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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-09
They Want Relief.


DIS MoINEs. lows, April 4.-The execu-
tive committee appointed by the Anti-Pro-
hibition Republican conference has drawn
up a petition to the Legislature which was
presented to the Senatorial caucus held last
night. Among other things the petition
says:
We were instructed to urge upon the Re
publican members of the Legislature the
imperative necessity of modifying the law
and extending the relief that is asked. The
change is demanded by every consideration,
whether moral, social, political, or CONNER
cial. The situation of the largest and most
important cities Of the State, and indeed Of
many other communities, is deploraOle. To
leave them as they are, subject to all the
evils which absolute free whisky can infiict
is little less than treason.
There never was time when fearless
high-minded action on the part Of Repub-
lcans was so necessary as at this moment.
We beg that you will not fail to respond to
the most urgent appeal for help and justice
that was ever presented 10 legislative body.
You cannot hesitate for party reasons. The
party has already lost its splendid majority
solely on account of its altitude toward pro-
hibition The detection goes on every day.
You must feel that the reyulsion in public
sentiment is almost complete, and nothing
can be more certain than that the party will
( in the future sustain and commend those
( who in this critical iuncture have the cour-
age and the patriotism to do that which
every intelligent observer knows is essential
] 70 the success OF the party.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-09
A Flagman.s Heroic wife.

NEwBuRG, y. Y, April "a great mass
Of solid rock broke away and fell on the
Central II Hudsn tracks mile and half
south of Garrison's just after the fast mail
had passed south al 45 this morning. As
a watchman is stationed there constantly TO
watch this Deep Rock cut-some sixty feet
in height-he ran into bis cabin. aroused his
wife and daughter, and then the three set
out TO warn approaching trains. The wife
ran north in her night clothes with a red
lantern, while the father and daughter ran
south. The wife succeeded in tagging and
holding the express at Garrison's, but the
watehman and daughter, with all their
swinging ofred lantern and bed quilt, failed
to catch the engineers eye in time to stop an
approaching freight. II struck the rock and
was wrecked, piling fifteen cars thirty feet
high over the b0wlder.
Engineer John Powers, Fireman John
Doole aud the head brakeman fell beneath
the engine when the tender broke away, but
all three escaped with their lives, but the
brakeman was badly bruised aud injured in
wardly. In one of the freight cars which
stood on its end like church steeple on the
top of other csrs was a fourteen year old
boy asleep in a buggy and in charge OF a
horse. The animal rolled ont through =
broken side Of the car, and climbed down
the heap Of wreckage to the ground. Il was
severely hurt. but the boy received no in
iuries
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-09

PLATFesN pledges, in the opinion of
the Froo, are made TO be kept. If not,
they ought TO be, and the people ought
10 insist that they be not trifled with by
making pledges that something Of value
will be done, and then not doing it. This
is the reason why the Pres calls renewed
attention 10 the declaration of the Re-
publican National Convention Of 1883
that I'VE demand the reduction of letter
postage 10 one cent per ounce" The
time is thoroughly ripe for the improve
ment promised in this expression of Re-
publican policy. Postmaster General
Wanamaker has risen above the old idea
that 50 crippled the efficiency Of this de-
partment, the idea that il must be self
sustaining something that is not exac-
led Of any other branch Of the govern
meni, and that none, except of course
the Treasury Department, which collects
the bulk Of the revenues. should be ex-
pecied 10 realize Let Mr.. Wanamaker
20 further and give the people penny
letter postage. He could do nothing else
that would so porpetuaily establish 4
grateful remembrance Of bis fame as ar
administrator-N J. Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-09
Forty Families Homeless.


NAYS LANDING. n. j., April 4.-The mis-
fortune which has come upon the farmers
of the town of Germania causes intense ex-
element all over Southern New Jersey.
Over 10 families are now homeless. Sheriff
johnson of Atlantic county has sold within
the last two days 200 farms to satisfy mort
cages which had been foreclosed. One of
the farmers evic.ed was George Ling. His
misfortune made him crazy, and on Tuesday
night he set fire to his home and burned it
to the ground, dying himself in the flames.
Another farmer. Fred Wersbo, has barricad-
ed himself in his house and announces his
intention to keep possession or die.
The history of the mortgages is briefly !:
A mortgage for $4,000 was give some 80
years ago TO Stephen Colwell by the Glou-
cester Farm and Town association, which
purchased the land in question at that time.
Upon the associations falling to pay the
taxes levied by the township committees it
was sold for taxes. The legislative acts au-
thorizing the sale have been declared by the
supreme court not to defeat the mortgage
lien, and this mortgage therefore remains
firm, and was ordered foreclosed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-09
SIGNAL Army Promotions.

WksHIxaruN, . C. April 5.--Adjniant
General Hastings, Of Pennsylvania, having
privately but positively declined an offer Of
the Assistant Secretaryship OF War, the APP
pointment has to day gone elsewhere, The
President has appointed Lewis A. Grant, OF
Minnesota. to Inc position.
o,her important appointments to.dav were
those Of Brgadser General Nelson Miles
to be Major General, TO sncceed the late Ma
jor General Crook, and Colonel Benjamin H.
Grierson, Tenth Cavalry, TO be Brgadier.
Offhese two notable promotions in the
army it may be said that the new Major
General Nelson A. Miles, was the senior
I,rigadier General and the next in line OF
promotion to the late General Crook. But
General Miles is, in addition one ofthe
most brilliant and enteFprising soldiers ever
in the army. and he has won renown alike
against civilized and savage foes. Enlisting
in the war against rebellion as Captain OF 8
Massachusetts company OF volunteers, he
fought his way up TO the rank of Division
Commander, being, next TO the late General
Custer. the youngest man in the Union
army who attained the rank of General.
Since the war General Miles has been on
almost constant duty on the frontier. He
married niece of General Sherman, sister
of Don Cameron's wife
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-09

A BrIgadler's Plain Talk.

AuGusTA, Ca, April C. Gersons, editor
and proprietor Of The Monticello, Ga, Times,
in yesterdays issue of his paper has . a few
plain words" as he calls them, to say to
President Harrison and Postmaster General
Wanamsker. This article is inspired by the
romors on every hand that two coiored CHI
zens are booked for census enumerators for
Jackson county, and that another colored
man expects TO be postmaster here The
paper asmits that TO the vlctors belong the
spoils.n The article concludes as follows:
We do not profess to speak for other
counties and towns. We are speaking for
our own county, and we can say now once
for all, our people do not want negroes in
Office over them, and will not submit to
snch an outrage. II Republican bosses and
negro place hunters choose to disregard our
warning, they do 50 at the risk of the de
luded negro who accepted an Office in Jas.
per- What we have written We have writ.
ten
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-09

CANADA objects TO the United States
increasing the tariff on wheat, corn, bar
ley, potatoes, hops, cattle, horses, sheep
and other farm products, claiming that
it will prevent their selling their farm
crops in our markets in competition with
our farm crops. And yet the free traders
are telling the farmers tariff on these
articles is Of no benefit to them, because
we do not import farm produce. IL not,
why are these Canadian farmers so ex-
cite over the proposed raise of the tariff
schedule on farm products OF Canada ?
The very fact that Canada squeals is a
reason why this protection is needed by
the American farmer. The policy OF
protection is to tariff all competing pro-
ducts, 10 protect our own both Of the
farm and the workshop
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-09
Prohibition in Iowa,

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 4.-The Iowa
Senators and Representatives have been in
teryiewed as 10 the probability Of the repeal
OF modification of the Iowa Prohibition
law. The general expression Of belief is
that the law will not be repealed.
In their interviews they very generally ex-
pressed the opinion that the law had been
beneficial and the decrease in crime and the
consequent lcssening of expenses for crimi-
nal and eleemosynary institutions was large
ly due 10 the prohibitory law. The prohi-
bition sentiment majority Of them thought
was as strong as ever, aud several of the
gentlemen ascribed the result of the last
election to the railroad question more than
to anything else.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-09
Senator ouay's Health.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Senator Quay has made greater gain in
health during his recent trip to Florida than
any other recent fishing and hunting jour
ney has conferred upon him. That he has
been a serious sufferer from nervous dyspep-
sia and insomnia has never been denied, bet
he has fought his ailments with less aid
from the doctor than from the wholesale
currents Of the air and vigorous exercise.
He is in better health now than he has been
in six or seven years and that fact has been
very forcibly impressed upon everybody
who has been privileged TO meet him while
he has been in conference with the local Re
publican political leaders. 1t is a curious
fact in Quays mental makeup that while be
shrinks from making public speech he can
express himself in private conference with a
vigor, terseness and emphasis that are litera-
~ and political victories.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-09
The Mormons have Enough.

SALT LAKE CRY, Utah, April 5.-The
sixtielh annual conference Of the Church of
the Latter Day Saints began yesterday.
Five thousand persons were in attendance,
representing branches ofthe Mormon Church
all over the country. President Woodruff,
the head of the Church. said in his opening
address that the day of revelations had en-
ded Col had revealed enough of the mys-
teries for the people to see salvation, and
there was no need Of flooking for more divine
utterances. The statement was bombshell
in the camp Of the Mormons. who have
hitherto cont-nded that all the action Of the
Church was detailed by revelations from the
Prophet, which is Woodruff. 0iher speak
srs followed in the same strain and urged
a strict compliance with the laws of the
Church. A leading Mormon said yesterday
that it was expected that Woodruff would,
before theclose Of the conference, assert that
that be had had a revelation from God that
polygamy should be abandoned
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-09

PERHAPS, says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
our free trade friends who assure us that
the new tariff bill is designed to deceive
the farmers object to letting the farmers
speak for themselves certainly they can
not be pleased by the tone in which the
farmers are speaking Of the bin. Brit
then il is a part Of free trade theory that
the people don't know what is good for
them the knowledge Of good and evil
being confined TO the Golden Club.
The wisdom, justice, and patience dis
played by the Republican members Of
The Ways and Means committee in dis
charging their difficult and delicate du-
ties challenge the appreciation of the
American people"
This is pretty strong language, and it is
the language Of The farmers who COM
pose the American Wool Growers Asso-
citation. which is no more a partisan or
ganizaiion than any Grange is. We do
not remember any body Of farmers hav-
iug spoken thus of the Democratic Con-
gressmen who reported the Mills bill
But these farmers say more; "The bill
(the new tariff bill, that is to say, estab.
fishes comprehensive economic system,
embracing all our industries, especially
has belonging 10 agriculture and me J,trm.
II passed. it will revive business. give
employment to labor, and restore pros
peri;y. Never before in the history OF
legislation were the interests Of agricuI-
ture and labor 80 well provided for"
This is what the best Organized body
Of sgriculturalists in the United States
has 10 say Of the Republican tariff bill.
They did not speak thus Of the Demo
cratic tariff bill. But the AugSumps
and free traders think that the farmers
don't know what is good for them.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-09
A Woman Suicide Fights Her Would
Be Rascuer.

EEIE, Pa, April 1.-The drowning of Mrs.
Anna Foley last night at midnight was a
tragic event Mrs. Foley first husband was
blown to atoms by nitroglycerine in the oil
country Il years ago. She married Benja-
min Foley in Pittsburgh 10 years ago. She
and her husbasd had a misunl erstanding
last evening which seem 10 drive the woman
to distraction. She started for the lake, telling
someone she was hunting for help for a sick
child A boarder. John w Fuhrman, fol-
lowed and overlook the suicide. When he
seized her and tried to persuade her to
abandon her purpose, he turned on him
with the fury of a tigress and threw him
over steep embankment, endangering his
life, and then flew for the lake. When
Fuhrman escaped from his dilemma the
woman was in The water, but, although he
succeeded in pulling her into Sboti, she
died in bis arms from exposure, while he
was trying 10 resuscitate her. Mrs. Foley
was educated at a ladies' seminary near
London, England. and was very talented
woman.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-09
Confederate Decoration Day.

NEw OsLElNs. April 6 Confederate Deco
ration Day attracted thousands of visitors 10
the cemeteries. The Ladies Confederate
Monumental association, the Confederate
veteran organizations, Sons Of Veterans aud
the citizen soldiery in uniform participated.
The Grand Armg of the Republic did not
take part IN body, as no invitation was
issued, owing to the division existing iu that
organization, and Union Veterans partici-
pated Individually and sent offerings The
Lee, Conferate, army Of Tennessee and army
of Northern Virginia monuments were beau
tifully decorated.
Outside of the other decorations at the
army Of Northern Virgins, at the tomb
where the body of Jefferson l'avis is inter
red, the Confederate veterans placed mag
nificent presidential chair of yellow imnor-
telles, inscribed, 40 Oar Chief" placing it
in front of The resting place of the dislin-
guished dead.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-09
rha census and PoIItIes.


NJ r. Handy in the North American
WAsnIxGrox. April A question that Is
attracting considerable attention, aproPos OF
the census 10 be taken in June is what will
he The effect Of the statement Of population
on the Congressional vote OF each State, the
s,.c,orsl vote and the result of the Presideu-
,;al contest OF 1892 With the increased
population there viii probably be am increase
in the number Of Congressmen and electors.
The prospects are that the northwest, far
west and Texas will gain, New England lose
and the other states remain about the same.
The three most populous States for forty
wears have been New York, pennsylvania
and Ohio. in the order named, but the census
is likely to show that Ohio is fourth, and
that Illinois has passed ahead Of her sister.
Ohio is therefore likely TO lose one or more
Representatives.
OF the States that viii gain Texas VIII
show the greatest increase-two, perhaps
three. Other States that may gain two are
Minnesota. Illinois and Nebraska. with per-
hans Kansas and Missouri. Colorado, Ar
kansas. Tennessee, Michigan and Wisconsin
are likely TO gain one member, ana South
Dakota has hopes. To make up for tins,
there are likely to be losses Of member
from Georgia. Maine, Massachusetts, Ohio
and Virginia, a gain in ali of about seven
teen. including Idaho and Wyoming and
loss of about FIVE This leaves the perhaps
out Of consideration. The Electoral College
would then stand on the basis OF lSSs-Re-
nublican. 80 Democratic, III. Assuming
that North and South Dakota, Wyoming
Montana and Idaho go Republican, and ad-
ding the decreases and deducting the losses,
there would be a Republican gain OF lS
making the result Republican, 249; Demo
cratic. III. Deducting the votes Of all States
that may be reasonably claimed as doubtful,
Montana, New Jersey, New York, West
Virginia, Indiana, California and Connecticut
the result would be Republican, isi Demo
cratic $50 with So votes 10 light for, neces-
stry to a choice, 2ll. The Democrats would
need 81 and the Republican % votes 70 WIN
which would make ii impossible for The
Democratic candidates to win without New
York 5 80 votes.
These changes in representation may not
be 50 great as TO have any decisive political
effect that is 20 give either party the Elec-
toral College beyond reasonable doubt. But
when the two leading parties are so evenly
balanced, a vote lost or gained by either
State will have great weight, and the party
making the change will be able by a skiliul
reapportionment to gain five or SIX electors
for their side and lose that number for the
other from the representation as l have
given il.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-09
Another Hatfield Shot.

HUSTsSeDox, W. Va, April 2.-Informa-
tion has just been received from Logan Court
House that on Monday night Jerry Hatfield
and Mccoy Lee. members Of the famou.
Hatfield and Mccoy families. met in house
ofill repuse and both immediately began
shooting. AT Lees third iire Hatfield dropp-
ell dead with bullet through his heart.
lee immediately escaped and is now in Ken
tucky. Jerry Hatfield was nephew Of
Devil Anse Hatfield, and one Of the
most daring ofthe Hatfield band The Hat
fields are certain 10 avenge his death, and a
resumption Of the rsiding into Kentncky is
probable. Twenty-Five persons have been
killed in the ieud.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-09
400 Acres. 37th Year.
WRIT OF PARTITION.

Maple Avenne Nur.eries. West chester Pc.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-09
southern Election wave.

Ofail ibe witty sayings Of Alien. OF Miss
issitt,i. the best known is his remark about
Elections in his state. II only costs nlesioo
10 get elected. That sum Is spent for pow
der for the guns that are fired IN the morn
ing on election day 70 LET the negroes know
there is going to be fair election F" That
there Is probably more truth than Jest IN the
wits observation is shown by the evidence
in the three Mississippi election cases which
are contested before the House this year.
They are Chalmers w. Morgan, Hill vs..
Catchings and Kernaghan vs.. Hooker. or
these. the most celebrated is Chalmers con-
test According to the returns, Morgan's
majority was sl6l, yet the district has ma
iority of 300 negro voters according to the
census Of 1880 Every kind Of fraud was
used to suppress this msjoriiy. The con-
testant gives evidence OF Intimidation, ballot
box stufiing. false returns and everything
else Of the kind.
Chalmers during the whole Of the cam
paign had the greatest difficulty in securing
a fair hearing. When be announced his in
tention to state his case al Columbus the
streets Of the town were filed with excited
crowds, and be was told by his sriands that
If he went there he would be killed.
The whole campaign was conducted IN ac-
cordance.wiih the contestee's openly e1-
pressed opinion that he favored cheating the
negro out Of his vote Chalmers claims
that be was elected by s7l majority and has
proved great frauds but has hardly estab-
lished his right TO a seat, though no doubt
If there had been no intimidation OF negroes
he would have been elected.
The census Of 1850 showed that the dis
tricl from which both Hill and Calchings
claim to be elected has population of 25,-
600 whites ana lO4, 900 negroes. Tie returns
however, give Caichings 70ll majority. The
evidence shows that the Democrats voted as
often US they wished. and as many negroes
voted as were permitted to do SO by the
Democrats. Ifthere were to be fair cleo
ton. the contestant says there would be a
Republican majority Of 1900. There were
no Republicans among the election officers,
and In some Republican precincts the polls
were not opened, while at Others Republican
electors were refused The right TO vote.
Henry Kernagban claims that his district
has a majority Of negro votes of from 5000
to 10000, but Hooker claims TO have been
elected by S49l majority. Tue methods
used in this district are the same as were
used in the other cases.
AT present it looks as if none Of the Miss
issippi contestants would be seated, as in nc
case does the evidence. though direct and
/ plentiful, seem sufficient to set aside such
overwhelming majorities as were trumPed
/ up by the Democrats.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-09
Prohibition Wins.

DEs MoTSEs, Ia, April 6.-The battle tor
the repeal of the prOhibitory law ended dis
astrously in the House yesterday. The
measure had been under discussion for sew
eral days, but by agreement it was decided
10 end the discussion and reach vote on
the question before the noon adjournment.
A number Of speeches were made. Finally
a vote was taken. 1t was on a motion to in
definitely postpone, which was carried by a
vote of 81 to IL, every Democrat opposing,
and all the Republicans fayoring it, Ewart,
the Union Labor Prohibitionist, voting with
them. The proceedings were in COMMITTEES
of the whole but the action taken is con-
sidered practical settlement of the ques-
ton. and indicates beyond doubt that the
law will not be changed.
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Roasted to Death.

PATERSON, April Airs. Carrie Young,
aged 40 years, was found dead in her room,
on Northwest street, this morning, by a lad
who called with message. The woman
had been i'll for several days and was visited
and cared for until a late hour las, night by
friends When discovered her body was
lying in the centre Of her room, burned al
most TO a crisp. Beside ii was broken
lamp.
She had len her bed and attempted to walk
with the lamp in her band when, being
overcome BY walking. she fell and her cloth
ing caught fire and she was slowly roasted
death. The woman's husband had deserted
her and the charred remains were taken to
the Morgue.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-09

~ Democratic voters in half dozen
Republican States of the North were
given the same treatment as voters, as
candidates, as citizens, and, in many
eases, even as men, as isaccorded Repub-
licans al the South, rebellion would re-
suit in thirty days More than that,
almost every Republican would admit
that it was fully justified. Yet the Re
publican members Of Congress tremble
At the idea Of protecting, even in the
elections for members Of their own body,
the Republican voters of the South.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-09

Ir is understood that the Democrats
propose 10 present to Congress tariff
smashing bill on the same general plan
as the Mills bin. A little thing like the
adverse verdict Of the nation upon the
principle of the Mills bill year ago last
fall doesn't count for anything in the
opinion Of the Democratic leaders.