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BY FP. GRAY MEEK.
Ink Slings.
—Rain or no rain the Republican fight
throughout the county continues to grow.
—Mr. President, can you tell us how or
when we will ever have sweet peace again.
—Very little is heard of OLGA NETHER-
SOLE’S clinging kiss, since the HoBsoN
smack has come to be the style.
—The Republican who doesn’t get a big
fat slice of the swag that is going around
now must be virtuous indeed.
—Judge LOVE and his forces are very
likely to discover where the Governor’s
mines are planted, to-morrow afternoon.
—Itisdangerously close to the firing line
that both the Republican ‘‘ringsters’’ and
the Republican ‘‘wreckers,’’ in the county,
are at this time.
—The best of evidence that all of the
hungry horde have not been fed isto be
seen in the fact that there are already ten
thousand applications for census bureau
johs. Their slogan is: We are the hungry
and we must be fed.
—Financial statistics report that there
are $180,000,000 of German capital invest-
ed in American railroads, not to say how
much there is in American breweries and
how much we invest in this German brew-
ed American beer.
—DREYFUS seems to be getting gay sicce
his return to France. He now proposes to
appear before the court of cassation as the
accuser, instead of the accused. Whether
the change will do the prosecuted Jew any
good remains to be seen.
—Its not what Governor HASTINGS did
for him the last time he was a candidate
that Judge LOVE need bother about now.
Its what he’ll do to him the next time that
“‘his honor’ will have reason to give some
thought, when his thinker gets to working
properly again.
—The sad(?) sad(?) news has just been
made public that Secretary ALGER intends
to resign just as soon as he has made a re-
port on the conduct of his department. We
suppose that some great lime or white
washing trust is about to be formed and he
has been offered the presidency of the cor-
poration.
—Don’t you see, brothers LovE and
CeAMBERS and DALE, that all that glitters
is not gold; The former Governor wants
you to see with his eyes, if your own are
blinded by the gilded rays of that old
Quay gold brick. He went after it, him-
self, once and they say that a child once
burnt has a mortal dread of the fire.
—CGranting that it be true that Populism
is dying out in the West, what is there in
that to indicate that Mr. BRYAN is not as
popular asever? He never was a Populist.
His attitude toward Democracy has always
been of the cleanest cut and the fact that
the Populists were able to endorse him
for President only goes to prove that he was
a man capable of inspiring the faith of all
parties.
—Entomologists, having discovered a new
bug that springs into life every time the
osculatory organs of two persons come
in contact, have been considerably put
out to find just what class in which it
might be properly classed fer biologists of
the future. The name for it seemed to
come without thought, for with ene accord
all persons said its name should be Hop-
SON.
—The visit of the German Emperor, to
that French training ship is hailed by the
nations of Europe, as a truce to the French,
who have been fawning over the Germans
for years, with the hope of making up their
differences of the past. = Whatever may
bave been the real motives of the bump-
tious young war lord of Germany in doing
as he did it looks very much as if he were
really paving the way to visit the Paris ex-
position in 1900.
—President HAVEMEYER, of the sugar
trust, still maintains that trusts are the
offsprings of the tariff and now Senator
JoNEs, of Nevada, has come out with the
announcement of his discovery that they
are the progeny of . the gold standard.
While the two distinguished men have
traced the origin of this pernicious growth
upon our institutions by different dams
there is no gainsaying the fact that the Re-
publican party is the sire.
—The allusion which Mr. GEORGE NOX
McCAIN made to the gold brick swindle
in his now famous letter to the Philadel-
phia Press concerning Centre county poli-
tics was probably inspired by the bitter ex-
perience the former Governor had when he
thought he was going to be made a United
States Senator. Experience is a dear teach-
er and it is little wonder that the former
Governor is solicitous about judge Love
and Mr. DALE now, though he is the last
man in the world who ought to point the
finger of scorn at them for playing for an
evanescent glittering treasure.
—The Cubans are learning Republican
methods fast. At Bayamo the merchants
combined to raise the price of food stuffs to
an unreasonable figure immediately upon
learning that six thousand of their fellow
patriots had arrived in that place to lay
down their arms and be paid off. This is
the first evidence of studiousness on the
part of our new acquisition and is sure to
£0 a long way toward carrying favor with
the Republicans. Any people who catch
onto the idea of trusts, monopolies and
syndicates so readily are surely ripe for ad-
mission to this monopoly dominated Re-
public.
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STATE RIGHTS AND FEDERAL UNION.
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VOL. 44
Put Them on Record.
A few of our cotemporaries, that have
expressed an opinion on the suggestion of
a mandamus to compel the Secretary of
State to advertise and submit, to the voters
of the Commonwealth, the amendments to
the constitution proposed by the last Leg-
islature, are of the belief that such a pro-
ceeding would prove futile. Possibly,
with the machinery of the State govern-
ment, the courts and the judges, all under
the control of the QUAY machine, it
would.
But this is not the reason given by these
papers for their belief. They assert that
because the Secretary has not avowed his
purpose not to do his duty, in this matter,
no mandamus would issue, for the reason
that the offense, which such proceeding was
purposed to prevent, had not heen commit-
ted. Itis the same reason Mr. CLINTON
RoDGERS WOODRUFF, who advertises him-
self as attorney for the Business Men's
League, gives as his excuse for failing to be-
gin such proceedings.
To the writer, who knows little about
the technicalities of the law and less about
the rules of the courts, thisseems like queer
reasoning. If a mandamus means any-
thing at all, or is of any use, it is to re-
quire the performance of a duty, just as an
injunction is to restrain from the commit-
ment of a wrongful or illegal act. Both
are legal proceedings recognized and re-
sorted to to prevent the commission of
wrongs. Both are based almost wholly
upon the INTENT. If the duty has to be
neglected or the wrong committed before
proceedings can be had to enforce the one,
or restrain the other, then both proceedings
are the verriest farces. Such an interpre-
tation of the authority of the courts would
render them powerless to prevent the com-
mission of any crime; it would prevent ail
arrests on suspicion and stay all legal pro-
ceedings until the wrong had heen perpe-
trated or the crime committed.
Surely no sane lawyer or no just judge
would bold to such a dangerous doctrine.
This question of a mandamus on Secre-
tary GRIEST is one of intent—and the in-
tent in this case is as clear as could be
shown in any case. No condition of affairs
can arise, except through an order from the
court, under which the Secretary of State
could submit the amendments, as is his
duty. His superior officer has arrogated
the authority to veto them. In this mat-
ter the Secretary was consulted and it is
said coincided. But whether he was con-
sulted or not he is bound to accept the au-
thority of the power that made him, or re-
sign. The commonest kind of political
amenities would require this, and he is not
going to resign. The only other thing for
him to do is what the Governor wants and
demands, and he demands the recognition
of his veto as final and conculsive.
That there will he no amendments sub-
mitted, unless the courts are called upon
to interfere and compel their submission.
is justas certain to-day as is the fact of the
Governor's interference by veto. That veto
meant that the people should not have the
opportunity to change or amend their or-
ganic law. It was a monstrous assump-
tion of authority on the part of the Gover-
nor, but he arrogated it; and he must be a
gullible citizen, indeed, who imagines that
the Governor’s action will be over-ridden
aud rendered null by one of his appointees,
and especially one who wants to hold the
place for what there is in it.
Possibly the courts, which are largely
the creations of the State ring, would make
the excuse that lawyer WOODRUFF and the
few newspapers, referred to, presume they
would, and refuse to grant a mandamus.
But that is a question for them to deter-
mine. Presumptions have no right to set-
tle so important a matter.” It is the duty
of some one—and we take it to be that that
some one is the Democratic State Committee
—to present this matter to the courts. If
they stultify themselves that is their look-
out. If they violate precedent, deny the
rights of the people, commit an outrage
that other outrages may be perpetuated,
and determine that mandamus proceedings
can only he instituted after the wrong
they are intended to prevent has been com-
mitted, let them do so.
It is a record they will hesitate tomake.
——From the way the Republican con-
gressional steering committee had to fight
it out up at Narraganset Pier a few days
ago it is beginning to look as if they are
not going to have as smooth sledding on
the currency question as they thought they
were. The Democrats are unalterably for
remonetization of silver, but the poor old
Republicans are just beginning to discover
that they don’t know where they are at.
——No matter how others may object
to dragging the judicial ermine through
the dirt and disgrace of local politics, ex-
Gov. HASTINGS has no such scruples. He
is willing to drag Judge Lovr’s ermine,
and for that matter anything else he has
on, through any dirt that he can find, and
then wouldn’t think that he was adding a
particle to its defilement.
BELLEFONTE, PA., JULY 21, 1 =
Alger Will Resign.
Current and fairly well authorized re-
ports indicate that Secretary of War Rus-
SEL A. ALGER has consented to resign his
office on the first of January next. This
promise was obtained from Secretary ALGER
by the importunities of Secretary of State
JOHN HAY and Secretary of the Treasury
LYMAN J. GAGE. Mr. HAY and Mr.
GAGE pointed out to Mr. ALGER that there
is a great deal of adverse criticism of the ad-
ministration on his account and that the
President is greatly embarrassed by it.
That being the case the gentleman warned
Mr. ALGER tnat he ought to resign, and
he, unless the reports are false or mislead-
ing, reluctantly consented, that is to say
he agreed, that if he is allowed to continue
in office for six months longer, he will
then resign.
Under these circumstances the country
must submit to another six months of
ALGERISM with all the blunders and sacri-
fices and humiliations it implies. Until
the first of next January the lives of our
citizen soldiers in the tropical trenches
about Manila, must be jeopardized by the
faults of an incapable Secretary of War.
And why?
For the reason that President McKIN-
LEY doesn’t dare to compel him to resign
at once.
And why?
Because ALGER bought and paid for the
place he occupies as much as he has the
clothes he wears or the furniture of the
house he lives in.
ALGER contributed to the payment of
McKINLEY’S personal debts in considera-
tion of the opportunity to reimburse him-
self by army contracts, and though ALGER’S
blunders and venality ‘‘have embarrassed
the President,’’ as Senators HAY and GAGE
state it, he was unable to relieve himself
because the mortgage on his manhood is
“still alive,” as the legal phrase puts it.
Meantime the country must suffer the
consequences of ALGER’S incompetency be-
cause of McKINLEY’S obligations to him.
Happily, party exigencies force relief at the
end of six months, for HAY and GAGE
have interferred, not in the interest of the
people, not in order to secure the soldiers
in the Philippines against the perils which
official blundering subject them to, but
for the reason that the time for the presi-
dential election is approaching and Mec-
KINLEY wants to be re-elected. How
ALGER has been influenced to resign has
not been stated. Maybe he has been prom-
ised a reappointmentafter the election, and
possibly somebody else has repaid him the
money he expended to relieve Mr. McKIN-
LEY of financial obligations. In any event
theselfishness of a political huckster is re-
vealed in every step of the transaction.
Since the above was in type, ALGER has
been induced, hy vice President HOBART,
to send in his resignation at once. He has
done so. It is to take effect at the pleas-
ure of the President.
Now let McKINLEY follow his example.
The Extra Session Talk.
The rumors of an extra session of the
Legislature have been revived though in a
form that will hardly deceive any one.
That is as published the story is so mani-
festly made to order that its effect could be
certain to be discounted at sight. The
Philadelphia papers bad it dated Pittsburg
and representing a change of sentiment in
the interest of QUAY in the Western coun-
ties, while the Pittsburg papers of the same
day published a Philadelphia dispatch in-
dicating a change of opinion to the advan-
tage of QUAY in the Eastern counties.
The truth is that there has heen no
change of sentiment on the subject at all.
WARD R. Biss,” Representative for Dela-
ware county, publicly declared his regrets
for having voted against QUAY the other
day, but that impressed nobody. Any day
during the last month of the session his
manner revealed the fact to any one who
took the trouble to study him, and where-
ever the alleged QUAY hoodlers were gath-
ered together he walked past them with
both hands behind his back. But no atten-
tion was paid to him then by the Quay
folks or none will be paid to him now by
the others. ‘Representative MCELVANY
has indicated a change of heart also, he has
no mind to change, but that is the result
of a little liberty he is indulging himself in
during the absence abroad of Senator FLINN.
When the Senator returis he will proba-
bly spank his impudent henchman,and that
will be the last of his pretensions to inde-
pendence. E
There will be no extra session of the
Legislature unless assurances are given in
advance that QUAY will be elected, and
the only chance for that is in the plan sug-
gested by the WATCHMAN some time ago.
That is for the QUAY convention to nomi-
nate insurgents for Justice of the Supreme
court, Judge of the Superior coart and
State Treasurer and then show them that
they can only be elected by harmonizing
the party through the election of QUAY.
That will bring your insurgents to the line.
There is nothing so grateful to his heart as
party spoils, and when there is such a thing
in sight he will throw not only conscience
but principle to the dogs and rally around
the old flag and the appropriation.
LEY!
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Some Washington Secrets.
Mr. Smite D. FRY, the Washington
correspondent of the Philadelphia Zimes,
has heen writing a good deal of history
lately. Mr. FRY probably doesn’t aspire
to be known as a historian and sets up no
pretense at all to being a maker of history,
but he is where history is being made, and
evidently not only a close but intelligent
observerof events, and he has, what all
newspaper men ought to have, the courage
to tell what he sees. Because of these facts
Mr. FRY has been giving the public a good
deal of light on the dark places in Wash-
ington. He has been revealing some of the
secrets not only of the Navy and War De-
partments but of the White House itself.
Among the revelations recently made by
Mr. FRY is the statement that RUSSELL A.
ALGER is not responsible for the snubs and
humiliations put upon General NELsoN A.
MILES, commander of the armies of the
United States since the beginning of the
Spanish war. Not the least of the public
indictments against the Secretary of War
was that he was responsible for these out-
rages. Even MILES himself shared in the
opinion. But Mr. FRY shows that it is an
erroneous view of the case. President Mec-
KINLEY is himself responsible for every
incident of the kind that has offended the
public sense of right and justice since the
event at Santiago about a year ago.
In his letter to the Philadelphia Times ot
last Sunday Mr. FRY treats of this ques-
tion at length. After reciting some con-
temptible incidents, such as that by order
of the President the mail of the War De-
partment is withheld while MILEs is act-
ing under the law as Secretary, he quotes
an official as saying that ‘“WiLLram Me-
KINLEY does not believe that any citizen
has the right to aspire to the Presidency
while he has the bee in his bonnet.”” In
other words Wy. McKINLEY has not
scrupled to sacrifice the interests of the
country, and the lives of the soldiers, in
order to prevent Gen. MILES from making
such a record in the war as would proba-
bly make him a formidable candidate for
President of the United States in 1900.
This is putting a low estimate on the
character and patriotism of Wi. McKIN-
But it isan estimate amply justified
by the facts. From the beginningfof his
course he has pursued a selfish and not al-
ways an honorable course. Take for ex-
ample the facts in the financial transaction
which put him under obligations to MARK
HANNA and RUSSELL A. ALGER. He
whiringly informed the public that he
was an innocent indorser, of the paper of
theadventurer in the case, and practically
solicited popular subscriptions to re-imburse
him for his losses. But as a matter of fact
he was a partner in the business that proved
disastrous. ?
In that case he not only obtained public
sympathy, under false pretenses, but se-
cured contributions of money by fraudulent
representations which is a crime under the
law. His partner was given over to pub-
lic reprobation, with his consent and con-
currence, and he made political capital out
of the other man’s misfortunes and was
enabled through it to negotiate with MARK
HANNA and ALGER to make him Presi-
dent. That is why ALGER is able to hang
on to the administration now notwithstand-
ing public condemnation and personal
preference the other way. McKINLEY
doesn’t dare to remove him.
Risking Impea chment,
Mr. Secretary of State, ELW0OD GRIEST,
may think there is no way by which he can
be compelled to do his duty, and submit
to the people the constitutional amend-
ments proposed by the last Legislature.
Probably there is not. But Mr. GRIEST
should not forget that there isa way to
punish for an offense such as his failure to
fulfil the plain requirements of the law
would be. The constitution is plain and
unequivocal on the subject, and he is
sworn to obey and defend it.
The organic law of the State, Article 18th,
Section one, provides that when any pro-
posed amendment ‘‘shall be agreed to by a
majority of the members elected to each
House such proposed amendment or amend-
ments shall be entered on their journals
with ayes and nays taken thereon, and the
Secretary of the Commonwealth shall cause
the same to be published three months be-
fore the next general election in at least
two newspapers in every county.”
It will be noticed that the Governor’s
name is not mentioned in connection with
the proceedings necessary to amend the con-
stitution. Hence his attempt to interfere,
by interposing a veto, was simply an as-
sumption of power without precedent or
authority of law. It will also be noticed
that the language is mandatory. It does
not say the Secretary, may, or can, cause
the same to be published, but that ke shall
do so. .
To fail to do that which the constitution
requires is to take the chances of impeach-
ment and removal from office.
Is Secretary GRIEST willing to take this
risk ?
9. NO. 28.
Against These From Principle.
From the York Gazette,
Our contemporary, the Dispatch, seems
to think it has made a strong point in
charging the Democratic party with really
being against protection under pretence of
being against the trusts. We were not
aware that there was any question in any-
one's mind about the Democratic party be-
ing against protection. It has expressly so
declared in more than one national plat-
form, and it stands to-day just where it
stood before.
This issue was so overshadowed by the
money question in 1896 that it was deliber-
ately put in the background because no-
body bad anything to say about it at that
time. But now the trusts, or at any rate
most of them, afford such fine examples of
the species of highway robbery made possi-
ble by protection, that it is natural the old
issue should again come to the front and
receive the attention it deserves.
The Democratic party is against all of
the trusts, whether they derive their
monopoly from the tariff or not. But it
seems to be determined to take away from
those which flourish by means of the tariff
the special privileges they now enjoy. To
do this they intend, if they secure the
power, to put every trust-made product on
the free list. That seems to be the general
trend of Democratic sentiment at this time.
In fact it seems to be the trend of the senti-
ment of nine-tenths of the American people.
Protection is mo longer desired by the
very men who'contributed most largely to
secure the passage of such outrageous mea-
sures-as the present McKinley law. They
want foreign markets now, and they realize
that the tariff is a great stumbling block in
their road.
In course of time our esteemed con-
temporary itself will be talking about pro-
tection having had its day, being no longer
needed, etc., ete., in company with most
of the other organs of its party.
No, the Democrats are not against pro-
tection under the pretence of opposing
trusts. They are against hoth protection
and the trosts, and they are going to try
to kill two birds with one stone next year.
Not of the Resigning Kind.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
While predictions concerning the resig-
nation of Alger may be classed as ‘‘extra-
hazardous’’ it is a safe conclusion that the
President would not hesitate long about
accepting his resignation if it were offered.
The manner in which the Secretary has re-
cently been ignored in Administration
councils is very signifficiant. The calling of
Governor Roosevelt for consultation by the
President must have been very humiliating
to the head of the War Depar nt, if he
has any sense of the eternal fitness of things.
But as to whether these things will induce
Alger to resign, that is another question.
The roast-beef statesman from Michigan
has displayed, in the past, a remarkable in-
difference to public opinion, and it cannot
be safely assumed that he will not be
equally impervious to hints from official
quarters. His alliance with Pingree and
his subsequent denial of the alliance afford
strong proof that his ideas of the fitness of
things are far from the normal, though his
intention to cling to the Cabinet was not
then shaken. In fairness to Alger it may
be said, however, that after his mal-admin-
istration of department affairs was over-
looked and whitewashed, he had some
ground for believing that his lesser faults
in the field of politics might be excused.
How Justice Varies.
From the North American.
Captain John M. Neall, Fourth cavalry,
while stationed at San Francisco, disap-
peared, and $1600 of the mess fund, of
which he was in charge, was missing along
with him. Drink had mastered Captain
Neall. When he recovered his sober senses,
he found himself in Mexico. At once re-
turning, he refunded the money, with the
assistance of friends, and, like a man, faced
the consequences of his debauch. The
court-martial convicted him of conduct
unbecoming an officer and a gentleman,
and the President has confirmed the ver-
dict, ordering his dismissal in disgrace
from the army.
This is hard, but it serves Captain Neall
right. His life is ruined utterly, of course,
but then it is more important that the
standard of honor in the service should be
maintained than that any man should es-
cape the penalty of misdeeds, even of a
kind for which charity can find excuses.
Meantime Captain Carter, convicted by
a court-martial in 1898 of stealing $1,600,-
000—just $1,598,400 more than Captain
Neall took and returned—has not had the
sentence of dismissal and five years’ im-
prisonment executed upon him. On the
contrary, Captain Carter is still in the en-
joyment of his rank, full pay and entire
leisure.
Mr. Bryan and New issues.
From the Altoona Times.
William J. Bryan is the leader of the
Democratic party and he fills the position
in a brilliant manner, but so far he has not
been successful. There is no reason, how-
ever, why he should not win success if he
will deal in a wise and practical manner
with the present conditions and make his
campaign for the presidency on issues that
will be approved by the majority of the
American voters. The silver question is
not the great issue now and it may be drop-
ped. Instead of battling for the free coin-
age of the white metal, at the ratio of six-
teen to one, Mr. Bryan should wage war-
fare on trusts and on that which produces
them, a monopoly tariff. These are evils
which should be combated. They are close-
ly related, and, as Havemeyer declared, the
monopoly tariff is the mother of trusts.
Then there is one other issme. Itis im-
perialism and militarism. Mr. Bryanisa
man well-fitted to lead, his personal quali-
ties win support and he is able to a re-
markable extent. For the leadership of a
great party he is well endowed, but to win
the Democracy must be united and har-
monious.
——1If you want fine work done of every
description the WATCHMAN is the place
to have it done.
collector Dickson,
Spawls from the Keystone.
—The York banks have $4,000,000 on de-
posit.
—R. H. McGarvey has been appointed
postmaster at Spangler.
—A bicycle was found in a cesspool at
York, where it had been buried by a thief.
—While on duty at York, car inspector
Jacob F. Baumeister was run over and
killed.
—Work has been commenced on the new
$40,000 boulevard between Bethlehem and
Nazareth.
—Harry Lyter, of Halifax, accidentally
shot himself through the head Monday even-
ing with a shotgun. He died soon after.
—The corner stone of the new Methodist
Episcopal church at Lewistown will be laid
Sunday, July 30th, with appropriate cere-
monies.
—The new silk mill at Hazleton will be
the second largest in the country. It will
contain 60,000 feet of floor space and 1,000
hands will be employed.
—Everett’s school board has contracted
for the erection of'a new public school build-
ing, the price complete being $12,210, nearly
$400 less than the architect's estimate.
—The furniture and boot and shoe depart-
ment of A. Feldman & Co. was destroyed by
fire at Houtzdale Thursday evening. The
loss is fully $10,000, partly insured.
—Mrs. Mary Williams, of Tyrone, was
bitten on the hand by a copperhead snake
while picking berries. Her life was saved
through the immediate attention of a physi-
cian,
—Harry E. Park, of Sinking valley, Blair
county, scorched 30 miles on his bicycle,
Tuesday. He then atea hearty dinner and
drank a large quantity of ice water and fell
dead.
—The Monastery Coke works, west of La-
trobe, after an idleness of nearly five
years, have been fired up. Seventy-five
ovens are in full blast. Every oven at Hecla
is now fired.
—The Reading iron company has purchased
the Ringsold furnace and the land sur-
rounding it at Pottsvile from the Philadel-
phia and Reading coal and iron company. It
is said the new owners will operate the fur-
nace, which has been cold for the past 25
years.
‘—DMzrs. Isaac Birriolo, who was maliciously
set on fire by her husband, Isaac Birriolo, on
Wednesday, July 5th, died last evening.
She made an ante mortem sworn statement
accusing her husband of the terrible deed.
Birriolo is in Wellsboro jail. Mrs. Birriolo
resided at Blossburg.
—During a severe storm recently,
lightning struck the house of Thomas
Gleason, in West Clearfield, entirely wreck-
ing it. The house was split from roof to cel-
lar, but the front part, in which the family
was gathered, was left standing. A cow in a
lot was instantly killed.
—Six revenue officers, headed by deputy
recently captured two
illicit whisky stills near Springfield, Somer-
set county. One of the stills had a capacity
of eighty gallons; the other forty. The of-
ficers hid themselves and wounded one of the
moonshiners, who fled at sight of them.
—At Williamsport yesterday, while Isaac
Taylor, aged 60 years, was adjusting an oil
cap on a shaft in the Star mill, his long
beard caught, and was rapidly wrapped
around the shaft. Mr. Taylor succeeded in
jerking his head away, but he tore off his
whiskers. His face was badly cut.
—At Hyndman while removing a pile of old
cross ties near the railroad station, a few
days ago, William Manges killed thirty-nine
snakes of different species. They were
garter snakes, house adders, copperheads,
blowing vipers, black snakes and water
snakes. There were as many as four under
some ties, and from that down to one.
—Otto Hess, of Clarkstown, went to
Hughesville Friday night to deposit $140 in
the bank at that place. He found
the bank closed and started back home.
While he was driving along Glade Run about
10 o’clock, two men jumped in front of his
horse, covered Mr. Hess with their revolvers
and took his money. No clue to the thieves.
—In Williamsport Saturday afternoon,
Daniel Sholder, Mrs. Mullenkopf and Mrs.
John Sholder, all of Lycoming creek, were
thrown from a wagon, by the vehicle upset-
ting, while making a short turn. They were
dragged about sixty feet under the wagon
bed before the team was stopped. The three
were badly bruised and cut. They were
taken to the hospital.
—A fourteen-year-old son of John Elkton,
of Bradford county, was killed and his body
terribly mangled a few days ago by a harrow
passing over him. Mr. Elkton was sowing
grain and the boy was harrowing it. The
team passed over a nest of bees and the in-
sects stung the horses and caused them to
run away. The boy was dragged some dis-
tance beneath the harrow.
—John Miller, a wealthy farmer of Indi-
ana, who had been visiting his brother near
Cessna, about eight miles from Bedford, com-
mitted suicide Friday evening. He placed
the muzzle of a double barreled shotgun
against his abdomen and pulled the trigger
with his foot. The heavy charge of shot
tore a large hole through his body, killing
him instantly. When his trunk was opened
$2,000 were found in it. He was a sufferer
from stomach trouble.
—Darius Cupp, while plowing in a field on
the John Friday farm in Snyder township,
near Tyrone, the other day, unearthed a
rare coin. It is an-English shilling of 1775
date, once worth 153 cents in American mon-
ey, but now on account of rarity considerably
more valuable. This coin, though one hun-
dred and twenty-four years old, and likely
nearly a century under the ground was as
bright as if newly minted. The finder’s
father, Jehn Cupp, of Tyrone, has already
refused an offer of $10 for it. : ]
—An explosion of dynamite, at Lope y Spd
livan county, a few days ago roids nghe
annihilation of one Hungarian and thi T-
rible wounding of another. The tfvo’men
were engaged in blasting stumps wi ‘dytia-
mite for a farmer. One of the men’dropped’
some of the dynamite and an expl ion" fol-
lowed that blew him to shreds. All'thaf, was
found of his body was the back portion of his
skull, and his feet, which remained in’ his.
shoes. His companion was) terribly injured,
his eyes being blown out. i
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