son who had been riddled with buck
-n"t Sne ctnuot po>siblr rec 'ver.
Charles ForSythe, five years old, and
the Youngest of the children, was
terribly bruised aud cut, and died
not long after the accident occurred.
Robert Forsythe. seven years old,
Was cut annut the mead and boiv.
His injuries are serious but he will
not die.
Willie, the eldest of the bows, aged
eight years, had just ariseen to get
drink, and was not more than two
feet from the seove when the explo-
sion occurred. He was thrown dis
ttnce of twenty feet. He was found
in a cave in the yard. He WAS hor
ribly mangled. and died from the ef
iects Of his injuries about two hours
after the occurreu"e. The entire
portion of his body was opened a.
though the flesh had been cut away
with Il knife, exposing the entrails
Both arms were twisted from their
sockets and one lee was almost sey-
cred at the knee. Forsythe is al
most crazy about the affair and CON
stantlv exclains that he is to blame
for the disaster. He wanted to com.
nit suicide but was prevented.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29
Gagged and Robbed.

CUMBERLAND, November 22.-
This evening thrc men entered the
residence of John Kinney, garden
er living near Payne Spring alley,
this city, and demanded of HIM his
money, threatening to take his life
if he refused. He was alone at the
time, but declined to tell where his
money was. The men then gagged
and bound him, and searching the
house, succeeded in finding $500,
which they took away with them,
leaving Kinney bound. After strug-
Cling for over two hours, Kinney
succeeded in getting the gag off,
when he cried for help. The neigh.
bors came in and released him, when
he told his story. He is confident
that he can recognize one of the men
if he sees him. The police are search
ing for the robbers. The affair oc.
Cured in a thickly settled part Of
the CITY. The robbery is one of the
holdest that has ever occurred in
Cumberland.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29
Terribly Burned.

On Wednesday afternoon Mr.. G.
VI. Savage. aged 81 years, of Cham
ber,hurg. met with terrible acci
dent. He has been partly paral yzed
and had little control of his limbs
While the other members ef the fam
lily were at supper in another room
he endeavored to make up the fir,
when his clothes become ignited anc
were soon a mass of flames. Ii,
made no outcry and it was not un
Ill the family smelled the burlin.
clothes that they discovered hi
danger. Mrs Feldman, his d,ugh
ter, rushed To the room and founC
him living by the stove with bis
clothing in blaze. Hastily tearing
the burning fabric of him she sue
ceeoled in outening the fire. NJ
Savage's left hand was burned TO ;
crisp and his right side severely
burned in several places. Hi:
physicians think he will not recov
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29
Kansas Wheat Crop Report.

TOPEKA, KAs., Nov. 25.-The mil.
lion and a halfacres of winter wheat
harvested in this State the past sea-
son averaged twenty three bushels
to the acre, exceeding that of the
harvest of 1881 in grand total OF
fourteen million bushels. Reports
received In this city to-day from
fifty points in the State, covering
every wheat district, show the acre
age sown to wheat the past fall to be
slightly IN excess of that of last year.
The continued dry weather in the
early fall retarded the sowing. but
the favorable fall has put the plant
IN fine condition for winter.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29
The Mine Horror at Scranton

SCRANTON, Pa, Nov. % The ac-
cident at the air shaft of the Oxford
Colliery of the Delaware, Lackawan.
na and Western Company on We'd
nesday night was more serious than
at first reported. The scaffolding at
the head of the shaft gave way under
a heavy weight Of rock. and fell on
the men working several hundred
feet below. Patrick Ratchford and
Hopkins Hughes were Instantly kill
ed and james Roberts died this
morning. William HAYS received
internal injuries. and several others
had severe hurts
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29
Killed.

Richmond, Nov. 20.-Andrew J
Mitchell was brutally murdered in
Guochland county last Friday even
ing by Alexander L. Parrish. 1t
seems that the two men farmed con
jointly, Mitchell renting barn from
Perish in which to store his crops.
Parrish subsequently nailed up this
barn and detained Mitchell's crop OF
corn for an alleged debt Of $40
Mitchell, who is poor, being in act
ual nee d of food Tor his family, hired
IA team to get his corn from the barn
to market. Upon arriving at the
barn the driver of the team was
warned off by Parrish, VINO said
he would shoot him as readily as he
would Mitchell. Soon aftervard
Mitchell came up, and as he reached
the door of the barn Parrish walked
up from behind and, without warn
ing, shot Mitchell in the back with
a shotgun. iliiicting wounds from
which he died in Il few moments.
Much excitement prevails in the
neighborhood at the unprovoketl
crime.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29
Another Faith Cure.

WASHINGTON, Pa, November 22.-
Less than two weeks have passed
since the miraculous faith cure of
Richard Huffman, of Bentleyville, a
cripple. Another case in tnis coun-
tv is now To be recorded. Miss EN-
ma Rogers, an estimable young lady,
twenty-five years of age, who resides
on a farm few miles from town,
has been for two years afflicted in a
like manner with a spinal affection.
During that time she has been una.
bic To leave her he'd. not even able
to raise her head from the pillow. A
year ago she was taken to Philadel-
phia before the best physicians of
that city, but without obtaining any
relief whatever. Richard Huffman
had been acquainted with the family
and several weeks ago said to Miss
Rogers that he was certain that thro'
the power of prayer God would yet
restore them both to health and
strength. The result in Huffman's 5
case is already known. Miss Rog-
ers is very devout and for some time
has been praying for her relief and
Others have prayed for her. Yester
day she got up from her bed and
when her father came home from
work he found his daughter sitting
in a chair, apparently fully recover
ed. Dr. Dodd, her physician. is a.
much astounded in her case as was
the doctor who had made a careful
examination of Mr. Huffman and
pronounced him incurable. This,
the second Gaze of faith cure in the
county within ten days, LAS caused
much comment.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29
Singular Death

MONTREAL, November 22.-Mrs
Stewart. whose husband was drown.
ed in the Lachine Canal some time
ago, told a neiehbor this morning
that she was going to die during the
day. She begged the woman to re-
main with her. as she had horror
of dying alone. To the surprise OF
her neishbor she died shortly before
IL o'clock.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29
The small vote of Stewart having

The small vote of Stewart having
given the lie to all their Dragging
during the campaign, the Independ-
ents are Offering an explanation that
the bulk of their vote was cast for
Pattison, apparently forgetting the
fact that this pitiful excuse only
proves their double dyed treachery
first, to the Republican party, and
secondly. to their own candidate.
But the Democrats repudiate their
claim of voting for Pattison and say,
they are simply trying to cover up
their lies about the great strength Of
their faction by coming the fresh lie
that they voted for Pattison. 1t is the
old, old story over again. The Dem
eorats "love the treason but despise
the traitors"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29
Seven Men Killed.

LONDON, November PA railway
bridge at Bromley, near London,
fell this morning, and seven work
men who were beneath the structure
eating their breakfast were killed.
The bridge was on the main land OF
the London, Chatham and Dover
Railway. Besides tn ose killed sew
eral persons were injured. Con-
tinental service by this line is stop
ped by the accident.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29
The Tail TO Wag the Dog

Senator Mitchell has been inter.
viewed by Philadelphia Times re-
porter and says the Republican par
tv has much vitality, nut if the 800
600 voters who voted for General
Beaver insist on controlling the
State convention instead of allowing
him and the forty-three thous-
and other people who voted for
Stewart to name the Republican
ticket. defeat is certain.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29

COMPARISON of the late election re-
turns with those of 1880, show some
remarkable results. The total vote
this year is less by 12S,979 than in
1880. These figures show that one
voter in every eight failed to go the
polls. The combined vote of Beaver
and Stewart is S3,372 short of Gar
fields, and Pattison's is 52,637 less
than that of Hancock.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29
Discovering the Dead.

WASHINGTON, November 2l.-ln
the Jeannette court of inquiry En-
gineer Melville continued, before Il
large audience, his account of the
search for De Long and his party.
The narrative was very pathetic, and
the speaker told the story III Il
straightforward manner. He CAV,
the details of the discovery OF tn,
party frozen 10 death or the banks
uf the Lena. The attention of tl'
searchers WAS first attracted by the
nut poles sticking out of the snow
Upon seeing there the party advanc
Ell few steps when they saw Il hand
reaching out of the SNOW, which at
terward proved to be De Longs.
fhe rest OF the party then discovered
the remains of five uear there, and
evidence that the unfortunate men
had been trying to remove their Ell
iects with the supposed view OF
reaching the banks OF the river. Mel
vile said they evidently recognized
the fact that if they died near the
banks of the river their bodies would
be carried away by the foods. De
Longs journal was found near where
the body lay. The bodies were all
frozen 10 the ground, but as soon as
discovered they were pried up, rolled
together and covered with tent cloth
1t was found when Ambler's body
turned over that he clutched De
Longs pistol; from this Melville
drew the inference that De Long
died before Amber, and that the
latter had taken the pistol to keep
off animals. Melville gave directions
to have the bodies taken out of the
snow and placed in a hut ne; r by I;
he also directed those removing the
bodies to be very careful to preserve
any articles found on their persons.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29

In the light of the official returns
those eighteen hundred enrolled
Independent votes in this county,
and that twenty-five hundred major
ity with which Colborn was to be
showed under, have all vanished
into IL in air, and the Meyersdale
Commercial is pilloried as the cham
pion liar and thinnest fraud of the
are. The voters who were duped
and swindled by it are to be pitied.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29

CONGRESS meets on Monday next
and its life will end on the fourth
day of March. There will only be
about eighty working days in which
the Republicans can perfect such
legislation as is demanded by the
wants of the country. After that the
control of the House will be in the
hands of the Democrats for the next
two wears.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29
Brutal Crime.

LANCASTER, November %. Frank
kilchrist was convicted to -day ofan
atrocious assault on Lizzie Met 'laren.
in this city, last July. AT the same
time the girl, who was OF weak mind.
was assaulted by FIVE others, four of
whom are now under bail awaiting
trial. The girl was rendered ra-
wing maniac by the treatment re-
ceived, and for long time her life
was dispaired Of.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29
Fatat Love.

FRosTBURG, XIV, Nov 21- nur-
der and suicide took place II ,terday
near this place, the psi, being a
young man named epldem and Miss
Austin. The lat. fevers in Muhlen-
friends. Codapim been paying at
tention to heSVhnd spent considera-
bic tsme in her company while she
was here. He accompanied her and
her friends on her way home till
they reached Pond river, where be
called Miss Austin aside as he was
about 70 return, and deliberately
shot her through the head He then
shot himself in the region of the
heart. fell, sprang up and shot him
self twice in the head, and both were
dead within five minutes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29
THE PRESENT FRIGHT-ANDP PRE-.
yIOUs WARNINGS.

The flippancy with which the
guerrilla press received the sensible
warning that English intrigue was
at work in the recent campaign.
through the agency of the Demo
cratic and Independent" parties, to
break down protection, already gives
place TO alarm at the cry of distress
and terror going up in consequence
of the victory these dupes, or decoys.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29
Notices of Reduction Posted.

SCRANTON, November 23.-Notices
were posted last evening at the stee
mills stating that a general reduc
tion of wages would take place OF
December |. There seems to be nC
disposition among the workmen tc
refuse TO accede to the reduction
and no trouble is anticipated. Th,
amount of the reduction has not vel
been stated, but it is thought it will
he ten per cent. The reduction is
being made in order to keep the
mills running through the winter.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29

Poor Pattisonl like young bear
all his troubles are before him. nv
erv Democratic county in the State
is furnishing a score or more OF can
didates for offices, while the lnde-
penden: leaders are passing around
the hat begging for the crumbs that
fall from his table.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29

Now, that the honest Independ-
ents realize how UNANIMOUSLY the
Commercial and Koontz and other
petty bosses deceived them, and led
them into aiding the election of a
Democratic Governor. they have
made up their minds that they will
teach those worthless a lesson they
will not forget in hurry. They will
hereafter be treated as political bum.
mers and sharps, to be Stunned and
spurned. as they should be.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29

CONNELLsvILLE, Pa, Nov. PA
double frame tenement house of the
Pittsburgh and ConnellsviIle Gas
Coal and Coke Company was burned
last evening. Loss $500; no insur-
ance. 1t is supposed to have 0rigi-
mated from defective flue.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29

Now that they have been defeated
and their pitiful weakness has been
exposeu. the Independent leaders
propose to "keep up their organiza-
tion," camp on the skirmish line.
and bushwhack the Republican
army. If they cannot rule they
hope they can ruin.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29
Fire at Mount Pleasant

MOUNT PLEASANT, November "a
The Eureka Facing Mill, located
near the b d 0. Depot, was entirely
DESTROYED by fire last night, besides
a small dwelling and stable close by.
The mill was owned by Messers.
}. I. Mcintyre and II. Mitchell, and
was insured in three different com
panies to the amount of $500,
which covers about half the loss.
The fire broke out shortly after II
O'Clock and by twelve the building
was in ashes. The cause of the fire
is not known.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-29

The Philadelphia Record says the
Democratic party comes into pow,
er onlv as the choice of two evils,
and that they "are in the position o
the spaniel which ran away with the
bone while the bull dogs were fight
ing over it. If they can make theil
accidental prosperity inure to the
public advantage they may possibly
persuade the voters to let them keer
the bone.o