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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-12-31

A dispatch from Harrisburg in the Pitts
bnrgh papers Of Monday says The Bos-d
Of Pardons Eill bold its next messing On
Thursday. Januzry : It is believed thsf
the attorneys Tor the NieelFs. The Samer-et
county murderers, viii make another effort
al this meeting 20 secure a reiearirg for their
clients. on the ground % neEly-disoovered
evidence The generality Of people DO not
place much faith in tie value q this eVi-
denoe. and II Is the impression aa the Slate
department thai Governor Beaver vii sign
the Nioelys' death warrant withia few
T7rz
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-12-31

Ex-Cozu,y Auditor Cyrus a. Porter. Who
IS indicted f5r poisoning the iiFe stock q
the Mlsses Moore a. New Salem. Fayeitee
oounty. under $1,000 bai, for March coart,
has also bsen s-rested by the Young ladies
for Threatening 70 do Injury 10 thsir proper
u ana violence 10 their persons BE =
placed under bonds 70 keep the pescs tow
ara them They sllsse be committed ihe
crimes il revenge for the rsfasal Of Mss
Addie Moore TO marry him Porter i scared
and hAs advertised the sale Of his personal
property wiki the intention Of moving azay
from the COMMUNITY y H'esfasrsllad DzHso-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-12-31
Yours sEsc,iOnaisly.

- u - tA~@-%-
AT the same time and place = sheet Of
paper vas foaad with the following written
on j, in Joseph Sicslys handwriting;
John Beach is 5 feet 10 or II, would
weigh about iso or Ise los. dark b1OSn hsir
fingsd with gray dark brown nnstzcbe Pret-
" heavy. He was sbout 50 years d or prob
ably couple years more, AMI ~ -Iiile
bald. he had on dark gray OEereoai. mid
ding long. overzlls, striped leasher boots
and Eore cap. seen him lass sometime
n February.
Herry Miller Is about feet inches, red
dish hair. reddish mastzcbe had on dark
oFereoat and wore gum boots, he had on q
brown derby hat
The shove tzllis exactly viihfhe desrsp-
ton given Of Beach and Miller IN an aida
VT laid before .he Board Of P4rd0us day
or two before the Nicely boys broke jail and
: alleged 10 have been sworn 70 BY Jere
Mccarty, = prisoner in the county jail
II Joseph Nicelys Dear Friends had
seized on his suggestion and attempted 20
bribe Sherif-elect Good they would have
run against large sized circumstance.
Sheriff Good ]. not built that way, as they
would have ieayned 70 their sorrow.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-12-31

Deylin's prices are right
Bread 81, next to Mansion House.
Johnsoxn. Pa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-12-31

Nspins Of al kinds. TessIs. Bed Spreads
Towelings Of all kinds. At Cost. Plain BED
and Fancy Flannel Os al kinds 20 close
AZ Cost 81 j.. -. and &c. 8 Taele
OF Ciogh sold zf Sc, Red Letter DC
"a Table oEl Goth sold 15c-. Red
Letter. &c
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-12-31

One Of Joe Nsceiy's Schemes-A
Letter that Misczrried-
At - session Of the Pardon Board Friday
lAss. ii EAs decided thzs the case OF The
Nicely boys should receive no further con-
ssiez<ion before that b0dF- The next step
IN order Is sor Governor Beaver 70 - the
dsy for thar execution When the news
was broken 10 ths c0ndemned men, neither
Of them had anything 10 say. excepting that
Il xzs rhsf they expected
The day foliowiag their escape from the
jxi, reporter for the Hxks,D came iRto
possession ola letter. written By Joseph g.
Nicely ard directed 70 enc Of his relatives 81
LigOnier. The lester vas shown 70 the jail
ofFcsals. who ere familiar with that worlhy's
handwriting, and they ali prononncsd ii
genuine. The idea the letter Suggests i
not uosei one and had 81 attenPt ben
made 20 carry it into efsect would only have
increased the inmates Of the county jail. bat
il goes to show the desperation ofthe writer
and the frsendiine=s Of outside parties Ser
srzl inedecnsl slsenPss had becn made to
&c. the letter into the mails. and it vas az
terr2uis soRnd in the attic Of the jail,
where il hsd evidently been dropped BY the
writer in The ercitem-a. attending the e.
cape
FolIosing b the letterin full.
SOMERSET, Nov isth. 1886.
DEAR Fzsxsss We are vel hoping this
may md you al well ! have thought Of
something that il <ozked righs sin do 1t
viii take one Of your shrswdest men Go
to Sheriff God OF this county he Is the
shenT that comes in of1ice here on January
frss. xhea McMiEIen rsEires, and see If he
cannot be brsbed 70 favor ns in this way.
that IL viii csst no rejection on him, afler
be comes in offce- Lss SIX Or e.ght fellows
come some night abOat 10 or eleven O'clock,
and he could De in the ofzice with the keys
and they come in and make him hold up
his hands and then taey -; the keys and
unlock and lex Is out Nobody would know
that be knew anything about IL, and he
would receive no blame; ne vas j1st simply
oFerpoEerei nos this czn easy De arEang-
Cd OF seeing bin soon, before he Is IL oftioe-
After We are out he could give the alarm,
and Offer q reward for Us II be would do
this. which do think be will then il K DO
use TO look much more for evidence S=ad
some one who is sharp. and 60 si him in
this way and say If l pay yea money can
ges you 10 keep q secres and do me favor
al thsssne time. even if 4 DDS stretch yozr
conscience little: then they can lay the
plot, If be agrees To thai; get some one 10 see
70 this Al once See Sam sb9ui * too- sent
this oui With prisoner 80 no one viii know
ANYTHING about L. When you wife II this
can De done just say. That e al r'ghf and |
Eiil know then bat Il be csnaOt be 60. 10
do This then ssy that viii not do, or ne
could not do TIA. which we spoke about
II yOQ do not knox anything better. do this
Il you folks know anything bsster do that,
BAT l think this is the best thing ! know Of
just BOW When you get this letter write and
say gos your letter believe ! have moth
ing more % say,
Y0uTs sffsctionatsly,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-12-31

oaie<rz- Prs J. VI. Brkey, Vice Pres
dents H r. Bzrroa. Q. spsicher. A. B. 6rot.
see-eiaEies Nisze= Helen schsif and In
u Fech1ig-
xoznzx AETxRsoaS sEssFox.
Address by eounty Sap;. Bsrksy. f0llowed
by drill n music hy PrOE Smith. Of Dayton,
Ohio.
Instruetions in drawing By Prof Little. Of
Washington, D. G
Talk on Mathematical Geography by Prof
J. D. Meese, Of NeysrsdAle-
TAX byJ. L Fulton, Of HOoserviElss Isl
Interrogation Point md Exclamation
Point srd Period
A6fcurnrert
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-12-31

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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-12-31

i would be impossible 70 give you prices in
fall Of oGr Immense Stock, that we want 20
close ont within the nsxf - days. Al ne
ask s 70 have yo1 call We Sisa you All
Happy Sex Year. szd y0u certainly ez1
have i By attending our ThIHy Day
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-10
Spring Amusements.

Pedestrians who frequent theresidence
streets, especially in the neighborhood
of public schools, may be pleased to
learn that top time has gone out.
Any one who is in the habit of walking
in these neighborhoods has been liable
to have holes made in his shoes by the
Sharp pegs of tops recently, as the small
boy who celebrates top time is no re-
specter Of persons. But tops seem to
have gone out, and now the return
ball'.is holding sway with the young
sters. In some respects the return ball
is more aggravating than the top, be-
cause it forms an amusement for both
sexes. The boy who spins top is, to
certain extent, skillful in the operation,
and the pedestrian may possibly escape,
but the girl, who cannot spin top,
thinks that she can manipulate the re-
turn ball. Right here is where she COM
mits very grave error. The girl who
can throw ball or stone accurately is
not yet born, and when the average girl
arms herself with one of these hard wood
return balls and takes full possession OF
the sidewalk she is just as liable to fire
it into the eye of an inoffensive pedes.
trian as to direct it into the proper chan
mel. So the man who feels safe over the
departure of the dreaded stop time"
should not congratulate himself too soon
upon the advent of the era of the return
ball. He must wait until "kite time" or
t'marble time" to feel safe, and the only
way he can fix these juvenile dates is to
consult with the man who runs the small
store near public school.-Chicago Her
I'D
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-10
Ivory Is High.

The news that Emin Pasha has left be-
hind him his load of ivory has had sur
prising effect upon billiard interests IN
this country, and its effect may be soon
felt in further bulling of the market
for soft ivory used in the manufacture Of
billiard balls. The price Of billiard balls
was recently advanced to S32 a set of
four balls Of standard 2ss-inch measure
ment. 1t was the last boom of slow
rise in price that had been going on for
nearly year. In 1889, before the ad-
vance set in, standard set of balls of the
best ivory could be bought for S26.-New
York Sun.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-10
A Good Reason.

simpson-Say, Squivens, what In the
world do You mean by spading up that
pretty lawn?
Scuivens-What do meant thought
this property last week, and I have un'
derstuod since that there Is. q n1ortgsge
on 10 d foot deep and am trying to dig
nnut.--Amkaw Pilot.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-10
Lacking, Yet Rich.

Graves-I see-they propose to tax bach
elors in Wyoming at the rate of $3.50 a
year.
Merriman-Wel, as they are not mar
ried men, they can afford to pay it,
Lowell Citizen.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-10
Heavy.

"Werent you afraid your house would
be blown off its foundation in that
Storm
"No. The plumbers bill had come the
day before. With that in the house we
couldn'f be budged." Chatter.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-10
Chicago Feet.

Chicago School Teacher-How many
feet make a yard?
Tommy Lakeside-One.
Teacher orrect!-Lawrence AmeG1'
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-10
ENTERPRISES

:$ IS $$$$::$$
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-10

Roanoke Transfer Co.,
Rife's Hydraulic Engine Co.
Roanoke Electric Light
(Power) Co.,
Roanoke Brick and Construc-
ton Co.,
Roanoke Building Associa-
ton and Investment Co.
Roanoke Brick andImprove'
ment Co.,
Roanoke Opera House Co.,
Roanoke Iron Co.,
Southwest Virginia Real Es-
tate and Investment Co.,
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-10

Brought forward $GS5, 600
Traders Loan and Trust Co., 10000
Exchange Building and In
vestment Co., 10000
Virginia. Arsenic Bromlne
and Lithia Spring Co., 25,0OO
Virginia Dare Chemical
Works, 5,O0o
West End Land Co., 10000
South Roanoke Land Co., 100000
Roanoke Engine and Ma
chine Co., lOU,0OO
Merchants and Mechanics
Building aud Loan ASH. 5000
Virginia Brewing Co., $4,000
sl,041 900
Arizona republican., 1890-10-28
JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT.

Readers of TIE REpuBLIoAN will re- member with pleasure the publication in this paper, several weeks ago, of an open letter to Marcus A. Smith, embrac- ing ten questions. The letter was digni- fled and argumentative in tone, and the issues brought forward and the ques- tions asked were pertinent to the cam paign. The letter was published over the signature of "A Republican Voter," but really needed not even that, for the article was plain and straightforward exposition of the reasons advanced by the Republican party of Arizona why Marcus A. Smith should not be re- turned to Congress. Yet, in all fairness, they were addressed as inquiries to the person whose official acts are brought into discussion. In the editorial columns an invitation was given him to answer, tenderlng, free of cost, space in TIE REPUBLICAN for such reply.
 But how was this communication treated by Mark Smith and his packers Was there reply made to q single alle- gation advanced? Not one, but a howl of vituperation went up, of which the following is but mild example:
 THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN takes Mark Smith to task for not answering ten charges made against him by some individual who has not the manhood to sign his name to his "charges." !" The people of Cochise county, where Mark smith lives, can assure THE REPUBLICAN and all the rest of the hirelngs of the Salt River Valley that if he descended to the level of the coward who dared not sign his name to his dirt, they would disown him. gentleman never pays attention to anonymous communications.
 The above is from the Tom bstone Prospector, journal which was sud denly "caved down the bank" about the time the campaign began. It is as complete reply as has yet been ad- vanced. Simply vituperation and a de- mand that the charges have the writer's name appended, for what purpose it is hard to tell, except to give the Smith organs chance to sling mud at him. We protest against this view of the case. It is neither manly nor argumentative. It matters not the hand that penned these questions; it is not personal matter between the writer and Marcus A. Smith. It is the voice of the Repub- lican party of Arizona as it demands, by virtue of the citizenship of it's members, an accounting from Delegate to Con- gress, who has been charged with being recreant to his trust. Opportunity for reply is .open; the argument for plaintiff is filed in the court of public opinion, and unless the answer of Defen- dant Smith be speedily presented, the cause must be decided against him by defanlt
Arizona republican., 1890-10-28
SLIGHTLY MIXED.

The Prescott Courier is nothing if not inconsistent. Per instance, the follow ing "The statement in the Journal
 Miner to the effect that Harris Baldwin pledged himself never to remove the Capitol from Phoenix, or words to that effect, is false. He has made no pledge on the Capitol question:" The old gen tleman who grinds the drivel for the Courier is injudicious when he makes such assertions, for it clearly shows foolishness on his part. He should know that, inasmuch as the three news papers in Phoenix each gave that state ment as part of Baldwin's speech at the opera house in this city, it must have been uttered. Still there is hardly doubt but that Harris Baldwin in his private utterances in Prescott says that which is entirely different, and it is very probable that Mir Marion is relying upon such utterances. It is not at all likely that Harris Baldwin would very strongly oppose any effort to re- establish the Capitol at Prescott.
 The old bear of the Courier also, in his last issue received here, extenuating the thievery at the Territorial Peniten- tiary and attempting to excuse the chief cause of it, Zulick, says: "The writer of this told Governor Zulick, be- fore he appointed Stevens, what manner of man he, Stevens, was, and he was ap- pointed against our protest" To this blooming assertion, we are indebted to the Prescott JOurnai-Miner for an an- swer. The answer is simply reproduc- tion of the files of the Courier, of the time when these things were happen ing, wherein, under large headlines and a growing rooster, the Courier imparted the joyful information that Graham county's first and favorite son, George II. Stevens, is elected to the House. Little Steve is reelected, vindicated, and the Hughes boodlers are wiping their lizards eyes," The two state- ments don't seem to connect.
 Again, referring to Stevens, the Courier says: "We believe he was and is de- faulter, but why hasn't Mir. Churchill, who calls himself Attorney-General, done his duty by bringing suits against Stevens bondsmen?" The Courier is behind the times; suits have been on the court docket for To, these many days, against the recreant Prison Com missioners and are being pressed.
Arizona republican., 1890-10-28

THE speech of Colonel William Her ing at the opera house last night was without doubt one of the most masterly efforts ever listened to in this Territory Concise and epigrammatic in his expres- sions, happy in his illustrations, clear and polished in his diction, the speaker furnished to an audience that crammed the spacious theatre an oratorical treat that engaged the most intense interest for two hours. The wide range of po- litical discussion was comprehensively covered, George w. Cheyney, the peo- ple's candidate, warmly endorsed and not few striking and effective shots poured in upon the ring.
Arizona republican., 1890-10-28

R. c. POWERS is out in plain state ment, published in the Herald last even. ing, that is a complete refutation of the islanders upon him contained in the Madigan affidavit" To the base as. sertions of discharged employe of the Surveyor Generals office, he opposes references to documents signed by him, on file in that same office, wherein he, instead of favoring the Reavis fraud, unqualifiedly opposes it, and announces that after examination he could find no corners or monuments such as were de- scribed by Reavis. The answer is suffi- cient. c. Meyer Zulick's affidavit is overthrown and some other tack must be resorted to.
Arizona republican., 1890-10-28
smiths Land Survey Appropriation.

smiths Land Survey Appropriation. From the Mohave Miner.
 One thing of vital importance to northern Arizona and to Mohave county in particular is the survey by the gov ernment of the public lands of this portion of Arizona. A paltry $5O00 has been appropriated for the purpose to cover the whole Territory. Our delegate to Congress acknowledges that he is powerless to help us in the matter, yet the delegates from the other Territories have been able to get liberal amounts set aside for this purpose in their sections. If these lands were sur veyed they would be open to settlement and subject to taxation. There are thousands upon thousands of acres of land in Mohave county, which if avail able for settlement, would in few years be acquired for agricultural and grazing purposes. But leaving this aside, were these lands surveyed, they would then be subject to taxation, and especially those owned by the railroad grant. The value of these lands would add largely to the assessment roll and be the means of reducing the high rate cf taxation, which engufs at present. The next delegate from Arizona can make him. self exceedingly popular in Northern Arizona, by securing the much needed appropriation for the survey of these public lands.
Arizona republican., 1890-10-28

JOHN B. MONTGOMERY is one of the oldest and most respected citizens of Maricopa county. There lives no man who can say against him one word oi condemnation, for his character is above reproach. Called to the nomination by the unanimous voice of his party, he has put aside large private interests for the sake of the county he has so ably and devotedly served before. Mir. Mont gomery, though active in the campaign, need make no canvass; he is known to every voter within the county and will not fail to secure election and by rous- ing majority, at that.
Arizona republican., 1890-10-28

HAS Nick Osborne shown himself worthy of his office by accepting that donation of $1034 from the Board of Supervisors, when he knew that he had no earthly right to it? Would it not be better to place in the position Walter S. Johnston,a a young man of ability and in tegrity, who would charge the county only the fees to which he would be legally entitled?
Arizona republican., 1890-10-28
ARTICLE III.

The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted is to build dam or dams near Gila Bend on the Gila River, in Maricopa County, Territory of Arizona, and to build Canal or Canals from said point through Maricopa and Yuma Countless in the Territory of Arizona, and for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating dams, acequias canals, ditches, fumes, pipes, conduits, pumps, hydrants, plugs, reservoirs, aqueducts, gates and such other structures and appliances as may be necessary and useful in turning, conducting controlling, obstructng and regulating the flow of water, acquiring by location, appropriation and pur- chase, and in any other lawful manner what ever, water, water rights and franchises, dams, acequias, canals, ditches, fumes, aqueducts, pipes, conduits, pumps, hydrants, plugs, reser- voirs, gates and such other structures and appli- ances as may be necessary, convenient or useful in turning, conducting, obstructing controlling and regulating the flow of water; to buy aud sell water and the use thereof, for any and all purposes; to acquire by purchase, location, or in any other lawful manner real estate, lands and all other kinds of property, real personal and mixed; to lay out, construct and acquire by pur. chase, or in any other lawful manner, and accept, hold, possess, enjoy, operate, use, fran chises from any State or Territory of the United States, or any county or municipal or private corporation, wagon roads, canals, mills, facto- ries, houses, capital stock and bonds of corpora tons, chattels, goods, wares and merchandise, ehoses in action; buying, selling, and dealing In all kinds Of property, real, personal and mixed; buying, manufacturing, operating sell ing and dealing in electrical appliances for driving machinery, and as motor power for pro- polling any and all kinds of mechanical appli- ances where electricity is applicable; telephone and telegraph lines, electric lights transacting any and all kinds of business which may be transacted by natural person; to hold, use and enjoy the same, and to alienate, sell, lease, demise and dispose of the same, or any part thereof, as well as of any other property this corporation possesses, be seized of be entitled to; to borrow money and contract to repay the same at such time or times, and with such rate or rates of interest its Board of Directors deem proper and sec fit; and to hypothecate, mort gage or pledge all or any part of the property oi this corporation, and all or any part of the property which this corporation may hereafter acquire; to secure the payment of such money with interest, or to secure the payment of any thereon as 1t may be legally obligated to pay.
Arizona republican., 1890-10-28

J. M. w. MOORE is a man of mature years, experienced in legislation, intelli- gent and of unblemisbed reputation; he is heavy property owner in both Yava- pai and Maricopa counties, and will not fail to represent the people, in the full est sense, in the Council of the Six teenth Legislature.
Arizona republican., 1890-10-28

To MARCUS A. SMITH is due the de- feat of the North and South railroad bill. After his defeat at the polls, Marcus will learn that oft the straight est and most honorable path will lead to success as well as the most devious of moral highways.
Arizona republican., 1890-10-28

TIE Prescott Jounal-Miner kindly says; "THE PHOENIX REPUBLICAN is do- ing valiant service for the Republican party. Its editor, Ed s. Gill, should be rewarded by being elected to the Legis- lature from Maricopa county"