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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-09
Uncle Sam Barred Out.
From the Phnadelphia inquirer

From the Philadelphia Inquirer
The country has been hearing good
deal for several years about the barriers
erected around the United States and the
consequent restriction Of trade. We have
been told over au;. over 10y the Democrat
ic orators and the Democratic platforms
that if those barriers could only be
smashed the markets Of the world would
be open to Us. "Just let the Democrats
have the chance" was the promise upon
a thousand stumps and in the political
hustings. "and they viii show YOU what
is what
Well. they have shown Us. They have
broken down some of the barriers They
have succeeded in opening up the home
markets TO foreign manufacturers at the
expense of the domestic mills. but what
have they done TO give us foreign mar
kets i'm return? Why, they have driven
of our great and rapidly-growing trade
with Cuba. They have annihilated- our
cattle and meat exports 10 France ana
Austria and Germany, and now Belgium
Joins the combination against Uncle sam
and bars cut live cattle and all beef prod
ucts. This is the Democratic idea, we
presume. of opening up the markets of
the world.
One of the wisest pieces Of tariff legis-
lation ever adopted was the reciprocity
feature Of the Mckinley bill. What did
it do? 1t didn't throw down the protec-
ton fences and give notice to the foreign
producer that he could come in and COM
pete with our own producers. Not much.
1t sough; return for what was given. II
brought in free of duty certain products
not grown or made in America, and il
required free entrance for certain of our
manufactured articles into the countries
Joined in the treaty. We opened up
large trade with Brazil and other South
American countries. We sent thousands
of barrels of flour to Cuba. oar cattle
and meats went 10 Germany, Austria,
France and Belgium. But the Democrats
in their wisdom smashed the reciprocity
treaties. Our flour trade with Cuba Is
about ruined. We can still send few
cattle to England, but all Continental
Europe has shut the gates against them,
and here we are, oar mills still running
at reduced wages, our markets flooded
with foreign goods and the barriers raised
against US almost everywhere we turn
This is a legacy left us by Democratic
Congress about TO pass out Of existence
This i the result of the years of free trade
doctrine preached 10y the great apostle Of
industrial destruction, Grover Cleveland.
This is the predicament in which this
country finds itself at the beginning OF
the new year, and in addition the receipts
of the government are way behind the
expenditures, the gold reserve Is rapidly
declining again, the public debt i in
creasing and there must soon be another
bond issue.
What a pity it is that there could not
have been a Presidential election in No
vember last
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-09
Traitor preyisa' saame.

PARIS, Jan. 5.-ir the presence OF IsO
troops and a great crowd OF civilians.
Captain Albert Dreyfus, who was con-
vic:ed of treason for alleged betrayal Of
War Office secrets 10 Foreigners. was for
mally degraded to-day on the parade
ground Of the military school. The scene
was pitifll yet impressive one, as the
epaulettes were torn of Tie shoulders of
the disgraced officer aud bis sword was
broken, while he cried out in his humi-
liaiion:
81 am innocent ~
Many of the fellow-oiliccrs and COM
rades i'm arms Of DreyfIs g.zed upon the
scene with trembling limbs and blanched
faces. while the spoc;acle-loyiug and ex-
cited mob outside shouted yociierously :
down with the traitor.r
Detachments from all the regiments in
Paris, comprising men of al grades,
were summoned to view the ceremony,
and formed hollow square or the parade
ground. People crowded into the Place
de Fentenoy, fronting the parade ground,
and occupied every lofty point Of advant-
aye.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-09
Hill at the White House.

The Presidents annual dinner to MEM
bcrs of his cabinet was attended by all
the cabinet members and many other dis
tinguished public men, including Sena-
tor Hill. There had been no intimation
that the New York senator was TO be
present, and when il became known that
Mr.. Hill was the guest of the President
the fact was at once the subject of the
greatest speculation. There had been
rumors that an understanding had been
reached between the President and ''r.
Hill, but the presence of the latter at the
White House was the first tangible evil
dence that the rumOrs were probably au
thentic. But once during this admins
tration has Mr.. Hill before been within
the portals of the executive mansion.
That was just after the arrival of Senator
Murphy and the two New York senators
appeared at the White House together,
but the best information is that they did
not see the President. The President
and Senator Hill met IN general assem-
biage before the dinner began, and their
meeting was to every appearance one of
cordiality. They remained together for
some minutes in close conversation. Mr..
Hill escorted Mrs. Hearst 10 the dining
hall. Senator Hill declined to discuss
his presence at the White House, saying
that it was purely social visit, and had
no political Significance, and conscquent-
ly he did not feel at liberty to talk on the
subject
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-09
An Act Of Heroism.

MoNTREAI,Ja Jan. An act of heroism
worthy of record is that of Harry Brault,
Of PeterbOro, Ont. lie and another young
man, John Jameson, were working for
the st. Anthony lumber company in the
Madawaska region. Jameson, on ac-
count OF an accident, became violently in
sane or delirious.
He told Brault, in lucid interval, that
he WAS going home. Brault decided 10
accompany him. The sick man being
hardly able TO stand, gave out before one
hundred yards had been traversed, and
The intrepid French-C h-Canadian, seeing that
Jameson WAS determined TO get home
shouldered him, and started on the long,
cold tramp, distance of forty miles, TO a
railway.
During the tramp Jameson had TO be
put down often to rest, and during one
Ofthese pauses he became violent and
attempted to shoot Brault, putting a re-
volver bullet through his clothing. With
out minutes sleep Brault resumed his
journey, carrying his sick companion and
also a pack ofproyisions. IL took four
days Of hard travelling through the cold
and deep snow 10 reach the railway.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-09
Rate.
Bound and Gagged.

MoNoNGAHEIA, Pa, January 5-The
residence Of solomon Snyder, farmer.
in Fallowfield township, was entered by
four masked men, who burst open the
kitchen door. The only occupants of the
house were Mr.. Snyoer, his sister Barba-
IA, and hired m-u, Joseph Shocks
The robbers bound and gagged them and
then ransaeked the house. Finding lit
tie that was valuable, they heated a po-
ker. and by threats of torture endeavor-
ell 70 force Mr.. Snyder TO tell where he
kept his money. He refused to give the
information and the robbers LEFT. They
got about 500 in money in bureau draw
ers and also took some articles of wear
ing apparel. Before leaving they went
TO the kitchen and cooked and ate meal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-09
Senatorial Nominations and Probable Eomi-

There are now three avowed candidates
besides Stephen u. Elkins i'm the field for
election to the United States Senate 10y
the Republican majority in the West Vir-
ginia Legislature. Ii still remains true,
however, that Elkins' chances are the
best.
The Republican members Of the Colo
RADIO Legislature in joint session unani-
mousiy nominated United States Senator
Walcott Ia succeed himself.
Senator Joe Blackburn has fight on
hand To retain his seat. Bucknor and
Brown have declared themselves in favor
OF "A nomination convention, but the Leg
islatare would hardly respect its decision.
Blacllburn's home counties lie in the
Ashland district, where the embers of the
Brecllinridge tire are still smouldering,
and Breckinridge is fighting him. Me-
Creary is identified less with any of the
factions. and appears to be a strong factor
in the race.
The Republican Legislative caucus in
Michigan nominated Senator Mcmillan
to succeed himself Congressman Bur
rows was nominated for the short term.
John NJ. Thurston, present general so
licitor of the Union Pacific road, will he
the next Senator from Nebraska, as the
successor of General Manderson. This
decision was arrived at i'll a caucus of the
Republican members of the Legislature.
Senator Hoar has been unanimously re-
nominated by a joint caucus of the Mas
sachusetts Legislature.
Gen. Sewell's Republican friends claim
that he will have an easy victory in the
fight for Senator from New Jersey.
Senator Washburn, the Republican
Representative from Minnesota, will he
opposed by Governor Nelson. The prob
abilities are that the former will be re-
elected.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-09

IT is announced on all hands that
This session OF the State Legislature is
to be a short one. but we fail TO see it.
if present indications count Both
branches met on the lst inst. and after
the first days session the House adj
journed for eight days, and the Senate,
aftera two days session, adjourned for
seven DAYS. On Tuesday of next
week comes all the pomp and eireum-
stance of the Governors Inauguration,
which must necessarily be followed by
"a rest" IL viii therefore I've the 2lst
Of January before both houses settle
down TO work.
Independent Of the apportiOning of
the State into Congressional, Senatorial
and legislative districts, which is a
tedious matter where 80 many conflict
ing interests have TO be reconciled and
adjusted. there is much legislation,
particularly regarding taxation, TO be
formulated, and there Is also a proposed
revision of many old laws, to which i
to he added the usual amount of local
legislation demanded and struggled for
by municipalities, corporations and in
dividuals- We center for doubts
therefore, as to the prophesied short
ness OF the session, but there will he no
general complaint regarding it, length
if members viii only address them
selves to their duties and give the peo-
pie we'll considered legislation that
will benefit the Commonwealth and
al the citizens thereof.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-09

SENATOR DAVID B. HILL dined with
Grover Cleveland AT the White House,
last week, and now the Scribes and
Pharisees are torn with anxiety to
know "What is up" and what brought
this pair OF distinguished New Workers
together. Their partisans, who pre-
sumably know what manner of men
they are, think there is "a deal up
and are watching with cagerness for
developments
Ii viii strike the ordinary man as
somewhat strange that these two dis
tiRguished and bellicose statesmen
who for some time past have been os-
tentatiously parading about with
knives in their hoot-legs, should sud
denly lay aside their weapons and feast
together. Bat as they both have been
lately kicked and cuffed and crushing
" st down upon 10y their partisans it
may be accounted for on the principle
that "a fellow feeling makes Us won
drous kind" or on that of the other
old adage that q misery loves compa-
NV At all events David and Grover
have eaten salt together, and therefore
truce, if not a lasting treaty, for mu-
tual good, has been established
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-09
VIII Not Come This WAY.

BY the unanimous vote of thc stock
holders Of each, three projected railway
lines in the western part of the state have
been merged into one. The lines are the
Loyalhanna and Youghiogheny railroad,
the Philadelphia aud Pittsburg railroad
and the Piitsburg and Eastern railroad.
The meetings were held in Philadel-
phia, last week, and as the same inter
es;s are identified with each of the three
companies, the agreement of cGnsolida-
tion and merger was adopted without a
dissenting voice. the consolidated lines
will be known as the Pittsburg and East
ern, and the work of construction will
begin in The spring.
The combination of these lines extends
from Mahafiey Cieariieid county, tbroIgh
Indiana to Salisbury; thence along the
Loyalhanna creek, in Wcstmoreland
county, To l.atrobe, and from that point
southwark through the coke regions and
up along the Monongahela river to West
Newton, where il will connect with the
7. and l.. Il. or Vanderbilt system. The
right of way through Westmoreland
county has been secured and Is being re-
corded in the recorders Office. Contract
ors will soon be asked to bid on the work.
Persons identified with the Loyalhanna
coal and coke company are the largest
stockholders in the consolidated lines.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-09
Fosters Weather for the New Year.

Times may be good or bad, but the bus
iness of the weather wiseacre is little at
fected. He goes on watching the sun,
moon, stars, barometer and thermome-
ter and calculates accordingly. Little
does he care what comes of his work so
long as he can tell people what he thinks
is going to happen. Mr.. Foster begins
his work for the new year 10y heralding
storm and we have little doubt but that
ii will show up as he says:
Ny last bulletin gave forecasts of the
storm wave TO cross the continent from
9th 10 3ist, and the next will reach the
Pacific coast about Jan. l, cross the west
ern mountain country by close of the
second, the great central valleys from 3D.
to 5th and the eastern states about the 9Th.
The second storm wave of January
will reach the Pacific coast about the 9TH,
cross the western mountain country by
close of the Sth, the great central valleys
from 9Th to llth and the eastern states
about the 18th.
Warm waves will cross the western
mountain country about Ist and 9Th, the
and eastern states about 9Th to Ilth. Cool
waves will cross The western mountain
country about ith To 10th, the great GEN.
trail valleys 9TH and I'D and the eastern
states Sth and 18th. January temperature
for the whole United States will be
above the average and rainfall about an
average, while some localities will go
above and others below the average.
For weather purposes eastern states in
clude the Atlantic coast east of the Ale
ghenies. including Maine TO Florida In
that weather division January teInpora
ture and rainfall will be above the nor
NAL in north part, average TO central and
below normal in southern part.
Great central valleys include all the
country from Canada 10 the Gulf of Mex
leo and between the SUBMITS of Rocky
and Allegheny mountains. In that di
vision the temperature and rainfall for
January will be about normal, rainfall
, increasing TO above normal toward the
northwest. Temperature will increase to
above toward the northwest and TO below
| toward the southeast.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-09
Democratic Incompetenoy.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
When the Mckinley bill was pending
in Congress the Democrats never wearied
Of dilating upon the pernicious effect it
would have upon our foreign commerce.
The New York city men. Cochran and
Flower especially, dwell pathe.ically
upon the inevitable commercial decline
and paralysis. Later its repeal was de-
manded in the interests Of this same
commerce. Repeal came in sweeping re-
sponse to Democratic control Of Congress,
aud as consequence ilourishing for
eign trade has been destroyed.
During last year il took no less than
SSo,0910oO in gold to meet foreign de-
mands. Under Republican rule, before
Democratic victory had begun 10 east its
shadow in advance, the balance was in
our favor. our exports exceeding our inn
ports by many millions. Tha bonded
deb. Of the country has increased since
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-09
Coz. Waite's Queer Message.

DENVER, Col, Jan. Il Governor
characteristic OF the man, and has some
amusing features. In his recommenda-
ton for the abolition of capital punish
ment, the Governor said:
II suggest rs a substitute that the most
hardened criminal be compelled TO run
as candidate for some State Office
He referred 10 the increased production
of gold, and said: But even if gold
should be found in Colorado as abundant
ly as in California and Australia, ii might
relieve. bat would not atone for, the ty
ranny and oppression which under both
a Republican and a Democratic Presi-
dent have deprived the people of the free
coinage ofsilver-a right which was theirs
before the Constitution of the United
States was adopted and which was never
ceded to Congress"
Governor Waite refers to the panic AS
follows:
Denver had little tighter pinch than
other cities. because for years its con
Scienceless real estate spcculatOrs had
watered values of lands and lots. Bank
rupt banks and investment companies
oge millions of dollars 10 widows and
orphans and laborers, which money it
would have been more honorable to take
from the deposits 10y highway robbery
than by the means through which these
poor and ignorant people were induced
TO desposit their earnings in these insti-
tulionS.
''One Of these bogus investment COM
panieS, said to represent SS,0O0,eO0, after
the panic went where the woodbine
twincth, and upon judicial sale all of the
assets went for less than SlO0.''
United States Courts are c)ndemnded
for mimicking British Coarts of chan
cery in enlarging the area of contempt.
The peroration reads:
Il VIII not say hail and farewell
That would be too formal. We 90, but
we return. We will meet you, gentle
men, in two years, at Philippi.r
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-09

THE following stubborn facts regard
inc labor strikes in this State are
CLEANED from Governor Pattison's last
message and convey lesson worthy of
careful consideration 10y every intelli-
gent wage-earner in the country:
OF fifty-seven strikes of organized
labor during the year 1898 the loss 10
the worllingmen was Sl,395, 1875,
while the actual loss to the employers
Is estimated AT sI3l, so. Another fea-
tGre of the message Is also very in
strHctive. The serious strikes of 1894
We're caused, he says, 10y "a population
alien 10 oar laws and language" and
resulted in the loss of both life and
property. Another lesson worthy Of
sober consideration is given in the sin
gle statement that of the - labor
strikes that occurred during the year
1894 only three succeeded in obtaining
the purpose for which the strike was
inaugurated. Facts are stubborn things
when marshalled against theories.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-09
Tried to Tslk Elm soher.


NEW York, Jan. i.-Jeseph Gros>maE,
Of No. ~ Last Ninth street, has been in
the habit OF coming home nightly in an
Intoxicated condition and beating his
wife. She consulted the neighbors about
remedy and they suggested that she
'.jaw" him. She began and gave the
man not a moments peace, keeping up
the talk until late at night and some
times never ceasing all night. II was
3o'clock i'm the morning yesterday when
Grossman emerged from his room. He
was very unsteady and fell down the
last flight of stairs 10 Toe picked up by
another tenant.
''Lemme gOr' he begged.
''She's talking me to death, / can't
sleep; she sits there an talks, an talks,
an talks, an think I'm goin' crazy"
The wife kept il mp, however, and last
night he came home and, telling his
wife he couldn't stand it any longer.
said he would kill himself. lie took Il
powder and his wife called policeman.
IL was found he had only taken some
flour, and when arraigncd to-day was
sent up for a month. He said his Wife
even jawed him in her sleep.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-09

Cleveland's election over S9O,0oo,00o and
these figures, large as they are, represent
only very small per cent. of the COM
mercial. industrial and financial loss sus-
tanned by tho American people in conse-
quence of that election.
A great many voters who supported
Cleveland expected that his party would
be held in leash by Republican Senate,
as was the case all through the first Cieve-
land term. They had not counted on the
frauds and bribery practioed by the lead
ers of the Democratic party two years ago
by which the Senate was captured. IL
may well be doubted if Cleveland would
have been elected had that break in the
dixie been anticipated.
What has been suffered already is not
the end. The dixie will be repaired March
1, but the desolation wrought cannot be
restored until Republican President, as
well as Congress, comes 10 the control of
national affairs. In the meanwhile the
party in power founders about in the
iioodwaters which have caused so much
destruction of property, quite at loss
what 10 do. Poor Carlisle may well curse
the day he lefl the Senate, and Gresham
the day he left the bench, to enter the
Cabinet i'm the assumption of duties for
which neither had any aptitude. Even a
Chase would find his financial genius
sorely taxed 10y the present exigencies of
the treasury, and a Seward would be per-
picked by the complications of the State
Department.
The reassembling of Congress has not
inspired confidence in any quarter. For
Just two months more the Democracy
will be in absolute control of the reins of
government and can pass whatever laws
the party may please. 1t is doubtful if
any simportant measure gets through.
The House will send some bills of special
gravity to the Senate, and the latter may
amend and send back, but il is not ex-
pected that actual completion will be
reached. This Congress and the Presi-
dent could not have succeeded better had
they started in with the deliberate and
unfaltering purpose Of engraving upon
the tables of history, in letters 50 large rs
to be universally read, these words, ''In-
competency, thy name Is Democracy"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-09
Epplauding Jurors Punished.

PTrTsBURG, Pa, Jan. 1.-In COur: to-
day Margaret Rcmlingor, servant,
was acquitted of a charge Of larceny.
Her trial had aroused considerable SYM
pathy, and when tie verdict was an
nounced there was an outburst of ap-
plause. Judge John NJ. Kennedy, from
the bench, observed Jurors David Tay-
lor and J. ". Brand and Frank Wall,
spectator, ciapping their hands and
forthwith committed them 10 jail for
contempt.
Before adjournment this evening the
Judge received Il note from Taylor im-
ploring release, because his wife was
very sick. The three offenders were
accordingly sent for. They begged a
thousand pardons, were lectured round
ly and released
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-09
Before q Full Head of Steam

Is gathered by that tremendously de-
structive engine, malaria, put on the
brakes with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
which will check its progress and advert
disaster. Chills and fever, bilious re
mittent, dumb ague and ague cake are
promptly relieved and ultimately cured
by this genial specific, which is also Il
comprehensive family medicine, speedily
useful in cases Of dyspepsia, billiousness,
constipation, sick headache, nervousness,
rheumatism and neuralgia. Against the
hGrtfal effects Of sudden changes of tenn
perature, exposure in wet weather. close
application to laborious mental pursuits,
and other Influences prejudicial to health,
IL j. most trustworthy safeguard. 1t
fortifies the system against disease, pro-
NOTES appetite and sleep, and hastens
convalescence after debilitating and flesh
wasting diseases.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-09
Bankers and Carlisle.

\ report from Washington says J.
P!erpont Morgan, as the representative
Of the New York bankers and the bond
syndicate, visited the President and de-
manded the removal of Secretary Carl
isle. Mr.. Morgan is said To have told the
President that the recent bond issue de-
pended entirely upon the good will and
cooperation of himself and associates :;
that they had come to the relief of the
treasury TO find themselves lefl, with a
losing venture on hand, and he added
that, unless some prompt remedy be sup
piled, the expectation of gold, in steadily
increasing sums, would be inevitable.
Secretary Carlisle would not talk on the
subject, bat other officials deny that the
request was mace. Mr.. Morgan denies
the whole thing, and says he has not seen
the President in two years.