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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11
ARCADIA COLLEGE.
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The system of education pursued in this
institution is designed to develop the moral,
intellectual and physical powers OF the pu-
pills; to make them refined, accomplished
and useful members of society.
Pupils of all denominations are equally re-
ceived-all interference with their convictions
being carefully avoided.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11

Corparal Tanner,in late interview,
says all that he asks of Congress is
pension appropria tions sufficient to in
sure that every needy veteran may
obtain a pension adequate to his condi-
ton and services. With $50 900 names
already on the roll one would naturally
surmise that most of the needy and
deserving had already been provided
for
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11

The Chicago Herald publishes the
following and says 1t is a verse from
a good old ancient hymn:
There is never dying hell
And never dying pains,
Where children will with demons dwell
In darkness, fire and chains.
Have faith the same in endless shame
For all the human race,
For hell is crammed with infants damned
Without day of grace.
The world Is slowly progressing.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11

Michigan now has law fixing the
passenger rate for travel all over the
State at two cents per mile. 1t will be
remembered that like measure was
introduced at the late term of our Leg
islature but it was not deemed exped-
lent to adopt the law a. present.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11

The candidates for Congress i'm the
I4th District are already looming up
and almost every county in the eastern
part of the district is industriCusly
0rowinp fayOrite,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11
TT E r NJ s

Board, Washing of Clothes, Tuition in Eng
lish, and all kinds of Useful and Orna-
mental Needle Work, per Session of Five
Terms for instruction in Music, Foreign
Language, Drawing and Painting can be
had by applying as below.
Attached to the Convent, and totally sepa-
ated from the boarding school, is
select Day SCHOOL
in which the usual branches of sound and
practical education are carefully impaired.
Terms in the Day School will be, for the
present, One Dollar per Month.
In the Day School boys Fourteen Years of
Age and Under aoil be Received.
Prospectuses, and other information, may
be had by applying, in person or by letter, to
MOTHER MARIAN, Superioress
OF the Convent of the Ursune Sisters, Arcadia Iron
County, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11

The appointment of "Willy Wally"
Phelps, of New Jersey, as Minister to
Germany, is another exemplificatior
that being a millionaire and heavy
contributor to the late campaign fund
doesn't disqualify man from holding
positions OF honor and emolument
under the regime that at present holds
forth at Washington.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11

Again has the De Soto NeWs chang
ed hands. Messrs. Berkeley and Bill
ings have sold out end the new owners
are Dougherty & Raymond.
Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 18??-????, 1889-05-30

til yesterday l am certain Lewis and
Tasker were ut the house before; they
eat supper there; it was candle light
when they eat supper; was not there
when they came in, they left by the back
door was there when they left they
sat down to the table and eat they
oferd TO pay but Yoder would not take
pay / examined that bundle Of stock
ings; four pairs Of them are mine l
knit them myselfof my own yam and
recognize the yarn; it's homemade yarn
that | got at home the yarn of this one
pair was white when | got it and col
ored it red know the stripes | put in (;
that pair just finished few days be-
fore and they had never been washed !;
| know my knitting and my stripes am
not mistaken; know my own stockings /;
you can't find another pair exactly like
these these mittens are not mine; they
were in this bundle also.
Re-6irect-Ss6 Of my money was taken
from my trunk up stairs it was in gold,
greenbacks, and silver didn't see it ta-
ken, but saw il in the evening, and next
morning it was gone.
Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 18??-????, 1889-05-30

Long before the bell rang for Court to
assemble this "wednesday morning, our
streets were crowded with pedestrians
vending their way toward the Court
House, so that when the doors were
opened they might be sure of gaining
admitiance ere it became an impossibili-
ty, owing to the crowd being too great for
the room. Scarcely five minutes elapsed
after the doors were thrown open until
every seat, as well as every available
standing space was occupied, the anxiety
being to hear the trial of the McClelland-
town gang for the Yoder robbery. As
soon as court was convened the prisoners
were brought in and seated around the
table oftheir counsel, and in front Of the
judges stand. In appearance they all
looked neat and trim, apparently con-
tent Lewis being the leader, was fre
quently consulted by the attorneys for
the defense in their cross-examination Of
the CommonEealth's witnesses.
Seated at the table of the counsel for
the prosecution was old man Yoder
whom base, heartless and cruel wretehes
so cruelty tortured and robbed on the
18th Of April last. All eyes seemed to be
turned to ward the old man whose long.
snow-whiie hair and beard. and mild
blue eve and pleasing face render his APP
pearance venerable, and would impress
one with the truthfuilness Of the of re-
peated assertion that Mr.. Yoder rs at
peace with all the world" He is sixty-fve
years of age and when he was asked to
take his place in the witness stand he
was sworn for the first time in his life IN
a court Of justice, and told in clear and
concise manner Of the horrible torture
he underwent on that memorable occa-
sion. after he had peaec4bly given up all
the money be had in his possession.
Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 18??-????, 1889-05-30

is so lifeiike chat any one who has ever
seen the original will recognize it at a
glance Probably the most astonished
man Of all who Will see this picture viii
be Lewis hiinself,and he will now under
stand what the neatly dressed and pleas
ant-spoIen gentleman, who interviewed
him few days since, with a card in
his hand, on which he seemed to occas-
ionally drop the point Of his lead pencil,
as If 10 give embhasis to some remark,
was after.
Our artist caught the phiz Of Tasker
d ring the hearing in the ha5aGs corpus
and drew the Sullivans' from hasty notes
made while visiting the jail.
Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 18??-????, 1889-05-30
Full Report OF the Evidence Produc
ed and Portraits of The Gang.
The Umberger Murder Case
Likely to be Called This
Afternoon.

Ever since the story Of the capture and
imprisonment OF the McClelhndtown
gang" was so graphically told in the
HERALD, we have been in almost daily
receipt Of requests from different parts
Of the county 10 print the pictures Of
the gang The prisoners were not anx-
ious to be portrayed and refused all OF
our solicitation for their photographs.
But the Herald, alwaysa iirm believer
in newspaper enterprise and solicitous
that every reasonable request Of its pat
rons should be grati.isd, has employed a
special artist 70 visit the Jail and make
sketches of some Of the more prominent
prisoners This portrait Of
Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 18??-????, 1889-05-30

Christian Ioder, afiirmed-I live in
I Elklick township; was home the evening
Of the 18th of April last Sievanus, Miss
Baker, Miss Wilhelm and my wife and
myself were together in one room the
doors were shut but not locked some
men came in at the back door and some
in front; | didn't see anything in their
hands they tied Stevanus and me; they
had the cords in their pockets; l can't
recollect what they said they asked
where my money was; they said, 'Show
me where you have your money! /
showed them | saw them take it out
can't tell how much it vas there was no
gold in that drawer, bat some gold was
missing they searched the house; |
think had $500 in twenty dollar gold
pieces, and some other gold pieces, and
that was gone next morning; after search
ing the house they took me 10 another
room, laid me on the bed, and then ap-
piled something 10 me and to my throat
to make me tell whether had any more
money; they then burned my thumbs
with a candle; then they took me to the
barn, into the feed room, and they hung
me up; they didn't say anything they
hanged me with rope up to beam
they hanged me inst by putting the rope
in my mouth; witness shows the jury
they pulled me up about foot; after
they left me down they took me 10 the
house first and then took me out and
hung me again shows by putting rope
around his neck they pulled me up
about foot; didn't know anything
about il while | was up before they
hung me up the last time, | said, 'Let
me alone; I never done anything against
you;" then one said, II think it's the
best plan to burn the barn and all, so no
body else would find out what became of
him F." they let me down then and /
laid down AMI knew nothing of what
took place for a good while | think they
set the hay on fire; it looked so to me;
then they took me to the house again +;
didn't know anything at all for good
while after they hanged me then they
took me in the house and asked me to
sign an order for Si00, and told them l
could not, was too weak think they
tied the women.
Two men lead me out to the barn by
each arm / was born in 1923, on the Goth
Of August they wanted me to give the
order to any man that had money any
man from whom they could get il; next
morning / missed bacon, four hams, one
pillow case, and it looked as if some sug-
ar was taken, and demijohn was miss
ing ;tshows moulds) these are my sugar
moulds this sugar looks ike mine there
were chestnuts in the sack and next
morning the sack and chestnuts were
gone; a pillow slip of that size, in the room
where the sugar was, was gone next
morning; ! had a demijohn ike that;
the two gray horses were gone next
morning; they left between u and l
O'Clock We were all tied when they
LEFT.
When they had me in the room on the
bed, they said ave will put bullet
through your head and cut your throat,
if YOU don't tell Us where there is more
money"
Cross examinaiion-The sugar moulds
we're not taken; the sugar looks Ike
mine; have demijohn Ike that; |
can't say positively the demijohn is
Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 18??-????, 1889-05-30

Never in the annals oiSomerset County
court has greater interest been manifested
than IS now witnessed. Before the bell
had ceased ringing every seat, not only in
the body Of the courtroom, but all in
the gallery We're filled this "Wednesday
morning. And then aisles and doorways
were packed by hundreds of interested
spectators, who patiently stood through
the three and half hours of the tedious
work Of examining witnesses in the Yo-
der robbery case.
As on yesterday, when the eight inn
plicated men were marched IN by the
sheriff and his deputies, everybody was
anxious to see them. Yesterdays view
Of them, and to-day's several hours of
observation of them in the court room
did not satisfy the public curiosity. as
upon adjournment hundreds rushed to
the Court House yard and formed two
solid columns from Court House door to
the Jail, through which the wretched
" observed Of all observers had to pass.
IT. in addition to their other WAYS and
methods of attracting public attention
they aspire 10 additional notoriety, they
surely ought to be more than satisfied
with their marches to and from the old
Jail.
During the hearing of some dozen or
so witnesses for the prosecution, seeming
ly the most unooncerned men in the
Court Room were the eight men arraign-
ed for committing the offense. Not once
did one Of them betray the slightest evil
dence of fear or apprehension. If, as
some people used TO believe, that guilt
viii show itself in the countenance when
confronted with positive evidence, then
the irresistible conclusion must be that
those eight prisoners are as innocent as
newborn babes, as no betrayal of guilt is
perceptible in their looks or appearance.
Even under the narrowing details as
sworn to by Mr.. Stevanus, the man
bound in ropes at the time of the rob
berry. and bv Miss Anna Baker, the girl
working at the time at Mr.. YOder's, they
all looked and acted as though they were
less interested in the case than any other
person in the nom. Nor did Christian
Yoder's simple and straightforward story
Of the terrible injuries inf cted upon
him by men little less than demons,
move them in the least degree. Though
four of them were pointed out and
ferred to by name by several OF the wit
nesses, not one of them manifested
particle Of embarrassment.
Mr.. Stevanus, the first witness, and
who felt the effects of the ropes tied
around and about him, is an average in
telligent looking man, seemingly about -
years old He gave in his testimony in
a clear and distinct manner, and suffered
no confusion on cross examination.
Miss Anna Baker, another of the ropes
victims, is young lady, of more than
ordinary strength Of character, and knew
what TO say, how to say it, and when and
where to say it. Her testimony was
right 10 the point, with no break or sem
blance of rambling. In identifying her
stockings that had been stolen she prov
ed herself to be much more than
match for her cross-examiner.. Withal
she is a rather fine looking, modest lady
whose appearance and demeanor on the
stand made favorable impression ON the
vas; audience that gave her every answer
marked attention.
Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 18??-????, 1889-05-30
wrnNrsnAY NoRNINa sEssInx.

Immediately after the opening of the
court the jury in the case Of c. II. Ben
ford, who was charged with violation Of
the liquor laws. returned verdict Of
= Guilty in manner and form as indict-
ed The jury was poIled, and all answer
ed in the affirmative.
4 motion for new trial was made. and
postponed for further consideration.
rnE YoDER ROBBERY CASE.
Samuel Stevanus, the hired man who
was bound and gagged at the time Of the
outrage on Christian Yoder was pcrpe-
tr&ed, was the first witness called on be-
half OF the Commonwealth. We give be-
low the substance Of his testimony
Live in Elslick township, and was
staying with Christian YOder on the 18th
of April last toak supper there on that
date; it was after dark other persons
were present-Ellen Baker, Fanny VIII
helm, Christian Yoderand wife Mr.. Yo-
der was sitting in ehouse with the doors
closed when four men dropped in two
came in at the front door, and two al the
back door three OF them we're armed
with reyolvers they first tied me, then
tied Yoder said they we're after money
and swore they would get il; Mr. Yoder
told them the money was in a desk they
first went up stairs and commenced a
search OF the house after this they went
into the cellar and ate supper; one of
the robbers then took Mr.. Yoder into
another room, Afterwards took him TO the
barn when they brought him back they
asked him for an order for s40) Mr.
Yoder answered in 3 voice very weak,
from their having put a rope around his
neck and drawn him up, that ne could
not write. One Of them pulled out a
Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 18??-????, 1889-05-30
Bold Bandits On Trial |
TEE McCLElLAEDTowN GANG" FACE
SOMERSET COUNTY JusY.
Christly" YOder Takes The Stand.
Damning Testimony of Witnesses.
THE COURT ROOM PACKED TO
SUFFOCATION

intense Interest Taken in the Trial.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-30
UNDER THE ]. S. c. LAW.

A Suit Against the Erie for Refusing Coal
Cars TO Cincinnati-One Victory for the
Defendant is Scored.
Messrs. Riddle, Dean & Co., yesterday
brought suit in the United States Court,
under the interstate commerce act, against
the NY, L. E. & W. R. r. Co. The
plaintiffs are agents for the sale of coal on
commission for mines near Pittsburg. In
November. 1887, they claim, they received
orders from Cincinnati for coal, and placed
the order with mines on the P, c. & Y. r.
R., a branch of the P. & L. Z. r. r. The latter
road connects with the n. Y, P. & o. R. R.,
operated by the defendant. at Youngstown On
September 26. 1887, a coal tariff was issued,
from the mines of the P, c. & Y. and P, NICK
a Y. R. R. Is to points on the n. Y, P. & o. r.
R., including Cincinnati, at 81 20 per ton. Act
ing under the tariff, the plaintiffs gave an order
20 the railroad company for five cars per day to
I'LL their order.
At the same time the Lake Shore mines on
the Pittsburg, McKeesport and Youghiogheny
Railroad gave an order for from five to ten
cars per day with which to supply an order
from Cincinnati A few days later the railroad
company issued an order to stop all cars en-
route and to load no more with coal for Gin
cinnatL On January 8, 1855 they withdrew the
rates 70 Clnclnnau on coal and refused cars for
there, having stopped shipments for that point
IN the meantime
The orders of the Lake Shore mines how
ever. were filled, and their shipments cared for
by the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
Railway Company. The plaintiffs claim dam
ages, by reason of the treatment received from
ssS>S New York, Lake Erie and Western Rail
way Company, to the extent of Sl0.290 the
amount of loss on that contract
The case, it is stated, was before the Inter.
state Commerce Commission, but was decided
against the plaintiffs, who have now brought
Suitin the United States Court
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-30
INDoRsING BIG MEASURES.

The Chamber of Commerce Favors the
Washington Exposition and Commercial
Union-Also the Ohio Ship Canal.
AT the meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce held yesterday Captain W. P. Her
bert reported the distribution to seven
sufferers of the proceeds received from the
sale of the silver brick donated to the suf-
ferers by the Wood street accident in
January. William c. Lyme, Manager of the
National Life Insurance Company, was elected
member of the Chamber
On motion Mr.. Anderson read q COM
munication from the Secretary of the Exposi-
tion of the Three Americas, to be held in
Washington in 1892 The letter asked that
three additional members of the Chamber be
appointed on the general committee. aside
from the President and Secretary Messrs. An
derson, Miller and Bachelor were SO ap-
pointed.
Mr.. Anderson also said he had received
letter from the Hon. Erastus Wiman, of New
York, in which the latter said that he would be
in this city in the course of two or three weeks
and would like an opportunity to meet the
Chamber and speak to them and other business
men in regard to commercial union with
Canada. The superintendent was Instructed to
write Mr.. Wiman and agree on q date.
Mr.. jackson read a letter of inquiry sent the
Chamber by the Commercial Club of Burling-
ton, Iowa. which caused considerable merri-
ment by reason of the great number of ques-
t1ons asked on what business men consider
very private affairs. The writer wanted to
know the price of coal to gas companies, and
what profit there was IN it; what it cost to
make the gas, and what consumers were
charged; the number of electric light COM
panies in the CITY, their charges and how their
charters were Worded. There were some 80
questions asked in the letter that would have
necessitated one man working a month to
answer, and with good humor, the letter was
turned over to the Committee on Statistics.
The resignation of Captain William McClel-
land, of the board, was not accepted. He in
tends to be absent from the city for some time,
and thought it best to resign. He was given
leave of absence for the time.
Colonel +. P. Roberts offered quite lengthy
and strong resolution, supporting legislative
Dill NO; 500. for the proposed ship canal from
Lake Erie to Beaver, and it was adopted. 1t
sets forth not only the great advantage to
Western Pennsylvania shipping interests, but
to those of the great Northwest which such
project would assure, and therefore urges,
first upon the Legislature, then upon Congress,
its Importance and value.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-30
THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS.
Firms Who Furnish Printing, Feed and Re-
pairs TO the City.

Firms Who Furnish Printing, Feed and Re-
pairs 10 the City.
The Department of Awards met yesterday
afternoon, Mayor McCallin presiding. Bids
were opened for the following contracts:
Printing 800 copies of the report of the De-
partment of Public Safety for 1888. 500 copies
of the report of the Bureau of Health for 1888
and 500 copies of the report of the Board Of
Health for 1857. Best & 90. received the con-
tract for printing the Board of Health, 1887 re-
port at 81 IS per page; W. 7. Nicholson got the
Public Safety and Health reports for 1883, at
81 IS per page.
The contract for furnishing -four and feed to
Department of Charities was awarded to Mar
shall, Kennedy & Co. at the following figures:
Eight hundred barrels of flour. 81 15 per barrel;
20 barrels Graham -four at 81 Is; 10000 mid
dlings at Sl4 per ton; $1,000 pounds of bran at
Sl4 per ton; 10000 pounds of oil meal at $50 per
ton; 10000 of screenings at Sl6 per ton; 5000
pounds of corn meal SO cents per bushel
Olnhausen Bros. were awarded the contract
for repairing and plumbing No. II engine
house at Sl05; William Kerr & Sons were
awarded the contracts for remodeling and
painting the third floor of No. 8 engine house
at 81, lso, and remodeling and painting No. 10
engine house at So $50; John Walz got the con-
tract for filling and building an extra founda-
tion for No. police station. Fourteenth ward
Studebaker Bros, South Bend, Ind, were
awarded the contract of furnishing three two
horse street sprinklers with capacity of $50
gallons each, at $3.50 each, and one single horse
sprinkler, with two attachments, at S325 The
contract for furnishing cement was awarded to
the Pennsylvania Manufacturing Company.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-30
fe14-70D

PITTsBURG, PA. April q, 1889.
CEALED PROPOSALS WILL B e r E
y CEIvED at the office of the City Con,
P. NJ, for the following, viz:
SEWERS.
Larklns alley, from South Twenty-fourth
street to point about 15O feet eastwardly, Il
inch pipe.
Carey alley from end of present sewer near
east line of South Twenty-ninth street, for a
distance of 450 feet westwardly; IL and 15-inch
Meyran street, from crown between Louisa
and Bates streets, to Louisa street: 16-inch pipe.
Butler street extension, River avenue, Ever
etr street, private property of John Berlin,
Pennsylvania Railroad, julius Yoetter, ct al,
Penn avenue and Denniston avenue, from
Fifth avenue to Shakespeare street; 4 to 511
feet brick and stone.
Denniston avenue, from Fifth avenue to
Shakespeare street; 20 and A-ineh pipe.
Fifth street, from Liberty avenue to the Al
legheny river; Is inch-pipe.
Haights street and private properties OF Mrs.
s. J. Sargent, John 81. McKelvy, VIM. Ward,
Pennsylvania Insurance Company, A. v. X. r.,
NJ f. Scaife and others, from Stanton avenue
to Allegheny river, 8 and feet brick and
stone.
Center avenue, from Graham street to Col
lege street; 15inch pipe.
Stanton avenue Viola alley and private
property of Henry Janson and Mellon Bros,
from west side of Hiland avenue to Negley
run; Is, 20 and A-inch pipe.
Heron avenue, from east side of Anderson
street to Center avenue; 20 and A-inch pipe.
Summerlea street. Holden street, Howe and
O'Hara streets, from Ellsworth avenue to
Shady avenue;3 feet brick and stone-20 and
|. A-inch pipe.
Bayard and Neville streets from Craig street
to an outlet at or near tunnel of the Junction
Railroad, north of Center avenue; 20 and "a
inch pipe.
Plans and specifications can be seen and
blanks for bidding can be obtained at this
office.
Proposals must be accompanied by bond,
pEobated before the Mayor or City Clerk.
The Department of Awards reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
E. NJ. B1GELOW,
Chief of Department of Public Works.