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cember has resulted in an unprecedented
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The Real Cause of the Race Troubles in
the South.
The eminently sensible advice given his
race by BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, who is
reputed to be the most intelligent negro
living, if only followed would end the race
troubles in the South and show to the col-
ored people where their real friends are.
The continual clashing between the
whites and blacks has had no other cause
than that to be discerned in the at-
tempts of the latter to gain the whip hand
in administrative affairs, which they know
themselves incompetent to wield. Their
wrongs are for the most part imaginary
and, as Mr. WASHINGTON says, ‘‘tifty per
cent. of the white Democrats in North Car-
olina are better friends of the negro than is
Governor RUSSELL” or any of his political
consorts.
The southern white man and the south-
ern black man have been associated with
each other ever since there was a South.
The fortunes of the former have always
been shared with the latter and if better
opportunities have not been given the
blacks to progress it has heen wholly be-
cause the whites have been so impoverish-
ed, themselves, that they have had nothing
to hold out.
There would not be the slightest trouble
between the people of that section if they
were not incited by agitators from the
North and inflamed by partisan organs that
hope to make political capital thereby.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON touched the key
note of the situation when he said:
*‘Is there any reason why the negroes in
the South should continue to oppose the
southern white man and his politics? Is
this not the source of nearly all our troub-
les? Unconsciously we seem to have got-
ten the idea into our blood and bones that
we are only acting in a manly way when
we oppose southern white men with our
votes.”
“In some way, by some method, we
must bring the race to that point where it
will cease to feel that the only way for it
to succeed is to oppose everything suggest-
ed or put forth by the southern white men.
This I consider one of our real problems.”
“I believe that there are thousands of
white Democrats in North Carolina who
are fifty per cent. better friends to the negro
than Governor RUSSELL, and I see no ne-
cessity in continuing to follow Governor
RuUssELL, who has no power to protect, or:
if he has the power, does not exercise it,
rather than these other white men who can
protect us if we cease to continually and
forever oppose them.’’
Justice Stephen J. Field Dead.
WASHINGTON, April 9.—Justice Stephen
J. Field, of the United States Supreme
court, retired, died at his home on Capitol
hill in this city at 6:30 o’clock this evening
of kidney complications. About his bed-
side were his wife and her sister, Mrs. J.
Condit Smith, Mr. Justice David J. Brewer,
his nephew; Mrs. Edgerton, of California;
Mr. Linton, his private secretary; the Rev.
Edward M. Mott, rector of the church of
the Advent, and the family servants. He
had been unconscious since Saturday morn-
ing and death came painlessly. Ever since
Justice Field’s retirement from the Su-
preme court bench on Dec. 1st, 1897, he
had enjoyed comparatively good health,
and, being relieved from the responsibilities
which he had borne for so many years, he
became more cheerful than formerly and
seemed to enjoy the society of his friends
and acquaintances more than ever before.
All during the winter when the weather
was fair, it was his custom to take daily
drives about the city or through the grounds
of the soldiers’ home and healways return-
ed refreshed.
About two weeks ago, however, he took
a longer ride than usual in an open carriage
and contracted a severe cold, which rapidly
developed the kidney troubles from which
he had suffered, though but slightly, for
some time.
——If you want fine work done of every
description the WATCHMAN is the place
.to have it done.
Santa Cruz Falls!
Captured by General Lawton’s Command Monday.—
Fighting Quite Spirited—Americans Lost Six Kill-
ed, the Filipinos Many Times More.
MANILA, April 10—7 p. m.—General
Lawton’s command this morning captured
Santa Cruz, the chief city of Luguna de
Bay. The American casualties were six
killed. The insurgent troops were driven
into the mountains, leaving sixty-eight
dead on the field and a large number
wounded, and a considerable number were
captured.
Santa Cruz was the Filipinos stronghold
on the Lake Laguna de Bay and it fell into
the hands of General Lawton’s expedition
after some sharp, quick fighting, forming
one of the most interesting and important
battles of the war.
The plans of the American commanders
worked perfectly with the exception that
the progress of the expedition was delayed
by the difficult navigation of the river.
About 1,500 picked men composed the ex-
pedition, which was under the personal
command of General Lawton on account of
the illness of General King. These troops
partly surround the city while three gun-
boats under the command of Captain Grant,
of the Utah battery, shelled the city and
outlying trenches. General Lawton and
his staff accompanied the troops, some
times leading charges in Indian fighting
tactics which eventually resulted in the
complete rout of the rebels.
The expedition started from San Pedro
Macati at dusk on Saturday, intending to
capture Santa Cruz by assault at daybreak,
but owing to the grounding of some of the
boats it was noon before the white church
towers of the city appeared in view. Two
hundred picked sharp-shooters under Major
Weisenberger were run into a shallow inlet
about five miles south of the city. Then a
few shells were sent toward the entrench-
ments of the rebels at the edge of the
woods, sending the enemy scampering in-
land. A number of Americans then jump-
ed into the water, and wading for a hun-
dred yards, crept forward and formed in
line, covering the landing of the remainder,
which finished about 5 o'clock.
The three troops of the Fourth cavalry,
unmounted, were sent ashore on a danger-
ous marshy point directly south of the city
under fire from the enemy's trenches. The
town itself was utterly silent and not a sign
of life was noticed.
The flotilla then anchored in compact
form for the night, ready to resist any suar-
prises from the rebel gunboats supposed to
be in the lake. At sunrise to-day (Mon-
day) the assault commenced. The Amer-
ican line advanced toward the city, pour-
ing volleys upon the trenches. Simultane-
ously the gunboats hovered along the shore,
shelling the woods ahead of the troops and
driving Filipinos inland. The Gatlings
cleared several trenches.
The whole brigade was divided into
squads of twelve, and the fighting was
carried on in the old time frontier fashion
from behind trees, crawling through bushes
or running across the open. The trenches
that were not cleared by the gunboats gave
considerable resistance when the line was
nearing the city.
General Lawton, with the Fourteenth
infantry battalions, approached a narrow
iron bridge across a creek on the south
border of the town. Here a company of
Filipinos was intrenched across the stream
and behind a stone barricade at the en-
trance to the bridge. The Americans rush-
ed forward in single file in the face of a
galling fire, demolished the barricade with
their hands and drove the enemy from the
trenches, killing a dozen. :
The Filipino soldiers in the town, se-
creted in various buildings and firing from
the windows, gave the invaders an inter-
esting hour. There was a regular nest of
them in the stone jail, which is edged in
hy a wall. This was a veritable pepper-
box. :
The Americans singly or in pairs entered
the houses, and many warriors were taken
prisoners. A considerable body of Filipinos
fled northward, crossing the open marshes,
but the Gatlings poured upon them a dead-
ly hail until they disappeared in the woods,
slaying dozens. A large body was sent
against the enemy in the woods, driving
them toward the mountains.
General Lawton established headquar-
ters at the elegant palace of the Governor.
Within an hour the town was patrolled
and all looting rigidly prevented. Almost
all the inhabitants had fled during the two
preceding nights, and only a few Chinese
shopkeepers emerged from hiding and re-
sumed business.
On the marshes north of the town were
found forty dead Filipinos and many oth-
ers wounded to whom the Americans offer-
ed their canteens as though they were
comrades. A surgeon who traversed the
field counted eighty killed and General
Lawton will report at least sixty-eight.
To-morrow the expedition will push for-
ward, the Americans having destroyed
miles of telegraph lines, cutting off in-
surgent communication east and west.
Outposts Were Attacked.
Several Americans were Killed in the Skirmishes
Regarding Lawton’s Work. General Otis Says it is
More Complete than at First Reported—Advance
Against the Enemy Continues. The Railroads
were Damaged.
MANILA, April 11—5:45 p. m.—At about
midnight the rebels cut the telegraph line
at several places between here and Malolos
and signal fires were lighted and rockets
sent up along the foothills to the right of
the railroad. Later the enemy attacked
the outposts of the Minnesota regiment he-
tween Gigaa and Bocave, five miles south
of Malolos, killing two men and wounding
fourteen. .
Simultaneously the outposts of the Oregon
regiment, at Marilo, the nextstation on the
way to Manila, were attacked with the
result that three Americans were killed and
two were wounded. The loss of the enemy
were ten men killed and six wounded. The
Americans also captured two prisoners.
Troops were concentrated along the rail-
road as thickly as possible and the rebels
were driven back to the foot-hills.
The roadbed of the railroad was dam-
aged, but it was repaired almost immedi-
ately and traffic was soon resumed through
to Malolos.
NEWS FROM OTIS.
MANILA, April 11.—Adjutant General,
Washington: Lawton’s success at Santa
Cruz more complete than reported yester-
day. Eremy left ninety-three uniformed
dead on the field and a number seriously
wounded. Lawton captured city without
destruction of property. His loss ten
wounded, slight, except two, one since died.
Lieutenant Elling only officer wounded,
slight in hand. Enemy retired eastward.
Lawton in pursuit this morning. Oris.
The following dispatch has been received
from General Otis:
MANILA, April 11.—Adjutant General,
Washington: Insurgents attacked Mac-
Arthur’s line of railway communication
last nightin considerable force; repulsed
by Wheaton with heavy loss. Wheaton’s
casualties three killed and twenty wounded.
Oris.
Sad News from Samoa.
British and American Sailors Killed by Natives.
Were Caught in Ambush. Manager of a German
Plantation Arrested for Urging the Rebels to Fight.
Officers Among the 8lain. Situation is Considered
Bad.
AUCKLAND, N. Z., April 12.—Dispatches
received here from Apia, Samoa, April 1st,
say that a party of 105 American and Brit-
ish sailors were forced to retreat to the
beach, after having been caught in an am-
bush on a German plantation that day.
The expedition was led by Lieutenant A.
H. Freeland, of the British third class
cruiser Tauranga. Lieutenant Freeman
and Lieut. P. L. Lansdale, of the United
States cruiser Philadelphia, and Ensign J.
R. Monaghan, of the United States cruiser
Philadelphia, were left dead on the field.
Ensign Monaghan remained to assist
Lieut. Lansdale, and was shot in retiring.
Two British and two American sailors
were also killed.
The natives engaged were some of Ma-
taafa’s warriors. Their number is esti-
mated at 800. They severed the heads of
the British and American officers killed. A
priest of the French mission afterward
brought the heads into Apia.
The manager of the German plantation
has been arrested and detained on hoard
the Tauranga on affidavits claiming that he
was seen urging the rebels to fight.
In a previous engagement twenty-seven
of Mataafa’s warriors were killed and there
were no casualties among the European
forces.
9:50 A: M.—Further advices from Apia,
Samoa, fay that on the arrival of the
British ciuiser Tauranga at Apia the British
and American consuls issued a proclama-
tion to give Mataafa a last chance and that
the French priests also used their influence
but all efforts failed and the rebels con-
tinued their depredations. Property was
destroyed and bridges and roads were barri-
caded. On March 29th the enemy was
sighted at Maguigi and machine guns and
seven pounders were used. The friendlies
also attacked the enemy during the latter’s
retreat and several rebels were killed or
wounded. The friendlies carried one head
through Apia, which made captain Stuart
so furious that he went to the king and
threatened to shoot any man found taking
heads. The king then issued a proclama-
tion forbidding the practice.
The German consul wrote to Admiral
Kautz asking if two great Christian nations
approved of this inhuman and barbarous
practice against the laws of Christianity
and the decree of the supreme court. The
admiral replied, agreeing with the consul
as to the inhumanity of the practice and
pointed out that had the German consul
upheld the decree of the supreme court of
January there would have been no blood-
shed; that the custom was an old Samoan
one, but first made known to the world
ten years ago, when the heads of honest
German soldiers were cut off by the bar-
barous chief Mataafa, whom the represent-
ative of the great Christian nation, Ger-
many, is now supporting.
Expeditions in armed’ cutters belonging
to the Tauranga and Porpoise are doing
considerable execution against Mataafa’s
strongholds along the: coast.” The British
forces are being assisted by 100 Samoans.
About forty-six of Mataafa’s boats and
several villages have been destroyed. In
them flying columns are being sent daily
along the roads and through the bush near
Apia.
Dewey Not a Candidate for the Presi-
dency. ¥
The Hero of Manila is Grateful to His Friends, but
Declares that Under no Conditions Would He Con-
sider the Proposition.
NEW YORK, April 9.—Admiral Dewey
has given to the Manila correspondent of
‘‘Leslie’s Weckly'’ an interview regarding
the suggestion that the Admiral be made a
candidate for the Presidency next year.
The Admiral said as to his politics—
‘I am a sailor. A sailor has no politics.
The administration is his party and, Re-
publican or Democratic, it makes no differ-
ence. Then, again, Icome from Vermont,
and you know what that means. To be
anything but a Republican in Vermont is
to be a man without a party. My flag
lieutenant Cokes from Georgia. He tells
me that to be anything but a Democrat in 1
If I lived |
the South is to be a nobody.
South I would probably be a Democrat.’
‘‘Have you ever voted,’’ the correspon-
dent asked.
‘‘Yes, years ago; but my vote was usunal-
ly influenced by personal preference or
local conditions. I am not a politician,
have never held political office, and am
totally ignorant of party intricacies and
affiliations.’
Admiral Dewey said that neither by
vocation, education, or training was he
capacitated to fill the Presidency. He said
that he was too well along in life to con-
sider such a possibility. His health would
not admit it. All his life’s work was in
different lines of effort, and that, while the
kindness and enthusiasm of his friends
were grateful to him, and the generous
tributes of the American people were dear
to him, he could not and would not be a
candidate for the Presidency of the United
States under any condition.
Willie K’s Honeymoon Interrupted by
Fire.
Vanderbilts’ Summer Home, Idle Hour,
the Newly Wedded Couple Fled.
Burned. and
NEw, YORK, April 11.—W. K. Vander-
bilt’s country house—Idle Hour, at Oak-
dale, L. I.—was destroyed by fire early
this morning. No lives were lost and no
one injured. W. K. Vanderbilt Jr., and
his bride, formerly Miss Virginia Fair,
were occupying the house at the time.
The fire is believed to have originated in
the cellar, accidentally. It broke out at
3:45 a. m., and in an hour the magnificent
structure, with all its valuable fittings,
was totally destroyed.
Besides young Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt
there were 12 or 15 servants in the house.
All got safely out, and Mr. Vanderbilt
organized a bucket brigade, which did
heroic but ineffectual work. Mr. Vander-
bilt and his wife came to New York on an
early train. Itis just a week since they
went to Idle Hour.
The total loss is estimated at from $250,-
000 to $300,000. Idle Hour, which was
one df the handsomest country houses on
the south side of Long Island, was built
for William K. Vanderbilt about eight
years ago. It was of Queen Anne archi-
tecture, two stories high, and was con-
structed of brick, stone and terra cotta.
Nancy Guilford Pleads Guilty.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., April 11.—Dr.
Nancy A. Guilford, who has been on trial
on a charge alleging murder in the second
degree, to-day pleaded guilty to man-
slaughter. Judge Wefer sentenced her to
pay $1 fine and 10 years imprisonment.
The trial had been previously abandoned,
owing to the illness of juror Gregory.
Quay in the Hands of Friends.
Will Remain a Senatorial Candidate While they
Support Him,
PITTSBURG, April 12.—‘“There need be
no apprehension that I will withdraw from
the senatorial contest as long as my friends
support me.”’
These words were written by Colonel M.
S. Quay in a letter, dated yesterday at the
Hotel Walton, Philadelphia, to Thomas
Bruce, of this city, a warm personal friend
of the Beaver statesman. It is the first
statement of his determination that Senator
Quay has made for months, and it proves
doubly reassuring to his friends.
President Names New Warships.
WASHINGTON, April 7.—The President
to-day named the twelve new warships re-
cently provided by Congress as follows:
Battleships—Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Georgia.
Armored cruisers—West Virginia, Ne-
braska, California.
Cruisers—Denver, Des Moines, Chatia-
nooga, Galveston, Tacoma, Cleveland.
The Last Ballot for Senator.
HARRISBURG, April 11.—The ballot to-
day was as follows: Quay, 94, Jenks, 74,
Markle, 53.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——The Adam Forepaugh and Sells
Bros. shows, occupying two trains of twenty-
five cars each, went through Tyrone, Friday
morning, eastward bound to open the sea-
son.
ieee
—— John Dacey the veteran track walk-
er on the Bellefonte Central railroad died
last evening.
See a
——A new kind of frolic was the one
that William Wentzel. of Romola, had last
Friday. He had a lot of stone that he
wanted to get in for a building, so he in-
vited all his neighbors to join him with
their teams. They did it and everyone
had a good time, while doing a kindness to
their neighbor.
ete —
——Frank Moyer, aged 65 years, died at
his home in Marion township, Tuesday
evening of last week with dropsy. He was
a native of Germany and had lived in
Marion township ever since coming to this
country. A widow with a large family of
children survives him. Interment was
made at Curtin’s Works Friday morning.
SE
——Tomorrow afternoon and evening J.
H. Weber, at Oak Hall, will have an auc-
tion sale of a large quantity of dry goods,
notions, boots, shoes, hardware, queens-
ware and tinware. He is making a general
clearance sale at his new store there and
some great bargains will doubtless fall to
those, who attend it.
She
——Two distinguished officials of the
Pennsylvania railroad company were in
town with the Valley inspection train yes-
terday. They were Thos. E. Watt, of
Pittsburg, western district passenger agent,
and S. R. Erringer Jr., the division ticket
agent. It is probable they will issue a $1
rate from here to Tyrone and return for
Buffalo Bills show, on May 17th.
+0 —
——1It is said that one of the best gener-
al household remedies that is on the mark-
et today is Red Cloverine salve, a simple
litle all purpose medicine that seems to
cure most everything. It is wonderful
what an application of it will do for any
kind of injuries or diseases of the skin and
its curative powers even extend to sore
throat and catarrh. N. L. Dale, of this
place, is the general agent, and he is mak-
ing the business go for all it is worth.
near DuBois struck for an advance, Monday,
from 192-10 cents gross ton to 22} cents for
machine loading. The demand was re-
fused by the company. Two hundred min-
ers are employed at this shaft. The Clear-
field and Jefferson coal companies’ miners
are also asking for an advance, and a strike
throughout the region may result. All
mines in that region have been working full
time the past few months, a condition that
has not heretofore existed for years.
Sn bt le,
KILLED AT Lock HAVEN.—Late yes-
terday afternoon Ralph McCormick, son of
S. M. McCormick, Esq., of Lock Haven,
while stepping from the scow of the
Queens Run fire brick company into a
skiff on the river was instantly killed by
the accidental discharge of a gun. The un-
fortunate young man was well known in
this place.
—_— te y
NEw W. C. T. U. RooMs.—On Sunday
afternoon the W. C. T. U. held their first
meeting in their rooms in Allison’s huild-
ing, adjoining Sheffer’s store on Allegheny
street, and dedicated them with a service
of song.
Christy Smith's orchestra was present
and added much to the pleasure of the oc-
casion. Solos were sung by Mrs. Thomas
R. Hayes and Philip D. Waddle and a
quartette from the Presbyterian choir, con-
sisting of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Meyer, Bessie
Dorworth and Hardman P. Harris, made
the service both attractive and above the
ordinary. It was well attended and most
encouraging to the litte band of faithful
workers who have labored zealously for the
saving of humanity.
The new rooms are pleasantly situated
on the 1st floor of the building formerly oc-
cupied by B. C. Achenbach. The apart-
ments consist of bright, cheery parlors, a
large dining room and a well equipped
kitchen, which will make the giving of
socials and suppers a pleasure, instead of a
nuisance, and for the Sunday afternoon gos-
pel meetings they could not have been ar-
ranged better. The Union will gladly
rent their rooms for charitable purposes and
the churches and beneficial societies will
find no more desirable ones in the town in
which to give entertainments and suppers.
The miners at Berwind-White shaft |
——The fifth annual convention of the
central district Lutheran league, compris-
ing Centre, Clinton and Union counties,
will meet at Centre Hall, June 6th and 7th.
It is expected that quite a number of dele-
gates will attend.
eae
——The Children’s Aid society will hold
a fair in the W. C. T. U. rooms, Thursday
afternoon and evening, April 20th. There
will be on sale aprons, fancy articles of all
kinds, candies and cakes in abundance.
This society earnestly asks the patronage
of the community and as this is their first
appearance in soliciting aid in this man-
ner we sincerely hope a goodly sum may
be realized for this most worthy cause.
StiLn, PrAcTICING HERE. — Unfortu-
nately for E. R. Chambers Esq., the impres-
sion has gone abroad that his new position
as attorney for the Auditor General's de-
partment at Harrisburg will take all of his
time away from his practice here. Such
is not the case at all. Mr. Chambers will
devote as much time as ever to the prac-
tice of law here and would not accept any
position that would compel him to give
up his lucrative and growing business.
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A DANCE AT THE COLLEGE TO-NIGHT.—
The Senior class at The Pennsylvania State
College having failed to provide for the
regular spring assembly there the fra-
ternities have taken it up and will give the
dance in the armory to-night. Chappell’s
orchestra of seven pieces will furnish the
music.
A special train will leave here at 7
o’clock, returning immediately after the
dance. The regular excursion rates will
prevail.
Lied
Diep 1N ILLINOIS.—Word has come to
friends in this county announcing the death
of Michael Swartz, which occurred at the
home of his son, D. M. Swartz, at Orange-
ville, Ill., on Friday morning. Deceased
was born near Millheim, this county, on
July 21st, 1821, making his age 77 years,
8 months and 16 days. He was raised on
a farm. In 1844 he married Miss Hettie
Mench. He remained in Pennsylvania ten
years longer and then settled in Stephenson
county, Illinois, purchasing a farm near
Orangeville. He has four children living:
Phillip, at Pacatonica; Mrs. Hannah M.
Burger, of Lee county, Ill.; David M., who
occupies the bld homestead, and Mrs. Susan
M. Lambert, who livesin Iowa.
THE EASTER ASSEMBLY.—One of the
most delightful of the many pretty dances
that have been given in the town was the
after Easter assembly in the armory, Wed-
nesday night. The attendance was smaller
than usual, but the pleasure none the less.
With fine music, lovely girls and the place
effectively draped with bunting there was
all that was requisite to make a successful
affair of it. Xi
Volmer and Sims, the Harrisburg decora-
tors who are here to prepare the town for
the coming anniversary of Odd Fellowship,
did the decorating and the exceptional ap-
pearance of the armory was due to the
lavish use of their designs and draperies
for just such purposes.
mt art
MARRIAGE LicENsEs.—Following is the
list of marriage licenses granted by or-
phan’s court clerk, G. W. Rumberger, dur-
ing the past week:
William Lingle and Lydia C. Hoover,
both of Penn township.
Joseph F. Sult, of Spring Mills, and
Bertha A. Walizer, of Miles township.
Frank C. Walz and ‘Mary C. McMahon)
both of Bellefonte.
John McCoy Shugert and Katharine
Curtin Harris, both of Bellefonte.
James S. Lucas and May Freeze, both of
Runville.
Harry C. Taylor and Jennie C. Howley,
both of Bellefonte.
Milton Lucas, of Axe Mann, and Clara
B. Young, of Bellefonte.
Thomas David Bowersox, of Haines
township, and Anna Priscilla Long, of
Millheim.
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To LECTURE AT STATE COLLEGE.—
Next Tuesday evening the progressive
people of State College are going to make
another effort to push their public library
nearer to the condition in which they
would like to have it and have induced
Prof. E. E. Sparks, of Chicago University,
to lecture for the henefit. He is at the
college on a brief vacation and as he has
held the chair of American: history at Chi-
cago for four years his theme ‘From
Columbus to Cervera” ought to suit him
admirably and prove intertaining to those
who hear it. It is the story of the rise and
fall of the Spanish power in America, illus-
trated with nearly one hundred colored
views.
The lecture will be given Tuesday even-
ing, April 18th, at 7:30 o'clock.
dol trend
Historic MoNEY.—Mirs. David L. Den-
nis, of Pine Grove Mills, has a piece of
continental currency that is of more than
passin interest. It is a $40 bill and is
printed on heavy parchment, about four
inches square, calling for the payment of
“forty Spanish milled dollars upon presen-
tation, or the value thereof in gold or sil-
ver,” as per resolution passed by the con-
tinental Congress in session at Philadelphia,
Sept. 26th, 1778. The obligation is signed
by L. Lyon and D. Roberts. The reverse
side bears the date and an emblem of a
flowering plant in full bloom.
Mrs. Dennis’ parents, John Bloom and
wife, by their industry and frugal habits,
had saved enough of these bills to pur-
chase a farm in Penns-valley, but the bank
upon which they were drawn failed and
the worthless money was then divided
among the children as souvenirs.
Cor. PRUNER’S NARROW EscAPE.—Col.
E. J. Pruner met with quite a serious ac-
cident in Tyrone Monday evening and is
lying at the home of his sister, Mrs. Sara
Hoffer, in this place, with a broken leg, as
a result of it. He was on his way to the
lower end of the town to make a call and
was crossing a little culvert over what is
called Dry ran. The night was dark and as
there is no light at that point he made a
mis-step and fell to the stream, a distance
of four feet. Fortunately there were some
boys nearby who heard his calls for help
and they got some men who assisted him to
a physician’s, where it was found that his
left ankle was dislocated and the outside
bone of the leg was broken about four
inches above theankle. In addition to the
pain of his injuries the Colonel suffered
considerable discomfort by the wetting he
got in the stream that was anything but
dry, as its name would indicate. He was
brought to this place on a cot on Tuesday
afternoon.
ASL
——Eat native wheat and ask your gro-
cer for Phenix Milling Co’s ‘“‘Finest’’
flour.
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PHILIPSBURGERS HAULED UP FOR EM-
BEZZLING.—A. J. Sherman and John D.
McKinney, two residents of Philipsburg,
were hauled up with a sudden jerk by de-
tectives, in Buffalo, on Monday. They
were wanted for embezzling by J. M. Bun-
nell, a music dealer in Philipsburg and
Johnstown, who is also very well known
here, where he was associated in business
with J. A. Aiken for a number of years.
Both Sherman and McKinney were in the
employ of Mr. Bunnell and when his grow-
ing business in Johnstown took all of his
time in that place he left the Philipsburg
store in their charge. Not much was known
of Sherman, further than that he was a good
salesman, but McKinney is a son of the
klate postmaster McKinney of that place and
connected with the Matterns, very honor-
able and well-to-do people of the town.
Sherman had charge of the business and
everything went well until about a month
ago Mr. Bunnell, in looking over the books,
discovered a shortage of cash amounting to
about $150. He gave the clerk an oppor-
tunity to make good the amount missing
by replacing it in monthly installments,
desiring to give the man a chance. His
kindness was unworthily bestowed, for
since then Sherman has stolen about a
thousand dollars in goods and money. He
and McKinney collected money, giving re-
ceipts for the collections, sold instruments
at hig discounts for cash, and a week ago
from last Thursday skipped out, taking
their wives with them. They shipped a
fine Hardman piano to J. R. Maxwell at
Buffalo, shipping it from the Wallaceton
station to avert suspicion. ‘‘J. R. Max-
well’’ has since turned out to be John D.
McKinney. Mr. Bunnell arrived in Phil-
ipsburg shortly after the departure of his
agent and McKinney and soon learned the
state of affairs his business was in, and se-
cured the services of detectives Ira Howe
and Andrew Millward, of Chester Hill, to
hunt down the embezzlers. It is said their
whereabouts was learned through the re-
ceipt of a letter from McKinney to his
wife’s family.
The detectives found the quartet keep-
ing house in Buffalo, the piano consigned
to “Maxwell” had been disposed of, but
the organ was found at Towanda, unclaim-
ed at the freight office. The prisoners were
brought back to Philipsburg, Tuesday even-
ing, and a hearing was fixed for 3:30 Wed-
nesday afternoon, but they waived it and,
failing to secure the $2,000 bail in which
each was held, were brought to jail here
that night.
COMMUNICATED
Keep What We Have by All Means.
The people of Bellefonte have been worked
up lately on the subject of inducing manu-
facturing establishments to locate in their
town. This is all right, and should be fol-
lowed up. But are they looking into and
encouraging the ones they now have, the
glass works and scale works for instance?
Do they appreciate what might come to the
town, if these establishments were encour-
aged to grow to the magnitude of which they
are capable? The glass made here, in color
and purity, would make bottles of the finest
quality, and if the manufacture of them were
established here, it would greatly increase our
population, and bring a well paid class of
workmen into our midst. The writer of this
article, recently paid a visit to the estab-
ishment and was astonished at its growth,
during the past years of the hardest times
the country has ever seen.
A number of years ago he passed through
the town in Vermont where the works of
Fairbanks scales were located. This large
town was kept up almost altogether by this
manufacturing establishment and the signs
of thrift, and prosperity there, made a great
impression on him. The quality of the scales
made at the Bellefonte works is even better
than the well-known Fairbanks’, as is proven
by the orders they receive from all over the
country, and even foreign countries—Mexico,
China, Japan and others.
The young men who have built up the busi-
ness under the difficulties they have en-
countered during the hard times deserve
great credit and the citizens of Bellefonte
would make a great mistake if they permit-
ted this industry, which has long passed the
experimental stage, to go from their midst.
The character of the workmen employed is
such as to make them of far more value than
the foreigners found around furnaces who
receive less wages. It is easily seen by any-
one going through the Standard scale works
that they need much more room than they
can now get at their present location. Where
in Bellefonte, can they get buildings large
enough, or grounds sufficient, for their
rapidly growing trade?
Other cities and towns would be glad to
have them, and will offer inducements for
them to go to them. Will the capitalists of
Bellefonte allow this? If they do, it will
take more than one silk mill, to fill up the
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