The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-07-04
News Items

William J. MecornirsS. Of Altoona, for |
the killing Of Joseph Bender in di=- /
puie over the ownership Of 4 giass Of
beer. was senfeaec5i % six years in the /
penitentiary.
During recent storm near Coffeyyilie.
Miss. two farmers we're struck by light
ming and instantly killed. The clothes
were burned from their bodies and the
fIesh cooked ON their bones
William Pinkertou. who was on trial
at Spring Valley, H.. on Tuesday. for
assaulting Anna Baroski, last Friday
leaped out Of an open window. but was
quickly overtaken by about 30 friends
ofthe girl and beaten to death
Reuben wartman died saturday in the
hospital at Bethlehem, Pa, as the result
of being struck by lightning last sun
day while he was blowing in field AT
Laury's station. Carbon County. ne WAS
struck down and terribly burned.
Southern Minnesota and EIstern South
Dakota were visited Wednesday night by
a series of terrific windstorms, which 30
far as known, caused the death Of 10 per-
sons and injury to more than - others,
four Of hom vii die. Grest damage WAS
done 70 buildings and crops
The Louisiana Legislature has without
opposition voted an appropriation for the
construction of bust or statue Of Thomy
Lafon, the negro philanthropist, who died
a few months agD. IL is asserted that
this is the first statute ever erected to
negro in the South. Lafon, who was -
years old when he died, left fortune Of
s5Doooo, nearly all Of i; to charity.
The Harrisburg Legislative Record,
that useless publication ofthe proceedings
of the Senate and House, IS 10 be no more.
The fortunate condition i not the product
OF the last session, but comes about
through failure 70 open bids on the inst
Monday in June Of every fourth year, as
required by the act Of 1874, and the ex-
piratiOn Of the publishers contract leaves
him without authority in the premises
This brings the Record to the end
Judge Ewing at waynesburg Friday
handed down his decision on the motion
for new trial for John Eisminger, con-
victed for the murder of lIuckster Samuel
Mccoy. The motion was refused, and
the sentence Of death pronounced. Els
mingcz said nothing, except that he WAS
innocent. He i about 81 years Of age.
lie says no will never be executed, and
has had as many as Z false keys taken
from his person. Public opinion sup-
ports the verdict and the decision Of the
court.
In compliance with a resolution Friday
the secretary of agriculture sent a state
ment 10 the senate which says that the
visible supply of wheat on July viii be-
about 5j,0O0D) bushels, in addition 10
which there viii De approximately $685.
00O bushels available wheat stocks on the
Pacific coast, and an undeterminable
quantity that goes by the name OF invisi
BILE supply. He gives the acreage of
winter wheat for the present year al b.
ll6,l72, and of spring wheat at l0.l0S.5a2,
and the probable production in bushels
at 4l4 gSs, ,9s7.
A new President OF France, NJ. Cash
mir-Perier, was on "Wednesday elected
TO succeed the assassinated Carn0t. The
friends Of peace and good government in
France nave taken courage No other
result of the ballot at the Palace Of
Versailles would have restored confidence
in the hearts OF lovers of law and order.
The successor OF the martyr Carnot Is n
statesman and patriot. He is out
| spoken against the Socialists and An
archists. and for this reason his election
viii cause rejoicing among the nations Of
| Europe,