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SAYS SHE'S A MASON.
Mrs. Lease Says That She Has Seen nm
Initiation.

Initiation.
Eyes, 1 am a Mason" said Mrs Ellen
Lease at Chicago yesterday 1T Is sur
prising how that assertion of mine has
been sent all over the country" and Mrs
Lease laughed with all the glee of a school
girl.
why, do you know that have received
kilograms from several New York papers
Offering me sums from $50 and up to tell
the story of how / became a Mason. When
L was sixteen years of age l was living at
Lockport, n. Y. A friend of mine, who
was>a prominent Mason, put it in my way
to Witleess a Masonic initiation and l saw
the thLee degrees administered to a candi-
date"
Were you admitted to the lodge room %
mo: l was behind a door that had a
sliding wicket on it, and l saw the whole
procedure through that wicket So, you
see. that is the way l became a Mason. For
to be in possession of the secret OF the craft
is to be a Mason"
Might not it have been a mock initia-
tion?" ~
No: it wa. ~ot a mock affair. 1 have
tested my know. |Se of the secrets of the
craft and il has u confirmed | tried
to find out from my husband, who is a
Mason, but he has never given me any
satisfaction. l once told him how L came
into the possession of the secrets of the
order, and his only answer was to term
the gentleman that placed me at tne wicket
a fool, emphasized with n strong adjective"
How did l come to make the announce
ment after so many years of silence?
Under rather peculiar circumstances.
1t was while the decision of my suit with
Gov. Lewelling was pending before the
supreme court A gentleman said to me,
You will lose your case; the governor is
a Mason
so am L. I retorted. and knowing him
to be a Mason. | gave him the grip. He
looked astonished and remarked that 1
certainly knew something about Masonry
l then told him l going to organize a
woman's branch of the order, and so the
story got out"
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Riotous Denomination In Austria.

riotous demonstration Of the unem-
pioyed took place at Vienna, Austria, yes
terday. A meeting Of the people out OF
work was held. at which about 1000 were
present. The unemployed. after listening
to several fiery addresses upon the part
OF their leaders. became uproarious and
many of them afterward attempted to
march through the streets singing revolu-
tonary songs. Eventually the police who
were trying to quell the disturbance were
reinforced bya strong detachment OF mount
ed men and the latter charged upon the
rioters and dispersed them.
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Date of Prendergast's Execution.

Judge Brentano Of Chicago. who has been
criticised for fixing the execution OF the
murderers Prendergast and Higgins on
Good Friday, said in an interview yester-
day, that he intended no disregard for
church traditions. 1t was an accident that
that date selected. he said and the
day Of the execution may yet be changed
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The following resolutions were passed by
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14
praIne.s prophecy Being Funned.
Konnsocket ~ 80.

wOonsockei Mas Reporter.
The late Hon. James G. Blaine. than
whom no more patriotic American ever
lived to honor his country, once used
these memorable words: g ! love my
country and my eountryuen. l am an
American, and rejoice every day OF my
life that l am. Ienjoy the general pros
perity of my country, and know that the
workingmen Of this land are the best
paid. best fed and the best clothed OF
anv laborers on the face Of the earth
Many # them have homes Of their own
They are surrounded by all the comforts
and many Of the luxuries Of life. !
shudder, however, at the thought that
the time must come when al this viii
be changed, when the general prosperity
Of the country viii be destroyed, when
the great body of workingmen in this
land. who are now 30 prosperous, viii
besr their wives and children cry for
bread that the cay must come when
the great factories and manufactures Of
this land will shut down, and where
there is now life and activity there Will
be the silence of the tomb. And the rea-
son why this must be is this: The great
Southern wing of the Democratic party
are determined 10 establish the doctrines
of free trade in this land. They will be
assisted by their northern allies. There
is a great body Of visionary, but educated
men. who are employed day by day in
writing free trade arguments and essays
in favor of the doctrine, which find their
way 10 every newspaper in this land.
The great body If our people have new
er experienced, themselves, the suffer-
ings which always result when TIE pro-
tective principles are laid aside. Poisoned
and excited by the wild statements Of
these writers and the demagogic appeals
Of the Democratic speakers, the result
will be that in the very near future these
forces which are now working will be
strong enough to defeat at the polls the
party advocating the doctrine Of protec-
ton. Il must inevitably follow that un-
certainty and doubt will ensue. The
business men Of the country, fearing the
destruction of the principles of protec-
ton, will decline to engage in business,
consequently mills will shut down and
the workingmen will be thrown out Of
employment. The people will then see
as they have never seen before that they
cannot be prosperous and have work
while this principle is threatened. In the
midst Of their sufferings they will learn
that the only way they can be prosper
Gus and happy is to vote for the party
that has built up the industries by which
they have gained a livelihood; because
they will then see clearly that when the
mandatory is shut down there is no de-
mend for the only thing which they
have TO sell, and that is their labor"
How strikingly truthful was this proph-
ecy, and how accurately it is being full
filed.
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A wnd,Eyeo Scheme.

ToPEKA, March il.-C. J. Jones, who is 81
the head OF the construction company
which has the contract to grade the first 100
miles,of the so-called "Gulf and Interstate
Railroad" has gone to Point Bolivar, on
Galveston Bay, opposite the city of Galveston
where he will commence work. Jones says
he will "blaze the way" for the great PoDu-
list transportation project bimself making
the entire journey from Galveston 10 Mani
toba in a two-wheeled cart drawn by team
oftrained buffalo. Jones has organized four
engineer corps 10 make the survey of the
railroad. These are already in the field
under the direction of C. s. Beadle, of Pitts
burgh, Kan, the chief engineer. Jones says
the money 70 grade the 100 miles has already
been raised by the company.
FL. Close, secretary Of the company, who
is also Governor dwellings private secreta-
~. says the construction and equipment of
60 miles Of road from Galveston to Beau
mont station on the Southern Pacific, have
already been assured He says the money
is in the treasury 70 do the grading, and the
ties will be furnished by Texas communi-
ties; rolling mills viii take bonds of the
road for the steel and the rolling stock will
be furnished by an equipment company.
Upon the completion of this O. miles of
road, Close says, the business men of Gal
weston are to pay bonus Of s5OO,ooe and
the owners of tract of land on Point Boil
var are to deed the company half interest
therein, out of which the company is ex-
pected to realize 100000 by the sale of
town lots. With this money it is expected
70 push northWard
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The Tariff ON Hav.

The hay dealers and producers
throughout tie country are up in arms
over the change in the tariff on hay from
s4.OO to $500 per ton, as proposed by the
Wilson bill. Recognizing the danger to
this vast interest which represents farm
value of S75OOOOOOO annually, the great
est Of any crop raised in the United
States, they have requested the Hay
Trade Journal, of Cansjoharie, n. Y, to
circulate a petition asking the Senate to
maintain the duty on hay at its present
rate. The Journal published the petition
d week ago, and as an indication Of the
wishes Of the people, has received sheets
containing signatures of over thirty
thousand dealers and farmers from the
hay-msrketing States Of the L Mon. and
has placed them before the proper au-
thorities at Washington. As the hay in
dustry represents more value than wheat,
oats, corn or cotton, and directly affects
a vast interest, itshOuld induce the WAYS
and Means Committee to let well enough
alone, and not jeopardize the welfare Of
the multitude who depend upon hay
growingfo a livelihood.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14
nEArHINTHE q. A. 3.

A noticeable decrease in the membership
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic Is DIS
closed in connection with the fact that the
tzenty-eigbth annual encamPrnent oi the
Departmeuto Of Pennsylvania was held 10 the
Academy of Music in Philadelphia las; week
From It's maximum enrolment Of 409,4s9
members in 1880 the G. A R. in the United
States bad fallen away q, the close Of the last
year t. 3s7, ,72s members The Grand Army ;
death rate, which in 1883 was oaly -oes per
loco members, had increased three years ago
to IS :. and the increase since then has been
very large.
II IS estimated thar between 100 ard 1870
Representatives were present from the diiTer-
ent Posts in the State. and while the member
ship in the United States has decreased, the
encsmpment was the largest ever held The
Department Of Pennsylvania stands first in
point OF membership, as il has always done
in efficiency and influence in the Order.
In connection with the remarkable de-
crease in aggregate membership above refer
red to. brief review OF the Grand Army's
history will be found full of interest. The
order was was organized in Illinois. in April.
1866, by DR.. B. +. Stephenson, who was
chosen as its first commander in-chief.
Though itgrew very rapidly from the start.
thousands of its members deserted the Grand
Army, as a result of political wrangle among
in posts in the Western States prior TO ISL.
When the leading eastern members subse-
quently madeit a law Of the order to banish
from it political dissensions, it began to
grow in strength and numbers again.
From 1871 to 1878 the order merely main
tanned it, own, as the total membership on
December 81, 1871, was 80, i24, and on De-
Jember5l. 1878, the number was only 81, ,0l6
Inls76 there were less than p 900 members.
The growth Of the order from that time
however, wss rapid.
In 1880 the membership reached its max
imam figure 4O9,4 ,4s9. In that year 6,4Oi
deaths were reported. The membership was
397. .723 in 1853.
Since 1871 the Grand Army is officially
reported 70 have expended for relief s. 500,
600. Posts are maintained in each state
and territory Of the Union, there being one in
Alaska. There are also Posts in four Cana
dian cities; one in the City of Mexico one
in Lima, Peru and another in Honolulu.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14
Arrested In the Pulpit.

BIRMISeHAN, Ala, March 11.-William
Hunt, alias Rev. W. NJ. Thompson, in
charge of the Methodist Church at East
birmingham, was arrested near the close of
his sermon this morning by two policemen
in citizens clothes, and will be taken back
to Jackson, Miss, where he will serve out q
life sentence imposed on him five years ago
for the assassination of brother minister
in his pulpit while preaching to large con-
gregation.
The cause Of the killing was the appoint
men: Of the murdered man 10 q pastorate
desired by Thompson. He was sent to the
penitentiary for life but soon made his es-
cape. He came here about two years ago
calling himself the Rev w. NJ Thompson,
and assisted in quite a number of reviyals
proving himself an earnest exhorter and
preacher. His congregation was horrified
at his arrest, and can hardly believe that
their pastor is guilty Of the crime stated.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14
DO YOU WANT EMPLOYMENT +?

Over 60,OO0 copies of Samantha at the
Worlds Fair (cloth, $3.50; haIfRussia, s4.-
OO), have been sold in the last three months
1t is the best thing Of the season and sells
on sight Here is an opportunity to make
SIS to $50 week selling it. Ladies as sue
cessful as men. Such handsome book you
will be proud to show to anyone. Has 700
pages bursting with fun, wisdom, and in
formation about the great Fair. The 100
and more illustrations by the famous
caricaturist, Baron C. De Grimm, are eomical
to degree. The PaJhe Ledger, Philadel-
phia, says "It is piece of pure fun from
beginning to end. but many true word is
spoken" The AnarioaR Grocer. New York,
says; at will drive away the blues, mitigate
hard times, enliven the household, make
merriment, and diffuse good cheer around
the ireside" All over the country it meets
with a like enthusiastic reception. No
trouble at all to sell it, and there are large
profits on all sales. We want at once agents
in Somerset county, trhO mean business. We
will give this splendid opportunity to earn
handsome income TO those who apply frsf.
As soon as you have read this notice, SIT
down and write to US for terms to agents.
Don't let somebody else get ahead Of you in
your locality. Address, Agency Depart
ment, Funk & Wagnalls Company, IS and
20 Astor Place, New York.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14
M'Kane Stole Thousands.

NEw YORK, March 10.-John Y. McKane,
the political eK-boss of Gravesend, who was
recently sent to Sing Sing Prison for OBJ
slructing justice, and whose trial created a
great sensation, IS an em5ezzler of SUN of
money estimated at from S225, 900 to s5OO. 600.
The town board Of auditors of Grayesend,
at q late hour to-day announced that they
had discovered that about $4,000 paid to
John y. McKane during the year 1895 had
not been accounted for.
OF this amount $3.50 900 was in street i'm
provement bonds; $4,000 in sewer bonds !;
S225 900 was paid to MeKane by John L.
YOorhies, Commissioner of Investments. ac-
oording TO an act of the Legislature, which
was passed at McKanes suggesti IN; $4,000
was received by the ex-supervisor from the
tax collector to pay town bills; $1,000 from
the board of health for cleaning the town :;
$1,000 from the treasurer to pay town bills,
and $500 from the excise Commissioner.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14
An Unseen Enemy.

Is more to be dreaded than an open and
visible one. That subtitle and lurking foe
which under the generic name of malaria
msnifests itself when it clutches us in its
tenacious grasp, in the various forms of
ehilis and fever, bilious remittent, dumb
ague or sgue cake, can only be effectually
guarded against by fortifying the system
against its insidious attacks with Hostel
ier's Stomach Bitters, q thorough ant:dote
TO the poison Of miasma in the system; and
a asafeguard against it thoroughly to be relied
upon. In the event Of malarious attack
avoid poisoning your system with quinine.
and use instead this wholesome remedy.
unobjectionable in taste and far more efica-
eious than any drug. Use the Bitters for
dyspepsia, biliOusness, constipation, kidney
complaints and rhumatism.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-14
Fear coxey.s crank Army.


CoLuxBUs, O., March. li.-Coxey's army,
that is to march from MassillOn. TO Wash
ington, D. c., is no longer 4 joke and the
citizens Of Msssillon are becoming greatly
alarmed at the gathering there of crsnks,
tramps and unemployed lkborers. Coxey
Is a rich man and fully able IN carry out his
crack Drained scheme. He has been Joined
bv a long-haired crank named Browne. who
was driven out Of Chicago by Mayor Har-
rison last fall for making an incendiary
speech 70 the bread rioters
Two weeks from to-day, the authorities
do not stop the proceedings. the army will
leave aassillon for Washington. Their
first stop viii be at Reedurban, four miles
out. where they viii take refreshments and
organize. Canton will be reached by even
ing. whers a mass meeting is to be held on
the public square. The army will then
bivousc, probably on the fair grounds.
Then the line of march will be through
Stark and Columbiana Counties into Beaver
Falls, Pa. where Corey says the unarmed
army viii spend its first Sunday on its way
TO the national capital. The Mayor Of
Beaver Falls says not. Pittsburgh is to be
entered on Tuesday, April 5, and there ac-
oording to Coxey and Browne, hundreds
will fall into the ranks behind the banner
Of the Common Veal" army. II is said
Cumberland. Nd. viii be reached the fol-
lowing Saturday, Hagerstown a week later
The officers Of the army viii ride horses,
/ furnished from the stables of Coxey, who
used to own a stock breeders farm in Ken
tncky. The common soldiers will walk.
Arms are forbidden, and Coxey calls on all
who come out 10 see the army to bring
baskets ofprovisions and give them TO his
soldiers
TO DEMAND CRANKY LEGISLATION.
He declares that 500 men will start from
/ Massillon Easter Sunday, and by the time
Washington is reached the army will have
5000 recruits. Congress is expected to
| take care of the mob. II will also be asked
TO pass a bill compelling the Secretary OF
the Treasury to issue Treasury notes on
demand from any State, city, town or other
municipal body which deposits bond there
for. The money to be used on public i'm
provements.
Coxey is a good roads agitator," and
wants the Government to issue 500 100000
in legal tender notes, TO be used at the rate
Of SO, ,OO0,OO0a month, prorata with the
number Of miles of roads in each State and
Territory, for the Improvement of highways.
Laborers are to receive 81 80 day; team
sters, s., and eight hours are to constitute a
days labor.
] CONEY's EGoTIsTIc NOTIONS.
Coxey says this will settle the greatest
question before the people to-day, giving
work to the unemployed all over the United
States. He has issued bulletin, in which
he calls on his army to remember Washing
ton in the snow al Valley Forge, and il
necessary to suffer like them in a good
I pausn