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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-02
Fienaish Outlaws.

WHEELING, w. Va, May 2S.-
Richie countysonce more comes to
the front with one of the most dia-
bolical outrages ever perpetrated
within the borders of this State. As
on other occasions of this nature, the
perpetrators OF the crime are what
are known as Red Men, that organi-
cation of outlaws which for half a
dozen years has fiourished in this
State, despite all the attempts of the
authorities to stamp it out. The
viatims this time are Mr.. and Mrs.
George Keck, who live on Gross
Run, in Richie. Two nights ago
they were aroused by the shouts of
a mob which had surrounded their
house, and on the doors being open
ed the Red Men took possession, tied
Mr.. Keck and his wife, took them
into the woods near by, roped them
to trees, and beat them in the most
brutal manner with hickory withes.
The fiends then burned the dwelling
and its contents to the ground and
departed. After daylight MI. Keck
succeeded in releasing himself, and
after removing his bleeding and
falnting wife to a place of safety,
swore out warrants for such of the
mob as he had been able to receg-
nize, and twelve of them have been
arrested and placed in Jail. Several
other arrests will be made in a short
time.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-02
John Hennipg Hanged.

CRAwFoRDsvILLE, Ind, May 81
John G. Henning was hanged at
1:50 p. NJ. to-day. The crime for
which he was hapged was commit
ted at Rockville, on the oath of Oc-
tober, 1885. His victim was a wild
ow, Mrs. Lottie Vollmer, who kept a
small eating house in that town. On
July 10, Henning called on her and
renewed an old acquaintance, and
after that date his visits were freqent.
In August last he moved his belong
ings to Mrs. Vollmer's place and be-
gan boarding with her. Henning
urged Mrs. Vollmer to become his
wife, and on the 18th of October
they agreed hat they would be mar
ried on the following day.
The next day he procured a licnse,
presented himself before Mrs. Voll-
mel in an intoxicated condition and
she refused to marry him. Ga De-
tober "a Henning visited the Voll-
mer house several times, but was
unable to secure an interview. just
after dark he called again, entering
the house without knocking. Mrs.
Vollmer and a Miss Emma Oliver
were present. Henning asked Mrs.
Vollmer If she intended answering a
note which he had sent her a few
days before, and she replied that she
did not. A few more words were ex-
changed, when Henning drew a re-
volver and began firing at her. She
ran from the room and fell in the
doorway. Henning was tried for
murder and convicted. The case
was appealed to the Supreme Court,
where the finding was affirmed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-02
Ohio Visited AgaiH.

SANDUsKY, O., May 2S.-The in
habitants of the western portion of
Erie and eastern portion OF Sandus-
ky counties in a few minutes time
yesterday suffered a loss of $4,000
by a terrific wind, hail aud rain
storm. 1t had much the appear
ance and effect of a cyclone. There
was a profound stiffness accompan-
led by intense heat, when the storm
burst. Immense trees We're uproot-
ed, houses blown down, and many
people hurt. At Bellevue the hail
stones were immense and hundreds
Of hogs, sheep and chickens were
killed.
At Bellevue and North Monroe
vile scarcely a house is uninjured.
Some being blown down and MANY
unroofed. A number Of people were
hurt, but none fatally. People took
refuge from the hail in cellars. In
Lyme township, James Hudson was
blown against a tree and will die.
Reports are coming of fatalities fur
ther south. Ii is reported that four
children were killed in a falling
house near Bellevue. This report
has not been varified.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-02

A writer in an exchange, who OBJ
serves a strong resemblance between
this season and that of 1859. the
year of the great frost in June, re-
calls the following incidents:
THE area of the frost extended
from the center of Pennsylvania
westward to the center of Ohio, and
from the lakes on the north to the
line of Maryland and West Virginia
on the south. On the eastern and
western edge its severity was greatly
softened, and only in Western Penn
sylvania and Eastern Ohio was the
full force OF the blow felt. The ear
ly part of the season IA genial aud
growing, causing the crops to make
wonderful progress. Wheat and
rye were in full head, early potatoes
we're in bloom, tomato plants were
in bloom, the apples were as large
as hickory nuts, and all vegetation
gave evidence Of the most luxuriant
growth. On Saturday June 4th, a
sudden change occurred in the
weather, and a bitter cold wind
sprung up from the north, which
continued until evening. At that
time the clouds cleared away. with
mercury at freezing point. On Sun
day morning the mercury showed
twelve degrees of frost. Ice half an
inch in thickness was formed and
the ground was frozen to the depth
of an inch. This was a black and
dreary morning. Everything killed
down to the ground, and all hopes
of a crop apparently cut off. Men
were stunned, and wandered listless-
ly over their fields, apparently fac
ing starvation fer themselves and
their stock. 1t was a time to try
mems faith in Divine Providence,
and not all were able to trust i'm
plicity to the hand that chastised in
mercy. Soon, however, the people
rallied and commenced to work
anew. Corn, potatoes and beans
were replanted. The farmers sent
to New Jersey and secured seed
buckwheat, of which a large acreage
was Gown. The wheat and rye were
harvested az fodder for the stock,
and men took active measures to
help themselves as best they could.
A sudden speculative demand for
-four grew up and the price advan-
ced to $40 and S12 a barrel. In a
shor time, however it became known
that the calamity ives not so extern
ded as fat first supposed, and the
price gradually declined to 81 or IS
a barrel, which Melted some of the
spectators a handsome loss. The
latter part Of the season was growing
and prosperous. Corn although not
entirely ripe. was far enough advan-
ced for stock potatoes and beans
were a fine crop. Buckwheat yield
ed bountiful.y, and thus, with the
supply of old wheat on hand, there
was abundance for all.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-02
Blown to Atoms.

BARNEGAT. May 27.-An explo.
sion occurred this morning at the
United States Dynamite Works, two
and a half miles from the village OF
Toms River. the vibration of which
was felt throughout Ocean county.
The building in which the explosion
occurred contained two hundred
pounds of dynamite aud was blown
to atoms. Two men-Atwood Hy-
ers of Toms River, and John Ora
ham, late 81 Westchester county,
New York-were instantly killed,
their bodies being horribly mutilat-
ed. Several persons were at work
in the building. but had gone out
Just befole the accident occurred and
thereby narrowly escaped death.
Plastering was shaken from build
ings in Toms River village, window
glass was broken OF Forked River,
thirteen miles distant, and doors
were forced open by the concussioii
at Waretown, seventeen miles away.
The sensation was similar to the eff
feet of the recent earthquake. This
is the third blow-up which has oc-
Cured within the past few months
at these works. but fortunately in
the other explosions no lives were
lost.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-02
The Eads Ship Railway.

WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator
Conger reported in Congress to-day
a report from the committe on the
Eads Ship Railroad bill. The COM
mittee says:
MANY Of the most distinguished
engineers, naval constructors and
ship builders of the world concur in
the opinion that the project is in
every way practicable and that the
largest ships, with their cargoes, can
be safely carried upon a properly
constructed railway over moderate
grades. From these opinions the
conclusion is irresistible that the
project is a practicable one. The
testimony before the committee dis
closes the fact that instrumental sur
veys have been made of the propos-
ell railway by a corps of thoroughly
competent engineers employed by
Mr.. Eads and his associates. From
the surveys 1t is apparent that the
route Is entirely practicable for the
construction ofthe proposed road"
The committee is of opinion that
the net annual revenues of the road
will be ip excess of the amount guar
anteed by Mexico and the United
States. 1t is possible that, for the
first few years, there may be some
deficiency to be made up by the two
Governments, but such deficiency
would be small. 1t is not probable
that the aggregate amount $780,
OO0) will have to be advanced by tine
Government. If the road is made
an engineering success it will insure
such an enormous saving in distance
that commerce will certainly avail
itself of it. The committee is of the
opinion that an Iathmian transit
way is now absolutely necessary and
recommends that the company or
ganized should be chartered by Con-
gress.
The committee report the bill az
a substitute for Senate bill 5S4, with
the recommendation that it pass.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-02
Ii Made Him Offensive.

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The SEN
ate has removed the injunction of
secrecy from the report of the Com
mittee on Postoffices and Postroads
in the case of Herbert Williams to
be postmaster at North Bend, Neb.,
vice Chauncey W. Hyatt, removed.
The committee applied for and re-
ceived the papers in the case" The
committee says:
1t appears from the papers in the
case, that MI. Hyatt is the editor
and proprietor of a newspaper pub
lished at North Bend. Several
copies of his newspaper were filed
in support of the application fer his
removal. Editorial articles tending
to illustrate the offensive partisan
ship of the editor whose removal
from office was requested and is now
proposed, were indicated by pen and
pencil marks drawn around them.
In the issue of the newspaper of
June II, 1885, the committee find an
article indicated as stated, and here
copy it at length, viz:
Democrats are not offensive par
tisans, as the following incident will
prove: A little boy and girl play
ing in the yard. The girl finds an
apple under the tree, and with an
exclamation of delight begins to bite
it. Hold on said the boy throw
it away, the collery is comm, and If
you eat that apple you will be took
sick, an you can't talk, an the doc
tor will come an give you some bad
medicine, an then you'll die The
girl throws the apple down, and the
boy, snatching it up, begins to eat
it. DON'T the girl cries. Won't
it kill you, too? p No. said the boy
munching the fruit, it won't kill
boys; it's only after little girls. Boys
don't have colery.'
1t is not difficult to see the point
Of this offensive article. Offensive
partisanship" does not apply to
Democrats. 1t is only after Repub-
licans. Democrats do not have it.
1t is evident that Mr.. Hyatt cannot
be a very bad man, or an inefficient
officer, when resort is had to such a
course to effect his removal. The
fact that he has such a keen appre-
citation of the true character of the
oft-paraded reform doctrines of tie
present times, doubtless, had no in
considerable influence in inducing
the opportunities of the persons who
urged his removal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-02
Pounded and Kicked to Death.

PHILADELPHIA, May 31.-A doc
tor reported to the police early this
morning that Mrs. Serafino, aged
thirty residing at No 907 South
Ninth street, died about midnight
from frightful injuries received by
being knocked and beaten. The
woman's husband keeps 4 liquor
saloon at the place mentioned.
A hasty investigation shows that
while Mr.. and Mrs. Comterti and
several other persons were in the
bar-room, about midnight, Henry
Basel entered and insulted and
struck one of the women. A fight
ensued, during which Mrs. ConifertI
threw a bottle which narrowly miss
ed Bissel's head.
Half an hour later, when Mrs.
Comferti went into a rear room. Bas-
sci, without being noticed, followed
her. He caught her by the throat
and pounded her face into n jelly,
and when she lay unconscious on
the floor he kicked and jumped on
her several times. When a pbysi-
clan arrived the unfortunate woman
was dead.
An examination showed hat Bis
sci had actuslly kicked a hole in
the woman's abdomen, and her ir-
testines protruded. She had BEEN
in a delicate condition and the ml-
born babe had also been killed by
Bassel's brutality.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-02
Big OIL Strike.

LIMA. May 2S.-The Collins we'll
situated On the Collins farm, north
east of the city, near the Pittsburgh,
Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad
and owned by Dui;e Il Nortun, of
New York, was drilled into the sand
this afternoon. When the tools
were Withdrawn the oil spurted so
feet over the derrick. 1t is in the
neighborhood of the Hogle we'll. It
is now flowing $50 barrels per day.
and is only 10 inches In the sand.
This makes the sixth gusher for
Lima, each flowing from 100 to $50
barrels per day.
Three oil wells were shot to-day
and yesterday. the paper mill No.
3 came in about 5 o'clock with 4.
good showing of oil, and was shot
this morning with a good result. It
will pump 60 barrels per day. The
Wiesentahl well was drilled in yes
terday morning, and was shot about
3 o'clock in the afternoon. 1t made
a big flow, IS feet over The derrick,
and is now pumping Sc barrels per
day. Chicago No. 3 il in and was
SHOT last evening. making a fine
show, throwing the oil and debris
$50 feet high. 1t will pump so bar
rels per day.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-02
An ~Early-Morning Blaze.

FRANKLIN, May2S.-A fire started
this morning in the old Daniels
building on School street, used as a
store house, billiard hall, and tene-
ment, and the structure was soon
consumed. Mrs. Gordon and her
family. occupants of the tenement,
barely escaped with their lives.
The efforts of the fremen were
unavailing and the fire spread rap
idly, destroying Brown & Proctor's
skating rink, J. Daniels livery sta
bic, the Central House, and a double
tenement house owned by David
Thayer. The flames then crossed
Main street and destroyed the
Universalist Church. The iremen
got the flames under control at 5
O'Clock. Rudolph Sommers, a fire.
man, fell twenty-five feet from the
church and was badly injured. The
losses aggregate $4,000; insurance,
$4,000.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-02
P~owderlys Plan.

Powderly's plan, as it is called,
will do away with any unnecessary
strikes. 1t provides, among other
things, that no assembly but a state
and national shall have power to
order a strike or a boycott. If a To-
cal assembly wants to order a strike
it must first get the consent of the
district and then the state assemblies
Several months ago the carpet weav-
ers in the vicinity OF Yonkers, n. Y,
organized a local assembly Of the
Knights of Labor and became at
tached to district assembly No. "a.
This district, already very large,
made a vigorous protest against
additional local assemblies, as the
work of the district was very great.
Hence the carpet weavers organized
district assembly No. 126. While
organizing the district they were
preparing for a strike,a and at the pre-
sent time are striking. Three dele
gates were elected and sent TO the
Cleveland convention the head OF
the delegation being Morrison. OF
Tonkers. There is an old rule OF
order that does net admit new dis
tricts TO present at a convention in
special conventions OF the general
assembly, and knowing this the
delegates from No. l26 prenafei a
printed appeal for Distribution
among the members of the general
assembly, asking that they be ad
mitted to the convention. Morrison
and his delegates were denied adj
mission as they expected, and then
made an appeal to the executive
beard. All Wednesday afternoon
the delegates from No. 126 were
closeted with the board and at the
conference a truce was agreed upon.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-02
A Confessed Murderer.

MOUNT HOLLY, n. j., May 90
The confession of John w. Garwood,
who murdered John Titus in this
county thirty-ive years ago, and
who has since been living in Michi-
gan, was forwarded to the authori-
ties here to-day by Sheriff Cole, OF
Hiamasse county, Mich, to whom
the confession was made. Garwood,
who has hitherto been known as q
well-to-do and respectable citizen OF
Durand, confessed to him that he
murdered Titus in Burlington and
buried him in the Potter's field with
the assistance of an accomplice.
Garwood then went to Cleveland,
Ohio, and thence to Michigan, where
be has resided ever since. Sheriff
Cole will hold him until he receives
orders from the authorities of Bur-
lington county.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-02
THE wEppING pAY SET.
Cleveland to Marry on June second.

WASHINGTON. May 2S.-An au-
thoritative statement was issued from
the White House tonight to the Of
feet hat President Cleveland and
Miss Frances Folsom will be married
on Wednesday evening next at the
Executive mansion by the Reveren-
cd Byron Sunderland of the Presby-
terrain Church. Invitations to the
wedding will be confined to the i'm
mediate relatives OF the parties and
members of the Cabinet and their
families.
1t is learned that the wedding had
been originally arranged to take
place about the 18th of June, but in
consequence of the publicity given
it the President, with the consent OF
Miss Folsom, decided upon an ear
lier day. 1t seems that this part OF
the arrangement was divulged ov a
female friend of Miss Folsom's to
whom she wrote from Europe in the
strictest confidence. The unpleas-
ant notoriety given the matter
through the newspapers induced the
President to dispatch Col. Lamont
to New York to meet Miss Folsom
upon her arrival from Europe and
to consult her touching the appoint
ment of an early day for the cere-
mony before newspaper reporters
could have an opportunity OF COM
municating with her or her compan-
ions. Col. Lamont met Miss Folsom
in New York Bay, made known the
Presidents wishes and obtained from
the lady full consent that the MAJ
rage should be celebrated on June
I'd at the White House, instead of
June 18th at Folsomdale or Buffalo.
as was originally intended.
Colonel Lamont returned to Wash
ington to-day and upon informing
the President OF the completion of
the arrangements, it was determined
to issue an authoritative announce
ment of the time and place for the
wedding.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-02
Most and his Gang Guilty.

New YORK, May 2S.-Herr Most
and his two coadjutors did not ap-
pear at the best advantage in the
closing hour of their trial fer con-
spiracy to-day. Nest did not APP
pear in his own behalf, nor did be
call any other witness. Lawyer
Howe stated that his client, Most,
desired to address the jury in mis-
! own behalf right to which he is
entitled. The Recorder replied that
Most had that privilege, but that
there must be a limit to it. The
lawyer said that Most would occupy
about an hour. Most arose and
said:
( cannot speak very we'll English.
You have heard a great deal about
me | suppose that you expected a
great deal of witnesses for the prose-
cution and a lot of black devil lies
about me. But what has come off?
| have seen prosecuting officers in
Austria and Germany going against
me and my associates. But they
were slaves ofthe King and Princes.
/ didn't expect that here. There
was a scheme gotten up and the po-
lice and the press vas against me.
| know all about the policemen who
met in the beer saloon next to Cap
tain McCullough's station house and
said well get Most" AT last they
arrested me under a bed. l stood
up in my room. The room | had
lived in for two months before.
They showed you books and other
things they took from my room, but
they didn't produce the pocketbook
with $3.50 that they took from me.
I suppose they want that.
He then referred to the meeting
at which he said he spoke, and
shouted:
What did l say? | said that the
constitution of the United States of
North America permitted its citi-
zens to carry arms. | told about
st. Louis, where the men who were
paid So a day by Jay Gould shot
down whoever Gould said should be
shot. A dozen men and women
have been killed by them. / said
the Williamsburg strikers were
quiet, but the police dubbed them
and fired at them. And the eight
hour movement and meeting on the
1st of May, | didn't advise the men
should get guns. / said that that if
they carried guns instead OF torches
they would be more respected. |
didn't tell them they must shoot. !
said the constitution let them carry
arms. 1t didn't make any difference
what kind of arms. Certainly they
could carry cannons, and OF course
bombs. But | didn't advise women
to throw fire brands in houses, or
tell anybody to throw vitrol out of
windows Oh policemen.
Beecher-you all know him He
advises people from his pulpit Sun
day after Sunday to buy rifles and
guns 10 protect themselves. That
is all the advice l gave. That meet
ing was orderly, and not an unlaw-
full assembly. You know what they
are doing. They are not only put
ting me in prison, but they are do
ing away with free speeches. 1t is
the first step to bring the republic
down to a monarchy. The next
will be stopped the freedom of the
press. Then we only want an Em-
peror.
This ended Most's address. The
case was given to the jury late this
afternoon. The jury found the
whole three guilty of the charge in
the
recommended Schenck to the mercy
Of the court. The prisoners will be
sentenced on Wednesday next.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-02
Terrific Storms.

LANCASTER, Pa, May 28.-A ter
rife storm passed over this county
last evening. Hail fell in immense
quantities, many of the stones being
as large as shellbarks. The Harris
burg express on the Pennsylvania
Railroad encountered the storm be-
tween Kinzers and Gap stations,
and was compelled to come to a
stop several times to remove trees,
and telegraph poles from the track.
Nearly all the telegraph wires in the
vicinity of Leman's Place station are
gone. The lightning at this place
struck a barn and it was consumed.
Much damage has been done to the
fruit crops, the prospects for which
are not nearly so bright as hereto
fore.
The heaviest rainstorm in MANY
years visited Petersburg, Pa, last
evening. flooding the streets and
filling the cellars of many houses in
this borough. The grain fields in
the neighborhood are laid fiat. Con-
siderable damage was occasioned by
the washing away of pavements.