Demorratc Wt
Terms, 82.00 a Year, in Advance.
Bellefonte, Pa., Nov. 27, 1896.
P. GRAY MEEK, EpiTor.
Compulsory Education a Dead Letter.
When the compulsory education act of
1895 was framed there was much said, both
in condemnation and praise of it. The
arguments for and against the passage of the
bill brought out as many varying ideas, as
to parental duties and rights and how far
they should extend without interference
from the State, as it is possibile to conceive
on such a question.
While it was a matter of general regret
that such drastic measures should have to
be resorted to to force the children of the
State into school, yet a consensus of
opinion proclaimed anything better than
allowing them to become truants and grow
up in habits such as are readily acquired
by that class.
The law was approved May 16th, 1895,
but owing to the fact that the registration
assessors had already made their returns
for that year no enumeration of children
for school purposes could be had until this
year and the law did not become operative
until June, 1896.
For the benefit of all we herewith pub-
lish the act in full : :
COMPULSORY EDUCATION ACT OF 1895.
An act to provide for the attendance of chil-
dren in the schools of this Commonwealth,
and making an enumeration of children for
that purpose ; also providing compensation
for the assessors making the enumeration,
and providing penalties for violations of |
this act.
SEcTION 1. Be it enacted, ete., that |
cvery parent, guardian or other person in
this Commonwealth, having control or charge
of a child or children between the ages of
cight and thirteen years, shall be required to
send such child or children to a school in
which the common English branches are
taught, and such child or children shall at-
tend such school during at least sixteen
weeks of each year in which schools in their
respective districts shall bein session, unless
such child or children shall be excused from
such attendance by the board of the school
district in which parent, guardian or other
person resides, upon the presentation to said
board of satisfactory evidence, showing such
child or children are prevented from attend-
ance at school, or application to study, by
mental or physical or other urgent reasons :
Provided, That in case there be no public
school in session within two miles of the
nearest traveled road bf any person within
the school district, he or she shall not be
liable tothe provisions of this act : Provided,
That this act shall not apply to any child
that has been or is being otherwise instructed
in the common English branches of learning
for a like period of time: And Provided |
further, That the certificate of any principal
of any school or educational institution, or of
any teacher, that any child has been oris
being so instructed, issued to such child or
its parents or guardians, shall be sufficient’
and satisfactory evidence thereof.
SECTION 2. For every neglect of duty
imposed by the first section of this act, the
person in parental relation offending shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon
conviction thereof before a justice of the
peace or alderman, forfeit a fine not exceed-
ing two dollars on the first conviction, and a
fine not exceeding five dollars for each sub-
sequent conviction : Provided, upon convic-
tion the defendant or defendants may appeal
tothe court of quarter sessions of the
of the proper county, within thirty days,
upon entering into recognizance with one
surety for the amount of fines and costs :
Provided, however, that before such penalty
shall be incurred, the parent, guardian or
other person liable therefor, shall be notified
in writing by the secrptary of the school
board, or by the attendance officer, if there
be one, of such liability, and shall have op-
portunity by compliance with the require-
ments of this act then and thereafter to avoid
the imposition of such penalty. The fines
provided for by this act shall, when collected,
be paid over by the officers collecting the
same, into the county treasury of the respect-
ive counties, for the use of the proper school
treasurer of the city or school district in
which such person convicted resides, to be
applied and accounted for by such treasurers
in the same way as other moneys raised for
school purposes ; such fines shall be collected
by a process of law similar to the collection
of other fines.
SkctioN 3. If deemed necessary for the
better enforcement of the provisions of this
act, boards of school directors or school con-
trollers in cities, boroughs and townships,
may employ one or more persons, to be known
as attendance officers, whose duty it shall be
to look after, apprehend and place in such
schools as the person in parental relation may
designate, truants and others who fail to at-
tend school in accordance with the provisions
of this act. ‘The persons appointed such at-
tendance officers shall be entitled to such
compensation, not exceeding two dollars a
day, as shall be fixed by the boards appcint-
ing them, and such compensation may be
paid out of the school fund ; boards of school
directors or controllers may set apart school
rooms in public school buildings for children
who are habitual truants, or who are in-
subordinate or disorderly during their at-
tendance upon instruction in the publie
schools. :
Section 4. It shall be the duty of the
assessor of voters of every district, at the
spring registration of voters, or .as soon as
possible thereafter, to make, in a substantial
book provided by the county commissioners
for that purpose, a careful and correct list
of all children between the ages of eight and
thirteen years within his district, giving the
name, age and residence of cach, and wheth-
er in charge of a parent, guardian or other
person, together with such other information
as may be deemed necessary, which enumera-
tion shall be returned by said assessor to the
county commissioners of the county in which
the enumeration is made, whose duty it will
be to certify it to the secretary of the proper
school district, who shall immediately fur-
nish the principal or teacher or each school
with a correct list of all children in his or
her district who are subject to the provisions
of this act. And the said assessors shall be
paid a per diem compensation for their ser-
vices, a sum equal to the compensation paid
under existing laws for assessors of election,
said services not to exceed ten days.
SECTION 5. It shall be the duty of each
teacher in the school district to report im-
mediately to the secretary of the board of
directors or controllers, and thereafter at the
close of each school month, the names of all
children on the list previously furnished by
the secretary who were absent without satis-
factory cause for five days during the month
for which the report shall be made, when, if
it shall appear that any parent, guardian or
other person having control of any child or
children, shall have failed to comply with
the provisions of this act, after due notifica- |
tion in writing, as provided in section two, |
the secretary, or attendance officer, if there
be one, in the name of the school district,
shall proceed against the offending party or
parties in accordance with law, by complaint
before any alderman or justice of the peace :
Provided further, That if sufficient cause be
shown for the neglect of the requirements of
this act, the cost of said proceedings shall be
paid out of the district funds, upon a proper
voucher, approved by the board of directors
or controllars,
SEcrioN 6,
The secretary or attendance
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officer, if there be one, of any board of direc-
tors or controllers, who wilfully refuses or
neglects to comply with the provisions of this
act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof before an alderman
or justice of the peace, shall forfeit a fine not
exceeding twenty-five dollars.
SectioN 7. All laws or parts of laws in-
consistent herewith are hereby repealed.
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; Bryan in Denver.
i
Democracy's Leader Meets with an Enthusiastic
Reception—Introduced as the First President of
| 1900.
| DENVER, Col., Nov. 24.—H W. J. Bry-
i an had come to Denver as the conquering
! hero whose victory presaged the restoration
Approved—The 16th day of May, A. D. "9. | of silver and the return of prosperity, he
some one to blame and that some one
DANIEL H. HASTINGS. |
So far as it is known there has not |
been a truant officer appointed in any dis- |
trict in the county, nor has there been any
effort made to enforce the Jaw. Every day
crowds of children between the ages of,
eight and thirteen can be seen playing on
the streets of Bellefonte when the law
specifically directs that they must be
at school. There is criminal negligence
here that should be punished. There is
ought to be made suffer the penalty.
The same condition obtains in every part
of the county. In fact there seems to be
no intention to respect the law and it is re-
garded as a dead letter or simply ignored.
One or two cases for official negligence
will correct the evil. Why should they
not be brought? It is. a deplorable fact
that in some districts the law is disregarded
because it would increase the taxes if all
the children were compelled to be in
school. In some places the houses are
not large enough to accommodate them, in
others the teaching force is not large
enough to instruct them, in others they
don’t want the children in school, for if
they are there they will be using the free
text books and putting expense on the |
taxpayers. >
Of all’ the causes for evading the law |
this is the most shameful. Yet is is no |
worse than the action of some of our!
county districts, a few years ago when the !
school appropriations were increased for !
the purpose of increasing school ad- |
vantages. Instead of doing as the Legis- |
lature intended they should do, when it |
granted increased appropriations, they de- |
creased the taxes and left the school terms |
short as they were before, when the object |
of the appropriation was specifically to |
lengthen the term and offer better wages
for the improvement of the teaching force. |
If there is no one else who will look
after the enforcement of this compulsory |
education law the Women's Christian Tem- |
perance Union could take it up with |
propriety.
They might be able to accom-
plish far more in this direction than they
are doing along the lines they are now
working.
Intemperance and illiteracy go hand in |
hand and every day a child plays truant |
from school it takes a step towards both.
The Curtin Memorial Statue.
Model of the Work of Niehaus Was Put on Exhibition. |
As He Was in War Time—The Great War Governor's '
Likeness in Bronze to be Erected at Bellefonte— |
Description of the Work and Career of the Sculptor
The first complete working model of the !
bronze statue of the late ex-Governor An-
drew G. Curtin, which is to be erected at
Bellefonte, was put upon exhibition in
Philadelphia on Thursday. The work is
by Charles H. Niehaus, the eminent |
American sculptor, who ran over from New |
York to supervise the placing of the model |
in position. i
Funds for the statue of Pennsylvania's |
war Governor were raised by private con-
tribution, supplemented by a State appro-
priation, and are being expended under the
supervision of a commission of well known
men, of which Judge James A. Beaver is
chairman. The latter inspected the model
and expressed himself as well pleased
with it. .
The statue represents Governor Curtin
as he was at the time of the war, when he
was between 45 and 50 years old. Mr.
Niehaus made free use of the Brady photo-
graphs, taken at Washington in 1861, in
thestudy of his subject. The full-length
bronze figure will be of heroic size, nine
feet high, standing upon a granite base,
also nine feet high. The figure represents
the Governor in his characteristic attitude
when making a speech, one foot thrown a
little forward, the left hand thrust into a
trouser’s pocket, and the right hand grasp-
ing a lapel of his coat. The aspect of the
figure is one of grace and ease, and even
the usually inartistic frock coat has been
so skillfully treated by the sculptor as to
add to the effectiveness of the whole. The
face is strong, handsome and animated,
and clean-shaven, as was the Governor’s |
until his last day.
The pedestal is of Ionic Greek style, and |
bears two bas-reliefs, one upon either side, |
designed by Mr. Neihaus.
One of these deals with Governor Cur- i
tin’s work in the organization of the Sol- |
diers’ Orphans’ Schools, a work which |
caused one of his eulogists to say of him : |
‘‘Governor Curtin has made the orphans of
the soldiers the children of the State.’
This panel shows a group of children sur- |
rounding the figure of their benefactor. |
The other bas-relief shows the Governor
presenting the flags to one of the Penn-!
sylvania regiments upon its departure for |
the front.
scription : :
1815—1894, | |
| ANDREW GREGG | |
CURTIN, oo
THE GREAT WAR | |
GOVERNOR |
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OF THE UNION.
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At the summit of the pedestal four Amer- |
ican eagles at the corners support festoons |
of laurel. When completed the statute is |
to be erected 1n front of the court house
at Bellefonte.
Ex-Speaker Crisps Son.
Nominated by Georgia Democrats. Will be one of |
the Youngest Congressmen,
ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 25ths—The Demo-
cratic congressional convention to nominate |
a candidate to succeed to the unexpired |
term of the late Hon. Charles F. Crisp was |
held at Hawkinsville to-day. Charles R- |
Crisp, eldest son of the late ex-speaker, was
nominated by a rising vote. A committee
escorted the nominee to the hall, and in a
brief speech Mr. Crisp thanked the conven-
tion for the honor conferred on him and
the compliment to the memory of his father |
in making him his father’s successor. i
Mr. Crisp will be elected without Popu-
list opposition. He is a young man, just
26 years of age, and will be one of the
youngest members that.cver occupied a |
seat in the national legislative halls. }
The front panel bears this in- | d
would not have received any more enthusi-
astic greetings than those given him to-day.
The occasion of his visit is the twentieth
anniversary of the admission of Colorado
into the Union. Before being nominated
for the presidency he had agreed to speak
at the exercises in commemoration of the
event. He arrived at 7:15 this morning,
and was met at the depot by a committee
including E. M. Patterson, C. S. Thomas
and Mayor McMurray. Even at that early
hour several thousand people were assem-
bled about the Union depot who swung
their hats and cheered lustily.
Mr. Bryan was driven at once to the resi-
dence of Hon. CT. S. Thomas, where he
breakfasted and remained until 10 a. m.,
wben he went to the Brown Palace hotel to
attend a reception given in his honor by
the women of Denver. The interior of the
hotel was tastefully decorated in flags and
bunting. Mrs. T. M. Patterson, president
of the Equal suffrage club, presided.
In introducing Mr. Bryan she said : ‘‘It
is my great privilege to present to you
formally to day our distinguished visitor,
who is already known to us and honored
beyond words. For in him we so embod-
ied the hope of our nation against the dan-
gers that threaten from our very strong-
holds all liberty and privilege. Through
him we hope to see the national fabric of
the future founded upon the Christ-given
principle of the golden rule, and in pro-
phetic vision we see the stone which the
| builders rejected become at last the head
stone of the corner.
FIRST OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.
“Women of Colorado, I present to you |
the first president of the twentieth century,
William Jennings Bryan.”
After Mrs. Mary C. C. Bradford delivered
an address of welcome, and Mr. Bryan
spoke for half an hour, being frequently
interrupted by enthusiastic applanse from
the 2,000 women who filled the rotunda
and balconies of the hotel.
After the speech making the ladies filed
past the stand shaking hands with Mr.
Bryan, while the Colorado State band
played popular airs. As a souvenir Mr.
Bryan was presented by the ladies with a
memorandum hook of Colorado cased in
silver, having declined to receive any gift
of great value.
Mr. Bryan spoke of the interest shown
by women in the late campaign, and the
influence of women. even when they can-
not vote, in politics. He said :
“I know the influences coming out from
the home must be relied upon to purify
politics. If our wives and mothers will so
interest themselves in politics as to hold
before their children as they grow up ideals,
i not of successful politicians, but of those
who labor for their country’s good ; not of
those who secure great wealth, but of those
| who have in their treasury not a single dol-
lar touched with blood, these ideals will
benefit mankind, and I never lose an oppor-
. tunity to impress upon those teaching child-
ren that the motto which lies deepest down
in political construction is that motto
which must shape our movements if it re-
tains its purity—equal rights to all and
special privileges to no one. I love my
country so much, I love mankind so well,
that I shall rejoice if the result of the late
campaign proves I was wrong and my op-
ponent was right. Because, if he can make
the government better than I could have
made it, then my children and your child-
ren will enjoy the benefits.
DROVE ABOUT THE CITY.
Mr. Bryan was given a carriage drive
about the city this afternoon. There were
several carriages in the party, the first be-
ing Mr. Bryan's ; in the second were Sena-
tor Teller, Governor McIntyre and Gov-
ernor-elect Adams. The drive was one
continuous ovation, the streets being crowd-
ed. It had been arranged that Mr. Bryan
would address the people at different
points along the route. At the first stop
Mr. Bryan said among other things :
*‘I think our people, who have fought so
hard for free silver are as happy to-day in
defeat as are our enemies, who were victor-
ious, and I have yet to find the first per-
son who regards the defeat of this year as
the final defeat.” He expressed his appre-
ciation of the fact that Colorado
greater per cent of her vote for him than
any other State ever cast for a presidential
ticket.
At the state house there were fully 20,-
000 people assembled, including 5,000
school children. Mr. Bryan made a short
address and was enthusiastically applauded.
te afterward returned to the Brown Palace
otel. .
The Drought in India.
A Little Rain Has Fallen, but the Distress is Still
Great—Temperature Fell, Increasing the Plague.
BomBAay, Nov. 23.—Rain has fallen in
Raj Putnana and is also expected in Cen-
tral India. It is believed that the distress
from famine will diminish where it has
rained, but will not be totally removed.
The fall in the temperature here is increas-
ing the plague.
LONDON, Nov. 23.—A dispatch from
Allahabad, India, says : *““The storm has
caused a rainfall right through eastern Raj
Putnana, which has reached the western
parts of the northwest provinces. "On Fri-
ay a good rain has fallen at Meerut and a
fair rain at Agra. This will be of the high-
est value, as Agra was suffering severely
from drought. There are signs that the
rain will extend further.
“Here the clouds have been banked up
for the last few days, but only a few drops
have fallen, though there were showers on
Saturday night farther north.
“In the northwest provinces and Oudh
the first area, where there is the greatest
failure of crops, has 250,000 square miles
with a population of 13,000,000. Here the
famine may be acute. The second area.
where there is a severe failure, covers 30,-
000 miles and the population is 14,000,000.
The third area, where there is a consider-
able failure, has 25,000 square wiles and
has a population of, 12,500,000. The divi-
sions which are worst off are Allahabad,
Lucknow and Faizabad, with a portion of
Agra not protected by irrigation.
“The crops in Meerut division are ex-
cellent and are probably the best on record.
The government is preparing for the worst, |
Should the drought continue till June ;
prices would rule
certain
grains are closely approximating.’’
Bryan's Montana Majority.
Butte, Nov. 23.—Complete official re-
turns in the recent election give Bryan a
total vote in the state of 43,686 ; McKinley
10,490. Majority for Bryan, 33,190.
Palmer ticket did n
in Montana, an
been reported.
enormously high. In
The
ot appear on the ballot
d the Levering vote has not
cast a |
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The Cubans Weren't Lying Around Loose in Any
of the Hills or Dales.—And They Inhospitably
Declined to Come Out to Meet “the Butcher.”—
So He Turnel Around and Left Them in Their
Loneliness to Bewail Their Unhappy Fate.—But
He Slew Many Head of Cattle.—The Captain
General's Inglorious Return to Havana Causes
Great Dissatisfaction Among the Royalists—
Joy of the Cubans.
HAVANA, Nov. 24.—%I do not know
where Maceo is. It is certain that I did
not meet him in either the hills or the dales
of Pinar del Rio. Despite their bravado
| the rebels never fight, but always flee up-
| on the approach of our troops.”
[Such is the statement of Captain-Gen-
| eral Weyler concerning the Cuban leader
whom he went out to crush. Itis prac-
| tically an acknowledgment of defeat.
{ Bnt General Weyler accomplished some-
| thing during his journeyings in the Pinar
| del Rio, province, for he added, with much
| satisfaction, that the supplies of cattle that
| had been obtained by the insurgents are
| disappearing, the troops having captured
"and destroyed all that they saw.
said, had resulted as he had expected. All
these combinations were not finished, but
| there would be much less to do at the end
of the year.
WHY DID WEYLER RETURN ?
Every effort has been made to learn the
| true reason for the return last night to Ha-
vana of Captain-General Weyler from the
province of Pinar del Rio, but nothing
definite has heen announced.
All that is known is that the General
| came here on- the gunboat Legazpi from
| Mariel, accompanied by only one adjutant.
The rest of his staff came by rail from
| Artemisa.
| General Weyler has made no official dec-
| laration concerning the condition of affairs
I in the Province of Pinar del Rio.
i The press comments on the return of the
| Captain-General are very guarded, as is
| natural under the strict censorship exer-
{ cised here. It is rumored that he will
| soon return to the field.
One report has it that the chief reason for
his return to Havana was pressing Gov-
{ ernment business, which demanded his
| personal attention. However, nothing real-
[ly definite is known, and events in the
| near future are anxiously awaited.
| Some dissatisfaction is quietly expressed,
i even by loyalists, that General Weyler, af-
ter his long preparations to inflict a crush-
I ing blow on Maceo, should now come back
! to the capital without even having caught
| sight of the main body of . the rebels.
i The Cuban sympathizers are jubilant,
believing that General Weyler’s return
signalizes the abandonment of his personal
leadership of the campaign.
RETURNED TO GET FRESH TROOPS ?
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24th.—No advices,
official or private, have reached Washing-
ton which shed any light upon the repoit-
ed return of General Weyler to Havana.
One explanation of his return is found in
the early arrival in Cuba of the latest de-
tachment of 20,000 troops which were ship-
ped from Spain some days ago. These
troops sailed principally from Cadiz, Barce-
| lonia and Valencia, and the first of the
{ number will reach Havana early next week.
{ The usual amount of rain which has fal-
: Ten during the past few weeks hasalso af-
fected active operations in the field.
|
{
| Weyler Back in Havana.
| Met by Crowds and Bands When He Arrived at
| Artemisa—Insurgents Dyanmite a Train.
HAVANA, Nov. 23.—-Exploring trains
| left Artellisa last night and this morning
{ for Candelaria and San Cristobal to prepare
| for the arival at Artemisa of Captain-Gen-
| eral Weyler. At 7 o'clock this morning
Artemisa and its vicinity was in a state of
i considerable excitement, for it became
known that the captain-general wasat Man-
gas, five miles distant. General Arolas,
accompanied by his staff and an escort of
cavalry, started soon afterward for Mangas,
{ and at 8:30 news was received at Artemisa
| that the cruiser Lagazpi had arrived at Ma-
| riel, the port at the northern extremity of
; the military line across the province of Pi-
nar del Rio, with instructions to her com-
mander to place his vessel at the disposal
of the captain-general. >
| At nine o'clock General Weyler entered
| Artemisa with the columns commanded by
{ Generals Aguilar and Arolas. It was seen
that the captain-general was considerably
sunburnt. He wore a field uniform with a
! Panama hat, and rode a black horse. He
i put up at the house of a prominent citizen,
{ whose large garden enabled the Spanish
| commander to receive the staff officers and
! others and transmit orders in various direc-
{ tions. There he also transacted considera-
| ble business with his chief of staff.
The captain-general was received on ar-
rival at Artemisa by the town authorities,
crowds of people and bands of music.
Trumpets were sounded and bells were
rung in his honor. After visiting the mili-
i tary hospitals and breakfasting, the cap-
tain-general started for Mariel.
Prof. Jose Diaz, of the University of Ha-
vana, has been suspended on a political
! charge. A dispatch from Santiago de Cuba
announces the arrest of Francisco Beren-
guer, Victoriano Reyes and Jose Carreras.
Colonel Sergura’s troops have escorted to
Candelaria, Pinar del Rio, large numbers
of families who were camping about in dif-
ferent parts of the country, owing to the
destruction of their homes by the insur-
gents, and the burning of the perfectures
and villages of that province.
In an engagement at Damas the insur-
gents left 13 killed on the field, buried 60
dead and retired with 130 wounded.
At the approaching public trial of Luis
Someillan, the American citizen who has
been so long imprisoned on charges of con-
spiracy. rebellion, etc., counsel for the de-
fense will demand his acquittal, basing the
request upon conclusions arrived at by the
public prosecutor when the latter asked
that sentence of imprisonment for life be
imposed on the prisoner.
Insurgents have dynamited an exploring
train near Cardenas, province of Matanzas,
derailing the engine and upsetting and
burning the car. “A passenger train, which
followed it, was fired upon, and although
the passengers threw themselves upon the
floor, a woman and five men, several gen-
darmes and some firemen were wounded.
i Captain-General Weyler arrived here this
! evening on hoard the cruiser Legazpi from
i Mariel.
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Warning to Us From France.
Paris, Nov. 23.—The IMgaro to-day,
| commenting upon the relations between
i the United States and Spain on the Cuban
question, says: ‘The American newspa-
pers which are urging the United States
to war with Spain should reflect that war
{ with Spain means war with Europe ; and
lin the interest of the United States itself it
lis to be hoped that this eventualty will
not arise.’
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| military combinations planned by him, he |
i No Tariff Bill this Session ?
Cleveland. —Attitude to be Determined in Caucus
After Congress Has Assembled.—Opinion of Secre-
tary Carlisle will Have Much Weight in their Com-
ing Conference.—Silver Men Preparing to Fight.—
They will Meet Some Time this Week to Determine
on the Best Policy for the Future of their Cause.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.—Republican
Senators and Representatives expect a
caucus of Republicans to be called imme-
diately upon the opening of Congress. It
is not improbable that a caucus of the
Senators will meet on the day of the as-
sembling of Congress, or soon after.
ation of tariff measures during the session,
and it will be decided then what attitude
will be assumed. The impression is that
it will be determined not to bring up any
tariff matters this Winter.
While the decision may be arrived at
from other reasons, it is probable that the
belief that President Cleveland would veto
the Dingley bill will have some effect.
i What the President might or might not do
may not be known to the Republican lead-
ers, but there is always a way of ascer-
taining with some degree of reliability
wat might be the fate of a measure of this
kind.
The expectation that Secretary Carlisle
will have something to say on the question
of the tariff will be of interest to the Re-
publicans, and they may reach their con-
clusions after reading what he has to say.
ing a bill which would be killed by a veto.
SILVER MEN TO CONFER.
Some time before Congress meets, the
date depending on whether certain m
can be present, itis expected that there
will be a conference of the silver leaders of
the country, preliminary toa more exten-
siveand important gathering to be held
after the opening of Congress. Senator
Jones, chairman of the Democratic Na-
tional Committee, and Senators Vest, Mor-
gan and Harris, are in the city. Repre-
sentatives Richardson, Hartman and others
are also here. Moreton Irewen, the Eng-
lish bimetallic leader, has been in the city
several days, and will not go away until
Thursday. General Warner has been tele-
graphed to, and is expected to come.
The conference will not meet to consider
any particular question, but to ascertain
the views of the leaders as to the best
means of carrying on the fight in the fu-
ture. Senator Jones, as the head of the
silver forces, will be expected to present
more fully than will any of the others.
It is learned that one of the things to be
discussed is the question of making a cam-
paign from now on among the business men
of the country. The readers realize that
| they were beaten by the business men,
| who were solid in opposition to their doc-
| trines. They are hopeful that they can
| change this.
The idea of some of these leaders is to
try to divorce the commercial men from
the bankers; to endeavor to show them
that their interests are not with the bank-
ers, but with the silves men.
i A STRUGGLE WITH. THE FARMERS.
i The backbone of the fight will still be
among the farmers of the Mississippi Val-
| ley. Senator Jones realizes that thousands
| of them voted for McKinley from a belief
' that he is friendly to silver, and holds that
: they will be fully disillusioned during the
, next four years.
‘When the McKinley Tariff bill was
framed, ’’ said Senator Jones to-night, ‘‘the
Republicans had to solve the problem of
reducing and disposing of a surplus by
raising the tariff. Now they have got to
increase the revenue and at the same time
raise the tariff to please the manufacturers
—a very difficult and more difficnlt task.
*‘T predict that in 1898 an overwhelm-
{ingly free silver Congress will be elected.
It will pass a free silver bill through both
houses near the close of the third year. of
the next administration. If President
McKinley signs it to placate the Western
Republicans it will disrupt his party and
the Democrats will win. If he vetoes it to
please the East the country will go Demo-
cratic in 1900.
Extra Session Predicted.
New York Paper Declares One Will be Called
Within 20 Days of McKinley's Inauguration.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.—The Hail and E.-
press to-day say : ‘‘There is going to be an
extra session of congress called within 20
days after the inauguration of President-
elect McKinley. This information comes
from Canton to-day in a most positive and
direct way, and its reliability cannot be
questioned. It is the opinion of the presi-
dent-elect that considerable legislation can
be accomplished this winter, and, though
newspaper dispatches disagree regarding
his attitude toward the present agitation
for the Dingley bill, there is substantial
authority for the statement that Major Mec-
Kinley is averse to raise expectations as
to its enactment, which, in his judgment,
cannot be realized. He fears that the busi-
ness community would become demoralized
-should the bill be passed in the House
again, only to be laid aside by the senate,
and does not share Senator Sherman’s opin-
ion that the measure can pass the senate
before the reorganization of that body on
March 4th.” .
Gomez and His Army.
Cuban Insurgent Chief Has 35,000 Well-Equipped
Yen Under Him—Marching on Havana.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.—The protracted
silence of Commander-in-Chief Maximo
Gomez, of the Cuban army, which had
caused considerable anxiety among Cubans
here as to his safety, has at last been brok-
en, and the junta in the city has received
a communication from him.
In this communication, which comes
from Lasvillas, Santa Clara province, Gen-
eral Gomez says that he has at his com-
mand 35,000 well-equipped men, and that
with these he intends to proceed to Havana
province. The commander-in-chief writes
that, on account of the bad condition of
the roads, it took this force of men 12 hours
to pass a certain point. General Gomez
adds that he is in good health, as are his
men, and has every hope of victory.
Rich Man’s Odd Act.
@ave 20 Pennies to Each Person who Attended
Church.
Dunois, Pa., Nov. 24.—Jolm E. Du-
Bois, the millionaire lumberman, sur-
prised the congregations of the Methodist
Episcopal and Presbyterian, churches Sun-
day. In the morning he stationed two
men at the entrances to the churches, and
each worshiper on entering was presented
with an envelope containing 20 pennies. The
amount received when these had been
deposited in the collection boxes was over
$80. The same method was pursued at
the Presbyterian church in the evening.
Mr. DuBois is a liberal contributor to
both congregations. No previous notice
was given of the distribution,
Republican Sunators Fear the Veto of President |
Its principal object will be the consider- |
They have no desire to waste time in pass- |
Bulletins of Information.
The State Experiment Station has recent-
ly issued the first number of a series of
Bulletins of Information. It isthe inten-
tion, in this series of bulletins, to present
to the farmer in simple and concise form
the resnlts of investigation and the best
available scientific and practical informa-
tion on the various branches of farming.
The first bulletin of the series is entitled .
“‘Computation of Rations for Farm Ani-
mals.” Tt consists of two parts. The first
is a brief explanation of the principles upon
which the computation of rations is based.
Following this, Part 2 shows by numerous
{ examples how these principles may he ap-
plied to the daily problems of the :fArm.
Fxamples are given of the improvement of
rations, of the compounding of rations from
given feeding stuffs, and in particular of
the selection of feeding stuffs with refer-
ence to economy in their purchase and use.
It shows how an intelligent application of
the principles of Part 1 may enable the
farmer, by exchanging one feed for another
or by wisely proportioning his feeds, to re-
duce the cost of his rations and at the same
time improve their quality and add to the
fertility of his farm.
The bulletin is being distributed at all
the farmers’ institutes held in the State,
and will be mailed free to any resident of
the State applying for it.
The Station has also issued a revised
deition, in more convenient form, of the
spraying calendar for which there was so
large a demand last year.
rn LE
What Imagination Will Do.
From the West Chester Local News.
While speaking of the recent scare over
the prevalence of appendicitis in this'com-
munity, a well known physician related a
strange case that came under his notice
some time ago. A person who was famil-
{iar with the symptoms of appendicitis be-
i came suddenly imbued with the idea that
| she was suffering from this affection. She
{ became to all appearances quite ill, and ex-
hibited all the symptoms of appendicitis.
I A specialist was summoned, and an opera-
| tion was performed, during the progress of
| which it was discovered that the patient’s
appendix was in a perfectly healthy condi-
| tion. It was, however, removed in order
| to avoid the possibility of an attack of the
disease, and after a few weeks the patient
recovered. She had suffered from nothing
more nor less than an attack of hallucina-
tion.
Will Run for Governor.
Senator Blackburn to Give Up the Senatorial Contest.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 23.—Senator
Blackburn is consulting with his friends,
and he has given up the senatorial con-
test and ‘determined to make the contest
for Governor of Kentucky, with a possi-
bility of securing a legislature that would
‘be more favorable to him. Senator Black-
burn is confident he can secure the nomina-
tion for Governor, and that he can be
elected.
{It is stated that Senator Blackburn's
present action in declining to contest for
the senatorship is due to gold Democrats
refusing longer to stand by him as the.
caucus nominee.
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
Rebersburg streets are heing im-
proved.
ode
——The Lutheran church at Rebersburg
is being repainted.
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.
Chicken thieves are growing numer-
ous in Bush valley.
ode
——Clearfield is to have a daily paper.
It will be issued from the Monitor office.
the prohibition organ in that county.
——The Pine Grove Modocs returned
from their annual hunt in the Bear Mead-
ows without having captured a deer. It is
| the first failure in a long time.
| - EE oT
i ———
{| ——On the night before Christmas the
| Julian band will give a benefit concert at
| that place. Some fine talent from a dis-
tance will help along the good work.
ie.
——Miss Nora Koch, eldest daughter of
Amos Koch, was married to John Neese, of
Penn Hall, last Thursday evening, at the
parental home at Fairbrook, Rev. Geo.
Guyer officiated. :
oes .
——Mr. and Mrs. William Graver cele-
brated the crystal anniversary of their mar-
riage by entertaining a few of their friends,
at their home, on Spring street, Monday
evening.
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——Rev. J. Green Miles, the last of a
large family of Baptist ministers who are
well remembered in this county, died at
his home, in White Deer valley, last
Wednesday. He was 80 years old and had
been 59 years in the ministry.
>
——It is likely that the physicians will
be able to save Joseph Thompson's leg. He
is the boy who was run over by the cars
last week. Aft first amputation was advis-
ed, but now it is possible that the lad will
be saved the loss of his leg.
= *oe
—There is a sensational story going
the rounds of the city papers that a cross
bull attacked Rev. C. C. Miller, of this
place, while he was escorting two young
ladies home, the other night. He got his
companions to a place of safety but in do-
ing so he was forced to take to a tree to
save himself.
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—0n Tuesday night, December 2nd,
the Bellefonte temperance club will hold
what is hoped to be a very pleasant enter-
tainment in their rooms in Crider's Ex-
change. A varied program of literary and
musical numbers is being prepared and the
public is invited. Everyone will be wel-
come The entertainment will begin at
8 o'clock.
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-———Miss Kate Cronoble, daughter of
Samuel Cronoble, of near Pine Hall, died
at the age of 30 years at mid-night Tues-
day. She was the only daughter at home
and her death isa particularly sad one.
She died of cancer of the breast. Deceased
was a member of the Pine Hall Reformed
church. Her remains were. interred, at that
place, yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock.