The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-01
News Items.

The gold sveepings of the Philadelphia
mint sell for SO COO annually.
General Dennis T. BGrke, commander Of
the famous Idsh Brigade in the War Of
the Rebellion. died in SsE York On Thurs
day.
John Fen;z, farmer living in Baldwin
township, Washington county, was assault
ed by fooipads on the Brownsville road Fri
day evening. The robbers struck the old
maa on the head With a club. knocked him
senseless aud then took ss the money aud
other vsluables be had
/, is stated that e1 1-senaior JAMES G. Fair,
TIE California milliosaire. has disinherited
his son, Charles Fair, who recently welded
E women Of III repate. A clause in his will
giving him half Of MS estate, amounting TO
/ Sl5. 90 900, has been struck out, and q sub
stiiuie adde5, giving him only 500.
The Chicago Eseaiag Pos says that TIE
fire losses in the United States during the
first nine months Of 1893 were 81. .s40,o go
greater than the corresponding period Of
1872, and not less than dozen strong CON-
panIes are preparing to go out Of business
between nov and the 1si Of January
Kansas will lose six members Of the Leg
islsfure from the counties in South western
Kansas where crop failures and the opening
Of the Cherokee strip have almost depopula-
ted that section Of the State According TO
the vote Of last year the Rapublicans would
lose four, the Democrats one and the Popu-
! lists one.
Precious stones and a silver brick, the
whole valued at 5000 we're stolen from the
Idaho exhibit in the Mines and Mining
building some time Sunday night. The
thief entered the pavilion, and prying open
one Of The cases stole 100 earats OF rough
oFais, % cars,s Of polished ones, two large
cut Tubies and n rubies in the rough. and
tie silver brick. which weighed 80 pounds
and vas valaed 81 5000.
The eiimaT was resched in the Presbyle-
risn church a; Belief0n;e, Pa, on san1ay,
over tie question Of the rse Of fermented
wine for saeramental purposes. About 20
members, inclndi5g two elders, refused to
pzrgake Of the wine on TIE ground that its
being feTmen,el rendered its use improper
The pastor, Rev. William Laurie, sdgOcsies
/ the use OF fsrnenIed wine. Tae opposition
10 use Of fermented wine comes largely from
the members OF the Society Of Christian Ra-
deayor. This question was up before the
PRsbyiesy two weeks ego. and although a
oal Of the IS churches are nov sssiBg unfer-
mentsd wine for saeranenisl purposes, ytt
when IL came to vote. the advocates Of The
fsrmented juice won.
A post mor;em exaDiaafian was held
Saturday on the body Of John Woods child.
which was fed concentrated lye Friday at
COnDelisEilie. The examination showed
that the ehild's throat and stomach we're
eaten through and through in several places.
Emma buchanan, the colored nurse girl,
who was suspected Ofthus killing The child.
was captured Saturday. She became fright
ened and made fall confession.
According 10 her owa admissions, she
forced the child to drink the lye, which she
secnsed from can in the cnp55rd- The
fuid was 80 strozg that it burned The pan in
which j; was prepared She had planned 10
poison the other children By pa.t:ny lye in
their cups. but they were saved BY their
mother. who discovered the lye and washed
the cups. The Buchanan girl was taken to
the wes;m ireland County Hons Saturday,
bat ss soon IS she got out Of the oficer's
hands she escaped. aad IS still \: large.