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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-09
Another Blaine Romance.

PHILAnELrHA, Pa. May l.-rhe Tases
will publish to morrow the following special
from New York, which it will indorse as
coming directly from the most authentic
source:
" have entirely reliable information that
the friends Of Blaine have, within the last
three days, received direct from him bis as
sent 10 an aggressive movement for his re-
nomination for President, and tine assurance
that If nominated in the face of his Florence
letter Of declinaiion. he would not feel at lib-
eriy to decline
" 4 general aud systematic effort has been
made by Blaine's closest friends. such as
Chairman Jones, William Walter Phelps.
Whitelaw Reid, Charles Emory Smith and
Others for two months past TO &c; Blaincinto
the attitude of a passive candidate. The
Washington conference was only part of
the varied method by which influence? had
been brought 10 bear upon Blaine. and the
publication Of bis portrait, freshly taken
from life in Italy and issued by .E,dge this
week, was decided on more than month
ago as the starting point for the ayowed ef-
fort to make Blaine the candidate
Every possible pressure las been put
upon Blaine to get from him the direct as
surance that he will not decline If nomina-
ted, and that assurance has iecn received in
this city from Blaine wislip the last three
days. In a very few days more il will cease
to he a secrt that BlaiRR is in the hands of
his friends. as the Blaine leaders viii at once
come TO the trout aud make an aggressive
campaign FOR his denomination
This movement has been pretty clearly
foreshadowed for some weeks in such Blaine
organs as the TciJss,e, of this city. and the
Philadelphia Press. and all affectaiion about
Blaine candidacy will now soon be thrown
of and iha battle made an aggressive one.
Part of the original program was the election
of Charles Emory Smith as gelesate-at-
large from your Stale and the failure was
great disappointment to the Blaine junie in
this city but Mr.. Smith gives the assurance
that Blaine commands majority Of the
Pennsylvania delegation under any circum-
stances. and that if Biaine's nomination
shall seem TO be assured the delegation will
De solid for him
The unexpected expression In MassaeiiH-
seits and Vermont for Blaine were not acsI-
dental, nor are they unexpected 10 Blaine's
friends. When all of the anti Blaine men
were reposing ON their arms because they re-
eaFded Blaine out OF the fight. the friends of
Blaine were most energetic in tLeir work in
the two anti Blaine New England States.
and they got possession OF Vermont and
Massachusetts while the Others were sleeping
in fancied security. 1t was the expression of
three hitherto anfi-Biaine New England
States that made Blaine cast aside bis doubts
and assent TO the imporinni,ies ofhis friends
for his denomination.
= II is now positive fact that Blaine is in
tie field that his friends have his assent 10
movement in his fayor, and that Iie will be
nominated at Chicago Il hard work and
plenty of enthusiasm can accomplish it,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-09
General Jcnnston May Have to Go.

PHILADELPHIA. May 5.-Members of the
Grand Army of the Republic are still talk
ing about the admission as contributing
member of the rebel general, Joseph f.
Johnston, to the Colonel +. Baker Post, No.
s. The action is denounced by ninety-nine
out of every hundred members aud many of
those who belong 10 Baker fost who voted
yea regret having done so. The matter has
been discussed at every meeting since. and
there is possibility that General Johnston's
name will yet be dropped. 1t must be un-
derstood, however, that a contributing men,
her is not required TO take obligations and IS
only admitted to the Post rooms at camp
fires
1t is nosed about that other rebel officers
will make application for membership in
Baker Post and other Posts in this city. But
il IS safe TO say that no more such gentle
men will be admitted in the first named post
and it is certain beyond doubt that no 9th
cr post in the city will countenance such
thing The fact is the Grand army men
here are overwhelmed with indignation.
Said post commander to-day You can
rest assured that no more rebel brigadiers or
maor-eenerals either will reach the Grand
Army of this city,"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-09

bear. Afser la-ails had beea going on iortiinc
/ Blackburn was handed note from dear
friend on the outside begging him 70 say not
a word AZ the Iiazzard OF his reputation. He
SAID that Ingalls, was loaded TO the muzzle
for him, having secured certified copies Of
his war record. aud that he would ruin him
blackburn IL he took any part
Cincinnati Commercial Gq-cs'e. It seems
possible that something may happen to
Cleveland In a quiet political way that viii
reraind him OF the ancient observation that
he that thinkeili he standeth shoald take
heed lest he fail.
Olio St1fe Journal The announcement
that Senator sherman is 10 have the sixty
sotes OF Pennsylvania j, the National Re
publican Convention adds largely to the i'm
l,ortance OF his candidacy. Sherman will
lead on the irst ballot.
Chicago Ts.gsr-Ooe.fs Illinois never yet
presented the name Of man for President
who was in any sense a mistake, and She
win not in Isss In offering the name of
Jugde Gresham, Illinois Republicans know
just what they are doing. They want TO
fight this battle 10 win.
New York Torld '' Is there not a Demo-
erat on the bench or at the bar Of the United
States or Of any State who is distinguished as
a lawyer aud jnrisi, and who would have
been recognized at once a. a worthy successor
Of Jay, Ellsworth, Marshall and fancy
Was il necessary to take for such an impor-
tant Judicial office in the Republic an I'M
tried and comparatively unknown man? II
may be said that Judge Waite, although
similarly untried. made a very respectable
Chief Justice Probably Judge Fuller will
DO the same. Bat was il needed was it
wise, TO make the experiment?
Cincinnati ComD.eroiqi Ge-ctt> The trou-
bic with ih e politics of Mcclellan and Han
cock was the infa,uaiion Of Democratic parti-
sanisn Ingalls, met the usual Democratic
mournfulness about the fraud Of 1876 with
great force by stating the two plain truths,
that the election Of Hayes was fair, and al
Nesied by the Electoral Commission, while
that of Cleveland was stolen goods. The
personal part ofthe controversy was managed
by the Senator from Kansas adroitly, for
neither VOORHEES, nor Blackburn has any
business posing as friend of Union soldiers.
Il is hard sometimes TO find out just what a
distinguished citizen has said out in Indiana.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-09
The Keely Motor Exhibition.

PHILADELPHIA, May 5.-Before Judges
Fnletter and Reed this afternoon Richard c.
McMurtrie made motion in behalf of the
keely Motor Company to be made a party
defendant in the bill filed by Bennett C.
Wilson against John W Keely, and that
the court order that the Keely Motor Com
pany may be represented at the exhibition
of the machinery by counsel and expert,
the same as the other parties to the former
bill Mr.. McMurtrie, in presenting his petit
tion, said that the Keely Motor Company
had paid 100000 for their franchises and
they have right 10 represented. In fact,
they have more right than Kcely, who does
not own the machinery.
What fear said Mr.. McMurtrie. " is
that the law thinks that the whole business
is fraud. | don't mean 10 say that they
think so judicially, but that off the bench or
extrajudicially they do SO consider it,
Judgment was withheld.
Mr.. Murphy, counsel for Keely, asked for
an extension of time for the inspection,
which expires on Monday, and his request
was granted. 1t is likely that the commits
sion will meet at keely's workshop on Mon
day AT . o'clock
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-09

No one in the country knows how TO
skin a ooppcrhead better than does
Senator Ingalls,. full report Of whose
speech in reply to Senator Voorhees, Is 10
be found on the first page Of tkis paper
The following from the Philadelphia
BuUszin expresses the popular thought !;
There has never been breed Of politi-
clans in this country who are more de-
testable than the Copperheads, and there
was no copperhead who was worse
specimen Of the ignoble race than Dan
iel ". Voorhees, They were false, tseach-
erous. cowardly enemies OF the Union,
who can never be wholly included by
the north in the spirit of amnesty and
goodwill with which il has welcomed
back to the Union the men who fought
openly and calamity for their cause.
Such a man as Voorhees, will always car
~ with him a peculiar mark of infamy,
and it is well tina; the stigma should be
branded on him deeply as warning to
such politicians in the future. The south
had good deal Of use for such men as
Voorhees, in the DAYS Of the war, but it
probably had and possibly still has for
him and others like him certain kind
of contempt such as a court feels for
states evidence or an army for deserter
from the cnemy's camp. Senator In
gals has unquestionably made some mis-
takes from a party standpoint. but he
made none when be oyerhaulesl this
blatant and contemplate partisan 70 far
as public sympathy with him in his per
formanee is concerned"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-09
Counterfeiter Arrested Near Al
toOna.

ALroora, May "a wholesale arrest of
counterieiiers took place at l.loydsville, near
this place to-day. For some time past the
people of this vicinity suspected that gang
of fcounterieitcrs were at work in the neigh
borhood, and yesterday the suspicion cul-
minated in the arrest of five persons, four
OF whom are charged with counterieiting,
and one with tampering with the United
States mails. Detective Simpson, of Lloyds-
vile, and an assistant United States Marshal
effected the arrests. Isaac Edmondson was
the first one arrested and lot of counterfeit
money was found in his possession. 1t is
presumed he gave information which led TO
the arrest OF Others, one of them being Dan
iei German, in whose possession was found
a box containing dollars and half dollars,
and a complete outfit for countcrfeitinc Two
other persons belonging TO the gang were ar
rested at Coalport. John Myers, charged
with tampering with the mails, it is believed
in the interest Of the counterfeiters, was also
arrested at Lloydsville. The whole party
was taken in chains TO Huntingdon for 4
preliminary examination.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-09
Candidates for State Prison.

New YeRK. May 6.The special committee
of the state senate. W hieh has charge of the
new aqueduct investigation. will not resume
its work until The state conventions have
chosen delegates to the national conventions
of the two great parties. This delay is rem
dered necessary by the inquiry being carried
on by the lawyers having charge of the in
vestigation for the state senate II is the be-
lief of all those in charge Of the inquiry that,
on information now obtained or obtainabe
sufficient proof will be adiuccd 10 send sew
eral persons TO state prison. The aqueduct
commissioners will not be held responsible
in law unless they are shown to have been
officially cognizant of the tremendous steal
that has been going ON. The senate COM
mittee have witnesses who are expected to
prove that the aqueduct commissioners knew
that the work on the various sections was
not being done according to the specifications
of the contracts that the engineers or some
of them also knew these facts and that in
spectors were aware of the defective character
of the masonry and Of the C nent work.
Witnesses will also be called to prove that
every man who objected to the loose way in
which the work was being done was dis
charged, unless he ceased his objections and
approved the work
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-09
General Beem's Death.


CHICAGO, May "A statement will be
printed in the Chicago Times tomorrow to
the effect that the Union Veteran League of
Chicago, of which the late General Martin
BEEN was member, will probably hold a
meeting TO discuss measures for investigating
the mystery of his supposed suicide in Ne
braska, Mrs. BEEN arrived here to-day
from Alton, where she attended the burial
of the dead soldier. She was in mourning
dress.
4 new feature of the case is her statement
that the General attempted TO murder her
before he shot himself This does not cor
respond with tlle previous versions of the
tragedy received in Chicago and supposed TO
have been derived originally from Mrs.
BEEN. They were in effect that the two
shots fired were both directed by the Gener-
al against himself Mrs Beems statement
here is that she was awakened by feeling the
pistol in the hands of the General being
pressed against her, and that the discharge
was DETECTED by her arm, the ball cutting a
hole in her night dress.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-09
Negro Revolt In Alabama.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May A bad condi4
ton OF affairs is reported in I-ownsles county
growing out of the recent lynching Of ne.
gro murderer BY white mob The negroes
have heen threatening vengeance. it seems
and to-day the Sheriff with posse went to
Sandy Ridge and arrested fifteen negroes
On the way back to Hainevilie. the county
seat, the posse encountered mob armed ne
groes A conflict ensued and two white men
were wounded and several negroes killed
After several yolleys the negroes dispersed
They are reported to be assembling again IN
large numbers and the Sheriff telegraphed
to the Governor for troops. -Four companies
from Montgomery are now leaving for the
scene, including an artillery and calvary
company.
The Greys, Blues and Mounted Rifles, the
latter with their horses. left for Isetohaichie,
Lowndes county, at l1:30 tonight. 1t was
decided not to take the artillery. lnthe CON
fiict this afternoon Deputy Sheriff Rice,
Merriwea;iler and ID. Cook, white, Were
wounded and two negroes were probably
killed II is reported that the negroes are
arming and collecting in large numbers.
Ever since the lyncling of Galloway. in
March, the negroes have been threatening
vengeance. In attempting TO arrest one of
them few days ago he resisted aud the
Sheriff wounded him. This infnriated the
negroes and prccipi,ated the conflict to-day.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-09
An Appalling Accident.

Nf. C,RxEi. Pa May G.-Bctwecn 10 and
! II o'clock last night . terrible accident oc-
Cured on the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad between this place and Locust Gap
4 freight train consisting of 75 cars, bound
for Williamsporf, became disconnected by
the breaking of coupling, and the engine
and three cars ran half mile before the
crew discovered that the train was divided.
The first section awaited the arrival of the
second at the foot of a heavy grade and the
two brakcmen, losing control of the second
section it dashed into the first seeeson. cans
ing an explosion in the third car, which was
loaded with Dupont powder
At the scene OF the accident the railroad
runs along a steep hill. at the bottom Of
which stood two rows Of houses occupied by
the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron
Company's employees. On the hillside stood
a little cottage occupied by John Quinn and
family Of four children, two boys and two
girls. The force of the explosion wrecked
the buildings, Il in all. and the stoves set fire
to the ruins.
Quinn and his two little girls were burned
to death The two boys escaped with burns
Simon Kerwick' 5 family consisted Mary and
Willie Canvanaugh. adopted children. aged
respectively eight and fourteen years; Dan
iel Kerwick, aged eight; Alice Kerwick.
aged i've, and his wife and a newborn babe
Mr. Kerwick carried his wife from the
burning building, but the children were
burned 10 death.
Thirty persons were injured, the most
seriously hurt being Mrs. Miles Dougherty,
leg broken. bruised and cut her mother,
Mrs. Matthews, cut. bruised and internally
injured Mary. daughter of Mrs. Miles, neck
cut and bruised Andrew McElwee, right
eye destroyed and neck cut John Donlan.
leff hand amputated and cut about the
limbs; Mrs. Patrick McManus. injured by
missiles; Mrs. Simon Kerwick, suffering
from the shock. and her condition is serious.
Several of the injured were sent TO the
Miners Hospital.
In all, II cars were destroyed. and seven-
teen houses with their furniture. All of
the windows in the Locust Gap churches
and schools We're broken and the doors
blown of. In Mt Carmel large store win
dows were broken The total loss is esiima-
ted at 1900 Wrecking crews have the
road open again for travel.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-09
Almost Ready.

CHICAGO, May 5.-The subcommittee OF
the National Republican Committee, COM
posed of Powell Clayton, of Arkansas, JsS
Clarkson, of Iowa. and A. L. Conger. OF
Michigan met the local committee of arrange
ments to-day The amount guaranteed by
the latter body has been nearly subscribed.
4 report was also made TO the sub-commit-
tee concerning the elaborate decorations
which will appear in the convention hall
The great auditorium building is now GO
ing up at the rate of story in ten days, and
there exists no doubt lat the structure will
be in proper condition for convention pnr-
poses by the time the Republicans gather
next month. The subcommittee paid a
visit to the building to-day and left satisfied
with the prospects.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-09


TIE Hon. Joseph H. cioate. who di-
gided honors with ex-Senatot Gonkling,
.as the most popular advocate at tie New
York bSr- gave George William Curtis
and his fcllow Mugwnmps something TO
think about when ai college banquet
Thursday night iic commended their in
aenesi in politics but condemned that
plank in their platform that neither of
the two great political parties WAS capa-
ble of reform from within. The Mug
wHmps had failed in their attempt TO re-
form either party by standing on the
outside. No man eser succeeded in any
good by posing as an example, Of either
good or evil.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-09
sundav-sohoof Convention.

The following are the minutes Of the
Quarterly Sunday-school Convention, held
at I.amberisville, April ., 1888:
House called 10 order by the president,
VIM Meyers Music
The devotional exercises were conducted
by J. H. Housemar
address Of welcome. by ]. c. Lambert;
response. by Amaniah Lohr. Music.
The subject for general discussion, " How
does Satan hinder the work of the Sunday
school, was opened by Amaniah L0hr and
was further discussed by members of the
Convention.
The following persons compose the COM
mittee on Resolutions: l.. c. Lambert. Rev.
Houseman and D. W. sorber. Music. Ad-
journment
The Convention was opened at Or. NJ
with music
Subject for general discussion, The Infiu-
ence Of Children, was opened by Jonathan
lambert: and further discussed by the Con-
yention.
Queries Music. Adjournment.
The evening session was called TO order by
the chairman al y P ". Music.
The devotional exercises were conducted
by Jonathan Lambert
An essay was read by J. b. Lambert-sub
ject, Puncinality and Regularity in the
sunday-school" Queries.
The subject for general discussion, " How
can the world best see the work of the sun
day-schoolr opened by Albert Lambert and
further discussed BY the Convention, fol-
lowed by Queries
The following resolutions were presented
to the Convention for adoption
Resoieed, That the Sunday school Conven-
ton, of the Hooversville charge. hold only
two Conventions in year
Resotrea, That the superintendent of each
Sunday school. in the charge, be required to
come to the Convention prepared with two
or three questions for discussion ut the next
Convention.
Resoi,ed, That, we as Convention, with a
rising vote return our sincere and heartfelt
thanks TO the kind people of LambertsviIe
and vicinity for their hospitality shown to
the convention.
Rcsoised, That the secretary be instructed
to send a short synopsis of the minutes to
one Of our county papers. Music. Ad-
journment.
This closed a very interesting and edifying
Convention. The discussions were lively
and animated, and some of the queries made
lengthy debates Very much life and inter
est were manifested during the sessions. and
good will was one of the leading character
isiics
Let this Convention still stimulate us to
highe thoughts and nobler actions and let
us be Jealous aud ardent workers in the Sun
dayschool, ever praying to Him who guides
us and guards the destiny of nations and Of
men 10 let His choicest benedction rest upon
this noble work and workers.
J. b. L.,
Secretary pro tenn.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-09
Kentucky Republicans for Sher-
man.

iorIsFillE, kv-, May s.-The Republican
Convention tonight adopted resql4 4tiops in
dorsIng the National platform Of 1855: de
nouncing the suppression of Republican
votes pledgins protection TO American labor
and industries; cohdemning resort 10 vio-
lence, but calling for laws for the protection
OF labor as well as capitalists; indorsing the
settlement of moral questions by popular
vote; indorsing Federal aid to schools: de-
nouncing the dependent pension bill; in
dorsing the action of the Kentucky represe,l-
tatives who voted for the direct tax bill BY
a vote of SD TO 23 the delegates were instruc-
ted for Sherman. The convention adjourn
Ell sine die at $40.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-09

TIE Pittsburgh Dispatch says; Hardis
any more striking exempliiication Of the
inability Of great corporations TO recog-
nize their subiection to the law could be
afforded than the persistence Of the Penn
sylyania Railroad in the suits by which
they are attempting TO enjoin the South
Penn people from going ahead and con
structing their road.
Just take the plain statement of the
case. Here is corporation which three
years ago made a bargain to cut off the
construction Of competing railroad,
which. by the Constitution OF the State,
was an illegal bargain. Being enioined
by the courts Of the State from fulfilling
their Illegal contract, they now come into
the United States courts and seek 10 pre-
vent the stockholders of the South Penn
from fulfilling their legal contract with
each other and with the State, 10 COM
piete and operate the road according to
its charter. on the strength Of a prohib-
tied contract, which they will not and
cannot perform, they seek to prevent the
fnlfillment Of the legal and just contract
between the South Penn corporation and
the State that the road is to be built and
maintained.
OF course. it isnot likely that the Penn
sylvania Railroad people have any idea
Of securing the enunciation of any such
monstrous ideas as law; but il is evident
that they hope by tying up the South
Penn with injunctions from careless or
subservient courts to hamper the project
so as to force its abandonment. This will
be in effect the same thing. Having been
forbidden by the courts to choke off the
South Penn by open bargain, they now
try to accomplish the forbidden end by
inducing other courts to prohibit the per
formance of the charter obligations of
that corporation.
The attempt must prove a failure; but
there is volume of instruction in the
proceedings for people who believe in the
public right to engage in legitimate enter
prises and of corporations to perform the
duties for which they are chartered by
the State.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-09
A Cloud Tumbles.

WICHITA, Kan, May "A cloud burst
near Maize. 10 miles west of this city, early
this morning. Rain had been falling all
night, and yhea the cloHd fell there was a
frightfli roar, which frightened the people
oat of their houses. The streets of Maize
were turned into rushing torrents, the water
finding outlets into the Arkansas river.
Many buildings were demolished by the
food. A house in which the Roekby FAM
lily lived was swept off its foundation and
born into the Arkansas, where II sank.
drowning Rocky, hls wife and their two
children. Many horses and cows were also
drowned in the food