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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19
As Bad as 1t was Painted.


CHICAGO, Oct, 16.-Mrs. Mary Z. Lease,
the Kansas orator and Third party organizer,
gives her experience during her late trip
through the South to a local paper. She
thinks General Weaver did as well as any
one could under the circumstances, but she
asserts that shs does not like Weaver try TO
belittle the course of the Southerners. She
says the outrages we're not committed by
young men and boys, but in many instances
prominent men were the leaders in the
disturbances-in some cases organized party
clubs that instead OF one egg being thrown
at them there were a great many eggs
thrown, and not by boys, either.
She declares the indignities offered Gen
eral Weaver and party were not because Of
anything he said or bad ever done, but be-
cause he was advocating the cause Of a party
that was threatening the local success Of the
Democratic party. She was greatly disap-
pointed, because she had hoped in this new
party to allay what little sectional feeling
there was left, but she finds it as "violent as
ever Republicans bad depicted it,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19
pemoeraey Means Eree Trade.


Prom the New YORK sun.
One duty Of government is to protect the
labor Of its citizens.
Munich is a gallery and centre ofsrt. Ger
man women with as many as six children
saw wood in its streets for Is cents day
May mercifnl God sink the hideous
spectae before It shall become an incident
Of our civilileiion
Nearly seven hundred million dollars
worth Of the starvation labor of Europe in
the form Of manufactured goods imported
into this country.
That which came from Belgium in bales
and boxes represented the wages Of - cents
a day for women and l3 cents for men; and
the highest priced labor in loose cargoes Of
Belgisn steel and iron represented wages less
than so cents day. Compared with these
the wages Of Carnegie's men at Braddock are
the incomes Of princes.
Italian labor in Italian merchandise was
imported into this county in COM
petition with American labor, at prices that
should I'll sensitive souls with horror, and
alarm the thoughtful for the future of the
human race. The pay in the cotton factories
OF Naples is - cents day; Of the Neapoli-
tan marble and granite cutters, from &C to
50 cents day, according 10 skill: Of coach
men, 50 cents; Of women in lace factories.
10 cents. and girls, cents Of soldiers in the
army, s. : month. or Allthe workmen in
glassxOrks Of Italy, only the skilled blowers
receive as high as a dollar day. and Labor
ers on farms, hoeing or making hay, from
Is TO Is cents day, working from sun to
sun. God save America from such wages
In the Swiss silk goods was the
skilled labor Of men al Al cents day. and Of
women Al 20 cents, both competing with the
six weavers OF Paterson, New York, Philsdel-
pliia aud Cheney. Glasgow, in Scotland, IS
the steamship factory the world, and its
blast furnace owners and iron rollers howl
FOR free-trads day aad night Ofthe families
in that manufacturing Sodem Il 900 out OF
100. .0GO live in one room, and halfofthe men
and women in the city are cbronicaIly ont
OF work. That one room for a family Of
father, mother, daughters and sons tells
whst wages are in Scotland, and how they
drag humanity down into bestiality and
misery.
Brothers the Mills bill to reduce the tarif
is the first step 10 that one room for an
American family Fight it without delay
and fight it TO its death; and then make
your tariff so protective as to shut out cheap
foreign labor in the form Of manufactured
sOo ds.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19
prisoners in Revolt.

After the return q few weeks since Of the
incorrigi BILE inmates Of the Huntingdon re-
formatory 70 their respective counties. il was
thought that he spirit Of ipsubordinaiion
among the prisoners had been pretty well
weeded out Wednesday night. however, il
cropped out again. Officer ID. w. Boyer was
marching squad of sixty inmates 10 the
school room. James Caul, an inmate from
Philadelphia, jumped from the ranks and
hurled his slate violently at the guard ;
head, but without hitting him.
Alonzo Billings, also from Philadelphia,
acting on Caul's signal, also struck at the
guard with his slate, but missed his aim.
That was the signal for general revolt
among the inmate pupils. and half the $50
prisoners in the school room engaged in a
deadly attack on the defenseless officer.
Caul, who bad precipitated the assault,
drew brick from his coat and dealt Guard
Boyer violent blow over the eye, knock
ing him down. After receiving a fusilade
ofkicks and blows, Oficer Boyer drew his
cane but this was speedily taken from him
and turned on himself.
In endeayoring TO rescue his PROSTATE fei-
low officer, Guard james Kyle was also Sc
verely handled. A general alarm was sound
ed and the riotons inmates were finally sub
dued by force. Officer Boyer was removed
10 his home, where be is now confined.
Caul and Billings, Who had threatened be-
fore 10 kill the guard are now in dungeons
The affair was due to Guard Boyers having
reported Caul and Billings for insubordina-
fion
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19
Effects of the Drought.

The water supply in the Pittsburg diyis-
ion of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad is now
a source Of serious trouble to the company.
In the Youghiogheny river at this time
the channel is almost dry. The water in il
is not more than is found in small noun
tain stream. The many mines along its
hanks impregnate the water with sulphur.
and where the water stands in pools it be-
comes thoroughly mixed with it.
The bed of the river is solid limestone,
and the unning offs small stream over
limestone rocks charges it heavily with lime,
and out Of these pools Of lime and sulphur
water the locomotives are supplied. The
presence of these materials causes the fiues
in the boilers to wear through, causing The
employees great deal Of trouble. At the
end of every trip the boilers have to be care
fully gone over and plugged up, and some
times they have to be repaired at points
along the road. The trouble is specially
noticed in the freight trains. as they are
often delayed for hours at time until the
engines can be put in order.
II the drought continues the company will
be compelled to find some other soGrce for
water supply.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19
IngaIrs Estimate of Mr.. Harrison.


Speech at Topeka, Kan.l
have never been an idolator of President
Harrison. am under no personal obligs-
lions OF official obligations 10 him. In that
great struggle ! Wsged against the combined
hosts Of iniquiiy and disloyalty in this State
! bad never even the assurance Of personal
sympathy from the Administration. But
affirm that the wisdom of his administra-
ton OF the affairs Of the nation at home and
abroad. IS without parallel or peer in the
whole history Of American citizenship. Zap
plausel He is the only man who has sat
in the Presidential chair for the last half
century tina; could take every department
himself and run it without assistance Zap
plsusel He is an eminent lawyer, and be
was gallant and heroic soldier. He has
been an efficient and trained legislator.
Il IS not Often that 3 man grows after he is
80 years old. President Harrison is distinct
ly greater in intellectual stature and in men
tai vigor since he has passed from the SEN
ale than be was bsf1re and he stand. to-
day immeSsnrAbly higher 10 the estimation
ofihe American people than be did when
he was fi's Sworn into Office, nearly four
years ago lApplanse.l / affirm that for
versatility, for lofty patriotism, FOR beauty
and grace Of diclion. force and vigor, his
speeches baEe never been excelled, and be-
lieve ne has no superior in the compass of
political orstOry, neither ancient or modern.
He is courageous man. He is not afraid
to do right. He is patriotic man. He be
lieves in the American people, and he spells
the word nation with the biggest letter n
there is in the alphabet.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19

THE pious soul Of Hon. Wayne Mac
Weigh is sorely vexed because of the use
of money in politics, and in bis speech,
made in Philadelphia on Friday evening
last, he assigns this as one Of his reasons
for casting in his fortunes with the i'm
maculate Democracy. Hear him:
But have watched with pain and
alarm the steady growth Of the corrupt
use Of money in our politics, and ] have
been constantly hoping that the Repub-
lican party would at least turn its face
towards lower duties npon imports and
against other forms Of Congressional
bounties in accordance with the teach
ings Of so many Of its greatest and wisest
leaders, and thus diminish the tempta-
tiOns to that awful traffic, hateful alike TO
God and all good men, the buying and
selling Of votes"
The Free Trader is never at loss for
an allegation, more or less specious, 10
extenuate his hostility to the protection
Of American industries, and Mr.. Mac
Weigh seizes upon the pretext that the
Republican party corruptly uses money
contributed by the manufacturers of this
country for political purposes, as an ex-
cuse for going over to the Free Trade
Democracy. That this is sheer hypOcri-
sy and charlatanism, is endorsed by the
fact that Of the leaders Of the pure Dem
ocracy, Harrity, who holds the office Of
Secretary Of State for this Commonwealth,
has deserted his official duties, is run
ming the Democratic campaign, and is
Justify begging for money for election
purposes. Cleveland has given his
check for $4,000. Mayor Grsee's fol-
lowers in New York city have pledged
$4,000. Attorney General Hensel, Of
this State, has promised S250,e00; the
wicked New York World has raised
$4,000; TammaDy has levied $2,000,00
on the dives, brothels and gambling hous-
es of the city, and the Pittsburgh Poa
and other lesser Democratic organs
throughout the country, are passing the
hat for contributions for the same cor
rupt purpose, while Whitney, Brice and
other millionaires have their hands deep
down in their pockets. There never was
time in which the Democratic party
bad more money at its command, or
more brazenly proclaimed the purpose of
using it to procure votes and il is under
this state of affairs, and the authority of
this Doodle campaign that Mr.. MacVeigh
declares that in search Of pure political
methods he is forced to ally himself
with that organization. Faugh such a
declaration smells rank to Heaven.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19

ALI that the Republicans of Somerset
county have to do, TO maintain their old
time reputation, is to ret out the vote.
There is no reason why every Republic
an voter in the county should not be at
the polls. A systematic effort should be
made by the Committeeman in each dis
trict to get out the full vote. Now is a
good time FOR every stalwart Republican
to find oat whether his neighbor is going
to the election, and urge upon him to do
so. A full vote means victory.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19

VorE for q safe currency, and against
wildcat money. No legislation so near
" touches the private citizen, and par
ticularly the laboring man, as that which
deals with the countTy's monetary sys-
TEN. The volume and quality ofour cur
rency controls and fixes the price ofeye-
~ particle of food, every foot Of land, ev-
cry yard Of cloth, every days labor in
the country. A flnctuating currency
subject 10 discount, and the change Of
value in each community or State, Is
curse, particularly to the men who de-
pend for what they eat tomorrow upon
what they earn today No country IN
the world has safer and sounder cur
rency than we have enjoyed since the
Republicans have been in power, and we
have never heretofore had 50 long and
unbroken period of prosperity. The
Republican party has always been the
friend of sound and safe money. Not 50
with the Democrats. They have oontin-
uously opposed every monetary reform
that hss been enacted for the past thirty
years. and to-day they recommend IN
their platform the abolition of the tax on
State bank issues, which in effect would
return us to the currency we had before
the war, when no man knew if the bank
note he had in his pocket to-day would
be worth the paper it was printed on to-
morrow. Ifthere was no other issue in
volved in this campaign, this question Of
safe and sound money ought to be induce
ment enough forevery prudent, thinking
man, to vote the Republican ticket.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19
What Free Coinage Means.

Prom The Eew-York Recorder.
As now used in our National politics
free coinage means these several things, viz.
l. That every man shall have right 10
bring his silver to the aint, not 10 sell TO
the Government, as Is the present practice,
but TO have il coined for himself
,. That the Government shall coin thi.
private silver free Of charge.
3. The the Government shall coin dol
lar containing s7l grains, OF thereabOuts.
Of pure silver, instead Of 4i2 grains, as in
The standard silver dollar.
4 That the Government shall declare the
debssej dollar, worth only O. cents, or
thereabouts. to be worth 100 cents. and
shall make this 81 cents dollar a legal tender
at its face value, for all debts ard obligations
n The United States.
To state this scheme is to expose the fraud
on the very face oft.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19

GEovEK CLEVELAND says the Democrat
lie party wages no war against American
interests" while at the same time il is do
ing its dirty best to belittle, decoy and
prevent the manufacture Of tin in this
country, and Senator Vest, Of Missouri,
one ofhis most ardent adTocat S, announ-
ees that the Democracy has declared
war of determination upon the protected
industries" Cleveland and Vest should
have compared notes before rushing into
print It is the same old ssindling game
oftbe professional thimble rigger. No
one can tell under which thimble the lit
tie Joker il.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19
TWO Horse Thieves.

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Oct l7.-News has
just been received Of the killing by unknown
persons Of J. :. Bedford and Dab" Burch,
five miles from Bonanza. These two men
had been on trial at Bonanzl charged with
horse stealing. They were acquitted Of
horse stealing. but were shortly afterward
arrested for contempt OF court and fined $40.
They would not pay and were started fer
Buffslo Jail in charge of deputy sherifs
They were handcnffed and their horses tied
together. When five miles ont fom Bonan-
"a an armed aud disguised party of men
stepped out from ambush, and ordering the
deputy sheriffs to retreat they assassinaled
the poweriess men.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19
All Signs FAN in Dry Weather.

The continued fair, pleasant and in de-
grees warm weather is the delight of every
body in this region, except those who must
endure its dust, its smoke from leaf burning
and the other unavoidable drawbacks OF
such dry conditions. There have been indi-
cations of rain during the past forty-eight
hours, all Of which, ike signs usual in dry
weather, were failures. The drsught is one
of the severest ald most prolonged had in
this section at this season in years.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19

CLosE up the lines brethrenl The Ma
tiOnal issue is between Protection and
Free Trade. The State and Congression-
al issue involves three votes for or against
Free trade, honest money and fair elec-
tons. The Legislative issue concerns { wo
votes for United States Senator, who
will sustain or oppose Republican princi-
pies, while support of the local ticket
means a continuance of sound home rule.
Here is every inducement for Republic
ans TO see TO it that the party vote is
brought utand fully polled. Close up
the lines everywhere
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19

The wisdom OF Democratic hnaneier-
ing must be found among the archives
prior to 1851 Old people haze very dis
tiRet recollection OF the money of those
days. Every man wi-o was going hun
dred-mile journey, or to a distant State,
had to change his paper money or carry
silver and gold So poor was Uncle Sans
credit that in 1859 Democratic Secreta-
~ OF the Treasury asked Congress 70 al
low the States to indorse our Natipnal
bonds so they could be rendered market
able. Just imagine such thing as that
nov. Then he had 20 pay and 10 per
cent, and could not get money at that.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19
ouaIlfloatIons Of voters.

II should be remembered that the new
election law does not make any change in
the qualifications Of voters.
These are fixed by the Constitution OF
Pennsylvania, and they are just the same
now as they have been for the last eighteen
yean.
The Baker ballot Law merely changes the
method Of voting. 1t does not prescribe
single new qualification Of voters, and 1t
does not prevent any legal voter from cast
ing his ballot.
All matters as TO residence in the district
in which person offers 10 vote, the pay
ment Of tax, etc, remain as formerly. The
new law merely alters the details that ac-
company the preparation. marking and de-
posit Of the ballot.
This fact should not be overlooked by cit
liens who have legal right to vote in No
vember.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19
No POLITICS Wanted.

In the course of a temperance address at
Pittsburgh, Sunday night Francis Murphy,
the famous temperance apostle, said
Stand By DR.. Kelley. I'll standby him
and by any other man who saves another
except by violence or by police force. This
whisky question can be settle without pOliti-
cal interference. No man can be made sober
By law. You may put him to Jail but as
soon as he gets out he will break for the
saloon again"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19
Morton Behind the Fastest Engine.

New YoRK, Oct 1.-THE New York Gen.
tral special, which left here this morning for
Chicago, having on beard Vice President
Morton and party, is hauled by one Of the
roads new and monster locomotives. II has
seven-fOot drivers, is GO feet long. Is feet
high and weighs 10000 pounds. This is
The largest and fastest engine in the world,
and recently made continuous runs of 76
miles an hour with heavy train
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19
FrIshtfuI Western Storm.

CHEYENNE, Wro Oct, l4.-For nearly two
days the severest storm ever known no the
Union Pacific railroad has been raging here
and as far west as Ogden, Utah. In all
directions telegraphic communication was
cut or All railroads have blocked. the
cuts being filed up with snow, which in
some places was piled up Is feet.
The Cheyenne Northern is entirely block
ed, telegraph communication cut of and no
one knows where the belated trains are.
Two days have elapsed since the road was
showed in.
Beports are being received of immense
loss of cattle and horses in Northern Colora-
do and in Wyoming. Thousands of dollars
worth of these animals are known to have
persisted, and it IS estimated that almost a
third of the cattle and horses on the ranges
have been destroyed by the storm.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19

Nh BLAINE's brief bat pointed speech.
made al the home Of Mr.. Whitelaw Reid.
on Friday evening last. will carry glad
tidings 10 every Republican voter in the
country. It's not only evidence of his
returning health, and OF his unimpaired
intellectual powers, but it shows how ut
teily uufOunded have been the Demo
era &c reports regarding his attitude IN
the campaign. Loyal as ever to the Re-
publican party, his short speech is bu-
gle call TO the country TO re-elect the
President who has been so steadfast to
duty and who has given US an admins.
tration Of which every American can we'll
feel proud
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19
Troops aIIOone

HOMESTEAD. Pa, Oct; I3.-Camp Black
was struck this morning and after ninety
five days service the Sixteenth regiment
marched out of Homestead with flying oolors
to the sound of music, and followed by
cheers of some non-unionists. About 1000
strikers watched the troops depart but pre-
served strict silence. Homestead is now
free from troops.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19

TaE United States Supreme Court in
an opinion handed down by Chief Just
ice Fuller, Monday, affirmed the judg-
ment Of the Michigan Supreme court, up
holding the oonstitutionaliiy Of the law
providing for the election of Presiden-
tial electors by Congressional districts in
stead Of bv the State as a whole.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19
A piph,herla. Epidemic.

PLsIS CRY, O., Oct, l3.-Jerome town.
ship this county, is one big hospital. Every
shool is closed, and IT is estimated that with
in radui. of four miles there ar. 800 cases
Of diphtheria. All the surrounding country
has quaEantined egAinst the township, and
patrols guard all the roads. Business and
all farm work are suspended
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19

SOUTHERN Democrats can find nothing
too mean to say of @the Third party mis-
creants." But up in Minnesota and out
in Kansas they are trying to crawl into
the same bed and drink out Of the same
hottie
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19

The Democrats Of Tennessee are caek-
ling loud over a great feat They allow
ed Candidate Weaver "to make a two
hours speech" and did not rotten egg
him once. Well done, TENNESSEE 1t is
a great object lesson for Georgia.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19

OuR friends the enemy, are circulating
among the farmers 3 document which
undertakes to tell them how calsmitous
is their situation. when they hitch tax
ed morse to a taxed wagon, by means of
taxed harness, and drive it to town, where
they buy such and such, taxed 50 and so.
They omit 10 say, however, that the wsg-
on now costs So instead # Sl25. as il did
few years sgo; that the lumber ii
brings back from town costs SI2 where
then it cost $50; that it is put together
with nails costing 81 % keg instead Of
s. that il is painted with paint costing
s. per 100 pounds instead Of Sll, and
mixed with linseed oil costing IS cents
gallon where then it cost 81. These pha-
ses OF Republican taxation do not get in
to Democratic docu ments.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19
Jaehne A Free Man,

SING SING, Oct, l5.-Henry 81. Jaehne,
the so-called New York ex-boodle Alderman,
walked out of Sing Sing Prison this morn
ing free man. He served six years four
months ard twenty seven days Of his sent
ence of nine years and ten mouths at hard
labor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19
Must Pay for their Citizenship.

scgASToN, Pa, Oct. 6.-Judge Connel ly to
day informed numerous applicants for nat
urslizstion papers that if any othef than
themselves paid for their citizens papers,
designating especially politicians or political
committees, sueh papers would be immedi-
ateiy revoked.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19
Mrs. HarrIson's Condition.

WASHINGTON, Oct. l7.-No change is noted
in Mrs. Harrison's condition tonight. She
passed comfortable day and is resting easy
al midnight. There have been no symptoms
OF renewal of the alarming complications
which nearly prove fatal 10 the patient
while she was al I.oon Lake
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19
Gresham Denies II.

PoEr TOWNSEND, WASH, Oct, 17.-Jndge
W. H. Calkins, formerly of India ua, has re-
ceived letter from Judge Walter Q. Gres-
ham, saying that the statements that he
would vote Democratic ticket and take the
stump against Harrison were made wholly
without his authority. He says the state
ments are unauthorized and purely graiuit-
orre
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19
Killed by a Straw.

HAzLEToS. Pa, Oct. l6.-While at play
yesterday, Tommy, the 7-year old son Of
Hugh NcNeilus, of Freeland, swallowed e
straw. The sharp stem lodged in his throat
and be died several hours later, having suf-
fered untold pain.