Brora tcp
Terms 2.00 A Year,in Advance
9, 1894.
Bellefonte, Pa., Feb.
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DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
For Representative -at-Large in Congress.
JAMES DENTON HANCOCK
of Franklin, Venango Co.,Pa.
Democratic County Committee for
1894.
DISTRICTE. COMMITTEEMEN.
Bellefonte, N. W........ .......-.Robert McKnight.
“ S. VW... Patrick Garrity.
$ W. W.. . Harry Fenlon.
Centre Hall Boro... Wm. B. Mingle.
Howard Boro.. William Weber.
Milesburg * C. K. Essington.
Millheim™ * .. ....H. E. Duck.
Philipsburg Bo F, K. White
i “and W, eorge Fay
of -3rd We... ...Frank Hess.
South Philipsburg........ Jacob Heller.
Unionville Boro.... ...E. M. Greist,
Benner Township.. ..Henry N. Hoy.
Boggs “oN: Geo. W. Brown
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Burnside ** . ....
College "aR
6" . Ww
Curtin i ‘ .N. J. McCloskey.
Ferguson * N. O. Dreiblebis.
s 8 WP ..Jacob Harpster.
Gregg 8 NL Porras aseisiosennne John Roush.
i LE Lo .S. J. Herring.
, es iW. Poe Hiram Grove.
Haines 8 Te Potessrriremrigpssosss M. O. Stover.
& W. Piso George M. Keister.
Half Moon “ sexsstdvitinersssrmansaste J, P. Souring.
Harris ue . Franklin Wielan
Howard .H. N. Confer.
Huston ¢ .R. D. Ardery.
Liberty ~~ * es I. DeLong
Marion ¢* J. J. Hoy.
Miles ft J. R. Wolf
te od J. W. Zeigler.
bid fe Uriah Shaffer.
Patton bad es .....Robert Reed.
Penn ’" TE .Jacob Emerick.
Potter “ N.P.. «..enn. B. Ho ArTny.
* “ 8.7. Henry Rossman.
Rush se N.P. ...John B Long.
so “SP, .John McGinley.
Sncw Shoe * B.P. John. D. Brown.
“ ““ “ Ww. P. J
Spring . NP,
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Taylor is . inton
Union ce ....Aaron Fahr.
Walker t3evisears De POO
Worth * airasersvsiniinon visunG J. Woodring.
N. B. SPANGLER, ELLIS L. ORVIS.
Secretary. Chairman,
It Would Be a Double Gain,
The remaining Territories that are
awaiting admission into the Union
should not be kept any longer out in
the cold. Particularly are there good
reasons for not prolonging the exclu-
sion of Utah, as well on acconnt of the
injustice that has been done her by
keeping her out, long after she had
more than enough population to entitle
her to admission, as because the mo-
tive for her exclusion has been of a
political nature.
In admitting Utah it probably would
be better to bring her in not with that
name, but as a part of Nevada. The
latter rotten borough State, admitted
to statehood for a Republican purpose,
has neither population nor resources
sufficient to make a deceat State. She
can not be wiped out, as there is no
power in the government to expunge a
State. But her limits can be enlarged
by the annexation of Utah. The
much greater population of the latter
would control the State, and the most
interesting part of the arrangement
would be that it would wipe out two
Republican United States Senators
while addieg.two to the Democratic
Senatorial eolumn. So desirable 2 re-
sult would not be gained by admitting
Utah separately, as it wonld be only a
stand off as to Senators.
We favor this from patriotic motives,
for anything that will entirely eradi-
cate Republican Senators and eobsti-
tute a double Democratic gain in the
Senate, will be promotive of good
government and consequently benefi-
cial to the country.
Foolish tb the Last.
Whenever the esteemed Philadel
phia Press gets on the tariff question
it can’t help saying something foolish.
Among the many illustrations of this
fact which it 18 constantly furnishing
may be inciuded the remark it made
the other day that “soon will be heard
England’s shout of joy over the passage
of the Wirsox tariff bill.”
There will be anything but a shout
of English joy over the adoption by
the United States of a tariff policy that
will enlarge the market for American
goods and bring them in successful
competition with English [fabrics in
countries from which they have been
excluded by our own economic folly.
If there is anything that is calculat-
ed to make England’s manufacturing
interests tremble it is the determina-
tion of the Americans, as expressed by
the WirLsox bill, to have free, untaxed
raw materials for their industries,
which will so cheapen the cost of their
production as to enable them not only
tolkeep English goods entirely from
the American home market, but also
enable a profitable competition with
them in the markets of all countries,
The esteemed Press is so in the hab-
it of indulging in nonsense about Eng-
land, in connection with the tariff, that
it cannotfrefrain from its habitual in-
1 dulgence in that respect even now when
it is evident{to the commonest under-
standing that the passage of the WiL-
soN bill will be the severest blow that
England’s manufacturing interests ever
received,
It Illustrates How Tariff Protects
Labor.
On the 20d inst., the good people of
H Harris, College and Ferguson town-
| ships, this county, loaded a car at Le-
mont, with clothing, flour, corn, beef,
pork, apples and other provision, and
with their good wishes and blessings
forwarded it, as a free-will offering, to
the destitute workingmen in the Ken-
sington district of Philadelphia.
It was an act of charity on the part
of our people that makes one feel
proud to record, and that does credit
to the hearts of those who originated
and aided in performing this good
work !
But what a commentary on the sys-
tem of government that has brought
about the condition of affairs, that
makes such charities a matter of ne-
cessity ! '
What a rebuke to the boasters
about the benefits that ‘protection’
furnishes to labor!
Nine tenths of the people about
out of bread, are the employees of fac-
tories and mills that are enjoying the
highest mede of “protection.” If any
class of working-people any wherd
were or should be benefited by protec-
tion, it is the textile workers of the
country ; for the goods they produce,
from the commonest kind to the high-
est grades, always had and have now,
tariff protection, of the highest kind.
And yet such are the facts, and such
the miserly wages allowed by these pro-
tected industries, that their mills were
not shut down ten days, until the pub-
lic was asked for contributions to keep
their employees from actual starvation.
The contributions sent from this
county were from a class of people
who have, or can expect no benefits
from protection.—~They were farmers.
A class of honest, big-hearted produc-
ers whose products are selling to-day,
under a high tariff, at prices below what
they were ever before known to bring,
aod who, at the same time are paying
tariff duties on everything they pur-
chase.
So that we have the fact right here
among us of an unprotected, poorly
paid class of citizens, contributing of
the little they can spare to Zeep from
starvation the employees of highly protec-
ted industries.
With this simple illustration fur-
nished by our own people, who among
them can have the brass, hereafter, to
talk about the benefits of protection to
workingmen ?
Where Sherman Would Have the Ad-
vantage.
The Republican paper which asks
it, should, however, te ashamed to ask
the following question.
~ “Do you suppose there would have
been any difficulty or delay in finding
takers for those bonds if Joan SHER-
MAN had heen Secretary of the Treas-
ury ?"’
It is quite certain that no other in-
fluence had more effect in bringing
about the condition that requires the
issuing of these bonds than had the
SHERMAN silver law by its depletion of
the government’s means, through the
purchase of unneeded silver and its
general derangement of the financial
situation.
In all the extravagant legislation that
exhausted the treasury and necessita-
ted thejaelling of bonds by this admin-
istration JouN SHERMAN took a hand,
and in all the high tariff measures
which eventually brought prostration
upon the business of the country, and
resultantly upon the resources of the
government, compelling it to borrow
money, JoHN SHERMAN acted his full
part.
In view of these facts has there been
anything in his public conduct that
should inspire peculiar confidence ?
We admit that if Jon SueemaN
were in control of the treasury, and
the public exigencies demanded a sale
of bonds, they would not meet with the
oppoeition that confronts those that
are now being issued, for the Demo-
i crats would not endeavor to prevent
their sale by impairing the public
credit with threats of repudiation.
This is an advatage which Jou
SaeErMAN would have over Secretary
CarLisiLE in the sale of bonds, but it is
not of much credit to the Republicans,
Kensington, who.are out of work and
The Wilson Tariff Bill is Passed.
Scenes of the Greatest Excitement Incident to
the Passage of the Measure that is to Give the
Country Stability after its Year of Unrest.—
—An Unlooked for Majority Favors Mr. Wil
son.—Onrly Seventeen Unfaithful Democrats. —
Thousands of Visitors Witness the Closing
Scenes of the Great Struggle. .
WasHINGTON, Feb. 2.—The events
leading up to the final vote on tbe Wil-
son tariff bill, which passed the House
by a vote of 204 to 140, are almost un-
paralelled in the history of the United
States.
After a preliminary skirmish of an
hour over the barley schedule the bill
was reported to the house and the clos:
ing speeches were made by Messrs. Reed
Crisp and Wilson. Such a vast con-
course of people as assembled to hear
these last arguments ‘has never before
been seen within the precincts of the na-
tion’s legislative capitol. Nothing like
it was ever known in the history. of the
oldest inhabitant of the capital. For
hours before the debate began the corri-
dors leading to the galleries were a surg-
ing mass of humanity, which finally be-
came so great that men cried out in ter-
ror and woman fainted in fright. It
was estimated that over 20,000 attempt-
ed to gain admittance to the galleries of
the house. Their seating capacity is
about 3,000. There wasimminent dan-
ger that some of the people would be
pushed over the railing on to the floor
below, and a force of police had to lit-
erally fight some of the people out of
the galleries to prevent a disaster.
Every inch ot space upon the floor
was taken. It waza brilliant, as well
as large assembly. Only 10 of the 354
members of the house were absent;
many grave and reverend senators and
other distinguished persons were on the
floor,and in the galleries were Mrs.
Cleveland, Mrs. Vice President Steven-
son and other ladies of eminence and
distinction. Then for three hours the
oratory of the champions of the two ec-
onomic systems followed—Reed, Crisp
and Wilson—while their partisans made
the air vocal with their shouts of ap-
proval, The appearance of the speaker
of the house upon the floor engaged in
debate was in itself a remarkable, as well
as an unusual thing.
The amendment fixing the time when
the wool schedule should go -into effect
-—Aug. 2, 1894—was carried by 205 to
47.
The amendment putting petroleum on
the free list and striking out reciprocity
carried by 177 to 44.
The vote upon the income tax propo-
sition (taken in connection with the in-
ternal revenue amendment) stood 182 to
50. Only 12 Republicans voted upon the
proposition. Seven for and five against.
ig Democratic opposition amounted to
5.
DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION FAILED.
The last effort was made by those
Democrats opposed to the measare
in whole or in part, led by Mr. Covert
(N. Y.) to recommit the bill, but the
Republicans refused to join in this at-
tempt to scotch the measure, and it end-
ed in dismal failure. But 36 Democrats
voted for it, not even enough to secure
the ayes and nays—a record making
vote. The vote upon the final passage |
of the bill was a surprise. Amid the
most intense enthusiasm, Democrat after
Democrat, who had been counted upon
to vote against the measure, like Blanch.
ard, Beltzhoover, Boatner. Cockran,
Combas, Dunn, English, Geissenhainer,
McAleer, Ryan and others, recorded
their votes in the affirmative. Only 17
Democrats of all the boasted Democratic
opposition to the measure stood out to
the end and voted against it. As each
one cast his vote it was greeted by ap-
plause and cheers from the Republican
side. Those who voted againstit were
Bortlett, Campbell, Covert, Cummings,
Haines, Hendrix Schermerhorn and
Sickles. New York; Cadmus, New
Jersey ; Sperry and Page, Connecticut ;
Geary, California ; Sibley, Pennsylvan-
ia, and Davey, Meyer, Price and Rob-
erston, Louisiana. The majority for the
bill (64) exceeded the most sanguine ex-
pectations of the Democratic members
of the ways and means committee.
When the speaker announced the vote,
cheer followed cheer upon the Democra-
tic side; papers, hats, congressional
records, and in fact everything which
Democrats could lay their hands upon
were flung high in the air, and amid a
perfect pandemonium of joy, the house
adjourned.
After a triple round of applause,
Speaker Crisp resumed the gavel, and
Mr. Wilson at once arose to close the
debate. He was greeted with great
cheers. He showed no signs of the fa-
tigue to which he has been subjected.
He was in fine voice and in anima-
ted spirits, which permitted him to open
with humorous and sarcastic replies to
Mr, Burrows of Michigan, and Mr.
Dolliver of Iowa. which were greatly
relished by the house.
Turning to the subject in hand, Mr.
Wilson eloquently portrayed the ad-
vance of freedom. This bill, he said,
was but one of those advances. No
McKinley bill could stem the advance
of human progress. Great causes could
not be laughed or ridiculed away, and
the gentleman from Maine could not
draw from his armory of sarcasm and
wit in order to stop the advance of this
cause of lightening the burdens of taxa-
tion,
Mr. Wilson then related the story of
the English herring merchant who
wrote to Sir Robert Peel that he did not
want free trade as to herring, as it would
let in Norwegian herring, but that on
other goods he was a thorough free
trader. Mr. Wilson appealed to his fel-
low Democrats not to allow herring
arguments to impede the movement to-
ward the overthrow of the protective
system.
Referring to an income tax, Mr, Wil- |
son said he had not wanted it attached |
to this bill, but once so attached, he sup-
ported it with all the loyalty at his com-
mand. There was continued applause
‘as Mr. Wilson denied the charges of sec-
tionalism in the bill. He said that the
animating feeling of those who had
framed this bill was to make this coun-
try one in which one man wouldnt be
taxed for another, one in which religion
science, culture and education would go
hand in hand as the common untaxed
heritage of every citizen.
Mr. Wilson closed with an eloquent
appeal to his fellow Democrats. He
told them that the record of the house
would permanently record no passing
event but a great epoch in American
history. He wanted every Democratic
name recorded on that historic roll. In
that case, he said, the day would be a
proud and happy one for him. His
closing words were : “Inthe name of
honor, in the name of freedom, I sum-
mon every Democrat to vote for this
bill.” :
Mr. Wilson’s glowing peroration
aroused the Democrats and the galleries
to the highest pitch of enthusiasm and
the demonstration which followed his
last words has seldom been equaled in
the house. The whole Democratic side
rose t2 its feet, books and records were
thrown into the air, cheer followed
cheer, the people in the galleries joined
with voice and hands in the tribute.
Before Mr. Wilson could sit down three
of the Democratic members bubbling
with enthusiasm — Messrs. Johnson (0.),
Tucker (Va.), and Bryan (Neb.)—
rushed up the aicle, lifted Mr. Wilson
upon their shoulders and carried him in
triumph to the rear of the hall, where
for 10 minutes he listened to the words
of praise that were showered upon him. :
It was a remarkable demonstration in |
every respect. The time had now ar-
rived to vote'on the bill and pending
amendments.
Vaillant Loses His Head.
The Murderous Anarchist Decapitated Before a
Jeering Parisian Mob.
Paris, Feb. 5.—Anarcbist Auguste
Vaillant, who hurled a murderous
bomb in the Chamber of Deputies two
months ago, was beheaded at day-
break this morning.
Persons living near the Prison de la
Roquette watched all day yesterday for
signs of the approaching execution.
At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon M.
Larbori, the lawyer who defended
Vaillant at his trial, visited the con-
demned man and again at 7.
About 9 o’clocka mounted messen-
ger from the Ministry of Justice deliv-
ered a sealed packet to Chief Warden
Brun, of the prison. Inthe next hour
and a half a few persons gathered in
the place. Policemen stood in groups
of threes at conspicuous points, but the
crowds were still off in other parts of
the city enjoying the foretaste of the
carnival.
The Boulvards were almost empty
at 1 o'clock, as many of the masquer-
aders had gone home and others had
entered cafes to await there the hour
for going to the Roquette prison. The
word that Vaillant would die at day-
break spread like wildfire, and throngs
began to move toward the prison,
crowding up against the barriers with-
in which were stationed great bodies of
police and soldiers.
The square was packed when the
prisoner was brought out and led to the
block. The execution was attended
by the usual horrid incidents, the mob
gloating over them as if part ofa gor-
geous show.
The Kaiser May Come to See Us.
A Rumor That Germany's Emperor Will Visit
America.
BerLiN, Feb. 4.—A persistent ramor
is afloat that Emperor William is plan-
ning a visit to America. Ia conversa-
tion with some personal friends yester-
day he is reported to have said that he
would take advantage of the first pos:
sible opportunity to pay a visit: to the
United States.
THE KAISER KNOWS OF US.
WasHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 4.—Apro-
pos of Emperor William’s expressed
desire to make a tour of the United
States, William D. Wamer, the Ameri-
can Consul at Cologne, who is now at
home on a leave of absence, relates an
interesting conversation he had with
the Emperor a few years ago at a din-
ner given by the latter's grandfather,
Emperor William I. “Oa that occa-
sion,” said Mr. Wamer, “I had the
honor of conversing with the present
Emperor, 20 minutes or more. Our
conversation turned chiefly on America
and American affairs. He spoke in
the highest admiration for America,
and expressed great regret that he had
never had the opportunity of seeing
that wonderful country, as he said. I
was, however, surprised to hear him
talk with so much knowledge about
America for one who had never seen
the country.”
Business throughout Europe, Mr.
Wamer said, has been and is in a very
depressed state. There is an over-pro-
duction and want of markets.
A Striker’s Straits.
Hugh O'Donnell, the Homestead Leader Almost
Destitute.
HarRrIsBURG, February 6.——Hugh
O'Donnell, who led the strikers at
Homestead two years ago, called at the
Adjutavt Geueral’s department to-day
to see General Greenland, with whom
he became acquainted while the Na-
ticna lGuard was on duty near the Carne-
gie mills. O'Donnell was poorly clad
and admitted that his finances were
very low. The troubles at Homestead
and the consequences therefrom have
resulted in ageing him considerably.
He said he bad not worked any for two
years and that he hoped to get employ-
ment in Philadel phia.
As General Greenland had not re-
turned to Harrisburg he was furnished
with a sufficient amount of money to
pay his expenses while he remained in
this city to see the Adjutant General.
Great Railroad Strike.
a ——— :
Story That Northern and Union Pacific. Men
May Go Out.
Tacoma, Wash., Feb. 5.—The Presi-
dent of one of the organizations of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
employes said to-day
“I look for ali the men on the North-
ern and Union Pacific Roads to go out
to-morrow. If they do go out the men
on the Southern Pacific will go out
with them.
The men feel that they might as well
go into some other business as to put up
with the new schedule proposed by the
receivers of the Northern Pacific. It
gives the men no protection.”
Chairman Wright Marshals His Forces
Up State.
Party Men Ready to Fight—The First Division
Leaders Report Upon the Outlook—The Local
Campaign for Tariff Reform Opened in Earnest.
HarrisBurg, Pa., Feb. 6.—Demo-
cratic State Chairman Wright's divis-
ion campaign was given a brilliant
and enthusiastic send-off here to-day at
the meeting of the various county chair-
men, composing the First Division of
the party organization of the State,
The meeting was held at 2 o'clock this
afternoon at the Hotel Commonwealth,
and every county in the division was
represented. In addition to the accred-
ited delegates from the different dis-
tricts, a number of well-known Demo-
crats from the several localities -vere
present to testify tothe strength of the
cause of Tarift Reform and to give as-
surance to the State Committee that
the party is in good shape and is mak-
ing a vigorous and an impressive cam-
paign.
The representativesand county chair-
men of the division present included;
Internal Revenue Collector Shearer, of
Cumberland county, who is the divi-
sion chairmon; J. W. Ludwick, of
Franklin ; ex-Legislator H, G. Walker,
of Lebanon ; William Banks, of Junia-
ta; Joshua Pealing, of York; James
L. Batts, of Adams; H.D. Reutter, of
Perry; W. W. Trout, of Mifflin, and
W- K. Myers, of Dauphin. In addi-
tion there were present ex-Postmaster
B. F. Myers, Frank Smith, ex-Sheriff
Buser, George W. Straw and William
Rodearmel, of Dauphin; Representa-
tive Zeigler, of Adams; Samuel Leiby
and George W. Noss, of Perry; Thom-
as E. Heller and J. S. Gerber, of York;
W. B. Light and D. C. Hersch, ot Leb-
anon. ;
Chairman Wright, after calling ‘the
meeting to order, asked for reports as
to the condition of the party in all the
counties of the division, and they were
of the most encouraging character.
The State chairman desired particular:
ly accurate information relative to the
strength of the body known as the
“Pennsylvania Democracy.” He re-
ceived the gratifying intelligence that
it has but little standing and compara-
tively no following in the State at large.
It is apparent from the statements of
the county chairmen and others that
the new organization is regarded as
almost purely local in Philadelphia
and vicinity, where the kicking and
anti-regular Democrats have long since
established their reputation as malcon-
tents and bolters without any substatial
grievance. It developed during the
meeting to-day that the only county in
this division where the ‘Pennsylvania
Democracy” has as yet made any show-
ing is Adams, where, in McSherrys-
town, the Populists have thrown their
own candidate for Congress-at-Large
over board to support Senator Markley.
These men are not looked upon as
Democrats, so that the movement has
no effect whatever on the regular or-
ganization.
A STRONG CAMPAIGN FOR HANCOCK.
Chairman Wright made a brief
speech counseling active and vigorous
work for James Denton Hancock and
the various local tickets. Speeches
were also made by Members J. W.
Ludwick and B. F. Myers. Mr. Lud-
wick advocated an aggressive policy
and declared that it should be boldly
prcclaimed from the stump that the
Republican party by its mismanage-
ment and extravagance in the adminis:
tration of the nation’s affairs brought
about the stagnation in business which
the county is now encounterieg. Mr.
Myers declared it to be the duty of
good Democrats to support regular
party nominees without regard to local
factional differences and said that the
alleged movement in behalf of Dr.
Markley, the “Kickers’ candidate,” in
Dauphin County would amount to lit-
tle or nothing.
All the reports from county chair-
men showed a much more satisfactory
condition of affairsin the party organi-
zation than existed last fall. Major
John D. Worman, secretary of the
Democratic societies, was at the meet-
ing distributing literature in the form
of copies of the speeches on the tariff
bill delivered in Congress by Messrs.
Wilson, Bourke Cockran and Tom
Johnson, The major will go to Wash-
ington to-morrow to get a fresh supply
of the documents for distribution
throughout the State. While at the
capital he will attend a meeting of the
Executive Committee of the National
Democratic League. Chairman Wright
will leave this city to-night for Wil.
liamsport, to be present at the Sixth
division meeting, to be held there to-
morrow afternoon.
For Modest Dances.
A Massachuseits Legislator Seeking to Suppress
Fin de Siecle Specialties.
Boston, Feb. 5.—A bill will be in-
troduced to-morrow in the Legislature
by Mr. St. John, of Hawerhill, enti-
tled :
“An act for the suppression of inde-
cent dancers in public places.”
It provides that “No woman shall
appear at a public performance in a
dress the skirts of which do not come
within at least four inches of the floor,
and the waist of whieh is so construct-
ed that any part of her person is expos-
ed below the neck.”
The second part says: “No woman
shall appear in tights or appear at a
public performance in high kicking,
serpentine, hip or skirt dancing. The
penalty is $500.
The Treasury Balance.
Above! the One Hundred Million Dollar Mark
for the First Time in Months.
WasHINGTON, Feb, 7.—The net
Treasury balance to-dav is stated to be
$117,115,325, the first time it has been
above the hundred million dollar mark
for months. This is an increase of
$34,500.000 over yesterday, and is ac-
counted for solely on account of the
payments of the subscriptions for the
new 5 per cent bonds. Oi this increase
28,656,294 is in gold and $5,863,140
currency.
A Trolley to Harrisburg.
The Cars Will Whiz from Philadelphia in a Short
Time. :
LANCASTER, Pa., Feb. 6.—Harrisburg
joined to Philadelphia by a trolley—that
18 now a certainty, The Pennsylvania
Traction - Company, which will con-
struct the road, yesterday took charge
of all the electric railway lines inthis
city, and this place will be the centre
of the system of electric railways that
will reach from the Stale capital to the
metropolis. The line from Harris:
burg to this city will be nearly straight.
Between here and Philadelphia a num-
ber of towns will be touched, the
largest of which is West Chester. 1t
is said that the trip of about 100 miles
from Harrisburg to Philadelphia can
be made in two hours.
The following Board of Directors
was elected this evening by the stock-
holders of the Lancaster section of the
Pennsylvania = Traction Company :
Senator J. J. Patterson, J. Hay
Brown, John D. Skiles, B. J. Me-
Granu, John Hertzler, Michael Reilly,
John S. Graybill, Colonel James
Young, Carl F. Espenshade, J. W. B.
Bausman and Dr. M. L, Herr. The
board organized by electing Senator
Patterson president and John Hertzler
secretary. The election of a treasurer
was postponed.
Work will be begun early in the
spring upon the tracks, which will be
solidly constructed.
The New Treasury Bonds.
Part of Them to be Coupons and the Rest Regis-
tered Bonds. !
WasnINGTON, February 6.—1t was
said at the Treasury Department to-
day that probably between $37,000,000
and $40,000,000 of the new five per
cent. bouds goon to be issued wonld be
coupons and the remainder registered
bonds. The bulk ot the coupon bonds,
it is said, will be of the denomination
of $1,000.
The attention of Treasury officials
was to-day called to statements that
New York banks will makeapplication
for issues of gold certificates against de-
posits of gold coin as soon as the gold
reserve of $160,000,000 is restored by
the proceeds of the sale of bonds.
They had but little comment, however,
to make respecting the matcer, and said
that it was time enough to talk about
those things when the reserve reached
$100,000,000.
Harrison is for McKinley.
The ex-President Intends to Work for the Ohio
Man.
CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 4.—The secret
of the visit to Columbus of John C.
Gowdy, chairman of the Indiana Re-
publican State Executive Committee, is
out. Chairman Gowdy was an accred-
ited messenger from ex-President Har-
rison, and he carried with him assur-
ance of good will and substantial aid
in the Governor's coming fight for the
Presidential nomination, two years
hence.
Harrison does not want the nomina-
tion, and would not accept it, and ‘so
he has informed Governor McKinley.
Since his great bereavement he has no
ambition except to live a useful and
dignified life, devoted to his profession
and his studies, and furthermore, he
believes he could not survive the worry
and work of another campaign and
term as President.
Coal Operators Embar rassed.
Execution for $150,000 Entered Against a Pitts-
burg Firm.
PirrsBurG, Feb. 5.—Aun execution
for $150,000 was 18sued to-day against
Horner & Roberts, coal operators, by
R. S. Smith, trustee for the Union Na-
tional Bank. Oa Saturday judgment
was entered against the same for $65,
000. The liabilities and assets are
now known. The latter consists of coal
lands, towboats and barges.
The firm is one of the oldest in the
city and is know from Pittsburg to
New Orleans.
Knew She Must Die.
A Woman Predicted Her End and Prepared
for the Funeral.
WasHiNgToN Court Housg, O.,
Feb. 5-—Mrs. Mary Hoffman, a well-
known lady of Sabina, O,, died yester-
day at 9 a. m. On Friday she pre-
dicted that she would be dead in three
days and began to make preparations
for the funeral. She worked hard all
day Saturday and retired in the even-
ing apparently well as usual.
The next morning she was found dead
in bed, as she had predicted.
Burned in a Limekiln,
A York Man Meets With a Horrible Death.
York, Feb, 5—Charles Smith, aged
40 years, met with a horrible
death this:morning. He was standing
near a limekilo when he became as-
phyxiated by the gas arising therefrom
plunged headlong into the kiln.
When his body was recovered it was
so badly burned that one of the uafor-
tunate man’s arms fell off. His head
was 80 charred that it was not recog-
nizable by his friends.
Moving to Oust County Auditors.
Porrsviiie, Feb. 5.—The County
Commissioners to-day decided to ask
the court to grant a quo warranto to
oust the county auditors who were
elected last fall. The ground tor the
proceedings is that as Schuylkill
county has a Controller auditors are
not required to audit its accounts.
Thousands of Miners I ‘turn to Work.
SuAMOKIN, Feb, 5.—-Cameron colliery
employing 1300 men. and boys, re-
sumed operations this morning after
an idleness of three weeks. Hickory
Ridge mine with 900 workmen also
resumed. The Hickory Swamp mine
will start to work again in a few days.
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