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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-30
Novel Point of Law.

SuIsUN, Cal, November 26.-Superior
Judge Buckles. of Solano county, has
Just decided an interesting case, involv-
ing the question ss to whether a person
can acquire property as the direct result
of his own crime. The decision is in the
affirmative.
Louis, Frank, Arthur, Thomas and Su-
sic Belew were brothers and sister. Louis
and Susie were unmarried and each pos
sessed estates in their own right. The
father and mother were both dead.
Frank, who was without funds, was sepa-
rated from his family. He murdered
Louis aud Susie, with no apparent mo-
tive except TO succeed TO a portion of their
estates. He pleaded guilty and was
han ed.
The petition for the distribution of the
estates of Susie and Louis Belew asked
that the estates be distributed in equal
shares to the surviving brothers and To
TIE estate Of Frank Belew.
One of the brothers filed objection 10
any distribution being made To the estate
of Frank Belew, on the ground that he,
having murdered his brother and sister.
could not succeed to any of the estates
left by them. To this objection a general
demurrer was interposed, which was
sustained. Judge Buckles declaring that
unless the court can change the code OF
civil procedure the estates of Louis and
Susie Belew must be distributed in equal
parts TO the estate of the murderer,
Frank Belew, and the two surviving
brothers.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-30
swallow to be Ignored.

HARRISBURG, Pa. Nov. 25.-There i.
little chance that DR.. 5. C. Swallow viii
be given additional noioriety by another
trial of the suit brought against him two
yesrs ago by Captain Delaney. Superin-
tendent of rublic Buildings and Grounds.
The Superior Court has granted DIR.
Swallow a new trial, but nobody is will
ing TO press the charges against bin.
Ex-Andiior General Mylin and ex State
Treasurer Haywood have retired from
the Board OF Public Buildings and
Grounds, for which Captain Delaney was
acting. since the former trial. aud Cover
nor Hastings viii soon retire.
The new members Of the Board have
no desire To take up the quarrel OF
their predecessors with DR.. Swallow.
and the suits against him will be drop
ped
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-30
Seventy Lives Lost.

BosroN. November 2S-It is known
definitely might that more than sew
enty lives have been lost in theswreeks
Of tugs, schOoners and coal barges dur
ing the storm Of Saturday night and
Sunday morning. and if the steamer
Portland has also gone down. as now
seems possible, the list of casualties Will
rise to I4O, with over 100 vessels Of all
descriptions ashore, two score of them
total wrecks and an unknown number
probably beneath the waves of Massa-
chuse:ts bay. There is scarcely a bay,
harbor or inlet from the Penobscot TO
New London that has not on its shores
the bones Of some staunch eraft, while
along Massachusetts bay, and especially
Boston harbOr. the beaches are piled
high with the wreckage of schooners and
coal barges. Tie record, although hour
ly lenglhening, is still incomplete, for
that ocean grave yard of Cape Cod is still
TO be heard from, and as IL has never yet
failed to give mp some glim tale atsueh a
time, it probably win not be found lack
ing on such an occasion.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-30
Killed Himself When Rejected.

LAPoRTE, Pa, Nov. 24-Because hi.
sweetheart dismissed him for auOther
Andrew J. Boyle. aged 2f years, of Hills
grove, Sullivan County. went into the
woods and killed himself with pist.
A note by his side stated: "fher5's one
person, a woman, who will know why
killed myself-
Boyle was missing for a week, and
yesterday hunters ear HillSe rove found
his body. lie was lying as though asleer
his head on his right arm. lie had barec
his breast and bullet wound above The
heart showed the canse Of death. A bul
let had slso tSsed through hts left hand.
probably a. hs held his shirt apart for ths
fatal shot. IL j. said THAI the yourg lads
in the ease. ~ho dismissed Boyle in a
moment Of piqne. and who WAS really
much in love with him, Is Al aast besia.
herself with gri.f over the iact thai 81.
was in me sure resPoi4>ible fsr j.
nd.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-30
Fed 5000 of the Pour.

DENVER, Nov. pa dinner was given
yesterday by Simon Guggenheim. the
millionaire smelter man, Of Colorado, to
those of Dsnvers population who could
not furnish themselves with a first-class
dinner.
The purpose Of the spread is believed
in Denver to be to celebrate NJ. Guggen-
helms marriage tD Miss Olga Hirseh,
of New York, at the Waldorf Astoria,
which took place yesterday. In his hap
py IN pmsnts he can boast of perhaps the
largest number of invited guests IN It
ever sat down TO a wedding feast in this
country.
A-ra1gem snts were made by contract
tosnppiy dinner for 6.O)O people. Twen-
ty tables, each fIrty iise feet in length,
were erected in the Coliseum Hall, one
of ths largest aniitpriams in the city.
Here esrps OF II0 helpers, inelnd-
ing G IS fiye walters. distributed the
f,od.
Some Of the items Of food supply
rel tired were: Turkey, tons; potatoes,
2s)J .joands. bread. I.s99 loaves; celery,
70J ounrhss; pickles. 10 gslionS; ,ninee
pies. 10: apples. Is barrels; Ire cream,
50 gili.sa>; prepared coffee. 80 ysll5Es
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-30
Mccarthy Appointed.

Governor Hastings on Friday announc
ed the appointment of Henry J. McCar-
thy. (Dem.) of Philadelphia, 10 succeed
James Gay Gordch, judge of the common
pleas court Of Philadelphia, whose resig-
nation created a sensation throughout the
state. Judge Mccarthy was judge Of
ths superior court OF Pennsylvania as it
Is originally cons.ruc. ed. having been
appointed by Governor Hastings as the
Democratic member of that body. He
failed, however, to secure the endorse
meut Of his party for the regular nomin-
alton, and was forced to retire.
Governor Hastings has made more ju-
dicial appointments than any of his pred
ecsssors. He has appointed altogether Is
common pleas judges, five Of these to MI
vacancies on the bench in Philadelphia
created by death and resignation.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-30
His Blood Saved Him.

J. NJ. Wingate. young sportsman OF
Greene Briar, Center county, had novel
vet thrilling experience the other day
while hunting in the neighborhOod ofthe
Bear Meadows. WiBgate, with several
others, was camping in that locality,
hunting deer. Tuesday, after standing
on crossing all day without seeing any
game, he started sor camp about O'Clock.
II was following trail from the top of
the ridge to the lower lands, when sud
denly hestepped into bear trap hidden
bsneath a covering of leaves, and the
ponderous steel jaws closed on his right
ankle, tearing the fl Ssh badly, without
breaking the bone The shock and sud
den pain caused the man TO swoon.
When he came 70 his senses he was hOr-
rifiei to see not % feet away monster
she bear sitting on her launches aud
curionsly handling the hunters gun.
Wingate attempted to free himselffrom
the trap, but the springs were so DOW
erful he could not bulge them, and in
addition every move of his was watched
10y the bear in such a threatening man
near that ne feared every moment he
would be attacked Suddenly he made
spring aud was 10 feet up tree before
the bear realized what was going on.
Then, with a deep growl, she plunged for
the man.
The blood from wingate's wo-nded
ankle trickled down, and this saved his
life. The old bear licked the blood from
the tree trunk, which being a barked
slippery elm, became as slippery as glass.
and when bruin finally tried 70 climb it
she oould not. In her rage and fury the
bear worked so hard that The tree trunk
was covered with a lather which was
finally coated on her body, and in half
an hour she was so exhausted aud so
covered with the elm lather that she roll
ed over aud could not regain her feet.
Wingate, seeing the bears dilemma,
slid down the tree, aad by lying full
length was able 10 reach his gun, when
it was but the work Of moment to send
a bullet from the 4j caliber Winchester
into the beasts brain. The bear killed,
WingaIe tried 70 release himself. For at
least half hour be pounded the trap
with stones in an attsmpt TO break ii, and
more dead than alive. attracted the at
tention Of companions who were return
ing to camp by another trail and who
came to his rescue. When released from
the trap W'ngAte had TO be carried into
camp, though his injuries are not regard
ed as very serious The bear was drsg-
ged in. aud when dressed weighed go
pounds, the largest one killed ia those
parts thus far this season.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-30

SOUTH DAKOTA has adopted the ref
erendum by popular vote Under its
provisions if any law is passed by the
Legislature Objectionable TO the people a
petition may be circulated, and if five
per cent. of the voters sign it, the act
must be submitted TO the people for
ratification before it is spread upon the
statute books. Ii is the first time it has
been tried in this country, although
we'll known in Switzerland, and IFS
working will be watched with interest.
a complication in the present instance
is that while there is Populist Gov
ernor, the Republicans have the neces-
sary two thirds in the Legislature to
pass any measure over his veto. Poll
tics ought to be exciting in that State
during the next year or so.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-30

THE Johnstown Tribune and its Al
to ana namesake are calling upon the
R .publicans of this congressional dis
trict s'to formulate some plan to make a
congressional nomination other than
the one now in vogue" but neither sug-
geas q new plan. 1t is suggested that
ths Republican County Chairmen of
the four counties get together and de
wise some plan; or that after getting to-
gesher the Chairmen appoint 4 COM
mittee, to consist OF certain number
OF Republicans from each county, who
shall formulate a set of rules to be sub
mitted TO the different county conven
tioas for approval If men of the In
telsigence and wide political experience
of the editors Of the two leading Re-
publican dailies in the district are una
ole to devise more satisfactory system
than the one now in vogue, We opine
that meeting such As they suggest
would be barren of results. The HER
AID is not devotedly attached to the
<c0nferree system, but we seriously cues
ton whether, in district composed as
this one Is, it EN- be greatly improved
upon. We are open TO conviction, how
ever, and will be pleased 10 hear from
oar cotemporaries in the district on the
matter
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-30
PUBLIC SALE
Dwelling House, a Billiard Hall

2.xf5 feet. shoemaker shop, stable and Other
Outbuildings, this being the late homestead
OF Sillian l. Miller, decd
No. p A certain lot of ground situate as
Aforesaid. bounded a. follows FrOnting on
Main street on the south 10 feet, and extend
ing back OF equal width 10 feet 10 Dale street
on the north. on the east by an alley and on
west by property of Johnson Collins, having
thereon erected a stable.
No 8 A certain lot OF ground situate as
Aforesaid, bounded a follows on the north
by Pennsylvania street. on the south By North
street, ON the east by property Of j. Stnup,
and ON the west by an alley, being t6 ieet BY
l6j known as the Stacer property. naVine
thereon erected "A two-story frame dwelling
house, &c.
No. 4. A certain lot Of ground situate as
aforesaid bounded as follows; on north by
North street aud the south by Dale and Grant
streets, on the east by property OF Mrs Stacer
and ON the west by Grant street, having
thereon erected a new twO-StOry frame dwell
house, well finished. stable and other out
buildings, now occupied by A. l. Miller
No. S. 4 certain slaughterhOuse lot situate
as Aforesaid. and bounded as follows; Or
the north and northeast by Dale street, on
the east and southeast by Meadow street, on
the west by Flaugherty creek, having thereon
erected a slaughterhouse.
No. G. \ certain (bTiek yard) lot OF ground
situate as aforesaid, bounded on the north BY
property OF Henry Ebbeeia, on the south By
Webster street, on the east by an alley, on tbs
west by Charles street, containing one acre
more or less
No = A certain piece or parcel OF land
situate in summit township. Somerset coun-
". Pa. at Salisbury Junction. adjOiuine
lands OF jacob w. Peek and others, contain
ing three and One-half acres more or less.
All information concerning the above pieceS
II property will be promptly answered BY ad-
fressing the undersigned.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-30
War and Newspapers.


Many people honestly believe the war
made money harvest for the newspa-
pers, but they are wOefully mistaken. The
Cosmopolitan has been maE ing some in
vestigation along this line, and this is
what it learned:
Should war rep Drted as this has been
continue two yea 5 it wouldl6ankrupt the
resources Of every first-class newspaper
in New York city. Every newspaper of
the first class has run so far behind since
the outbreak of the war. To one news
paper at least the war has Sueant an add
ed expense Of more than 5000 day
about 81 .0oa. 600 a year-eBough to elimin-
all the profits Of the most profitable
newspaper in America which at the
present is undoubtedly the New York
Herald. Three thousand dollars per day
has been the extra cost of gathering war
news for the New York Journal. That
sum perhaps represents a maximum.
osher newspapers have spent in proper
ton their available capital. For a news
paper, a. for a nation, war has no reward
save glory. II hurts the commercial end
of the newspaper as Of the nation-sdver-
tisements diuiinishiDg-an it adds great
~ TO the expense.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-30

UNLESS the present arrangements are
changed, the Republican caucus for the
nomination of a candidate for United
States Senator will be held on the even
ing of the second day of the meeting
of the Legislature. The first ballot for
Senator will be taken separately in the
two Houses on the sfteTnoon of jan
uary l7th, and at noon on the 18th a
joint meeting Of both Houses will be
held TO compare the vote The friends
of Senator Qaay sre confident that he
will have a large majority in the caI-
Gus and claim that even should Magee,
Finn and Martin combine with the
Democrats and Wanamakerites Q9ay
will still have s majority, and that in
any event his reelection is assured.
They only concede Wansmaker the
control OF eight vOts Martin, Mag e
and Finn have all publieIy stated that
they viii go into the caucus and viii be
governed by its decision.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-30
The Salts Against Quay.

PHILADELPHIA, November 2S-Unit
States Senator Quay, his son, Richard x.
Qaay. and former State Treasurer Hay
wool did not plead to-day TO the five in
dictments charging them with conspiracy
and the unlawful use of state funds in
the Peoples bank. They did not even
appear in court. but their lawyers, Rufus
+. Shapley and A. S. L. Shields, went
before Judge Finletter and presented de
murrers to four of the indictments and a
motion to quash the fifth. There was a
lengthy argument and the court reserved
its decision. Should this. when an
nOunced, be unfavorahle to the de-
PENDANTS they will be arrAigned To plead
and the date of the trial will be definitely
fixed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-30

Circular letters are being sent out from
Washington to pensioners all over the
United States with view to ascertain
their wishes in regard to the paying Of
their pensions in lump sums. ranging
from g 600 TO $4,000, instead OF monthly
sums as = now the case. In the event
of favorable replies, Congress will this
winter pass such law. The object to be
attained by this. will. it is claimed, be a
benefit TO both the Government and the
pensioner. as it will enable the old sol
dier to make investments or go into some
business for himself, and will save the
Government enormoas sums in the way
Of clerk hire, etc, and eventually do
away with the whole clerical force in the
Pension Department
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-30

THE appointment of Hon. c. w.
Stpne as Secretary of the Common
wealth under Governor W. A. Stone
is being advocated 10y many of the Re
Publican papers Of the State. The sp-
plintment would be most excellent
one, and would meet with the hearty
appreciation of a vast majority of the
Republican voters of the State.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-30
FARMERS INSTITUTES
oheial Programs Of the Sessions to be Held
at Ursina and Hooversville.

Following are the official programs for
the Farmers Institutes TO be held under
the auspices Of the state Board of Agri-
culture at Ursina, on Tuesday. Weanes-
day ard Thursday. December 18Th, Il n
and 18th, and st Hooversviile on Thurs
day, Friday aud Saturday, December 18Th,
I6.h aud I7th:
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-30

DEFEAT has so demoralized the Free
Silver party thai its leaders and advis-
ers want to throw it into involuntary
bankruptcy. They are restrained, how
ever, by the fear that in its present con-
dition it viii not pay the average Free
Silver percentage on the dollar.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-30

JUDGE James Gay Gordon, Of the
Philadelphia bench, has resigned his
official position, it is said, to avoid inn
parchment by The Legislature. Judge
Gordon was a prominent candidate for
the nomination for Governor when
jerks was nominated. Governor Hast
ings has appointed Henry J. Mccarthy,
a Democrat, to succeed Judge Gordon
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-30

EXPANSION looks differently accord
ing to the poist Of view. Those mer-
chants and Others who are criticising
the Government for attempting to
reach out for more business are gener-
ally very anxious to increase their own
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-30

THE primitive idea Of justice among
the Cubans is shown by the suggestion
that the soldiers accused Of riOting
there should have number selected by
lot from their regiment for execution.
So somebody is executed, and the disor-
ders avenged, it does not seem TO them
to be particularly material whether the
guilty or the innocent suffer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-30

The severest storm of the present sea
son prevailed Saturday night and Sun
day along the Middle Atlantic and New
England coast. Heavy snow fell in New
York. New England, New Jersey and
Pennsvlvania. Twenty lives were lost
IN aud around Boston Most OF the IA
talities were caused by the wrecking and
sinking Of thirty barges and schooners
IN the harbor. At New York all of the
ont hound vessels were obliged 10 return
TO port and anchor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-30

II Is a great deal too late to Object TO
the retention Of the captured islands.
We have got them, and we must hold
on to them until they are civilized
eaough for self government, boy Which
time they will probably wantto become
a part Of this glorious Republic.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-30

OF COURSE Admiral Dewey advises
that ali the Philippines be retained,
and he adds that "Any other arrange
ment will lead to no end of trouble. T"
Dewey is on the ground, aud his advice
as a practical man will command gen
eral attention.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-30
Big Fire At San Francisco.


SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22-The Baldwin
hotel, one of the largest hotels in the city
caught fire about 3 o'clock this morning
and was totally destroyed. When the
flames broke out there were 500 persons
in the hotel, guests and employees. OF
whom five are reported to have lost
their lives. The heroism of one man,
who succeeded in saving three women,
resulted in his own death. His name was
A. J. White. He was large stockbolder
Of the Mutual Electric company, Of Chi
eago. lie occupied room on the ifth
floor and while endeavoring TO save him
self with the aid of a rope, he was ap
pealed to by three women to rescue them
The financial loss is estimated at from
al. 500. 600 to 100000.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-30

MERIDIAN, Miss, Nov. z7.-Three ne
groes were lyDched last night four miles
west Of Meridian, Newton county. Far
ners were said te be ON the trail Of others
implicated in an assault upon white
man. who came 70 Meridian on Friday
from Newton county. After transactiDg
his business, he let for home and csmped
near Oakafubee river. four miles west OF
the city. While breaking camp yester-
day a hog came up and gpt into his pro-
visions, and he drove it OF. A. this
juncture a negro came up and told the
white msn the hog belonged TO him.
The farmer hitched up his team. started
toward home, aud did his best % avoid
trouble, bat the negro was bent on row.
aud was shortly joined by four Others
They chased the white man across Oaka-
tubee river. firing repeated volleys, one
load Of which lodged in one Of his arms,
producing painful wound.
After crossing the river the blacks give
up the chase, and the white man went to
his home aud notified his friends and
neighbors. Last night a dozen or more
white men boarded the Alabama and
Vieksburg train at Chunkey and got of
al Lost Gap, six miles west of Meridian,
with the avowed purpose OF killing the
negroes implicated in the assault. The
man who was assaulted recognized the
blacks and the white men started to
hunt them down. Sheriff Reed and posse
returned tonight from the sceEo of the
trouble, bringing with them three negro
prisoners. Early in the day frightened
negro reported to the Sheriff that a mob
of white msn were shooting into negro
houses and threatening 10 kill every
negro in the community. He said they
fired over 100 shots into the house of the
ringleader of Saturdays trouble. The
sheriff organized a posse and started for
the scene, but on arrival could find no
trace Of the white men nor any corpses.
However. the three negroes concerned in
yesterdays affair had disappeared, p and
il is said the Newton county mob had
taken them in charge. The three negroes
arrested were relatives of the rioters. aud
the sheriff took them in for safe keeping
until tine trouble subsidies.