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I i VOLUME xi, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1900. The New Herat's Poll Points to Republican Success, CONGRESS SAFELY REPUBLICAN, A Number ofStat.es Which Bryan Carried Four.Year* Ago Will Reverse Themselves While Kentucky is the Only One Likely to Itcitart the Ohio For many years preceding each national campaign the New York Herald has published a forecast of the probable result, as indicated from the most careful canvass possible of 'all the most important states. This year's canvass has just been completed, and appeared in the Herald on Sunday. The forcast ia as follows Electoral votes probable for McKinley 281 Electoral votes probable for Bryan 166 McKinley's majority over 115 McKinley's excess of votes necessary to elect 58 The Fifty-seventh Congress will be Republican unless there is an unexpected landslide for Bryan, in which event the Democrats would probably control the House, and the Senate might be in doubt. The Republicans seem to be certain of 185 districts, giving them six more than a majority, and the opposition will elect 153 members.

Fourteen districts are in dfiubt. 'The Republicans are apparently certain of having 46 members of the next Senate, one more than a majority, and 11 seats are in doubt. McKinley will carry all the States that he did in 1896, except Kentucky. McKinley and Rooseveltwill hold all the border Southern states that went lor McKinley' and Hobart in 1896, with the exception of Kentucky. Kentucky is doubtful still, but the probabilities are in favor of its going for Bryan.

West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware are regared as safe for the Republican candidates. McKinley will probably have Indiana, and if he gets it the result will be due 'entirely to the farmer vote. The states were carried by Bryan in 1896 and which will go MoKinley this year are South Dakota, Kansas, Washington and Wyoming. Bryan got one electoral vote in California in 185)6. is solid for McKinley now.

With the exception of Kentucky, McKinley vyill hold all the states of the Union that he carried in 1896, and make a net gain of 11 electoral votes in Kansas South Dakota, Wyoming and Washington. Bryan will probably be able to hold his own state, although the Republicans have made considerable gains in Nebraska. This year Wyoming will go to McKinley by a majority of not less than 5,000. The Silver Republicans concede defeat and the Democrats have abandoned hope. Montana will be carried by Bryan, though the result of the Senatorial contest is in doubt.

Colorado is conceded to Bryan by the National Republican leaders; although the state committee claims the state. The Mormons can sway Utah to MoKinley or Bryan as they choose. The indications seem to be that the State will go for Bryan. Enriched the Borough Treasury, Frate Wilkinson, of Armstrong township, Robert Wilkinson, of this place, and William Dixon, of White township, were arrested Saturday night for druukenness and disorderly conduct. All were given hearings before Burgess Kline Monday morning.

The Wilkinson boys were each fined $10. Dixon was fined $5, but as he could not furnish the money he was committed to jail for five days. Water Company Chartered. The Mace Springe Water Company, of Bolivar, has been chartered with a capital of $30,000. The incorporates are S.

A. Taylor, of Pittsburg, and W. Wynn, E. R. Hammond, T.

L. Berkey and John Ramsey, all of Bolivar, The company has its system partially completed. Farmers' institutes, State Secretary of Agriculture -Hamilton has issued a bulletin announcing Farmers' Institutes for the coming winter. Indiana county ia to have three, as follows Parkwood, Pecember 3 and Ambrose, December 6 and Richmond, December 7 and 8. Fast Horses 'WluterluK Here, James M.

Haws, of has made arrangements to winter his string of 'fast horses at the fair grounds are Belle ft A DARING ROBBERY, Robert Thousand! Dollars Taken In OayllKht. A bold robbery was committed in Fatrview, a suburb of Indiana, last Wednesday morning. The bouse of Robert Long was entered and between $1,000 and $1,100 was stolen. Long had left home for work' before 7 o'clock. Shortly afterwards a man knocked at the floor and asked for LOOK.

Un being told that he was not at home he said that Mrs. Milton Allison was very and that he had been sent for assistance, and asked Long's mother, who was alone in the house, if she would go. Slu- hastily went to Allison's and WMH mot at the door by Mrs. Allison herself, apparently in her usual health. This gave rise to a suspicion of trickery and she hurried 'back home, only to' find that the had been entered and that a HI and drawer had been broken into, and her son's Sitvintrs stolen.

Neighbors say that there weretwo men and tbatone went up the road while the other knocked at the door of the house Their actions excited no suspicion and they were not watched. The alarm was. immediately given.and in a short time Constables We.ttling and Harry Long were on the trail of the robbers. They wc-re tracked through a corn field to the Warren road, and later, men answering their description were reported to have been seen in the vicinity of Edgewood, but there all trace of them was lost. LOCAL TALENT IN OPERA.

Indiana Singers will Appear for the Children's Aid Society. For years past the eveningof Thanksgiving day has been given over to an entertainment for the benefit of the Children's Aid Society. This custom will be followed this year when a large company of singers, will present Gil bert Sullivan's comic opera, "The Mikado," under the direction of Prof. J. Lisle Apple.

The music has arrived and work on the preparation of the opera will be begun this week. The county commissioners have kindly granted the use of the court room for rehearsals. Institute at East PiUe. The institute held at East Pike school in White township, last Saturday was well attended and a great success. Mr.

C. 1C. Stewart, was elected president and Miss Grace Klingensm th, secretary. Then an interesting program was rendered. The teachers and directors all took an active part, and the different topics were ably discussed.

Mr. C. E. Stewart gave an oration entitled "Born Short" which the audience. Misses Bertha and Carrie Orr rendered beautiful songs.

Another Coal and Timber Deal. Barker Brothers, of Ebensburg, have just closed a deal whereby they secured about 3,000 acres of valuable coal and timber land just east of New Florence. The aggregate price is in the neighborhood of $55,000 most of which has already been paid. The greater part of the territory was secured from D. C.

Hoover, of New Florence. Mr. Hoover received $35,000 for his holdings amounting to about 1,900 acres. Another Coal Compan fc. The Logan Coal Company, composed of eastern capitalists, have leased E.

and J. X). several hundred acres of coal land at the head of Fuller Run, and have commenced work on their first opening. Engineers are at work on the railroad 'up the run to the mines, and it is expected that work will commence next week on the grading of the road, which will be finished within a month or six County Journal. Coal Deal Reported, The Cambria Iron Company, of Johnstown, is said to be negotiating a deal for the purchase of 2,000 acres of coal land about a mile east of New Florence, at an average price of $200 an acre.

It is given out that the present purchase of coal in such close proximity to theCambria works means that the coal will be developed at an early day. Company in the Field. There seems to be no end to the developments of coal territory in the Vicinity of Glen Campbell. The Messrs. Clark recently leased to the Ellsworth, Dunham Co.

1,200 acres of coal land and the lessees have alrflady begun operating it. They expect to enlarge their capacity gradually until they reach an output of 75 cars a day. Will Martin Improving, William Martin, who was so seriously injured at Akron, Ohio, about six weeks ago, and who was brought to his home in Marion Center three weeks ago, has lately been showing some signs of improvement. At times he has rational moments, but it has been almost impossible to keep bis broken leg set, as he cannot be kept still. Diamond Drill Again at Work.

The Rochester Pittgburg Coal and Jrpn, Co, has begun work on tb.e Qa Monday 9, ifee J. JOH)l HflS PflSSED The Ajreil Statesman Died Monday at Washington, LONG AND USEFUUAREER ENDED, Health Had Been Falling For Some Time, and His Death Was Will be Taken to Ifis Old Home for Burial. Ex-Secretary of State John Sherman died at his home in Washington, D. early Monday morning, surrounded by the members of his family. Death, which had been expected for several days, was immediately due to brain exhaustion, consequent upon the JOHN SHERMAN.

weakness of old age and several attacks of sickness during the last year and a half. Mr. Sherman was a large holder of real estate in Vv ashington. Conservative estimates of his wealth place it at $1,000,000. Mr.

Sherman had not been in robust health for over a year. In March, 1899, while on a pleasure trip to the West Indies, he, suffered a severe attack of pneumonia which almost proved fatal. He rallied and the family accepted the offer of the government to bring him back to the United States on the cruiser Chicago, and he was brought to his home in Washington. Here he gained strength and was strong enough by summer time to visit his home in Ohio. His remarkable vitality brought him through a relapse and by autumn he had pgain regained much of his strength and seemed to be in good spirits.

He spent last winter at his home in Washington, enjoying fairly good health. The family left early in the summer for the old homestead at Mansfield. They were there but a short time when Mrs. Sherman, whose health had been very frail, died. This was a severe blow to the husband, from which he never fully recovered.

He remained at Mansfield until the middle of September when he returned to Washington. A Power in the Senate. In the Senate Mr. Sherman's services were particularly able and He had served so long that experience added to his natural ability. He was a recognized master of all the great public questions, and he had at his fingers' end all and precedent to give complete elucidation to a subject.

He was regarded as a guide, rather than a party leader. This was particularly true in later years, when he held a leading place in the Senate on the questions of finance and foreign affairs and the entrance of the venerable Ohio Senator into the debate was the signal for a period of calm and dispassionate consideration of the serious arguments of the case. Mr. Sherman was not regarded as a great orator. He presented the simple facts, without any attempt at ornate diction.

As a debater he had few equals. Of late years he seldom entered into the daily discussions on lesser topics, but reserved his efforts for the greater questions. "McKinley was inaugurated he named John Sherman as Secretary of State. Mr. Sherman accepted the office but later resigned feeling the responsibilities to be too heav.v for a man of his years.

Funeral services will be held at Washington today after which a special funeral train will bear the remains together with relatives, friends and government officials to Mansfield, where interment will be made Thursday afternoon. A Glass Blower injured. A glass blower by the name of Jerrett was painfully injured while taking a piece of glass from the moulds, at the Norfchwood glass factory, yesterday evening. glass broke and a aJruck. on toe upper lip, out- also.

NUMBER 12 LAWRENCE SPENCE KILLED. Severely Injured atEastPtttsburir and Died at the Hospital. Lawrence Byrd Spence, a son of Robert Spence, late of Willet, met with an accident last Wednesday which resulted in his death the same evening. He was employed at the" Westinghouse electric works at East While assisting in boxing a large dynamo on a freight car, he made a mis-step and fell to the ground. His head ttruck a shaft and his skull was fractured.

He was taken to the West Penn hospital where he died the same evening. The deceased was unmarried and was a member of the Five Points Lutheran church. The remains were brought to Indiana and taken to his late home at Willet for burial on Saturday. W. J.

and M. C. Spence, brothers of the deceased, who reside in Pittsburg, accompanied the remains to the burial place. MRS. STEAR INJURED.

Her Buggy Collided With Another and She Was Thrown Out. Mrs. Peter Stear, of near Georgeville, met with a painful accident near the DiIts school last Saturday. She was returning from Horatio and at "the forks of the road by the schoolhouse, her buggy collided with one occupied by Blaine Coon. Mrs.

Stear's buggy was upset and she was thrown out. Although she was considerably bruised no bones were broken. Her horse ran off smashing the buggy and severely injuring itself. Will of David Moorhead. The will of David Moorhead, late of Cherryhill township, was probated last Wednesday.

The following bequests were made: To his wife, Lydia, all his personal property; to his children, Mrs. George Fornwalt, Samuel Moorhead, Robert B. Mofcr- head, Mrs. William C. McFeaters, Mrs.

Lowry Cameron, Mrs. Mary J. Patterson and Mrs. Lorretta Allison, each the sum of $1. The residue of his estate he bequeathed to his son, Walker Moorhead.

The will is dated October 11, 1898, and is witnessed by B. F. Daugherty and J. B. Siverd.

Children Injured In a Runaway. While Winnie, Frank, Nannie and Felix Gerard, children of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gerard, of Smith station, were returning home from Blairsville on last Wednesday evening, their horse frightened and ran away, throwing Winnie and Frank from the carriage. Winnie sustained a fracture of both bones of the left forearm hear the wrist, while Frank sustained a severe sprain of the right ankle.

The horse ran home at a terriffic gait, but finally pulled up at the family residence with the other two children uninjured. Hunter's Reckless Shooting. Dr. T. D.

Stephens, of Penn Run, met with an accident last week which might have been serious. While driving home from Indiana he overtook Clark Moorhead with a hack load of hunters. The doctor" passed the hack when one of the hunters fired into the bank beside the doctor's team. One of the shot glanced and struck the doctor on the lower lip, making an ugly flesh wound. Thrown tram a Buggy.

As Mrs. Margaret Nichol and her daughter, Belle, of Georgeville, were on their way to Mitchells Mills recent ly, their horse became frightened at a large stone by the roadside, and upset the buggy, throwing the ladles out. Both were slightly injured but managed to control the horse sum'oieutly to prevent a serious accident. Indiana Boys nourishing. Sutton Flude closed a deal with W.

B. Bush, of Wilmerding, for his entire stock of clothing, gent's furnishings, shoes and fixtures valued at $20,000. Mr. Flude will take charge of the Wilmerding store. The Vandergrift, Apollo and Leechburg stores will be managed by Mr.

Citizen. A Tumor Removed. Mrs'. Mary T. Ray, of Water street, had a tumor removed from her right side, at the West Penn hospital, Allegheny, last Thursday.

The operation was successful and hopes are entertained for her complete recovery. AMONG THE CHURCHES. Rev. J. Welch, of the Second U.

P. church, preached for the Presbyterians last Sabbath morning. Dr. Crawford will be here to conduct communion services next Sabbath. Preparatory service on Saturday afternoon.

Ye Deestriet Skule of ye olden time will keep in the Penn Run skuie house on Wednesday evening October 31, taught by skule master, Hezekiah Pendegrass. Admissions and 10 cents. Proceeds Joy tfee benefit pj tbe Peon PUNXY DOWNED. Normal flo.vH Easily Won lUoti- day's Football Game. The memory of several disastrous lickings which Punxsutawney administered to the Normal baseball team last spring, was completely wiped out on Monday afternoon when Punxy's aggregation of pig-skin chasers met the Normal team on the local field.

Punxy's team was heavier than Normal's by many pounds but it wasn't in the same class. In two 20 minute halves Normal piled up 23 points, while Punxy couldn't find any. Only twice in the game did Punxy have the at the start when Normal kicked off, and towards the of the second half when Normal was held for downs, the only time in ihe game. Normal has not played so well this season, unless it was at Greensburg. All the boys were on their mettle and their play was fast.

The pronounced feature of her play was Work's long run of 90 yards for a touchdown, he having broken through. Warren was with him and guarded him across the field. Others of the Normal team made sensational runs. For Punxy, Smith was the whole thing. His tackling was of the phenomenal order.

He was always in it and seldom missed his man. He broke up strong formations, and gave one of the nicest exhibitions of individual playing ever seen here. Normal's points were scored on touchdowns by Long, Anderson, Work and Wiggins and three goals by Long. The teams lined up as follows NORMAL 23 POSITION PUNXY Marshall Work Warren Bracken Keiser MeCreight Wiggins R- Kanarr R. Chambers PefTer Center Zeitler L- Coulter Lanzendorfer Gilulom Phythyon Q.

MoHenry Anderson R. H. Hastings H. Taylor Long F. Smith Referee, Keener; umpire, Wilson; time of halves, 20 minutes.

A Fine Entertainment. The Loder and McMahon company presented the farce-comedy "Who is Who?" in Library Hall last Friday night and scored a great hit. The piece is funny, bright, musical and clean. The company contains a number of fine comedians and a bevy of pretty girls, who have lots of handsome costumes and know how to wear them. A large crowd was present laughed almost continuously for two hours and a half.

In all it was a most satisfactory performance. IllKT Catch of Pish. T. E. Hildebrand, Harry Brilhart, Carl Yuckenberg, John C.

Patton, C. U. Gessler and James C. McGregor went over to Fouls' Mills, near Armagh, on Friday, on a hunting and 3shing excursion. The fishing was so fine that all idea of hunting was given up.

On Monday they returned home with a string of 130 fish. With the exception of a few sun fish, the entire string were bass from eight inches to a foot long. Man's Body Cut to Pieces. While John Barnett, Blairsville Intersection, was on his way to work on the Packsaddle dump at 0 o'cock, Monday morning, he discovered the remains of a dead man lying along the P. R.

R. track near the Intersection. The body had been cut to pieces but it is not known what train hit the victim The man was about 35 years of age and was well dressed. Ballots for the Election, The county commissioners yesterday awarded to the Marion Center Independent the contract for printing 19,057 oilk'ial and 1,715 specimen ballots for the November election. The ballot will measure 19x20 inches in size.

The bids received by the commissioners were: Gazette, Times, Democrat, Progress, $197.50. Three Properties Sold. Last week the following three properties were sold through the Gilbert agency The Lot M. White property, Third ward, to Joseph White township, for the Fred Selig property, First ward, to T. A.

Douglass, of Grisemore, for $1,550, and the John Plotter lots on Fifth street, First ward, to Frank Treadenbaugh, of this place, for $000. Prohibition Meetings. Prohibition meetings will be held at the following places Crete church, Thursday evening; McCombs school house, Friday evening; Parkwood, Saturday evening, and West Lebanon, Monday evening. Prominent speakers will address all the meetings, and good music will be a part of each night's program. And Cold Weather Coming! Cyrus Steffey and Harry Frailey, two farmers in Conemaugh township had each about 25 bushels of potatoes to be Fairley a) same ni stored away for winter, lost a lot'of whickens Press.

DOUBT ABOUT INDIANA GOUflTS i.t£. Enthusiasm for the ReBflblican at High Tide, MANY ROUSING MEETINGS HEl Canoe Itidye, Deckers Point) mayh, Stronustowit, Flora Marctifind All Want ti tion of McKinley Prosperity Demonstrations Yet to be Old General Apath" is being ally thawed out of business so politics in Indiana county is cerned. Now that struck the "county in earnest tbl people are responsive to the pleav't turn out for McKinley and RoosdVel and as the ay for the election near enthusiasm for the Republicli platform and its candidates increase One of the best meetings of the paign this year was that at Ga: Ridge last Wednesday night.t wasn't as large as some of gatherings but what it lacked si it made up in enthusiasm. Cassidy was chairman and the speL. ers were W.

M. Mahan. A. F. Cooperf J.

Elder Peelor and WalterJf Jackson. The same speakers went to Point on Thursday evening large crowd gathered in the school house to hear them. Early in the evening a drum, set things a-going by playing soW good, old-time martial airs. A number of people came down from Nashville and other near-by towns. 1kl -Murray Thompson called the A ing to order and an effected by the election of S.

J. Browpj as president, and Messrs. G. die, P. E.

Rice, Frank Kerr, Jqsep! Fisher, John Leasure, A. W. J. B. Biss and J.

M. Smyers, presidents. During the addresses the enthuaias was most encouraging and meeting there was more music of cheering for McKinley and Rooe'e velt. A meeting was held at on Friday night and it was a rouserl The schoolhouse was more vfl fortably filled and the the best, J. C.

McCreary got the meet underway at 8 o'clock, and Strong was elected chairman Daniel Orner, secretary. The of the campaign were clearly eloquently set forth by A. F. Cpope. of Homer City, Senator-to-be John; Fisher, John H.

Pierce, District Attorney Mahan. The meeting at Armagh on night was' a little out of the order inasmuch as it was held doors. The speakers occupied band stand, addressing from point the crowd of voters which ered around. There was a company of about 50 Republican Rough Riders, all fully uniformed, present. A bras band from Nineveh enlivened the pc casion with music and enthustasj J' iv isai reigned supreme.

After a parade a meeting organized. Hugh Mack was pre and there was a long list of vice dents. The issues of the campaign were discussed by M. C. Prothonotary Calhoun and John Leech.

Monday night's meeting at Flora was well attended. Although accommodations there aren't might be termed first class, the were there and showed their 'i ation of Republican times and prinej- pies by the hearty applause the J. N. Langham, A. Cooper, Elder Peelor and John.

Fisher. It was thought the bad weather would put a damper upon the meeting at Marchand last night, but a good. crowd of people turned out, mined to show that North Mahonlng 1 isn't one whit behind the other ships in her support of the G. The speakers who were at addressed this meeting. A bit- time is expected at Marion, Center tonight.

The Rough Riders Qf Indiana had expected to attend meeting in force but the weather broken, and the company will apt attend. Hut East Mahonjng Marion borough will enthuse despite the weather auO one of the best of the campaign is looked for, Thursday's meeting at will be a tri-county affair, as Cleajv field, Cambria and Indiana counties come together at that place. Sneakers from each county are expected and big time is promised. Sheep The following orders 4 luttvitiug utuorb wviu grantee stolen from the field one night last by the county commissioners far abieS week, ihe potatoes were in piles damages during the past weak, readv to mum. Framuton A.