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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-21
CR0MWELpS MACE.

Facts Regarding the symbol of uthority In
the House Commons.
Pail Mall Budget.l
\ The Speaker of the House OF Commons was
one the guests at the dinner Of the Edmond
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-21

JUST received new line of hand print
cartridge papers with friezes to match.
Tusu w. II. BARKER, 503 Market St
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-21

Akin to what we know were Beecher's.
Though second is not half so fearful.
It's very far from being cheerful;
For some reference to futuritJ,
To grim darkness and obscurity,
Are with its name associated,
30 that as gloomy it is rated.
That n 81 and second are related
Is quite too plain to be debated;i
While second sometimes is a-screenlg,
A ghost may also he its meaning.
As degree it does 10 harming,
And as a soul is not alarming.
In second we find nothing horrid,
But Frst suggests region torrid.
NELsoNIAN,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-21
1220-BLANKS,

The words which fill the blanks all belong Ia
the same class of proper names.a
Not long since, while walking on the street
saw one little newsboy up to another and
say with the - air of prince, '-t to me.
sir. when you told me how many papers you'd
sold yesterday" The little fellow thus accost.
ed answered with an injured air:
How % any better if should tell You
If you think lied yesterday. you'd be jesl's
likely to think so t-day. You - find out best
way you can, next time you wanter know how
many papers l SELL"
Then he turned on his heel, with great dig.
nifty, and went whistling down the street.
ETHYL.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-21
Hs:s ! 81 ! S.RE;E5:.,PILES ~,
tUhaf aau -


have compounded tons of my remedy the
past five years, and have cured thousands OF
the worst cases of piles when all other RENE
dies and the best physicians allied. My
cure is soothing herbal ointment,
which allays all itching and inhdmmauon
at once. Sold by every druggist, or by
mail so cents in stamps. Ask for DR.. Emaips
Magic Balm Ointment g. W. Frazier,
Chemist. Proprietor. Joseph Fleming Son,
Wholesale Druggists and General Agents.
Pittsburg, Pa.
6Dr. A. A. Beardslee, Allegheny City, Pa,
wrI es: One box of Email's Magic Balm COM
pIetely cured me of itching piles, after ten
years suffering. dOctOred with the best ply
siclans In Philadelphia and New York wtrhous
relief.
F. A Rockwo7d, Cleveland, Ohio, March q,
1857. writes: II suffered for over 20 years with
itching and bleeding piles. Often at night
was in such distress I could not sleep. ] used
numerous salves, ontments, etc, all without
the least benefit, until Dr. kmaiPs Magic Balm
was recommended for piles. The hrst applioa-
ton gave instant relief, and one box cured
me" se7-4s-Kw1sn
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-21
ANSWERING IN AUGUST.


Prize Wtnners-1. Sadie 3. James. Pittsburg,
"a. WIN. Hughes. Apollo, Pa. 5. J. Bosch,
Salem, o.
Roll o. Ronor-Arthur Means, LILLIAN W.
Pence. s. L. b., VIM. Burbank, A. B. Oy, Henry
G. Ames. Minnie johnson, R. G. Crane, Ida NJ.
Robson, Vaudeville, D. B. L., Efiie Stanton. l.
j. Damon, Evangeline, Daisy Peabody.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-21
l21e-pRAueHTs FoR THIRSTY TANG1ERs

He only made diagonal moves
And found, as the solution proves,
Upwards of dozen drinks
Some that werc mild,
And others wild.
The fellow mu have been methinks
A follower Of the fabled sphinx.
w. WILSON
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-21
ANSWERS,

l207-L Lamp-blsck. 2. Black.leg. g. Black
Crook. 4. Black-mail. g. Black jack. 8. Boot
black.
l20S-Scares, cares.
12U9-L The bridal couple crossed over and
the bride brought back the boat. 2. The detec-
tive and his prisoner crossed over, and the
groom brought back the boat. 3. The bridal
couple crossed over, and the bride brought back
the boat. 4. The first miner eros ed over with
his treasure, and the groom brought back the
boat. s The bridal couple crossed over, and
the bride brought back the boat g. The sec.
ond miner crossed over with his treasure and
the groom brought back the boat. 7. The
bridal couple crossed over.
l2l0-Bunder-buss
l2ll-Misshapen tMIss, is. shape, hap, ape
pen).
i2l2-Denounce,
l2l3-Slave, vale, veal, sail, veil, salve, vase
seal, vial. Valise.
12l4-Venial, venal.
lib + r A L
r A E
r Al L 8
e R 8
l216-Much chum.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-21

1222-CURTAILMENT.
A person in total
To war should never 90 till
He lasts himself with care;
II, when begins to rattle
The shot and shell of battle,
No lasts are his-O. that i'll
Becomes his duty there.
BITTER SWEET.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-21
PIcKLED STRING, BEANS.

For pfcKIlnR ube tenuer green beans.
String them and soak In cold salt water for 20
minutes; drain, and put into boiling water with
little salt, and cook till tender without break.
ing thems drain in collender. put in stone
jar and cover with hot vinegar.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-05
Clark paws me Penalty.

WAYNEsBURG. Pa, Feb. 26.--With lie
on his lips, else an innocent man, George
Clark was hanged in the Jail yard here this
morning for the killing Of William McCaus-
land. the Allegheny county droyer. II am
innocent" were Carks last words, and
while that awful truth or shocking false
hood was still ringing in the ears ofthe
breathless gathering assembled to witness
the execution. the gallows yawned and the
law was satisfied.
The hanging took place in an enclosure
between the Court House and the jail. A
crowd of probably 200 people witnessed the
execution. The trap was sprung at min
utes after II O'Clock In II minutes the vic
tim was pronounced dead. His neck had
been broken.
Clark left his cell precisely at II o'clock
and mounted the scafold in company with
sheriff Goodwin Rev Maxwell, Drs. Bur
roughs and Ullom, aud son of Sheriff
Goodwin. He walked alone without assist
anoe. What he had 10 say was repeated in a
low. husky voice. All on the scaffold knelt
during brief prayer by the minister, after
which Clark said again be was innocent and
hoped the murderer Of McCausland would
yet be found
After the body was cut down it was turn
ed over to the undertaken designated by the
County Commissioners. Il was afterwards
turned over to Clark's friends who, with
team awaited il. A surgingcrowd ofProbably
5000 people followed the coffin to the COW
cred wagon. into which it was placed and in
which ii was driven away towards Mason
town.
The funeral train was long one. In the
huge covered wagon with the corpse was
( Clarence Clark, brother and John Taylor
/ aud John Bowman. brothers-in-law of the
victim. Following them came buggles wsg.
ons. horssmen and fooimen. 1t was after
d ark when the procession arrived AZ the
graveyard at Little Chicago, near Clark's
old home The grave had been prepared
and was ready to receive the coffin. There
was no religious services at the grave. BY
the Pickering light of torches the remains
we're lowered TO their last resting place and
the muilled voices Of the curious crowd as
sembled formed the requiem Tor bis rest.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-05


PrrrsB5Re, Feb. 21--Wm. IT, Smith, the
condemned wife murderer. has given up all
hope Of oonmutafion of his sentence. and
IS getting ready to be shuflled Of on The day
appointed. lie spent tie best part Of the
day yesterday with his former pastor, Rev
J. II Pryor, Of the Ebenezer Baptist Church
AT the close OF the visit Smith professed
himself converted and desired TO be baptized
But there Was difficulty 10 the way, the
ieDets OF the church requiring baptism by
immersion
In this difficulty Sheriff McCsndiess was
sent FOR 10 arrange the matter. He protested
be did not want to stand in the way Of
Smiths salvation. but he did not see how be
could sllow his charge 10 go 10 the river to
be baptized, and as 10 putting in q baplismal
fount in the Jail for this especial event, be
knew the hecouniy authorities would not stand
the expense At length 1t was arranged that
bath-tub in the Jail should be adjusted for
the purpose. and no risk incurred either Of
the drowning or escape Of the prisoner. The
ceremony was conducted with due solem-
nifty
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-05
Americas Richest Man.


NEw YoRK, February 37.-The admission
to probate Of the viii OF the late John Jacob
Aslor makes William Waldorf Astor the
richest man in Americ5, il not in the world.
The estates Of John Jacob AstOr and Will
liam Waldorf Astor, consolidated by yester-
day 5 proceedings, are believed to be tquiva-
lent to very nearly 500, 600 O00
William Waldorf Astor is the only living
person who can tell the precise value of the
estate, or what his father was actually worth.
Mr.. Sou;hmayd, who was an executor of the
last will Of John Jacob Asiors father, said
that he did not know how much John Jacob
Asior was worth. Il don't believe" hesaid
There is person living, excepting the son.
who can guess the value Of the estate within
a million or two. I don't think the estate
Of William Waldorf AstOr will be quite
$200.0)0Oo0. br- a. q matter OF fact don't
know as niue Abeut the facts as I shall"
The lawyer further said that John Jacob
Astor did not transfer any Of his property
before his death except small parcel de-
sired by his son. At the time of the trans
fer a report was printed that he had given
away the bulk ofthe estate 50 as to guard
against will contest after his death. The
date OF the will shows that is was executed
just aler the death Of Ms. John Jacob As.
tor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-05
He pefied the Flames.

USIoNrowS, Pa, March 2-At2 O'Clock
this norninn the building in which is loca-
ted the Office of the B BIrgess, the lookup and
Council Chamber, was discovered on fire,
before the flames ,uld be gotten under con-
troll the entire building was guttei. The
loss is estimated at 81 .Ooo aud is fully coy-
cred by insurance
There was one prisoner in the lookup at
the time the fire broke out. He was crazy
man named Il .nzin Divilbess, who for the
past week has been roaming the streets pro-
claiming that he is the Chief Captain in
the Lords Army of the Dead Sea. He
became violent yesterday an was locked up
for safe keeping When his cell door was
opened he refused 10 come out, claiming that
the Day of Ju igement was at hand and that
he would not be harmed. He had TO be
dragged from the burning building.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-05
Fought for Her Favor.

New HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 27-John L.
Powers and Henry Sehab, youthful rivals
for the hand of girl residing in Est Ha-
ven. settled their differences in the prize
ring this morning. The girl over whom they
fought acted as referee aud upplsuded both
imparlially. The ring was pitched in the
bar-room of Smiths hotel at South End,
and a purse of $50 was subscribed by the
spectators. Sehab's right eye was closed
before the iwelfth round, and the faces of
both showed the effects of the hard blows
they had received. At the beginning of the
thirteenth roand Powers showed signs of
being winded, but fought pluckly till the
close of the 2Ith round, when be threw up
the sponge.
The authorities OF East Haven will issue
warrants for the arrest of the contestants
and the referee
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-05

WE find in recent number of the
American Manufacture an account of a
most satisfactory experiment in profit
sharing undertaken by Pittsburgh firm
Of locomotive builders, Messrs. II. X.
Porter d CO. For four years they have
made a voluntary distribution 10 their
employees of a considerable share Of their
profits They DO SO, avowedly, on the
ground that large part Of the amount
so distributed is actually earned or saved
by the Workmen on account Of their sat
isfiction with their employers and their
willingness 10 respond to every call to
the best Of theii ability. The good un-
slersianding thus brought about has pre-
tented strikes, and the experiment is
proving highly satisfactory to all rarties
concerned. Here. no doubt. is one of the
great factors in the solution Of the labor
problem. Il is being tried more exten-
sively every year, and with uniform
succeSS
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-05

The movement 10 make the battlefield
Of ChickamaGga National park and
erect there proper monuments TO mark
the positions Of the various compsnies in
the opposing forces. is attracting general
attention among old soldiers, and espec-
tally those who participated in that IA
snous bsttle. The meeting Of the Army
Of the Tennessee at Chattanooga last fall
and the reunion OF tie blue and gray
survivors on the historic ground did
much 10 forward such project and make
Chickanauga in the South what Geitys-
burg is 10 the North, a memorable battle
ground, covered with monuments, where
al the North and the South can visit
and pay tributeto the valor Of the Ameri.
can soldier, as do all people visit the
famous field Of Waterloo 10 recount the
deeds of valor 10y English, Belgian. Ger
man and French soldiers as they climb
fhe great mound and study the field stud
.ded with lis monuments.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-05
------
The Border Claims.


A Washington special says Representa-
tive Maish, who has charge of the Border
Raid bill. of Pennsylvania, said to-day that
there was every indication that the measure
would pass the House. 1t will be favoraby
reported from committee as soon as the At
torney Gsneral's briefs are distributed. Mr..
Mzish said il was wonderful what wide
spread interest there was in this measure.
The people who suffered from the rebel dep
relations in Southern Pennsylvania have
scattered all over she Union and representa-
tives from the West and Southwest are daily
receiving petitions from their constituents
who lave an interest in the claims 10 sup
port the bill fit passes the House there
will be but little trouble in getting II through
the Senate The Pennsylvania Commission
are dropping into the city aud by tomorrow
will be able 10 do some active work.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-05
In the Role of Granger.

VALLEY FAILS, Kas.. March "A mask
ed man entered Hicks & Gepharts bank
about o'clock yesterday afternoon. held up
the cashier with two revolvers and robbed
the bank of 81 900. He was dressed like a
farmer and had his face bound mp in flannel.
Before the cashier.had handed him his mon
ey be had asked permission TO go behind the
railing. where there was a stove, as he had a
severe toothache and thought the heat might
mitigate it, The cashier granted the request
and The stranger passed behind the railing.
Once there he took revolver from his pock-
et. and. covering the cashier with it, diiect-
ed him to leave the building The cashier
left. The robber then locked the door, Sc
cured the booty and escaped, though closely
pursued by citizens, TO whom the cashier
had given the alarm.
MERIDIAN, Kas., March "A man an
swering the description of the robbsr who
stole $1,000 from Hicks & Gephart's Bank
at Valley Falls, KS, yesIerd,y, registered
at a hotel here last nj sht When two police
officers who had been notified Of the arrival
Of the stranger went TO tie hotel to arrest
him be resisted and was fred upon by both
officers and instantly killed, one bullet pen
etTating the heart and another piercing the
right lung. The stolen money was found on
the outlaws person. and he was positively
identified as one Robertson. A COroners
jury to-day exonerated the officers for hav-
ing caused the death Of the bank robber.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-05
A Pair OF Wesr Virginia Female High
way Robbers on Horse.


N'HEEi1xs. wess Va. March IA ire
rnendous sensation has been created in The
western part Of this State by the arrest Of
two women. TIE wives Of well-to-do far
mers. for professional highway robbery.
Some OF their adventures were as bold as
any Of Jack sheppard's or that ever figured
IN r0rnancf.
A series Of sensational highway robberics
have lately been committed in remote part
Of Jackson county. On Friday night A. b.
Mitchell. vell-to-d) farmer was stopped
on the road. near his home apparently by
two masked men, who presented revoivers
and demanded his money. While the rob
bers were searching Mitchell party OF
friends arrived Unexpectedly and the rob
bers took to fight.
THE HiGHwAYMEN CAPTURED.
They we're pursued, took refuge in house,
but were finally captured. The pursuers
were amazed 10 find. when the masks were
torn from their faces. that they were two
women. the wives of estirnable farmers in
the community, named Mitchell and Jones.
The women broke down. and confessed to q
large number Of bold robberies. Restitution
will be made TO those persons robbed. The
women say that they began their robberies
at first in order 10 scare their husbands who
were addicted to drink and kept late hours
Their unexpected success encouraged them,
and they have kept them up for several
months for the money to be made. They
are known to have secured nearly $1,000 from
two rObberies alone.
Among other robberies which the women
confessed to committing was one on cattle
drover named Hugh Nicholson week ago
Nicholson was riding through lonely part
Of the country, four miles from the locality
in which the women lived, when he was
suddenly ordered TO halt
THEY COULD SHOOT LIKE COWBOYS.
He put spurs to his horse, but two revol-
yer shots disabled his horse and brought
him to the ground The robbers then went
leisurely through his pockets and secured
all the money that Nicholson, carried,
which, however, happened TO be small
sum. They then assisted him to his feet,
bade him good bye and lef'. Nicholson has
no suspicion as to the identity of his assail-
ants. The exposure Of the female robbers
has created an intense sensation in that sec
lion. The family connections Of both wo-
men are very extensive, and strong effort
viii be made to save them from prosecution
and hnsh the matter up. ifpossble
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-05
pronIbItIon Not a Success.

DIS MoIsEs, Feb 27.-The Inauguration
Of Governor Boies this afternoon was car
risd out with great enthusiasm among the
Democrats. Visitors had come from all
over the State and from other States. The
oath of office was administered in the Hall
OF the House of Representatives TO the Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor-elect. and
Governor Boies then read his inaugural
In his inaugural address Governor Boies
proceeded to take up one by one the most
important public questions at present sgi
tating the people Of the State of Iowa, dis
cassing them at great length
On the question of prohibition the Gov
ernor stated that the proh.bitory laws had
been despised, disregarded and ignored in
most Of the large cities Of the State from the
day Of its birth down to the present time
The use Of intoxicating liquors as e bever-
age. had not diminished. Millions and mil
lions Of the capital Of citizens had been in
vested in the business, and then 1t had been
coldly wiped out without one effort to COM
pensate those who had been ruined thereby
in his judgment, the chief obstacle to the
enforcement of the law lay in the fact that it
was a cruel violation OF one of the most
valuable Of human rights. Wha, Iowa
ssded was practical legislation on the sub
ject-legislstion that was broad enough TO
cover more than the views of a single class.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-05
AMad Dos's Eight Victims.

NEW YoRK, Feb. 27.-Dr A. L'antard. the
consulting veterinarian Of tie Pasienr In
stitu,e, has decided that a dog killed At B. v
side, L. J., a few days ago was mad The
body Of this dog was sent to him f,r exami-
nation. He foand the stomach fall of hay
and rags. All the other pos, m ,rlem ex-
aminaiions also indicated madness. Before
the dog was killed he Bit three men. q bore
and dozen other dogs -Four Of these dogs
have already been killed. The Others are
now noboay knows where, with the germs
Of rabies implanted in them As the period
Of incubation from the time the amin Al was
bitten until the first symptoms Of rabies are
apparent averages sixty days, Il e = are likely
10 beat least six mad dogs in Long Islam ! | e
ere the end Of April.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-05

TaE House Of Representatives Thurs
day aliernOon. after having heard speech
% from both ii les. formally awarded the
contestant, Geo. ". Aikenson, the seat
which has been held by the Democrat,
John o. Peudleton, Tor the first West
Virginia District. PendletOn's pretended
election was.shown to have been brought
about by rank illegaliiy and fraud and
she House was clearly justified in its ac-
fion in unseating him. One hundred
And EortytEs Democrats voted against
she uuseating. When the question of seat
ing the contestant. Atkenson. came up,
the Democratic minority, with the rare
faculty for Statesmanship ofthe most ex-
allied sort. which they have frequently
displayed during the present session, re-
fused 20 vote, and sat dumb and wrath
Iul in their seats. A constitutional quo
Tum being present, Mr. Atkenson was
seated By a vote OF i0s to nothing.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-05

CoxNIssioNrR Of PENsIoNs RAUN told
the Pension Committee Of Congress that
be could greatly improve ihe clerical
force OF his Office II he could personally
select his clerks instead Of having TO take
those certified TO him by the Civil Se5-
vice Commission. And who can doubt
ae A man may be well mp in geography
and grammar and history, and know all
about fractions and cube root, and yet
not amount 70 much as clerk.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-05
congressIonal Forecast.

WASHING. .oN, March 2-Congress , appar-
emily has settled down TO a strictly business
basis aud is making rapid progress in the
consideration and disposition of legislation.
The Senate will duplicate this week to a
great extent the program of last week. 1t
is hoped. and by some Senators believed,
that vote will be reached this week on the
Blair bill. The Senators are tired of having
il hanging over their heads aud some of those
who had expected to speak on it have aban-
doned that intention in order TO cut the de
bate as short as may de.
In case a vote is reached on the bill before
the end Of the week, Mr. Sherman will move
10 have his bill declaring trusts TO be unlaw-
ful taken up for discussion. He will be an
tagonized by Mr.. Frye, who under instrue-
tions from the committee reporting the
measure, will ask that the Pacific Railroad
funding bill be made the order of the day.
This contest for position will occur whenever
the educational bill is out of the way-if not
this week then later.
Although considerable progress was made
in that direction last week. the order to act
on public buildings and bridge bills is still in
force. This class of measures, therefore, will
continue to occupy the time Of the Senate in
the morning hours Of the weeA or until the
calendar is declared
If Mr.. George is ready a portion Of the
morning hours will be devoted to the discus
sion ofthe resolution proposed byM. Eyarts
declaring the power of the Senate to elect a
President pro tenn. TO serve during an entire
session ofthe body. Mr.. George will oppose
the resolution ON the ground Of unconstitu-
tionality.
The outlook in the House is for a week de-
void Of interesting proceedings in COMPARE
son with what has gone before. The election
contest Of Feathersione VS.. Cate will prob
ably he pushed to a conclusion Monday.
Tuesday and "Wednesday are set apart by
special order for action upon public building
bills, of which there is large accumulation.