Mackaye’s Funeral Services. Held in the Michigan Avenue Secenitorium, Chi- cago, Yesterday Afternoon. CHicAGO, Feb, 27.—All that is mor- tal of Steele Mackaye rested this after- noon before the footlights on tue stage of the Michigan avenue scenitorium. The remains arrived at noon, and were received at the depot by a delega- tion. When thescenitorium was reach- ed there was laid on the plain cloth cov- ered casket a wreath of bride’s roses, with the simple inscription, “From Henry Irying.” Besides it rested a wreath ot-laurel, enveloped in crepe and with a streamer with the inscription in old, “Good Night, Sweet Prince.” ust as the remains were being borne down the aisle a dispatch was received from Chauncy M. Depew tendering a car on the New York Central road for the casket and another for those accompanying it. The funeral excercises commenced at 1 o'clock and the auditorium was pack- ed to suffocation, The chant, 1 Know That My Redeemer Liveth,” was ren- dered by a quartette, and then stepping to the footlights, Professor Swing com- menced an eloquent oration, in which he eulogized the life of the man who had passed away and spoke of his ser- vices to the domain of dramatic art. When the notes of the organ had died away, Roland Reed came from behind the scenes and sinking his humorous rsonahty for the time being, made a rief but touching address in culogy of the conferees who had passed before. Another selection was rendered by the chorus and, after an address by A. E. Barron in behalf of the press and litera- ry circles of Chicago, the exercises con- cluded with the singing of the familiar hymn “Abide with Ne” °° - The lid of the casket was then remov- ed and those present aftorded an oppor- tunity of gazing for the last time upon the features of the dead dramatist. Half an hour later the doors were again open- ed and the remains will lie in state until daybreak on Wednesday morning. The State’s Farm Mortgages. Statistics compiled by the Secretary _ of the Board of Agriculture regarding the farms of the State make the fol- lowing showing of the mortgages plac- ed on farms during the past ten years, 10.77 per cent. bear interest under 6 per cent., 89.01 bear interest at 6 per cent. The average rate of interest for the past ten years on farm mortgages was 5.66.; 11.05 per cent. ot the mort- gages were for sums under $100; 48.73 for amounts under $500; 68.69 for sums under $1,000; 4.04 for sums over $5,000; 33 of 1 per cent. for $25,000 and over. The averageamount of each mortgage for the past ten years in this State is $1,373. The average number of acres covered by each mortgage was 72. The annual interest charge on all mortgages of the State for the past ten years was $34,385,537. The percent- . age of this State's total mortgage debt incurred in the last decade was 37.67. The total number of real estate mort- gages of all kinds ia force is 518,493, representing a capital of $613,105,802. The number of acres mortgaged is 171, 276. The amounts of mortgages on them, $172,037,488. The number of mortgages on lots is 347,217, represent- ** ing a capital of $441,088,324. s Harrison Westward Bound. The Ezx-President on His Way to Begin His Lectures on Constitutional Law. INpIANoOPLIS, Feb. 26.—Ex-Presi- dent Benjamin Harrison and party left this morning for California. The party includes, besides General Harrison, his daughter, Mrs. McKee and her two children ; Rev. M. L. Haines, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, of this hy; and Private Secretary Frand Tib- ott. A number of friends of the ex-Presi- dent gathered at the station to see him off. The party will spend next Sunday at San Jose, Cal., and on Monday will go to Palo Alto, where General Harri- son will remain during his course of constitutional law lectures at Leland Stanford University. Fishing For Ducks. The President and Secrctarg Gresham on the North Carolina Goast. WasHINGTON, Feb. 26.—President Cleveland left yesterday afternoon in the light house tender, Violet, for a duck shooting trip along the North Carolina coast. He was accompanied by Secretary Gresham and Naval Sec- retary Evans, of the light house board. The Violet sailed in a blinding snow storm. Jim Corbett and His Company. WasHINGTON, February 26.—Cham- pion James J. Corbett, with his theatri- cal company, arrived here this afternoon and gave a performance to-night 1n the presence of an overflowing house. Mitchell and his manager, “Billy” Thompson, arrived to-night and at 10.25 the pugilists left for Jacksonville, whera they are to stand trial for prize fighting. Will Meet the Queen LonpoN, February 26.—Among those to be presented to the guaen at to- morrow’s drawing room are Miss Flor- ence Bayard daughter of the American ambassador ; Miss Roozvelt, daughter of the secretary of the American em- bassy, and Mrs. Ludlow, wife of a mili- tary attachee of the embassy. You Bet They Are. From the Elk Democrat. The rank and file of the Democratic party are with Senator McLauren in his opposition to the retention of Republi- cans in office under a Damocratic ad- ministration. Earthquake in Michigan. Benton Harsor, Mich., Feb. 28.— At 10 o’clcck last night a sharp shock of earthquake was felt here. — If you want printing of any de- scripton the WaATrcnMaN office is the place to have it done. A Nebraska Crusade. Every Gambling and Disreputable Resort in the Capital Must Go. LincoLn, NEB., Feb. 28.—In accor- dance with orders issued by Mayor Wier every gambling piace and disrep- utable resort here will be closed after to-day. Already the gamblers and women are leaving the town. The police will ar- rest everyone found in prohibited resorts. Property owners renting places for pro- hibited purposes will be punished. Ofticial Vote for Congressman-at. Large. HarrisBure, Feb. 28.—The official vote of the state for congressman-at large is: Grow, 486,360 (counting 456 votes cast for him as the representative of protective tariff policy) ; Hancock, 287,966 ; Morrow, Prohibitionist, 11, 080; Markley, State Democracy, 2,823 ; Lotier, Populist party, 5,327. ADDITIONAL LOCALS, ——1Ice from Pen Yan, N. Y. is be- ing received here by freight and is sold at $1'25 per ton. MARRIAGE LicENsEs.—Issued dur- ing the past week—Taken from the docket. H. B. Nevin and Bertha M. Hart. sock, both of Tusseyville. Harry Dukeman and Lizze M. De- ters, both of Roland. C. E. Confer, of Millheim, and Gertie A. McClintic, of Union county. Rudolph Schad and Edith Harris, both of Bellefonte. Doks He KNow ANYTHING ABOUT 17 ?—W. T. Foster, the western weather prophet, makes these predictions: “One of the severest storm periods of recent years will prevail over the United States and Canada from March 7 to April 13. In many parts of the coun- try unusually heavy rains or snow will fall and floods may be expected. Sev- eral principal low barometers or storm centers will-cross the continent within the period, moving eastward: Torna- does may be expected in those parts frequented by those destroyers. Tem- perature will go to great extremes and frosts will damage early crops far south- ward. Electric storms will precede and several cold waves follow some of these blows. Those crossing the continent from March 7 to 11,12 to 16, 18 to 24, 25 to 28 and April 4 to 8, should be carefully watched.” JURORS For THE APRIL TkrRM.—The April term of court will convene here the fourth week in April when the fol- lowing jurors will meet to pass on the cases down for trial. ' TRAWERSIE JURORS, 1ST WEEK. Potter Tate, farmer,........ Marion township. James Black, merchant.........Philipsburg. J. W. Johastonbaugh, laborer..Patton Twp. Harry Simler, police officer... Philipsburg. rguel Swartz, merchant. Potter township. ohn Kuhns, laborer........Potter township, human Lyon, farme pring township. Edward Quick, labore now Shoe Twp. J. L. Hollick, laborer. Rush township. Calvin Bottorf, mer ..Potter Twp. Wm. Brooks, farmer. ggs township. Geo. W..Jackson, ban .Bellefonte. E. T. Hicklin, laborer... d township. Levi Whippo, blacksmith.........Bellefonte. Joseph L. Gardner minister..Howard Twp. James Nixon, merchant..Philipsburg Boro. Jacob N. Royer, farmer...... Miles towaship. John W. Gray, farmer.Half Moon township. F. W.Confer, lumberman...... Haines Twp. James M. Weaver, blacksmith Haines Twp. James Houser, laborar.....Spring township. William Biddle, laborer..Howard township. John L. Dunlap, carpenter........ Bellefonte. Edward Rupp, miller........ ...... Bellefonte. Wm. L Wilson, farmer... Half Moon Twp. Daniel Daub, farmer......Potter township. D. P. Shope, farmer...... Boggs township. J. R. Bumgardner, clerk...Liberty Twp. John Bilger, Vet. surgeon.. ....Spring Twp. Jonathan Dinges. farmer..... Penn Twp. John Homer. merchaat............ Philipsburg. PLilip tdding, miner........Ru