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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29
THE FLOOD pENNEp UP.
Many Towns Stm Threatened With
Destruction.

POrTsvmLE, Pa, June 25-The thousands
of little camp-fires that burned on the
mountain sides all last night and the greater
part of to-day have nearly all disappeared,
and with them vanished the fears Of an
awful food. The people who deserted the
towns in the valley, all the way from Fraek-
vile to this city, and fed TO the hills. to be
out of the way of the deluge that was ex-
pected from the breaking of the great reser-
voir on Broad Mountain, have returned to
their homes. The danger is not all over yet
tonight, but the thousands of people who
encamped on the mountains are eager to
get back Excitement still runs high and
sentniels still pace their lonely beats and
keep watch over the towns and villages.
THE WATER DIsAPPEARrSG.
The dam was tapped to such great ad-
vantage to-day that the water in the reser-
voir was lowered q feet. The hole through
the breast of the dam is now nearly five
feet in diameter and mighty torrent of wa
ter is gushing out of it.
The water company officials say that un-
til the water has fallen below the level OF
the breach there will be danger, and they
warn the people to be on the lookout for a
flood Should break occur even yet, il
would destroy much property in St. Clair
and at Port Carbon.
The anxiety and suffering Of the multi
tudes that gathered on the hillsides and
waited all night, every moment expecting
to hear the mighty roar of the deluge that
was to wipe their homes from the earth,
were fearful 1t was night that will live
in story in that section.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29
CLEVELAND and bis Party.

From the New York Tribune.
M Cleveland's especial weakness, how
ever, is in his own party. He cannot CON-
mand It's full strength. He viii lose thou
sands Of Democratic votes from among that
large body Of Democrats who regard him as
neither The model of holiness his Mugwump
worshipers aIlege nor as a Democrat, but as
q poser and q humbug. They remember
his tiresome platitudes, his Pecksnifian
moralizings, his dreary murmurings about
being overwhelmed with a sense Of respon-
sbility, and then they recall the Hon. Eu-
gene Higgins and the Thompson Hedden
regime in the custom house, hypocritically
offset with Mr.. Burt in the naval Office and
Mr. Pearson in the postolioe They recall
the Fellows letter and the different rules Of
political conduct applied to the Republican
Collector in Pennsylvania and the Demo
cratic Collector in Indiana. They contrast
the Civil Service principles applied in Mug
Wumpian Boston with those applied in SEN
ator Gorman's city os Baltimore, and they
viii vote, as they think, against a man who
is neither one thing nor another, who has
neither the courage ofgood profession nor the
courage Of bad practice, but who weakly and
foolishly attempts to stand out in the light
as better than his party while in tie dark
playing spokesman and politician.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29
Marriage Licenses.

Harvey l.. Cook and Hattie A. Miller,
both of Stouycreek township.
John n. Johnson and Mary A. Hemming-
er, both of Berlin.
William H Baer and Mary Miller, both
Of Greenville township.
John c. Beachy and Lizzie A. Foust, both
Of Beachdals.
Peter Y. Nedrow and Yenie May Bid,
both of Addison township.
William !. Risheberger and Della G. Mil
Ter, both of Jenner township.
John A. Wilhelm, Of Listonburg, and Ida
Enos, of Addison township.
James r. Smith, of Stoyestown, and Bin
ME S. Hay, Of lockwood
]. ]. Stahi aud Polly Yoder, both of Cone
maugh township.
Samuel spiegel and Minnie N Cover, both
of Jenner township.
John Murray and Sadie Ringler, both
Upper Turkeyfoot township.
James Hall Williams and Annie Richard
son, both of Shade township.
William G. B.ough and Ellen Saabiy,
both of Conemaugh township.
Elmer E. Conrad, of Froslbarg, Nd, and
Ida E. Deal, of MeyerSdale.
Uriss FRI and Amanda Shoemaker, both
of Summit township.
Chauncey Geiger, and Anna I.OTeniz, both
Of Larimer township.
Milton II. McCorkle, Of Allegheny Co,
and Mary A. Paterson, of Westmoreland
Co.
William Albert Jones and Amanda Ellen
Gray, both Of Elkliek township.
Elmer Ellsworth. of Somerset township.
and Rosa E. Domer, of Quemahoning town.
ship.
Samuel Knabel and Adaline Custer, both
Of Paint township.
Samuel Naugle, Of Paint township, and
Sue Lohr, of Shade township.
William Engle. Of Meyersdale, and Kate
Hodgse,, of Frostburg. Nd.
Dorsin NJ. Slick. Of Johnstown, and Lucy
]. Berkey, of Holsapple. Somerset Co.
Leslie Holsapple, of Paint township, aud
Elsie L. Johns, Of HiIlsborough.
Samuel Thomas, of Lower Turkeyfoo
township. aDd;Louisa Moore, Of Ursina.
Harrison G. Snyder, Of lockwood, and
May Miller. OF Ursina.
Lincoln Pile, of Milford township, and
Sadie E. ROmCsburg, of Lower Turkeyfoot
township.
Jacob C. Deitz and Amanda Gardner, both
Of Somerset township.
Andrew J. Ankeny and Lydia B. shaulis,
both Of Lincoln township.
William II. shuItz and Ida B. Romes-
burg. both Of Upper TurkeyfoOt township.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29
Democrats Dissatisfied.

WAsHTEGToS, June 23.-The nomination
Of Cleveland falls fat here. It was fore.
gone conclusion with those who had favor
ed him and creates most intense dissatisfac.
ton with a verr large element OF The party.
The southern men ard silver men are in.
tensely disPleased. They say the silver fea-
ture Of the platform is no better than the
Republicans and it is practically an indorse.
ment Of Harrison's course. They say open
ly the third party nomina.es strong men
on free silver platform, and at the same
time drops the unreasonable feature Of is
platform, i viii carry Georgis, South Caro-
lima, North Carolina and Tennessee and the
western silver States, a,d throw the election
into the house. where the silver people have
more votes than either the Republicans or
ant silver Democrats
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29
EngIand,s Candidate.

LONDON, June 24.-rhe Sia says: "Mr.
Cleveland is the best type Of the American
statesman. If be does not win in the CON-
Ing e!estion it will be because he is too
sound refOrmer. Formerly there were
Democrats who still chung to proiectional
ideas. The effects Of the Mckinley Tariff
law have won them round, and all sections
OF the Democrats are now united on tariff
reform program"
The Giobe says: From the English
standpoint, the contest takes on fresh inter
est by the bold adoption Of the Chicago con-
vention Of a frank, free trade program.
Whether The new departure VIII gain or lose
votes remsius to be seen. The Mckinley
Tariff law seems to be considerably more
popular than it was when il was first intro
duoed- bonntiful harvest enabling the
farmers TO bear its pressure without feeling
squeezed
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29
What He Thinks Of It.

NEw YORK, June 2i.-Senator Matthew
5. quay teiegraphs the New York Void
from Washington as follows; "The nomi-
nation OF Mr. Cleveland in connection with
the free trade plank in the Democratic plat
form viii largely increase the Republican
majority in Pennsylvania and il the Eector-
81 College. L. is my belief that the Rspubli-
can elec-oral ticket will prevail in the States
oarried by the Republican party in 1sSs, in
al the States admitted since 1SSS. and in the
States of Connecticut and West Virginia
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29

Far2 wears ago Grover Cleveland was
beassn Dy an untried man, and upon IS
sues not tested. To-day he will be call
ed to meet National issues fully tested,
that speak eloquently in their own de-
fsnse, and a standagd-bearer whose rep
utatiou as safe, patriotic, wise, humane,
careful S. .'esman, Is second TO none who
nave pre- ied him in his great Office.
Who car 1oubt tie result2
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29
Junior Mechanics Elect Officers

ATLANTIC CITY, June 22.-To-day's session
Of the National Council of the Junior Order
United American Mechanics was devoted to
the consideration Of minor reports and the
election Of the following officers:
National chancellor, James Cranston
Pennsylvania; national vice chancellor, A.
H. Kibbe, Of New Jersey national secretary,
+ S. Deemer, Pennsylvania national treas
urer, J. A. Sohl. Maryland; national con
ductor, Fred Shafer, New York; national
warden, II. A. Fuller, Massachusetts, in
side sentinel, J. A. SlOckwell, Iowa; outside
sentinel, C. Andrews. Washington.
Detroit was settled on as the place for
holding the next annual council.
A resolution was adopted approving OF
the formation Of ladies' degree known
rs tie Daughters Of America.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29
- namnoratlc Piatform.

The platform erected by the DemOctAts
at Chicago is a structure which Is weak at
every joint. No architect supervised IFS
erection. From an architectural point Of
view it does not rival the big shanty called
the wissan, in which the Democratic
Convention was held.
The platform is too long by far So many
Of It's planks are rotten il cannot sustain
any weight. 1t may do, however, for a
scaffold on which to politically execute the
Democratic nominees next November.
The ponderosify Of the language of the
platform is only equaled by its yerbosity
and vapidity.
Every word in their Ts riff plank is a nail
in the coffin Of the Democracy. Their
declaration for Free Trade will not capture
votes. The New York Saa, siauneh Dem
ocratie paper, said only last Thursday:
The Free Trade issue in New York has
always proved losing one for Democrats
- American mechanics. almost
without exception, are opposed TO Free
Trade From experience in
their own country the Germsn-Americans
ere PrOtectiOniSts Among the
industrial voters Of New York City. a cosmo-
politan center Of population, Free-Trade
cry is, therefore, always dangerous 10 the
Democracy.
What is true Of New York is true of other
parts Of the country. If the Democrats do
not believe this now they viii; be compelled
to believe it in November.
In its feeble TRADE against Protection and
Reciprocity, the platform in Section 4
refers to the United States as a country
whose articles of export are almost exclu-
siyely agricultural For the ten months
ending April 80, Is99, 1888 per cent, of our
exports were agricultural products, and Is,
81 per cent, of our exports were manu-
factures. What Of that Look at our i'm
ports During the same period only 2,54
per cent. of our free imports were manu-
faciured articles only 80 81 of our du.iable
i'm ports were manufactured articles, and
only 1864 of what are classed by the Treas
ury as our free and dutiable imports were
articles which were manufactured.
Our vast home market is what sustains
our manufactures and the great army OF
people who work in our factories and mills.
Democratic Free-TTaders would deprive all
Of these Of their means of living.
The silver plank in the Democratic plat
form is purely and undisguisedly straddle,
and. ike straddles, will please nobody.
The conclusion of the platform is refresh
ing. 1t reads Upon this statement OF
principles and policies the Democratic party
asks the intelligent judgment of the Ameri-
can people" 1t is needless TO say that the
judgment of the American people will be so
keenly intelligent that the Democratic ma
tional ticket will be showed under to the
depth of several feet at the coming election.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29

Tnk ticket put in the field by the Dem
ocr.,s Is The strongest that they could
make As compared to a ticket healed
bv Hin It may be described as fOrmida-
BE. Mr.. Cleve.snd represents a princi-
ple Mr. Hin would have represented
the appetite for place only. So thor
ouyblv does Mr.. Cleveland represent
principle that Mr.. Watterson well said
Of him. " he viii be his own platform.
Clevela nd and free trade are synonyms.
A Kentucky voter said in substance, dur
ing the last session Of the recently ad-
iourned Convention, that. the meaning Of
Cleveland's nomination Was "the admis-
sion Of all foreign goods free from tariff,
tax, toll, duty, or imPost Of any kind, ex-
cspt in 90 far as revenue for government
was absolutely necessary" And that Is
Just what It does mean.
Such a platform hardly can be accept
able TO the American wage-earner. But
II will gain the earnest, almost finatical
support Of the Southern employers who
boast Of the cheap labor at their COM
mand, and it will be supported with mis-
taken zeal by many Southern farmers
who think they will be benefited great
ly if they can buy cheap imported goods,
forgetful that cheap imports are destruc-
tive Of that home market which now
consumes nine-tenths ofthe agricultural
produce ofthe country, and that pre-
vents nearly the whole Of it from enter
ing into unprotected competition with
the products Of the worse than pauper
labor Of India, and OF the wretehed peas
ants Of Central and Eastern Europe.
The nomination Of Mr. Cleveland ne
oessitates g campaign of education and
eliminates the vulgar element Of person
ality from the struggle.
The Vice Presidential nomination is
good Of its kind. Mr.. Stevenson is gen
tleman. with all that that implies" He
cannot be considered as a statesman, or
g. an orator Of great ability. He is just a
pleasant gentleman who viii carry the
full strength of his party in all the States,
and whose nomination will be gratifying
to many Republicans in Illinois who are
proud Of his friendship. But he viii
take no votes from the Republicans eth
er in his own or in other States.
While the ticket is the strongest that
could have been made, we do not consid-
er it as strong. No ticket based upon &
free-trade platform can be strong. We
shall confess ourselves mistaken if the
Republican majority in 1892 be not con-
siderably greater than that Of 1883.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29
A Heartless Tramp.

BuRLINGroS, To-, June 26-Jesse Mohler.
bright young lad living with his uncle, H.
b. Fellows, at Canton, was enticed away
from home two months ago By tramp
known as "Blinkers" Kelly. The tramp's
scheme was TO pot the boys arm in a sling
and compel him 10 beg from house to house.
The tramp, 10 insure complete success, 6elib.
eraieiy slammed car door upon The boys
arm. seiossly cuttingsit and put some acid
in the wound that caused ii 10 fester.and put
trsfy.
The boy Suffered exsruciaing torture, but
afferTsds succeeded in escaping. lie IS in a
pitaibie condition and will Dc a cripple for
life. "Blinlers' is in Jail awaiting trial.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29
Impaled on a picket.

PITTsBURsH, Pa. June 22-Patrick Nc
Laughlin, OF Natrona, an employee Of the
Baltimore and OhiO's shop at Glenwood, i;
a sleep walker. His roommate at midnight
discovered his absence from the bed. Look
ing out the window he was horrifsd to see
his companion impaled on the pickets ofthe
fence beneath. The household was aroused,
a doctor sent for, and the unfortunate man
restored to consciousness. He remembered
nothing Of the occurrence. His side is hOr-
ribly torn and his recovery is doubtful.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29

JUNR . is memorable date in the his
tory Of the Democratic party. On that
day, thirty-two years ago, two Democrat
ic Presidential tickets were put in the
field, one headed by Stephen a. Doug
lass the other by John c. Breckinridge.
TIE result is TOO well known to need
m - than mere suggestion. On the
sSm- 'ay Of that month, in the current
year, ile National convention which IL
suited tie New York Democracy and dis
aP in.edthe Indiana Democracy, finish
ed lis = crk and passed out of existence
and iato history.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29

How hose Syracuse gentlemen viii en-
JOY rrobing II in on Tammany and the
HiA sooEers from now until November.
They can lead the Tammany tiger with e
tow string inside Of q month. All such
animals are towards when soundly whip
ped, and nothing was ever more soundly
thrashed than TammGny has been. Its
ewes are bunged, its nose out Of joint, and
every m1scie pounded black and blue.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29
The Iowa cIoudhurst.

MasoS CRY, 10, June 25-Complete re-
ports from the cloudburst that laid waste
many sections Of Chiokasaw county are now
in AT Fredericksburg two persons we're
killed outright. The destruction to property
and growing crops will exceed 500, 600 in the
path Of the storm. The homes of twenty
eight farmers are completely destroyed, and
as many m0re are partially wrecked Many
of the farmers are insured, and the balanse
have decided to ask for assistance
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29

HARRISON and Leil are the candidates
of the business people Of the nation. II
would be little strange If the CONNER
cial and bushes men Of the Nation
should turn 8. de from q grand era Of
prosperity, and change to uncertainty.
There is not thinking man in the land
thsi renld hope to better business by the
excitement OF political changes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29

PEoTEcTIoN-r reciprocity-honest mon
ey-and an administration second to none
in its wisdom, patriotism and statesman
ship, are emblazoned upon Republican
banners. They make a platform alone
without any ether printed text.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29
Gresham Has Not Consented.

FRENcH LICK SPRIEes, I'M, June 27.-
Judge Walter q. Gresham will not be the
standard bearer Of the Peoples party. He
said 70 reporter here 81 have not permitted
and shall not permit the use of my name at
the Omaha convention. have no right TO
assume that the honor will be rendered me.
but viii say that my name will not 20 be.
foie the convention with my consent"
Have you told any of the leaders Of the
party that yon would accept If nominated p
asked the correspondent.
Il have not
Regarding the Peoples party platform the
judge said be believed the large portion
Of il bul not in the sub-.reasurg scheme. He
reiased to give rs opinion Of the Republi-
can and Democratic Ii. kets saying Il have
made it rule to never talk politics since /
have been on the bench. aud do not care
to depart from the rule now"
He believes the principals of the thir d
party viii take hold If the masses and that
il Is the party of the future.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29

TnE Democratic deliverance on the
,Flf question is as follows:
We denounoe Republican protection
as fraud, q robbery Of the great maiori-
y Of the American people for the bene-
lit of the few. We declare il to be fun
damental principle Of the Democratic
psTty that the Federal Government has
NJ constitutional power 10 i.upose and
collect tariff duties, e1ceIs for Ile purposes
81 ncTolus 0Hig, and We demand that the
collection of such taxes shall be limit
ed q the necessities Of the Government
when honestly and economically admin
isteTed.'
This makes The direct issue, Protec-
ton or Free Trade. The people must
now prepare 10 decide il at the coming
election.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29

The Democracy must have credit for
courage, q quality often lacking in politi-
clans. It took courage to nominate Mr..
Cleveland in the face Of Tammany's
threats, and it took some to openly take
ground in favor Of Free Trade. But they
did both.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29

AT meeting Of the Republican Ma
tional Committee held il Washington
CITY Monday, William }. Campbell, Of
Illinois, was unanimously elected chair
man Of the Committee.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29
Drank too Much Water.

PARIS, June 22.-Three workmen en-
ployed in a plaster quarry in the town of
Argentine, eleven miles from Versailles,
made wager 10 day as to which OF them
could swallow tie most water. One man
im5ibed twelve quarts Of the huid, anoth-
min, quarts, aud the third seven quarts In
a shoEt time the three men were taken y:o-
leatly sick and all died in few hours.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29

There is one ofice in this country upon
which country boys seem to have the first
mortgage. This IS the Prtsid mt of the
United States. No city boy las e.er yet sue
cesded to that chair since tie 70 indaiion Of
tie government. Presidents have been evolT-
ed from al sorts Of boys-sieady boys and
Wild boys. handsome boys and some very
ugly and fTecklei-faoed boys. gsatle-naiur-
ed boys and boys who started from rude be
einnings, bat they have all, without excep-
ton, been bright boys. upright boys and
country boys.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29
An Unusual Case.

LANCASTER, June 2l-An unusual prose
culion has been begun before Alderman
Halbach. Henry and Emory Dihenbaeh
are father and son, and own adjoining prop
critics. There has been a dispute about a
drain between their lands, and on Sunday
the son did some work on this drain. This
greatly aneered the father and he sued his
son for violating the law Of 1874 by doing
unnecessary work on Sunday. On account
Of the relationship Of the parties the case
has caused quite a sensation, both being
well-known and prominent in the section
of county where they live.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29
Bolts the Ticket.

Denver, Col, June 23.-The Rocky
Noalltaia Neles has bolted the Democratic
ticket on account af the Conventions action
on the silver question.
The paper has heretofore been the leading
Democratic organ in the Far West.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29

McKixLEY touched the button" when
lie notified the President Of his nOmina-
ton. The people viii do the rest in No
Yember.