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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06

That there is any prospect Of defeating
the new tariff bill We do not believe.
With nearly hundred Democratic ma
jority in house dominated and control
led by the South, in whose interests the
bill is mainly framed, the idea ofsuccess-
ful opposition there IS preposterous. In
the Senate the Democratic majority is
close, but the blandisments Of power
and patronage, and the threats and de-
nuncistions Of an almost autocratic domi-
nation are hard 10 resist. The bill has
been constructed under the eye Of the
President and it goes without saying has
his approval. A large portion Of his pat
ronage has been withheld, doubtless to
be placed where It viii do the most good,
and the crushing process that was ap-
Piled 70 Randall, Sowden and others who
had the mznliness TO stand up for the in
terests Of their constituents against Mr..
Clevelsnd's desire to pass the Mills bill
is not yet forgotten. These and other
means Of pressure at the command Of
the Executive force rs 10 the belief that
there is little or any hope Of defeating
the iniquitous measure, bnt there should
be no relaxation Of effort on the part Of
Republicans Every meas known TO
parliamentary law and skill should, and
doubtless will, be resorted to, and al
though the struggle is well nigh hope
less, Republicans can, when the wolf is
at the door Of the misguided and unfoT-
tunate victims Of Democratic legislation,
point to the record, with the truthful
declaration: Thou canst not say did
in
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06

sure 70 produce large and luxurious crop
of Democratic pro:ectionisis. who bsliess
that in tsrif matters jefferson, Madison and
Jackson are safer guides than John c. Cal
hon1 and Grover Cleveland
TIE AD vALozK1 FRAUD.
Fsoufse TriosHs tErp.l
lis m..st Characteristic feature is the gen.
erai substitution of ad yaIorem for specific
duties. The extreme free trade theorists
have always been anxio1s for al valorem
duties because these are most easily eysded.
sAFE PROPHECY.
Ffusa * lfaGaad Erpress-
Wages in this country reached the high
water marx during the Harrison Admins
trstion. 1.-THE Wilson tariff bill shall be-
comes law wages In this country will sink
10 the lowest level they have touched In
ffy yesrs.
SOLD OFT TO noURsoHs-
F-oa a.s Ba9i-sore 4ssericaH tRep.L
The feature Of the bill which viii proba-
bly, excite the most comment hereafter is
the manner in which the South has been
protected at the expense Of the rest Of the
country.
EoT sTRASGE
Ffou tss Philadelphia Record (Dea.l
The s5gar schedule as it stands is q mis-
erable makeshiff, showing the mysterious
power Of the Sugar Trust over some Demo-
cratic Congressmen. Raw sugar should be
taxed.
TRIPFLE HEADED FoE.
From ne Philadelphia PTsss rep.
As il stands. the bill is an extreme blow
st the revenue Of the governmeet, at the
life Of American industries and st the wage
of American labor
CRIME.
PF0z tse Ren0rder.
The bill is meditated crime against Ia
Dor. II it shall pass. wages must come
down to the European standard.
KILLS TO BE KEFI CLOSED.
From tse Albany Ezpress
The new Tariff bill means that thousands
Of shops and mills now closed are to be kept
closed
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06

Thar the new tariff bin would be sec
tionsl WAS well understood by those who
had studied the makeup Of the commit
tee having it in charge. Here ere few
specimens Take iron ore, cotton ties,
logs. lumber aud sugar. Iron ore and
logs are placed on the free list. Cotton
ties. which are used only in the South,
and are simply hoop iron cut in lengths.
are made free, while hoop or strap iron
used in hundreds of ways throughout the
North and West is subject to duty. Fin
ished lumber and building materials are
made free, while the bounty on sugar,
almost entirely 2 Southern production, is
retained. In this there is evidence that
the mesnest sectional and political mo-
tives controlled the Southern members
Of the committee.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06

TIE new Democratic tariff bill is
simply conspiracy to beggar American
labor. The chief sufferers will be the
thousands upon thousands of American
men, women and children. Largely re-
duced wages means misery, want and
possible starvation for them. II govern
ment is for the people, can there be any
possible justification for the change from
the best paid labor 10 the world to that of
thegrOEelling poor Of Europe9 And ye, to
this complexion must We come. II redue-
ed to the demands and consequences Of
free trade, as advocated by the party now
in power.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06

TIE revenues Of the government are
nov over fifty million dollars short ofits
wants, and the Democratic tariff tinkers
in the House admit that their proposed
new bill viii fall short another fifty mill
ions annually, Of raising the necessa "
revenue. They propose to make up this
deficiency by returning to the odious tax
on incomes, legscies, proprietary medi-
cines, &c, which necessity compelled the
government % levy in war times.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06

We hear great deal OF senseless gab-
bic about "free raw material" There is
no such thing as free raw material IN
the markets Of the world. In the VIII
son bill iron ore and coal are put on the
free raw material list. These articles
may, as they exist in the hills, be prop
erly called free raw material, but the mo-
ment they are mined the cost Of mining
is added, and they are not free raw ma
terisl. The miner and producer Of them
for the market, is as much entitled to pro-
lection for his labor as is the manufac-
tnner or producer Of any other article of
trade.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06

The pluck Of Samuel J. Randall and a
few Democratic followers knocked the
stafin" ont Of the Mills bill, notwith-
standing all the pressure Mr.. Cleveland
brought 10 bear in is favor. May We
not now hope 70 find more than one Dem
ocratic member from this State follow
the manly example Of the great Pennsyl-
vsnian when the vital interests Of his
state were put in jeopardy?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06

TIE Republican tariff made the home
Of the American workman a home Of
plenty. he lived and enjoyed the luxu-
ries Of the rich in the older lands. The
Democratic policy in its very promise.
and before its reality could be experienc-
ed, has brought distrust and want and
suffering. It is that and nothing else.
The talk about silver producing the hard
times-was simply Democraticlblind.-
Inter Oea1a.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06

SPECIFIC duties are levied upon the
quantity Of any srticlesimPorted- Ad "a
loren duties are based upon its foreign
supposed vzlue Ad valorem duties are
simply an invitation 10 foreign manufAe-
turers and importers to undervslue their
goods and invoice them for the Ameri-
can market at any price that best suits
their interests OF permits them to pay
the smallest duty. Yet the new tariff
bill provides simply for ad yzlOrem du-
ties. Every scoundrel. snd our former
experience proves that there are mnlh-
tudes Of them, fixes the value Of the srti-
cles imported by him, and pays duty ae-
cordingly. Our manufacturers can then
be undersold in their home markets, and
are driven out Of competition; their
works are closed, and labor seeks in vain
for employment.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06

II has been extensively proclaimed
that Senator Voorhees, would seize q
speedy opportunity 70 publicly fay Hoke
smith and denounce his pension meth
DDS. It was hardly necessary for the
Senator 10 deny this, as be does. Those
Of the public who are familiar with his
political sntecedents know that be is not
huilt that Eay.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06

THE frst regular session Of the Piny-
third Congress assembled on Monday
last 4th inst, at l2 o'clock noon. This
viii be one Of the most important and
probably most exciting session held for
many yesrs. Bills to repeal the tariff.
the Federal election lass, and the tar on
state bank currency viii be acted upon.
As viii also bills fsyoring a general bsnk-
rupt law, increasing National bank circu-
lsiioE, amending the naturalization laws.
and general financial bill. These with
The Hawaiian complication, the pension
question, the proposed increase Of inter
nal revenue taxes. and the usual sppro-
Eeistioa and ether nisesllansous bills
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06

GENERAL WILLIAM LILY, Congress
msn-st-lsrse, died suddenly Of conges-
ton Of the lungs at his residence in
Mauch Chunk on Saturday last. GenT
Lilly was elected TO Congress last fall on
the Republican State ticket. His death
viii be regretted by & large circle Of
friends throughout the State who es-
teemed him for his kindly and manly
virtues. A general election will have TO
be held to I'll the vacancy caused by his
4, afh
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06

THE devil has always tried TO pass
himself of as s boss reformer, but he
cannot beat the present Administration.
It is 3 bJss reformer, and its silver re-
form and tariff reform have within the
last twelve months brought about all the
suffering and misery thateven his Satan
ic majesty could ask for. They have
brought idleness upon honest millions,
and impoverished whole communities
hid
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06

TINS country has prospered since the
war, under protective tariff, as no ooun-
try in the world has ever done. Now il
Is the intention Of this Democratic Ad-
ministration to wipe out all protection,
compel our manufacturers and laborers to
compete with the cheap labor Of Europe
and resort to direct taxation Of the peo-
pie to raise the means 10 run the govern
mani
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06

ORR Democratic contemporaries eIult-
antly point to the increasing resumption
Of mills and factories throughout the
country as evidence Of the coming pros
perity under the proposed free trade bill,
but they fail 10 mention the fact that the
workmen in nearly al Of them have had
their wages reduced from ten TO thirty
r.er rant
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06

1t is understood that Governor PattisOa
will not take any action with respect to fill
ing the vacancy caused by the death of Con-
gressmsn-at-Lsrge Lilly until after the fu-
neral and it is further stated upon the best
authority that there will be no special elec.
ton. He will issue writ for the filing
ofthe vacancy at the regular spring election
in February, which will avoid a large ex-
Penditure for special election. l. is said
thatthe State committees Of the several
political parties will probably nominate can
didstes and the calling OF conventions will
not be necessary. General Lily was pres
ident OF the Ashland State Hospital board
OF trustees and the Governor will also have
10 fll this vacancy.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06

viii give rise to prolonged, and in some
instances acrimonious discussion and
viii probably make the session a lively
and pIotracted one.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06

OF eourss wool Is placed on the free
list by the proposed new tariff bill This
is equivalent to giving notice 70 sleep
raisers that this country proposes to raise
its wool in Australia and South America
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06

ExoLAxD has an income tsK-you
know, and it is fitting thst the Democrat
io party following England's free trade
policy should also adopt its income tax
systsm-It's English. you know.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06

Al the late election in Colerado the
suffrage law was carried by a majority Of
6947. and Governor Bois has issued his
proclamation announcing the right Of
women to vote at ali elections in that
State
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06
GEN. LILLY DEAD.

Successor Will be Chosen at the
February Election.
At Aauch Chunk, Friday afternoon,
General William Lilly, Congressman at
Large from Pennsylvania, died very sudden.
ly. The announcement Of his death caused
intense surprise to sll his neighbors and
friends. although be has never been a well
nlan since his visitation of paralysis over a
year ago.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06

The Carnegie Steel Company posted NJ
tices at the Homestead works, Wednesday
announcing an immediate reduction of all
wages Of labOrers from Sl.40 to 81 20 per
day Of ten hours. A large number of men
are affected
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06
A Herald OF the infant Year.

Clip the last thirty years or more from the
century, and the segment will represent the
term ofthe unbounded popularity of Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters. The opening of the
year 1894 will be signalizsd by the appear
ance Of a fresh Almanac OF the Bitters. in
which the uses, derivation and action Of this
Eorid-fsmous medicine viii BE- lucidly set
forth. Everybody should read. The caien-
dsr and astronomical calculations to be
found in this brochure are always astonish.
ingly accurate. and the statistics, illustra-
tions, humor snG other reading matter rich
in interest and full Of profit. The Hostettsr
Company, Of Pittsburgh. Pa, publish it
themselves They employ more than sixty
hands in the mechanical work, and more
than eleven months in the year are consum-
ed in its preparation. Il can be obtained,
without cost, Of all druggists and country
dealers. and is printed in English German,
French, Welsh, Norwegian. Swedish, Hol-
Land, Bohemian and Spanish
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06
Billiards In the West.

BURLINGTON, Is, Dec. IA terrible bliz-
zard has struck Iowa Much suffering i:
expected. The thermometer indicated 10
degrees below zero TO day, and reports ol
suffering among stock are coming in. Joseph
Fleet was frozen to death here last night.
Teams are crossing the Mississippi on the
ice.
FoRrY RELow ZERO AT ST. PAUL.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. The predicted
cold weather seems to have arrived. This
morning the Weather Bureaus ST. Paul
thermometer touched % degrees below,
while other Thermometers in more exposed
places sbout the city went down much
lower, IS and 40 being the coldest yet
reported.
MICH SUFFERING N KANSAS.
ToPEKA. Kan, Dec, The cold wave Of
yesterday and to day has caused increased
suffering to the settlers in Western Kansas,
most Of whom are without any fuel supply
So far no fatalities have been reported, but
it must have been impossible for some Of
the unfoItunates 10 have survived the frigid
weather which prevailed last night. Ap-
peals continue to pour in upon the Governor
aud other State officers for assistance. but
they are pOwerIess to do anything in an Of
fetal way.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06
STENGER,
IITHE DRY-GOODS MAN,
Wants your trade, and. 70 secure
it, offers three things:

First, The largest and best line
of Dress Goods, Ladies and Chill
dren's Cloaks, Housefurnishing Dry
Goods, such as Bedding, Table Lin
en-, Napkins, Table Covers. Towels,
Hosiery and Underwear, Umbrellas
and a general stock of small ware,
usually sold in a dry-goOds store.
Second, Stenger has been selling
goods in the town for twenty-eight
years, which proves he has the con-
fdence of the people.
Third, We handle none but the
best goods, and guarantee our pric-
es at all times as low as the low
est advertised prices.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06
.oURT PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS The Hon JACOB II. LOSGESEcKER,
President Judge Cf the several Courts Of Common
Pleas Of the several counties composing the 10th
Judicial District and Justice Ofthe Courts OfOye
and Terminer and General Jail Delivery, for IN
trial Of all capital and other offenders in the said
District, and Henry HEFFI BY and NOAH BIEsEcE-
ER. Esq's judge of the fGErts OF Common Pleas
and Justices 0f the Courts ul oyer and Terininer
and General Jail Delivery for the trial Of all capt.
tal and other offenders in the County OF Somerset
have Issued their precsptS, and 70 me directed
for holding a Court OF Common Pleas and General
Qnarter Sessions OF the Peace and General Jail
Delivery, and Courts Of Oyer and Te-miner at
Somerset. on
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06

Il Is stated hat there are about e.ooo 5es
tiiuss psop's in ne upper peninsula ofkssA-
ieaa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06
Che Sum.

The first Of american SetcsPd-
peis, CHARAES Il. DANA, Ed.
tf0r.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06
MONDAY. DEC. nth, 1898.

NOTIcE Is hereby given toall the justices oft
Peace the Coroner and Cousfables within the
said County OF Somerset that they be then and
there in their proper persons with their rolls rec
oris, inQuisitions examinations and other re-
membranes. to do those things which to their
olhce and in that behalf appertain 10 be done
and also they who viii prosecute against the prs-
Jners that are OF shall be IN the jail Of SOmerse.
County, % be then and there 70 prosecute against
them as shall Be just.
ISAIAH GOOD,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06

Address THE SUN, NEW YORK.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06

The American Constitution, the
american idea, the A8serfeGH
Spirit. These first, lest and all
the time, T0Ferers
Morris tribune., 1893-05-10
EXCITING DAY.
Panic in Wall Street Friday-Some
large Failures.

New YORK, May 5.-The day was one
of exceptional activity aud intense ex-
citement at the stock exchange. The
great slump in prices during the last
half hour of business Thursday and the
further break next morning was ex-
planned by the failures of s. V. White,
Ferris & Kimball and W. L. Patton &
Co. Large amounts of stocks were sold
out for the account of these houses, and
the avalanche of offerings created a
more panicky condition of affairs than
has been experienced since the time Of
the Barring panic. According to those
who passed through the Black Friday
troubles and all the financial upheavals
since then. there has uever been time
when stock exhange houses were so
completely demoralized as was the case
during the day. The situation resolved
itself into matter Of selling for prac-
tically any price obtainable. The enor-
nous shrinkage shows plainly how
acute the panic had become.
The Drop in Quotations
over night was equal to to "a points.
and, had the pressure to sell continued
a short time longer, there is little doubt
that other houses would have been
forced to the wall. As it was, London
turned up as heavy buyer, and, ac-
cording to competent authorities, took
upwards of 100, 600 shares, and at the
same time home investors who have not
put in an appearance in Wall street for
years back took round amounts of both
the railroad and industrial stocks. The
buying power thus exhibited turned
the tide, but not until American Sugar
had dropped 25 points, the preferred,
II; General Electric %, American Cot
ton Oil 8, Chicago Gas Is "a, Edison
Illuminating & 1-2, Manhattan Elevated
10 1-2, National Cordage preferred 25,
National Lead 7, preferred II, Omaha
preferred 6, Rubber 6 3-5, Wheeling and
Lake Erie preferred 3-4, and Big Four
5 3-4. The drop in other stocks was /
to points.
Morris tribune., 1893-05-10
THE BOILER BURST.
Many Killed and Injured on the Ohio
River

Many Killed and Injured on the Ohio
River.
CAIRO, Ills, May S.-One of the worst
catastrophos which has occurred in this
region for years took place on the Mis-
sissippi river at Wolf Island, "a miles
below this city, at 7:45 a. m. A rear
end of one OF the boilers of the steamer
Ohio, a Cincinnati and Memphis packet,
blew out, scattering steam and boiling
water. Several of the deck hands, who
were eating at the time, were literally
burned alive. The following is the list
of dead:
WILLIAM HURSTMAN, colored fireman,
st. Louis.
HAMPTON COLLINS, colored, Memphis
THOMAS WOODS, colored. residence un-
CYRUS MAYERR, white, second mate, Gin
cinnati, jumped into the river and was
drowned.
TWO CoLoRED MFN, unidentified.
Following is list of injured, many
of whom will die:
r. W, CRoMs, Danville, Va.
FRED NEAL. Columbus, o.
CHARLES JACKSON, fireman, Cincinnati.
JAMES HOWARD, Roebloom, Mo.
GILBERT CRILDREs.
COLDER TATE, Memphis.
WILLIAM JACKSON, Washington, Pa.
F. M. HENRY, Memphis.
GILBERT ROBINSON Cincinnati.
GEORGE WASHINGTON, Memphis.
JOHN BALToN, Cincinnati
WILLIAM H. HICKEY, white, deck hand,
Newport, KY.
There were % injured and six of them
died on the way to the hospital.
The physicians say that 10 of
16 injured will die. The boat was badly
disabled by the accident. Her passen-
gers will be forwarded to their destina-
tion by rail. The cargo consisted largely
of livestock and many head were killed.
Morris tribune., 1893-05-10
MRS. DEPEw DEAD.
The Wife OF the Noted Orator Dies
Suddenly in New York.

Tho Wife OF the Noted Orator Dies
Suddenly in New York.
NEW York, May S.-Elise Hegerman
Depew, wife of Chauncey NJ. Depew,
died at her home, 4S West Fifty-fourth
street, at 1880 p. m. Although Mrs.
Depew was known to be seriously Ill
this sudden termination of her illness
was not expected by her family and
those who were most intimately con-
nected with her. Her condition seemed
to be continually improving, but dur
ing the morning she was taken worse.
Her relatives were called to the sick
room and were all present when the
end came.
Mrs. Depew, whose maiden name was
Miss Elise Hegerman, was married to
Mr.. Depew Nov. 4, 1871. They have
one child, Chauncey Depew, Jr., who is
now IA years of age. With the oppor-
tunities which her fortune gave her
Mrs. Depew cared little for society and
devoted herself mainly to charitable and
church work. During the past six years
Mrs. Depew has been an invalid. No
arrangements have been made for the
funeral, but it is probable that it will
be held from st. Bartholomew's Epis-
copal church, of which she was mem
ho1s
Morris tribune., 1893-05-10
LIVES CRUSHED OUT
A FRIGHTFUL RAILROAD ACCI-
DENT AT LAFAYETTE, IND.

Air Brakes Refuse to Work and o
Train Crashes Into the Depot, Kill.
ing Ten People-Six Persons Killed
and Many Injured by an Explosion
on the Ohio.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, May =. Ten lives
were crushed out and IL persons badly
injured at 1:15 a. m. in the worst acci-
dent known in the history OF Lafayette.
The Big Four train, No. H. from Chi
cago, came in on time and its engine,
baggage Car, postal cars and an express
car were totally wrecked Immediately
at the south end of the passenger sta
ton, The accident was caused by a
failure of the brakes to properly work.
The killed are:
MICHAEL WALSH, engineer Indianapolis.
STERLING MINNIS, fireman, Urbana, Ills.
THOMAS M'MAHON, Bellevue, o.
A. r. CHADWICK, postal clerk, Shelby
vile, Ind.
JESSE H. LONG, postal clerk, Lebanon, Ind.
r. B. MYET.s, postal clerk, Walton, Ind.
JOHN LENNON, mail wagon driver, Lafay-
cite, Ind.
CHARLES CAHILIl, moulder, Indianapolis.
CHARLES NJ. YERRS, baggage handler,
Lafayette, Ind.
OTTO GERRELSON, theatrical agent, Chi
Cago.
Was a Runaway Train.
John Lennon and Charles Yerrs were
at the depot waiting for the train.
They were killed by the train striking
them in its mad rush. Otto Gerrelson
was about to take the train for Indian-
apolis when he met his death. The
train tore away portion of the hand
some union depot and the wreckage
was piled in a confused mass in the
yards The train was q runaway. En-
gineer Walsh, it is said, applied the
brakes but they did not work properly
and the impetus given on the heavy
down grade approach to the station
sent the doomed train off the track on
the sharp curve a little distance beyond
the south crossing. Railway officials |
place the less at about $4,000. The
company and the coroner of this county |
will begin al investigation at once as to
the cause of the accident.