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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03
Workmen Held in Slavery.

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 26.-Briddick
d Bridges. turpentine manufacturers
III Montgomery county of this state,
employed twenty nine colored men
in Greenville. s. c., two months ago,
promising them fair wages. When
they reached their destination they
found themselves from a railroad
and they could only earn fifteen
cents a day. Nine OF the men left
for Barlow, the nearest railroad sta
ton, having pawned their hats and
shoes for food. They were pursued
by Briddick's men and with clubs
and pistols were compelled to re-
turn.
Logan Walker was one of the men
most seriously hurt He managed
to get word to his brother Alfred,
who is one of the wealthiest colored
men in Greenville. The Greenvile
people ARE getting up a fund for
counsel to free their bre thren from
the Montgomery county slavery.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03
An Elephant Race Stopped by Police

CLEVELAND, Jan. ga UNIQUE
and highly exciting race took place
in this city this forenoon. Fore
paugh's trick elephant PickaDinie
has been filling an engagement in
this city for the past week, and his
trainer. Charles Mccarthy, on Mon
day, offered to wager slOO that the
elephant could cover three miles in
thirty minutes, go.as. you-please.
Colonel w, c. Boyd of Coles circus.
accepted the wager and the race was
set for 11.30 o'clock this morning on
an impromptu track in the square.
The elephant bad covered ali but
one lap of the required three miles,
having eight minutes to spare when,
Mccarthy was arrested by the Hu-
name Society officers, charged with
cruelty to animals, and the race was
declared of. A large and enthusi-
astic cobcourse of people had gath
cred in the square and it was with.
much difficulty, mingled with
threats and imprecation from the
crowd, that the officers were able to
accomplish their mission.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03
Senator Cameron's Pension Bill.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-A bill in
troduced into the Senate ta-day by
MIR. Cameron provides that persons
now on the pension rolls, or who
may hereafter be placed thereon for
permanent specific disability, who
may have contracted an additional
disability in the service, which but
for the existence of the permanent
specific disability would have en-
titled them to pensions, shall be en-
titled to an increase of pension COM
mensurate with the degree OF such
additional disability in addition to
that granted for the specific disabili-
ty, provided that the cumulative
pension shall not exceed that for to-
tai helplessness. He also introduc-
ed a bill to reimburse the officers
and crew of the United States Arctic
exploring steamer Jeanette for the
loss of baggage aud personal effects.
1t authorizes the Secretary of the
Treasury to pay each commissioned
officer or his legal heir $1,000, TO
each petty officer $500 and to each
seaman or person of inferior rank
$500.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03

DENVER, Col, Jan. "a special
from Gunnison says a snow-slide on
Sunday carried away the cabin of
the Excelsior Mine located in Poy-
erty Gulch, near Crested Buttes,
Three miners, William Alexander,
John St. John land William Godd,
were killed. Their bodies were re-
covered to-day A second slide car
ried away cabin at Crystal Basin,
occupied by Robert Corey and Hen
~ Collins, and both were killed.
Slides are occurring daily and great
anxiety is felt for other miners
camps not yet heard from. Crested
Buttes is the place where fifty-eight
miners lost theii lives two years ago
by an explosion in the coal mines.
DURANGO, Col, Jan. 27.-Leonard
Sutton, who has been at work in tn G
Silver Lake Basin, in the La Plata
Mountains, reached here last
night with an account of slide
which wrecked the cabin at the Day
light Mine Tuesday last. While he
was sitting in the cabin with Henry
Thomas, his partner, and fierce
storm was raging outside, slide
from the mountain side suddenly
struck the cabin and demolished it.
Sutton says he was hurled some dis
tance and buried fifteen feet under
the snow. He managed to drag
himself out and set about to find
Thomas, who was buried about ten
feet deep, but the mans leg was
broken and be was otherwise SO
badly injured that he could not set
up. Thomas begged Sutter to kill
him and thus put him out of misery.
Sutter refused to kill him, and then
Thomas begged him to leave at
once and save himself. Believing
Thomas would not live more than a
few minutes he finally consented to
leave him to his fate. Before his
departure Thomas requested him to
return in :he spring and bury his
body and send his money and other
property to his sister, Miss Hannah
Thomas, who resides in the city OF
New York.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03
THE SOUTH PENN CASE.
DEGREES Filed by the Court Continu-
ing the Injunction.

In the celebrated injunction cases
brought by the Commonwealth
against the Pennsylvania railroad
company. the South Pennsylvania
railroad company ct oi,, Judge 81
monton this morning made the fol-
lowing decree:
at is ordered, adjudged and de-
creed that the said iDjupctioHs be
and tie same are hereby continued
until final hearing as against the
Pennsylvania railroad company. the
Bedford and Bridgeport railroad
company and the Pennsylvania
company, defendants herein, as to
the other defendants it is orded that
the said iDjunctions be and the same
are hereby dissolved"
Wayne MacVeagh, Esq, of counsel
for the Pennsylvania company and
for the Bedford and Bridgeport rail-
road, filed the following protest:
''The counsel for the plaintiff
having Submitted the draft of decree
proposed to be entered in this case.
the Pennsylvania company and the
Bedford and Bridgeport railroad
company, each for itself, except to
said draft, and saJ that, in view of
the opinion of the court delivered in
said case, they do not believe it is in
accordance with the intention OF the
court that any injunction should
be continued as against them,
or either of them, which Is
not Limited to enjoining them from
acting in the matters in the bill In
said cause alleged as agents or trus-
tees of the Pennsylvania railroad
company, and that said decree
should be SO limited as not to inter
fere with the independent action OF
either the Pennsy lvania company or
the Bedford Bridgeport railroad
company in its own interest and on
its own behalf"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03


The Meyertdale Commercial that
has been posing as reformer, and
has for long time past INDUCED IN
unlimited brag over the amount OF
money it has saved the county by
its vigilance and watchfulness, in its
issue of the 25th says:
Word comes TO us from Somerset that
the Auditors have thrown out our bill for
printing the Sheriff Election Proclamation
amounting to $500 They do not assert
that the work was not well done, but that
the Sheriff did not authorize its publication
We do not care for the petty
amount of money involved and will repay,
although we did the WORK honestly and
we'll"
So, sol the ''reformer." the watch
dog of tn. Treasury, caught slip
ping away with the "swag" in his
clothes How humiliating! how
crushingl What a sad exposure of
rotten morality. Here is a forced
confession that $4,000 was improp-
erly obtained from the county treas
ury by one who las both prosecuted
and prosecuted others for taking fees
they were not legally entitled to.
This is not the first offense of the
Commercial in this line. The first
time it was caught up by the Com
missioners, who threw its bill out
this time it got the money, but was
detected by the Auditors. Detected
and disgraoed, We leave it to the bit
ter cravings of its own conscience
if it has any.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03
Fiouring Mills.

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 29.-A1vance
sheet from a biennial millers' direc-
tory shows net decrease of 6,Sl5
Touring mills in the United States
and Canada, as compared with 1884.
The number of mills at present in
operation is 1S.267. The gross ca
pacity shows q slight increase over
1854 Every State and Territory
shows a decrease in number of mills
except Dakota, Nevada, and the Dis.
trict of Columbia. In Wisconsin
there is loss of 120 mills, the pre-
sent number being 657. The most
marked loss is in Pennsylvania,
Ohio, New York. Illinois, Missouri,
Texas andl the Province of On
tario.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03

SENATOR SHERMAN has offered a
bill in the Senate which apparently
opens way out OF the present silver
difficulty, caused by the law which
requires two millions of silver dol
lars to be coined each and every
month, which are then piled up in
the Treasury. The bill provides
first, for the suspension of the coin
age OF silver dollars second, it en-
powers the Secretary of the Treasury
to purchase not less than 100000
nor more than 100000 ounces of sill
yer bullion per month at its market
value, and third provides for the is
sue in payment thereof of coin certif-
icates of not less than $40 each, the
bullion to remain in the Treasury as
security for the certificates. This
ought to satisfy the silver men, as it
makes purchaser for their stuff,
stops the coinage OF dollars that will
not circulate in quantities, and adds
TO the Circulation at least two mil.
lions OF ten dollar notes monthly.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03
Nine Persons Frozen to Deaih,

Fort SMITH, Ark, Jan. 2S.-From
a man who arrived here yesterday
from Sans Bois, Choctaw Nation, it
is learned that on January s two
families of rovers, consisting of nine
persons, were caught in the blizzard
fy miles from Sans Bois, and were
all frozen to death, together with
their teams, consisting of four hor-
ses. They were travelling in the d.
rection of Muscogoe. Nothing was
found in their effects to tell who
they were or whence they come.
They were found on the 9th, all fro
zen stiff in their wagons, and their
cams frozen in the harness. The
locality being remote from telegraph
lines the news of their terrible fate
seems to have been confined to the
immediate neighborhood where they
met death.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03
Nfutinous Prisoners.

LOUISVILLE, Jan. 29.-At 2o'clock
this evening, so prisoners confined
IN Jail here refused to go to their
cells for the night. They were
threatenened at the points of the
guns, but would not go, saying they
were afraid a moo would come at
night to take out Melvin Butler, the
supposed murdered of Mccoy, the
gambler. Jaiier Rubel aud Turn
key Jacob Graef finally fired into the
prisoners. Daniel Rice, counter
feiter, received two buckshots, and
Skinney Zmith one shot in the head.
The wounds are not fatal. The
prisoners at once scampered to their
cells.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03

The State Board Of Agriculture at
its meeting last week, after fully dis
cussing the subject of =" Fences
and the Fence laws of Pennsylva-
MAJ unanimously adopted a reso.
luton iavoring the repeal of the law
of 1900 requiring a certain kind OF
fence to be put up, and returning to
the principles of the common law
which makes every owner Of stock
responsible for the damage done by
it in trespassing on the property Of
another.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03

HoN. WAYNE McVEAGH, as coun-
sci for the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, has filed protest against
the decree made by the court at Har-
risburg in the matter of the attemp-
ted purchase of the South Pennsyl-
vania road, and the case will now be
taken to the Supreme Court. As we
understand the learned gentleman's
protest, he asks the Court to say that
it did not Intend to say In its decree
what it did say, and that it only in
tended to stop the Bedford and
Bridgeport Railroad Company and
the Pennsylvania company from
acting as agents of the Pennsylva-
mia Railroad Company in buying
the South Pennsylvania Railroad,
and that there was no intention of
interfering with either company if it
wanted to purchase on It's own &C.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03
An Exciting Courtship in Three Acts

UNION HILL, n. j., Jan. 26.-Fred-
erick Schnister has been paying at
.tentions to Miss Lena Keilholz for
some time, and on Sunday night he
got his courage up to the point OF
asking her TO marry him. The young
woman laughed at his protestations
of love, said she looked upon him
merely as a friend, and declined to
marry him. The young man i'm
mediately pulled a revolver out OF
his pocket, and, placing it to his
head, threatened to blow his brains
out unless she reconsidered her re-
fusal. HeI screams attracted the at
tention of her father, who ran into
the room, took the revolver from
Schnister and kicked him out of the
house. Policeman Feeny heard the
noise and arrested the old man.
Schnister changed his mind about
killing himself.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03

The versatility of the Commercial
is as wonderful as It's professions OF
morality and honesty. Three brief
month since it was flying the Demo
cratic flag and doing its utmost to
elect the Democratic ticket, and now
1t is just worrying its heart out, for
fear the Republicans will not right
iy manage their next primary elec-
ton. Really, its sphere is too con-
tracted. Can't some pittying fellow
mortal give it the earth? Nothing
else will apparently satisfy it. Man
aging both the Democratic and Re-
publican parties is no; sufficient
exercise for Its great intellect. True,
its editor has deoarred himself from
voting at the next Republican pri-
mary, but what is that, compared TO
the ecstatic vanity of being able to
cry with the fly on the cart wheel,
" See what a cust we kick up"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03
A Whole Family Frozen TO Death.

MONTGOMERY CRY, Mo, Jan. 27.
Some time last year John C. KIM
brell, farmer, living near this place
moved with his family consisting of
his wife and three children, to Kan
sas, taking up claim near Dog6
City. During the recent blizzard
which prevailed in that section of
the country Kimbrell and his fami-
ly We're at Doge City. They start
ed home before the blizzard had
spent its force, travelling in cover
ed wagon. Not being heard from
tor some time, searching party was
sent out, which found the entire
family frozen to death in the wa
gon.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03
Free Entry for General Grants Por-
trait.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Assistant
Secretary Fairchild has instructed
the Collector of Customs at New
York to admit free of duty a por-
trait of the late General Grant pain
ted in Paris by Mr.. Healy, an Amer
lean artist, and imported by Mrs.
U. 5. Grant per steamer Labrador.
NEw YORK, Jan. 26.-An elegant
silk album, which cost over $500,
was on exhibition in the City Hall
to-day. 1t is a present for Mrs. U.
S. Grant and contains the resolu-
tions of coincidence passed by the
Aldermen on the death of General
Grant.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03
The South Penn Railroad.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2S.-Presi-
dent Gowen, of the Reading Rail-
road Company, stated to represen-
taiive of the Commercial Gazette to-
day that the people of Pittsburgh
would contribute largely to the CON-
pletlon OF the Sonth Pennsylvania
Railroad. The money to effect the
completion of the road, be said,
would be forthcoming when requir-
ed Mr.. Gowen expects the appeal
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany from the decision to be put
first on the calendar in the Supreme
Court cases that it may be taken up
and disposed of as quickly as possi-
Ole.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03

The House Committee on Pen
sions has agreed to report a bill au-
thorizing the Secretary of the Interi-
or to place on the pension rolls, at
the rate of eight dollars per month.
the names of all surviving officers.
soldiers and sailors who served in
or theif surviving widows. It's to be
hoped that the present Congress will
finally dispose of this subject, and
do justice to the few surviving old
veterans who braved death and dis
ease in Mexico.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03
THE free traders in Congress a

The free traders in Congress are
kicking like steers against the prop
osition to further extend the invalid
pension law, giving back pay to pen
sioners. Should the bill pass, it
would require SO large sum to
meet its demands that it would be
necessary to continue the present
tariff duties for an indefinite period
hence the bowling and the kicking
of the free trade coterie, who would
rather see injustice done the old
crippled veterans, than miss thelI
whack at protection.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03
Trampled to Death by Strikers.

PARIS, Jan. 27.-Two thousand
employees at one of the iron works
in Decazeville, Department OF Avey-
ron, attacked the house of the man
ager of the works. They broke open
the door. entered the building, seized
the manager and threw him out of
the window. He was then trampled
to death by the angry crowd. Troops
have been sent to Decazeville to
quell the disturbance. Later infor-
nation says that the strike grew out
of question of wages. The troops
restored order, bu. not until several
of the rioters had been killed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03
A Desperate Fight in Texas.

DALLAS, Jan. 29.-Deputy Sheriff
and Detective Duncan surrendered
to the authorities last night, stating
that they had killed several men in
self-defense when they went to ar
rest Jesse Bonner for horse stealing.
They entered the house Of Bonner,
and the latters friends opened fire
on them. A lamp was overturned
and extinguished, and terrible
conflict ensued. The officers used
up all their ammunition and then
retreated. Duncan's coat is cut in
four places by bullets. He says at
least five men were killed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03

GOVERNOR PATTIsoN presided over
the meeting of the State Board OF
Agriculture last week, and SO CRATE
ful were the members for the inter
est he exhibited in their proceedings
that they presented him with a gold
headed cane. What our city-bred
Governor doesn't know about farm
ing would ill a very large volume.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03

THERE has been general COM
plaint that in all the border counties
of this State, the revenues OF the
preachers have been seriously cur
tailed by the new marriage law, by
reason of parties passing into ad-
Joining States to have the ceremony
performed, thus avoiding the pub
licity given by their application for
n license.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03

IT Is now said that William A.
Wallace will graciously accept the
nomination for Governor if given
him without factional fight. Set
him upl General Beaver can bowl
him over as easily as any other rep
resentative of that effete organiza-
4icn
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03

count. The Supreme Court is now tp
be asked to say that the Dauphin
Court did not understand the mean
ing of its own language. The "pro-
test" is evidently merely to delay
proceedings, and stave off the inevi-
table.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03

WE have in this State 235,Ooo
children who do not attend the COM
mon schools. There should be some
means taken to reduce this standing
army of ignorance. either compul-
sorry. or by holding out stronger In
ducements.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03
Huntnigdons Mills Full of wheat.

HUNTINGDON, January, 2S.-More
wheat has been delivered by farmers
at the mills on the line ofthe Penn
sylvania Railroad in this county
during the last ten days than ever
before il the same length OF time.
The shedding has been eycellent and
it has been taken advantage of to
bring the grain in from the country.
The mills have as much as they can
manufacture into -four until the
crop of this year is harvested.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03
DEGISTER'S NOTICE.


Notice Is hereby given to all persons concerned
as sgatees creditors. OF otherwise that the FOL
lowing accounts have passed register, and that
the same will be presented for confirmation and
allowance at an Orphans Court TO be held at Som
erset on Thursday, the 10Th day of February 1856
First and final account of Albert b. Rnoads and
Philip Rhoads, Executors OF VIM. A. Rheads,
deceased.
First and final account of John ID. Yoder, Admr
of Jonas T.. Miller decd.
First and final account Of Cathaiine MetZier,
Administiatrix of Henry Metzler, decd
Account Of Benedict Yoder, Guardian of John
Adam Spaugy.
Account of Eli Bender, Trustee for the sale Of
the Real Estate of Michael Ringer, decd.
First and final account of Cyrus Rapman and
Jehn G Coleman, Administrators and Trustees
of Michael Snyder, decd
Account of Austin Dennson, one of the Admin
istrators of jeremiah Woy, decd.
FRS and final account of ). W, Fritz, Admr.
and Trustee Of Rachel WahI, decd.
First and final account of cyrus Rayman, Ad-
ministrator OF Jacob Snyder, decd
Second account of W. 5. Bowiin, Executor Of
WIN. Bowln decd.
First anu hnai account of Edward Lands and
Peter T MILLER AdmTs. OF abraham LanSis, dec.
First and fiaal account OF Aaron Will, Admins
traitor of Jeremiah Hochs;etler, deceased.
First snd final account of Aaron Will. Executor
o. Julia Brapt, deceased
feb 1850 Register
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03
7 hAL NOTICE.

To Elizabeth intermarried with James Rodg-
ers, of D., of Scalp Level, Cambria County, Pa,
AMI Alfret;a. Ellen, Jesse and Katie. children OF
Mary, intermarritd with James Rodgers, now
deceased, OF Altoona, Blair County, Pa:
You are hereby notified that in pursuance of a
Writ Of Partition issued out ofthe Orphans Court
of Somerset County, Pa. will hold an inquest
on the Real EstateOf Alexander McGregor Gec'd
situate in Shade Twp, Somerset Co, Pa, on
Thursday. the 2sth day OF January. 1855, when
ard wherey you Can attend il you think proper.
Sherif's Office, JOHN WINTERS.
Dec. .. 1855. Sherif.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03
A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

Estate Of Phebe Walter. decd, late of New Cen
treville Bor. Somerset unity, Pa.
Letters of administration on the above estate
having been srapssa R Rs gna d fSKpsd Rps RH she
ate payment and those having claims against the
same 10 present them duly authenticated for set.
tlement on Saturday, February a. 1885, at the res
idenee of the Administrator In said Borough.
ID. w. WILL,
an2o. Administrat or
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03
NOTICE.

Estate OF Jacob weigle, deed, late of Stonyerees
Twp. Somerset Co., Pa.
Letters testamentary en- the above estate hav.
ing been granted to T. undersigned by the prop
authority notice is hereby given to all persons
indebted TO said estate to make immediate pay
ment, and those having claims against the same
will present them Gully authenticated for settle
pent on Friday, February 5, 1886, at the late
residence Of ofdeceased, in Shanksviile.
SARAH WEIGLE,
dec23 Executrix.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03

Directors Elected for the Ensuing Year, ri-:
Samuel Barclay, James Parson, Benjamin
Kline William Baker, Andrew Woy, Conrad
Miller, Josiah Ankeny, q. ]. Miller, and Iohn
Hicks. of Somerset County. Pa Leonard Bittner
and Jacob Fichtner, Of Bedford Coudty, Pa.
5 samuel Matthews OF Fayette County. Pa. and
VIM. A. Kalp,!of Westmoreiand Co., Pa.
0Eeers Elected for the Ensuing Year, rf-;
SAMUEL BARCLAY, President.
JNU. HICKS, Sec, Treas. and Gen Ag't.