Bemoratic atc
Terms 2.00 A Year,in Advance
Bellefonte, Pa., May 13, 1892,
P. GRAY MEEK, - - - Eprror
State Democratic Ticket.
EOR CONGRESSMAN AT LARGE.
GEORGE A. ALLEN, Erie,
THOMAS P. MERRITT, Berks.
FOR SUPREME JUDGE.
CHRISTOPHER HEYDRICK, Venango.
FOR ELECTORS AT LARGE.
MORTIMER F. ELLIOTT, Tioga.
JNO. C. BULLITT, Philadelphia.
THOMAS B. KENNEDY, Franklin,
DAVID T. WATSON, Allegheny,
FOR DISTRICT ELECTORS
Samuel G. Thompson, Clem’t R. Wainwright,
Adam 8. Conway, Charles H. Lafferty,
W. Redwood Wright, George R. Guss,
John O. James, William Molan,
James Duffey, Charles D. Breck,
S. W. Trimmer, Samuel 8. Leidy,
Al Lathrop, T. C. Hipple 3
A Chalfant, W.D. Hilmelright,
P. H. Strubinger, H. B. Piper,
Charles A. Fagan,
John D. Braden.
Thomas McDowell,
J. KP. Hall,
Joseph D. Orr,
Andrew A. Payton,
Michael Leibel,
Pattison’s Vindication.
The conviction of Messrs. W. F.
JorpoN and W. J. McLAuRAN, upon
their owa confession of guilt, on the
charge of libel against Gov. PATTISON
is a gratifying but not unexpected end-
ing of a disagreeable circumstance.
During the last gubernatorial contest,
these gentlemen, who are respectively
the publisher and editor of the Harris-
burg Call, promulgated a statement
which under the caption of “Turn on
the Light,” accused Gov. Parrison of
having been influenced by corrupt con-
siderations 1n signing what was
known as the South Penn. Railroad
bill during his first term in office. The
Governor at once entered suit and at
the hearing denied the charges, but
the paper which these gentlemen con-
trolled persisted in the accusation. In
one way or another they have been |
able to put off the trial until last week,
when they appeared in court and ad-
mitted their guilt.
Libelous Lost Cards” and malevo-
lent political roorbacks were not un-
usual events at the last end of exciting
political contests = ‘ew years ago. But
a more generally different public in-
telligence and a higher type of jour:
nalistic morals have, of late years, com-
bined against them. It was the more
surprising therefore that Governor Par-
11s0N should be assailed in a manner
80 palpably unjust during hie last can-
vags. Of all public men he was prob-
ably the least vulnerable to such men-
dacity. But it was a desperate case and
a few papers were found base enough to
resort to such desperate measures. Tre
first, and in all respects the most malig-
nant, was that conducted by these now
self-confessed traducers,
A gratifying feature of this vindica-
tion of the Governor is that, in bringing
it about, the usual customs of the courts
were not departed from. It will be
remembered that in the Quay libel
cases, at Beaver and Pittsburg, Demo-
crats were excluded from the jury. In
this case there was no attempt to fix
the panel and no challenge was made
by the prosecution on account of poli-
tics. Even to-day probably the Gover-
nor does not know the political com-
plexion of the twelve men who had
been called to pass upon the merits of
the case. But he is thrice armed who
has hjs quarrel just, and with a fair
jury the defendants voluntarily appear-
ed and admitted their guilt. It is a
result which every citizen of the Com-
monwealth may well be proud of, aud
Governor ParrisoN is to be congratu-
lated.
——1It 18 rather hard to tell just
what effect the great floods, they are
having through the Missippi valley,
will have upon the Presidential out.
look, but it is safe to say that some
great political boomerang will be hurl.
ed from that district of desolation and
distress. Ourone hope—for we have
some sympathy for Mr. Harrison's
lost cause—is that it won’t be heaped
on the Republican party, to add to the
already long list of calamities its rule
has brought upon the country.
——Governor PATTISON expresses a
willingness to employ special counsel
in the Reading combine case. The
Governor is not lacking in confidence
in the ability or integrity of the Attor
ney General, but he is determined to
enforce the law with all vigor and ex-
pedition.
Philadelphia will have to do
without its much talked of Mint as the
bill to appropriate $620,000, for its
erection, was stricken from the Civil
Sundry bill, on Tuesday.
—— During the past week Iowa has
endorsed governed Boies for President
and New Hampshire has compliment.
ed Mr. CLevELAND in a like manner,
The Governor and the Coal Trust.
Pattison's Sounds Views of the Situation—The
Attorney General's Course the Right One—
Why Quo Warranto Proceedings Were Not
Begun.
HarrisBure, Pa.,, May 6.—A staff
correspondent of the World called on
Goy. Robert E. Pattison to obtain a
detailed explanation of the course cf
the Government of Pennsylvania to-
wards the Reading coal combination.
With much frankness Gov. Pattison
responded to the questions propounded
by the correspondent, prefacing his re-
marks with the following :
“I recently made a few general state-
ments to the local correspondent of the
World at Harrisburg regarding the
course of the State Government towards
the Reading combination. I have not
heretofore expressed myself with ex-
plicitness because I snpposed that my
past official course towards infringers
on the Constitution, coupled with the
reiteration of my own personal views,
which I have never hesitated to dis-
close, were; quite well known to most
people in Pennsylvania.
“I have had wo recent reasons to
change my convictions and it 18 my
purpose now, as in the past, todo all in
my power to interfere with constitution-
al infringements, to maintain the laws
of Pennsylvania, and by every legal
means to prevent injustice towards and
oppression of the citizens of the Com-
monwealth.
“Yon ask if I am fully convinced
that the legal procedure adopted is the
best, having in view the attainment of
the most speedy results? I answer
yes. I considered the subject with great
care 1n consultation with my legal ad-
visers—the Attorney-General and oth-
ers. Every possible method of reach-
ing the legal merits was discussed.
The plan that was adopted was deemed
the most expedient; indeed the only
proper course, having in view an early
decision by the Supreme Court.
HOW {|THE INVESTIGATION] WAS BEGUN.
“I first heard of the combination
through the public press when I re-
turred trom Adjutant McClellan’s fun-
eral. Ithought the matter over that
night and made up my mind that there
was something in the transaction to be
investigated. The following day I
communicated with Attorney-General
Hensel, requesting him to consider the
legal points involved. While the mut-
ter was under inspection, the letters of
A. J. Cassett and of Mr. Powderly, of
the date of Feb. 19, came to me. The
Attorney-General used reasonable ex-
pedition in studying the subject under
consideration and then the parties were
invited to meet Mr. Hensel in the
chamber of the Supreme Court.
“The rest of the business is known
to every one who reads the papers.
Mr. Hensel filed his bill in equity, and
Reading has putin its answer. Mr.
Hensel is now engaged in sifting out the
points in the answer that were not con-
tested.”
“Governor, what are your views as
to a writ of quo warranto? It is urg-
ed that this legal measure would be
more efficacious than the equity suit
that the Attorney-General has brought.
“A writ of quo wvarranto would bean
arbitrary proceeding that would prove
futile, I think. It means, speaking in
popular language, that the courts
would be asked to declare the charters
of Reading, of Lehigh and of Central
New Jersey forfeited. Hundreds of
millions of securities—stocks and bonds
—would become without authority of
law if the writ were successful. Yes,
hundreds of millions would be in peril.
Wide-spread disaster would be wrought
Innocent holders, not merely capital
ists, but small investors—trust funds,
widows and orphans—would be the
sufferers.
“I do not believe the courts of Penn-
sylvania would consent to so radical a
measure. It would be out of the ques-
tion. A quo warranto writ is not
practicable in this case; neither is it
possible. Neither do I think the peo-
ple of Pennsylvania ask for or would
sustain any such proceeding as wiping
out the charters of the three coal
roads.”
WHY AN INJUNCTION WASN'T ASKED FOR.
“The Attorney-General is criticised
for not asking for a preliminary in-
junction. Was this point considered
in your deliberations prior to deciding
on filing the bill in equity 2”
“Yes, thoroughly, and it was reject-
ed as useless, as impracticable. There
would be no good results or time saved
with a temporary injunction applica-
tion. The court would not interfere
with the business of the roads until
there had been a full bearivg. On an
ex parte application the courts would
not prevent the operations of an estab-
lished combination.
“Reading and the two cther roads it
has taken in have made this point. It
is an accomplished fact, not a con-
templated action. An application for
a preliminary injunction would result
in nothing. There would be no more
of a practical nature accomplished
thereby than in the equity bill. I con-
sider the Attorney-General's bill a
splendid legal paper. It has covered
the law and the spirit of the Constitu-
tion as well as its letters. Able law-
yers throughout the commonwealth
commend the bill. The counsel in the
private action brought by Mr. Arnot,
of Elmira, at Williamsport, ex-Con-
gressman McCormick, has amended
his bill so as to conform to the Attor-
ney-General’s bill. The latter not only
raises the question of parallel roads,
but also the additional point whether
ceedings will lead to speedy results ?”
“Yes. This is the quickest way of
getting to the bottom of the matter.
We hoped that we could obtain a de-
cision of the Supreme Court in June.
fall term at Pittsburg. The Supreme
burg.
“The permanent injunction ought
either be affirmed or denied not later
than October. The Reading answer
is a very long and complicated docu-
ment, and the Attorney-General must
now sift out all the points in the docu-
ment that do not deny the allegations
of his original bill. Then the disputed
questions of fact must be decided by a
jury.
THE SOUTH PENNSYLVANIA ROAD.
“In the South Pennsylvania case,
which attracted widespread attention,
your Attorney-General at the time,
Lewis: Cassiday, immediatley applied
for a preliminary injunction against
the Pennsylvania road. He fought the
case through the courts and defeated
the scheme of consolidation.”
“Yes, but the case was a different
one. There was really no South
Pennsylvania road in operation. It
was only a partly complet:d line. The
deal, so to speak, was not an accom-
plished fact. The preliminary injunec-
tion prevented the consummation of
the bargain. Reading, Lehigh and
Central New Jersey have, as you know,
made their bargain and put it in op-
eration. The State was not informed
of the transaction until it was consum-
mated. I have explained why a pre-
liminary injunction would not be useful
under the existing conditions.”
“Was there an opportunity, Gover-
nor, to raise the question ot public
policy as an argument against the com-
bination? The moral side of such a
question would have great weight with
the United States Supreme Court, as
you are no doubt aware.
“The subject of public expediency is
raised that any violation of the wise
provision of article 17 of the Constitu-
tion must necessarily be against sound
public policy. Any such combination
as that of Reading and the two other
railways is contrary to public policy.”
‘““Are you disposed to express your
personal views regarding the policy of
raising or depressing prices of coal ac-
cording to the arbitrary will of the
managers of the combination ?”’
“Yes, indeed, with the utmost free-
dom. To any combination of capital,
any union or corporations which leaves
the public at the mercy of a few men I
am unalterably opposed. I disapprove
of any such combination. Officially I
will do all that lies ‘n my power to pre-
vent ; personally I do not hesitate to
condemn in the strongest terms of dis-
approbation I can command.
SUFFERING HAS ALREADY RESULTED.
“All up and down the Lehigh Val
ley there is already suftering as a result
of the railway combination. There
will be much more by and by. The
people of Pennsylvania are generally
prosperous. It is very unfortunate
that a considerable portion of our hard
working and at best poorly-requited
citizens should be exposed to vicissi-
tudes through the assumed exigencies
of great corporations. I repeat that
the question of public policy has as
strong a hold on my understanding of
the subject as the purely legal tech-
uvicalities. The moral side is as impor-
tant a consideration as the legal points.
I am unalterably opposed to any com-
bination that arbitrarily raises from
selfish motives the market price of a
necessary of life. Coal, like flour and
soap, is an essential of the poor man’s
‘house. A small increase in price af-
fects him ; a great increase may cause
him suffering.
“A conspiracy to limit production or
to artificially raise rates is contrary to
the epirit of our laws and to the ideas
of the people of Pennsylvania and of
the United States. It is the duty of
the officers of the law to prevent all
illegal combinations that will permit
of exactions at the expense of the peo-
ple. Speaking for myself, I will do all
I can to thwart such combinations. I
could review my past official acts, es-
pecially in the great coal lands conspir-
acy, which 1 opposed, but this would
be only ancient history and I forbear.”
“Wag there a way by which a jury
trial of this case could have been reach-
ed that would have expedited matters?’
“A jury trial of the facts claimed by
the defendants in their answer to the
Attorney-General’s bill in equity will
be reached by the State. Mr. Hensel,
as I mentioned, is now engaged in
collecting the points of difterence be-
tween the bill and its answer, and a
jury will decide the question for the
facts. This whole procedure has pro-
gressed faster than the South Pennsyl-
vania case, which appears to receive
general commendation. The law is
not rapid always, as litigants are some-
times unpleasantly aware. I have been
a year and a half reaching a trial of
the libel suit I prought against a Har-
risburg newspaper. It was only heard
at Philadelphia yesterday. About
three months only have elapsed in this
great Reading case, involving hundreds
of millions.”
DIDN'T WAIT FOR A COMPLAINT.
In the South Penn case you acted
without waiting for a complaint, did
you not? [It is alleged that there was
delay in acting on the part of Mr.
Hensel until the letters written by A.
J. Cassatt and Terence Powderly on
Feb. 19 were made public.”
“In the South Penn case there was
far more popular attention given the
roads draining the same basin are not | subject than in the Reading transac
competing corporations according to | tion,
All along the tier of southern
the spirit of thelaw, A broader field | counties the road was to traverse pub-
was covered, not only the territory |
along the course of parallel roads, but
the sources of supply, We go further
than the Constitution actually specifies
in its letter. I will add here that I
heartily approve the course of Mr.
Hensel in every respect. We are in
entire accord. I desire to make this
public statement.’
“Do you think that the equity pro-
lic meetings protesting against the ab-
sorption by the Pennsylvania were
held. I was deluged with letters of
objection. I afterwards informed the
Legislature that I had many petitions
to prevent the bargain. Town sites
were laid out and investments made in
view of the road being built. About
$6,000,000 had been expended on the
line. I will mention at this point that
The case cannot be reached then un- .
fortunately, aad it will go over to the
Court only sits a fortnight at Harris: |
I have received at least twenty-five let-
ters and petitions in favor of the Read-
ing combination 10 every one against.
. This is an important fact to which I
! desire to call attention in the columns
of the World.
“I have endeavored to auswer all
' questions without reserve, I desire to
maintain the laws, and I will do all in
| my power to maintain them. I am
! ready to employ additional counsel in
| the case, not from the slightest doubt
| in my mind as to the capacity, honesty
| or zeal of Attorney-General Hensel, bnt
to evince my earnest desir to push the
case to the speediest conclusion. I will
say that I wish to consult Mr. Hensel
before officially publicly proclaiming
that I advise =pecial counsel. It will
be only courteous to him, and then I
have confidence that he will agree with
me in the same loyal and manly way
he has always assumed. Some able
Democratic lawyer should be selected,
one who enjoys a reputation through-
out the State that cannot be otherwise
than confidence inspiring.”
TN.
Secretary Noble Sued for Libel.
Served with the Summons While attending the
Grant Monument Ceremonies,
WasniNGTON, May 8.—It is report-
here that Secretary Noble, while in
New York recently attending the Grant
monument ceremonies, was served with
a legal summons growing out of a libel
suit brought by a former employee of
the Interior Department.
William Lapham was removed from
the office of Chief of the Stationery
Division of the Patent Office by Secre-
tary Noble, and in the letter of dismis-
sal the Secretary is alleged to have
used libelious statements against him.
The latter, who is now in business in
New York, sued the,Secretary for libel,
and on learning that Mr. Noble would
be in New York city to participate in
the Grant monument exercises, notified
the officers of the court and had the
attachment served upon him at his ho-
tel just before he started for Riverside
Park with the Presidential party. The
city officials were prevailed upon to
keep the matter quiet, and as the day
was practically a general holiday, the
transaction seems to have escaped at-
tention, The Secretary, it is under-
stood, gave bail for his appearance
when the trial shall take place.
Mr. Lapham is well known in this
city, having been an employee of the
Patent Office for a number of years,
and worked his way up from a minor
clerkship to the chief of the Stationary
Divison. He is a near relative of the
late United States Senator Lapham of
New York. The friends of Mr. Lap-
ham assert that the charges made :
against him by Secretary Noble were
unjust and libelious, and they propose
to ventilate the matter in the courts.
Ravages of the Rivers.
Destruction by the Floods Along the Missouri
and Mississippi.
Kansas City, May 9.—The Missou-
ri River has continued to rise and is
now a raging torrent, bidding fair to
pass the danger line before the night is
over. It now stands 22 feet and 3
inches, and is rising at the rate of an
inch an hour, which, with the increas-
ed width, indicates a much greater rise
than was anticipated. All the lower
portion of Harlem, the village across
the riyer, is inundated and there is now
grave fear that the big railroad dyke
which keeps the water froin the low-
lands will give way. If this occurs,
the damage to the railroad will be very
great and it will cut this city off from
communication by rail with the North
and Northeast.
All along the river the bottoms are
overflowed, the families living on the
banks being forced to move out and
leave their houses. Should the river
continue to rise the east bottoms will
be under water and thousands of acres
ot market gardens will be ruined.
Reports from south of Kansas City
indicate that all the streams are out of
their banks, and much damage has
been done to crops in all parts of the
State on -the Kansas line. Farmers
from Kansas state that the wheat in
many places on the lowlands is rotting
in the ground and they will be compell-
ed to plow it up for a late crop. Corn,
which was planted, is in very bad con-
dition and will not make even a fourth
of a crop.
EE ——
Miss Caldwell Very Ill.
The Richest Unmarried Woman in America
Has Typhoid Fever.
New York, May 8.—Miss Mary
Gwendolen Caldwell, who is reputed to
be the wealthiest unmarried woman in
America, is very iil in this city with ty-
phoid fever, Itis thought the disease
was caused by drinking the water of
Florida, as Miss Caldwell has just re-
turned from a winter residence in that
State.
Miss Caldwell’s fortune is estimated to
be about $10,000,000. She is a devout
Catholic having given liberally to Cath-
olic charities, and eudowned the Catho-
lic University in Washington to the
extent of $500,000. She has been de-
corated by the Pope with the Order of
the Golden Rose. Miss Caldwell was
engaged at one time to Prince Murat, of
France, but the engagement was broken
off.
——————
Minister Smith Resigns.
WasHiNagToN, May 9.—Charles Em-
ory Smith, of Pennsylvania, United
States Minister to Russia, formally tend-
ered his resignation of that office to the
President to-day, in order to resume his
journalistic duties in Philadelphia. He
arrived this morning in company with
Mrs. Smith and took apartments at the
Normandie.
After paying his respects to Secretary
Blaine he went to the White House and
had a short conference with the Presi-
dent and subsequently took a long
drive with him in the suburbs. In the
evening Mr. and Mrs. Smith accompan-
ied the President and Mrs, McKee to |
the Marine Band concert at Albaugh’s
Opera House.
The Flood’s Awful Torrent.
The Father of Waters Overflows its Banks and
Speads Desolation in its Course— Millions
Worth of Property Swept Away.
NEw ORLEANS, La., May 10.—There
is but little definite information from
the flooded Ccistricts: The Morganza
levee, the largest in the world, is said
to have broken to such an extent that
to close the breach temporarily is out of
the question, and there is no telling
what the extent of the flood will be if
this be true. The report comes in a
round-about and unofficial way, and is
discredited by some because the Mor-
ganza levee was thought to be proof
against wind or tide, and levee men at
Baton Rouge do not believe that a break
in the magazine is possible.
If the statement that the Morganza
levee has broken be true the southern
part of Pointe Couped parish by the rear
portion of West Baton Rouge parish, a
ponsian of Iberville, including all the
ayou Grosse and Bayou Maringe —a
scope of land that is dependent upon
that one levee—would be overflowed.
A large part of this country is under
cultivation and the loss would probably
beno less than $5,000,000. hatever
uncertainty there be about the Morgan-
za levee, there is no doubt, however,
that there have been serious floods.
River steamboats arriving this morning
bring little definite information, but the
situation in many places is extremely
critical, and still higher water is looked
for. It is almost certain that there has
been a heavy loss of life, and informa-
tion from the threatened district is eag-
erly awaited.
FIVE CHILDREN DROWNED.
ANTHONY, Kan., May 10.—William
Wilkins and his family sought shelter
from the storm in their cyclone cellar,
and while they were sleeping the water
underminded the roof and it fell on
them. Wilkins and his wife %escaped,
but their five children were drowned.
CULTIVATED LANDS FLOODED.
GREENVILLE, Miss., May 10.—The
levee at Brooks mill, on the Arkaasas
side of the river, 25 miles below this
city, has given away after a futile ef-
fort to hold it. The levee was eight
feet high. The water flows directly into
Otter Bayou and thence into Bayou
Maria. Seven thousand acres of Ar-
kansas land already planted in corn and
cotton are inundated, while that section
of Louisiana near Bayou Marie em-
braces a vastaraount of lands in cultiva-
tion that will be flooded.
SNOW AND RAIN IN NEBRASKA.
OMAHA, Neb., May 10.—For the last
86 hours snow and rain has fallen in
large quantities all over this State. The
Missouri river is rising rapidly and al-
ready out of its banks and flooding the
Iowa and Missouri bottom lands.
Trains from all directions in this city
are late, and a number of serious wash-
outs are reported, but no serious acci-
dents are yet reported. There is 8 wash-
out between Reatrice and Lincoln on
the Union Pacific branch and the Rock
Island main line trains are using the
Burlington tracks. Snow has fallen in
Western Nebraska, ranging in depth
from 16 inches in the northwestern por-
tion to two inches in the southwestern
portion of the State.
FARMERS DESERTING THEIR HOMES,
LouIsiaNA, - Mo.,, May 10.—The
Mississippi is rising and threatens to in-
undate the large and fertile suy bottom
of Pike County, Ill, opposite this city.
The suy levee is already severely taxed
and 1t is feared that if the rise continues
a few hours longer the levee will break.
People living in the bottom are desert-
ing their homes.
LOSS OF LIFE NEAR LITTLE ROCK.
LirrLe Rock, Ark., May 10.—Many
small houses in this vicinity have been
blown down and several persons in one
of them, 10 miles below this city, are
supposed to have been killed. At Mar-
ritton, 50 miles below this city, a Catho-
lic church was blown down, - Four per-
sons were hurtin the crash.
RIVER FRONT PROPERTY SWEPT AWAY.
ToLEDO, O., May 10.—The Miaumee
River is a raging torrent, and the terri-
ble flood has swept away $50,000 worth
of property. Dan Markley, a farmer,
near Defiance, was drowned by a fall
of part of the Tiffin River bank.
A span of the Union Railroad bridge
has been swept away by the freshet.
FARM HOUSES GONE.
PexiN, Ill, May 10.— Lo Marsh
drainage district is a ruin. Several big
factories and 20 farm houses have been
swept away and the farin lands flooded.
THE GRAND RIVER RAGES.
CHILLICLOTHE, Mo., May 10.—The
raging of the Grand River increases.
Train service east of this city has been
abandoned.
DESTRUCTION AND DESOLATION.
BurLINGTON, Ia., May 10.—The
situatiou here bas improved but little!
The river has fallen a little, and it is be-
lieved the worst is over. The St. Louis
Keokuk and Northwestern trains ran
over their own line to-day, but passed
through two feet of water at Alexan-
dria, Mo. Much water is standing in
the fields, and the crops of wheat and
oats are looking sickly in the lowlands.
It is still raining, and sections of Iowa
are in distress.
RAILROAD TRAINS STOPPED.
St. JoserH, Mo., May 10. Railroad
travel here is seriously embarrassed on
account of the floods. There has been
no trains from Santa Fe or Wabash
since Saturday. The Missouri River
has cut through the investment work of
the Government above the city and is
digging across the neck of land at a
fearful rate. Farm work kas been
abandoned in many places.
BAGS OF EARTH TO WARD OFF WATER:
LARE ProvIDENCE, La., May 10°
The greatest consteruation prevails
here. Captain Townsend, in charge of
the Third Levee district, has examined
the levee and can give no assurance of
safety. Bags of earth are being piled
along the banks to ward off the rapidly
rising waters.
A Lal's Fatal Swim.
Briparox, N. J., May 9.-- Edward
ward Moss-Brooke, aged 18, went in
swimming last Friday while heated and
was immediately afterward taken ill.
Blood poisoning resulted, and last
night he died in agony.
EE ————
Grangers Williams’ Grove Picnic,
A meeting of the Managers of the
Grangers’ Interstate Picnic Associa-
tion was held in Grange Hall, Thomas
Printing House, Mechanicsburg, on
Thursday, May 5th, and details of the
arrangements for the Nineteenth An-
nual Meeting completed. The action
of the General Managerin dating the
Picnic of 1892—to open Monday, Au-
gust 29th, and close Saturday, Septem-
ber 3d, was unanimously ratified,
- Committee on Exhibits reported a
greater demand for space than for any
former year, and the Committee on
Rentals reported every cottage at Wil-
liams’ Grove, as well as every tent,
owned by the Association engaged for
the coming meeting. It was decided to
procure fifty additional large-sized can-
vas tents, and to largelv increase the ac-
commodation in general.
The General Managerstated that the
trunk lines of railroad had intimated
that accommodations and rates for pas-
sengers and freight to Williams’ Grove
during the meeting of 1892 will be made
with the same liberality as heretofore,
and all indications are favorable to a
large gathering this vear than has ever
yet assembled at the Grove.
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Against the Combine.
The New Jersey Authorities Will Try to Dis-
solve the Deal.’
TRENTON, N. J., May 10.—Governor
Abbett, Attorney General Stockton,
Barker and Allan McDermott held a
conference for three hours and a half
to-day in reference to the Reading coal
deal. At the end of the conference
Governor Abbett announced that they
had decided to begin a suit at common
law and in chancery against the com-
panies in this state interested in the
deal.
In regard to a special session of the
legislature Governor Abbott said the
attorney general was of the opinion that
the law as it now stands is sufficient,
and hedid not think a special sesssion
necessary. He, however, determined to
leave the matter open until he was tully
satisfied that the deal would come under
the present statutes, and he might pro-
bably leave it open until the chancellor
had taken action the preliminary in-
junction, which the attorney general
will apply for. It will be at least two
weeks before the legal papers in the case
will be ready to file.
Royal Arch Masons Elect Officers.
TreNtoN, N. J, May 11.—The
grand chapter of the Royal Arch Ma-
sons at their annual meeting held here
to-day elected the following officers :
M. E. grand high priest, A. J. J. Bale,
Newton ; grand king, Theodore F.
Randolph, Bridgeton; grand scribe,
Thomas Ayres, Orange; grand treasur-
er. F. G. Weise, Bordentown; grand
secretary, G. B. Edwards, Jersey City;
grand captain of host, Joseph E. Ful-
per, Washington ; principal grand so-
journer, F. M. Tiernan, Roselle; royal
Sh captain, H. W. Wagner, Somer-
ville.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——The chart for Kellar will be open
to-morrow. Secure your seats early.
——Albert Hoy and Hugh Beaver are
off on a pleasure trip to the Quaker
city, ?
—Dr. R. L. Dartt was married to
Miss Annie Brumbaugh, at Chambers-
burg, yesterday.
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—— Mrs, Frank Wallace Jr. of Miles~
burg, died on Wednesday morning
Interment will be made in the Union
cemetery this afternoon.
——Harry S. Sayre was married to
Ella J Rote, of Tyrone, at the Hotel
Meitzler, in Lock Haven, on Tuesday
afternoon. Harry is well known here-
abouts.
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——Hoover, Hughes and Co., the
Philipsburg contractors have secured
the contract for the new McLay street
P. R. R. station, at Harrisburg. $3,000
is the consideration.
——The northern conference of the
central Pennsylvania Lutheran Synod is
in session at Gatesburg, this county.
Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder
counties are represented.
——Charles Brown, an eight year
old lad, who had run away from his
home, in Osceola, because of ill treat-
ment at the hands of his stepmother,
was picked up on the Tyrone streets, on
Wednesday.
The Serpentine Dance, the latest
sensation, which is causing so much fur-
ore at Madison Square Theatre, New
York. This entirely new feature will,
be introduced and comprise the 2nd act
at De Lang and Rising’s “Tangled up”
on next Friday night, at the opera
house.
——Elsewhere in the columns of this
paper will be found the notice that the
firm of Bunrell and Aikens, music
dealers, doing business at the corner of
Allegheny and Bishop streets, has been
dissolved. For fifteen years these two
gentlemen have been honorably asso-
ciated in business and now, by mutual
consent they, have decided to close up
their accounts and, individually, to begin
anew, The senior partner will open in
Philipsburg, where a large fleld awaits
him, while Mr, Aikens will continue at
the old stand, where his many friends
will find him the same careful, and eor-
teous dealer he has always been. Ever
; watchful for the interests of his patrons
and in every way competent to cater to
the large trade in musical instruments
which we trust he will control.