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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-27

A serious shooting affrsy topk place At
Windber Christmas, in which man
named Perrin was fatally wounded by
another named Brown. A man named
Parlett, who had been refused liquor ai
toe bar of the Cambris hotel. became
boisteroas and knocked Brown down.
who while on his knees shot Al him. the
ball hitting Psrlin in the eye. The latter
is unconscious. and his death is morDen-
tarily expected. Brown was placed m
der arrest, aud Parlett who caused the
trouble, was afterward badly used up
with a beer bottle.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-27
THE BEST OF
READING FOR
OLD AND YOUNG.
1Q()(|
1900

Few newspapers in the country have
better news facilities than The Pittsburg
Post. A glance at its columns day by
day will convince even the most casual
reader that this is fact. 1t covers the
local, domestic aud foreign fields thor
oughly. In addition TO the splendid SER
vice of the Associated Press, The Post
receives the news of the world collected
especially by two of the leading New
York newspapers. Thus not asource OF
news is leit uncovered.
The great success of The Post in report
ing the SpanishAmerican war is being
continued now that war has been carried
into Africa. The Posts dispatches from
London and the seat of war are unequal
ed. Particular praise should be given
the cabled letters of |. n. Ford, who SO
ably sizes up ths war situation each day
Now that Congress is in session. The
Post may be expected 10 give the most
complete and interesting reports from
the National capital. Already the events
are shaping themselves for the presiden-
tial campaign of 1900. aad The Post Is
planning to duplicate aud then excel its
wonderful record of 1896.
The great progress made by The Sun
day Post in the last few years has made
it one of the marvels of modern Journal
ism. Its half-tone supplement is not sus-
passed anywhere and is eqnaled by few
magazines.
Il is the cleanest family paper, and its
market reports are the latest and most
reliable.
Taken all in all the prospect of The
Post are of the brightest, aud its readers
have every reason to believe they will
fare better than ever before.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-27
Literary Not. from IN. Century Co

The January Century will contain a
poem by Rudyard Kipling, "In the Mat
ter of One Compass" DIR. Mitchelrs sto-
ry, "rhe Autobiography Of a Quaek. /"
ends in that issue. but another serial by
Dr.. Mitchell will begin in the March
number. 1t is called "Dr. North and His
Friends and one who has read the man
us.ript calls it IAN epitome OF the science,
Culture aad common sense Of the nine
teenth century,"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-27
swearing Of Time.

Another swearing of time is near at
hand. Another new year will soon be
here. the year 1900. Well. it isn't 100
soon 10 begin 20 consider what bad hab-
it's TO renounce. We all, old and young,
ought to know better each year. and at
the beginning of a new wear is real
good time to begin. Let eyarybody begin
the new year with full determination
10 lead better life.
Alas, no resolution fair,
Shall on the scroll appear;
I'll just endeavor 70 repair,
The ones broke last year.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-27
erain-ol eraip.o!

Remember that name when you want a
delicious, appetizing, nourishing food
drink to take the place of coffee. Sold by
all grocers and liked by all who have
used it. Grain-O is made of pure grain, it
aids digestion and strengthens the nerves.
II is not a stimulant but health builder
and the children as well as the adults can
drink It with great benefit Costs about
Z as much as coffee. l5c. and 25c. per
package. Ask your grocer for Grain-O.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-27
Christmas Surprise for Ten Thousand.

PITrsBURG, Dec. 2.-The Carnegie
Company gave its employees a great
Christmas surprise to-day by posted no.
tices at its various works in this vicinity
the Duquesne Steel Works. furnaces
aud foundry, the Carrie Furnaces, the
Homestead Steel Works. the Lucy Fur
nsces. the Keystone Bridge Works. the
Upper Union Mills and the Lower
Union Mills-reading as follows:
Taking effect on January l, 1900, COM
mon labor at these works will be increas-
ed to 81 80 per day, and all other day,
turn and tonnage labor with certain ex-
ceptions) will be increased in proportion.
THE exceptions are the tonnage men
working under sliding scales where the
rates of wages increase and decrease in
proportion to the proceeds of the pro-
duets, and also the men employed in
severel new sub-departments which have
been put into operation within the last
two months. and for which new scales
were made at the time in keeping with
the present improved condition of busi-
ness
This adjustment is 7.l4 per cent. ad-
vance on the wages now being paid,
making total OF twenty five per cent. of
increase made by the company volun-
tarily since the last general scale. About
10000 men will be affected.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-27

The Indiana Normal School of Penn
sy' sania will begin the Winter Term
Tuesday, January . 1900.
ID. j. WALLER JR.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-27
RIDDLED WITH BULLETS.
The Murderer of Sanford White Is in a
Dying Condition.

A dispatch from Dunbar says: Excite
ment ran high in this town and vicinity
last Thursday night. Sanford White, Su-
perintendent of Construction of the w. J.
Rainey Coke Company, is dead, and his
assassin is in the Connellsville hospital,
riddled with bullets. and is expected to
die at any time.
George eTempleton, negro gambler and
desperate, is supposed to have entered
and robbed a house of one of the work
men at Mount Braddock last night, and
when the robbery was reported at the
works this morning Superintendent F,
W. Cunningham started an investigation.
Among others, he asked Templeton where
he spent last night. Instead of replying,
the negro at once said he would kill Mr..
Cunningham for insinuatiug that be had
anything to do with the thieving.
After some loud talk he drew a revolver
from his pocket and, as Mr.. Cunningham
was unarmed, Sanford White, standing
close by, ran and steppe2 between the
men and, without word, struck the ne
gro in the face, knocking him away from
Cunningham. Like fash Templeton
turned the revolver on White and shot
him. The ball entered the right breast
just over the heart. White staggered
backward and gasped for breath. but with
wonderful rsllying power be drew his re-
volver and fired twice at TempletOn, who
was by this time running away. White
then fell to the ground and died soon AFT
erward
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-27
New Jsnnertown Church.

A Reformed Church was recently or
ganized at Jennertown by Rev. S. c.
Long. assisted by Rev. DIR. Charles Fer
ner, late of Philadelphia, who recently
located at Jenners.
Messrs. John D. Rauch and Levi
Shaulis were chosen deacons of the new
congregation, and Messrs Isaac Friedline
and Benjamin Enos elders. A Sunday
school has been organized in connection
with the church and the following corps
of officers chosen: John o. hay, Super
intendent; f. s. Witt, Assistant Superin-
tendent; Miss Laura S. Hay, organisi
p. s. Pile, Treasurer: Miss Mary Ranch.
Secretary; Miss Lillian Maurer, Libra
rian.
There are now two congregations in
Jennertown, the Lutherans having had
a church there for some time. Rev. Long
resides in that place and will have charge
of four churches hereafter, the other
three being Beam, Calvary aud Edie.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-27
December q, 1899.

Harvey N. Berkley spent
. al,, = geyorsiale relatives. ell. ives
8. s''I I,-'nn,el. of Pitts6nrg, IS
2 H',I Solidsys with Somerset
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-07-26

Indications point to heated cam
paign for Congressional honors next
spring in the First District, as well as
in the Second.
Present indications are that Hon
Carroll S, Page is to be candidate
for the Congressional nomination in
the First District, and there is like
wise little doubt that Congressman
H. H. Powers is anxious to succeed
himself There are other candidates,
but they are minors, in more senses
than one, and the contest-if contest
there be-will really be between Gov.
Page and Judge Powers.
Judge Powers will have represent
ed the First District in Congress for
ten years when the present term is
completed and, irrespective of other
things, the matter of whether or not
he should go back again should be
largely determined by the visible
fruits of his labor during the season
he has been given honor and profit
by the voters of Vermont's First
District.
Of late years whenever anything
has. been said about putting some
body else in Powers place the friends
of the Congressman have thrown up
their hands, fguratively, and over
whelmed the upstart by pointing to
the Judges exalted record on the
Pacific railroad bill.
That argument will hardly be a
conclusive feature of the campaign
next year. Judge Powers was so
completely and ingloriously defeated,
turned down, plowed under and sod
ded over on his railroad bill that it
must make him homesick to hear the
thing mentioned.
1t seems, too, as though we heard
somewhere few brief months ago
that Judge Powers was just about
getting fine new public building for
Burlington. Other cities of much less
Importance than Burlington secured
public buildings, but the Queen City
of Vermont, never bit.
If Judge Powers is to go back to
Washington for another term he has
got to just everlastingly rake over
his record and find a few things to
stand on. He has for an opponent
this time a man whose business
reaches into every town in Vermont
and whose methods have made him
a criterion of business ability. With
al, he knows, and is known of, men
Judge Powers has long hard row
ahead of him if he really intends tc
attempt to hoe it.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-07-26

the matter very plainly in a recent
issue in which it says:
In considering the above names,
the question fairly arises, is Con-
gresham Powers to be candidate
for denomination next June, and il
so, what is the record on which he
will go before the people of the first
district? Is he any more entitled to
continuation of his term beyond
ten years than were Chittenden,
Hall, and Poland?
" Is he as much entitled to it as
were Mallory, Slade, Everett, and
Morrill,?
This is not an argument; only a
question for Judge Powers and his
friends to answer. Congressman
Powers claim must be based on his
record. In what is that record pre-
eminent? Does it surpass or even
equal in merit those named above
VIII he present it to the Judgment OF
his constituents ?"
If his record is such that it com
pares favorably with the above men
toned names then his length OF
service should be no bar to his re-
election. The people of his district
are familiar with his work and also
with the record of the other contest
ant, Gov. Page, who is one of the
best known men in Vermont, and of
whom the Montpelier Journal has
the following to say:
That is always a political con-
test of rare interest to which Carroll
S. Page is a party. Such a fight
cannot be a dull one; it must be
sharp, aggressive, with an element
of picturesque. In politics or bust
ness there is nothing commonplace
or conventional in Gov. Pages
methods"
AS our contemporary states, Gov
Page is not ordinary in his methods
and his long and very successful bust
ness career, equalled by but few mer
in this state, as well as his record as
a politician, should and will be care.
fully considered by the voters. In
public life he has been found to be &
man on whom the people could rely
at all times and in consequence has
a strong following throughout both
districts, and this seems to be the
proper time for a further recognition
of the most able manner in which he
has always served the state.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-07-26
barton Monitor.

Considerable interest is being man.
ifested over the state as to who is to
represent the first Congressional
district during the next term. AL
though several names have been pre-
sented it is generally conceded that
the contest, if there is one, will be be-
tween Hon. H. H. Powers, the
present incumbent, and ex-Gov. Car
roll S. Page. Judge Powers has
served in the House since 1890, and
with the close of his present term
will have held the Office ten years,
length of time which, according to
Chief Justice Taft, had only been
equalled by seven of Vermont's
eighty-seven representatives, to the
time of the present incumbents.
These men were, Hon. Roland c.
Mallory, Hon. William Slade, Horace
Everett, Justin S. Morrill,, Gov. Chit
tenden, Gov. Hall, and Hon. Luke P.
Poland, and the time has been ex-
ceeded by only the first four.
If, as it appears Judge Powers has
served the full time usually accorded
a representative of that district, he
asks the people to extend the time,
before doing so they will of course
take into consideration his record
during the time he has represented
them, and also the record already
made by his opponent in the field.
TIE st. .Jobnsbury Republican states
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-07-26
A WORD PERSONAL.

In the probable event of conttst
for the Republican Congressional
nomination in this district it now
seems likely that the leading candi-
dates will be presented by Lamoille
County.
Our publication offices are at Nor.
risville and Hyde Park, the respective
residences of Judge Powers and Ex-
Gov. Page, and it goes without say
ing that the News AND CITIZEN would
be untrue to its duty we're it to fail to
give, impartially and fairly, the whole
public sentiment on this important
question, as reflected by the state
press.
The position Of the News AND CITI-
ZEN is thus easily seen to be both
unique and important. No other
state paper would find ellen age dis
posed to cheer fully yield 80 much Of
its space to this topic.
Ifyou receive copy of this issue by
mail and are not regular subscriber
it is because your name has been sug-
gested to us as one likely to be exctp.
tionally interested in this subject, and
one who would be pleased to receive
all that is said by the Vermont press
touching the important question
"Who shall represent Vermont's first
district in the next Congress We
shall therefore send you few of our
next issues and respectfully suggest if
our paper suits you that you send us
a dime and allow us to enter your
name as a trial subscriber for sixty
days, at the end of which time we in
du'ge the hope thatyou will continue
with us to the end of the campaign.
In consideration of local conditions
we shall for the present at least sub
ordinate all personal preferences to
our desire to serve our patrons faith
fully and impartially from a news
standpoint, giving, without fear or
friendship all that is said editorially
by any Vermont newspaper.
No charge will be made for the few
copies sent you assamples and before
receiving your order therefor.
Yours truly,
L. II. LEWIS.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-07-26

text OF a little sermon as to a proba-
bic contest in the First District the
coming year. Judge Taft makes out
that of the many Congressman cred
tied to Vermont since it was granted
representation in the national House
OF Representatives, numbering 81 in
all down to the present incumbents.
only four have served as long as
twelve years and only three others
as long as ten years. These seven
included such names as Mallory.
Slade, Everett, Morrill,, Chittenden,
Hall and Poland. The point the Re-
publican calls attention to is that
Judge Powers has already served ten
years and it asks if he has fairly
carved his name up as high as the
few others who have had the same
opportunity. The question is peril
nent if the Judgeis again candidate
for denomination. While fully appre-
ciating his high attainments in many
directions, it has seemed to us for
some time that Judge Powers is not
model Congressman, or the best
that his district could present. He
has an amazing faculty for getting
on what is generally considered the
wrong side of questions and clinging
to them with pertinacity that
effects his reputation and influence at
the capital. He has been unfortu-
nate in his support of measures, to
say the least, and he scarcely figures
in the more important acts of legisla-
ton. Judge Powers record is a dis
appointment to many, who expected
that, with the prestige of coming
from a seat on the supreme court
bench, he would shine as brilliant
light in the Congressional armament
All of which proves once more what
has been shown over and over again,
that the ablest lawyers do not al
ways make the best legislators.
Judge Powers has already been hon
ored longer than any representative
from the west side for a generation
While we on this side have no direct
voice, we are interested in having
Vermont's best men at the capitol,
and, studying Powers record, we
honestly believe our friends over
yonder can afford to make the ex-
pertinent of a change.
CONTINUED on page 81
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-07-26
For Powers or Against Page.
Rutland Herald. I

lNobA1hd
The duty of choosing a man for
Senator, and men for Representa-
tives, with the sole reference to their
ability best to execute Vermont's
commission in the law-making
branch of the general government
ought to be, with the people, ST.
preme-personal or partisan consid-
Grafton entirely subordinate. Yer
mont's delegation is small numeri-
cally. The state must compensate
for numerical weakness by mental
and moral strength.-Montpelier
Journal
This is a clear statement of per-
fectly sound doctrine, but the con-
temporary follows it with a boom
for William P. Dillingham; for Sena-
tor and another for Carroll S. Page
for Congressman The Journal
should grow sense of humor.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-07-26

The St. Johnsbury Republican in
it's last weeks issue publishes some
records on Congressional matters
which are quite pertinent to thecam-
paign soon to be- Chief Justice Taft
receives the credit of furnishing the
statistics and is no doubt the best
authority obtainable on Vermont
history.
The Republican goes on to say
that of the eighty-seven representa-
tives in Congress credited to this
state only four have served the state
twelve years in the lower house up
to the present incumbents. These
are: Hon. Roland c. Mallory, from
1919 to 1881; Hon. VIM. Slade, 1881
to 1913; Hon. Horace Everett, 1929
to 1913; and Hon, Justin S. Morrill,,
1855 to 1867. These men all had
meritorious service that gave them
rank and continued them in office for
long period. Only three besides
the above even attained ten years
service, viz: Cows. Chittenden and
Hall and Hon. Luke P. Poland, all
pre-eminently distinguished men in
state and national affairs.
In the words of the Republican
In considering the above names,
the question fairly arises, is Congress-
man Powers to be a candidate for
denomination next June, and if SO,
what is the record on which he will
go before the people of the First
District? Is he any more entitled to
continuation of his term beyond
ten years than were Chittenden, Hal
and Poland?"
A gentleman who has been living
in Washington has stated that since
Judge Powers inglorious defeat or
his Pacific Railroad bill, he hAs prac
tically dropped out of sight in most
Congressional matters. He has
seemed disheartened, discouraged
and homesick, and, so far as Con
gressional work is concerned, W.
might as well have been represented
by a sick man.
An examination of the records o
the Fifty-6fth Congress would seen
to verify the above statement.
We might also add that in 1896
Powers made the statement to ;
prominent man of our state anC
county, that he would insist on Gov
Stewards retirement at the end O
eight years, as this was the longes
period given a Congressman in thi
district, or, indeed, on this side of tn
state, for more than a generation
Now, in the absence of any especial,
meritorious record, the question
must arise, and will not be downe,
should the Judge be allowed t
formulate new rule for himself?
Judge Powers has had two years
or will at the end of this term, NOR
time than he once considered tn
proper length of service and w
would now like to- see a man take hi
place that is the peer of any In tn
state. We do not know that he wi
allow his name to be used, but it ha
been mentioned by many prominen
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-07-26
L. H. LEWIS.

The administration has decided
not to yield an inch of the disputed
territory on the border of Alaska.
If the frozen country had not been
found to TEEN with gold, probably
no claim would be made for it. But
the United States bought the land,
paid down its cash, and received a
good and sufficient deed from the
former proprietor, the government
of Russia, and there seems to be no
reason why it should not keep what
it possesses. The British govern
ment would undoubtedly be easily
gotten along with, but the bump
tious Canadians seem determined to
grasp the land in dispute and insist
upon the mother country upholdiug
their claims. There is no evidence
that the matter is regarded seriously
in this country, or that it cannot be
settled after a time by diplomacy,
Still if there should happen to be a
clash between Americans and Cana
dams on this strip of border land and
blood shed, it will require the exer-
else of good sense and wise restraint
on the part of both governments to
prevent serious consequences.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-07-26

Congressman Powers went over
the territory covered by the rural
mail delivery for Tinmouth recently.
He was accompanied by Postmaster
S. c. Saunders and they made de-
tailed inspection. This interest in
post-ofice matters does not corrobo-
rate the story that the Congressman
will not again be candidate for the
position he has held so long.-Clip-
per.
There are other postofices that
will require Judge Powers personal
attention and much explanation.
Rupert is one of them.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-07-26
For Everybody.
Rutland News.1

With men of the signal ability of
Railroad Commissioner D. J. Foster,
ex-Gov, Carroll S. Page and Con
gresham Fl. Henry Powers to choose
from, many Republicans in the First
District will fndit extremely difficult
to determine their choice for Con-
gress next year. Any one of the
three men would make a creditable
Representative, loyal to Vermont's
interests, With the average Repub-
lican it will be a case of" How happy
| could be with either, ETC."
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-07-26

Col. Robt. G. Ingersoll, the noted
agnostic, died suddenly OF heart dis
ease at his home in New York last
Friday. He had not been in the best
OF health for some time, but the end
was not apprehended. He died a
comparatively poor man. There is,
it is said, an insurance of 100000
on his life, that is all. Yet the great
agnostic made from $50, 900 to $780,.
600 a year every year since the war
But what he didn't spend on his fam.
lily he gave away. The funeral was
held Tuesday. No minister officiat,
ed. DR.. j. Clark Redpath and Mai
c. Smith, lifelong friends, made brie
addresses and the remains were ere
mated. He leaves a wife and two
daughters.