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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16
Eighty Millions for Pensions

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE pen
sion appropriation bill will in all
probability be the first of the regu-
lar appropriation bills reported to the
House. A subcommittee Of the
appropriations committee, consist
ing of Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, and
Mr.. Follet, of Ohio, met to day ard
prepared a bill It provides for the
reappropriatiOn of the unexpended
balance of the appropriation for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1888,
amounting in round numbers to
s39,000,000, of the balance OF the ap-
preparation for the present fiscal
year which will remain unexpended
at the close of the year, estimated at
S26,000,000, and of a fresh appropria-
ton of Sl5,0O0,000, making in all
SS0,000,000 in round numbers. The
bill will also provide for an appro-
priation of 100000 for the expenses
of special agents of the Pension
Bureau and for other appropriations
for fees of boards of examining sur
geons, expenses of pension agencies
and salaries of agents, for which es-
Inmates have not yet been perfected,
the whole falling within 100000.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16

Bur few brief months since, the
air of Pennsylvania was vocal with
Democratic shouts for reform. and
Democratic organs and orators, were
filed with unbounded admiration
Of Republicans who kicked out
against bossism and the machine ~
There is a spectacle for reformers
10 look upon and profit by Just at
this time in Ohio. The highest Office
In the State ha. been sold at public
auction TO syndicate of cut-throat
bosses, and of course the Democrats
Of this State will at once don their
armor and do battle in the interest
OF reform. We are listening intently
Tor the slogan of Pattison and Cassi-
dy and their following. The bosses
must go. Down with corruption
to be followed by shrill cries from
their Republican allies of last wear.
Of Bully boys" Hit him again. y
Never say die death to bossism
and corruption" Upl upi Reform
ers' show your manhood, and make
The welk;n ringi
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16

AFTER the bitterest and most per.
sonal fight on record, the Democrat.
ic members of the Ohio Legislature
on Tuesday of last week, nominated
Henry B. Payne for L. S. Senator
over the head of Mr.. Pendleton, the
present incumbent. The only objec.
ton openly urged against Pendleton
was that he favored civil service re-
form, and the emphasis of his over.
throw can be judged by the fact
that, out of the eighty-two votes in
caucus, he received only fifteen. The
secret of this terrific slaughter of the
once favorite Democratic son Of
Ohio, is compressed in the one word
money. The Standard Oil Com.
pany threw It's purse in the scale
against the unsullied character and
admitted ability of Mr.. Pendleton
and won. This is the whole story.
There is no way of accounting fol
the selection of a Sc nile candidate
more than seventy-five years of age
over a man like Pendleton, except
on the theory Of bargain and sale
and on this point the testimony is
cumulative and mainly from Demo.
cratic sources. Thus the venerable
ex-senator, Judge Thurman, said
during the progress of the fight:
There is something that shocks
me in the idea of crushing men like
"Pendleton and Ward, who have
devoted the best portion of their
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16
Payne and the Presidency.

CLEVELAND. January ia g.
gantic movement has been Inaugural
ted to elevate Henry B. Payne to
the Presidency. The Payne mana
gers conducted the election In ONO
last fall and secured control OF the
State organization. Over twenty
thousand dollars of Payne's money
was used to carry the State Tor
Hoadly. In the recent Senatorial
contest Payne defeated Pendleton
and is now the leader of the Ohio
Democracy. This Senatorial move
ment from the first was but a step
ping stone for the Presidency. Sam
uel J. Tilden is a firm friend OF ii.
B. Payne. He has been ini crested
in the movement from the start, and
it is claimed that his inhuen ce for
New York is guaranteed. Mr..
PayDes son in law, William Whit
ney, OF New York, has considerable
influence with John Kelly, and
John Kelly himself is said to be per-
sonally interested in Payne's candi-
dacy. New York, the principal
stronghold for any candidate, is Sc
cured already. Colonel Thompson,
of the Standard, who was the quiet
manager OF the campaign at Column
bus and who really is the gui5ing
power of the movement, is broi her
in law of United States Senator Cam
den, of West Virginia, a man of
great political influence, who is in
terested himself warmly in the Payne
business. Colonel Thompson wa at
one time leading political mans ger
in Virginia, recognized as one of the
shrewdest in the State. He has
friends there who have guaranteed
him that State already. Ohio is all
right. If Payne cannot carry Ohio
no man can. His campaign in this
State will be managed with consum-
mate skill and Ohio will be taken
care of.
The next movement of Candidate
Payne will be the giving of a grand
banquet at Columbus on Wednesday
night, the arrangements for which
are now being made. No expense
is to be spared and the banquet will
probably be one of great magnifi-
cense. Six hundred plates will be
set and among the invited guests
will be the most prominent officials
in Columbus, along with the politi-
clans who were effectual in bringing
about Mr. Pavne's nnminafinn
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16
Sues Her Mother-in-Law.

New YoRK, January 14.-Mrs
Alma Lillian Burnett has begun an
action in the City Court of Brooklyn
against Charlotte Z. Burnett, her
mother in law, for $4,000 damages.
Mrs. Burnett claims that in Febru
ary, 1882, one year after her mar
riage, her mother in law began to
ALLEVIATE Mr.. Burnett's affections from
her. Under the influence of his
mother Mrs. Burnett says her hus-
band went first to Switzerland and
then to Florida, thus depriving her
for long time Of his lawful support
comfort and society, for VIII ich she
seeks consolation as above.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16
Breach of Promise.

-, HUNTINGDON, January 10.--Wm.
q Reed, recently OF Franklin town
81 ip, has fed the country to avoid
I .arriage with Miss Ellen Klnch.
he day for the nuptials had been
I liked, and the prospective bride mad
made extensive preparations tor
housekeeping, which duty she ex-
pected to enter upon Immediately
after the wedding. Reed, instead OF
keeping his engagement, went, on
the appointed day, to the nearest
- railroad station and took the cars for
te the west, as is supposed, since which
n time be has been unheard of, so far
" as is known in this county.
IL He left behind him, however, a
e. valuable limestone farm, out OF
ce which Miss Kinch hopes to secure
e. satisfaction for her disappointment
lg and injury. She has brought an ac-
of ton for breach OF promise, aud, up
of on writ of foreign attachment, has
had the farm levied upon.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16
The Triai Of James Nun
PnrsBURG, Jan. 15.-Witb

FnrsB9RG, Jan. l5.-With a faco
paler and thinner, with ewes fr.. iace
suniIen into his head, with sbnuiIef isiief
showing a deeper stoop, th, ,qtls nr;n'
figure m the Dukes Nut t,;..i .lie'
James walked into the c.,
inal Court room yesterday morn;n. -
and took his place in the ell;n,;ai
shaped dock that has held So p"a. liza
prisoners famous the country 60
TO one who had seen Mutt IaS, L. L.
before he went into the Fava,,o
county Jail, who had seen him U''o 10
the Fayette county cotrt room VII
the first trial began aud who sau,
him yesterday, the 10 srked mannar
in which confinement has told pnon
him was very appare nt. He lost Aesh
and lost that air of vitality that in
former days told of the outdoor I;f,.
he had led.
The opening of the trial WAS moro
satisfactory than had been ant;cina.
ted. The fears that u jury could no,
be obtained proved 10 be groundless
ten men beng obt aimed from IN,
original panel and the two REQUIRED
to make up the number being secur.
ed in the first order for talesmen
While the day was without excitino
events, the determination displaveST
| by the counsel for the defensa and
the prosecution indicated what NAV
be expected when the trial has cot.
ten under full headway. The com.
paratively routine work of impan.
cling jury, tedious as it Is import
ant, was ended without in outbreak
and court adjourned with everything
in readiness to take testimony this
morning. AS will be seen by what
follows, the defense will rest unor
insanity, and it is now evident that
there viii be nc difficulty in maxim.
as strong and clear a ca Sc of thi.
nature as has ever been pl iced befor,
a jury. Never since the dav tn,
first work was done in preparing tC
defend young Nuts ca Sc has hi
counsel ieit SO confident of securing
an acquittal. This will not be ac
complshed without a 10 lg fight, bu
means to carry on the s truggle hav,
been prepared, and there will be NJ
lack oi material to ms Ike the tria
interesting.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16
Victor Emmanuel : Tomb

ROME, January 81 The pilgrim
age TO the tomb Of King Victor
Emmanuel took plac1 to-day. Pill
grims arrived from al parts of Ifalv.
and it is estimate d that sixty
thousand were IN + he procession,
representing the SIX great provinces
OF the kingdom. La rye depp.tations
were alss present fra m Constantine.
pie, Vienna, Corfu, g ibraltar, Trieste,
Buda Pesth, Fran kfort, iSalonica,
Odessa, Paris, Tu. lis, Alexandria
ana Iargiers. The PROCESSION was
headed by the dele@ ltion Lrom Rome.
Ihe different deput ltions of pilprims
bore banners, and ere panied
by numerous 0anc 5 OF music. The
procession march ID Z through the
pnncIpal streets oi the city to thc
Pantheon, and for tVso hours defiled
before the monuI ne.nt erected over
the tomb OF the laI e monarch, upon
which were plag ed four hundred
wreaths and 9th etr floral tributes
Inc TOMB ana ls g chapel in which
It stands were g'ranGly decorated
The proceeding . throughout were
conducted in n ORDERLY manner
During the ce5s r1opty man climbed
to the top of ID Oh elisk opposite the
fahtheon aac attempted to stst
himself, bat +" as Occurred by the sol
diers in attend aD ce
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16
4 Blue Day For Democracy
eur York Times (Rep.) Jdnuarye.

Nev York Times tRep.) JGnaary9
1t was a blue day for the Demo
cratic party yesterday, not only in
Ohio but throughout the country
Despite the indignant protest of Mr.
Thurman, the strongest foe of mo-
nOpoiy in the Democratic ranks, the
Standard Oil Company nominated
its Senator, Mr.. Payne, and the can.
didate of real reform, Mr.. Pendleton.
was not only defeated but badly de.
feated. Fifteen out of eighty-two,
or abaut Is per cent, is the highest
attainable proportion of strength fer
reform in the Democracy. Let the
rascals in"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16

By the defeat of Senator Pendle-
ton for reelection, the Democrats
have defined their position in regard
TO civil service reform. They have
no use Tor it, and are therefore hos
tile to it. Senator Pendleton is in
favor of il, and this was the sole
cause of his overthrow. He is an
able man. and made a most excel
lent Senator; his character is unim-
peachable, and his personal popu.
larity was large, but he was in favor
of reforming the civil service, and
therefore his usefulness as a spoils
Democrat was destroyed. The Dem
ocrats want the loaves and fishes
every time.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16

The Harrisburg Patriot. January
7, prints a list of fitty-five new rail
road companies chartered in Penn
sylyania during the past year. The
proposed mileage of the new com
panies covers a distance of 1900
miles. and the total capital stock is
s53, 10000. Some Of the proposed
railways are already well under way,
while others are as vet only Great
ures of the brain. 1t is certain, how.
ever, that large amount of work
will be done in this State this year,
and its capacity for cheap produc-
tion be much enhanced. The ex-
penditure of money involved in the
prosecution of such costly enterpris-
es must give a great boom to busi.
ness.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16
Greenback crank named Weller,

Greenback crank named Weller,
who has found his way into Con-
gress from Iowa, has introduced a
bill providing for the issue of $780,
100000 in Treasury Notes, in which
to pay to soldiers and sailors the
difference in value between the
greenbacks with which, they were
paid and gold, together with eight
per cent. interest thereon.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16

FoR about the twentieth time it is
announced that the b. & o. i. K
Company proposes to push to com
pletion its Hempfeld branch leading
from Connellsville through Wash.
ington to Wheeling. Five miles o.
the heaviest work near Washington
and three miles near Connellsville
have been put under contract.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16
Boy Drowned.

UNIoNTowN, January 1O.-This
afternoon about 4 o'clock Alfred
Wilhelm, aged 5 years, youngest son
of William Wilhelm. was drowned
in Redstone Creek. He and several
OF his little companions were playing
on the Ice which gave way with him
and he was carried under by a strong
current. The body was found about
seventy-five feet below the spot about
an hour afterward. Several hundred
people assisted in the search.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16

SINCE Carlisle was made Speaker
of the House, his Democratic free
trade admirers appear to think there
is no limitto his popularity, and he
is being urged for election as a Sen
ator from Kentucky, and freely can
yassed as a leading candidate for
President. 1T never rains but it
,,o,,rs =
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16
4 Point for the Farmers
TOT NtC sfI III y
The Clereland Leader lRep.l

anf NttStlNAd LfGOSF Ahsp.l
Ohio is a manufacturing State and
Kentucky is not. In Ohio only 40
per cent. of the population are en-
gagged in agriculture, and farm lands
average s45 81 per acre. Sixty per
cent of Kentucky's population are
engaged in agriculture, and the aver
age value OF land in that State is less
than s14 per acre. The two States
lie side by side, and Kentucky has
ssme of the finest farming lands in
the world. The difference in price
is due wholly to protected manufact-
ures. Comparisons between other
manufacturing and agricultural
States will show a like result as to
the value of land. Let not the farm
ers be deceived. Their interests are
bound up in Protection, and it is on
ly through a tariff which fosters
manufacturing industry that they
can hope foi prosperity. Free Trade
has ruined the agricultural interest
Of Great Britain. and the farmers of
the United States can hope for no
better fate under the same system.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16
Brutal Murder.

New YORK, January 1O.-A dis
patch from Riverhead, L. l., SAYS
George jeffrey indicted with his wife
tor the murder of the child of the
latter by a former husband, has
made a confession, saying that be
killed the child by holding its BODY
between his knees and twisting the
chiid's head one way until he
thought he had broken its neck and
then twisting the.head the other way
TO make sure he had killed il
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16
Accidentally Shot.

CANTON, January 9.-Morgan
Machamere, ticket agent of the Con-
notten railway company at Hart
vile, ten miles north of this city,
missed tickets from his case, and in
order to secure the thief prepared a
reception in the way of a loaded gun
inside the door, Sc when it opened
the gun would be discharged, This
morning Machamere forgot about
the gun, opened the door, and the
entire charge struck him above the
groin. He will die.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16
Senator Sherman's Self Denial

WASHINGTON. January 9.-Senator
Sherman has been offered the presi.
dency of the North pacific railroad
While Sherman very much desired
to accept the positioh. he is driven
to refuse by the unfortunate com
plexion of the Senate The resig
nation of Sherman would insure an.
other Democratic Senator for Ohio
and make Malone again dictator
The declination, it is said, came
hard, but Sherman filed it and pul
the great scheme and $4,000 yeal
behind him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16
Lynching in Virginia.

STAUNToY January 9.-OD last
Friday night desperate ynehing
affair occurred at Montery, in high
land county, bat owing to blockaded
roads for fifty miles. across iour
mountains, the particulars did not
reach here until TO night. IL u
Atchison, the murdered man, was
confined in Jail for stabbing sydney
Buckman, prominent readJuster,
on Christmas Day, while the two
were drinking together. Atchlson,
who, it is said, was Vermonter ana
a desperate character, was arrested
against the pro est of Buckman. who
Is recovering from the cutting, ana
Atchison was heard to make some
threats that when he got out OF lall
be would kill some OF the men VINO
procured his arrest
TEN MASKED MEN.
On Friday night last ten rough
looking men, wearing masks, came
to the Jail about midnight and de-
manded the keys OF } Suner, Inc
person in charge He said they were
not in his possession. The moo
then Call of whom are said II have
been under the influence of liquor
commenced to batter down the docr
Meanwhile shooting with pistols and
guns through the doors and WIN
dows took place. Atchison fought
furiously inside for his life, though
shot three or four times. Once he
knocked pistol out of the hand OF a
man who had thrust it through a
brsak in the door.
A BRUTAL EXHIBITION.
The desperadoes occupied two
hours in forcing their way into the
cell of the doomed man, during
which time the masks fell from the
faces of five of them, who were rec
egnized by man on guard. Atchl'
son was finally secured, and. bleed,
ing from four wounds, almost dead
and unable to walk, was tied and
dragged away. About two or three
o'clock in the morning the lynchers
told the guard he would find theil
prisoner on certain tree about 3
h alf mile from town. After daylight
/ he followed the track where the un
! fortunate man had been dragged
through the snow and found his
dead body on the tree indicated.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16
A Youthful Bridal Couple.

Troy, n. Y, January IA SEN
sation has been caused by the mar
riage of Frank Conde, of West Troy,
aged eighteen, and Miss Belle Fergu-
son, of Amsterdam, aged fifteen.
They were both pupils of the Me-
chanicville school and left there
quietly on Wednesday night and
were married. Their parents have
been telegraphed for.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16

Law is getting to be such an ex.
Pensive luxury that men of moder,
ate. means cannot indulge in it
Every few days we statements OF
fees, of such magnitude being paid
TO lawyers, that we deem the stories
apocryphal. But here comes an off
cial statement, showing that in the
two unsuccessful star route trials
the Government has paid $4,000 to
its lawyers. OF this sum Mr.. Kerr
got s3l, 600, Mr. Bliss. $4,000, and
Mr.. Merrick. S17.500.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16
Negligence of the Railroad

PITTsBURG, Jan. 1.-THE verdict
at a the coroner's jury in relation to the
brlnton disaster is that the men
G. came to their death through the neg.
iigenee OF the Pennsylvania Rail.
road : Company in not supplying suf
hcient protection against accident
Thlle the men in their employ were
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16
An Ore Mine Caves In. /.

READING, January 10.-A vein
of Eckerts ere mine, several miles
below Reading, and xtending under
the Schuylkill River, caved in to
day by force of the current in the
river. The entire mine was sub
merged and much valuable machin.
cry damaged. The mine is $50 feet
deep. and it is thought it will be
impossible to repair the breaks and
pump it out 1t has been worked
for thirty years, and was considered
inexhaustible. No person was in.
jured.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16

The blunder of Carlisle in making
the ways and means committee a
free trade organization is inexcusa-
bic, IL the opinion of the New Or
leans P'cayne. BY this action, it
says: The wonderful victory in
Ohio is absolutely thrown away, 1t
is not possible to hope to save that
state in 1SS4-and this loss OF twen-
ty-three electoral votes is the first
fruit of the mad raid on American
industries undertaken by the back
ers of Carlisle, with his aid, no mat
ter how conciliatory his words"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16

IT has been the fashion of the
Democratic press of late, to denounce
the Republican party for its alleged
subserviency to corporations and
monopolies Since the Standard
Oil Company, one of the wealth;est
corporations and the greatest monop-
oily in this country, has just pur-
chased the nomination of a Demo-
cratic L. S. Senator IN Ohio, we
suppose the journals of that party
will now give Us a rest"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16
The Newest Rebel Yell.

From me Nero Orleans Confederate Knopsack
To-day we stand ready to protect
the United States flag against its en-
emies, and are proud to live under
it. Born under the Stars and Stripes,
the Southern men have never ceased
to admire and love it, respect it,
cherish it.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16

When the Democratic party gave
over the Treasury of the United
States to the Republicans the vaults
were empty and money difficult to
borrow at ten and twelve per cent.
They groan now over the miseries
of the people because the Treasury
has It's many hundreds of millions
and money is easy at three per
cent interest. But is that a good
reason to declare ''the Republican
party must 90 ?"-Inter Ocean.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16

THIRTY years ago lager beer was
almost unknowR in this country.
Now, ?, 2,500large establishments, with
sl50,O00,00O Of capital, are engaged
in its manufacture. The yearly val
ue Of the product is s2OOOOO.OOO.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-16
Personal Feeling in Politics

HUNTINGDON, January 11.-Quite
a commotion has been created
among the members of the bar of
this city and in local political circles
by the removal Of Colonel L. G. Sum-
mers and William Bice, two of the
court officers, and the appointment
of Peter Gerlach and NJ. l.. Shaffner
in their places. The displaced Off
cials were appointed when Judge
Dean was on the bench, and are Re
publicans. Their retention was de-
sired by all the attorneys but two or
three, without regard to politics, and
petition, signed by thirty lawyers
asking that they be retained, was
presented to the Court; but Judge
Hoy, through the influence of Dem.
ocratie attorneys, determined upoI
tie appointment of Gerlach, Il Den 4
ocrat, as crier, and Judge Johnso :
for personal reasons, was bent up
having new tipstaff, and they uni :
against Judge Laporte, who was
favor of re-appointing the old fl
GERS. Their action in making n
changes, in opposition to the ' lsb
Of nine-tenths of the practicin alto
neys, is much commented uno
"l'hout 'he assent OF JudSe John
toh a hepuoiicah conid 1t ha'
oeeii 'G'io'eu anu ueu' rat a