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EERIE
Wild Western Legislation. morning. She was the handsome 33-
Demorvaic: alc
erms $2.00 A Year,in Advance
Bellefonte, Pa., April 17, 189.
P. GRAY MEEK, - - -
Epitor
Cigarette Legislation.
The House has passed Mr. Fow’s
bill which will prevent the manufacture
and sale of cigarettes. The bill makes
it unlawful for any person or firm to
sell,or offer for sale, or cause to be sold,
made or manufactured in the state, ci-
garettes made ot tobacco or any other
substance, except medicinal cigarettes.
Any person violating the provisions of
the act, upon conviction thereof shall
be subjected to a fine of not more than
$1,000; or imprisoned for not more
than one year.
This 1s striking at the root of an
evil that is impairing the health of the
rising generation and in that way se-
riously affecting the welfare of our
country.
Mr. Fow has iztroduced another bill
that may be considered a companion
to the above one, inasmuch as it pro-
hibits the smoking of cigarettes on the
streets or highways of the common-
wealth. But this may be considered
superfluous, for if the first bill should
be passed and enforced, cigarettes
would not be smoked on the streets to
any injurious extent. Sumptuary laws,
as a rule, are not desirable, and are ob-
-Jectionable as being a restraint upon
« thefreedom of the citizen,but something
-«ought to be done to prevent the boys
from ruining their health with that
:.poisonous nuisance, the cigarette.
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A Ruined Leader.
That PARNELL has lost his grip on
¢Irish-Americans, and that American
--sympathizers with the Irish cause are
averse to contributing to either of the
factions until their differences are set-
tled, was clearly shown by the inei-
dents of the meeting held in Horticul-
tural Hall, Philadelphia, last Friday
'night. Upon former occasions the
largest building in the city was not big
enough to hold the crowd of sympath-
dzers when a meeting, called in the in-
terest of old Ireland, was held. But
last Friday night scarcely five hundred
assembled to hear what ParneLy’s
missionaries had to say, and but $1000
was raised, a good deal of it being
merely on paper. There was but little
enthusiasm and the strongest expres-
sions made were employed in ahusing
Gurapsrone. The old mother of the
dethroned Irish leader was brought on
the stage to give an inspiring feature
to the occasion, but the old lady’s ad-
«dress.was neither creditable to herself
nor beneficial to the cause of her son.
His disgraceful personal conduct has
ruined him as a leader, and for the in
terest of Irish nationality he should
take himself out of sight.
—
i Boor Comfort.
Some of the Republican papers have
attempted to extract some comfort from
the-result of recent municipal elections
in the West, such as those in Chicago
and Cincinnati, as indicating a turn in
the political drift in that section since
last fall, and a restoration of popular
confidence in Republican measures,
particularly in the McKinley tariff.
But the:Chicago. election should afford
them but little comfart. The Herald,
of that city, correctly claims ‘that a
Democratie majority of from 15,000 to
20,000 remains intact. It says that the
united vote of CrEGIER and Harrisox,
opposing Democratic candidates for
Mayor, amounted to 89,600, while the
united vote of the two W ASHBURNES,
Republican, was only 70,600. On the
town tickets, these towns making up
the city of Chicago, the Democratic
majority was 15,000. The Herald
adds: “With proper effort this ma-
jority ean be ‘inereased at the next
presidential election to 25,000. When
Chicago gives such a majority a8 that
in favor of tariff reform the politicians
at the East will begin to take account
of Illinois as a factor in presidential
slate-making.”
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Tllogical.
In pointing out the beauties of the
high tariff law to the people,of Worces-
ter,Mass., Mr. McXiNLey said]: “Who
beautified your eity? Who builded your
streets and erected the great public in-
stitutions that are an honor to it and
to the state? You taxed yourselves to
do it.” .
Mr. McKINLEY was illogieal in as-
suming that because the people bear
the burden of municipal expenses, they
shouldn't object to being taxed on every-
thing they use in their daily living,
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——The Philadelphia Record, with
the laudable object of extending its
circulation, is doing some advertising
that is ag ingenious as it is attractive;
but the Record’s merit has always been
its best advertisement.
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Legislation is running wild in some
of the Western States. The Minnesota
Senate has passed a bill, which is like-
ly to pass the House, to the effect that
all articles, editorial items, and written
accounts printed or published in any
pamohlet, periodical, magazine, news-
papers, sheets, circulars, or handbills,
which shall therein purport to relate,
state, describe, or give an account of
or give intelligence of any political,
personaler social act, writing or speech
of any human being, living or dead,
son’s character, shall be subscribed by
the full name of the person or persons
who shall have written, composed,
edited, or prepared for publication
such article, editorial item, or written
account,
The penalty for the violation of this
act is a fine limited t0:$100,and impris-
onment not less than thirty days or
more than three months. It will com-
pel editors and all others publishing
articles in newspapers to sign their
names to them. The effect of such a
law would be to greatly restrain the
liberty of the press. This is an Alh-
anee caper and is among the other re-
markable results of their influence up-
on western legislation.
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A constitutional convention re-
lative to baiiot reform would be a bit-
ter pill for the Republican managers
to swallow, but if they must gulp it
down they want it sugar-coated in a
way that would suit thc Republican
taste- That was the object of the Sen.
ate committee on constitutional reform
on Tuesday when it trimmed up Sena-
tor RoniNsoN’s constitutional conven-
tion bill. They propose that if there
is to be a convention it must be a Re-
publican convention that can be man-
aged by the bosses.
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Indian Soldiers a Failure,
The military authorities got the idea
that the best use that could be made of
the Indians would be to convert them
into soldiers, their fitness for such an
occupation having been proved on
many a bloody field of battle. It
would be one way of solving the In-
dian problem by furnishing a field of
usefulness to a large number of red-
skins. The scheme looked plausible,
and the War Department set about en-
listing several regiments of Indian in-
fantry and cavalry. But it won't work.
Colonzl Wank reports that the efforts
made to enlist Indians have been of no
avail, not a single one of them having
been sworn in. They are too lazy to
walk, consequently they decline to join
the infantry, a service that requires
much marching. They are admirable
horsemen, but the discipline and re-
straint of regular military service don't
strike their faney. They will serve as
scouts without hesitation and are effi-
cient and valuable in that capacity,but
beyond that, soldiering does not suit
them. In this respect they differ great-
ly from the negroes who are furnishing
the regular army with excellent sol
diers, both in the eavalry and infantry,
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—It is expected that the Ist of
May will open the season of strikes
among the mers, which usually begin
about that time of the year, and it, is
anticipated that this year the movement
will be for an 8 hour day, and that
from 140,000 to 150,000 workers in the
regions will be involved in one way
or another. The loss that would be
caused by such a disturbance is in-
calculable; but it is truthfully said that
the miners, as a general thing, are
paid such beggarly wages that it has
become a matter of indifference to
them whether low wages shall con-
tinue their hunger, or no wages at all
shall starve them outright and speedily.
This is a nice altercative for working-
men, under a tariff that is intended to
protect the mining industry.
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——It was premacarely reported
that the German authorities had con-
cluded to allow American pork to be
brought into the markets of the empire.
Such liberty of entrance has not yet
been granted to Uncle Sam's swine,and
it may be some time longer before the
Germans shall be convinced that they
are standing in the way of their own
interest by excluding a wholesome and
greatly needed article of diet. In. this
matter they are about as stupid as the
Americans are with their high tariff.
———
—— HALL G, PARKER, a colored Re-
publican of Missouri, has been ap-
pointed by President Harrisox an Al
ternace Commissioner at Large to the
Chicago World's Fair. Mr. Parker
is said to be a man of unusual qualifi-
cations, but being only an alternate he
will be inconspicuous unless a vacan-
cy shall occur through the death or re.
signation of some of the principals,
The President was careful not to push
the colored brother too far front,
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——Read the WATCHMAN for political
and general news.
refleciing in any way upon such per-
He Stands the Snub.
The irritation caused by the snub
which the President administered to
Secretary BLAINE in the matter of recip-
rocity with Canada, has not been allay-
ed by the comments of the Canadian
press which charge the Secretary with
duplicity in getting the Dominion dele-
gates to come to Washington to con-
fer on the subjent of reciprocity and
then unceremoniously dismissing them.
The Canadian papers ought to know
by this time that it was Mr. HARRISON'S
and not Mr. BLaINg’s fault. Whatever
may be the irritation of the latter, itis
said that he studiously avoids showing
it—that he bites his lip and bides his
time. He says nothing about the
snub, nor will he allow his organs or
lieutenants to say or do anything about
it. His purpose is to carry into effect
his reciprocity scheme, which he de.
signs to be the great achievement of
his connection with this administration.
Should he succeed in that, he would
then be better situated to settle his
score with Mr. HarrI:oN.
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How to Correct It.
It appears that the steamship com-
panies which run their vessels between
this country and the Italian ports, in a
large measure encourage and assist the
immigration of the undesirable class of
people that are pouring into our coun-
try from Italy and the Mediterranean
ports. They make no account what-
ever of the character of the people they
bring in, their only object being to get
the passage money. The more that
are brought over the greater their pro-
fits. This business is carried on in di-
rect violation of laws passed to restrain
the importation of undesirable for-
eigners into this country. The outrage
of this business is aggravated by the
fact that it is prosecuted by foreign
transportation companies, none of the
steamships being owned by Americans,
and that the profits go entirely to for-
eigners. If the penalties of the law
were carried out by inflicting the pre-
scribed fines and compelling these com-
panies to carry back such part of their
living freight as is prohibited, this evil
would be corrected to a large extent,
ITT
——On Tuesday the Baker Ballot
Bill passed the House by a vote of 173
to 16. Thenegative votes were cast
by Republicans, Although it was not
such a measure of ballot reform as the
Democrats desired, all of them never-
theless voted for it, they not being able
to get any thing better. It now goes
to the Senate and will probably be
passed.
AAO ———————
With regard to the Presidential
nomination Mr BraiNe has in effect
avnounced that he is in the hands of
his friends, and as they are more nu.
merous than the friends of Mr. Hag.
RISON they will make it lively for the
latter, notwithstanding his superior ad-
vantage of controling the patronage.
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Murdered By Burgiars.
A Husband's Desperate Battle With
the Robbers—His Wife Was
Shot Dead.
PERRYVILLE, Md,, April 18.--One of
the most dastardly murders that ever
shocked Maryland occurred in Cecil
county at 1 o’clock this morning. J,
Granville Richards, ex-member of the
Maryland Legislature and now an in.
spector in the Custom House at Balti-
wore, lives on a farm near Porter's
Bridge, about two miles from Colora,
and last night he and his wife retired at
9.30 o'clock. The lamp was extinguish-
ed, and there was dense darkness in the
house.
Shortly before 10’clock Mrs. Richards
was awakened by a noise, and in the
darkness discovered a man in the act of
opening a bureau drawer. Quickly tak-
ing in the situation she grasped her hus-
band, who, instantly springing to his
feet on the floor with a pistol in his
hand, which he had taken from beneath
his pillow, he cried : “Who's there?
Speak, or I'll shoot 1”?
THE BURGLAR’S DEADLY AIM,
Before he had time, however, to make
good his word there was the sharp re-
port and flash of a weapon in the hands
of an intruder, and Mrs. Elizabeth
Richards fell back on the pillow witha
scream. The bullet had penetrated her
brain from behind the ear.
Cross-firing began, Richards firing
three shots, and his assailants—for there
were two of them--two more. The bur.
glars were the best marksmen. Both of
their subsequent shots took effect in Mr.
Richard’s body, in the lower part of the
abdomen. Neither of those fired by him
did any execution so far as learned.
Reclining on a chair by the window,
after receiving his wounds, Mr. Richard.
was fearfully beaten by one of the
strangers ; then he was kicked or
thrown down-stairs and had several
bones broken with an iron bar, and in
his helpless state he saw two men,appar-
ently from 20 to 25 years of age, and
wearing light-colored overcoats, depart
in a buggy drawn by a small bay horse.
Mr. Richards isin a critical condition,
and may not recover.
Neighbors camein response to vigorous
calls, when it was discovered that $50
and a gold watch had been stolen and a
second timekeeper dropped in the hall-
way. It bad been currently reported
that Mr. Richards kept a lot of money
in his house.
Mrs. Richards, who was the mother of
five small children, did not recover con-
sciousness, but expired at 8 o'clock this
year-old daughter of Frank Langdon, a
well-known citizen near Elkton.
District Attorney William S. Evans
and Sberiff J. Albert Boyd immediately
began te search for the ‘men, but up to
this evening no traces of them had been
found, though even the woods of all this
region have been diligently scoured by
many men.
From the vague account that Mr.
Richards was able to give of the affair it
is presumed that the burglars entered
the premises by a window, and made
their way into the bed chamber by the
door, which was not fastened.
1t is a singular coincidence that in
1883 Richards was attacked, beaten and
robbed on the public highway.
The Richards home, a pretty little
house, presented a sad scene this even-
ing. It was almost impossible for the
kind neighbors who took charge of the
children to keep them away from their
dead mother, whose remains are laid out
in the parlor. The greatest excitement
prevails in the village and at Rising Sun
and Elton, where the family are so
well and favorably known.
Mr. Richards can hardly hope to re-
cover. The terrible shock of his wife's
death and his own physical sufferings
have caused his mind to wander, and he
does not seem certain of the identity of
the murderers.
The authorities were entirely too slow
about acting. The assassins had five
hours the start of them, and the author-
ities of Baltimore and other cities were
not notified until late this after noon.
A ——
Ready for an Invader,
Foreign Belligerents Advised to Test
American Inventions.
WasnaiNaron, D. C., April 121s
was after midnight at the Washington
Board of Trade banquet in honor the
Patent Centennial on Friday night,
when Acting Secretary of War Grant
arose to respond to the toast, ‘Patents
in the War Department.” He was the
only one of the seventeen speakers who
read his speech from manuscript, being
apparently desirous of great precision.
But neither the lateness of the hour nor
the absence of eloquence or gesticulation
prevented the audience, which contained
the leading men of official and unofficial
life in Washington, from taking more
interest in this speech than in any other,
This was due to the fact that the Acting
Secretary of War dwelt at some length
on the rumors of war with Italy, and
emphatically scouted the statements that
this country would be in even tempor-
ary danger. His exact language, which
was constantly and enthusiastically ap-
plauded, especially by the cabinet offi-
cers and other heads of departments, is
as follows :
SUBMARINE TERRORS.
“Within the last few days much has
been said about the powerfel navy and
the heavy guns of a European nation,
and fear has been expressed that such
heavy armament might enter the harbor
of some of our larger cities. So far as
the army is concerned, we would gladly
let them come. Let them come in if
they want to ; they would £0 no more
out forever. So perfectly and effective.
ly has the work of distruction been
planned and carried out that within a
surprisingly short time there, can be
placed beneath the water's surface an
indefinite number of destructive explo-
sives, and those can be so arranged that
the vessels passing over them will cause
explosion and their own ruin ; or, they
may besoarranged that the vessels may
pass over them unharmed and arrange
themselves in line of battle ready for at-
tack, and then by a single touch on the
shore—it may be from the hand of a
small child—there will come instanta-
neous explosions all along the line suffi-
cient to destroy in an instant of time the
largest fleet finding room in one of our
harbors.
HOT RECEPTION FOR INVADERS.
“There is also ready and waiting for
any foreign invader the pneumatic dyna-
mite torpedo gun, wholly an American
invention. It is a veritable innovation,
in that compressed air is used in place of
gunpowder to propel the projectile.
Charged with high explosives, it is capa-
ble of hurling a tremendous mass of
dyramite through the air and against a
vessel, causing its complete destruction.
Again, if the work of destruction is aot
already complete, we will plant cn
shore in safe positions groups of mortars,
sixteen forming a group, from which
the most destructive explosives can be at
once hurled high in the air,and so nicely
is the propulsive force, distance of range
and other considerations taken into cal-
culation, that they may be made to drop
with wonderful accuracy upon the of-
fending vessel. It will do more than
pierce the joints of the vessel's armor ;
these huge and destructive missiles will
drop upon the upper deck, penetrate the
the ship, explode and destroy it.
3,000,000 MEN READY FOR THE FIELD.
“These things are not mere theories
in the minds of the American inventors;
nor do they exist simply in the models
#1 1n the Patent Office, but they exist in
terrible reality, and any nation belliger-
ently inclined is respectfully invited to
test them, :
“With the best of guns and small
arms, and all the equipments of war,
with all the appliances and inventions
for moving troops and concentrating
armies, with an effective force of more
than 8,000,000 stalwart men ready for
the field, sustained and supported by
more than 60,000,000 loyal hearts,
among whom are the mothers and
daughters of the nation, our army is in-
vineible to any force thatcan be brought
against it.”
Fined for Swearing.
SUNBURY, Pa., April 14.-—~Gen. G.
W. Stroh, who has just retired from the
office of mayor of this city, was arrested
and brought before ‘Squire Weaver last
night on the charge of swearing twenty-
seven times. The ’squire fined him
sixty-three cents per oath, or with costs
$20 in all. The ex-mayor had a law
suit last week in regard to the rent of
a piece of ground before the same squire
and while there got into a controversy
with the prosecutor, at which time the
oaths were uttered Jacob Bartholo-
mew, a personal and political enemy,
was in the office at the time and made a
memorandum of the oaths and brought
the suit, ‘which created much amuse.
ment and excitement.
The Coke Strike Gradually Nearing
Its End. !
ScorTDALE, May 14.--The great coke
strike is believed to be gradually nearing
its close. Breaks from the ranks of the
strikers were reported from all parts of
the region to-day. At the Leisenring
plants over 100 men reported for work
and at the Painter work 80. The Coal-
brook works are running full, and large
forces are at work at the Adelaine,Nyle,
Jimtown, Sterling, Leith, Davidson
and Great Bluff floats. Great suffering
is reported among the strikers. At
headquarters it was said that a dozen
families were starving and many strik-
ers were calling for aid. The feeling
against the leaders is becoming bitter
and threats of what they may expect
if the strike’is not soon settled are freel y
made. Unless there is a radical change
in the situation very soon it is thought
there will bea stampede among the
strikers to return to work.
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Started Back To Work.
Less Than 800 Coke Strikers Resume
—Ohio Tents Promised.
MouNT PLEASANT, Pa., April 13.
Neither general resumption of work nor
violence materialized as predicted on op-
posite sides in the coke region for to-day.
There were 228 men induced by sheer
starvation to resume work at the Paint-
er plant of the McClure Coke Company
and fifty at the Davidson works, near
Connellsville, so that the Frick Com-
pany shipped 150 cars of coke during
the day.
An attempt was made by a few un-
governable Huns to raid the Coal Brook
Works at 2 a. m., but they were re-
pulsed by armed deputies.
At the mass meeting in Bessemer, at-
tended by 10,000 strikers to-day, John
Nugent, of Ohio, suggested that eviction
would only result in the Governor of
Ohio sending tents to the evicted, as
his predecessor had sent tents to Johns-
town,
TE ST SSR.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——A six inch trout clogged up the
water pipes in the Reynolds house, now
occupied by W. F. Reber, one day re-
cently. How did it get into the pipes ?
——There will be preaching in the U.
B. church on Sunday, 19th inst., at 7:30
p- m. Subject; “The Slain of the
Whisky Power.” Sunday school in
the morning at 9:30.
—== Mrs. Samuel T. .Gray, of Half-
moon, fell down stairs last Saturday
evening, sustaining a broken arm just
below the shoulder joint; her shoulder
was fractured and her head and face
cut and bruised, besides other injuries by
which she is now confined to her bed.
——Miss Lizzie Morrison, at her
pleasant and comfortable residence on
Spring street, is prepared to accommo-
date boarders. The location is agreea-
able and she has had experience in en-
tertaining boarders. We can recom-
mend her to those who want comfort-
able quarters, }
Philip J. Vonada, esq., a native
of Zion, this county, died on the .9th
inst.,at Ridgway, Pa., where he was en-
gaged in practicing law, in the 35th
yearof his age. He was a graduate of
Franklin and Marshall college and had
entered upon the practice of his chosen
profession with promise of a creditable
career. His remains were interred in
the cemetery at Zion on Monday.
——A conflagration, which caused a
loss of property valued at $35,000, and
which is supposed to have been incen-
diary in its orign,occurred in Johnstown
Saturday morning. It was twenty min-
utes after 4o’clock when flames were
discovered in a small building located
on Main street and used by John Hen-
derson as an undertaking establishment.
They were not extinguished until they
bad destroyed the building in which
they originated, and other property,caus-
ing a loss which the Herald estimates at
$35,000, on which there is an insurance
of $21,500.
THE Y. M. C. A. DEBT PAID.—We
are glad to learn that the Y. M. C. A,
of this place, has been extricated from
its pecuniary difficulties, which was done
chiefly through the instrumentality of
Mr. Charles F. Cook. The Associa-
tion had debts which threatened to
bring on a forced sale of its property, but
at this juncture a friend stepped in to
its relief. A few members of the Associ-
ation had succeeded in securing subserip-
tions to the amount of $177. Of this
amount about $130 had been collected,
and $36 was the amount of the collec-
tion Sunday evening. This $166 is in
the Centre County Bank. The claim
immediately pressing was on a note for
$285.50, given to Mr. Samuel Gaul,
January 13th, 1890. This, with interest
to February 16th, 1891, amounted to
$250.90, for which amount judgment
was obtained. It was upon Mr. Gault’s
claim that legal proceedings were insti-
tuted, and 1t looked as if a sale would
have to be pushed, when Mr. Cook came
to the rescue and paid the debt, thus
clearing off the jincumbrance of the As-
sociation. Mr. Cook was one of the
charter members of the organization
twenty-one years ago.
MARRIAGE LICENCES. —George H.
Barnes and Hannah K. Gault, both of
Bellefonte.
Miles P. Heaton, of Marsh Creek,
and Arvilla Stine, of Bellefonte.
John E. Bollinger, of ‘Ashville, and
Ruth E. Squire, Philipsburg, Pa.
——Rev. Benjamin Hartzell, Presid-
ing Elder of the Evancelical church,
will lecture in the Evangelicai church
in this place, Friday evening, April
24th, at 8 p. m. Subject, 8 years resi-
dence in Japan. The proceeds will be
for the benefit of the new Evangelical
church in Ballefonte. Admission, - 35
cents; children, 15 cents. Doors open at
7:30 p. m. Don’t fail to hear it as it.
will be very interesting.
DEATH OF A PATRIARCH. -—John
Linn, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, an un-
cle of John B. Linn, esq., of Bellefonte,
and of J. Merrill Linn, of Lewisburg,
died on the 9th instant in the 95th year
of his age. He was born in Buffalo
Valley, then Northumberland, but now
Union county, January 8, 1797.
SCHOOL BANKING IN PHILIPSBURG.—
Prof. Weber is delighted with the suc-
cess that has been achieved in the mat-
ter of deposits in the School Saving
Bank todate. The first deposit under
the new system was made February
2th, and with to-day’s deposit ($62.70)
the fund has reached the magnificent
sum of $1,027.59. There were two new
depositors to-day — Carl Reeder and
Lewis Simler, making the total number
359. Can any other town of our size
beat this record ?— Philipsburg Journal.
FATAL RAILROAD AcCCIDENT,—Dav-
id Woomer, a freight brakeman on the
Bald Eagle Valley railroad lost his foot-
ing while attempting to cross from one
car to another, at Port Matilda, on Fri-
day evenlng, fell between the cars,
and had both legs cut off. He was tak-
en to Tyrone station for surgical treat-
ment,but death relieved the unfortunate
man Saturday morning before the phy-
sicians had performed any operation.
Mr. Woomer was a resident of Bald
Eagle.
DrATH oF HENRY GIESWITE. — This
old gentlemen, for many years a resident
of Potter township, died suddenly at.
Tyrone, Thursday of last week, in his
72nd year. But three weeks before, he
had gone to that place where he was en-
gaged at work with his son-in-law,
Theo. ore Steele. He leaves eight chil-
dren, one son, Samuel Geiswite, and
Mrs. J. M. Leib and Fanny Geiswite,
of Bellefonte. His remains were
brought from Tyrone Friday morning
and taken to Centre Hall for interment.
THE CLEARY TRIAL.—The second
trialjof Charles Cleary for murder will
begin at Lock Haven on Monday, the
27th inst., and witnesses on both sides
have been summoned. Arrangements
are being made to secure the services of
another attorney to assist District At-
torney Brungard in the prosecution. Tt
is now pretty certain that there will be
no plea of guilty of murder in the second
degree entered, and the trial will take
the regular course. There is much in-
terest manifested in the case and much
speculation as to the result.
QUARRY ACCIDENT. — Mr. Daniel
Fultz, who lives along the pike near
Sanderson’s lane, this side of Mill Hall,
met with a severe accident yesterday
while quarrying stone on Cedar Run.
He had made a blast and was coming
down a ladder to get out of the way be-
fora the explosion, when a large stone
came down the ledge striking him on
the head and injuring him severely.
He remained unconscious for sometime,
but we have been unable to learn the
extent of his injuries as we go to press.
—Lock Haven Express of the 9th.
G EN. McCLELLAN’S COUSIN DEAD, —
Mrs. Ann Jones, the oldest woman in
Holidaysburg, aged 91, died on the 9th
inst. The old lady was a full cousin of
the late General George B. McClellan,
She died of the grip, leaving 20 grand-
children and 19 great-grand-children to
mourn her departure. Her parents,
James and Mary Galbraith, were the
first settlers of Altoona, where the de-
ceased was born July 26, 1800. She
had a retentive memory, was a great.
reader, and conversant with current
events. She united with the Presby-
terian church in her 90th year, but for
many years was a close student of the
Bible.
THE SILVER QUESTION. — The
Bartches brothers, owning the William
Bartches farm near Logan Mills, in Su-
gar Valley, say the Millheim Journal,
will in the near future begin to dig for
silver on their farm. Mr. Adam Bart.
ges of near Aaronsburg, one of the own-
ers, tells us that his brother David, who
lives on the farm, recently met an old
Indian in Centre Hall, who had come
from the territories, and in conversation
with him found that the red man was in
possession of some very important facts
relative to a rich silver mine which he
claimed underlies the surface ot the
Bartges farm. Mr. Bartges prevailed
on the Indian to accompany him to his
home in Sugar Valley. Upon arriving
there the Indian proceeded to point out
the exact spot where the vein is to be
located and claimed that his people,
among them his father, a man of 112
years of age, used to make ornaments
from silver obtained from that spot.
The information furnished seemed so
direct and creditable that the Messrs.
Bartges intend tv investigate the matter
and if there is any silver in it, it has to
| come out. ‘We hope they will not be
' doomed to disappointment.’