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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-19

! The Philadelphia Record says: The sale
/ Of the South Pennsylvania Railroad on Sat
urday by the Sheriff Of Fulton county has
excited great interest in railroad circles in
this city The sale was made on Judgment
/ for right-of-wsy, and the purchaser was
George F. Baer, of Residing. who bid $500
for the property. Mr.. Baer, being mana
ger Of the Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
road and one Of the attorneys of that com
pany, it was at first supposed that he acted
for that corporation in buying the property.
Mr. Baer, however, declares that such sup
position is erroneous, although he will not
state for whom he acted.
SOUTH PENN TO BE REoRGASIzED.
A dispatch from Reading last evening
SAYS. When George F. Baer was seen this
evening in reference to the purchase of the
South Penn Road be stated that his lips
were sealed by professional etiquette, and he
/ refused to make any statement. He denied
a rumor that the purchase had been made
I in the interest of the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad. but he would not make any
mention Of the purchaser for whom he act
I ed, except to state that he was the attorney
/ for a corporation that had secured control
Of the road and that it would be organized
within thirty days. Further than this he
said be could not say anything at present,
and as 10 what the future plans of the
/ purchaser might be he himself did not
know
BEADING DIRECTORS TsSoRASI.
Mr. Baers denial that be acted for the
/ Philadelphia and Reading Railroad is borne
out BY the statements Of the managers Of
| the latter corporation. eho said yesterday
/ thar they did not know Of any movement
contemplated by the Reading Railroad to
absorb the South Penn
The Philadelphia Times says Considera-
4 bic speculation is rife here as to the purchase
Of the South Penn Railroad by George F.
Baer. Of tins city, who is the attorney for
the Reading Railroad Company. 1t was
/ generally believed that the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company had, in quiet manner,
obtained control Of this road. or at least that
that company would be the purchaser at the
sale Yesterday.
A Times correspondent called on Mr.. Baer
tonight. but that gentleman had not yet re-
turned and IS not expected 10 be back before
! Monday night or Tuesday morning conse-
quenily nothing definite could be ascerisined
as to what he intended doing with the road
or for whose interest ne made the pnrchase
1t is generally understood, however. that
/ Company at an early date and that work
Will be pushed forward as rapidly as posi-
Bile 10 complete the road to Pittsburg or near
there. where it is supposed to connect with q
branch now under the control of Mr.. Car
negie.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-19

On ihe 4,h Of next July Bedford viii have
What promises TO he the greatest celebration
ever held there. The soldiers monument
viii be dedicated on that day. and all the
military and civic orders in the county will
participate. B,nds innnmerable will fl
the air with '-iolic music. while eloquent
orators will iel' again the story Of Bedford
county's services TO the country in the hour
Of need
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-19

W A. ohley, ediiorosthe Fairmont Tsdez,
has been appointed Secretary Of State for
West Virginia, by GOV. Fleming. Mr. 0hIey
was born and raised in Salisbury. this cum
ty, and learned TIE printing trade in the Of
fee Of the old Tia7ey Ladepeadsaf. conducted
by Snhre & Smith. the present proprietors o;
the Aegerssiaie Cg1saerciaf.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-19

e- q Burlington county. who
De champion bog raiser in the
5ersey on Mondsy delivered
.lafies 5. Parker. Of the Wash
is' Trenton, his one hundred
'aa PC. The combined weight
hundred porkers was 47.ss3
ikrgns, weighed sai pounds.
sseraged III pounds each.
a'e'aged sl6 pounds. Mr.. Par
PEI hundred pounds for these
= e4n boy oihers for 500.
sfFvne, Of Bedford. is sin in
e'isburg, Fulton county. 4
srting from that place. sAys
'eanesday afternoon. the turn
boy. took water rinto The jail.
iesI him and ran out. lie
wee 70 hotel and got a drink
as eepuiy sheriff went afier
iie sssisiance Of others. ar
he rssisted. svore furiously.
iszoFs- and acted ugly He
played drunk. Il is reported
'eos whisky TO him in jail on
.e7noon, before be attempted
Hssa bzd n.sa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-19
New prass Goods. Black and colors

prices lowest goods the best We viii be
pleased samples order by mail which department
wep promise to giye immediate attention
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-19

Letters were granted 10 Perry J. Blongh
TO Administer upon the estate Of Andrew
Biougb late Of fQuemahoning township, de-
ceased
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23
9ea1 Estate

FOR RENT,
49, The fine residence No. IL Academy St,
IT: modern conveniences will be rented
NLsk. furnished.
For sale-The new brick house corner East and
Chapel streets houses on West Chapel street,
houses on Woolsey street. houses on Crown
street, houses on Lloyd street, houses on Dwight
street.
John C. PunderfOrd,
Room 3, Glebe Building,
so 116 Church street.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23
AMERICAN MIDLAND

A New Railroad TO be Built From
New York TO Chicago-The Route TO
be Shortened One Hundred and
Twenty Miles.
CHICAGO, Sept 22.-An afternoon paper
says: Another great trunk line is to be
built from New York to Chicago. It is to
be known as the American Midland rail-
road and is to begin at the terminus of the
Central railroad of New Jersey in Jersey
City. 1t will run across New Jersey and
traverse the anthracite coal regions of
Pennsylvania and will then pass through
the bituminous and oil sections of the Key.
stone state. 1t will cross and exchange
business with sixty roads now in opera
ton. The route selected is 100 miles
shorter than the Pennsylvania and 200
miles shorter than the New York Central
and will be the shortest between New
York and Chicago and run six trains in
eighteen hours. The road is to be built
chiefly with English capital, but number
of influential Americans, including Rus
sell Sage and Sidney Dillon, are said to be
interested. 1t is said that the surveys,
locations, rights of way, grading and ali
preliminary works of that nature have
been attended to and the construction will
be commenced at once. About $50 miles of
the route is already built and in operation
from Findlay, Ohio, to the Pennsylvania
state line.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23
WANTED

A SITUATION by a competent girl to d
IA general housework OF second work Refe
ence II required. Inquire al
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23
WANTED.

VALE students to examine our large stock Of
upright pianos for rent AZ the lowest
prices b. SHONINGER & CO.
800 a. eQl Chanel Street
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23
wxomrNG,s pREpICamENr.
Faulty Construction of the Constitu
tion-The Late Election Probabl
Invalfdated.

Faulty Construction of the Constftu.
tion-The Late Election Probably
Invalidated.
CHICAGO, Sept. ga special from
Laramie, Wyo., says: Wyoming finds it
self in peculiar predicament owing to the
faulty construction of the constitution,
which probably invalidates the late cleo
ton so far as county officers are concerned
and prevents any general election being
held in 1892. Under the constitution the
first regular election that would
occur following the first legislature shall
be omitted. Evidently the trainers of this
instrument expected that Wyoming would
be admitted at an earlier date than it was
and the first regular election that would
otherwise occur following the first session
of the legislature would be the election
that otherwise would have occurred on
| November 4, of this year. 1t is not now
within the range of possibility, under that
constitution, for the legislature to convene
| much less complete its labors and adjourn
before the time before the election thai
would have occurred in 1890 Hence un
der this constitution the state is reduced
to the necessity of emitting the regula
election in 1892. The most serious result
of this omission is the fact that at tina
time there would be elected a represents
tive in congress and vote for the frs
time for the president of the United States
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23
The Anti-SIayery Confcrence

PARIS, Sept. 2s.--The anti-slavery con-
ference was opened to-day. President
Keller welcomed the delegates. His vel
come to the British delegates was especial
ly warm. Great Britain, he said, was a
great nation, and had done mch for civil
cation. He declared that the Mohamme-
dan race was incapable of civilizing Africa,
and that only Christian missionaries could
elevate the blacks. He urged the congress
to arouse such a movement throughout the
world as would dahnltely end slavery
ference tomorrow.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23
TARIFF CONFEREEs.
Republican Members I'm Conference
An Agreement Reaehed-Southern

All
Congressmen Caucus.
WAsHINGToNs ID. c., Sept. 22.-The re-
publican conferees on the tariff bill held
n meeting tonight lasting three hours and
while the disputed question of most inn
portance, viz: sugar, binders Irvine and
the steel duties were settled it is predicted
that they will be debated tomorrow. A
meeting of full conference will be called
to pass formally on the work done as soon
as the republicans, in their meeting to-
morrow, accomplish the agreement they
confidentially assert will be reached. The
bonding period about which there has
been so much talk has been definitely
settled, February / being agreed upon
as the date This, it is thought, great
reason to predict that the free standard
will be placed at ID and not at 16 as pro-
pofed by the house, that compromise IA
vorable to the house rates will be the out
come of the disputes over the various items
in the metal schedule and that binders
Irvine will also be the subject of a COM
promise The southern republican con-
gressmen met tonight and adopted resolu-
tons declaring it essential to the interests
| of their constituents that the tax on tobac
co should be left as fixed by the house.
Some of them were quite emphatic in ex-
pressing their determination to carry theiI
| point on this matter.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23
WANTED.

FAMILIES and hotels viii always find he
Il carefully selected servants.
EMPLOYMENT AGENCY.
SO 6ts GIG Chanel street.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23
Orange.

The republicans Of the Town Of Orange are re-
quested TO meet at the town hall. Orange. Mon
day evening. September -. lsso At : O'Clock. Ia
nominate town officers justices Of the peace and
transact any other business proper to be done Al
said meeting. Per order lows COMMITTEE.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23
TELEGRAPHIc JOTTINGs.

Fire in the ammonia house of the paraf-
fine works ut Bergen Point, n. J., last
night caused loss of $50, 900.
The suspension of Henry 7. Godet &
Co., New York, was announced ON the
New York Stock exchange yesterday after
noon. The firm has no outstanding con-
tracts on the stock exchange, but no in
formation can be obtained about it's other
liabilities
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23
THE READING ACCIDENT.
Verdict of the Jury-Due to Il
Negligence of the Signalman.

Verdict of the Jury-Due to the
Negligence of the Signalman.
READING, Pa, Sept. ga jury to-day
heard testimony concerning the fatal acct
dent at Shoemakersville ON Friday evening
by which twenty-one persons were killed
and some thirty injured, and returned the
following verdict:
In our opinion the cause of the accident
was due to the negligence of the signalman
of engine No. 347, who remained in his
caboose while the train was slowing up
instead of getting off and placing
the proper signals in such a manner
as to enable the engineer of the train
following engine 921 sufficient time to
bring his train to a stop. AS result en-
| CINE 921 crashed into the rear of the train
drawn by 347, throwing the caboose and
| two eight-wheeled coal cars on the nortf
bound track, resulting in this great loss o.
life.
1t was shown by the testimony that tn
collision of the coal and that of the expires
with the wrecked cars occurred at abou
the same lime.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23
WANTED

a SITUATION by a competent girl as cool
"a or TO do general housework in a small fam
fly- Understands all kinds Of cooking.
s23 Its Inquire at IS BROAD STREET
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23

NEW YORK, Sept. ga stubborn fire
that broke out in the lower hold of the
Metropolitan line steamer General Whit
ney, as she lay at her dock, pier No. IL,
North river, late this afternoon, gave the
firemen two hours hard work before the
flames We're subdued. 1t finally became
necessary to flood the lower hold. The
loss to the steamer was estimated at $500,
and to the cargo $1,000. The Whitney
was to have sailed for Boston tomorrow
morning.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23
On the Race Track.

New York, Sept. ss.-The. races at
Gravesend to-day resulted as follows;
First race-Three- quarters of mile. Bob
by Beach won, Tipstaff second, Mabel
Glenn third. Time 1:15. Second race
One and one-eighth miles. Banquet won,
Buddhist second, Enrus third. Time 1:55.
Third rece-Five-ighths of mile. Ben
iamin won, Tom Donohue second, Miss
Hi1liar third. Time 1:044. Fourth
race-one mile. Masterlod de-. Won,
| racay Tbree-nuarters mile. Bradford won,
| Maidstone second, Grace W. third. Time
| 1:154. Sixth race-Three- quarters of a
mile Madstoek won, Msria sar.n second rad,
Alfarrow third. Time l:lo; Seventn race
oometotaw second, Philosopher third
Of q mile, Ben Harrison won, Ruth sec
| ond, Susie s.. third. Time 1:l6t.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23
Cuf Off His Legs.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Sept. 22.-To-night
when the 9:O4 train was drawing into the
depot man jumped from it before it
stopped. He fell under the car and the
wheels passed over him, cutting off both
legs. He was taken to the hospital. Let
tiers on his person give his name as S. j.
O'Keefe of South Boston. 1t is not likely
that he will live.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23

Auction Sale
OF carpets and household goods at 154 Orange
~ street, Wednesday, September "a, at 10 a.
M 1923 2t) b. BOOTH, Auctioneer
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23
The Site Accepted.

CHICAGO, Sept. 22.-At this afternoons
session of the Worlds fair committee the
amended site proposition was presented
and unanimously accepted The site thus
provi ed for included Washington and
Jockson parks, the Midway Pleasure
grounds connecting them and the front, in
all about 1 900 acres.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23
WANTED.
WANTED

HUNDREDS competent girls for best fCmi-
III lies this month MRS. BABB.
81 st II Elm street.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23
ANOTHER TEST OF PLATES.

Satisfactory Results Experienced -
Conditions of the Test - A Cresote
Plate Pierced by n 200.Pound Conf
cal Shell.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Sept. GA second
public test was made to-day of the plates
used in armoring modern vessels of war.
The conditions of the test were: Three
plates 6 by feet faced with 3.5 inches of
steel, backed by 2 inches of iron, sup
ported by SO inches of oak timber; held in
place by heavy arching, set into a great
mound of earth. An eight inch gun, that
is monster, 23 feet, four inches long,
weighing 90, 407 pounds lay gaping at the
targets just twenty feet away. Into
this gun were placed eighty-five pounds of
powder and a steel conical shell, weighing
210 pounds. Around the sides of the
gun were piled bags of sand to protect
the gunners, and all about the grounds
were places of refuge for those who came
to witness the tests. The first shot was
fired at the cresote plate. This was cen
ter shot, which pierced the target and
broke the projectile into three pieces.
The plate was cracked diagonally from the
central shot to all four of the shots made
on the first test, and looked as if a big ssK''
had been drawn on the plate. The point
of the projectile went through the three
inches of steel and penetrated five inches
into the iron backing
The second shot was at the nickel plate.
The projectile penetrated the armor, but
did not go through it, and remained in the
hole. The base of the projectile was thrown
out, but the point remaining in the aper-
ture the depth of the penetration could not
be determined
The third shot was at the Cammell plate.
The first two plates were made in France;
the Cammell plate was made in England by
Cammell & Co., the firm which supplied
the armor for the English ships of wal. and
is supposed to be of the same character
that covers the modern wooden rams. The
shot was made and the woods rained iron
hail. Ii soon ceased and the sharp rattle
OF a musket gave the signal to come
from cover. What a sight the Eng
hsh plate presented, Almost the
whole of the three-inch steel plating
had been carried from its iron backing.
The shot had gone clear through the iron
backing, also the oak supports, and came
out OF the mound of earth at the targets
back, twelve feet away from the back of
the plates. The backing of iron was not
split, but had, in the two tests. been pen
etrated twice The oak backing of the
Cammell plate showed two openings
through which shots had come clear
through the steel facing, iron backing and
oak supports. The two French plates had
not been penetrated entirely. The third
projectile was found intact in the earth.
The situation at the close of the tests to-
day (only three shots We're made) was the
Cresote plate was penetrated and cracked
from circumference to center, the nickel
plate was penetrated, but intact. the Cam
nell plate was wrecked armor. The
nickel has proven the superior.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23
Death of mn Actress.

BERLIN, Sept 22.-The actress, Marie
Hook, who made her debut in New York,
died to-day from the effects of poison adj
ministered as the result of a blunder on
the part of either her physician or a chem
list. An official inquiry to determine the
responsibility for the fatal mistake is in
progress.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23
FIGURING ON ADJOURNMENT.
Probability of the Tariff Bill Being
DispOsed of This Week.

ericsson SPRINGS, Pa, Sept. 23.-The
president received kilograms from Senator
Aldrich and Representative Mckinley this
afternoon stating their belief that congress
would dispose of the tariff bill during the
tober or soon after. These kilograms were
in response to a request from the president
for information on the subject. His in
tention is to return to Washington on the
9th inst.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23
cn.rged Witb train Wrecking.

Troy, N. Y, Sept. 22.-John Herman
was arraigned to-day before Justice Gro
gan of West Troy, charged with placing
distractions ON the track of the Central
Hudson road at Karners, on August ~.
His examination was postponed until to-
morrow. Buett and Cain, who are under
Indictment for interfering with q switch
near East Albany, were in court as wit
DessaS
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23
PLAYING

CARDS were invented in France in 1891 for the
amusement Of the king and royal family. In 1873
in the state of Kentucky far better discovery
was made, l. e., that wholesome alcoholic slim
liant could be made for the use Of the people as a
public blessing, and the G. o. Taylor Old Bour
bon and Rye Whiskey has proved such ever
since. It is bottled by CHESTER II. GRAVES
SONS, Boston, and Druggists and Grocers have il
IN sale and will indorse its excellence. 1t
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23

CTRoNG. willing boy. good writer. 10 assist
- bOokkecper. small wages. Address IN
handwriting. DRAWER J,
SEA- -" IOurier Once.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23
A SWISS VILLAGE ON FIRE.
Three Hundred Houses Already De-

BERNIE, Sept. 22.-The village of RUTH,
in the canton of St. Gall, is on fire. Three
hundred houses have already been de-
stroyed. The loss of one life is reported.
All the people whose houses have been
burned are in a destitute condition.
The population of Ruth, according to
the latest figures, is about 1900 or 1000.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23
REUNION OF ABOLITIONISTS.
Emancipation Proclamation Ceie'
brated.

The Twentieth Anniversary OF the
Emancipation Proclamation Cele-
brated.
Boston, Sept. 22.-To-day, the twenty
eighth anniversary of the issuing of the
emancipation proclamation by President
Abraham Lincoln, the second annual re-
union of the Old Abolitionists was begun
in the Meionian. An interesting gathering
of the men and women who had been de-
voted to the agitation were in attendance.
In the center of the platform was a life
size crayon portrait of John Brown, with
portraits of Lewis Hayden and John Brown
on either side. Among those on the plat
form were Hon. Frederick Douglass, Mr..
Frank Sanborn, Rev. A. B. Muzzey and
Rev. Mark Traitor. Rev. DIR. Mayo opened
the exercises with prayer.
The early part of the afternoon session
was occupied in the reading of letters from
old abolitionists, among them Abiel Abbott
Livermore of Wilton, NH, Caleb A. Hall
of Worcester, Henry I. Bowditch of Peter
After these letters had been read II. 81.
Sumner and was followed by Frank P.
Sanborn on 1.-The Relation of Kansas to
the Abolition of Slavery" Rev. Mark
Trafton also made an address. This even
ing there was largely attended meeting
in fremont temple with addresses by Hon.
Frederick Douglass and others.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23

CHICAGO, Sept. 22.-An the engineers
and firemen employed by the new switch
ing association at the stock yards quit
work this afternoon The idea is that
two men are scabs and they cannot work
with them. Fifteen engines are idle and
all the work of switching is at a stand
81,
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23
MINCE PIE

MEAT, with bottle of Hub Punch added to
each ten pounds of stock, discounts the old fash
oned boiled cider and brandy mixture, which is
often of doubtful quality. The Punch Is sold by
family Druggists and Grocers everywhere.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23
New Quick Firing Gnn.

MADGEBURG, Sept. %. Experiments
were made here to-day with a new quick
firing gun of SO centimetres caliber in
the presence of officers from America,
England, Russia and other countries.
France was not represented. Fifty shots
a minute were fired and the trial was a
great success
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23

TNHIS day, cooks. laundresses xaiiresses an
J housework girls for best situations out {
the city. MRS. BABR
s33 q Il Elm Street
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-23
RnnuhIIcan Cnun,X Con,cn,Inn

The Republicans of the several towns in New
Haven county. Conn. are hereby requested TO
send the usual number Of delegates to the coun-
~ convention 60 be held NJ the Young Mems Re
publican headquarters, Insurance building. noon
No. L. in New Haven. Conn, on "Wednesday.
October I, 1890. at II O'Clock a. m. to nominate
candidate for sheriff for New Haven county,
Conn, 10 appoint county committee and to
transact any other proper business Dated at
New Haven. Conn, September IL. 1890.
JOHN NJ. SWEENEY, County
ALEXANDER FooT.
LEVI r. Coz Committee.