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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-02

The safe of the Washington Hotel at
Huntington was blown u atoms Ffiday
morning by burglars, who mlds way
with $50. They were fired at by the hotel
proprietor. who was aroused by the ex-
plosion. One Of the thieves giving his
name as Philip Pagan, Of Latrobe, Pa,
was subsequently arrested at Entrikin
with sl55 OF the stolen money in his pos
session. Fagan has gunshot woand Of
the leg. doab.lsss indistsl by tia pro-
p : ietor Of the hotel.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-02
HousshaIa Popularitx.

The popularity of the Cinderella Range
is well established by its great sals in
Somerset and vicinity. during the past
years. 1t is sold guaranteed 10 baks.
Sold by
JAS. r. HoLDERBAUM,
Somerset. Pa
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A PPLICATION TOTHE PARDON
n BOARD FOR C0MMUrATION OF
SENTENCE

Notice Is hereby given TO all parties con-
cerned that James koddy and John ROady,
who were convicted In the Court ol Oyer and
Termlner OF ) Jmersct county, Pennsylvania,
OF murder in the first degree, and sentenced
on the fth Of ugust, lSB 70 be hanged AFill
apply 10 the 3 1lrd OF Pa -dons, "A: Harrisburg
ON the third Wednesday the 20th Of April,
iS98. for eommulafiOn OF said sentence 10 I'm
prisonn-ent-
COFFROTH & RUPPEI-
c. r. UHL- JT,
Feb. o ISIS Attorneys for Prisoners.
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six Sentences on F.Our.

Superior to all other brands"
zone trial convinced me-"
Cannot be exeelled."
''Uniformly good"
"Will use no other"
Cannot speak too highly Of it,"
A few voluntary expressions about the
Oriental Flour of w. X. Gillespie. whole
sale grocer, Seventh avenue, Pittsburg,
Pa. Only thoroughly good Hour would
call for such praise.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-02

Statesmen to handle our Lubricating
Oils on commission in Somerset aud
vicinity. Liberal terms.
THE EUCLID on COMPANY,
Cleveland, Ohio
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Feb.s.Iss-
nrssoLUTIoN NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the hrn OF
Shepherd q kuy has this day been
dissolved by mutual consent. l. N. Sh-pherd
having disposed OF his entire interest in said
nrIn TO Slffort & knykendall, who will con-
tinue the business at the same pl1ce. All
debts due the old nrm and all accounts gslin nst
them viii be settled BY the new firm OF Sif-
ford & Kuykendali.
l. NJ. SHEPHERD.
Somerset, Pa,
Feb. IA lsoa
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Normal scaool

The Meyersdale Normal and Prepare
tory School prepares for teaching and for
college. Six teachers. First term begins
May 9. Second term begias July 3. 1893.
J. c. SPEICHER.
Principal
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Wall papsr. wan Paper /.

Cheaper than has ever been known.
Prices way down at
SNYDER Arr STORE.
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The Evidence.

a good many people in Somerset are
using the Cinderella Range, which is the
best evidence Of its merits. Sold and
guaranteed by
JAS. B. HOLDERBAUM.
Somerset, Pa.
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Assignee's Sale.
OF
Valuable Real Estate

BY virtue Of an order Of sale issued to ti
undersigned BY the Court OF Common Pleas
of somerset county. 20 me directed, will ofief
ship. on
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-02
Saturday. March l9, 1898,
At o'clock p. NJ,

the following described real estate, viz =
\ tract OF land situate partly in Shade
township. Somerset county, and Napier town
ship, Bedford county, Pa, adjoining lands OF
isaac Manages, samuel Fieegie, William Flee
containing two hundred (2lo) acres more or
less, having a twOstOry plank house, log
barn and other on buildings thereon erected
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-02

-. .'.l' speed Of 90 miles an bour far a
s,T'.. .-l Is common enough in these
- - monster locomotives, but a sns-
~ 'psed Of mile a minute IS stjlI
ss,i,- mon. Perhaps the fastest
a.. 80, record Of speed yet attained
So "a o. newspaper train. consisting
s....loii'e So and three baggage ears
s.-,,s.-'ey =. ersey City over the Erie Rail
a...1,...'. a-.' : sunday morning and reached
A. 4 ! 70 IS having traverssi the As
Ia !, - Minutes actual running
- minutes having been lost Ia
L.. Tie run from HornelsviIls - !
kr aisianes Of 90 miles. wa. made
Il, = 1.aa'es. mute. Of course. some other
'sa,,s. ,,ii's other road viii satdo ,bis.
s.,..s - 'as Philadelphia Times, for rail, ,,il'
ss.,s.peis pee in speed as well a. IN rates
: '1d freight. aud the Ere a Ra,i~sy = i~srs
s.i.. ,.ooked =. aud surmonnts heavy
a.. "a IAs eoniition, for a fast raa are
u. s'a P.. either the Nex York Central
h'ylyania lines.
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Respectfully yours,
Cook & BeeritS.

By virtue of an order o. sale issued out OF
the Orphans Court and 70 me directed, will
expose tO public sale in Ursina borough, som
erset county, Pa, on
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-02
FARMERS--LOO Here !
We have just unIoaded car of
BREAD EATERS.

We carry the largest line and best brands of Fl'
one Of our brands either wOrld's Fair Souvenier,"
Heart" The trade also supplied with vienna" or
guarantee any Of these brands to give satisfaction.
Of their Superior Qualities any other brands Of
customed to using
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12
Arbitration,

The Boston Advertiser says "it is
ridiculous to pretend that the render
ing of an unjus:. decision by the Vene-
zuelan arbitrator, in the case of claims
for $4,000 made by citizens of the
United States against the republic OF
Mexico, has given the cause of interna-
tional arbitration "a setback struck a
blow at the progress of sentiment in
favor of substituting amicable settle
ment in place of war, ETC." and 1t asks,
Does any sane man pretend that the
rendering Of an unjust decision by a
court of justice is a setback to the
principle of having disputes between
citizens decided by courts of law rath-
er than by private brawl?"
OF course not. But the fact that In
nearly every recent instance in which
the United States government has ac-
cepted without scrutiny an arbiter or
a court by arbitration recommended by
its opponents or easily acquiesced in
the seemingly pacific arrangements
proposed by othc" nations it has been
roundly mulcted for its innocence sug-
gests that II arbitration is to become
popular hereafter it will need to be
conducted by our government intelli-
gently and on the principle that no for
eign power is to be trusted further
than il can be seen.
There has been much waste OF senti.
ment on this matter. Passion for ar
ideal has carried some of the advo.
Gates of arbitration to an extreme
They have contracted the bad habit
formed by Ambassador Bayard i'm Lon.
don, of supplicating tearfully for 6
condition of affairs requiring for III
realization a minimum of emollien
sentimentalism and a maximum O
common sense, Arbitration is common
sense or 1t is nothing. Only when com
mon sense guides is it worth a plea
yune.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12
A Victory for Fair Play.

The victory won at Columbus yester-
day was not primarily a victory for
Marcus A. Hanna but for the Republi-
can party. 1t was victory of fair
ness and good faith against deception
and treachery, and small though the
margin was, the gain made since trea-
son to party first revealed what it con-
fidently thought was winning hand
is proof anew Of the potential suprem-
acy of intelligent public opinion.
Mr.. Hanna may or may not learn a
lesson from this experience. If he is
wise he viii not hereafter try to oc-
cupy the center of the stage. If he is
prudent he Will perceive that in fair
ness to President Mckinley no less
than in justice to the Republican party
the kind of attitude which splits into
pieces the Republican sentiment of the
presidents own state and lifts knives
where there should be only olive
branches is not meet and will not here
after be tolerabe. Mr.. Hanna has
proiited by this victory personally be-
cause he chanced to be the man against
whom trick was played that Repub-
lican sentiment throughout the coun-
try would not tolerate. But Mr.. Hanna
will find i'm spite of his certificate Of
election that although he was sus-
tanned this time as a choice of two
evils it is not to be inferred that he is
Indispensable to the Republicanism of
the nation.
One of the notable lessons OF this ex-
citing fight is that much OF the material
sent to state legislatures needs to be
radically improved, The figure cut by
wobblers like Griffith tends to discredit
our entire political institutions. If the
American people are willing to be rep
resented in places of great responsible
ity by such untrustworthy timber, they
deserve all the trouble thus brought
upon them and merit no sympathy
whatever
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12

whether she does not overstep the
bounds of true womanllness, not to
mention good politics, when she so un-
mistakably and indelicately causes 1t
husbands vote. That this condition is
often true cannot be disputed, but 1t
would oftenest be thus proved where
the fact is least suspected. 1t may
please Mr. Griffith to go on to the end
of the chapter as Mrs. Griffith's hus-
band. but It would not thus crafty
the average man nor his wife.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12
The CITY Conventions Work.

The ticket nominated at yesterdays
city convention is admirable PERSONAL
" and, we believe, strong politically.
It undoubtedly represents a high
standard of personal integrity and in
telligence and if elected would COM
mand in exceptional degree the conn-
dence of the people That from the
standpoint of geography the North End
should have had one representative
may be admitted without detracting
from the ability or the disposition OF
yesterdays nominees to safeguard the
educational interests of the entire city
irrespective of section.
The new rules adopted yesterday
with zeal out of all proportion to the
discretion shown were probably not
understood by one delegate who voted
for them, but as the majority seemed
to think it had discovered something
quite to its liking we cheerfully ac-
quiesce. The rules as rushed through
are imperfect and obscure In several
particulars. In the same breath that
they do away with the delegate sys-
tern they speak of a city convention
but give no explanation how this con-
vention is to be formed or of what it
shall consist. In another place. they
forbid vigilance committees to receive
knowingly" more than FIVE improper
votes, under penalty of rejecting the
entire vote of the district thus maxi
ing it possible for a faction in control
OF the city committee or the city con
vention," whatever that may be, to so
Construe the word knowingly" as to
disfranchise whole groups of citizens
should it so elect. and for such a per-
version of authority the party at large
would have ABSOLUTELY no redress. We
could point out other places wherein
careful revision would have made the
new rules clearer and more easily com.
prehenG d by the masses, but as the
convention was evidently satisfied with
tho draft presented to it. further COM
ment is not now necessary.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12

The letter from Mr.. Acker, printed
in another column, points to a number
Of serious structural defects in the
new rules yesterday adopted for the
government Of the Republican party in
this city. Had he been granted hear
ing before the convention 1t might
have spared itself a lot of future
,trouble: az It is. 1t has plunged the
party IN fog so dense that 1t VIII he
fortunate If it shall find its way safely
out, In these matters it pays to make
haste slowly.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12
Coaxlng the Porte.

The effort of Minister Angel to coax
the Turkish government into paying
an indemnity to Americans who lost
Is a pitiful exhibition of American dip
lomatic weakness. The idea that the
Sultan of Turkey would care a fig for
the good or Ill will OF a nation which
Is not represented on the Bosphorus
by armed cruisers is ridiculous, and the
spectacle of diplomat from this coun-
try endeavoring without such visible
reinforcements to persuade the Sublime
Porte into any sort of compromise that
would touch the Oriental pocketbook Is
really amusing. In Turkey an Ameri-
can citizen is tolerated with the good
humor that would be accorded an un-
classified South Sea islander who
might land on our shores. The aver
age Turk has not the respect for the
American flag that we possess for the
yellow bandana handkerchief tied
about the neck of an illiterate immi-
grant.
The recent spectacle given in Turkey
sphere by any means. In nearly every
country except England and France
the people at large and petty govern
ment officials have the utmost con-
tempt for the rights of the American
citizen. 1t is a well-known fact that
many American tourists are in some
of the little Kingdoms obliged to pose
az Englishmen in order to receive re-
spectful treatment from officials of
whom they are obliged to ask favors.
To these petty minions of cheap roy
atty the strains of Hail Columbia"
are as meaningless as is the noise of
a Chinese tOm-tom.
1t Is plain that the government of
the United States in the past has been
solely responsible for this state of af-
fairs. Apparently flushed to vain con-
ceit by the victories of other days we
until recently rested in proud contem-
plation of past deeds of glory, and al
lowed army and navy to go to decay.
Communication until quite lately was
kept up with foreign powers by a few
ancient war vessels manned by small
crews and conducted on a scale of
modesty that gave our navy an mex
pressibly cheap appearance when COM
pared with the splendid equipments of
the vessels of other powers. While
during the past quarter of Il century
we have been boasting of what oul
| ancestors did in l776. or listening tc
statements of the good work to be ac-
| complished by Democratic retTench-
ment, reform and low tariff, the other
| nations of the world We're gradually
| increasing their naval strength, until
in comparison the United States navy
| had become the laughing stock of the
seas. 1t is fortunate that the awaken.
| ing of this country to the true state OF
affairs occurred while we were at peace
| with all the world. At the present
rate of rapid construction it is prob.
able that the United States will in 6
| few years possess fleets sufficient tC
command the respect of the most pow
erful of the monarchs Of the east. Bu
until that time arrives it would seen
to be we'll for our foreign representa-
| tives to keep as quiet as possible anC
confine their efforts principally to at
tending receptions and drawing thei
salaries with punctuality and dispatch
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12

Congressman King returns from
Cuba confirmed in his original belief
that the insurgents should be recog-
nized as belligerents and the spaniards
as incompetents: and we guess this
surrounds the whole matter.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12

The woman in American politics as
she has appeared the past week Is not
an engaging figure. No woman, whether
Mrs. Griffith or any other, can ever add
to the dignity Of herself or her sex by
the role recently enacted in Ohio.
There is no question but that woman
can make herself a powerful factor in
politics by intelligent and judicious
efforts, but 1t will never be by the
means Of bringing ridicule on the ones
she would inhuence. IT is question
.lcrtnn-... =. MO tn tll., n.l ..nalL /. ~.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12

In the name of justice some queer
things are done. In California a man
is hanged because suspected of mur-
der. In New York a woman who
crowns a life of infamy and crime by
Turing her paramour into a trap and
helping to chop up his yet warm re-
mains gets only fifteen years in prison.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.

Three Years-PETER NEULS, Eleventh
ward. -
Three Years-D. ]. PHILLIPS, Fifth
ward.
Two Years-E. ID. FELLOWS, Fourth
ward.
Two Years-F. 8. GODFREY, Eighth
ward.
one Year-F. S. BARKER, Seventeenth
ward.
One Year-ELIAS EVANS, Fifteenth
ward
Election Day. February 10.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12

The decision OF the senate to con-
session raises the question whether
there is any such thing as a really
secret session. Apparently not.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12

American help for starving Cuba
must be followed by definite assurance
that Spain will not throw the same
burden on the people of this country
a second time.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12

If President Mckinley is reading the
papers these days he must be aware
that the do-nothing policy for Cuba
has scant support among the Ameri-
can people.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12

Many Scrantonians evidently believe
that the talk about enforcing the snow
shoveling ordinance was all bluff-and
perhaps they are right.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12

will take a very long time. II, indeed,
1t can ever be achieved. But annexa-
tlon has nothing to do with the Cuban
problem of today.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12

Representative Griffith, of Ohio, can
now serve his country in the well-filled
role of an awful example.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12

Must we fight for Spaniards?" anx-
iously inquiries an exchange. Certainly
not. Give the Cubans a fair chance at
them and we won't need to.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12

John Griffith will take to the lecture
platform.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12

In Wilkes-Barre the first days APP
peal of Mayor Nichols for aid for Cuba
brought in $l7O, all contributed by
Wilkes rarreans. In Scranton, May
or Bailey's appeal the first day brought
in S0."5. of which so came from a
minister in Forty Fort, leaving to the
credit Of Scranton philanthropy the
magnificent sum of twenty-five cents.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12

Secretary Sherman has recently re-
iterated his opposition to the annexa-
tion of Cuba, and under the conditions
likely to exist in Cuba at least for the
next generation he is right. Before
Cuba can be taken into the American
Union the whole character of its in
stitutions, its customs and it's people
will have to be moulded anew, and this
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12

Mr.. Hanna can now afford to smile,
even at the cartoonists.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12

AS for Senator Foraker, he has seen
trouble before.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12
AN OBJECT LESSON.
From the New York Sun,


In a recent speech Senator Elklns set
forth with much thoroughness the vari-
Gus elements which combine to perpet-
uate England's mercantile power on the
seas. First comes her enormous tonnage,
which far exceeds that of all other nl-
tions together. This is supported by "the
British Lloyd system of surveys and clas-
sitications, discriminating in favor OF
British-built vessels" This system, in
turn, leads to determinations by the in
surance underwriters, favoring English
ships. Then come mail subsidies,
amounting to about $4,0OO,0OO' a year,
on which Great Britain is willing to suffer
"a seeming loss of about 81 ,000' annu-
ally; while subsidies to steamships as
auxiliary cruisers add about s2j00O0
year.
Again, she mans her ships more cheaply
than we man ours, according to Mr.. Ill
kins, employing fewer men to the ship,
and giving lower wages. Her ships are
surer of cargoes, having markets every
where. While the tax rate and insurance
are low, tke income from ship owner
ship is high, compared with the current
rates of interest on money. The ships
supplies are taken from goods in bond,
or duty free" In repairs, the ships have
an unequalled dock equipment with low
rents for the docks and low cost Of la
Dor.
Other advantages which Great Britain
holds are those of national pride and in
terest in marine affairs, giving the gov
ernment a free hand in shipping matters;
the possession of the beaten track of COM
merce and an enormous foreign trade
covering the world; a banking systen
greatly accommodating the debtor ma
tions, and tremendous in the capital and
surplus of ITS banking houses; an excel
lent consular system; national BOARD OF
trade which as full executive power; a
very extensive system of submarine and
other wires a system of great colonies
all over the world, creating and supply
markets; finally, a powerful navy for the
protection of the merchant marine, If
| needed.
The wage-earning power OF the British
merchant marine Is put at $75,OOO,OO0 an
| nIally, and the freight and passenger
earning power at 500. 600 900. while all this
gives remunerative employment for sup
plying coal. iron, and steel, and profits IN
building and repairing ships.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12

One feature Of the Crawford county
system which should be guarded
against is that 1t would enable the
Republicans of particular section
strong IN votes to fix up combinations
whereby 1t can capture all the nominal
tions. Getting such a lop-sided ticket
elected, however, would be another
matter. .,..Mt
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12

The chances at any rate are that
Senator Hanna will hereafter recall
that "there are others" in Ohio.