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pEpEw NOT IN THE RACE.
HE SAYS ENrusrIcsLly THArHE IS Sor A CAN
pIDArE FOE THE PRESIDENCY.


New YoRk. April l3.-Chauneey NJ. De-
pew conyersed in his breezy way yesterday
about the rilnlor that he intended to carry
the New York delegation to Chicago and
turn il over to Mr.. Blaine at the proper time
Il have already reiterated the fact that
am not candidate for the Presidency, he
said, .'and now I wish to state distinctly
that / am not stalking horse for Mr..
Blaine | am making no effort to capture
delegates. and have not interested myself al
all in the selection Of q single delegate.
There Us no foundation whatever for such
friend. have admired and advocated him
for the Presidency for the past twelve years.
He is very strong man, and that strength
is not confined solely to the Republican
party
''Do you think he will be nominaied?'
..If the State conventions are as wild with
enthusiasm for Mr. Blaine as those recently
held in Vermont and Connecticut il looks as
If the Chicago convention will nominate
him. These conventions are strong indica-
tions of the drift of public sentiment. Mr..
Blaine is as strong as he was in 1884, and
would carry large independent vote. He
lost the Presidency by Barchard's speech
/ know of two clubs with membership of
800 that had Blaine badges aud intended to
vote for him until Bu-chard's unfortunate
utterance. think the vote he lost by that
three Rs speech would be for him now if he
were nominated
"Will Mr.. Blaine accept nomination ~
THAT depends more upon the way his
Nomination is made. II it comes unani-
mously and spontaneously, without any
manipulation, presume he would accept.
But if there is anything like a contest ] do
not suppose he would consent TO run. We
have good list of Republican candidates in
the field, Senators Sherman, Allison and
Ben Harrison. besides others.
Now Sherman would make fine Presi-
dent. He is able and experienced. think
he could carry the strength of the Republi-
can party. II is natural that man who
has been in public life as long as he has
should have antagonisms, but they are con-
fined TO sections. and would not affect the
general result Allison would certainly be
splendid man to head the ticket, and Gen
eral Ben Harrison emminently belongs to
the brilliant array of candidates"
Can the Republicans carry New York p
New York is splendid fighting ground.
We have 1853 solid votes from the South to
confront US at the start, and only forty-eight
more are necessary to put the Democrats in
power again. New York and Indiana would
elect Democratic President We have this
outlook TO contemplate, and must work ac-
cordingly. Every effort should be made to
carry New York We must not expect any
thing from the Mugwumps, for they have
gone over TO the Democrats: especially those
who believe in free trade. The Civil Service
Mngwumps have at last been disiIlusioned,
and know now that civil service. as admin
istered by this Democratic administration, is /
a fraud. Bat believe they would vote for
President Cleveland against any Republican |
candidate. We must fight for New York"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-04-18
The Big Temperance Temple.

CHICAGO, April 12-"Mrs. Matilda B.
Carse says so, and what Mrs Carse says is
So The above words were spoken by Miss
Willard Cox at the headquarters of the Cen
trail Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
on La Sale street this morning. Miss Cox
president of the union, and she was telling
of her chiefs visit in the east for the purpose
of securing portion of the necessary $780,
900 required for the erection of National
Temperance Temple in Chicago This pro-
ject is now engrossing all the energy and at
tention of the leaders in the Woman's Ma
tional Association of Temperance Workers.
Ii is desired TO secure the space on Dearborn
street, between Jackson and Quincy, which
lies just oppsite the postotfice, as a site for
the building. A permanent lease of the
grounds can be obtained by paying $4,000
per year rental.
The plans for the building have already
been completed. 1t Is to be II stories high,
with tower at the northwest corner, sur
mounted by bronze figure of the Sistine
madonna. The first floor is TO be left for a
large auditorium capable of seating 1000
people, known as Willard Hall, named after
Francis +. Willard. 1t is proposed to lay
the corner stone one year from May l. BY
that time Mrs. Carse expects to have the
10000 in stock subscribed, which is
necessary before the foundation can be laid
About $3.50 900 of the stock has already been
secured in subscriptions, that are as good as
cash. The names of u number of Chicago
capitalists are on their books.
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THE REsEL sRlcADiERs WIN.
The House Ends The Long Dead
lock To-day.

wAsHISeroS, April 1s.-The Hoasc met at
1I.45 this morning in continuation of the
sessions Of "Wednesday, April sth. Mr.. Reed
Me Immediately demanded the regular or
der, wileeupou. 81. Cox fN. ", in accord
ancc with the action Of last nights Demo-
cratic caucus. moved to adjourn. The roll
call on Mr.. Cox's motion was watched with
interest by she gentlemen on both sides. 1t
was a siric-N Nsrsy vote, with the exception
that Mr.. soupcn tPa.l voted in the negative
with the Republicans, and the motion was
defeated-yeas 100, nays l3I. The an
nounccmcnt was received with thunders of
applause on the Republican side. Mr..
Townsend Ill } shouted 10 the iubilant Re-
publicans that " lie laughs best who laughs
last, and shortly afterwards Mr.. Cox again
made motion 10 adjourn. This was done
in the hope that stragglers enough had come
into the House since the first vote to change
the result. The vote rcsulted-yeas, i4S !;
nays. 49,. SO the House was declared ad-
journed. Democrats in their turn. made the
hall ring with their applause to celebrate the
breaking zap of great deadlock in its ninth
day. eadjournmentputs the direct tax bill
over until next December. Everybody was
in perfect good nature, and the Republicans
accepted their defeat smilingly. shouting
back repartees to the humorous sling of the
yictors
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Oldest Pony In The Country.

PEau, IND., April BIN all probability
the oldest pony in the United States. if not
in the world died yesterday from old age
She was owned by Mr.. Harrison Gilbert, a
business man of Chill, this county She has
reared a number of colts for him, and one of
these aged p years, and the mother, were
driven together as a team. This remarkable
pony was what is called an s. Indian Pony
and was foaled in 1857 in Kosciuskc county,
this State, making her age at the time of her
death 81 years, For the past four years il
has been necessary 20 feed her on soft feed
and cruel. She has never known day of
sickness in her life and could easily be
driven from Chih to this city, distance of
nine miles, in one hour.
Some time in last December she was turn
ed out with number of other horses, and
while playing was kicked by one of them.
and as a consequence she has not been driven
any since.
She was all through the late war and
escaped without an injury so far as known
Mr.. Gilbert will erect a monument in her
memory in q short time
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Trouble on The Frisco Road.

Sr. LouIs, April l3.-There is likely TO be
trouble on the st. Louis and San Francisco
Railroad. The engineers have made a de-
mand for an adjustment of differences and
yesterday grievance committee met officers
of the road at Springfield.
The men demanded that they be paid four
and one-half cents mile and that the class
iication system be abolished, thus securing
the same pay to new engineers as the old
men received. Heretofore the company
paid new men p per cent. less for the frs.
year.
The officers were favorable to the change
but said that under the new arrangement
they would employ only lhe best engineers,
and iiremen would only be promoted after
proving themselves thoroughly capable
The grievance committee asked time to con-
suit Chief Arthur and conference closed
Chief Arthur is said to be trying TO force the
Frisco into position to fight the so"
The engineers are said TO be satisfied with
the old system and complain at being COM
PEELED to follow Chief Arthur blindly.
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PRESS COMMENTS.

St. Louis Globe- Democrat: For Prcsieent in
lsSs. J. c. Foraker, Of Ohio for Vice Pres
ident, Joseph Il. Hawley, Of Connecticut.
Penny Poesr: Blaine is report Il to be dying
and Conkling is said to be a very sick
man" The dark horse thus seems TO be
the only frisky animal in the Republican
presidential pasture.
Cincinnati Enquirer: These curent news
paper efforts TO kill Mr. Blaine reminds one
of similar endeavors in the sumner Of 1875.
He is still quite lively corpse, and it will
not be wise for Democratic managers to for
get il.
Pittsburs Commercial gazette: Never since
the end of the late civil war has the rebel
yell been heard 50 frequently as during this
Administration. Hardly day passes that
it does not break ont. Il f,llwel the Prcsi-
dent and JEFF Davis for hundreds Of miles on
their excursions last fall II broke out over
all the South at the time Of the Presidents
rebel flag order II sounded loudly when
the Gen. Lee monument was erected at
Richmond II has filed the halls Of Con-
grcss for fortnight past during the direct
tax deadlock.
Omaha Ueraid If Blaine shall concele 10
the importantly of the Republicans, he will
do so at the cost of everything be has re-
manning. He will do It knowing that he is
physically unable to stand the strain. and
that he will but be clutching at the shadow
of a hope. Those who admire Blaine, those
who hold friendship with him; most of all
the little circle who love him. should dis
suade him from allowing the unfeelins
schcmers who would use him as a tool,
from killing him by the srjor of their parti
san avarice. Blaine as private citizen at
at his best
Denver Republican It follows tila: the sn-
preme duty of the hour on the part Of The
Republican organization IS TO SET aside all
minor considerations OF place and person ia
the selection of its ticket Many good men
are mentioned as available candidates. bat
the best must be chosen in order the make
victory certain. and This result can bc most
successfully achieved by by the election Of
delegates wise and impartial enough 10 hold
the good of the party and the coaatry super
ior to the ambition Of individuals or sections
in the National convention
Terre Hauie E'7,rcV There is something
peculiarly pathetic in the illness Of Mr..
Conkiiag. 4 man of great brain. which he
never permitted to be affected by any fault
Of his own. is laid low by an attack ON that
one unasSailable source Of popular respect.
Roscoe Conkling may have his iaiiings
eccenIrieities. perhaps bet his intellect was
such as to command the respect Of all per-
sons. He was singularly carefal not to i'm
pair il by the use of inioxicanIs or tobacco,
and took as scruPulous care Of his health as
prize-f ghter in training. blt an insidious
affliction strikes at him in the last Of all
PLACES expected.
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Cost of the Great Strike.

CHICAGO, April PA local paper in a cal
culation of the cost of the great railroad
strike, which began on the burlington road
just foriy-five days, makes the following re-
capitulation of the losses sustained to date
by the Engineers and Firemens Brother
hoods and the striking switohmen:
Loss of wages on q Road, S306. l35 +;
pay roll of Brotherhood, $3.50, $50; Grievance
Committees loss Of wages, s30,sF0; Griev-
ance Committees expense account, So, l50 /;
non-uniqn men sqisided. s2l010 expenses
of headquarters, 50, ,sf5; Sante Fe and other
STRIKES, So. 700; cost of switchmen's strike,
S2i 900; miscellaneous. $1,000 Total SOL
$50.
OF the loss to the Burlington is the follow
ing estimate: Loss in traffic receipts, 81 500,
600 special police protection, $3.50 600 cost
of engaging new men, sa0,00a; damage to
property, $4,000; miscellaneous, $4,000.
Total, s., 10000.
These are all direct losses, affecting one or
the other of the combatants in the great
strike There are indirect losses to the COM
mercial community scattered through the
whole ramification Of the 20" system In sew
eral states Besides these the article says.
hundreds of minor employees have been
thrown out of work, and the indirect losses
already affect great number OF humble
households
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The Next Chief Justice.

TOLEDO, April PA daily paper to-day
friend of both President Cleveland and the
late Chief Justice Waite, indicate that the
next Chief Justice of the United States will
be John NJ Turnkey, present Supreme Judge
Of Pennsylvania. Names cannot be divulged
President is contemplating the appointment
Judge Turnkey is popular with both Repnb
fcans and Democrats. and his nomination
would be hailed by the people of Pennsylva-
mia with delight, and the Senate can hardly
refuse to confirm so popular an appointment
Judge Turnkey was elected to the Supreme
Bench in 1873, and has filled the position
with honor and credit
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-04-18

Tar deadlock in the House, over the
hill reSsnding the Direct tax collected
froa the ssates, for war purposes in 1861,
was broken 0a Thursday last by an igno-
miniOns surrender of that portion of the
DemocT7liic members gho had for eight
days and nights voted With the Republi
cans in favor Of the bill 4 R.ore inglo-
rious hackdsxp was never witnessed; a
rssOre vivid rcmiader Of the anic-bcitum
DAYS uhen the Noabcrn doueh-face
quailed at the ihrea; of the slave-driver,
could no, he devised 4 more slsect spec
facle OF political c9x4rlicc could not be
exhibited. The representatives Of North
,ern democracy groveled at the feet of
hsrdfsi Of Southern rebels with. PRAY
good mastsrs. have your will: we, thy
servants, wiz aof eainsay thee" What
commentary o4 the boasied consist
cucy Of the Norfhern Democracy, For
eight mortal days and weary nights they
stood for right, for justice. and fcf their
honest convictions. and then, in the
axinkling of an eve. at the dictate OF a
.casals. scared by The cry that if party
anitv Tas desiroycd party power was
.a.sdangesa5 they threw conscience TO the
.sass betrnyea the interests of their con-
ssitaests and boged their necks 20 the
woke Of their old-tiaSe taskmasters. Open
xOnr Bibles esou friends. and con over
che ancient narrative Of how Esau sold
Ais heritage for a mess of pottage, Here
has 1s.sory repeated itself, and Il this
sell-out does notiprove 10 be mess Of
the thinnest po;tage TO the Northern De
Inocracy, then viii We lose faith in the
generally accepted belief that mankind
Is .sozfrolled by its own best interests
Never WAS there baser surrender of
righ, To eNfediency, never more sneak
ing crime committed in the name Of
Democracy, never a more cringing aban-
.donmesk OF manhood a, the crack of a
.snas;ers whip. il cannot he justified, j.
cannot be excused, il cannot even be pai-
listed. II is precf. and proof positive,
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that these men place party Shove rlghs'
above the interests Of Their States and o.
their constituents, and above their OVID
convictions. else why did they struggle
for time for these and abandon them
AT the dictate of a CAUCUS. considering
only party interests And yet bo" pili-
fully small is the cry of party necessity
There was 10 party politics in the biil'
,bere could be none. But, less than .
score Of Southern Brigadiers who meas
urably control the Solid South, demand
ed that il should not pass, or if 1t did,
that the President should veto it, There
WAS where party politics were injected,
there where party exigency arose. II the
bin passed and war vetoed, it politically
damned the President in the North II
II was passed and was permitted 10 he
come law. the Solid South was lost, and
with il was lost the hope Of MIR. Cieye-
lands reelection. SO the party lash was
applied. the caucus fhumb-screws were
put on, the ignominious surrender was
made and the country is given still fur
ther proof that the Southern Brigadiers
are again in the saddle. But this is not
all the political fates havein store for the
Northern States. The fate of this bill
marks the way as truly as a surveyor
blazes his line through forest. to sim
liar surrender on the graver question Of
protection TO our home industries Ran
dali and his followers have been counted
on to stand with the Republican minor
iiv in defense of Protection, but he and
they all, save Sowden, of this State, are
the men who abandoned their convic-
tions and the Interests Of their oonstitu-
enis at the demand for party unity. Well
saws the old legal maxim, False in one
thing. false in ALL Beyond all perad-
venture the tariff will be betrayed in the
house OF It's pretended friends, as was
this bill. Behold Randall kicked and
builetted by the minions sf the Admin
istration, its every tool and pap-sucker
taking shy at him; tranpled on with
both Presidential feet, derided, denOunc-
ed, scofIed at and mocked, at every turn.
crawling on his belly to the feet of his
enemies and accepting their dictation for
the sake of preserving the unity and
harmony Of the party that has spat upon
him. Ayaunt, Randall thy star bath
fallen, and all confidence in thy profess
sions have vanished.
The poor, pitifnl pretext put forth 10
ease down the base surrender on the re-
funding bill, is the merest rot. Well
know iis be,ayers that its postponement
until the next session Is mere reprieve
from certain death, when, the election
being over il is sure Of being vetoed.
Had its pretended friends stood true,
they had strength enough, az was shown
by repeated votes, TO have passed il over
the Presidents head. 1t was done to
death at the dictate Of the President,
and it will never become a law 80 long as
Grover Cleveland is Chief Executive,
unless the people DO. as We feel assured
they will, elect Congress this fall 50
overwhelmingly Republican that i can
defy, and override Presidential veto.
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Platform of Oregon Republicans.

PORTLAND, OREGON, April 13.-The State
Republican Convention adopted a platform
fayoring a free ballot and the right to have
it counted. 1t protested against Chinese
immigration, denounced Cleveland's action
in the return of the rebel battle flags, his
veto of the River and Harbor bill and de-
nounced civil service US a sham and fraud
IL also adopted a tariff plank favoring a re-
newal on imports so adjusted as TO discrimi-
nate in favor of American labor; in favor of
reducing the revenues on such articles of
general use as cannot be manufactured by
our own people. 1t also deprecates the at
tempt of the Democratic adm Illustration to
degrade honest American labor, aud place
it upon level with the papper labor of
Europe
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TERN REPoEr BLANKS have been sent out
TO every teacher in the county with a view
10 securing fnll and accurate data from each
school and district. These reports should be
filled out as directed, and sent TO me within
five days after the close of the school-term.
As nothing reported will be used to dispar-
age in any way the individual district, school
or teacher, therefore let every report be full
and accurate. Some reports are coming in
only partially filed; all such will 1e return
ed TO be completed.
Teachers, these reports will require but a
little of your time, and by giving them the
proper attention, you will be giving valuable
aid in our efforts to advance the school in
terests of the county. II Is a duty and no on
true % the profession tCiH slight or qraid u Let
every teacher then, repart promptly
J. VI. BERKEY,
County Superintendent.
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c. Magee Gays eaperonis Strong


Ngw YORK, April i3.-ChristoPher Masce,
the young Republican giant OF Piusburg.
and among the warwicks of the Keystone
State, was ut the Fifth Avenue Hct.l to-day,
and talkel about the fine Presidential tim
Der iB bis section.
He said The Republican delegates of
the State will 60 e. he National Convention
uninstructed Is Don Csre-on a candidate i?
No. but if he should announce hiS9self rs 4
candidate the Pennsylvania delegation
would be solid and enthusiastic for him.
think he would make n very strong candi-
date. as strong IS any the Republican PARTY
could name. lie is PerEca;ly safe. and is a
splendid business man. lie j. eapahle. and
if he were elected his administration. in sly
opinion, would be prosperous. His stEeaaa
lies in the fact that the Republicans all over
the country could unite upon him. II any
man could reconcile the stalwaI1 and Half.
breed eieiRes.s in New York hc could, and
believe could carry she State. He is popu-
lar and strong ia the South. aaa could carry
Virginia
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The Fund For Mrs. Waite.

WAsHISGT0S, April i5.-The fund that
has been started for the widow of the late
Chief justice Waite, has already reached
generous proportions, $4,000 having already
being subscribed without solicitation. If
the amount reaches 100000 it will be in
vested as a permanent fund, the interest TO
go to Mrs. Waite. If it should not reach
that figure, the subscriptions viii be collec-
ted and given TO her in cash Among those
who have already subscribed to the fund are
the following persons: Justice Samuel
Blatchford, sl0o0; Justice Stanely Matt
thews, $1,000; Secretary William C. Whit
ney, 500; John Hay formerly of Cleveland
5000; ID. III. Warder, of Springfield o.,
$500; John II. Mclean, $500; Secretary
Fairchild, $3.50 J. c. Bancroft Davis, ofthe
court of claims, 80; Riggs & Co., bankers,
$3.50; ex-Justice Strong, of Pennsylvania,
500; W. II. Phillips, 500; Judge w. 5.
Cox, 800; G. F. Appleby, 500; General
Nicholas l.. Anderson, of Cincinnati, $50.
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Laden With SIN allpox.

New YoRx, April i5.-The following par
ticulars were received tonight from Health
officer W. ii. Smith concerning the steamer
Newport, from Aspinwall with eleven cas-
es of smallpox on board. She arrived this
morning, seven days from Aspinwall. with
20 cabin and 80 steerage passengers. Eleven
persons were removed TO the hospital. and
Others with mild form of that disease-va-
rioliod- All persons on board have been
vaccinated- The exposure has been such
that the detention Of the crew and s,eeage
passengers and a portion Of the other passen-
gers will be necessary. The surgeon Of the
steamer having been one of the first persons
attacked, the supervision aud detection of
tbs subsequent cases was necessarily imper-
f.cf
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Hotel Fire at Chicago.

CHICAGO. April l2.-Fin broke out at an
early hour this morning in the Franklin
Hotel in this city. a small frame house IN
the upper rooms Of which twenty persons
were sleeping. la a few minutes smoke and
fauaes render, it impossible to use the only
exit fnop tiae building. and for time the
greaiesi e<citeE1snt prevailed. The inmates
escaped through sae upper windows with
only their night eioihes -. One man car
ried three children 10 a wiados sad drop
ped them. They were caught in the asins Of
iiremen. Six other children were saved
through the exertions Of the boarders One
man jumped from the second story and
landed in a box of mortar. Fortunately no
lires were lost. The boarders lost every
thing