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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18
Made a Deadly Slandsr.

HAVANA, March lJ.-An uhtoward
military accident that occurred ias'
night. growing out Of a misunderstood
ing of the reply to a challenge, resulted
In the killing OF twelve soldiers and the
wounding Of number OF Others \
small isnd ofinsurgents had sci fire To
the cane and buildings on sugar estate
near Mariana, province of Havana Inc
smoke attracted the attention of two col
umns of Spanish troops who were ad-
vancing in search of the rebels. the
column which arrived on the estate en-
,renebea themselves as precautioh
aoain-t any sudden attack from the IN
surgents. who were supposed 10 DE near
Second column, consisting Of the san
Ouiutin battalion. arrived on the scene
after dark. As they approached the en-
treuchments of the first column they
were hailed by the usual "Alerta' from
a nickel. and responded by calling out
the name of their hattalion-San Ruintih-
The picket, confused by the sudden ap-
proach Of the column, misunderstood the
replv. taking il from its similarity oi
sound 20 be Quintin Bandera, the name
of one ofthe rebel leaders. He at once
concluded that the insurgents were NOV
| ing to attack the column to which he DC
longed. and. without further parley, dis
| charged his piece and fell back to the en-
trenchments, where the report of his rlfie
had caused all the troops To seize then
arms and prepare 10 repel an attack
! The front column had in the meantime
continued 10 advance, supposing tha'
they had come upon the rebels for whom
they were looking. They had not gon'
| far before the first column poured vol
lev into their ranks. The second column
returned the fire and then, in Response
To an order. fixed their bayOnets an'
rushed forward to take the entrench
ments by storm. As they went over INT
entertainments the first column poured
another volley into them, and then, whei
the troops came into close quarters, I
WAS discovered, from the uniforms AM
flags. that fatal blunder had been made
Il is reported that the loss on bot
sides in killed aud wounded was over j
but there is a strong suspicion that the
were much larger.
All the circumstances tended to III
f making of the mistake. Besides tn
darkness, the smoke from the burnin
cane fields prevented the eombatani
4, from recognizing each other. The mn
I take Is greatly deplored, and though il
, ! generally held 20 have been unavoidabl
it j. pretty certain that the officers
, command Of the columns viii be cour
: magtiaied.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18
Ths Bible Fer a Weapon.

KENNETr SQUARE. Pa, March l2--one
os the odde-t features ever projected into
a temperance campaign is liable to lead
to a lawsuit ia Chester County. 1t Is all
because 1ncn object To having their names
printed in connection with certain Bibli-
cal quotations.
Daring the past year the various Pro-
bjb;tion organizations in Chester County
have carried on systematic warfare
upon the liquor traffic. These organiza-
tions have secured the names Of the men
that were signed to liquor license appli-
cations. These lists OF names, the name
oft saloon or hotel they Detitioned for,
have been printed. To that extent the
petitioners did not object.
But the Prohibi,ionists have gone
further. They have taken the Bible for
a weapon, and with il they have endeav-
ored to snite their opponents. Hence
these organizations have published the
| lists Of applicants for a liquor license,
with the signers, and with them they
have printed various Biblical quotations.
Some of these are extremely pointed and
they have stirred up hornets nest.
| The signers seem reluctant 10 be thas
,sStitt0ii-
els that ever before.
Hence the Chester County Liquor
Dealers Association propose to appeal Il
Court. 1t IS claimed that the Prohib
itionisis have 80 legal right TO quote
extracts from the Bible in this way. A
test case viii be made. ana the peopl,
Will be greatly interested in the out.
! come.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18
Fools az Outs.

CHAMBERLAIN, :. D., March l5.-The
situation is becoming squally IN Aurora
county over the sacking and burning OF
the Mitchell Mail Office, and the regulars
may have TO he called out After the de-
struction Of his office Editor Mcbride
went To PlInkinton p miles from Mitch
ell, and two of the newspapers there
promptly took up his fight. The .Soad-
1Td ia its regular edition being pariicu-
larly bitter in its attack upon the partici-
pants. An extra edition of that paper
was issued by Mcbride and another at =
tack was made upon the formers Mitchell
enemies. 1t having been intimatod by
some one in Mitchell tina; the next bon
fire would occur at Plaukin:on. Captain
Andrews, of the Standard. going upon
the saPpoSition that the alleged threat
was intended for him, in this weeks
issue OF his paper refers to the matter and
says that the local undertaken has on his
hands a good supply of collins, and that if
an attempt is made TO carry ont the al
legged threat OF Burning him out those
who attempt ii need rot carry rofins V ith
them, as the expense of interment is aS
cheap in Plankinton as in Mitchell.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18

BOCCS & BUHL.
Allegheny, Pa.
Eeware of Cinntsrfeiters

Vino infest the market and are the means
of rcbbing sick people of their money,
and what is of still greater consequence
of not unfreluently aggrayating the COM
plants under which they labor. II is an
act of duty We owe 10 society 10 warn
the people against these dangerous
frauds. y little care on the part of the
purchaser will protect them from imposi-
ton by bearing in mind these facts:
Never buy where il is offered i'm bulk.
tin kegs or jugs rs the genuine Hostel
tiers Stomach Bitters are sold only i'm
bottles having the handsome steel plate
label displaying the combat between ST.
George and the Dragon, and having at
the bottom miniature note OF hand for
one cent, bearing Fac sinile of the sigma
ture of the president of the company.
over the cork is a metallic cap, on which
IS impressed the name of the article. to-
gether with a medallion head in the
centre. Any person selling the counter
felt liostctter's Stomach Bitters we shall
not hesitate to bring 10 justice, as we
never fail to convict
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18

THE report thai the Foraker faction
be Ohio was iGIewarm in its support
Of Mckinley, receives am emphatic
epntradiciion by the proceedings Of the
Republican State convention. Senator
eject FOra6er's speech was e. cordial
aud earnest in its support Of McKin-
iey's candidacy a. could possibly lie
desired by that gentleman and h,s
sJpporters. Whatever may he the
faction contentious in State politics
ihere can now be no doubt that tho
Oaio delegation will be solid and
energetic in support of Mckinley for
president. In the course OF his speech
Governor Foraker said: The Repub!i-
cans oi Ohio don't look unkindlv NJ
EaoElas B. Reed, nor Levi L. Morton.
nor William b. Allison, nor Matthew
Slaniey Quay, the other great leaders
irlo have been mentioned i'm canpec-
t.oa with that honor. Or the contrary.
the - Louis convention should
'iisappoin! us and give the honor 10
eiie %; them, We here and now pledge
Iim IN advance the electoral vote cf
oaio, by the largest majority ever
given ia the history OF the State. II :
nol that We love Caesar less. but Rome |
more William Mckinley is our owp.r
Ai;er telling the story of the McKin- /
ley law and it, repeal, ne continued:
a re-u t. in every section. in every
sat ., in every community, in every
municipality, in every mill ani mine.
and furnace and forge and workshop.
everywhere throughout all this bro.d
land, where capital i invested or iabor
J. employed, William Mckinley Is the
ideal American statesman. the typjcal
American leader and the veritabla
american idol. No man ever in public
life in this country eniovad such
universal popularity as is his. No man
ih this country in public life ever COM /
inanded, as he now commands. the AZ
lection OF the great mass Of the VOTERS
Of the country. Other States are declar-
ag for him. Ohio cannot lead the
'AHmn. IL is already on the march.
All Ne car do Is 20 join in the process
IN We viii not hesitate longer to
AXE action in t,ist respect 4.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18
Bleoiy Politics in KentuckH.

The Republicans in the Kentucky
House at Frankfort on "Wednesday at
tempted to break the Senatorial dead
lock by unseating Kaufman, a Demo
cratic member. in spite of the fact that
the contest il: his case had been with
drawn. The Democratic Senate, in great
confusion, at once retaliated by unseat-
ing two Republican Senators, James aud
Walton The scene in the State House
was one Of great confusion, mob guard
ing the doors 10 prevent James and Wal
ton enieringto take part in the joint sess-
ion. James managed to get in. but made no
attempt To vote. The Republicans re-
Trained from voting for Senator. and
succeeded in breaking the quorum.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18
Ifarls III In -erEst

The wife of James Nanstrauier. Of Yer
noli, y. J. has just presented her happy
h lsband with the third set of twins.
Seven other children have been born to
the couple, who thus have bakers COZ
( of che-ahs.
In the Senate. Friday. NIr. PETER. OF
Kansas, presented . petition from a con-
stituent, asking Congress to make Res
direction day." April ., & national holi-
day, in honor Of the King of the Jews.
who has always been the true friend of
the United States"
\ grain elevator in Minneapolis ownel
by the Minneapolis Terminal Elevator
company, ard leased by the Vandusen
Barrin gton company, was burned t. the
ground last week. The building con-
tanned about 6G0,000 bushels Of wheat.
valued at about 60 cents bushel. nearly
all of which was destroyed; the total loss
will reach S7OO,O0O.
Mr.. Harrison said to reporter in New
York recently: ''The wedding between
Mrs. Dimmick and myself will take place
during the day of April G. at st. Thomas
church. The rector of the church. the
Rev. John Wesley Brown, will ofiiciate.
The wedding will be very quietly ccle-
brated, rs only relatives and few very
intimate friends will be present.
In the case of the murder of Frank
White, in mistake for his criminal brother
Clarence White, ty operatives of the Ber-
ry Detective Agency in Chicago, several
months ago, the jury on Saturday rem
dered verdict of guilty as to all six de- |
PENDANTS. William J. Dix, who fired the |
fatal shots, was convicted of murder. and |
ms punishment fixed at life imprison- |
ment. The other five were convicted of |
manslaughter, and their punishment
LEFT to the Judge.
license ordinance, favorably reported
10y committee of the Louisville. Ky.
City council, provides for an income IL
cense tax on lawyers. The ordinance
places a tax Of 800 on those lawyers who
have an income Of slg eco or over from
their practice: from ulis sum the scale
slides downward, $40 being the amount
oil the lowest license, sum which every
lawyer, no matter low humble. must
pay.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18
No Parade Of Blue and GRAY.

NEW NoRK, March l2.-The arrange
ments which were being made here for
a reunion of Union and Confeder lte war
veterans in this city on July and par
ade Of the boys in gray and in blue. and
which WAS intended TO be a feature OF the
celebration 10 emphasize the disappear
ance of sectional feeling between the
North and South, has been abandoned.
The opposition of Ivan y. Walker, com
mander-in-chief of the Grand Army OF
the Republic as a body was concerned.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18

SENATOR QUAY Is Of the opinion
that Mckinley viii not be nominated
for President by the Republican
,aiional Convention, aceordingto TO the
following from the New York Herald:
senator NJ. :. Quay, who, no matter
what his relations may be toward any
particular candidate, seldom underesti-
mates the strength of an opponent,
told a friend on Friday that Mckinley
would probably have about $50 votes
on the first ballot in the National Con-
vention. He credited Governor Morton
with about l25, Senator Allison with
I2g and Speaker Reed with $50.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18
Tie Groem's light Shoes.

FREnERIcE. Md, March IA young
couple from the country, whe came here
10 be married to-day, had an embarrass-
ing experience while in the presence of
the minister. resulting from the effort of
the groom TO wear pair of too tight
shoes.
In the midst Of the ceremony he sud-
denly reeled and fell 10 the floor in a
dead faint. The circulation of his blood
had been interrupted by the unusual
shape and tightness OF his gaudy foot
gear.
The anxious bride quickly stopped
down and pulled one Of his shoes Off
while the minister removed the other.
The ceremony was then proceeded with,
and al lis conclusion the minister loaned
the young benedict a pair Of his own
shoes, ofample dimensions, 70 go home
in.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18
Chance to Pick a Wife.

NoRFoLK, Va. March l2-The ladies Of
the w. c. T. L. OF Portsmouth viii
shortly organize unique society to be
known as the Naples Matrimonial So
eiety.
They think that the organization Of
this society will be followed by the or
ganization of similar societies by the
W. &. T. L. throughout the United
States, and that they will eventually
take the place of various matrimonial
bureaus now in operation In various cit
ies.
In Naples girls IL and over assemble
once every year in one of the churches
of that city, and the unmarried men
who so desire go there and choose
| wives.
The proposed society will carry out a
similar arrangement here, except that
| the girls who desire TO assemble in a
| church to be thus chosen will have to
ahead of the date. that the society may
satisfy itself that they are girls cf good
moral character.
The men who are to apply at the
church on these occasions to select
brides will be required TO register three
months prior to the date of choosing. that
the society may investigate their charac-
tiers for the purpose of ascertaining II
they are industrious and temperate.
Only men who have these qualities
will be allowed to choose wives. ThOs.
who register will be informed Is day
in advance of their standing. Men vii
be required to pay registration fec o
81, but girls will allowed to registe
free. The intended brides will probably
be required to wear white, instead @
black, as in Naples.
The principal object of the society !
10 afford girls who desire to marry al
opportunity to secure temperate and in
dus;rious husbands.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18
Trcops are EuTriediy Called to Keztueky 3
Capital.

FRAxKFoRT. KY, March l5.-Tonight's
train brought in a good-sized crowd OF
visiting politicians of both parties WHO
are here TO witness tomorrow's struggle
over the senatorship. II is conceded on
all sides that the fifty-secOnd ballot VIII
be a true forecast Of the final result and
the excitement and suspense over 1t are
nainfll in the extreme. In addition 20
the orders which Governor Bradley has
given Sheriff Armstrong, for the swear
ing in of a large force of deputies who are
expected to assist in preserving the peace
detachment Of the state militia Is also
expected TO arrive at 10 o'clock to take
hand along the same line.
Word came here tonight from Le2ing-
ton that the members of company oi
the state guard, located there, were put
under orders today 10 report at the com
pany's arIn0ry tomorrow at o'clock, to
be resdv to receive marching orders, and
as there is 10 trouble anywhere else this
! !5ers5nsf fieGtenants and a number o
/ military men. Mr.. Boyle was also con.
/ s2icuogs Il his headquarters and his lieu
tenants were particularly active all day
Popuiist Poor, It is conceded, holds the
key 10 the situation tomorrow, 50 far as
the ballot is concerned, and as he had
hirted with both parties during the
session. he is mach watched individ-
ually just now. lie came here strongly
inclined u the Republican side, but he
cut loose from them some time ago.
TROOPS ORDERED oUT.
GOV. Bradley ordered oat troops at 10
o'ciocl, tonight, directing Col. Gather to
bring them TO Frankfort at once on
special train. They Will depart as soon
as the men can be notified.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18
The Kaiser Looks in His Arm.

BERLIN, March 1.-THE German EN-
peror takes the keenest interest in Pro-
feSSor Roentgen's discovery. The state
ment Is made that the Kaiser had his
left arm photographed by the newsrre-
cess. This arm, as every one knoss. is
useless, and the photograph revealed the
nature of the maifornation. The photo
graph has been submitted to eminent
surgeons, who are said to believe tha: n
simple operation may give the Emperor
partial, if rot complete, use of the left
hand and arm. s1n
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18
Kittsnn Heira Win 4 Million

BY decision rendered by Judge Egan
the eleven heirs of the late Norman ".
Kittson, Of st. Paul, Mimi, come into
possession Of 81, l,269,925. Mr.. Kittson
died May 10, lSSs, bat because Of litiga-
ticn the heirs were never able to secure
possession of their property. The case
decided was that of Margaret Robinson,
an Indian woman who claimed to have
been married to Mr.. Kittson in 1873.
She produced a marriage certificate
and brought to 81. Paul nearly loo old
Indians to swear 20 the legality of her
nuptials. The expert testimony showed
that the paper OH which the marriage
certificate was written was made of
wood pulp. which was not used by any
body for the purpose of paper making
before $50. The claim that they were
fact, there was no Wisconsin, the terri
tory at that time being part of Michi
gan, and finally tina; the priest who was
alleged 10 have married them was at that
time in Ohio.
Judge Egan decided against the
Indian woman on all points and the
estate is free
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18
Insane Prom Lonesomeness.

An unmarried rancher named A. NJ.
Clifford, 6j years old, who has for many
years lived alone ON his property near
Union Mills, Ore, was sent to the state
asylum few days ago, violently insane.
lie was driven crazy by the appalling
lonesomeness of his existence, and is the
second solitary rancher committed TO the
asylum under such circumstances within
a month. Such cases are not uncommon
i'm prairie states like the DakOtas and
Nebraska, but it is more often the wife
of a farmer or rancher living many miles
from the nearest neighbor, and ho rare
" sees her husband except fer a few
hours he is home to sleep, who goes crazy
| from lonesomeness. The dreary mon
| ol0ny Of the prairie, with oltentimes nos
| even a tree 10 break the level SKY line,
Is a great factor in breeding the melan-
choly that has NOT infrequently driven a
woman raving mad. It is said 10 be moi
1 uncommon for lone sheep herders on the
! great plains Of australia, who often do
not see a human face for months at Il
time, 10 60 insane FROM the same cause
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18

THE expenditures Of the Treasury
DEPARTMENT thus far this month have
been -. .SSS. .492 in excess of the re-
ceipts. During the year s2l, ,i0O,S5u
have been expended over an income OF
s2s7. .I39. .I9S. OF the expenditures this
month 100000 have been for pen
eions and sI72, 600 for interest on gov
ernment obligations. The gold reser q
fsnd now amounts to sl27 ,06S, ,S43. NJ
extensive Withdrawals of gold for
z, attacks upon the fund are likely I,
tx made At any time.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18

Srcsrr,PY MoRroN will send out
Garden seeds as instructed to do ny
Congress. but there VIII be no lat Johs
for politicians in preparing the seeds
for distribution. He viii buy the seeds
already put up in packages. This may
cali for another Congressional roast
ing. but the people will be with The
s.erntarX this time.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18

Tur third party organized in Pitts
burg Friday under the head of National
Reform party. \ National CONVEX
sion viii be held in Pittsburg on May
a5.b. Edward Evans, of Towanda' l.
chairman. and Coxey is a factor in the
movement
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18

- JoHN has declined to be consider
eJ a. a candidate for the Presideltiai
nomination of the Populists. surrey
something is going TO happen wheh
- John refuses TO be candidate ioi
something.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18

TIE bill making years continuous
residence in a territory requisite 10
obtain a divorce, will give little more
permanency to the population oi 'he
territories which make specially Vi
The divorce industry.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18
FERNER BRoS

Every day symptoms Of digestive dis
orders-acid stomach, distress after eat
ing, burning at pit Of stomach, dull.
heavy feeling Burdock Blood Bitters
never falls 70 correct any troubles OF this
sort.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18
Fire Inrurarc. Denisinn-

The jury ut West Chester in the case OF
Frederick Heron vs.. the Phunix Mu-
taal Fire Insurance company brought
in verdict Of Sl0g3 SO for the plain
tif. Mr.. Heron lives in Phonixvine
and sued to recover s., ,9JO. for damages
sustained by fire which occurred in
his parlor. The FIRE was caused by the
explosion OF some fireworks which he
had stored there for use on the Fourth Of
July.
The question was, whether or not the
placing Of the fireworks in the parlor by
Mr.. Heron inyalidated the policy, it
containing clause forbidding the keep
ing Of explosives in the building.
Judge Hemphill ruled that the policy
was not inyalidated, as the keeping OF
the fireworks was only temporary. and
the prohibition in the policy had refer
ence 10 the habitual keeping of them as
they are kept on stock in stores.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18

NcKfxLEy is reasonably certain 10
have one vote from New YORK, d
deleqate TO St. Louis from Buffalo
b.ving been instructed TO vote ior
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18

SENATOR Wm. II. Andrews ana
F-ank Willing Leach are aspirants ior
,s,o Rapublican State Chairnanshlp.
po,b are close friends of Senator quay
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18
Settle Jp.

Our books Of accounts we will do away
with entirely from date of April !. 1926.
We therefore notify all persons indebted
To us TO call promptly and settle either
by cash or note, as by the above date we
want all accounts closed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18

SENATOR QUAY is making vigorous
var On the few members OF the "hog
c,,nbinen who escaped slaughter last
August.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18

The New Florence, Latrobe, and
GreeHsburg merchants who were recent
Is arrested by State officials for selling
aduiterated vinegar were called up i'm
Greensbnrs Fridly, and entered as
their defense the plea that they bought
the vinegar in question for the pure arti-
Gle, and, not being able TO detect the i'm
purities, sold it for the same. The State
authorities thereupon started on the trail
OF the wholesalers, most of whom are
commission merchants of Pittsburg. The
retailers were fined 80 each.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18
Toilet Soaps,

We carry the largest assortment
iii this line in the county. You
will always find Us with select
ell stock of the following brands:
"Cosmo Buttermilk, ," "Leggett's
Rose Mix" ''La Vigilant Glyc-
crime" "Leggeit's Wonder"
Genuine Imported CASTLE, and
our latest addition-"Fairban
COpco." The last shipment of
"Atlanta Exposition Soap" just
received. 1t is dandy and sells
fast-3 cakes per box-Only lOcts.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18

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ability 20 represent the NorhWe>'rl --. &.
Life Insurance Company. Atlr>-, p. I...->
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