The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-08-23
News Items.


City Editor King, Of the Philadelphia
Press. figures out that it would take % years
for a person to see the worlds fair if he gave
an average of three minutes to each exhibit.
The Midway is not included in the compu-
tation.
On July IS the reign of Queen Victoria
equalled that of Henry VIII, who ruled for
fify-six years, twenty-nine days. George
III, who ruled for fifty nine years, was the
only other British monarch who reigned
longer than has the Queen.
An invasion Of grssshoppers as marked as
as that of 1876 occurred at Fort Scott,
Kas, Wednesday night. They appeared
from the south and by morning had laid
waste all lawns, stripped trees and were so
thick that the ground was almost covered.
About 5000 unemployed men in New
York on Thursday took forcible possession
Of two halls for the purpose of holding
mass meeting. They were finally driven
out BY the police. but not until all the fur
niture in the halls was demolished. Seven
teen arrests were made.
Ali the grand army posts in West Virgin
ia have passed resolutions condemning the
administration pension policy with refer
ence to suspensions under the act of 1890.
The point urged in the resolutions is that
the proper plan would be TO prove the fraud
before the pensioner is dropped.
Colonel Charles F. Lincoln. late deputy
commissioner Of pensions and a prominent
candidate for commander in-chief Of the G.
A r., is authori ty for the statement that an
effort is soon TO be made to prove, through
the courts, that the suspension of pensions
granted under theact of June p, 1890, are
illegal.
a peculiar petition is circulating in Ches-
ter county, Pa, asking the farmers not to
make cider, except just enough for the man
ufacture of apple-butler. These anti-hard
cider people object to the farmers extracting
apple Juice and storing It in barrels for win
ter use. Many farmers laugh at the zeal of
the opponents Of cider.
Seven lives were extingaished in the
twinkling Of an eye Thursday mo-~iag by
the collapse Of a Richmond and Dlnville
railroad trestle east of Milton, y. c.. precipi-
tating three cars into the Dan river. 80 feet
below. The cars were smashed into kind
ling wood, and many of the imprisoned vic
Tins must have passed from sleep into death
without a seconds warning.
The Oliver Iron and Steel Company, OF
Pittsburg, was Thursday, placed in the
hands Of a receiver, H. w. Oliver, senior
member of the firm. being appointed. The
capital of the company is 81, 900 900. and
the Indebtedness $4,000. The failure is
attributed TO the stringency in the money
market, but if reasonable time is given, the
company expect to satisfy all the liabilities.
1t is said that the other Oliver corporations
are not affected.
Some unknown persons removed the head
Of the murderer William Wes. from the
grave last Friday night. West, it will be
remembered, was hanged in 1891 for mur-
dering the Crouch family, and was buried
near Centreyilie, Washington county. It
was rumored at the time that West was not
dead, and it was later given out ths; his
body had been taken from the grave. Both
rumors were proven false. Last Friday
night the grave was opened, but the yandals
were frightened away before they got the
corpse out In their haste they pulled the
head off the body and disappeared with it.
The city attorney OF Pittsburgh consirues
that the provisions Of the new law relating
to free text books does not contemplate tie
borrowing Of money or going into debt foI
the purchase Of supplies and books, and that
while the free text book act of May, 1898, is
mandatory still the board Is not compelled
to enforce the same, when it has not the
means to do 50 and has no legal way ofob-
tanning funds until the appropriations are
made for the year. This law is general in
its application and will interest our local
boards ofpublic education.
A Beaver Falls, Pa, dispatch says The
climax Of a tiendish act committed on Mon
day was The death Tuesday night Of three
boys, James and Burgess Reed and James
Carney. They had planned TO dig out
woodchuck that hsd taken refuge in pile
of stones near Homewcod. Frank Graham,
youth of Il years, learned Of the young
hunters intentions and plotted terrible |
surprise. He concealed, it is alleged, can |
of powder among the stones, attached a fuse |
and when the three lads neared the spot. |
touched match to il. He crept to a safe
distance, it is said, and watched the result ,
The three young hunters were fearfnlly
bruised and burned by the explosion. They /
were taken TO their homes, but all three
have died. Graham is still at large.