‘Demorrai adn
Terms 2.00 A Year,in Advance
Bellefonte, Pa., May 4, 1894.
P. GRAY MEEK, - - - Ebrror
EE ESE A!
Quay’s Exhausting Effort.
The illness of any one is something
that entitles him to sympathy, and
therefore, although we should like to
gee QuaY’s politics subjected to prostra-
ting indisposition, we regret that his
health has become seriously impaired.
The Senator's ghysical condition has
for some time been far from being the
best, and what should occasion pecu-
liar interest on the part of his friends
in regard to his last attack isthe fact
that it was brought on by the mental
exertion required in getting up the
speech which he read in the Senate in
opposition to the WiLsox tariff bill.
- Speech making is not in the Sena-
tor's line. He can pull a political wire
or turn the crank of a machine with less
exhausting effect upon his faculties ;
although the speech was a written one,
in the composition of which he no
doubt had ample assistance, and in the
reading of it was assisted by a New
Hampshire colleague, yet the effort was
80 unusual and prostrating that physic.
al collapse was the penalty of such
unwonted exertion.
The Senator by that speech did a
service to the Republican cause by
helping to delay a measure greatly
needed by the business of the country,
but which is necessary to be obstructed
for the political benefit of “the grand
old party.” May it not be the case,
however, that even 80 high and patriot-
ic a service may be rendered at too
great a sacrifice when physical pros-
tration is the consequence? The
friends and adherents of the Senator,
who have use for him in the manage-
ment of the Pennsylvania machine,
and cannot afford to be deprived of his
directing hand, should dissuade him
from making any more such unaccus-
tomed excursions into the realm of
oratory, for another such effort might
lay him out entirely.
TC SECTS,
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The Only Condition.
The President's letter to CHAUNCEY
F. Brack, of the National Association
of Democratic Clubs, conveys words of
encouragement to Democrats at this
period of doubt and uncertainty in re-
gard to an important Democratic meas-
ure. The President calls attention to
the pledges of the party upon which
the people entrusted it with the gov-
ernment, and his reminder of those
pledges should be a teproof to such
Democrats in high places as appear to
be interfering with their fulfillment,
The people are assured that President
_ CLEVELAND is steadfast in his fidelity
to the principles upon which he was
elected, and which the present Congress
was delegated to enforce by suitable
legislation.
“Ag we won our way to victory un-
der the banner of tariff reform, so our
insistance upon that principle is the
condition of our retention of the peo-
ple’s trust.” This is GROVER CLEVE-
LAND’s declaration in his letter to the
President of the Association ef Demo-
cratic Clubs. Tt emphasizes the obli-
gation of the Democratic party to the
performance of its pledges to the peo-
ple, of which that of tariff reform is
the leading one, and nothing could be
truer than that such performance is
the only condition in which the party
can retain its power.
ES ST SEE"
The Gazette Acknowledges the Corn.
The people of this community have
known of the Gazetie's inclina-
tion in the past to stretch
the truth, but many of them
had hoped that under the new manage.
ment an era of truthfulness would be
begun. Imagine our surprise, how-
.ever, when in its last issue the very
first item in that wonderful(?) “That
Column” proclaimed an intended ad-
herence to the old traits as follows :
“That the campaign work of the
Gazette will soon commence, $hat of
mailing lies.”
There can be no doubt that an hon-
est confession is good for the soul. but
we did not expect the Gazette to make
such a break.
Not Approved by His Constitaents.
Morgan, of Alabama, is one of the
Democratic Senators who have nog
been doing their duty to their party on
the tariff question. His conduct has
been questionable for some time, and
those who are in a situation to be able
to judge of his motives, say that he is
affected by ill-will towards President
CLEVELAND, who has not paid him the
attention which his self-importance
geems to demand. His appointment
as a member of the Behring Sea Com-
mission by Harrison also had a de-
moralizing effect upon him as a Demo
crat.
Whatever may have been the cause
of his defection, he has certainly not
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given that support to a leading Demo-
cratic measure which should be expec:
ted of a Democratic Senator. His
course is far from being satisfactory to
his Alabama constituency, as is shown
by the coolness with which he was
treated at recent meetings in that State
which he addressed as a candidate for
re-election to the Senate. The meet-
ings were elimly attended his remarks
explaining his course elicited no indica-
tions of approval, and at the meeting
in Montgomery most of the audience
left before he was through with his
speech.
The Senator must be very dull if he
cannot see that his undemocratic course
is not approved by the Democrats of
his State—duller even than he proved
himself to be when at the Behring Sea
conference be maintained that seals
are domestic animals, a proposition
that set all the world to laughing and
damaged the American claim by mak-
ing it ridiculous.
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Plans to End the Strike.
An Operator Wants All Others to Advance
Wages 20 Per Cent.
Pir1sBURG, Pa., April 80.—Colonel
W. P. Rend, ona of the most extensive
coal operatorsin the Pittsburg district,
to-night issued a manifesto to the other
operators demanding a settlement of the
strike. He says there is no possibility of
getting an interstate conference, as the
operators of Indiana and Illinois will
not meet those of Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania. Instead of this he suggests that
the Ohio and Pennsylvania mine own-
ers hold a conference and agree to
settle the strike so far as these districts
are concerned.
He suggests that an advance to 60
cents be given the miners in the Hock-
ing Valley and 69 cents in the Pittsburg
district. This, he claims, would be a
fair compromise in view of the existing
condition of trade. It would be from
15 to 20 per cent. of an advance over
the wages paid prior to the suspension.
If his proposition is accepted by the
other operators, and a settlement in
Ohio and Pennsylvania is effected, the
other districts will have to fall in line
and make a similar settlement.
He says the country cannot stand a
long coal strike, as everything will be
tied up in a few weeks. The other
Pittsburg operators say they are not
favorably disposed toward the proposi-
tion, as they want the strike to continue.
They want to work off all their coal at
fancy prices. When this done they
will be ready to talk to the miners.
The air is full of rumors of settlement,
and from the indications the end of the
strike is not far off. Who will get the
best of it is problematical.
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St. Charles Hotel Burned.
Jefferson Davis Made this His Headquarters Be-
fore Going to Richmond.
NEw ORLEANS, April 30.--The im-
posing front of the St. Charles hotel is
all that is left of the most famous hos-
telry in the United States, within the
walls of which Jefferson Davis and
other leaders of the Confederacy formed
plans, for the establishment of a new re-
ublic before starting for Richmond.
Bre started in the kitchens at 11 o’clock
last night and raged until 8 o’clock this
morning. The guests were panic stricken
and it took all the efforts of cooler heads
to prevent the majority of them jumping
from the third floor windows. One man
jumped from the third story but got up
and walked away apparently unhurt,
John Riley, baker in the hotel, who oe-
cupied a room in the fourth story, at-
tempted to escape by a spiral stairway,
but after hanging for some time from
the banister he became blinded by
smoke and fell to the stone pavement
beneath, being almost instantly killed.
Bridget Mulligan, chambermaid, Mrs.
Rosin, domestic, and John Findlay,
assistant barkeeper, are the only ones
now missing. The hotel register was
saved and all the guests are accounted
for. Patrolman Fitzgerald climbed to
the second story of the hotel and saved
fourteen female employes whose escape
was cut off by the flames. The build-
ings occupied by the Turf Exchange,
Pacific Express company, Eagle Cotton
Gin company and other buildings were
damaged. The total loss will reach
$500,000.
TAT RIT
The Great Coal Strike.
CoLumsus, 0., April 80.—The sec-
ond official bulletin was issued by
President McBride, of the United Min-
ers, this evening. The following are
the principal points:
The suspension of mining has entered
upon its second week and under more
favorable circumstances than when first
started. The army of idle mine work-
ers now engaged in the fight number
160,000. It is now conceded that there
is not over 24,000 miners at work in the
entire bituminous coal fields of the coun-
try and from nearly every local and
eneral market the cry for coal is heard.
his is good news to us and indicates
that the end will soon come. Already
operators are offering to pay the price
and in some instances more has been de-
manded to get the men to resume work,
but the men are true to the orders ,is-
sued by the national convention and
refuse to work at any price until a gen-
eral settlement has been made. Since
our last report there have been no de-
sertions from our ranks, and the only
change has been in our favor and this
by reason of more men joining our
ranks.
A TTI
Quakes Kill 400 Greeks,
Over 20,000 People Rendered Destitute by the
Terrible Shocks.
Argens, April 80.—Four hundred
persons were killed by the recent earth-
quake, and 20,000 rendered homeless
and destitute. The Greek colony in
London are subscribing to the sufferers,
and have already forwarded $5000 to
Athens for that purpose,
King George with his three sons will
leave for Thebes to-morrow. The Queen
will go to Thebes later.
BE s
The People’s Party of Pennsylvania
Nominate a Ticket.
Rows Wers Very Frequent.— Finally by a Secret
Ballot Candidates Were Chosen— Resolutions
of Sympathy for the Coal Miners and a Pressing
Invitation to Join.— What the Platform Af-
firms.
HarrisBURG, May 1.—It would be
difficult to imagine a more disorderly
convention than that which assembled
here to-day in the name of the people's
party of Penngylvania to nominate a
state ticket. Itseemed impossible to
keep the delegates inorder. All want
ed the floor at the same time and fre-
quently uncomplimentary things were
said about each other. During the
morning session, which was consumed
in preliminary, J. Ed. Leslie, of Mec-
Keesport, was in the chair. He pre-
dicted a political revolution long before
1896. The secretaries of the conven-
tion were H. G. Barr, of Beaver Falls,
and Miss Nellie Quick, of Susquehan-
na county, who was the only woman
present. About 100 delegates were
present, the majority coming from the
western and northwestern counties.
The chair appointed as 8a committee
on resolutions : George Rhey, West-
moreland ; George W. Dawson, Bea-
ver; R. K. Tomlinson, Bucks; J. A.
Welsch, Lawrence; C. W. Miller,
Crawford ; V. A. Lotler, Montour ; St.
Clair Thompson, Indiana, and J. E.
Hughes, Clarion. Committees on per-
manent organization and rules were al-
so appointed, and after sending greet-
ings to Coxey at Washington with the
hope that he would ‘receive a fair
hearing for the principles which you
have 80 nobly advanced,” the conven-
tion took a recess for dinner.
It was 1.30 when the delegates were
again ready for business, but owing to
the leisurely methods of the absent
committees it was 2.30 before the con-
vention was regularly organized. Dr.
0. G. Moore, of Clarion county, was
elected permanent chairman, and the
temporary secretaries were continued.
A dispatch was read from a Mercer
county delegate who could not be pres-
ent stating that J. C. Sibley had said
the poor men at Washington shouid
not suffer for bread as long as he has
anything. R. A. Thompson, of Indi-
ana, was re-elected state chairman and
the committee on state organization re-
ported a rule that representation in fu-
ture state conventions shall be one
delegate for each county and addition:
al delegate for each fifty votes or fac-
tion thereof cast at the preceeding state
election. The members of the state
committee may appoint delegates in
counties where there 18 no organization.
There was a row in the committee
on resolutions and George Rhey, of
Westmoreland, the chairman, left in a
huft and went home. The convention
wrangled over the committee’s report for
two hours and turned it down. Then the
resolutions of the Williamsport conven-
tion were revised and sent, forth as this
year’s platform. They re-affirm the
Omaha conventions deliverances; fa-
vor submission of important natioual
and state legislation to the people ; de-
mand the election of president, vice
president, United States senators and
postmasters by a direct vote of the peo-
ple; demand a graduated income and
inheritance tax, favor a uniform sys:
tem of text books to be furnished free
in the schools; demand a law making
the mine boss of coal mines a state of-
ficer to be paid by a levy upon the out-
put of the mine, and favor state owner-
ship of coal mines ; endorse the resolu-
tions of the miners’ convention at Co-
lumbus ; demand the exemption from
sale for debt of the actual homestead
and demand that all taxable property
be assessed at its cash value and pay
ap equal mileage.
This was the platform as finally
agreed upon, but an hour later George
Warfel, a delegate from Huntingdon
county, had this plank added : “That
the foundation plank is love thy neigh-
bor as thyself.”
It was now late in the afternoon
and nomination of a ticket was de-
manded. The candidates were chosen
by secret ballot and after much effort
the following ticket was put into the
field; For governor, J. T. Ailman,
Juniata county ; lieutenant governor,
Jerome B. Aiken, Washington: audi-
tor general, Abram Louder, Erie; sec-
retary of internal affairs, W. M. Desh-
er, Berks ; congressman-at-large, Vie-
tor A. Lotier, Montour, and B. F.
Greeman, Bradford.
A resolution was adopted expressing
sympathy for the coal miners and in-
viting them to join the people’s party.
A strong effort was made to force the
nomination of Congressman Sibley for
governor, but his friends would not
have it. A telegram was read from
Sibley, stating that his only desire was
to serve the people a8 a private citizen.
ST REI
The Miner's Strike.
PirrsBUrG, May 1.—National Secre-
tary-Treasurer Patrick McBride of the
United Mine Workers of America, ar-
rived to-day to confer with the district
officials. He said that if the miners
shall be defeated in the present strug-
gle, they will strike as often as they
are able until they finally secure liv-
ing wages. Nothing yet has been
learned as to the result of his confer
ence with the district officers. More
men will be laid off by the Pittsburg
and Lake Erie railroad within the next
few days and on account of the falling
off in business because of the strike.
The night operators at many way sta
tions, will be compelled to quit work
until the strike is ended.
Will Hold a Meeting.
HouvrzpALg, Pa., May l.—During
the past two or three weeks the re-
ceivers of the defunct Houtzdale bank
have been paying a third dividend of 5
per cent. This makes a total dividend
paid thus far of 35 per cent. It seems
that some of the depositors are not sat-
isfied with the work of the receivers,
and a meeting of the depositors and
creditors has been called for Saturday,
May 5, near the water works, to take
gome action in regard to the balance of
their claims.
Coxey Comes to Grief.
Not allowed to Make his Speech on the Capitol
Steps.—Marshal Browne Attempts a Charge
on Horseback and is Arrested by the Police—
He Resists the Officers and Receives a Mild
Clubbing — Christopher Columbus Jones of the
Philadelphia Contingent Also Unruly and tak-
en in—Browne and Jones Both Locked Up ina
Police Station— Features of the March Through
the Streets of the City.
WasHINGTON, May 2.—A perfect
day, which citizen Coxey took as a pro-
pitious omen, cheered the drooping
spirits of the Commonweal army, and
early preparations were made for the
demonstration of the day in favor of
the good roads bills. Shortly before 10
o'clock Marshal Browne formed the
men in a hollow square, and standing
in the centre called for three cheers for
peace.
Just then the leader of the Common-
wealers arrived in his light buggy,
decorated with flags, drawn by two
black horses, in which sat General
Coxey himself beside Mrs. Coxey, a
handsome young woman, in a tan-col-
ored, tailor-made gown, shading with | i ;
‘ under the ruins, as they believed the
. ground was going to give away beneath
! them.
a parasol the white robed infant, “Le-
gal Tender” Coxey, aged 2 years.
Browne called ‘‘Attention” again,
and with a “Shoulder, peace,” and
and “Forward, march,” the Common-
weal army started for Washington, led
by Browne, Coxey and the band.
“The Commonweal moved at a fu-
neral pace and it was three-quarters of
an hour 10 reaching Mount Pleasant,
a suburb of the city. At the head of
the dusty soldiers of peace were three
mounted policemen. Then came Mrs.
Annie L. Digges, the populist orator
of Kansas, in an open barouche with
ber husband and her two daughters.
GODDESS OF PEACE.
Next was the creamy white prancing
circus steed, bearing the feature of the
whole parade—Miss Mamie Coxey—in
the role of “The Goddess of Peace.”
She is a slender, really handsome girl
of 17 years, with long golden hair
drifting down her back. She wore a
pure white riding habit, which
streamed after as the tall horse on
which she was perched pranced to the
music of the band. Her head was
covered with a little rimless blue cap,
and she shaded her face with a tiny
parasol, Altogether she was a picture
of such unusual beauty that a sponta:
neous cheer greeted the unexpected ap-
pearance all along the line.
Col. Browne, chief marshal of the
Commonweal of Christ, beleathered
aud befeathered, tollowed Miss Coxey
on Courier, a big white stallion, owned
by citizen Coxey. Everybody knew
him by his leather coat and his broad
white sombrero. He was followed by
half & dozen weary privates in single
file, carrying the devices painted by
Browne. The seven foot-sore musi-
cians who composed the Commonweal
band, tooted their trombones and cor-
nets and beat their drums at a great
rate.
RANK AND FILE.
Oklahoma Sam rode up and down
the line keeping the line in order, while
Robert McMahon of Cumberland, Md.,
alias “Roy Kirke,” Marshal Browne's
private secretary, rode on a big black
stallion with a dignity befitting his
twenty years. The rank and file of
the army followed with the band and
baggage and commissary wagons piled
high with camp equipage.
The Philadelphia contingent under
Christopher Columbus Jones, number-
ing sixty men, brought up the rear.
NOT ALLOWED NEAR THE WHITE HOUSE.
The parade reached the city limits
at 11:20. The march down Penunsyl-
vania avenue was without incident.
Coxey and his army passed the peace
monument at the foot of the capitol
grounds at 12:50, and at 12:55 began
rounding their way to the east front of
the capitol building, skirting the capi-
tol grounds, and not attempting to pass
through them. At 1 o'clock Cosey
arrived at the east front, where a tre-
mendous crowd was assembled.
FUTILE EFFORT TO SPEAK.
Coxey proceeds to the steps of the east
portico and mounted to the first plat-
form, about five steps. = Here were
stationed Captain Kelly and other offi-
cers of the police force. They met the
“general” before he had time to turn
his face to the gathered multitude, and
he was politely informed that he could
make no speech at that place. Coxey
said firmly, “I wish to enter a pro-
test.”
“No, sir,” firmly replied the captain,
“you can take no action here of any
kind.”
The police were courteous but very
firm. Coxey then, bareheaded as be
wag, said : “Well, then, I wish to
read a programme,”
“It cannot be read here,” said the
officer.
HUSTLED OFF BY THE POLICE.
Coxey showed no inclination to
yield, and he was unceremoniously
hustled off the steps out into the mud-
dle of the broad plaza in front of the
capitol. He made no resistance, but
protested all the while, andthe crowd
gathered around him and obstructed
the way somewhat. Itwas not a hus-
tle of resistance, but seemed more like
curiosity.
The police did not use their clubs.
No one struck, and the immense crowd
was handled in the kindliest and yet in
the firmest and most effective manner.
All who came expecting eerious trou-
ble, and they were not tew, were disap-
pointed.
Coxey was not formally put under
arrest. He was simply put off the
the capitol steps far enough to prevent
his reascending.
BROWNE AND JONES ARRESTED.
Browne was not so fortunate as Cox-
ey. He rode his mettlesome charger
in the forbidden paths of the capitol
grounds and jumped him over the
stone coping in the eastern part of the
the park. A mounted officer started
after him, and, as he resisted arrest, he
received a clubbing. His head was
cut, but it is not thought that he is
badly hurt. The incident started
rumors afloat as to general fighting,
but no such thing occurred. Both
Marshal Carl Browne and Christopher
Columbus Jones, of Philadelphia's
contingent, are now locked up 10 the
5th precinct police station: Jones also
tried to break into the capitol grounds.
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An Awful Slide of Land.
Siz Square Miles of Quebec Territory Slip
Bodily into a River.
QuEBEC April 30,-Six square miles of
land in St Alban townships, 45 miles
west of here, slid bodily into River St.
Anne Friday night. Houses were
crushed into fragments, bridges were
carried away, and at least four of the
terror stricken inhabitants were killed in
the awful rush of matter. The river
now runs in a new bed, miles from its
old course.
The first intimation the people in the
village, three miles from the scene, had
of the disaster was a terrific noise, re-
sembling the roll of thunder in the dis-
tance. The soil beginning to vibrate,
a panicensued. Farmers ran out of
their dwellings to avoid being buried
The first break occurred at a high
water-fall in the river. ~The ground
forming the right-hand side of the fall
gave way, burying the pulp wood mill
which was situated beneath, and block-
ing the course of the stream. The
stream, which was very rapid on ac-
count of melting snow, spread over the
adjoining farms, and caused the under-
mined embankment to slide into the
river, filling it up.
Seven houses on the river bank were
carried into the river. One was occu-
pied by a family named Gautier of four
persons, all of whom perished. Smoke
was seen to ascend from under the
ruins, showing what an awful death the
occupants met.
Large tracts of land, with trees and
vegetation, were shifted without the
least disturbance, while in other places
the land was completely turned over.
‘Whole farms were wiped out.
People in the neighborhood are still
terror stricken. The oldest inhabitants
never heard of such a thing before, al-
though several landslides have occurred
in the neighborhood in the last fifty
years. Itis thought by scientific men
that the ground had become honey-
comed by the wai, owing to the fact
that the lower strata of soil formations
are mostly clay. The money loss is
estimated at $500,000.
The Tariff in the Senate.
WasHINGTON, May 2.—The discus-
gion of the tariff bill in the Senate to-day
was not marked by any of those excit-
ing incidents or important announce-
ments that had characterized the debate
on recent days. Mr. Lodge, of Massa-
chusetts, did make a fruitless effort to
goad the Democratic Senators into a dis-
play of temper, but they remained calm
and stolid, taking no notice whatever of
his remarks. The Republican policy in
regard to the bill was outlined by Mr.
Lodge, so far as he was authorized to
outline it, in the declaration that the
Republican party would welcome the
responsibility of defeating the bill, or
stopping its passage, and that discussion
of every item and a vote on every item
would be insisted upon. Mr. Lodge
was followed by Mr. Squire, ‘of Wash-
ington, in a speech in which ‘the bill
was denounced as a political and com-
mercial monstrosity. No action was
taken on the pending amendment and
the Senate at 5.45 adjourned until to-
Morrow.
Senator Stockbridge Dead.
CmIcAGO, April 30.—Francis Browne
Stockbridge, United States State senator
from Michigan, died in this city to-night
a few minutes after 7 o'clock. Theend
came suddenly, although the senator
had been confined to his bed almost all
the time since coming to Chicago from
Washington on April 2. He died at
the residence of his nephew in-law,
James L. Houghteling.
The senator had been in poor health
for several years, and was on his way to
California by order of his physician
when taken ill here.
‘Will Hunt for Work.
W asniNeTON, May 1.—Fifty clerks
were dropped from the record and peo-
sions office of the war department last
night, and of the 150 employes remain-
ing, probably not one will remain the
1st of next month. The discharges are
due to the practical completion of the
work of the office.
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Fifty Excursionists Drowned.
Collapse of a Pier Causes a Terrible Fatality.
BrAHILOV, Roumania, April 30.—
Fifty persons were drowned by the col-
lapse of a pier on the river to-day. The
pier was crowded with excursionists,
waiting for a steamer, and suddenly
gave way beneath them.
I EET A
Uncle Sam Gets Damages from Chile.
BerNE, April 80.—The Swiss Gov-
ernment as arbiter between Chile and
the United States in the claims from
damages has awarded the latter $240,-
564 instead of the $9,000,000 demanded.
Agreed to Arbitrate.
Minxeaports, Minn, May L.—The
strikers and railroad officials have
agreed to arbitration and trains will
probably be running to-morrow.
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——An improvement in prices of
wheat and potatoes can be seen in our
market reports this week. Wheat bas
jumped up to 60 cents per bushel and
potatoes that sold for 40 cents last week
are now being bought at 50 cents.
—Shaeffer the photographer is the
first Bellefonte business man to intro-
duce the popularcoupon system into his
methods. Look for his new advertise-
ment elsewhere and read the rare offer
he makes to securs one of those hand-
some 14x17 crayon portraits. A coupon
cut from this paper will get one for you. '
——Twelve Bellefonte bicyclists en-
joyed a trout dinner at Musser’ shotei, in
Millheim, on Sunday. It was a pleasant
day for a ride in the country and the
boys enjoyed the trip.
——After twenty rounds had been
fought, the fight between Jacob Lev-
ison, of Du Boise and Oscar Simons, of
Ridgway, was declared a draw, Tne
fight took place in Ridgway on Tues.
day night.
— James Linn and wife, who reside
in Beech Creek township, Clinton coun-
ty, have been married sixty-two yeers.
They recently went to Lock Haven on
a visit and notwithstanding Mr. Linn is
91 years of age and his wife is only ten
years his junior they enjoyed the trip
very much.
——A freight wreck on the main line
of the Pennsy near Tipton, on Tuesday,
piled up twenty-nine heavily laden cars,
killed brakeman John D. Saucerman,
of Altoona, and severely injured Harry
8, Marks, of Robertsdale, Huntingdon
Co., who was beating his way on the
train. A broken axle caused the wreck.
—-The death of Joseph Wolf, aged
74 years,occurred at his home on Thomas
street, on Sunday morning. Deceased
had been in a decline for some days but
was able to be about the evening before
his death. He was the father of Wil-
liam Woll, of this place. Funeral ser-
vices were held in the Lutheran church
Tuesday morning.
——The appointment of Mr. Thomas
Howley to be assistant post-master at
this place was a decided surprise to the
people who had been figuring on the
turn post-master Fortney’s favor would
possibly take. Mr. Howley is one of
the working Democrats of the South
ward and his appointment is a satisfac-
tory one, on all sides. We have heard
nothing but the most gratifying remarks
over his success.
——The lecture by Dr. Joseph Kraus-
kopf in Garman’s opera house, Wednes-
day evening, May 9th, for the benefit of
the Jewish cemetery fund will be large-
ly attended. The eminent Rabbi will
lecture on “Ouly a Jew,” a subject
which he handles with wonderful abili-
ty. The tickets which are being sold
on the streets should be taken to Par-
rish’s drug store and exchanged for
regular reserved seat tickets.
——We are gratified to learn that Mr.
Jas. C. Noll, has secured an appoint-
ment in Revenue Collector Grant Her-
ring’s office at Scranton. Mr. Noll bad
been a candidate for the deputyship to
succeed E. R. Chambers, of this place,
but as that appointment was given to
Clinton county the collector has rec-
ognized Centre by giving one of her
sons a better birth in his office. We
congratulate Jim on his success.
—The rendition of the opera ‘Paul
Jones,” which will be sung by the
amateur talent of Bellefonte on Friday
evening, June 1st, promises to be the
most noteworthy event of its kind that
has ever been carried out here. Nightly
rehearsals are being made and careful
attention will be given to a faithful pre-
sentation of the comedy, dialogue and
score of the tuneful opera. Preparations
are being made to stage it excellently
and all in all it will be an entertainment
that should not be missed.
— Williamsport is preparing for a
grand May Festival celebration on the
95th inst. It is to be the most elaborate
entertainment of its kind ever given in
Central Pennsylvania. An oratorio of
Elijah will be sung and the Boston
Festival orchestra of forty-two pieces
will render a program,assisted by Emma
Juch and Gustav Heinrich, the noted
vocalists. It is possible that the Central
R. R. of Pa. will run a special excur-
sion train down in the morning and re”
turn after the evening’s entertainment.
If enough people care to go the train
will be run.
— At the recent sitting of the
Supreme court, in Philadelphia the
case of Mrs. Maria Meek, of Storms-
stown, vs Rob’t Meek, Geo. Y. Meek
and Walter E. Meek to recover a sup-
posed dowry was argued. The case had
been tried here, when plaintiff lost»
hence the appeal to a higher court. The
finding of this court was sustained. In
the cases of Reeder vs Stoner, and Min-
gle vs Rossman the Supreme court
sustained the finding of the lower court
which was for the plaintiff in both in-
stances.
EckENROTH-ERHARD.—A large wed-
ding on Wednesday evening was that
of Mr. Charles R. Eckenroth, of Union
township, to Miss Jodie L. Erhard, of
Unionville. In the presence of over
one hundred guests Rev. George War-
ren, of the Methodist church, pronoun-
ced the ceremony that made them one.
The wedding was celebrated at 6 o’clock
at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. E. Erhard. A splendid
reception followed the ceremony.
The groom is a son of Mr. Thos.
Eckenroth and is a prosperous and high*
ly esteemed young farmer of that com-
munity, while his bride is a most esti-
mable young woman, having been a
valued teacher in the public schools of
the county.
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