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Bellefonte, Pa., July 23, 1897.
P. GRAY MEEK, - - Ep1ror.
A Tax Payer’s Views.
In a recent issue we called attention to
the probable tax levy for Bellefonte, for the
current year, and urged all departments
consuming such increment from the assess-
ed valuation of the borough to retrench,
wherever possible, at least for the year.
The general business depression is being
felt just as keenly in Bellefonte asin any
other part of the country and the large
property holder is not the only sufferer.
The mechanic, who has saved enough to
build himself a little home, is the greatly
distressed man now that his work is prac-
tically reduced to half time and the pay
for it gradually getting lower. Bellefonte
has a large percentage of this class of own-
ers and in justice to them, as well as to
the more opulent, everything possible
should be done to curtail, or at least do
the work that has been done in the past
with more economy.
It would appear from this communica-
tion that council intends drawing $10,740
more from the tax payers than an cutside
estimate of expenses foots up. Read the
figures carefully and talk to your council-
man about it. If they be reliable then
indeed is it time for our people to ‘‘rise up
in arms’’ against such outrageous misman-
agement.
“It seems very singular the way taxpayers
of this borough sit bye and allow themselves
to be practically robbed of their money with-
out making a remonstrance. Yet itis being
done, year after year, by the poor, council-
manic and school departments of this borough
and especially is it burdensome in these hard
times. This year the council has or expects
to lay a millage of 11 mills, the same as last
year when it was raised 2 mills by mistake ;
the members of council not knowing what |
the millage of the borough was. It is not!
needed at the present time and the preten-
sion of paying off the debt any faster than
the sinking fund requives in the present hard
times is simply a robbery and nothing else.
To show the necessary needs of the couneii
for the ensuing year an itemized account of
expenditures is given below, together with a
compilation based on a tax levy of only 10 |
mills, 1 mill less than they contemplated lay-
ing and several mills more than is actually
necessary, even at that.
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES *OR
750 (0
A00 00
550 00
ESTIMATED RBCEIPTS FoR 188
A 19 mills levy on the valuati
450,000, which i
7,000 (0
100 00)
£21,600 00
Ta large estimat
nd commi
2,160 00
_ Balance in hand............. 219,440 00
Delinquent tax dn
on three duplic 9,400 00
Total ney that can “28,840 G0
Amo needed....... 19,550 00 |
Money to be san “8,290 00
One mill additional wh
(ip 1,450 00
ndered $0
There is a floating debt of ahout *8,000,00
which has been that amount and on which
interest has been paid, aud is calculated to be |
paid in this calculation, for the last eight
years and which there is no necessity of pay-
ing off at the present time, but which should |
be paid if this levy is to be made and a bhal- |
of $2,740 shown. It isabout time the taxpay-
ers rise up in arms.
Again, take a look zt the auditors’ state-
ment of the borough of Bellefonte and you
will find in the poor department the same |
conditions and very good excuse for lower-
ing the millage, though it is believed at pres-
ent that the millage will be lowered one
mill though that will still draw together, with
the unpaid taxes due from collectors, the
munificent sum of £12,000, a pretty good liv-
ing for the poor atthe expense of the taxpay-
ers and that is at 5 mills levy, 6 mills it was
last year. In justice to the present overseers
of the poor they have some outstanding debts
to pay of over four thousand dollars so that
it leaves still $2000.00 to buy luxuries of life
for our lucky neighbors who are under the
hands of the poor overseers,
Much extravagance is shown in the school
department, much more than is necessary
when everybody is trying to retrench and
their levy of 7 mills bringing in a fund of |
nearly $10,000, with the state fund of nearly
$6,000,00 this year, and I believe over $5000.00
of unpaid taxes from the collector makes a
nice sum for the financiers of the school
board to play with.
In justice to some chairman Brachbill, of
the Street committee, needs commendation
for the able way he is handling the streets
this year and in recognizing the shortage of
the tax payers at the present time and he is |
doing his best to keep the streets in proper
shape and yet save money.”
ONE oF THEM.
A Vanishing Party.
The gold Democrats, who last year al- |
lowed themselves to be scared by the bug-
aboo of the 50 cent dollar, and were alarm-
ed by the imaginary anarchists and repu-
diators to such an extent that they formed
themselves into a small and select party for
the alleged defense of the national credit
and the salvation of the country, have not
yet entirely recovered from their fright.
We judge so from the fact that they are
holding conventions in some of the States
with the ostensible object of entering into
political campaigns this year.
One of these conventions was held in
Towa, some two weeks ago, which was at- |
tended with no feature more exciting than
the reading of one of Mr. CLEVELAND'S
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fear that the free silverites continued to en-
tertain hostile designs against the country,
and gave it as his firm conviction that noth-
ing but the monetary policy that is popu-
lar in Wall street will maintain the nation-
al credit and preserve the country from
the designs of anarchists and repudiators.
The size of this convention was necessarily
small, as it was in proportion to the vote
polled in the State for the Indianapolis
candidates last fall.
The Kentucky goldite bolters from the
Democratic party have also held a state
convention which came off a week later
than the Iowa gathering. What it lacked
numerically it made up in leadership, or, in
other words, it had more head than body.
When it is considered that these bholters
from the Democratic fold, under the high
sounding name of Jeffersonian Democrats,
polled only about 5,000 votes in Kentucky
for their presidential candidate as against
218,000 for BRYAN it must be confessed
that for such a slim show of rank and file
they made a big show of leaders at their
convention last week, with CARLISLE,
WATTERSON, BRECKENRIDGE and BUCK-
NER in command.
A movement that is so deficent in fol-
lowers can’t be expected to amount to
much in the outcome. There is reason why
the leaders are disgruntled, for it is diffi-
cult for them to reconcile themselves to
their disappointment in not being able to
switch the Demberatic party off into
the camp of the gold bugs, but the few
followers that still adhere to them will
break away as they become more fully
convinced that the so-called gold Democ-
racy can serve no other purpose than to
assist the tariff monopolistsand the Wall
street money dealers.
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Mr. Bryan on the Trusts.
The incalculable injury inflicted upon
the country by the trusts, and the mani-
fold evils that attend their monopoly in
every line of business, was forcibly por-
trayed by Hon. WILLIAM J. BRYAN in an
address he delivered toa San Francisco
audience last week.
Jt scarcely needed the burning words of
the great orator to call the attention of his
hearers to this great evil from which the
| American people are so grievously suffer-
| ing, for their daily experience makes them
| conscious of the fact that they are being
| robbed by these trade conspiracies in every |
| department of production and supply ; but |
the magnitude of the injury and the enor-
mity of the wrong were given a more for- |
than it probably could have received from
any other source.
He gave a picture of the revolting man-
ner in which private enterprise is stricken
down by these monopolies, and tradesmen
| are driven out of business and bankrupted
hy combinations that will allow no com-
| petition. How the trusts force competitors
| from the field of business and confirm their
monopolistic control could not be more
truly and forcibly pictured than it is by
! the following words of Mr. BRYAN :
“In the olden days if a man starting in
business had sufficient capital, had suffi-
cient industry and had sufficient integrity,
| you might expect him to make a success of
business. Not necessarily so to-day. A
man may have sufiicient capital ; a man
| may be industrious ; he may be honest ; he
may have business experience ; yet in a
' moment he may find his capital dissipated,
'he may find himself a bankrupt. Why ?
Because the trust will come to him and
hold out hefore him two propositions—
either ask him to become a member of the
| trust, a conspirator against his fellows, or
| threaten him with bankruptcy on the other
hand. If he prefers his independence, he
is given death. If he escapes death, it
| means simple servitude to the trust to
hi s 3
| which he attaches himself.
| It is by this tyrannical system that the
class of small traders are either driven out
pendents and servants of the monopoly
that rules their line of trade. The evil
does not consist merely in taking from a
large class of traders the right to do busi-
ness, but it exposes the public to the ex-
| tortion of greedy combinations that govern
production and supply.
That these combinations have monopo-
lized the country’s natural resources and
secured control of its transportation sys-
tem is not the worst feature of this evil.
Their influence has changed the character
of our government. Formerly the action
of our legislative bodies received its in-
spiration from the will of the people, but
to-day Congress legislates for the benefit of
the trusts, at the dictation of a grasping
plutocracy.
Bills Vetoed.
HARRISBURG, July 20.—The Orme hill
was to-day vetoed by Governor Hastings.
The measure imposed a 10 per cent, tax on
| the face value of all orders, checks, divi-
| dends, coupons, passhooks or other paper
representing the earnings of any employe
not paid in cash to the employe or member
| of his family, and provided a penalty for
failure to report annually to the auditor
general.
These bills were also disapproved :
Providing for the commitment and treat-
ment of persons in asylums addicted to
| the use of cocaine, morphine or other stu-
pefying drugs.
Directing the publication of the list of
applicants for liquor license in first class
| cities to he made in three newspapers, and
| authorizing the clerk of quarter session to
| designate the same, one of which shall be a
| German newspaper.
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Providing the means for the enforce-
{ment by cities of their ordinances.
Repealing the act of April 8th, 1860, for
the registration of marriages and deaths in
the city of Philadeiphia. .
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Death of Jean Ingelow.
LoNpoN, July 20.—Miss Jean Ingelow,
| the distinguished poet and novelist, died
lin London last night, She was in her 77th
| year.
| cible and striking portrayal by Mr. BRYAN :
of business, or forced to become the de- |
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ponderous letters in which he expressed his | The Latest News Which Comes From the yet arrived here, hut are expected to-night.
Great Strike in the Coal Regions.
Many Rumors as to the Outiook, but None are so Far
Based Upon Occurrences—Strikers are Saying Lit-
tle—Operators Also Close-Mouthed.
PITTSBURG, July 19.—Some new feat-
ures will likely be introduced into the
mining struggle within the next few days,
est secrecy regarding their movements. It
is believed they contemplate calling upon
the railroad organizations for assistance.
Secretary Warner gave out the information
to-day that a meeting of railway employes
was held here yesterday and the situation
of the miners’ strike thoroughly discussed.
Resolutions were adopted pledging support
to the strikers and each member was assess-
ed $2 for the strike fund. Mr. Warner re-
fused to divulge the name of the railroad
employing the men, stating that it might
lead to an investigation and the discharge
of the men. :
From another source it was reported to
be a meeting of the conductors and brake-
men of the roads centering in Pittsburg.
It was claimed that the action taken was
at the suggestion of the national officials of
the railway trainmen’s union.
Active work has been commenced in the
coke region, and efforts will be made to
bring out all the men at mines where the
products are being shipped to Pittsburg.
Ex-national vice president Cameron Miller,
of the United mine workers, left this morn-
ing for the coke region and addressed a
mass meeting of men employed at the
Smock and Boyd mines. A mass meeting
is scheduled to be held at Uniontown to-
morrow which will be addressed by Messrs.
Miller and Warner. Cameron Miller and
Secretary Warner visited Turtle Creek to
have a talk with the miners employed by
the New York and Cleveland gas coal com-
tion restraining them from interfering with
the miners.
The mines at ILeechburg on the West
Penn railroad have been closed. The dig-
gers had not been asked to join in the
movement, but Cameron Miller communi-
cated with them and they agreed to lay
down their tools.
| General John Little, of the Ohio state
| board of arbitration and W. P. DeArmitt.
of the New York and Cleveland gas coal
company, are still in the east endeavoring
to secure the signatures of the eastern coal
operators to the uniformity agreement.
is announced to-night that a meeting of the
arbitration commission will be held here
on Wednesday.
CANONSBURG, Pa., July 19.—The strik-
ing miners from Bridgeville, who visited
the Allison, Boone and Enterprise nines
to-day for the purpose of inducing the men
at work to come out, dispersed this after-
noon, having obtained their object without
trouble. Immediately upon receipt of the
news of the proposed raid the mine owners
| at these pits ordered a suspension until the
excitement should die out. A committee
was appointed to guard the mines and re-
port in case the men returned to work.
The miners will probably resume to mor-
row. Everything is quiet to-night. The
strikers now say suspension in the Pan-
, handle district is absolute, but the opera-
| tors of the Boone and Allison mines say
{ their men are not on a strike and that their
| mines were closed down by their orders to-
day to prevent any possible conflict.
| FAIRMOUNT, W. Va., July 19.—Eugene
V. Debs addressed the entire male popula-
tion of Fairmouth to-night and about 200
miners from the neighboring colleries. To-
| day at Monangah he also held a meeting
and about 300 of the 650 strikers at that
time were in attendance. He organized a
branch of the United mine workers of
America with 200 members and they will
hereafter hold meetings at 10 o’clock every
morning.
News About the Miners’ Strike.
Have Gone There from the Ohio and Pennsylva-
nia Bituminous Coal Districts—Pocr Prospects
of Their Securing Employment—Organized Work-
men of St. Louis Ready to Respond to Any Call
for Aid for Strikers.
ST. Louis, Mo., July 21.—The delega-
visited the mines about Belleville, 111,
early to-day. returned at noon. They
found the men of Gartside’s No. 3, Rose
Hill, Schureman’s Crown No. 2, Crown No.
4, Oak Hill and Hartman’s No. 1. The
first three belong to the St Louis consolida-
ted coal! company. A few of the other
| mines are not working to-day, but the
men have not struck yet. only six mines
i are in operation and itis thought that a
consolidated opposition is broken. The
i strike leaders do not believe that a man
| will be at work on Thursday.
There was an encounter to-day between
General Bradley, who is leading the march-
| ing miners, and William Patterson, a local
labor leader. They charged each other
| with treachery. The Belleville men are
split in two factions, one of which is led by
Patterson, who is a friend of President Car-
to be some prospect of a conflict at a meet-
ed, delegations having come in during last
night and to-day from Troy, Alma, O’Fal-
lon, Bennet and Menton to join those al-
ready here.
West Virginia Situation.
The Strike in that State Regarded as Lost.
morning opens with the coal strike situa-
tion not materially changed in West Vir-
ginia. The Watson mines, with 1,000
men, hold the key to the Fairmount re-
gion, for Monongah cannot he kept closed
unless Watson’s men quit work. Debs’
failure to do anything with the Watson
men at Revesville last night was disheart
ening, but the organizers have regained
their nerve, and early this morning a gen-
eral conference was held to devise new
plans.
The Kanawha valley miners’ committees
are to-day presenting their demand for an
advance of 13 cents a ton to last through-
out the year. This may cause a strike
where sympathy was impotent. On the
Norfolk and Western the organizers find
ter outlook forthe strike. The strike in
this state, as a whole, is regarded as lost.
unless local issues can be made to figure
sufficiently to interest where sympathy is
lacking.
Great Excitement.
Caused by News of a March of Strikers to Ca-
nonsburg and McGovern.
CANONSBURG, July 21.—A message was
received here late last night from Cecil that
some 500 or 600 strikers were preparing to
march on Canonsburg and McGovern again.
The news created great excitement here
| and at the mines up the valley. The depu-
ties on guard were reinforced and all prep-
| arations made to protect the miners at
| work here. The body of strikers have not
but the leaders are maintaining the great- |
pany. They were served with an injune- |
They are expected to return to-morrow. It |
tion of marching striking miners, who have |
son, the district president. There seems |
ing to-night, which will be largely attend- |
WHEELING, W. Va., July 21.—This |
little encouragement, and there is no bet- |
A message was received here this morn-
ing at 8 o'clock from Cecil, stating that a
body of strikers had left Tom’s Run, via
Bridgeville, for Canonsburg this morning.
No marchers have left Cecil yet. The Can-
onsburg Coal company’s mines are idle to-
day. The Enterprise men have struck and
{ the mine have been closed down for an in-
definite period. The mine of Cook & Son
is being operated to-day, but with a redue-
ed force, many of the miners refusing to
work.
To Gold Seekers.
What an Old Alaskan Settier Says to the Ten-
derfoot—Wait Until Next Spring.—Everything
Promises Well, But it Takes Money to Buy
the Usual Necessities of Life in That Cold
Country.—S8upplies Needed for Months.
SAN FrANcIsco, July 19.—Joseph La-
due, the owner of the town site of Dawson
City, Alaska, the nearest town to the Klon-
dyke region, started Saturday night for his
home in Plattsburg, N. Y. Besides own-
ing the town site of Dawson, where land is
already selling for $5,000 a lot, Mr. Ladue
brought with him enough gold dust to
keep him in comfort for some time to.come.
Mr. Ladue stated to-day that there was no
doubt of the richness of the gold diggings
in the Klondyke region. He thinks there
is enough gold in the ground to keep all
the miners who can work busy for the next
twenty years. Mr. Ladue, however, is-
sues timely warning to the thousands who
are preparing to rush to the gold fields this
year. He says:
‘‘There are at present about 3,500 people
in the country and that number is about
all that can be accommodated this winter.
Provisions are high, as it costs ten to fif-
teen cents a pound to land goods at Daw-
son City, and it is impossible to get more
provisions in this year than will supply the
present population. If miners rush up
there this summer, unless they take with
them their own supplies, they will suffer
great hardships. I advise everyone going
up to take supplies sufficient to last at
least eighteen months. The fare to Daw-
son City from San Francisco is $150 and it
will cost at least $500 to transport supplies |
for one man. The steamer Excelsior will |
leave here for Alaska on June 28th, and |
already all her passenger accommodations |
are engaged. This will he her last trip |
this year. The Excelsior goes to St. Mi- |
chael’s, at the mouth of the Yukon, and |
| passengers and freight are transferred ‘o a |
| river steamer and carried 2,000 miles to |
| Dawson City. Overland the route is about |
600 miles to Juneau, and the majority of the |
miners now rushing to the new Eldorado :
will go that way. The cold weather com-
mences about the middle of September and
lasts until May. The passengers on the
Excelsior will reach Dawson City about
: September 1 and will have to do their pros-
| pecting in the snow.”’
Mr. Ladue advises people to wait until
i next spring before going up, as the facili-
| ties for carrying them will be greatly im- |
| proved then.
| SEATTLE, Wash., July 19.—The amount
{ of treasure brought down from the famed
' Klondyke hy the steamer Portland is now
| placed at $1,500,000, and there is good
' reason to believe that the sum was nearer
1 $2,000,000. Each man was required to
| place his gold chest in the ship’s safe, but
{ many of the miners secreted their dust in
| blankets and luggage which was taken
| either to their state rooms or thrown care-
| lessly about the ship. Clarence J. Berry,
{ one of the Klondyke kings, brought down
| at least $34,000 in nuggets, not a cent of
| which the Portland had any record.
When pressed for an estimate of the
total of the Portland’s gold cargo, Captain
| Kidson said it was no doubt nearer $2,-
1 000,000 than the amounts accounted for on
; the ship’s records.
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Bills Disapproved.
HARRISBURG, July 19.—These bills
‘were disapproved to-day hy Governor
Hastings :
I For the protection of persons alleged to
' be lunatics, and provided for a speedy hear-
"ing and for a trial 1n all such cases and for |
the discharge of such persons in certain
| cases.
| For the relief and employment of the
poor.
To allow councils of boroughs containing
not more than 10,000 inhabitants to com-
bine certain compatible offices.
Granting to the city of Erie by the Com-
monwealth right in and to a certain tract of
land lying to the northward and enclosing
| the bay of Presque Isle for public park and
pleasure resort purposes and providing for
the assent of the government of the United
States.
Relating to official newspaper and adver-
tising of cities of the second class.
Making county, city, borough and
school taxes a lien on real estate and to
provide that such lien shall be divested by
a judicial sale of real estate, where the
amount of the purchase money shall be
sufficent to pay the cost of such sale and the
said taxes, and imposing duties upon the
| collectors, county commissioners, sheriff and
other persons in the coilection of said
taxes.
Grace Church Biil.
The Governor Makes a Defense cof the Item of
$56,590.36 for Furnishing.
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HARRISBURG, July 20.—Governor Hast-
ings said to-day in defense of the item of
1 $56,590.36 in the general appropriation
bill for fitting up Grace church for the use
of the Legislature that every contractor
under the regular schedule of competitive
bidding was called upon to perform his
part of the work atthe competitive price
under which he received the contract for
the bills were examined, compared and
the house buildings and grounds commit-
tee and the board of public buildings and
grounds before the act was drawn for the
appropriation.
The appropriation has not yet been ap-
proved and, if any citizen knows of any
item, he will perform a public service, the
Governor says, by giving him prompt
notice of it. ‘‘There is yet ten days be-
fore Tam required to pass upon it,”’ he
adds. ‘‘Let the newspapers or the indi-
viduals who are finding fault with it come
forward and show a dishonest dollar in it,
and I will smite it like other steals.”
Agreed to Reduction of $5,000.
HARRISBURG, July 20.—Governor Hast-
ings had a conference to-day with the prin-
cipals of the thirteen state normal schools,
at which the latter agreed to accept $35,000
for maintenance and pay of teachers. The
Legislature appropriated $40,000 to each of
these institutions, but the governor warned
the principals that unless they consented
to a reduction of §5,000 and waited until
next May for the money he would disap-
| prove of the bill.
——Subscribe for the WATCHMAN.
doing the ordinary work of the state. All |
audited by the superintendents of the work, |
Exhibition of Klondyke Wealth.
Biggest Show of Nuggets That San Francisco Has
Had Since the '49 Days.—Made by Clarence Berry.
—He took Out $130,000 in Three Months. He
Owns an Interest in Over a Dozen Claims.— |
He Has a Nugget the Size of a Medium Sized
Potato, Which is Valued at $250.—His Gold
Runs $17 to the Ounce.
SAN FrANcISco, July 21.—The most re-
markable exhibit of the wealth of the
Klondyke placers was made yesterday, when
Clarence Berry, of Fresno, showed in his
room at the Grand hotel the proceeds of
some of the richest pans on his claim, from
which he took out $130,000 in three months.
He had been only three years in the coun-
try. Last year he came back with a mod-
est stake and married Miss Ethel Bush,
who returned with him to the far north.
They settled at Forty Mile.
When, in October, 1896, word came of
McCormack’s great discovery on the Klon-
dyke, everybody doubted it, but Mr. Mec-
Cormack sent a letter to Berry telling him
to come, as all was true. Berry went up
the river on a raft, and soon after his wife
followed him cn a steamer. Berry had $3,-
000 worth of provisions, and he secured for
this grub an interest in over a dozen
claims.
Yesterday he had a reception at his ho-
tel, and made the largest exhibit of nug-
gets seen here since the days of 49. On
his table was the boss nugget found dur-
ing the season on the Klondyke. It is
about the shape and size of a medium
sized potato, and its value is $250. This
was found by Mrs. Berry, who picked it
out of the dump. She also picked up sev-
eral other nuggets ranging from $50 to
$150.
Berry seems to have struck nugget claims
in this rich canon, for he has scarcely any
fine gold. He has scores of nuggets that
are as large as a man’s thumb. The great-
er part of his treasure is in the form of
small nuggets worth from $5 to $15. In
bottles on his table he had arranged the
contents of the best pans to pay dirt that
came from his mine.
In one bottle, about four inches high,
was $560, the champion pan made during
the season. In another was $260, and in
a third $175. In all he had five bottles
containing these extraordinary pans, which
the old miners who saw them say, is the
best proof that the richness of the placers
has not been exaggerated.
Berry’s gold, like all that found on
Bonanza creek, is as bright as brass. In-
deed, it bears a striking resemblance to
the imitation nuggets that are seen in east-
ern museums. It runs $17 to the ounce.
Just before noon the Alaska Commercial
| company gave notice that no more tickets
| would be sold for the steamer Excelsior,
| which is to sail for St. Michael on July 28th.
| The company has not sold more than half
| the berth room, but president Louis Sloss
| declared that the usual space given up to
| steerage would be filled with food, for it is
his desire te rush into Dawson all the pro-
visions that can he carried, for he fearsa
| famine may occur hefore the ice breaks up
| in May or June next. Last winter was the
| mildest Alaska has known in years, so that
| the chances are that this winter will be long
and severe.
Unless the food supply is large people
will die, as Mr. Sloss says, ‘‘like rats ina
trap,” for men unused to exposure cannot
{ make an oveiland trip on snow shoes from
| Dawson to Juneau, such as mail carrier
Carr makes twice each winter, and there is
no other way of getting out of the country.
The excitement here over the Klondyke
is still great, but the majority of those who
have the gold fever are coming to the con-
clusion that they must wait until next
spring before going to the mines.
Dr. Swailow Sentenced by Judge Simonton Mon- |
day Morning.
HARRISBURG, July 19.—When the big
court house bell tolled ten minutes before
| 10 this morning there was a rush for the
| temple of justice. It was generally known
i that Rev. Dr. Swallow would he sentenced
| for libelling captain John C. Delaney, the |
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i superintendent of public buildings and
grounds, and there was a widespread curi- |
osity as to the extent of his punishment.
The editor-preacher was present with his |
wife and several other ladies and there |
were also a few of his clerical friends on |
hand. Presently his counsel, Messrs. |
James A. Strahahan and E. W. Jackson/
appeared and promptly at 10 o’clock judge
Simonton took his place on the bench. |
District attorney Detweiler then moved
{ that the judgment of the court be pro-
nounced, and judge Simonton requested
Dr. Swallow to come forward. f
‘The sentence of the court is that you
pay a fine of $500 and costs of prosecution
and remain in the custody of the sherjiff
until this sentence is complied with.””
That is all that was said. There was ino
waste of words and no dramatic incidents.
It was a disappointed crowd. Many sup-
posed there would be something more that
they could talk about, but that was all.
Some admirer of Dr. Swallow handed him
a bouquet when he resumed his seat and
he passed it to Mrs. Swallow.
Then the district attorney referred to the
costs in the case in which Dr. Swallow had
been found not guilty of libel against the
soldiers’ orphans’ schools commission, but
{ in which the jury imposed the costs upon
him. Judge Simonton made an order that
the costs be paid.
court to fix bail pending an appeal to the
that was the duty of the higher court. It!
superior court to-morrow at PhiladelpBia |
and that a supersedeas will be granted @n- |
til the case can be heard.
An understanding was reached regarding |
the witness fees in the two cases, there |
having been some confusion in this jre- |
spect.
A Stay Granted.
PHILADELPHIA, July 20.—The case of
Dr. 8. C. Swallow, of Harrisburg, editor of
the Pennsylvania Methodist, who was yes-
terday fined $500 and costs for libeling
Captain J. C. Delaney, superintendent of
public buildings, came up before the su-
perior court here to-day, upon a motion for
a supersedeas and stay of proceedings in
the Dauphin county court. When the case
came up to-day, counsel for Dr. Swallow
said to the court that the supersedeas
would be almost necessary to secure justice
for Dr. Swallow, as, if the proceedings
were not stayed, Dr. Swallow would be
forced to pay the fine, and, if the court
should reverse the decision of the lower
court, he would have no way, under exist-
ing acts of assembly, to gat restitution. It
was also alleged that the charge against Dr.
Swallow was not an indictable offense.
Judge Rice asked counsel to present to
the court in writing the points raised in
the application for the supersedeas. This
was done and later in the day it was pre-
sented to the court, and the motion was |
granted. |
Counsel for Dr. Swallow wanted the |
Sewed His Ear on Again.
NEw York, July 19.—Early yester-
day morning Charles Anderson, of Ham-
ilton avenne, Brooklyn, had a quarrel with
Patrolman Collins, and bit off the patrol-
man’s ear, except the lower lobe. Collins,
who had been loooking for his ear, arrived
at the station house when Anderson was
brought in. *‘If you want your ear,’ said
Anderson, ‘“‘you’ll find it in the street near
my home. I spit it out as I ran.”’
A few minutes later the ear was found.
surgeon Lamont washed the ear in hot wa-
ter and sewed it in place. It is by no
means certain that it will heal. It had
been lying in the street for more than an
hour, and was quite cold when found.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
THE OLD OFFICERS RE-ELECTED.—
The directors of the Valentine iron com-
pany held their annual meeting in the com-
pany’s office, in this place, on Tuesday af-
ternoon. All of the old officers were re-
elected for the ensuing year.
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NEW OFFICERS OF BELLEFONTE CASTLE
K. G. E.—The following are the officers of
Bellefonte castle, No. 357, of Bellefonte,
Pa., for the ensuing six months’ term, be-
ginning July 1st, 1897 :
Past chief, Boyd A. Musser; noble
chief, W. P. Kuhn; vice chief, I. M.
Bush ; high priest, Jas. I. McClure ; ven-
erable hermit, M. R. Johnson ; master of
records, E. E. Ardery ; clerk of exchequer,
A. Lukenbach ; keeper of exchequer, L.
H. Wian ; sir herald, Jos. Garbrick ; wor-
thy bard, A. Lukenbach ; worthy cham-
berlain, Harry Gehret; ensign. Benton
Tate ; esquire, Robert Woodring; first
guardsman, Geo. Taylor ; second gunards-
man. A. V. Hamilton ; trustee, N. B.
Spangler ; representative to the grand cas-
tle, Jolin Yearick.
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A MONUMENTAL FAKE.—A few days
ago a fat, well dressed blind (?) man ap-
peared on the streets of Bellefonte, being
led by a little boy. They went up one
street and down another together with a
card and a poem entitled, ‘‘Help the
Blind.” There is no _ estimating the
amount they picked up from the kind-
hearted people of Bellefonte, but just to
show the gullibiiity of such people, who
should save their chiarity for deserving
ones at home, instead. of encouraging this
over-done itinerant / beggar business, we
publish the followjing from Monday's Du-
Bois Ewpress. It jrelates to the same pair
that was here.
On Saturday {ittonion a supposed blind
man, accompa‘nied by another fellow whose
| eyesight was /some better arrived in town
| and spent a ;portion of the time in begging
alms. On YW. Long avenue they were ac-
costed by a’one armed fakir and in the con-
versation iwhich followed the one armed
man drew,a map from the inner recesses of
his ragged coat and pointed out to the
other fellpws the best route to travel and
where they might expect the most lucrative
pickings, The blind man gazed on the map,
traced out the various routes with his fin-
gers; cerfiainly a trying and wonderful per-
formance for a man so painfully afilicted.
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MoRRE WARM WEATHER, SAYS FOSTER.
| —My" last bulletin gave forecasts of the
storm wave to cross the continent from
24th, to 28th, and the next disturbance will
reagh the Pacific coast about 28th, cross the
we'st of the Rockies country by close of
29th, great central valleys 30th to August
1lst, and eastern States Aug. 2nd.
{ A warm wave will cross the west of
IRockies country about 28th, great central
valleys 30th and eastern States Aug. Ist.
{A cool wave will cross the west of Rockies
‘country about July 31st, great central val-
leys Aug. 2nd, and eastern States Aug. 4th.
* Temperature of the week ending July
24th will average below normal, if we in-
clude Canada and the United States. Lo-
cally, temperature will range much below
east of the Mississippi and north of the
Ohio, including eastern Canada. The
southern States and the Rocky mountain
country will average above.
Rainfall of the week will be about nor-
mal in the northern States, except New
England, and about normal in the south-
eastern States. In New England and the
southern States, west of the Mississippi,
rainfall will be below normal.
The period of very cool weather in ecast-
| ern Canada and the States east of the Miss-
| issippi and north of the Ohio—particulars
| of which were published in June—is ex-
| pected to begin its work not far from July
17th. More rainfall is expected for the
last half of J uly in the east gulf than in
| the west gulf cotton States.
Centre Hall.
superior court, but judge Simonton said ! —_—
Monday evening a pretty little dance
is probable that counsel will go before the was given at Ceutre Hall’s popular hotel.
J. L. Van Pelt is in Ithaca visiting. He
thinks of taking a course at Cornell Uni-
versity.
The Mingle, Miller and Crawford fishing
party, on Tuesday, brought home three
turtles besides a lot of fish.
Miss Orpha Gramley, daughter of County
superintendent C. L. Gramley, of Rebers-
burg, is visiting Mrs. Edward Nearhood.
Miss Emilie Swartz, of Bethlehem, return-
ed home Saturday after an extended visit to
Miss Grace Smith. Fred Kurtz, Jr., accom-
panied her.
Fred B. Orlady, son of superior court judge
Orlady, of Huntingdon, circulated among
his many friends in this place. Mr. Orlady
will be a student at the Hill school, Potts-
town, this fall.
H. H. Yearick, of Philadelphia, uccom-
panied by his family, are the guests of his
brother-in-law W. B. Mingle, Esq. Mr. Year-
ick is the senior partner of the firm of coal
dealers, located at Tenth and Montgomery
avenue.
Rev. J, M. Rearick will be absent over
Sunday, having gone to West Milton, where
be will assist in the installation of his brother,
who will then be pastor of that charge.
Will Floray sold his house and lot to Mrs.
Rishel, widow of John Rishel, deceased