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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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,