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Terms 2.006 A Year,in Advance
Bellefonte, Pa., Nov. 3, 1893.
P. GRAY MEEK, - - - Ebpitor
Democratic State Ticket.
For Treasurer
FRANK C. OSBORN,
of Alleghany.
+ For Supreme Judge
SAMUEL GUSTINE THOMPSON,
of Philadelphia.
Democratic County Ticket.
For Sheriff.—J. P CONDO.
For Treasurer.~JOHN Q. MILES.
For Register.—GEO. W. RUMBERG ER.
For Recorder.—W.GALER MORRISON.
For Commissioners. SEO. LL S00DHART.
For Auditors, 5 v. BlehLE.
Surveyor.~W, N. GROVE.
Coroner.—DR. G. S. FRANK.
Sm
Elect Democratic County Commis-
sioners.
The idea of a Republican Board
of Commissioners having charge of
Centre county’s finances is a very re-
pugnant one to those who remember
the extravagant administration of that
Republican Board during the years of
1888, ’89 and’90. If there had never
been a Republican official eleated there
would be less ground for serious doubt
and possibly the people would not look
upon a change with the same torebod-
ing of evil. But in Centre county the
tax payers have had experience, dear
too it was, and itis but natural that
they should look to their own interests
by electing men whom they can trust.
"The condition of the county can ill
afford experiments, such as the elec-
tion ot Republican Commissioners
would be, and as the best alternative is
to elect Messrs. GoopHART and ADAMS
we advise all taxpayers, who desire to
see the business of the county conduc:
ed on an economic plan, to vote for
them.
Aside from the natural distrust,
which the three years of awful extrav-
agance which characterized the HEeN-
DERSON rule, has created in the minds
of the people of Centre county, there
are many other reasons why the Dem-
ocratic nominees merit. and should
have, the hearty support of all. First
of these is the fact that they have
been tried and have proven themselves
thoroughly capable and honest offi.
cials.
Second, they took hold of the county
affairs in January 1891 to finda burden
of debt to the amount of $5,267.63 on
the county. Instead of piling upmore,
as their Republican predecessors had
done, they went to work to reduce.
What was the result? In two years
time they had not only paid off the
Republican debt of $5,267.63 but were
able to show a surplus in the Treasury,
in January lst, 1893, of $6,880.90.
Making an entire gain in two years of
$12,148.53. They did not do this at
the sacrifice of other county business,
but made expenditures for bridges and
various other improvements of a more
beneficial kind than their predeces-
sors.
Third, they made numerous and ex-
pensive improvements on the Court
House ; were subjected to the burden
of establishing the new BAKER system
of voting in the. county , which in its
consummation involved an enormous
expense; and built several much need-
ed bridges. They did not do this by.
increasing the millage, but by the eco-
nomic conduct of the county’s finances.
Fourth, they are men who have been
tried and their record is before the peo-
ple to-day as clean as can be. Thereis
no doubt about it and the comparison
is only made the brighter when the
facts are known about the Republicans
who held sway from 1888 to 1891.
It should be a matter of grave im-
portance to our tax payers to pay atten-
tion to their own interests and vote for
men who have been tried. They are
the ones of whom you can feel certain
and not the fellows who aspire to suc-
ceed the two officials who came near
running the county into bankruptey.
When HexpersoN and Decker
were elected in 1888 they found a sur.
plus in the Treasury, left there by
Democratic officers, of $24,098.83.
(Gross mismanagement, and reckless ex-
travagance made away with that enor-
mous amount of the tax payer's money
in less than two years and when they
were called to account for it in the Fall
of 1890 an overwhelming vote turned
them out of the office they had dis-
graced.
Do you, tax payers of Centre county,
want to run the risk of another such
gang. If not vote for GoopmarT and
Apams, the Democratic candidates.
Men whom you know to he careful,
honest and economical.
——Vote for RuMBERGER for Regis.
ter.
\
International Anomalies.
The excessive hospitality lavished
by the French upon their Russian |
naval visitors had something about it
that bordered closely on the ridiculous,
but in considering this episode the fact
should be taken into account that
French conduct is not to be judged by
comparison with the conduct of any
other people, for the mercurial Gauls
are a peculiarly impressible and ex-
citable race, and their present interna-
tional situation increases their suscep-
tibilty to the attractiveness of their
Russian friends.
Ever since her overwhelming defeat
by the Germans France has held an is-
olated position among the nations of
Europe. She had apparently no friends
and experienced, until very recently,
the distressful want of arn ally to which
she might look for assistance should
she have further trouble with her pow-
erful neighbors. Standing alone, as
she did, she was over matched by the
tripple combination of Germany, Aus
tria and Italy arrayed against her.
From this untoward and discourag-
ing situation she has at last been re-
lieved by gaining a friend and ally in
Russia, and, from the backing she can
expect in that quarter, she feels in
condition to hurl defiance at her band-
ed enemies, and to meet them on the
battlefield with reasonable confidence
of success, if her difference with them
should be submitted to the bloody test
of hostile operations.
Is it any wonder then that the
French are eftusive in their attention to
allies whom they stand so much in
need of, and that they showered
their blandishments upon such wel-
come guests? Under the circumstances
their enthusiasm over their Russian
visitors is relieved of the charge of be-
ing ridiculous by the fact that it was a
manifestation of their iatense patriot-
ism.
The circumstance of the great Eu-
ropean republic fraternizing with the
great European despotism may be made
the subject of criticism, but France
could not be scrupulous in her choice
when a friend was so greatly needed:
Asan example of ill assorted friendship
is there not something of a parallel in
the peculiarly friendly relations exist-
ing between the republic of the Unite d
States and the despotic government of
Russia? Such attachments are anom-
alies in international relationship, en-
tirely explicable in the French in-
stance,
——At the top of the column mark-
ed “Democratic” you will see a circle.
The proper thing for all Democrats to"
dois to put a cross mark within that
circle. By so doing you will vote a
straight Democratic vote.
——The tragic death of Mayor Car-
TER Harrison, of Chicago, at the point
of an assassin’s pistol though a shock
to the world will hardly be called a
genuine surprise. Inasmuch as he had
been in a position of great prominence
for month’s before his death, by reason
of the mayoralty of the World’s Fair
city, it can hardly be denied that more
than once the eyes of the nation were
drawn to him. The mind of the tanat-
ic, deceased and the hot-bed of terrible
impulses, along with the rest was cen-
tered upon the honorable gentleman
who found it his duty to welcome po-
tentates from almost every country on
the globe. The out-come was but the
sequence of fanatical resolution. A
man both useful and honorable died
as the sacrifice of one whom no plea of
insanity should save from the hang-
man’s noose.
——-Vote for Morrison
corder.
for Re-
——1It may appear that we are
spending much time and space in our
endeavor to have every Deinocrat in
Centre county go out to the polls and
vote a straight ticket, but Democrats
stand more in need of attending the
election this Fall than they have done
in many years before. Our party is be-
ing unjustly charged with the present
depressed condition of the country,
which is due entirely to Republican
enactments which we have not yet had
time to change, and itis the duty of
every Democrat to repudiate such
malicious charges by voting the
the straight ticket and re-affirming that
Democratic principles are the ones
needful for proper government.
em ———
——The election of Democratic
Commissioners insures careful and
economic administration of the
country’s business. The election of
Republican Commissioners would
leave room for grave doubt as to
whether we would not have the same
mismanagement and extravagance that
characterized the incumbercy of for-
mer Republicane., Do not hesitate ;
but be assured of a good thing by vot-
ing for GoopHART and ADAM,
Falsehoods
The Gazetle's Charges Against John Q, Miles
Shown to be Untrue and the Dirty Work of
Irresponsible Political Enemies.
Exposed.
Last week’s Gazette contains about
a column of statements and affidavits
reflecting upon the character of Mr.
JouN Q. MiLEs, the Democratic candi-
date for county Treasurer, which Mr.
FIEDLER,its editor, now avers he would |
not have published had he known
their untruthfulness or understood the
animus that instigated their authors.
It is not for the WarcaMAN to stoop to
reply to every allegation tbat irrespon-
sible and untruthful people may make,
concerning their political opponents,
but upon the eve of an election, at
which an effort is being made to place
the Republican party in charge of the
offices of the county, we do not pro-
pose that falsehoods, such as the Ga-
zette bas. given. circulation to, shall
go uncontradicted:
The truth is that the whole column
of stuff referred to is furnished by
three personal enemies of Mr. MiLgs,
who hope by downright lying to de-
ceive the public and prejudice voters
against casting. their ballots for him.
The first charge, by ome “A. C.
WiLLiams,” a bitter and unrelenting
Republican, that he heard him, on the
16th day of May, make disparaging
remarks about the people of Penns:
valley, is, we are authorized to state,
an unmitigated and unfounded lie.
WILLIAMS neither saw nor spoke to
Mr. Mires at the time stated, nor has
the latter ever expressed himself as is
charged. Mr. MiLEs says he has never
received any but the kindest and most
gentlemanly treatment from the people
of Pennsvalley, and he has always
entertained and expressed the highest
opinion of the intelligence, hospitality
and Democracy of the citizens of that
valley. The fact that Mr. Mines
received more votes, throughout that
valley, at the primaries, than any
other candidate for Treasurer, shows
the feeling the Democracy of that side
entertain for him, and a barefaced lie,
such as this creature WiLLiams starts
out, will fool no Pennsvalley Democrats
nor will his appeal to voters to east
their ballots tor ComLEY assist that
derider of the christian religion and of
church going people in securing the
support of the honest voters of the
county.
The affidavits of a simple minded,
worthless fellow named Ricmarps and
attested by a blathering, loud mouth-
ed Republican named Jo~Es, that, “at
the funeral of Mrs. Nancy JoNES at
Martha Furnace,” Mr. MiLzs should
have made a remark disrespectful of
the church in which the ceremonies
were being held, is proven to be false
by the fact that the funeral ot Mrs.
JoxEs did not take place at Martha
Furoace, as they swear it did, but at-
Port Matilda. Men who will swear
to what is not correct in one thing will
do the same as to another, and the
individual is hard up for something to
believe who will put credence in an
affidavit that carries a lie on the face
of it.
~The last charge, made by some one
who is ashamed to father his own state-
ment and slinks out of its authorship
under the signature of “Huston Towx-
sHIP VOTER,” to the effect that in a
hunting camp in the Alleghenies,
Mr. MiLgs sacriligiously administered
thesacrament, is effectualy branded and
proven a villainous and cowardly lie
by the following affidavit, of two re-
putable and respectable Republican
neighbors of Mr. M1LEs who were with
him at the time refered to:
STATE OF PENNA.
CENTRE County. }ss.
Personally came before me, a Justice of the
Peace in and for Centre county, the under-
signed citizens of Huston township, in said
county of Centre, who upon their sclemn oaths
do say, that we have been personally acquaint-
ed with John Q. Miles, now the candidate of
the Democratic party for Treasurer, for a long
time, that we were with him every time he
was in the hunting camp, we further say, that
at no time, and upon no occasion, did Mr.
Miles conduct, or attempt to conduct a com-
munion service in camp, or any where else, as
alleged in a letter published in the Gazette of
Oct. 27th, 1893. We also declare that such
thing could not have been done, or attempted
to be done, without our knowledge, as we were
in the camp every time Mr. Miles was there.
We pronounce every statement in the letter
signed by Huston township voter as wickedly
false.
Sworn and subscribed before me, this 27th
day of Oct. 1:93, :
W. 8. WiLniams, J. P.
Martin Cowner, [Sear]
G. G, Fink. [SEAL]
We are glad to kaow that the better
class of Republicans repudiate efforts
of the kind to which reference is made
above, and that whilea few Republi.
can scalawags may glory in such dirty
work, reputable and decent men be-
longing to the same party will show
their condemnation of such efforts, by
voting for Mr. MiLEs.
From one of the leading Republi-
cans of Worth township, a gentleman
who writes us that we can use his
name if we see proper, the following
note was received on Tuesday.
Port Matilda, Oct. 3), 1893.
Epitor WATCHMAN :
As a Republican of Worth
‘township, I think it my duty to give you some
of Mr. J. Q. Miles’ good traits. He is by no
means deserving of the abuse Ie has had from
others; We who know him personally and
well are glad to testify that he is a different
man. He is an honest, hard working farmer. |
Those whom he employs, he pays well, a fact
that cannot be stated of his competitor. He |
contributes liberally, considering his circum-
stances, to all benevolent and charitable pur-
poses, and has helped to erecta fine church
in our midst,
He is a friendly, accomodating gentleman
who will do a favor for any one at any time he
can, and the charges against him, I venture to
say, are the results of personal spite more
than anything else.
A great many of us feel like taking him by
the hand and assisting him in his contest, as
we admire and respect him, and many of us
who have never before voted for a Democrat
expect to cast our ballots for] him because we
know him to be worthy of our support and feel
that he will make a creditable official.
A WORTH TOWNSHIP REP UBLICAN.
Get Out the Vote.
Democrats of Centre county, the
question for you now to determine is,
will you poll the full Democratic vote
in your respective districts? Itis a
more important question than many of
you may imagine.
Last fall the country voted that it
was tired and sick of Republican rule:
It voted to get rid of Republican
methods and vicious Republican legis-
lation. Under our system of govern-
ment changes cannot be made in a
day. Until the Democrats have time
to change the laws, and have had op-
portunity to enact’ wholesome and need-
ed legislation, we cannot expect a
change of times or the betterment of
the condition of those who need itso
much.
Those whom we have placed in poweT
are doing their best to carry out the
pledges we made. We! must sustain
them now by our| votes. Any falling
off in the Democratic vote, will be
charged by Republicans to a lack of
faith, on the part of the people, in the
Democratic administration. It will
weaken and discourage those who are
fighting for the interest of the people
and for the principle of democracy.
A short Democratic vote in the
county, also gives the Republicans
hope of success. It is not many years
ago since you had a dose of local Re
publican rule. Those of us who live
in Bellefonte have it all the time. We
pay as taxes 33 mills on the dollar, on
one valuation because of that rule.
The few years they controlled the
county finances, they made rapid strides
toward rolling up your taxation to the
same high point. Do you want more
of that kind of management ?
If not, get down to work and arrange
to have every vote at the polls. You
will find the {Republicans out in force:
They hope tojcatch you napping. They
want togsteal into power again, and
then jibe and insult and tax you.
It won’t cost you much time or any
money to see that your neighbors are
gotten to the polls, If this is done
there will be no questicn about the result
in the county, and it will be a satisfac.
tion to know that you have done your
duty.
—-A good county Surveyoris what
the connty wants. Votersdo not care
to have a school boy looking after the
engineering business of the county and
consequently will vote for W. W.
Grove. He is a man thoroughly
capable and trustworthy. Vote for
him.
——As and old line Democrat there
is one man on our ticket whose nate
is familiar to every voter in the county.
It is that of GEo W. RUMBERGER who
has stuck to the party through thick
and thin and now comes before it, just-
-| ly asking the support of everyone. As
a man there need be nothing said of
him because no one speaks unless it is
of highest commendation. As an office
holder he will carry the same integrity
and faithfulness into public duty that
has always characterized his private
life. He is a poor man and as such is
a poor wan’s friend. He was once
clerk to the Board of Commissioners
in the county, an office which he filled
to the satisfaction of all. Mr. Rum-
BERGER i8 in every way qualified to fill
the office of Register with dignity and
efficiency and we hope that the Demo-
crats will give that rousing majority
that every good man has a right to
expect.
—Dr. George S. Frank, ot Mill.
heim, the Democratic candidate for
Coroner is a physician who is well
known and thoroughly trusted in his
own community, He is a man who |
has been a life long Democrat and as
such expects the support of his party.
Nothing can be said to Dr. Frank's
discredit for he has always lived an
honorable, christian life. The office
of Coroner may seem to you to be an
unimportant one, but the Democracy |
the field.
Coroner.
Vote for Dr. Frank for
——Vote for Grove for Surveyor.
| legislative touches were put on the sil-
LAE
‘To The 01d Soldier.
A fact that the old soldiers of the
county, who want to stand by a com-
rade, should remember, is, that Jonn
Q. MiLEs is one of them. He took his
chances along with the rest of the
boys, following the “old flag” for three
years avd returned home after the ex-!
piration of his term of enlistment with |
an honorable discharge, and a record |
for good service that he has reason to
be proud of. You don’t hear Republi-
cans, who are always shouting for the
old soldier when they have one on the
ticket, saying a word about ‘army re-
cords,” “bravery” “risking life for the
country” and “protecting the old flag,”
this fall,
who believed the war was necessary
and right, but were afraid to goto the
front. Their principle fight has been
on Mr.
They are resorting to every means to
defeat him and to put in his placea
stay at home who, while professing to
favor the war; took good care to keep
out of danger, and now comes forward
asking old soldiers to vote for him in
preference to standing by a comrade.
ocratic candidate for Recorder, isa man
who needs no praise of ours to recom -
mend him for the office he aspires to
fill. His three years service for the
county is the best endorsement he
could have and he invites a careful in-
vestigation into the manner in which
his office has been conducted, not fear-
ing that the result of such an investiga-
tion will leave anything other than the
most favorable impression as to his
competency. If Mr. Morrison had
not been a life long resident of the
county there would be aecessity for us
to tell you who he is, but as it is such
would be an old story. He has taught
school or traveled in almost every com-
munity and to know him is to be ac-
quainted with an honest, hard working
man, who not only merits the full
party vote, but will draw largely from
the Republicans who appreciate worth
when they see it.
——The Wage Earner’s Journal, of
Philipsburg, is no more but in its stead
there has come to our desk the Bitu-
minous Record, a really excellent seven
column quarto that is a credit to broth-
KinsrLor its publisher. A neat new
dress and the evidence of typographic
skill make it one of the best looking
exchanges on our list. Owing to the
inconvenience occasioned by the simi-
larity of its name with another journal
of Philipsburg, Mr. Kinsroe decided
to change the title of his paper and
when once started at the head he did
not stop until there was a transforma-
tion all over it. WiLLis CLARK has
taken charge of the editorial depart-
ment and W. A. Kixsrok will manage
the paper.
——There seems to be no doubt
that our candidates for Auditors.
Messrs. BickLe aud Rover will be
elected. Vote for them so you can re-
joice with the rest of the good Demo
crats when the election is over.
—— Vote for Coxpo for Sheriff.
Sherman Act Repeal ed.
The Wilson Bill as Amended by Mr. Voorhees
Passed the Senate.
Wasningron, Oct. 30.—Repeal has
won ; the purchasing clause of the
Sherman law has been rendered unable
to any more harm. At 7:26 p. m. by
a vote of 43 to 32 the senate, after one
of the most remarkable and memor-
able parliamentary battles of a genera-
tion passed the bill unconditionally re-
pealing the purchase clause of the
Sherman silver law.
The end was reached at the conclu-
sion of a continuous session of 14 days,
after 61 days of debate, during which
five volumes of the Congressional Re-
cord had been filled with speeches,
amounting in the aggregate to about
20,000,000 words, a stream of talk that
would stretch 1n cold type from the sea-
board 1,600 wiles into the interior,
from the statue of Liberty Enlighten-
ing the World in New York habor to
the foothills of the Rocky mountains.
Of the forty-three senators who voted
for repeal twenty-four were Republicans
and nineteen were Democrats. Of the |
thirty-two who voted against repeal |
twelve were Republicans and seventeen
were Democrats. A large number of
senators were paired.
After the vote on the amended bill!
had been announced Mr. Voorhees
then moved that the senate adjourn un-
til to-morrow at 12 o'clock and at 7:30 |
p. m. for the first time eince October 16, |
the senate adjourned. The bill will go
to the house to morrow.
FINAL PASSAGE OF SILVER REPEAL BILL, .
WasHingroN, Nov. 1. —The final
|
{
ver purchase repeal bill in the house
to-day. It was taken up soon after the
reading of the journal, and was, after a
series of abortive attempts at obstruc-
has nominated an excellent man for it | tion, and after a halt bour’s discussion,
just to complete the excellent ticket in | the time being parcelled out to some !
half dozen speakers, steered to a final
vote by Mr. Wilson, of West Virginia,
who had charge ot it. A motion by
Mr. Bland, of Missouri, to refer it to
the committee on coinage, with in-
ET We mm rs I 20 mm
The reason 18, they turned
down theonly old soldier who desired .
to be placed upon their ticket, Capt.
STEVENS, and made up a ticket of men |
Mites who was a soldier. |
——W. GaLER MoRrrisoN, the Dem- |
. the enclosure for some time.
ER
structions, was voted down—yeas, 109;
nays, 175, and then the senate substi-
tute was concurred in—yeas, 193 ; nays,
94. The close of the long contest
was enlivened by a short speech from
Mr. Allen, of Mississippi, returning
thanks in a comic manner to the
friends who had supported him in the
, fight, and had enabled him to accom-
plish what he had desired,
SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT.
The president signed the repeal bill
at exactly half past 4 o'clock this af
ternoon, one hour and thirty-five min-
utes after its passage. It was brought
to the White House by Representative
Albert J. Pearson, of Ohio, ehairman
"of ‘the house committee on enrolled
bills, who made the trip from the capi-
tol on a cable car. Mr. Pearson reach-
ied the White House about 4:25 and
was immediately admitted to the presi-
dent's office while the president was
examining the figures of the revised
. vote on the final passage of the meas-
| ure, Secretary Carlisle and Attorney
; General Oloey were present when the
president attacked his signature,
Mr. Carlisle hurried over to the
White House to see the final act in the
' repeal legislation, while Mr. Olney
. had dropped in to consult the president:
| on a matter affecting his department.
| When Mr. Pearson presented the en-
| rolled copy of the bill to the president,
| explaining what it was, Mr, Cleveland
{ immediately took up his pen and wrote
| these words in the lower left hand cor-
| ner: “Approved, Nov. 1, 1893. Grov-
er Cleveland.” And the bill became a
law,
| To-morrow the act will be entered
upon the official record at the White
House and the engrossed measure will
be sent to the state department for
permanent keeping.
ANALYSIS OF THE RESULT.
WasHINGTON, Nov. 1.—The yea and
nay vote on the motion to concur in the
senate amendments, substantially on the
passage of the bill, was announced by
the speaker as yeas 191, nays 94. The
count by official reporters made the vote
192 yeas and 94 nays. Afterwards Mr.
Somers, by unanimous consent, was per-
mitted to have his vote recorded, which
made the totals, yeas 193, nays 94. The
| Wilson bill passed the house Aug. 26
¢ by a vote of 239 yeas and 108 nays.
The following pairs were announced
from the desk : McMilliken with Bar
rows ; Simpson with Gillett, of Massa~
chusetts; Knloe with Boutelle; Russell,
of Georgia, with Bartholdt; O’Ferrell
with Hedburn ; Lawson with Towney ;,
Goodnight with Stephenson ; Conn with
Childs; Page with Pickler; Coffeen
with Lacey; Breckinridge, of Ken-
tucky, with O'Neill, of Pennsylvania;
Lester with Northway; Abbott with
Walker; Pendleton, of Texas, with
Neal; Hare with Loud; Hayes with
Powers, of California; Woodward with
Henderson, of Illinois; Hatch with
Cousins; Bankhead with Gear; Hook-
er, of Mississippi, with Goosvener; Gra-
ham with Van Hoorhis, of Ohio; Ellis,
of Kentucky, with Dalzell; Brattan
with Dolliver; Wise with Story.
Of those who voted to concur in the
senate amendments the following repre-
sentatives previously voted to recommit.
the bill with Mr. Bland’s instructions to
incorporate the free coinage act of 1837:
Alderson, Black, of Georgia; Brcok-
shire, Cannon, of California’; Donovan,
Edmunds, Gardner, Geary, Holman,
Hunter, of 1liinois ; Marshall, Heredith,
Richardson, of Michigan; Swanson,
Taylor, of Indiana; Turpin, Taylor and
os Democrats, and Post, Repub-
ican.
The following, ail Republicans voted
against the bill and also against the mo-
tion to recommit; Cannon, of Illinois;
Cainer, Lucas, Mieklejohn, Smith, Hop-
kins, of Pennsylvania, also a Republi-
can voted against the motion to concur,
but for the motion to recommit.
The following did not vote at all on
the motion to recommit, but voted to.
Pennsylvania, Republicans, and Wea-
dock, Democrat.
The following on the motion to re-
commit but are not recorded as voting
on the motion to concur: Kerr, of New
York, Republican, and Mc Millen and
Neill, Democrats.
Of those voting aye 124 were Demo-
crats and 69 Republicans.
The Pennsylvania members
aye were:
voting
Democrats — Beltzhoover,
Erdman, Hines, XKribbs, McAleer,
Mutcbler, Reilly, Sipe, Wolverton.
Republicans--Bingham, Brosius, Harm-
er, Lilly, Mason, McDowell, Philips,
Reyburn, Scranton, C. Stone, W. A.
Stone, Wanger, Woomer, Wright.
Of those voting nay 69 were Demo-
crats, 18 Republicans and 7 Populists.
Pennsylvania members voting nay
were : Democrat, Sibley ; Republican,
Hopkins.
FINAL ADJOURNMENT THIS WEEK.
The action of the house on the repeal
bill naturally stimulated the expectation
ofan early adjournment of congress.
It has been arranged thatthe com-
mittees on rules of the senate and house
should come together at 8 o’clock this
afternoon to fix upon the date when the
special session shall close. House com-
mittee failed to go over to the senate
however, and the senate committee, af-
ter discussing the subject informally,
decided to leave to the house the selec-
tion of the time of the adjournment.
The members of the house committee on
rales will probably get together tomor-
Tow morning and arrange the program,
which, it is now believed, will contem-
plate final adjournment on Friday.
Prendergast Sleeps Well.
CH1cAGO, Oct. 31.—Patrick Eugene
Prendergast, the assassin slept well in
i the Cook county jail last night. He
was astir early this morning and after
‘eating a hearty breakfast he was taken
! into the big cage and in company with a
guard on either side, he walked around
The exer-
cise brightened him np and he began to
talk. His conversation was confined to
inquiries about the jail, the number of
prisoners, ete. The interrogatories were.
‘answered by the guards in a general
way, who paid little attention to Pren-
dergast’s talk.
—— Read the WATCHMAN.
concur in the senate amendments : Gar-
riner, Scranton, White and Wright, of