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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14
Fifty Persons Injured.

CHIIceTHE, May ga serious
accident occurred at base ball park
near this city this afternoon. The
first of the Ohio League games was
being played between the
Logans, of this city, and the Rever,
slider, of Portsmouth. About SOC
people were in the grand stand, one
third of them ladies. At the end OF
the second inning cracking was
heard in the rear of the building,
and Immediately afterwards the en-
tire structure collapsed with a trs-
mendous crash.
A scene OF indescribable confusion
ensued. Cool-headed men, however
setabout releasing those buried and in
few minutes all had been liberated.
The most exaggerated reports reach
ed the city and in q few moments
streams of hacks, carriages and peo-
pie rushed to the Ball Park.
Fortunately none were killed, al
though some may die.
The total casualties foot up to-
night about fifty. The greatest
wonder is that some one was not
killed. The timber used in the
stand was very light, but the carpen-
ter in turning it over to the club,
said he would stake his reputation
on It's security.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14
A Young Burglar Gagged.

YOUNGSTOWN, o., May S.-Young
John Bakody, Jr., who robbed L. w.
Cline e. Co.'S jewelry store here
night before last, was arrested in the
Tiyol Garden, Pittsburg, and
brought to this city. When found
he had fivegold watches and a large
amount of other jewelry and SOL in
cash about his person. He implica-
ted a young man named Harry
Greves, stating that Greves helped
him pack up the plunder and he
gave Greves $40 with whieh to meet
him in Pittsburg. Cline & Co. have
recovered all their goods but their
gold watches and ebout $50 in cash.
Bakody was given hearing this
evening before Mayor Campbell and
bound over to the Grand jury, now
in session. The case will probably
he presented tomorrow. Young
Greves was discharged, as Cline re-
fused to prosecute him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14
A Cowboys Bad Aim.

WASHINGTON, May SIN tie Sen
ate to-day Mr.. Dawes offered a reso-
lutien, which was agreed to, calling
on the Secretary of the Interior for
information as to whether any steps
have been taken to prosecute one
Halferino for shooting an Indian
named Black Wolf Halfsrino, he
said, was a cowboy who made bet
with his friend he could put a rifle
bullet through the Indians hat with
out touching his head. He made a
slight mistake, however. and put the
bullet through the head instead of
the hat. The Indians felt outraged
by this, and in the excitement grow
ing out of the incident burned q
house belonging to the cowboy.
The house burners were tried and
sentenced to FIVE years lmprison
ment, but the man who shot the
Indian was still untried and unpun-
ished. The Indians, Mr.. Dawes
added, naturally felt justice had not
been done them, and this resolution
was intended to bring out the facts
as to what effort had been made to
prosecute the first offender.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14

IL Illinois, it is said, the opera,
ton of the High License Law has
reduced the number of dram shops
from 1900 to 5000, and at the same
time it has increased the revenue by
three million dollars.
In Maine, Notwithstanding the
Prohibitory law, more than one
thousand licenses to sell intoxicating
liquors have been issued by the l.
S. Internal Revenue department,
which is at the rate of one rum shop
to every $50 male adult residents
and it must be borne in mind that
much liquer is privately imported
and much more sold by druggist.
under the guise of medicine. i
these statements be true, they show
that prohibition does not prohibit
but that taxation heavily reduce:
the traffic. This should put the tenn
pearanc folks on inquiry, as tC
whether the curse cannot be taxed
TO death.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14

The Democratic Free-trade lead
ers are in a rage over the defeat OF
the Morrison bill, and declare that
no compromise with the Randall
wing of the party is possible. They
proclaim that at the Chicago Con-
vention they will nominate Free
trade candidate on Free-trade plat
form. and that the Protection Dem
ocrats will be there served with no.
tice that they must embrace the
candidate and stand upon the plat
form, or go their way with the Re-
publicans.
This is the only logical and man
ly course they can take. They made
a square-toed fight for Free-trade in
the House; they have gone too far
TO recede, and they are bound to
fight it out on that line, or inglori-
ously back down before Randall and
his handful of followers. Mean
while, this faction fight has scared
the candidates and their friends. and
the respective booms of Tilden,
Payne, Mcdonald and Randall are
fast subsiding, as neither of them
feels like leading a forlorn hope. One
hundred and fifty members, cOnsti-
tuting more than three-feurths OF
the Democratic party in the House,
have been defeated by a combina.
ton of Democrats and Republicans,
and it is but ordinary human ma
ture for this majority, when they
have the minority in convention,
where they can obtain no assistancs
from Republican Protectionists, to
crush them as between the upper and
neither millstones, and if their pres
ent temper continues, this will as
suredly be done.
The Democratic majority has
made its record clear, distinct and
ineffaceaple in favor of Free-trade !;
there can be no compromise on a
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14
Across the Sea in 4S Hours.

OTTAWA. May 9.-Dr. Norvin
Green, president of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, and Mr..
Erastus Wiman, of New York, who
were in this city to-day, have con-
tract with the Dominion Govern
ment for the completion of a section
of $50 miles of the Montreal and
European Short Line Railroad. The
system, when completed, will make
the shortest route from New York,
Chicago and Montreal to st. John,
Halifax and Louisburg, the last
named place being the extreme
Eastern part ef the Dominion, from
which the ocean passage to Queens
tewn-taking the time of the steam
ship Oregon rs standard-can be
reduced to three and a half DAYS.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14
Fifty Miles an Hour.

DAYTON, O., May S.-William II
Vanderbilt passed through here to-
day en- route for Cincinnati in q
special coach, making the fastest
time or record. The train consisted
of two coaches and train hands, anG
came from Lima to here, distance
of seventy-four miles in sixty-siX
minutes, and from here to Hamil-
ton, according to telegraph instruc-
lions from here, distance of thirty
five miles in thirty-six minutes.
The train started from Detroit,
making the entire trip to Cincinna-
Ii, distance OF 263, over the Can
ada Southern, Dayton and Michi-
gan, and Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton roads, in five hours and
thirty minutes, an agerage of %
40 miles an hour. A number OF
stops were made and engines were
changed three timeS-at Toledo,
Lima and Dayton. The run between
here and Cincinnati was made in
one hour and nine minutes. The
train was run through all the cities
at Il rate Of speed complying with
the ord inances OF the city. 1t is es-
timated that in some places the train
travelled a mile IN from forty-eight
to fitty-two seconds.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14

Messrs. Hiscox & Co. call special
attention to the fact that after April
16, 1888, the name and style of this
preparation will hereafter be simply
Parker'S Tonic The word Ginger
is dropped, for the reason that un-
principled dealers are constantly de-
ceiving their patrons by substituting
inferior preparations under the name
of Ginger and as ginger is an un-
important havoring ingredient in
our Tonic, we are sure that our
friends will agree with us as to the
propriety of the change. There will
be no change, however, in the prep
aration itself and all bottles re-
manning in the hands of dealers,
wrapped under the name of PARK.
ER's GINGER Tonic" contain the gen
uine medicine if the signature of
HIsCOX IL Co. IS at the bottom of the
outside wrapper.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14
IN Uncommon Tramp's Ride.

PrrTsBURG, May When the
Limited Express East reached Enon
Station, forty miles West of this
city, Yesterday, young man, who
said his name was George Baker,
was discovered lying on the second
truck OF the second car between the
wheels and the floor of the car.
He had ridden from Chicago in that
position, a distance of 400 miles.
He was almost dead when the train
stopped. When he recovered suffi-
ciently to talk he said:
When the Limited pulled out of
the Union Depot at Chicago last
night L was lying on the truck of
the second car. When the train
got fairly under way 1 wished that
/ was dead a hundred times. l was
compelled to lie on my stomach and
hold on With both arms and legs.
In this position nay face was exposed
10 the dust that was thrown up by
the wheels and [ was almost blind" T"
The man is not over 80 years of
age and, despite his wOe-begone
appearance, gaven evidence that he
Is not a common tramp. He refused
to say anything concerning his
antecedents.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14

IF all the honor, honesty and in
tegrity of the Republican party Of
the country is embodied in the per-
son of Mr.. Charles Emery Smith, ed
itor of the Philadelphia Press, then
Mr.. Smith might just as well be con-
stituted Republican National Con-
vention, all by himself, and be per.
mitted to pull a single ballot from
his vest pocket, and nominate can
didate for the Republican party.
This would save a deal of trouble,
and would doubtless crafty Mr.
Smith. But, If the Republican
masses have elected delegates, in
whom they confide, and whe as hon.
est men, will carry out their wishes
at Chicago-and C it is fair presump-
ton that they have done so-then
Mr.. Charles Emery Smith is guilty
of very great, as well as a very
foolish impertenencs, when in his
almost daily diatribes, he undertakes
to impair the confidence Of the
masses in their delegates, and charg-
es that the politicians are arrayed
against the people, and are conspir.
ing to betray them. The people dc
not always mistake Alpine egotism
for dashing leadership.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14
Telescoped Cars.

CHICAGO, May "a dense fog
prevailed over the southern portion
of the city this morning when the
Chicago and Eastern Illinois sub
urban train left Auburn with pas
sengers coming into the city to do
business. A stop was made at South
Englewood, and just as the passen-
ger train was pulling out a heavy
locomotive of the Grand Trunk road,
which enters the city over the same
tracks, plunged into the rear of it,
splintering the last car and teleseo-
ping the Others, pinning the passen-
gers in the broken timbers and food
ing the interior with steam from Il 2
engine boiler. Two persons were prop
ably fatally injured and about twenty
others seriously injured. Henry
Wilson, the engineer of the passen-
ger train, and w. Cochle, of England,
are supposed is be fatally injured.
Engineer Terwillger, of the Grand
Trunk train was arrested, but releas-
ed on bonds. He claims that the
accident was due to the fog that he
did not see the lights of the train in
time to avert the catastrophe.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14
Cigar Maker Victimized

LANCASTER, Nav "a young
man giving the name of Gusta,
Houck has swindled a number OF
cigar makers in the Northern part Of
the county out of about $500. He
visited several cigar manufactures
and bought thousands of cigars
When asked for reference he gave
the names of two of Philadelphia:
principal banks. Telegrams were
sent to the banks, and the reply
came: Gustav Houck ali right
worth $1,000"
The cigars were shipped with the
understanding that drafts for the
same were to be sent in ten days.
At the time specified the drafts were
not received. 1t was then learned
that there was a Gustav HOuck in
Philadelphia, but the gentleman
bearing that name had not bought
any cigars.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14
A Church Falls on Its People.

GALVESTON, May GA special de-
spatch from Nc Kinney, Texas, says
During a largely attended meet
ing at the Methodist Church, color
ed, last night, the foundations gave
way and the church was thrown
violently to the ground. Two lamps
exploded, scattering burning oil oyer
the congregation. One colored wo-
man was burned to death and anoth-
er had all her clothing burned off,
and will probably die. Several 9TH
ers were badly burned. A panic
prevailed and the entire town turned
out, thinking that negro uprising
had taken place. The recent rains
had undermined foundations, caus-
ing the church to fall"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14

THERE was a prize fight neal
Scranton. this State, a few days
since. at which about two thousand
persons were present, among them
"the best people Of Scranton" De
termined that the law against this
kind of brutality shall be enforced
Judge Handley, of the Lackawana
County Courts, has ordered the Dis,
trict Attorney to prepare lndlct-
ments against everybody who wit
messed the fight, and CONSERVATION
reigns supreme among the deputy
sheriffs, policemen, lawyers, doctors.
hotel keepers, merchants and Others
who were present. Judge Handley
is in dead earnest, and as those who
are convicted are liable to a year :
imprisonment and a fine of $500,
their position is not an enYiable one
The Judge is entitled to unstinted
praise for his determined action in
enforcing the law.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14

Our of 1876 Democratic member:
of the House, only Il dared stand
up for protection to our domestic in
dustries and labor by voting against
the Morrison free trade bill. On the
other hand, only three of the lis
Republican members voted with the
free traders for the bill, and those
three recreants all hail from the
State of Minnesota. Let Republican
voters make a note of these facts, as
they will be useful in the coming
campaign, when the Democrats Of
this State, will, as usual, claim that
they are as good tariff men as are
the Republicans.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14
The Hill Gangs Fate.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, May Son
Monday night last William Spur.
lock went to Robertson Spurlock s
house on Mud River, Boone county,
called him out, and shot him dead.
The next night posse found the
murderer and made an effort to ar
rest him. He resisted and fired
upon the posse, who returned the
fire with fatal effect.
The motiye for the killing of Rob-
ertson by Spurlock was the fear that
he would reveal the secrets of the
Hill brothers gang, to which both
the Spurlocks belonged. Two MEM
bers of the gang were lynched ut AL
bans last week.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14
CHEAP! !!

The most attractive word in the business vocabnIo
ry is CHEAP, because the price tells, and evervbodv
tells the price The merchant whose superior adyan.
tages in trade enables him offer better article m
good article for less money than his neiehbor
has the inside track in the for business and as
long as the people believe his is the cheapest store
in town." just so long will he lead every other trades
man in his line Famous for Low Prices, means suc
cess notorious for High Prices, means failure Ask
man more than he thinks thing is worth and he re.
volts and with many it is insult. But offer a man
a Bargain, and straightway the purse-strings relax
and you will have customer the spot. He leaves
the and tells the first acquaintance he meets Of
" the Cheapest Store in Town" The best adyertis-
ing medium is pleased customer. The small profit
plan, under intelligent management, never fails The
must be attracted if large trade is ever to be
realized. The merchant must impress the people
with the fact that he and will serve them best
The man who does the most for the community re-
ceves the largest share of favors from every member
oft. CHEAP is the word because the price tells
and everybody tells the price.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14

WE published last week estimates
by a number Of the leading journals
of the country friendly to Mr.. Blaine
of that gentleman's strength in the
Chicago Convention. The highest
of these guesses was 379 votes fer
Blaine. to 29S for Arthur. Now
comes another lightning calculator
in New York, whose table of estima-
ted votes we find in the Pittsburgh
Commercial Gazette, giving Mr.. Ar
thur 397 votes, to 259 for Mr.
Blaine.
This game of guessing and esti-
mating will be kept up until the
Convention settles the matter; mean
while, our readers having paid
their money, may take their choice.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14

By a vote of 159 to loo, the House
on Tuesday last, struck out the Ell
acting clause of the so called Morn
son tariff bill, and so e9ectually dis
posed of that pernicious measure fol
the time being. This is a terrible
back-set to the free-trade Democra'
CIV. The House was organized at the
commencement of this session and
Mr.. Carlisle was elected Speaker
solely on thi, issue. He appointed
a committee of Ways and Means for
the express purpose of reporting q
bill reducing the tariff; this bill OF
Morrison's was the result, a caucus
of the Democratic members declared
it a party measure, and yet after full
and lengthy discussion it was killed
in the house of its friends. This,
however. does not finally dispose OF
the question. The Democratic party
is irrevocably committed to free
trade; during the discussion, It's
ablest leaders in the House unre-
servedly declared that this Morrison
bill was only the entering wedge,
and since its defeat, notice has been
openly given, that the battle will be
transferred to the Democratic Ma
tional Convention, and that free
trade will be made one of the issues
ofthe coming campaign The victory
in the House in favor of Protection
was accomplished with the aid of II
Democratic votes, among which was
the entire delegation of that party
from this State, ably led by Mr..
Randall, and if, as is probable, a free
trade platform is adopted by the
National Convention of that party,
the tariff Democrats who helped de-
feat the measure in the House, will
be placed in the unpleasant predic-
ament of being compelled to eat
their own words, or refuse support
to their party and its candidates.
However, the Morrison bill has done
its work. 1t has developed the po-
sition of the enemy on the eve OF
the election, and voters who support
that party in the coming campaign
will do SO with the full knowledge
that if successful, the Democrats
will wipe out every vestige of pro-
lection to our industrial interests.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14
Boston s Big Gun.

BosToN, Mass, May There was
successfully cast, yesterday, at the
South Boston iron works, in fulfill
ment of contract with the United
States government, the largest gun
ever constructed in this country.
When fully completed it will be
about thirty feet in length, of twelve
inch rifle bore and will weigh 212,-
600, lbs. The cost of the gun will be
s2S,0O0, or about the one-half the
sum steel gun would have cost.
1t is calculated to be able to throw
a projectile distance of about six
miles.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14
Train wrecked by Robbers.

Topeka, May THE special train
bearing railroad officers and others
has arrived safely at the city OF
Mexico. At a bridge on the Mexi-
can Central Road, 100 miles below
Chihuahua, distractions were placed
on the track with the evident inten-
ton ofrobbing the passenger train.
\ construction train, hswever, pre-
Ceeded it and was wrecked, six men
being killed and eight or ten woun-
ded and fourteen cars were ruined.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14

Why should the Democratic press
of the country be filled with surmis-
es regarding the nominee of the June
convention and as silent as the grave
about the nominee of the other fel-
lows four weeks later ?-Inter Ocean
From the simple fact that We
know who we want and what we
want him for Wheeling Register.
The Register neglects to state who
or what. The unanimous state OF
mind of Democracy reminds US OF
the cross-eyed old maid who went
to the woods and was praying earn
estly for a husband-when an old
owl, perched on neighboring tree,
disturbed in bis nap-struck up,
"Hoo-hoo-hoo." The prompt re-
sponse went up, Anybody, Lord.
fHteT-OCedR.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14
The Pocahontas Mine Disaster

LYNcHBURG, Va, March S.-A
special to the Advance from Poca.
hontas says: This morning at four
thirty o'clock an exploring party
found a,body in the Pocahontas mine
which was identified as that of Tom
Wood, of Russell county, Va. 1t
was dug out from beneath two feet
of fallen coal and slate, and was in
an advanced state of decomposition
One hundred and seventy bodies
have thus far been recovered. A
large force of men are at work day
and nipht.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14
country

HoN. THOMAS Y. COOPER, Chair
man of our State Central Committee
has determined to make the canvass
of this year red-hot one. He has
already opened headquarters in
Philadelphia, and expects to have
all the preliminary work of the cam
paign done prior to the Chicago
Convention, SO that as soon as the
National ticket is placed in ths field
the active work of the canvass can
be pushed. Its going to be biG
fight, and the Chairman will be
ready when time" is called.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14

HoN. WM. S. STENGER, Governor
Pattison's Secretary of State, pat his
foot into it nicely, by declaring I'M
quallfedly for Morrison's free-trade
bill, Just few days before it was
squelched in the House. AS the
Secretary would hardly take SO i'm
portant a step without the concur
renee of his chief, it may be safely
asstmed that this Pattisen Reform
administration has cast in its lot
with the free-trsasrs and against the
interests of the laboring men of the
country
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14

The Virginia Beurbons last fal
obtained possession of the Legisla.
ture of that State by bulldozing and
afterwards unseating enough mem
bers to give them a two-thirds ma
jority. They then began the whole
sale passage of measures for partisaf
purposes. Among the laws enacted
was one placing the control OF the
election machinery entirely in theil
own hands. But the result prove:
that they overreached themselves
for the law has Just been declared
unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court of appeals. 1t is encouraging
to know that the courts, at least, IL
Virginia are secure against Demo
cratic bulldozing.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14
Railroad Wreck.


ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, May ii. S.
Rogers, Vice President of the Toledo
Base Ball Club, and Charles NJ
Brown, the attorney for the club.
were In to-day's railroad wreck at
Decatur. Ill. They were en- route
Tor st. Louis. where Brewn is to
argue the Muliane case tomorrow
They were in the rear sleeper when
the accident occurred. Rogers had
ms lett ankle sprained and his right
leg broken IN two places. He also
received several contusions about
the head and face. Brown ESCAPED
nnninJured, and came on here, while
nogers was put on a train and sent
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-14

SOME of the excited editors who
booted and spurred, have been rid
ing the high horses Of their favorite
candidates for the past few months,
and know exactly what the result OF
the balloting at the Chicago Conven-
ton will be, may as well dismount
and take it a-foot. They will know
a great deal more after a few ballots
have been taken.