davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
A Warning to Isthmian Rebels.

Colon. May THE two rebel
leaders, Portazal and Cocobolo, who
advised and assisted Presto in the
burning of this city and who have
been held prisoners on the Galena,
were delivered yesterday morning
to General Reyes, Commander-in-
Chief of the Colombian forces, by
Captain Kane. A court-martial
was then held by General Reyes,
and the rebel conspirators were SEN
fenced to death. No delay occurred
in executing the sentence of the
court. In the afternoon the con-
demned men were taken to the mid
die of the ruins which they were in
strumental in making, and hanged
in the presence of thousands of per-
sons who had assembled to witness
the enforcement of the law. The
place selected for the hanging by
General Reyes was the exact spot
where the leaders of the rebels had
started the fire on March 31st which
laid this city in ashes and destroyed
every building in it. General Reyes
prompt and vigorous action has al
ready had its effect. The hanging
of Portazal and Cocobolo struck ter
ror to every rebel on the 18TH
mus.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
Compelled to ASSIST In the Robbery or
His Own House.

MILwAUKEE, Wis.,, May S.-A very
bold burglary was committed at the
residence of Charles Ray, the mil
lionairs. on Prospect avenue, early
this morning. An experienced
|cracSsman Visited the house, cut all
the telegraph and burglar alarm
wires. and then cut his way through
the rear door. All the family plate
de- was in the vault and could not
be reached. After searching the
lower part of the house the masked
robber visited the servants quar-
tiers above and awakened two girls
who were in a room. He held a re-
volver at their heads and made them
go down stairs and call Mrs. Ray,
telling her they were sick. When
Mrs. Ray opened the door the burg
lar told her if she uttered a word he
would blow her brains out. She
was hidden to call her husband, and
the burglar made the women stand
in line under penalty of death if
they moved. When Mr.. Ray came
he was ordered to get all his cash
and jewelry, which he did, the burg
lar covering him with his revolver.
The jewelry and money, amounting
to nearly 81 1000. was handed the rob-
ber, which he pocketed, and then he
made Mr.. Ray escort him to the
front door and let him out. Then
an alarm was raised, but the thief
had taken the three o'clock tr ain for
Chicago and escaped.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
The Northwest Troubles.

WINNIPEG, Man., May IA wild
rumor tonight that Middleton's
force had severe battle with the
rebels at Batoche induced great ex-
element. The rumor was entirely
baseless, as it is not known yet that
Middleton has moved from the
camp south of Gabriels Crossing.
Edmonton advices say: THE re-
gioD north of here is filled with hos
tile Indians; in fact all Indians
west of Battleford are In war paint.
The settlers have all fed. John
Walkinshaw and Albert Hardness,
both from Ontario, were kill by Big
Bears band over a weekago. Their
wives and the wives of two mis-
sionaries are prisoners"
Scouts from the Northeast say
Otter will have fearful time of it.
Poundmaker, Little Child and all
the other chiefs are on the war-patb,
and a number of half-breeds are di-
recting them. Major Steele was to
have sent word back when he reach
ed Edmonton, but nothing has been
heard.
There is a perfect panic in the
Eleanor districts. Scores of home
steads have been burned. A courier
brings the news of the capture of
four white women hy Big Bears
band, all of whom are being fright
fully maltreated.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
Grant at His Book.

New YORK, May S.-General
Grant went to sleep between ii and
II o'clock last night. During the
night he took nourishment twice.
He slept seven hours, awaking be-
tween Z and s o'clock this morning.
The General was dressed about 8
o'clock, and began arranging his
notes. He continued the work on
his book to-day, debating to STEM
ographer and Colonel Fred Grant,
although requested by the latter to
rest himself for few days. His anx-
iety to finish the work seems to in
crease. He is now preparing an
account of General Thomas cam
paign. and will take up leading cam
paigns of other Generals in due ord
er.
The glandular swelling has not
abated, nor is the Generals condi-
ton, on the whole, improved. He
feels the loss of his daily drive in
the park. DR.. Douglas remains all
night with the General.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
Caught in a Snow Slide.

CHICAGO, May 5.-A letter from
Denver gives the full story of the
disastrous snow slide in the Tenn
essee Pass, between Leadville and
Red Cliff, Colorado, which was re-
ferred to in recent dispatches. On
December 1st ten young men went
up the mountain range to Home
stead Peak" to establish a silver
mine, and were never heard from.
Recently searching party digging
in the snow came upon their house
twelve feet below the surface. The
roof was crushed in and the ten
corpes were found in an advanced
stage of decomposition. As the VIC
TINS were clad only in their night
clothes, it was evident that the ca
lamity befel them at night. A let
ter addressed to girl in Ohio, dated
February 20, indicates that the ur-
fortunate miners were entombed
over two months ago.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
Execution In the Indian Nation.

FIR. SMITH, Ark, MAY Mitchell
Anderson, a choctaw Indian sev-
enteen years old, was yesterday
executed, according to the custom OF
that nation, for the murder ofanoth-
er Choctaw boy, named Winchester,
last summer. Anderson was con-
victed in the court of Masholatubee
District, and was sentenced in Feb
ruary last. He shot Winchester
while the latter was passing along a
lonely road, and then horribly mutt
lated the body and secured S15.
The condemned youth was seated
on a blanket, in an open place with
a piece of white paper pinned over
his heart. The executioner knelt
before him and with one shot killed
him. Anderson denied the killing
until within the last few days, when
the decision reached by the Supreme
Judge convinced him that there was
no hope, when he acknowledged, and
said that his father was the instigator.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13

SAN FRANBIsco, May 5.-A de-
spa:ch to the Ereniag Post from
Tucson, Arizona, says: The report
of terrible tragedy has just been
received from Taraton, Mexico. The
7-year-old son of a wealthy resident
named Lopez was kidnapped, and
the father was notified that the boy
would be killed if ransom of $751;
600 was not deposited in certain
place within two days. By accident
the note was not delivered until too
late to negotiate. At the expiration
of the second day the father found
the horribly mutilated body of his
child in his court yard. The boys
sister, aged IL years, on seeing the
corpse of her brother, fell dead.
The father became a raving maniac.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
The Legislature VIII Tarsy.

HARRIsBUsG, May THE Com
mittee Of Ways and Means held a
meeting this afternoon to consider
the Senate resolution for the final
adjournment of the Legislature on
the 2Sth inst. The sentiment of the
committee was almost unanimous
that the heavily burdened calendars
did not justify SO early an adjourn
ment. Mr.. Colborn offered an
amendment that the 18th of June
be designated, and Mr.. Snodgrass
further amended by postponing the
adjournment to the 18th of June.
The latter proposition was defeated
and Colborn's amendment adopted.
The House affirmed the action OF
the committee and the Senate is ex-
pected to accept the changed date.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
Monroe's Forgotten Presents.

WASHINGTON, MAY 6.-Yesterday
during the Treasury count heavy
square box, wrapped in red tape and
securely bouni, vas found in an
out-of-the-way LVok of one of the
vaults. The key had been mislaid
and was nowhere to be found. The
box had been in the vault for many
years and had been almost forgotten.
The sarvices of a locksmith were
secured, and on opening the box it
was found'to contain a bottle of dia-
monds, bottle of pearls, a bottle of
altar of roses and a lump of gold.
One of the older employees identified
these as articles which had been pre-
sented to President Monroe about
the year 1923 by the Japanese Gov
ernment and which had been stored
in the Treasury pending the passage
of an act of Congress authorizing
their acceptance. Congress failed to
legislate on the subject and the arti-
cles were deposited in the Treasury,
where they have remained ever since.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
How Grant is Writing His Book.

WASHINGTON, May 6.-General
Grants devotion to the task ofcom-
pleting his book is characteristic.
He is throwing all his strength into
the work. He is not directing others
as some may be disposed to think,
but he is doing the work himself.
He is not doing the manual labor of
writing out the matter, it is true.
First, when his strength will allow,
having prepared the data, armed
with documents and maps, he die
tates to a shorthand writer, who
takes down every word. This is
then transcribed and read to him
and he makes whatever additions or
changes he thinks proper. A prin-
ters copy is then made, and it is all
in Grants own language and the
composition is as much his own as
any authors ever is. In this great
labor the Generals sons and other
members of the family assist, each
seconding him in any manner pos
sible. 1t is a busy family nowadays
All the tenacity Of will displayed by
Grant in the war he displayed in
bringing the work to a conclusion.
1t is what he desired to live
for
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
Chicago-PIusburgh Trunk Mystery.

New YORK, May 7.-Inspector
Byrnes on Tuesday received a dis
patch from Chief Doyle, of Chicago,
stating that the Italian, Aglostino
Jurado, who is charged with muir
dering the man found in a trunk at
Pittsburgh, Pa, had come to New
York. An ample description OF Ju-
RADIO was given, and Detective Ser
geants Perazzo and Tessaro found
him hiding at No. 145 Wooster street
the same night. The prisoner was
taken to police headquarters, where
he gave his age as "a years, and said
he was a peddler. Chief Doyle was
communicated with, and Detective
Bonfeld, accompanied by the bag
gage-master who checked the trunk
from Chicago to Pittsburgh, at once
started for New York. This after
noon the baggage-master unhesitat-
ingly picked Jurado out as the man
who had brought the trunk to the
station. The prisoner refused to
make any statement. but willingly
agreed to return to Chicago with
Bonfeld.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
Cure for Piles.

Piles are frequently preceded by
a sense of weight in the back, loins
and lower part ofthe abdomen, caus-
ing the patient to suppose he has
some affection of the kidneys or
neighboring organs. At times,
symptoms of indigestion are present,
as fiatulency, uneasiness of the stom-
ach, ect. A moisture, like perspira-
ton, producing very disagreeable
itching, after getting warm, is COM
mon attendant. Blind, Bleeding and
Itching Piles yield at once to the ap-
plication OF DR.. Bosanko's Pile Rem
edy. which acts directly upon the
parts affected absorbing the Tumors,
allaying the intense itching, and ef-
fecting a permanent cure. Price 50
cents. Address, The DR.. Bosanko
Medicine Co.. Piqua, o. Sold by
C. N. BOYD, Druggist, Somerset,
Pa. dec.3-1y.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13

That astute Republican politi-
clan, Chairman Thomas V. Cooper,
has a suspicion shat Cleveland's
civil service pretensions will not
outlive the result of the coming Fall
election in New York State. He
wants the aid of the mugwumps
there to bring New York into line
as the first endorsers of the Admin
istration. This done, the services
of the mugwumps can be dispensed
with, and when this end is accom-
plished the time will be ripe for
throwing off the mask that gals the
fleshy face of Mr.. Cleveland. "
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
Two strange Fatalities.

ERIE, April 30.-A terrible tragedy
occurred at Washingtonboro to-day,
in which a highly respectable young
man accidentally chopped his broth.
ers head off, and messenger sent
for assistance was thrown and fatal
" hurt. The beheader is Charles
Grover. He was chopping wood
and did not observe that his young
er brother had laid himself across
log. The act of decapitation was as
complete as any executioner could
have afforded.
George Bates. a lad who mounted
a horse and galloped off for assis-
tance, went over deep gully with
the horse and has sustained fatal
hurts.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13


The Democratic leaders now Writ
ually admit their zeal for civil service
reform was false, and a mere cam
paign lie to secure the mugwump
vote. They are now fighting mad"
with Cleveland for still keeping up
the pretext, and a number of them
gathered at Washington last week,
for the purpose of compelling the
President to give over" and admit,
as they do, that he was only fool
in the reformers. There is an in
teresting circus coming, and Cleve-
land will soon have to make up his
mind, either to fight, knock under,
or take to the woods.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
TWO BUmprNGs CoLLArsG.


New York, May 5.-At half past
8 this morning fire was discovered
in the Abbott building on State
Street, South Brooklyn, used for var
ious manufacturing purposes and
general factory. The building fronts
on Columbia street and runs through
to Atlantic street. A dozen manu-
featuring firms occupied the build
ing, employing about 500 hands,
mostly young women. 1t seems
that previous to the breaking out Of
the fire the rear building, which was
undergoing repairs, fell down. Pass
ers by could hear the screams of the
injured, and Immediately afterward
a volume of smoke rolled up, show
ing that the ruins had taken fire.
Before the firemen arrived the pam
ic stricken girls appeared and began
throwing themselves from the first,
second, and even fourth story win
dows. The whole building was soon
ablaze. and the girls were seen push
ing, crowding and shrieking wildly
in the rooms above, and many fell
back into the flames before help
could reach them.
Owing TO the confusion no esti-
mate could be made of the number
OF victims, as the people fled as soon
as released. The foreman of the
factory gave the alarm and then re-
entered the building to aid in saving
life and was burned to death.
Meanwhile the vast tinder box
burned like blast furnace, and
shot back the streams of water in
the shape of steam. The wall soon
gave way with almost explosive
force, and four firemen were caught
in the ruins. They were rescued as
soon as possible and taken to the
hospital, all badly burned. When
the first part of the building fell a
number of workmen were at work
upon it, and they have not been
seen since. 1t is believed that not
less than twenty five bodies are in
the ruins.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
A walking skeletons Death.

WETToN, w. Va, May 10.-Yes-
terday morning Abram Curtis, of
Braxton county. died. He was
known far and near as a walking
ekeleton. Five or six years ago his
muscles began to waste away, and
continued to do so until he became
so emaciated that there was actually
nothing but skin and bone left. He
was 80 years old, little above the
average height and weighed but for
ty pounds. He was able until a few
days before his death. Every bone
in his body was distinctly outlined
and by laying a hand on his stom-
ach his backbone could be plainly
felt. His case baffied the learning of
all the physicians who attended
him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13

THE st. John class of Prohibition
lists should take note of President
Cleveland's recent appointment of
one Jacob Muellen as Consul Gener-
al at Frankford. He was elected as a
Republican Lieutenant Governor OF
Ohio about the time of the great
temperance crusade in that state and
left the Republican party and devel-
oped into the bitterest anti-temper-
ance fanatic in all that State. He
was pounced upon an elected Presi-
dent of the Ohio Liquor Dealers.
Association, and has now AL his hon.
ors seated on the head of whisky
barrel with the bung knocked in.
The st. Johnites can see a choice
specimen brick in Mueller.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13

The count Of the cash in the
Treasury is ended, and it is found
that, after twenty-four years of Re-
publican rule, there are possibly two
cents missing. This is q splendid
tribute - the honesty, efficiency
andaccurncy of Republican officials;
but it is only what was expected by
their friends. For years it has been
asserted by the Democrats, that
millions have been stolen from the
Treasury, and one of the first steps
of this Administration was to en-
ploy expert accountants TO overhaul
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
The Fever at Plyrnoth.

PLYMGrH, Pa, May 9.-No new
cases of fever were reported to-day
and but one death in the last twenty
four hours. Over eighty cases are
now on the hands of the Relief Com
mittee and new applicants are made
hourly for help. There will un-
doubtedly be over a hundred to be
provided for regularly by the first
of next week. Arrangements were
made this afternoon to establish a
fever hospital in the Central School
building. A Hospital Committee
was appointed with instructions to
fit up two rooms, ore for male and
one for female patients, and procure
experience nurses at once. 1t is ex-
pected to have it in running order by
Monday next.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
The Treasury Count.

WASHINGTON, May S.-The count
of the money and securities in the
United States Treasury is now COM
plete with the exception of the con-
tents of the reserve vault-about
s165, 100000 in United States notes
and gold and silver certificates. 1t
will take smother week to examine
the reserve fund. Treasurer Jordon
says that the count is practically
over and that everything has been
found ia q most satisfactory condi-
ton. Three silver dollars which es-
capped from q broken package in the
silver vault have been found, SO that
the only discrepancy is the two
cents missing from a S. package of
pennies in the cash room.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
Sale of Young Jersey Cattle.

LEXINGTON, KY, May Sixty
three young Jerseys, only one a
male, were sold here to-day by Nc
Clintock & Sons. The aggregate of
the sale was s12,S75, an average of
s202. The highest-priced animal
was a COW 3 years old, Cordelia Ind,
by Compa Boy, dam Cordelia, and
with calf to Signaldina. Robert Nc
Michael, of this city, paid s605 for
her. The lowest price was s55.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13

SENArcR FRYE, of Maine, has not
q verv exalted opinion of Mr.. Cleve-
land or of his appointees. He says
the President is not paying the least
attention to civil service reform, that
many of his appointments are as
bad as they could be and that every
man be has appointed to a promi-
nent place was either copperhead
or a rebel
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13

THE w. C. T. u, of this State,
having captured the Legislature in
the matter of temperance in the
schools, is now preparing to control
the school directors in their selec-
ton of books. In Pittsburg Mrs.
Weeks and her gentle following, are
attempting to force the Central
Board of Education into permitting
them to select the books to be used
This is the opening of campaign
to be waged throughout the State
and Directors may as well make up
their minds to stuff their ears with
cotton, or surrender at discretion.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
- - 49, -
just as Good.

Many INSCRIPTIONS dealers may
tell you they have remedies for
coughs and colds, equal in merit and
in every respect just as good as the
old reliable Or. Bosanko's Cough
and Lung Syrup, and unless you in-
sist upon this remedy and will take
no other, you are liable to be greatly
deceived. Price 80 cents and S1.O0.
Sold by c. N. Boyd.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
GENERAL GRANTS CONDITION.
The Cnncerous spots Unchanged-The
swe7lfng In the Throat Increased.

Swelling In the Inroat lncfeaseu.
New YORK, May 10.-On Satur-
day, after his drive, General Grant
felt in first rate spirits. and partook
of his luncheon with increased appe-
tite. He rested for a while, and
then resumed work on his book,
which he kept up for nearly two
hours. The swelling in the throat
has very perceptibly increased IN
density as well as in proportion,
though the pain remains about the
same in intensity
The General slept fully seven
hours Saturday night, and when the
four doctors of the staff met in con-
sultation this afternoon, they found
the Generals condition was, if any
thing, improved, but the cancerous
spots were unchanged. DE-. Barker
sails for Europe this week. and this
was his last consultation before GO
ing. When about to leave he bid
the General good-by and said
"When / come back in the autumn,
| shall expect to find your literary
work finished to your satisfaction" "
"You don't expect to find me though
do you ?" said the General. "1shall
hope so, anyhow" responded DR..
Barker, as he went away.
DIR. Shrady said the two new can
Ger spots had not perceptibly increas.
ed since Wednesday. The general
at the window waved adieu to DR..
Douglas as he drove away with his
family. Roscoe Conkling and Cyrus
w. Field called during the afternoon
At 5 o'clock this afternoon while
throngs were strolling on the ave-
nue. General Grant, attended only
| by Harrison, left his house and
walked toward Madison avenue.
His pace was more brisk than dur
ing any previous walk. AS he near
ed the corner of the avenue he seiz-
ed his cane near the middle, reach
ed the corner, and walked half the
block uptown unaided by his sick.
Then, as he felt the added strains
of the slight ascent between Sixty
six and Sixty-seventh streets, he
again brought the cane into use.
You seem to have little use for
the cane," suggested a gentleman
who Joined and walked with the
General.
"Ill need that vet, for a while,' u
responded the General, half smiling,
"and now you've gained another
block in your walking distance" as
the General turned back at Sixty.
seventh street, Il think it'll do me
good, hayn't walked for SO long,
was the response, and the invalid
added 81 will add block at time
this way as / get stronger, then I'll
walk twice a day, morning and af
ternoon. besides riding at midday
"Why do / drive just at noon? The
doctors advised it they said there
was less malaria in the atmosphere
at that hour of the day. No, | fee
no more fatigued, as l can see, thar
after my walks to Madison avenue,
concluded the General, as he reach.
ed the steps of his house. Ht
mounted the steps with as little ev
idence of weakness as on previous
occasions of exercise.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
The senaforias Appointment Settled.

HARHssuRe, May s.-The re-
port ofthe conference committee on
the Senatorial apportionment bill
was adopted in both branches of the
Legislature to-day and the bill now
goes 70 the Governor. The Repub-
licans. expect the bill to be vetoed
The conference committee on the
Congressional apportionmept bill
Eil lot meet again until next