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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-11-25
NEWS FROM MINISTER DENBY.

Washington, Nov. 24-The state de-
pertinent has received a cable from
Minister DENLY saying that Port Ar
thur fell on the 22d inst. The navy de-
partment has received cable from
Admiral Carpenter, in command of the
Asiatic squadron, announcing the Jap
anese had captured China's great naval
f1oaf
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-11-25
HORACE pENNoYER DEAD.

Portland, Nov. 24.-Governor PEN
noyer received word that his son Hor-
ace, who is attending school at Will
liams College. died today.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-11-25
A BRITISH CONFIRMATION.

London, Nov. 24.--A dispatch to the
Pail Mall Gazette from Chee Foo says
the British war-ship Porpodse brings
confirmation Of the capture Of Port
Arthur by the Japanese
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-11-25

The music-loving people Of Astoria
will be glad to learn that the "schu-
bert Club" met at the home Of Mrs.
H. T. Crosby last evening, and in the
future will meet every two weeks.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-11-25
BREAKs ELS owN REcoRp.

Louisville. Nov. 24-Johnson made
two miles today with flying start In
1854 As. clipping 6 rs seconds of his
previous record.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-11-25
AFrBR rHE TURKS.

constantinople, Nov. 24.-A rising
against Turkish rule is reported from
Van Armenia. in which district the
recent massacres occurred.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-11-25
A MAN AGAIN.

Gennessee. N. T.. Nov. 24-Ferdinand
Ward has received from Governor
Flower, letters restoring to him the
fun rights as a citizen.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-11-25
coRBDTTs LATEST CHALLENGE.

Chicago, Nov. 24.--James Corbett
has issaed on behalf of Steve o'Don-
nell. a challenge to fight Jim Hall.
Denver I'D. Smith. and Peter Maher.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-11-25
A BIG HAUL.

London, Nov. 24.-The Japanese, saYs
Shanghai dispatch, captured 10000
tons of coal and 100000 taels' worth
of ammunition at Port Arthur.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-11-25
coRNELLs FLAG DROPS.

Detroit. Nov. 24-CornelPs glory went
gIimmerfng this afternoon upon the
field Of the Detroit Athletic Club. For
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-11-25

Omaha, Nov. 24.--Receivers Mink and
Anderson and a number Of Union Pa
cihc officials returned today from an
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14
AMERICAN SHIPS CROWDED OUT.
Fruit Carried from Cuba to New York by
European Vessels Entirely.

TruIt Carried from Cuba to New York by
European Vessels Entirely.
A large fleet OF small steamers, prin-
cipally Of English build, and sailing
underline Norwegian flag, have worked
a revolution in the Cuban fruit trade
at New York, says the Tribune. Only
a few years ago American schooners,
small, gr aceful craft, went down to
Baracoa, Gibara and other ports. load
ed with anything which would pay
freight rate; and usually in about
month or five weeks they would come
backs with holds full Of bananas on
oranges or pineapples. With the de.
lays incident TO all sailing craft, it was
10 uncommon circ umstanee for them
TO land their perishable cargOes In
more or less damaged condition. and
wind and weather permitting" was
qualification TO an agreement respect.
ing delivery. While the passing of the
schooner may be regretted, il is fact
that the service IS greatly improved,
and the business has increased enor.
mously; and this state OF affairs would
be an unmixed blessing We're it not
that foreign capital and labor have
reaped large part Of the reward. The
little steamers are run at small eX.
pense, the ships company making
wages on which American seanen
could not support their families. They
will make a round trip in fifteen OF
eighteen days, and deliver their car
goes in good order. The fruit can be
picked much ripper than before, as it i,
reasonably sure that il will be deliv-
cred in New York in a week; and as il
is landed direct into the cars on floats
alongside the steamer, it is for sale in
inland cities in less than halt the time
formerly required to reach port,
The auiclSness with which one of /
these steamers viii get out Of port
after arriving here Is constant sur
prise IL Is not an uncommon occur
renee when the rush season Is on for
one TO come sneaking mp New York
bay with the first sign OF daylight and
warp in at her pier. on come the
matches and the top layer of hay is
pitched out; this has prevented the
fruit from being bruised by the pitch
ing and rolling of the steamer. The
'-handlers" begin their work of lifting
out the fruit. Meanwhile, the captain
has had his breakfast He goes ashore.
the vessels manifest is entered and
she Is ''eleaFed" for heF return. Con
slgnces eome to the pier for their share
OF the cargo. and while bananas ere
going out on one side coal Is coming
in on the other. and by the time the
hold is empty the bunkers are full. A
stray scorpion or taraDtula may linger
around, but no attention Is paid to it.
The water tanks are filed. the same
crew signs over again and by three
o'clock in the afternoon the SHARP
steel nose Of the alien craft Is cutting
through the waters of the bay. bound
Tor Cuba and more bananas. Italian
Fenders, British shipbuildeFs and Nor
wegian owners and Spanish growers
make good liYipgs. and, In many cases,
snug fortunes; and the ambitious !
Yankee. neglec;ing the day Of little |
things, lets them do so, and is appar-
emily content wixl the cheap fruit.
while South street is fringed with |
idle sailorruen.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14
A strange rrlendshIp.

There is a peculiar case of infatue-
ton between a rooster and two cats to
be witnessed at Alton, III. They all
belong to the keeper OF livery stable,
and for some time the rooster. which
is large fowl of the Shanghai breed.
was afraid of the cats RH. friendly
feeling grew TO exist between them
and this finally ripened into ease of
love. They are inseparable. The
rooster will conduct himself Just as he
would il escorting two hens about.
He win find q worm or grain of corn,
call the eats and then eat it himself as
naturally as though he had never asso-
eiated with anything but cats The
felines, on the other hand, will follow
him around, roll over and play with
him, share their mice with him, and in
every possible way demonstrate that
his affection is reciprocated. The
rooster sleeps on the edge of feed.
box and the cats rest together Ia the
box The strange friendship has ey-
listed for some time past and exhibits
no signs pf abatement
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14
5 ISOLATION OF DIRECTORS OF The POOR.

In 1876 the Association of the Direct
ors Of the Poor was organized and has
met annually since in some place desig-
mated by the Association. 1t is compoaed
Of representatives of all the charitable
institutions Of the State, including the
Board of Public Charities, Board of Luna
ey and Children Aid Society. The OBJ
ject Of the Association is the investigating
and considering all questions concerning
pauperism and dependency, to devise
means for the prevention of the same, to
suggest legislation, TO establish a person
al acquaintance between the Directors of
the Poor of the several districts, Board Of
Public Charities, Committee on Lunacy,
and compare the different systems of
management The good that this Asso-
citation has accomplished can not be esti-
mated The entire Poor House manage
ment throughout the State has been very
much improved and advanced, and much
II not all of this can be attributed to the
meetings and friendly comparisons be-
tween the various officials throughout
the State, besides it has been the means
of securing legislation which otherwise
could not be attained. The act prohibit
ing the detention of children in poor
houses over two years of age was an adj
vsneed step taken by the legislature.
Legislation secured reducing the main
tenance and treatment of patients in the
State Hos2itsls from $3.50 to 81 .75 per
week vas . MEASURE that effects all eopn-
tiss. Instead Of keeping from ilfty to
sixty children at the POOR House, educa-
ting them to be pagpes and dependents
at great expense they are placed out n
good homes, receivea liberal education,
and many Of whom make good and use
fnl members Of society. Instead of keep
ing the insane at the Poor House-some
bound in chains and confined to dark
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14
The nfoniik Car.

Alexander III. seems determined to
live up TO his sobriquet of ''the moujik
ear" lie has just affixed his sigma
ture TO a project of law now being
elaborated by the council of the en-
pire. which is destined to render in
alienable the landed allotments of the
peasants The object of this measure
is, Of course, TO prevent the seizure Of
the land for debt by the money lenders,
whom ne regards as the principal cause
Of the present Distress aud agricultural
depression In his dominions. For the
peasants. when once deprived of their
lands, lose every interest IN the wei
fare of their mir, or community, and
drift away TO the towns and cities in
search of work, where they help To
swell the ranks of the unemployed,
who constitute a permanent source y:
Embarrassment to the authorities.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14
DEPoPULATEo BY OPIUM.
At the Present Rate That VIII soon he
the Condition Of These french Islands.

At the Present Rate That VIII soon he
the Condition of These French Islands.
W. Hoffner, for two years manager
of the Societe Commerciale, which
owns large stores on the Marquesas and
Dominique islands, lately arrived here,
says the san Francisco Chronicle.
Every two or three months Mr.. HOff-
ner was in the habit of cruising in a
boat around these islands, making nu-
merous landings. THIS has made him
exceedingly familiar with the islands
and their inhabitants lie says that
the natives are dying OF very rapidly
by reason of the use Of opium and that
in short time there will be none left
The past year has made fearful inroads
on them.
"The deaths have been so frequent"
said Mr.. HOfner, that lately the
French government has been doing
all it could to suppress the opium
habit, but with meagre success. 1t
hinders it in some ways, but in the
main it is carried on as before. The
French government introduced opium
into the islands about twenty years
ago, and now a vain effort is being
made to stamp out the evil II is,
however, too late to remedy the
wrong.
''The natives are dying off like flies.
In ten years, If the present rate OF
mortality keeps up, there will not be
one of them left. The last few years
have been especially severe and made
terrible inroads on the population.
Where the natives cannot get opium
to satisfy their cravings, they substi-
tute brandy obtained from the CO.
cocoanut tree, which is even worse than
the product of the poppy juice. The
liquor is nothing, in fact, but the nat
ural sap of the eocoauut tree. The Is
landers bore holes in the tree, and the
sap almost Immediately tegins to run.
This process kills the tree, but they do
not care for that. The liquor is
stronger than opium, and l have seen
the poor native drunk on il and lying
about like dead men for three or four
days.
They do not smoke the opium, but
eat it, and in enormous quantities.
They eat so much of il and have such
abnormal cravings for it TO the exclu-
sion OF almost every other desire, that
they do not buy the amount of general
merchandise they ordinarily would As
O result, business is bad in the islands.
Trade, outside of opium, has fallen OFF
a great deal, and the people seem TO
have lost the energy and desire to ad-
vance that they once had. 1t IS so
quiet there now that think shall
return TO Chilli, where was before,
When the native population is wiped
out altogether, as now seems to be its
fate, the islands viii be an excellent
field for emigration l amnot sure that
at present the French government
would encourage immigration"
Mr.. Hoffner says there are now very
few Americans on the islands
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14
The Carr Double.

The emperor of Russia had up to a
short time ago double in the person
q banker of the name of Carlsben in
Copenhagen Carlsben was introduced
some time ago TO the ear, who himself
remarked the extraordinary likeness.
This proved unfortunate for the
banker, who heneeforth drove in a car
riage and four, and was only too
pleased when he was taken for the en-
peror of all the Russias- As result
Carlsben went insane on the subject
and recently died in a madhouse in the
irm faith that he was the car.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14

In addition 70 csflng for aud placing above
children, the Childfcns Aid Society PLACED Bin
ME houpt IN = hospital At Pittsburgh. where she
underwent an operation which resulted In per-
Inaneni crlre and saved her being cripple They
have also maintained an industrial school In
which many articles Of clothing were made by
the cnsldren And distributed 70 those who were
in need We therefore ask generous public TO
aid and encourage them in their work As We de-
sire 70 co-operEte with them when Il Is possible
70 do 20, believing il 10 be for the benefit Of the
Home
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14
List q persons at a the Western Penn.ylvania

Total No. in Hospital I9 Males Il;
Femaies8 Rebeeca Griffith died
sept 25, lsq3. al Hospital. Herman
Hittie, Charles Ringer, Jacob Was
mufh and Eli Mock. were cured and
returned 10 their homes & friends
Total amount paid by the Directors
OF the Poor for maintenance and treat
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14

and dreary cells as was the case st orr
Home but few years ago--tfisy are re-
moved 70 hospitals where they have the
benefit of the hospitable care and treat
ment- Many other good and wholesome
laws were enacted all of which have
been the direct result OF work done by
the Association. The effect has been far
reaching and satisfactory. The reduction
in expenses to the poor districts has been
more each year than has been incurred
from holding all the meetings Of the As
sociation. We have been greatly bene-
fited by this Association and it has been
the means of enabling us to perform our
duties with more economy and with bet
ter satisfaction both to the unfortunate
poor and to the County. "In much
counsel their is wisdom" and We see the
truth Of this in holding of our Teachers
and Farmers Institutes and other SINH
lar associations which are productive of
great good.
9S February, 1894, fled
F. P. SAVIOR,
Prothonotary.
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY.
We, the Grand Jury, through our Fore
man, do certify that We have examined
the foregoing report ofthe Directors ofthe
Poor and House of Employment of Som
erset County and do approve ofthe same.
And, further, we recommend that the
corporate name Of the Poor House be
changed from The Directors of the Poor
and ofthe House of Employment to the
Home for the Poor and Destitute ofSomer-
set county.
HIRAM KING,
February 2Sth, 1894. Foreman.
And now u, March 1894, presented to
the Court, examined and approved End
day of March 1894, and approve of the
of the Grand Jury in the
change of the incorporate name of the
Poor House TO the Somerset County
Home for the Destitute.
Moan BIEsEcKER, ! Associate
d. j. HoRNER, (Judges.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14

Never in the history of the House Of
Employment Of some1set County have
the baiAdings and premises presented as
Hne an appearance as they do az present,
and We belieCe the main building, which
was built g years ago, is in better eondi-
ton and repair than II was six months
after It's erection. The new insane build
tRg is a comfort to those confined there
IN End reflects credit on those who had
the sEme erected and to the County.
The large frame white building. occupied
by males. is in good repair although
never suitable for the purposes for which
it was bHiit and although built only ten
years ago, il wiR soon have to be re-
placed by another, sEd it is hoped that
when this is done If will be building
more permanent, substantial and srita-
ble. All Of the outbuiIdings are in good
order, convenient, permanent and cred
itable.
FaRW
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14

For rates, maps, SC, go 70 Ticket Agent o. ad-
dress ThOs. z. Wan, p. A. W. D.. 10 Fifth Ave
nue.. Pittsburgh. Pa
5. N. PRENOST J. r. WOOD.
Gent Manager. Gen Pass Agt
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14

FPoRT OF TIE DIRECTORS OF
X THE POOR AND HOUSE or EM-
IAPLOYMENT OF SOMERSET Cos
Pa. to the Court and Grand jury Tor the
wear ending Dec 50, 1875.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14

lido hereby certify that the above Is true
and correct list Of the goods manufactured and
the products raised on the farm and stock and
JOHN c. MILLER,
Steward.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14

List ofiive stock and Implements on the farm
Also an account Of all articles manufactured in
the Home and raised on the farm as reported by
the Steward, for the year ls9s:
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14

Monies received by the Dirietors from sales made
and for maintenance. &c.
Date From whom. For What. Amt
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14

The farm is fast becoming the model
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14

List Of inmates maintained and employed by
;be Directors Of the Poor duung the year lssS-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14

Same as reported last year with the addition
Of feed cutter, ! plOw, ! two horse wagon, 1
corn cultiyator and one corn drill
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14

The usual amount Of out door relief
was issued and as the winter advances
with money and labor more scarce the
demand for relief is greater We will be
compelled TO grant the relief needed.
This has always been one of the trouble
some questions before the Directors, and
while We are willing 10 aid al who need
reliefthere are times that relief is granted
that II Is no. charity IN give
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14

All Of the insane that have been COM
mitted to the Directors care have been
examined and where it was found that
they could be benefited they were re-
moved to the hospital for treatment, and
We are reioiced to know that four out of
the number sent 10 Dixmont Hospital
during the year have been restored to
their reason and returned TO their homes
and friends. Truly this class Of persons
sho1ld have our greatest care and SYM
pathy.
In closing this our report. we, the Di-
rectors holding over, desire to express
our thanks in behalf of Mr. William
Diekey, the retiring Director, for his faith
ful and conscientious services rendered.
He was always interested in the welfare
Of the Home, honest, capable, and whose
only desire was to advance its interests.
Much credit isalso dne to the Steward
and the efficient Matron for their untir-
ing energy aud labOrs 10 keep the same
up to the standard It has achieved, and
caring fOr and lvoking after the comfort
of the inmates.
SCHEDULE a.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14
CLASSIFICATION OF INMATES.

Meals furnished. 60 lodgings, 800.
Appraised yalne OF persona property $50 90
Estimated value Of buildings and farm $3.50 %
Insurance carried on personal properly,
buildings. etc $500 90
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SCHEDULE "B'
.r-u..p prrrur

whole uumberOfFemaless at the Home dur
fr,e- rha vaa-
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There was an average Of So inmates in
the Home during the year they were all
well housed, clothed, fed and cared for,
and all seem grateful to the citizens of
the county for the provisions the law
made for them.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-04
Publicity the Best Policeman.

PVbEclty the Best follceman.
President Charles w. Eliot, in the Octo-
Der Forum.
Many people are in the habit of
complaining bitterly Of the intru-
sion Of the newspaper reporter into
every nook and corner Of the state,
and even into the privacy of home
but in this extreme publicity is
really to be found new means of
social, industrial, and government.
tai reform and progress. AS Emer-
son said, Light is the best police
man." There are many eXaggera-
tions, perversions, and inaccuracies
in this publicity; but on the whole
it is a beneficentand new agency
for the promotion of the public
welfare. Publicity exposes not on
ly wickedness, but also folly and
bad judgment. 1t makes crime and
political corruption more diff.
cult, and far less attractive.
The forger, burglar and corrup-
ZIONIST needs secrecy for two rea-
sOns-first, that they may succeed
in their Grim IS; and secondly, that
they may enjoy the fruits of their
wickedness. The most callous sim
ner finds it hard to enjoy the pro-
duct of his sin, if he knows that
everybody knows how he came by
it. No good cause ever suffered
from publicity,-no bad cause but
instinetively avoids it. So new is
this force in the world that many
people do not yet trust it, or per-
ceiVe it's immense utility.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-04
The Boston Woman as Seen by
Her Southern Sister.
Miss Frances Albert Dough ty, in the Oc-
tOber Forum.

Miss Frances Albert Dough ty, in the Oc
tOber Forum.
In Boston woman is valued
socially in proportion to what she
knows and can do well,-or, TO put
it correctly, what she has the repu-
tation of knowing and doing well.
II it could be a pleasant thing any
where for a waman to grow old, it
would be so in Boston. In that
city spinsters and widows, If they
are ambitious and even tolerably
healthy, never consider it too late
to find a vocation. They would
take up botany, china-painting
sloyd, or political economy at sixty
with a refreshing independence Of
their age. l have seen a pupil of
seventy at one of the prominent
schools Of OTatory, her FELLOWSHIP
dents, mostly in the teens, treating
her with a beautiful comradeship,
instead of staring at her with sup
pressed smiles as if she were a kind
Of "freak." They recognized only
her plucky defiance of Father
Times limitations by a larger
measure Of applause when she re-
cited her pieces than they usually
accorded to the younger members
of the class. A Boston man for
gives and may even forget a
woman's advancing years If she is
bright and interesting and can
make him feel always that he
knows more than she does.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-04
Greatest Fact of Modern History.

Greatest Fact of Modern History.
DE. Heinrich Gelfeken, IN the October
Forum.
The British Empire is a political
creation unparalleled in the worlds
history, not only by its extent and
population, in both which respects
it is slightly surpassed by China,
but because, with an area OF more
than 100000 square miles an d
with 3j2,000,000 inhabitants, it is
scattered over the whole globe. 1t
embraces all zones from the icy
wilderness OF Hudson bay to the
tropical jungles of India and
the mahogany forests Of Hon.
duras; there is scarcely pro-
duct which a British province
does not bring forth in excellent
quality; and not less NriOus are
the degrees Of civilization Of its
inhabitants, from the katlirs Of
the cape to the highly cultivated
citizens of Toronto or Sydney. We
find with Christians of all confess
sions 2OO,OOO,O00 Hindus, about
100000 Mohammedans, and
| 100000 Budehists; and the Bible
is printed in 100 languages and di-
alects represented in the Empire,
yet, Notwithstanding such pro-
miscuous elements, the govern
ment, with rare exceptions, main
tains order, and no sign of dissolu-
tion is visible.