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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03
The South Penn's Future

PiTTsBURG, Feb. 25.-Mr. Ralph
Bagely has been interviewed on the
future of the South Penn Railroad
and Mr.. Franklin b. Gowen's plans.
lie says that as small recognition OF
the tfficient services rendered 10y DR..
Hcsleu,er be is to be made the next
president of the South Penn. In this
connection he incidentally remarked
thai if DR.. Hosieiter has any pOlltl-
cal aspirations 10 one could be bet
ter rewarded with the governorshlp
of the State than he, ioT he has done
more than any one maa to give the
State of Pennsy vlania two systems
of railroad instead of one.
Mr. Gogen," he continued, has
the necessary funds to carry out
each move in the future as he has
done in the past. Whether he Will
complete the South Pennsylvania or
build another road depends on the
action of the majority of the stock
holders. In either case, though, a
road will be built The majority
can not sell out to The Pennsylvania,
and if they do not accede TO Mr..
Gowen he will then parallel the
South Pennsylvania with new line,
which has already been carefully
laid out. This line he can construct
at a less cost than that Of completing
the South Pennsylvania. He can d.
this because, through his allies, the
Reading and the jersey Central, he
has absolute control of the situation.
The new lire would be about 225
miles long, or twenty-five miles
shorter than the Pennsylvaaia Rail
road between Harrisburg and Pitts
burg, and the cost TO open the line
less than 100000. When opened
the line could then be cheaply I'M
proved. The total cost would be
less than Sl0,0O0,000. There IS not
single tunnel on the line, as these
are obviated by making il thirty five
miles longer than the present South
Penn line. In other words, the line
goes over instead of through the
mountains. The grades on It are
lighter than on .hs South Penn"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03
Killed Him in Ten Minutes

CLEVELAND, Feb. 23.-Dr. J. Fl.
Gleason, an allopathic physician of
good standing in this city.wss killed
last evening by accidentally drink
ing a quantity of carbolic acid b.
mistake for whisky. He had Just
returned from long drive and feel
ing chilly entered Gerling & Haber's
drug store, No. 2S3 ST. Clair street,
to obtain a glass of liquor. \ clerk
poured out the whiskey into glass
graduator and set it on the show
case, on which also stood a similar
graduator partially filled with car
oolic acid. DR.. Gleason a mnment
later, took one Of the glasses and
drained the contents at a gulp. Re
alizing the fatal mistake he had
made, the doctor called for raw eggs
at once, and ate several Of them.
Emetics were also given, and every
means was taken to rid the omacn
of the deadly dose
DR.. Gleason was very cool, direc.
ing the movements Of those abou;
him, and, apparently, suffering no
Inconvenience from the poison.
Nine minutes passed, when sudden
Is the unfortunate man, who had
remained standing, lurched forward
and fell to the floor. His body was
frightfully oontoried for a few mo-
meuts, and then became rigid in
death. In just 10 minutes from the
time Of drinking the poison DIR.
Gleason was Z dead man. He leaves
3 widow and seven children.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03

ALTHOUGH the President has stol
idly ignored the scandal in which
his Attorney General is involved,
the House could not withstand the
pressure of public sentiment, and a
committee has at last been appoint
ed 20 investigate the matter. Briefly
told, the story is this: While he
was yet a Senator of the United
States, Attorney General Garland
accepted, without paying coEsid-
Grafton FOR il, 4 large number of
shares in q telephone company styl-
ed the "Pan Electric" The Bell
telephone company had previously
been granted a patent. obtained
charters in many OF the States, and
their stock was, and IS, immensely
valuable The object Of the new, or
Pan-electric, company is to attack
the Bell company's patent, have 1t
anuulled by the courts, and over
throw aud ruin it aud destroy the
value Of It's stock. Ii successful in
this, the Psn-eiectric stock. now
worthless, would become immensely
valuable, and Mr.. Garland's shares
would net him millions. As Attor-
ney General Of the United States. the
leading law officer OF the Govern
ment, Mr.. Garland has instituted, or
permitted to be instituted under his
sanction, suits against the Bell COM
pany, and thus uses his official po-
sition to personally enrich himself
A more hagrant misuse of power
has never occurred under this Gov
ernment. Inventors and spectators
are not in the habit of going around
and presenting large blocks OF stock
in their inventions or companies for
nothing. and no sane person can en-
tertaiu a doubt that this stock was
intended to be placed where it
would do the most good when it
was presented TO Mr.. Garland. kd-
aait that be did not anticipate being
made Attorney General when he ac-
cepted it, be could not have been !
such a dullard as not TO know it vas
given him to secure bis influence as
a Senator. His acceptance of it I'M {
der this condition of affairs was bad
enough, in all conscience, but to still /
hold on TO it when be was placed in
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03
A Desperate Convict Killed

SALTWATER, MINI, Feb. "a
Will c. Reed, acting deputy at tht
prison, shot and killed Frank Smith
a convict from Winona county, yes
terday. Smith was one of the worsi
convicts in the prison. He had work
ed in the wagon factory for SONS
time past. Yesterday he suddenly
dropped a wagon tongue on which
he was working, struck the foreman
in the face. then grasped an iroa
maliet, breaking three diffrren'
machines and threatening to kill
several attaches. He dropped the
mallet and picked up hatcnet and
said be would kill the first man that
laid his hands on him. The guard
wro;s out pass TO the cell room,
which he handed to Smith, telling
him to give it to Reed. This he did
and followed tie deputy to the dun
geon. At the door, as is customary,
Reed began to search Smith. This
made Smith angry and he rushed
into the dungeon. Reed warned
him that he must submit. Smith
then started toward Reed, when the
latter drew his revolver and fired.
Smith fell dead. The Ooroner's jury
returned a verdict that the killing
was done by Reed during the per-
Torrance of his duty.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03
TusseI wi,h II Bear.

WILLIANsPoRT, Feb. 25.-Peter
AlSood lives few miles out Of
Slate Run. Yesterday he and sew
eral Of his companions were in the
woods at work when they struck
bear tracks and followed them up.
Atwood, who was in advance OF the
other members ofthe party, came Uu
to the bear, and, having an AK oyer
his shoulder, he attempted to strike
5ruia on the head with The sharp
end. His aim was not a steady one
and the result was that the bear es-
capped without scratch, and turned
on Atwood, who had started To ran
back 10 where his companions were.
Bruiu overlook the man and a Sc
were struggle took place Atwood
drew his knife, but could not use it,
oa account OF being pinned 10 the
ground by the bear Several OF the
party came az at this moment and
one Of them, who had a rifle, fired
at the bear and pat a bullet through
his head. Atwood was removed
from his dangerous position, having
only few bruises aud scratches, Al
ter the bear had been killed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03
Strong Unto Death.

SHANESvILLE, Pa, Feb. 25-Oae
Of the most remarkable women in
Pennsylvania, Mrs. Daniel Moser, a
widow, who died here to-day, aged
eighty five. She never took drop
ofmedicine of any kind in her life,
never was i'll, and strange to say,
her raven black hair of young We
manhood is just as black, glossy
and lengthy after death as it was be-
fore. Not gray hoir can be found
on her heed, and her eyebrows and
eyeleshes are also quite darx. She
was wonderfully well preserved, and
had never cOmpiaiued until to-day,
VIXEN a sudden stroke If apoplexv
caused her instant death. she ex-
perienced 10 paia aud died calmly,
without q word.
She was the mother OF eight stall
waFt children. Her husband died
six months ago, aged eighty-six. He
was also hardy and well preserved.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03

FOR months previous to the last
Presidential election there was a
wonderful how-de-do in the Demo
cratic journals owe. the iniquilous
internal revenue tax" and q fierce
deuGncialion Of the Republican par
" Tor keeping up the "army of use
less revenue officials that were eat
ing up the peoples substance" The
Philadelphia Times and other Jour
mails of that ilk grew quite hystericsl
over this alleged wrong, and refused
to be comforted. and their demands
for the abolition of these taxes and
ahe dismissal of the ~horde of Off
cials" employed in their collection
were iosd, frequent and lachrymose.
But nov these blatant howlers for
reform are rs dumb as an oyster I;
not 5 suggestion is heard for the
slightest reduction OF these taxes,
and not single one Of the horde
of useless officials" has been dis
pensed with. The victorious Demo-
Gratis are very hungry and very dry.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03
Found Dead IN Hts Hus.

WoMELsDoRF, Pa, Feb. 25.-Caa
rad Nagle, aged seventy-Gve years
who for many years lived the lonely
life of hermit on South Mouatain-
was found dead in bis hut yestsr-
day. The old man lay stretched
upon 2 buffalo robe, and the woed
FIRE on his hearth was out. Three
days ago, when be was in good
health. he predicted that he would
die February %, at five o'clock il
the morning. and it IS firmly be
lieved that il was about tsst time
when he died. There was no evi-
deuce Of violent death, IS the old
man looked as if he had peacefully
and naturally passed away. Fifty
years ago he lost his wife, and i'm
Inedlateiy after that he went upOn
the mountains in an extremely wild
and unfrequented place and vowed
he would never leave it, nor again
mingle with the people OF the world,
but would prepare himself 70 meet
the soul of his dead wife.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03
The Coke Strike Renewed.

CoYNELLsvILLE. Feb. 25.-Social'
isiic Hungsrians caused more trou-
BILE in the coke regions this morn
ing. A crowd OF them assembled al
Broadford and marched to the Sum-
init. on the Nj. Pleasant branch,
forcing every coke drawer from work
along their route. They were near
ly all armed aud fired numerous
shots in order % intimidate the
workers. At the Summit and other
works the coke drawers fled through
fear of violence from the mob, and
ia some cases left their scrapers IN
the hot ovens TO melt. The miners
at Summit came out also. fearing il
thew continued work the tippie and
other buildings would be destroyed
The. strikers demand an advance
of 10 cents per oven instead of IL
per cent, recently granted. 1t is re-
ported that a meeting of Huns was
in progress at Morgan Station at II
o'clock, where a Hungarian Social.
list was making an address.
At Leisenring the men requested
Superintendent Toggar to discharge
man who had worked during the
strike. This was refused and the
men all struck this morning
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03
sale of Blue Grass Stock

LEXINGTON, Ky, Feb. 23.-The
sale Of II. Brasfeld at tie fair
grounds to-day was largely attended
by buyers from all parts Of the
country. The best prices paid were:
Brown colt. years old. by George
Wilkes, dam Belle PAtchen, S1100,
to Bowerman Bfothers, OF Keutuckv y;
chestnut colt, , years old, by Nat
wood. dam Lady Palchen. $3.50, a.
f. q. B4bcock, New Yo k; sorrel
fly, , years old. by Mambrino
Palchen, $500, to Joshua Wilkins,
Massachusetts bay stallion, 9 year
old, by George Wilkes, slG05. TO F.
g. Babcock, New York bay mar- s
years old, by George Wilkes. $500
to Rudell & White, of Connecticut ;
brown mare. s years old, by George
Wilkes, $1,000, to ". C. Goodloe,
Kentucky Flfty-eigat head realiz
ed $50 5S2
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03
Horsewhipped Her Beau.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 23.-About 7:30
o'clock last evening in front Of the
residence Of ex-Councilman James
Garvin, 2315, Chestnut Street, was
presented the somewhat unusual
and rather startling 'pectacle of a
young man being horsewhIpped by
an enraged young lady. The arms
of the youth upon whom the punish
ment was being inflicted were held
tightly behind him by 4 somewhat
smaller, but extremely muscular
boy. The young lady was Miss Ella
Garvin, the young man was Harry
NJ. Snyder, a buyer for the L NJ
Rumsey Manufacturing Company,
and the boy who was interfering
with the efforts Of Mr.. Snyder to es-
cape from the blows of the horse
whip which were falling ihickly and
heavily upon his face, head and
and shoulders was Arthur Garyin,
the 12-year old brother of the young
lady. After short struggle Snyder
broke away and started to run, nut
was met just as be was stepping on
to the sidewalk by a friend of the
young lady and was caught and held
and suffered a still more severe pun
ishment from the whip in the hands
of the young lady.
Miss Garvin gives the following
concise statement of the affair:
Snyder insulted me, so walked in
the house and just happened TO see
that new buggy whip and picked
it up and went to the front door aud
told him to apologize. He said he
wouldn't, and | whipped him. |
think | gave him pretty good
horsewhipping. and | am glad Of it,
except that broke the whip"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03

a position where his official power
would necessarily be used FOR his
personal benefit, shows him TO De
utterly devoid OF any high sense oi
morality or honor and Therefore IN
fitted for the high Office be flis.
And vet the head of this Admins
tration, that was to inangursie pur-
ity and honesty, and whose friends
adopted for their motto, " Turn the
rascals out" clings to THE badly be-
smirched official and attempts TO
stolidly ignore the charges against
him, which he himself does not de-
ny. Whether the committee was
raised to investigate, or only to
white-wash Mr.. Garland,yet remains
10 be seen. Certaia ii is, however,
that the moral sentiment OF the en-
tire country condemns the Attorney
General, and public confidence in
him is entirely destroyed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03

RIVE DU l.oPu Que, Feb. Is
The worst storm for years has been
raging siuce Friday noon, Friday s
express tIain was buried in ten feet
Of snow near Trois Plstoles although
two engines with snow-9iow were
running fifteen miles ahead. An-
other train Is buried in fifteen feet
of snow OIL Big Mountain, blocking
the line. Accommodation and
down express trains on Friday and
Saturday have been unable to get
through The storm is increasing
and the drifts swell iaster than they
can be shoveied or plowed away.
Work has had TO be suspended I'LL
the STERN Is over.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03

TIE Philadelphia Record in a
lengthy article, last week attacked
the management Of the Soldiers
Orphan Schools in this State. 1t
charges that a majority OF them are
run by a syndicate for merely spec
ula,ive purposes, and that the pu-
pills suffer from neglect, and yet
graver wrongs in the matter of food,
clothing and proper hygiene regula-
lions. Aroused by these specific
charges, the Grand Army immedi-
ately took steps 10 have them inves-
tigated. Department Commander
Goblin at once appointed a commit
tee to make a searching examination
both of the schools and pupils, and
the attention of the Governor was
officially called to the matter. On
the other band, State Superintendent
Higbee claims that the charges
against the schools are not true, and
at once announced that he also
would make an investigation. The
papers Of Mercer and Fayette coun-
ties. where two of these schools are
located, insist that the children are
well clothed, well fed and well cared
for, but so far as we have observed,
do not assert that those who control
the schools are not making very
handsome profit out of them. The
State does lot own the school build
ings, these are personal property,
but 1t makes an appropriation year
ly, based upon the number of chill
dren to be cared for, and this appro-
priation is so liberal as to make il
an object of speculation and rivalry
among the keepers of the schools as
to who shall have the greater num-
Der of pupils. The Grand Army
men and the people generally are
much stirred up over the story of
wrongs perpetrated upon the orphan
charges Of the State, and the mat
ter will doubtless he probed to
the bottom and punishment be met
ed out TO the despoilers of these help
less little ones, If the truth of the
charges be sustained. We hope, for
the credit of humanity, the honor of
the State aad the fair fame of the
State Superintendent and all others
implicated, that these charges viii be
shown as baseless as the fabric OF
vision.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03

THERE are now on the pension
rolls 1922 women, widows of the
soldiers OF 1912. Oar grandmothers
are possessed Of constitutions un-
known to the present generation OF
,-.r,on
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03
Great snow Storms.

FATHER PoINT. QUE., Feb. %
The phenomenal snow-stOrm still
continues with furious drift. The
thermometer is now below zero
Snow has fallen continually for sew
enly-two hours to q depth Of forty
one inches on q level. The roads
are blocked aud communication
from house to house Is only posi-
bic on snuWshoes.
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= $4,000 Dressed-BeerCo Contract.

Fort WORTH, Texas. Feb. 81
The owner ofan extensive reirig-ra.
tor works have ieit for England lasr
night, at the invitation OF an English
syndicate, to perfect arrangements
for the delivery OF dressed beet tt
be seat in large quantities from Fer
Worth to England. A S5O00.UOl
contract has been made. which il
will take 1--WE years to til. Reirger-
ator steamers have oeen bul,i ~
E1gland fJr the transportation o
the hat
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03
The Terrible Fate OF Twin Sisters

TAMAoUA, Feb. pa horrible af-
fair took place in Rush township,
this county last night. John Lille
runs grist mill at Shamokin Hill.
He was the father of two pretty twin
daughters, Katie and Susie, aged g.
They strayed into an upstairs room
in the mill, where an upright shalt
was revolving They ventured too
near tie machinery, when their
cluthing became entangled and they
were drawn tightly around and
whirled WITH each revolution. An
hour passed when they We're found
By an older sister. Their bodies
were frighIfully lacerated. Katie's
skull was fractured, hes body torn
and she was dead. Her sisters
arms and a leg were broken, and she
only lived half an hour.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03

Now that the books have been
posted. the terrible depreciation of
business during the past year is
painfully apparent. From all parts
of the country comes the same tale
of short sales and deprecated val
ues. The business man who can
show a balance sheet with ever so
small a margin of profit is consider
ell fortunate. We hope TO see all
this bravely rectified during the
present year, as there are increasing
signs Of coming business prosperity.
The Fly in the ointment is the pro-
posed reduction OF the tariff by the
Democratic majority in Congress.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03

CONGRESSMAN HENDERSON, of To-
wa, put it somewhat strong in a
speech he made in the House one
day lasi week, when be declared, Il
would rather spend an eternity in
h with a Confederate than an
eternity in heaven with q Northern
connarheaI.r
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03
Found Dead, s,aodiss IN Ills Head.

PoRr CLINTON, Pa, Feb. pa
james McCamany w3s found stand
ing on his head, against 4 vail, dead
yesterday 1t is supposed he f=ll
over the wall, and being uneU.e 90
eztricate himself, smolheIed t.
death. The jury found D verdict
nm accordance with that theory.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03

Now is the time to go west, and
the farther you go the cheaper it Is
The railroads are indulging in q
throat cutting fight. First class
tickets from ST. Paul to 0mata are
only 50 50, and similar rates prevail
TO all parts of Nebraska and Colora-
do. Tickets from Chicago to San
Francisco, formerly costing $500
can now be had for $3.50, and from
New York to San Francisco for les:
than $1,000.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03
Two Boys Crushed to DEATH.

JoHNsTowN, Pa, Feb. 24-Jacob
Shank and William Mishler were
erushed to death in the coal bank of
Joseph Lecergood, on the hillside
above the Bedford pike, while at
work yesterday. The bodies of the
boys had to be dug out from under
the mass of horseback" which
weighed many tons.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03

TIE philadelphia Press says: The
enactment OF the Morrison bill
would remove the protection entirely
from six industries employing 10 the
aggregate about 100000 hands. As
none of these industries, coal, iron,
lumber, copper, lead and zinc min
ing. and the manufacture OF salt, EN-
ploy women, it is safe 10 assume
that each man actually employed
represents from four to five persons
dependent upon him, The protec-
ton will thus be removed from in
dustries upon which an aggregate OF
from 100000 to 100000 persons
depend upon for support-and Tor
what? To turn over these indus
tries to foreigners, and in a snort
time increase the cost of the produce
to the consumer as the home indus
tries are pushed to the wall.
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Millions for the Postal Service.

WASHINGTON, February 24.-The
house committee on post offices and
post roads to-day completed the post
Office appropriation bill. Ii appro-
PIRATES for the next fiscal year s54,-
326,5SS over the appropriation for
the present fiscal year and decrease
Of s64O,5I9 as compared with the
departments estimates. The .esti-
mated revenue for the next fscal
year is S47 ,l42, ,252 and the estimat-
ed deficiency Qndefinite) is ST.
443 914.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03

The United States now leads all
the nations OF lhe earth in the value
OF its manufactured products. These
results have been brought about by
protection, and could never have
been reached without it. English
men can afford TO spend millions to
inaugurate free trade in this country
aid then make money by it. It is
from such sources that the free trade
sinews of war are furnished, and
have been for years. There are hon
est free traders who believe what
they preach, but the fact remains
that the literature of free trade has
its fountain head in the British do
miuioDs.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03

The New York Sun pertinently
asks IT. free trade Democratic breth-
rem in The House, Isn't it true that
the United States is now the greatest
manufacturing nation on earth ?
This has been done under protec-
ton could it have been done under
f-.n t-.dl2n
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03

UNDER the blessing Of free trade
there are now ia the city Of London
alone eighty-fye thousand unem-
ployed workingmen, and yet Nor
rison and bis Democratic pals in
Congress are laboring, as they de-
clare, in the interests Of the Ameri-
can workingmen TO engraft this sys-
ten into the laws of this country.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03

But a brief year in power, and
the Democracy is all torn up, divid-
ed on every issue of importance be-
fore the country, and its boasted re-
form Administration stolidly engag-
ed in defending one Of its cabinet
officers from the grave charge of us
ing his official power to further a
private speculation that viii put
millions in his purse.