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Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-15
TUE CAUSE of 1T.
why oho Did as she did discussed by Gov
Ehrnker.


Gov Fn,uker has been interviewed by
paper from his Statc on the cause of
his i, feat, aud spoke MS follows
" ! think my d-feat was due more than
anything else TO the hostility of the
liquor Interests. do not think that the
lhlrd term aud the other causes combined
would havc amounted to much, and it is
my opinion that Mr.. Ilulstcad's publica-
ton Of the forged signatures of MIR.
Campbell did nGt ultimately work me
any injury Ils action in retracting the
moment he lcmHe,l the signatures were
forged was so manly that it excited adml'
ration for him. think the whole matter
outside of Cincinnati was 'orgolten and
absolutely without effect upon the voters
If the SUITE. II certainly was not good
cause to make any Republican vote
against me. Moreover, Mr., halstead
should not BE- blamed for being imposed
upon. Moreover, as 1 have already said,
J, too, saw the paper and saw it before he
did, and am frank to say was quite as
much imposed upon as he was. | did
not u-e the paper as he did, but my not
usius # was due to other causes than sus-
picion of its gcuuineness.
Il do not think it profitable for Repub
licans Ia Discuss in an unkind way the
causes Of d, feat. Whatever mistakes
NAV have hcen made should be remem-
berrd only in So far us they afford lessons
for the futuIe. While. of course, chag-
rncd 10y defeat, ! have no uukind feeling
toward anyone, either inside or outside
the Republican party, and | do not
Gant anyone who has seen tit
heretofore to call himself in any special
sense my friend TO entertain any feeling
of i'll will or to harbor any spirit of
revenge toward anyone. Our duty for
the future is to close up the lines and re-
deem what has been lost.
g am going out of politics in the way
| would have been pleased to go out, but
shall I've glad when am out and once
more attending TO my long neglected pri-
vate affairs. | hope to he fully occupied
with the practice of the law, but l shall
always be ready to help the party and
my friends to whom am so much in
debted, in any way that may be able to
in the future
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-15
E8MNsBURG N0TE,.
RSin.
Muddy roads.
Gas and oil excitement.

Muddy roads.
Gas and oil excitement
The Court finished computing the Off
cim vote ON Thursday
Democratic roosters are Growing on
very corner.
The Catholic Chdgoh at Ncktown will
hold fair, commencing n vcn,ber 2jtn.
Mr.. Martin RiSl, formerly of Johns
town, has opened out II confectionery
store in this place, on Centre street
Tie Republicans around ere are
weeping and gnashiug" their teeth.
iou known What for.
Rumor has 1t that Warden Youug, one
of Cambria's influential politicians of Re-
publican fame, will be The next candidate
for Sheriff. A "little young" but OH /!
how "old "
MIR, Thomas Davis (Jackson) will soon
take his departure fol the West to look
after business interests there. Mines IN
Cambria county don't pan out very
well, this Fall.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will build railroad up along The Susque-
hanna river III the near future. Right OF
way having been secured this week Uy
The Agent of the Company, aud ine pros
poets for northern Cambria are " boom.
ing up" 1t is not known where the read
will terminate.
The sad and unexpected news OF the
accident of Mr.. Andrew Glosser, of your
city, has CAUSED deep and sympathetic
feeling among his friends heIe. MIR.
CLOSER was born and raised in Susque-
hanna township, and is II son o Jacob
CLOSER, Esq. MIR. Glosser's home was
near rlauviilt, this county, and during
his early boyhood worked on his father 5
farm, until Il few years ago he went to
Johnstown and secured position as sales
man in the large establishment of l.. NJ.
Wolf & Son, which position he filled with
due credit 10 himself and employer. His
many friends Of Northern Cambria sym.
pathizc with him, and hope to hear of his
speedy recovery.
The election in this place passed of
nicely, both sides getting in their work
on the speak-easy" plan, while our
surrounding precinct, Cambria town
ship, was scene of what Republican
would call ga general drunk" Their
notice through their constable to politi-
clans outside of their district not to
intrude upon their grounds had the de
sired effect and of course they had
everything their own way. Cambria
township is known to all our pohticians
as a Republican district, four to one, but
whether the Democratic party in this
county can be termed the " Whisky
party now, could easily be an
swered by those who had an
opportunity Of taking a 'pcep" across
the line into Cambria township polling
place on last Tuesday. Whiskey will
make a Republican drunk as quick as u
Democrat.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-15
THEY MUST HANG.
THE NICELY's, TIE SOMERSET MUIR
DERERs, REFUSED A NEW TRIAL.

Chief Justice Paxtons opinion of the
Umberger Murder Cause.-The j udsni nI
of the Lower Court Affirmed.
Chief Justice Paxson, in the Supreme
Court, Pittsburgh, Monday morning,
rendered an opinion affirming the judg
ment of tue lower court in the appeal of
Joseph and David Nicely.
The men were convicted in the Courl
of Oyer and Tcrminer of Somerset county
of the murder of Herman Umberger, an
aged farmer, who was killed on the 27th
of February last while they were trying
to rob him of $4,000.
Chief Justice Paxson, in handing down
the opinion affirming the Judgment of the
lower court, SAID:
I" But few of the specifications of error
sin this appeal require notice. The de-
fendaAts below were indicted for homi'
eide and were convicted of murCer in the
first cagree. At the trial of the cause the
District Attorney appears to have been
aided by private counsel, and the de-
PENDANTS complain that in many instances
things were said by counsel for the Com
monwealth either directly to the jury or
in their presence and hearing which
were not warranted by the evidence or
which were unfair comments on it. While
Sthe matter has been brought upon sthe
record by exceptions, we have only
isolated passages extracted from the re-
marks of counsel and we can but i'm
perfectly judge of their character and
propriety."
Continuing the Chief Justice says:
The time has gone by for a convicted
murderer to escape upon mere technical
tiles The harmless blnnder of an mex
.periencad jury did the defe ldants no in-
Jury. There was time in the history of
the English criminal law when great
crimes were left unpunished because of
harmless technical errors. This greater
strictness was perhaps due to tue fact
that at that period the criminal code was
especially bloody. Capital punishment,
was inflicted for very trifling otfenses,
and it may be the judges sought to
ameliorate its rigor by holding the crown
to the observance of the merest technical
Ities; 4,
4 " With the advancement of judicial
science, and more enlightened admins
tration of the law mere technicalities are
less regarded when they work no harm
to defendant.
1--WE have carefully examined all the
assignments and find no error. The
judgment in this case is affirmed, and it
is ordered that the record in this case be
remitted to the Court below for the pur-
pose of execution"
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-15
Fashioned 10 exalt
THE LAST WAS HERS.
Mrs. Gabriel f. FIeek Finds the Body of
der Boy i'm Prospect.

Mrs. Gabriel II. fleok Finds the Body OF
Her Boy in Prospect.
Among the many patient and persevrr-
ing seekers after their dead since the
work at Grand View and Prospect be-
gan was Mrs. Gabriel +. Flcck, of Morrell-
vile. She had seen every body raised in
the former place, and all but one in the
latter, but none of them were her son.
The last body of the unknown" in Pros
pect was brought up by the workmen.
That it was not full-sized body was seen
from the size of the coffin. Those who
were looking for lost children watched
anxously as the lid was removed. There
were many disappointed, but one rejoiced,
1t was Mrs. Fleck. She had found her
son. Samples of clothing which she had
with her were identified with that which
was found on the body.
Mrs Fleck's son was at his grand
mothers, Mrs. Leitenberger, 1910
Vine street, when the flood
came. Had he been at his home in
Morrellville he would have been safe.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-15
THE NICELYS.
Only One Hope Left--How Thy Look Upsa
Their Situation.

Rev. j. b. Rutgers, of g, Brethrez
Church, Somerset, was in III" city Tues
day, and was questioned IN ,ta4id to tha
Nicely brothers, of whom h. is the spirit
ual advisor. He had, just s'ufc leavine
Somerset, been to see tr ~3ndemned
men, and could therefore -lvak know.
ingly ON the subject. Wheu Rev. Rittgerx
visited the cells lie found ta- Nicely boys
reading their bibies. When 1, ed as to
h"w they felt, they said Fe"y we Ii
under The circumstances" WHAT ciA
cumSlances was asked ihent. They
said that they had been e2nrrlug new
trial, but the word had arIiyea from the
Supreme Court, aunou inr iae contir.
nation of the decision oi mdec Bear, and
now ouly one hope r.aminca-that Of
pardon. They are satisfied iaat the eff
forts made by their coun~g' lave been az
good as any that could have heen made.
Joe still protects his innocence, and
says that it is harG enougu for guilty
man to hang. Dave seys nothing about
his guilt or nncence, bl says that if he
had his time to live aga'a, lie would lead
very different life.
Since their attempt Il, escape the two
men have been chained in separate celia.
they were very seriously affected when
the clergyman visiteo them. They do
not seem to base very suoas hopes in
their chances of being rnrd lcd.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-15
FUNERAL OF MRS. .. c. DUNCAN.
Her Remains Raised From Prospect and
Re-Intsrred ia Grand View.

he-AhteTfea IN Gfano view.
Among the bodies buried as "ident
ned on Prospect was that of Mrs Sarah
Ada Wendeif, wife Of Dr.. J. G. Duncan,
the dentist Tuesday morning the re-
mains were raised, placed in fine new
casket and taken to hendepson's under
taking establishment. In &e afternoon
the body was taken to Grand View and
re-interred. Several beautiful flood de.
signs were placed GU the casket by the
friends of the deceased, who with the
bereaved husband accompan'ed the re.
mains to the cemetery. Services were
conducted at the grave by Reverends Per-
shing, of the United Brethren Church,
and Miller of the Presbyterian Church,
both of East Conemaugh. Mrs. Duncan
was a member of the church of which the
former has charge.
Prior TO the flood DIR. Duncan lived at
No. 279 Maple Avenue, Woodvale. He
was married to Miss Wendell, daughter
of MIR. Charles Wendell, of Woodvale,
When the rush of water came they left
the house, but got only as far as the
Pennsylvania railroad before the torrent
was upon them. They, with dozens of
others, climbed upon standing freight
train. The heavy cars tossed in the
waves like toys. They climbed toward
the front of the train where there seemed
TO be less danger, the husband preceding.
A coupling broke just as he had crossed
it, and the rear of the train with its load
Of people, among them Mrs, Duncan,
went down the stream. 1t had gone but
IA short distance until il rolled over
throwing all the people into the water.
None of them are thought to have escaped.
Mrs. Duncan was found near DR.. Low
mans residence on the Thursday after
the flood, and was buried in Prospect as
stated above.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-15
MIR. CHARLES oswALD's REMAINS.

They Were Brought From Nineveh and
viii be Inferred in Sandyvale.
The remains of Mr.. Charles Oswald, a
victim of the food, who with his family
lived at No. 311 Railroad street, were
brought up from Nineveh Saturday even
ing. Mr.. Oswald's body was the sixth to
be found at that place. Funeral services
will be held at ST. Joseph's Church in
Conemaugh borough, after which the re-
mains will be inferred in Sandyvale.
Mr.. Oswald lost three daughters in the
flood, aged nineteen, twelve and nine
years. The body of the eldest has been
found and is buried in Lower Yoder. Ii
will soon be moved to Sandyvale also.
The other bodies nave not been found.
Mrs. Oswald, it is well known, had a
most remarkable and thrilling experience
in the food. She has left of her family
three boys and one married daughter.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-15
THE REMAINS OF MIR. PATRICK KANE

They Were Brought to Cambria City Yes
terday and Buried in Lower Yoder.
Mr.. Patrick Kane, an old resident Of
Cambria City, who lost his wife, two
daughters and one son in the food on
May 31st, died at the home OF his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Fitzpatrick, at Sharpsburg, Pa,
on Friday last, of paralysis.
The remains arrived on Day Express
Yesterday and were taken from the train
at Morrellville to the house of his brother.
Mr.. George Kane, on Broad street. The
funeral took place from st. Columba's
Church at . O'Clock Yesterday afternoons
Interment in Lower Yoder
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-15
UNION BENEvoLENr ASSOCIATION.
Committees Appointed for the DiRersat
Districts.


! AT the meeting Tuesday afternoon ot
, the Ladies Branch of the Union Benevo-
lent Association OF the Conemaugh Valley
the following COMMITTEES were appointed
and resolution adopted:
First District. t.-Firs', Second and Third
wards, Jonusown, Mrs. DR.. Sheridan,
Chairman Mrs. DR.. YeagleY, Secretary
Mrs DR., Miller, Mrs. Kate Brown, Mrs.
Mary Breniscr. Miss Mamie Fulton.
Secoad Distrfct.-Fuurth and Seventh
wards, aud Moxham, Mrs. james Quinn,
Secretary; Mrs. John S. Tille, Chair
man; Miss Ella Louther, Mrs Well Slick,
Mrs. Maloy, Mrs Akers, Mrs. Eutwislc,
Miss Amelia MYERS.
Third District Fifth and Sixth wards
and Grubblown, Mrs. Mary Parks, Chair
man Mrs. Dr. Evans, Secretary Mrs
Harry Swank, Mrs. NJ. Brubaker, Mrs.
Jacob Romig Mrs. ID. Louther.
b'Jurh Instruct borough
and Woodvsle, Mrs. John II. Brown,
Chairman Mrs Emory West, Secretary !;
Mrs. Karl f. Stahl, Mrs. Alfred Davis.
Mrs. Thomas Hines. Mrs. Jacob Custer,
Mrs. Warren Cope; Mrs. w. G. Lewis,
Mrs. c. o. Luther, Mrs. Emma Mccoy.
F}fJh District. East COnemaugh and
Frank in. Mrs. Samuel Mabben, Chair.
man Miss McGovern, Secretary Mrs.
Presly Hutchinson, Mrs. james Capstick,
Mrs. Shepherd Mrs. Thomas Arthur.
iSiGtH District -Mllville and Prospect,
Mrs. John d. Reese, Miss Jenkins, Secre-
tary; Miss Grace Carthew, Mrs. Evan
Lewis. Miss Mary Ryan, Miss Mollie
Drew, Mrs. Leroy Elder, Miss Celia
Davis.
lSeUenth DiSt7 ict-Cambria and Browns
town, Miss Maggie McKerncn Chairman
Miss Mary Howe, Secre ary Mrs. Jno.
McCann, Mrs. Ellen McAIeer, Mrs. Lem
Arbaugh, Mrs. VIM. Goener, Mrs. Geo.
Harvey, Mrs. DIR. Geo. Porch.
Eighth Distries. -Morrellvllle and Coop
ersdale. Mrs. Beatty, Mrs. Davi Harris,
Mrs. Tomb, Mrs. Marks, Mrs. Stack
house.
ReS0iUed, That all destitute be granted relief.
without regard to flood sufferers, and ali appi-
cations should be granted ONLY Oh ptrsounl IN
vestigation OF the case by the committee Of the
district.
The ladies meeting will be held every
Tuesday afternoon, at o'clock p. NJ.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-15
POOR LIGHTS AND BAD SIDEWALKS.

>.
Two Serious Accidents Result Therefrom.
We have repeatedly called attention to
the fact that many of our important
streets were without lights at night, and
that they were in consequence very dan
gerous to nocturnal pedestrians. AS
might have been expected, there we're
two accidents last night. 1t is wonder
there have not been more.
Mr.. John NJ Wilson, of South Fork,
while on his way to the depot in Johns
town Monday night, fell over a pile of
dirt near Millers store, on Market street,
and had his leg broken. He was attended
by Drs. Miller and Zimmerman and after
ward taken on Fast Line to his home in
South Fork.
The other accident was the falling of
lady into the ccllar-way of the old
Merchants Hotel. She was not badly in
iured, but it is a wonder she wasn't
killed.
There is somebody responsible for all
this. Matters will be left as they are till
the borough, like city not far distant, is
compelled to pay a heavy loss for life
or limb. 1t is high time for the proper
authorities to move or be made move.
The next meeting of the National Edu-
cational Association will be held at ST..
Pau, Minnesota, July Sill, 1890.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-15
TWO TRAm.n,us.
Frominet Kentucky RCpuD ,iCans Use
Knife ard Pistol WV rtat Iuect.

'NN '~N~A ts' A---Ntts
COL Will'"r :... ,dloe and Cob
Amsi"ad - ,-s .... .c ItepublicA1
polite Oh Fridat
in ,., ton and had
hot "o.. tr.. ,tol and shoe
0.' "a. Co.. .ag dan-
gerou5 "m liI =, knife
and Stable, Ines unu
he dropped dcsu. The struggle
Swope fred a secc. sst Goodloe,
but it missed its a.. L. Gsodloe is
collector of internal l... ...c i,4 ,he Sew
enth district Of KEN .Iy.i.G IS men,
Der of the Republican y -i.aal Coms
mittee. Col Swopt.waa -soa q llader of
the Republican party Ia . State, anE
had held various F,tut .L.ges. The
ieud between him HaH Go, Jy began IL
the last Republican louy-.aol Of Ken
tucky about two yc..s 7so.
Dir. 2. j. Wake, :. prcH uspt physS
clan and surgeOu w. Brown jdrg, Viz
-inia, threatened l"r Ilic Cf $50. .ury Miller
u wealthy citizen 80, u"' "aa county,
for insulting Mrs.. ,e, Miller had
Walker arrested ;au ..er bonds
20 keep the peacl. the case
came up in the .ua 4ourt, and
the trouble soon siur, ended in
both sides drawium 81. .iler was
Nji.cd, DIR. Walker l,. adsd, and
.frs IEolIyar ,,t,p .,....
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-15
For the Benefit of st. Joseph,s School

A fine "cukoo clock of unique de-
sign is on exhibition at Kost's barber
shop on Adam street. It was bought by
Father Alto, and will be CHANGED of at
the Christmas Fair, to be held IN the new
Catholic school building for the benefit
of the schools. The quarter hours are
announced by the German call a
. WATCHED and the hours by cukoo. II
is very fancy time-piece, and will be
an elegant and useful ornament for the
person who is lucky enough to draw II.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-15
Impressions of Johnstown.


Indiana Democrat.
The citizens of Johnstown have raised
nearly $4,000 for the purpose of search
ing for the dead. 1t is shame that the
great State of Pennsylvania would allow
this work to be continued by those who
have lost everything-mouey, home and
friends.
The mud in Johnstown is fearfully
deep and awfully filthy, but the people
are working away hopefully, and it will
gradually be removed.
The Flnlsor House, which is ably man
aged by Capt Gageby, is an elegant,
homelike place to stop, and we adj
wise all our friends to give the Windsor a
trial.
The Hubert House Restaurant, on
Main street, which was started by the
Benford boys short time ago, changed
hands on Friday last The Benford boys
expect to lease one of the new hotels
which it is proposed TO erect.
The Johnstown newspaper offices are
working under great difficulties, but ex-
pect to have their establishments in better
condition before winter sets in.
The stores throughout the city are all
well supplied with large stocks of goods
and appear to be doirg a thriving bust
ness.
We called to see Justice Alex. N. Kart
and found him full of other peoples bust
ness, with two law suits on hands to try
during the afternoon. Justice Hart and
family are enjoying excellent health.
The Johnstown Supply House, owned
by John s. Waters & Bro, who are
well-known here, is doing large bust
ness. They have twenty-five plumbers
and gas filters in their employ, and can
not get all their work done. They are
full of enterprise and grit and deserve
success.
We were sorry to see the alarming
condition of our old friend Frank Dober-
neck, who is suffering from an attack of
malarial fever. We hope that he may re-
cover his usual health, and advise him to
come over to Indiana and get well.
JohnstoNn is gradually rising out of
the food, the large gaps in its streets
each day becomes less distinct as some
new building or shanty rises upwards.
Very few of the buildings are of a perma-
nent character, but are erected with II
sore intention of tiding over the winter.
We believe that in less than three years
Johnstown will have more and better
buildings than she had before the flood,
besides making great improvements in
the streets and the public buildings.
The Cambria Iron Works, Gautier
Works and the Johnson Steel Works are
working full time, and are putting plenty
of money into circulation among the
people.
There are large number of mechanics
employed in erection new buildings, and
next spring will bring hundreds more to
assist in rebuilding the destroyed city.
The citizens are beginning to see the
light of more prosperous days ahead of
them, and are full of energy and pluck,
and determination to rebuild their
buried city in a more substantial manner
than it was before the disaster. We wish
them God speed.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-15
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DONE ON PROSPECT.
The Work There Finished Yesterday-Tha
Next in Order.

The great work at Prospect, as far as
the removing of the unidentified is cons
cerned, is ended. There still remain q
few bodies, which are known. Their
friends intend to have them removed
sometime later.
To-day the work in the Lower Yoder
cemetery will begin. There still are greas
crowds of people watching the work In
the hope of finding some of their lost,
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-15
George d. FIndley injured.

Mr.. George d. Findley, proprietor of a
large boarding house at Moxham, who
met witha serious accident on Thursday
evening" is in precarious condition. 1t
appears that Mr. FIndley was putting up
new porch to his building when the
scaffolding broke and he fell to the
ground, a distance of twelve feet. Ne
bones were broken, but he was very seri.
0aslY hurt.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-15
ABody Found Near N1noveh.

Undertaken Henderson yesterday re-
ceived word that the Body of boy had
been found between Conemaugh Furnace
and Ninevah. Mr.. Henderson sent a
coffin and box, and the body will be
shipped here today.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-15
THE " UNKNOWN I'm LOWER YODER
Seventeen Bodies Raised Yesterday. But no
IdentiiicatiOns.

rhe work of raising the unknown
dead from the cemetery in Lower Yoder
was begun Monday morning. A large
crowd of people as usual, were present.
Seventeen bodies, about half the number
in that part of the cemetery, were raised,
but none were identified. Much incon-
venience is caused by the water, the
graves being nearly full in some cases. A
pump is used to remove the water so that
the bodies can be raised. No bodies
were taken to Grand View as was intend
ed, owing perhaps to the condition of the
Cambria bridge. tits expected that all
the bodies in the English Catholic section
of the cemetery will be raised to-day.
Those in the German Catholic division
will be taken up next.