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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-17

Hoods PiIIs cure all liver Ills. . cents.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-17

Parker Philson, Jr, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. P. Philson. of Berlin. died at his
home in Allegheny, Pa. on Saturday,
Nov. 9th. He is survived by his one son.
Deceased was employed as baggage
master on the P. r. K. The remains were
inferred at Berlin.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-17

Dress Goods
Better Quality Suitings from 80
to so inches wide, all wool, range
in price from soc to $1-75 per yd-
Dress Goods
a few pieces 45 inch Henrietta
worth S5c, will be closed out at,
per yd, l9c'
| Dress Goods
All Wool Black Serge,
pc, S5c, 40c, 45e, soc, 65e, soc.
Dress Goods
All Wool so inch Black Cloth, soc
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-17

William Francis Kuhn, only son of
Colonel and Mrs. II. III. Kuhn, died at
the home of his parents in Johnstown, at
10 o'clock Monday morning. from pneu-
monia. Deceased was born i'm Somerset,
on Dec. I3, 1865, but went witt his parents
to Johnstown when small child. He
was civil engineer and at the time of his
death held position with the Pennsyl-
vania r. r. Co. He is survived by his
wife. Mr.. Kuhn was well known in
Somerset and the announcement of his
death was a severe shock to his friends.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-17

Dress Goods
All Wool Broeades, q inches
wide, per yard, 5Oc.
Dress Goods
Blue, Green and Brown Cordu-
roys, S5e-
Dress Goods
Astrakhans, Red and Green,
per yard, sl.5O.
Dress Goods
Black Astrakhans, Sl.5O to 50
per yard.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-17

=. "est Styles of Ladies', Miss
"a, and Chiidren's Jackets just re-
c,' 4. A large lot of Plush and
eapeS in stock. Prices are
buying. ''e Oeiore
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-17

liver the cannon and shells at one half
the usual freight charges, ami in the
course of few days the c4nnon vii. be
properly placed in the cemetery q: Addi-
son, with appropriAte ceremonies.
S5msrset now has oas OF tia best
equipped restaurants in Western Penn
sylvania The new restaurant. known as
the "White Palace" opened its doors. IN
the recently renovated basement of the
Cook Il serits block, on Saturday, aud
throughout the day and evening was
crowded by a steady stream Of fpatrons.
The white Palace is spank aud clean,
as the name indicates, and the proprietor,
Mr.. J. Willis Pisel. whose afIable m an
ners aud business experience qualify
him TO preside over an enterprise of this
character, had pleasant greeting for all
who called. Mr.. Pisel will keep thor
oughly MP to-date eating his bin
o. fare including all Of the delicacies in
the market. Daring the winter months
he viii pay special attention TO the oyster
trade and will always have a large sup
ply Of the choicest bivalves on hand.
One Of the most remarkable men il has
ever been our privilege 70 mention. says
the Greensbnrg Tribune Herald, is Mr..
Henry Kimmell, Of Ligonier, who was
born in Somerset county, Nay %. 1917.
Although over 50 years OF age, he is still
active, and can do as big days work as
any young man of q years. For about
years be worked at blacksmithing and
the balance Of his time at farming. AT
present he resides at Ligonier and labors
by the day. As much for exercise as the
wages he receives. He has been hard
working man all his life and exposed
himself to all kinds Of weather. He has
never been sick day in his life and is al
ways jolly and ready for joke. He is
very stOutly built weighing 10 pounds
and is as straight as line. He retains all
his faculties of mind and body and can
read the finest print without the aid Of
glasses.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-17

John Altfather, well-known war vet
eran of Stonycreek township, died at
o'clock Sunday morning from pneumo-
mia. Deceased was about IS years of age
and unmarried. He enjoyed the friend
ship and esteem of all his neighbors.
The funeral took place at 10 O'Clock yes
terday morning, Rev. Hiram King Off
ciating.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-02
CABINET CRISIS POSSIBLE.
Attacks of Madrid Papers on General
Weyler Creating Great Pub
lie Indignation.

Madrid. Jan. 1.-The Dia, referring 10 the
attacks of the Heraldo and impartial on
Captain General WeyIer, says it is posi-
BILE that they may result in a cnpinet
crisis, and that many people believe there;
will he a change of policy. A meeting of
Spanish generals were held last evening
to consider these newspaper articles. the
full text of which was not allowed to be
telesraphed abroad, for fear of causing
dismay among the troops in Cuba and en-
couraging the friends of the insurgents in
the United States.
1t is persistently asserted that a decision
has been reached to relieve Captain Gen.
eral Weyler of his functions, but that the
premier Senior Canovas del Castillo. has
suspended the order. All the mtaisters
met at the premier's residence last even
ing in order to discuss the matter.
A feeling of general public Indignation
prevails, 1t is asserted that the soldiers
are suffering from hunger, exposure and
lack of medical care. while nobody seems
to know what becomes of the money sent
from Spain.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-02
TO MAKE THEM LEGAL TENDER.
A. Bill TO BE Introduced Monctizing
Mexican Dollars in ol<ia-
homa Territory.

Oklahoma City. o. r, Jan. 1.-(Special)
A bill to print money and Ito make Mex
lean dollars legal tender for debts, both
public and private and especially for
debts private" will be introduced early
in the coming session of the territorial leg
islature The bill. which is destined to be-
come part of the financial history of the
world was prepared to-day. and will be
introduced by Colonel Graves, member
of the legislature from this county. Colo
mel Graves is the one great anti-Republi-
can leader of Oklahoma, and he is sincere
unlike most poitiCians-and believes in
fulfilling promises. While most all the
antis elected to the legislature promised
during the campaign to fix the Mexican
dollar, some of them now. such as Colonel
Johnson, have kept very quiet on the prop
osition since the election. Colonel john
son has the impression that if the Mexican
dollar was fixed he would be out OF fix,
which means out of office. and he prefers
to being fixed himself in preference to fix
ing the Mexican dollar. Colonel Graves
proposes to act, even if it defeats him for
office.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-02
TWO POLICEMEN POUNDED.
Set Upon with Clubs and Beer Bottles
In u Grand Rapids, DE-
Mich. saloon.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Jan. 1.-Two pc
licemen were pounded half to death ny Il
crowd of toughs to-day. and two of their
assailants were shot. The trouble was the
result of crusade which the police have
been waging against saloonkeepers who
have been violating the law. To-day Fa-
tromen Viergiver and Harrington found
the saloon of Sommers & Trcadwell doirS
"A thriving back door business AS the Of
ticers entered, the air was filed with clubs.
bottles and glasses. Officer Viergiver WIS
struck on the head and felled with hick-
ory club. He, was drawing his revolver as
he fell and he pulled the trigger
Several shots were fired from the crowd
and Harrington managed to get his re-
volver out and pulled it upon Treadwell,
who was pounding him on the head with
a beer bottle. The next moment Harring-
ton went to the floor. A great crowd had
gathered in front of the saloon and the ex-
citement was intense. An officer outside
guarded the door and sent for the patrol
wagon. squad of eight policemen respond
ed with orders to arrest everyone in the
place, but most of the crowd had managed
to slip away
Officer Viergiver had an arm broken in
two places, a finger broken. his nose dis
located and an awful cash across the
scalp. His injuries are not necessarily
fatal. Officer Harrington was cut with
broken glass. He has severe scalp
wound and serious bodily injuries ireau-
we'll was shot in the right lung. An eX-
animation late tonight showed that ne is
suffering severe hemorrhages. He is not
likely to recover.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-02
NEW Y0RK's NEW GOVERNOR.
Frank S. Black Inaugurated at Al
bnny Yesterday to Succeed
Levi T.. Norton

Albany, n. Y, Jan. Frank S. Black.
of Rensselaer, county. was inaugurated as
governor of New York to-day. The cere-
mony took place in the assembly chamber
of the capitol and was witnessed by a large
assemblage. An invocation by Bishop
Doane, of the Episcopal diocese of Albany,
opened the ceremonies. Governor Levi P.
Morton delivered an address of considera-
BILE length, in the. course of which he re-
viewed his administration, the first under
the new constitution, and the legislation
during the same period. In conclusion, adj
dressing his successor. Governor Morton
said: Il may be permitted to congra tulate
you upon your accession to the office of
governor, particularly by reason of the fact
that the financial and administrative af-
fairs of the state are in n prosperous and
easy condition. that you will have the sup
port of legislature, both houses of which
will be in full accord with the will of the
people; that there are in prospect no bitter
contentious or controversies. no serious
differences on public questions to be fought
out through your administration"
Governor Black responded briefly, speak
ing of the feeling of deep responsibility
with which he assumed the duties of the
office to which he had been chosen and
piedging his best efforts to execute them
faithfully and impartially. He concluded
as follows: '1 hope there is before us a
distinction greater than which no people
ever strove to reach; it is that when the
next circle of wars is traced upon the
earth the American nation shall stand out
side the baneful ring. There is upon us all
a duty to curb the unbridled speech and
act whose tendency is to weaken and dis
sever and to cultivate that reason and
careful moderation which shall draw and
hold us near together
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-02
Was n PuzzIinE Question.

From Truth.
City nephew-"Uncle. what was the YER
dict OF the coroners jury in the case Of
the maiden lady who was found dead in
the grove. here in the village. with Il re-
vClver in one hand and a mirror in the
other. and yet without wound on her
peIsOn?"
Uncle Smallberg-"Well they pondered 1t
and looked the question up one side and
down the other, and, you may say, turned
it wrong side out and viewed 1t critically
in that form. and yet were unable to
resch what a cautious person would con-
slider wholly satisfactory verdict The
dead lady, with all due respect TO her.
was "A years old and so homely that her
smile would have faded an all-wool car
pet; and some of the jurymen held that
she had used the mirror to aid her in aim
ing the revolver at Il vital spot. and that
one look in the glass had scared her to
death; others thought that she had come
out to take an unprecedented look at her
self and brought the receiver along he
cause she was afraid OF her face. and that
she had died because her time was up:
One held that it was plainly case of
iustifiable suicide. and the rest were una
Bile to agree as to whether she had died
of fright or just Il dispensation of Provi-
dCrce Finally. they compromised by find
ing the deceased dead as charged, and let
il go at that.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-02
SAW WITH X RAYS.
Roentgen's Discovery Gives Partial
Sight to Man Who Has
Been Blind Ten Years.

New York Jan. 1.-The Y ray yesterday
gave q glimmer of light to eyes that had
been sightless for ten years. The subject
of the test was John F. Martin. Martin
has submitted to a succession of tests-per-
haps half a hundred. Two attendants led
him to the office of DR.. David r. Edison.
The Horoscope was placed at his eyes
and the Y ray turned on. There was an
instant of vicious swapping of the current
then absolute stiffness, as all in the room
strained to watch the face of the man in
front of the electric glare. At length DR..
Edison asked: DO you see anything"
NO" answered Martin. His lips had
scarcely framed the reply when there rang
from him: ''I can see: 1 can see light"
and the joy in the tone moved all who
heard it. DR.. Edison at once turned off the
ray. Martin was deeply moved at the
CLEAN which had penetrated his long dark
ness, and he was led to a seat to COM
pose himself before the experiment was
continued. Again the Horoscope was
placed at his eyes. This time he received
the impression of light more quickly. and
when he had reveled in 1t for a moment a
piece of metal was passed in front of the
horoscope. Martin detected the move
ment instantly. 1T is a shadow" he said.
But" he said, cit is like the sun going be-
hind cloud.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-02
PINGREE INAUGURATED.
DetrOit's Mayor Becomes Also Mich
igun's GOvernor-CeremOny
Very transformations

Lansing, Mich. Jan. 1.-Precedent and
form were thrown to the winds to-day in
the Inauguration of Governor Hazen s.
Pingree and the other state officers. A
comfortable crowd of curious people had
gathered in the executive Office and parlors
at the capitol Mr. Pingree arrived, ac-
companied by Mrs. Pingree and a coterie
of personal friends. Shortly after, he en-
tered the executive parlors, accompanied
by retiring Governor Rich and Commission
er French, of the state land office. where
at noon Chief Justice Long, of the supreme
court, administered the oath of Office An
introduction followed by the chief justice,
and all present shook hands with and con-
graduated the new governor. Thus began
the gubernatoriai career of a man who is
considered one of the most unique person.
alities in the United States and who holds
at the same time the office of mayor of
Detroit and governor. Governor Pingree is
the champion of various state reforms,
chief of which is the securing of uniform
2 cent fare from the railroads, and the
railroad department is being organized to
that end.
Detroit. Mich, Jan. Mayor Hazen S.
Pingree left for Lansing this morning to
take the oath of office and assume his du-
ties as governor of Michigan. He was ac-
companied by his family and dozen
friends. In his characteristic manner, his
excellency demanded to be sold 1,000-mile
book which should be good for himself
| and family. The book was sold him. The
| trip was unostentatious, as was the brief
| inaugural ceremony at Lansing.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-02
WAS M'CULLAGH A SUICIDE?
HIS PHYSICIAN, DIR. HUGHES, CON-
FIDENT THAT HE WAS.
A Deliberate Attempt Mt Suicide by
Poisoning December 2:s-Funer-
al of the Great Editor to
Take Place To-day.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 1.-The inquest on
the body of Mr. j. B. Mccullagh, editor of
the Globe Democrat, whose remains were
found under his bed room window yester-
day. began to-day. 1t developed the start
ling fact through the testimony of DIR. c.
H. Hughes, Mr, McCullaghs physician.
that the deceased made what was at the
time believed to be an attempt at suicide
on December % last. On that day, DR..
Hughes testified, he called on Mr.. McCul-
lagh and left with him four ounce bot
tie containing two ounces of digitalis. a
powerful heart tonic, an overdose of which
would have the effect of paralyzing the ac
tion of the heart. The same night Mr.. Nc
Cullagh took ounce of the medicine,
enough to have caused death, but which,
owing to the weak condition of his stom-
ach, was Immediately rejected. When Dr.
Hughes called the next morning he was
greatly alarmed, and asked Mr.. McCullagh
if he had taken that amount, an evasive
answer being given. DR.. Hughes testified
that he was satisfied Mr. McCullagh had
not taken the medicine by mistake.
The physician at once connected the
startling circumstances with a conversa-
tion had with Mr., McCullagh shortly be-
fore, in which the latter spoke of the
death of Abraham Lincoln, saying that he
died at Il good time. and that when any
man outlived his usefulness it was time for
him to so. DIR. Hughes then testified as
to Mr.. McCullagh's strange and evasive
manner on the day preceding his death.
and concluded his testimony with the posi-
tive statement that his impression was
that the case was one of suicide.
Liveryman Louis C. Bohle. the closest
personal friend of the deceased, was also
to have testified, but, as he failed to ap-
pear, the examination was continued until
tomorrow morning.
To-day. Miss Mckee, daughter of the
original proprietor of the Globe-Democrat.
accompanied by friend, went out to Belle
fontaine cemetery and selected a location
for the grave of the deceased, which will
be in the Mckee family lot.
Mr.. William Berry Armstrong, nephew
of the deceased arrived from Chicago this
| morning, and Mrs. Rachel Souter, sister,
is expected to arrive from Brooklyn, n. Y,
| Saturday.
mass meeting of newspaper men will
| be held tomorrow for the purpose of tax
! ing appropriate action on the death of
| Mr.. McCullagh.
The funeral, tomorrow afternoon, will
| be very simple. The eight active pail
| bearers have been selected from the heads
| of departments of the Globe-DemOcrat
| The list of honorary pallbearers has not
| been made out yet, but 1t will consist OF
| leading citizens of St. Louis, principally
| representing the Republican party.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-02
aPINAR DEL RIO PACIFIED. "
wEYLER DECLARES THAT THE RE
BELLION Is ENDED THERE.
VIII Treat the Leaders Very COnsid-
erateIy if They VIII Surrender
Further Talk of Wey-
Ier's Recall.

Havana, Jan. 1.-The war correspondent
of La Lucha, of this city. Senor Canar-e
has telegraphed to his paper the substance
of an interview which he had yesterday
with Captain General Weyler. whose col
umn he joined at San Gristobal. The cap
tain general assured the correspondent
there were only about 800 insurgents in the
province of Pinar del Rio, adding: Il am
able to say that the province is paciiiel.
Sickness. bullets and hunger will termi-
nate the revolution. / will treat. the lead
ers with consideration if they surrender
ALL or nearly all, of their followers.
Nobody can consider himself the owner
of the cattle in the mountains and woods
which were born last year. and l allow
the soldiers and the poor to gather them
together and get what benefit they can
from them. l have also. provided for the
establishment of cultivated zones in order
to avoid famine and l congratulate my
self upon the suppression of the revou-
ton in Pinar del Rio. The rebels are lack
ing in valor and other elements 20 make
the uprising Il success.
with the assistance of the commercial
chambers. I hope to establish cultivated
zones in the province of Havana between
the two railroad lines; but l cannot allow
people to build houses outside of the
towns. as they only serve as IL refuge for
bandits.
'Rius Rivera (the name hitherto spelled
generally Ruis Rivera) is regarded by the
Cuban partfsitns as lacking in the qualities
necessary to make an insurgent command
er. and neither Qulntin Banderos nor Ca
lixto Garcia has as much prestige as An
tonic Maceo."
At San Cristobal, General Weyler Joined
forces with those of General Obregon, from
CHndelaria
Captain General Weyler will continue en-
camped at Bayata until tomorrow He
| Oh ldered Il double ration of food and wine
| TO be served to the troops to-day.
| Senator-eect Money, of Mississippi, who
! is Il member of the committee on foreign
| affairs of the United States house OF rep
resentatives. paid Il visit to-day to the pal
| ace accompanied by United States Consul
| General Lee and Vice Consul Springer.
| The Marquis Ahumada, acting for the cap
| tain general, was absent, and an aide-de>
camp informed the visitors General Weyler
| would soon return TO Havana. Mr.. Money
| expressed his regret at not seeing the Mar
Guis of Ahumada and at being unable 10
await the return of General Weyler be-
| fore he left the island. Vice Consul Spring
er will sail for the United States tomorrow
| on the steamer Olivette.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-02
THE COMMODORE AGROUND.
Pulled OF by II Revenue Cutter and
Started on Her Way
L. Cubn.

Jacksonville, Fla. Jan. 1.-The steamer
Commodore. which cleared from here
Thursday night, bound for Cuba with arms
and ammunition, grounded in the st. Johns
river at Commodore's Point, a few miles
below this city, and remained there all
night The revenue cutter Boutwell, started
down the river this morning and threw
the Commodore line and pulled it off,
afterwards towing the boat down the river
until steam had been gotten up. The Com
modore crossed the bar about , o'clock and
headed for Cuba.
The gunner from the Boutwell, has been
withdrawn from the Three Friends by
Captain Kilgore. acting under instructions
from Washington. District Attorney Clark
has received no instructions to libel the
steamer, and it is now free from the custo-
dy of the government.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-02
FILIBUSTERs IN DISTRESS.
Two Died of Privntions on No Name
Key, on the Florida Coast
Madrid Story Denied

Jacksonville. Fla. Jan. 1.-The fillibus-
tiers who left Fernandina on the steamer
Three Friends, about three weeks ago.
bound for Cuba, and who after the failure
of the expedition were landed on No Name
key. have been in distress. and at least
two of them have died because of the pri-
vations they have been compelled to en-
dure. No Name key is situated about six
ty miles northeast of Key West. The
steamer Dauntless, which left this port
Tuesday afternoon. has reached the key
where the men and cargo were left. and
has succeeded in taking them aboard, and
they are supposed TO be now on the way
to Cuba again.
Key West, Fla. Jan. 1.-There is abso-
lutely no truth in the report cablad from
Madrid that fifty-one men of the Three
Friends expedition were drowned after
having been landed on key off the Gu
ban coast. The cargo was safely landed.
with half dozen men to bury 1t until
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-02
RETIRED REAR ADMIRAL DEAD.
Joseph =. Skerritt Passes Away sud-
denly, but Not Unexpectedly,
at Washington.

Washington, Jan. 1.-Rear Admiral Jo>
seph S. Skerritt, retired. died here to-day.
His death. while sudden. was not wholly
unexpected, as he had been in bad health
since his retirement from active service,
in July, 1894. The admiral was in the 64th
year of his age, and is survived by widow,
three daughters and two sons. The funeral
will take place Sunday afternoon and the
interment will be at Arlington.
Admirable Skerritt had long and hon.
orable career in the service of his country.
A native of Ohio. he entered the navy as
midshipman in October. 1S4S, passed through
the various grades. became a lieutenant in
1865, lieutenant commander in 1862 and
was stationed al the Washington navy yard
the following year, after which he served
creditably during the civil war on the
Shenandoah and the gunboat katahdin.
He commanded the gunboat Aroostook
from 1864 to 1866. and was actively engaged
with the Confederate Notifications at the
mouth of the Brazos river, in Texas. in
June. 1854 Subsequently he spent three
years surveying in the Pacific ocean, had
command of an expedition to Panama, and
another to Apia, Samoa. to settle local
troubles with the United States consul;
was governor for two years of the naval
asylum at Philadelphia; later was in COM
manu OF the naval FORCES on the Pacific
station, and was in Honolulu during the
exciting times following the revolution. 1t
is said that because of his suspected SYM
pathies with the annexation party, he was
summarily detached from the command of
the station and transferred to the Asiatic
station, where he rendered valuable service
in connection with the troubles in Corea,
leading UP to the Chinese-Japanese war.
While on the Asiatic station, he reached
the retiring age, in July, 1894, and was or
dered home