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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28

THE following are the provisions Of the
State liquor law Of South Carolina, which
goes into effect on July J.. Dispensariss
are 10 be established In counties where
the majority Of the freeholder voters may
petition for them. Their numbers are
limited to ten in the county Of Charles
ton, tree II the county Of Richland and
one in each Of the other counties Of the
state. A commissioner is appointed by
the Governor, who is to sell liquors 10
dispensaries al 50 per cent. profit over
net cost. The retail business Is TO be
guarded by a county Board Of Control,
while the Governor, Controller General
and Attorney General constitute a State
Board having a general supervision.
Cocktails, mint jnleps and the whole cat
alogue Of fancy drinks are to be dispeus-
ed over State bars, and druggists who use
alcohol must buy Of the dispensaries az
prescribed prices. Railroads cannot car
II other than State liquors, and in case
Of violation every one connected with
such carriage Is held to be liable 70 pun
ishment
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28

u.es 81 .27s sss2 and drew out in pensions
! s. .s3s. .58s. Alabama's revenue take:
~ere sles.77l, her pension receipts were
I 500, -. Arkansas paid s95 us s. reTe.
nne taxes. and received in pensions ST.
/ 40 e5l.77. West yirginia's revenue tax
was $50. $3.50, and the state was paid
in pensions =, ,I5s, ,70SI2- Louisiana and
Mississippi togetherp paid S7S4 ls-}5-2sl, and
received ss47 ,552 Is in pensions. Mary
land. Delaware and the District Of Colum-
bia paid s, ,2sS, ,s73.77 in internal revenue
taxes, and received in pensions 1920
sa0I3.
4 good share Of this money goes, no
doubt. to veterans Of the Mexican War,
but whatever the grounds on which par
ticular pensions have been granted, It is
clear that, on seomparison between pen
sion money and federal taxes, the South
Is the gamer. It should be needless to
indicate the amount Of good done, for in
stance. in such q state as South Carolina,
bv the influx, in the course Of q year, Of
nearly $4,000 in pension money. The
pensioners are nearly al more or less de-
pendent on the income thus received.
They expend the money for the neeessa-
ries Of life at the grocery, the clothing
store, the hardware store and other plac-
e Of trade. They help TO FL the till Of
the retail dealer. and ne in turn is ena-
bled 10 increase his trade with the whole
saler, and thus the millions paid IN pen
sions are not paid. to the pensioners
alone, but 10 the whole people, the pen
siones being merely agents fo- putting
the millions in circulation. This applies
not to the South alone but 10 al the
country. Every hamlet in the land feels
the quickening pulse Of pension day, and
every dealer in the land would be more or
less affected should the pension money
be diverted 70 q different use.
The plan Of the Nugwump Democracy
IS vel understood 10 be 10 cut down
pensions. in order b cut down the duty
on foreign goods. That is, the millions
which nov 90 20 the veteran soldiers Of
America are 10 be diverted, according to
tie Mugwump scheme, into the pockets
Of Britis.- and other foreign manufactur-
ers. The foreign manufacturers do not,
50 far as the Pres has reason 10 believe,
patronize American markets, and they
would not be likely to put into circula-
ton IN this country the money which, ac-
cording to the Mngwump program, they
would be enabled to save on exports 10
this country. They would, in all proba-
biity, expend their profits in London
and Paris and other foreign centers, and
thereby encourage foreign trade, while
by their increased exports 70 the United
States they would proportionately dis
courage American industries.
But It IS incredible that in the North
there can be any large proportion Of the
people 50 blind 10 their own and the pub-
lie interests as to wish TO see the pension
rCll successfully assziled for the benefit Of
foreign and the injury Of American in
iustries- The people who are contiuu-
ally c!amoring for an increase and a more
extensive distribution Of the circulating
medium should therefore remember that
10 agency could be more effective for
that purpose than the pension system.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28

Is their search for 3 candidate 70 pit
against Governor Mckinley, the Ohio
Democrats aFe casting sleeps eyes at
Congressman Tom" johnson, Of the
Cleveland district, and from all aocoun nts
' Barkis is willin'.7 tom" has winning
ways and has also a barrel, which be is
not afraid to open If occasion requires.
He is also an out and out free trader, and
a single tax advocate. He has a large
interest in the works at Moxham, near
Johns;own, where street railway special
ties are made, most Of which are covered
by patents, and hence Tom can afford TO
snap his fingers al protection
Ii would be a fair stand-up fight be-
tween protection and free trade 10 run
johnson against Mckinley if that could
be made the sole issue, but as Ohio is
largely an agricultural State, and as Ohio
Democrats profess to be friends Of the
farmers, We opine the ruling powers will
stop to think twice before they nominate
a candidate who fsvors making land
alone the subject Of taxation and there
by compelling the farmers 10 pay all the
taxes.
Tom" is handsome, rotund. jolly
good fellow, but after he. has been put
through the Mckinley ,threshing ma
chine Ike the boy kicked by mule. if
not quite 50 handsome, he viii know a
darned sight better than to 20 fooling
around the same critter again.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28
MUSEUM OF cURlos.
British Guiana E1hIbit One OF the No
Marvellous at the Fair.

British Guiana Exhibit One OF the MOss
Marvellous at the Fair.
An exhibit which is q veritable mu-
scum Of curios Is that OF British Guiana
in the Agricultural building.
Ia it i included cucumbers as big IS
vatermelons, thousands OF tropical
birds with plumage outriyaIing an
Italian sunset in gorgeous colOrs,
specimens Of water fowl. walking
leafs'-an insect with wings duplieat-
ing the leaves upon the vegetation
which affords II food; hundreds OF
peculiar animals including water dogs,
sea cows, and huge crocodiles, tigers,
cats. hundreds of varieties Of monkeys,
and the smallest OF the deer family-a
full grown and graceful buck, twelve
inches in height There are beautiful
specimens OF shell and feather work IN
pictures and garments. sufficient gold
in nuggets to purchase half a dozen
mansions. beetles five inches in length
by three in width which weigh eight
ounces; ugly tarantulas, centipedes
Snd scorpions There are venomous
serpents-th rattiesnake, diamond
head aud other poisonous reptiles.
Photographs Of natives Of Georgetown.
Damera. adorn the walls, and some OF
the girls, very pretty, are seen in both
civilized and savage state. In its en-
tirety the British Guiana display is one
that attracts much attention
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28

ACCORDING 70 the Pittsburgh Pot, gen
orally good Democratic authority, Tne
policy decided on has been 20 call Con
gress together early in September, and
after organization and the appointment
Of committees. to adjourn u:4til October
Then the important business Of the ses-
sion viii be matared and ready TO eci
on The Pof also asserts that there Is
every assurance that the repealers Of the
Sherman silver bin viii have majority
in Congress, but that it is useless to con-
vene it at once to act on thequestion be-
cause It would be impossible 10 hold a
quorum Of either house al the capital
during the dog days.
Pshaw 2 The Fiftieth and Fifty-frst
Congresses remained in session during
the entire summer, and the last Congress
did not adjourn until well in August We
are hardly prepared to believe that mem
beTs Of the coming Congress are so lilly
livered that they cannot, as did their
predecessors, transact business during the
dog days. The truth is the Administra-
ton has no assurance that II can procure
the repeal Of the Sherman law without
first making terms with the silyerites.
and 1t fears to tackle the robber tariff
against which it roared so loudly in the
index. Time is required to manipulate
the vote and 70 place the spoils where
they viii 90 The most good.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28
News Items.


Dr. Thatcher Graves has been refused dis
charge and must again stand trial for Mrs-
Barnsby's murder.
Adult immigrants having skin disease will
be returned 10 their own countries by new
department orders
During a severe tsunder storm al o'clock
Thursday afternoon al River Falls. Wis.
just over the Minnesota line. lightning
strack tie centre-po'e of the circus tent of
Ringing Brothers. Seven people were kill
ed instantly, and quite number injured.
DR.. G. S. wyckofF, charged with the mur-
der Of William C. Schaeffer. in connection
with the robbery of the Lsechburg Bank
has confessed that he was guilty of I
the charges against him. " planned the
robbery ofihe Leechburg Bank. and l ex-
pect TO suffer for it, he said.
nited States Senator Leland Stanford
died at his home, Menlo Park, Cal, Wednes-
day night. He was in the best Of spirits the
day before. He took drive around his
stock farm, and seemed as well as ever He
retired shortly after ten O'Clock, and about
midnight his valet, going into the governors
bedroom. discovered that be was dead
Forest fires on the Messba and Northern
Railroad, in Minnesota, have wiped out four
mining towns whose population aggregates
about GOO people The towns Of Virgins,
Merritt and Mountain Iron were destroyed.
and Biwabik was partially II not entirely
wiped out The loss will approximate ST.
000,0o0, and several thousand people are
homeless.
President CleTelaBd's illness Is caused by
gout. His right foot IS 30 swollen that it is
difficult for him TO get on q shoe in the
morning Within the last week. while at
work in the Office or receiving caller he has
oflen been unable to suppress cry OF pain
at sudden tginge or sPasm. The Presi-
dent intends t. remain in Washington until
the middle of July or the first Of August
He will however, spend the Fourth at Buz-
zard's Bay
One hundred thousand voices will be rais-
ed al the Fourth of July celebration al the
Fair. The singing Is to be under the diree-
ton Of silas G. Pratt Trained choirs Of
200 or 300 singers will be placed at the
four sides Of the grand court and 50 directed
as TO sing in unison, the entire pOpulaoe
joining with them, 50 as 10 constitute vast
chorus Of at least 10000 singers. Each sep
araie section will have leader and be sup
ing connected by means Of electricity, so
that T. Pratt may indicate the exact time
to all alike.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28
Her Brain Cut Out.

WEST CHESTER Pa, June pa delicate
surgical operation was yesterday performed
upon Miss Ella Manley, Of this borough.
Recently she hit her head with hatcbet.
which caused a bru.se, but no rupture Of
the skin. A lump developer, and for some
days she has suffered great pain. The sur
seons found that the skull had been so
greatly injured that the brain was oozing
through il. The doctors removed a portion
Of the brain, treated the skull, and Miss
Msnlev has greatly improved.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28
SALT WATER ron sPRINKLINo.
Now Being Used With Success in severa
OF the English Cities.

Now Being Used With Success in Several
OF the English Cities
The practice has become quite prev
alent at English seaports to use salt
water for street sprinkling, and the
method and result, according to the
BOston Transcript. are pronounced
very satisfactory. vt Yarmouth. which
has a population Of about fifty thou
sand. the salt water Is pumped By a
gas engine, driving pump Of twenty
I'VE thousand gallons daily capacity
into a tank al q considerable elevation
whence it Is delivered through a
special system Of distributing pipes
nine miles long and three TO seven
inches diameter; these pipes are Of east
iron. coated inside with a special pre-
servative compound. The total con-
sumption annually has been FIVE million
gallons for street watering. at a cost
Of five cents per one thousand gallons,
being a considerable saving over the
expense Of the same work when fresh
water was used: the statement also is
made that during the summer months
the dust is kept under by the adhesive
t4AA+-AAe4N1 "a Tic -s4At IL AlG y 1AGE- anu
if the surface eooting formed by the
salt is removed by sweepers 1t tlc op-
pearance of the first. no disadvanta-
geous effects can be traced to the use Of
salt water. At Birkenhead IL Is found
that one spread of salt water on the
surface of a street or road proves
equal to about three spreads of fresh
water, as the latter evaporates under
the heat Of the sun, whereas the crust
on the surface left by the salt water
keeps down the dust for a considerable
length Of time. In another locality
the report Of the engineer claims that
one load of salt water goes as far =
three of fresh in that place; and in
various other towns where this system
has once been put TO the test it has
been adopted as one possessing special
advantages
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28
Frightful Church Panic.

ST. PETEEssrEG, June 2l.-While the
ancient church Of Romano at Borisoglebsk,
on the Yolga, was crowded with pilgrims
from al parts Of Yarostav, who had come 10
take part in the annual church procession, q
panic was caused by a false alarm Of FIRE
which had been raised by thieves in order
to facilitate their operations. When the
Gremen arrived in answer to the tolling Of
an alarm by the sexton they found the door
locked. Breaking il in they witnessed a
fearful sight. in the mad rush Tor the exit
hundreds had been knocked down aud
trampled npOn, while others had been suf-
foeated by the pressure Of the great throng
Of terToE-stricken people. The bodies Of l36
women and 10 men we're taken from the
church. Nor was this the total number Of
victims. as several other persons had been
killed and - fatally injured by leaping from
windows 20 feet from the ground.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28
The Pennie. We Lo-e.

Small copper coins are lost in such
enormous numbers that the govern
ment is obliged to keep on coming
cents at the rate of several millions of
them every month. They change hands
so often as to be subject to a multitude
of accidents. and. owing to their small
value. they are not taken care OF. This
is no cause Of regret to Uncle Sam, in
asmuch as he buys the pennies in blank
from firm in Connecticut at the rate
of LOCO for 81. On reaching the mint
in Philadelphia, whence all of them
are issued, they have merely to be
stamped There are 1I9, COG. GOO old cop
per pennies somewhere. Nobody knows
what has become of them. except that
once in awhile a single specimen turns
up in change A few years ago $780,
600 bronze a-cent pieces were set
afoat Three millions of them are
still outstanding. Three million s.
cent nickel pieces are scattered over
the United States, but it is very rarely
that one is seen. OF 500, 00o haif-cents.
which correspond in value to English
fsrthings. not one has been returnep
70 the government for recoinage or is
held by the treasury.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28
Rhcs Of Passage

Between this and the other side of the broad
Atlantic, in the shape OF tourists, CONNER
elal travellers and mariners, agents ION the
road, steamboat captains, ships surgeons
and All sorts and conditions" of travellers.
emigrant aud new settlers appreciate and
testify 20 the preventive and remedial prop
critics Of HO=teifer's Stomach Bitters in sea
sickness, nausea, malariaI and rheumatic
trouble, and sil disorders of the stomach.
liver and bowels. Against the pre;ndiciel
Influences Of climate. erndeiy cooked or IN
accustomed diet and impure water. II Is
sovereign safeguard. and has been 50 regarded
by the travelling public for over a third OF a
century. No form Of maiarial fever, from
the c1lentura ofthe Pacific and the broken
bone ieser OF the Mississippi. to its miider
types, can resist the curative action of this
benignant pressrver and restorer of health, a
yeTi,snie boon 10 persons in feeble health or
liable 70 incur disease
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28
over 500 People poisoned.

R-CHEsTER, \. H, June 24.-It IS believed
that over BOZ persons were poisoned By ice
cream al the High School reception last
night. While no fatal results are expected
10 occur, still there is great excitement over
the affair. The physicians have more calls
than they can attend. The stores and the
banks are depopulated Of clerke and many
Of the proprietOrs are sick. The cream was
furnished by local confectioner, who claims
that it was made in the usual manner. i
will be analysed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28
4os MEN DROWNED
A Terribie Disaster Befaiis the Brit
Ish RattIeshlp Victoria

LosD5S, jane 2s.-Rivaiing the worst
horror in naval history. the great battleship
Victoria one Of the prides Of Great Britain,
and the flagship Of the Mediterranean squad
ron. went down ike a shot of the Syrian
coast yesterday, given death blow by the
ram Of its oOrsOFt, the CamperdoEn. Over
40 men found in the I0O09-ton monster =
PRISON house Of death or were smoked down
in the walery abyss al the ships tlnal plunge
to the bottom.
The disaster happened yesterday Efier-
noon. of Tnp0li. s seaport on the Eastern
Mediterranean. 50 miles northeast OF Bey-
root. syria. and short distance from the
island Of Cyprus. The two vessels engaged
in practice mzneavers. the Victoria flying
the asg OF Vice Admiral Sir George Tryon.
commander-in -in-chief Of the Mediterranean
feet.
Ia some way, perhaps mistaken signals or
arrangement Of steering gear, the Victoria
got directly in the path Of the CAmperdown,
which was as huge vessel. Efforts to stop
the headway Of the latter as it bore down
upon the flagship. with its terrible ram,
were useless.
Two GIszTs N COLLISION.
The txosea giants met with a fearful
shock. the Camperdown striking the iaied
Victoria just in front OF the barbet:e- No
ship ever built could Withstand such stroke
from 1900 tons Of steel moving at ordinary
speed.
An enormous hole was msde, through
which the water entered in torrents The
victoriA's officers, seeing that there was
danger either ship foundering gave orders
70 close the collision bulkheads, 50 as to keep
the water in the compartment in which the
Camper5oWn had showed her ram. The
sailors tried 10 obey the order, bur II was
too late.
The sea was not 10 Be denied its prey.
The waters poured in Ike Niagara, and
before the bulkheads could be closed or the
boats cut loose, the doomed vessel, with her
immense IIO-tou guns aud heavy tcp ham
per, turned bottom upward ike dead fish.
A moment later, with fearful Inrch, she
pitched downward, bows first in Is fathoms
Of water. only IS minutes had elapsed from
the time the lirst collision to the final
sinking.
Amid the whirlpool of waters that swirled
and tossed over the spot where the great
ship went down. scores Of men rose TO the
surface struggling for life In all 255 were
rescued, including Captain Bourke, Com
mander Feliicome and IS other officers.
If the complement of6I1 seAmen and officers
and l07 marines were on board. the number
lost Is 463.
The CamperdOEn recoiled from the col
lision badly dnmaged, but sill able 10 keep
adoat Captain Johnstone at once started to
put her in the dock
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28
Rerrv Keeps the Leaa

DCHCQUE, June Berry still has a good
lead IN the cowboy race, and the man who
beats him into Chicago viii have 10 do some
hard riding. Berry arrived here at $50 this
morning and rode across the bridge Of Ill
nois al l2.3o His horses are fresh and in
excellent condition.
Raulesnake Pete pulled in at 1890 and
left after rest Of two hours Gillespie got
in al I,l5 and departed at go. Jones ar
rived at 5;3o and started ont at Z Albright
and Middleton are hopelessly in the rear.
They left Manchester at O'Clock this after
noon, travelling in company, and are not ex-
pected to mach Dubuque before tomorrow.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28
cyclones path of Death.

ST. JosEFH, No. June Midnight dark
ness and food Of rain and hail marked the
course Of : destructive cyclone that swept
through northwestern Missouri and
eastern Kansas last night, leaving at least
twenty dead bodies in It's wake and causing
terrible loss of property.
The disaster seems TO have reached its
climax in and about Perry, little town in
eastern Kansas. The storm travelled south
east, taking in AZ that point tract half a
mile wide and about six miles long. Not a
house, barn or tree was left standing in its
path. Ten bodies have thus far been un-
covered, and al least Eve more are thought
to be dead.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28

From the \. Y Pres.
There is one point in a statement re-
Gently made by Corporal James Tanner,
on the subject Of pensions, which is well
worth considering by business men
throughout the United States, and in fact
by all who are concerned in seeing the
money Of the country kept in active cir
culasion. The pension money, as Mr.
Tanner shows, is much more generally
and widely distributed than many sup
pose. In the South, for instance, the i'm
preston is prevalent that the Southern
states are taxed for the benefit Of North
ern pensioners. il would be no injustice
II such were the fact, yet the figures tell
q different story. Texas, according 10
Corporal Tanner. paid last year secs. SIS
Of internal revenue taxes and received
in pensions s905 2S0. South Carolina
paid 81 ,Sl2 revenue taxes and received
Si7I, I,l29 in pensions. Tennessee contrib
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28
Rron1e statue Of wa.hlngten.

a heroic bronze statue OF Washing
ton has reached jackson park. 1t is q
massive figure which is to stand under
the dome of the Art palace. Itwas de-
signed by Thomas Ball, the American
sculptor residing in Florence IL was
,ast in Munich and weighs lass
pounds In order to get it here on
time it was sent by express, and Presi
dent Higinbotham signed a draft foi
nearly $500 in payment Of the expires
charges
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28
a Sword Washington wors.

Attorney Edward Warner, Of Chi
eago, has an interesting relic Of Wash
ington which viii be on exhibition at
the worlds fair. II is the sword the
deliverer of his country wore when he
resigned his commission as commander
in chief'of the United States armies on
December %. 1873, at Annapolis, Nd.
1t is now the property of Miss Virginia
Taylor Lewis, of Baltimore, whose
family has preserved it as an heirloom
since the hero's death. Miss Lewis re-
ceived it through her grandfather,
Maj. George Lewis, who was the son of
Washington's sister Betty. To each
OF his FIVE nephews Washington left
sword