The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-10-11
News Items.

News Items
Brsza has appropriated 500 60 10 pur-
cha, e cruiser from the United States
Fotiy-sour horses haze been stolen il
CleaiEed County within two months.
Mrs. Emma Maine, Of Nors;siown, s~oke
in the morning ard found her etud dead in
her arms
White Caps il Alabama are burning the
houses of farmers who sell cotton for
les thsn 10 cents.
In les than seven months Governor
Altgeid. of Illinois, has psrdoned % prison
ers and broken ihs record.
The sixteen year-oia san a. landlord Ca
ysr. Of lie Blair House. EbtHshUTg, died
suddenly on tie World Fair grounds Non
day.
OF the 2eo go boomers who rushed into
he Cherokee strip. Sept ic. fully ieoeoo
hare left.
A new state lsw requiring separate coach
es foy white and colored passengers vent in
to eifsci in Kentucky on Monday. The col
ored people viii bring suit to tesi the con
stitutionaliiy Of The statute.
Since the closing Of the rolling mills in
the Mahoning Valley, Ohio, on July lsi,
10 90 workmen have been idle. and their
families are nov suffering FOR want Of the
neoesssries OF life
The American yacht Vigilant has demon
stra,ed her superiority over her English
cousin, the Yslkyrie, by winning the first
two ofthe series Of five international Tsces.
The GTst race was sailed in New York bay
Saturday, and the second on Monday.
For years Rev. Henry S Hoffman, OF the
River Brethren Denomination a. Bain6ridge,
Lancaster Co, Ps.. has sal that his greatest
struggle was to resist suicide. Friday morn
ing he gave up the contest and cut his threat
with razor. He was a man Of 10 years and
had wife and family Of children.
Upwards Of % members Of the Pennsyl-
ysnia Commande-y Of the Loyal Legion vis-
ited the battlefield Of Gettysburg Thursday
and raised an American flag from pole 80
feet in height erected over the headquarters
Of the late General Meade Addresses were
made by Governor Pattison and General
Gregg.
In the district court at Wichita, Kas,
Judge Reed declared the eight-hour law IN
constitutional He holds the law contrary
to both the state snd federal constitutions
aud declares it restraint on the liberty Of
action. Claims sggregating hundreds Of
thousands of dollars for overtime under this
act are pending II e-e-- county and city il
/ Kansas
Ruth Cleveland and her sister, Esther,
were twenty-four months old and twenty
four days old. respectively, on Wednesday
Little Ruth's second birthday was eelebrat-
( ed in a manner best suitable to her age. Ma
merous kilograms OF congratulation were re-
I ceiyed at the White House addressed to the
little girl. Baby Esther Is thriving. Mrs.
Cleveland has taken a drive daily since Sat-
urdsy.
Mrs. Sarah A. Yesger died Tuesday at the
Homeopathic Hospital, Reading, as a resul
OF the careless eating Of a corn several
weeks ego. The corn wes cut until it bled.
aad when shoe was worn upon II it became
infiamed. Later gangrene set in, which az
fected the whole foot and part OF the leg.
few days ago the leg was amputated above
the knee, but her system had become 50
weakened that She lid no, fully rally from
| the shock.
District Attorney MeCurdy OF Wes;more
land county planned and executed a raid on
the Nj Pleasant speak-e isies last Saturday
night. The officers started olt With - war
rants and returned with Il propEieiors ofthe
alleged dens. The raid began az dsFk and
continued till daylight Sunday morning.
Though every eiTIIt was mais to keep the
move secret, rumors Of the raid Teaei.e s.ine
whom it was proposed to arrest, aad they
we're missing when looked for.
Last Thursday night the Ligonier Cornei
band left Ligonier in two carriages for the
residence Of Mrs. Smith, FIVE miles ont TO
a seIenade. When in secluded place they
were sc; upon by gang ofs dozen highway
men, who attempted to rob them. After
general fight, in which both the men and
teams were considerably used up, the band
got away. but we're followed to Smiths by
the robbers. Here a crowd of citizens bad
| gathered and succeeded in driving the f,i
lows of. Arrests will be made.