fr—— Terms, $2.00 a Year, in Advance. Bellefonte, Pa., Feb. 4, 1898. P. GRAY MEEK, - Ebiror. Democratic County Committee for 1898, Hueu 8. Tavror, Chairman, Boyp A. Musser, J. W. KEPLER, J. K. Jouxsrox, War. D ZERBY, Secretaries. Ass’t Secretaries. Precinet. Name. P. O. Address. Bellefonte N. W. Jno. Trafford Bellefonte hi S. W Ed. Brown, Jr. ig £ W. W. Geo. R. Meek, %é Centre Hall Boro J. Dauberman, Centre Hall Howard se Abe Weber, Howard Milesburg « Geo. W. Campbell, Milesburg Millheim : Sam’l Weiser, Jr., Millheim Unionville L. P. Brisbin, Fleming Philipsburg 1st W. J. W. Lukens € 2nd W. Ira Howe, #¢ srd W. Howard Hysong £e State College Boro Dr. W. 8. Glenn, State College S. Philipsburg “ Henry S. Wilcox, Philipsburg Benner Twp. N. P. L. C. Rearick, Bellefonte +5 S. P. John Ishler, se Philipsburg Boggs Twp. N.P. Henr Heaton, Milesbur 2E37P EP oa Rolan 5 W. P. D.F. Poorman, . Runville Burnside Twp. Wm. Hipple, Sr. Pine Glenn College e L. W. Musser, State College Curtin N. J. McCloskey, Romola Ferguson “ E.P.W. H. Frye, Pine Grove Mills se “ W. P. Sam Harpster, Jr., Gatesburg Gregg Twp. N. P. Geo. Weaver, Penns Cave te E. P, Jas. C. Condo, Penn Hall £8 W. P. Jno. Smith, Spring Mills Haines Twp. W. P., Geo. W. Keister, Aaronsbur P. R. E. Stover, Woodwar. E. Half Moon Twp. Emory McAfee, Stormstown Harris i Jas. A. Swabb, Linden Hall Howard $6 Geo. D. Johnston, Mt. Eagle Huston £* Henry Hale, Julian Liberty i O. J. Stover, Blanchard Walker Rebersburg Marion fe J. W. Orr, Miles Twp. E. P. Dan’l W. Harter, $e W. P. Edward Miller, Centre Mills £8 M. P. C.J. Crouse, Rebersburg Patton Twp. D. L. Meek, Waddle Penn hd A. P. Zerby, Sober Potter ¢ 8. P. Jas. B. Spangler, Tusseyville £4 * N.P. G.H Emerick. Centre Hall Rush “ N.P. Wm, Frank, Philipsburg boy “ S.P. Michael Dempsey, Powelton Snow Shoe Twp.E.P Lawrence Reding Snow Shoe £6 ‘“ W. P John Confer, Moshannon Spring Twp. N.P. Wm. He burn, Bellefonte ee S.P. W. H. Noll, Jr., Pleasant Gap + W. P. P.F. Garbrick, Bellefonte Taylor Twp. A. P. Hoover, Hannah Union ¢ Chas. G. Hall, Fleming Walker Twp. E. P. Sol Peck, Nittany M. P. Harry McCauly, Hublershurg 4 W.P. Wm. A. Royer, a Worth A. J. Johnston, Port Matilda Boyp A. Musser, HUGH S. TAYLOR, The County Statement. In this issue of the WATCHMAN the com- missioners’ statement of receipts and ex- penditures for 1897 will he found. It isa document that will be of deep interest to the tax-payer, and one that he can study with considerable profit to himself, if he possesses the good sense and independence to vote for his own best interests in the fu- ture. That the statement gives the exact condition of the county finances, may be possible. although the effort to show a large balance in the treasury, while inter- est is being paid on over $17,000, and to bunch expenditures, so that the tax-payer will be in ignorance of what a large portion of his money was expended for, will leave the impression that it is not as reliable or explicit an article as should or might have been given. One thing in particular that will need some explanation, is the fact that, accord- ing to the statement, the commissioners have been able to meet the ordinary county expenses and add to the balance in the treasury over a thousand dollars, with a tax levy of 3 mills, and yet in the face of these figures they increase valuations all over the county and add one half will to the tax levy. What do they propose doing with this additional money? Have they unpaid bills that are not shown in the statement ? Do they expect to increase the county ex- penditure for the coming year? Or for what reason or purpose is this increased burden to be placed upon the shoulders of the tax-payers, if the statement, as pub- lished, is correct and reliable. Another matter that will of right cause a suspicion that the statement is not as full and as frank as it should be, is the attempt to keep from the tax-payers, how and for what purpose a large amount of their money was expended, by lumping it under the head of “sundry witnesses for service and mileage in sundry commonwealth cases &e.”” In this general way over $3,000 is accounted for in a single paragraph, That the people may know to whom and for what the greater portion of this sum was paid out—may understand the exorbi- tant prices that were paid for certains kind of work and the kind of bills that were ap- proved and settled, we give an itemized statement of a portion of this amount and leave it to the tax-payers to judge of the business qualification of men who would approve and pay a bill of the kind. This is only one of a series of vouchers aggregating $1,353.22 that was paid the PERKINS’ Union detective agency, of Pitts- burg, for finding some one on whom to fas- ten the crime of incendiarism., The coun- ty really received no returns for this out- lay, for no one 1 is heen convicted of having fired the court house. This enormous sum does not cover the court costs, It merely represents the detective services. Read how your money has been spent and de- mand that the commissioners show you the rest. : VOUCHER No. 775. To services for operative No. 135 25 days at $7 per diem............. To expenses incurred by o; rative No May 10” Ry. fare to Tytoneor: aeotese 3.9 “Two pocket books, ..... . © Ladies handkerchief... .10 fea Sapper,.................. 25 #8 Lodging... - 25 11 Breakfast & dinne .50 $# “ Fare to Milesburg., * 12 Board in advance, 4.50 ** * Incidentals with Co 1.00 “ 13 “ “ 1.00 * “ Loaned to Cornelly.................... 1.00 ¢ 14 Incidentals......... 2.00 ** 15 Incidentals.... 1.30 “19 Board in advance... 4.50 To services for operative No. 126, 5 days at 87 per diem,........... 0... 56.00 To xPonses incurred by o ‘are Ren to Bell Jive No. 15, ovo ellefonte aries Uh * 24 Hotel bill....... 1a ‘* 26 Paid Cornelly. 25 oo Digars with &o 10 $4 Paid Cornelly.. 25 $e, ue Stationary.............. 25 * 28 fare self ‘and Mullin to Milesbu: and return........... 40 » * Paid to Cornell : .20 * 20 Paid to Cornel 25 “30 Cigars with Cornelly... “ 31 Fare to Altoona & retu fonte........................ 1.96 ‘ ¢ Hotel bill at Altoona..... a “ * New Brockerhoff, May 25 to 31....... 10.00 Expenses incurred at office and by direc- tor May 22 Telegram to No. 1%.................... 25 May 25 Telegram to No. 126..................... 25 May 24 Fare to Bellefonte trom Pittsburg 4.96 “ *“ Logan House, Altoona................... 1.50 “Livery hire Milesbur Belle- fonte......... 1.00 *..% Dinner... 50 #. © ‘Polagram,....... +25 “922 tt to operative No. 13; .25 $e nae A¢ to W. J. Singer... .61 sere =" fon BM ain 25 $267.49 ——The Philadelphia Times almanac for 1898, useful and neat as ever, has reached our desk. The 7imes has not followed in the movement to make its annual as vol- uminous as possible, but has adhered to its usual custom of publishing the very facts you are looking for in a compact, easi- ly discovered form. The Speedy Downfall of the Teller Reso- lution. When the House Got at It—Measure Defeated by a Majority of Fifty Votes.—Debated for Five Hours— Then the Rap of the Speaker Came Quickly and the Yeas and Nays Were Called Without Interruption— WASHINGTON, January 31.—The house of representatives to-day buried the Teller resolution declaring the bonds of the United States payable in silver, under an adverse majority of fifty votes. The Republicans were solidly arrayed in opposition, with two exceptions—Mr. Linney, of North Carolina, who voted with the Democrats and Populists, and Mr. White, of North Carolina, the only colored member of the house, who answered ‘‘present’”” when his name was called. The desertions from the Democratic side were Mr. McAleer, of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Elliot, of South Carolina, both of whom voted with the Re- publicans against the proposition. Speaker Reed, although it is not customary for him to vote, had his name called, and, amid the cheers of his followers, went on record in opposition to the resolution. The vote was reached after five hours of debate under a special order adopted at the opening of the session to-day. The limited time allowed for debate and the pressure of members for an opportunity to be heard was so great that the leaders on both sides were compelled to farm out the time by minutes. This detracted much from the continuity of the discussion, hut it also in a measure intensified the interest. The galleries were crowded all day long and the combatants on the floor were cheered by their respective sympathizers. Many senators were present to listen to the argu- ment. The majority, under the leadership of Dingley, who made a carefully prepared speech, sounding the keynote of the oppo- sition, assumed the position that the last clause of the resolution was in reality a disguised declaration for the free coinage of silver, while the assaulting Democrats, under the direction of Mr. Bailey, main- tained that the defeat of the resolution was another step in the direction of the estab- lishment of the gold standard, to which they alleged both the President and Secre- tary Gage had irrevocably committed the Republican party. The debate was at times fast and heated, but there was no sensational incidents beyond the hissing of Mr. Rhea, of Kentucky, when he said that asthe author of the ‘crime of ’73”’ the hot- test place in hades ‘would be reserved for the present secretary of state. The vote on the resolution was ayes 132, nays 182. Mr. Dingley opened the debate in oppo- sition to the resolution. Mr. Grow, republican, of Pennsylvania, contended against the resolution, that the creditor had the right to demand the pay- ment of his debt in whatever legal tender he elected. For a government to exercise the option would be dishonest and in bad faith. Otherwise the government could set its printing presses at work and soon turn out enough ‘legal tender” to dis- charge the government debt. Mr. Brumm, republican, of Pennsylva- nia, said he would have voted for the reso- lution had it not contained the latter clause, declaring that the free coinage of silver was not inconsistent with the public faith. The debate closed with two rous- ing speeches hy Messrs, Bailey, democrat, of Texas, and Henderson, republican, of Towa, which stirred their respected follow- ers to a high pitch of enthusiasm. Mr. Henderson created intense enthu- siasm as, with the stump of his leg rest- ing on a bench at the right of the speaker’s chair, and his crutches by his side, he ral- lied his followers. The resolution, he said, reminded him of one of the mono- grams he used to see on the Bryan banners. Mr. Bailey—‘‘You will see it again in 1900.” (Democratic applause.) Mr. Henderson—*‘Yes, and we will tear it down again.” (Republican applause. ) “It was the three 1's,’’ continued Mr. Henderson, ‘‘radicalism, rascality and re- pudiation.”’ Mr. Dalzell, republican, of Pennsylva- nia, declared that the resolution was meaningless unless its purpose was to open the mints to the free and unlimited coin- age of silver. It was a proposition that the United States stamp its legend on forty-four cents of silver and declare that it was a dollar. It was a proposition of national repudiation, and against it all the force of national integrity and honor were arrayed. More sacred than the centuries of his tory, its traditions and its heroes, was its honor, and he thanked God that the party in power had been and always would be the protector of that honor, Promptly at 5 o'clock the speaker an- nounced that the time for the vote had ar- rived. Mr. Pearson, republican, of North Carolina, asked if the vote could not be divided on the first and second propositions in the resolution and was answered in the negative. Then came the vote which was followed with great interest, notwithstanding the defeat of the resolution was a foregone con- clusion. After the roll call was completed the Speaker asked that his name be called and responded to it with a vigorous “no.’’ The republicans cheered long and loud over the victory, and the house at 5.35 p. m. adjourned. Sr ——————————— Tidal Wave in the Adriatic The Sea Receded and Flowed Violently Back in Whirlpools. VIENNA, Feb. 1.-—Reports have heen received here of a strange tidal wave which visited the Istrian coast of the Adriatic on January 24th. The sea suddenly receded and flowed violently back in seething, eddying whirlpools.” This phenomenon was repeated several times, the retreating of the waters being accompanied by a thun- dering roar. Great numbers of dead fish were cast up on the beach. Sheriff Martin’s Trial Commenced. Seven Jurors Selected as the Result of the First Session.—No Charges Against Fifteen Men.—The Commonwealth Secures a Nolle Prosse in the Cases of those Deputy Sheriffs Who Were not at Lattimer on the Day of the Shooting. WILKESBARRE, February 1.—The long looked for trial of Sheriff Martin and his eighty-two deputies, charged with the murder and felonious wounding of a large number of striking miners at Lattimer on September 7th, 1897, was begun in erimi- nal Court to-day. It was a few minutes of ten o’clock when President Judge Stanley Woodward took hisseat on the bench. The court room at that hour was erowded to suffocation, the lawyers overflowed the bar enclosure ; there were about five chairs for about twent-five newspaper reporters. The defendants and witnesses occupied one side of the room and the balance of the seats were given up to those who were fortunate enough to jump their way through the door first. Outside in the corridors there was another great jam. The crowd was of a cosmopolitan char- acter and a veritable babble of tongues. Some of them were relatives of the men who were killed and others came out of curiosity to see what was to be seen and hear what was to be heard. Ten police- men were kept busy trying to keep the passageways leading to the court room door open and keeping the idlers out of the place. Some insisted on using phys- ical power to get in the room and had to be driven back. Before Attorney Martin rose to address the court there was a calm—a pin could be heard dropped. All eyes were turned on Sheriff Martin and the eighty-two deputies who were about 10 £0 through a long and trying ordeal. THE OPENING OF THE TRIAL. look he did when arraigne i in court short- ly after the shooting. The deputies who occupied seats right back of the Sheriff looked like a well-dressed body of business men who came to attend a convention of some kind. Some of them looked like capitalists who could sign their checks for good amounts, and two or three of the party might be taken for clergymen. There was nothing about any of the defendants that any ordinary observer would be led to think that they were men capable of com- mitting murder. After court was opened the District At- torney arose and said he desired to make a motion. It was that the sheriff and depu- ties were indicted under the administra- tion of Ex-District Attorney Fell and that he had not had much time in the prepara- tion of the case, and that as Attorneys James Scarlett, J. M. Garman, John Mec- Gahren, E. F. McGovern and P. F. Laugh- lin had been previously retained in the case they be permitted to assist in the case against the defendants. The motion was allowed and a record made of the same, John T. Lenahan, for the defense, said he would be only too glad if the district At- torney had employed a thousand men to assist him. NO CHARGES AGAINST FIFTEEN MEN. The Commonwealth then asked for a nolle prosse in the cases against Deputy Sheriffs Leonard Babcock, Wallace Drum, John Dougherty, John J. Gallagher, Wil- liam Mulhall, Fred A. Slippy, William Costello, William Seiwall. Calvin Pardee, Jr., John W. Crooks, Jr., R. C. Warriner, Thomas A. Harris, Samuel Ermold and Craig Anderson. After considerable argument for and against it the court decided that a nolle prosse be entered. THE FIRST JUROR. Four jurors were called and challenged for cause before the first one was secured. He was Eli Weaver, laborer, of Hunlock township, and had read the story of the shooting but once. Had formed an opin- ion then, but this had been changed to some extent since the occurrence. He had no prejudice against a foreign element and could give a verdict on the law and evidence. After making that statement, Mr. Lenahan said : “Swear the juror. This is the kind of men we want.” Weaver was the first juror chosen. G. R. Shaw, carpenter, of Ross township, was accepted as the second juror. J. M. Coughlin, Superintendent of the public schools in Wilkesbarre, was next called, and Judge Woodward immediately arose and said : ‘“The juror has asked me to excuse him on account of his position in the schools. As I have no power in the matter, I will refer it to counsel.” Mr. Martin did not wish to excuse Mr. Coughi- lin on these grounds, but counsel for the defense said they would excuse him. In answer to Martin's questions, Mr. Cough- lin said that he had read of the case and formed an opinion which would prejudice him. Mr. Coughlin was then excused for the balance of the week. Aaron Folmer, a rope maker, of Wilkes- barre, was accepted by both sides and he was sworn. Alfred Stevens, clerk, of Wilkesbarre, answered all questions satis- factorily and took his seat in the box, A. H. Shields, carpenter, of Wilkesbarre, was taken as the fifth juror. Herman Gregory, foreman of Huntingdon, was the sixth juror selected. Adam Larsen, tin smith, of Sugar Loaf township, was sworn as the seventh juror. At 6o’clock court adjourn- ed until Wednesday. THE JURY FULL AND THE CASE BEGUN. On Wednesday the necessary twelve jurors were secured and the trial was be- gun. A detailed account of the trial would consume too much of our space So we publish only a digest of the case up to Thursday evening’s adjournment. The object of the Commonwealth is now clearly defined. Witnesses are being in- troduced in an effort to show that the sheriff, instead of selecting his own depu- ties on his arrival at Hazleton. took men furnished to him by the various coal com- panies whose employes were on strike. Coming up to the day of the shooting the Commonwealth will endeavor to prove that the strikers started to march from Harleigh under special instructions from their leaders not to interefere in any way with the authorities and to create no trouble ; that while they were on the point of marching through Hazleton to Lattimer the sheriff met them and told them he would not allow them to march through the city, but that they could march around it if they so desired. COURSE OF THE DEFENSE. The course of the defense is also quite clear. In the first place they will doubt- less, as soon as the evidence for the Com. monwealth is all in, make an effort to have the court declare that the Commonwealth had not made out a case, basing their ar- gument on the assertion that the sheriff was fully empowered, under the circum- stances, to do what he thought necessary to keep the peace; that he was the only proper person to determine just what meas- ure was necessary to effect the dispersal of these strikers, and prevent the alleged threatened rioting. EE ————————— ~——Subscribe for the WATCHMAN. Doings of the Second Week of Court. The Centre County Quarter Sessions Reported by 8. D. @ettig.—Doings of a Busy Week.—The Court Still in Session and Will Make a Full Week. The second week of the January term began on Monday and the business has stretched out into a full week of court. The most important cases considered have been the following : J. B. Ard and P. F. Bottorf vs the Pine Grove water company ; ejectment. Con- tinued. Lillie E. Essington vs Mary M. Boilean. Continued. Mary V. Hale and Ellen H. Andrews vs the Central R. R. Co., of Penna. Continu- ed. Delores R. DeCasanova, guardian vs Harry Keller, administrator of ete., of Emilian C. DeVillaverde. Verdicf #in_ fa- vor of the plaintiff for $10,000, swith in- terest from July 1st, 1898. Henry Fryer, use of John Hoffa, J T., VS the Iron City Mutual fire insurance com- pany of Pittsburg, Pa. This suit was brought to recover on a policy of insurance against fire, placed upon the house and personal property of the plaintiff at Co- burn, Pa., by the defendant company, which property was totally destroyed by fire on the 26th day of August, 1896, after which time Mr. Fryer assigned the pro- ceeds of this policy to Mr. Hoffa for a valuable consideration. Verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $781.90. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to use of Elizabeth Weaver and Anna Gentzel vs Charles C. Bartges and Ivy W. Bartges, executors of etc., of John Hettinger, in lunacy, and William Pealer and F. W. Heckman. Settled. The Sheriff did not have the careworn | W. E. Delmage vs A. M. McClain and Isaac Thomas, partners, trading as A. M. McClain & Co. Continued. Mrs. A. R. Long vs Cyrus Gordon. Cou- tinued at cost of plaintiff. Margaret C. Brockerhoff and Andrew Brockerhoff, administrators of ete., of Henry Brockerhoff vs Caroline A. Orvis and E. L. Orvis, executors of the last will and testament of John H. Orvis, deceased, summons in assumpist, plea non-assumpsit. This case grows out of the sheriff's sale of the William Stump farm in Potter township, lying on both sides of the Bellefonte and Young- manstown turnpike, in January, 1870, against which Henry Brockerhoff, had had liens amounting to about $15,000, and on the 26th day of January, the day set for the sale of the said farm an agree- ment was entered into by and between the law firm of Orvis & Alexander, and Henry Brockerhoff the terms of which the said firm of Orvis & Alexander were to buy the said farm ; after which por- tions of the farm were to be sold and thus liguidate—the liens held by the said Brockerhoff against the farm. ‘Sometime in November, 1871, the sheriff acknowledged his deed poll to Henry Brockerhoff for the one-half interest and to J. H. Orvis and C. T. Alexander to each one-fourth interest, and about the same time a portion of the farm was sold for $9,000, which reduced the liens to about $6,000. About the same time a bond and mortgage was executed and delivered by the said Orvis & Alexan- der to Henry Brockerhoff for $3,500. Some years afterwards J udge Orvis’ inter- est was sold to the Bellefonte building and loan association, and afterwards purchased by Mr. Brockerhoff, whereupon this suit is brought to recover irom the estate of judge Orvis the one-half of this mortgage, which the representatives of the estate allege has long since been paid as the mortgage has been in possession of the mortgaged prem- is. On Tuesday morning the plaintiffs of- fered to amend their pleadings in the case, and a juror was withdrawn and the case continued at the costs of the plaintiffs, and a rule granted on the defendants to show cause why the plaintiffs should not be al- lowed to amend their pleadings. Joseph 8. Ford, executor of George W. Ford, deceased, vs William J. Jackson, Eleanor H. Jackson, David D. Woods and John Shook, ejectment. Continued at the cost of the plaintiff. G. G. Snyder and James Snyder, trading as Snyder Bros., use of etc., vs. Thomas Collins. Continued at the cost of the de- fendant. John Curtin and H. R. Curtin, trustee vs J. L. Bathurst, summons in ejectment. Continued at the costs of the plaintiff, Mary S. Thomas vs Thomas Butler and Burdine Butler. This case grows out of the placing in the hands of the sheriff some- time during the summer of 1897 an execu- tion to enforce the collection of a note he held against David R. Thomas, the hus- band, upon which Burdine Butler is bail, whereupon the sheriff levied upon a lot of farming implements and household goods in Patton township as the property of David R. Thomas, and which Mary S. Thomas claims as her property, having re- ceived a portion of it from homeand the balance by virtue of a bill of sale executed and delivered to her from her husband David R. Thomas on a valid claim which she alleges she held against him and this action is brought to test the title to the property levied upon by the sheriff. Ver- dict in favor of the plaintiff generally. Ardell Campbell, convicted of larceny last week, was sentenced to pay a fine of one dollar, costs of prosecution and under- go imprisonment in the penitentiary for a period of two years and three months. On Wednesday forenoon the case of Alice Garbrick “vs J. B. Gentzel, summons in trespass, plea not guilty, was taken up. This case grows out of a dispute of a line between lands of both the plaintiff and the defendant in Spring township. The case was still on trial when court adjourned last evening. ——— Bomb Explosion in Havana. Residence of the Ex-Mayor Nearly Wrecked. HAVANA, Jan. 31. — Luio Cora Lazo, who recently returned to Cuba from the African prisons, exploded a bomb at the private residence of the conservative ex- mayor of Havana, senor Miguel Diaz, about midnight last night. Lazo was captured. The body of lieutenant Joaquin Ruiz, executed by order of the late general Nestor Aranguren for visiting an insurgent camp, was taken to Quinta Molina, Havana, the residence of the captain general, where the body is lying in state. ee — Leiter Causes Bad Flour. CHICAGO, Jan. 3l.—Joseph Leiter, ac- cording to experts in the trade, is forcing than has been seen since the introduction of the patent roller process. His control of 15,000,000 bushels of contract wheat means, they say, that the millers are grind- ing up corn and other things as fionr. Commissioner of health Reynolds will an- alyze flour to determine the nature of the adulterations ‘which are said to have re- sulted in a general prevalence of dark and shady bread. Hastings on the Capitol Plans, The Governor Protests Against the Awarding of Contracts.—Specifications are Imperyect.—Build- ing Would Neither be Complete, Fire-Proof, Nor Ready for the Use of the Next Legislature, as Required by the Act of April 14, 1897. HARRISBURG, Feb. 1.—Governor Hast- ings addressed a letter to state treasurer B. J. Haywood, secretary of the capitol build- ing commission, to-night protesting against awarding any contract for the erection of a new Capitol under the terms and conditions issued by the commission and the plans of specifications accompan ying them. The Governor states that under the proposals and specifications of the commission, if the contractor were to provideall the materials and perform the work in exact compliance with every detail, the building would neither he complete, fire-proof nor ready for the use of the next Legislature, as re- quired by the act of April 14, 1897. The combined plans, specifications and proposals contemplate a building manifestly incom- plete, both structurally and architecturally, ‘‘The specifications provide for marble facings on only two sides of the building,” Governor Hastings adds, ‘‘the two end walls to be of rough brick, without win- dows. Asthe building will be so placed a3 to be viewed on all sides, to have two ends faced with polished marble and the other two ends faced with rough common brick would be a monstrosity, and the only explanation possible is that it is intended to add additional wings and to make the capitol building you are authorized to build a part of a greater structure which you are not authorized to build, and for which no appropriation has been made. Although your plans and perspective show a massive and imposing dome, yet your specifications provide for no dome whatever.” POINTS BROUGHT OUT BY THE GOVERNOR. The Governor calls attention to the fact that much of the wood work will he tempo- rary, ‘‘notwithstanding the fact that the contractor must give a bond for the com- pletion of the work by November 15, when the building is required by the act to be completed.” He says if the work he tempo- rary, the permanent work will take place after November 15. Among other things, the Executive says plastering of the Senate and House chambers, the rotunda and some other rooms will be omitted ; that no pro- vision whatever is made for heating and ventilation, nor for gas or electric lighting. He takes the ground that unless these things are provided for in the original con- tract, the commission cannot make a sepa- rate contract for them hereafter. The Governor argues at length that the commission is not authorized to make a temporary structure, requiring further ap- propriations of money to complete the building ; neither has’it the authority to make the building a fractional part of a larger building. That work belongs to the General Assembl] y. He says experience has shown in the erection of public build- ings the wisdom of confining the total cost toa specific sum. He urges the commis- sion, in conclusion, to so modify their plans fire-proof building adequate for the use of the General Assembly, to the end that no stain may come upon the honor and sound judgment of the men selected by the peo- ple of the State as their trustees to perform this responsible duty. ——————— Steamer Wrecked, 22 Lives Lost. PLYMOUTH, February 1. — The mail steamer Channel Queen has been totally wrecked off the island of Guernsey. The Channel Queen, which ran between Plymouth and the island of J ersey, struck on the rocks during a fog this morning and sank. The latest report is that twenty-two were drowned, the chief engineer, three strokers and eighteen passengers, including fourteen onion sellers, who were drowned in their cabins when the sea swamped the vessel. The rescued passengers lost everything, even their clothing. — ADDITIONAL LOCALS. thousands of people to eat darker bread William Allison, conductor on the Lewisburg freight, was struck on the head by car step, while making a coupling at Paddy mountain siding, a few days ago, and seriously injured. At first it was thought that his skull was crushed, but it is not. Sid ey THE PROBLEMS.—The WATCHMAN has had a great many answers to the problems published last week, some of which are correct and others away off. The answers will not be published until next week so that if you are still working don’t neglect sending in your result befgre the 9th. VEER AN HONOR MAN.—The Balitmore Sun, on Saturday, Jan 29th, published the fol- lowing personal item that will be of inter- est to the friends of the Rev. Dr. and Mus. David J. Beale, of Philadelphia: Mus. Beale was Miss Mary Moore, of this county, before her marriage. At the recent junior prize debate at Prince- ton University the first prize was won by Wilson T. M. Beale, son of Rev. D. M. Beale, of Philadelphia, formerly pastor of the Light street Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, ee MARRIAGE LicENsEs.—Following is the list of marriage licenses granted by or- phan’s court clerk, G. W. Rumberger, during the past week. E. P. Lucas and Nora I. Spotts, both of Union township. Wesley W. Tate, of Lemont, and Ida M. Love, of Tusseyville. Wesley Thomas, of Ferguson township, and Cora Parker, of Centre Hall. John Smith and Bessie McLaughlin, both of Boggs township. —— ete THE COMING MINSTRELS.—Next Fri- day night, Feb. 11th, Guy Bros., minstrels will be at Garman’s. Their former ap- pearances in Bellefonte have heen very satisfactory. Of their this year’s perform- ance the Jackson, Michigan, Courier has the following to say : This superb company held the boards at the Hibbard last evening, and it was the universal verdict that this is the very best minstrel troupe that has visited Jackson in many a day. Each member of the company is an artist in his line. The company came here apparently unheralded, possibly the fault of its press agent, and the character of the performance last night was an agreeable surprise to those present. The r have too good a company to allow remission in the way of advertising. Should they see fit to make another date for Jackson. this season, or at any time in the future, the cau rest assured that a crowded house will greet them. The Courier takes pleasure in stating the fact that there is not a mediocral feature in their entertainment. . There is also an entire absence of alleged wit, border- ing on vulgarity. : and specifications as to require a completed, Guy Bros.. THE QUESTION OF A SCHOOL DIRECTOR FOR THE NORTH WARD.—There is little use wasting words over the importance of electing competent men as school directors, for no office is filled at the spring elec- tion that require, incumbents of more sober judgment and carefulness than that of school director. In the North ward of Bellefonte two very estimable men are presented on the Democratic and Republi- can tickets. They are J. C. Meyer, Esq. and H. C. Quigley, Esq. Both are gentle- tlemen who command the esteem of the citizens of the town, but Mr. Meyer’s ser- vice in the schools, advantage of age over his opponent, and years of experience as a patron and teacher in the public schools of Bellefonte equip him most admirably for a director. While we intend nothing disparaging of Mr. Quigley we do believe that in a con- test for the position of school director the qualifications of the man should be para- mount. Mr. Meyer’s long connection with the public schools and active interest in their conduct make him far more conver- sant with their needs than his opponent. His locating in Bellefonte was: brought about through the schools, for he came here, in 1881, to accept the assistant prin- cipalship. In conjunction with the late D. M. Leib, Mr. Meyer did much for our edu- cational system and in the winter of 1883, when the High school was established, he was made its principal. The firm founda- tion upon which the curriculum of the High school is based is largely due to the good judgment and practical educational foresight exercised by. him ‘in estab- lishing the school. Even after he had re- tired as an instructor he manifested a lively interest in school work and has been spokesman for the graduating class for the last six or eight years. In addition to this he has kept up a cash prize to that mem- ber of the graduating class of the High school who shall prepare and deliver the best biography on a celebrated American author or statesman. Mr. Meyer sends his daughter to public schools and thus, by every tie, is interested in the work. "Knowing these facts the voters of the North ward will have little warrant to miss such an opportunity to elect a director whose service wo uld not be problematical. Cote TERRIBLE (?) COMBAT WITH A MAD. DENED BUCK.—We don’t ask any of, our readers to believe this story and only pub- lish it to show what a versatile writer can do when he gets an idea and a little ground work to fasten it to. It has been going the rounds of the state papers, being pub- lished as a fact, but being so well acquaint- ed with this kind of “fairy tale’’ the WATCHMAN made an investigation which disclosed the untruthfulness of the story, consequently it is only published to show you how stories are made. An exciting story is told of a fight A. G. aker is supposed to have had recently with a buck in the Spruee Run game preserve in Centre and Clinton counties, As the story is related, Baker heard cries for help as he was passing along a lonely path in the preserve, and hurrying to the spot beheld a great buck pawing and tearing at a man that Was pros- trate on the ground. Quickly securing a club, Baker rushed to the rescue, striking the animal a terrific blow in hope of driving it away. The buck lunged sideways and the man who was down, and who proved to be one of the wardens on the preserve, sprang to his feet, and though his clothing was torn to shreds, he seemed but little injured, and at once ran for dear life, leaving Baker to fight it out alone with the enraged buck. With a snort of rage the buck sprang at -| Baker aud the latter succeeded in grabbing hold of the deer’s antlers. Baker was swung up and down and around in a circle as if only a feather weight, and finally thrown fully twenty feet, lodging against a wall of rock. Again the deer made for the man, pawing and trying to prod him with his horns. By keeping close to the rocks Baker evaded the horn prods as much as possible, and securing his pocket knife, began jabbing the buck in the nose. In five minutes the deer gave up the struggle and bleeding and bellowing with rage ran away. Baker's clothes were torn to shreds and his body bad- ly lacerated, but with no bones being brok- en he was able to make his way home. JOHN SHUMAN FURST MARRIED.——The marriage of John Shuman Furst, second son of Hon. A. O. Furst, of Bellefonte, to Miss Pauline Mirick Houston, of Williams- port, was celebrated at the home of the bride’s mother, in that city, at noon last Thursday. In its report of the ceremony the Wil- liamsport Sun published the following : The ceremony took place in the east parlor, which was tastefully decorated with high palms ; long strings of smilax encircled the entire room. The southeast corner of the room was a perfect bower of palms, and it was here that the ceremony occurred. A miniature altar had heen erected, and the bride and groom knelt upon two white silk cushions during the ceremony, while the minister stood back among the palms. The Stopper and Fisk orchestra was stationed in the library, and discoursed low, sweet music during the ceremony. It was just high noon when the bridal par- ty entered the east parlor in the following order : The groom, John Shuman Furst, and his brother, William S. Furst, of Philadel- phia, who acted asbest man ; the maid of hon- or, Miss Jane Furst, of Bellefonte, sister of the groom, .and the bride, Miss Pauline Mirick Houston. Upon entering the room the groom turned and met the bride and they both marched to the altar, upon which they knelt while the Rev. Dr. Roberts performed the ceremony. The bride was attired in a blue traveling suit and carried a large bouquet of violets, to which was attached a long chatelaine. The maid of honor wore a tailor-made gown to match the bride’s dress and carried a huge bouquet of red carnations with a chatelaine. Immediately after the ceremony an elabo- rate wedding breakfast was served in the west parlor and dining room, under the di- rection of A. Laedlin, caterer. The older members of the party breakfasted in the west parlor, ys profusely decorated with palms and smilax, while the bridal party and the young guests enjoyed their wedding breakfast in the dining room. American beauties were the decorations here. Dnmring the:wedding breakfast delight- ful music was discoursed by the Stopper and Fisk orchestra. Only the immediate rela- tives of the families were present at the ceremony. The groom is connected with the Wil- liamsport national bank, where he has been for some time. When a resident of Belle- fonte he was a very popular fellow and his numerous friends here are pleased to know that Mrs. Jack Furst is a charming young woman and an heiress,
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