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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23
Looked Death in the Face.

AKRON, June 1S.-Sheldon Brown, aged
*, a ~well-known merchant, was struck by
the Pittsburgh and Western fast express at 6
O'Clock this morning. He was walking ON
the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio track
and stepped aside 10 avoid a train ON that
road, when the Pittsburg and Western train
hit him, knocking him into the air and in
hicting terrible wounds upon his head and
body. He is now lying in a very critical
condition.
John CarotheTs, a Tilmadge farmer, also
had a narrow escape from a horrible death
to-day. He was burning a pile of brush and,
To make it burn better. stamped it with his
feet. He became cntangled. and in Il moment
the fire was burning iicrccly about his legs.
He called for Il ~neighbor's hired man To save
him. For - | viii. was the answer. Mr..
Carothers, though in iminent peril, rejected
the heartless p%roticr. Well, burn, then
was the inhuman answer. lie did not en-
tirely burn, but desperately renewed his cf-
forts I" disentanglc himself. and finally sue
cccded, but not until his legs were terribly
blistcred by the flames.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23
BenZine Explosion.

DECATUR, Ind, June 2.-Residents OF this
place were startled yesterday morning by Il
terrific explosion. which shook every house
in the city. Immediately an alarm of fire
was sounded, and il was found that b. J.
Trevor's hardware store was in ruins. From
the platc-glaSs front, which was blown to
atoms, 10 the rear Of the large room, were
scattered fragments ofmachincry, stoves and
other goods in ruins. The entire rear part,
used as ii wareroom, was a mass of ruins
from which flames were issuing. Cries of
distress coming from the debris told that
some one was buried underneath. Water was
soon pouring on the flames, and the efforts
at rescue We're rewarded in Il short time by
the recovery of the man whose cries had
been head. Ii proved to Ice John Omler. a
clerk, who roomcd on the second floor. He
was horribly burned and crushed, and died
in great agony two hours after his rescue.
The fire was soon put ont. The theory att
yanccd is that Il can of benzine in the ware
room sprung a leak. and rs the clerk went
into the room, with q lamp in his hand, the
explosion occurred. The loss will be about
SI1 una
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23
Rejected and Elected.

81. LOrIs. June 1.-Two months ago ii.
Louis society was shocked by the elp,ement
Of Miss Olive Harding will a~pennilcss young
man named Millikcn from San Francisco.
The pair were married in Belieyiilo. ILL.,, and
the bridegroom had not the wherewithal To
pay for a nights lodging. After a tempe>-
tuous honeymoon, passed chiefly in lodging
creditors, Milliken woke up a few DAYS ago
To find his wife missing. She had returned
To her fathers house. The father. Roger T..
Harding. is president of the Valley Distill-
ing Company, and a man of large wealth.
This morning the young husband crawled
through = window into the mansion and de-
manded his wife. He hourishei a revolver
and ran around the house until he found her
room aud then forced the door open. seized
her and requested her to fly with him. She
had enough of flying during the honeymoon.
AT this point a policeman, backed by the
h~ither-in-law, took charge of young Milliken
and led him 10 the police station. where
charges of ~trcspassing and disturbing the
peace were preferred and afterwards with
drawn, Then the husband was released.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23
A Mob of Striking Cigarmakers,

READING, Pa. June 16.-Glazer x Frame,
having secured ten more n%on-union men
from Lancaster county, this morning had
twenty-five hands working where they for
merly employed 800. When the men quit
work last night they were followed by abont
l,0Oo men and boys, who hooted and threw
mud at them. The.police subsequently ar
rested two men, who were fined - each this
morning. This evening the demonstration
of the mob surrounding the factory became
50 violent that three more arrests were made
and the crowd dispersed. This evening
Mayor Getz. fearful II an outbreak, sent a
guard to the factory for the night. and issued
a proclamation warming all persons from as
sembiing near the factory. as unlawful and
dangerous to the public peace, and threaten
ing effective measures and the arrest of all
participants if the proclamation is not i'm
mediately needed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23
. MEMORIAL TO WEBSTER.

CONCORD, y. H.. June I7.-Thomas Balls
bronze statlir Of Daniel Webster, presented
To the STATE by Benjamin Pierce Cheney, Of
Boston. WAS dedicated to-day. 1t has been
erected in the state House Park, about onc
hundrsi yards east of the Capitol. Mr.. Chem
ey made a presentation address, whiei. was
responded to by Governor Currier, who hen
read a letter from President Cleveland who.
after regretting that pressing official duties
would not allow him to be present, adds:
Z" Every occasion which docs honor To this
ilnstrious staics,nen Is of extraordinary in
tere>t To all American cirizens since our pride
in his career and achievements is not in the
least limited by partisan influence OF by any
( sentiment less than national. II would ".
well if in the capital of every stat there
stood a statue such a. Concord boasts. which
should not only prompt the memory OF II
man, but which should also keep alive
through the coming centurses the love and
veneration of the American people for true
American greatness
President Nesmith. If the statue commit
tct- SlBkt tiitiN an at thsf 'obit"'NtA ~
William G.. sheppard. was read. The Grafton
was delivered by Rev. samuel colcord
Bartlett. ID. d., IL. d., who, in the course of
his remarks. said of Webster:
When, in his reply to Haync, lac stran-
gled the doctrine of notification, it is the
testimony of The southern Bayard and the
Northern Winthrop that he deferred the
bloody conflict thirty years. And when the
conflict came the long echoes of that
speech were the rcverberating call that sum
mcned and cheered the friends of the Union
to the rescue its solid principles the i'm
p|regnable rock On which Il millian soldiers
stood and fought and wen"
Thirty thousand people attended he cerc-
monies and admired the statue. 1t is feet
high and weighs 1000 pounds. Webster
wears an old style dress suit, his ample coat
being closed around him by the we central
buttons. and its large, rolling collar discloSes
a plain shirt front. The bottom of the vest
is shown below the coat and the trousers are
full and flowing. The neck is enrircied by 4
broad, turncd-down collar. The arms are at
the sides. the thumb and index finger of the
right hand being open, with the remaining
fingers partly closed, while the left hand
holds a partly opened manuscript. The head
represents Webster in his latter wears and is
said To be remarkably life-like. The figure
stands on a light bronze base y by 80 inches
in size. and in the rear of the right lcg there
is an irregular pile of books S%urmounted by
manuscript.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23
Rescued from the Surf.

ATLANTIC CRY. Nj, June l6-At noon
to-day while "A number Of ladies from the
Mercer Memorial Home were bathing in the
surf near Michigan avenue two of them were
carried away by the current. Their calls for
aid brought Frank Marshall, of the Shell
burne House. and John Dagie, who with DIFF
ficulty managed To keep them up until J. D..
Smith arrived with a lifeline. BY this time
Il crowd had collected, and rs suun ,ts the
brave rescuers had taken hold of the rupe the
crowd on the beach seized the shore end and
pulled onii 50 violently that il parted. The
heavy current carried the ladies further ont,
hut fortunately Smith again reached them
with the lifeline, and they were safely land
ed. The men were much exhausted and
both ladies were unconscious, The usual
means for resuscitation were applied and
were SleTp-Stul
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23
David Davis Dying.

BLooNINGToN, H.. juno IL" \ point has
been reached in the illness of ex-Vicc Presi-
dent David Davis. said his physicians to
day. when it i thought best by his family
to give the public a statement of the great
gravity Of his condition. Mr.. Davis j. very
IN, indeed, and it will be but little les than
a miracle il he should rally
The plain English of il Is Judge Davis is
believed by his friends To be slowly. bat
surely, sinking Ia death. He was taken III
with a e%arhunclc On his shoulder at Chicag,
May ,. Up To two weeks ago his condition.
though at times alarming, seemed to Ice one
Of gradual improvement. Two weeks ago
severe erysipelas set in.and Is growing worse.
For some weeks his sufferingS have been in
tcnsiiied and complicated by Bright's disease
ofthe Kidneys. Several Chicago doctors
have been summoned. and a consultation
win be held tomorrow.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23
TARIFF QUESTION SETTLED.


WASHINGTON, June E.-in the senate tins
morning Mr.. Ingalls, offered u resolution
calling upon the President ior . list "t all
REMOVALS n appointments within the clvli
service classification. and of all ehief clerks
ana cuie's OF disisions who have been tr''iis-
ierred without nomination iiie natural
presumption : tnat Ingalls, wants 70 convict
the ADMINISTRATION OF ihsiheerty III nfsafu
10 civil service reform ana mat inc hea'ts
OF Departments nave violated the iaW III
mixing appointments ana transfers. 'h
a9etlol u ar. '~ocNreii' VINO aiways an
taSoillzS ihsaits the resoihtl"h went over
.iil,l morrow
"heii me Ipise was e4heu "raef 'ii7
morning nearly ever! heiiiper was lFcsc'
I" Nvf! H'lstiii oceurreii't' inc "ilio''h'F
Hent tiiat MORRISON W"uia eau up hiS '"ilh
bii Hau ufoueii out beth siucS " 'hN tas'
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23
The Lutheran MiniSterium.

EAsroN, June 1.-The one hundred aud
thirty nigth annual Convention of the Luth-
eran Niini>terium of Pennsylvania and adju-
cent States convened in Christs Lutheran
Church this morning. Rev. DIR. krotel
preached the synodical sermon and this was
followed by communion service. The after
noon was consumed chiefly in receiving ere
dcntials of lay delegates and in hearing the
report of President Kutel. This reviewed
the church changes, the dismissals, the pas
iorll calls. installations and ordinations dur
ing the year. The colleges are in good con-
dition. though the theological schools need
more buildings. one of the subjects likely
Ia be discussed this session is the project of
dividing the Ministerium. There is conSid-
cradle feeling on this subject. but it is said
whatever is lone will be amicably accom-
VlisbeY1
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23

We have reIRible information that 4
secret political circular has been prepared
and is o being. or viii be, distributed
throughout the county. This is very
small and a very mean piece OF business,
and we caution all Republican voters
against it. Last cards" circulars, ami
all that kind of thing, that are held back
until a few days before an election, when
they cannot be explained or eontradicted,
should always be looked upon with sus-
picion and treated with contempt. The
men who issue them are always too COW
ardly TO talk out, and count upon the ig-
noranoe of the voters TO whom they are
sent, hoping 10 steal their votes through
false statements. We advise all true Re
publicans to treat these circulars with
contempt, and to vote for the candidates
of their choice.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23
Struck by Lightning.

HELLAIEE. O.. June ia terrible cllami-
" occurred near Brownsville. in M1arae
county, just south of this city, during a heavy
rainstorln, Tiomls Stacy and his twp >1l>
were some distance from homt wica the
storm overlook them. The father and Young
est son took refuge under a large tree and
tvs older boy stopped under one ON dis
tance away. Lightning struck the big tree,
killing father and son instantly and s%tunning
the other boy 81 that he did not recover ON
scionsnc>S for some time, and then he was
hurror-strickcn to- find his father and brother
dead, their clothes literally torn to shrc,lS,
but the bodies apparently not hurt. His
cries soon attracted attention., and friend
came and removed the unfortunate victims
tr Il house, from whence they were after
wards taken home Ia the frantic wife and
mother.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23
King Ludwig's Insanity.

MrNIcH, June ls-Among the documents
which have been submitted to the Diet Ia
prove the insanity of the late King Ludwig,
the ministers to death. copies of which were
sent To all the members of the government.
and a decree sentencing a number of the
ministers to banishm,n mt to America. The
affidavits Of thirty persons have also been
submitted, in which, it il stated that the King
injured them by throwing at them knives,
china and glass. There il also u document
relating to a proposal of the King to form
a cabinet, with his vac; as President.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23
Five Men Dropped SO Feet.

Dover. n. H., June 16-Fiye wUrkmen-
John Roberts, Dennis Haley, Edward Me
Grath, John Robinson, and William Brown
engaged in building a chimney for the Co
checo Manufacturing Company, were pre-
cipitated So feet by the falling Of the staging
on which they were at work. The top OF the
chimney followed them in their fall. The
men struck ON the second floor of the factory
now in process of building. Robinson and
Brown wore taken up insensibie, having re-
ceiye,l fearful wounds about the head, The
other men escaped with a few slight bruises.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23
Content to be a Pauper.

READING, June l9-Saul Gordcn, aged 70,
years. died at the Bcrls County ~Almshouse
this morning, lie was admitted Ia the in
stitution ~ixty-one years ago md remained
there until his death. Though living all
this time within the sound of locomotive
whistles, he had never looked upon Il
train. Taken 20 the poorhouSe when boy,
he never expressed a desire to leave the place.
and. though healthy and strong until a few
years ago, lie seemed content To- dwell al his
days among laupers. The AlrnShousc Is but
three mile, from this city. but Gordon has
not been here since il was a small town.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23
Bishop Stevens Again Prostra-
ted.

PmLkpELrHfA. June Is-BiShop William
Bacon Stevens. ofile diocese of PcnnsyI-
wanna, has suffered a relapse and j, Frustrated
at his home, so. 1858 Spruce street. All Of
hhs Episcopal appointments for this month
have been cancled. and il is doubtful wh.tb-
or the Bishop viii be able To preside at the
convention to be held on June zth for the
election OF an Assistant Bishop. Since his
return from Old Point Comfort. IN the latter
part of March, Bislop Stevens has attempted
10 perform the duties Of his office single han
ded. andai last they have proven too much
for him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23
Heavy Rains in Pittsburgh.

PTrrsBrRoH. June 1.-THE heaviest rain
of the season visited this section last night
city stores were. flooded, and on Mulberry
alley twenty families were washed out OF
their houses by u gas trench overflowing and
filling the dwellings with water. Washonis
and landslides are reported on several rail
roads, and trains are badly delayed The
rivers are rising rapidly, and from present
Indications there viii b. a stage of water
sufficient TO allow the shipment ofsiX or
eight million bushels Of cual To the lower
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23
Threatened by Lynchers.

WHEELING. w. VA. June Is, lSS6.-Thc
near approach of the trial OF Samuel and
James Sickles for the murder of James
Sturnts in April last, has aroused afreSh the
Indignation which the murder at the time
excited among the citizens of Calhoun coun-
ty. Last night a band of armed and mount
cd men rode into rantsville, the county seat,
disguised with sheets thrown over their
rode in single file to the office of counsel for
the Siekleses and nailed Il notice on the door
10 the effect that if the murdcrers were not
tried at the term of court which met to-day,
they would be taken from the Jail and
hanged.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23
Viewing King Ludwig'S Remains

MuNIcm, June l6.-rhe body of King Lud-
wig was placed in state in the old Chapel oi
the Residezchloss this morning and the pub
lie were admitted to view the remains after
5 O'Clock. The people in their first surge
brushed the guards aside and poured
in in disorterly confusion. Many were
knocked down and trampled upon. and the
coffin was soon surrounded by people breath
less with excitement or crying aloud with
pain. The doors of the palace were finally
forced shut and arrangements were made for
admitting 200 persons AT the end Of each
quarter of an hour.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23

That ardent old temperance advocate,
John Cessna, in an interview in Phila-
delphia Wednesday night. in speaking of
Wolfc's speech at Bradford 4 day or two
before. said: 1t is plain to every intelli-
gent man that he is in the Prohibition
movement, not so much because he loves
the Prohibitionists, but because he hates
the Republican leaders and hopes to de
feat the Republican ticket"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23

THE Court of Chancery in New Jersey
hasjust rendered an opinion holdinsth that
a witness in that State who swears bv the
Bible is not bound 10 kiss the book.
4 woman when sworn had laid her
hand on the Bible but refused to kiss ii.
The only reason She gave for her refusal
WAS that She had never kissed the book.
She WAS allowed by the Master 10 testify.
but a motion was subsequently, made 10
stlike ont her testimony. Here is the
law as laid down by Vice Chancellor
Bird
Almighty God. or the Ever Living tod. or tbs
='kN, J. called upon by the witness to witness THAI
ne VIII speak the truth, The resi is form. m.
fytelnn invocation. affirmation or declaration i.
the substance. Al else H. shadow. The wiines,
IN tllis ease Vas sworn with her hand upon the
I2ek There l. no doubt but thar II She made a
mont for perjury.
But II l. said that this may te true and We, tn,
tnascehcc OF The nltuess not be lABind. which /.
me op]eef Of The oath. There i great fer,4. In
this. How did The witness herself regard IN
she Is presumably a witness. Tor inthiisg 10 liz
.ontrafs apgssifs she accepfed the foun of III
oath AZ usually administered without .,hieeti,ns
except kissing the Bible. by this act on her tarl
~ touftl b. justified in presuming. Without fur
ther lnHoirf, that the witness Intended that ~,
cth>elence should be bound. Speaking fr,1o ~,
lorum al her conscience. she declared that 81 w.s
not necessary 70 kiss the book in order 10 imr.ass
NP'N "efseh al the obligations of an oath.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23
Killing Himself and Children.

torty-tivc years of age, last night cut the
throat, of his two-children with a razor and
then committed suicide. one of the children
Maggie, age four, was dead when found. The
other Albert aged seven. will recover. In
January, ~~wingley's wife died Her demise
apparently crazed him. lie bycame sullcn
and Respondent and never allowed his chill
dren To get ont of his presence. Yesterday
he borrowed a sheet Of paper from a neigh
Dor and wrote abrief note rs To what DISPOSE
ton he desired To make of his property.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23
The Death Warrant of Metz.

UNIoNrowN. June I5.-Sherif Sterling has
received Nets death warrant, but has not
read ii him. AS soon ~ he secures an IN
tcrpretar the paper VIII bc read to Metz.
Pcra1ns anxious 10 witness the execution are
already trying TO arrange 10 get there, al
though the date is not until August II.
Metz does not know the death warrant is
here, and is still confident he viii get free.
He thinks his trial wa, very unjust, for the
reason that nonc of his countrvmen were on
fT,t, .4,,x.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23
A Remarkable Court Scene.

CoLrMBrs, ohiy. June 17.-In heSupremc
Cour- to-day y. b, Lutes, 4 Tittiu lawyer,
who is totally deaf, made an argument in
reply To his adycrSarics. lie accomplished
this remarkable feat by watching the rapid
lips of his wife, who is his law rs well H.
domestic partner. She repeated every word
said by court or lawyers by a motion of her
lips which was really understood. She
was one of the first women lawyers in Ohio
and secured admission To the bar that She
might aid her husband. Judge West, the
blind orator, was also associated in the clst.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23
A Big Crowd of Emigrants.

NEW YORK. June 2l.-Arriyals at Castle
Garden to-day reached the usual number Of
LBS, of whom i,l69 were from Liverpool
and Is miles from London the other 81 being
from Amsterdam. There are signs of a great
increase in the floods of migration.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23
Wants a Decision.

PHILADELPHIA. june lS.-Auditor General
Niles is dissatisfied with the position in
which the question As to the relative liability
left, and has retained Rufus +. S%llapley, of
this city, as counsel for the Commonwealth,
To present the ease before the Supreme Court
in order to have the question whether cor
porations are exempt from paying the tax
OF three mills IN the dollar leved on moneys
at interest fingllv decided.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23

THE unanimity with which the Demo
cratic press Of the state supports Wolfe
as the Prohibition candidate for Govern
or. indicates a belief that his candidacy
will be much more beneficial TO their
party than It will be to General Beaver.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23
Their Work Finished.

~C,LsFoENIN, Pa, June 1.-The annual tx
amimations at the :. " State Normal
School AZ California, Pa, closed yesterday.
They were conducted by Hon. Henry
Houch, D1paty State Superintendent Prof
J. \. Cooper, of Edinbaro Normal school
Supt. George \. Spindler, of Washington
county, and sept. r. V. Ritcnpur az Fay
cite county. The entire senior class uftwcn-
ty-thrce members passed successful through
the examination ordeal. Thirty-four mem
bers Oft junior class will constitute the
senior class of next wear.
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AAUDiToR's NOTICE.

The undersigned having been appointed Au-
ditor by the Orphnus Court of somerset county
to take the testimony. ind and report the fuct~.
0iTh an opinion. in tine matter Of the petition for
estate of Horny pcur.d. decreased. and e. distrib-
ute the funds ia the hands of Joseph Gable. AL
ministratur If sail deceased. hereby gives notice.
that he Will attend to the duties of his appoint
mcut at his Office ia somerset. Pa, on Thursday.
the 2ith day ofJune. a. D.. 1SSd. az 9 O'Clock a. IT,.
when and where all parties Interested will De
heard.
DENNIS MEYERS.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23

4 resolution was offered in the House
on Friday last fixing July 81 as the day
for final adjournment. This is consider
ed rs too early a date, considering the
amoun Of work yet to be done, but Mr..
Randall thinks that adjournment can be
reached by July 18th. and is determined
10 work Ia that end.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23

Is Lawrence county the other day the
Democratic Convention adopted resolu-
tons declaring Ex-Governor Curtin their
choice for Governor, and then voted
down a resolution instructing their dele
gates to vote for him in the state Conven-
ton. These fellows are what the child
rem call Indian giyers'-they give a
thing and then take il back again.