The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-05-10
News Items.

A round 500. .OO0, 900 is the estimated val
ue Of the entire show at Chicago, aud it
probably couldn't be bought even for that
tidy figure.
Jonathan stauuhope, wealthy farmer Of
Blue Lick Hills, Ind. has ordered $500
worth of Colupbian stamps with which TO
paper the wall of his parIor
The Taylor bill, making hazing, as prac-
tioed by college students. crime punishable
by heavy penalties, has passed both houses
Of the Ohio Legislature and is now law.
The State Committee of the Peoples par
ty OF ofPennsylyania, at a meeting at Indiana
Wednesday, issued call for State cOnven-
ton. 10 be held at Williamsport Pa, June
I4th.
Representative Geo. V. Lawrence OF Wash
ington county, the venerable ex-speaker Of
the house, was stricken with apoplexy at
Harrisbur, Saturday and his condition is
critical.
S. c. McCandless has been appointed {.
S. District Attorney, temporarily, for the
Western District of Pennsylvania, in place
of Walter Lyon, resigned to take a seat in
the State Senate.
The President has announced the appoint
ment of W. wilkins Carr to be Postmaster
of Philadelphia, vice John Field, resigned.
He is a member of the Philadelphia bar and
prominent in Democratic politics. He was
backed by Harrity.
About 100 white walters went on strike
this week in Philadelphia at the hotels
Bellevue and Strstford and the restaurant in
the Bullitt Building, of all of which Mr.
George C. BOldt is the proprietor, because he
refused TO permit them to wear mustaehes.
The rule TO close the gates of the World 5
Fair Sunday was religiously enforced. at
least so far as ticket purchasing publicly was
concerned. The fortunate hundreds who
held passes were admitted. however, and al
lowed to wander about the grounds at their
VIII.
Letters received from London state that
Frances Willard the famous temperance
lecturer, has entirely collapsed as a result Of
her years OF hard work Her physicians
have ordered her TO 90 to Switzerland for the
entire summer. Some doubts are expressed
as 10 whether she will ultimately recover.
Thursday night Dallas Peyton. colored
man of Kittaning, Pa, was horribly scaldsd.
While asleep on sofa some one entered his
house. took boiler full of hot water from
the kitchen stove and poured the contents,
about 10 gallons Of hot wster over him. He
was painfully scalded and will be dishgured
for life
Mrs. Anna Maria Young, of Easton, Pa.
who was the Oldest widow of a Reyolutiona-
~ soldier, died Thursday. Had she lived
four months longer she would haye been 100
years old. Her warrior husband was Cap
tain Jacob Young, and be died 50 years ago.
Mrs. Young was born in Germany and
came TO America when p years Old She
had three husbands.
Senator Quay, has not derived the usual
benefit from his sojourn in Florida. In fact.
his health is in such condition that his fami-
ly are very uneasy about him. he looks
well but complains Of frequent attacks Of
vertigo for which be finds no relief Their
persistence after his two months absolute
rest in Florida from business and politics
has made the senator's friends anxious.
A dispatch from Lancaster, Pa, SAYS
'' Fleas have driven the families OF John
Snyder and his son David from their home
near Hinkleiown. tins county. Il Isl farm
house and the ile4s have taken absolute pos
session. Neighbos are afraid 10 enter H.
Il is supposed that several tramPs carried
the pests 10 the residence. Mr. Snyder
thinks Of burning the place and has consult
ed the fire insurance. company about it.
Governor Flower, Of New York, has de-
MED the application for elemency for Car
lyle W Harris. who poisoned his schoolgirl
wife. and Harris viii be electrocuted during
the week. The decision ofthe governor was
3 surprise TO nearly everybody. The belief
was strong among those who had watched
the case that the executive would at least
grant the prisoner new trial. The news Of
his final decision came as crushing blow
to Harris and bis friends.
While rummaging through a lot Of boxes
Thursday afternoon, the employees Of Wit
ner's drug store at Allentown, Pa, came np-
on a nest of mice which proved 20 be a valu-
able find. The nest. which was neatly ar
ranged, contained, among ether things, one
81
bills were in good condition, except the one
five, which had the corner eaten of. How
the mice came in possession of their hidden
treasure IS a mystery, as the proprietor new
er missed any money.
Central and Southern Ohio is the scene OF
widespread and disastrous floods At Lew
istOwn, % miles south of Lima, the great
dam holding back reservoir Of II, 900 acres
burst at o'clock Wednesday morning and
the rushing waters flooded hundreds offarms
in the Miami valley The damage will be
tens Of thousands of dollars. Almost by a
miracle no lives were lost, although the
proximity Of several towns and cities was
thought sure to mean the drowning of scores
Of people The reservoir was the second
largest body of artificial water ir the world.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
concluded TO grant to passengers holding
worlds fair excursion tickets Of the pink
variety the privilege ofstopping off in each
direction. In order to have this done the
person when buying the tickes must tel the
u. r IL.
they wish to stop at. The agent will then
write plainly the name of the station on the
back Of the ticket, which is for the infor-
nation of the conductor. Without this in
dorsement they viii be treated as continuous !
train tickets.
John Hamper, L years Of age, of Brook
lyn, IS the champion thief A short time
ago his father died. Then. it is alleged, |
while the body was still warm the boy took /
of bis dead father's q ercoat, along with the /
dead mans shoes, and went 10 pawn shop. |
Here be pledged the things for a few cents 1
and bought cigarettes. When he got home /
bis fathers body had been put on ice. 1t is
added that the boy stole the balance of the /
clothes his father wore before his death and /
pawned them, 100. Afterward he tried to /
take away the pail that covered the coffin
Two boys, presumably tramps, took pos
session Of a locomotive in the Altoona rail-
road yards Sunday night aud started west
on the Pennsylvania Railroad. They ran
through couple of switches and got on the
track of the eastern bound trains. When