The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-01-25

Nire hundred and sixty jurors have been
examined n the case ssainst the Wyoming
sioekmen, and up 10 the present time not
juror hes been accepted. The pro-pects are
that s jury cannot be obtained.
T. Young, Of wesiport. oa;, drank water
out Of a swamp three years sgo. and since
then be has had peculiar feeling in his
stomach. Tuesday lie drank some hot
whislSey and vomiied a large black-headed
lizard.
DR.. Ware, Of Hyde Park. Luzerne county,
took bis valuable ball-tarTier to a dentist.
Ether was administ cred, The cavity of
tooth drilled, and gold filling putin, and
the dog was At once relieved Of pain.
4 freight engine dashed into a sled load
ofhappy men and women at Provideuce, r
L. Wednesday night, siiIling instantly the
shouts Of merrimeat and singing, killing
seven people on the spot and seriously in
juTing eight more.
At 3 O'Clock Saturday morning fire broke
cut in 3 tin shop, on Junista street, Tyrone.
Before the flames could be subdued three
four story frame buildings were totally de-
siroyed. The lower foors were used as
store rooms, the other three stories as dwell
.ngs.
The great trial OF Hrgh F. Dempsey for
causing poison 10 be administered TO non
urioE men at Homestead ended Saturday
and the Master Workman of the Knights
OF Labor vas declared a guilty man. HIS
conviction carries with il penalty OF 500
fine and seven years imprisonment, pro
yiied the Judge inaic;s the full sentence.
A strange death overlook Barney Black.
near Salisbury, Indiana County. He was
engaged in the manufacture of counterfeit
coins, confning his operations principally
to The manufacture cf niekels. 1t was while
he was engaged in making an auslgsma-
ton OF brass aud copper, using nitric acid in
The work, that he VAS overcome By the
fumes arising from tae crude crucible en-
piOyed, ard before medical treatment could
besecured he died.
4 number Of slate officials interested in
the common school fund claim that the
great fluctuations in the amount of taxa
bies returned in the several COUNTIES vary
ing as they do 50 much from year to year
and depending 50 largely upon the assessors.
who are often shiftless and reckless in max
ing their returns, should be an inducement
for the legislature to provide some other bs-
SIS by which to make distribution Of the
appropriation to the common schools than
the one nov in vogue based upon the num-
Der OF taxables.
The enterprising Burglar who tries to get
into the Bank OF England needs to be assur-
ed Of z long lease Of life if he is 10 be sue
cessfnl in his designs. There are iseea
movable arms Of different lengths which
make up the face Of the large key Itself
The order OF these fifteen pieces can be
changed at will. When in place they form,
no matter what their order. a large key that
viii lock the safe. Just here comes the Pc
culiar part. Any combination Of the pieces
VIII lock the safe. but only that particular
combination that locked il can again open
it. Assome billion and half different
combinations can be made, it would take an
eaterprising robber some thirty thousand
years to Try them all What nice confu-
sion would arise If TIE bank officials shouid
sometime forget the combination of which
they made use the previous day.
John B. Moseiy was lodged in the Indi-
ana jail Monday, charged with burglary.
Saturday night the safe in the Office Of the
Mccreary Coke Company, a. Graceton. ght
miles south Of Indiana, was bIoxu open
and between 5000 and 500 in cash, abont
500 worth Of postage stamps. and two gold
watches stolen. The Office, which is also
the pOstofice and the Adams Express office,
IS heated in the store Of the company. 4
quantity Of merchandise that makes the
total loss nearly 81. 900 was also taken.
Nosely, who said his home was in Cambria
county, was arrested On suspicion. He had
little money on his person.