Terms 2.00 A Year, in Advance
Bellefonte, Pa., Dec. 22, 1893.
Epitor
P. GRAY MEEK,
No Paper Next Week.
a
In order that all hands can take a
rest and be the better able to start the
new year refreshed in mind and body"
this office will follow its usual custom
and not issue a paper next week. This
issue completes the 38th year of the
‘WarcHEMAN's life and preparatory to
starting a new one we will all try to find
recreation in a joyous holiday season.
Sincerely trusting that its readers may
have a merry Christmas and that the
New Year will bring renewed prosper-
ity in all parts of the country the
‘WATCHMAN bids adieu to '93 and hopes
{for better things in '94.
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The President's Hawailan Message.
The special message sent to Congress
by president CLEVELAND on Monday
fully justifies the action be has taken
in the Hawaiian question, and places
his conduct in that matter in a light
that creditably displays the sense of
duty and regard for official obligation
which haye directed his course in the
treatment of a subject that so closely
involves the honor and good name of
the American government.
Summarizing the facts (which the
president found connected with the
Hawaiian affair, and which he has
communicated to Congress, it
enough to say that when the govern:
ment was committed to his charge last
March he discovered that an attempt
was being m ade to railroad through
the Senate a treaty for the annexation
of Hawaii, predicated upon occurrences
which had been irregularly and
unwarrantably brought about by a
so-called provisional government that
was one of the parties to the pending
treaty.
Believing that a wrong, in which our
government should not become impli-
cated, and which would be disgracefu;
for it to take advantage of, was
eoncealed somewhere in these proceed’
ings, the President exercised his con
stitutional power in withdrawing this
treaty from the Senate and holding it
in abeyance until the facts connected
with the alleged revolution could be
clearly and reliably ascertained. He
sent a trustworthy commissioner to the
locality of the transaction,
after careful examination, report
ed the following circumstances
connected with the Hawaiian affair,
the correctness of his report being
disputed by vone but those who were
implicated in what was evidently
a conspiracy.
He found that the so-called Hawaiian
revolution was not the work of
Hawaiians, but that it had been con’
cocted and carried out by a compara—
tively small faction who were of
foreign birth. He found that this
movement would not have succeeded
and in fact would not have been
attempted, if it had not received the
encouragement and support of the
American minister. He fonnd that
the representative of the United States
at Honolulu, acting the role ofa filli-
buster, had been a prime mover in
the proceedings which led to the over—
throw of the Hawaiian government ;
that he had given assurance to the
conspirators that they would have the
assistance of a United States naval
force, and upon the false pretext of
protecting lite and property, he had
landed that force before the designs of
the plotting revolutionists had devel-
oped to that point at which there
might have been danger to life and
property requiring the protection of the
American marines. In short, the
president found that the United States
minister and an armed American
force had been the most effective factors
in the plot against the established
authority on the islands, and that the
United States had been involved in an
act of war against a peaceable and
friendly people by the employment of
its naval force in setting up and main-
taining the foreign oligarchy that had
usurped abeolute control in Hawaii.
These are some of the facts, others
being almost as damaging, which pres-
ident CLEVELAND has communicated to
Congress, and it was the knowledge of
them that led him to take such steps
“as might prevent a just and honorable
power, which this republic should
be, from doing a flagrant wrong
by becoming a rally i an un-
justifiable interference the . af-
fairs of a weak and end na-
tion, and to an uncalled for overthrow
of its lawfully constituted authorities.
But it is said that the situation ‘ has
who,
assumed 'such.’a phase” sings froe
Hawaiian oligarchy was eoa
seize the government, by the eibianes
of ‘a United States, force and a Hljibue.
is |
| employment of forcible means by our
government- This be so, but
what should now be done is a matter
to be decided by Congress, to which the
president has submitted it after having
doue in the premises what was clearly
his duty todo within the constitutional
limit of his authority.
ee ———
may
The Admission of New States.
Utah should not be allowed to re.
main an hour longer out of the Union
than is necessary to pass the bill for
her admission. She has all the
requirements of state hood, and to
bring her into the sisterhood of states is
{ a Democratic duty that should admit
of no delay.
The Republicans, without congider-
ering the eonstitutional qualifications
for admission, have utilized for their
political advantage the sparsely settled
mining camps of the Rockies and the
thinly populated prairies along the
Dominion frontier, by converting them
into immature states that would send
Republican members to Congress
and maintain their hold on the United
States Senate. But in the case of
Utah, although for a long while she
has had more than the constitutionally
required number of inhabitants, they
kept her out because her admission
would not serve their partisan ends. It
is now the Democratic turn to make
one out of Utah that in point-of popu-
lation and material development had a
right to be a State long ago.
Utah’s exclusion from the Union by
the Republicans was not on account of
her objectionable religion, or the
polygamous practice of her Mormon
inhabitants. If she would have “fur
nished Republican Congressmen and
Senators,a party that for a partisan
purpose has violated political decency
by making ‘“‘rotton borough’ States
would have had no objections to ad-
admitting Utah with her Mormon
religion, and entertained no scruples
about the number of wives that divide
the affections of some of her citizens. The
fraudulent old party makes great pre-
tensions to morality, but it is political
advantage that she always keeps her
eye on, no matter by what crooked
means it may be gained.
The bill which the Democrats will
pass for the admission of Utah prohib-
its a plurality ot wives. Bigamy, of
which polygamy is a more amplified
fense. As to religion, the constitution
United States. Her exclusion on
account of the religion of some of her
people would be a violation of the
American liberty.
We trust that there will be no delay
in the admission of Utah, as well as of
New Mexico and Arizona. In addition
to their right to be included in the sis-
terhood, their six United States Sena-
tors at this juncture will be very ser-
viceab'le to the Democratic party.
See ? -
Mr. Harrison at the Union League.
Ex-President HARRISON was the dis-
tinguishing guest at a sumptuous feast
which the Union League of Philadel-
phir gave last evening. Great signifi-
cance was attached to his appearance
at this festive demonstration, and it was
expected that his deliverance on the
occasion would include much that would
be of interest to his party, and of impor-
tance to the country.
His address to the Lsaguers has not
reached the rural districts through the
columns of the city papers, but we have
no doubt that in the course of his re-
marks ke let it be understood that he is
still doing business at the old tariff
stand, and that in looking for a tip-top
man for its next presidential candidate
the Republican party need not confine
its choice to Bri McKINLEY, but find
a more serviceable article in that line in
Indiana.
In the presence of such sympathetic
hearers he, no doubt enlarged upon the
manifold blessing of a protective system
which has supplied ‘the country with
such a large and interesting assortment
of millionaire -monopolists. But there
was another. subject.- which, if -he had
touched upon it with his usual oral
ability, could not, at this particular
time, have been otherwise than interest-
ing to his audience.
He could not have failed to interest
them with the information he might
of his minister, STEVENS, which would
have made it mcre easily understood
why that diplomat entered into an ar-
rangement with the revolutionists in
advance of their revolution; why he
Janded & United States force to protect
American interests in Hawaii before
anything bad occurred to endanger
them, and why he had so prematurely
and gratuitously employed the Ameri-
can flag to cover an enterprise which city and blow in his money as if he | a little.
have imparted concerning the conduct |
lished and friendly government.
There is a doubt in the public mind
as to whether a diplomatic agent would
have ventured upon such a line of con-
duct without having had previous as-
surance that it was desired by those
whom he represented and from whom he
derived his ministerial authority. Mr,
HARRISON could have made things clear
to his hearers on this point, and thereby
would have thrown some light upon his
own official connection with the
Hawaiian conspiracy.
He could also, in his address to the
League, have settled the question as to
whether he bad really been deceived by
the dispatch of minister STEVENS, in
which that functionary represented that
nothing had been done by him in con-
nection with the revolutionary transac-
tion until after the existing government
bad been overturned by the spontaneous
movement of the people of Hawaii, up-
on which dispatch he had based his
movement to annex the islands. This
would have been a feature of the ad- |
dress which could not have failed to ex-
cite the liveliest interest ot his hearers,
particularly if the ex-President at this
point in his ret.srks had “winked his
other eye.”
But nothing which Mr. HARRISON
could have said would haveso thorough-
ly held the breathless attention of his
Union League hearers as the explana-
tion he might have given of the mean-
ing of minister STEVEN'S letter to the
State Department, in which sometime
in advance of the culmination of the
Hawaiian plot, his hypothetical sugges-
tions indicated such a fore-knowledge of
what was going to happen as could have
been gained in no other way than
through complicity.
If, furthermore, the ex-President,
should have confided to the admiring
Leaguers the contents of secretary
BLAINE'S answer to minister STEVENS’
letter, a copy of which for some reason
cannot be found in the archives of the
State Department, he would have in-
cluded everything that could have tend-
ed to make his address at the Union
League banquet the most interesting
effort of his life.
ADDITIONAL LOACLS.
see something there that you want.
form, is clearly a subject of congres- |
sional prohibition as a common law of- |
as much forbids interference with the |
Mormon religion as with any other. |
As a Mormon individual has a right to Clinton county,
be a citizen of this nation, eo has a | | aged 54 years, 7 months, 10 days. The
Mormon State a right to be one of the | | deceased united with the church when
D. H. Hast-
'ings are receiving congratulations over
the advent of a new daughter in their
home The babe was born Sunday morn-
will probably be named
| Sarah, after the General’s mother.
|
Rebecca McKibben died
Dec. 7, at her home, Cedar Springs,
Pa., of pneumonia,
ling and it
| 14 years of age, and during life exhibit-
ed an example of true Christian charac-
ter. She was & kind neighbor, always
willing to aid in time of sickness and
affliction. Being a devout christian she
expressed herself, “I do not fear to
die.” She leaves to mourn ber loss a
husband, one daughter and two sons.
THE CoLUMBIA DESK CALENDAR.—
which is issued annually by the Pope
manufacturing company, of Columbia
Bicycle fame, is out for 1894, much im-
proved in appearance. It isa pad cal-
endar of the same size and shape as
those of previous years, having a leaf
for each day, but its attractiveness has
been heightened by the work of a clever
artist, who has scattered a series of bright
pen-drawings through its pages. It
also contains, as usual, many appro-
priate and interesting contributions
from people both bright and wise.
Fair AT HowarDp.—The members
and friends of the Y. P. S. C. E. of the
Christian church at Howard have been
busy for several weeks making fancy
work etc., for the festival and fair to be
held in the old post office building on
Saturday and Monday, Dec 23 and 25th.
Fashionable fancy work and Christmas
gifts in endless variety will be for sale:
This will be an opportunity for the peo-
ple of Howard and vicinity to buy
Christmas presents at a reasonable price,
as all the goods have been donated and
will be sold cheap.
——Furniture is a staple article, but
purchases of it seem to be morein vogue
during the holidays than at any other
time during the year. Kd. Brown Jr's
‘store, on Bishop street, is the place
where everyone seems to be going to
make their purchases. He has a full
line of everything you could possibly
want. Children’s high chairs $1. Chil.
dren’s rocking chairs 50c ; french plate
glass chamber suit, 8 pieces solid oak $25.
Three drawer bureau with glass §5,
Chamber suit eight pieces $17, and every-
thing else as reasonable.
THEY Gor EVEN.--A party of Ty-
rone matrons who had put up with their
husbands’ extravagant ways as long as
they could and had been life long vie-
tims of that inherent idea in man that
he can run to every banquet, every po-
litical meeting, every big day in the |
a year, decided to play a joke on their
husbands. They did it too, with a ven-
geance.
On Monday night the Od d Fellows
were to banquet in Tyrone and the
wives of those Odd Fellows all went to
the caterer and ordered him to serve the
same banquet at the home of one of
their number that he served for the fel-
lows who were deep in the mysteries of
the lodge. The caterer did it and when
the hubbies had to pay for two ban-
‘quets next morning Well there was
no fuss at all.
MARRIAGE LiceENses.—Issued dur-
ing the past week— Taken from the
docket.
Allen W. Wetzel, of Aaronsburg,and
Beulah V. Musser, of Fiedler.
Harry J. Beck and Dora Richley,
both of Philipsburg.
Attend the Logan fair. You will |
Rev. Ralph Illingsworth, of State
College and, Marion Snyder, of Pine
| Grove Mills.
James Miller, Jr. and Mary M. Hall,
both of Spring township.
W. S. Reynolds, of Hublersburg,
and H. A. Spotts, of Marion township.
Benj. E. O'Bryan, of Wolfs Store,
and Mamie Doehler, of Rebersburg.
‘W. W. Davis, and Clara A. South-
ard, both of Philipsburg.
J. E. Johnstonbaugh, of Marion
township, and Lydia E. Robb, of Clin-
ton county.
And. Moyer, of Potter township, and
Maggie From, of Centre Hall.
Aaron Detwiler, and Emma C. Flory,
both of Tusseyville.
Edgar S. Place, of Hollis, L. I., N.
Y. and Mary L. Woods, of Boalsburg.
P. A. Hoover and Mary F. Beck-
er, both of Hannah Furnace.
N. B. Spangler, Esq., of Bellefonte,
and Adella D. Fink, of Unionville.
Thomas S. Hazel, of Spring township,
and E. N. O'Bryan, of Bellefonte.
CounciL MET MoNDAY EVENING. —
The regular semi-monthly meeting of
council was held in its chamber, last
Monday evening, and members Hil-
libish, Williams, Bush, Dartt, Miller,
Gerberich and Bauer were the only
ones present.
The only committee that had a report
! to make was the one that looks after the
streets and it reported considerable work
in getting the new Wilson street 1n
shape for use and that some work had
been done on east Howard street. A
number of minor requests for grades and
pavements were referred to the commit-
tee with power to act. A new fire plug
was ordered at the corner of Lamb and
Thomas streets and one is being placed
on Lamb street, near the new depot.
The C. R. R. of Pa., engines will take
water from the latter and pay the bor-
ough rent. The question of street light-
ing was again taken up, but as a satis-
factory contract could not be made it
was determined to let the matter stand
until spring, when exegencies may war-
rant increased lighting. Many other
matters were discussed among them be-
the necessity for the Street Commission-
er’s cleaning off side walks which own-
ers neglect. Thereis a borough ordi-
nance which requires property holders to
have their pavements cleaned within
forty-eight hours after the fall of snow
and ull council need do is enforce it.
The most important business taken
up was the Water street boardwalk
which came before council before the
members had time to run. The motion
to give Jas. Harris $160 for building
the walk was fought, pro and con, for
fully an hour, during which time the
borough solicitor seized an opportunity
to show which side of the fence he is on
by declaring that there is no property
there to collect damages from. If not
Mr. Dale, what is the boardwalk built
on? Surely not on air or water. An
amendmert to the motion which would
have called upon the Hale estate for
the cost of the walk was lost then the
original motion carried. So that the
borough is to pay $160 for a board-walk
on property which it does not own.
This pavement building business will
prove very dear to the borough unless
proceedings are begun at once to recover
from owners of property, cost for laying
all walks.
——Centemeri gloves in all sizes and
shades at Mrs, Gilmore's.
How GALER Was FooLED.--The
laugh is on the honorable Recorder of
Centre county just now, and so you can
enjoy the joke along with those who
were there, we'll tell it.
The marriage license business has
been unusually good during the past
week and Register Roop has been stick-
ing pretty close to his office so as not to
keep any prospective benedicts waiting
long before the crowd that frequents the
Register and Recorder’s office, but on
‘Wednesday morning he skipped out ahd
went to Institute for a little while.
During his absence there was a faint
knock at the door and in response to
clerk Dukeman’s, ‘Come in!” a young
man and woman, arrayed in their Sun-
day best, pushed half way into the office
and then stopped to reassure each other
There can be no doubt that
courage to ask for a five dollar bill once |
moment, but just then the young beau
asked for Mr. Roop.
Ho was informed of the Register’s ab-
sence and both were asked to take a
seal and wait for his return. They sat
down and after a mutual admiration,
out of the corners of their eyes which
lasted fully half an hour without either
one of them saying a word, Galer
thought he would help them along a
littie so he went into the vault and pro-
cured the marriage license docket.
Straightway he began propounding the
usual questions to the fellow and his
girl, all of which they answered in a
way that showed very plainly their cha-
grin, but there was not an open erup-
tion until Galer wanted to know the
voung lady’s age.
The questioning stopped right there.
In righteous indignation they both
shrieked : “What do you want that
for?” Galer began to get scared but
stuck to it and said, ‘‘the law requires
it I” “What for?’ demanded the young
lady and gentleman. Whereupon the
foxy Recorder began to get a little hot
and wheeling round in his chair said.
See here, “I know you are both bashful,
but you needn’t make such a fuss over
getting a marriage license.” He thought
that would settle them, but oh, how
he longed for the floor to open and swal-
low him up when, while the blushes
mounted to the roots of the maiden’s
hair, her companion declared that they
weren’t after a marriage license at all,
and only wanted to see Mr. Roop.
TaE First TRAIN WRECKED.—The
opening of the new Central Railroad of
Pennsylvania, on Monday morning, was
characterized by an accident not antici-
pated by the managers of the road and
when a telegram was received at the gen-
eral office here at 8:30 stating that train
No. 1., consisting of a combination and
one regular passenger coach, drawn by
the handsome new engine, ‘Nashetane,”
was over a six foot embankment at
Shuler’s mill, one mile east of Clinton-
dale, there was general consternation
not only among the railroad men but
among the people of the town who had
looked upon the opening so = au=
spiciously.
The news spread like wild-fire and it
seemed as if the telegraph instruments
had scarcely stopped ticking ere little
groups of pecple could be seen standing
about the streets discussing the possible
cause and result of the accident. Of
course the wildest kind of rumors were
afloat at first, but a second report to the
effect that no one was hurt soon set all
minds at ease.
The train left this place a litile be-
hind schedule time, 7:10, and was carry-
ing forty passengers. It had reached
Clintondaie all right and was running
on down the line when in the vicinity
of Shuler’s mill the engine left the track
and ran nearly a hundred feet on the
ties before it fell over the embankment.
Engineer Gilmour and his fireman, Will
Brown, stuck to their posts and after the
engine had turned clear over both
crawled out from under the wreck with-
out a scratch. Their escape was mirac-
ulous for the cab of the engine in which
they were seated wns badly shattered.
The combination car was dragged from
the track and stopped halt way down
the bank, but the second car did not
leave the rails. As the fill at that point
was made nearly all of clay, and with
very little stone, the cars and engine
were not as badly battered up as they
might otherwise have been.
‘When the crash came there was gen-
eral pandemonium among the passen-
gers, most of whom were excursionists
from this place, but when they got
themselves together enough to scram
ble out where they could find that aside
from a pretty general shaking up no one
was hurt they were all quieted and
thankful that it was no worse.
General Superintendent J. W. Gep-
hart was on the train and when he
climbed out to survey the disaster which
his pet locomotive and cars had met
with he exclaimed, ‘Well, we can re-
pair machinery, but we can’t do so with
lives.” A very philosophical view of it.
The Beech Creek R. R. wreck crew
was called at once and the track
straightened up for other trains after
which a track was laid down to the
engine and it was pulled up and sent to
the shops for repairs. Trains were de-
layed for many hours, but by Wednes-
day morning they got running on
schedule time as usual.
ST
Atlanta 1s is Wet.
After Eight Long Years of of Suppression or Ab-
solute Prohibition.
ATLANTA, Dec. 18. “18.—The liquor men
of Atlanta after eight years ot suppres
gion are again in practical control of
legislation, and their effort will be to
extend the hour for closicg from 10:
o'clock to 12 o'clock. For two years
the city. was under complete prohibi-
tion. This record was followed by an
era of high licence, the figure being
fixed at $1,000, the area limited to the
fire limits and the hour for closing be-
ing fixed at 10 p. M.
The first move, a. successful, one,
was made to dav for, the extension of
the hour to midnight. The affair will
precipitate another angry campaign,
. |. politics all through his long life.
ren TL TI TE TS TAR Toy —_ TTT —
ees | tering American minister, that the could bear no other construction than | were a Creesus, yet glower and rave they looked like it, and Guley still swears Spawls from the Keystone
ULE. wrong cannot be righted without the | that of a plot to overthrow a lung estab- | when his penniless wife screws up ; that they lost courage at the last
—A “Pennsy” train crushed out the life of
Kenzie Fox, Christiana.
—Farmer George Wilt, worth $30,000, hanged
himself at Mechanicsburg.
~The Board of Pardons’
postponed until January 4.
meeting has bean
—The Addison and Pennsylvania Raiiroad
in Potter County was opened Monday.
—The body of Thomas Cleary, of Plymouth,
was found in the woods near Sandy Run.
—At Easton a 1 ehigh Valley train cut to
peices Stanislaus Waranis, of Bridgeton, N. J.
—Berks County farmers are still feeding
wheat to their cows, it being cheaper than
corn.
—James Zehr, who stabbed to death Joseph
Zehr, at Hazleton, last week, has been cap-
tured.
—Hotel Proprietor Heilman, of Lebanon,
will give a free dinner to 200 poor children to-
morrow.
—Joseph Burns, aged 77, one of Media's old -
est reside nts, died Monday from a stroke of
| apoplexy.
—Ex-Judge Broomall, of Medi, still re-
mains in about the same condition as he did a
week ago.
—Governor Pattison Tuesday pardoned Bust
Kightlinger and Willoughby Simmons, War-
ren County.
—F. 8S. Smith, wanted in Bangor tor forging
a check for $435, has been captured at Rich
mond, Ind.
—Nearly 800 teachers were Monday enrolled
at the Schuylkill County Institute, which met
at Pottsville.
—About 200 quail will be turned loose in the
woods near Ashland next spring, paid for by
local sportsmen.
—Philadelphia Monday received $200,926.19:
from the State Treasury, the last of the school
fund for this year.
—Fifty machinists employed in the Allen-
town Rolling Mill have had their wages re-
duced fifteen per cent.
—A runaway team knocked down and ser-
iously injured little Maggie McMahon, in
Williamsport on Monday.
—All the Lehigh Valley Company's collieries
in the Pottsville region were idle Monday and
Tuesday on account of a car famine.
—South Chester citizens will decide by vote
whether or not to borrow $30,000 and hire the
unemployed to improve the streets.
—As he was returning from a funeral at
Miners’ Mills, Luzerne County, Michael
Dougherty was cut to pieces by a train.
—There will be a skating tournament on
Christmas on the Neshaminy Creek under the
auspices of the Doylestown Athletic Club.
—Plans for the State Industrial School were
discussed Tuesday at a meeting of the Sol.
diers’ Orphans’ Commission, held in Harris-
burg.
—The Philadelphia and Reading express
train, from Philadelphia, was derailed near
Locust Gap Monday afternoon, but no one was
hurt.
—George W. Weitzell, the engineer at the
Chambersburg Hosiery Mill, died suddenly,
at midnight Monday of heart disease, aged
50 years.
—Archbishop Ryan was Monday granted
permission to remove the bodies in the old
Catholic cemetery at Norristown to the new
cemetery.
—On account of the smallpox epidemic in
Reading, the annual meeting of the State Hor-
ticultual Association wil be held in Harris-
burg, January 16.
—Two hundred unemployed men were
Monday set at work on the streets in Pittsburg
at the expense of contributors of a consid-
erable sum of money.
—The Reynoldsville to nnery, destroyed by
fire a few days ago, will be rebuilt and without
delay, the work of clearing away the debris
having already commenced.
—Attorneys for Henry Heist, sentenced at
Gettysburg to be hanged on January 17, will
ask the Pardon Board to commute his sen-
tence to life imprisonment.
—Mrs. Mary Gelwick, aged 62, the wife of
Tax Collector William Gelwick, died sudden-
ly at Chambersburg Sunday night of heart
disease at the front door of her home.
—Governor Pattison will sign the commuta-
tion of th: death sentence of Joseph Zappe,
the Pittsburg murderer, as soon as he receives
the papers from the Board of Pardons.
—George W. Eagans, aged 40 years, superin-
tendent of the McGinnis quarries, near Nor-
ristown, was fatally burned Monday worning
by the premature explosion of a blast.
—The lumber firm of F.H. & C. W. Good-
yeor will construct the Buffalo and Susquehan-
na Railroad to extend from Keating Summit,
Potter County, to Ansonia, Tioga County.
—Dr. J. 8. Flickinger, aged 65, of Fannetts-
burg, died Sunday of la grippe. .He was one
ot the most prominent physicians in the
county and a graduate of Jefferson College. *
—Auditor General Gregg has learned that
several Philadelphia corporations have added
to their capital stock without reporting to the
department, and, are therefore, avoiding taxes.
—Richard O'Connor, a wealthy farmer, was
found dead in a creek near Johnstown Mon-
day morning. About $600 that he had in his
pocket is missing. It is evidently a mur-
der.
—The general store and house of Thomss
B. Weyant, late Democratic candidate for As-
sociate Judge, at Mowery's Mills, Bedford
county, was destroyed by fire Monday. Loss,
$8,000; no insurance.
—At Pottsville Monday Harvey Matthews,
who shot his friend, James McAllister, in the
back last Wednesday morning, was admitted
to bail in the sum of $2,000. McAllister is
still alive, but the doctors say he cannot re-
cover.
—The death of ex-Associate Judge Adam
Heeter, of Three Springs, Huntingdon county,
is announced. Judge Heeter was past 80
years of age. He took an active interest in
He was an
uncompromising republican.
—A resident of Altoona got himself into a
heap of trouble by knowingly passing a coun-
terfeit dollar at the Washington hotel in Juniata
He was given a hearing-by Alderman Rogers
in Hutchinson's hall last evening and released
on his own recognizance. Another hearing
will take place on Wednesday next.
—George W. and Daniel Cessna, owners
of the Rainsburg steam tanneries, have failed.
Executions were issued. against them Tuesday
evening for $17,000. One, of the firm is a brother
and the other a son, of the late John Cess1a.
The failure is due to the depression in the
leather market. It is thought they will be
able to pay dollar for dollar.