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Rock Island Argus., 1900-10-26

cent. until April 1. 1901. thus removing
one of the iniquitieS of which you have
complained for many years.
"While il is true that Won have -
secured redress for all your wrongs;
while it is true that the increase in
your earnings will not fully comDen-
safe you for the arduous labor you are
compelled 10 perform in the mines.
you have established Il powerful or
ganization which. If maintained and
conducted on business principles. will
enable yOu To regulate many of your
local grievances and make your en-
ployment less hazardous and more
profitable than before the strike be-
gan
Rock Island Argus., 1900-10-26
Dying from a Novel Cause.

st. Paul, Oct. 2G.-Alexander b.
Plough, one of the best known railroad
men in the west. is believed to be dy-
ing from an Illness brought about by
pieces Of glass that We're driven into
his flesh in Il railroad accident two
years ago. These, it IS thought, have
worked toward and cut important
blood vessels, causing paralysis, which
attacked the patient two weeks ago.
Mr.. Plough was for ten years vice
president and general manager of the
st. Paul and Duluth road and previous
" was with the Iowa Central
Rock Island Argus., 1900-10-26
SENATOR SULLIVAN
HAS SENSATIONAL SUIT.
PENDANT OF BREACH OF PROMISE
PROCEEDINGS.

Washington, Oct. 26.-Suit for$ $5O,-
900 damages for breach of promise
against United States Senator Sui
livan was filed in the district supreme
court yesterday afternoon hyTai Lucy
Lection, of Oxford. Miss. The plaintiff
in the affidavit alleges that Sullivan
promised to marry her, which he now
refuses to do, and says the couple
lived together as man aud wife at
several places.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-10-26
Cleveland Utters a Protest.

Princeton. y. J., Oct. 2G.-In con-
versation with Il representative of the
Associated Press yesterday eX-Presi-
dent Cleveland said: II am surprised
that my opinions and intentions as re-
lated to the pending canvass should at
this stage so suddenly be deemed i'm
portant. 1 am daily and nightly sought
out by newspaper representatives and
piled with all sorts of questions, some
of which seem quite senSeleSs. If in
good nature | say a few harmless
words they are so padded before pub
licatlon as to be unrecogniZable, or are
made the preteXt for utterly unau-
thOrized presumptions. 1t seems to me
that my situation ought to beSutficient
ly understood and appreciated by
thoughtful friends to Justify in their
minds my determination to remain
silent during this exceptional and dis
treSSing campaign
Rock Island Argus., 1900-10-26
They Immediately Withdraw Hot Air.

Louisville. Oct. 20. Ex-Governor
W. o. Bradley and Colonel Bennett II.
Young whc-Speaking respectively for
the Republican and Democratic tickets
in Kentucky-have recently been in
dulging in personalities. have given out
the following. dated Louisville. Oct
p: AT the instance of our friends and
on their advice in order to settle the
personal strife between Us each of us
has withdrawn everything OF person
al character that he has said concern
ing the other.''
Rock Island Argus., 1900-10-26

Peru. Ind, Oct. 26.-East-bOund pas
senger train No. u on the Lake Erie
and Western railroad crashed into a
light engine backing in the yards here
last night and caused n bad wreck.
Engineer J. Kreiger, of the passenger
train. was severely crushed and will
probably die. The fireman was badly
bruised. None of the passengers was
injured more than Al shaking up.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-10-26
Ana They're All BEST Citizens"

Atlanta. Ga, Oct. 26.-The United
States grand jury has returned thir-
teen indictments against former post
masters and carriers in Polk, Harrison
and Paulding counties, this state
charging conspiracy to Odefraud the gov
ernment. 1t is claimed by the post
office authorities that the thirteen de-
PENDANTS went so far as to give away
stamps in order to cancel them and
sent bulky packages of no value
though the Offices
Rock Island Argus., 1900-10-26
Fatal Fire at Detroit.

Detroit, Oct. 26.-Fire last night de-
stroyed the three-story brick building
occupied by Meyer Jacobson. junk
dealer. corner of Catherine and Hast
ings street. Failing walls killed Lieu
tenant Ragenstine. fireman, and in
iured four others, as follows: Mcintyre,
back injured, seriously; Pauquette.
cash in head and hands bruised: Gill
ran, slight: Cassidy, face crushed.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-10-26
Caught Under a Cur md Killed..

Rising City, Neb., Oct. 2G.-A broken
rail caused the wreck of the west
bound passenger train on the Union
Pacific last night, one coach and the
baggage car leaving thetrac and turn
ing over on their sides. q. l.. Flana-
gan. salesman of Iowa City, Ia,
was caught under the car and killed.
Mrs. Albert Sjoberg, of Lincoln, Neb.,
was injured. not fatally. The proper
ty loss is heavy.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-10-26
MIN0NK MINERS
HELD IN A SHAFT.
EXPLOSION OF THREE BOILERS PRE-
VENTS GETTING THEM OUT AT
PRESENT.

Minonk, Ill, Oct. 26.-Three boil
ers exploded in the Chicago Minonk
coal works today, seriously injuring
four men. Two hundred and fifty
miners are down in the mine. There
is no present way to raise them to the
surface.
Another boiler was rugged up and
the men were all eventually rescued
unharmed.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-10-26
palace here. Two hundred guests
were present.
ADDISON PORTER
A VERY SICK MAN.

Putnam, Conn, Oct. 26.-John
Addison Porter, former secretary to
the president, lies dangerously Ill at
his country residence four miles from
here. 1t is understood he underwent
Wednesday a most delicate and dan
gerous surgical operation. Porter's
family requested the attending ply
sician TO make no statement regarding
the case
Rock Island Argus., 1900-10-26
Debs Makes a Prediction.

Philadelphia, Oct. 26.-Eugene V.
Debs. candidate for the presidency on
the Social-DemOcratic ticket. was the
principal speaker at q mass meeting
held last night in the Academy of
Music. He said the whole issue at the
coming election was one of class. and
added: Il want to tell you that wheth-
er or Bryan is elected a panic greater
than this country has ever known is
coming Just as sure as you are here
tonight"
Rock Island Argus., 1900-10-26
BOERS SEIZE FORT
NOT FAR FROM MANILA.

Cape Town, Oct. 26.-The Beers
captured Jacobsdal, southwest of
Kimberly, after a stubborn resistance
upon the part of the garrison. The
latter lost 81 out of 80 men.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-10-26
Kruger to sojourn in AIgIers.

AlgierS, oct. 26.-It is asserted here
that the Netherlands government has
notified the Dutch consul in AgierS
that the Dutch cruiser Gelderland, on
which Kruger is being brought from
LOurenZo Marques, will land him here
and that he will only proceed to
France after Il stay in Algiers, the
length of which has not been decided.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-10-26
WED IN ROYAL STYLE
IN PORTO RICO COLONY.

San Juan De Porto Rico, Oct. 20
The marriage of Lieut.. George W.
Logan, U. S. N. aide de camp to
Gov. Allen. to Miss Bertha, daughter
of the governor. took place yesterday
evening in the throne room of the
Rock Island Argus., 1900-10-26
Struck Out the Word Foreign"

Louisville, Oct. 26.-The first bust
ness of the third and last days SeS-
sion of the missionary council of the
Episcopal church was the adoption of
Il resolution striking out the word for
cign" from the title of the official mis-
sionary organization
Rock Island Argus., 1900-10-26
Secretary Gage at New York.

New York, Oct. 2G.-The Academy
of Music in Brooklyn was crowded to
the doors last night by people who
came to hear Secretary Lyman !. Gage
on the campaign issues. The other
speakers besides Secretary Gage We're
Seth Low, president of Columbia col
lCge, and Rev. DIR. NJ. WOlsey Strykcr,
of Hamilton college. Secretary Cages
reception was most hearty.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-10-26
Bank Robbed of sI.nnn.

Vincennes, Ind, Oct. 26.-Seeds
brothers bank, at Bridgeport, was
robbed of over 81, 900 early this morn
ing. The robbers escaped.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-10-26

the final stage of his eIectioneerlng
tour of the state. The first stop was
made at Amsterdam. For the few
minutes he talked Roosevelt took up
the trust problem with some local ap-
plications: Here Roosevelt had been
scheduled to address two meetings,
but the train was late and the COVER
nor decided to speak but once.
Syracuse. y. Y, Oct. 26.-The clos
ing speeches of an arduous day in the
Roosevelt campaign We're made at Au-
burn and Syracuse, after jumps
through widely divergent counties. Al
together it was a favorable day. be
cause while in Auburn and Syracuse
there We're several Interruptions the
questions and answers We're rather in
4 good-natured form and there was no
friction which indicated a desire ON
the par, of either Questioner or answer
er to enter into a personal controversy.
Syracuse itself was in a blaze of light,
while thousands of people thronged the
streets. The auditorium where the
Speech-making was held and the square
where the outside meeting took place
We're both much too small TO accom-
mOdate those who desired to hear Gov
ernor Roosevelt. In Auburn three
meetings had to be held to accommo-
date the people.
Here there was a lively moment de-
voted to interruption. AS Roosevelt
was proceeding with his speech-"How
about MetcalfI' came an interruption.
"Metcalf," said the governor, in a
puzzled tOne-then remembering that
MetcaIf was president of the d. NJ. Os-
borne Machine shops, and had threat
ened to. shut them down if Bryan was
elected, he said: "Metcalf is all right.
If Mr. Bryan was half as right he
would be fortunate"
How about the canalST' came from
the gallery before the governor could
proceed.
Il will answer you once for ALL" said
the governor: ''do You mean in this
state?' Yes" came the reply back.
Il answer said the governor. that
they are administered with absolute
honesty and efficiency, as You know, if
you know anything about them"
At Syracuse the governor was first
driven to Il stand erected on the square
in front of the Wieting Opera House.
in which he was later to speak. The
crowd was so dense that it was only
with the utmost difficulty the police
could open lane sufficiently wide for
his carriage TO pass through. When
the governor got on the stand the
crowd surged up against it with ir
reSiStfble force and it was not until the
governor himself induced those in the
rear to crowd the other way that the
crush was somewhat abated. After
concluding his speech here the gov
ernor's party and the police formed
themselves into what Il foot ball play
er would call a flying wedge" and
S,1nnnnlnl in nncili no thn hill
Rock Island Argus., 1900-10-26
Yu HsIen Suicides.

Also that Yu Hsien, late governor
of Shansi, said to have been respon-
sible for the death of many missio n
aries, had committed suicide. The
minister's advices show that Prince
Tuan has been visited with severe
censure from the throne.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-10-26
PresIdenr WI Vote.

Canton. Oct. 26.-President McKin-
ley is now fully qualified to vote here,
having registered this morning.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-10-26
Official Report on Some of
the Worst of
Them.
ONE DEAD OF ILLNESS
And Another Has Ended His
Own Very Wicked
Existence.
WHILE TUAN is CENSUREO.

, Washington. Oct. 26.-The Chinese
minister laid before Secretary Hay a
dispatch stating that Kang vi, a
member of the cabinet and intense
anti-foreign leader, whose punish
ment had been demanded by the
powers, died of illness the 18th.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-10-26
STRIKE IS OFF MONDAY
Executive Body of the M. w. u.
Says the Anthracite Men
May Go to Work.
ONLY A FEW MINES ARE EXCEPTED
Being Chose Which Have Not Agreed
to Raise Wages and Abolish
the Sliding Scale. .sSr

Length of strike. ................-.3 80 days
Number of men out. 10000
Total financial loss. SO, ,o00,OOO
Loss in wages /, 600 Oh
Loss to operators. 80. zoo, ,OOl
Loss in railway earnings. -. 100000
Size of anthracite basin 40 square miles
Extent of the tie-up. =. 90 per cent of mines
Date of strike S beginning .........- Sept. Il
Date of strikes ending -......OcT p
Cause of strike Refusal of operators to
recognize miners union, abolish company
stores and advance wages 10 per cent.
Outcome of strike-Advance of 10 per
cent, and abolition OF sliding scale, ard
agreement to meet grievan ceS, but no
recognition of union or right to organize.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-10-26
SYRACUSE a BLAZE OF LIGHT

When Roosevelt Gets There After Anoth-
er Busy Day I'm New York.
Schenectady. Oct. 26.-Roosevelt
left Syracuse at $50 this morning on
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-30
Seven Get OF With Their Livcr.
Cspecial correspondence.l }

PoTrsvILLE, Pa, May 26.-Tbe jury in
the mnrder case wherein seven Lithuan-
isns were charged with conspiracy in the
murder of Joseph Rutowski, came in to-
day after deliberating nearly nineteen
hours, finding Andrew Corss, the alleged
king Of the Proprionokas faction, guilty
OF murder in the second degree and the
six other defendants, Anthony Machulas.
Peer StenEiewicz. John Stenkiewicz,
Anthony Stenkiewicz, Mike Brazoski
and Joe Suehinski, guilty OF voluntary
msnslaughter.
Ruiowski, who was a member Of the
''Zukas' secret society, was supposed to
have come under the ban ofthe Proprien-
akss, a rival secret organization, which ii
was stated. determined on his death. The
conspiracy was not clearly proved at this
trial. which was thei- second one, they
having all been convicted of murder in
the first degree at the trial held in No.
vember las. Judge Mar, who presided in
the case just ended, which lasted two
weeks. also tried Rollas Rubness and
Matt Rubness for the murder of Joseph
Rutowski. A verdict was rendered find
ing Rubness guilty of murde: in the first
degree and acquitting his brother. A
third trial will be asked in behalf of the
seven Lithuanians convicted to day.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-30

The attention of Census Supervisor
Seull was called to the above letter Sstur-
day and he was asked to give the HERALD
statement Of the facts concerning the
appointment of Euumerators. His reply
was:
Life is too short and my official duties
too pressing to.sllow me TO enter into 8
controversy with an individual who has
recently undergone the severe castigation
at the hands OF his Republican eonstitu-
ents as has oug one-term Congressman.
Bat as Mr.. Thropp has .een fit TO give to
the public several nntruthful statements
concerning the appointment of Enumera-
tors la my census district, will give you
acorrect statement Of how and when the
various appointments were made in or
der that your readers may discern
whether or not our bumptious Congress
man has been speaking By the book.
First OF, all appointments are required
under the law to be naie in the following
manner; The applicant must submit &
formal application 10 the Supervisor on a
blank furnished him for that purpose.
/ Upon receipt of the formal application,
the Supervisor sends the applicant what
is called test schedule which the ap-
plicznt must ill up and return to the
Supervisor The Supervisor in turn cor
reefs tho test schedule, marking the
errors made (if any, and. if he sees fit,
submits it and the application To the Di-
rector of Census. If the Director ap-
proves the papers, he so notifies the
Supervisor and authorizes him to com
mission the applicant While all Appli-
cations and test schedules must be sub
mitted TO the Director, he can not appoint
an Enumerator, but it must be done by
the Supervisor, with the approval Of the
Director.
The first test papers sent from this
Office 70 tie Director were registered at
tbs Somerset postofiice on the afternoon
OF March SlsL
1T was some ten days or two weeks later
whsn notice Of the approval OF some OF
these papers and the rejection OF others
was received at this ofice, so It will be
resdily seen that ] could not possibly
have made an appointment prior to this
dste-April llth or l2ta.
The first appointment actually made
ia my district was made on the s0th day
Of April and the first Enumsrstor 20 re-
ceive his commission was William P.
Hurst. who received it on the afternoon
Of that day.
"Ail told there were jost Ninety tsro ap-
plications from Somerset county fled in
this office. OF this number several vol
nntarily withdrew and the papers OF at
least 20 per cent. of the balance were 80
careiessly and defectively made out that
they could not be considered.
''In number Of the most important
dis r:cts In this coaRty. and the same is
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-30

IL its last issue the "fakir" has a
little cock-and-bull story about ''orders"
being received here by local politicians
from outsiders. 1t neglects to explain
that local Insurgent leader, some few
weeks before the recent primaries, re-
oeived a special order from Phila-
delphia sub-boss, reading something as
follows: ave have decided not to
make a fight for State delegates in
Somerset county," In consequence of
the receipt OF this, no Insurgent candi-
q Ates for delegates TO the State Con-
vsntion were put up. On the day of
tie recent Republican Convention q
wagOnload of Bedford county poll
ticians-special representatives Of the
late Joseph Z. Thropp-landed in
Somerset, for the special purpose of
giving the local lnsurg MT leaders
"arders" and pointers as TO how to
run convention and count out regu,
LARRY nominated candidates fer election.
And their orders were carried out to
The letter
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THE Boer delegates have learned
from the Secretary of State that the
President will maintain the policy of
impartial neutrality between Great
Britain aud the South African repub-
lies If the BOer representatives are
familiar with the history of the United
States they know that this country has
never interfered in the wars of Africa
or any other foreign continent, and
that to do il now would be complete
departure from the traditional line
of action. President Fillmore lost
no time in conveying this information
TO Kossuth, the Hungarian patriot and
agitator, and it was done, as was prop
sr, in direct and unmistakable terms.
Ia refusing to admit tine Boer deputa-
tion to the floor the Senate simply
affirmed the time-honored position of
neutrality in conflicts between foreign
countries. There will be no change
under Republican administration in
this historical attitude.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-30
HsthOai sts Bar Theatres, Cards aud Daa
cling.

CHICAGO. May 26-Members of the
Msthodist Church are still under the rule
OF the discipline prohibiting dancing.
theaire-going and other amusements and
any communicznt ofth, Church violating
this rule is liable 70 expulsion, according
tothe action OF tae General Conference
to-day.
The minority report of the COMMITTEES
on the State Of the Church. recommend
ing that no action be taken at the present
time on the question. WAS adopted on q
roll-call vote by majority of IS Al
unofficial record Of the vote gave SO
against smusements and 2s5 for.
The result Of the vote on this question
WAS source OF disappointment 10 the
majority Of the committee, who had
brought in a report fsvoriRg greatrl
lenieney in the discipline by removing
this section from the penal code and
placing ii under advice to pastors y
This would leave the question to the con,
science Of each member of the Church.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-30
Career Of W,IIiam A. clark.

In his speech in which he announced
his resignation as a member Of the United
States Senate. Hon. William A. Clark,
who was born In Dunbar township, Fay
ette county, Pa, said:
81 was born amid the bundle sur
roundings of farm lie in Pennsylvan ia
Invent 20 the West when lad, educated
myself as well as could by my own ex-
ertions while working on a farm and
teaching school for few years, when a
spirit Of adventure led me to the Rocky
Mountains, where l have lived, mostly
10 Montana, for thiriy-eight years. For
three years / worked in the mines and
then engaged in other pursuits, aud my
enterprises now extend from one ocean
to the other. / employ thousands of men
aud pay them generously for their lab n !.
| have occupied many positions OF honor
and trust. WAS never in all my life
charged with a dishonorable act, and
propose to leave my children legacy
worth more ihaE gold-an unblemished
name.p
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ADMIRAL DEWEY is getting no dele
gates to the Kansas City or any other
national convention, but he sizes up
the situation for that other Dem ocrst
very accurately. "The South was
never in a more prosperous condition
than it is to-day" says the Admiral,
who has just been through that section,
''and I know that the people Of the
South do not want Bryan for Presi.
dent" Neither do the people of the
East nor Of the West.
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Prize Won After Many Years.

CLEvELAND. o, May 26.-The remark
able devotion Of August Croft, a Morrow
county farmer, 50 years old, for Miss
Kate Putnam, s. years old is at last TO be
rewarded.
After a courtship of II years, Miss Put
nam has consented to become his wife,
and the wedding is N take place Mon
day, at the brides home, in South Bloom.
field. The couple were born and reared
on adjoining farms, and at fifteen anC
seventeen were ardent lovers.
They drifted apart, but kept up cor
respondeuce. On January 9. 1900. they
were formally engaged. They have de
clared that no person under 60 years OF
age can attend the ceremony.
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Judge OF Election

60 Judge OF Election
(which had been furnished him with
the other election papers and blank.
and which he understood to be in COM
pliance with the requirements OF that
portion of rule of the rules of the
Republican party of Chester county.
that reads as follows: On Saturday
next before the time of holding the
nominating convention. the Republic
cans of the different boroughs, wards,
PRECINCTS townships or election dis
tricts, who, If challenged. will make a
declaration 10 support the party and
an affidavit that they voted the Repub-
licsn ticket at the last general election.
shall assemble at the usual places of
holding de,ecate election and
elect by lallot the delegate or delegates
% represent them in said nominating
convention.
'The Lla:I;iE refusing 0 make the
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-30
Doe. coa.. Arres win You I

II not, drink Grain O-made from pure
grains. A lady writes: The first time
made Grsin-O did not like it but amer
using Ii for one week nothing wonid in
d0ce me 10 90 back TO coffee" II nonr-
isbes and feeds the system. The chill
dren can drink il freely with great bene-
fit. IL is the strengthening substance OF
pure grains. Get package to dav from
your grocer. follow the directions in maxi
ing il and ycH Rin have a delicious and
healthful table beverage for old and
young. l5e and 25c.
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ApMINIsrRAroR,s NoTIcE.

Estate OF George Williams. late Of Upper
Tnrkeyf0ot township, deceased
Letters sofaduinlstratioaO OF On the above estate
havinx been granted to the uncersigne1
by the proper authority. notice j. hereby CIV
en 10 ali persons indebted TO said estate y
make I'm mediate payment, ana tnose ~ tl1z
authenticated for payment, AZ the store o. :
B. Gerhard, KingWOO.-, Pa, said tS"hshth
on Saturday, June -, litp. $500.
Fned. "a. Bieserker. Administrator,
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FROM one small township in Kansas
five farmers have gone to the Paris Ex-
position and taken their families along.
Their absence in Europe seems TO be
the only thing that will reduce the
farmer vote for Mckinley in Kansas
this fall.
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IL February, March and April the
exports Of cotton were SIS, 5000, 600.
against Sl4 .OO0,O 600 in the same months
last year. Much as it loves Bryan, tie
South ought TO be resigned over pay
ment in gold instead OF silver at 45c. on
the dollar.