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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-16
Forgetful.

She-It i not right for you 70 be
flirting with young ladies, particularly
when YOU were married only last week.
He-By Jove, that's 30. | had for
gotten all about it. Please excuse me
for my bsent-mindesneSs- - TerGs
.SljtiBgs.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-16
A Plain Hint.

Elderly wife dressed girlishly and
admiring herself in the looking glass -
"It's too bad when woman once finds
out that she is getting old -
Husband-"Yes but it's worse when
a woman doesn't find il out, but gets
old all the same -
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-16
Marking Them Down.

81 wish you would mark down that
LOT of ladies shoes" said the merchant.
ayes, sir,n replied the experienced
clerk. sin price or size ?"- Wdshi'iJ-
TON .Sar.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-16
Fun From the German.

Miss Elsie, l am in love with you
way over my ears -
..But my cousin George told me the
same thing -
THAT may be, but have the largest
ears -
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-16

In many parts ofthe West Indies,
shark oil is used in 'he lamps.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-16
i, Somerset Herald
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.,.,,,s Of Publication.

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mid In advance, otherwise
.-,.7sbiy be charged
SD u., De discontinued until
mid up. Pcstmasters ne
sr- ... when subscribers do not
,.- u.Ii be held responsible
1sao,ia. nom one Pos'oiiioe to
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-16
VOL. XLUI. NO. 81.
All That's Claimed

had poor appetite, that tired feeling ana
was run down, but Hoods Sarsanarilla No..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-17
SATURDAY EVENING, AUG. II, 1895
rHE pERs1srENr cab Of some Of Che

THE PERSISTENT CAB Of some OF the
Washington and Northern newspapers
about Waller, the American negro now
in French prison, is absurd and ridic-
ulous. The prisoner while within the
Jurisdiction of France, was guilty OF a
gross and fragrant violation of French
law, and was tried and convicted by o
French court in accordance with the
laws of France. That's the whole OF 1t.
The facts that Waller is o negro ana
was born in this country have nothing
to do with his crime or his punishment.
What would be thought here if France
were to attempt to interfere with the
execution of the sentence Of an Ameri-
can court upon French negro con-
yicted of crime. The editors of the
newspapers referred to should inform
themselves upon the subjects upon
which they write. If they would doso,
they would know that all regard for
law, Justice and international courtesy
is not confined to this country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-17
TO-DAY'S TELEGRApHIC NEWS
Priests as Witnesses

MONTREAL, Aug. IAN important
point is to be decided at the approach
ing trial of Azaire Gauthier for the
murder of Celina Ansigny, viz !:
Whether the priests of the Roman
Catholic Church can be called upon to
testify. It has been an inviolable rule of
that church that the statements made
to priest in confession are to be held
sacred. 1t appears that on the Thurs
day night preceding the murder, while
Gauthier was sick at his home, he
asked to see priest, and on one being
obtained he remained with him for
some time. Now M. st. Jean, Gauth-
ier's lawyer, announces that he will
want to have two priests examined as
witnesses on behalf of the accused, to
show whether or not he was in his
right mind. The question will arise as
to whether the priests can be compelled
to speak or not, as they had been called
to hear confession, Theologians are
looking into the question to see
whether the two priests are competent
witnesses.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-17
Jail Delivery.

TOLEDO, o., Aug. ia bold and
successful Jail delivery was made here
this morning and six men walked out
of the Lucas county bastile into the free
air. About o'clock Turnkey Mosher
went into the Jail corridor to get
shaved by the prison barber. He was
no sooner seated and lathered than the
prisoners pounced upon him, took away
his keys and handouts, put the hand
cuffs on the turkeys hands and lock-
ed him in cell. The rest was easy
sailing and the men got an hours start
before the alarm was given. The whole
police force and deputy sheriffs are on
the hunt for the escaped men, but they
got such good start that there is little
hope of catching them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-17
Woman Burned to Death.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. T.-Mrs. Mar
tina Stowcll, young woman residing
on Leithgow street, resorted to the
well-known and dangerous alternative
of pouring oil on the fire to make it
burn quickly yesterday morning. She
was preparing breakfast and was q lit
tie late. The can of oil she had in her
hand exploded, and in an instant she
was enveloped in flames. Her screams
brought prompt assistance, but her
body was terribly burned when the
blazing material was extinguished.
She was removed to the Episcopal
Hospital, but died soon after admission.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-17
A DIAMOND RoBBERY.-A daring attem

A DIAMOND RoBBERY.-A daring attempts
at wholesale diamond robbery occurred at
Springfield, H., yesterday. A large, fine
looking, middle.aged stranger, well-dressed,
entered George w. Chatterton'a jewelry store
and asked to see some diamond rings, A tray
was placed before him. Mr.. Chatterton's at
tention was momentarily attracted by an
other customer, but looking into mirror,
he Jaw his diamond customer grab up hand
full of rings. Mr.. Chstterton stepped quietly
to the front door, intending to close it, but
tho thief. dropping his plumber, and leaving
his hat and coat in the slore dashed out, ever
turning Mr. Chstterton. The latter picked
himself up, and also coatless, hatiess, and
brandishing an umbrella, chased the thief
down the principal streets, police and hun
dreds Of citizens joining in the chase He
was captured after going several blocks. The
thief gave his name as George Simmons, and
his home as Nashville, Tenn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-17

VICTIMS OF A RATTLER.-William
Morehead and Thomas Bloomfield,
farmers on Buffalo creek, Nicholas
county, w. Va, were working in an
old brush. grown field recently when
both were bitten by a tremendous
rattlesnake. Morehead was struck on
the leg aud Bloomfield on one of his
toes. Morehead's leg swelled in few
minutes 10 almost the size Of his body.
He lived in fearful agony several hours.
dying from the effects of the bite on
Saturday morning. Bloomfield, who
was man of intelligence and quick of
action, as soon as he was bitten took
out his knife and deliberately severed
the injured toe. His action was SO
quick that the poison, rapidly as it
infuses itself into the blood, did not
have time to penetrate to any great
depth and he felt no ill effects from ils
action. In the same neighborhood
only few days before, two boys, about
Is or 16 years old, were passing
through an old field near Broomfeld's
house when one of the boys was struck
in the calf of the leg by rattlesnake.
They quickly killed the reptile and
then the boy who had escaped its fangs
scarifed his friends wound with his
knife and deliberately put his lips to
the wound and sucked out the poison
with the blood. The injured boys leg
panied him for several hours, but the
poison had been entirely withdrawn
and he is now as sound as ever.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-17
Gored bY a Yicious Cow.

VINELAND, N. j., Aug. H.-Helen
Burns, a domestic employed by Edward
Bradway, farmer, was seriously gored
by vicious cow Thursday evening.
The farmer and the male help being
away at the time, Miss Burns told Mrs.
Broadway that she would drive the cows
to the barn and started for the pasture.
Shortly afterwards Mrs. Broadway heard
frantic screams from the barn, and
hurrying out she was Mortified to see
Miss Burns being tossed back and forth
on the horns of the enraged COW as q
cat would play with q mouse. Mrs.
Broadway seized pitchfork and after q
hard fight drove the animal into the
stall. The cow had attacked the girl
as she stood by the door to allow it to
enter the stall and pinned her to the
side OF the barn. The girl was knocked
down twice and had been thrown over
the cows head for the third time when
the farmers wife appeared.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-17
Foreign News.

PARIS, Aug. 17.-Capt. semitchof, of
the Russian Imperial Guard, and Prince
Ali Fail, cousin of the Khedive of
Egypt, fought a duel yesterday with
pistols. The latter was wounded.
Matthew Auguste Gefroy, the distin-
puished French historian, died on
Thursday at Bieyre.
VIENNA, Aug. H.-Arohduke Franz,
nephew OF Emperor Francis Joseph
and heir to the throne of Austria and
Hungary, who is suffering from conges-
ton of the lungs, is in critical condi-
ton. he is splitting blood.
BERLIN, Aug. T.-Emperor William
arrived at Potsdam from England at s
O'Clock this morning.
LONDON, Aug. lit is likely Sir
Julian Pauncefote, British Ambassador
to the United States, will be asked to
succeed Sir Edward Malet as the rep
resentative of Great Britain at Berlin.
If Sir Julian desires to remain in Wash
ington Sir Philip Currie, British Ambas-
sador at Constantinople, will be named
as Sir Edwards successor.
The report that Field Marshal Lord
Wolseley will succeed the Duke OF Cam
bridge as commander-in-chiefis regard
ed as true.
MADRID, Aug. Ill looks as if ad-
vantage was being taken ofthe dispatch
of large bodies of troops to Cuba to in
augurate an active movement looking
to the overthrow of the monarchy and
the establishment of republic. There
has been o concerted rising of republi-
can bands in various provinces, but the
government is taking active measures
to quell the rising in its incipiency.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-17

MATCHED BY A SNAKE.-Almost every
thing has been found in blacksnake's stom-
acb. In several instances after having been
killed, full grown rabbit would como to
light, but it was left until Tuesday for brood
of young chickens to be found in the stomach
of the crawler. Andrew Merring, of Mytle
Grove, New York, had setting hen. Ho
hesrd great commotion where she was kept
He could not learn the cause but missed
teyen of twelve eggs. Chickens sometimes
est the eggs, but this seemed improb-
able, as the chickens were nearly developed.
The mystery was cleared when Merring kill
cd seyen.and-a-half-foot blscksnake, in
whose stomach was found seven young chick
ems fully developed. 1t is probable that the
process of Matching was completed in tho
snakes stomach and that the chickens after
wards died,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-17

THE Baltimore and Ohio Railroad il
now assisting the efforts of the North
ern woman whose present mission" if
to bring back to Harper's Ferry and re-
erect there the building known as John
Browns Fort, that was carried to Chi
cago during the fair in that city, and 9
Northern abolitionist says 1.-THE mar
who connects his name with preserving
the deeds of that illustrious modern LIE
onidas will live in human hearts as long
as the stars live" Nat. Turner was al
ignorant negro, and therefore his butch
cries were not unnatural, but the incen
diary aud murderous crimes of that vii
famous and bloodthirsty old wretch
John Brown, are not equaled in thu
worlds history.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-17
The Prince Not Congenial.

LONDON, Aug. H.-During the visit
of Emperor William to England he
gave grave offense to Nasrulla Khan,
the Afghan Prince, who has for some
time past been in England, by failing to
ask the prince to meet him and by not
sending him any message or letter.
Nasrulla has received an almost un-
limited number of hints from the
Queen to leave England, and she has
told him that he need not again visit
any member of the royal family, and SO
he never leaves the grounds of Dor.
The governments Of the countries, also,
which it was Nasrulla's intention to
visit, have also politely refused to re-
ceive him. The Sultan of Turkey states
that, in compliance with request of
the Russian ambassador to Turkey, he
cannot receive the son of the Ameer il
he should carry out his intention to
visit Turkey.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-17
doctors kim each other.

PORTLAND, Orc, Aug. ia shoot
ing ARRAY yesterday in the Office Of DIR.
b. R. Holmes, in the Dekum building,
will result in the death of two men.
The encounter was between DIR. II. r.
Holmes and DR.. Robert K. Ausplund,
former pupil of Holmes. Holmes re-
ceived O mortal wound in the side
near the heart. Ausplund's body was
riddled with bullets. In an ante-mor-
tenn statement Ausplund said Holmes
had bounded him for two years and
had tried to ruin him repeatedly. Aus
plund recently performed an operation
at the hospital in 6 manner which led
to severe criticism by Holmes, and this
lad To tha tronhla
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-17
Fisticufns i'm Court.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug. ian
extremely exciting episode, barely es-
Gaping q tragedy, was witnessed yes
terday in the court room during the
trial of will contest case, in which
much bitterness has been manifested.
Colonel Z. M. Burkitt and W. L. Kin
ser, opposing counsel, engaged in q
knockout fight in open court, and as Q
result Colonel Burkitt will be dis6gured
for life. Colonel Burkitt's face was
beaten into pulpy, bloody mass, and
he was carried helpless out of the court
room. Both attorneys will be tried
before Judge Parks for contempt Of
court. The affair created the widest
aycitament
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-17


A TERRIFIC SToRM.-On Thursday
afternoon one of the most terrific
storms sesn in Spottsylvania county for
thirty years passed over that section.
For an hour or more the winds swept
by with terrible force, tearing down
fences, uprooting trees, and blow
ing hay-stacks and ricks to pieces.
At Hailey's sawmill, ali the stables
were blown down. The shed,
which covers the engine, was
blown down and completely demolish-
ed, and the engine and boiler much
damaged. The growing corn, which
had cared out, was very mach broken
down and tangled. The rain fell in
torrents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-17
TOPOGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

It has been decided to hold another
winter carnival in Quebec next Jam
uary.
The report that train filed with
soldiers had been blown up by insur-
gents is said to lack foundation.
Attorneys for Durrant, and the de-
fendsnt himself stoutly maintain their
ability to establish an abb in the
Blanche Lamont murder case at San
Francisco.
An imposing structure of fifteen
stories is to be erected in San Francisco
shortly 1t will be the new home Of
the Call newspaper and will cost over
half million dollars.
The Fond du Lac, Wis, postofice
was entered by burglars last night who
made away with about $500 in cash
and stamps and the contents of regis
tered mail matter.
DR.. a. P. Bozzaro, who became noto-
rious as the "Unknown" in Coxey's
army, suicided at Cleveland, o., last
night. He had been selling patent
medicine there for about year.
One of the first yacht designers in
England said yesterday that he had
never before seen such rubbish as the
sails and rigging of the American yacht
Niagara, and that with English rigging
and an English crew on board of her,
he would be willing to wager FIVE to
one that she would prove to be ten
minutes faster than any boat of her
class In England.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-17

A MAN convicted of the most DELHI
crate and infamous crime in the North
provided he has money, can always de.
lay, and often entirely defeat justice,
but in Mississippi, the most prominent,
popular and influential man in his
county, within week after shooting @
man, in the heat of passion. who had
publicly accused him of beastly of.
Tense, has been sent to the penitentiary
for a life term. And yet the South is
constantly represented in Northern
republican newspapers as the lawles;
section of the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-17
Escaned from Jail.

K1TTANING, Pa, Aug. H.-Three
prisoners-Louis Roseburger, Frank
Neal and Michael Wright-escaped
from the county Jail at this place some
time last nj sht. Their exit YVES through
a second story window five inches wide.
The iron bars OH this window were re-
moved four years ago by three prison
ers who broke Jail at that time. They
descended from the window by means
of blankets tied together. The escape
was discovered at o'clock this morn.
ing but no trace of them has yet been
discovered. Two of the prisoners had
been convicted of stealing. The other
was being held for trial on q charge OF
barn burning,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-17

TIE LEGISLATIVE nominations so far
made in Kentucky show that if the
sClsveland democrats" there. do not
vote the republican ticket as they did
in New York last fall and as they
threaten to do in Maryland next No
yember, Senator Blackburn will be re-
elected. If he shall be, it will be crafty
ing to all good Southern democrats
every where, no matter what their
views may be on the subject of silver
coinage, for the people of the South
would have no coinage at all if their
States were turned over to republican
that is to negro domination.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-17

Gov. MCKINLEY having become
aware of the fact that the A. P. A.'s are
not as influential as he once supposed
them to be, has fastened to make his
private secretary write public letter,
explicitly and emphatically denying
the statement of Rev. Mr.. Brady, to
the effect that he, Mckinley, is mem,
Der of that organization. AS most Of
the people of this country now have nc
religion at all, and as the few who do
have it are more liberal than their
fathers were, no sane politician will
dare acknowledge his membership OF a
political organization that proscribea
men on account Of their religious be,
Eef
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-17
Escaped q Lynching,

CHICAGO, Aug. 17.-Residents in the
vicinity of the Worlds Fair grounds
were startled last night by an armed mob
pursuing a man through the under
brush south of Jackson Park. Mem
bers of the mob were supplied with
ropes, clubs and other weapons The
man whom the mob was pursuing was
entity of brutal assault on Mary
Miller, six-year-old girl. A dozen
policemen arrived just in time, as the
object of the mob's search had been
found hiding in the underbrush. He
gave the name of Michael Tafty. The
child is in critical condition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-17
Fatal Dynamite Explosion.

MEHAFFEY, Pa, Aug. IA terrible
explosion occurred here last night, in
which six Italians lost their lives end
eight were seriously injured. The men
were preparing large quantity OF
dynamite for blasting purposes when
from some unknown cause premature
explosion occurred. The six men
were killed instantly their remains be.
ing scattered for long distance. They
were all frightfully mangled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

United States Senator Martin and
Gen. Fitz Lee decline to express their
views on the silver question.
Prof. William S. Currell was elected
to fill the chair of modern languages at
the Washington and Lee University
yesterday.
1t is reported the case of Col. ]. G.
Watts against Gen. VIM. Malone, in
volving over $40, 900, is still unsettled,
the latter having failed to comply with
the terms of the recent compromise.
While driving near Mountsville, Lou
doun county, this week, DR.. V. Mason
Johnson and his brother, ]. Scott
Johnson, of Washington, we're thrown
from their buggy and seriously injured.
Prof. johnson had three ribs and his
collar bone broken, and his brother was
badly bruised.
Charles Reynolds, Roanoke boot
black, who had been away for some
time plying his trade in Lynchburg and
other places, was killed early yesterday
morning near Vinton in the wreck of a
freight train on which he was stealing
ride. Several cars were demolished
and traffic on the road was delayed
several hours.
During thunderstorm in Leesburg
about $50 yesterday evening lightning
struck small frame dwelling house at
the edge of town, occupied by George
Smallwood, and instantly killed his
son-in-law, Samuel ]. Cooke. The bolt
tore out the north end of the house and
struck Mr.. Cooke, who was passing
from one room to another. His shoes
and the clothing from the lower portion
of his body were torn into shreds. Five
other persons were in the house, but
were not hurt. Mr.. Cooke was about
forty years of age and leaves wife and
three little children.
An accident at the Southern Railway
depot in Danville yesterday afternoon
damaged cars, engines, etc., to the
amount of So, 900 or $1,000. A long and
heavily loaded freight train became un-
manageable and the engineer, being un-
able to stop his train, and the switch be-
ing open threw the train on side track.
The engine and train crashed into the
shifting engine and number of loaded
cars standing in the yard near the de-
pot. The cars were run off the end of
the track and went crashing against a
heavy retaining rock wall at Craghead
street. The wall was partially de-
molished and the sidewalk torn up a
considerable distance. Both engines
were badly damaged and several cars
upturned. No person was hurt.
The board ofvisitors of the University
of Virginia has appointed Senator
Thomas s. Martin, Marshall McCor-
mick, Camm Patterson, A. G. Gordon
and Leigh R. Watts a committee to con-
slider and report upon the advisability
of reorganizing the law school. Raleigh
G. Minor, who was considered by the
board in connection with the vacancy
in the law school occasioned by his
fathers death, has been appointed adj
junct professor in the law department.
For several sessions he was his fathers
assistant. A gift of $500 from DR..
OFT, of North Carolina, was accepted
by the board. The condition on which
the donation was made is that the in
terest of the fund shall, when it has
reached certain sum, be devoted to
paying for lectures on the evidences OF
Christianity, to be delivered at the
university.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-17
a saneninarx Battle.

PANAMA, Colombia, via Galveston,
Aug. 17.-Another sharp and fercely
contested battle has taken place be-
tween the forces of Alfaro and Ssrasti.
Sarasti fought desperately but was de-
feated. AIfaro took more than two
hundred prisoners, all the artillery Of
the enemy, and more than six hundred
men were killed on both sides. Among
those who lost their lives in the engage
ment was Eliceo Espinoza, aide to
General Alfaro. Alfaro's forces now
occupy Rio Bamba.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-17
Strike About Over.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE jacket
makers who struck about four days ago
were successful and have won their
fight. Up to this morning 215 con-
tractors had given up the fight and
signed the agreement with the strikers.
There are only half dozen contractors
now to be heard from and Secretary
Max ELAN said this morning that they
would sign the agreement today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-17

THE negroes of New York are now
holding State convention at Saratoga
to assert themselves, to declare that
they have supported the republicans
long enough for promises, and that
hereafter, with them. it will be 'no Of
fees, no votes" That's the way they
talk; but next November they will
march to the polls as one man and cast
the straight republican ticket, as they
have done from the beginning and will
continue to dc until the end.