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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-12-30
They are Right

From the Harrisburg Telegraph
The Prohibiiionisis are right The at
temp, 10 restrict suffrage By the last Legisla-
ture must necessarily fall. The legislature
has no constitutional power 10 enae. legisla-
ton that will IN any manner take from the
citizen bis light OF free suffrage, and this the
Baker bill certainly does. The Baker bill
limits the power Of The voler in the selection
of his candidate. II surrounds his exercise
Of the right Of franchise With such difficult
ties and o5s,ructions as are not cOntempla-
ted By the constitution.
Furthermore. we hope the Supreme Court
will declare it unconstitutional, for the Tea-
son that II Is = thoroughly hypocritical
measure. Il is not honest in is purpose.
II was not meant 20 be homes. when Il was
introduced in the Legislature. bat week
kneed Republican majority, constrained by
a few Magwump cranks and frightened by
such pure political moralisis ss Cbsuncy
Bisck. passed. il. And now the people oi
the State are TO suflsr, not only the imputa-
ton Of being dishonest and corrupt in iheiE
elections, but they sre deprived OF theii
freedom Of choice OF candidates and the
State and counties are to be mnlcted in
great exnense.
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Mixing the Farmers Up.

4 Dispatch from Johnsto~n says Later
inf,rmat;on regarding the remarkable series
Of horse thefts in Indiana county Indicate
that they we're all committed by the same
people. probably gang Of countefieiters-
The method pursued was TO steal rig from
one farmer. drive to another, and there leave
the stolen rig and take q new one, thus max
ing the rounds at fully dozen places. and
mixing the farmers property all up After
hard work the farmers have procured their
several properties. which were evidently ex-
changed 50 that no straight trace could be
made of the thieves
Following this another howl of indigna-
ton has arisen. The communities visited
have all suffered largely by having exchang-
ed their good money with some unknown
men for both bogus coin and bills. The
best information goes to show that the head
quarters Of the gang are ST stoyestown, OF
near that hamlet, while their operations
have been successfully carried on through
Indiana, Cambria and Somerse; counties
with indications that the confederaies ar
now in Westmoreland, making their way
toward Allegheny county. Their tracks
from Stoyestown through Indiana county
and up over the mountains 10 Somerset ar
well defined.
The game was eleveriy and successfully
played, the thieves diverting attention TO tn
stolen horses. which were soon recovered
while they worked bogus money on Peopl'
in the district, then started the chase anew
| for stolen horse, the coanterfeiting not be
ing discovered until they were all out o
| reach.
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Tyrone PeopIe Frantic.


TYRONE, Dec. 23.-While no statement
has as yet been made by Cashier Guyer OF
the Tyrone bank, it is now known that the
liabilities will amount to at least $4,000,
while the assets are practically nothing
The lawyers Offices in the town are besiegsd
by anxious creditors, and it is probable that
criminal proceedings will be instituted
against Guyer tomorrow.
Henry Herman, formerly q prominent
merchant of the town, had started for Colo
rsdo, but, learning of the failure, turned
back to see about $500 which he had left
in the bank. Finding the doors locked
against him he became almost crazed, and
for half an hour pounded and kicked at the
doors, while he haranguei the crowd which
gathered The Rev. Mr. Gilbert, of the
Methodist Church, to which Gnyer belongs,
last night went to Gnyers house in order, if
possible, to get some information for th5
frantic people He found the doors guarded
like prison. Guyer was not to be seen un-
der any conditions, and the clergyman was
sadly rebnffed in his effort to get the infor
mation 50 badly wanted This word so much
incensed the people, when the report wa
made, that it was only the cooler heads thai
restrained the crowd from attacking thC
house and dragging Guyer ont for summary
punishment The other banks have suffered
no inconvenience so far.
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True pavo,Ion.

MILLERsBURG, O.. Dec. 26.-One Of the
strongest cases Of love and devotion which
has ever taken place in this section was ex-
emplihed to-day in Killback township, by
the marriage Of Mr.. Alvin NiIsche, Ger
man aged 81 years, and Miss Lliiie NJ. Lowe,
aged II years Niische was devoted lover
OF Miss Lowe in 1880, when she was only IS
years old, and when she met with the horri-
bic accident while driving a moving ma
chine. IN which she was thrown before the
cutitr-bar, and both her arms were cut of.
She fingered between life and death for a
long time, but eventually got past danger.
She feared that her lover would desert her
on account of her siillc:ion, and this gave
ner much unessiness but she misjndged
her Geima lover. as he renewed his VOWS
after she got her artificial arms and wa:
more devoted than evef, and did everything
possible TO Tighten her suffering.
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crisp's Committees.

WAsHINerOK, D. c., December 25.-Thf
makeup Of the House Committees, as pre-
pared by Speaker Crisp, was announced rhis
morning. The Committees on Elections.
Ways and Means, and Appropriations, ar
made up as follows:
Elections - O'Fsrrell, Virginia Moor,
Texas; Cobb, Alabama Paynter, Kentucky
Brown, Indiana Lockwood, New York
Lawson, Georgia Gillespie, Pennsylvania
Johnston, South Carolina Hougen, Wiz
eonsin: Taylor, Tennessee; DOan, Ohio ;
johnson, Indiana Reyburn, Pennsylvania; ;
Clark. Wyoming.
Ways and Means-Springer, Illinois Nc
MiIlen, Tennessee Turner, Georgia Wi
son, West Virginia Montgomery, Ken
tucky Wheeling, Michigan Spinely, Indi
ana; Cochran, New York Stevens. Masss
chusetts Bryan, Nebraska; Reed, Maine
Burrows, Michigan McKenna, Californis
Payne, New York Dalzell, Pennsylvania.
Appropriations-Holmsn, Indiana For
ney, Sayers, Breckenridge Kentucky;
Dockery Mutchler. Breckenridfe,, Arkansa,
Compton, O'Nein, Massachusetts,; Lvings
ton, Henderson. Cogswell, Bingham, Ding
ley, Sprout.
Mr. Mills is chairman of the Committe'
on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
The heads ofthe other important commit
tees are Culbertson, judiciary Bacon, Cank-
ing and Currency Bland. Coinage, Weights
and Measures; Blanchard, Rivers and Har-
bors; Fowler Merchant Marine and Fish
cries; Hatch, Agriculture; Blounf. Foreign
Affairs 0uihwaite, Military Affairs HAr
bert, Naval Affairs Henderson, Postoffice
aud Postroads Peel. Indian Afiairs Catch
ings, Railways and Canals; Page Manufac-
tuTes Cowles, Mines and Mining Bank
head, Public Buildings and Grounds Rely,
OF Pennsylvania, Pacific Railroads Haye-
Education Tarsney. LabOrs Tilmln, Pat
ents; Marlin, Invalid Pensions Wilson.
lMissouri) Pensions Belizhoover, Wa
Claims Cummings, Library Andrew, Civ
il Service Reform; Wilcox, Census; Stump.
Immigration and Naturalization Durbur-
row, Columbian Exposition.
The following Pennsylyanians were pro
vided for, in addition to those already men
toned in the committees sent in full.
Judiciary, Wolverton Banking and Cur
rency. Brosius Coinage, Weights and Meas
ures. C. W. Stone Rivers and Harbors, W
A. Stone Foreign Affairs, Harmer Militia
ry Affairs, Bingham Naval Affairs Nc
Aleer Public Lands, Amerman Indian At
fairs, Hopkins; Territories. Rife; Railways
and Canals Beltzboover; Manufacture,
Reyburn Mines and Mining, Huff Public
Buildings and Grounds, Shonk; Levees and
of Mississippi River, Scull
Stewart Labor, Brosius Mill
tia, Griswold Patents. Scull Invalid Pen
sions, Kribbs Pensions. Scnll Claims. At
kinson Eleventh Census. HUFF
Nine out of the thirteen members Of the
Committee on Coinage, Weights and Meas
1res favor free coinage, and four are against
it. Eight Of the Ways and Means Commit
lee voted for the Mills bill. The South Sc
cured majority of the chairmanships.
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A Split over Lottery.

The Democratic party Of Louisiana was
split wide open last week on the lot eryques-
iion There were two conventions al Baton
Rouge aud there will be two full State tick
cts, both claiming to be Democratic 1t is
the worst split the party has ever known.
As far as 1t can be estimated the "antf'-
lottery wing Of the party has two-ifths or
10000 Of the Democrat votes behind it.
and the McEaery or pro wing three ffths
or 60, 600
The Republicans have been quiet through
out this quarrel in the Democratic ranks.
refusing to iskeany par in tho LOTTERY cam
pAlgn, bat expecting TO capture the State
through the divisions of the Democracy.
and believing that if they win il now they
can carry il in the Presidential election in
November The situation is very similar 10
what il was when Malone captured Virgin
u for the Republicans.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-12-30
A pen Of Mountain Robbers.

HoLLIDAYsBURG, Dec 2S.-This city has
been terrorizsd for the past year by band
of thieves, from whose plunderings and bur
glaries there has been no escape. On Tues
day night they effected an entrance into the
large general merchandise store Of J. & L.
Robbins. 6usaking through the rear window,
and on departing, cooliy left the front door
vide open. Shoes. eggs, sour, coffee, tobac
co. cigar, and clothing 60 the amount .fssv
eral hundred dollars were taken. On the
same night they visited the arnory Of Com
pany c. Fifth Regiment Of the National
Guards of Pennsylvania Uniforms. blank.
cts, muskeis, bsyonets, knives, bedtieks
knapsacks, hatchets. and other warlike par
aphernalia were carried away.
These bold and startling rObberies, follow
ing 30 closely on the burglary Of the parsou-
age al 81 Michael's Roman Cath olic
church, and the attempted murder of the
pastor, Esther John HEN, and the making
away with the contents Of fHenry Rice's
Clo;hing store, aroused the highes; excite
z0s1t i tie community. A pose Of fcitizsns.
beaded By the SissSiat attorney, chief Of 10
lice aud detectives visited sey1rsl S1spsc,ed
houses and made sesnch for the - JlsR goods.
They entered the house Of Harry Shay,
well known crook. and discovered & verita.
bic thieves retreat The house was fitted up
like an arsenal, with the spoiis OF the armo-
~ The goods of several stores that have
been lately robbed were found and identified
- Is owners. The place had been evident
" maze headquarters by an organized set
Of thieves. snd lie profits Of their depreda
lions were there stored.
Shay got scent Of the intentions Of the Of
6oers and decamPed before he search was
made. Several other suspected parties have
gone to paris unknown. Warrants are out.
and the o;scers are looking for number Of
shady characters EhO are implicated in the
robberies.
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SAsH1N9ToS dispatches assert that Mr.
Mills has been employing the leisure o.
his sick-room ia connecting a scheme to
pat the Speaker and his friends IN q hole
"a ihe ,sritf question. In brief, il is the
purpose of the irate Texan 90 introduce s
fAria till framed on the basis Of the bill
that bore his name, and Was defeated ia
she seaate, ia 1889. This bill he will in
sis spoH having aierred TO the commit
tee OF wSieh be is chairman, and be will
thus nrecipitate decision af the Demo-
ersi;c members a. between thelS propos-
Ell determination to repeal the present
f1icHlalsy) law, andthe meRaicng poll
cy Of Nr. &9ringer. favored By the Speak-
ssv-s0 rep-a - change certain sections
oft. Ssd thus aiteSapt to o1estToy il piece
meal. Under the bold leadership of Mr.
Mills, this plan may sEcoaed, and if it
dos. viii thoroughly disorgzzize the
a conbine that made Mr. crisp SSeak-
er aud that nov controls the House. fhs
present outlook Is for q stormy session,
ard a determined battle between tie
= Inycfasr fseiioas-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-12-30
LiosnseL Law Revsnuas.

The retail liquor license figures for 81
have Just been compiled ia the Auditor Gen
erals Department, and while the Common
wealth's share is $507 ,5I2 50, it viii not get
cent from retail liquor licenses next year.
The entire amount will 90 to the cities, conn-
ties. boroughs and townships. This year the
retail liquor dealers paid for their privileges
81 800. go. In 1857, the year just prior to
that in which the Brooks High License law
was put in force. the total amount paid into
the State treasury for retail licenses was
$679 355 -
In lsss the total under the Brooks act was
81, ,GG6, $50, an Increase of S9S6.994 70. This
was tremendous lump, bnt the revenues OF
the Commonwealth were not increased by
ihe change. Instead, there was falling of,
for under the old law the State received in
1857, the entire amount, s679, 1888. and in
lsss, under the Brooks law. only $40, 2S2 :
50. a loss Of $sS9, ,lo2 7s, by the operations OF
the new act, the balance being distributed
among the counties, cities, boroughs and
townships. as follows:
Cities of the first class, four fifths for use
of city, and one-fifth for use Of Common.
wealth in cities of the second and third
class, two-ffths each for use Of the cities
and counties and one-6fth for use Of tbs
Commonwealth in boroughs, three-hfsh'
for use of borough. and one-fifth each fol
use of county and Commonwealth in town
ships, one-balf for use Of township and one
fourth each for use of county and Common
wealth. The increase Of 1902 will be still
more pronounced, because Of the amended
act Of June9 9, 1891, which goes into effec
next year.
The following figures, taken from tabl'
compiled from the official returns Of the Au
ditor Generals Department, show the in
come from licenses in western counties il
1857 under the old law, in 1883, under thu
Prooks arf and tbis vasr
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LocalInstItute.

The following the program for an institute
to be beld at Kennels Mill school-house,
on, Saturday January 18th 1892
MORNING SESSION.
l. Select Reading-by P. s. saylor.
>. Recitation-by Miss Annie Miller
). How to regulate whispering in school
by W. J Stevanus.
(. Number work for First and Second
Grsdes-by Miss Emma Rupp.
5. Literary SocielieS-Their need and
yalue-by L 5 Keim.
&. Paper-by W. S. Tospon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
/. Select Reading-by p p Mognet
,. Recitation-by Miss Van 0rmer.
3. First lesson in Geography-by Calvin
Bowman.
To what extent should we teach Litera-
.ure by Ed L. Shultz.
5.-How to keep pupils busy-by Fl. Z
Faidley
8 Essay-by Miss Lydia Meager.
:. Discussion-Dl We mead q compuls =
y attendance law? Opened by H H. Say
To-.
All friends of education are cordially in
vited to meet with us and aid "a in carrying
on The good work, so vel begun.
CoMsITTEE
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CONDITIONS.

The grains and seeds must be exhibited in
quantities OF not less than four quarts. with
five ears of each variety Of corn exhibited.
Tobacco in quantities Of fcrr hands each
Sacks for tie grains snd wrappers for the
corn ears, together with instructions for
packing. iii be furnished free on spplica-
ton TO The Committee.
Each sack ard article exhibited shall con-
tain a carl with name Of variety. date Of
fsejisE, Eisld per acre, and name and ad-
dFsss OF grover. xhich viii De attached to
the exhibit.
All seeds. grains and exhibits must be
c'esn, pure and true 10 name.
All exhibits must be securely bored at The
expense Of the exhibitor and shipped from
nearest railroad or express station. as n.ay
be cheapest, at the expense Of the AgricuItu-
raj Committee.
individuals, Oranges, Alliances. Aericul-
turai Societies, and other organizations are
requested to compete.
Shipping receipt and goods to be sent TO
Committee on Agriculture, Board OF Worlds
Fair Managers. Harrisburg. Pa, between the
lei and 18Th Of March, 1872.
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To Revise Tax Laws.


4 MEETING OF INFLUENTIAL People FOR
THAT PURPOSE Being ARRANGED.
HARRIsBURs, Dec. . "A conference of
representatives. of the various interests of
be State will be held in this city early in
February to formulate representative
convention to revise the tax laws of Penn
sylvania. There will be 30 representa-
tives present, no interest being allowed more
than five TheStaie grange will send Worthy
Master Rhone, Representative A. L. Taggart
Senator Gerard c. Brown, James B. McSpar
ran and Colonel R. II. Thomas Giles D.
Price of Erie has been chosen to represent
the association of county commissioners of
the State, and He5er s. Clark of Philadelphia
the manufacturers club Of that city. This
movement grew out ofthe defeat of the grang-
er tax bill a, the last legislature, and finds
favor with all the manufacturing and com
mercial interests in the State
The work of arranging for the conference,
by common consent. has been delegated TO
Colonel J. Price of Scranton, who spoke
before the senate finance committee in op-
position 10 the granger bill, and did all that
is fair and honorableto KILT. Colonel Price
is an extensive iron manufacturer, and an
expert on the question Of State taxation. He
is vice president of the national board of
trade and president Of the united boardso Of
trade of Wyoming and Lackawanna Cos; be
was in. Harrisburg last evening going to Pitts
bnrgh, where be will to-day meet in the office
of Joseph d. Weeks, editor ofthe Lroa World
representatives. Of all the interests in that city
Colonel Price says the convention will be
composed ofthe most intelligent men connect
ed with the States many interests. It is
likely that bill viii be formulated that will
be satisfactory 20 all parties concerned. 1t
will then be presented to the next legislature
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-12-30

HUNTISsDoS, Pa, Dec. 2i-William
Drummer, aged 50 years, of this place, may
die from wounds received a, the hands of
three robbers to day. They entered his
house for the purpose of robbery, and be-
cause he objected they beat him into insen-
sibiiity. Il was known that the old man
sold h's property recently for 81 600, and the
burglars thought the money was secured in
the house. Eight dollars is all that was
stolen The robbers are known and viii
likely be arrested within "a hours
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-12-30

MASSACHUSETTS, Democrats are trying 70
Eitch 40 Governor Russell in a combina-
ton with some Western man for their
Presidential or Vice Presidential nomin-
alton next year. TIE Governor is said
te 5e willing TO take the tail end Of atiek-
81 with Gray, Of Indiana, Morrison OF Pal
zrer, q Illinois, Boies, Of Iowa. or to re-
verse the operation. When the Demoe-
Faey considers that he barely pulled
shrougi At the election in November.
and thai every other State officer, nearly
al the Governors councillors and the
large nsiOrity Of the Legislature of the
Bzy state sIe Republicans, Governor Rus
81 viii be counted very small potato
in the Presidential basket.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-12-30

THE committee on Coinage, Weights
and Measures, appointed by speaker
Crisp, stands for the most ultra and dan
gsrous sentiment Of the country on the
financial question. A strong effort was
made by the more conservative element
of the Democratic patty to prevent the
free coinage issue from being made prom
inent during this session Of Congress, but
the Speaker, by the constitution Of the
COMMITTEES having that subject in charge,
has evidently determined that It shall be
fully ventilated, and party. commitments
3e made, before the Democratic squad
rons are set in the field for the Presiden-
eial bate Of next year.
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UP a Tree to Heaven.

TENPLEroN. Pa, Dec 2S-The mind of S
Mr. Craig, of near here, became suddenly i'm
paired Monday, after he left home, and he
walked about three miles, to near Kellers-
burg, where he climbed to the top of a tree,
about - feet in height and when discovered
some time afterwards, all efforts to induce
him 10 descend were futile. He remained
in this perilous position until the topof the
tee was saved of and lowered to the ground
by means Of rope The descent was made
in safety, and after Mr.. Craig's capture he
said be was trying 10 get 10 heaven. Mr..
Craig has become much worse, and it requir-
ed the strength Of six men TO put him on an
Allegheny Valley railroad train, with his
hands and feet tied. He was taken to the
Warren asylum.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-12-30

THE NeS York Wor5d is afraid tina t
AIr. Elkins viii not be credit to the
long list Of Secretaries Of War that con-
sained such illustrious names as that Of
Jefferson Davis. Happily the majority
of the people in this country have no
fear on that point. Mr.. Elkins viii new
er fight against the flag carried by the ar
mics he represents in the Cabinet.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-12-30

CoxeREssuAS Nuts can easily get his
foot in his stocking without removing his
chairmanship, poked in as a Christmas
gifl. Mills can read in Ecclesiastes'
- When the sound Of the grinding Is low
and an is vanity" and then pick his
flint and try II again.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-12-30

The appointment Of Mr.. Crisp's CON-
mittees has demonstrated that notwith-
standing the blare of free trade trumpets
since the present Congress was elected
the Democratic leaders are afraid to pro-
pose a general tariff bill to submit to the
country in opposition TO the present
Mckinley law. Mills alone had the cour-
age Of his convictions, and he has been
ru.hlessly retired to a back seat where
he will have no opportunity to assert
himself
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-12-30

Four months ago Democratic organs
were declaring that tin plate could not be
made in this country, and "the assertion
that it could was only an electioneering
dodge" The Temescal mines are now
sending out tin by the car load, and in
Pittsburgh alone they are building the
machinery FOR twenty mills " for the
manufacture Of tin in various sections Of
the United States.
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oarroted and Cremated.

LAREDo, Tex, Dec. 25.-AbOut l O'Clock
this morning citizens living at the intersec-
ion of Hedalgo and Gavito streets and that
neighborhoed were awakened by the cry OF
fire, and the firing Of pistols soon followed.
The fire proved to De in small frame build
ing on the corner. used by an old Italian
woman, Louisa Archaga, as combined gro
oery store and dwelling house The old
ady lay on the floor alongside the counter,
and the odor of burning flesh nearly drove
those who entered from the room. Her
clothing to the waiste was completely burn
ID OF, and her lower limbs roasted.
She had had her skull crushed in by the
neavy blow of some blunt instrument; that
he flesh from her lower limbs in places had
peen burnt clear from the bone, and, in ad-
iinon, she had oeen garroted Robbery was
undoubtedly the motive
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-12-30

THE news co mes from Rome, by way Of
London, that our government has agreed
70 pay an indemnity to Italy on account
Of the Italian citizens lynched at New Or
leans. News that comes through this
channel is not always trustworthy, butin
this case it is likely to be true. The Presi-
dents message indicated as much, and it
vas certain from the beginning that this
country would do whatever could be St
" asked in the way of reparstion for the
killing Of Italian subjects.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-12-30

ENGLISH medical authorities have come
70 the conclusion that the influenza Is
contagious disease, and that it should be
,lsssed with smallpox scarlet fever, diph-
liberia and other such maladies, and that
local health authorities should be requir-
ed to treat it in a similar manner. We
have not vet come to that over here.