Terms 2.00 A Year,in Advance Bellefonte, Pa., Nov. 6, 1891. EpiToR P. GRAY MEEK, Not mn It. Out in Wisconsin they are testing, before the courts, the question as to whether interest paid on a deposit of pub- lic funds, belongs to the custodian of the funds, or to the public. If the courts determine, that the interest paid for the use of the people’s money be- longs to the[people, former State Treas- urers will be sued for the amounts re- ceived, and as a consequence, there is considerable quaking among those who have filled that office. Why the tax- payers should not have the benefits, arising from the use of their own moneys, is a question that would be very difficult to answer. They pay the Treasurer a fixed salary ; he knows before he accepts the offer the amount of compensation he is to receive for his services, and if this is not sufficient in his estimation, there is no law re- quiring him to accept the respounsibili- ties. In equity, he would have no more right to claim and use as his own, the interest arising from deposits of State money, than he would the income de- rived from any bonds or other interest bearing securities the commonwealth might have. Here in Pennsylvania the State's money is farmed out to banks on a lit- tle different basis, but with the same result so far as the people's interests are concerned. No interest is allowed to be paid directly, but the banks which are favored with deposits, are expected to “pony up,” to the extent of two per cent. for ‘campaign pur- poses.” Whether this ‘campaign’ fund ie for the benefit of the State | Treasurer, or the ring and the Repub- lican party, is one of the secrets of the xing that tie people have never been abletodiscover. The only thingthe tax- payer knows for a certainty is, that he gets no benefit from it. As a recipient of any profits from the use ot his own funds he is not “in it.” And now that the election is over the Republican Senate will pro- ceed to do that which it has all along contemplated doing : Voting that it has no power to punish thieving cr me- glect of official daties, and will run away from Harrisburg, without even condemning the system that enabled BarpsLeEy and his pals to get away ‘with two millions of the people's anoney. ‘Weil Done Mr. Phelps. It will oe a matter ot great gratifica- tion to the American people, to know ‘that one of our reprecentatives abroad has ‘made an effort to do something. Tts an encouraging sign. It reminds us of the fact that we have ministers and .consuls in foreign countries. It brings to recolleetion that we pay big salaries and employ “upper crust” peo ple to rub up agaiust snobbery in Europe and e'sewhere. It calls 10 memory the contest there is over the appointment to these positions at the | ‘beginning of each new administration, | and it opens our eyes to the usefulness and importance of these governmental representatives abroad. The particu- lar one, for there are hundreds of them «on the pay rolls of the government, | ‘who has distinguished himselfin his | efforts to do something, is Mr. WiLL- | IAM WALTER PHELP=. late of New Jer- #ey, and at present, @nited States Minister to the Court of Germany. ‘Mr. PagLe's labors in behalf of the interests of our country, swe are confi «dent will meet with the highest anuvre- «ciations of our people. These may be 80me question as to what particular in- terest his efforts are calculated to ad- vance, but when we know that at a re- <ent dinner given to the high flyers, ahout the throne of Emperor WigLLIAM, Mr. Pueces bad on his bill of fare American flitch and eorn bread as two of the articles of diet. As announced in 8 telegram from Berlin we feel that our welfare is not overlooked, and that the interests, and rights, and honor of ¢he American people, are being proper; ly cared for. “The Chilian Trouble—What it Means. Through the efforis of the adminis- tration, its man Mr. Eean, and the un :wapapers, we mav vet have aa op- p rriunity to show to the world that another government and particularly if iv happens to be a little one, cannot turn its nose up at ns, without being @ lel to aceonnt tor the insult, From present appearances, thereis every in- d:c:tion that we can have a war, and what is partrealarly pleasing to those who expect tn profit by it from a po- ii 1 etand paint, it will be a war in w ich there will be no chance of our _ geting whipped and which, when "alone ean tell. over, will do just as weil for a political issue, if it can be squeezed into such, as the determination of a question of importance to our people or interests. Ever since the result of the elections of 1890, proved the impossibility of making a protective tariff, a successful party issue, the Republicans have been worrying about new questions that would give greater promise of populari- ty, and have at length struck one iu poor, little, halt civilized Chili. Just what the question, or what the diffi- culty with that out of the way sun- dried country is, we do not have a very clear understanding, nor do we ina- gine the administration has. From surface indications it appears that Mr. Egan, the representative of Mr. HarrisoN's alministration and who, by the way, 13 a professional agi tator, had allied himselt with the now defunct BaLmacepa government. Tat his actions were such as to arouse the ire of the successful, revolutionists and that since BaLMacepA's defeat and sui- cide, he has pursued a course calculat- ed to further embitter the feeling al- ready existing, until it resuited in an open outbreak a short time since, in which American sailors, who were having a “good time” drinking Chiliau “Chincua,” about Sandiago, wer+ ham- mered unmercifully by the police oi that city, two of them dying trom the effects and a halt a dozen or more be- ing injured or arrested. [ne Chilian gvernment failed to apologize as promptly as governmental etiquette thought it should, and although it promises to make a thorough investi- gation of the causes that created the trouble and to punish the poiice wno pummeled our people, ourhomeaunthori- ties do not seem satisfied and threats of, and preparations for, a war go blust- eringly on. Uuder the circumstances, the Chilian [trouble promises to be a perfect bo- nnza for Mr. BLaing and the admio- istration. As to which of these will reap the greater beuefii, the future Both are in it tor all it is worth aud whether it is to he Mr. BraiNng or Mr. Harrison who will head the forces ot the now dominant party in the campaign of '92, the, R y | | vent a revision, of the constitution,that Chilian racket 18 to be worked for al there is in it. If thev can precipitate a war and it matiers little with whom or what 1t is about, the natural inclina tion of the average American, will be to be with them. The tarith, reciproci ty, houest goverameant, and all other q 1estions affecting the interests of our people will be lost sight of, iu the blow and bluster connected with a fight with some country whose people our ¢ zens are led to velieve have insuled them, and who, every fellow who hur rahs for the flaz or wants an appropria- tion, we can whip. What greater God-send vould there be then knows for a party without principle or an ad ministration without anissue to fight tor or acreditable act to potot to, than a war with poor, live, sualried, earth quaked Chili. If the reader will take a map he will find the country, our sixty-five mil- lions of people are expected to *‘do up,” stretched like a shoe string be- tween the Andes and the Pacific ocean, away down along the Soutn American coast, and abot two thous- and five hundred miles in leagth by from eighty to one hundred in width. Ii is populated by a class of people halt Spanish and halt Indiaa asd ail wld amounting to less than half the present population of Pennsylvania. Qutside of a few cities on the seaboard, which are progressive and prosperous, the country generally is in that eondition of civilizatien that la- bor of all kinds is performed in the most primitive manner; machinery and manafactories are comparatively unknown and schools and colleges are as scarce ‘im proportion to the number of people, as are honest men in the re- | publican ring that is now robbiag the | tax-payer of this State. Most ot the laad is sun-seorched and verdlureless, most of the country is fruitless and barren. Its exports amount to a mere trifle and 1ts imports are less because of the poverty of its people. As a whole it is about as desolate, helpless and powerless a government as exists anywhere upon the globe. We have sixty-five millions of peo- ple Chili has two millions, We have the means, and men, and courage, and implements to wage successful war against the greatest nation that exists. Chili has nothing but the courage of its tew half clad ‘“peones.”” What glory would there be in walloping such a people, or brow-beating sueh a gov- ernment? And yet the glory that is to come from this affair, from a back- ing down of the Chilian government or a fizht against odds of thirty to one, is to be the Shiboleth, that it is hoped will lead the present administration to victory in 1892. R UN-OFFICIAL ‘RETURNS OF CENTRE COUNTY FO 1891. | |} Treasurer '89! (Aun. Gen.| |S, Treas — — | — ee | | en | ngroUGHS 2 | 5 = Z| =. n AND ; =i2 le wn | 9 (3 TOWNSHIPS. Final Z =P liz 7 piri wiPliv]E] i felt Lr] f North ward. 1300 200) 18] | 103] 197} | 104] 141} S| 5) 261 | 96] 185! Bellefonte, < =outh ward. 190) 117] 16] | 147) 101] | 148] 100] ["145] 95 | 47} 181 96! West ward 61] 711 8} | 42| 66 42 65 | 40 63) | 25| 75! | Centre Hall borough... rat au abl vd allo7d nl ow | Liye 7s Milesburg borough. 43] 84 Li 24.781 1. 2 238) 73 Millheim borough 101) Hel 7 ol] 53 21 ™ Howard borough........ 20! 8 3 37 98 | 124) = ( First ward........ 61 gn 18 48! 95! 29! 1:8 Philipsburg borough,< Second ward..... aul 76! 20 68, ol 29| 118 Third ward......| | 65 1} 19] | 63 83 67] 66 Unionville borough.... onl 47] Hi ol 47 21 48 | Benner township... 136] 78] 120 1+] 39 26) 106] | : Eastern precine 60) «of 4 40} 28 40 24] Boggs township, { Western precinct. £8) 99) '7 6! 90) | 63] 78 Northern precinct. | 23] 42| 71] 18] 29] 48 5 Burnside township.. y oa) a 1 18| 31} 3: 1 Curtin township... 45! a7 1] 21] 29 271 15 tolls, nahi ‘astern precinct... gij16f 91 +9 lle 10] 178] College tow nship { W extern precinct...| | 40] 49 w| 46 5 36| 61] o A astern precinct! | 156] 66] | | 128 121; 6 Ferguson ii Western precinct! 2 73 4] 46 17| 8 te hin § Northern precinet..... 87 3 AT 18 34 Gregg township { Soi orn precing 291 A 173 18] 225 ai -oshi 10] 760 6113 In 152 Haines township, 96] 29 I ar 1 131] Halfmoon township. 34 80 1! og ou] 72 Harris township... 122 66] 2} | 1238 57 Howard township. 82| 91 || 43] 8| 117 Huston township. 461 72: 0 46, 42| 76! Liberty township Go| 111 A | 62) 32/ 92 Marion township. 98 #8 2) 7 53) 47 Miles township. 250! 531 by | u43 46| 221 Patton township.. 67] 103] 4 49 31 4 Penn township..... 177) 211 1] 156 13) 16 | " : 1 € 101] 29 i 87 235) 16) Potter townsnip, {southern precinct.) | 171] »4] 3{ | 145 11) 15] ey Tye Southern precinct... 48| 13] 44 | 38 49! 200 Rush townsisir, {Nonern precinet....} | 122| 82 17] 87 85| 62! Snow Shoe Ow’ astern preeinet...} | 105] 98 1 67 46 76! Snow Shoe £'w’p nd precinet... 44 38 1 44 200 x . (Southern precinet...| | 129} 90] 83 37) 135 Spring township< Northern precinct... 59] 73 1611 44 16] 2 [Western precinct... 76] 65) 11] | 44 10; 61] Taylor township. 29| 43 {| 24 56) 11 Union township 707 981 7 { 46 | { $ 45, 65 Walker township. 173] 97] 1} | 152] 46] | 1562 I 13.119 Worth tewnship 53 66] 5 | 36! 63 61) | 97 | 22 Tota vote . : ee aT dol 4241]. 263) 327) |3444(2808| [3467 voy 3486/2710, [1550/4 88 [34052619] Majorities... bel | Peseln.. Ponliod lerel) ooo. zeus! eal} | ram 3416/3393 2561 865! 832 uuue . Will be Wiser After While. When the people ot this section of the State begin to teel the effects of litigation growing out of difficulties that will occur iu consequ.nce of the want of a fence law, they will see the folly of their actions, in refusing to vote for a counstituiional When the bribery and bull-dozing, that can ‘be accomplished under the new election law, that will go into ef convention. fect at the next general election, are witnessed and the:r results known, the Democrats who joined with the Re- publicans and the corporations to pre- would enable us to get a fair ballot law, will appreciate the foolishness of their work. When the tax-paver wakes up and finds that the increase of Judges allowed under the present con- stitution, -has doubled his taxes, and that there is no way of getting rid of the cost of maintaining double the number of Judges necessary to attend to the business of our courts, he will discover his mistake in voting azainst a constitutional convention, Experi: ence alone will teach some people, and it will take but a little time for the people generally to experience the fact that it would Lave been much better for their interests, had they dove dit- terently on this question on Tuesday last. ——We have not the least doubt, but a number of grangers in Centre county are extremely happy over their efforts to vindicate the republican party, for ite defeat of their tax-biil last winter. They certainly did all they could tw deteat the only party that gave them any representation on its ticket, whieh fact will be a very plain pointer for future nominating conventions. Judge Bucher Defeated. A result of the election which is greatly to be deplored is the defeat of Judge Bucher for re-election in the Union-Snyder district. He has occu pied the bench for the past twenty years and no man in the State has a higher reputation for the ability, im- partiality and integrity that go to make a model snd desirable Judge. The people of the district, who allowed their partisan feelings, to control their better judgment in the selection of a president judge, and purely political grounds, selected a comparatively un- to preside over their courts, will regret the mistake, They don’t know now what & poor Judge is, and when they experience the delays and costs and dissatisfaction that one of that kind bringe them, they will feel like kick- ing themselves all over their district, for being fools enough to turn down oe of the best Judges in the State, 2 the dictation of political hosses, ——A Democratic Sheriff in a coun- ty as religiously joined to its republi- can idols as is Blair, is something the people up there may be truly thankful for. We don't know what local troub- | les caused thisresult; we are not in- formed as to the why's or wherefores | of this republican defeat, but we feel like congratulating the people of that county on this evidence of their good sense, whether they had personal rea- sons for their actions or not. They ——Fine job Warcauax office. printing at the } will find that it is not so bad after all to have a Democrat in office. kaown lawyer ‘rom a distant county, | their action when it is too late to mend | ——Our Democratic neighbors down in Clinton seer to be gathering in the truits of faction il neds, originated years ago. On Tuesday last they lost the office ot Register and Recorder, aud defeated for re election one ot the best officials who ever filled that office. Mr. ALVA Grow, the successtul republican candi- kuown to many of nur readers, and one who will date 18 a gendeman well without donbt make an obliging and efficient officer, but Mr. Smita. He was all that could be assed as a public official and besides was a 5) Was Democrat. Tue majority of the peo- ple of Clinton county are Democrats, ! and why they should preter a Repubh- can, and prejudices have always heen against whose efforts, symipatnies toem, to one who has stwod by their party fl ug,in deleat or success, we can- not imagine. Is it not about ime for our friends down there, 10 make up their mjnds to quit fizhting among thewselves, and turn their endeavors toward enemy ? tne defeat of the common ——The most surpri=tng: ing about the Quay libel suits is the pice he pats upon his character, $100.000 is a rather high fizure that any decent man in the refuse were it viveu him for nothing. mee for a repuiation, Sate would — There 18 one thine certain any- way, aud that is, that notw t standing how badly many people mv teel over the result of Tuesday’s election. there is still a chance to make an honest liv- ing for everybody, let who will held the offices. This cat laughs at the eflorts of the i republican papers ot this place to have themselves and readers believe there was a republican victory in Tuesday’s elections. Blown From Graves, An Ezplosion in a Cemetery Disinters Hundreds of Bodies. WHEELING, W. VaA., Nov. 2.—News has just reached here from Coreapolis, between here and Pittsburg, of a strange and terrible affair, which occurred there to-day. The Allegheny Cemetery Com- pany, has for some time past been bor- ing a gas well on their property and to- day a terrific explosion occurred, caus- ing a violent upheavel of the earth in the vicinity of the well. Hundreds of dead bodies were burled from resting places in the cemetery and many costly monuments were shattered nto frag- ments. The gentleman bringing the report to Wheeling says he was an eye witness of the occurrence. A Blair County Horror. Idiot Paupers Struggling to End Their Ezistence in a Fira that Destroyed the County Almshouse. Late on Saturday afternoon the Blair county almshouse was discovered to b on fire. The fiatmes broke out in the centre of the building, and, owing the prevailing high wind but hide could be done to stay their progress. There were sixty-three paupers in the building at the time, several of them be- ing weuk minded and in the fright and confusion that followed the first alarm one insane patient perished in the flames, while half a dozen others were badly burned. The building was sit- uated on high ground, and the reservoir near by was only half full, so the fire- men could do little but assist as much as possible the frenzied patients, some of whom struggled and fougnt to make their way back into the fire. Onediot, named Nettie Yongling, after being carried screaming from her room , tore away from her rescuer and hurled herself into the flames, shrieking with insane oelight while ber. flesh was roasting, and tearing her clothing from smoking body unul her strength gave way when she sank down to a horrible death. RUSHING BACK INTO THE FIRE. The entire force of men about the place were working at the time in the tields, aud hearing the alarm rushed back only to turn their attention to caching and holding inmates, all of who seemed insane from excitemedt. Father Donelly and Rev. Dr. Swartz were the only able-bodied men about the place, and the firemen and citizens arrived only in time to prevent these two brave men from being torn to pieces by the strong madwomen, who tried time and agai.. to throw themselves back in- to the flames from which they had been dragged. Mrs. Yongling was suc- cessful, and another patient, Mrs. Flash- er, was nearly so, heing so horribly burned betore being dragged from the flames thatshe will probably die. Poor director A. J. McKee, while struggling with a woman, was dracged into the flames and so badly burned he will be a cripple for life. An insane man escaped into the mountains, howl- ing with juy at sight of the flames and his unexpected lioerty. He was follow- ed by a yelling gang of men and boys, but the last seen of him he was making into the wilds. No one dared t stop the madman, and woman and children fled from the apparition of a half clad manine pursued hy a mob that tok cure not to come too close. The man will probably die ot exposure unless he succeeds in waking shelter. A MOB OF VANDALS AT WORK. A blind patient, frightened, weak and half mad, groped his way out of a back rooin that was filled with flames and smoke, and was found hours atter- wards hiding in a corn crib, weakly muttering that a mob had ~ome to kill him, He was taken to the city and cared for. While the madmen, paupers and wo- men of the house were beings carried to shelier another scene ensued that was more shameful than anything that ever vceurred 10 the county. A mob of men and boys from this city and sur- rounding country gathered at the smouldering ruins and pillaged the wreck. They dug their way into the cellar, where they wund kegs of wine, cider and liquors intended for the pa- tients, and a drunken carnival ensued ! that puts to blush the wildest orgies of the suvages. Half burned goods were dragged rota the blackened heap, and a dozen fights took place over some ar- ticle of more than ordinary value. When the police finally arrived the ghouls and drunken mob were driven | from the place, the police forming a cordon, and meaut a broken head to break into the line. AA SAR ARC There is But One Portland. Oregon, and itis best reached via Chicagy and 8t Paul over the through Sleeping Car Line of the Chicago, Mil- waukee & St. Paul and Northern Paci- fic Railways. For further information apply to the nearest ticket agent.or ad- | dress, John TR. Pott. District Pass. | Agent, 486 William Street, William-| sport, Pa. Japan’s Awful Horror. 25,000 People Killed by the Earthquake Three Cities Ruined —Completely Destroyed and the Inhabitants dead— Appaling Scenes. LoNDON, Nov. 1.—The terrible earth- quake in Japan swallowed up 25,000 people. Dispatches from Hiogo put the number of dead at that, and when com- munication with the interior of the country is re-established this appaling figure ot death may be increased The shock that occurred on Wednes- day aestroyed the towns of Nagoya, Gifu and Ogaki. All the public build- ings und most of the smaller structures in these places were thrown down. A fire which started among the wrecked buildings in Nagoya completed the: work of destruction in the most crowded quarter of tne place. THREE TOWNS WIPED OUT. The towns of Okahu.Kano and Kasa- mutsu have been literally wiped out,but very few of the unfortunate inhabitants escaping. At Gitu 5,00) houses were destroyed and 5,000 people were killed. The fearful visitauon was repeated yesterday at Osage, where 18,000 houses were wrecked and 2,000 persons perish- ed. The earthquake wrecked and twist- ed fifty miles of railroad in that district so that 1t cannot be used. A number of European residents were engulfed, but Cook’s tourist pariies now in the coun- try are safe. The earthquake shock passed from east to west. The waters were cast up seething, as if drawn from a caldron, and bursting upon the lowland, flooded whole districts. HUNDREDS ARE DROWNED. The fearful agitation of water incre s- ed the horror by flooding the ruins and drowning hundreds of the victims. The estimate made of the number of killed 18 placed at 25,000 Many vessels are reported to have been wrecked in the vicinity of Hiogo, and during the seismic disturbances the waters of the lakes in the surrounding country were violently agitated A few portions of the Niphon Islands escaped the earthquake, and Kobe suffered coms paratively little damage. It is believed that but few Europeans lost their lives in the catastrophe. Wa- gon,roads as well as railroads,are choked with debris of all descriptions and so seemed with deep furrows that travel 1s almost completely cut off. Railroad traffic has been suspended. This causes the meagre details of the calamity. Enough is known, however, to cen- vince the Japanese that this lust caias- trophe is one of the most fearful in the history of that land. HORRORS OF STARVATION ADDED. A Yokohama dispatch brings anoth- er and even more terrible story of the awful earthquake. So sudden was the disaster that with the first rumbling of the earth the people of the stricken towns were overwhelmed in the ruins of their falling buildings or beaten down | by crumbling debris as they fled, panic stricken, through the streets. The hav- oc was instantaneous and unprecedented and an enormous area was laid desolate. The terror stricken crowds thought of nothing but escape from the yawning jaws of the earth. Tho-e who were maimed or caught, and in the afflicted towns they numbered many hundreds, were left to die a lingering death by the side of thousands of corpses. There was no systematic system, and the Government officials as well as local officers are much criticised for rhe lack of immediate action and instant help. The last time Japan was visited hy a disaster of the present kind was in 1888. This was caused by a terrible eruption of the apparently extinct voleano of Bandaisan, in the province of Tukus- hima, near the city of Wakamatsu, uhout 165 miles north of Tokio. Over 600 lives were then lost. The New York Court of Appeals has decided that usury 18 a good defense against foreclosure of & mortgage, and uns annulled a mortgage on a property in a case in which ten per cent. of the principal had been withheld from the mortgagor. If this be good law—and it is good enough equity —the Kansas farmer may crack his heels for joy.— Record.
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