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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-01-18

IL
section of this city and swept on through
the northern limits, making pathway
nearly u quarter OF a mile wide, and leav-
ing death and destruction IN Its track.
There was scarcely any warning of the
approaching storm, owing to the fact
that the sky had been overcast for several
hours before the full force of the wind was
felt.
Three fatalities are reported, but the
names OF the victims have not yet been
asceriained. They comprise an entire
family, father, mother and child, icsid-
ing on Mound street. They met their
deaths by the falling uf building On
their dwelling.
The losses on property are roughly es
timated at 100000. but are likely to
prove More. .---s
NEBRASKA SUFFERS AGAIN.
A dispatch to the Journal from Lincoln,
Neb,, states that reports +, ceived there
are to the effect that a storm of great
severity Is raging throughout the state.
a peculiar feature of the storm is its oc :
currence on the anniversary of the ter
rible blizzard two years ago, When so
many people persisted from the cold.
Reports of the present storm indicate that
it is no less severe than that of which il
is the anniversary.
SNOW AT OMAHA.
OMAHA, Jan. IA terrific snowstorm
has been raging here since early this
morning, Drifts are two to four feet
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HOMICIDE AT SPOKANE FALLS.
TIED TO A TREE AND. SHOT.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. II William
Black, a colored youth who had Just com
pleted term in the penitentiary and re-
turned TO his home in Barnwell county,
was yesterday tied to tree by white
man named Ready, and shot to death
Before committing the brutal deed Ready
knet down and prayed for bis victim.
Several white men stood by and witnessed
the murder without protest. No arrests
were made.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-01-15
For lohnstown,s Relief.

WAsHISGToN. Jan. i2-Daniel Coolidge,
superin,ep lent of the JOhnstOwn Rail Com
pany of Joinstown, is in the city. and de-
clares himself on the subj sct ofthe relief bill
that Con gressman Scull intends TO introduce
in day or tSo. This bill has.for its object
the DIRE 'ging of the Conemaugh river and
stonycr ,ek and the general improvement Of
the tow l. 1t provides for an appropriation
Of 500, 900 to carry out this work. Mr. Cool
idge says ths improvement. must be made.
since the two streams named have not chan
nels large enough to carry off an ordipary
rainfall
"Of course I am in favor Of any. scheme
that ha for its object the improvement Of
the Colmaugh and SIonycreek, and conse-
quenil5 the improvement Of Johnsiown.
sonnet ling must be done Of that there is no
doubt. The rivers must be dredged, and the
anesti N that arises is who shall do il, the
State or general government? Personally.
am Of the opinion that the State should do
it. The work is certainly within its prov
ince "
1t Is safe to say that Mr. CoJlidge's idea is
that Of a great number Of fcongressmen. who
view the case from purely unprejudiced
standpoint, and are opposed 10 the passage o.
the appropriation bill as Objectionable from
a c constitutional standpoint. They argue thai
the government cannot provide relief for dis
tricts rayaged by natural occurrences and re
fer to the numerous cyclones out West tha
have wiped out whole town, which wen
never rebuilt or repaired by the govern
ment
Mr.. Coolidge reports everything IN fsi
condition at Johnstown, with several aitempt
at erecting substantial buildings on devasta
te territory.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-01-15
Aont.y oirI's Poker.


MIDDuUrowS. y. y, Jan. 1.-THE parish
ioners aud friends of the Rev Z. C. Cowles
of Leeper. Cortland county, made him the
other night a donation visit Chief among
the gifts was purse well filed with green
backs On the night following the donation
at about midnight, the inmates Of the par
sonaee were aroused from sleep by banging
at the front door, The parson, unsuspect-
ingly. opened the door. A big man, dressed
in gray clothes. and with his face concealed
by mask, thrust the muzzse OF a revolver
close to The pastors head and said:
Give me ali the money you've got in the
house. and be quick aboutit."
Amazed at this greeting, the pastor began
to back away from the door and to parley
with the robber. Al this juncture Miss
Cowles appeared upon the scene, clad in her
night clothes and armed with poser which
she had caught up as she came through the
kitchen. She exclaimed 10 the robber: u
know you, and III see you hanged, at The
same time rushing in between her letbei
and the intruder and striking al The latter
with the poker
The burglar al FOR all he was worth. and
the pro, eeds Of the donation party were
saved.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-01-15
FstaI pispute over land.

OTTAWA, January l3.-During dispute at
Springfield, Nova Scotia, between Frank Ma
son and Mr. Sproule, concerning vacant
piece of ground. Mason threatened 10 put
Mr.. Sproule off the land. Mr.. Sprcule. who
had been cutting wood and had an ak in his
hand, told Mason to keep back, but Mason
sprang forward, and they ciinched.
During the struggle the ak fell out of
Sprule's hand and the son picked it up. Mr..
Mason's son, who saw his father was get
ting the worst fit, went to the rescue, when
young Sproule, with one blow of his AK cut
open the base of the skull Of young Mason
He then advanced on the other couple and
attacked Mason, senior. whom be cut from
the back ofth head across through the jaws
and with second blow broke bis arm,
Young Mason is in "A dangerous condition,
bnt the old man will recover.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-01-15
A Hurricane in the West.


ST.. LoUIs. Jan. 12-This afternoon hur-
Ticane struck the city unrooiing houses, tear
ing ont trees by the roots, blowing steeples
off churches, leveling telegraph poles and
doing considerable damage generally. All
the Eastern telegraph wires centering in St.
Louis are blown down. and rumOr comes
from the little town OF Venice, three miles
north of Eas: st. Louis, that several houses
were destroyed there and three or four per-
sons were killed, but this acksconfrmatioD.
The cyclone entered the city in its full
force at Twenty third street and Chateau
avenue, passing northeast until it reached
Seventeenth and Olive streets, where il
swerved taking a directly easterly course TO
Fourteenth. and then again turned to the
northeast, leaving the city and striking the
river just north of Tyler street The an
nouncemont of the approach and progress Of
the storm, was a dull, sullen roar, quickly
followed by a torrent Of rain which in turn
was succeeded by sleet. and before the vic
Tins could realize what had happened, tie
storm bad swept by and on.
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Emprese Augasta eurIed.

BERLIN. January l2-rhe funeral of the
Empress Augusta took place to day. Court
Chaplain Koegel delivered the Grafton in the
chapel of the Schloss. where The remains
were lying. His motto was based on the
motto Of the dead Empress BE joyful in
hope, patient in adversely and steadfast in
prayer" He exlolled her fear of God, hei
devotion to duty. her charity aud sincerity.
aud her love for her husband and the father
land.
AT the conclusion of the services in tie
chapel the funeral procession was formed
and started for Charlottenburg. Inter den
Linden, through which the procession pass
ed, was profusely draped with mourning
emblems. An immense crowd assembled "a
witness the procession. Al the junction Of
the Charloitenburg road and Lieges ALE the
procession dispersed. The Imperial family
in carriages accompanied the remains 'c
Charlotienburg. The Fourth Grenadiel
Guards, of which the dead Empress wa.
honorary Colonel, escorted the coffin.
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PuxxsrrAwxlg. Pa. Jan is.-For the
past few days several Of the men who came
out with he strikers have been working in
the nlines al wslston. Among them were
two Italians who have bseo looked upon by
their counlrsnsen ns traitors and we're &c
cordingiy The subjects OF great contempt.
owingto The strong guard kept around them
by the Pinketon detectives they were not
nolested until yesterday wheu they went to
an Iialisn store to buy some goods. While
there the proprietor told a cou sstieraie 70 SIP
out. lock tie door and inform their striking
breshren here they were. The siorekeeper
in tie meantime kept them engaged in con-
vsrsation until large crowd Of irate Italians
appeared on the scsne aud made them pris-
oners. Threats Of lyncbing were freely in
dnlgsd in, but the timely interference of tie
miners sgenis. Messrs Quinlisk and Wilson,
probably saved them from being roughly
handled By the crowd.
No eyictions took place on Saturday or
to-day on account of the Illness Of the
sheriff, who is suffering IRON la grippe.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-01-15
Report of the siloott Case.

WAsHTScroN, Jan. l3-Thpe reports were
made 10 the House to-day by the silcott In
yestigaiing Committee; the majority one by
Chairman Adams and two minority ones by
Messrs. HemphiIl and Holman The major
ity report is to the effect that the members
are entitled to receive from the Government
the monies due them that were embezzled
by Cashier Silcott. Mr.. Holnan in his re-
port does not acknowledge that The Ser
geant-at-Arms, from whose Office the money
was stolen. is the disbursing officer Of the
House. II be is the disbnrsing officer, says
Mr.. Holman, the loss must fall on The Gov
ernment. but il not, the members must bear
all loss. Mr.. HemphilI recommends that
the matter be settled by the Court of Claims
THE LAUGH WAS on THE DEMOCRATS
Amos ] Cummings, of New York, in The
House to-day created sensation BY intro
dncing bin appropriating s50,0oo to erect
in ststuary Hall monument TO Samuel j.
Tilden. the pedestal to be inscribed 10 the
memory of Samuel j. Tilden, nineteenth
President Of the United States (elected but
not seatedl. The Democrats applauded the
reeding Of the bill, but sweeny. new Re
publican member from Iowa. turned the
laugh on the Democrats by inquiring if the
inscription was to bs in cipher.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-01-15
camphers Inauguratlon.

COLUMBUS, January l3.--There were fully
10000 strangers in the city to-day and no'
even the fearful gale and rapid fall in the
temperature could check the exhueeraut
spirit of the Democratic hosts. Military
and civic organizations, accompanied ty
bands. paraded the streets all morning, and
the strains Of music were most frequently
heard in The Campbells Are Coming ard
Down Went McGin,y'
The Inauguration ceremonies proper took
place on the east terrace Of the State House
where, sheltered from the wind by the high
Capitol the Snpreme Court, Legislature and
state officers witnessed the administration
Of the oath Of office by Chief Justice +. J.
Dickman and listened TO the inaugural ad-
dress.
Governor Foraker came from a sick bed
where a serious attack Of la grippe threw
him, TO see his successor inaugurated.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-01-15
Collect on Delivery.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l0-The commissioner
of internal revenue, by recent decision,
has reversed the ruling heretofore made ON
the c. O. d. subject The following extract
is made from bis decision: II am of the
opinion that when a person makes bona
fide offer TO purchase goods, and directs in
the same order that the goods shall be sent
by a common carrier or anyone else 10 a
place designated by him, the price TO be paid
at the place of delivery, and the order is ac-
cepted by Tie seller, and the goods are sepa-
rated from the other goods of the seller as
the goods of the purchaser, and are delivered
TO the carrier with instructions to deliver to
The purchaser at the p!ee named by him
and TO collect the purcF ase money at that
place, that the place Of sale under law Of
congress imposing a special tax upon whole
sale dealers, is the point at which the goods
are ordered, and set apart, aud delivered 10
the carrier.
The true test is, was the offer on Tie part
of the purchaser bona fide one to bay. and
was II so accepted by the seIler2 lfthe pur-
chaser should decline to receive the goods
and pay for them, could the seller maintain
an action for the price thereof Any ether
rule, il seems TO me. would be doing great
violence 10 the acts OF congress imposing
these taxes."
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smothered n a caIsson.


LOUISVILLE, Jan. 9-As the woIkmen in
the pumping station Al the bridge in course
of construction between this city and JefIer-
sonville were looking for the men in the cais-
son 10 put of in their boats. leaving work
for the night, they suddenly saw the low,
dark structure disappear IN dashing white
waves aud card. before they could realize
what hal happened, the ROAR of the furious
maelstrom.
A runner was dispatched TO the life saving
station and three skiffs were manned and
pulled to the scene ofthe wreck. Word was
sent to the police station and squad was at
once ordered to the ground to aid in the
work of recovery. The Coroner was called
AMI went with corps Of physicians. The
site Of the bridge is at the upper end of the
city. Just below Tow Head Island.
Within an hour from the disappearance Of
the caisson 5000 people were on the shore
and strained their eyes trying to see some
thing Of the wreekage Dozens OF boats were
plying about over the spot where the caisson
had stood and lights danced 10 and fro with
them but there was no trace Of the massive
structure Of stone and timber which had
kept off the angry river. II was soon known
that only four OF the eighteen men who were
at work at that time had time 10 escape.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-01-15
Weather Men Puzzled.

WAsaISSToN, JIn. 12.-The Signal Ser
vice. the photographic and mete ,rological
divisions of the Navy Department, have
been flooded recently with qneries as to the
causes Of the extremely warm weather that
is prevalent in all parts Of the United States,
The fivorite theory aisanced being tn at a
change has occurred in the Gulf Stream :
course. General Greely. OF the first men
toned department, aud Mr.. HIydsa Of the
photographic Bureau. says the warm wealth
er is not caused by any change in the Calf
Streams course bit they seem at loss to
give any s;ientis reason for the remark able
winter.
Lieutenant Downer, in charge of the Hv-
geographic office at Boston, says he is satisfi
ed that the Gulf Stream has changed its
course 1T stands to reason said he, that
the great body of water. warmer by 10 de
grees than the rest of the ocean. approaching
the coast, would tend toincrease the temper
aturen
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ullLIAM o. Krllsv DEAD.
The Father OF the Housa Passes
Awav AT washington.


W,susxaraS. jan. a--Jaige William y.
kelley. the .sFatlser Of Protection and oflhe
House. of Representative breathed his
lass at GO this evening IL was surround
ed by his Immediate relatives. Mrs. Horst
man, yr and Mrs. Holmes and his twosons,
William d. kelley, IT,. and Alber B. Kelley.
Speaker Reed. 90 hearing the news, i'm
mediately seat the Sergeani-at-Arm- Of tie
House to make inqairies as 70 the fatrre
disposition os the remains. which, il IS
thought. will lie in state in the Capitol dur
ing Saturday or Sunday. Jndgs Kelley
made the request that bis Dody be placed in
state in toe roiania Of The Capitol, thst ia-
neral services be held Ia the hall Of the
House, and that a Congressional committee
accompany the remains TO Philadelphia
where the iniermeni viii take place. Mr.
Mckinley has assured the relatives that the
deceA eAsed's wishes would be respected. To-
morrow. on the c)nFening Of the House.
Hoa. Charles o'Nell will announce the fact
Of his late colleagues death, and an ADJOURN
nent will Immediately thereafter occur
Judge Kelley's death leaves ex Speaker
Randall the Congressman who has served
the longest term in the House. lie is now
the father Of the House, and IS succeeded by
Charles O'Nein. Pennsylvania has frrnish-
ed the :hree Oldest C5ngressmsn IN in point Of
service. Messrs. R1adsll aud 0'Neill enter
ed the House with the Thirty-eighth Con-
eress Randall has served continuously
since then. NeiIl having skipped the For
ty-second Congress.
SKETCH or JUDGE KELLEY.
Judge Kelley was born at Philadelphia,
April u. 1914. He received a thorough En-
glish education and, when quite young was
proof reader in a printing office Subsequent
/ " he became an apprentice in jewelry
establishment. He then removed to Boston,
where be worked for five years as journey
man jeweler. At the expiration of his term
Of years he returned to Philadelphia where
he studied and practiced law, dsyoting bim-
self also to literary pursuits. He was twice
Prosecuting Attorney for the city and coun-
Nv Of Philadelphia, and for 10 years Judge of
the Court Of Common Pleas Of Philadelphia.
In 1850 he was a delegate to the Repabli-
can National Convention at Chicago, and
was selected by the Pennsylvania delegation
10 represent that State in the committee OF
one from each State AMI Territory TO inform
MIR. Lincoln personally Of his nomination to
the Presidency. He was elected to the FAR
ty-seTenth Congress- and has served con-
tinuously since. He was entering upon his
fifteenth term when he died.
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II. entire list Of conaressfpen daring
ene century Of constitutions government
would be searched in vain for another
statesman 80 thoroughly familiar with
the resources, capacity, industry, pro-
auction and consumption Of this csuntry
as William D. Kelly was His power in
that regard was phenomenal Others
could as clearly see and strongly present
the great principles Of siatesmanship-
although he vas by no means deficient
in that respect but be was unrivaied IN
The power 10 throw light upon the prac-
teal bearings Of revenue legislation To
him the Tariff WAS not 50 much great
idea asa great aggregation Of vital facts
with each one Ct which he was familiar.
He knew why an import should be Oh
the dutiable or the free list, as the case
might be. and if subject to duty, how
much it should be to answer the de-
mands Of fair protection To such an
extent did he carry this power that i
amounted to genius. The present chair
man Of the Ways and Means Committee,
Major Mckinley, has remarkable powers
of detailed mastery, but Judge Kelly
was Incompatible.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-01-15

Then II Was InasIis. Now It's Ed
nnunds VINO F.ayed Kim.

There was good spors IN il1e Senate on
Wednesday afternoon. Senator VOORHEES,.
having recovered from The clloAiag which
be reserved two years ago Al lie hands of
Senator Ingalls,. opened his nnoaih and spoke
OF tie importance Of preserving the purity
Of elections. especially in Indians lie ask
ed the adoption ofa resolution caiiing upon
the Attorney General for informaiion as to
the failure Of the Unitel States Court IN In
diana to mete ont punishmentt 10 Colonel W
W. Dudley Cor writing the alleged blocks
OF five letter The speech in advocacy OF
this resolution had been advertised. aud the
galleries were ccowdel Among the disiin-
guished Democrats present were ex Commits
s;oner Black, Judge Thoman and ex-senator
Mcdonald, and from the House cauie all of
the Democratic representatives from Indiana
10 do honor to the Tall Sycamore of the
Wabash.
The result was not exactly what this de-
won't throng expected. The Indiana mans
speech was enriched by all the yituperatiye
vocabulary of which be is master. and the
s7ChdtOt Out t4-o ttctAtto W. 4 ~ oAeA %
the effectiveness of his peroration. But The
real fan came when be sat dowa. This time
it was Edmnnds instead of ingalls, who
turned VOORHEES, over his knee and spanked
him until an unfriendly audience had TO
manifest appreciation OF the ihoroughness
OF the job. Edmunds simply had fun with
the Indiana Senator, and rasped him 50 that
the latter lost his temper. The products,
Of letter from an Indiana Democratic COM
mittee, aniedating Dudleys, and using the
very language which has brought condemna-
ton on Dudley's head, was boomerang
Voorhees, lost his temper and hit back wild
ly, whereupon Elmunds. instead OF retort-
ing, smilingly sung out Let us vote" aud
the sport was over.
An interesting incident Of the debate was
Quay's unexpected and prompt denial Of
VOORHEES, allegation that the Pennsylvania
Senator went TO Indiana and advised in the
Dudley matter Quay so seldom opens bis
m )uth in debate that the Senate was quite
started.
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ARaoe war at Alton. Illinois.

ALToN, III, Jan. 1o.-The excitement here
over the trouble between the Board Of Edu-
cation and the c)lorei people increased to-
day and eliminated in another riot. The
city of Alton has provided separate schools
and teachers for cOlored children. but the
children and their parents have ali along
contended that it was their right to attend
,chool with the white children. In the last
month number ofcolored children left their
schools and attempted 10 go TO the white
schools, but were driven out by the white
children. To day body Of negroes. accom-
panied by their children, called on Professor
Powell, at the High School, and made such a
forci6le demand for the admission of their
children that Powell succumed, and the col
ored children walked in among the whites
and took their seats The white children be-
gan packing up their books, and Informed
the superintendent that they would leave
school. As soon as the calored protectors
went away the white pupils assaulted the
blacks and drove them from the school
They then returned in triumph TO their desks
The colored folks have abandoned all their
schools, and are vowing vengeance.
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a Ban OF Fire.

For some some months a ball of fire has
been appearing in field near the residence
of Robert Carrons, q farmer, who lives about
three miles east of Cannonsburg. Washing
ton county, on the National Road
1t appears on hin, which disproves the
theory ofits being will'o the wisp, as that
is caused by swamp. The most responsible
men in AnWell Township vouch for the
truth of the above. among them DIR. A. C.
Streator Robert Carrons, Frank C. streator,
Nelson Doak and Z. II. Ames. 1t is only
seen on certain nights aud appears from to
II O'CLOCK, and each of the above named gen
tlemen assert that they have seen it at differ
ent times.
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Elood commIssIon Money

PlTTsBuRe, Pa, Jan. iO.-Another meeting
of the Johnstown Flood Commission viii be
held on Thursday night to ascertain the re-
suit Of the distribution Of the last 81 600 goo,
The commissions rapidly winding up its af-
fairs.
Mr.. James B. Scott said yesterday that
when the present distribution will have been
made there will still remain several hundred
thousand dollars, and the Commission has
not decided what disposition they will make
oft, Mr. Scott said that applications had
been made by some of the afflicted towns
for someofth the money TO do certain things.
Johnstown in particular has not applied
and IL is possible the funds remaining will be
scattered in the flooded districts at places
where it will do the most good.
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Eight WIN a wnacat.


READING, Pa Jau. S.-Recently while
hunting raccoons on the Blue Mountains,
Joel S. Degler and William Noecker, Of
Sirausstown. this county, had a terrific en-
counter with wildcat. Degler fired and
wounded the animal, which leaped from the.
tree straight FOR its assaiant Degler dodg-
ed, and the animal fell wide Of its mark,
among the pack of hounds. The dogs at
tackled the wildcat, and after sharp battle
the latter retreaied to a big pine tree. Mr.
Degler again emptied his rife into the ami
mails body, and the wildcat fell upon the
ground. Thinking il was dead Degler went
10 pick II up, when he was attacked and hor-
ribly bitten. lie had no knife, bat Noecker
came to his assistance. and the animal was
killed AFTER hard struggle.