Bema Terms, 82.00 a Year, in Advance. =~ Beilefonte, Pa., Sept. 17, 1897. P. GRAY MEEK, - - EpiTor. The Democratic State Ticket. For State Treasurer, MICHAEL E. BROWN, of Indiana county. For Auditor General, WALTER E. RITTER, of Williamsport. The Democratic County licket. For County Surveyor.—J. H. WETZEL. For Jury Commissioner.—J. J. HOY. eee The Humanity In It. Laying aside the question of the right of striking miners to assemble and march along the public highways, as did the littl2 company of foreigners, up in Luzerne county, last Friday, there is a question of humanity arising from that bloody killing that every man’s heart will settle for itself and He who gaveth the lives that were so ruthlessly taken will be the one judge over all. The truth of the story will probably never be told to the public, for those mur- derous deputies must have been so frenzied and bloodthirsty that no explanation of theirs could be accepted as wholly credible, while the survivors of that pitiless rain of bullets are naturally saddened and in- flamed so that their statements must nec- essarily be warped. Fortunately there were two disinterested, intelligent wit- nesses, nearby, whose story of the shooting reads as if they had been reporting some of WEYLER'S butcheries of Cuban patriots. Mr. GuscoTT and Miss COYLE, teachers in the public school within 200 yards of the scene, tell the following sad story of the occurrence. This is their version, after de- scribing the position of the deputies, who were drawn up in the form of a crescent : “The strikers made their appearance soon after, marching down the road toward the Lattimer breaker. They were in orderly array, six abreast, carrying a small Amer ican flag. Two small boys, one seven and the other eleven, sons of one of the strikers, were in the van, walking hand in hand sev- eral feet in advance of the men. After the shooting I found these two little fellows lying side by side, dead. They were pierced by at least a dozen bullet wounds, and had probably heen instantly killed, as they lay side by side on the spot where they were last alive. I thought one volley would suffice to dis- perse the strikers. It did, but it was not sufficient to satisfy the ungovernable rage for blood which ‘the deputies exhibited. They no longer fired in volleys, but one after another, taking careful aim and firing to kill and with deadly effectiveness, too, for man after man dropped as he ran, screaming with fright, for a place of safety. A bullet crashed through our school house window. Then one of the fleetest of the strikers, with blood streaming from his arm, ran toward us to gain the shelter of the building. He had almost reached the corner when he was shot between the shoulders and fell dead almost at our feet, I saw men who had hidden behind trees and fences during the first fusillade leave their places of concealment, only to be de- liberately shot down. One poor devil, whom I afterward found was shot through both legs at the knees, had crawled some distance from the deputies, and, sitting upright, was shot through the back and killed. I wish I could describe to you the delib- erate bloodthirstiness of the shooters, but I cannot find words sufficiently strong to tell the story. It was horrible. The shooting occurred for ten or fifteen minutes. I am sure it was more than ten, and when it had ceased Miss Coyle and I went to help the wounded. One man passed us who had been shot through the stomach and held his protruding intestines in the hollow of his hands, clasped together about the bloody mass, Miss Coyle, brave girl, did not recoil at this sickening sight, but asked the man if he could 80 into the school house and lie down until help arrived. “No,” he replied, “me want see my wife before die,” and he staggered on down the road. He never saw her, for we found him dead against the fence near the school soon after.” With the light that this story throws upon the bloody encounter it resolves it- self into one of humanity, not of law, not of right, not of justice. Reading of riot acts ought to have no effect on men who are not riotous and the strong arm of the law should protect their lives and liberty, instead of becoming their impetuous des- troyer. Ee ——— The Quay-Hastings Rupture. No one who had observed the surface in- dications of the trouble between the Re- publican factions had reason to be sur- prised by HASTINGS’ declaration of war agamst QUAY, as manifested by the sud- den and unceremonious dismissal of secre- tary of the commonwealth REEDER from his place in the HastINGs administration. Although the Governor has displayed an appearance of submission to the ruling boss since he was so badly whipped in his rebellion against Quay’s sovereign power in the first year of his administration, there were causes that kept alive his feeling of animosity and excited in him that spirit which will make even a worm resent he- ing trodden upon. The spectacle which the Governor pre- sented after he was run through the Quay threshing machine was anything but creditable to his reputation for political manhood and strength of spinal column. It was evident from his conduct under that humiliation that he was anything but satisfied with his subservient position, his general demeanor indicating his desire to break loose and be, or at least appear to be, his own master. There were frequent- ly repeated Symptoms of a break, and re- ports that he was about to antagonize QUAY were periodically circulated, but failed to materialize, and no doubt would have continued to fail if the Governor's resolution had not been stiffened by the counsel and support of bolder spirits who are interested in the overthrow of the dominant hoss. At last a sufficient amount of courage was mustered for the rupture, | the first positive indication of hostilities | appearing in his precipitately kicking QuAY’s man REEDER out of his cabinet, which amounted to a direct and unmis- takable declaration of war to the knife. Though this sudden hostile movement has created an excitement in political circles there was no reason why it should surprise the public. A rupture between two corrupt factions that have acted to- gether in schemes of plunder isso sure to come in time that its occurrence should be no cause for surprise. QUAY and HAST- INGS are but the representatives of two factions into which the spoilsmen of a hopelessly corrupt party are divided, and | that such characters should fall out is but | a verification of the old adage about honest { men getting their dues when a rupture of ' that kind happens. The Governor’s declaration of war against QUAY does not imply an intention of bet- ter political methods. Its only meaning is that one set of Republican spoilsmen want to succeed another in running the party machine. It promises no relief to the des- poiled taxpayers and no greater safety for the state treasury which Republican ring- sters have habitually raided. When HAs- TINGS, in his uprising against QUAY, selects a character like DAVE MARTIN to fill the place in his administration made vacant by the expulsion of a Quavyite, the extent to which the interest of good government is advanced by the change is not perceptible. And yet there is a chance that the cause of good government may be promoted by this fight between the Republican faciion- ists which divides the alliance of corrupt elements that contributed to the strength of the Republican party as a whole. With the leaders of that party divided against each other by factional antagonism the honest people of the State should be able to administer at the polls this yeara re- buke to the spoilsmen by whom they have been so long plundered. ——It is the wheat famine in India and the crop failure throughout Europe that has raised the price of wheat to the figures that now delight the hearts of the Ameri- can farmers. The present price of wheat, en us the little prosperity that is now re- joicing our people. In no way, in no place in the entire country is there the least evidence of any other prosperity, save and except that which comes as a conse- quence of the increased price of wheat, than we had this time last year or this time two years ago. And yet, in the face of this fact, MARK HANNA publicly pro- claims that the Republican party is respon- sible for the increased prosperity of the country. If the Republican party is re- sponsible for the short crops in Europe and the famine in India and the bounteous har- vest gathered in this country, then it can claim credit for all the prosperity in sight at this time. . There are fools, possibly, who will believe as "HANNA ‘would have them, but fools’ beliefs do not change facts. ——=Subseribe for the WATCHMAN. All Is Quiet at Hazleton. But Matters are Uncertain.—Strike Is Spreading Rapidly and Ten Thousand Men Are Out.—The Troops Will all Remain. HAZLETON, Pa., Sept. 14.—Despite a variety of alarming rumors and a morning movement by a body of ‘miners which looked formidable, to-day passed off with- out serious disturbance in the strike region. Matters still wear such an uncertain aspect, however, that General Gobin declares that the removal of the troops or of any portion of them has not been contemplated. The strike itself isspreading with great rapidity. Exact estimates of the number of men who have quit work are hard to obtain, but conservative figures place it close to 10,000, with indications that within a short time every colliery of importance in the region will be idle. Although some disposition has heen shown by small bodies of strikers in the outlying districts to make demonstrations, they have been of a feeble character, and the great majority of the men are docile. These mines are now idle : Coxe Broth- ers & Company, Eckley, Beaver Meadow and Oneida, about 2,000 men ; Lehigh and Wilkesbarre coal company’s Honey Brook and Audenreid mines about 2,500 ; Frank Pardee’s Cranberry and Crystal Ridge, 1,000 ; Lehigh Valley coal company, Hazle mines, Yorktown, Jeansville and Audenreid, 3,000 ; Calvin Pardee & Co.'s Lattimer and Harwood, 2,000. The col- lieries still working are the Derringer. Tomhicken and Shepton, of the Coxe com- pany ; Weston, Dodson & Co.'s Beaver Brook mine, and J. S. Wentz’s Silver Brook mine. The First City Troop, of Philadelphia, which was dispatched at an early hour this morning to the scene of the reported out- break at Eckley, found nothing for it to do when it reached that place, about 1 o'clock this afternoon. Several hundred miners from Buck mountain marched on the Eckley mines last night and brought out the men there. A few of the men who showed a disposition to continue work were roughly handled, and the mine super- intendent, fearing trouble, wired to General Gobin for troops. He also sent word to Drifton, and 70 deputies from that place and Rean Junction, nearby, were sent over. They kept themselves under cover at Eckley, however, awaiting develop- ments. Nothing further happened, the men at Eckley joining the ranks of the strikers. Meanwhile the cavalry troop was sent by General Gobin and had a wearisome march over the mountains only to find everything at Eckley peaceful. MORE ANNOYING STORIES. The day had scarcely opened before an- other annoying story came to brigade headquarters by telephone. It was that a gang of miners from Drifton had marched on Colliery No. 5 at Jeddo with expressed intention of bringing the men out. Upon reaching the colliery, John Markle, the superintendent, met a committee of the miners, and succeeded in turning them off without trouble. This was the incident of the day which partook of the nature of a demonstration. At Lattimer this afternoon a largely at- tended and decisive meeting of strikers was held to receive the answer of the company with which we have been blessed, has giv- | EE — to their demands. Superintendent Blake gave them their answer. It was short and to the point, and was met with action equally as decisive. The demands had been formulated as follows : ‘‘We desire and wish the privilege of buying our provisions where we think proper, instead of being forced to do so at the company’s store ; we want a 20 per cent advance on all classes of labor; we demand the dismissal of all parties who took part on last Friday, September 10th, in the shooting affray ; we demand that no man shall be discharged for acting on this committee.’ The company’s answer to this was, first, that the men are not and never have been obliged to buy exclusively at the company store ; second, that the advance would not be granted, because the company was pay- ing the average rate of the region ; third the company absolutely refused, without assigning any reason, to discharge anybody who participated in the shooting ; fourth, the suspended on idle days have the privil- ege of taking somebody else’s place, thus making good the difference in rate between rock and coal work ; the fifth, that no man shall be discharged for acting on the grievance committee. Superintendent Blake made a short speech to the men, urging them to return to work, and arguing that they could gain nothing by remaining idle. They refused. a Harrity Still Loyal. Says He Will Support the Reading Nominees. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 13.— William F. Harrity returned to his office to-day, after having spent a couple of weeks at Atlantic City. When asked if he had anything to say concerning the action of the Reading convention in declaring vacant his seat in the National Democratic committee. Mr. Harrity replied: ‘Nothing further than I have already said upon the subject.’ *‘Do you expect to support the nominees of the Reading convention ?’ was then asked. ‘‘Certainly.’’ said Mr. Harrity. Lynched Five Men. VERSAILLES, Ind., Sept 15.—A mob at mid-night took Lyle Levi, Bert Andrews, Clifford Gordon, William Jenkins, Hiney Shauller, from the jail and lynched them. The men had heen arrested for hur- glarly. -—>Subscribe for the WATCHMAN. ADDITIONAL LOCALS. BEEZER—THAL. — Mr. George Beezer and Miss Katharine Thal, both of Roops- burg, were married at St. John’s Catholic church, Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock. Rev. P. McArdle officiating. Joseph Thal, a brother of the bride, and Miss Barbara Gessner, stood wtih the couple during the ceremony. a soe ——The Methodist church of this place is fully alive to its responsibilities these days. The Epworth League gave a pleas- ant reception to the older members of the congregation last evening, where ice cream cake, coffee and sociability where served. While the aid society, composed of the J material as well as the spiritual welfare of the church, have cleaned and scrubbed and repaired the building till it is free from dirt and grime. — ey —— ForTY-FIVE YEARS OLD.—Some months ago the students of the Boalsburg Academy resolved to have a reunion which would fittingly commemorate its years of useful- ness and fruition and on Thursday, the 9th, the celebration took place. The whole affair from beginning to end was a success and while the committee, with Frank McFarlane as master of ceremonies, worked hard to make it so they must have been gratified by the out come. Of course the dust was rather deep and there was some little trouble in getting the visitors over from the railroad station but taken all in all the day was all right. The reunion was held in McFarlane’s grove and promptly at ten o’clock chair- man McFarlane called the meeting to order and welcomed the strangers cordially and graciously. Dr. Wolf led in prayer and Sophia Keller Hall, of Wilmington, Del., was elected roll clerk. She was so well versed in the history of the institution that she was able to call the roll by terms and announce the teacher of each period. Many answered to the roll call and were reminded of their happy school days when the majority of scholars were anxious to learn. Short addresses were made by Rev. G. W. Fortney, of Turbotville ; Joshua Potter, of Linden Hall ; and Clement Dale, in response to the words of greeting. When an interim occurred Rev. Lescher read some of the many letters of regret. Excellent music throughout the day was furnished by the Boalsburg band and a chorus selected from the singers of three churches under the leadership of Prof. Meyer. The dinner, a happy event, occupied the noon hour and from all appearances the entertainment committee provided well for the comfort of their guests. A base hall game between the Pine Grove and Boals- burg teams resulted in a score of 16 to 4 in favor of Pine Grove and furnished enter- | tainment to those who did not care for the historical and literary exercises of the afternoon. : Ninety-nine old students registered and many remained for the memorial exercises held in the Presbyterian church in the evening. A permanent organization was | formed with Frank McFarlane, chairman, and Mrs. Hall, secretary. The Academy was established in 1836 by Rev. David McKinney. He was assist- ed by the Revs. Betz and Williamson and Prof. Wm. Waring. The school continued successful 'til 1841. The students of this period present were John Adams, G. Arm- strong Jacobs, whose interesting sketch of the school was read by his son Dr. Jacobs, of Centre Hall, and Mrs. David Keller. n n a d [Y 4 HEAVENS.—A most remarkable phenom- ena was seen from this place just before noon yesterday and because no one could explain just what was causing it considera- ble excitement prevailed on our streets for centre a large ring, the disc of which was rainbow hued, and the interior portion a dark brown. around the waning moon as a centre, but it was fainter and its disc was pure white. Then two large rings intersected it at the same point on the circumference. extended almost from the ring around the moon to that around the sun and looked like two great hoops lying side by side with their point of contact on the circum- ference of the ring around the moon. markable phenomena were the two oblique streaks that looked like the ends of a great paralellogram and stood up on the south- eastern and southwestern horizon. involved all the rainbow colors and were vivid to an exceptional degree. occurrence for a day that was as bright and clear as yesterday was at the time it be- came noticeable. in the sky and ’twas little wonder that Bellefonte became slightly nervous. streets were thronged with watchers and all sorts of speculations were rife as to the cause. having been brought about by exceptional amospheric conditions produced by the ex- cessive heat at this season of the year, with the presence of moisture in the atmosphere occasioned by the storm west of here. to be frightened by signs, such as those that appeared yesterday, that they made us feel just a little creepy and when they got so awfully bright once it made us feel just as if some one’s cold feet were parading up and down our spinal column. —While walking on the Beech Creek rail- road tracks, near Mill Hall, last Saturday evening, James DeHaas, of Beech Creek, was struck by the engine of a freight train. push the man off the track out of harm’s way, but was unable to do it. was picked up and taken to the home of |j Jack Flannigan, where it was found that he was internally injured besides suffering an ugly bruise on the back of the head and will probably recover. EAGLE LUMBERMAN.—After months of suffering Henry Wilson Hoover, one of the inost prominent and oldest lumber opera- tors in the Bald Eagle valley, has died. faithful old reliables who look well to thé {His death occurred at Bald Eagle Furnace, on Sunday, September 12th, 1897, caused by heart trouble that brought on dropsy. and during a long and active life was con- other counties of the State. lumbering at Julian, in 1869, when the firm of G. W. Hoover & Co., was organ- ized. Then he helped organize the firm of Hoover, Hughes & Co., which began busi- continued until the present. Other enter- prises extended to Port Matilda, where he was connected with the firm of H. W. Hoover & Co., which later became Hoover & Reese. tile business at Eagleville where he. re- mained until 1881, when he went to Mil- ler’s Run, Elk county, where he lumbered until he went to Karthause and other points. In 1890 he began his operations at Bald Eagle and continued there until physical disabilities compelled his retire- ment from active business enterprise. Williams, at Bellewood, Oct. 7th, 1856, by the Rev. Geo. W. Young, then pastor of the Logan valley Baptist church. He was and his remains were buried at that place Wednesday morning ; funeral services hav- ing been conducted by Rev. W. O. Hen- Holleran Jr., aged 24 years, passed peace- fully away at the home of his sister, Mrs. Charles Collins, on south Spring street, on Monday evening. McKeesport, and came to make his home in this place two years ago; living with Patrick Diskin, his uncle, and his sister. A bridge builder by trade he contracted a cold that developed into consumption and caused his death. brothers and three sisters. His remains were taken to Scottdale for burial on Tues- day evening. morning. | Vincent Holt, of Clearfield county, and while she had formerly lived in Philips- burg the past few years of her life were | spent in Philadelphia. | sufferer with heart trouble for some time and was in Philipsburg visiting at the home of J. M. Bunnell, where she was taken suddenly ill with peritonitis and her death resulted. Mr. Edward Bauslough, of Penn street, died, on Saturday morning, after a short illness with inflamation of the bowels.* Burial was made on Monday afternoon at WONDERFUL PHENOMENA IN THE short time. First there appeared around the sun as a Another ring soon appeared 1 They Probably the most singular of the re- They The phenomena was a truly remarkable There was not a cloud The i 1 There can be little doubt of its While few people are superstitious enough we are free to admit — Pd STRUCK BY A BEECH CREEK FREIGHT. The fireman made a vain attempt to DeHaas cut on his lip. The man was pretty seriously hurt, but — oe — DEATH oF A WELL KNowN BALD Decased was born on June 3rd, 1837, ected with various enterprises in this and He began ess at Blue Ball that same year and has He next engaged in the mercan- Mr. Hoover was married to Miss Mary member of the Unionville Baptist church erson, of Martha Furnace. Lr peli JOHN HOLLERAN JR’S., DEATH.—John He was a son of John Holleran Sr., of Deceased is survived hy his father, two 1 —Mrs. T. W. Thompson, aged 50 ears, died in Philipshurg, on Friday Deceased was a daughter of i She had been a EDS ——Edward, the four year-old son of o’clock. TE — A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING.—The wedding of Miss Clara Celia Anderson, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson, of Bishop street, and Edward M. Nolen, of Pittsburg, which was. solemnized in the Reformed church, on Tuesday evening, at 6 o'clock, was a most pleasing and interest- ing event. The church was fittingly decorated with masses of ferns and palms and flowers ’til the altar was covered with fo- iage and blossoms as a back ground for the bridal party, a splendid looking set of peo- ple. Indeed never has a prettier wedding party marched up the aisle of a Bellefonte church. The ushers—James Brown and Clarence Bonnett, of Pittsburg, Maurice Woods, of Uniontown, and Harry Martin. of Lock Haven ; the bridesmaids were Ottelia Porter and Wanda and Charlotte Morozowicz, all of Pittsburg, tall and graceful and beautiful in white organdy over pink taffeta and sashes, white picture hats covered with’ pink roses tilted over their fore- heads masses of La France roses ; and the maid of honor, Nellie Anderson, younger sister, in pink chiffon over white satin, preceded the bride and groom up the aisle with ribbon collars and carrying in their hands the bride’s The bride, who is a tall and fine looking girl, even in ordinary dress, was fairly ideal n her gown of heavy white satin and a ong veil of tulle. She carried white roses and responded to Rev. Dr. Leighton Ger- hart’s ceremony naturally and effectively. Mr. Joseph Katz played the wedding marches and during the entire ceremony, after which the bridal party and many of the guests were driven to the home of the bride’s parents, on Bishop street. There a reception was given and an ex- cellent supper served. The bride and groom radiantly accepted their many con- gratulations and good naturedly took the rice and old shoes, which followed them, as they started for the 8:45 train. len, a pleasant looking young man, is to be congratulated, for Clara is well known to have a sunny, bright disposition and is, moreover, gifts were china and bric-a-brac for the new home at Wilkinsburg, where the groom has a good position with the Pittsburg Oil Well Sup- ply Co., to housekeeping Mr. No- practical and energetic. Her fine silver, cut glass, linen, where after and they the will go wedding ourney. Among the guests from a distance were Mrs. M. C. and Norman Nolan and Mr. Mrs. M. W. Porter, of Pittsburg, Mrs. C. Porter, of Hagerstown. McLaughlin, of Altoona, and Milton a. A PRETTY WEDDING IN THE COUNTRY. —A very pretty wedding was solemnized at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Beates, at Pine Glen, Centre Co., at high noon Wednesday, Sept. 8th, 1897, when the marriage of their daughter, Mar- garet, to Curtis Y. Wegner, of Bellefonte, Pa., was celebrated. Rev. Eisenburg, of Centre Hall, performed the marriage cere- mony in the presence of the brides parents and brothers and sisters of both bride and groom. The brides maid was Miss Emma Wag- ner, sister of the groom, and Harry A. Beates, brother of the bride, was groom’s- man. ful changeable silk, and carried bridal roses. black. The bride was attired in a beauti- The groom wore conventional After congratulations all repaired to the dining hall and enjoyed a royal dinner. The occasion was made merry and the presents were numerous. ful band ring was given the bride by the groom. Miss Beates was one of the best teachers in that locality, having taught five consecutive terms in Karthaus Twp., Clearfield Co., and enjoys the respect of the entire community. The groom is one of the proprietors of Rock flouring mills and is a model young man and has a host of friends where¥er known. A very beauti- They left on the evening train over the B. C. R. R.for Wilmington, Del., Atlantic City and other places of interest, carrying with them the very best wishes of their friends. with a bright future, being very well adapted to each other, their pathway will not be obstructed with harshness and dis- content. : They start in the journey of life — MARRIED ON TUESDAY EVENING. — Louis W. Dorman and Miss Sancta A. Rearick were united in marriage at the home of J. H. Wetzel Esq., on east Linn street, on Thursday evening, at 7 o’clock. Rev. N. Runkle, of Nittany, officiated. The bride is a sister of Mrs. Wetzel and a daughter of former county treasurer Adam Yearick, of Marion township. She s an accomplished young woman who will nake a most helpful wife. The groom is a machinist in the employ of L. C. Wetzel. He is a straight forward industrious fellow, whom we wish a world of happiness in his new life. eae. MARRIAGE LIcENSES.—Following is the ist of marriage licenses granted by or- phan’s court clerk, G. W. Rumberger, dur- ng the past week. Charles Maska and Eve Zember, both of Clarence. John W. Coder and Bridget M. Ready, both of Liberty. Clarence E. Long and Sallie J. Breon, both of Rebershurg. Forest M. Emerick and Sadie O. Brum- gart, both of Wolf’s Store. George Beezer and Katie Thal, both of Benner. Wm. Spear Breon, of Penn, and Katie R. Zerby, of Haines. John T. Hart and Laura A. Blowers, both of Philipsburg. Wm. Jonston, of Winburn, and Effie Conaway, of Pine Glenn. Edward M. Nolen, of Wilkinsburg, and Clara C. Anderson, of Bellefonte. THE VETERANS HAD A GREAT Davy AT HEcLA.—Not for a number of years have the veterans of Centre county had such a turnout to their annual reunion picnic as was the one that assembled at Hecla park last Saturday. The fact that the Clinton county veterans met there that day and that there were fine bicycle races advertised, besides perfect weather, is what lead the thousands to the last big picnic of the season at Hecla. At the business meeting of the Centre county association the following officers were elected to serve for the ensuing year : President, James A. Beaver, of Bellefonte ; vice presidents, Capt. S. H. Bennison, of Marion, and Capt. W. H. Fry, of Fergu- son ; secretary, W. H. Musser, of Belle- fonte ; treasurer, Geo. M. Boal, Centre Hall. The committee on place of meet- ing will not report until next spring, but it will probably be at’ Hunter's park, a majority being in favor of that place. At the same time that the Centre county association assembled in executive session their blue-coated comrades from Clinton got together to transact business also. They elected H. D. Loveland, president ; G. T. Michaels, secretary, and R. W. Shell, treasurer. The committee on place of meeting reported that the Clinton coun- ty association would reunite at Hecla next year in the event that the Centre county association should meet them there, but if not they would go to Pine. A general meeting followed and Col. D. F. Fortney, of Bellefonte ; Capt. W. C. Kress, Lock Haven; John Daley, Curtin Twp. ; Congressman Forest Packer, Wellsboro ; Capt. Geo. T. Michaels. Lock Haven, and W. H. Musser, Bellefonte, were the speakers. With the speeches over a dress parade was formed and after that a general good time was in order. THE BICYCLE RACING. At 1.30 the bicycle races on the athletic field were called before a fair sized crowd. Only one Bellefonte rider had entered and : inquiry as to the cause led to the discovery of the fact that there has been a beginning of what might prove an ugly fight against Hecla park. Unfortunately some of the Bellefonte riders have become so sordid that they re- fused to enter the races because the Central company could not haul them to and from the park free of charge. They have no right to expect such treatment, since every race they are offered an opportunity of com- peting in commands prizes of many times the value of the car fare. Furthermore the matter of their entry remains wholly with themselves ; no rider heing solicited to enter the races. Of course it is desir- able to have Bellefonte entries, since the park is a Bellefonte resort and is wholly dependent on Bellefonte for its popularity and partially dependent on this town for its support. With more than ordinary cun- ning these dissatisfied wheelmen—without cause—have dropped their own grievance and begun on a tack that will prove far more disastrous to Hecla. They have started the tongue of gossip wagging against the Central company for expecting the support of Bellefonte when that com- pany should go off to Williamsport to pur- chase the $100 or more worth of prizes for the contests, when the same could have been had here from dealers whose support the Central is daily soliciting. The WATCHMAN knows no more than this of the circumstances, but feels that the management of the Central ought to be able to answer these stories in a satis- factory way. Such trifling beginnings often have tremendous endings and we hope there is to be ‘no such denouement in this case. The Mile Open.—Won by Bud Moore, Williamsport ; second, Harry Miller, Belle- fonte ; third, F. P. Gstalder, Allentown. Time, 2:41}. Prizes, $20 diamond ring, $10 watch, chain and charm, $5 patent leather shoes. In this race Bert Edwards, of Williamsport, who was pace making, ran up on the bank, just as the riders were entering the stretch on the first lap, and fell. It threw every one of the seven, ex- cept Bud Moore who rode on and won. Clyde Welsh, of Williamsport, had his col- lar bone broken and had to be carried from the track. Edwards had his hip sprained and B. F. Nuss, of Williamsport, was bad- ly skinned. The Third Mile Boys’ Race.—Won hy William Knauss, Williamsport ; second, James K. Palmer, Jersey Shore; third, W. C. Richards, Williamsport. Time, 1:511-5. Prizes $5 lamp, $3 shoes and $2 cyclometer and bell. Jesse Underwood was entered for this race but left the track under the age limit protest. Two Mile Open.—Won by Gstalder ; sec- cond, Bud Moore ; third, Harry Miller. Time, 5:261-5. Prizes, $20 diamond pin, $10 cuff buttons and $5 umbrella. Third Mile Open.—Won by Gstalder ; second, Bud Moore ; third, Jake Moore, Williamsport. Time, 493. Prizes, $15 diamond stud, $10 silver watch and $5 fountain pen. Three Mile Pursuit Race.—Won by Gstal- der ; second, Bud Moore. Time 8:01 4-5. Prize $35 diamond. This concluded the racing and Bud Moore tried for the track record. He was paced by a tandem and a single but the latter made a bad pick up on the last quar- ter and is probably responsible for the track mark being no lower than 2:15. The Hecla track is a fast one and 2:02 could be made there easily under the proper condi- tions. After Moore's trial Gstalder tried to lower the 2:15 mark but failed. He made exactly the same time as Moore. ee GAP est. ——Chas. Glenn, of this place, and Mrs. Henry Miller, of Centre Hill, arelamong the new names added to the pension roll during the past month.
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