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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-03
" F. sHAFFBR.
.,,.-set 1arble Works, Lawn
rrrriture. Cemetery Furn-
ishings, Fence and
Settee Works.

NR W. F. sHAFFER Is one ol
4H J s,mar.et-s business men who
br constant. diligent work, and q
m pnovledgs Of the business engaged
4 rr1r mo a trade, because heis pro-
ris,o- of the place where he learned
s trade This is the Oldest marble
ID granite works in Somerset county,
= Sbsf..r having been in business for
v,a4n wears sud cemeteries for miles
!, r,rn5 are dotted with monuments
,st were shaped, lettered and put up
this old reliable establishment He
doing a very prosperous business,
norrting 10 from ten TO twelve thou
4 md dollars per annum, and giving
snploymeut TO five men.
Mr. Sbafsr j. a skilled workman,
verses bis own work, is neat and ar
4 stic. takes special pains TO make every
H. q go,d one, and by managing all
: own work can easily undersell COM
.Aaritors vino must hire their work and
hen hire a salesman to sell the goods.
mother advantage in dealing with Mr..
kbsffsr is that he lives here, is known
Il be reliable, and stones put up by him
L. guaranteed 10 stand, and even il
tbsvd not. he resets them, while with
i foreign dealer they set your stone
aown, collect your mOney-you pay
4hem a big price-aud have no recourse
h case of mistakes, flaws or bad set
Aings while you can get the same work
sor less money Of W. F. Shaffer and
know exactly what you are getting
,e given the best work with a gusran-
-ee on every job.
Mr. ShsfTrr also furnishes a full lin,
Df iron vases, settees, fences, cemetery
gstes. eIc and is prepared to put them
b. place, erect the fence, do any kind q
|cemetery work and the like on the
shortest notice and at the most reason
sble prices. In fact he is noted for hi;
low prises as well As his reliability, and
persons needing anything in his line
can easily save money by coming in
snd taking a look at his goods and
prices. Mr.. Shsffer is a perfect gentle.
nan ani will extend you every courtesy.
Mr. W. F. Shaffer, though yet com.
paratiyely a young man, has started
from the ground up, made his own way
snd earned his own standing in the
commercial world. He has lived an
Industrious, useful life, established a
reputation for honor and industry, built
up good business and ranks as one OF
.OuT leading and best business men.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-03
FRANCIS J. KoosER.
A Leader at the Bar, Prominent
in Politics, a rIan of the
People.

IcOR long years the Somerset bar
u has been noted for its ability and
its many able representatives, and no
other member of this bar has had more
to do in establishing aud maintaining
that reputation than Frfneis J.
Kooser, who is a lawyer Of unques-
toned ability, Of wonderful resources,
and Of perfect devotion to the interests
of his clients.
He is a fine debater, very eloquent
when the circumstances demand II, s
clear, plain, sensible reasoner, and
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-03
HIGHLAND INN.

storehouse Of general information.
As a judge of law he has few equals
and no superiors in this part Of the
country, and the man who secures his
services in any difficult law compliea-
tions has placed his case in wise and
able hands and will have his interests
looked after in the best possible
manner
General Coffroth has a fine library,
and though three score years and ten,
looks no older than fifty, is strong,
vigorous and healthy, both in mind
and body, his step is elastic and his ex-
pressions prompt, shrewd aud we'll
timed, and the writer believes he is
voicing the sentiment of the people
when ne says that he is beloved and re-
spected by all.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-03

tios Of iAw. 10 which he has bean very
successful He. however, was ap-
pointed and served 50 Deputy Reve-
nue. Collector during the first term of
Cleveland's presidency. Mr.. Kimmel
is DOW ripe in years but strong in bady
and mind. gentleman Of undoubted
merit. sti in the active practice Of his
profession, and commands the respect
and esteem Of all.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-03
J. A. BERKEY.

Il A. BERKEY, ESQ, is a native
j. Of Somerset county. Heobtained
his early education in the public
schools; later he attended the local
normal schools and in 1854 gradusted
at the Southwestern State Normal
Schools.
He taught school for number Of
years and was Principal Of the SOmer-
set public schools for period OF three
years, during which period he gave the
schools a Course Of Study, systemized
tine work, and in 1887 graduated class
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-03

fenced to the peuitentiary at single term
of court, shortly aher he became prose-
cutting attorney.
Mr.. Colborn has also held other public
Offices, notably the Office OF school direct
or for succession Of years. the onerous
duties of which he discharged with mark
ed ability. In every position in which
he has been tried he has given his best
efforts and soundest Judgment.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-03
FREDERICK WEIMER, Sr.
FOrty-eight Years a Blacksmith.

I'm HE subject Of this sketch is the
" oldest blacksmith in this part
o. the country. He wss born in SOM
efset sixty-three years ago. His father
was blacksmith and started q shop in
'his town eighty years ago. The en-
lire iamily are blacksmiths, and good
ones But there is not a man of the
name, # indeed any other name, who
can do better work than our old stand
oy' Fred Weimer. He is a blacksmith
both by nature and practice and his
SoFk Is always the 5est. He is neat,
De Is prompt, he is industrious. He
c1l shoe a horse as quickly and as
Wi. as any man living.
M Weimer does all kinds of repair
SoTA Is reasonable in his prices and
lis work is strong aud durable. He /.
q remarkably rugged man for his aye,
GENIAL and sociable ia his nature, and
everybody likes Fred Weimer. He
NA' accumulated some Of this world.
goods, and stands well before the com.
"lhiiy as a business man Of honol
anu integrity. His shop Is located OF
1''l i streetand he invites you aroun,
TO So him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-03

chinery. They have the dynamos. they
have the boilers, the engines and every
thing ready to connect for motor purposes
whenever the demands require it.
The company in control Of this plant
have elected the following well-known
gentlemen as officers: Or. J. NJ. Louther.
President, j. A. BerKey. Secretary, Chas.
II. Fisher, Treasurer. J. NJ. Bricker, Col
lectOr. A. w. Knepper. Valentine Hay
and D'. G. b. Hough as directors These
gentlemen need no Introduction to our
people; we all know that they will do
the fair thing. give us the worth of our
money and the finest service in the land.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-03

he has been soners. coanty's sholos
for Congrees and Tor Judge.
His law practice has been very ex-
tensive and there is hardly a celebrated
case OF Que Of special importance in
our memory with which he has not
been connected, and it is largely due
to his efforts as prosecutor that the
celebrated Nicely Brothers and, a few
years later, the Roddy Brothers, were
convicted and hanged from the same
scatiOld. He is wonderful defender
OF right and his ability to condemn
evildoers is unexeelled- He is popular
with the people and with all his
clients.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-03
F f. HoRNER

,-rrtD pragressive and success
- ~. "a department Of our public
% ii''- .- .bir8-en are working and
lias - - indeed. Nr Horner seems to
~. ..bs man TO draw out their best en-
lus' gsaa clear success as a leach
wa. educated in the California .,so.o, s'ase
wa 5ss been here in the Somerse'
.-.-5,,l. l...,.. fl ave years had three
T.: % expsreu-s rs a teacher IN .ne !,
hard aud Jealous worker al
- 5vtamake every sacrifice for the
..1eit OF his pupils
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4. 3. coLnoRN.
A Native of Turkeyfoot Town
ship, a Man who has Held
Many Official Positions.
cIear-tieaded
Lawyer.

T1THE subject Of this sketch Is one Of
" the old-time attorneys Of SOM
erset County. de was born in lS22,
long before Jackson was elected Presi-
dent. at time when that patron saint
of Democracy was enc Of the idols Of
his country when the old National
Road was the main artery Of travel
between the East and the West He
grew up in the country, took advantage
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-03

sees the management Of everything
looks after the cooking and the general
cleanliness, is genial and kind, and
does her part in making this house the
most popular place in the county.
Another feature Is that Mr.. Mevers
has feed stable connected with his
hotel, where he can accommodate any
one driving into town to spend day.
He Is the owner Of the house and has
not spared any pains to make the place
n comfortable as possible.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-03

are good and ars being sold cheap. thia
belae the old, reliable hardware house.
established In 1871, and has fioarished
by honest methods aud low prices for
all these years
The herald., 1898-07-26
CHESS TOURNAMENT
THE CHAMPIONSHIP MAY GO TO
PILLSBURY
He Is Tied With Tarrasch-Contestt to
Begin Next Monday-Results of
the Final Rounds

VIENNA, July 21.-After the conclusion
of play in the final round of the interna-
tional chess masters tournament tonight
it was found that Pilsbury and Tarrasch
had won an equal number of games, and
that, therefore, tie match. which is to
begin on Monday, will have to decide the
awarding of the first and second prizes.
Moreover, one game, that between Black
burn and Caro-, was left unfinished, and
by winning this game Blackburn may
come in for a share of the tenth prize, the
result of this game will have to be awaited
before the tournament will be wound up.
Janowski won the third prize, Steinitz the
fourth, Schlechter the fifth, Burn and
Tschigorin divided the sixth and seventh
prizes, Lipke and Marocxy divided the
eighth and ninth prizes. Alapin Is at pres
ent the only candidate for the tenth and
final prizes.
Today's results in the final round Of the
tournament were as follows: Tarrasch
beat Walbrodt, Schiffers beat Burn, ia
nowski downed Trenchard, PilIhbury van
euished Baird, Blackburn and Caro- ad-
journed their game, Showalter and Lipke,
and Marco and Halprin, and Steinitz and
Maroczy, and Tschigorin and Alapin drew.
The game between Showalter and Burn
in the thirty-fourth round was won by
Burn, ana not by Showalter, as has been
cabled.
Two adjourned games from Friday were
concluded yesterday. Burn beat Pillsbury
and Alapn and Schiffers drew.
Here Follow the scores of all the COM
The herald., 1898-07-26
WANT SCHOOLS FOR CUBA
Boston Baptists Appeal to the Presi-
dent--The Resolutions

BOSTON, July 25-The Twelfth Baptist
Church adopted the following resolutions:
Resolved, that the President be requested
to institute free military school, in which
to educate colored soldiers for the duties
81. 1864, was done for white soldiers who
were appointed to lead colored troops, and
the men chosen for this responsible office
be taken from those who have won distinc-
ton on the battlefield.
Resolved, that the colored people recognize
with gratitude the courage and soldierly
qualities of the blacks now in Cuba, who
made the victory of Santiago possible. AS
the climate of Cuba, menace to the white
soldier, is adapted to promote the highest
development of the black, 1t Is our hope
to see the pearl of the Antilles become to
America what 1t has never been to Spain.
the home Of a thrifty and happy people.
Resolved, that it Is our belief that the
black man has been educated and trained
to fufiil an important mission. not only
for Cuba. but for the Spanish possessions
that are to come under our control. The
Cuban for whom we went to war with
Spain, when asked to do mental work de-
clined, claiming that he was soldier ard
not workman. The negro, faithful to his
master before emancipation came, and as
a contraband In helping us to build our
forts and works essential to the success OF
our army. was a soldier as faithful in bur-
den- airing as he was brave in battle, and
now occupies the proud position he holds
in the eyes OF the world because Christ's
rule obtains control and HE that humb!eth
himself will be exalted
The herald., 1898-07-26
KNOCKED OVERHEARD
Young Woman Running Away From
Home Is Drowned

homo Is DrOWQeQ
STOCKTON, July 25.-The body of the
woman drowned In Middle River last Fri
day has not been recovered. A Deputy
Coroner left today to search for the re-
mains, but as there is considerable current
at the place 1t Is doubtful whether they
can be found until the body rises.
The drowned woman was Miss Mary AL
len of Vallejo, aged 10 years. She was on
her way TO this city in the sloop Huntress,
owned by Antoine Hansen, a Vallejo sa-
loon keeper. The young woman asked to
be brought to this city, saying she had
friends here whom she wished to visit
On the way up she told Hansen that the
real object was to get away from home as
she could not bear the treatment her moth
er subjected her to. Hansen and Miss AL
len were the only ones on the sloop.
They were standing just in front of the
wheel, when the boom was swung around
by a gust of wind. It struck Hansen and
Miss Allen on the head, knocked the for
mer backward to the deck, where he lay
unconscious. The woman was knocked
overheard
When Hansen came to he called for Miss
Allen. Getting no reply. he started to
rise, but fell. He was unable to do more
than crawl around the deck in a semi
dazed condition.
A nag was flying on the mast of the
eioop, and. to attract attention, Hansen
lowered to half-mast. The next morning
two young men boarded the boat to ascer-
tain what was tho matter. and they sailed
the sloop into Stockton. The drowned wo-
man had not been at home very much Of
late. She told Hansen that she had been
working out asa domestic in Los Angeles
and other cities.
The herald., 1898-07-26
petitors:
BROOKE JOINS MILES
Sails for Porto Rico With His Com
mand-St. Paul Convovs

mand-St. Paul Conveys
WASHINGTON, July Reimbursement
Brooke, commanding the First Army
Corps. will sail today from Newport News
to join General Miles at Porto Rico The
General will embark on the St. Louis, and
as he will proceed Immediately without
waiting for the whole of his command, he
should arrive off Porto Rico some time
Friday or Saturday. The st. Louis will be
accompanied on the run down the coast
by the ST. Paul, on which will be the head
quarters of General Haines.
The. remainder of the troops in Chicka-
maugua will be embarked at Hampton
Roads as rapidly possible and It Is ex-
pected that the last of them will be aboard
ship by Wednesday.
The reported boarding of German
steamer Off San Juan de Porto Rico by a
launch from an American vessel Is taken
at the War Department to confirm its be-
lief that General Miles has arrived there
However, some vessels of the auxiliary
fleet have been blockading San Juan and
the launch may have been from one Of
those vessels instead Of from Miles fleet
The department has no doubt that Miles
Is off Porto Rico, and II all of the details of
the expedition are moving with precision
there is every reason to believe that the
troops will all be ashore before the end Of
the week.
Colonel Hecker, who IL directly IN charge
| Of the transportation arrangements here,
The herald., 1898-07-26
ANOTHER MILLION
STEAMER FROM THE KLONDIKE
ARRIVES AT SEATTLE
Brings Nearly Two Hundred Miner.
and Cargo of Gold Dust and
Nuggets

| SEATTLE, Wash, July &.-The steamer
| Charles Nelson arrived here today from ST.
Michael with 173 passengers from Dawson
| and gold dust estimated all the way from
| 81, 900, 900 to $1,5O00OO. Purser Al. A. Tucker
| said:
Il believe one million and a half Is a
| fair estimate. OF that amount can vouch
| for $500. 600, which was turned over to me
and placed in the steamers safe"
One man, Mr.. Tucker said, had $175, 0OC
and another $125, 900. He would not disclose
their names. Prof. T. s. Lippy, his father
and two brothers, carried off the steamer
nine canvas sacks, which weighed about
100 pounds each. This was the cleanup
from Lippys claim, No. 16 Eldorado.
Charles Randall an old-timer, had $S4, 900.
Other Individual amounts ran from one to
ten thousand dollars, five thousand being
an average. At o'clock this afternoon
sixty-seven passengers had deposited in
the assay Office about 5000, 900. Four thou
sand ounces was the largest individual
amount. This did not include the Lippy
and Randall gold. About one-third of the
passengers brought no gold. Some Of them
had gone In this spring. Not liking the
prospects. they sold their outfits and re-
every day from up the Yukon and the next
steamers from there will be crowded to
their full capacity. Owing to the high rates
on river steamers many are floating down
on small boats.
When the Nelson left st. Michael there
were twentysix vessels there. Nine river
steamers. loaded to the guards, had started
up the river. Some were drawing four feet
of water and doubts were expressed of the
to Dawson. There is large amount Of
merchandise at st. Michael, which will in
sure a supply of food next winter If it can
be gotten up before ice closes navigation.
Moran's fleet of ten river steamers was
passed by the Nelson just after 1t had en-
tered Boring sea, about 600 miles from st.
MichaeIs The arrival of the feet was
anxiously awaited at St. Michael, as 1t
would enable many of the steamers to send
their passengers up the river. The passen-
gers were getting very uneasy and discon-
tented. Several steamers were unable to
sail owing to the fact that their passsn-
gers would not disembark until river
transportation was provided for them
Among the steamers thus delayed We're the
ProgreSso, South Portland and Brixham
The noted Cuban filibuster Laurada, with
Boring sea. The Conemaugh was discharg-
ing her steel river steamers and they We're
being riveted together. The Navarro had
arrived with her tow river steamer Mime
apolis in good condition.
The herald., 1898-07-26
Needed a Guardian

CHICAGO July 25.-Samuel Dunno, a
cattle dealer from Miles City Mont, came
into the Harrison street police station to-
day and asked to be sent home. as he was
without money to buy his ticket. Dunno
first came to Chicago July 18th, and was
robbed of four packages of bills each con-
tanning $500. He told the police he was on
his way to the Polk street depot prepara-
tory to making a trip to Canada, when a
woman called him into a doorway and
robbed him of the packages. Immediately
after reporting the loss of $1,000 Dunno went
out again and lost $141 in the same manner
The next day he did not appear at the
police station and was not seen by the Off
GERS until today. He went to Canada from
Chicago and there lost his trunk and has
not been able to recover it. When he came
back to Chicago last night on his way
home to Montana he had s95. and in an I'M
explainable manner he parted company
with that today. The police fear Dunno is
temporarily unbalanced mentally.
The herald., 1898-07-26
SHERMAN ON THE WAR
The Veteran Statesman Says We Must
Rem ember the Maine In Settling

NEW YORK. July pa special TO the
World from Washington says:
| Former Secretary of State John Sherman
in an interview said:
| II regret to hear of the reported differ
| ences between Gen. Shafter and Garcia In
Cuba If the Cubans deserved enough re-
| spect to be recognized by the United States
1t seems to me they should be respected
on the battlefield. They have battled for
| liberty and freedom from SPANS tyranny
| for half a century or more, and now that
| the object which they have so long fought
| for Is In sight they should share in the
fruits of victory. Gen. Garcia should have
| been invited to the surrender Of Santiago,
and II he was not a blunder was made.
| Congress passed a resolution to expel
Spain from Cuba. In that resolution It
was clearly stipulated that we would leave
the island to the control of the people
there after q stable and firm government
had been established. Therefore, we can
not, with any show of consistency, lay
claim to the island after it has been taken
| from SPAIN
at is yet to be determined whether or not
! the Cubans are capable Of self-government.
If they are, well and good We should
| turn the island over to them. But II the
| Cubans become dissatisfied with their form
of government after we set 1t up, and rebel
against 1t, we would doubtless feel called
upon to step In and take the island. This
to my mind. is the only contingency which
| could arise wherein the United States would
be justified In taking Cuba.
'At this time 1t Is not possible to form
an appropriate estimate Of the amount OF
| indemnity we should demand from Spain
Much depends upon future events. II
seems to me, however, that the Maine Incl
dent should not be lost sight OF when tbs
United States begins to figure on indemnity
/ have always believed that the Maine was
blown UP by the Spaniards. 1t may be that
the act waA done without the knowledge
The herald., 1898-07-26
The Pacific Roads

CHICAGO. July est is thought that
complete returns of the gross earnings of
the American railroads will show an in
crease OF at least SCI, ZOO, 900 over last year.
covering the first six months. Reports from
202 roads already show an increase Of $751;
44O, EOS. which would Indicate that this will
be a banner year.
The Pacific roads and grain-carry1nR
lines are conspicuously in the lead, the
Southern Pacific showing an increase for
the first five months of 1885,. 162 as com.
pared with last year, while the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, East and West, comes In
second with an increase Of s,S77, 900 for the
same period.
The roads which do the bulk Of the grain
business show increases Of from one and
one-quarter to two and three-quarter mil.
lions.
The herald., 1898-07-26
More Klondike Stories

SAN FRANCISCO, July &c. II. Vines.
who represents New York syndicate, has
returned from the Klondike. which he re-
CARDS as the richest mining region in the
world. He said in an interview:
what greatly impressed me is the
wealth and extent of the bench claims AS
an instance. 1 saw claim on the ninth
tier in French Gulch which appeared to be
1000 feet above the creek bed which was
turning out $1,000 per day What extent of
territory this class of ground covers, no
man knows, and the development of the
diggings will probably occupy years. Ar
to quartz lodges, after careful investiga-
ton, I am strongly inclined to the belief
that they no longer exist in that region.
AS to the future possibilities would say
that they are apparently immense"
The herald., 1898-07-26
Collision on the Lakes

DETROIT, Mich, July 25.-The steamer
Edward Smith No. was run into and sunk
In Lake St. Clair near the fats by the
schooner Aurania in tow Of the propeller
Aurora The Smith was bound up, loaded,
and without a consort, while the Aurora
and Aurania were bound down. Another
large propeller was also bound down close
to the tow and 1t is supposed the man in
charge Of the Smith got the single propeller
and tow mixed In his mind, and in lodging
the propeller crashed into the Aurania,
which was making about seventeen miles
an hour. The force of the blow sent the
Smith over TO the west side of the channel
and sunk her. The Aurania was badly
damaged about the bow. The crew and a
pleasure party on board the Smith were
rescued without accident and sent to the
Old Club. The Smith Is owned by John
Mitchell Of Cleveland, and valued at 500
900. The Aurania is the property of Corri-
gan Of Cleveland and valued at $50 900. De-
tails are very meager, none Of the crew
having arrived here yet