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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-23
Mckinley,
Total,

The only possible doubtful states in
the Bryan column in this list, - said Mr.
Edgerton, "are Delaware, 3; Illinois,
making a total of SO votes. If ali should
be carried by Mckinley, it would leave
Bryan 226 votes in the electoral college
or two more than sufficient to elect him.
In the Mckinley column, such states
as New Jersey, Ohio, Wisconsin and New
York are not absolutely sure for the gold
standard candidate. Should these states
60 for Bryan, it would leave Mckinley a
total of but II voresp ~
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-23
Discussed Bimetallism.

Liverpool, Septem ber 22.-The eoono,
mic section of the British Association
today discussed the currency question
Fowler declared that low prices were
the cause of the contest between gold
and silver. adding that prices affected
money, hut that money did not affect
prices. Bi-metallism. he said was trying
to fix price by law, it was trying to
accomplish an impossibility. Henry
Higgs spoke in defence Of bi-metallism
and believed 1t should be established on
an International basis
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-23
TAM MANY WILL BOLT.
Candidate Thacher Asked to Withdraw Or
Be Badly Used.

New York. September 22.-John O..
Sheehan, leader of Iammany hall has
sent a telegram to Thacher the Demo-
cratic nominee for governor, which is
regarded as practical demand that the
candidate shall retraot his letter or get
off the ticket. 1t is said that Tammany
hall will bolt Thacher unless he retracts
his sound money letter and stan DIS
squarely on the Chicago platform.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-23
Fighting for Free Roads.

LIZ hLouisyille, September sS:aIh :. ne a Tree
county. Last night mob composed Of
"a mounted men rode through that
county cutting down toll gates. 1t is
Thought that three-quarters of the gates
ID the county were leveled to the groune.
me mob rode through the streets OF
La renceburg and cut down i've toll
gatos on tho pixies Leading to town.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-23
Queens Greeting Affectionate.

Ballater. September 22.-The Czar and
Czarina arrived here at z p. m. and were
met by the Duke and Duchess of York
and the Duke of Cam bridge. The party
entered the royal carriage and were
driven to Bnlmoral, where the Gar and
Czarina were affectionaJely received by
the Queen, At9 O'Clock grand family
dinner was given at the castle.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-23
Local Weather Report.

Portland, September 22.-The local
weather bureau Office records as to the
weather are the following:
"a m.-Barometer. a9.764; thermome-
ter. IS. o.; dew point, 81; humidity, 80;
wind, SW., velocity, 2; weather, cloudy.
SD, Barometer, a9. 775; thermome-
ter, SO. O; dew point 46.0; humidity. rs;
wind. NV: velocity. 8; weather, cloudy.
Mean daily therIuometer. 59.a: maxi
mum thermometer, 67.2; minimum theT-
mometer, 50. s.: maximum velocity wlnd,
s. NV; total precipitation, 10.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-23
Broken Eccentric Causes Delay.

South Hanson, Mass, September 22.-
from Plymouth caused delay of several
hours on the Boston and Plymouth trains
this forenoon. The engineer and fireman
we're thrown back to the tender but the
engineer soon gained control of the
engine. The cars did not leAvs the track.
The engineer was slightly soalded by
escaping steam.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-23
Cubans Getting Around.

Havana. Septem ber 81. Reports FROM
different parts of the island show that
the rebels are still! active despite the
heavy rainfall. Insurgents entered SAP
Miguel de Nuevitas, province Of Puerto
Principe. and sacked three stores. Other
insurgent bands have burned the towns
Of San Francisco, and Colisto. province
of Santiago de Cuba.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-23
A Bark Disabled.

New York, September 22.-The bark
Kelyerdale of ST. John, N. b., Ship ISL
and, 50 days with lumber, for Rio Jane
iro. has put in here In distress. On Sep
tember . IN ~. .atlf1de IL .h $50. longitude o.
she took heavy east southeast gale
lasting "a hours. She was boarded by
huge seas which broke her deck load
adrift, stove the forward deck houne
and water tank, washed out the galley
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-23
Permission to Lay Pneumatic Pipes.

Boston, September 22.-At a meeting
of the board of aldermen yesterday af
ternoon an order was adopted by a vote
OF to 2, giving the Boston Pneumatic
Transit company permission to lay nm
derground conduits for pipes and tubes,
with manholes in Boston, for the pur-
pose of transmitting the mail, packages.
messages and merchandise and other ar
ticles by means of pneumatic power.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-23
in THE FAR NORTH.
Meeting of Congregational General Con
ference at Fort Fairfield.

Fort Fairfield, September 22.-The
thoughts and feet of Maine Congregation
alists today turn northward. I'm this
frontier town of our state meets the
General Conference Of the Congregational
churches of Maine. This Is the 10th an
nual meeting. and coupled with the
place OF assembly inust mark an Import
ant milestone in the history OF the body
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-23

ana forecastle, stove one life boat and
washed three overheard. She lost part
OF ner deck load over board. The foretop
gallant broke off the cap, allowing the
Iore royal mast and all attached to
go by the board. During AN attempt to
get the vessel before the wind the rud-
aer was carried away. When the storm
apated jury rudder was rugged and the
vessel headed for this port.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-23
Number Killed Five Thousand.

Berlin, September ga oorrespon-
dent OF the Borliner Tagblatt at Constan-
tlnople telegraphs that he has received
private reports stating that this number
Of persons killed in the disorders in the
bered nearly 5000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-23
Police Fired Dynamite.

Dublin, September 92.-The Daily Ex-
press says the police have discovered
large Quantities of dynamite and a pile
of detonators at Marlin park, near
Galway The explosives were found in
disused house situated on the seashore.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-23
An Armenian Bomb Found,

Constantinople, September 22.-The
artillery departments OF the war offios, has
on exhibition 10 Armenian bombs, from
five TO nine inches In length, which the
authorities discovered in an Armenian
bomb factory in this city.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-23
Contribution to reter,s Pence Fund.

New York, September %. A Detroit
despatch sa5 that the German Catholic
lie tai association, in session here yes
terdar. dos idea to give $3.50, coo to the
Peters pence fund. The treasurer's re-
pnrt showed $50 local organizations with
41,458 members
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-23
Says He Can't Support the Platform.

Nashville, Tenn, September 22.-Col.
s. A. Champion OF this city has rendered
his resignation as a member for the
state at large of the silver Democratic
assigning as his reason that
he could not support the Chicago plat
form. Col, Champion is ona of the best
known politicians and lawyers in the
Sfata.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-23
Refrigerator and Ammonia Company AS
sign.

Chicago, September 22.-The Eureka
ANN onia works has assigned. Its assets
were placed at $40, coo aud its liabilities
at $55, ,O00.
The Economical Refrigerator company
has assigned. Assets, $50, 000: liabilities
not given.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-23

Wharton streets. where 15 600 people were
congregated. Bryan acknowledged the
greetings of the Assem- blage and stated
Jhat he was too hoarse to address them.
He was then driven to his hotel.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-23
TALKS TO COMMERCIAL MEN.
Address by ex-President Harrison In New
York Yesterday.

New York September 22.-The an
nouncement that ex-Prssident Harrison
would be present at the meeting of the
Commercial Travellers, sound money
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-23
Troops at LeadvilIe.

g Leadyille, Col. September as.-The
troops from Denver at daylight this
morning were brought into tie city
without interference from the strikers.
A LII is Quiet here.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-23
SEVENTY.ONE VOTES.
Populist Secretary Edgerton aalss
a Statement.
FIGURING OUT POOR SHOWING
FOR MCKINLEY.

Allows That He May Get 152 Electoral
Votes But Thinks II Nearer the Correct
Figure-New England Conceded to Nc
Kinley and That Is About All.
Washington, September %. aa.-Secre tary
Edgerton Of the Populist national COM
mittee has issued q statement today
showing the states claimed by the com
mittee for Bryan ticket. The figures
follow:
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-04-08
Kabobs and Green Cakes.

Every country has its own little deli
cacies, and the British soldiers who are
now pouring into Egypt have already
undoubtedly bought from the street
hawkers the green cakes, and possibly
the kabobs, for which the land of the
Nile is famous.
The kabob, says the New York Mail
and Express, is broiled meat, but is
broiled in so ridiculous a fashion as to
be really funny. The peddler uses a
little charcoal furnace, something like
those in use by our plumbers. In il he
keeps up a small but hot fire. Attach
ed 10 the side of the furnace are lot of
iron skewers. When a customer ap-
proaches the hawker takes a small
piece of meat, mutton or goat, the lat
ter being the most popular, cuts it with
sharp knife into long ribbon, winds
it around the skewer and places it over
the charcoal fire. Some of the drip
pings are collected and, with little
salt or salt and spice, makes pleasant
sauce ior the kahob when it is done.
The cooking is very rapid. What with
the heat of the fire and the thinness of
the meat it is thoroughly done in two
two three minutes.
The green cakes are nothing more or
less than small wheaton cakes mixed
with chopped green leaves of various
kinds salted and baked in a slow oven.
They are pale yellow, yellow gray and
brownish gray, with irregular splashes
of green on both the upper and lower
surface. They are said to be very nour-
ishing, and they are certainly very APP
petizing and palatable when fresh from
the oven.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-04-08
THE TOWN OF "USED-T0-BE.'


Grandma lives in "A funny place,
The town OF "Used-tobe,"
Where streets are "turnpikcs" and people are
"folks,r
And a nice hot supper a "iea."
"Where is the town OF 'Used-to-be p
In Grandma's memory bright.
''rhe way?' Upstairs, 10 Gnndma's room
(The cozy one on the right)
.'when can you go there ?" Twllight's best,
For the dreamy glow in the CRATE
Lights the way 10 the town of "Used-to-be,"
And nobody need TO wait.
Then no, for an hour in the dear old town,
And hey, for the husking-bee,
And Oh, the dancing in the stiff brocade,
And an; the trystine-tree.
And ugh; the sermons, two hours long,
And three of them, Sabbath day,
In "meeting-house," /" so cold aud drear,
Where the ..foot-stove" held its sway.
Bnt If Grandma shows you summer scene,
In a farmhouse and orchard fair,
With rows OF cheeses on dairy shelves,
And bees in the cloyer-sweet air.
And there, beyond. in the kitchen wide,
Grandma herself, at the wheel,
Spinning, singing. fair young bride,
You say, for you can but feel
'.What dear, dear town OF 'Used-to-be.'"
But Grandma's voice drops low,
And she says, with halfsad, half-sweet
smile
Twas all so long ago"
O. r. NJ Ia Boston TrdascriDf
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-04-08
ssET, Pa, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8. 1896.

"Your Excellency, he is here with
Colonel Ferguson, the commandant." I"
Colonel" said Washington quietly
perhaps with a note of triumphant
justification. "This is-Lady Asgill.n
Lady Asgill ~ the aide-de-camp be-
gan /: captain Asgill is below" he
added in his surprise.
She looked at them, not understand
ing, when the general continued:
81 have persuaded Congress and the
military court to my point of view that
this course of retaliation was inexpe-
dent, my lady. On my way back from
Philadelphia to Newburg | stopped at
Lancaster to order the commandant to
release Captain Asgill. Il am-glad-"
his voice was thick-"your ladyship
here-at this time"
"Do you mean this?" she said in
credulously and then the color began
to mount to her faded ch eeks.
'Oh, sir"
"A EAcdt was Ia
those eyes, a mother's-a great graft
tude.
''Forgive me, sir-all | said"
81 understand, Your Ladyship. Col
onel Pemberton, will you please TO take
Her Ladyship-to Captain Asgill? ~
"Ifyou will, sir ?" Lady Asgill said.
Her voice broke.
'If Your Ladyship will allow me-
Pemberton began, leading the way.
"Tell Ferguson TO watt. said the
chief. "Lady Asgill and Captain As
gill may wish To see me first"
81 understand, Your Excelleney."
The door closed and the Father of
his country sat gazing into space.
-
Lady Asgill, Your Excellency,"
Colonel Pemberton announced at the
door, ''and Captain Asgill."
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-04-08
A New Discoverer of America.

The shortest route from the Old
World TO the New is from Cape Verde
to Brazil, says the Geographical Jour
nal. Winds and currents tend to car
ry ship across. There is, therefore, an
inherent probability that's Portuguese
vessel should have been driven on to
the Brazilian coast. This actually
happened to Cabral in 1900. 1t might
have happened at any time after ships
began to round Cape Verde. That cape
WAS first rounded in liij. In l44S
a remarkable map was made by Bian-
co, showing the most recent Port
uguese discoveries. on it long stretch
of coastline Is shown southwest from
Cape Verde, with an inscription say
ing that it is authentic, and 1900 miles
to the west. The only land in such
position is South America. The dis
covery must have been made between
l445 and l4is. 1t is recorded that an
unknown island is found far to the
west in l447. On the first map dealing
with the Atlantic Ocean after Bianco's
map, a large island is found in the posi-
ton indicated by Bianco. The Portu-
guese had good reason for not troub-
ling much about such an island, until
the Papal Bull of 1893, with its line of
demarcation, when their conduct lead
ing to the Tordesillas Treaty of 1894, 10y
which the line was shifted so far that
they secured Brazil, seems to have been
based on knowledge of the existence of
land in the position of that country.
Moreover, there is evidence to show
that they publicly claimed the pos
session of such knowledge. If the
views here set forth are tenable, the in
teresting and important result is OBJ
tained that America was discovered by
the Portuguese in or about the very
year in which Columbus is believed to
have been born. Without removing
one iota from the real merit of Colum-
bus, it would add the crowning laurel
to the already great glory of that mar
velous man, Prince Henry the Nav
igator, who, it is pardonable to remem-
Der, was half an Englishman.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-04-08
Early Piety.

ID. l.. Moody, the evangelist, told a
story in Philadelphia recently about
his life before his conversion, when n
boy of IL. He said that while he was a
pretty bad boy in his unregenerate
days, deep in the follies and errors of
the world, he never broke so far away
from his early religious training as to
forget to say his prayers every night.
"I used to sleep with my BROTHER" he
said, ''and if either one of us happened
TO jump into bed without first get
ting on his knees, the other would
swear at him vigorously and kick him
out on the floor"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-04-08

The sun calls attention 10 the
fact that the popularity of carnations
for several years past has resulted in a
higher grade of these flowers being
placed on the market. Its fragrance
and lasting quality recommend the
earnation TO men who wish to wear n
lapel flower, and dealers say that the
supply is usually behind the demand
The poorest carnations offered in the
New York market now are about as
good as the best that were offered a
few years ago. One man estimlted
that from l2,O)0,O)0 to 100000 of the
cut flowers had been sold here.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-04-08
Campbell
+.. Smith,
EH=- PEOPLES
STORE
livery lady is interested in nice
- Spring goods, whether it be
for her own personal adornment or
for comfort or establishment of the
household.
This spring we have made extra
ordinary preparations and are now
ready with a magnificent stock of
Carpet.
Lace Curtains.
Furniture.
China and crookery Ware, and
Kitchen Goods,

Extra super, all-wool Carpet, very best
designs, 48c
Good quality Brussels Carpet, best de
signs, 48c
Best BrIIssels Carpets, including such
well known makes as RoXburgs, etc,
newest designs, 78e
If you want a handsome Velvet Carpet
for your parlor, the prettiest and best
wearing carpet made, come to this
store and get one at S100
Thousands of pairs of Lace Curtains,
nice patterns, at 50c. per pair
Lace curtains 81 yds. long, at 81 pr. pair
Fine imported Nottingham Lace Cur
tains at 81, $3.50, So and $3.50 that
are worth about one-half more.
Come to this store for Dinner Sets,
Tea Sets and Toilet Sets, ali kinds of
Glassware. You can not only save
your railroad fare but a great deal of
money beside.
Our new Spring stock of
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-04-08
WHOLE NO. 1882.

mas home and II is not an infrequent
thing for Hanna to telegraph to Can
ton On Saturday mornings inviting
Mckinley to spend Sunday with him,
and the Ex-Governor invariably accepts
the invitation.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-04-08
Tunors.

Fibroid, Ovarian and other tumors,
cured without resort to surgery. Send
10 cents in stamps for book. Address,
Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton, Buffalo, \. Y.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-04-08
Dying of Heat in Australia.

Late advices from Australia report
terrible suffering and an alarming
death rate as a result of the intense
heat that has prevailed in the antipo-
des.
Crops are burning up, cattle are dy-
ing for want of food and water, and in
fants and old persons are suceumbing
by hundreds in the thiekly populated
sections.
In New South Wales the death rate
has assumed alarming proportions,
and during the week in which were
the hottest days greater number OF
deaths occurred in Sydney alone than
in any other week in the history of the
city. Eighty bodies were buried on
January -, victims of n day when the
thermometer reached l30 degrees.
In Queensland the thermometer
reached I31 degrees, and many sudden
deaths are reported. The maize crop is
ruined, which is terrible blow to the
grangers.
Business was suspended, the hOspi-
tails were ovcrcrowded, and there was
no place 10 take the sick.
Further Inland the extraordinary
climatic conditions took the form of
electric cyclones, destroyed orchards
and crops, killing cattle, blowing down
buildings, and fusing telegraph lines.
These electric disturbances occurred al
night, and many persons were struck
by lightning rs they sat in their houses.
In West Australia a whole family was
killed. Two balls of fire entered the
window and burst.
Recent floods in Australia resulted in
some loss of life and immense destrGc-
ton of property.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-04-08

\ white sea otter, whose pelt would
be worth quite $500, was seen by two
fishermen in the bay At Santa Cruz,
Cal, last week. The men say there Is
no doubt whatever as to the identity
of the animal. y number of boats at
once set out to hunt for the otter, but
at last accounts had not caught IL
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-04-08

Mr. Wood6le Passenger in railroad
station at Poughkeepsie) Here, you
what time does the next train go to
New York
Mike-Be jabbers It's just gone, sir.
Judge.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-04-08

re. Joiner, Allen p. o., Hillside
Co, Mich, says: Nothing gave my
rheumatism such quick relief as DIR.
Thomas Ecleetrie Oil"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-04-08

1t is said that Queen Victoria has
u collection of china valued at more
than 100000.
A handsome monument will soon be
erected to General Sherman in Lancas-
ter, o., his native city.
The memory Of the late Thomas
Hughes is fondly cherished by Chicago
because after the great fire he present
ell the city with collection Of 1000
books To serve as basis for new pub
lie library.
Mayor Strong, Of New York, has
been presented with a silver baseball
badge which will admit him to games
of the National League wherever play
ed. Now the worthy Mayor should
get pointers on the national game,
which will enable him to umpire the
AIdermanic game in am orthodox
manner.
\ white buzzard was shot in Texas
recently aud round its neck was found
tied little bell, marked "Ralls Coun-
ty, Mo-, 1861"