Terms, 82.00 a Year, in Advance.
Bellefonte, Pa., Aug. 13, 1897.
P. GRAY MEEK, : :
Epiror.
Won’t Share the Benefits,
The window glass workers’ union have
asked their employers for a share of the
benefits of the DINGLEY bill. This is no
more than they are entitled to, but the
window glass manufacturers association
are by no means disposed to grant this rea-
sonable request.
These manufacturers are decidedly hog-
gish. They have received a large increase
of protection on their product, and it was
claimed that this was intended principally
for the benefit of the workers. but since
the bonus has been granted the bosses want
the whole of it.
Congress was kind enough to invite the
manufacturers to state what they wanted
in the way of duties, and they got every
thing they ask for. There was nothing
denied to these beneficiaries in fixing up
the schedules. Duties were in many in-
stances put high enough to make them al-
most, if not quite, prohibitive andinothing
was allowed to interfere with the trusts
and other protected interests working the
skin game on the people. When the thing
was fixed up in this way isn’t it rather
rough on the workers that they are denied
a part of the spoils ?
This will be found to be the case all
along the line, and it is going to make lots
of trouble. The coal miners are out on a
big strike because the operators won’t al-
low them their share. The glass-men have
been refused when they put in their claim,
and so it will go in every department of
‘‘protected’’ industries.
It won’t be surprising if in a year’s time
from now strikes, lockouts, and other
manifestations of industrial dissatisfaction,
including an occasional labor riot, will fill
large spaces in the news columns of the
public journals. Such occurrences will
naturally be the result of the workers get-
ting mad at being cheated in the tariff
deal.
Spanish Premier Assassinated.
Senor Canovas Del Castillo Murdered by an Ital-
ian Anarchist Sunday at Santa Agueda.—He
Fell Dying at the Feet of His Wife, Lingered
for an Hour and Passed Away with the Cry of
“Long Live Spain’’ Upon His Lips,
MADRID, Aug. 8.—4.40 p. m.—An offi-
cial telegram just received here from Santa
Agueda says Senor Canovas Del Castillo,
prime minister of Spain, was murdered
there by an anarchist, who fired three shots
from a revolver. Senor Canovas lived one
hour after he received his injury. His last
words were: ‘‘Long live Spain.”
MURDERER IS AN ITALIAN ANARCHIST.
MADRID, Aug. 8.—Senor Canovas Del
Castillo, prime minister of Spain, was as-
sassinated to-day at Santa Agueda, by an
anarchist. The murderer fired three shots,
one of which struck the premier in the fore-
head, and another in the chest. The
wounded man fell dying at the feet of his
wife who was with him, lingering in agony
for an hour and then passing away with
the cry of: ‘Long live Spain,” which
were the last words, upon his lips.
Santa Agueda is noted for its baths.
The place is between San Sebastian, the
summer residence of the Spanish court, and
Vittoria, the capital of the province of
Alava, about thirty miles south of Bilbao.
The premier went there last Thursday to
take a three weeks’ course of the baths,
after which he expected to return to San
Sebastian to meet United States Minister
Woodford, when officially received by the
(queen regent.
The assassan was immediately arrested.
He is a Neopolitan and gives the name of
Rinaldi, but it is believed that this is an
assumed name and that his real name is
Michelo Angino Golli.
At a special meeting of the cabinet, to-
day, under the presidency of Senor Cos-
Gayon, minister of the interior, the latter
announced that he had been intrusted by
the queen regent with the premiership ad
interim.
Provisions and Money Wanted.
Appeals Were Numerous at the Headquarters of
the Miners’ Officials in Pittsburgh Sunday.—
A Wail from Every Section.—Secretary Warner
Kept Busy Answering the Appeals.—Last Night
He Said He Had Sent More than $1,000 Worth
of Groceries and Provisions into Different Parts
of the District.—A Series of Meetings to Be
Held.
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 9.—Appeals for funds
and provisions were numerous at the head-
quarters of the miners’ officials in this city
to-day. It appeared as if there was a small
wail from every section of the district, and
miners in person were present to ask that
the suffering ones be looked after. Secre-
tary Warner was kept busy answering the
appeals. He said to-night that he had
sent more than $1,000 worth of groceries
and provisions into various parts of the dis-
trict. The appeals are now coming in from
families the heads of which are at the var-
ious mining camps using their influence to
keep other men from working.
A series of meetings are to be held all
over the district. It is expected to keep
ap the interest in every section and
strengthen every point where there is the
least indication of weakness. The vigils
on the mines of the New York and Cleve-
land gas coal company are to be kept up
and the vigor increased from day to day.
Troops Ready to Move.
The Fifteenth Regiment Under Orders to Go to
the Scene of the Strike on Short Notice.
SHARON, August 9.—Colonel W. A.
Kreps, commanding the Fifteenth regi-
ment, National Guard of Pennsylvania, has
issued orders to the different companies to
be in readiness to go to the scene of the
strike at Scottdale and at Turtle Creek on
short notice.
Each company has gathered together its
military accoutrements, which are now
ready to be quickly taken along if called.
About two thousand rounds of ammuni-
tion have heen provided each company.
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Authorized to Begin Business.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—The First na-
tional bank of Ebensburg, Pa., has been
authorized to begin business. Capital,
$50,000.
A Report Made After a Thorough Investigation
in Alaska—Gold Production Figures.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—The report on
the Yukon gold region by Joseph Edward
Spurr, the geological survey expert, who
headed a party that made a thorough inves-
tigation in Alaska last summer, giving
new facts about the interior, was made
public yesterday. It isa comprehensive
document and reviews, in detail, the work
in the various districts.
It says as to the Forty Mile gold district
that in the latter part of 1887 Franklin
gulch was struck, and the first year the
creek is estimated to have produced $4,000.
Ever since it has been a constant payer.
The character of the gold there is nuggetty,
masses of 85 weight being common. The
yield of the first year after the discovery
of Forty Mile has been variously estimated
at from $75,000 to $150,000, but $60,000
probably covers the production.
The discovery of Davis creek and a stam-
pede from Franklin gulch followed in the
spring of 18838. In 1891 gold mining in
the interior as well as on the coast, at Sil-
ver Bow basin and Treadwell, received a
great impetus. The event of 1892 was the
discovery of Miller creek. In the spring
of 1893 many new claims were staked, and
it is estimated that eighty men took out
$100,000. Since then Miller creek has
been the heaviest producer of the Forty
Mile district, and until recently of the
whole Yukon. Its entire length lies in
British possessions.
DOUBLED EACH YEAR.
The output for 1893, as given by the
mint directory, for the Alaskan creeks, all
but Miller creek being in American posses-
sions, was $198,000, with a mining popula-
tion of 196. The total amount produced
by the Yukon placers in 1894 was double
that of the previous year. In 1895 the out-
put had doubled again. ,
Forty Mile district, in the summer of
1896, is described in the report as looking
as if it had seen its best days, and unless
several new creeks are discovered it will
lose its old position.
The Birch creek district was last sum-
mer in a flourishing condition. Most of
the gulches were then running, miners
were working on double shifts, night and
day, and many large profits were reported.
On Mastodon creek, the best producer,
over thirty miners were at work, many ex-
pecting to winter in the gulch. As to the
hydraulicing, the report says :
‘Some miners have planned to work this
and other good ground supposed to exist
under the deep covering of moss and gravel
in the wide valley of the Mammoth and
Crooked creeks by hydraulicing, the
water to be obtained by tapping Miller and
Mastodon creeks near the head. It will be
several years before the scheme can be
operated, because both of the present
gulches are paying well and will continue
to do so at least five years.”
REPORT ON KLONDYKE DISTRICT.
Following is the report on the Klondyke
district : “With the announcement of
gold here in the winter of 1896-97, there
was a genuine stampede to the new region.
Forty Mile was almost deserted. But 350
men spent the winter on the Klondyke, in
the gulches and at the new town of Daw-
son. The more important parts of the dis-
trict are on Bonanza and Hunker creeks.
According to the latest information 400
claims had been located up to Jan. 1, 1897:
about half as many on Hunker creek.
‘‘There is plenty of room for many more
prospectors and miners, for the gulches and
creeks which have shown good prospects
spread over an area of 700 square miles.
The estimated Alaskan gold production for
1896, made by the Spurr report, is $1,400,-
000.
The report points out the difficulties in
the way of speedy development of the
country. First, the climate, with short
summer season and long, cold winter.
Prospecting is done in the winter more and
more every year, because frozen ground
renders traveling over the swampy, moss-
covered country more easy, and the miner
is thus able to begin work with the first
spring thaw.
NOT SELF-SUPPORTING AGRICULTURALLY.
‘Whatever Alaska may be in the future it
is not now self-supporting agriculturally.
Moose and caribou here are variable in
quantity, abundant one time and disap-
pearing from the region for twelve months
at a time.
Ten dollars a day is the general wages
paid, $12 for a day of ten hours being
paid in some of the more.remote gulches.
In winter the price for labor is $5 to $8
per day of six hours. Many times the
miners have been at the point of starvation;
hardly a winter when they have not been
put on a ration basis. Universal suffrage
is given, and all have an equal vote.
Penalties include : For stealing, banish-
ment from the country, also whipping ;
threatening with weapons, the same ; mur-
der, hanging, but there have been no mur-
ders so far.
The mining laws differ for different
gulches. Generally the claim is for 500
feet for gulch diggings from rimrock to
rimrock, but in some gulches not paying
well, an effort is being made to stake
claims 1,420 feet long. Crowded creeks
are staked 300 feet to the claim, and no
man is allowed to stake more than one
claim in his own name, save the discoverer,
who is allowed 1,000 feet instead of 500.
The only officer in the republic of miners
is the recorder, appointed by popular vote,
one in each gulch or creek.
. Brave Convict’s Aet.
escues Fireman From Death, and May Gain His
Liberty.
MANSFIELD, O., Aug. 9.—An explosion
at the powder house at the Ohio state re-
formatory here, late last Saturday night, al-
most killed the night fireman, Wallace
Robinson, and may result in gaining
liberty for prisoner Freer. Fireman Robin-
son had filled the furnace with coal, and:
was passing around the end of the boiler
when a 10-inch steam pipe above his head
burst, and clouds of steam and gallons of
hot water poured down upon his head
so that he threw wup his hands to
protect it, and both hands were burned to |
to a crisp. Prisoner Freer, who was help-
ing Robinson, was running to make his es-
cape from a window when he heard the
fireman’s ery : ‘For God's sake, get me
out of here; I am dying!’ Freer ran
back, and at the risk of his own life
brought the unconscious fireman through
the window to a place of safety outside.
Guards and officers were awakened by the
explosion, and help was soon at hand. |
Robinson will recover, thanks to
bravery.
Freer’s home is in Ashland, though he
was sent to the reformatory from Tiffin for
larceny. Manager John Baird, who is in
the city, says he is in favor of giving Freer
his liberty as a reward for the brave act.
——Subseribe for the WATCHMAN.
SCENE IN HECLA PARK WHERE THE INTER-TOWN PICNIC WAS HELD.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
The Great Inter-Town Picnic at Hecla
Park Yesterday.
Thousands of Lock Haven, Bellefonte and Country
People Meet for a Monster Picnic.—Fully Nine
Thousand People on the Grounds. Only a Small
Shower to Mar What Wae Otherwise an Ideal
Day.
Between nine and ten thousand people
of Clinton, Lycoming and Centre counties,
all in joyous holiday mood, assembled at
Hecla Park yesterday for the great inter-
town picnic that the people of Lock Haven
and Bellefonte held at that place. The
morning was ideal, the afternoon was ideal
and the evening one of nature’s most per-
fect creations.
Lock Haven and Bellefonte were like
dead. Nothing but the banks and hotels
in the two towns were open and everybody
who could get away was at the picnic. It
is alow estimate to place the crowd at nine
thousand people, by far the largest ever
gathered at the park, and not an accident
occurred to mar the pleasure of the day.
The slight shower that passed over the
grounds, just at noon, caused temporary
consternation and lunch baskets, sports
and every amusement enterprise was hasti-
ly deserted, but the great crowd had hard-
ly found the shelter they sought until the
twenty miles west of Lock Haven.
Lock Haven hy way of the Beech Creek
road to Mill Hall or by the trolley line to
the latter place. The park is owned by
the railroad company and was purchased in
the fall of 1894. It includes forty-five of
| the choicest acres of the old Strunk and
Gordon estates and was purchased because
of its admirable location and natural ad-
vantages for a pleasure resort.
In addition to the beautiful groves of
oak, chestnut, maple and hickory trees
there are two lakes or dams covering an
area of eight acres and furnishing water for
boating, as well as lending that charm to
the landscape that is always effected by
bodies of pure water. A large athletic
field is included in the park. It hasa mag-
nificent 3 mile track and carefully graded
grounds for base-ball and foot-ball. The
athletic field, being enclosed, gives it an
additional value.
Though the park was not opened until
late in the season of 1895 it has already
gained a reputation, all over the central
part of the State, for its beauty and at-
tractiveness as a pleasure resort. Its many
conveniences in the shape of dancing pavil-
ions, refreshment hooths. hand stands,
From !
Bellefonte it can be reached via the Cen- | sent of the contestants from a mile to 3}
tral railroad of Pennsylvania and from | mile and there were four entries.
Gill, State College, took first place ; Geo. !
Duff, State College, second ; Brooks But-
The running race was changed, by con-
A. B.
ler, Philipsburg, third ; Isaac Murray,
Milesburg, fourth.
THE BICYCLE RACES.
The bicycle races were be under the sanc-
tion of the L. A. W. and were directed
by J. D. Walker, of this place, and L. H.
Anthony, of Lock Haven.
Mile Dash—John Teats, H. C Yeager,
Ed. Rine, Thos. Grenninger, A. Lester
Sheffer, Reuben Miller and R. B. Barn-
hart, Bellefonte; Harry Mills, Forney
Winner, Gus Brendle, Lock Haven ; B. F.
North, Williamsport ; C. M. Goodman and
Leroy Kepler, Westport ; M. D. Moore,
Bud Moore, Williamsport. First prize,
gold medal, $10 ; second, valise worth $5 ;
third, touring case, $2.
B. Moore, first ; Sheffer, second ; M. D.
Moore, third. Time, 2:47.
One Mile Novice—Ed Rine, Thos. Gren- |
ninger, Rube Miller, Lee Larimer, Belle- |
fonte ; Ellis Winner, Harry Mills, Lock
Haven ; C. M. Goodman and Leroy Kepler,
Westport, Bart Smith, Renovo. First prize,
silver medal, $8 ; second, bicycle camera,
$5 ; third. hievele stockings, 81.50.
SCENE IN HECLA PARK WHERE THE INTER-TOWN PICNIC WAS HELD.
sun came our again, clear and perfect, as if
to atone for the momentary interruption the
elements had caused of the day’s pleasure.
It was a great event for every one.
Employer and his family mixed with
employee and his family, every class of
professional and trades-men were there
and the towns of Lock Haven and Belle-
fonte were as if depopulated.
The idea of holding such picnics entered
some bright mind last year and for the
purpose of promoting a warmer friendship
between the people of the two towns it was
proposed that the citizens of the one enter-
tain the citizens of the other on alternate
years. The first picnic was held last sum-
mer under the direction of Bellefonte. It
proved a monstrous success, although the
people of Lock Haven were just a trifle
skeptical and some of them held aloof.
The success, last year, encouraged the
Lock Havenites and they went in to
make their picnic even larger than ours
was. That they succeeded, and magnificent-
ly, no one will dispute.
HECLA PARK.
Hecla park, the scene of the great pic-
nics, is located in the heart of Nittany val-
ley, just seven miles east of Bellefonte and
| cook houses, splendid and abundant drink-
. ing water, ease of access and the general
‘good moral atmosphere that pervades
‘make it truly a garden spot in one of
Pennsylvania’s most fertile and beautiful
! valleys.
THE PROGRAM FOR THE DAY.
The program that has been arranged and
will be strictly adhered to is as follows :
Music, band........coeoivviivens 9:45 a. m.
Address of welcome, T. C. Hipple
Esq., of Lock Haven........... 10 a. m.
Tub race.......coievueuerns 10:45 a. m.
Swimming race.. 11:15 a. m.
FOOL XACER... ceo iesiiniereasssiiisinns ven 12 m.
Dinner.
Business men’s meeting......12:30 p. m.
Band concert.............
Bicycle races...
Base hall...
tevine 1p. m
..1:30 p. m.
..2:30 p. m.
Trap shooting.....cc.ceeuveennees 4:30 p. m.
Supper.
Band concert........ccceeeeennens 7:30 p. m.
Fire works... Sp. Mm,
THE RACES.
The tub race was won by little ‘‘Duck’’
Peters from Valentine's iron works. He
scooped in the swimming contest from three
other competitors and simply owned every-
thing after his victories.
Peet TRE CLARE SR
SCENE IN HECLA
PARK WHERE THE INTER-TOWN
E. Winner. first ; Smith,
Larimer, third. Time, 2:41 2-5.
Two Mile Open :—Teats, Yearger, Shef-
fer, and W. 8. Chambers, Bellefonte ; Kep-
ler, Westport ; Bart Smith, Renovo ; Win-
ner, Mills, and Brendle, Lock Haven ; B.
F. North, B. Moore, M. D. Moore, Wil-
limsport. First prize daimond stud,
$25 ; second, tailor made suit, $15 ; third,
silver cup, $5.
B. Moore, first ; H. Mills, second ; E.
Winner, third. During this race Miller,
Sheffer and Moore wrecked and Miller was
badly hurt. He was unconscious for some
time. Time, 6:03
For the colored race Lew Mills was
first, Henry Thomas, second ; Will Mills,
third. There were only three contestants
and all were from Bellefonte. First prize,
second ;
: bicyele suit, $5 ; second, gold cuff buttons,
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$3; third, bicycle lamp, $3.
THE LIVE BIRD SHOOT.
The live bird shooting contest between
four gentlemen from Lock Haven and four
from Bellefonte with Will Haines, of Snow
Shoe, shooting with the Bellefonte team
and George Uzzle, of the +ame place, shoot-
ing with Lock Haven, resulted as follows :
PICNIC WAS HELD.
Lost Birds. Dead Birds.
{ Keller, L, H. - - 7 - 2
| Jackson, Bfe. - 5 - eB
i Kiger, L. H. = 6 - 4
Shortlidge, Bfe. - 6 - 4
| Merrill, L. H. - 5 - 5
| Trafford, Bfe. - - BH - = Dh
| Pardee, L. H. - 5 - 5
| Haines, Bfe. - is - = 6
i Uzzle, L. H. - 6 - 3
| Bower, Bfe. - - 7 - =:
| — -—
55 42
| Lost Dead.
{ Lock Haven Team, total - 29 20
| Bellefonte # * 26 2
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| Haines and Bower, Bellefonte, shot at only
Diss. Uzzle, Lock Haven, shotat only 9
birds.
The base hall game between the William-
sport and Lock Haven River league clubs
| resulted in favor of the former by the score
of 4 to 2.
The consolidated Coleville-Mileshurg,
| Pleasant Gap, Undine, Lock Haven and
State College bands were there and all
played exceptionally well.
TICKETS SOLD.
The number of tickets sold from the
Mill Hall station, alone, was 2,350. From
Bellefonte there were 2,200 sold. At 11:59
the last train pulled out of the park and
not a soul was left there where so many
thousands had spent so memorable a day.
The Central handled the great crowd ad-
mirably and not an accident was reported.
*ve —
IT Was BUILT BY A BELLEFONTE
Firy.—Saturday’s Tyrone Zimes has the
| following to say of the fine wagon manu-
factured by McQuistion and Co., of this
place, for the Kirk—Camp furniture com-
pany, of Tyrone.
The Kirk-Camp furniture Co., owns a
| handsome new delivery wagon, especially
fitted for their business. It is large, light and
Jory pretty and calculated for one or two
orses.
>
FOSTER PREDICTS CLEAR, COOL WEATH-
ER.—My last bulletin gave forecasts of the
storm wave to cross the continent from
August 4th to 8th, and the next will reach
the Pacific coast about August 9th, cross
the west of Rockies country by close of
10th, great central valleys 11th to 13th, and
eastern States 14th.
A warm wave will cross the west of
Rockies country about August 9th, great
central valleys 11th, and eastern States
13th. A cool wave will cross the west of
Rockies country about August 12th, great
| central valleys 14th, and eastern States
16th.
The fourth storm wave of August will
reach the Pacific coast about the 15th,
| cross the west of Rockies country by close
| of 16th, great Central valleys 17th to 19th,
| and eastern States 20th.
A warm wave will cross the west of
Rockies country about 15th, great central
| valleys 17th, and eastern States 19th. A
cool wave will cross the west of Rockies
country about 18th, great central valleys
20th, and eastern States 22nd.
Temperature and rainfall of the week
lending August 14th will average below
normal, and storms will be of great force.
| An average of the whole month of Au-
| gust the temperature will range helow
| normal in the southern States and near a
| line drawn from Washington and Philadel-
| phia to Chicago.”
A LATER BULLETIN.
The next disturbance will reach the Pa-
cific coast about 2Ist, cross the west of
Rockies country by close of 22nd, great
central valleys 23rd to 25th and eastern
States 26th.
A warm wave will cross the west of
i Rockies country about 21st, great central
i valleys 23rd, and eastern States 25th. A
cool wave will cross the west of Rockies
country about 24th, great central valleys
26th and eastern States 28th.
The center of this disturbance will pass
through the southern States, the low tak-
ing what is called the southern and the
high the northern cirenit, in consequence
of which the temperature will go more
above the normal in the southern than in
the northern States.
Temperature of the week ending Aug.
14th, will average below normal in the
northern and about normal in the southern
States. Rainfall for the same period will
average about normal. You may expect a
general hot period during the last week in
August, accompanied hy severe storms
with extensive rains through the mid-lati-
tude States.
Special Reduced ) Rate Excursion to the
Ocean Grove Camp Meeting via
Pennsytvania Railroad.
For the benefit of those desiring to visit
Ocean Grove (Asbury Park) during the
great camp meeting, the Pennsylvania rail-
road company will, on August 25th, sell
excursion tickets to that point from sta-
tions named below at the very low rates
quoted.
These tickets will be good for passage to
Philadelphia on the train named below,
thence on regular trains leaving Broad
street station at 3.30 and 4.05 p. m., that
day to Ocean Grove (Ashbury Park):
Train
Leaves, Rate.
Bellefonte... ...Leave 6.30 a. m. $75
Lemont.... fe 5 50
Oak Hall.. & 5 50
Linden Hall : 525
Centre Hall.... 525
Rising Spring +75
Coburn .... 475
Glen Iron. 4 50
Millmont. 4 50
Mifflinburg.. 4 50
Philadelphia...............Arrive 300 p.m. ......
Tickets will be good for return passage
on regular trains until September 2nd, in-
clusive, and will permit of stop-off at Phila-
delphia within limit. 42-31-2¢.
Madisonburg.
Mrs. Romig, of this place, has heen
on the sick list for about a week.
Prof. Geo. Yearick and wife visited her
parents in Bald Eagle valley, over Sunday.
Most of our farmers have finished cutting
their oats, although some are yet in the field.
Prof. K. A. Miller is at present taking a
trip through Potter county. visiting old ac-
quaintances. He does not expect to return
for several weeks.
Grove meeting will commence this week
about two miles west of town. Itis to be
held in Wert's grove and is under the aus-
{ pices of the Evangelical church,