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Until February 1st, 1899.
Terms, $81.00 a Year, in Advance.
Bellefonte, Pa., Feb. 3,1899.
P. GRAY MEEK, - - Ebpr1ToR.
Democratic County Committee for 1899.
J. K. Jonxston, Chairman,
Secretaries,
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Boyp A. MUSSER, 8. D. Germig,
Precinet. Name. P. O. Address.
Bellefonte N W Jno. Trafford Bellefonte
8 8S W P. H Gerrity, $€
id W WL. H. McQuistion, £6
Centre Hall Boro J. Dauberman, Centre Hall
Howard #¢ Abe Weber, Howard
Milesburg « Jas. B. Noll, Milesburg
Millheim 8 Sam’l Weiser, Jr., Millheim
Unionville * L P Brisbin, Fleming
Philipsburg 1st W J W Lukens
ud 2nd W Ira Howe,
,* srd WS. M. Graham, ©
State College Boro Reuben Glenn, State College
Philipsburg
8. Philipsburg *“ Harry Cameron, Philipsburg
Benner Twp. N P John Mechtley, Bellefonte
* S P S. H. Hoy, ss
Boggs Twp. N P Henry Heaton, Yarnell
ED EP For Teen Roland
it W P Lewis Aikey, Wingate
Burnside Twp. A.V. Daugherty, Moshannon
College to J. A. Williams, Lemont
Curtin id Wm. J. Quay, Romola
Ferguson “E P W. H. Frye, Pine Grove Mills
“ ‘“W P Sam Harpster, Jr., Gatesburg
Gregg Twp. N P Geo. Weaver, Penns Cave
E P Jas. C. Condo, Penn Hall
x W P Jno. Smith, Spring Mills
Haines Twp. W P, Geo W Keister, Aaronsbur
$e E P Jno. J. Orndorf, Woodwar
Half Moon Twp. J. H. Griffin, Stormstown
Harris 56 0. W. Stover, Boalsburg
Howard ¢ Geo. U. Johnston, Mt. Eagle
Huston i Henry Hale, Julian
Liberty 66 Chauncy DeLong, Blanchard
Marion £€ J. W. Orr, Walker
Miles Twp EP Dan’l W. Harter, Rebersburg
ex W P Edward Miller, Centre Mills
ee M P C.J. Crouse, Rebersburg
Patton Twp. Thos. M. Huey, Buffalo Run
Penn ° J. F. Garthoft, Coburn
Potter “ S P G. L.Goodhart, Centre Hill
id ** N P G. H. Emerick. Centre Hall
Rush “ N P Wm. Frank, Philipsburg
*4 “ 8S P John J. Wayne, Osceola Mills
Snow Shoe Twp E P Lawrence Reding Snow Shoe
o i W P Wm. Kerns, Moshannon
Spring Twp. N PJ. W. Hepburn, Bellefonte
se S P Adam Hazel, Axe Mann
oe W P Bruce Garbrick, Bellefonte
Taylor Twp. J. W. Beckwith, Hannah
Union « Jno. H. Stover, Fleming
Walker Twp E P Ira C. Ohl, Lamar
se M P D. M. Whitman, Hublersburg
£8 W P Wm. A. Royer, Zion
Worth ¢ A. J. Johnston, Port Matilda
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County Expenditures Up to $63,239,111.
In this issue of the WATCHMAN, and we
presume in that of each of the other county
papers, will be found the auditor’s state-
ment of the receipts and expenditures for
county purposes for the past year. Itis a
statement that should command the
serious and thoughtful attention of every
tax-payer in the county. It is the one
document in which they are all interested,
and the one which they should study until
they understand it thoroughly.
Thirteen years ago the total county ex-
penses amounted to $42,911.88; two years
later they were but $43,286.56 all told.
Last year, according to the anditor’s show-
ing, they were $63,239.11, or an increase of
over twenty thousand dollars, in round fig-
ures, over either of the years named.
If in the present statement there was a
visible reason for this extraordinary, we
might say startling, increase; if new county
buildings had been erected or’ more than
usual repairs been made to them; if new
and expensive bridges had been built; if
extra sessions of court had been held or
any special or unusual expenditures been
required, there would not be so much rea-
son to wonder at the financial management
that adds one third to the ordinary cost of
county affairs. But there. were none of
these. The repairs to connty buildings in
1898, is less, according to the present state-
ment than was charged to that account in
1885. The amount expended on county
bridges in 1898 was but $1,509.48, as
against $5,930.10 in 1885, and the weeks of
court that add to the cost of county af-
fairs were exactly the same in number as
in 1885 and 1887. So that it was not ex-
traordinary or unusual expenditures that
caused this increase, but the manner in
which the general business of the commis-
sioner’s office, which has charge of these
matters, was managed.
It is not our purpose to criticise or find
fault, nor do we intend, at this time, to
show by a comparison of figures, how and
where the extravagance, that has run up
expenditures to the point they are now at,
exists, except so far as it relates to the cost
of the management that has permitted it.
In 1885, the three commissioners who
were able to attend to all the duties of that
office and to keep the cost of county affairs
down below $43,000, drew from the treas-
ury for the performance of all their duties
and all their expenses $1,629.00. In 1887
they performed the same work in the same
acceptable way for $1,550. In 1898, for con-
ducting the affairs, fulfilling the same du-
ties and over-seeing the same matters, the
county is made to pay $2,850, or almost
double that of either of the years referred
to.
There is not an hour’s more work in a
month in the commissioner's office now,
than there was during the same months in
the years of 1885 or 1887. There have been
no new duties or additional responsibilities
imposed upon those who fill that office.
Assessments are made now just as they
were then; taxes are levied and collected
just as they were then; appeals are held
now just as they were then; disbursements,
duplicates, registration requirements, the
oversight of public buildings, office duties,
and all are just the same in the commis-
sioners’ office to-day, if we except the ad-
ditional work of certifying and overseeing
the printing of tickets, as they were dur-
iug the years we refer to and when, for the
satisfactory performance of these duties the
county paid but $1,600, as against $2,800
now.
This is one of the reasons, and only one,
for the extraordinary increase, which, if
continued, is bound to cause extraordinary
and unbearable taxation. It is one of the
places that extravagance can and should be
stopped at once. It is the one point that
the tax-payers should bear in mind.
Others we will point out hereafter.
——DMontana’s new TU. 8. Senator,
CLARK, has to struggle along on an income
of ten million dollars a year. Poor fellow,
we hope he doesn’t come around asking us
to endorse his note for him.
The House Passes the Army Bill.
Measure is Carried by a Party Vote of 168 Yeas, to
125 Nays.—Some Important Amendments.—Can-
teens are Abolished and Civilians Barred From the
Engineer Corps.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—With party
lines closely drawn the army reor, zanization
bill passed the House this“afternoon by a
vote of 168 to 125. There were six Repub-
licans who voted against the measure,
Messrs. Barber, of Maryland; Connolly, of
Ilinois; Johnson, of Indiana; Loud of
California; McEwan, of New Jersey, and
Wadsworth, of New York. Four Demo-
crats, Messrs. McAleer, of Pennsylvania;
McClellan, of New York; Berry, of Ken-
tucky, and Taylor, of Alabama, and Mr.
Skinney, Populist, of North Carolina,
voted in favor of it.
SCANT CRANCES IN THE SEN ATE.
The bill's chances in the Senate are not
as encouraging as its flattering success in
the House would seem to warrant. Senator
Cockrell, « Democratic member of senate
committee on millitary affairs, said to-day
that the bill would not he taken up in the
Senate. He is, however, only expressing
the views of the minority.
The bill provides for the reorganization
and increase of the standing army to about
100,000 ‘men, but gives the President au-
thority to reduce the size of infantry com-
panies and cavalry troops to sixty men
each, thus fixing a minimum of about
50,000 enlisted men. This was a modifi-
cation of the original bill. A reduction of
331 in the number of staff officers was
another modification forced by the oppo-
sition.
. ABOLITION OF CANTEENS.
Among the important amendments
adopted before the vote was taken to-day
was one to exclude the appointment of civ-
ilians to positions in the engineer corps,
one to abolish canteens and the sale of lig-
uor in camps, which was backed by the
views of General Miles, General Shafter
and others, and one to strike out the pro-
-vision for additional pay for commanders
serving in the West Indies, the Philippines
and Alaska.
The amendment of Mr. Cummings, of
New York, to prohibit the use of troops in
the several States to suppress riots, except
upon the application of the Governors of
the States, was defeated by a large ma-
jority, after a spirited debate in which ex-
President Cleveland’s name and that of ex-
Governor Altgeld figured.
The motion to recommit with instruc-
tion to report back the minority substitute
only commanded two Republican votes
and was lost by a vote of 117 to 170.
The bill as passed provides in addition
to the general officers and staff departments
for twelve regiments of cavalry of twelve
troops each, 144 coast batteries, twenty-
four field batteries, thirty regiments of in-
fantry of twelve companies each, a corps
of engineers and one regiment of engineers,
an ordnance department and a signal corps,
the latter with 625 enlisted men.
It also gives the President discretion to
recruit the organizations serving in Cuba,
Porto Rico and the islands of the Pacific in
whole or in part from the inhabitants
thereof. Before the House adjourned to-
day the river and harbor hill was form-
ally called up in order to make it the un-
finished business in the committee of the
whole.
Reed Nicknames Filipinos.
WASHINGTON, January 30.—Speaker
Reed has made plain his views on the
Philippine question, and has at the same
time set every one laughing by his remark:
*‘Think of it ! Two dollars a head for the
yellow bellies !”” This is his comment on
the plan to pay Spain $20,000,000 for the
Philippines, as provided by the peace
treaty. = - fron
Harrisburg. Yesterday’s ballot was looked
before the dead-lock is broken.
of importance done up to this time was the
sented by president Geo. W. Atherton and
The balloting on U. S. Senator up to and
lows : :
1 ©» 3.4 5
Quay, R........... 112 112 111 93 55
Jenks, D........ 82 84 85 69 41
Dalzell, R.. 16 15-17 14 12
Stone, R.... 2. 8 B.5
Stewart, R. 9 greg yy
Hutt, R..... ws 0B BB 5 8
Rice, R....ceo.... 2 2 2 1 0
Markle, R. 1 1~1T 171
44 3 4.3
oll a341
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3:8 3 3 3
3 1.1 rr 1 -@
Downing, R..... 0.22 14
Weidner, R.... 0 0 0 0 o
Hale, R..... we D200. 0.0 0
Rider, R. 0.0 0 0 0
Total vote......247 248 248 210 133
Necessary to
THE SITUATION AT HARRISBURG.
Up to last evening there had been little, if any, change in the senatorial dead-lock at
forward to with more than the usual inter-
est because of a rumor that had been started about the hotels, on Wednesday evening,
to the effect that a few Members intended breaking from Quay to Magee.
fourteenth ballot was taken at noon yesterday there was nothing in the result to verify
the rumors and ‘everybody settled down to the feeling that it will be at least a month
When the
The MecCarrell bill passed the Senate finally on Wednesday. The only other matter
presentation of the Memorial on behalf of
The Pennsylvania State College ‘praying for an annual endownment of $10,000 for a
library which Andrew Carnegie contemplates building at that institution.
It was pre-
Col. Jas. P. Coburn, Bellefoute, and Hon.
Cyrus Gordon, Clearfield, representing the board of trustees.
including yesterday’s vote has been as fol-
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ing.
Colorado Gets More Snow—Fuel and Provisions are
Getting Low In Many Places—Chicago People
Shivering—Cold Wave Reached There on Satur-
day, Weather Moderated Sunday But Vesterday
the Mercury Went to Zero.
DENVER, January 30.—Snow began fall:
ing on the mountains shortly after mid-
night last night, and the storm which has
been raging since a week ago, with an oc-
casional let up,
There have been numerous snow slides.
The town of Breckenridge, about forty
miles from Leadville, is completely ‘iso-
lated. Fuel and provisions are getting
low and much suffering from the lack of
necessities must surely result. Not a
wheel has moved out of Como on the South
Park for two days, and reports from there
tell of great losses to range stock. The
mines about Leadville have been forced: to
close down, as no ore can be moved. - Hun-
dreds of men have worked almost inces-
santly at different points on the South
Park line, between Como and Leadville, to
open the road to traffic, but have been at
last compelled to surrender to the elements.
Snow is packed in great drifts in the cuts
and the wind piles it in as fast as the shov-
elers can make an opening.
Kokomo is almost hidden away by the
banks of snow on all sides. Snowslides
are frequent and danger. of destruction
threatens the town. No trains have
moved west of Leadville, on the Colorado
Midland, for several days. Should the
storm keep up its present fury, great suf-
fering and loss of life will result.
Wyoming, and already the loss to cattle
has been great. or
WicHITA, Kan., January 30.—Snow be-
gan falling to-day, accompanied by a fierce
wind. A severe blizzard extends over
Southern Kansas and Oklahoma. ey
RAWLINS, Wyoming, January 30.—A°
terrible blizzard has been raging in RaW-'
lins: county. ‘With. the, wind . blowing
sixty miles an hour the snow has drifted,
badly. The storm will be severe on stock
as the snow is crusted, preventing sheep
from securing feed. : i
CHICAGO, January 30.—The cold wave
moderated somewhat during Sunday, but
is closely followed by another cold wave,
equally severe. The temperature was
much lower in the central’ and western’
states during the past twenty-four homrs
than any previously experienced this win-
ter. The mercury reached 30 degrees he-
low at Duluth and 26 degrees below at Bis-
marck and St. Paul. In Chicago the tem-
perature to-night will, according to the of»
ficial forecast, be 15 degrees below zero.
St. PAUL, Minn., January 30.—Thirty-
eight below at Battle Ford and 10 degrees
below at Marquette were the official ex-
tremes of temperature in the northwest to-
day. The local record, 26 degrees below,
was the coldest in years. Unofficial re-
to 62 degrees below zero at Rat Portage.
The Cold Weather.
Moderated Somewhat in the West, But Another Wave
Has Appeared.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1.—The cold weather has
moderated somewhat in the Central States,
but another cold wave has appeared in the
northwest, where it bas caused an addition-
al fall in temperature. Williston, N. D.,
reports thirty degrees below zero. Excep-
tionally cold weather prevails in nearly all
sections of the country.
PITTSBURG, Feb. 1.—This was the cold-
est day of the winter. The mercury drop-
ped to zero in the city, while in surround-
ing towns of Western Pennsylvania it reg-
istered from 5 to 13 degrees below.
At Vandergrift, James Fryer, of Apollo,
was found frozen to death. He had fallen
and broken his leg and died hefore he
could reach home.
The Monongahela river is frozen over
from Pittsburg to the head waters, and the
Allegheny is closed above Sharpsburg, Pa.
Slcighing Party Baried.
Five Persons and Eighteen Horses Killed by a Snow
Slide. .
ASPEN, Col., Feb. 1.—A sleighing party
was caught to-day in a snow-slide in Lin-
coln Gulch, nine and one-half miles above
Aspen.
Particulars are lacking, but it is believed
that five men and eighteen horses were
killed.
Reduces His Own Salary.
Mayor Quincy, of Boston, Will Work for Less Morey,
as Other City Employes Must.
Boston, Feb. 1.—Mayor Quincy said to-
day that, in pursuance of the orders issued
yesterday for a reduction in the salaries of
all departments, he would set the example
and would perform the duties of mayor ata
reduction of 7} per cent. from the schedule.
The salary is $10,000, but he will work for
$9,250. Police salaries will not be effected
by the order, as the mayor has no control
over them. The salaries of firemen will
he cut. Nearly $5,000 employes out of a
total of 10,000 are effected by the mayor's
order, and he expects to save $200,000 by
reducing salaries.
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Fierce Blizzard in Kansas and Wyom- |
is again in full blast. |
The,
storm extends along the mountains’ in,
| and Representatives are
which reached this section Saturday night}.
ports gave the temperature running down,
Can Hold the Volunteers.
President Has Authority to Retain them in ‘Service
"for Two Years.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.—Attorney Gener-
al Grigg construes the volunteer army law
so that President’ McKinley can keep in
the service a sufficient number of volun-
teers to guard our federal interests for a
{ year or more, regardless of the adoption of
. an army reorganization law by the present
| Congress.
| In the room of the house committee on
; military affairs chairman Hull to-day said:
, “While it is true that upon the ratification
| of peace, without further legislation, the
i regular army must be at once reduced to
26,000 men, the government would not be
hampered thereby for a moment. There
are upwards of 80,000 men in the volun-
teer army and they can be kept for a pe-
riod of two years from the date of their
muster into the service. So you see that
under this construction of the law there
would be no necessity for an extra session
of the Congress to pass an army reorganiza-
tion bill, even ‘if the pending legislation
should fail.
‘‘The bill making appropriations for the
West Point military academy has heen
completed by our committee, reported to
the House, and is on the calendar. I think
it will be passed by the close of the week.
It carries $200,000 more than has ever been
appropriated for West Point, and I pre-
sume that there will be considerable oppo-
sition to the measure.
“Under existing. conditions it is likely
that the President will decline to muster
out any more volunteer regiments until the
Congress shall adopt a measure for the reg-
ular army. Itis no secret that Senators
requesting the
muster-out of regiments, and that the
President is declining to accede to such re-
quests. The volunteer army will form the
| strength of the Nation until the Congress
shall make provision for the regular army
to meet the new conditions with which we
‘are confronted. ’?" we 24 DUQUE ARIES
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Reed Confirmed.
A Senator Objects Because He Heard that the Ap-
pointee Intended to Continue as College Presi-
dent.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 31.—When the
Senate went into executive session this
morning to act upon the nominations sent
in by the Governor, Mr. Washburn objected
to the confirmation of Dr. Geo. E. Reed, of
‘Carlisle, as state librarian.
‘I understand,” said he ‘‘that Dr. Reed
intends to run a college and the state li-
brary at the same time. I am opposed to
confirming his appointment unless he will
spend all his time in Harrisburg.”
"Mr. Merrick raised the point of order
that a member of the Senate had no busi-
ness to retail idle gossip; but Lieutenant
Governor Gobin, who was in the chair,
ruled that he could not control any
gentleman’s remarks; that Mr. Washburn
‘was in order.
1 The Crawford countain wanted to know
if any Member could assure him that Dr.
Reed would devote all his time and atten-
tion to the state library.
To this McCarrell replied that there was
only one reason for making such an attack
on Dr. Reed, and he attributed it to ignor-
ance.
“Anybody who knows Dr. Reed,’’ re-
marked Mr. McCarrell, ‘knows that he
will do his duty by the State.’
Mr. Washburn insisted that he had been
reliably informed that Dr. Reed would re-
tain his relations with the College at Car-
lisle while acting as state librarian. This
ended the discussion and Dr. Reed was
confirmed by a vote of 37 to 0, and at the
same time the National Guard nominations
were also confirmed without opposition.
Wiley will Succeed Goblin.
Brigade PI d That a P ylvanian Was Ch
Camp McKENZIE, Augusta, Ga., Feb.
1.—General John A. Wiley will be com-
mander of the Third brigade, vice Gobin.
The special order from the War Depart-
ment was received at brigade headquarters
to-day. The General is ordered to his new
command at ouce and is expected to as-
sume command within a few days. Con-
siderable satisfaction was expressed among
the Pennsylvania troops over this assign-
ment, for aside from being a Pennsylvanian,
the General was in command of the Second
brigade, National Guard Pennsylvania,
and is known by many of the officers.
Lieutenant Johnston, Company A, Thir-
teenth Pennsylvania, arrived in camp after
being absent on sick leave.
Alger to Inspect Again.
Will Take a Trip to Cuba and Porto Rico With
Some Friends.
WASHINGTON, February 1.—Secretary
Alger is arranging to make a visit of in-
spection of Cuba and Porto Rico, starting
from New York on March 5th next on the
transport Berlin. The military committees
of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives will be of the party, besides Mrs. Al-
ger, private secretary and Mrs. Victor
Mason, and a few personal friends of the
Secretary.
The Berlin will make her regular trip,
carrying a full cargo of stores, and the only
diversion from the usual route will be
around the west end of Cuba. The trip
will consume a month.
Democrats are Firm.
In the Great Fight at Harrisburg They Present a Solid
Front.—The Fight Against Quay is Hot.—How
Senator Miller Presented an Amendment to Block
a Game.—Democrats in the House Aroused Over the
McCarrell Bill.—What the Measure Proposes and
How it Will be Fought.
Harrisburg, Jan. 30.—Not since tne
memorable senatorial campaign of
1875, which placed the lamented Will-
iam A. Wallace in the senate at Wash-
ington, has there been seen so much en-
thusiasm amongst the representative
Democrats as is now being witnessed
in Harrisburg. This interest has been
aroused by the magnificent fight that is
being made to defeat the arch boss of
machine Republicanism, Matthew
Stanley Quay.
As it stands today, Quay is a defeated
man, and his defeat is a tribute to
sterling Democracy and the leadership
of that peerless manager, Colonel
James M. Guffey. There have been
fewer slanders against Democrats dur-
ing the past week than at any time
since the present campaign opened.
Quay’s friends have discovered that
their falsehoods are reacting upon
them, and there is a noticeable decrease
in this species of warfare.
The Quay lines have been wavering
for two weeks, and to sustain them and
hold them in shape it became necessary
to announce that assistance was to be
had from the Democrats. Some of the
Quay lieutenants went so far as, in a
general way, to designate certain Dem-
ocrats who could be influenced to vote
for the “old man.” These reports were
credited to the Wanamaker headquar-
ters, but it was soon shown that they
had no such origin.
DEMOCRATS UNDER PRESSURE.
Not in 20 years have Democrats been
subjected to such pressure as are those
who are here now in house and senate.
Professional “strikers” of the machine
brand are here like flies around a mo-
lasses barrel. They are notionly work-
ing for Quay’s re-election, but they are
trying to secure Democratic votes to
pass the notorious McCarrell bill. This
bill, which was prepared by Senator
S. J. M. McCarrell, one of Quay’s most
subservient followers, prevents district
attorneys from setting aside jurors in
any county in the commonwealth, as
is now the case. The bill is solely in
the interest of Senator Quay, who does
not want the district attorney of Phil-
adelphia, who is to try him, to have
this privilege.
MILLER TO THE FRONT.
It is to the credit of the Democracy
that one of its senators put forth he
first and most effective attempt to halt
the bill. Senator Miller, of Berks, of-
fered the amendment that the condi-
tions of the bill shall not apply to cases
now pending. But this is just what
the Quay machine did not want, and
as a result a bitter fight in the senate
took place on Thursday last. The
Quayites won, and the bill will doubt-
less pass third reading in ‘the senate,
but when it reaches the house there
will be Democrats over there who will
block its progress by proposing a sim-
ilar amendment. The Democrats, i i3
true, received assistance from the anti-
Quay Republicans, but it is at the insti-
gation of Democratic leaders that ths
party is leading in this attack on an at-
tempt to influence legislation for one
man's benefit.
It'begins to look as/if a great: deal of
good work will be effected. at. this leg~
islature outside of the defeat of the
McCarrell bill and similar Quay meas-
ures. The Democrats have ‘discovered
that they can rely upon the svord of the
anti-Quay Republican leaders, and are
disposed to meet them half way in
every attempt at reform. K This was
shown in the action of the independent
Republicans and of the Democratic
caucus of Friday last in their mutual
agreement to stay out of the joint con-
vention on Saturday. It was discover-
ed that the Quay leaders had hatched
a most desperate plan to elect Quay at
that time. As already stated there are
perhaps less than half a dozen Demo-
crats who are under obligations to
Quay and who would vote for him if
an opportunity offered. The scheme
was to get 16 Quay Republicans, who
were ready to violate their word of
honor and break their. “pairs’’ with
Democrats and anti-Quay Republic. ns,
appear in the joint convention of Sat-
urday and vote for Quay. Democrats
and independent Republicans, with
whom they were paired, would, of
course, be at home, never dreaming
that any man would be so desperate
and dishonorable as to break his word
of honor. This scheme was frustrated
by the action of the Democrats and an-
ti-Quay Republicans, who agreed that
they would remain away from the joint
convention, thus leaving the Quay peo-
ple without a majority.
DEMOCRATS SPOILED IT.
It would have been very easy with
only 135 or 140 senators and members
answering the roll call on Saturday to
have put this desperate scheme into
operation, but the action of the two
meetings effectively spoiled ‘it, and
when the ballot was taken,on Satur-
day Quay had only 30 votes, Dalzell
one and Jenks one.
There is still considerable . feeling
over the way that Senators Stiles and
Boyd and one or two other Democrats
in the senate have been acting. Sena-
tors Boyd, Stiles, Neely and Haines
voted for the confirmation of John P.
Elkin as attorney general, and when
it came to a vote on the Miller amend-=
ment to the McCarrell bill, noted above,
both Boyd and Stiles were absent, and
did not vote. These gentlemen are re-
garded as friends of the Quay ma-
chine, and in the case of Senator Stiles
his constituents have been holding in-
dignation meetings over his action.
The outlook is for a prolonged dead-
lock. The Hon. George A. Jenks de-
clared last week that he would be
a candidate to the end. Colonel James
M. Guffey, in an equally effective man-
ner, stated that the Democrats would
stand in a firm line fighting Quay un-
til he hauled down his flag. Under
such inspiring words as these, and with
such leaders, the Democracy is win-
ning fresh laurels and the gratitude of
:the whale people.
-——Mary Catharine Heis, of Burnside
township, was brought to jail in this place,
on Monday, for safe keeping. The unfor-
tunate woman has become deranged by
brooding over a misunderstanding which
terminated in the divorce of her hushand,
Ellis Etters. A board of physicians will
examine her with a view to-detérmining
whether she shall be sent to Danville. * ~
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. . The National Debt.
An Increase of Twenty-Three Millions During the
Month.
WASHINGTON, February 1.—The month-
ly statement of the public debt shows that
at the close of business January 31st, 1899,
the debt, less cash in the treasury,
amounted to $1,152,624,750, an increase
for the month of $23,448,464. This in-
crease is principally accounted for in the
redemption of government bonds issued in
aic of the Central, Western and Union Pa-
cific railroads, which matured January 1st,
1899. Thedebt is recapitulated as follows:
Interest bearing debt, $1,040,562,030,
debt on which interest has ceased since
maturity, $1,237,150; debt bearing no in-
terest, $385,410,245; total, $1,427,209,425.
This amount, however, does not include
$552,853,783 in certificates and treasury
notes outstanding, which are offset by an
equal amount of cash in the treasury
held for their redemption. The cash in the
treasury is classified as follows: Gold,
$261,692,279; silver, $506,512.353; paper,
$54,098,472; bonds, deposits in national
banks, disbursing officers’ balances, etoc.,
$89,665,721; total, $911,969,026, against
which there are demand liabilities out-
standing amounting to $637,384,305,
which leaves a cash balance in the treasury
of $274,584,675.
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The President and Gomez.
McKinley Said to Have Recognized the Cuban
Patroit.
NEW York, February 1.—The New
York Herald publishes:the following dis-
patch from Havana, under date of Wednes
day: v ’ r
. “*For the first time since the protocol was
signed President McKinley has taken an
active-interest in Cuban affairs and has di-
rected official recognition of General Maxi-
mo Gomez, who, can settle with very few
words all the affairs now disturbing the re-
lations between the two peoples.
“It is understood here that General But-
ler has convinced the President that a mis-
take was made in not recognizing General
Gomez in any way, and that General
Brooke has received instructions to avail
himself of the opportunity presented by
the intended visit of Robert P. Porter and
Senor Quesada to General Gomez to send a
letter to the veteran chieftain, asking his
advice and inviting him to come to Ha-
vana. Blu Reel fe
“‘Mr. Porter goes to General Gomez prac-
tically as a personal representative of
President McKinley, who will decide upon
no course toward the insurgents until he
has heard from Gomez.’
Cost $25,000 to.Live 84 Years.
An Aged Man Figures Out Just How He Spent His
Days.
CHESTERTOWN, Md., Jan. 31.—One of
the oldest citizens of Kent, now in his 80’s
has made the following interesting esti-
mates, taking the figures of French statisti-
cians as a basis. He has lived 30,660 days,
has slept 10,080 days, worked 10,920 days,
has spent 9760 days in eating, walking,
amusements, ete.
He has eaten 28,360 loaves of bread or
14} tons, which at 3 cents a pound would
be $856.80. Of meat he has eaten 26,880
pounds, or about 13} tons, which at 5
cents a pound, would be equivalent to
$1340. He has eaten 7728 pounds of vege-
tables, eggs, fish, etc., which at 2 cents a
pound, would be $154.56.
As a drinker, this elderly citizen has
heen a marked success, having taken 11,-
760 gallons’ of liquid: namely, ‘water, tea,
coffee, beer, wine, etc, costing $117.60.
He reaches the final conclusion that a man
84 years of age, will consume, according to
his conservative estimate, $2500 worth of
solids and fluids.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
R. A. Beck has been among the
grip victims during the past week.
nt pga Li SL
——The county auditor's completed
their work last Saturday and returned to
their homes.
eee QA ene.
——A pail works employing three hun-
dred men is to be started at Sunbury by
the last of this month.
‘ —t
——On the evening of Feb. 23rd our
people will have an opportunity of seeing
a genuine colored cake-walk. That will be
the night of the G. U. 0. O. F. ball and
they intend to open it with a cake-walk.
The very swellest of the colored popula-
tion in the town will participate and a real
sporty walk will be the result. Tickets
are only 25cts.
aaa
——Harry A. Rantz and Miss Nellie G.
Maxwell, both of Williamsport, were mar-
ried by long distance telephone on Tues-
day. The groom went to Elmira, N. Y.
and, procuring a minister, called np his in-
tended. The ceremony = was carried
through without a hitch. The desire to do
something novel prompted the long dis-
tance marriage.
ee
——Prothonotary M. I. Gardner fell on
a slippy pavement, on Monday, and sprain-
ed his ankle. The injury was so serious
that he has not been able to attend court as
clerk this week. Former prothonotary W.
F. Smith served in his stead until Thurs-
day when he couldn’t stand the pressure
any longer and fled to the Millheim horse
sale, leaving L. A. Schaeffer to do the
work.
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FosTER SAYS LOOK-oUT FOR COLD
WEATHER. —The first disturbance in Feh-
ruary will reach the Pacific coast about
January 30th, cross the west of Rockies by
close of 31st, great central valleys February
1st to 3rd; eastern States on the 4th.
Warm wave will cross the west of the
Rockies country about January 30th, great
central valleys February 1st, eastern States
February 3rd. Cool wave will cross the
west of Rockies country about February
2nd, great central valley 4th, eastern States
6th. :
The great warm wave, forecasts of which
have been published, will be inaugurated
soon after the date of this bulletin, and
will affect most parts of the United States.
"But about February 1st the reverse of
this will occur and a great cold wave, with
a general temperature, will sweep across
the continent. o in
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