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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-24
Cause For Care.

"No," said the confident youth, 81
shall not trudge along in the beaten
track. / shall not devote my mind to-
humdrum duty.
"What are you going to do?" asked
the schoolmaster.
81 am going to strike away from the
beaten path. I'm going to leave foot
prints on the sands Of time"
"Well, you want to be careful"
II have energy aud ability"
"Yes. but you want to be careful too g.
Trying to leave footprints on the sands
of time has been the cause Of lot of
people getting stuck in the mud"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-24

When a woman calls her husband
up by Telephone without his knowing
who she Is. she IS always surprised
70 see kow politely he addresses her at
Erst-SOuerville Journal
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-24

'tAdversity fltttereth no man" bat
the pains Of dyspepsia turn his at
tsution TO Hoods Ssrsaparilla aad in
its use be finds cure.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-24

'Tisu'i safe to be = day without DIR.
Tdomas' Electric Oil in the house.
Never can tell what moment an aeei-
dent IS going to happen.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-24

Tn re T. a great difference between
filth In the fact OF god, aud faith in
God.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-24

One good thought generously reeeiy-
- always attracts another.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-24

He who boasts OF a good deed shogs
a az be is not used to them.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-24

Let me say have used EIy's Cream
Balm for catarrh and can thoroughly
recommend it for what il claims. Very
truly, (Rev. II. w. Hathaway, Eliza
beth, n. J.
tried Ely's Cream Balm, and to ali
appearances am cared Of cata4rrh. The
terrible headaches from which long
suffered are gone.-w. J. Hitchcock.
late Major U. ). Vol. and A. A. Gen. .
Buffalo, y. Y.
The Balm does not irritate or cause
sneezing. Sold by druggist at 80 cts. p
or mailed by Ely Brothers, SO Warren
ST., New York.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-24

Can't be perfect health without pure
blood. Burdock Blood Bitters makes
pure blood. Tones and invigorates the
whole system.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-24

sCCLL,rlAw.
SeEafOurln ST. fi''A00rE' IA
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-24

/. 8 I'll; y ~ 3 NOTARY PUBLIC.
sl1obN scmsrsst. Pa.
,.r,n 8 RupPe'
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19

ganized and erected on and on tho
same government OF defined ana linn
!tcd powers Tor all people who might
hhaDlt within the dominion of the
nation. The whole purpose and theory
OF constitution is the establishment i'm
a permanent form, unalterable EXCEPT
by the people themselves of funda
mental principles of government appli-
cable in all time and in every place.
THE POWER TO GOVERN.
The power to govern the people in
hapiting the territory of the nation.
which is delegated by the Constitution
TO Congress, is limited and fined by the
Constitution, and Congress cannot
transcend the limits imposed.
Inc Constitution limits the powers
OF Congress to impose taxation by the
excesses shall be uniform throunhomt
the entire domain of the United
States"
MIR. HARMAN'S CONTENTION.
Mr.. Hartman. of counsel for The an
pellant in the Philippine case. argued.
by the treaty of peace between the
United States and Spain. the Philip
pines became part of the United
states; the government and the cti-
zens of the United States both enter
said islands under the authority of the
Constitution with their respective
rights defined and marked out. the
former can exercise not power over the
person or property OF n citizen of the
United States beyond what that instru-
ment confers. nor lawfully deny any
right which it has reserved
Being a part of the United States
the Philippine Islands are subject to
the provisions of clause l.. section S.
articie l and OF clauses 3 and 6. section
9. article l. of the Constitution of the
United States. Anc as there is moth
ing differently stipulated in the treaty
with respect 10 commerce 1t became in
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
ATTORNEY GENERALS ARGU-
AICNT'

Attorney General Griggs began his
argument for the government late this
afternoon. lie frequently emphasized
his points with reSoundinc knocks ON
the table. The Attorney General con
tended that the United states has the
power to acquire territory: then to
govern 1t: that administration CON
struction, Congressional action ana in
dicial precedent affirm that every mort
III ceded country is properly REGARDED
as foreign until laws are extended by
congress to tho new possessions: that
the clause OF the constitution of The
United states declaring duties uniform
throughout the United States is nor in
eNplicable to new possessions and that
the constitution does not extend of its
own force over acquired territory.
lie laid down as established the two
following propositions:
a. That the tariff act of 1897 was in
tended by Congress to classify MS for
ciSn all countries not q part or belong
ing to the United States ut She time of
its possession and the subsequent ces-
sion OF the Spanish islands to the Uni
ted States did not operate to admit
imports from those islands free of duty
uiiaer mat law; CD that the tariff act
so construed ana enforced violates no
constitutional rule of uniformity.
THE PARIS TREATY.
~ -'NNpiiicN N'tutfui tttl1rCu that
there was no doubt that il was the in
tention of the Paris treaty not 20 make
the coded islands a part of the United
states and also that It was intended
nos TO make the inhabitants of these
islands citizens. The only thing chat
could justify the declaration that the
treaty is invalid WOULD he that il vio-
lates the constitution of the United
States.
He said that the practical construc
ton put upon the constitution by the
executive and Congressional branches
OF the government for Il hundred years
mas, with one partial exception. been
uniform in regarding acquired terri
tory as neither bound nor privileged by
that instrument until brought within
ITS operation. either by express COM
pact i'll the treaty or hv act OF con
Iress: and that acts of Congress do not
amply to atter-acQuired territory until
extended TO 1t by it's subsequent legls-
iatiVe enactment.
The conceded power to acquire nrOp-
crty by treaty or by conquest" he said.
includes the right to prescribe what
terms the United States will agree TO
in fixing the future status Of it's inhabi-
tants.' and he cited the native Indian
tribes rs cases in point. He assorted
that the treaty-making power of the
government has exercised the right 10
deal with the status of the inhabitants
of ceded territory i'm every treaty of
cesson from 1893 to 1898, and that this
practice is entirely at variance with
The doctrine that the constitution fol-
lows the flag
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
LONDOM'S CHANGE.
I.OltD SALISBURY DELIVERS AN
OTHER ADDRESS


Qiy Telegraph To Virginian-Pilo
London, Dec. 1S.-At the annual con
ference of the National Union of Con
scrvative Associations today Lord SAL
isbury commenting on the remarkable
changc OF London from n radical to a
stronghold remarked that the only
'adicalisn remaining was found where
the burning question was the housing
OF the poor. The Conservatives, he
added, could not more accurately main
tam their hold on the public than by
deVotinG their whole power to rcmoV-
ing this scandal OF civilization the
suffering many working people had 10
mons. and providing adequate. hcalthful
Publications for the poor Abiding to
the war, Lord Salisbury said if they
wished to sustain the Empire ana
maintain the glory of England unfair
niShed their efforts must not be slack
ened until this great enterprise was
carried out. for on the issue thereof
depended the glory and perpetuity Of
the Empire.
Ii might require a strenuous effort
and great sacrifice The present was
a period OF some anxiety.
We" said the premier edo not
know exactly what has taken place. We
earnestly hope the issue may be better
than the beginning. But we have TO
push II through. Maybe there are mat
ters which have not been explained.
and when explained it may be subject
of scrutiny as TO the steps whereby
the present results have reached But.
VIC must spare no effort whereby the
glory and the maintenance of our EN-
pire may be achieved"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
THE pRls.iPiNos.
y SMALL ENGAGEMENT - RE
TURNING VOLUNTEERS - RE
Viewed ACTIVITY EN-
PECTEp.
(By Telcgraph to virginian pllota


Manila, Dec. lS.-Licut. Herbert IT,
Evans. OF the Forty fourth Volunteer
Infantry Regiment, wa.h fifty men. at
tackled December l. several hundred
boiomen and fifty insurgents armed
with rifles. occupying an entrenched
position at TonoXigan. Island of Cebu.
The Americans had three men wound
ed and the enemy lost twelve men kill
cd and many wounded.
THE VOLUNTEER REGIMENTS.
The volunteer regiments win pro
coed To the United States TO be mus
tered out in the same order as they
arrived in the Philippine Islands They
Will be replaced by regulars provided
by the army bill. The Thirty-scvcnth
Volunteer Regiment which is TO begin
the homcWard movement by embark
ing on New Years Day. Will be brought
from the Lasuna dc Bay district and
VIII sail on the transport sheridan. The
women and sick soldiers who were to
sail on the sheridan viii leave on the
Warren Saturday. Tho Eleventh Cav
airy. which is 40 folow the Twenty
seventh Volunteer Regiment viii be
transferred here from Camarines prov
incc and viii sail January - on the
Meade. The Twenty siXth Regiment,
which began service the earliest. in
July, 1889, is now in the province Of
Ilocos, but will be transported here
soon.
The officers of the regular array hold
ing commissions in volunteer regiments
Will be retained ia the Philippines. and
volunteer officers on special duty will
be relieved only on The authority of
headquarters.
Arms. ammunition, equipment, stores
and animals VIII he transferred 10 di-
vision headquarters. excepting II hun
dred rifles. a hundred cartridge belts
and five thousand rounds of ammuni-
ton per regiment. The men will retain
their haversacks ana utensils Volun-
tcers desiring TO leave the service and
remain in the Philippines viii be al
lowed to DO SO. Enlisted natives Will
be DISCHARGED.
RENEWED ACTIVITY EXPECTED.
1t is believed that the temporary de-
pletion OF many posts and the check
ing of operations will result in renewed
insurgent activity The announcement
this afternoon OF the early commence
ment of She sending home OF the vol
unteers caused surprise General
Hughes reports that 2l.000 persons in
the Island Of Panay have sworn allegi-
ance to the United States.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
tBy Telegraph to vlrrinian.pllot.,

(By Telegraph to VirEinian- Pllot3
Cape Town, Dec. 1S-The Beers who
crossed the Orange river into Cape
Colony west of Aliwal North on Sat
urday encountered fhe Cape Rifles and
Brabant's force, who retired with loss.
THE LATE BRITISH DEFEAT.
Johannesburg. Monday, Dec. 17.-De-
tails of the defeat of the British at
Nooitgedacht indicate that General
Clements entire force had Il narrow
escape from capture. The Boer plans
were splendidly laid. If the main
British column had tarricd q little lon
ger there would have been complete
success for the Beers. who exposed
themselves undauntedly. yelling and
waving their arms. Their rushes were
only stemmed by artillery.
BOERS SANG HYMNS.
After the British retreat the Beers
held prayer meeting. Their hymns
could be heard by the retiring British.
All accounts Indicate n heavy Bocr
loss.
a BRAVE OFFICER.
Colonel I.egge exhibited splendid
bravery. lie shot five Beers with his
revolver before he fell with three bull
lets in his body.
WOUNDED DOING WELL.
London Dec. 1S.-Lord Kitchener. in
Il dispatch from Pretoria, dated De
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
Plant and Cars Burned.

O3y Telegraph to Virsinian- Pilot)
Jackson. Miss. Dec lS.-The plant of
the Brookhaven Lumber and Manufac-
turing Company and ten freight cars OF
the Illinois Central Railroad were de-
stroyed by fire here this morning. The
loss IS about $40, 600.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
THE SUPREME COURT
is TO DETERMINE
The Status of Porto Rico and the
Philippines.
ARGUMENTS OF ATTORNEYS.

Counsel For Appellants Contend That tho
Power 10 Govern Territory Acquired by
United States is Delegated to Congress-
by tho Constitution and Limited aud tho
Limits Imposed Cannot BE transcribed
Tho Imposition OF Customs Duties
Upon Commerce Between These Islands
AMI This Country is Illegal.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
MAY GET TWO MORO.

This leaves seven ships to be disposed
e, and while in view OF the fact that
aother meeting of the board is to be
hid it is not possible to make the pre-
dition with absolute accuracy. the in
dicrions are that these Will he distri-
butI as follows: one cruiser and one
batt>ship TO Cramps. making three for
them one cruiser and one battleship
to IMPORT News, making three for
thcn pnc cruiser and one battleship
TO rhc euion Iron Works, making three
for thea, and one battleship to the
Bath iro Works. There is still a pos
s.p!Nty tlat Moran Brothers. OF Seattle
may get he bat,leship slated for the
Union Iroi Works.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
Franco Adopts Amnesty.

By Telegraph TO Virginian- Pilot)
Chamber of Deputies, after an all
night session, adopted the amnesty
bill by vote of 1856 10 . The bene-
fits of the measure extend to offenses
connected with strikes, public meet
ings of associations and the troubles in
Algeria III 1So7-9S, in addition to cases
arising out of the Dreyfus agitation.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
BRABANT'S FORCE
RETIRED WITH LOSS.
Beers Cross the Orange River
Into Cape Colony.
GEN. CLEMENTS REPULSF.

Details of the Late Disastrous Defeat of the
British at Nooitgedncht Indicate That
Entire Force Narrowly Escaped Cap
'ure- Tho Hocrs, After Their Retreat.
Held Prayer Meeting and Sang hymns =
Colonel Legge's Splendid bravery Lord
Kitchener Rcports Wounded Doing We'll
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
a safe pvnamited.

G3y Telegraph to Virginian-P ilot)
Charleston, $. c., Dec. 1S.-The safe
of Dicks & Sally, firm at Sally. a
small town in Oraneeburg county, was
blown open with dynamite at o'clock
this morning and $1,000 III currency and
gold was taken. besides mortgages, etc,
amounting 10 $20e0.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
THE NEW WARSHIPS.
NEWPORT NEWS WILL BUILD A
BATTLESHIP.

CBy Telegraph TO Virginian-P ilot.)
Washington. Dec. 1S.-Thc Board of
Navy Construction, considering the
bids for the construction OF battleships
and cruisers, has settled these points:
One OF the big armored cruisers shall
so to Cramps, one to Newport News
and one to the Union Iron Works in
California. one battieship shall go to
the Fore River Engine Works at Quin-
cy Mass
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
THE TREATY GETS
ANOTHER AIRING.
Principal Topic of Discussion in
the Senate Yesterday.
CHAIRMAN MORGAN S REPORT

The President Called Upon For Informa-
ton scvcrn, Treaties Ratified The
Hay-rauncefo,e Treaty Discussed by
Senators Foraker and Morgan Report
of Chairman Morgan of tho Senate Conn
mittce on Tnter-oceanic Canals Conlir-
nation nominations Short Session of
tho House.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
Murder and Suicide.
By telegraph to Virginian-Pi

lBy TeIesfaph 10 NIIglnlan-PlIot.)
Bedford. Pa. Dec. 1S.--Arthur Spear
Metzgar. a stained glass manufactures,
of Newark. n. j.: shot and almost in
stantly killed his wife. Elsie Dinsmore
Metzgar, NJ Hopewell. Bedford county,
early this morning and then shot him-
self. dying in u few minutes.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
SLOWLY FOKCED EACN.

London. Dec. l9.-"The Beers have
raidcd Cape Colony at two separate
points. one hundred miles distant"
says the Cape Town correspondent of
the Daily Mail. "One commando add
vanccd upon Philipstown, between
Coleburg and Kimberley. The other,
supposed to he Herseoges Commando.
crossed the Orange river between
Odcndal Stoom and Behtulc, northwest
of Burghersdorp. its objective appar4
emily being Cradock.
General Macdonald is engaging the
invaders, who have no guns. twenty
miles west of Burghersdorp. The latest
news is that they are being slowly fore
ed back to the Orange river where n
warm reception is being prepared for
them
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
THE CHINESE GIVE
ALLIES TROUBLE.
Effect of Agreement Reached BY
Ministers is Not Satisfactory.
WHAT The ALLIES NEGLECTED.

Having Failed to Close Arsenais and Fac
tories at rIankow and Shanghai and
Check Transmission of Supplies, Tung
F"h Sang Can supply His army-Ficld
Marshal Won waldersce Divides pckin
Neighborhood Districts For Patrol
Duty What the Americans Get.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19

cember Il, reports that all the British
wounded in the engagement at Nooit-
gedacht nave arrived there ana are
doing well.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19

her constitution. which forbids any
cession of territory to foreign state.
the severance of her territory by such
mutation would destroy it's territorial
integrity and with it the republic
Such an effort is beyond the pu,pose
OF the House bin and is unnecessary to
the enjoyment of any privilege or right
that relates to the ownership, control
OF management of the canal
IL the Senate shall concur with the
Rouse i'll the passage of this bill it will
be movement of such force as will
draw after it the settlement of any in
ternational difficulties that may exist.
without friction or danger to the peace
anu good will that exists between the
United States and other nations"
Attention is directed to u treaty be-
tween Great Britain and Nicaragua
mat contains the Identical. provisions
OF our treaty of 1867. IF that treaty
remains the report says. nicaragua
cannot grant us the ownership, control
ana management of Il canal in her ter
rltory that is free from all military in
reference of control by Great Britain"
me report discusses at length the
operation OF the Clayton Bulwer treaty
ana refers to the pending Hay Paunce-
fote treaty.
THE Senate engaged in q negotia-
ton with Great Britain. which may
or may not result in an agreement.
bill 80 important to the country as the
House bin No. 1888. merely to await the
pleasure OF one-third of that body. The
Senate, as n part Of the treaty making
power, has no more just right to sus-
pend legislation on this subject than
the President who is the other part of
that power. has to suspend legislation
by his order"
The report says that Costa Rica' and
Nicaragua were not prohibited by the
clayton -Bulwer treaty from disposlng
OF canal privileges, or their entire ter
rtory, if their people so desire, 10 the
United States or to any other power,
for the reason that they are not parties
To that treaty. IF such was the pur-
pose of that treaty it failed, not only
for that reason. but also because it was
Il Migrant usurpation on the part of the
great nations that made the agree
mept and was condemned. as 1T still Is
reprobated by the morality of nations.
CONFIRMED.
The Senate has confirmed the nomi-
nation OF John w. Yerkes. of Ken
tucky, To be commissioner of internal
revenue.
NOMlNATIoNS.
Washington. d. c.. Dec. 1S.-The
President today nominated John c.
A;iieishman; OF Pennsylvania, now Min
lister to Switzerland. to be United
STATES Minister to Turkey; Arthus S
Hardy. OF New Hampshire. now Minis
ter TO Greece. Roumania ana SerVia to
be Minister to Switzerland: Charles S.
Francis of New York. to be Minister
to Greece. Roumania and Servia
SHORT SESSION OF HOUSE.
Washington, Dec. 1S.-The House de-
voted the Gay TO District of Columbia
business. The whole time was occu-
pied in the consideration of n bill TO
change the terminal facilities of the
railroad i'm this city and
TO provide for the elevation OF It's
tracks across the Mall south of Penn
sylNania avenue. The oppostiona was
persistent but after much filibuatcring
tho friends OF the bill succeeded in Sc
curing a recess until II o'clock ,omor-
row TO continue consideration Of the
bill.
NEW HOME.
N-pcI,inoetpn Mao
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
(By Telegraph to virginian-Pilot

(By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot)
Washington, Dec. 1S-Arguments in
the Porto Rico-p Philippines cases, in
voiving the status of those countries
TO the United States were resumed in
the United States Supreme Court to-
day. Mr.. Perkins. of counsel for appel
lants, denied that the constitution in
Itself extended to the territories by
declaring that it was an nanimatc sub
stance. lacking the powers of locomo-
ton.
CITIZENS or UNITED STATES.
Justice White asked if Mr. Perkins
contention would lead him to the con
clusion that Immediately upon the
making of treaty ceding territory to
the United States every person born
in that territory after the date of ces-
sion became ipso jure Il citizen of the
United States.
Mr.. Perkins answered that undoubt-
cay persons born in the territory after
the cession and subject to the jurisdic-
ton of the United States were citi-
zens of the United States.
MIR. Perkins said the limitations of
his answer was intended to cover spe-
ciai circumstances. relating to Indians
and uncivilizcd people. The people of
the United States in and by the con
stitution,' MIR. Perkins concluded, 'or-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19

stantiy bound and privileged by the
laws which Congress had passed to
raise revenue from duties on Imports
and tonnage.
PRESIDENT WITHOUT AUTHOR
The President OF the United States
has no legislative power. The imposf-
ton of customs duties upon commerce.
between these islands and other parts
of the United states after The treaty
OF peace and exchange of Publications
authority. and the seizure OF the prom
erty of the plaintiff in error. a citizen
of the United States. under such pre-
tended authority. constitutes taking
of his property without due process OF
law"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
NEW HOME.

Washington, Dec. IS Representative
Richardson, Of Alabama. today intro
duced in the House a bill to establish
Il Soldiers Home for disabled Union
and Confederate soldiers. at huntsville.
Alabama.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
~ FATAL ACT.

THE acquisition of the sovereign
ownership of a tract of country. in
Guiding the line OF the canal. would
separate Nicaragua into two Parts, be
tween when the sovereignty of the
United States would be intcrrosed.
AN act rlorc fatal to hes autonony
cannot be conceived. and Il her gov
eminent had the power 10 dc this under