The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-19
Tens Of interest.

Items Of Interest.
Avail Johnson, who robbed Southern
Pacific train At Roscoe Station, Cal, has
been sent to prison for life.
The new governor of Tennessee, Hon.
IL. Clay Evans, Is native of Pennsyl-
vania. having been born in Janiata coun-
ty, June Is, 1915.
Slrnuel c. Seeiey, the defau!ting book
keeper who robbed the National Shoe
and Leather bank of New York of ssh
O)), l. in the custody OF the New York
police.
Nathan Barnes Greeley, the last sur
viving brother Of Horace Greeley, died
a. the old Greeley homestead. in the
town of Wayne, Pa, Monday, aged -
years.
Mrs. Wm. Steen. of oil City. aged IS.
is the mother of - children, the eldest
being p and the youngest 3 months old.
There are no twins or tripleis in the
family.
Congressman Bryan, of Nebraska, has
introduced in the house proposed
amendment to the constitution making
the president of The United States in
eligible 10 reelection.
United States Circuit Court Judge GOif
has decided that the Washington light
infantry. of Charleston, :. c., could not be
deprived by Governor Tillman of their
arms because of refusal to obey his orders.
For falling to report the earnings Of
his firm according to law, Attorney Gen
eral Hensel Saturday entered Judgment
for Sl05i, % against Anthony Morrow,
member OF private banking firm of
Blair County.
The Vermont legislature has ad
jourued and gone home after a session
only a few weeks in length. Yet no
body in Vermont complains of INSULT
cient legislation. Brevity is the glory
Of a legislature, as it is the soul of wit.
Municipal elections were held in
eleven Massachusetts cities on Tuesday.
Boston elected Edwin L. Curtis, Rep,
/ as mayor over Colonel Francis Peabody,
Jr., Dem, by 2,50a majority and voted
fer license by an increased plurality
Saisn and Msdfard voted against Ii
! cense.
Gail, the no,ed SioaN chief, has died
near Standing Rock Agency. He was
next to Sitting Bull in rank as Chief. In
early youth he was q fighter and was
follower of Sitting Ball in the Custer cam
paign. Later he dropped the traits OF
savagegy and became u peaceful farmer
and even a church member.
Before the senate Investigating Com
mittce in New Iori; city Friday, Captain
| Creeden one of the accused police officers,
confessed that he had paid Sl5.co0 for his
promotion. His confession implieateS a
number % high police officials and Dem
or7atic politicians, among them Police
Commissioner Vorhis.
News comes from Hazard. Ky. that
Judge Hall was warned that il he did not
| release on hail Jesse Fields and Joe
Atkins. charged with shooting ex-County
Judge Cooml,s from ambush, there would
be trouble. Fields brother, the county
Judge was In court. and when judge HAN
refused to allow bail Fields drew pistol
and fired At Hall. Court officers caught
Fields, bat his friends released him.
The State Gran &c, meeting at Harris
burg, considered the report Of its Com
mittee on Legislation last week, and
adopted It without change. Its important
features are an Endorsement of the pro-
posed new revenue measure prepared by
the State Tax Conference. \ change i
recommended in the school appropriation
on the basis of the number of teachers IN
the district. rather than the number of
taxablas. The election Of officers was L.
take place to-day.
The President last week after confer
enca with Secretary Carlisle AM C'-am.z-
sioaer Miller, of the Internal Revenue
Bureau issued an order extending the civil
service law and rules TO the internal
revenue servicc. This action was de
termined upon some time ago, but owing
to tine press of public business final action
was deferred until Tuesday. TIE new
extension viii embrace 5iS storekecpers-
gaugers and I5s clerks in the offices of
the collectors, making ,, al in all.
Paintings and designs by Bartram
Hiles. an arTHleSs artist, are now on
exhibition in London. Mr.. Hiles lost his
arms, close to the shoulder, whom Il child,
by being ran over by 4 hos, e., and
is obi gel "a pain. holding the brush he
tween his lip. IL wlI, nevertheless. in
open competition. the national scholar
ship Of SJlD year at South Keasing-
ton. and ut the sam tims obtained 4 first
prize for madeling in clay. lie paints
Ian lsclpcs.--Ner York Ucrdld.
There is n prospect, says the Com
mercial Gr-s5s, that Governor-eleGt Hast
ing viii, in his message, favor the move
ment that has been ander way for soaie
time to concentrate the authority OF
certain State departments in responsible
heads. instead of allowing them TO re
main IN the hands OF boards. as at pres
en;. II is thought if this plan Is ear
ried ont that one Of the first Of the boards
to be abolished Is the state Board ~
Agriculture. and another is the State
Board OF Charities and Committee on
LInacy.