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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22

Il addition to the tariff question, the
Democrats Of Ohio have accepted the
gage Of battle on the silver issue. The
Republicans Of that State in their plat
form approved the policy Of using the
entire product Of our own silver mines
for coinage into money, in accordance
with the Act Of Congress passed last
summer; while the Democrats, last week
in their Convention, adopted the policy
of throwing the doos wide open to free
and unrestrained coinage of all siver,
without regard TO where it is produced.
To adopt this policy Of the Democrats
would be an invitation to the whole
world to dump its silver into this country,
and for every 4l2l grains worth from
76 to so cents) receive a gold dollar. It
is but fair TO say that this monstrous
proposition was vigorously resisted by q
portion Of the Convention, but the
cheap money" fanatics were in the ma
jority, and the Democratic party Of Ohio
is deliberately and irrevocably commit
ted to this outrageous folly. The issue
has been made clear, distinct and broad,
and We mistake the true character Of the
people Of Ohio if they do not put the
stamp Of their Indignation upon this
financial heresy.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22
Stanley and HIS wife.

LUzERSE, July 1s.-The famous Africa ex-
plorer, Henry NJ. Stanley, IS now stopping
at the Murren. If he goes to the Engadine
again he will have a chance to examine a
family of dwarfs who are just as small and
ugly as the race of Pigmies found in Africa
These came from Sannaun, and are now be-
ing exhibited at Chur, in the Canton Of
GrisOns.
The suggestion of the dwarfs, and the as
sociation they bring up of the name of Stan
ley, calls 10 mind a rumor wich seems to
come from reliable source, tha: the famous
traveller and his wife, formerly Miss DorO-
thy Tenant have separated. He left Lon
don about fortnight ago, and. after going
to Paris, came here. He proposes to extend
his trip to Australia, where he will remain
several months. As it has already been
announced, that his wife would not accom-
pany him, but would stay in London, it is
probable that they desire to attract as little
attention as possible to their separation.
The cause of this is said to be due to the
positive nature of both husband and wife
which, owing to the many years they lived
alone, renders it difficult for them to con-
form to their peculiar views ofeach other.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22

A most disgraceful riot occurred at the
Democratic State Convention held last
week at Cleveland, Ohio, in which pistols
and clubs were freely used by the dele
gates, and bloody heads and damaged
faces were the result What q contrast
to the Republican convention, where
harmony and unanimity prevailed and
Mckinley was nominated without dis
senting voice. And yet the Democratic
papers announce with a great flourish
that @the Campbells are coming"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22
Shared with RardsIey.

The experts who have been engaged on the
books and papers Of ex-City- Treasurer Bard
sley, of Philadelphia, have finished their
work, and their report. which was made to
the Mayor has been made public.
The experts unearthed remarkable state
Of affairs. They found in the great default
er's papers curious mentions of money
paid TO ex-State- Treasurer Livsey "for kind
ness shown" one item being for 500; of
s. 900 given to Mr.. Graeffen, one of Auditor
General McCamAnrs clerks, and Of SI4, ,2S9,
90 divided between Bardsley and the Audi
tor General, in equal shares, as commissions
on advertisements in Philadelphia papers.
Editor Fitzgerald, of the Philadelphia Item,
is also credited with receiving 81 900 in place
of getting the Mercantile Appraisers list to
publish.
The Auditor General and Clerk Graeffen
loom up as sharing in the spOils received
from advertising the Mercantile Appraisers
list.
A complete history Of Bardsley's transac-
tions with the banks is also brought to light.
II places in a very peculiar position many
bank officers, who swore before the Inyesti-
eating COMMITTEES that they had paid Bards-
| ley no consideration They are fatty con
tradicted with specific detail by the findings
of the experts and Bardsley's diary. The
amount paid by each bank is given. making
an aggregate Of SOP 900.
The account Of the experts show that the
grand total Of money misapprOpriated was
/ SIS, $50 IS.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22
orasshoppers Invade Kansas.


TOPEKA, Kan, July 20-Startling reports
from Eastern Colorado and Weste,a Kansas
about the reported grasshopper invasion
were received at Topeka lately. The grass
hoppers cover an area Of 400 square miles
where the Santa Fe road crosses the Colora-
do ine. They are young and not able to
fly, but are hopping eastward at the rate OF
two miles per day. They will have matured
sufficiently in two weeks to enable them to
fiy, and as it is certain they will move in an
easterly direction, much damage is antici-
psted.
The hOppers are of n brownish yellow
color, and are not readily seen from passing
trains because of their resemblance in color
to the soil and grass. Little damage has
been done in the region infested by the hop
pers, because few crops are grown there, but
pasturage has been destroyed. The few
fields of corn, wheat and sorghum have been
swept clean. Every westbound train that
passes through the swarm during the night
is stopped. Far in the night, when il is cold
the rails are warm, and they cluster about
the track, almost hiding the rails from view.
and when train attempts to climb the up
grade near Arriba, Col, it is like climbing
CREASED pole. The driving wheels revolye,
but slide helplessly upon the rails.
This vast area Of grasshoppers is made up
of the young of those that were in the region
last year, and much anxiety is felt on ac-
count of the large increase that is certain to
be hatched next year.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22
win Rush Pensions.

CHICAGO, July 17.-Pension Commissioner
Rsum unfolded 70 Pension Agent Clements
yesterday scheme for reducing the heavy
expenses Of the pension Office. "Tm going
TO rush through $4,000 pensions cases await
ing action, said be, "and finish them all up
by the end Of this year. If man Is entitled
to pension be ought not to be compelled to
wait for it. There is no use allowing these
cases to lie on file. and don't see any rea-
son why we should not get through with
these cases and reduce the force Of clerks.
We have 1000 at work in the Washington
office, and they are heavy expense. Ihave
found out that they are capable of much
more than they have accomplished in years
past, and now they will have to turn out
$4,000 original cases by the end ofthe year."
Colonel Clements says the plan is a good
one, and thst if $4,000 pension cases are
turned out this year it will be double the
number disposed Of last year.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22

The result Of the coming election In
Ohio will be awaited by the country
with intense interest. The issues of the
campaign are National. The Republican
candidate for Governor stands on plat
form of his own framing, and boldly
challenges a contest on the tariff issue
and against unrestricted silver coinage.
The Democrats have accepted the gage
of battle and the issue is joined. Ohio is
a Republican State on q full vote the
Republicans are united and harmonious,
while the Democrats are diTided and
factious. The result viii be deeply sig
nifeant as an indication Of next years
Presidential contest.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22

Ii Democratic tergiyersatiOn was not
so well known, those who remember how
a few years since the tax levied on in
comes by the general Government was
denounced by that party, from landsend
to landsend, as an iniquity, an inquisi-
ton into private business, an outrage
upon the rights of the citizen, would be
surprised to learn that the Democrats Of
Ohio have declared in favor of 'gradu-
ated income tax thus attempting to
replace a burden on the shoulders of the
people which the Federal Government
had been compelled to place on them
through the exigencies Of the late war.
Money to defray the expenses of the
government must be raised either by
duties on imports or by direct taxation.
The Republicans favor tariff on foreign
products that viii protect our home in
dustries, while the Democrats are appar-
entity drifting towards free trade and
direct taxation of the people. That a
choice viii soon have 10 be made be-
tween these two systems seems inevi-
table, and the result in Ohio at the COM
ing election viii blaze the way.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22
Saved from the Coffin.

SPRISeFTELD, Ohio, July ls.-Pisgah, o..
is in state of excitement over most re-
markable case of return to life Of woma n
after death was supposed to have claimed
her. Mrs. Richard Middleton, middle
aged lady, the wife of q well-known farmer
was taken i'll on Saturday evening. A physi-
clan tried to relieve her. but to no purpose
She apparently breathed her last on Friday
morning.
Preparations were at once made TO bury
the body. Monday evening, when the I'M
dertaker arrived, sixteen hours after the wo-
mans supposed death, he looked at the
corpse and discovered faint flush upon her
cheeks. The surprised relatives were noti-
Of the startling state of affairs, and the un-
dertaker postponed his embalming process.
The relatives watched eagerly at the bedside
until 3 a. m, when a shudder swept over the
supposed dead frame and Mrs. Middleton
was again alive. The doctor was again sent
for, and he now has every hope that she
rill recover from her peculiar experience.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22
A Battle with Bees.

LITTTz, July 1s.-As the minister was in
the midst of a baptismsl service near Lititz,
the ear-piercing screams of little Bertha IL
gus, the daughter of Lancaster merchant,
interrupted the proceedings. The child had
been standing on the edge of the crowd when
a swarm Of bees alighted on her limbs under
her clothing.
1t was a little while before the cause OF
the child's cries were ascertained, and then
the women gather around and bravely fought
the insects. Two women held the child, and
with their hats, aprons and sticks the others
gave battle. The contest lasted fifteen min
utes, during which time the religious cere-
monies were suspended, and finally the bees
were beaten of, but all the women who en-
gagged in the battle were more or less serious
ly stung about the hands and face The child
was frightfully stung, and her limbs were
swollen to twice their natural size.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22
Killed by a woman's Bite.

New YoRK, July ia dentist killed by
a woman's bite has presented case unique
at No. l64 East Eighty-third street. Fran
els NJ. Baab was the man, and he died at his
home there yesterday. He was p years old
and on April 10, in his fathers absence, he
set out to relieve from pain lady who came
into the Office with her face swollen and in
famed from an aching tooth.
To locate the tooth he asked her to open
her mouth wide. She did so. He touched
it with his finger. In the agony of the
touch the woman shrieked and snapped her
jaws together, biting Baabs finger.
He went on and pulled the tooth, and
thought little Of the accident until the blood
poisoning set in. of which he died.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22
Married in a Buggy.

LOUISVILLE. Ky, July is.-"Uncle Andy"
Riddle, widower, aged 73 years, and Miss
Ellie CrumP, aged p. were married to-day
while sitting in buggy on the pike short
distance north of 0wensville.
This seems TO have been case of love at
first sight on the one hand and marriage
with little persuasion on the other. Mr..
Riddle sawthe young lady for the first time
gathering vegetables in the garden where she
lived, and being struck with her good looks
he Immediately walked up to her and pro-
posed without more ado. Being promptly
accepted, the wedding followed as soon a.
she could dress herself and start with the
old man in his buggy for minister. He is
in good circumstances.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22
The Terrible Results of a Sudden
Storm.


ST. PAUL. July 16-A wind storm of ter
rife violence swept over Superior to-day,
carrying death and destruction in its path.
The wind was accompanied BY pouring
rain and the air was heavily charged with
electricity. The storm lasted only about
thirty minutes, but during that period many
thousands of dollars of damage was done,
besides the taking Of at least five lives and
the visiting Of terrible injuries upon many
persons. During the progress of the storm
an alarm of fire was turned in from the
Fifth ward and the department responded
to find the new large three STORY frame hotel
on Third street near Lombert avenue a mass
of ruins. The structure had blown down
and cry went up from 100 excited individ-
usls that the wreck was the tomb of many
men. The news flashed over the city with
rapidity. Hacks and drays containing their
loads flew to the scene of the disaster
Meantime the rain was falling in torrents
and the lightning was crashing like artillery.
The building is a complete wreck. In spite
of the pouring rain visitors at the scene rush
ed in and assisted the firemen in the cause of
rescue. Men in all professions and walks of
life stood shoulder to shoulder and helped
with thought of humanity. The work is
still in progress by men taking the places of
those who gave up from thorough fatigue.
Fully 5000 people were at the ruins at a late
hour to night. The dead are:
John Lsuer, married, aged S6.
Charles Lucas, single, aged q.
Herman Panssep, single, aged 26.
Unknown man, aged about SO.
John Scoicld died from injuries received
in the back and broken limbs Among the
more seriously injured are John Brown,
broken.legs; John Long internal injuries
it is Thought he will die; w. NJ. Semple,
Dick Clarke and Others more or lees serious
ly injured. The assistant chief of the fire
department sustained broken leg during
the work of rescue.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22
state Public Instruction

HARRIsBURG, July i6.-Judge Simonton
to-day returned decision in the case of the
Commonwealth against Dr.. Waller. Super.
intendent of Public Instruction, who is con.
testing the power of Governor Pattison tc
remove him from office. the Senate having
refused to confirm the Governors appointee.
The Court awards judgement Of oustel
against DIR. Waller, but gives the usual time
in which exceptions may be filed.
The case, it is understood. will be appealed
to the Supreme Court, in which event a final
opinion will hardly be reached before next
May. Judge Simonton holds that person
rejected By the Senate cannot be appointed
and this will also bar DR.. Snyder, the Gov
ernor's appointee.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22

THE Ohio Democratic State Convention
last week renominated Governor Camp
bell and quarely placed him on free
trade and free silver platform. On these
issues, with Mckinley, the recognized
leader Of the party in the matter Of tariff
legislation, and John Sherman, an ad-
nitted authority on finance, al the head
of their column, the Republicans Of Ohio
have nothing to fear as TO the result Of
the campsiOn.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22
A Bible in Every House.

READING, Pa, July i9.-The Pennsylva-
MIA Bible Society has made canvass Of this
city for the purpose Of supplying the omis-
sion to those families whore no Bible was
found in the house. 4 thorough canvass CT
the city was made, and 1915 families were
found without the Word of God in any
shape. Where the agent could induce the
purchase of the Bible he sold the book, but
in many instances il was found necessary to
make gifts, as less than one-third would buy.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22
Lynched In JAN.

ISDIANAPoLIs, IND., July 1s.-At l o'cl ock
this morning fly unknown men entered
the jail at Spencer, Ind, and Iynched FranE
Dice, awaiting trial for the murder of Chan
ey. They hanged him to the cell door.
The mob securely bound and gagged the Sher-
if and admonished him to be quiet If he
valued his life. The prisoner was asked il
be had anything to say, but he was so terror
stricken that coherent speech was out of the
question. The whole affair was managed SC
cleverly that the nearest residents to the Jail
did not know that anything unusual was
going on. The mob was under the CON-
mand Of tall, well-bmlt man, who uttered
his commands in whisper, and every act
in the terrible tragedy was performed with
the regularity Of clock work.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22
Knocks out Dynamite.

BERLIN, July ls.-Military circles are
greatly interested in the new explosive call
ed scrasit, which has lately been tried at
Presburg. The experiments we're intended
to test the comparative merits Of dynamite
and ecrasit and have resulted fayorably to
the new explosive, which is found to pos
sess twice the force of dynamite, and more
over, being accompanied by no detonstion.
IS more convenient as a charge for firearms
and less Liable to explode in case of accident.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22
A Babys Terrible Fan.

CHICAGO, July ls.-Two-year-old Elsie
Diette dropped from third-stoEy window
while at play yesterday afternoon. and Al
derman Haines. who was passing. rushed
forward to pick mp her mangled body from
the hagstones. To his amazement the child
sested on the smashed remains of window
screen, was cooling and laughing. The little
tot had carried with her the window screen,
which reached the ground first and broke
the force of her saIi- A physician was call
ed, and after examination pronounced the
child TO Be wholly free from injury.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22
Blown TO Atoms.

PITTSBURGH. July IT, Over two hundred
pounds of nitro-glyceriRe, which s. ]. Big.
ley, torpedo man. was taking to the Mt
Norris oil field in a two-horse wagon, ex-
ploded near Washington. Pa, about O'Clock
this morning. blowing Bigiey to atoms, kill,
ing the horses, and wreckiBg the dwellings
of Lee Minton and Marx Hughes. The
concussion shook every house in Washing.
ton and caused great excitement A singu.
lar fesiure ofthe explosion is that, although
there were anumber Of people in the vicini.
ty at the time, all escaped with slight inju-
juries- Bigley was forty years Of age, and
married.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22

THR Democratic farmers and politicians
Of the South are getting out Of the Farm
ers' Alliance as rapidly as rats desert a
sinking ship. They are smart enough TO
see that in a three-corned hght several Of
the Southern States would 60 Repabii-
can. They do not want a third party, and
much prefer securing the offices by the
farmers aid inside the Democratic party.
Meanwhile, the third party Is urged upon
the farmers Of the North as the surest
means Of dividing the Republicans and
assuring the election OF the Democratic
National ticket in 1892.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22

HARRISBURG, July l6.-When Auditor
General McCamant was seen this morning
relative to the statement that be had shared
with Philadelphis's dsfaultng Treasurer
Bardsley rebates on account of State adver-
tising, be denied with emphasis that he had
ever received any money. He stated further
that be did not want TO say anything about
men who are dead, evidently mesning Cap
tain Graeffen, a former clerk in the Depart
ment.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22
cumbarIand.s Great LUCK

CUMBERLAND, Nh. July i9.-President
Mayer, of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
yesterday executed contract with the city
Of Cumberland by which the city is to be
made the terminus of three divisions and all
repair shops are to be located here. The
city in return pays the interest for le years
on Sl50,oo0 Of bonds.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22

II calculated that, at very low es-
innate, American tourists spend Sl00,0OO,-
600 in Europe every year. The rush is
now 50 great that passage on the steam
ers has to be secured weeks IN advance.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22

HHIF million of immigrants landed
in New York and Baltimore last year.
Poor devils they hadn't heard Row the
Mckinley law has brought starvation to
the doors of the workingmen of this
country.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22
PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE
FOR WOMEN.

Situate in a beautiful park, On q commanding
plateau. In the suburbs of Pittsburg, away from
city noise and dust Unsurpassed for beauty and
healthfulness- Excellent facilities for STUDY OF
Natural Sciences. Classics and Mathematics
short, every depGrtment well equipped Season
opens Sept 8, i9i. Early application Is desirable.
For cAtaioguts and further information. apply 70
Miss Helen E. Pelletreau. President, Pittsburzh.
East End, Pa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22
ExEcJToR's NOTICE.

Estate OF Henry Hoffman. decd. late Of Jeuner Tp,
Somersei Co, Pa
Letters tessameniGry on the above estate
having been granted 10 the undersigned BY the
proper authority, notice is hereby Kiven 70 all
persons indebted 70 said estate 70 make immedi-
ale payment. and all persons having claims 20
present them duly authenticated for settlement
on Thursday, August q Is9l. at thso Office Of J. N.
Cover, ESQ. st Jenner y Roads
J. NJ COVER,
GRAHAM HOFFMAN.
luil5. ExecrIror
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22
TO FARMERS. SqOCKMEN, HORSEMEU,
And others, of Somerset County !

And others, OF Somerset County
Pacueea
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and brought % is
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF TIE
First National Bank
RESOURCES:

OF SOMERSET, at Somerset, in the state
OF Pennsylvania, at the close Of business, July
q reo,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22

S'ais Qf Pennsylvania, osaHty Of Son<rset. a..
I. Andrew Parker, Cashier Of the sbove-nass.ed
Bank, do solemnly swear that the above sfate-
ment IS true. 70 the best Of my knowledge and
belief.
ANDREW Parker.
Cashier
suescribed and sworn to before me this 2Oth day
OF July, 1ssI.
A. L G. VAY.
o. Notary Public
VALENTINE HAY,
JAMES L PUGH,
FRED W. BIE5ECKER.
Directors.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22
Pennsylvania
COLLEGE,
Gettysburg. Pa,

Gettysburg, Pa
FOUNDED IN 1892. Large Faculty. Two full
courses Of study-Classieal and Scientific. SDe-
eial Courses in all departments. Observatory,
Laboratories and new Gymnasium Five large
buildings Steam heat Iibrar e p 90 volumes.
Expenses low. Department Of Hygiene and Ply
steal Culture in charge Ofan experienced physi-
eian- Accessible by frequent Railroad trains.
Location, on the BATTLEFIELD OF GETTYS-
BURG, most pleasant and healthy.
PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT
in separate buildingifor boys and young men pre-
pairing for business or College under special care
OF the Principal and three assistants residing
with students in the building. Fall term opens
Sept Sd, 1871, For Catalogues address.
E W. MCKNIGHT. ID. D., President or
REy. II. G. BUEHLER. A. N Principal,
julyl5-St- Gettysburg Pa