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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-09

EOR SALE-PLIMOTH ROCKS, WHITE
Il Leghorns, White Cochins, Pens, No =
"; NO. 2, Sl.50 per 10; Toulouse Geese, 3 egys
$3.50; eggs, $3.50 Correspondence a pleas.
ure; visitors welcome. Best stock in the STATE.
y. NJ. OvERLEEsE, Dallas. ianls.ti
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-23
Explosion OF Blasting Powder.

CANTON, Ohio, Dec. 16.-George
Pile, miner living at North Indus
try, whose family, with several 9TH
ers, occupies deserted church as a
dwelling, was drying two kegs of
blasting powder in the cellar of the
structure. One of the kegs fell to
pieces this afternoon while Pile was
carrying it ont of the cellar, the
powder scattering on the ground.
Pile returned to the cellar after the
other keg, when William Hatfield, a
fellow miner, applied a match to the
loose powder to see if it was dry.
The powder ignited, and, follow
ing the train to the cellar, exploded
with terrific force, wrecking the
building and setting it on fire. The
women and children in the building
were imprisoned In the ruins, but
were subsequently rescued by cut
ting holes in the sides of the burn
ing building. All of them were
more or less injured. Pile, who was
in the cellar when the explosion oc-
Cured, was terribly burned and
barely escaped with his life.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-23
Mongolians seeking Citizenship

Ell PAso. Texas, Dec. 1S.-The
Chinese located in this city are tax
ing out naturalization papers and
intend, they say, to become perma-
nent citizens of the United States.
Eight applications for citizenship
were granted to-day. 1t is thought
that the whole colony numbering
three hundred will apply for papers
of citizenship. The leading Chinese
residents of this city state that this
movement will become general and
that their countrymen in all the
towns and cities of the Southwest
will speedily renounce their allegi-
ance to China and become Ameri-
can citizens. This movement, they
say, is the outgrowth of the Wyom-
ing massacre, and that by becoming
citizens they will be better protec-
ted and be entitled to all the rights
and liberties of native born Ameri.
can citizens.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-23
Railroads Resisting the New Tax.

HARRIsBURG, Dec. 1.-THE prin-
cipal railroad companies have filed
reports with the Auditor General of
their business the past fiscal year,
with protest claiming that the new
tax law is unconstitutional. None
of the railroad companies have paid
into the Treasury the ta.- deducted
from the interest of bondholders
under this act. The Lehigh Valley
and Pennsylvania Companies have
both indicated their intention to re-
sist the law. The Auditor General
has not yet made claims upon the
companies for the money retained
by them, but has referred to the
Auditor General the question involv-
ed before claiming tax for this year
from June so, 1885; when the new
law was passed. Should he beside
IN favor of the State the Auditor
General will at once make up ac-
counts and if the companies do not
pay over the money the courts will
be called up to enforce the State
claims.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-23
21O ACRES 21
TERMS
LIST OF CAUSES.

Following is the List of Causes set for trial at
Il Special Term of CO7rt, beginning January II,
ls,6:
W. T. Wallace vs. A. ]. Holiday
Pearson LOhr vs.. Somerset & Cambria Il. Il. Go.
Liston Bros. & Eston Cunningham VS.. William
kensinger.
Jehn Nets Assignee and CofTroth VS.. D. W.
Growall Garnishee.
]. A. Friedline VS.. George T. Auman.
Mount Zion Church VS.. Samuel Walker.
Annie j Lambert vs. William johnson.
Elizabeth Logan vs.. Frank Friedlne-
j. y. Baker VS.. J. II. Miller.
p. W. Trimpey ex rel ETC. vs.. DIETRICH Trimpey.
Dietrich Trimpey VS.. Wm. Sweitzer.
NJ. Wright ct al VS.. Somerset Co. X. X. Co.
]. 5. Lenhart Us. E. * A Mcdowell.
A. J. Moon vs.. Max Schweibinz ct al
Elisea Moon vs. Same
J. F. Bittner VS.. H. Johnson Garnishee.
Elizabeth Lohr vs.. II. Lenhsrt.
X. Hiteshews use vs. ]. ]. Spangler.
Joseph Cummins VS.. o. A. Ross.
Marshall Bros. VS.. Patterson Kuhn.
Elizabeth Schrock S use vs.. Saml Meyers Adm.
SECOND WEEK,
John f. Bender VS.. Bedford and Stoyestown t.
Road Go.
Daniel weyand's heirs vs. John BerEeybile.
NJ. Goggin Ag't VS.. ]. B. Barnes.
Isaac Hugus VS.. Nicholas Berkey.
Same VS.. Abraham Faith.
Thomas J McKaig ct al VS. g. H. Hooking ct al.
Peter Meyers Admr. vs. Mary Meyers ct al.
John A. BeeDe, Rec'vr &c, VS.. II. L. Baer.
5. X N. 7. x. 20. vs.. ). x Q. K. r. co.
Ann NJ. Lindsey VS.. J. ). Black ct al.
David Lohr's Ext'rs VS.. Margaret II. Lohr
Freak Smith VS.. Josiah Long.
George Holtzhour vs.. Nicholas Murphy.
VIM. f. Mccall vs.. Pitts. * Conn. x. r. Co,
John f. Blymyer Admr. &e. VS.. Jno. Rhoades,
ct al.
Samuel Clark VS.. Samuel Philson.
G. l.. Miller VS.. Daniel Yutzy's Admr. &c.
John II. Uni, Assignee sc. VS.. 5. and Nj. p r.
Go. ct al.
Edward Sitersvs B. F. Lung.
Proty's Office. N. b. .CRITCHFIELD,
Dec. 1c, 1885. Prothonotary.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-23
A Little Girls Thonghtfulness.

PoTTsvILE, December 16.-The
crew of coal train on the Lehigh
valley railroad had a sensational es-
cape from death at Yatesville yester-
day morning. The workings of
Fowler's colliery caved in during
the night and caused the surface to
subside for two hundred yards over
which the railroad runs. Near the
spot where the cavern occurred lived
a family named Brehony, who dur
ing the night were driven in fear
from their house to a neighbor's out
side the affected area. At an early
hour yesterday morning little Mag
gle Brehony, aged ten years, while
fetching water, heard train coming,
ran to the track and, by frantically
waving her cap across the track, sue
ceeded in stopping the train close to
the brink of the cave in. When the
train hands made an investigation
and discovered their narrow escape
they made the child q handsome re-
ward for her thoughtfulness, and
the facts have been reported at head
quarters.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-23
4 Whisky Jng Did IL.

WASHINGTON, Pa, December 49,
Another accident occurred late to-
night on the Baltimore & Ohio near
this place. Peter Ferguson, brick
layer at Brady's tunnel, a mile east
of Washington, was struck by a
west-bound passenger train and so
badly injured that his recovery is
considered impossible, His head
was terribly gashed in several plac-
es. When found be was lying in an
insensible condition alongside the
railroad, just beyond Wade avenue.
He had evidently been seated upon
the track. An empty whisky jug
and box of 32 cartridges we're scat
tered about the scene. He was car
ried to the depot and his injuries
dressed. He is married and has two
children.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-23
Three Men Shot by Drunken Ruff
ffau.

WAYNEsBURG, Pa, Dec. 1S.-Three
men were shot tonight at a place
called Lippencott's about four miles
east of this town. by David Lindsey
Fonner. The men hurt were Mer-
chant Llppencott, youngest son of
U. B. Lippencott, shot in the chest
shoulder, serious but not fatally /;
William Woods of Waynesburg,
shot through the neck and side, and
John Rice, who lives near Jefferson.
shot in the stomach and groin. The
two latter are said to be mortally
hurt. Yesterday Fonner shot a
young man named Ross, Jus. graz.
ing his neck. Fonner is o worth
less character and has been drunk
several days. 1t is said there was
no proyocation for the shooting. He
has been arrested and is now in Jail.
The citizens are much incenssd and
if results are as bad as reported here
now Fonner may have a short shift
and ropes end before be sees a
court
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-23
Gored TO Death by a Bull.

NEW HAVEN, Dec. 17.-Treasurer
David Miles, of Milford, met a ter
rible death this morning by being
gored to death by an enraged Hol-
stein bull. The animal was kept in
box stall in the barn and had new
er before manifested any symptoms
of ugliness. Mr.. Miles had gone as
usual to attend to his stock, and as
some considerable time passed and
he had not returned, his son Edward
went out to see what was the matter.
When he entered the barn he saw
the dead body of his father lying on
the floor, with the blood and brains
oozing from his skull, which had
been penetrated by the horns of the
enraged bull. Edward hastened to
subdue the animal, which subse-
quently turned on him and attacked
him viciously. He would probably
have shared the fate of his father
if it had not been for the timely ar
rival of the hired man and neigh
Dor, who fortunately happened to
have loaded revolver with him,
from woich he fired half dozen
bullets into the brain of the mad
cened beast.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-23

ACCORDING to the annual report of
Professor Higbee, Superintendent OF
Public Instruction, the number of
enrolled pupils has increased l6, ,119,
making a total of 9S2,15S. The diff
ference between the number enroll
cd and the number in attendance is
325,030. The number of teachers
now employed is 22,S64. There
has been a decrease of IS in the
number of male teachers, and az
increase OF ASS in the number of fe-
male teachers. The average month.
ly salary for males is now s39.0l, and
FOR females s300S. This,the Super.
intendept says is far below what i,
should be, and that the discrimina.
ton in salary Of nine dollars q
month against the female, is grossly
unjust, while there is q growing
recognition of their value to our ed.
ncstional work, and be trusts that
this unjusifable discrimination will
soon be removed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-23

WHEELING, Dec. 1S.-The /end of
the Ina Harris-Picket trial was
reached this morning ana /resulted
in tie complete vindicatidh OF the
accused, together with th6expose OF
surprising attempt at blackmail-
ing. !,
A relative of the plaintiff testified
that Ina Harris never had a child.
A farmer named Frazier, living near
the home of Louis Altman, at
Roney's Point, where it was claimed
by Ina Harris that she had boarded
the child for years time. was next
placed upon the stand. He identi-
fed the child who had been brought
in court as little George. a little son
of Mr.. Altman, stating that his
wife had been present at its birth.
Both the alleged parents were
summoned to court. The mother
was first placed on the stand, and at
once claimed the child as her son.
breaking into tears as she clasped it
in her arms. She explained in a
few words that Ina Harris had driv-
en- to her house on Wednesday, the
first day of the trial, and persuaded
her to let her take George to Wheel
iug and have his photograph taken,
promising to bring him back the
next day. This she consented to,
and knew nothing of the plot till a
messenger brought her word last
night of the claim of her child's par
entage made by Ina Harris in open
court. The husband also corrobora-
ted his wife's statement.
The revelation astounded specta-
tors, jury and counsel fer both sides
the plaintiffs lawyer at once aban.
doned the case. 1t was given with
out argument to the jury, who rem
dered a verdict in favor of the de-
fendant without leaving the box.
Counsel for both sides asked Judge
Jacobs to issue bench warrent for
the girls arrest. His Honor took
the matter under advisement, as he
wishes to have the girl examined as
to her sanity before he takes action
in the matter.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-23
Senator Vest Catching Flies with
Vinegar.

The people of Dakota want their
Territory made into a State, and
there seems to be no good reason for
refusing them. They have framed
and adopted constitution, as they
had a right to do, and now offer it
for the appreciation of Congress.
The matter is simple enough, but
that great Democratic statesman,
Mr.. Vest, thinks there is something
deeply, darkly suspicious and even
revolutionary about it, and wants
to know, you know" By and by he
and other Democrats will be won
dering why the people OF Dakota
stick to the Republican party, and
the answer will be, because that
great Democratic statesman, Senator
Vest, made himself very needlessly
offensive to them when they applied
to become State. 1t seems to US
that Mr.. Vest, like too many other
Democratic statesmen, is always
trying to catch flies with vinegar and
wondering that he gets so few.
Y. Herald.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-23
sale OF tho South Penn Stopped by
Order OF Court.

HUNTINGDON, Dec l6.-The sale of
the personal property and franchises
of the South Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, which was advertised by
the Sheriff Of this county to take
place tomorrow, has been stopped
by an order of Court made to-day
staying the execution on which the
levy was made. The counsel for
the South Pennsylvania Railroad
Company presented petitions to the
Court representing that the Judg-
ments on which the executions were
issued were obtained against the
Sherman's Valley and Broad Top
Railroad Company IN 1879 and were
revived against that company, one
in 1882 and the other in 1883, after
it had ceased to exist, without notice
to the South Pennsylvania Company,
and that an attempt is now being
made to sell the property and cor
porate rights of the latter by merely
adding its name in the executions
after that of the real defendant. The
plaintiffs claim that as the South
Pennsylvania Company is merely
the successor of the Sherman's VAL
ley and Broad Top Railroad Compa-
ny, or in fact the original corpora.
ton under a new name, they have
the right to proceed as they have.
The Court, in staying the execution,
granted a rule on the plaintiffs to
show cause why the executions
should not be amended by striking
out the name of the South Pennsyl.
yania Railroad Company. The Pc
titions of the latter were also pre-
sented praying that the judgments
be opened SO that it may make a
defense, and it was ordered that
these petitions be filed and such fur
ther order made concerning them as
may seem proper on the hearing OF
the rule to show cause. Parties here
were waiting in anxious expectancy,
hoping to buy the South Pennsyl-
vania Road tomorrow and to obtain
a good title
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-23
Fighting for her Life Win Tramp

BALTIMORE, Dec. 1.-THE wife of
James Sellers, living near Rising
Sun, Nd, is as brave as she is hand
some. A short time ago her hus-
band employed tramp to work on
the farm. Last night in the absence
of Mr.. Sellers the tramp hid him
self behind door with club, and
as Mrs. Sellers entered he attempt
ed to strike her on the head. She
was too quick for him. She Crap
pied with the tramp and desper-
ate struggle ensued. She got the
club away from him. He several
times threw her violently on the
floor and tore all her clothing to
rags. He than ran up stairs and
threatened to get her husbands
gun TO shoot her. She ran after him
and there was another struggle at
the bead of the stairs. Finally the
plucky women overpowered the
tramp, dragged him down stairs,
showed him out of the house and
barred the door. He threatened to
return later and burn the house.
AS soon as the man was out of sight
Mrs. Sellers went to a neighbor's
house some distance off. She was
nearly exhausted and badly cut and
bruised about her arms and breast.
Armed men watched the house and
secured the woods for the tramp all
night.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-23

TIE Chicago Inter Ocean says:
Prohiotionlsts ask: What has High
License done for Illinois ?" Well,
il has reduced the number of saloons
from l3, 600 to 1900. In Chicago
ii has shut up 600 of the lowest
dens, and increased the revenues
fron 100000 to s1,50o,0o0. Pro-
hibitionists may say 1t was blood
money" but one thing is sure, 1t
makes the evil bear larger portion
of the expense it entails upon sober
people, and is SO tar good until bet
ter things will be upheld by public
sentiment.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-23
DEATH IN THE DEPTHS.
Twenty Coal Miners Imprisoned.

NANTIcoKE, Pa, Dec. 1S.-Nanti-
coke was thrown into a terrible con-
sternation at IL o'clock this morning
by a report circulated that the
mines of the Susquehanna Coal Com
pany were being flooded by water
from the river, and that several lives
have been lost. The break was IN
No. slope, and the volume Of
water pouring in was so great that
before the miners and laborers could
get away from the breasts in which
they were working, the water. was
more than a foot deep at the gang
way and rising rapidly. Tools were
abandoned, driver boys left then
mules in the gangway and all fled
for points of safety. Before the
workmen were all out, the water
was breast high. Several men are
reported missing and it is feared
that they have been drowned.
An alarm was spread to the other
workings, Nos. / and 2 shafts and
No. 2 slope, all of which were con-
nected with the slope and are OF
lower depth. The alarm was prompt
ly acted upon and the workmen
hoisted ten at time to the surface
The workings now affected by the
inflow employ upwards OF 100 men
and bows, all of whom will be thrown
out of employment.
This afternoon the excitement was
greatly increased over the report
that about 40 men employed on
rock work and half-dozen slope
men are imprisoned in an old work
ing, the mouth of which is closed by
mine timbers and broken cars that
was forced against it by the rushing
waters.
Thirty men and boys were res
sued through the air shaft by means
of ropes, which were lowered and
fastened about their bodies, and one
at time they were drawn to the
surface. As each one was safely
landed terrific shouts arose from the
hundreds of people present. 1t is
believed that there remains yet In
the abandoned breast at the slope
the II miners and laborers.
The first rescuing party has Just
entered the mine. The greatest dan
ger feared is from foul gas, which Is
rapidly accumulating and which the
fan cannot drive out, owing to the
air ways being closed up.
The disaster is believed to have
been caused by the caving in of q
large swath, covering several acres,
upon which culm was being dump,
ed, the accumulating weight OF
which is supposed to have forced
the bottom out.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-23
Mr.. Hendricks Estate.

INDIANAPOLIS, December 17.-Mrs.
Eliza Hendricks has filed her bond
as executrix of the will of Thomas
A. Hendricks in the sum of SIT 600,
with W. c. Thompson, Stephen w.
Morgan and Thomas L. Sullivan as
sureties. Her affidavit states that,
to the best other knowledge and be-
lief, she is of the opinion that the
personal estate of Mr.. Hendricks is
worth about sS5, 900. Mr.. Hendricks
was assessed s65, 600 on real estate.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-23

As tax collectors will hereafter be
elected by the voters at theFebruary
election, and as these officers will
collect all the taxes of their town
ships or boroughs,ex except road taxes,
the position is increased both in re.
sponsibility and in its emoluments
ana the taxpayers should take
measures in time, TO secure capable
men OF good business capacity tC
fill these positions. 1t is but step
over till the February election, anc
the voters should see to it, that good
and capable men are selected as can
didates.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-23
Mrs. Grants Pension.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-Just be-
fore adiourning this evening and
while many of the members of the
House were preparing to leave the
hall, Mr.. Matson, of Indiana, OBJ
tanned unanimous consent to take
from the Speakers table the Senate
bill providing a pension of $4,000
per annum for the widow OF ex-
President Grant. The house at once
proceeded to its consideration and
it was passed with but one dissent
ing vote, Mr.. Price, of Wisconsin,
being the member who thus distin-
guished himself. The bill will be
returned to the Senate on Monday,
when it will be laid before the Presi-
dent and, it is believed, will imme-
diately receive his approval.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-23

CHAMBERsBURe, Dec. 14.-Or
Saturday night man named Nolan
went to Lea Buffers house, in Am
berson's Valley, fifteen miles from
Chsmbersburg, under the influence
of liquor, and was elected. He re-
turned and broke in the door, and
in the scuffle that epsued Butler
broke Nolan's neck with a single
kick. He died instantly and Butler
was arrested.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-23

The economy and reform promis-
Ell by this Administration do not
seem to be advancing with railroad
speed. The estimates of expendi-
lures furnished by. the Treasury for
the ensuing fiscal year, amount in
the aggregate to s3S9,5S9.000, while
the estimated revenue for the same
period is s3l5,000,000, which fore
shadows deficiency of s24, 100000,
without allowing anything for pay
ments on the public debt. So much
for Democratic promises.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-23
A Plot to Kill Rich Men.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16.-A plot
for the assassination of some of the
most prominent men in this city
came to light last night. Some time
ago the police obtained information
of the existence of an organization
called the "Socialistic Revolution
ary Association" which, it was as
serted, was composed of ultra-social-
istic members. A close watch was
kept on their movements, and the
police finally succeeded in obtaining
the minutes of one of their meetings
held on Nov. %.
1t was learned that the intention
was to put about twenty men out of
the way by assassination including
w. T. Colemen, Congressman, W..
W. Morrow, Gen. w. III. l.. Barnes,
Mayor Bartlett, United States Judge
Lorenzo Sawyer, Leland Stanford,
Charles Crocker, Gov. Stoneman,
and the principal police officials.
These names were put on PRO
scriptive list" and placed in the
hands of the Executive Committee.
The committee were considering the
best means of accomplishing the
murders when their work was
brought to a sudden termination by
the discovery of their headquarters
at 200 Montgomery street.
The police arrested four men
found in the rooms. Their names
are julius C. Kosher, Henry Weis-
man, Charles Mittelstadt, and Oscar
Eggers. The officers found IN the
headquarters a complete laboratory
for the manufacture of Internal
machines. The men were taken to
the city prison, where they boldly
asserted that they We're dynamiters,
and that they proposed to get rid of
the citizens named and then raze
Chinatown. The prisoners are also
members of the German branch of
the Anti-Coolie League,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-23
Destroyed bp . Typhoon.

SAN Francisco, Dec. 19.-Advices
by the steamer Oceanica from Yo-
kohama and Hyng Kong. which ar
rived to-day, state that typhoon
swept over the Philippine islands
on November 7th, destroying over
1000 buildings, including l3 church
es and 10 converts. Eighteen hu-
man lives were lost and 500 cattle
perished. This report only compris-
es the destruction in 19 of the 81
districts of the islands, the remain
ing fifteen have not yet been heard
from.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-23

In sending nominations to the
Senate, the President is required to
give a reason for all those made dur
ing the recess of Congress. The
Senate last week passed a resolution
to have printed in the Congressional
Record the names of all the nomi-
nees, and the public will now be in
formed of the causes given for chang
es made.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-23

The Senate has now before 1t
about a thousand nominations sent
in by the President. The Republi-
can Senators, it is reported, have de-
termined not to make a partisan
fight against the nominees, but to
closely scan the list and refuse to
confirm unfit men.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-23

IT is reported that Mr. Blaine
'struck it rich" a few days since.
He is a partner in the Maid of
Erin silver mine, near Leadville,
which explorations prove to contain
a valuable vein of ore. The amount
uncovered is estimated to be worth
from 100000 to s6,OOO,0O0.