Until July ist, 1899.
Terms, $1.00 a Year, in Advance.
Bellefonte, Pa., March 10, 1899.
P. GRAY MEEK, - -
Ep1TOR.
The Watchman Still to Be Had tor $1.00
a Year,
Out of respect for the earnest solicita-
tion of a number of the leading Demo-
crats of Centre county and with the hope
of making the WATCHMAN the family
paper of every household in this section
it has been determined to continue the
present low rate of $1 a year until July
1st, 1899.
The reduction in price made last De-
cember has resulted in an unprecedented
increase of subscribers, but we know
there are still more who will be anxious
to take advantage of this low rate propo-
sition.
There is one thing, however, that we
desire to impress upon the minds of our
old subscribers. This rate of $1 per year
is POSITIVELY only for those who pay in
advance. All have an equal opportunity
to take advantage of it and if you do not
do it you need not expect to settle at any
other than the rate of $2 per year.
The WATCHMAN has never deviated
from its rule of fair and impartial treat-
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scriber, for you will be disappointed if
you do.
The Furnace Situation.
The recent remarkable spurt in the iron
market has naturally had the effect of start-
ing all sorts of rumors afloat about the two
idle furnaces in this place.
The WATCHMAN has already published
all that there is to know in the matter and
is in a position to give its readers any reli-
able information that future developments
warrant. As is already known the Val-
entine iron works properties sometime ago
passed into the hands of the American
bonding and trust company of Baltimore
city, to be owned and controlled by parties
whose names are not to be made public.
It was their intention to put the plant in
operation as soon as practicable, but owing
to the expense involved by undertaking
such work in mid-winter it was deferred
until such time this spring as seems most
propitious.
Last Saturday, WALTER KENNEDY, a
furnace expert from Pittsburg, was here to
examine the plant and report on its condi-
tion. He was shown all about the place,
but did not have time to visit the mines.
We are not at liberty to give the text of his
report but can say that it was favorable.
‘What will be done as a result of it no one
here can tell, because no further com-
munication has been had with the
prospective operators.
As to the probability of the Bellefonte
furnace company’s plant resuming nothing
more definite is known of it than that the
owners of the furnace had a meeting in
Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon to talk
over its business condition. Mr. KENNEDY,
when he was here, also examined the Col-
lins farnace and had quite an interview
with Mr. THOS. SHOEMAKER, the former
superintendent, before he left town. Mr.
SHOEMAKER is now in Philadelphia.
The boom in the iron trade may be the
cause of blowing in both furnaces soon, but
so far as any definite assurance to such ef-
fect is concerned there is none.
Our Government Passive.
Throughout Execution of Italian Project to Secure
an “Open. Door” in China. ;
WASHINGTON, March 6.—The United
States government has remained absolute-
ly passive throughout the execution of the
Italian project to secure an ‘‘open door’?
on the Chinese coast through the acquisi-
tion of San Mun bay and outlying islands.
Some days ago United States Minister Con-
ger, at Pekin, acquainted the state depart-
ment with the fact that Italy had preferred
a request on China for a lease of the spot
selected, but he has made no report since
and it is not known officially whether or
not the Italian forces have been landed at
San Mun.
One of the highest authorities to-day
said: ‘‘The government of the United
States will not take any steps in regard to
the Italian demand for the cession of such
Chinese territory.’’
In other words our government, resist-
ing from motives of broad policy alluring
intimations from other powers to the effect
that time is ripe for a raid by the United
States on some part of the Chinese coast
line, has definitely determined to keep
hands off. But one motive could induce
the government to change this policy, and
that would be a desire to protect our enor-
mously valuable commerce with China
from the danger of being completely cut
oft through the gradual extension of the
leaseholds of European nations over the
whole Chinese sea coast. So long as our
trade is let alone, or is at least allowed fair
opportunity for development and is not
made the subject of discrimination, so long
will the United States government refrain
from any interference in Chinese affairs.
Mr. Conger has reported that Pekin has
been unusually quiet during the past win-
ter. Hedoes not undertake to say whether
or not the presence of marine guards at the
United States legation and at other embas-
sies and legations in Pekin had anything
to do with repressing disorder, but his
statement bears the affirmative interpreta-
tion.
The Chinese minister called at the state
department to-day and had a conference
with Secretary Hay.
——Subscribe for the WATCHMAN.
Summing Up the Entire Appropriations
Made by the Last Congress, Which
Aggregate $1,566.890,016.
Increase of Expenditures.—The Last Congress
Easily Surpasses All of Its Predecessors in the
Stupendous Aggregate of Its Appropriations.—An
Actual Deficiency in the Current Revenues,
Amounting, on March 1st, to $99,100,554.50.
WASHINGTON, March 5.—The official
statement of Representative Joseph G. Can-
non, of Illinois, the chairman of the house
appropriation committee, summing up the
appropriation by the entire Congress of
$1,566,890,016, and for the session just
closed a total of $673,658,400, with au-
thority for contracts subject ,to future ap-
propriations amounting to $70,000,000.
Chairman Cannon's statement in full fol-
lows: .
Appropriations made at the session of
Congress just closed amount approximately
to $673,658,400, and show an apparent re-
duction of $219,573,000 under the appro-
priations made at the preceding session.
This is attributable to the large expenses
occasioned by the war with Spain that
were provided for during the preceding ses-
sion.
The entire appropriations made by the
Fifty-fifth Congress aggregate $1,566,890,
016.28. Of this sum $482,562,083.47 is di-
rectly chargeable to our late war with
Spain, or incident thereto. Deducting
this charge from the whole amount of the
appropriations, the remainder, $1,084,327, -
632.81, represents the ordinary or normal
appropriations made by the Fifty-fifth
Congress.
APPROPRIATIONS OF FIFTY-FOURTH CON-
GRESS.
The appropriations made by the preced-
ing Congress, the Fifty-fourth, amounted
to $1,044,580,273.87. A comparison shows
an increase in ordinary appropriations
made by this Congress over those made by
that Congress, Fifty-fourth, of $39,747,000,
but this apparent increase is more than ac-
counted for by increases under eight items
alone, namely: For pensions, $4,000,000;
for the postal service, $16,000,000; for riv-
ers and harbors, including work under con-
tracts previously authorized, $3,600,000;
for new ships for the navy, $6,000,000; for
beginning the work of the Twelfth census,
$1,000,000; for the Paris exposition, $1,-
200,000; for new public buildings, includ-
ing the building for the department of jus-
tice, and for site and partial construction
of the new government printing office,
about $5,000,000, and for payment of judg-
ments rendered against the government on
account of the French spoliations and un-
der the Bowman act, $3,100,000.
NATURAL AND NECESSARY INCREASES.
These very natural and necessary in-
creases in public expenditures on account
of the pension list, the growth of the pos-
tal service in response to the demands of
commerce, the improvement of the great
water ways of the country and for increase
of the navy, the construction of needed
buildings to accommodate the government
service in the cities of the country, the tak-
ing of census, participation of the nation
in the great exposition to be held at Paris
next year and the payment of the French
spoliation judgments and Bowman act
cases so long considered by and pressed
upon Congress, aggregating $39,900,000—
more than dissipate the entire apparent in-
crease in the ordinary appropriations by
‘this Congress over those made by the Fifty-
fourth Congress.
In addition to the direct appropriations
made at this session, contracts were author-
ized, subject to future appropriations to be
made by Congress, amounting to about
$70,000,000. Of this amount, $44,000,000
is for additional ships of the navy, $22,500,-
000 is for work oun rivers and harbors, and
something over $3,000,000 is for public
buildings. The contract system is, of ne-
cessity, applied to the construction of new
warships, which require periods of years
for their construction. In the case of river
and harbor improvements and the construe-
tion of public buildings, experience has
shown that the authorization of contracts
tends materially to expedite and cheapen
the same.
STATEMENT FROM DOCKERY.
Mr. Dockery, of Missouri, the ranking
Democratic member of the house appropri-
ations committee, made the following state-
ment, giving the Democratic view:
**This Congress easily surpasses all of its
predecessors in the stupendous aggregate of
its appropriations. It was thought that
the Fifty-first Congress, commonly, known
as the “billion dollar Congress,”” had, in
point of extravagance of appropriations,
touched a limit which would not be reached
or, at least surpassed hy any of its succes-
sors.
“This congress, however, has far exceed-
ed the appalling total of the appropriations
then made, and it will be remembered that
the billion dollar Congress was followed by
overwhelming disaster to the Republican
party at the ensuing election.
‘Confronted with a war with Spain, re-
quiring the imposition of additional tax-
ation. it is obvious that rigid economy
should have been applied in all other direc-
tions of the expenditure of public money.
The people were willing to meet all the
demands upon the national treasury made
necessary by the Spanish war, but it is fair
to presume that they expected their repre-
sentatives, in view of cheerful disposition
manifested, to meet these added burdens,
to limit the ordinary appropriations to the
necessities of a wise and economical admin-
istration.
HAVE NOT BEEN REALIZED.
‘“These expectations have not
realized.
‘‘The result is an actual deficiency in
current revenues, amounting on the first of
this month to $99,100,554.50. This de-
ficiency, as shown by a recent conservative
estimate by chairman Cannon, of the ap-
propriation committee, will probably reach
$159,000,000 on the 30th of June next.
“It is impossible to estimate with ac-
curacy the treasury deficiency for the com-
ing fiscal year. The secretary of the treas-
ury in his annual report, made in De-
cember last, estimated it at about $31,-
000,000, but it is now apparent that it will
not be less than $100,000,000. It is almost
certain, therefore, that the government
will be compelled during the calendar year,
1900, to face an actual treasury deficiency.
The $462.000,000 of income arising from
the sale of bonds under this administration
and that of President Cleveland will then
have heen exhausted and the treasury will
pass from the condition of borrowed sur-
plus to an actual deficit. Such a condition
must be met, either by increased taxation,
or by the issue of treasury certificates or
by an additional bond issue.
‘Notwithstanding this deplorable treas-
ury situation, which has been called over
and over again to the attention of Congress
and the country, appropriations have been
made which in many cases have not been
warranted by the interests of the public
service, or which, if, proper in themselves,
should have been postponed until the
national income should be ample to meet
all its liabilities without the necessity of
bond issues.
been
MIGHTY AGGREGATE REACHED.
“The appropriations of the original ‘bil-
lion dollar Congress, amounted to $1,035,-
630,109.94. The appropriations of the
Congress just, ended reach the mighty
aggregate of $1,566,800,016.28. It is fair
to deduct from this total $482,562,083.47,
made necessary to meet the liabilities in-
curred by the Spanish war. So if we de-
duct from the grand total the liabilities on
account of the war with Spain, it appears
that the appropriations for the ordinary ex-
penses of the government are $1,084,327,-
932.81. The appropriations of the Congress
just ended to meet the ordinary govern-
mental expenses exceed those of the pre-
ceding (Fifty-fourth) Congress by $39,747,-
658.94. Not only this, but the contract
liabilities authorized by the Congress just
expired for new ships and their armament,
public buildings, rivers and harbors and
miscellaneous items, amount to $70,602, -
524. If, therefore, to the ordinary appro-
priations are added the liabilities on ‘ac-
count of these authorized contracts, we
ascertain that the appropriations and con-
tract liabilities amount to the tremendous
total of $1,154,930,456.61.
‘“These increased appropriations have
gone for French spoliation claims, public
buildings, rivers, harbors, Bowman act
claims and hundreds of other projects, some
meritorious, but many of them not entitled
to recognition by the national government.
In every branch of the civil service of the
government there has been an increase of
appropriation.
*‘The time has come to reform the scale
of national expenditures. The reckless
improvidence of the outgoing Congress will
at least serve the good purpose of arousing
the people and of causing them to send
Representatives to the national capital who
will reduce the burdens imposed by riotous
appropriations.”
Gen. Otis to End Rebellion
Master Stroke.
By Ome
Preparations are Being Made to Proceed With an
Aggressive Campaign Against the Filipinos.
Will Try to Crush Them Before the Wet Season.
Anticipating the Advance, Insurgents are Throw-
ing up Intrenchments and Levying Supplies.— Wash-
ington Expects News.
MANILA, March 5, 4 p. m.—The troops
which arrived Saturday on the transport
Senator and those that arrived yesterday on
the transport Ohio are disembarking, and
all the preparations are being made to pro-
ceed with an aggressive campaign before
the wet season sets in.
The rebels have been concentrating in
the vicinity of the reservoir. To-day a pa-
trol of Company G, Second Oregon volun-
teers, was taken in ambush. Two men
were wounded, but the Oregonians held
their ground under a heavy fire until the
remainder of the company, assisted by two
companies of the First Nebraska regiment,
flanked the enemy, killing 30 and wound-
ing several more. Two battalions of the
Twentieth regular infantry have reinforced
Gen. Hale’s brigade.
All the native huts have been destroyed
at Mariquina, and the country there is
pretty well cleared, but the rebels were re-
turning in small bodies at sundown. Ap-
parently they have secured a new supply
of smokeless ammunition recently, as there
has been a noticeable difference the last
few days.
The Spanish commissioners who are en-
deavoring to secure the release of the
Spanish prisoners in the hands of Aguinal-
do, have returned to Malolos to offer $2,-
000,000 for their release. As Aguinaldo
has been demanding $7,000,000; it 4s not
ii that their: mission will be success-
ul. 4]
The rebels, anticipating the American
advances, are busy in throwing up defences
in every direction, and it is reported they
are levying men and supplies in every
province. As a result great dissatisfaction
prevails among tribes ordinarily unfriendly
to the Tagalos, particularly among the Ilo-
canos, who assert their desire to assist in
conquering the Tagalos if furnished with
arms.
The civil members of the United States
Philippine commission, who arrived Satur-
day, landed to-day and are now installed
in quarters on the Malate water front.
While awaiting the arrival of Colonel
Charles Denby, former United States min-
ister to China, the members will devote
their time to sightseeing and getting famil-
iar with conditions. Until Colonel Denby
arrives the commission will be incomplete
and can do nothing officially.
The Arizona will sail for San Francisco
with all the sick March 9th, the Newport
with all the returning officers and their
wives March 10th, the Scandia with dis-
charged soldiers March 11th and the Mor-
gan City, March 12th.
WASHINGTON, March 5.—There is reason
to expect important news from Manila
within the next fortnight. General Otis
has practically completed his plans for a
grand onslaught on the insurgents to de-
prive them of offensive power at least. He
will form a large portion of his force into
columns as soon as his reinforcements are
all at band and will push these in parallel
lines straight through the jungles, clearing
out the insurgents in every direction as the
troops go forward.
The American troops are getting restless
and nervous under the petty but annoying
sharpshooting of Filipinos and are so anx-
ious to put a stop to this that General Otis
has yielded to their desire.
Fighting at Manila.
Insurgents are Ready to Fight at Any Time Especial-
ly Now.
MANILA, March 8.-—10:20 a. m.—The
rebels are busily preparing their defenses at
various points and are more aggressive near
San Pedro Macati where their sharpshooters
maintain a persistent annoyance. Scott's
battery on the hill top, is the centre of fire
from both sides of the river. General Hale
withdrew his outposts from the left bank
of the stream and is now occupying his
original position.
Further trouble is probable in the vi-
cinity of the water works when the rebels
rally, but it would be almost an impossi-
bility for them to interfere with the water
supply, owing to the strength of our posi-
tion.
The weather is several degrees hotter to-
day.
6:45 p. m.—The enemy isstill in front of
General Wheaton’s line. Near San Pedro
Macati they have been actually attempting
to make the positions of the Sixth artillery
on the hills untenable, their sharpshooters
keeping up a constant fire all day.
This morning the enemy in front of Gen-
eral Overshine’s line sent out a flag of
truce, but returned when Lieut. Koehler,
with two men, advanced to meet it. This
afternoon they again showed a white flag
and a general, with two officers and an in-
terpreter, advanced. When the Americans
were within 2,500 yards of the rebel party,
the latter dragged rifles from behind their
backs and opened fire upon them, but fortu-
nately without effect.
Hawthorne’s battery fired two shells
killing several of the enemy.
SCANDAL AT THE CAPITAL.
Quay’s Bribery Committee Holds up the Investiga-
tion Into Charge—Almost a Fracas in the House—
Colonel Guffey Defeats Sibley, Who at Last Comes
Out Squarely tor Quay.—Quay Calls on Sibley—
Colonel Guffey’'s Great Generalship.
Harrisburg, March 6.—No week like
that which has just been closed has
ever been witnessed in the Pennsylvania
legislature. There was a threatened riot
and an indignation meeting and a gen-
eral turmoil participated in by the house,
and all because Speaker Farr’s commit-
tee charged to investigate the attempts
at bribery all but refused to investigate.
‘When the charges were published that
members of the house had been offered
money for their votes on the McCarrell
bill the Quay faction poohpoohed the sug-
gestion. When the Philadelphia Press
gave instances then the house took up
the charge. The speaker appointed a
committee to investigate. It consisted
of Representatives Kreps (Quayite) of
Franklin, Voorhees (Quayite) of Phila-
delphia, secretary; Tighe (Quay Demo-
crat) of Luzerne, Skinner (Quay Demo-
crat) of Fulton and Koontz (anti-Quay
Republican) of Somerset. The day fol-
lowing the appointment of the committee
a number of newspapers, including sev-
eral Democratic journals, made an at-
tack on Mr. Skinner, of Fulton, on his
record, with the result that he declined
to serve upon the committee. Speaker
Farr refused to accept the resignation,
and the place remained vacant.
On Tuesday the committee met and
organized, with Kreps as chairman and
Voorhees as secretary, and adjourned
until Thursday night to hear witnesses.
In the meantime five persons had been
summoned, viz.: G. Nox McCain and
J. P. Dwyer, of the Philadelphia Press;
and Representatives Criste of North-
umberland, Smith of Cameron and Eng-
ler of Lycoming, all of them Democrats.
DEMOCRATS REFUSED BRIBES.
These were the men who, it is be-
lieved, were offered bribes and indig-
nantly refused them, but the committee
refused to hear these witnesses on Thurs-
day because, at Mr. Voorhees’ suggestion,
Kreps and Voorhees, with Tighe voting
with them, adopted a series of rules
which General Woontz claimed would
keep out instead of admit testimony.
A bitter fight was waged in the com-
mittee that night. Koontz declared that
the resolutions were an outrage, and that
he would appeal to the house for redress.
He said that he had witnesses present
and ready to be sworn and the com-
mittee would not hear them under the
rules. The committee meeting broke up
with hard feelings on both sides and
with Koontz still declaring that he would
appeal to the house.
That night the Quay ring mapped out
a scheme to keep Koontz from making
his speech to the house the next morn-
ing. Koontz also intended to ask for th.
appointment of four new members on
the committee, and the names given for
this were those of Representatives Fow
(Democrat) of Philadelphia, Dixon (Dem-
ocrat) of Elk. Young (Republican) of
Tioga and Moore (Republican) of But-
ler, the latter being of the anti-Quay
faction. The Quayites filibustered until
11 o'clock, when Speaker Farr, under a
new rule, declared the house adjourned.
In an instant an appeal was taken by a
large number of Democrats and Repub-
licans from his decision, but he refused
to listenstoi:the appeal and ran away
from the chair.
SCENES OF EXCITEMENT.
A scene of the greatest excitement fol-
lowed. Democrats and anti-Quay Re-
publicans clamored vigorously for Farr
to return, but he would not return, and
so Hon. Ward R. Bliss, anti-Quay Re-
publican, was named as temporary
speaker and Representative Fow, Demo-
crat, of Philadelphia, made reading
clerk. The roll was called and 103 Dem-
ocrats and anti-Quay Republicans an-
swered to their names. A committee
was appointed’ to investigate Speaker
Farr’s outrageous and arbitrary action,
consisting of Representatives Clarency
(Republican) of Philadelphia, Dixon
(Democrat) of Elk, Palm (Democrat) of
Crawford. Young (Republican) of Tioga
and Koontz (Republican) of Somerset.
This committee will report to a meet-
ing of the majority on Tuesday night
next. It is belicved that Farr will be
severely censured. It is the consensus of
conservative anti-Quay Republicans and
Democrats that it is not well to do any
revolutionary act, and Mr. Farr will in
all probability be given another chance.
Another break on his part will undoubt-
edly result in the election of some lead:
ing Democrat, like Dixon of Elk, as the
speaker of the house.
COLONEL GUFFEY'S STATEMENT.
Colonel Guffey said:
“The distinguished Democratic United
States senators and representatives, who
are foreign to Pennsylvania and not in
touch with her political conditions, mean
well, and no doubt are honest in their
expressions, but have heard only one
side of the question about which they
write.
“The Democrats of Pennsylvania are
honest and fully capable of dealing witk
the senatorial situation themselves. They
are familiar wits both Republican fac-
tions, their strong and weak points, and
as for themselves their course was dis-
tinctly outlined in the Altoona plgtform,
on which the campaign was fought. That
platform made it possible to elect the
87 members of the legislature who now
play such a prominent part in the sena-
torial struggle, and who will continue
to do so, and that, too, strictly within
the lines and in full accord with the
Democratic platform and the campaign.
“The Democratic party of Pennsylva-
nia, through its representatives in the
legislature, and as now organized and
conducted, is an honest body and will
be responsible to the people for their ac-
tion and the outcome of the senatorial
contest.”
GOOD THING FOR DEMOCRACY.
Nothing better perhaps could happen
to the party than to have the issue go
before the people. The 87 Democrats in
the legislature have demonstrated to the
people that they are for better govern-
mentand against corruption. They have
refused bribes and threats, and as the
state is about due for another Demo-
cratic administration the party leaders
are alive to the situation. There is every
prospect of a bitter Republican factional
fight in the state for the next two years
by which the Democracy cannot but help
to be benefited. The heat of the strife is
so great that independent Republicans
wouid rather vote for a clean Democrat
in close counties than give their support
for a moment to a Quay Republican.
Thus the situation stands, and it is all to
the benefit of the Democratic party, the
party of the people and of pure prin-
cinles.
' smashing ‘his heel. |
—Nebraska has ended her senatorial dead-
lock by electing MONROE L. HAYWARD, a
sound money Republican, to succeed Sena-
tor ALLEN, Populist. This action leaves
but one Populist, BUTLER, in the Senate.
At least he is the only simon-pure one.
There are a lot of half-breeds like STEWART,
TURNER, HARRIS, and HEITFELD.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——The Mt. Eagle glee club is scheduled
for a concert at Yarnell to-night.
—_————
——A shooting match will be an attrac-
tion for sportsmen at Fillmore to-morrow.
>be
~——The venerable Robert McKnight, of
Fillmore, is reported to be in very poor
health again.
——— mre
—It is sajd that one-fourth of the
twenty-eight houses in the village of Mt.
Eagle are empty.
eae at
——Recorder J. C. Harper is able to be
in his office again, after several weeks con-
finement with rheumatism.
oie iih
——Word has heen received that Mrs.
J. L. Spangler, who went to Philadelphia
last Friday is quite ill with catarrh of the
stomach. :
*be
—L. B. McEntire is hauling the lam-
ber onto his newly purchased property on
Willow-bank street, where work will be
begun on his store building on Monday.
——— ree.
——Rabbi J. Leonard Levy is to lecture
in the court house in this place Wednesday
evening, March 22nd. He is one of the
most eminent expounders of the reformed
Hebrew doctrine in the world.
i id
——Mrs. Rebecca Crouse and Mr. and
Mrs. John Yarger are three Aaronsburg
residents who are seriously ill. The former
with Jung fever, Mr. Yarger bruised and
injured by a fall and his wife suffering
with pneumonia.
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——Our ‘Fancy Patent’ is equal to the
best grades of spring wheat flour and costs
less. Muslin sacks. Try it. Phenix
Milling Co. ;
wl dnl Sede in
——Mrs. A. Katz slipped and fell in
front of their store, the Globe, on Alle-
gheny street, yesterday afternoon, and at
first was thought to have been seriously
injured, but fortunately the first alarm
proved a mistake.
ree
——Misses Jane and Katharine Shugert
entertained a number of their old fashioned
acquaintances at their home, on West Linn
street, last evening. There were some
rare specimens of antiquity among the
guests.
ee
——While hauling wood one day last
week William Gilbert, who works for H.
T. Struble, at Zion, met with an accident
that has made it impossible for him to
walk since. The load on his sled rolled
off and pinned him fast toa tree, badly
Benj. Gentzel, ot Spring township,
shipped eighteen horses to Buffalo, N. Y.,
last evening, there to be sold at the famous
Crandall market auctions. There were all
kinds of horses picked up in the county.
One week Ben brings a load of Illinois
horses to Centre county and sells them and
the next he takes a load of Centre
county horses off to Buffalo. Strange,
isn’t it?
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——Don’t get it into your head that you
can settle up back subscription accounts at
the WATCHMAN office at anything less than
the regular rate of $2 per year. The
WATCHMAN doesn’t have a half ‘dozen
different prices. It is the same to every-
body, and you will be doing us a kindness
by not asking for any deviation in your be-
half. Your best plan is to pay up to the
present time and then take advantage of
the advance rate of $1 per year. Under no
circumstances will the paper be less than
$2 per year, unless paid in advance.
El ae LS
——Miss Blanche Eckenroth and Mr.
George A.Calhoun were married on Wed-
nesday of last week at the home of the
bride’s father, Thomas Eckenroth, near
Unionville. Clifford Calhoun, a brother of
the groom, and Miss Carrie Eckenroth, a
sister of the bride, attended them during
the ceremony, which was performed by
Rev. Geo. E. King, of the Milesburg Meth-
odist church, in the presence of a party of
relatives and friends. A wedding break-
fast was served immediately afterwards.
Both are well known young people in
Union township and bave a host of friends
who will wish them happiness. and success.
—— fp etree.
Two ASPIRANTS FOR FRATERNAL
HoxNors.—Bellefonte has two men who
are ambitious to be elected to high rank in
the respective fraternal organizations in
which they are interested.
J. C. Meyer Esq., past grand of Centre
lodge, 153, I. O. O. F., of Bellefonte, hopes
to be made grand warden of the Pennsyl-
vania Odd Fellows, at the next meeting of
the grand lodge, which will be held in
March.
W. I. Fleming is an aspirant for the rank
of grand junior warden of the Knights
Templar of Pennsylvania. At the state
encampment in Altoona in May the posi-
tion will be filled and Mr. Fleming’s
prominence in Masonic circles will make
him a strong candidate. If he succeeds in
this aspiration he will be in line for the
exalted position of grand eminent com-
mander of the Knights of Pennsylvania.
Both gentlemen are in every way equip-
ped to grace the offices to which they aspire
with honor and dignity. Of pleasing ad-
dress, they are exceptional types of what
successful leaders of fraternal—social or-
ganizations should be.
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——Ask your grocer for our flour.
‘‘Finest”’ and ‘“Fancy Patent’’ brands lead
all others.—Phcenix Milling Co.
To VOTE ON BONDING THEIR BOROUGH.
—One week from to-morrow the voters
of State College are going to decide by bal-
lot whether they will bond their borough
in the sum of $15,500 for the purpose of
either buying the plant and franchises of
the citizens water company of that place or
installing a separate plant; according as
the price of the former proves satisfactory.
While no one is able to tell what the
outcome of such an expression of opinion
through the ballots will be it might be
well for State College people to look before
they leap in this question. We know
nothing of the conditions that have precipi-
tated unfriendly relations between the
borough and the present company, nor are
they a matter of any concern to persons
other than residents of the borough, but
judging from the experience Bellefonte has
had every other municipality should try to
keep as free from debt as possible.
There has been no other agency that has
had as deteriorating an effect on Bellefonte
as high taxes. High taxes make high
rents, high rents make empty houses and
empty houses decrease the number of tax-
payers. -
State College has already an indebtedness
of $8,000 on school property. The success
of this proposition would increase the debt
to $23,500 or about one-tenth of the total
assessed valuation, which is $235,706.
Here in Bellefonte we have a valuation of
$1,586,575 and the burden of debt is al-
most unbearable, yet we have only one-
fifteenth of our valuation in bonded obli-
gations,
We believe that municipal ownership of
water supplies is a good thing. But that
is not the question. Can State College af-
ford to bond herself to the limit at this
time, just when she has assumed the dig-
nity of a borough and will have many
other expenses falling every year until her
streets and sewerage and lighting systems
are creditably arranged ? .
No village can grow when enormous
taxes confront every prospective resident.
The members of the State College coun-
cil and the directors of the water company
bad a meeting in this place yesterday after-
noon, when, it is reported, an amicable
understanding was agreed upon. The
principal grievance of the citizens being
that the town has no fire protection, thus
making insurance rates a maximum. It is
believed that the water company agreed to
put in fire plugs.
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THE UNITED EVANGLICAL CONFER-
ENCE.—The. Central Pennsylvania confer-
ence of the United Evangelical church con-
cluded its sessions at Lewisburg on Wed-
nesday morning, after having transacted
the following business:
A motion to divide the conference into
three districts, instead of five, was not
favorably received.
‘Several ballots were taken before all the
presiding elders were chosen. After all had
been elected, the elders were stationed as
follows: York, Rev. U. F. Swengle; Car-
lisle, A. Stapleton; Centre, S. P. Young;
Williamsport, E. Crumbling.
Bishop Dubbs delivered an address on the
effort to raise $100,000 in 1900 as the open-
ing of the twentieth century.
The treasurer reported : Balance in
treasury, $703; received, $601; for deficit
in bishop’s salary, $342. The collections
for the charitable society amounted to
$118.75.
Rev. W. E. Detwiler, agent for the en-
dowment fund of Central Pennsylvania
college, reported $40,806 raised, but this
amount was reduced by claims and ex-
penses to $31,800.
License to preach was granted to A. F.
Weaver, Hiram C. Farley, W. E. Pefiley,
J. I. Craul, I. S. Dayton and H. E. Voss.
The following were ordained elders: W.
C. Hauck, Goodwill, Md.; A. O. Gramley,
Bellwood, Pa., W. M. Fulcomer, Fishing
Creek, Pa.
The following were ordained deacons:
W. H. Brown, Spring Mills, Pa.; N. J.
Dubbs, Dorsey, Md., and C. W. Gunther,
Wayland, N. Y.
A resolution against the Fow Sunday
employment bill, now pending at Harris-
burg, was passed by the conference. Rev.
A. Stapleton, of Carlisle, and Isaiah
Bower, of Berwick, were elected trustees
of Central Pennsylvania college for a period
of three years each.
The following officers of the education
society were elected: President, U. F.
Swengle, York; secretary, E. Crumbling,
Williamsport; treasurer, H. Buck, Lewis-
burg. The conference next year will meet
at the First Evangelical church, Williams-
port, Rev. H. A. Benfer, pastor.
THE APPOINTMENTS FOR THE CENTRE DISTRICT.
Centre District—S. P. Remer, presiding elder;
Altoona, J. A. Hollenbaugh; Bellwood, A. D.
Gramley; Bellefonte, J. Womelsdorf; Milesburg,
W. J. Dyce; Howard, I. N. Bair; Nittany,
H. T. Searle; Rebersburg, N. J, Dubs; Cen-
tre Hall, W. W. Rhoads; Spring Mills, W. H.
Brown; Millheim, H. W. Buck; Sugar Valley, C.
F. Garrett; Millmont, J. M. Price; Buffalo, A. S.
Baumgardner; New Berlin, J. F. Shultz; Penn's
Creek, G. Leidy Lovell; Middleburg, J. Sham-
bach; McClure, L. Dyce; Port Treverton, W. E.
Brillhart; Lewistown, C. H. Goodling; Patterson,
S. E. Koontz, Professor A. E. Gobble, D. D.,
of Central Pennsylvania college, and R. E. Wil-
son, member of New Berlin quarterly conference;
George Joseph, member of Lewistown quarterly
conference.
It will be observed that Bellefonte has
lost Rev. Goodling who has been sent to
Lewistown. Of the former Bellefonte
pastors S. E. Koontz goes to Patterson.
et
—-William Hursey, a Pittsburg evangel-
ist is scheduled for a series of meetings in
the court house in this place some time in
the spring.
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——Eat native wheat and ask your gro-
cer for Phcenix Milling Co’s ‘‘Finest’’
flour.