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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09
The Strike Commenced.

PIrTsBURG, May six o'clock
this morning was the time set by
the edict of the Convention for the
5000 railroad coal miners to lay down
their picks and refuse to light a lamp
or make a bearing until the recent
order of the Coal Exchange, reduc-
ing the price of mining, would be
Withdrawn.
At the miners headquarters on
Third Avenue an unusual stir was
observable. President Schaming
was found surrounded by his corps
of lieutenants, to whom he was CIV
ing instructions in an undertone,
while Secretary Flannery was busily
writing at his desk. The President,
on being asked concerning the state
of affairs in the field, said: EVERY
think is going on swimmingly. The
whole Pan Handle is out. There is
not a pick swinging in the Pittsburg,
Virginia and Charleston Railroad
mines, and the pits along the Penn
sylvania and Allegheny Valley Rail-
roads are also idle. We needed no
brass bands or forced enthusiasm,
but the men came out voluntarily
and with a will. We have the big
gest strike ever inangurated in this
district. AL the reports brought in
show that the men are coming up
nobly,"
Operators admit the statement to
be literally correct and profess to be
Indifferent how long the strike lasts.
Mr.. Irwin, of the Charters Valley
Coal Company, said this evening:
"As good luck would have it our
contracts were closed before the
present agitation started, and the
strike now finds us prepared to shut
up the mines and take things easy
until next Fall. / believed compro-
mise may yet be effected on a basis
of three and a-half cents for the local
trade but it would not pay many
operators to run their mines for
merely that trade. So let the miners
go it. They can get all the strike
they want, as we cannot pay more
than three cents and have work this
Summer" Other operators express
ed the same opinion, but the miners
insist that their statements are
veriest buncombe, and they are ex-
ceedingly anxions that work should
be continued. The miners are
wrought up to a state ofgreat excite
ment, and whether the strike is long
or short it will be prosecuted vigor-
ously.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09
Disastrous Visit.

VrcKsBURG, May "a fatal acct
dent occurred at the refuse oil mills,
two miles below the city, at about
10 o'clock last night. Barnard Dom
nelly, a Waterman, went to the gas
vault, situated some distance from
the mill, to wind up the gas ma
chine. When he reached the door,
Harry Parks, Minnie Lavender and
Leila McMasters, who were going to
see how the machine worked, were
about ten feet behind him. Parks
had a lantern in his hand, and when
the door was opened the gas %confin-
ed in the vault rushed out in such a
volume as to reach the lantern. 1t
Immediately ignited, enveloping the
party in flames. Miss Lavender was
so badly burned that she died this
morning. Parks and Miss McMas-
tiers were seriously, and it is feared,
fatally burned. Hopson. assistant
engineer, had an ankle broken by
the force of the explosion. Green,
another employee, was seriously
burned while attempting to rescue
the sufferers. The flames died out
almost Immediately and no damage
was done to property.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09

Total Destruction by Fire.

CHAMBERsBURG, April 29.-Mc-
Afee's hotel. at Mercersburg, this
county, was totally destroyed by fire
early this morning. All of the con-
tents of the building were consumed.
1t has been the custom of the pro-
prietor, Mr.. Thomas McAfee, to al
low a lamp to burn in the hall on
the first floor during the night. 1t
is supposed that the lamp bursted.
When the fire was discovered at 2
o'clock this morning the entire low
er portion of the building was in
flames, and it was with great diff
Guilty that the inmates of the house
escaped alive, but none were even
seriously injrued.
The building was a very large
three-storied brick one, very hand
somely furnished, and quite a Sum-
mer resort. There were $4,000 insur-
anc OF the building and $500 on
the furniture. The fire communicate
ed to a building adjoining the hotel
but the citizens succeeded in extin-
gushing the flames before much
damage was done to the property.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09

BETWEEN five and six thousand
coal miners in Allegheny County,
have gone on q strike for an advance
of half a cent a bushel for mining
coal. They were receiving three
cents. and their employers say they
cannot afford to pay more at present
prices. The miners will probably re-
main idle all summer, to the great
loss of all concerned.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09

CoNNELLsvILLE, April 29.-Frank
+. Wilson, one ofthe contractors on
the Pittsburg, McKeysport & Yough-
ogheny Railroad, was the means of
saving a woman and her child from
a watery grave to-day. Mrs. Moran
and her baby were being taken
across the Youghogheny River at
Bradford, when the boat capsized
and threw both them and the boat
man into the river. The current was
running high and there was but one
chance in a thousand of their being
saved. Wilson jumped into the river
and rescued the drowning people. 1t
was several hours before they were
resussitated.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09
Very Anxious.

WASHINGTON. May 2.-Register OF
the Treasury Bruce was asked yes.
terday by DR.. Stoddart, of Chicago,
and ex-senator Pomeroy, represent
ing a new prohibition and anti secret
society party, to accept its nomina-
ton for the Vice Presidency in 1884.
He declined. They offered him the
nomination for the Presidency, and
he again declined. They asked him
to suggest some other colored man.
He named Frederick Douglass. They
objected, on the ground that Doug
lass was a resident of the District OF
Columbia, and then Withdrew.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09

For cool, unmatched, unadulter-
ated, native impudence, the Irish
Democratic bosses of New York city
are entitled to the cake. The latest
specimen of it is in the demand that
the authorities shall not open the
great bridge on the day set for it,
aecausei il is the Queens birthday,
and a celebration or that day would
be distasteful to The Irish citizens.
We trust that the authorities will
not permit themselves to be bullied
into changing the day they ksye
fixed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09

Ex-Gov. CURTIN, who was never
known to spoil good story for the
sake of the truth, in an after-dinner
speech he lately made, thus narrated
the operations of a branch of the
army which he detailed for duty in
this county during the late war: Il
once sent a small army up into Som
erset county. This county abounds
largely in maple sugar and rye
whisky, and my army abounded
largely in preachers and Quakers.
The army only stayed in Somerset
six weeks, but when they left there
was not a pound of maple sugar or
a pint of whisky in the whole coun-
ty."
1.-THE audience around the dinner
table had only known the topography
ofthe county, and the point (Shoaff's
Bridge which the small army"
wa sent to defend, their enjoyment
of the story would have been much
keener. though. perhaps, at the
"Great War Governors" expense.
An old county bridge, (oyex 2 paltry
mountain stream, almost always
dry, except when the snows are
melting in the spring)-on a country
road never travelled except by an &C.
casional farmer, seekinga reighbor's
on an errand to reach which an
enemy would have to traverse miles
of a mountain wilderness, and when
he coached the spot, would have
found absolutely nothing to ravage.
steal or destroy would in fact have
been "lost in the woods" Such was
"Shoaf's Bridge of that day-now
the thrifty village of lockwood, OF
the b. 4 q. Railroad.
Why the little army"-which, by
the way, was from the Governors
own town of Bellefonte-was ever
sent to s'Shoaf's Bridge, has always
been a mystery to the rural denizens
of this county. 1t hRs been conject-
ured frequently that they we're or
deced here to keep them out of tbs
way of harm, but it is apparent now,
thatit was for the preservation of the
home c9mmissariat. We have new
or since seen a representation of
Falstatf's army marching through
the country, but the march of the
little army from Rellsfonte to
Shoaffs Bridge. has been most vivid,
lly recalled. The Commanderin.
Chief who discovered Shoafs
Bridge as a strategic point, and de.
termined to possess and hold ii, with
twenty-five preachers and Qnakers,
deserves to be immortalized.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09
Sent to Jail Again.

MILWAUKEE, April 30.-The de-
cision of United States Commission.
Ryan releasing Kate Kane, the
female lawyer, on habeas corpus
proceedings, because Judge Mallery,
of the criminal court, committed her
verbally for contempt in throwing
water in his face, was this morning
reversed by Judge Hamilton, of the
circuit court, who reviewed the case
on a wfit" Of certiorari. Miss Kane
was remanded to Jail. Bail was Of
ferred, but Judge Hamilton decided
that the case was not baiIable. The
prisoner said she would never pay
the Gne, ifshs stays in jail all her
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09
Strike of IronwOrkers

PIrTsRURG, May 4.-The action of
the Conference Committee of the
iron manufacturers and the Amalga-
mated Association yesterday in ad-
journing sine die without a satisfac.
tory agreement having been reached
makes a strike on June LIST at this
time appear inevitable. Both sides
are firm, and express their determi-
nation to hold out. The committee
of the iron manufacturers consider
their work as completed, and say
that if the workmen desire another
conference they will have to make a
request and another committee be
appointed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09

SENATOR PATTON, of Greene coun-
ty. in the course of debate on the
anti-treating bill, on Thursday last,
ayerred that sin the County OF
Greene. there had been no licensed
houses for five or six years, and yet
there was more drunkenness than
when license prevailed" 1t is state
ments like these, made by response
ble men, hat give pause to those
temperance people who doubt the
efficacy of total prohibition.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09

The city of Philadelphia now
holds in trust for charitable purpos-
es funds amounting to s10,274,O27,
not counting nine trusts of that ma
ture which are not under the admin
istration of the Board of City Trusts.
The Girard estate is the chief trust.
The principal is s9,674,269 "a. The
oldest trust is the Benjamin Frank
lin fund of $4,000. the income from
which is expended in aiding young
mechanics to start in business. The
total number of such trusts held in
and for, if not exactly by, the city of
Philadelphia is thirty-seven. That
burg is doubtly deserving of the I'll
tie, City of Brotherly Love.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09

protection and the people can't pre-
vent u.s." That is HarTison's advice.
He wants the Democratic ship to
haul down the pirate ensign and go
into the next fight with the National
flag flying. When the fighthas been
won, he is in favor of running the
pirate ensign up again. History
repeats itself, and the old dodge Of
1912 is to be rehashed in 1884, by
Democrats who are overwhelmingly
for free trade, but who prefer not to
say SO until the battle has been won.
Can Americans be thus deceived
twice in the same country? We
should Judge nay"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09
ingyet.

Gov. PArTIsoN is attempting to
''boss"the Legislature by threatening
that in Ease an apportionment bill
is not passed, to call them back
again in extra session. This, how
ever, is only calculated to prevent
the object he processes to aim at, for
an extra session places an extra
thousand dollars each, in the pock-
cts of his party friends, and it is not
in Democratic human nature to re-
sist the temptation of bagging an ex-
ira thousand so easily.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09

CHARLES S. WoLFE, the great In.
dependent Reformer, was in Harris
burg last week, and openly announc,
ed his disgust with the present State
Administration, which he and his
followers elected. He says: 81 shall
pull no more chestnuts out Of the
fire for the Democratic party, nor
shall / serve the bosses of the Re-
publican party. l shall 60 to the
polls and vote as l please" Char
lies burnt paws have not quit smart
ing vet.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09
Killed Her CHILD.


WASHINGTON, Pa, May about
three weeks ago Lizzie Harnel, of
nea Taylorstown, gave birth to a
child. On Saturday night last the
girls parents went away and when
they returned on Sunday the babe
was dead and buried. The neigh
bors learning the facts became sus-
picious and yesterday dug up the
body, sent to Washington for Coro-
ner Greer and guarded the corpse
until the inquest, which was held to-
day. A verdict was returned that
the child died from violence. The
girl and the man suspected as the
father of the child have both de-
parted.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09
Getting Ready to Lie.

The leading newspapers ofthe land
are thus early but very properly call
Jig attention to the attempts of the
Democratic leaders to break the force
of the tariff issue, and at the same
time hold the support of the free
traders. Senator Mcpherson of New
Jersey, has in a labored article sought
to get the Democrats on the fence,
while Carlisle and Blackburn, who
recently denounced Randall as a
tariff man, are now explaining that
their free trade views are not as rad
ical as some might suppose. Car
Isle writes to Watterson's Louisville
paper-Waterson, the author Of the
tariff for revenue only" plank-apd
Mr. Watterson allows such headlines
as this to be placed over it: "Ex-
cerpts from Mr.. Carlisle's speeches
which will confound the protection
lists, who swear that he, in common
with all tariff reformers, is a deter
mined free trader. The rights of the
people correctly outlined. while JUS
tice to the manufacturers is not over
locked"
All n this scare has been brought
about by Mayer Harrison's speech
at the Iroquois banquet in Chicago,
where Bayard was to pave tie way
for a thorough free trade issue in
behalf of the Democrcy.-Indeed, all
of the speeches we're brimful of free
trade, until Harrison sounded the
alarm, and ever since the alarm has
spread The New York World,
whose editor was among tie states
men Yhom Mr.. Harrison's uncorked
eloauenes upset at the banquet,
rises to remark that the Republican
papers seem to think that Harrison
spoke as o protectionist. We have
seen no Republican journal which
makes that mistake. The point on
the free traders is much stronger
than it would be were Harrison o
protection;st. He spoke a. q free
trader, and he sum and substance
Of his advice was this: THE Demo
cracy cannot win on On open free
trade issue, because the people are
against free trade. The thing to do
is to conceal our views till We get
Into power. Then We can wipe out
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09

The Prohibitionists have had no
better success in New York than in
this State, and a bill providing for a
popular vote upon a proposed anti
LIQUOR constitutional amendment has
been lost in Albany from its failure
to secure the requisite majority. If
this were really a blow at the cause
of temperance, it would be a matter
for deep regret, but prohibition and
temperance are different things, and
it is the teaching of experience that
the first does not include the latter.
1t is not by prohibiting the use OF
liquor that immoderate drinking is to
be prevented, but by persuading men
that their interests require them to
cultivate the virtue of sobriety. If
they were once thoroughly convinc.
ed of that indubitable truth. there
would be no use for prohibition ;
Until then it would be Intellectual
North american
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09

BosToN, April 30.-Albert Fl. BIZ
ais, of the firm of Bials Il Pickett,
spice dealers of this city, shot and
killed his partner, A. Perley Pickett,
on The Fall River steamer Bristol,
last night. The two occupied a state
room together, and about l:30 Flick
EFT got out of his berth and went to
the window. Bials was awakened
by the rafting of the blinds, and,
thinking some one was trying to en-
ter the room, drew his revolver and
fired a bullet which entered Fickett's
forehead and passed out at the back
of his head. He died in a short
time, and Balls delivered himself to
the police on the arrival of the boat
at Fall RIVER.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09

PRor. HIeBEE, State Superintend-
emf of Public Instruction, has called
a convention Of county, borough and
city superintendent Of common
schools, to meet at Williamsport, in
conjunction with the State Teachers
Association, on July, 10th, 18th and
10Th. to consider subjects pertaining
fo edrcation.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09

A BILL requiring two years prac'
tice at the bar for eligibility to the
Office of District Attorney, and anoth-
er authorizing agricultural and hor,
ticultural societies to appoint special
police to protect their property were
signed by the Governor and became
liza laat week
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09

Or Tuesday last. our new Demo
cratic Secretary of Internal Affairs
]. Simpson Africa, took possession
of his office, and announced That he
had appointed his brother-in-law'
Deputy Secretary, and his son
Draughtsman of the department.
There would have been a terrible
howl of nepotism from the Demo-
Gratis, if a Republican had SO gener-
ously cared for his family.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09

The masses of the people are hon.
est, and busybodies and querulous
critics will all be relegated to the
rear. President Arthur assumed the
duties of his great Office with the
whole pack Of critics in full cry.
They kept it up until they began to
hear from the people, who have
learned to admire the straightfor-
ward, manly course of the silent
President, who listens respectfully
and then acts with rare good judg-
ment in the interests of the people
of the nation. The other day the
Rev. t. Dewitt Talmage, expressed
this sentiment in the words, "We
have not had a more faithful, UMPIRE
tentious, conscientious, dignified,
and competent President than Ar
thur within the memory of the pres
ent generation.-Inter Ocean.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09

The President has appointed VIM.
T. Woods Judge of the Supreme
Court of Indiana, to be Judge OF the
District Court of the U. S., in place
of Judge Gresham, appointed Post
master General.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09
Heavy Judgment.

New ORLEANS, May 3--Judge Bill
lings to-day rendered an opinion in
the case of Myra Clark Gaines,
against the city of New Orleans, on
an exception to the report of the
Master in Chancery. The report OF
the master is confirmed and interest
added. Mrs. Gaines obtains judg-
ment against the city for s1,925,667,
of which 5 ,707 is interest.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09

A Democratic paper in Kansas
City, NO., having said that its
prayer for rain went to press at 3
O'Clock and before 6, cool and re-
freshing showers had descended, the
Chicago Inter Ocean spitefully re-
Joins that this is the first well-au-
ihenticated instance where a Demo-
crat prayed for water since that re-
corded in Luke, xvi. 1924.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09
A ~seven-Legged Lamb.

YOUNGSTOWN, May 3.-James Bur-
nett, a Hubbard farmer, is the pos
SCISSOR of a lamb born on his place
which has seven well formed legs.
The three extra ones have grown
from the stomach and are as good as
the regular limbs. The lamo is
growing rapidly and CANDLES on the
green as if it had but the usual num-
Der of legs.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09
Suicide n . Psfsa.ef C.naideie.

yINcENxEs, Ind, May 2.-Early
this morning Hon. W. B. lSearight,
Mayor Of this city. committed suicide
Pyphoqtiag hiInself. He had been
Mayor six years. and was q candii-
date for reelection, bpt was defeated
yesterday. The defeat probably
prompted the aot.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09
A DistilIery Destroyed.

PIrrsBURG. May Ia dispatch
from Manor, Pa, says the distillery
of Fry & Matthias. near Manor, was
destroyed by fire this morning.
Loss, $4,000; no insurance. The
bonded warehouse containing q
large quantity of whisky was not
damaged.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09

ST.: LOUIS. May Fifty negro
immigrants from Kentucky arrived
hsre to-day, and left for Kansas.
They said they were the advance
guard Of many more who expected
to settle near Topeka, and that the
immigration westward of Kentucky
negroes will be very heavy next fail.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09

"Stalwartism," says the Philadel-
phia AMERICAN, lis trying to give a
reason for itself" Our venerable
contemporary will please take notice
that "Stalwartism" dates back to the
time when men shouldered their
muskets and met armed treason. 1t
is the other fellows who could not
stand in front of the sharp-shooters
who are trying to give a reason"
Stalwartism is American history, and
American honor and success, and
speaks eloqueutly in the united,
prosperous, and happy Nation. The
man who arraigns Stalwartism was
either on the other side, or does not
know what he is talking about
Inter Ocean.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09
A DMIN[sTRAToR,s NOTICE.

Estate of Abraham @. Walker, late OF Milford
township, deceased.
Letters of administration on the above esta te
having been granted to the undersigned by the
proper authority notice Is hereby given TO all
persons indebted to salt estate to make immedi-
ate payment and those having claims against the
same to present them duly authenticated for set
Element, On Thursday, the 10th day of May, 1883,
ut the late residence Of deceased.
SILAS A. WALKER.
A WALkE Err,
apri Administrators.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09
peX'

ABOUT one hundred vessels left
the port of Chicago on Wednesday
last. More than halfof them were
laden with grain for the lower lake
ports, the estimated amount being
10000 bushels.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09
A %PPLIcATIoN FOR CH4ARrFH

Notice is hereby given that an appliesussrl
be made to the Governor OF the Connonss.~
PennsylvaAis, after due legal notice -
publication, for q Charter Of Ineorpsfsnso' D
ting the Yough Manner Lumber Conpan,a
objects and purposes Of said corporauen ~
the cutting and rafting or floating Of We. =
logs on h Youghiogheny River vitnln,r,cr
side the limits Of this State, and the MAN. .
Of the same into lumber at . point VIZ ~. .
State. The chief operations Of the ER,s,ss
be carried on in Somerset and fayetie -. q
q the principal Office and place OF ouanss 80
be located in Somerset County. In tne snSTL
WN. X. KOOHN,rcs.
solicitor Tor ApPNS''
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09

CHAIRMAk COOPER has issued a
call for the meeting of the Republic
can State Convention at Harrisburg,
on Wednesday, the 18th day OF July
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-09
A uDIroR's NOTICE.

Esssts Of John W. Haynes, late Of Jsnnsi
whip, dscessed ,,,1 :
The undersigned, Auditor, duly aPYar,p
the Orphans Court Of Scusfset eoahy - ~.
dist rlbutions Of the funds b the nsnus. hs~
Keller, sdministrAtoe Of the above ests.e srjs
gives notice that he VIII attend 70 The q
aid sppotntmeut. ct hin of4ss in So@.,d ~
ough On ThurDtsy, Nay ~ 1ses. uneos~@
slfpsrsons Interested nay attend; vcksS
fkkD Asd~