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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-27
Made Suddenly Rich.

MILFORD, Pa, Jan. 21.-Quite a
sensation has been caused in this
village by the announcement that
William Mitchell, real estate agent
and hotel owner Of this village, has
become suddenly enriched through
the discovery that quantity ofsup-
posed valueless bonds We're found to
be negotiable. Mr.. Mitchell sal. to-
day that on payment of a debt a
number of years ago he took some
miscellaneous articles, among them
being a package of sixty thousand
dollars in Mexican bonds, bearing
six per cent. interest. They were
not thought to be worth the paper
they were printed on and have lain
abont the house and served as play
things for the children. All but
five or six had been saved. however.
A few days ago, through Henry
of Philadelphia, Mr.. Nit
chell received information which led
him to believe that the bonds might
be worth something and he placed
them in the hands of a New York
agent to ascertain their value. He
has already been offered seventy
five cents on dollar for the bonds,
but will hold t,em until their exact
value is known. 1t is estimated
hat they are worth at least one hun
lred thousand dollars, the interest
having accrued for over thirty years.
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A Brutal superintendent.

WoMELsDoRF, Pa. Jan. 22.-De-
tective Kershner of Reading, to-day
arrested Rev. d. B. Albright, Su.
perintendent of Bethany Orphans
Home, for beating Harry J. Kramer,
a Is year-old inmate. The boys
mother, a widow, of Reading, says
that her son, with two other boys on
the 18th inst, took to the station
three letters which had been given
them By three little girls to send to
their friends, one referring to the
cruelty practiced upon the writer by
an official of the Home. The next
day she says Mr.. Albright, stood
the three boys and three girls in a
row. making the boys remove all
their clothing except their shirts and
trowsers and then whipped them
numerically. Mrs. Kramer asserts
that her son was SO badly beaten
that the welts were five inches long
on his arm, and the blood was ready
to ooze from the scars on his back.
. Mr.. Albright will give bail to-
morrow. He has been Superinten-
dent of the Home, which is Ger
man Reform charity, for seventeen
years. On the 18th inst, Mr.. AL
bright resigned because the trustees
insisted that he should live in the
Home with the children instead of
a half mile away.
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Fatal snow-shdes.

ASPEN, Col, January 22.-Freight-
ers who have arrived here state tnat
twenty-seven snow-siides occurred
in the neighborhood of Marion Pass
during the past three days. On
Tuesday party of men with eigh-
teen mules started from Aspen to
clear out the pass, since which time
nothing has been heard of them un-
til yesterday afternoon, when news
was brought here that an avalanche
three days ago had buried the men
and mules at the mouth of the canon.
Two Hoskins boys, NJ. Stewart and
e. Miller rescued themselves. The
clothing was torn from their bodies
and they were terribly bruised. After
a nights struggling in the snow they
reached Spoilers cabin and gave the
alarm. A party started to the scene
Immediately, and succeeded in res
cuing twelve of the eighteen mules,
but have not found the remains of
the men. The victims are: Albert
Sloper, Ira Hall, James Hungerford,
David Puttonhall, and two others
unknown.
A six-mule train and driver went
over Independence Pass, between
Leadville and Aspen yesterday af-
ternoon, falling and sliding nearly a
thousand feet.
The first fatal snow slides in Utah
this year occurred at Park City
Wednesday night. A small slide,
not over fifty feet wide, caught
miner named Thorstrom, who was
passing last night. and buried him
under six feet of snow. His body
has been recovered. Yesterday an
other slide higher up the gulch
caught an empty cabin on the side
of the mountain and hurled it down
on the cabin of A. o. Patterson.
Patterson and wife were asleep.
Logs, debris and snow crushed
through the roof, burying the two
people ten feet deep. They were
dug out two hours later, both dead.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-27
To demonstrate Against Licenses.

HUNTINGDON, Pa, Jan. 19.-Com-
mittees of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union are canvassing
the county to-day for signers to a
general remonstrance to the Court
of Quarter Sessions against the
granting of licenses. The paper is
put up in tablet form, the remon-
STRANGE being printed on the first
sheet and the other sheets being rul-
ed into two columns, one for the
names for the voters and the others
for the names of the non-voters. The
canvass is to be made so thorough
that every person in the county who
has arrived at the age of discretion
will have an opportunity to sign.
So far those to whom the remon-
STRANGE has been presented bave
generally appended their signatures.
In addition to this there will be
special remonstrances against certain
applicants for license, setting forth
their unfitness or other moral or le-
gal reasons why their applications
should not be granted.
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Thlrty-sesen Miners Killed.

NEwBURG, w. Va, Jan. 22.-A ter.
rible explosion of fire damp occur
red in the shaft of the Newburg Ore
and Coal Company yesterday after
noon. Following the explosion a
flrme of fire arose above the mouth
Of the shaft, and timber and debris
were hurled in all directions. The
force of the explosion so blocked the
air course that none will venture in
to ascertain the fate OF the imprison-
ed men. As far as can be ascertain
ed there were 81 men in the mine,
and it is supposed that all are dead.
The work of opening up the air
ways is being pushed vigorously.
The scene at the shaft is heartrend-
ing. Wives, fathers, mothers and
children of those supposd to be en-
tonbed in the shaft are gathering
near the mines, awaiting tidings that
will either bring hope or end sus-
pense. Up to midnight no bodies
had been recovered.
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Severe Pacific Coast Storm.

San FRANcIsco, Cal, Jan. 21.-
One of the severest storms that has
ever occurred on this coast began on
Sunday and reached its height short
ly after noon yesterday. 1t exten-
ded from the northern boundary of
Washington Territory to the SOUTH
ern boundary of California and from
the Rocky Mountains TO the Pacific
Ocean. There was almost continu-
Gus fall of rain and snow accom-
panied by wind, which from FIVE
miles an hour gradually increased
until about 30 yesterday afternoon,
when it blew eighty-two miles an
hour.
Houses in this city were unroof-
ed. sheds, fences, trees, awnings,
signs, church spires and many smoke
stacks were blown down; huge plate
glass windows were shattered. base
ments flooded, sewers broken. Cars
were lifted from the track by the
force of the wind, and a covered
wagon was caught up and carried
some distance. About 1:30 P. NJ,
when the wind was at its height,the
Mechanics Pavilion was blown in,
and few minutes later about eigh-
ty-feet of the roof of the building
was carried across the street, dam
aging buildings on the opposite side.
The damage in the pavilion amounts
to several thousand dollars
One of the most unfortunate dis
asters caused by the storm was the
collapse of two-storry building at
Mission and Thirtieth street. At
the time of the fall of the house Mrs.
AnLie Humbert, Mrs. Coyle and
John Carroll were in the building.
Carrel escaped, but the women were
buried under the falling walls and
severely, perhaps fatally, injured.
The most serious result of the
storm was to cut off San Francisco,
entirely for the first time in It's his
tory from telegraphic communica-
ton with the outside world. For a
short time the city wires were rem
dered entirely useless.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-27
An Unfortunate Affair.

INDIANA, Pa, January 2l.-Judge
Harry White was arrested this morn
ing on the charge of forgery. The
was made by his neph-
ew, Thomas White. who is contest
ing his mothers will, of which Judge
White is executor and chief beneh-
ciary.
The information made before the
Magistrate charges the Judge with
uttering, defacing and falsifying a
certain document in the Orphans
Court of Indiana County. Judge
White appeared before the Magis'
trate ith his counsel. and asked for
a preliminary hearing, which was al
lowed, and will be had on Saturday.
Judge White served two terms in
Congress, was a member OF the
Pennsylvania State Constitutional
Convention of 1874, served II years
as a member of the State Senate,
wss Brigadier General of the Penn
sylyania National Guards, was Ma
jor of the Sixty-seventh Pennsylvan-
la Volunteers, was captured at Win
chester in 1868, imprisoned at Lib
by and Salisbury, and escaped in
1864. After the war he was brevet-
ted Brigadier.
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ings, for the election Of a chairman
Who might-remember it is only
"might" we say-under Rule lS un-
dertake to fill vacancies and thus
appoint full Committee. there be-
ing no committeeman and no exec
utive Committee.
We fully appreciate the sentiment
with which DIR. Mckinley handles
this tender sore in the parts, though
not agreeing with him as to the rem
edy, and we viii be pleased to lay
before our readers any further sug-
gestions from himself or others on
the subject.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-27
For Fitz John Porters Rellef.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The Mill
tary Committee of the House to-day
instructed its Chairman, General
Bragg, to report favorably the House
bill for the the relief OF Fitz John
Porter. 1t authorizes the President
to appoint Porter to the position of
Colonel in the army, and in bis dis
cretion to place him on the retired
list as of that grade, provided that
Porter shall receive no pay, compen-
sation or allowance whatsoever prior
to his appointment under this act.
Mr.. Viele was directed to make an
adverse report upon the bill for the
relief of General Alfred Pleasanton.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-27
a rlackr Groom.

CLARKsBURG, w. ", Jan. o.
An interesting story Of the great
storm has just come to light here.
Last Sunday was the day set for
Miss Clara Nussbaum. of this place,
to wed Nh. Isaac Kline, of Weston.
But when Sunday dawned it was
thought it would be impossible for
the groom to reach Clarksbuig. A
telegram was received from him say
ing that he would be on hand if he
had to travel the entire distance on
horseback. The clergyman was pre-
sent and remarked, well, then We
will have funeral instead of we'd
ding, for no man can make that trip
on horseback and live" This was
anything but comforting for the
young lady, and as the hours slip
ped by ana Mr.. Kline had not yet
appeared, the young lady broke
down and gave vent to her feelings
iii tears. The company tried to con-
sole her, but she was inconsolable.
At ten O'Clock Sunday evening the
guests sat down to the supper that
had been prepared, but the young
lady could not be coaKed TO seat
at the table; she was determined
that she would not eat of the feast
unless she was led to the table as
the wife OF Mr.. Kline.
1t was nearly eleven o'clock when
the supper was finished, when sud-
denly there was loud knocking at
the front door, and when it was
opened in tottered the expected
groom, nearly frozen. Of course
there was happy meeting, and
when the young man had been
sufficiently thawed out he told the
story of the ride He hired a two
horse sleigh in Weston, and was
compelled to change horses twelve
times on the trip. At one place he
got a horse from a farmer who said
be would charge him S. for every
mile he travelled. The animal only
vent two miles when he gave out,
and MIR. Kline cheerfully left a ten
dollar bill with the man in whose
care he left him, and then secured
another horse. By this means he
finally reached the side of his almost
heartbroken sweetheart They were
married near midnight, and hap
pier couple were never united in the
holy bonds of matrimony.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-27
The South Peen Case Not Settled.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22.-The
statement has been made that the
Pennsylvania railroad intended to
abandon the South Penn matter in
the shape in which it has been left
by the decisions of the Dauphin
County Court. The fact is tha: an
appeal is to be taken from those de-
cisions. The formal copy of the
decree of the Court was received at
the Pennsylvania railroad office to-
DAY, and the company's exceptions
were at once mailed to Harrisburgh
to be filed. Judge Simonton, how
ever is just now absent, holding
court as a substitute for a brother
Judge at Pert Clinton. The excep-
tions cannot be filed until his return
on Monday. After they have been
filed an appeal will be immediately
taken to the Supreme Court now
sitting in Philadelphia. Unless
there is some unexpected delay,
therefore a final decision may be
reached within month.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-27
Eleciing Mississippi Senators.

JACKSON, Miss, Jan 20.-A formal
vote was taken in both houses to-day
at noon for two United States Sena-
tors. For the remainder ofthe term,
expiring March 4, 1889. being the
unexpired term of the Hon. L. @. C.
Lamar, (. c. Walthall, received in
the Senate 80 votes and James l..
Alcorn ] vote, four Senators being
absent, and in the House Walthall
received lO4 votes, sixteen members
being absent For the term begin
ming march A, 1887, ]. I. George re-
ceived in each House the same num-
ber of votes that were cast for Walt
hall, and Alcorn received one vote
in the Senate.
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Stole his wife and Remarked Her

LOUISVILLE, Jan. 21.-About two
months ago W. p. McGrath and
Lille NJ. Gray, both minors, eloped.
The brides parents seized her and
would not allow her husband to see
her. They secured a divorce before
the young people ever lived together.
Last night MoGrath, who is the son
of Magistrate, stole his divorced
wife from her home and took her to
Corydon, Ind, where this afternoon
they were again married.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-27
Medals for Peun'a Volunteers.

WASHINGTON, January 20.-Rep-
resentative Sowden, of the Lehigh
district, has introduced a bill! in the
House authorizing the Secretary Of
War to have struck at the Philadel-
phia mint a suitable and appropri-
ate medal for presentation to the
surviving members of the first five
companies Of Pennsylvania Volun-
ters who reached Washington in re-
sponse to the first call of President
Lincoln for troops to defend the Ma
tional capital. These FIVE compan-
les were mustered into the United
States service at Harrisburg on
April Is, 1861. and reached Wash
ington the same dav.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-27
A Hunter Shot by "a Wild Cat.

WILKEsBARRE, Jan. 20-Stephen
Dymond and few comrades were
out hunting among the hills of Wy
oming county when their dogs drove
wild cat up a tree. Upon the ap-
proach of the hunters the cat Jump
ed to the ground and attacked the
dogs. The hunters were unable to
shoot at the cat for fear OF killing the
dogs. The butt ends of the guns
were brought into requisition, and
Dymond attempted to pin the fero-
cious animal to the ground, when
the latter got its paw on the ham,
mer of the gun, and in its struggles
pulled it back and the weapon was
discharged, the contents of it enter
ing Dymond's right arm. His
wound is considered dangerous.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-27

THE strike in the coal region, in
the vicinity of Mt. Pleasant and
Scottdale is an ugly one, because VII
olence was resorted to at the out
start The men are turbulent and
restless, and are apparently deter
mined to defy the law and resist the
officials. No odds what may be
their grievances, they only ALLEVIATE
sympathy when they become law
breakers. and they will be the final
sufferers if the authorities are COM
PEELED TO resort to force 10 sustain
the law. While they are inflicting
heavy loss on the operators, they are
entailing disaster upon themselves
and families. Arbitration, not tur-
bulence and force, is the remedy for
disagreements between operators
and laborers.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-27

The State Of Kansas is IN a fer
ment over a decision of the U. S.
Circuit Court that the State must
pay for all property rendered use
less by the prohibitory law. The
case tried was that of one John Wal
ruff, brewer in Lawrence, and the
decision was 10 the effect that the
State should pay Walruff $4,000
for his brewery, or let him proceed
with the manufacture of beer. This
is virtually decision that all prop
erty rendered useless by the prohib-
itory law must be paid for by the
State.
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I EGAL NOTICE.

To Charles Rodgers, Of Bedford county, Pa.
Catharfne Layton, James Rodgers. David
Rodgers, all of Cambria county. Pa, Elmer
Rodgers, Of Chicago, ILL.,, and the folinwing
heirs OF Agnes, now deceased. viz: David Shat,
fer, Hannah, intermarried with Jacob L.eaznre.
OF cambria County. Pa. Mary iniermarried
fer. Of Arkansas
You are hereby notified that in pursuance OF q
writ OF Partition, issued out Of the Orphans Court
q Somerset County, Pa. will hold an inquest on
The real estate Of David Rodgers deco situate In
Shade township Somerset county, Pa on thurs
day the 18th day Of February, 1885. when and
where you can attend II you think proper
Jan IL, 1850. \ Sheriff
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-27

IT now appears to be certain that
any attempt 10 stop or limit the
present coinage Of silver in this
country viii fail in Congress, and it
Is equally certain that should an act
extending it be passed, the President
will veto it. So it is also certain
that we viii go ahead coming seven
ty-nine-cent dollars and building
additional vaults to hold them.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-27

THE election in November next
will be very important one. There
will be elected a Governor, Lieuten-
ant Governor, Secretary of Internal
affairs, Auditor General and Con.
gresham at large, a member of Con-
gress and a State Senator from this
district; and in the county two men,
bers of the Assembly, District Attor-
ney and a Director of the Poor. The
Senator and Members OF Assembly
elected will participate in the cleo
ton OF a U. s. Seeator to succeed
Senator Mitchell. The contes, will
be one of no ordinary moment, and
every intelligent Republican voter
should keep himself well informed
by subscribing for and reading a
thoroughly reliable Republican pa
per published at home.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-27
A Negro Fiend Lynched.

RocHDALE, Texas, Jan. 22.-Wed-
nesday night Sidney Brown, a ne
gro, waylaid Samuel Ford, farmer
against whom be had grudge. beat
him into insensibility and threw
him on the railroad track to be man.
gled by the cars. Ford recovered
consciousness and dragged himself
home, two miles distant, with one
eye knocked out and bis skull frac-
tured. The negro was captured, and
was yesterday hanged by mob. He
was supposed to be connected with
the mysterious Austin murder.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-27
Powder Explosion.

SHENANDOAH, Penn, Jan. 21.-The
village of Boston Run. two miles
from here, was shaken this afternoon
by the explosion of a powder maga-
zine containing 100 kegs of powder
and large quantity of dynamite,
The explosion was caused by the
which was wooden struc-
ture taking fire from a stove. The
fire was discovered in time to give
the people of the village an oppor-
tunity to escape before the explosion
took place, and most of them were
In hiding when the powder explod-
ed. The loss is estimated at about
$1,000. The building and contents
belonged to the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-27
Collision on the b. & o.

CoNNELLsvILLE, Pa, Jan. 22,-At
Layton's this morning an East
bound Baltimore and Ohio freight
train ran into the rear of another,
wrecking the caboose of the latter
and fatally injuring James G. Sim
mons, of Mt. Washington, who was
beating his way here. He was
crushed internally, and cannot live.
Harry Rogers. a brakeman, had his
right leg broken. 1t was the old
story of the hagman not getting
back quick enough.
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the four Democrats who we're elect
ed by fraud could not vote There
fore the other Democrats refused to
vote. The Republicans all voted in
favor of the minority report, which
was declared carried. and the Senate
then adjourned As soon as the
Lieutenant Governor vacated the
chair, the Democrats effected anoth-
er organization and then adjourned.
Thus there are now two Senates In
Ohio. and a conflict is almost inevi-
table
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-27
Shot Him for Obeying his Father.

KrrTANNING, Jan. q. Yesterday af-
ternoon D. w. Hill, his son Charles
and Samuel McCalIister were cutting
ice on the river, when Hill senior
directed McCallister to cut the ice
at a certain point. The son inter
posed and ordered him to work at
a place he designated. McCallister
proceeded to obey the father, when
the son became enraged and shot
McCallister through the left breast,
inficting a wound that may prove
fatal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-27

OUR Democratic friends who roar
ed so loudly in the index, about
flooring Chairman Hensel, made a
bad miscount of their chickens be-
fore they were hatched, as that gen
tleman was elected Chairman of the
Democratic State Cammittee last
week by a large majority. 1t is now
said that having thus been vindicat-
ed, he will shortly resign his posi-
finn
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A County Trcasurers safe Robbed.

NEWCASTLE, January 20th.-The
safe in the Office of the treasurer of
Lawrence county, Pa, at Newcastle,
was blown open yesterday morning
and robbed of 5000 in money, sl0,-
600 in notes and s4,500 in county
warrants. The notes were the per-
sonal property of Deputy Treasurer
Shaffer, payable to his order, and
are of no value to anybody else. The
warrants were signed, but, as they
had all been recorded, they are also
worthless.
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Fire on q Stock Farm.

BOUND BRooK. n. j., Jan. 21.-
George Lamonte, a prominent New
York broker, owns the Evergreen
stock farm near here. Last night
five of The large outbuildings. in
which were a large number of valu-
able horses and cattle, were destroy
ed by fire. The stock was mostly
saved, but large quantity of hay
and grain was destroyed. The loss
is $4,000,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-27

THE Senate has gracefully compli-
mented General Hartranft by nemi-
mating him 10 the vacancy in the
Board Of Managers Of the Soldiers
Home, caused by the death Of Gen.
Mcclellan. 1t remains to be seen
how the House will act in the mat
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The Democratic rascals in Ohio
have got the Senate of that State in
a pretty pickle. At the opening
OF the session they gave seats in that
body to four Democratic claimants
who held fraudulent certificates. by
permitting them to vote il their
Own cases. A committee to investi-
gate the frauds by which these men
obtained certificates was appointed,
and two reports were brought in.
The Democratic majority reported a
resolution asking for power to send
for persons and papers, and the mi
nority or Republican report was that
the committee be discharged and the
matter referred to the courts. The
Lieutenant Governor decided that