The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-03
I.arns OF In.ernst.


SchuyIkili County Commissioners hope
to save $500 month to taxpayers by dis
charging part Of the clerical force.
Postmaster General BisseH will re-
linquish his duties on Thursday. April
4th. and William l.. Wilson viii im-
mediately take hold.
Capt. Samuel Stull, a war veteran, of
Sharon, Pa, kept his wife up two hours
longer than usual reading the Bible TO
him. He then committed suicide.
The turnkey of the Wichita (Kan.)
jail forgot to loci: door last Tuesday and
twenty-six prisoners walked cut, but all
but two were soon recaptured.
\ fire in Aiilkwaukee, early Wednes-
day morning, destroyed 20 business
houses and other structures. and caused
loss of 100000
Thieves robbed the BellwOOd. Blair
county Pa postoilice Of $50 in postage
stamps Wednesday night They escaped
after exchanging shots with the watch
men.
A dispatch from So<iO says that
Koyama, the young Japaneae who shot
Ii Hung Chang, the Chinese Viceroy, has
been sentenced to imprisonment for life
at hard labor
Governor Holcomb, Of Nebraska, has
signed the bill passed by the legislature
appropriating S2O0,oo0 for the purchase
of seed, grain and food for drouth
-, e w., -
The registration just closed in Kansas
shows that the women voters propose to
take an active part in the coming cleo
tions. At Topeka 2520 registered, and at
Leavenworth 500.
Upon hearing the word "death" men
toned in connection with his case, Muir
derer Sidney Cooper, colored, who was
put on trial in Chicago Thursday, col
lapsed in his chair rs If struck dead.
The dead body of John Underwood,
leader of the highwaymen who attempted
to hold up the Cincinnati Southern eX-
press, has been found. This makes the
third victim ofthe detectives bullets.
The Washington brewery, owned 10y
Paul Ritter, OF Cumberland Md, was
destroyed by fire Friday morning. Mr..
Ritter's dwelling, adjoining the brewery,
was also burned The entire loss is about
s3l,OO0. partly covered l'y Insurance.
The oldest national bank president in
tho United States, L. c. Humer, died
at Beilefonte, Pa, Thursday. He was
- years old, and until few days ago
was able TO attend to his duties ss preSi-
dent Of the First National bank.
The notsl stallion stra;hmore died
Wednesday ~ Fort Wayne, Iad. Strath-
more was the oldest aud eteStsst living
son Of Rysdyk's Ham bletSBisn. lie WAS
foslei in 1856. He was the property Of
Rockhiil Bros, W. Z. Fleming, aud ".
3. Bash, Of Fort Wayne. Kis 2:30 list
numbered 66 performance, while 3GS of
his descendants have obtained public rec
ords of 2:30 or better.
The loss caused by the fire at Wilson
college, Chambersburg. Tuesday morning
amounted to about 5000 or the prop
eriy, which is fGliy covered by insurance.
4 number of young lady students lost all
their clothing, and some Of them lost
their purses containing considerable
money. Several of the firemen were IL
jured 10y being struck by slate falling
from tho roof The fire originated in
that portion of the building originally
erected and occupied by Colonel 4. X.
McClare.
sherman Zimmerly, a Swiss laborer
living at Pittsburg, was held for court by
Alderman Parkinson on the charge of
stealing, killing and eating 7-m0nth-Old
bull pup, the pet of David Hess0n,
neighbcr. Zimmerly testified that he
aud his wife had killed and eaten eigh-
teen dogs. They liked ball pup outlets
dreaded, he said, though Newfoundland
tillet. or to be precise, Large wooliy
dogs" are better than pork. He denied
having taken lessons dog, and said lac
could prove il by the dog meat he had
salted in jars at his home.
The remains of Mrs. Rcsch, for many
years an eccentric character of Oshkosh.
Wis, was buried Thursday in the ceme-
terry near the poor farm. The old lady
was an odd character. She had attained
the age of I04 years. The most peculiar
of her ecccntricities was that Of sleep
ing nightly in a coffin. Twenty years
ago she purchased a cslsket, and at her
own request she was buried i'm it after
she had used il a score of years for a
bed.
The British government is having a
little trouble with rebellious tribe |
which is perched high on the stope of !
the Hindu koosh range of mountains in |
Asia. Those mountains could be easily
disposed of, but they are aided by the |
Khan of Bajaur, and a British force of
I4,0G0 men is marching against him
from Peshawur. To reach him It will !
be necessary to march across the coun-
try that is ruled by the Ahkoond of |
Swat. and that is expected To be very
difficult undertaking. In fact it may
be said, to use one of the expressions in |
the verses on the present AhAoond's |
father that that's Swat the matter"