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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-21

Here is a little characterization of
Mendeissohn's music which throws his
work into a strong light of contrast
to that of Wagner:
"Mendelssohn was from the outset an
exponent of graceful, fluent melody.
His genius was deeply tinged with the
sentiment of song, and he could no
more have sacrificed beauty of theme
and perfect simplicity Of form to sub
tlety of detail than Handel could
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-21

Mr.. Zollner's opera, "Das Holzerne
Schwert,'' has been accepted for per-
Torrance ar Berlin, Leipsic, Cassel,
Metz and SchWerin.
Augusta Spanuth, pianoforte; Lud-
wig Marum, violin, and Anton Hegner,
cello, have formed an organization un-
der the name of the New York ChaZn-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-21

DAMS orchestra opens it's regular
winter series of concerts in Mime
apolis today.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-21

is an efficient means of advancing cult
ure was obvious to a moments study
at the Seidl concert, where a -discrimi-
mating taste marked the applause.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-28
Judge and Jury.

The one juryman who stand out against
the eleven has been for long time the
subject from which wits drew inspiration
for their jokes. The Francisco Wave
tells a story of Judge on the Pacific
coast, II '.ed for his tendency to explain
things 10 his jaries, who expressed in a
recent case his own ideas with such force
that he thought it almost unnecessary for
the jurors to leave the box. They did
leave il, however, and were out hours.
lnqniring the trouble, the judge was told
one of the Il was standing out against the
H. He summoned the jury and rebnked
the recalcitrant sharply. "Your honor >.
said juror, may / say a word - s'Yes.
sir" said the indignant Judge; "what
have you to ssy?'' "Well what | want
ed to say is: I'm the only fellow that's
on your side-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-28
Gen. Miles TO the Front.

General Nelson \ Miles expects to go
to Greece 10 make official observation OF
the present war, accompanied by an
aide. Secretary Alger has recommended
to the President that General Miles be
given this opportunity to enrich his mill
tary literature Of the Government, in ac-
cOrdance with precedents, and he expects
that the President viii approve of this
recommendation and authorize him to
send the General to the Levant The
President has already authorized Secreta-
~ Alger to send Captain f. p Screven,
Military Attache of our Embassy at
Rome, to Constantinople to watch the
Turkish movements, and Captain J. IL.
Dorst, Military Attache of our legation
at Vienna, to Athens to study the Greek
movements.
General Sherman is the only COM
manding general who ever went TO such
a mission. having been detailed on Sep
tember, ls7l, to study the Franco-P Prus-
sian war.
in event Of my going" said General
Miles, ~ viii visit both the Turkish and
Greek armies and inspect to the best of
my ability their movements and tactics.
If the war is concluded within a reasona-
bic time--l will probably visit some of
the other European armies and get what
ever information | can that may he Of
future use TO our army. Ny observations
will be fully embodied in a report, which
will be prepared and submitted on my
return"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-28
Close Of ths Career Of the watchdog Of the
Treasury

wASHISsToS. April y -RsPressnia-
tive Holman. Of Indiana, died a; his
home here yesterday afternoon. after an
Illness of some weeks. JUICE lIplnlan's
death was due primarily to fall he sus-
tanned early this month as the result OF
an attack OF vertigo. lie soon complain
ell Of feeling badly, and his condition
grew steadily worse. At the death bed
was gathered his four children, Mrs. II
T.. Fletcher, W. :. Holman. Jr., Mn.
Fred Harvey and Paul Holman, ali Of
this city.
William Steele Holman would have
passed the three-qnarter century mark
had nc lived until next September, and
his career j. remarkable for the large
proportion Of his life that was given up
tn the service Of the public. NJ living
man has a record - he. of IL terms in the
House Of Representatives, aud in all ~
years Of his life were spent in some pub
lie capacity, beginning with judicial
position in his native state and winding
up in the House of Representatives,
which he first entered in the Thirty
Congress.
As the ''Watchdog Of the Treasury" he
was known 20 his friends, but in politi-
cal way he was characterized a the
Great Obies.tOr"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-28
The Libel Law.

The Senate unanimously passed the
libel bill Thursday, after amending it SO
as not 10 give sensational newspapers the
license they would like to have. The
bill as ii now stands is as follows:
An act defining libel and its punish
ment.
Section l. Be it enacted that actions
for libel, civil or criminal, may be insti-
tuted in any one county in which the
publication Of the libel alleged has been
made.
Section 2 Criminal actions for libel
shall be maintained for any maliciOusly
false publication, or for any malicious
publication not proper for public informa-
tion, against the writer. the editor who
directs the publication, and any editor or
publisher who knowingly permitted
such publication. or who refused to di-
vulge the name of the writer Any per-
son thus committing criminal libel shall
be guilty of misdemeanor, and on con-
viction shall be sentenced to pay a fine
not exceeding two thousand dollars, or
undergo imprisonment not exceeding
twelve months, or both at the discretion
oJ the court.
Section :. In any civil action for libel,
when the publication is proper for public
information, the plea of justification shall
be accepted as adequate when it is plead
ed 10y the defendant that the publication
is substantially true in every material
4 /. L
lished To the satisfaction of the court and
jury, there shall be no recovery. The
plea of justification if made in good faith
shall not enhance the damages, and in no
civil action for libel shall damages be
awarded beyond just restitution for in
jury actually sustained.
Section 4. All laws or parts of laws in
consistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-28
Greek. Df.ssu Back By tie fark..

The very latest news from the war
raging in Greece is thst the Turkish
forces have driven the Greeks from
+ Tyrnavos. Matt and Larissa aud the
latter have taken stand at the foot OF
Z the MayrOvuni Mountains, which bound
Z the plains Of I.arissa on the south.
/ Unable to withstand the attacks Of the
Turkish army they spiked their guns and
refreaied in good order 10 the new posi-
tion. where they have Nolo As a base OF
supplies and communication by railroad
with the town
/ The Greeks will be able TO make a
strong resistance at this point owing to
the geographical formation and may be
able to beat OF their adversaries for a
long time.
From Epirus comes word that the
Greeks are advancing and reports Of
victories for the Greek warships. Santa
Qnaranta WAS reduced and burned and
large amount of Turkish stores de-
stroyed.
An uprising is reported from Albania
and the Turkish troops are taking part in
the revolt, while from Bulgaria comes
word that the government has refused to
accede TO the Sultan's demand TO brea K
of all diplomatic relations with Greece.
The Cabinet in session in Rome is of
the opinion that after the first pitched
battle between the belligerent nations in
which large forces are employed the
powers viii interfere.
Following is an abstract OF the cam
paign as seen by the Philadelphia In
quirer=
For five days the most bitterly contest
ed battle of modern times has ragged
among the mountain passes noIth of
Larissa, near the Greek frontier. The
Turks marched south from their head
quarters at EiassOna on Sunday and on
Monday forced the Milouna Pass. Early
reports indicated that the Turks pressed
on and took Tyrnavo. This now is
known 10 be false. The Greeks hold the
town and Larissa is not yet threatened.
ON Tuesday the Greeks forced the Rev
eni Pass, going north, TO attack ElassOna.
\ great battle was fought north of the
mountains, on the Damssai plain, and
the Greeks were victorious. Whether
they have pressed on 10 Elassona or not
Is not stated.
On "Wednesday the Greek fleet attacked
Platemona, about thirty miles east of
Larissa, in Turkish territory, and gained
great advantages, but the final result Of
their operations is not known. They also
captured a town TO the north. Evidently
0o0 Turks under Edhem Pasha- II they
can rout this force it will be followed by a
rising in Macedonia, which will make it
difiicultto send dre-enforcements. Greeks
hope that this rising Is now in progress.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-28
A Long Lost Sons 100000.

Sr. LOUIS, Mo-, April Civilian J.
Craig, OF Ca tasauqua, is here to try to OBJ
tain what he claims TO be his mothers
dover and his own right in the estate of
his father, James James Craig. If the
story he tells can be substantiatei IL will
dispossess two prominent young women
of an estate worth $4,000 and bring
aiiinenee TO the closing days of the life of
woman whose eyes have grown dim
with % years Of watching for her hus.
bands return from America.
Craig, the claimant, who is "a and is
the manager OF iron works at Catasanoua.
says that while he was yet babe in
arms in ireland his father, James CRAIG
came To America, leaving Mrs. Craig
penniless- The son followed 10 wears
later and won his way as boy and man
a. CLtasauqna, while his father. who sa id
he was widower, got rich in st. Louis.
married again, raised two daughters and
finally. month ago, died at the age of
-. In his will the old man left 81 to ..my
son, william John Craig" and this was
the first that his ST. Louis family knew
ofthe son.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-28
KIDNAPPED 1sra SLAVERY.
Dunkard Minister Forced to Labor in q
Southern Kline.

PHILADELPHIA. April 25.-No romance
could be more picturesque and thrilling
than the story told to-day by Jonas ii.
Price, of SellersviIle, as 10 how he was
kidnapped and carried into slavery in
the fertilizer mines of the sonth. Prise,
who il Dunkard minister, reached
home on Friday in pitiable condition
afier ala absence Of three months. His
appearance seemed To bespeak the truth
OF his story, which was briefly a. follows:
Besides being Dunkard minister,
Price is a tailor with large trade in his
native town. On January he came 10
Philadelphia ON business, and drew 500
out OF bank. In the afternoon he took "A
train for Ridley Park. suburb, where
he owns property. ON the train he sat
beside a ruddy faced, red-whiskered
man, who began to wave before his face
| handkerchief, from which heavy sick
ening odor emanaied. He resented the
familiarity, but gradually lost conscious
ness The next thing he knew he was
whiskered man beside him. He called
to the train men for help. but they langh-
ed at him when his companion showed
papers that Price was an escaped lunatic.
They arrived amer a while at a small
town where he was thrown into a freight
train with two negro convicts and taken
farther south. Arriving at their destina-
ton in the fertilizer mines, Price and the
negroes were placed in convict gang of
60. and were compelled to work with the
rest.
He passed three horrible months there,
suffering all manner of brutal treatment.
Finally a new boss came and to him
ed to be rather humane. He swore when
Price had finished his story, saying he
had heard Of the red-whiskered mans
deviltry before.
One night the boss went to Prices ken
mel, released him, gave him $40, and then
took him to the railroad station, where
he was locked again in a freight car.
This precaution was evidently taken by
his liberator to prevent Price from dis
covering the location of the mine, and
thus have the opportunity TO make
trouble in the future. He Travelled in
the car for several days, and finally found
himself in Charleston, ;. G. He took
steerage passage in the Clyde steamer
Algonquin, and arrived at New York on
Friday. He took train to Bethlehem
and walked the remaing IA miles home
1 rice's character is excellent and his
story is generally believed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-28
Pension Examiners.

The records Ofthe Civil service commits
siOh shows That each member of the fol-
lowing named pension examining boards
in Penn'a, receives in fees more than 500
annually, and that these boards are
therefore embraced within the service
classified under the civil service rules.
This is the result of the order issued by
President Cleveland in January last ex-
tending the opera lions of the civil service
law to pension examining boards wher-
ever the annual fees exceed $500
Allegheny, Allentown, Altoona.
Il edford, Bloomsbury, Brookville.
Carlisle, Chambersburg. Clearfield, Com
nel.sville, Danville. Easton. Erie. Get
tysbarg, Harrisburg, Huntingdon. indi-
ana, Johnstown, Kittanning, Lancaster,
Lebanon, Lewisburg. Lock Haven,
Mauch Chunk, New Castle. Norristown.
Philadelphia, list, End, 3rd. and 4th
boards; Scranton, Sunbury. Wellsboro.
Wilkesbare, Williamsport. York, list.
and 2nd boards.
All pension examining boards i'm this
State not named in the foregoing lis.
are exempt from the operations Of the
civil service law aud the appointments
thereto viii be made as heretofore. The
rule usually followed prior to the second
administration of President Cleveland
was 10 give the majority party two and
the minority party one representative on
each board. But when Mr.. Cleveland
and Hoke Smith began their onslaught
upon the Union veterans this rule was
broken and the boards were, in a large
majority of cases, made solidly Dem
ocratic
In the cases of the boards that do not
come under the civil service it will doubt
less be the policy of the admin istration
10 put two Republicans on each board.
Where the boards are solidly Democratic
this viii give two appointments. and
where one Republican has been reSainsd
he viii get colleague of his own
political faith In fact, the administra-
ton Is said not to favor the extension of
the civil service rules 10 any Of the
pension examining boards. The mem
hers of these boards can scarcely be
regarded As public servants in the strict
sense of the term. They are not con-
stantly employed, and are paid by fees
and not by salaries, and it seems an arbi-
trary enforcement Of the civil service
principle to place them within the opper-
ations OF the law. 1t i possible that an
effort will be made TO have tn lie order
,abrogated. The extension was a plain
attefnDt 70 keen a lof ,f no,,~,.-,,- =
Office, and there is no ground for the
claim that tine public service would be
benefited.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-28
Sewall's Son for Hawaii.

WASHINGTON, ID. C., April 2--The
nomination of Harold Marsh Sewall. son
of the ex-Democratic candidate for the
Vice Presidency, for Minister To Hawaii
was expected, and so created no surprise,
II was so favorably received at the Sen
ate that it was promptly confirmed with
in an hour, on motion of Senator Frye.
Mr.. Sewall's sympathies are under
stood to be with the Hawaiian annexa,
tiOnists, but his appointment does not
mean that the Administration has de-
termined upon the annexation of Hawaii
although the annexationists insist thai
President Mckinley will recommend il
to Congress after the Tariff bill is out OF
the way.
The very fact that the Minister has
been appointed to Hawaii shows that no
movement for annexation will be made
by the Administration Immediately. Mr..
Sewall has been instructed, it is under
stood, to make full report upon his OBJ
servations of conditions in Hawaii and
report 10 the Administration for its in
formation as TO its future course.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-28
Millions 70 Aid Greece.

LONDON, April 24--The war has open
ed wide the purses of the Greeks abroad.
and quantities of drafts. from s. to $50,
are coming from the United States and
Canada for the Greek defense fund.
Probably close upon 100000 have pass
ed through London for Greece during tie
past three weeks.
4 prominent London banker said to-
day:
1--WE only represent four United States
and Canadian banks, from which these
small drafts come but, if these represent
anything like fair proportion of the
sums forwarded by other American
banks. which, we think, is undoubtedly
the case, the total amount of money Sent
to Greece from America Is already very
close upon million pounds sterling
Besides these American contributions
the Greek merchants of London are for.
warding large subscriptions of money
and material"
The Daily Chronicle and the Star have
opened funds for the wounded, and tn,
amounts subscribed will be sent to tht
Crown Princess of Greece
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-28

WILLIAM :. HOLMAN, whose death
has just taken place, had remarkable
career, comprising as il did sixteen
elections TO the House of Representa-
tives, though not consecutiyely. He
was one Of the few men in public life
whose congressional service began be-
fore the war. As the great objector''
and the watchdog Of the treasury
he for many years performed a useful
though rather unpopular function,
which ought TO he performed by some
body more than il has been in the past
few years since the dead Indianian's
activity in those directions began.
through advanced age, to diminish.
Mr.. Holman, though narrow and ex-
IRENE, was public spirited and rigidly
ineorrnptible, and rendered better
service 10 his country than many men
of more brilliant parts who kept them
selves more prominently in the public
eye.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-28
For Lovers of Agriculture.
From Harper's Weekly.

From Harper's Weekly.
Can you explain, so that n child can I'M
derstand, why water puts out fire. or why
some young squash plants bring their
shells out Of the ground and others do
not, Can you show the difference between
a leaf bud and a fruit bud of an apple.
or tell where all the house flies come
from! Probably you cannot: probably
you don't know. The chief clerk of the
College of Agriculture at Cornell Uni
versity, Ithaca, intimates that he knows.
and says that such matters may be made
very interesting Ia children. Parents an d
teachers VINO send him their names will
get information as to the assistance
which the College of Agriculture at
Ithaca has undertaken to give, free of
cost. tn persons who want 20 distribute
knowledge Of this sort among the young.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-28
Lay Bound on the Track.

SHENANDOAH, Pa, April 25.-John ii.
Hall, aged q years, a prominent young
man, vile on his way home last night,
met three roughs who demanded 10 cents
He granted the request and was about to
pass on when he was struck and render
ed unconscious. His assailants rified his
pockets. then threw him down 2O-foot
embankment on the Lehigh Valley rail-
road. He regained consciousness and
found himself gagged and bound.
Through superhuman efforts he manag-
ed to twist and turn until he rolled into
the gutter alongside the tracks and fell
into a stuper, with his left leg on the rail.
\ passing train cut the limb of. His
cries of pain attracted the attention OF
pedestrians who removed him to his
home. The police made nine arrests to-
day. At least two of the prisoners are
his assailants.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-28

THE Harrisburg Telegraph very
psrtinently remarks that Philadelphia
and Pittsburg 50 engross the attention
Of the lawmakers with their various
schemes of municipal reform that the
large territory between these terminal
points in the State has very little
show in the way of legislation. 1t
would seem TO be fair for one session
in a great while to be set apart for the
consideration of matters of interest 90
the Commonwealth at large. Since
the Constitutional inhibition against
special legislation the bills introduced
for the relief Of this aud that in Pitts
burg and Philadelphia have beea pre-
sented as general ,GrasIres, resulting
in all manner Of confusion and the inn
position upon the interior counties of
many things which they do not want
aud have no need for.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-28

THE lower house of the Pennsylva-
MIA Legislature has passed bill which
provides for the payment of interest on
state deposits A special interest rate
is made on daily balances in three
banks, one each in Philadelphia, iir-
risburg and Pittsburg, the rate to be
one and half per cent. Other deposi-
taries are to pay two per cent. The
amount TO be deposited at one and a
half per cent. is not TO exceed 500 900.
Ii is reported that the senate will not
agree to this bill OF one of a similar
character. IL is earnestly to be hoped
that this report is incorrect 1t would
be great wrong to the people of the
state for the Legislature TO refuse or ne
giect 10 pass such law. If We are not
grossly mistaken there is a very decid-
ed public sentiment in its favor and its
justice is unquestionable.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-28
House Stolen iaAS,sAt

Nsw uAN&N. Ciaa. Aafi 2i fHe
;b.t, 81 an onsire assl'IuS n stts 0.,. ~.
ported ~ the p,,li,-' g., ,iay. WAsa ieAn
and Ann Cassion r,tire'l iet uikhi ihe
house Was standing ia raiusu street
near Wafer street. TSiS morning there
was nothing len except The csllir. The
property Was receutly condemned inorfer
t. carry out an cNtcnsion "f Union ave
nae. The city allowed Sssn for The
house. bnl the C.,sSians have uii Tecei, c'i
the nioncy. as it l. involved ia a lawsuit
Il seems that tl,s residents ofthc uci-a-
borhood. however, gut the idea thai the
house belonged 10 the city. I, was oniy
WORTH few hundred dollars, and, -
they needed j; for kiniiing wood. they
made a combined attack up1n % Lot
night and carried every board, shingie
and rafler away. The city Officials say
that they viii! prosecute every pers1n
Who took part in the thefl of the house
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-28
Chased From Bed By Floods.

BEATRICE. Neb, April 2i-Heavy
rains caused the Blue River 10 overflow
Its banks about ! o'clock this morning.
The river came up so rapidly that people
on the low lands were unable to escape
from their dwellings and took refuge in
the upper stories and in tree tops. Citi-
zens with boats worked until daylight
rescaing the imprisoned people. 1t is
not thought any lives have been lost.
The work of rescue was made difficult by
the torrents of rain falling aud wind
which amounted almost to a gale.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-28

POPULISIs' methods are well illus
trated in the action Of the new trustees
OF the Kansas Agricultural College,
who, as soon a. they went into Office,
turned out every officer connected
with the institution, from the presi-
dent down to the ianitor. There was
no charge made against any Of the
faculty, except that they were not
Populists. This Is mixing politics up
with education with a vengeance, and
education stands a mighty poor show
un i-r such control a. this. Popllis m
j. the curse Of Kansas, and that state
will keep on bleeding at every pore
until she rids herself Of all the tribe.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-28

THE Turks are probably the most
desperate fighters alive. The element
Of religious fanaticism enters powerful
ly into all their wars They advocate
any atrocity on the ground that il Is
for the glory Of God and the destruc-
ton of the Enbeliever. Fatalism
is also a part of their theology, and ii
makes them utterly reckless of life.
Their mental attitude is this: You
have a fixed time to die. You will not
die till your time comes no matter
what you do. On the other hand,
when your time CONES you can not
save your life no matter what you do.