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Bellefonte, Pa., Dec. 3, 1897. |
P. GRAY MEEK, - EprTer.
The Sixth Annual Report of the State
Factory Inspector. |
( Continued from page 1.) i
printing offices, mercantile establishments, |
laundries, etc., amendable to the factory
law, and placing upon the department the
enforcement of the bake shop act. Not-
withstanding this large increase in the
work, at my solicitation, the contingent
fund for the two fiscal years, ending May
31st, 1899, was reduced two thousand dol-
lars.
As the department grows older, it be-
comes more useful and efficient, and many
places where the deputies were snubbed on
first inspection, and looked upon as in-
truders, they are now welcomed. The
manner of conducting the business of the
department is at all times open for public
inspection, and I will be pleased to answer
any and all questions pertaining to the af-
fairs of this department.
Thanking you for the kindness you have
at all times shown me, and the wise coun-
sel and advise given in the past year, I
have the honor to be.
Very truly yours,
JAMES CAMPBELL, Factory Inspector.
Slow in Appearing.
Few of the Leaders of Either House of Congress
Are in Washington.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.—Members of
Congress are unusually slow in putting in
their appearance here for the regular ses-
sion, which convenes next Monday. Few
of the leaders of either House are here yet.
With the exception of the pronounced and
radical pro and anti-Cuban Congressmen,
the members of both Houses as a rule seem
to be holding their judgments in abeyance
until they ascertain from official sources
exactly what the situation is. In the mat-
ter of currency it seems already established
that the Democrats and their free silver al-
lies will oppose stubbornly anything the
majority is likely to propose and the fact
that the opposition in the Senate seems in-
surmountable inclines many of the Repub-
lican members to the opinion that it would
be wisdom not to attempt any legislation
whatever.
This is the opinion of chairman Cannon,
of the appropriations committee, who ar-
rived to-day. He said so long as the Sen-
ate is anti-Republican, as at present, all
efforts to get currency reform legislation
will be so much waste of time and energy.
Mr. Cannon further said : “I believe in
a liberal but not extravagant policy in
making appropriations, and until our reve-
nues increase I shall oppose entering upon
new enterprises requiring the expenditure
of government funds.”’
He thinks that by the beginning of the
next fiscal year the Dingley tariff bill will
afford revenue sufficient to meet the legiti-
mate demands of the government. He be-
lieves the coming session will be a com-
paratively brief one, as there is little to do
beyond passing appropriation bills. He
added that the appropriation committee
will report the legislative and pension ap-
propriation bills to the House before the
Christmas holidays.
ee ————
When the Last Pensioner Will be Gone.
From the Altoona Tribune,
The revolutionary war ended considera.
bly more than a century ago. Yet there
are still sixteen surviving pensioners of
that fund, all widows or daughters of nien
who were soldiers in the revolutionary
army. The youngest of the sixteen is 76
years old. The two oldest have arrived at
the mature age of 97. Two of the surviv-
ors, Susannah Chadwick, aged 82, and
Sarah C. Hurlburt, aged 79, are residents
of Pennsylvania. Seven survivors of the
war of 1812 still linger on earth and are
honored recipients of the nation’s bounty.
They are Hosea Brown, of Oregon, aged
105; Hiram Crook, of New York, aged 97;
Elijah Glenn, of New Jersey, aged 101;
James Hooper, of Maryland, aged 94;John
Lumberson, of Maryland, aged 91; Eleazer
Smith, of New Hampshire, aged 101; Isaiah
B. Sexton, of Michigan, aged 92. Judging
from analogy the last survivor of the war
of the rebellion will not pass away before
1950. Indeed, if a lad of 15 who entered
the army in the last year of the war should
live to be as old as Hosea Brown he would
still be here in 1955. As for the widows
and daughters, they will have representa-
tives on the pension roll up to the last
quarter of the twentieth century. The
great bulk of the war veterans will pass
away inside the next twenty-five years,
buta few will remain to inspire the patriot-
© ism of children’s grandchildren.
More Deadly than the Machette.
From the Altoona Times.
In the New York World the astounding
statement is made that since the outbreak
of the rebellion in Cuba, in February,
1895, the deaths from starvation in the
island have reached 400,000. It is difficult
to believe that this story is correct. The
World maintains, however, that it is and
alleges that the deaths from starvation,
claimed to be 400,000, do not include the
women and children who have perished by
exposure, diseases and massacre. Nor does
it take an account of those who have lost
their lives in battle. The total loss of life
in Cuba, since the beginning of the war,
and on account of it the World claims will
amount to more than 500,000. The ma-
jority of these people were, it is further
averred, friendly to the Spanish cause.
The population of Cuba, in 1895, was placed
at 1,500,000. One-third of the then popu-
lation, according to the World, has been
wiped out in less than three years, a record
for destructiveness of human life which it
would be difficult, if not impossible, to
find « parallel for in the world’s history.
Won't Discuss It.
State Department Officials Won't Talk About the
Complication Between Hayti and Germany,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.—State depart-
ment officials refuse to discuss the compli-
cation between Germany and Hayti, grow-
ing out of the arrest of Lueders, or to indi-
cate what course it will pursue in the mat-
ter, though it is evident that they do .not
regard it as likely to have serious or per-
manent results. Confidence is expressed
in the intentions of the German govern-
ment not to act unjustly towards the little
republic and it is felt that with the gun-
boat Marblehead at Port Au Prince, to
watch over our interests in the event of
trouble, all has been done in the way of
preparation that can be done.
Telia i The Streets of Prague Crowded with Soldiers, but
Riocting Assumes A Grave Aspect. !
Their Presence Has Little E fect. Several Persons |
Killed. Windows of German Schools, German |
Theatres, Restaurants, Residences and Newspa- |
per Offices Broken—University Buildings Threat- |
ened by the Rioters—Czech Mob Attacks the Ger- |
man Quarters. !
PRAGUE, Bohemia, Dec. 1.—The rioting,
which has continued here last night and
to-day, has assumed a very grave phase.
The town streets are crowded with soldiers,
but their presence has had little effect to.
| wards intimidating the rioters. “Lhe sol-
diers were eventually forced to fire and sev-
eral persons have been killed. The torch
has also been resorted to, but thus far no
great damage has been done by fire. Last
night the windows of the German schools,
German theatres, restaurants, residences
newspapers offices were broken. The
troops cleared the streets and many persons
were injured. A number of arrests were
made. The university buildings have been
so threatened by the rioters that large bod-
ies of police are protecting them. Troops
have been drafted to J udenstadt, where
the mob is growing threatening.
The synagogue windows were smashed
and also the windows of the houses of Jews
displaying German trade signs in several
streets of the Jewish quarter. Since 6
o'clock this evening the streets have been
held by twelve battalions of infantry and a
squadron of hussars. All trafficis suspend-
ed and the shops and business houses are
closed.
MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED.
PRAGUE, Dec. 1.—Asa result of the riots
and disorders of the last twenty-four hours,
the authorities have proclaimed the city
under martial law. The chief of police,
who is a Czech, was discovered enceurag-
ing rioters, and has been suspended from
office. It is now known that the number
of injured Germans reaches 300. They are
being cared for at the various hospitals.
The disturbances to-day amounted to
almost a rebellion. Thousands of Czech
miners streamed into Prague to-night from
the surrounding villages to assist the riot-
ers. The scientific instruments in the Ger-
man university and high. school have been
destroyed and valuable archives, preserved
for a long time at Kinsky palace, the larg-
est in the Altstadt, have been burned.
It has been dangerous for Germans to ven-
ture into the street, as any use of the Ger-
man language meant certain assault. A
meeting of the German society in honor of
the 80th birthday of Professor Theodore
Mommsen was prohibited by the authori-
ties, who feared it might provoke a colli-
sion with the Czechs. .
To-day’s riot would have been less ser-
ious but that the troops avaible early in
the day were insufficient to cope with the
rioting over so extended an area.
MUCH DAMAGE DONE.
PRAGUE, Dec. 1.—During the night the
palace of Baron Von Alrenthal, a repre-:
sentative of the German landowners in tHe.
Reichsrath, was boarded up, but the riot-
ers soon removed the planks and threw
large stones through the luxuriously fur-
nished rooms, smashing valuable objects
of art and costly furniture. Damage to the
amount of many thousands of florins has
been done to German firms, clubs and other
institutions having German proprietors or
patrons. No performance was given at the
German theatre to-night.
The constant cry of the rioters was,
“Down with the Germans!” ‘Down
with the Jews!” Ladies venturing on the
street were oblighed to wear the Slav tri-
color in order to avoid being attacked.
Nobody dares to utter a word in German.
The Kinsky palace was plundered of its
furniture, which was: thrown through the
windows, heaped in the street and set on
fire, the mob preventing the brigades from
approaching. The Wenzelsh-Platz, where
the revolution of 1848 began, has been the
chief centre of excitement. It is about
sixty yards in width and 750 yards in
length and will hold 100,000 people. The
police and military have made 200 arrests
and it is reported that altogether eighty
persons have heen injured.
German Reichstag Meets.
It Was Opened by Emperor William. He Wants
the German Navy Developed.
BERLIN, Nov. 30.—Emperor William
opened the session of the reichstag to-day
and made an address devoted mainly to the
development of the German navy. He
urged that the home fleet of battleships be
strengthened and the number of vessels for
foreign service increased ‘‘in order to gain
firm ground for urgent measures, which
cannot longer he postponed.’
Referring to the naval demonstration
in Kiao Chaubay, China, Emperor Wil-
liam said : “The murder of the missiona-
ries in China and the attacks upon mission
stations which have been placed under my
imperial protection, and their welfare,
which I have at heart, have compelled me
to cause my squadron in eastern Asia to pro-
ceed to Kiao Chauhay, the point nearest to
the scene of the outrage, and land troops in
order to obtain full reparation and security
against a recurrence of similar lamentable
events.’
After reading hisspeech, the emperor add-
ed that two years ago he had sworn to
preserve the empire, as he took it from his
grandfather, ‘‘and to protect and safeguard
its honor abroad.” -
‘‘You have all thus become parties to my
oath,’ he added, ‘“‘and I pray in the name
of the empire and in the presence of Al-
mighty God that He will assist you in
your work to protect the honor of the em-
pire abroad, which I have not valued too
low to give my only brother in pledge for
it.”
This addition is extensively criticised as
virtually undoing the effect of the unusual
moderation of the official speech, which
was conspicuous by the presence of such
phrases, ‘My army," “My navy,” “My
empire,” and similar customary evidences
of imperial impulsiveness.
Below Zero.
Bitter Cold Tuesday Night at Many Points in the
Northwest—Thirty Below in Montana.
ST. PAUL, Dec. 1.—Of the northwestern
stations of the government weather bureau
the warmest one at 7 o’clock to-night was
that at Duluth, which records zero. At the
same hour it was 4 below in St. Paul, 6
below in Huron, 10 below in Winnipeg, 12
below at Bismark, Battleford and Minne-
dosa, 18 below at Williston, 20 below at
Medicine Hat and 30 below at Havre.
To Build a Third Track.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Will Construct One from
Altoona to Gallitzin at a Cost of $5,000,000.
ALTOONA, Pa., Dec. 1.—The Pennsyl-
vania Railroad company to-day announces
its intention to construct a third track
from this point to Gallitzin. This will
give employment to about 2,000 men, and
will involve an outlay of nearly $500,000.
Cubans Still Fighting.
Insurgents Strong Enough to Attack a Town.—The
Spanish Garrison Lost Fifty in Killed and Wounded
—Official Reports Record Victories of the Govern-
ment Troops and the Destruction of Cuban Camps—
A Madrid Newspaper Calls Attention to the Fili-
bustering Question—The North Atlantic Squadron
to Winter in the Gulf of Mexico.
HAVANA, Dee. 1.—Spanish official re-
ports anneuunce that the insurgents recently
attacked the town of Guisa, where the gar-
rison lost 50 killed and wounded, and that
Gen. Berral defeated the insurgents at f.a
Churchilla de Los Caimistos, capturing and
destroying Gen. Duchassi’s fortified camp.
Gen. Hernandez is reported to have
achieved a similar victory at Aranjuez.
The Spanish columns lost a major and 12
soldiers killed, and had one captain and 29
soldiers wounded. Senor Canalejas, who
is in Cuba to gather materials for a report
to the Spanish government, witnessed the
recent movements of Berral and Hernandez,
who had under their command 2,300 men
and two field guns. The insurgents have
destroyed with dynamite a culvert on the
railroad line near Toco-Taco. Railroad
traffic in that vicinity will be delayed until
the culvert is repaired.
Eva Canel, a newspaper woman and sup-
porter of Weyler, has obtained from Capt.
Gen. Blanco a promise to release the men
arrested for circulating a pamphalet attack-
ing Blanco and defending Weyler.
MADRID, Dec. 1.—The “‘Imparcial,”’
commenting upon the reports of the latest
filibustering expedition of the American
steamer Dauntless, calls upon Premier
Sagasta to make energetic representation
on the subject at Washington, adding that
the authorities there ‘‘must be informed of
the bad impression created in Spain by the
frequent filibustering expeditions. The
circumstances show a lack of regard for
Spain, especially as the filibustering expe-
itions coincide with the new regime de-
creed for Cuba.”
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-—The Navy de-
partment has determined to send to the
North Atlantic squadron this winter to the
Gulf of Mexico, where it has not been for
three years. It has been kept away from
those waters for fear of offending Great
Britain in the Venezuelan question and
giving encouragement to the Cuban insuar-
gents. The ships will rendezvous at Key
West at a date yet to be fixed.
ee ——
New Railroad.
Engineers Begin Work on a Highway to Connect
With the Baltimore and Ohio.
EBENSBURG, Nov. 30. — The work of
running lines for the recently chartered
Johnstown, Ebensburg and eastern railroad
was commenced last week, and is being
pushed across the mountains from Ramey,
in Clearfield county, the junction with the
Beech Creek road, to Johnstown.
| Joseph.C. Marston, chief engineer of the
recentlyichartered road, was here last week.
He spent the time driving out noting the
topography of the country and examining
ways. . Mr. Marston was reticent in giving
out any information for publication, but
from what could be learned the new road
will run from Ramey, in Clearfield county,
to Glasgow, in Reade township, this coun-
ty, which is the top of the mountain. From
there the road will follow down one of the
small tributaries of Clearfield creek until
it reaches that water, when it will follow
up the main stream past Ashville to the
head waters of the creek in the vicinity of
Munster. It will then follow the ridge as
nearly as possible until it reaches the head
‘waters of Blacklick creek, near Ebensburg. .
From Ebensburg the new road will fol-
low the course of Blacklick creek until it
reaches Twin Rocks, when it will leave
the main stream and follow one of its trib-
utaries, crossing the Pittsburg pike and
Laurel Hill, near Mundy’s, and then fol-
low one of the small tributaries of the
Connemaugh river to Johnstown.
One corps of engineers is now at work
between Ramey and Glasgow and another
corps between Ashville and Ebensburg,
and the work is being pushed as rapidly as
possible in order that the right of way
may be secured this fall and the work of
construction commenced early in the
spring.
When completed the new road will be
about sixty miles in length, and, by a con-
nection being made with the Baltimore
and Ohio road, the Beech Creek company
will havea line across the State and be
able to connect with Pittsburg and other
western cities. This route takes the road
through one of the largest and richest coal
fields in Pennsylvania, and will secure for
it the transportation of the coal. It has
been rumored that the Cambria iron com-
pany is interested in the proposed road.
True Happiness.
The more we have the more we want.
True happiness consists in contentment.
A contented negro slave is often happier
than the President.
President Polk once called up a favor-
ite slave and told him to make three wishes
and he would see that they were carried
out. After meditatating several minutes,
Jack said : .
‘Well, Marse James, I want a pa’r of
boots.’ :
*‘0, try something better, Jack,’’ said
the President.
“Well, Marse James, I always want to
have a plenty of fat meat.’
“Now, Jack, you have only one more
wish. Can't you think of something bet-
ter than a pair of boots and fat meat >’
After thinking awhile he gave it up, say-
ing: ‘‘Marse James, if I had a pa’r of
boots and plenty of fat meat, I doan’ want
nuthin mo’.”’ ?
The above is one of Eli Perkins’
stories. Eli will be one of the institute
entertainers and will appear in the court
house, on Wednesday night, Dee. 15th.
Stupendous Scheme.
Organization of a Single Company, with a Capital of
$11,000,000, Proposed. :
PITTSBURG, Dec. 1.—-Negotiations look-
ing to a combination of river coal interests
are under way and promise to be consum-
mated before the end of the year. The
object is to reduce expenses in mining and
shipping and to permit the Pittsburg oper-
ators to successfully compete. with the
Kanawha river producers. The elimina-
tion of the cutting done by the Pittsburg
shippers is also expected to contribute to
the dividends. While there is some dis-
sension in the ranks, it is not thought to
be sufficient to block the way to a speedy
consolidation.
The scheme is a stupendous one, propos-
ing the organization of a single company
with a capitalization of $11,000,000. It
will control the river coal interests from
lock No. 5, on the Monongahela river, to
New Orleans.
-—>ubscribe for the WATCHMAN.
California.
Personally-Conducted Tour via Pennsylvania Rail-
road.
America is a great country. In variety
and grandeur of natural scenery it is unri-
valed. Its wooded heights, its fertile val-
leys, its boundlesss plains, its rugged and
rocky mountains, its great lakes, its balmy
slopes are the admiration of all mankind.
To traverse this great country, to behold
its diversities and its wonders, is a liberal
education, a revelation to the immured
metropolitan citizen. The personally con-
ducted tour to California under the direc-
tion of the Pennsylvania railroad company
which leaves New York on January 8th,
1898, affords a most excellent opportunity
to view the vast variety and boundless
beauty of this marvelous land. The party
will travel westward in special Pullman
cars in charge of a tourist agent and chap-
eron, stopping en route at Omaha, Denver,
Colorado Springs, Manitou, Garden of the
Gods, Glenwood Springs, and Sait Lake
City. In California visits will be made to
Monterey and the famous Hotel Del Monte,
Santa Cruz, San Jose, Los Angeles, San
Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Red-
ands, and Passadena. The party will re-
turn on the ‘‘Golden Gate Special,” the
finest train that crosses the Continent,
leaving Los Angeles February 2nd, and
stopping at Tucson, El Paso, and St. Louis.
Eighteen days will be spent in California.
Round-trip rate rate, i neluding all necessary
capenses during entire trip, $336 from all
points on the Pennsylvania railroad system
east of Pittsburg; $330 from Pittsburg.
For itinerary and full explanation apply to
ticket agents, or address Geo. W. Boyd as-
sistant general passenger agent, Broad
street station, Philadelphia. 42-47-3t.
Ways to Stop Lynching.
Gov. O'Farrell Would Make the Communities Pay
Damages. >
RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 1.—In his message
to the General Assembly, which convened
to-day, Gov. O’Ferrall urges that a heavy
pecuniary penalty be imposed on each
county and city in which a lynching oc-
curs ; that wherever the military may be
called out to protect a prisoner in a county
or city, such county or city be charged with
the expenses thereof, and ~ that officers who
allow prisoners to be taken from their
custody without first having exhausted all
possible means to protect their prisoners,
be summarily suspended until the question
of dismissal shall be determined by a jury.
Henry George Married.
CHICAGO, Dee. 1.—A marriage license
was issued to-day to Henry George, Jr.,
son of the late Henry George, of New
York, to marry Marie M. Hitch, of this
city. Mr. George procured the license in
person. His age was given at 35 and that
of his fiancee at 19. The wedding, which,
on account of the recent death of the elder
George, will be quiet and simple in its
way, will take place at the residence of the
bride's father, Capain F. V. Hitch, at 11
o’elock to-morrow morning. The wedded
couple will leave for the east soon after.
Mr. George’s mother and sister and a few
relatives of the Hitch family will be the
only guests.
Turkey Summoned to Settle.
‘The Government Wants to Evade Paying for Out-
rages on American Missionaries in Armenia.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 1.-—American
Minister Angell has renewed the demand
of the United States for an indemnity from
the Turkish government for the pillage of
the American missions at Khbarput, Marash
and Haskongi, Armenia. The Porte denies
any responsibility for the pillaging on the
ground that the government acted upon the
stress of unavoidable circumstances. Min-
ister Angell, however, insists upon the gov-
ernment’s responsibility, as Turkish troops
and gendarmes participated in the out-
rages.
American Bid Accepted.
Pencoyd Iron Works Awarded a Big Bridge Contract
in Holland.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1.—The A. & P.
Roberts company which owns and operates
the Pencoyd iron works, this city, has re-
ceived a cablegram from Utrecht statin
that its bid of $474,000 is the lowest in the
competition for the contract for the ma-
terial and erection of an extensive iron
bridge over the river Yssel, near Wester-
voor, Netherlands. The bridge is to be
built for the government of Holland. The
Pencoyd company has also just closed a
contract for about 4.000 tons of iron bridge
material for the imperial railroad of Japan.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
DoiNas IN CoUurT.—In our record of the
proceedings at court, in last week's issue,
we included everything of importance up
to the time of adjournment for Thanks-
giving. The session reconvened, on F'ri-
day morning, but was merely in session
long enough to sentence Edward Wood-
ring, the Bald Eagle valley bicycle and
cattle thief, to the Huntingdon reformatory.
The second week began, on Monday
morning, with the largest attendance in
years. A great number of the population
of Half-moon township was on hand and
the Lyon case attracted much attention, it
having been before the court for three
whole days. The business transacted thus
far is as follows :
Commonwealth vs Arthur Evans, charge
lunacy and dangerous, prosecutors James
T. Corman and H. H. Miller, nolle prose,
entered.
Commonwealth vs John H. Taylor,
charge in two counts—first count, assault
and battery ; second, assault with intent
to commit a rape ; prosecutrix Agnes Ross-
man. Bill ignored and prosecutrix to vay
the costs.
Commonwealth vs Wilkinson Houser,
charge betrayal, presecutrix Sallie Ryan.
Recognizance renewed to January sessions.
Commonwealth vs Milford Stover, charge
betrayal, prosecutrix Sadie Kleckner.
Recognizance renewed to J anuary sessions.
Commonwealth vs Ammon Gramley,
charge betrayal, prosecutrix Ella John-
ston. Settled.
Commonwealth vs James Shilling, charge
adultery, prosecutrix Maggie Bloom. Bill
ignored and the prosecutrix to pay the
costs.
Commonwealth vs Clara Frank, alias
Clara McKinley, charge adultery, prosecu-
trix Maggie Bloom. Bill ignored and the
prosecutrix to pay the costs of prosecution.
Commonwealth vs Thomas Witmyer,
charge betrayal, prosecutrix Mazie A.
Bower. Recognizance renewed to Jan-
uary sessions.
Commonwealth vs Leslie Jacobs, charge |
breaking lock with intent to steal, prosecu-
tor George A. Michaels. Nolle pros en-
tered.
Commonwealth vs Susan Long and John
H. Long, charge breach of the peace,
prosecutrix Emma Fahringer. Nolle pros
entered.
Commonwealth vs J. O. Mohn, charge
aggravated assault and battery, prosecutor
William Huey. Continued to January
sessions.
Commonwealth vs Daniel Murphy,
charge assault with intent to commit a
rape, prosecutrix Fannie Barre. Bill
ignored and the county to pay the costs.
Commonwealth vs Clem. Hanna, charge
betrayal, prosecutrix Anna Mingle. True
bill.
Commonwealth vs Robert Keath, charge
betrayal, prosecutrix Bessie Bradley. True
hill.
Commonwealth vs Charles Munice,
charge betrayal, prosecutrix Susan Martin.
Recognizance renewed to January session.
Commonwealth vs Clyde Roper, Luther
Roper and Jerry Condo, charge illegal fish-
ing, returned by the constable of Gregg
township. Continued.
Mary Ellen Shutt vs Eve Mingle, feign-
ed issue. Settled and discontinued.
Gertrude B. Reber vs administrators of
Aaron Williams, deceased, feigned issue.
Continued on account of the serious illness
of Capt. W. F. Reber, in Philadelphia, a
material witness.
J. Miles Kephart vs W. H. Williams
and Jennie B. Williams, administrators of
Aaron Williams, deceased, feigned issue.
Continued on account of the illness of Capt.
W. F. Reber.
Catharine M. Resides vs John W. Cook,
S. M. Buck, the Saylor-Madill coal min-
ing Co., and the Beech Valley coal and
iron Co., summons in ejectment, plea not
guilty. Continued.
Mary C. Treaster vs J. W. Mitterling,
administrator of etc., of John Mitterling.
Continued.
Calvin Davidson vs Harriet Stere, Pris-
cilla Stere and Eli Stere, three cases, one
against each of the defendants above nam-
ed, sur slander, pleas not guilty. Con-
tinued.
Lehigh Valley coal company vs Beaver
lumber company, Mary I. Ardell, John
Ardell, Jr., George Lucas, David Hoover,
D. C. Shope, Isaac Lanning, Alfred Am-
merman, and Wilson Walford ; summons
in ejectment, plea not guilty. Continued.
Lehigh Valley company vs George Lucas,
Frank Lanning, Nelson Walford, Isaac
Lanning, David Hoover, Daniel C. Shope,
Alfred Ammerman, John Ardell, Jr., and
Mary I. Ardell, summons in replevin, plea
non cepit and property. Two cases. Con-
tinued.
Philipsburg coal and land Co., vs the
Guarantee trust and safe deposit company
of Philadelphia, Robert A. Jackson and
John O’Niel, summons in trespass, plea not
guilty. Continued.
The Lehigh Valley coal company vs A.
J. Griest, summons in replevin. Continu-
ed.
Joseph S. Ford, executor of ete., of
George M. Ford, deceased, vs William J.
Jackson, Eleanor H. Jackson, David D.
{ Woods and John Shook, summons in eject-
ment, plea not guilty. Continued.
H. A. McKee, use of Kezia Dunning,
now Kezia Stevens,vs H. M. Dunning.
Non suit entered without prejudice.
Annie C. Essington vs W. R. Campbell,
summons im trespass, plea not guilty. Non
suit entered.
Frank P. Blair vs Austin Brumgart, Sa-
rah Gibbs and Charles Treziyulny, sum-
mons in ejectment, plea not guilty. This
suit was brought to recover a tract of land
containing about one hundred and ten
acres, located on the Ridge dividing Nit-
tany valley about one mile east of Zion, in
Walker township. The plaintiff claiming
under the Wister survey and the defend-
ants under the J. J. Lingle survey, a jun-
ior survey, the two surveys interfering.
Verdict in favor of the plaintiff for the land
described in the writ, subject to the ques-
tion of law reserved by the court, whether
judgment should be entered on the verdict,
with or without costs.
John A. Logue and William A. Hart-
Williams, deceased, vs. William J. Kline,
J. C. Henderson, and George Kline, fieri
facias, No. 61, April term, 1896, and judg-
ment opened as to J. C. Henderson and he
let into a defence, pleas nil debit, non as-
sumpsit, and non est factum. The judg-
ment was never opened as to William J.
Kline and George Kline, and the jury was
sworn only as to J. C. Henderson. This
suit grew out of a note dated February
21st, 1889, and given to Josephine Wil-
liams for $200 and purporting to have been
signed by the three defendants above
named. The note was entered and filed in
the court of common pleas on the 3rd day
of January, 1884, and sometime in 1895
the note in suit disappeared from the files
in the prothonotary’s office and has not
sock, administrators of etc., of Josephine |
since been found. Mr. Henderson alleged
that he never signed this note and that if
his name is on the note it is a forgery.
Verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $305.30.
D. F. Fortney, executor of, ete., of Mar-
garet Woodring, deceased, vs J. L. Spang-
ler and H. H. Montgomery. Verdict in
favor of plaintiff for $285.50.
THE MOST INTERESTING CASE IN YEARS.
Rose Sternberg Lyon vs Gustave Lyon,
summons in trespass; plea not guilty. This
proved to be the most interesting trial
that has been heard in our civil courts for
years. In fact it has no parallel in the
Supreme court records of Pennsylvania and
before it is ended will probably be one of
national eminence with lawyers. The plain-
tiff was represented by E. R. Chambers.
Ellis L. Orvis and C. M. Bower, while the
defendant was represented by W. F. Reed-
er, ex-judge A. O. Furst, and James W.
Scarlet, of Danville, Pa., and not a legal
point was allowed to escape by either side.
The case grew out of the marriage of
Moyer Lyon, then a member of the firm of
Lyon & Co., dealers in dry goods in this
town, to Miss Rose Sternberg, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. Sternberg, who for many
years resided in Bellefonte, both being
members of very well known families
in the town. The marriage ceremony was
solemnized on the 26th day of December,
1893, at Allentown, Pa., at the residence
of Mrs. Lichten, a sister of Miss Sternberg,
by a Jewish Rabbi, after which the couple
came to this place and went to the Stern-
berg home, from which the plaintiff alleged
that Mr. Gus. Lyon enticed her husband
away from her.
She sued him for support, several years
ago, and the court awarded her $20
a month alimony, but this suit for $35,000
for alienating his affections came later and
trial was repeatedly pressed by the defen-
dants, it being their hope to quash it be-
fore going to a jury, by having the plain-
tiff’s testimony ruled out. If was a fine
point of law, but the court would not sus-
tain it and the case went to trial.
The suit was therefor brought to recover
damages from the defendant. a brother of
Moyer Lyon, for alienating the affections
of Moyer Lyon by inducements, persuasion
and intimidation from his wife and turn-
ing him against her, for as the plaintiff
alleges everything went smoothly until the
defendant came from Philadelphia, when
he began to neglect his wife, though sick,
and on the 7th day of January took him
along to Philadelphia, since which time
she has not had the pleasure of his com-
pany, nor has she been able to see him to
speak to him and has written him but re-
ceived no reply.
On the contrary, the defendant alleged
he came home on the 30th day of December,
1893, pursuant to.a wristen request by his
sister Tillie, and after coming here did all
in his power to persuade Moyer to live with
his wife, and treat her as a wife ought to
be treated, but that Moyer repeatedly said
that he did not love her and that he would
never live with her. And, further, that
Moyer’s health was bad and that he did
take him to Philadelphia to take treatment
from Dr. Pepper, for nervous d yspepsia and
insomnia, and that in Philadelphia he tried
to induce Moyer to live with his wife but
was met with the same stiff refusal. The
defendant denied, in toto, that he ever per-
suaded Moyer not to live with his wife, but
that on the contrary, that he at all times
tried to induce his brother to live with his
wife and treat her as such.
All of yesterday morning was given to
the pleading, pro and con, and several fine
speeches were made. Mr. Orvis made a
particularly argumentative address to the
jury and Messrs. Scarlet and Bower were
both brilliant at times during their pleas.
The court charged the jury yesterday after
dinner and the case was given into its
hands. It was the general opinion of those
who heard the case that a verdict would
be returned for the plaintiff. The jury
was out just two hours when it returnd,
having awarded $5,375 for the plaintiff.
Defendant’s counsel have moved for a new
trial. The argument will be heard at the
regular argument court.
THE HALF-MOON TOWNSHIP CASE.
Immediately after the finish of the Lyon
case another important one was taken up
It was the case of the First national bank,
of this place, against Half-moon township
and grew out of the purchase of an en-
gine and certain road-making machinery
which the supervisors bought from W. S,
and Robert Gray, of Stormstown, giving
a note for $100 as part payment. Many of
the citizens of the township objected to the
purchase, as they did not believe the
machinery worth the amount paid forit and
the auditors declined to approve the bill.
The Grays sold the note to the First na-
tional bank and then that institution
sued the township for payment. The case
is an interesting one because it will prove
whether supervisors have a right to obligate
a township for more than the tax income
during their tenure of office. The court
did not let it go to the jury, but ordered a
verdict of $108 for the plaintiff, with a
point of law reserved.
A. B. MeNitt vs Edith Vonada, suit to
revive a judgment, was the last case tried.
Verdict for defendant.
After hearing a few petitions and clear-
ing up some routine business court ad-
journed for the week.
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Madisonburg.
Mr. Elias Miller was sick last week but is
better again. 4
On account of school our school teachers
butchered on Saturday.
The services of the United Evangelicalsare
still continued at this writing.
K. A. Miller and D. C. Caris took a trip to
the northern part of the State on Saturday.
The former is well acquainted in the direc-
tion of the north pole. He expects to start a
cobbler’s establishment in those sections.
Last Monday evening the death of Mrs.
Julia Glantz occurred at their home. Mrs.
Glantz had suffered for several months with
consumption until death brought relief, In-
terment took place, on Thursday forenoon, at
Yearick’s. Rev. Romig conducted the ser-
vices.
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Pine Grove Mention.
Miss Mary Fye, of Tyrone is visiting her
many friends in this section.
A little girl, a week old, now graces the
home of Harry Frantz on Water street.
L. A. Smith is down at Spring Mills help-
ing push the holiday trade of his brothers,
John and William.
Ticket agent Rottorf is confined to bed
with an attack of acute hepatitis which is
causing him great distress.
S. C. Fortney, one of Potter township's
politicians and progressive farmers, trans-
acted business in our town on Tuesday last.
The meeting of our school board, held
at Oak Grove school house to adjust a little