The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-04-19
News Items.

Waiter Lyons msjofity for STATE senate
in Senator Neeb's district is about 100.
Berks County school teachers complain
shat farm laborers are be,:er paid than
themselves.
The Treasury Department has refused TO
redeem silver dollars with advertisements
pasted upon them
William Miller, a farm lad in Peachbot-
tom township. York County, was crushed
TO death by field roller.
Burying $4,000 in his yard. Captain Cart
er Curtis of Bridgeport. Conn.,. went mad,
and has just died without revealing the hid
ing place.
Joseph Nowalk, of Fayette county, pris-
oner in the Western Peniientiary. for muir
der in the second degree. committed suicide
last Saturday, because his wife married an
other man.
A thousand people Of Vesprim, town Of
Hungary, are rendered homeless by the fire
that swept through the place Friday night
The flames destroyed IA houses, doing near
ly 500, 600 damage.
Wednesday night John Perry, al Ba-Eetis-
town, Washington County, Pa, beat his
mother insensible and then fired three shots
at her. BE was jailed at Washington yes
terday. The woman is eighty-seven years
old, and will probably die.
Dennis Mulhearn died yesterday at the
Northampton County Aimshouse. He suf-
fered from paralyzation OF the cesophsgrs,
but lived almost three months without eat
ing anything. His disease was regarded
with great curiosity by physicians.
John Mochen, man without a home,
friend, or dollar in the world, was given
free meal at the boarding house at Forty
seventh street, Chicago, Friday. and It killed
him. He choked to death on piece Of
steak, the first he had wrestled with during
the last week.
Reports have been received of terrible de
vastsiion and destruction of property by
prairie fires in Western Kansas during the
past few days Several hundred head ofcat-
lie have been caught, and in one instance
one hundred head of sheep, surrounded 5y
barbed-wire fence, perished in the flames
Mrs. George B. Leinbach, widow, aged
IS years, drowned herself in the Schuylkill
River near Reading early Sunday morning.
She left message saying she had a note of
5000 to pay and as she had no funds to meet
it she determined to take her life Her
husband, . well-known horse dearler, was
kicked to death by horse year ago.
Corbett Anderson, who resides in Greene
county near the West Virginia line, is in
waynesburg seeking the aid Of the law to
recover possession of his little daughter.
Some time ago Anderson and his wife agreed
TO live apart, Anderson to have the little
girl, whom he placed in care of his sister.
Recently the mother stole the child away.
Anderson overlook her at Rice's Landing.
She locked herself in a room at the Old Fad
dis Hotel and with a revolver deied him.
She subsequently, escaped.
A era nd naval review will take place in
New York harbor on the 9th instant, and
Secretary Herbert has Published detailed
programme for what promises to be the
greatest demonstration of war ships ever wit
messed anywhere. The United States Navy
will be represented by great fleet Of the
new and superb vessels recently completed,
and all the European countries will partici-
pate with number of their best ships, and
it will be a marine pageant worthy of the
occasion. preparatory to the opening OF lie
Worlds Fair in memory Of the discovery Of
America.
With an embryo orange tree in his stom-
ach that surgical skill could no. remove,
John Foster. Jr., OF New Castle Del, is suf-
feriag untold agony and diving nv inches.
Seven month. ago. while young Foster was
eating an orange, be accidentally swallowed
mishap until two or three weeks aiterward,
when violent pains in his stomach alarmed
aim. Medical treatment afforded but tenn
poTary relief and finally, by the advice Of
bis physician, he was taken 10 New York,
where an operation was performed, but the
seed cOuld not be removed, and the young
man has resigned himself to his fate
John Moran, OF near Hazelton. lately con-
ceived the idea Of dis posing OF an uE.lesira-
BILE dog by killing him with dynamite He
took the animal about mile into the woods.
He had with him a stick of duolin powder,
cap and fuse. After tying the dynamite Sc
curely to the animals body and inserting
the cap be lit the fuse. This frightened the
animal and it started for home on a dead
run. Moran was nearly paralyzed With fear
anG sank to the earth; but suddenly there
was terrific explosion, and. while just at
the edge OF the woods, the dog was blown to
pieces. Next time Moran has occasion to
use dynamite in this manner he will tie the
dog.