ST ited standard of value and a contracted
Memopralic uf i HH. | currency.
—~Sa0 = .
Terms, 82.00 a Year, in Advance.
Bellefonte, Pa., Jan. 22, 1897.
P. GRAY MEEK, - -
Ebpr1ToR.
Democratic County Committee for 1897.
Hun 8. TAyLor, Boyp A. MUSSER,
Chairman, Secretary.
Wirniam J. KeeLer, Assistant Secretary.
P. O. Address.
Bellefonte
“
Precinct. Name.
Bellefonte N. W. Jno. Trafford
£8 SW. Ed. Brown, Jr.
a€ W. W. Geo. R. Meek, t
Centre Hall Boro J. Witmer Wolf, Centre Hall
Howard Lo Abe Weber, Howard
Milesburg Jas. B. Noll, Milesburg
Millheim 1 Sam’'l Weiser, Jr.,, Millheim
Unionville ¢ L. P. Brisbin, Fleming
Philipsburg 1st W. J. W. Lukens Philipsburg
LL 2nd W. Harry Denning, te
ee srd W. Albert Howe £8
State College Boro J. N. Krumrine, State College
S. Philipsburg Henry 8. Wilcox, Philipsburg
Benner Twp. N. P. L. C. Rerick, Bellefonte
££ 'S. P. John Ishler, 4
Boggs Twp. N. P. Henry Heaton,
WE E. P. Jos. L. Neff,
4 W.P. D. FP, Poorman,
Burnside Twp. Wm. Hipple,
College £8 Jno. A. Rupp, Oak Hall
Curtin hi N. J. McCloskey, Romola
Ferguson “ E. P. W. H. Frye, Pine Grove Mills
e * W. P. Sam Harpster, Jr., Gatesburg
Gregg Twp. N. P. Geo. Weaver, Penns Cave
ee BE. P, Jas, C. Condo, Penn Hall
Milesburg
Roland
Milesburg
Pine Glenn
“ W.P. Jno. Smith, Spring Mills
Haines Twp. W. P. W. T. Winklebeck, Coburn
32 2. P. R. FE. Stover, Woodward
E.
Half Moon Twp. Emory McAfee, Stormstown
Harris £ Jas, A. Swabb, Linden Hall
Howard of Robert Confer, Howard
Huston te Henry Hale, Julian
Liberty t Jas. I. DeLong, Blanchard
Marion se Wm. P, Orr, Walker
Miles Twp. E. P. Dan’l W. Harter, Wolf's Store
£€ W. P. Edward Miller, Centre Mills
£3 MP. CJ Crouse, Rebersburg
Patton Twp. D. L. Meek, Waddle
Penn 5 A. P. Zerby, Sober
Poiter “ 8. P. J. PP Smith Colyer
“ * N P. G. H. Emerick, Centre Hall
Rush “ N.P. Wm, Frank, Philipsburg
“ ** S.P. Sam’l Wayne Osceola Mills
Snow Shoe Twp. E.P Lawrence Reding Snow Shoe
4 8 W. P 8S. K. Johnston, Moshannon
Spring Twp. N. P. L. H. Wian, Bellefonte
st S. PP. W. H. Noll, Jr., Pleasant Gap
* W. P. P..F. Garbrick, Bellefonte
Taylor Twp. Vinton Beckwith, Hannah
Union “ Chas. G. Hall, Fleming
Walker J. H. Carner, Hublersburg
Worth « A. J. Johnston, Port Matilda
CALL.
The Democrats of Centre county will hold their
caucuses for the nomination of candidates for
borough, ward, township and precinct officers on
the 23rd day of January, 1897. The committee-
men of the several precincts and wards will take
notice hereof and fix the hour for the holding of
these caucuses. Instructions and blanks will be
sent in due time to each committeemen.
Boyp A. Musskr, HUGH S. TAYLOR,
Secretary. Chairman.
Pulitzer’s View of Greenbacks.
The New York World, which switched
off from its Democratic allegiance to cater
to the Wall street SHYLOCKS, and helped to
elect MCKINLEY by an indirect process,
has taken much interest in the so-called
currency reform that engaged the attention
of the parties recently assembled at Indian-
apolis for the alleged purpose of reforming
the currency, but for the real object of
strengthening the hold of the gold con-
tractionists on the monetary system of the
country. In its explanation of ‘‘what cur-
rency reform means,” it enlarges upon the
assured evils of the greenback circulation,
which it charges with impairing ‘‘the basis
of our currency system.’” The trouble
arising from the circulation, in the view of
this sham Democratic organ of plutocracy,
consists in the greenback being ‘‘a govern-
ment promise to pay in coin, a promise
which has always and necessarily been con-
strued by law and in practice to mean in
gold coin.”’
This explanatory assertion involves an
. entirely gratuitous construction of the
promise, and is a misrepresentation in
a most essential particular. It is true
that the legal tender note is a promise
to pay in “‘‘coin,”’ but there is
nothing in the law that requires that
promise to be fulfilled by payment in gold
coin, and the adopted practice of paying it
that way is a perversion of the meaning of
the law in concession to the goldbug
interest.
How this government paper money causes
trouble is explained by the World in this
way : ‘‘There are in existence $340,000,000
of greenbacks, and whenever one of them
is presented for payment the treasury must
redeem it with as many dollars in gold
as it calls for.’
The treasury is not compelled to do any-
thing of the kind. There is no legal com-
pulsion to use gold for that purpose, and
when it is used exclusively, it is because
those in authority prefer to forego their
option to use either gold or silver for the
redemption of the government's paper
money. If the gold payment brings about
the trouble and embarrassment which the
World associates with the greenbacks, the
fault is with those who improperly construe
the law, as exclusively requiring gold for
their redemption.
As a further illustration of the harm al-
leged to be done by the greenbacks, and
furnishing a cause for their retirement,
PULITZER’S gold organ says: ‘Whenever
any speculative gambler finds it profitable
to send gold abroad he has in the green-
back a perfect instrument with which to
draw gold out of the treasury, and when-
ever any syndicate of bankers want to buy
government bonds they can force the gov-
ernment to issue such bonds by the simple
process of accumulating greenbacks and
raiding the government’s gold supply.”
But wouldn’t the purpose of ‘‘the specu-
lative gambler,” and of ‘‘the hank syn-
dicate’ hungering for bonds, be defeated,
if, when they came to the treasury with
greenbacks, demanding gold in payment,
the officers of the government’s money de-
partment should exercise their lawful op-
tion and hand them out silver for the face
value of the notes they present ?
If the greenbacks are the cause of trouble
and embarrassment it is only the cause of
the kind of coin exclusively adopted’ for
their payment, which is without warrant
of law, and intended for the henefit of
that class who find their advantage in a lim-
Will the people consent that for such a
| reason the best paper money that has ever
been given to any country shall be put out
of circulation and cease to render its admir-
able service? We dont believe they will
consent to anything of the kind.
The Contest Progresses.
Another step was taken in the MILLER-
shrievalty contest, on Saturday, when the
attorneys retained in the case assembled
before the court at 2 o'clock p. m. The
court room was nearly filled with those
interested in the proceedings when the
matter was called up.
D. F. ForTNEY Esq., opened the case,
on hehalf of counsel for Mr. CRONISTER,
by reading a long petition setting forth
numerous illegal procedures in the recent
election that worked to the injury of Mr.
CRONISTER in the count of the votes. It
concluded with a prayer to impound all the
ballot boxes not already impounded by the
MILLER petition, except those from six dis-
tricts in which there seems to be no com-
plaint from either side. The court granted
the petition and instructed officers MONT-
GOMERY and DUNLOP to begin the work of
gathering them up at once. Miles, Haines,
Penn and South Potter precincts are the
ones not involved.
Both sides then filed their bills of par-
ticulars in which are specified the exact
illegalities they purpose showing up in
substantiation of their respective claims.
Mr. CRONISTER’S attorneys had found
over four hundred votes in the county that
they hope to prove were not lawfully poll-
ed, while Mr. MILLER’S lawyers had but
forty names which they will contest, as
well as make a general proof of fraud by
charges of bribery and the use of money
and liquor in the purchase of the votes.
E. R. CHAMBERS, who was in charge of
the MILLER side, asked the court to have a
master appointed, at once, and to begin
the counting of thes votes. The request
was refused and the court set next Satur-
day as the time for filing of exceptions to
the bills of particulars already presented.
Thus the contest goes on and the ex-
pense becomes greater and greater to the
county. Where it will end no one knows,
but we trust that the tax payers will not be
made to suffer too much by the process of
trying to make a place for a man twice
turned down by the people of the county.
The Arbitration Treaty.
The treaty that has been entered into
between the United States and Great Brit-
ain by which they agree to settle all points
of dispute between them by arbitration, is
highly creditable to the two powers that
are the parties to -it, as it is an advance-
ment to a higher stage of civilization. Its
consummation certainly reflects great cred-
it upon the administration at Washington
under whose auspices it was brought about.
It iS generally regarded in this light.
both in this country and in Europe, com-
mendation being accorded it from all quar-
ters where an intelligent and unprejudiced
opinion could he expected. There is, how-
ever, an exception to this general approval,
the only dissent being in the United States
Senate, where a spirit of opposition to the
treaty is manifesting itself. There appears
to be a disposition in that body, if not to
regret it, at least to make it the subject of
a severe overhauling. The motive for such
action, which may be more or less hostile,
is far from being creditable. Much ofeit is
due to hostility to the President and his
Secretary of State. There are parties in
the Senate who could not bear to have Mr.
CLEVELAND enjoy the honor of having
consummated such an achievment as the
arbitration treaty would be. They would
rather throw away the benefits it would
afford, and sacrifice so great a tribute to
civilization, than that his administration
should win such a laurel. At least this is
the spirit that seems to be showing itself
in this matter.
Opposition to the treaty is being based
on an alleged affront to senatorial dignity
in Secretary OLNEY'S allowing the text of
the treaty to be known in England before
it was communicated to the Senate. The
Secretary may have blundered in that par-
ticular, but for the Senate to reject the
treaty on that account, would be not only
a blunder, but, considering the momentous
issues involved, it would be an actual
crime.
——An almanac of any sort is a very
useful thing about an office or home. It is
surprising the amount of information
they ordinarily contain. The Philadelphia
Times Almanac, for 1897, is a neat, handy
little digest of matters, political, scientific
and general. It has the ear marks of every-
thing that the Times sends out : neat, at-
tractive and mechanically fine.
Practically Bankrupt.
The extravagant appropriations and
reckless waste of the state revenues, which
characterized the action of recent Legisla-
tures in this State, are producing their nat-
ural results. The state treasury has been
brought to the verge of bankruptcy in con-
sequence.
There is not enough money to pay the
appropriations to the institutions depend-
ent entirely upon the State for support,
and there must be a scaling down of those
charities in order to keep within the limits
of the revenues. The Legislature can’t be
lavish in the creation of new offices and the
increase of salaries, and at the same time
furnish money sufficient for the schools and
charitable institutions. The latter must
suffer.
It is estimated that the appropriation of
$5,500,000 a year to the public schools will
have to be scaled down at least a million or
two. If it is not, other objects of State
care, almost as important, wi'l have to he
cut off without a cent. The balance in the
treasury at the close of December was
rather meagre to meet pending dues, it be-
ing $3,724,829. To he set off against this
there is $3,000,000 of the school appropria-
tion still unpaid, while $1,500,000 must be
returned to the counties in personal prop-
erty tax. These two items will make nearly
amillion more than the balance reported to
be in the treasury.
The state finances are certainly in bad
shape. The revenues have been appropriat-
ed and spent extravagantly and recklessly,
and although our Commonwealth is one of
the richest in the Union it may be said
that her treasury is practically bankrupt.
Will be a Loud Wail.
Disappointed Applicants Who Wanted Jobs at
Harrisburg. Mechling Beat Douthett Out.
HARRISBURG, Jan. 19th.—The reports
of the senate and house state committees
will be announced to-morrow at 11 o’clock
A couple of hundred people who get .ap-
pointments from senate clerks to scrub-
women will be made happy, but a yell of
disappointment will be heard from twice
as many more applicants throughout the
state. The promises made by -the Quay
people in the senatorial fight were so num-
erous that not a third of them can be made
good.
Up until yesterday it looked as though
the Wanamaker people in Allegheny coun-
ty would get nothing, but Senators Magee
and Flinn demanded some recognition, and
they were to get it. From Senator Ma-
gee’s district the Wanamaker applicant for
a place in the senate will be Alec. McKee,
of the Forth legislative district, whom Rep-
resentative Brophy defeated at the last
election. ’Squire Simmons, with whom
Representative Tilbrook had the tussle in
the Dauphin county court over the nomina-
tion for representative, is hacked fora posi-
tion in the senate by Senator Flinn. There
was a big fight made on Simmons to day,
and the Quay leaders made heroic efforts
to knock him off the slate, but it is report-
ed to-night that Senator Flinn will get the
place for him. Senator Crawford will be
content with the appointment of the little
son of Representative Black, of Pittsburg,
as a senate page.
In the house, Representative McFarlane
is about the only Wanamaker supporter
who will get anything for Pittsburg. His
man will be in the pasting and folding de-
partment. “We didn’t ask for much,”
said Mr. McFarlane to night, ‘and we
won’t be disappointed. I guess we’ll take
what we can get.”
So great was the press for places that
Philadelphia will have to be content with
an unusually small number. Each one of
the eight senators has been awarded one
position. All the big clerkships and im=-
portant places have been, of course, given
to the Quay people.
The turning-down of Marshall B. Dou-
thett, of Pittsburg, to-day for journal clerk
of the house by W. W. Mechling, of Alle-
gheny, was a surprise, Douthett, who says
he was sent here to do the work at yester-
day’s session, claims that Representative
Tilbrook had indorsed him, and that Quay
had spoken favorably for him. But Dick
Quay and John F. Cox, of Homestead, be-
came the backers of Mechling, and landed
him. Douthett claims that he has been
unfairly treated. 2
Mechling’s friends say Douthett removed
to Allegheny county from Butler only
about a year ago, and that an older resident
of Allegheny is entitled to the place. Rep-
resentative McDonald will get A. B. Young
a place in the house.
Pennsylvania Agriculture.
From Governor Hastings’ Biennial Message.
When it is considered that these (Farm-
ers’) Institutes partake of the nature of
university extension as applied to agri-
culture and are highly appreciated and
patronized by farmers, enabling them to
secure some measure of technical training
which is becoming more and fore essential
to success, it is urged that the appropria-
tion therefor should be more liberal. It is
the only organized state establishment for
education in agriculture excepting the
school of agriculture at the State College.
The institutes also do an exceedingly valu-
able work in arousing public interest. in
the subject of agriculture, while the school
of agriculture continues the work thus
started and provides for further systematic
training. For the support of both these
agencies the State has made during the past
six years an average annual appropriation
of $11,500, which is an average of five and
four-tenths cents for each farm in the State.
In other words, out of each $100 appropri-
ated by the Legislature of 1895 seven and
three-tenths cents was for Farmers’ Insti-
tute and five and three-tenths for i the
school of agriculture, while fifty-four
cents covers the entire appropriation for
agricultural purposes. This amount, con-
sidering the great interests to be subserv-
ed, isnot only inadequate but manifestly
disproportionate.
The short courses in agriculture at the
State College have opened very success-
fully, fifty-two students being in atten-
dance, thirty-nine of them in the creamery
course and thirteen in the short course.
The accommodations of the small build-
ing now available as a creamery are taxed
to the utmost to accommodate the class,
and indeed, several applications had to be
refused on this account. Two of these
have already registered for the course to
be given in 1898.
Wilson on Government.
Says the Special Weakness is Failure to Guard the
Treasury.
NEW York, Jan. 19th.—The New York
state bar association began its annual ses-
sion to-night. Postmaster-General Wilson
in speaking on ‘‘Our Constitutional Sys-
tem” said : “The special weakness in our
system is that in neither house of congress
is there any leader whose duty it is to pro-
tect the public treasury from public ex-
penditures, to challenge and defeat private
raids on the treasury.’
He argued that legislation in general was
much controlled by local issues, and cou-
stituents demand and without a broad
knowledge and patriotic sente of duty and
the failure in this country to have a min-
istry in control.
oO
In Other States.
Gallinger Re-Elected in New Hampshire—E lections
Elsew here.
CoNCoRD, N. H., Jan. 19.—Hon. Jacob
H. Gallinger, United States senator from
New Hampshire, was to-day re-elected by
the general court of the state to succeed
himself in that office. Hosea W. Parker,
of Claremont, received the votes of the
Democratic members.
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 19.—Eight of the 40
days which constitute the legislative ses-
sion in Oregon have gone, and the house
has not yet organized. The failure to or-
ganize prevents a vote being taken for
United States senator before Feb. 2nd.
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 19.— Governor
Charles A. Culberson and Lieut. Governor
George T. Jester, of Texas, were inaugur-
ated at noon to-day, there being an im-
mense crowd out to witness the ceremony,
notwithstanding a drenching rain.
BISMARCK, N. D., Jan. 19.—In the sen-
ate to-day the vote for United States sena-
tor resulted : Hansbrough (Rep.), 24;
Bentley (Fusion), 7. In the house the
ballot was : Hansbrough 43, Bentley 17.
The vote will be canvassed in joint session
to-morrow.
OryMmrrA, Wash., Jan. 19.—There was
no election for United States senator by the
legislature to-day. The vote was divided
between Judge Turner and Senator Squire.
RALEIGH, N. C., Jan. 19—Senator
Pritchard is certain of re-election in joint
session to-mor.ow. To-day he lacked one
of a majority in the senate, and had 10
majority in the house. His opponent is
for. Cyrus Thompson, Populist.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 19.—Both
®ouses of the legislature meu in joint ses-
sion to-day, opened, canvassed and count-
ed the returns of the gubernatorial vote
and declared R. L. Taylor, Democrat,
to have been elected governor. Ris in-
auguration will occur Thursday.
Teller Re-elected Senator.
Silver's Champion Chosen by Colorado's Legislature.
DENVER, Jan. 19.—Henry M. Teller
was re-elected United States Senator to-
day by the almost unanimous vote of the
Colorado Legislature. All the members
classed as Populists, Democrats, silver Re-
publicans and national silverites voted for
him.
Senator Carney, Populist, who had been
chosen by lot for the honor, made the
principal nominating speech in the senate,
and to William O. Jenkins, Democrat, was
accorded the same privilege in the house,
because he represents Gilpin county, where
Senator Teller resides. There were sev-
eral seconding speeches by members of the
various parties, all eulogizing the Senator
highly for his independent course in the
late campaign and for his earnest efforts in
behalf of the free coinage of silver.
The vote was as follows : House—Henry
M. Teller, fusion, 62; Judge George W.
Allen, Republican, 3. Senate—Teller, 30 ;
Allen, 3. The two houses will meet in
joint session to-morrow to canvass the vote
and announce the result.
Delaware's Next Senator.
Richard Kenney, the Democratic Caucus Choice, Will
Be Elected.
Dover, Jan. 19.—Governor-elect Ebe
W. Tunnell was inaugurated at noon to-
day. The ceremony took place in the
court house, in the presence of the mem-
bers of the senate, house of representatives
and of the constitutional convention. After
the oath of office had been administered
Governor Tunnell delivered a brief in-
augural address.
The ‘‘regular’’ or Democratic house and
senate met in separate sessions to-day, and
selected Richard Kenney, nominated at
last night’s caucus, as the choice of each
for United States Senator. They will meet
in joint session to-morrow, and Kenney
will be elected the next United States
Senator. Mr. Kenney is an earnest ad-
vocate of free silver, and was a warm sup-
porter of W. J. Bryan.
The ‘rump’ Legislature also met and
ratified their caucus choice, J. Edward
Addicks, for United States Senator. The
joint session will meet to-morrow.
Very Warm Near Havana.
HAVANA, Jan. 18.—Official news has
been received here of the halting and plun-
dering of a railway train near this city on
the night of January 16th by hands of
‘‘Plateados.”” The train was the last one
running from Regla, a suburb of Havana
on the east side of Havana bay to Guana-
bacoa, five miles further east. The rob-
‘bers stopped the train at 10:30 p. m., and
covering the passengers with their guns
proceeded “to rob them of everything of
value they had about them. There were
ten Spanish officers on board the train who
had been on a pleasure trip to the city and
were returning to Guanabacoa. Nine of
the officers were subsequently released,
but one of them, a native Cuban, was kill-
ed for being in the Spanish service.
A Proper Decision.
Weyler Said There was No War and so Does Judge
Locke.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 17.—The
Cuban insurgents won a decided victory in
the United States court this morning as
Judge Locke rendered a decision in the.
case of the United Siates versus The
Steamer Three Friends for violation of the
neutrality laws. He decided that no state
of war existed in Cuba and no law, there-
fore had been violated. |
In other words, the insurgents must be
recognized as belligerents by this govern-
ment before the neutrality statute can be
violated. The court gave the government
ten days to file an amended libellan. If
application for a new trial is not filed with-
in that time the $1,000 bond is to be can-
celled and the vessel released.
Vest Succeeds Himself.
Missouri Legislature Re-Elects Its Popular United
States Senator.
JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. 19.—The formal
ballot was taken in the legislature to-day
which resulted in the re-election of Senator
George G. Vest to the United States sen-
ate. The ballot was: In the house—Vest,
Democrat, 82; Kerens, Republican, 34;
Jones, Populist, 4. In the senate—Vest
29, Kerens 14.
In joint session to-morrow Vest will be
declared elected.
Sherman Incompetent.
Senator Teller Says the Newly Appointed Secretary
is Ignorant of Foreign Affairs.
DENVER, Jan. 20.—In an interview this
afternoon Senator Teller severely criticised
the selection of Senator Sherman for secre-
tary of state, saying ‘Sherman has abso-
lutely no knowledge of foreign afiairs, and
he is the most incompetent man the presi-
dent elect could have named.”
|
Boies Penrose Now Senator.
Got His Certificate from the State Legislature Yes-
terday.—He Succeeds Don Cameron.—End of a
Dynasty that Long Held Sway in Pennsylvania.—
Other States Choose Senators. 7
HARRISBURG, Jan. 20.—At noon the
senate marched over to the house, preceded
by the lieutenant governor, and in this
joint session the election of Boies Penrose
to succeed J. Donald Cameron in the
United States senate was ratified. The
senators were headed by sergeant-at-arms
Harrah carrying his mace, and were pre-
sented to the speaker by representative
Scott, of Philadelphia. They were assigned
to chairs in a semi-circle in front of the
members’ desks. Chief clerk Smiley read
the vote of each member of the senate yes-
terday, and chief clerk Rex performed “the
same duty for the house. Lieutenant gov-
ernor Lyon announced the vote as cast in
both bodies yesterday, and declared Mr.
Penrose duly elected senator for a term of
six years; beginning March 4th, 1897. He
gave notice that he was about to sign the
senator’s certificate of election, and after it
had been signed and read by clerk Smiley
the joint convention was declared adjourn-
ed and the senators returned to their cham-
bers.
Senator Penrose will not go with senator
Quay’s party to Florida tomorrow. He
has many business engagements which will
have to be attended to hefore he goes to
Washington to qualify.
OTHER SENATORS ELECTED.
ALBANY, Jan. 20.—Thomas C. Platt
was to-day elected United States senator to
succeed David B. Hill for the term begin-
ning on March 4th next. The two houses
of the State Legislature sitting in joint con-
vention voted as follows : Thomas C.
Platt 147, David B. Hill 42, Henry
George 4.
Hartford, Conn., Jan. 20.—In joint con-
vention to-day the legislature ratified the
election of Orville H. Platt as United
States senator to succeed himself.
Indianapolis, Jan. 20.—At noon to-day,
in joint meeting of the general assembly,
Charles W. Fairbanks was elected United
States senator to succeed Daniel W. Voor-
hees. The vote : Fairbanks 85, Voorhees
58, Templeton (Pop.) 6.
Denver, Col., Jan. 20.—United States
senator Henry M. Teller arrived in Den-
ver this morning and at noon was escorted
to the state capitol, where he received a
tremendous ovation from the legislature in
joint session. The vote for senator was as
follows : Teller 92, Allen 6. Senator Teller
made a speech and was loudly applauded.
Jefferson City, Jan. 20.—The senate and
house met in joint session to-day and
elected senator George G. Vest United
States senator to succeed himself. The
vote stood : Vest (Dem.), 105, R. C. Ker-
ens (Rep.), 33, Jones (Pop.), 4, Lewis
(Rep. ), 1.
Springfield, Jan. 20.—In the joint as-
sembly to-day by a strict party vote ex-
congressman W. E. Mason, the choice of
the Republican caucus, was formally elec-
ted United States senator to succeed Gen.
John M. Palmer. The vote was as fol-
lows: W. E. Mason 125, John P. Alt-
geld 77.
Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 20.—Senator Pritch-
ard was re-clected to-day, receiving 88
votes more than a majority of both houses.
Thompson (Pop.) received 43 votes, and
Doughton (Dem. ) received 33 votes.
C ncord, N. H., Jan. 20.—In the legis-
lature to-day Jacob H. Gallinger was for-
mally elected United States‘ senator for a
term of six years, beginning March 4th
next.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 20.—The two
houses met in joint convertion at noon,
compared the journals of the two houses
and declared Henry C. Hansbrough United
States senator-elect.
Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 20.--The legis-
lature in joint session to-day ratified the
election of James K. Jones to the United
States senate.
Olympia, Wash., Jan. 20.—Both branches
of the legislature met in joint session to-
day and took three ballots for United States
senator without results.
Salt Lake, Utah, Jan. 20.—The legis-
lature in joint seseion to-day took two
ballots for United States senator. Both of
them resulted as follows : Thatcher 4,
Goodwin 3, Nebeker 2. :
Pierre, S. D., Jan. 20.—The first joint
ballot was taken to-day with no choice.
Pickler held his party vote. The Populist
candidates played for positions. Kyle was
in the lead.
Electoral Votes Late.
Only Four More Days and About Half the Returns
Not In.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20th.—Under the
law, if the officials returns of the electoral
votes of all the States are not in the hands
of the president of the Senate by the fourth
Monday in January, the secretary of state
is obliged to send out special messengers to
obtain them. But four days remain before
the fourth Monday in January, and the
president ef the Senate has not yet received
the electoral votes of more than about one-
half the States.
The names of States whose returns are
missing are not disclosed. This dilatori-
ness is unusual, and no explanation of it is
forthcoming. The messengers with the
electoral vote of California arrived in Wash-
ing to-day.
The job is one much sought after in
the far western States, because the pay is
at the rate of 25 cents a mile going and
coming. The California messenger will
rake in about $1,500 for his two weeks’
engagement.
Vorhees' Successor.
Indiana Legislature Elects Charles W.. Fairbanks
Senator.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 19.—Charles War-
ren Fairbanks was elected United States
senator to succeed Daniel W. Voorhees, by
the legislature, at noon to-day. In the sen-
ate Senator Hawkins made the principal
nominating speech, and Representative
Francis T. Roots placed Mr. Fairbanks in
nomination in the honse. There were sev-
eral seconding speeches.
John R. East made the nominating
speech for Mr. Voorhees, who received the
vote of the minority. The result of the
election will be formally announced to-
morrow in joint session.
Platt's Election Assured.
Ncw York's Legislature Votes Separately for Senator.
ALBANY, Jan. 19.—The two houses of
the State Legislature voted to-day sep-
arately for a United States Senator to suc-
dled David B. Hill. In the senate the
vote was: Thomas C. Platt, 35; Hill,
11 ; George, 2.
Senator Guy made a brief speech eu-
logizing the services of Henry George in
behalf of the Democratic ticket nominated
at Chicago.
In the assembly the vote was as fol-
lows , Platt, 112 ; Hill, 31 ; George, 2.
The two houses will vote in joint conven-
tion to-morrow, and Platt’s election is as- |
sured.
Death of Delgado.
His Sufferings in Pinar Del Rio Undermined His
Constitution and He Succumbed at Havana.
HAVANA, Jan. 20.—Henry Delgado,
correspondent of the Mail and Express, of
New York, and an American citizen,
whose residence is at Hudson, N. Y., died
last night. Delgado was captured hy the
Spandiards while he was lying ill in an in-
surgent hospital in the province of Pinar
del Rio in December last. From that place
he was brought to San Embrosio hospital,
in this city, which is set apart for political
prisoners.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—The immediate
cause of Delgado’s death was an abscess of
the stomach, which refused to yield to
treatment. Consul Gencral Lee’s reports
show that the man had the best of atten-
tion ever since his case was brought to his
attention. Delgado suffered horribly from
neglect, it is said, in the early stages of his
ailment, before he was arrested. For 10
weeks he lay in a bare hut, almost without
attdhtion. About December 10 last he was
found by the Spanish forces in Pinar de}
Rio, and sent under arrest to Havana.
Some weeks ago an operation was perform-
ed upon him, the abscess in the stomack
being opened. This failed to heal, and the
exhaustion that followed doubtless was the
cause of death. Assistant secretary Rock-
hill notified by telegraph his family, ix
New York, and also informed them that
they were at liberty to have the remaing
removed from Cuba and shipped on the
steamer which sails to-morrow.
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Three Friends Decision.
If It is Upheld There will be no Way of the Govera—
ment Stopping Filibustering.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 19.—Judge
Locke, of the United States court for the
southern district of Florida, rendered his
decision this morning in the Three Friends
case upon the exceptions of the defense to
the libel of the government for violating
neutrality laws. The point was raised by
counsel for the defense that inasmuch as
the Cuban insurgents had not been recog-
nized by the United States government
they were neither a people nor a body
politic, as defined by Section 5, 283, under
which the libel was drawn. This was sus
tained by Judge Locke, and the distriet
attorney was given ten daysin which te
file an amended libel. The point was one
that had never been raised before.
Should Judge Locke’s decision be sus
tained by the court of last resort, it wound
appear that every inhibition in the aet
against fitting out hostile expeditions ef
every character against a foreign state
with whom the United States is at peace
becomes of no effect.
Government to Foreclose,
The Attorney General Has Started to Enforce the
Claim Against the Pacific Railroads.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—By direction of
the President, the Attorney General has
prepared the papers for the foreclosure im
order to protect the government's interests,
of the mortgages held against the Pacific
railroads. Proceedings will likely be de-
layed for awhile, pending the action ef
Congress on the bill introduced in both
Senate and House for the appointment of
commission composed of three Cabinet offi-
cers to examine into the whole question
and report some means of disposing of this
difficult. The administration favors this
measure, but the people of California de
not, and, judging from the big vote the op-
ponents of the railroads were able to mus-
ter in the House against the Powers bilk
last week, it would take hard work getting
through.
Colonel Jack Falls.
Dragged Down by the Three Blair County Basi.
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa., Jan. 20.—The
closing of the first National bank, of Holl
daysburg, the Martinsburg deposit bank
and the Williamsburg deposit bank, on De-
cember 14th, last, caused the failure to-day
of Colonel William Jack, who was the
president of these institutions. The judg-
ment creditors are William Howard, of
Pittsburg, the first National bank and tee
Martinsburg bank.
Silver's Leader Comments on the Absemce of
Signs of Prosperity.
NASHVILLE, Jan. 19.—Hon. William J.
Bryan, enroute to Texas on a lecturimg
tower, spoke in Jackson Tenn., this after-
noon. A large crowd greeted him at ¢he
depot, and he spoke from the depot plat-
form. He said there were more silver ad-
vocates now than the day before the eles-
tion, and that as yet the republican party
had failed to show the open mints.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——DBeginning Monday, February Sti,
there will be a grand musical festival af
Madisonburg. It will be conducted under
the auspices of the Lutheran and Reformef
churches by B. J. Enos, of Oswego, N. ¥.
LL RN a
PHILIPSBURG'S NEW WATER Cox
PANY.—Secretary Reeder has just filed &
report in favor of granting a charter to the
Citizen’s water company, of Philipsburg,
which is backed by Scranton capitalists
The old water company opposed the grant
ing of a charter to the new concern, but
was decided that under the act of April 28th,
1874, the exclusive franchise right had rem
out, as the old concern had paid more thaw
8 per cent on the capital stock for over five
years.
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HE WILL BE REMEMBERED HERE. —
The Newark, N. J., Call, of recent date,
has the following to say of a gentlemam
who gave dancing lessons in this place =
number of years ago. He will be remess-
bered by many Bellefonters.
Prof. I. F. Segadlio was a happy man em
Friday. He received from the professors”
dancing academy, of Berlin, a handsomely
engrossed congratulatory address in honor ef
his twenty-fifth anniversary asa teacher of
dancing in this country, and in the evening
he presided uver the largest attended amd
most beautifully arranged mid-winter reeep-
tien held since he opened his schoel
The reception was held at Kruger’s auditor
ium, and from 7 to 10 the children had the
floor. Over 100 masters and misses, the lag-
ter attired in tasty toilets, went through =a
series of fancy and other dances to the de
light and admiration of a large throng ef
parents and friends. The professor's knowi-
edge of dancing and wmsthetic body culture
was shown in the skill and ease displayed by
the children during the various dances. Sew
eral new dances were introduced, the eres
tion of Mr. Segadlio, and his scholars seemed
never to tire as number after number was
| called.