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Bellefonte, Pa., Jan. 19, 1900.
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Democratic County Committee for 1900.
J. K. JonxsroN, Chairman,
Secretaries.
Jonx J. Bower, W. HarrisON WALKER,
P. O. Address.
Bellefonte
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Precinct. Name.
Bellefonte N W Jno. Trafford
6 8 W P. H. Gerrity,
“ W W Geo. R. Meek, #
Centre Hall Boro J.D. Dauberman, Centre Hall
Howard “ Abe Weber, Howard
Milesburg “ Homer Carr, Milesburg
Millheim of J. C. Smith, Millheim
Unionville E. M. Griest, Fleming
Philipsburg 1st W J W Lukens Philipsburg
id 2nd W Ira Howe,
te srd W A. J. Graham, i
State College Boro Reuben Glenn, State College
S. Philipsburg *“ Henry Wilcox, Philipsburg
Benner Twp. N P J. F. Grove, Bellefonte
4 SP 8 H Hoy, ¥
Boggs Twp. N PW. E. Brown, Yarnell
te E P J.C. Barnbart, Roland
$5 W P Lewis Aikey, Wingate
Bu.nside Twp. Oscar Holt, Moshannon
College J. A. Williams, Lemont
Curtin ze W. J. Quay, Romola
Ferguson “E P N.T. Krebs, Pine Grove Mills
hs ‘“W P John H. Miller, Rock Springs
Gregg Twp. N z Geo. F. Weaver, Penns Cave
3 E D>
Jas. C. Condo, Penn Hall
ee W P Jno. Smith, Spring Mills
Haines Twp. W P, Wm. Winklebleck, Coburn
¢ E P M. O. Stover, Woodward
Half Moon Twp. J. P. Sebring, Loveville
Harris te 0. W. Stover, Boalsburg
Howard te Joseph Dunkle, Mt. Eagle
Huston £ Aaron Fahr, Julian
Liberty J. P. Linn, Blanchard
Marion tt J. W. Orr, Walker
Miles Twp EP Dan’l W. Harter, Rebersburg
8 W P Edward Miller, Centre Mills
fs M P Jno. M. Moyer, Rebersburg
Patton Twp. Thos. M. Huey, Buffalo Run
Penn ee J. F. Garthoft, Coburn
Potter ¢“ 8 P Reuben Colyer, Colyer
ge “NP D.K. Keller, Centre Hall
Rush “ NP Wm, Frank, Philipsburg
hs “ 8S P John J. Wayne, Osceola Mills
Snow Shoe EP Martin McLaughlin,Snow Shoe
iy “ W P Wm. Kerns, Moshannon
Spring Pvp. ¥ P J. W. Hepburn, Bellefonte
P W.H Nol Pleasant Gap
5 W P Philip Garbrick, Bellefonte
Taylor Twp. J. T. Merryman, Hannah
Union © Samuel Emerick, Fleming
Walker Twp E P Ira C. Ohl, Lamar
8 M P J. D.Miller, Hublersburg
bs W P Boyd Noll, Zion
Worth ¢ P. W. Young, Port Matilda
Caucus Meeting.
The Democrats of Centre county will
hold their caucuses for the nomination of
candidates for borough, ward, township
and precinct officers not later than the
27th of January, 1500. The committeemen
of theseveral precincts and wards will take
notice hereof and fix the hour or time for
the holding of these caucuses. Instructions
and blanks will be received by the com-
mitteemen in due time.
JOHN J. BOWER, J. K. JOHNSTON,
Secretary. Chairman.
——The newspaper correspondents have
brought out as candidates for delegates-at-
large to the National Democratic conven-
tion, the following list of well known Dem-
ocratic politicians : Capt. JNo. R. KERNAN,
of Greensburg; Hon. GEo. A. JENKS, of
Brookville; Col. J. M. GUFFEY, of Pitts-
burg; ex-Governor PATTISON, of Philadel-
phia; Hon. W. R. SowbDEN, of Allentown;
ex-state chairman GORMAN, of Luzerne; Col.
J. L. SPANGLER, of Bellefonte; WALTER
E. RITTER, Esq., of Williamsport; Mayor
J. E. FRITCHY and ex-Attorney General
STRANAHAN, of Harrisburg ;state chairman
RILLING, of Erie, and Hon. W. F. HAR-
RITY, of Philadelphia. Whether any, or
how many of these gentlemen are candi-
dates the WATCHMAN is unable to say, but
out of the number mentioned there should
be no trouble in securing eight men who
would faithfully and satisfactorily repre-
sent the Democratic sentiment of the State,
both as to the choice of candidates and the
expression of Democratic principles. In
fact if all applicants for delegates-at-large,
size up to those named above, there will be
no danger that the Democracy of Pennsyl-
vania will not be fairly and ably represent-
ed at the convention that nominates the
next President of the United States.
The Devil Enjoys this Extract.
From the New York Journal.
From a statement by the committee of
the London school board :
‘‘At times, when there is no special dis-
tress, 55,000 children in a state of hunger,
which makes it useless to attempt to teach
them, are in the schools of London alone.’
The devil reads that to his wife. and
says :
‘‘No use going up to-day, my dear. I
could not improve on that.”
Wise devil. His work is certainly well
done.
Fifty-five thousand children are so
hungry—in ordinary times—that their
brains are too weak to think, too feeble to
hold knowledge. Later, fitty-five thou-
sand—minus those killed off—young men
and women with dwarfed souls, stunted
bodies, perverted moral natures. Among
them some thousands of hopeless drudges,
some other thousands of criminals—the
ablest of the lot, no doubt—some imbeciles
in workhouses—elaborate breeding of oth-
er thousands to starve and steal and drudge.
Millions for the workhouses, millions for
the prisons, millions for cells to hold the
insane. Millions for palaces, millions for
cannon, and not a shilling for the children
with starved bodies and brains.
And let us not preen our feathers proud-
ly and feel superior on our side of the
ocean.
There are thousands of ill-fed hungry
children in our schools. There are teach-
ers who cannot get their honest dues. There
are thousands of mothers scrubbing and
slaving a few hours before and a few after
their babies’ birth.
It would bedread ‘‘paternalism’’ to help
these children or these mothers. It is all
right to build up speedways, bridle paths
—to fatten in all ways the fat bodies of
public thieves.
Some day the devil may laugh himself
to death—then perhaps, with his evil in-
fluence gone, we shall improve.
It is a rotten type of ‘‘civilization’’ as it
stands.
The Senate Takes Up the Philippine
Question. '
The Beginning of a Long and Fruitless Debate.—
Republicans Generally for the President’s Policy
ot Imperialism.—Democrats Against It.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—The discussion
in the Senate shows that the Philippine
question is to be a fruitful topic of debate
during the present session. So far only
the Senate has taken up the subject, and
before long the House will be heard, and
then at both ends of the capitol the talk
will flow on.
The somewhat inconsistent position of
soc of the Republicans was shown to-day
by Mr. Wolcott, who because he has the
gift of oratory, always commands an audi-
ence. He was in favor of retaining the
Philippines on the score of humanity, but
after having declared his position, he at-
tacked Senator Beveridge, because Mr.
Beveridge in his speech had advocated re-
taining the islands on the ground of hu-
manity, plus the profits which come from
the riches of the Philippines. Mr. Wol-
cott felt it necessary to chide Mr. Bever-
idge for putting forward an Anglo-Saxon
race as the great civilization force of the
world and God’s chosen instrument to re-
generate and elevate all savage peoples.
Mr. Wolcott said he was a trifle tired of
hearing these constant references to Al-
mighty God, although he believed in hu-
manity. After this declaration everybody
expected Mr. Wolcott would have his own
solution of the problem, but he disappoint-
ed his audience and left the question hang-
ing in the air.
MR. BERRY’S LOGICAL STATEMENT.
Mr. Berry, of Arkansas, was much more
logical in politely telling Mr. Beveridge
that his claim that the Lord had selected
the American people to carry out His will
to reform the world, was humbug. If the
American people, said Mr. Berry, would
leave the Filipinos alone, there would be
an end of the fighting.
In the course of his speech Mr. Wolcott
attacked Senator Pettigrew. In replying
Mr. Pettigrew said that from time immemo-
rial Spaniards had claimed that they were
advancing the cause of God and humanity
when they made conquests and committed
untold barbarites. The livery of heaven
had been used to masquerade in before.
At the conclusion of the routine business
the resolution of Mr. Pettigrew, calling
upon the Secretary of War for certain in-
formation regarding the Philippine insur-
rection, was laid before the Senate. Mr.
Pettigrew declined Mr. Hoar’s request to
substitute for his resolution on the same
subject the one presented by Mr. Hoar.
AN UNWARRANTED POSITION.
Mr. Berry had read the resolution offered
by Mr. Bacon, and also of Mr. Beveridge.
Those who desire to discuss the Philip-
pine question, he said, were met by the
objection that they were aiding those who
were in arms against the United States and
were responsible for the loss of life among
our soldiers. He regarded this position as
absolutely unwarranted and declared that
no man who was a man would be deterred
from speaking by charges that were abso-
lutely unfounded by facts. Mr. Berry he-
lieved that the two resolutions which he
had read from the desk fairly represented
the views of the two great parties in this
country. He was certain that the reso-
lution of Mr. Beveridge reflected the senti-
ment and feelings of the administration.
What is imperialism, Mr. Berry asked,
if it be not the assertion of such a power as
is asserted by the resolution of Mr. Bev-
eridge? He declared his unalterable oppo-
sition to such a declaration and believed
the people of the United States would not
approve so plain a violation of the Consti-
tution. He placed the responsibility of
the insurrection upon the President, de-
claring that if his proclamation had not
been issued, not a gun would have been
fired and not a drop of our soldiers’ blood
would have been shed. He said that, in
his opinion, the President had issued that
proclamation unwillingly, that he had been
forced into the position he now occupied
by scheming politicians. Is was not too
late to repair the wrong done, and it could
be repaired by the adoption of the Bacon
resolutions.
PETTIGREW RESUMES.
Mr. Pettigrew resumed his speech upon
the general Philippine question, his text
being his resolution of inquiry. As had
been said before he began ‘‘those who deny
freedom to others cannot long retain it for
themselves. The result of following to its
logical conclusion such a policy would be
the destruction of the public. Mr. Petti-
grew discussed at length the constitutional
questions involved in the administration’s
Philippine policy. He then entered upon
a sharp attack on the treaty made by the
Americans with the Sultan of Sulu. He
charged that polygamy and slavery were
not only indorsed, but maintained by the
United States through the treaty with the
Sultan. He declared that the Republican
party was going out of power as the cham-
pion of slavery and a repudiator of the Dec-
laration of Independence.
Resuming, Mr. Pettigrew cited Egypt as
one of the countries brought under English
‘“civilizing sway.”’ As a result over 3,500
minions of the English Goverment were
wringing taxes from the oppressed people
in Egypt in the name of civilization.
Ireland. Catholic Ireland, was also bowed
down under the English yoke. If we de-
sired to make war on Cacholics. however, we
could find them nearer home. Aside from all
these considerations Mr. Pettigrew
argued that the Americans could not dom-
inate the Philippines. It was an historical
fact, he asserted, that the Aryan race could
not live in the tropics. He could no more
live there than a Polar bear. Kipling’s
poem, ‘The White Man’s Burden,’’ he
characterized as contemptible. Turning to
the commercial side of the question he con-
vended that trade did not follow the flag.
To hold the Filipinos without their con-
sent, he said, gave the lie to every Fourth
of July oration ever delivered in this coun-
try, He agreed with Lincoln that a house
divided against itself could not stand
Kruger’s Trust in the Lord.
Says Boers are in the Right and must Win.
PRETORIA, Jan. 11, via Lourenzo Mar-
quez.—President Kruger, in the course of
astirring address just issued to the Bar-
ghers, affirms that Providence is on their
side, that their cause is just and that they
must succeed.
The official list of the Boer casualities in
what is called the ‘‘Plat-Rand fight” on
January 6 (the attack upon Ladysmith)
shows 26 killed and 77 wounded. These
figures are described as the ‘‘first return.”
The embargo at Delagoa bay upon
Transvaal imports bothers the burghers.
If this is not removed it is asserted that
steps will be taken prejudicial to prisoners
and aliens.
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French Eyes are Glued on America.
Our “Open Door’ Success Stirs Up Bias Comment in
Paris.
PARIS, Jan. 15.—The comment that has
followed Secretary Hay’s success in the
way of establishing the principle of ‘‘open
door’ for China, shows once more with
what an eye France regards American im-
perialism.
M. de Pressense, foreign editor of the
Temps, expresses editorially his regret at
the new departure which involves the
participation of the United States in the
affairs of the world. The entire editorial
is a repetition of the old complaint, heard
ever since the Spanish war.
FEARS ANGLO-SAXON UNION.
The distinguished French diplomat, who
has given careful study to the history and
political economy of the United States,
gave me this morning his explanation of
the French state of mind on the subject.
‘‘If France were convinced,”’ he said,
‘‘that the United States had an important
policy of its own it would applaud, but the
French see in America only a docile pupil
of Great Britain. We should like to see
the seas divided, not united under the
Anglo-Saxon flags against the world, and
that is why thoughtful Frenchmen regret
that the United States should quit its isola-
tion of the days of Washington.”’
M. Goblet, a former French Minister for
Foreign Affairs, said :—
‘“The part the United States is playing
in affairs in the far East is most important,
because it marks a renunciation of the par-
ticularist doctrine to which it earlier ad-
hered, in order to mix more and more in
the affairs of universal politics.
DIFFICULT TO FORESEE CONSEQUENCES.
‘‘The intervention of a young and ener-
getic and enterprising nation like the
American Republic in the affairs of other
powers, more or less effete, must be re-
garded as a factor of the highest conse-
quence, the result of which it is most diffi-
cult to foresee.
‘It is earnestly to be desired that this
evolution may not have as its result the
multiplication of conflicts, but rather the
contrary. We must hope that this nation
may so act as to insure peace among the na-
tions and the general good of humanity.’
Shot Him Dead.
Murdered in Lafayette Hotel at Driftwood Thursday
Night. Steve Carey the Victim. Killed By Robert
Kane, who in a Dispute, Pulls a Revolver and Sends
a Ball Through the Head of His Acquaintance—
Kane Landed in Jail at Emporium.
One of the most cold blooded murders
known in this section of the country oc-
curred in the office of the Lafayette hotel
at Driftwood Thursday night. Robert
Kane, a youth about 20 years of age, who
has the reputation of
BEING A DESPERATE MAN,
and a source of much trouble to his family,
walked into the hotel. where Steve Carey
was conversing with a crowd of men. A
dispute arose between Kane and Carey.
and the former became so angry that he |
PULLED A THIRTY EIGHT CALIBRE RE-
VOLVER.
and shot the latter through the head. The
victim fell to the floor and died without
uttering a word.
THE MURDERER TAKEN TO JAIL.
Kane ran from the hotel and went direct to
his home, where he was captured a few
minutes later. He was held by Squire
Mothers until Sheriff Swope arrived from
Emporium. The sheriff took Kane to jail
on the flyer Friday.
Carey wasa well known young man of
a quiet disposition and was never knowii
to drink. Kane and Carey were born and
raised together in Driftwood.
Germans Wavering.
Imperialism likely to send them into the Ranks of the
Democratic Party.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—Roger Mer-
cein Andrews, secretary of the Democratic
convention committee, has opened head-
quarters at the Metropolitan hotel, where
be will remain in charge until relieved by
the delegation which is to arrive before the
meeting of the National Democratic com-
mittee on February 5. Delegations are
expected from Chicago, Cincinnati and
Kansas City’ but Mr. Andrews says he is
confident Chicago influence will be thrown
to Milwaukee. .
‘‘ The foreign vote may be said to hold
the balance of political power,”’ said Mr.
Andrews. ‘‘ The Irish vote is always
Democratic, while the Norwegians can be
found on the Republican side, but the Ger-
man vote, which means the balance of
power in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa and
Ohio, can never be counted on until after
election. This year the Germans are
greatly disturbed over the issue of imper-.
ialism and this is of particular political
significance just now. It forms one of
Wisconsin’s strongest arguments in urging
the holding of the National convention in
Milwaukee. We believe that if our city is
given the convention, it will do a great
deal toward securing the German votss,*
Warren Across the Tugela.
British Gain One Step in the Advance to Relieve Lady-
smith. Expected to Join White Monday Evening,
But the Boers May be Too Strong for the Whole
British Column—They Have Drawn Closer to the
Beseiged Town and Given Some of Their Troops a
Chance to Oppose the Enemy In the Field.
LONDON, Jan. 16. (4 a. m.)—The most
comforting news is contained in a dispatch
from Cape Town, dated on Friday evening,
January 12th, and asserting that General
Warren's division of General Bnller’s army
which was reported to have left Frere
camp on Thursday, has crossed the Tugela
river and is consequently supposed to be
the advance of Buller’s movement to the
relief of Ladysmith. But there is as yet
no confirmation of the Cape Town rumor.
Buller cabled yesterday that all the dispo-
sitions for a synchronous movement against
the besiegers and this supposition is further
confirmed by a dispatch from Durban, da-
ted on Satnrday and saying:
‘‘ A man that has just arrived here from
Springfield says that a British column,
proceeding to the relief of Ladysmith, has
crossed the Little Tugela. When he left it
was facing the Boer position on the big
Tugela and a howitzer was shelling the
Boer trenches. He says also that 270 wag-
ons’ laden with commissariat stores for
Ladysmith had left Frere, and it was ex-
pected that the column would join hands
with Gen. White Monday evening.”
A dispatch of Saturday from Cape Town
says:
‘¢ There is good reason to believe that
the statement that Gen. Warren’ with
11,000 men’ has gone toward Weenen is
correct and we may expect important news
shortly.”
BOERS HAVE SUPERIOR FORCE.
Gen. Buller’s latest authentic word as to
what he and his 30,000 men are doing was
wired from Springfield after his first for-
ward step. Striving to think out the
unknown, Loudon is confused by surmise
and rumor and disquieted by suspense.
'| Philippines much longer.
Spencer Wilkinson, the military expert of
the ‘‘Morning Post,’’ asserts that the Boer
force in northern Natal is larger than Gen.
Buller’s and Gen. White's together, so
that the Boers are able to leave a force
around Ladysmith larger than that within
the town and yet to oppose Gen. Buller
with a force superior to his own. Reports
from'the Boer camps affirm that the circle
of investment has been drawn closer by the
ocenpation of some hills nearer the town,
thus liberating reinforcements to oppose
Gen. Buller.
A dispatch from Boer headquarters out-
side Ladysmith, dated January 9, is as fol-
lows:
‘“The Boers occupying the southern
edges of Bester’s kop were driven out by
the British Saturday. Commandant Nel,
on the west of the town, and the Pretoria
commando on the north, have taken the
kopjes commanding Caesar’s camp, from
which they maintain a continous sniping
of the British. The Pretoria commando
lost six men killed and six wounded in at-
tempting to storm the fort.”’
A dispatch dated Saturday, January 13
from Lourenzo Marques, says:
President Kruger has issued a proclama-
tion ordering all burghers to the front.
The ‘Volksstem’ the Transvaal official organ
suggests that the moment the British cross
the border the gold industry should be ir-
retrivably destroyed. President Kruoger
also issued a circular, dated January 8, to
Boer commandants and burghers urging
them to show more energy in the Transvaal
cause. He quotes psalm 33, verse 7, as
God-given instructions to the burghers and
says that the British have fixed their
faith in psalm 83. He also quotes psalm
89, verses 13 and 14 and asserts that he has
searched the Bible without being able to
find any other mode which can be followed
by the Boers who must fight in the name
of the Lord. Commandeering is proceed-
ing busily at Pretoria where the town
guard is exchanging Mausers for Martinis,
as the former are badly needed at the front.
1¢ is said that there are nearly 3,000 Brit-
ish prisoners in Pretoria.
EFFECT OF THE LADY-SMITH BATTLE.
The correspondent of the ‘Daily Tele-
graph’’ at Pietermaritzburg, telegraphing
Thursday, January 11th, says :
‘‘The gallantry of the Ladysmith garri-
son last Saturday appears-to have depressed
if not actually demoralized, the Boers gen-
erally. Itis believed that they lost at
least two, if not three, killed, as against
our one. Many Boers are believed vo be
trekking northward. - The magistrate at
Nqutu, Zululand, telegraphs that scouts
report having seen many Boer families
with wagons proceeding north‘ via Zulu-
land, whilea European who formerly re-
sided at Dundee, declares that after the re-
pulse at Ladysmith, a number of Boer
wagons loaded with dead and wounded
passed through that mining township, and
that they burned some of the public build-
ings as they departed.”’
The war office has published the follow-
ing dispatch from Lord Roberts, dated
Cape Town, January 15, 6.20 p.m. :
‘French reports that a reconniassance
yesterday (Sunday) shelled the Colesberg
road bridge. No casualties. Returned to-
day. Methven and Gatacre report no
charge.”
Gen. Wood, for the first time in the cam-
paign, has established a post in the enemy’s
country. With a force of all arms he took
up a position January 6th at Zeutpan’s
Drift, on the north side of the Orange river
in the Free State.
It is said in a dispatch from Cape Town
that advices have been received there
from Colesherg dated January 12th, that
Colonel Porter, with the mounted
New Zealanders and the New South Wales
lancers, were worrying the Boers from
kopj eto kopje by plucky, hazardous moves.
The Colonials, it is added, were completely
nonplussing the Burghers. A party of
Remington’s scouts, eluding the Boer pick-
ets, entered Norvalspont and secured valua-
ble information.
General Joe Wheeler.
Health Not Robust Enough to Stand the Tropical
Climate.
WASHINGTON, January 17.—I¢t is said at
the War Department that there is no special
significance in the fact that General
Wheeler has been relieved from further
military duty in the Philippines and or-
dered home. Although he made no com-
plaint, it is understood that active duty in
the field has undermined General Wheeler’s
health and that it was dangerous for him
to remain in the tropical climate of the
While it is not
officially admitted that General Wheeler
has resigned his commission, it is stated
positively that if he has taken such a step
the President will suspend action until he
has had an opportunity to confer with him
on the subject with a view to dissnading
him from such a course. He is nearly 64
years of age, the statutory limit of active
service in the army, and but for that fact,
would have been appointed a brigadier
general in the regular army.
The President is said to favor legislation
which will authorize the appointment of
General Wheeler and General Lee and per-
haps one or two others, to be brigadier
generals on the retired list in acknowlede-
ment of their faithful services to the country
during and since the Spanish war. It is
said that is one of the reasons why General
Wheeler is summoned home at this time.
His orders, which were issued several days
ago, require him to come to Washington
by way of San Francisco for consultation
with the Secretary of War.
Chester Authorities Scared by Small-pox.
CHESTER, January 12.—The city of
Chester has been awakened to the necessity
of a strict quarantine against small-pox,
which appeared in the Fifth ward this
afternoon. The victim is Miss Mary Bon-
ner, a young woman 18 years of age. A
special meeting of the Board of Health was
held to-night and it was decided to enforce
the laws strictly to stop the spread of the
disease. The affiicted young woman is a
daughter of John Bonner, formerly chief
engineer of the Philadelphia Mint, and she
lives at Seventh and McIlvaine streets.
The case was diagnosed this afternoon as
fully developed by Dr. Isaac Crowther.
Miss Bonner had been to Wilmington
Del. where the disease has been raging, to
visit her father and mother, and it is be-
lieved this is where it was contracted.
After returning she mingled among the
high school pupils until a day or so ago,
when she complained of feeling ill. The
great concern is that the germs may have
communicated to others, and developments
are awaited anxiously. Miss Bonner is a
member of the graduating class of 1900.
As soon as the case was reported to the
health authorities the yellow flag was run
ub and people gave the street a wide berth.
Dr. Hoopmae, president of the Board of
Health, foresaw the danger of contagion
from the traffic bet'veen Chester and Wil-
mington some time ago and wanted the
Health Board and the Scaool Board to
make arrangements for special quarantine,
but both propositions were turned down.
An Ocean Mystery.
Name of Vessel Wrecked off New Foundiand Coasy
is not known. Ske is a two-masted steamer
Thought to have carried a crew of sixty and poss-
bly some passengers, none of whom have escaped
Vessel is past breaking apart.
St. Johns, N. F., January 13.—1 A. M.—
The following comprise all the details re-
garding the wreck in St. Mary’s bay thas
could be obtained up to midnight. The
ship is a two-masted steamer of nearly
3,000 tons, and probably carried a crew of
sixty, with possibly some passengers. She
went ashore before daybreak on Thursday,
striking a ledge at the foot of the cliff,
where escape was hopeless. The crew
launched, the boats, but probably during
the panic some crushed against her
sides, others being swamped, and all the
occupants apparently perishing.
The ship was seen to be on fire by resi-
dents six miles away. Attracted to the
scene, they found the after half of the
wreck blazing fiercely and the forepart un-
der water. Kerosene in the cargo helped
the blaze.
At that time only three men were left
on board. Two were on the bridge aud
one was standing in the rigging. Those
on the bridge were safe until about 1 p.m.,
when they were washed overboard and
drowned, the bridge being carried away.
The survivor soon after left the rigging,
swam to the rocks and twice endeavored to
get a footing. Failing in this, he made
his way back to the rigging, where he died
of exposure during the night.
Many dead bodies are visible tossing
in the surf. Two of them thrown up in a
cove cannot be reached;owing to the heavy
sea. One is thought to be a woman.
Boats and other wreckage are strewn
among the rocks for miles. Yesterday
(Friday) was more stormy than the day
before; and it was impossible to reach the
wreck, which has gone to pieces to such an
extent that it has sunk beneath the waves.
A severe gale is raging tonight which is
likely to reduce her to fragments.
The wreck commissioner hopes to beable
to obtain her name to-day. Residents a-
long the shore made every possible effort to
rescue the survivor in the rigging, but
lacking proper outfits they were enable to
succeed.
There is not the slightest prospect thas
any soul on board escaped death, as the in-
tense mid-winter cold would kill any who
escaped drowning.
A messenger who has just arrived from
Peter's river reports that a trunk filled
.with women’s clothing - has been washed
ashore there, as well as a garment which is
rather a water-proot cape, such as is used by
a woman, and a man’s overcoat. Nearby
was found some underwear, evidently a
man’s, marked with the initials ‘J. J.”
This seems to indicate that the ship had
passengers.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——Fires have been started under the
boilers at the new match factory.
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——Mrs. W. L. Daggett and Miss Min-
nie Brew entertained she card club of
which they are members at the Bush house
last evening.
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——L. C. Rarick, of Benner township,
bought the D. W. Woodring farm, west of
Pleasant Gap, on Wednesday. The con-
sideration was $3,500.
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——George Scott, of Pottsville, formerly
division superintendent of the P. & R. C.
& I. Co., has resigned and will locate in
Philipsburg to take charge of the Irish
coal operations near there.
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——The Heptasophs had their annual
banquet in the Eagle building last night
and, as might have been expected, had a
glorious time. Harrison was the caterer.
Mayor Samuel Ashbridge, of Philadelphia,
was unable to get here;owing to his absence
in Virginia.
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——Mrs. Susan Zeigler, wife of Rev. J.
Zeigler died at their residence at Snow
Shoe Intersection, this county, on Friday
morning. Her funeral took place at the
Evangelical church in that place on Mon-
day the 15th inst at 10 a. m. and at Marsh
Creek Messiah’s church at 12:30 p. m.
Interment being made at the latter place.
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———-Hiram Zones, aged 70 years, died at
his home at Shingletown, on Wednesday
evening, from the effects of a stroke of
paralysis he suffered the day before. While
he had not been in the best of health, yet
he was about up to the time he suffered the
stroke. Deceased was born in Clinton
county, but for sixty years had been a resi-
dent of Centre. He was twice ma:ried; his
wives being the Lantz sisters. The latter
survives with eight children to mourn his
death. He was a consistent member of the
Lutheran church and interment will be
made at Boalsburg tomorrow morning.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is the
ist of marriage licenses granted by or-
phan’s court olerk, A. G. Archey dur-
ing the past week :
Sterling A. Hollabaugh, of Graham,
Clearfield Co, and Cordie Millindes, of
Philipsburg.
William H. Harper and Marjorie E.
Quick, both of Snow Shoe.
Norris Martz, of Altoona, and Etta
Rowan, of Lemont.
Cyrus M. Tice, of Howard township,
and Nora B. Shivley, of Taylor Twp.
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A BiG EVENT AT THE COLLEGE NEXT
WEER.—The women at The Pennsylvania
State College are preparing for a rather
original entertainment that they hope will
net a neat sum for the base ball team at
that institution. They propose having it
next Friday evening in the armory and
judging from we have been able to learn
about it most everybody at the College is
expected to lend a hand in some way.
It will open with a supper at 5 o’clock
and after that there will be music by the
College band, mandolin club and glee club,
a crazy quadrille and several other events,
all of which can be seen for 35 cents.
After the supper and the part of the pro-
gram immediately following it there will
be a cake-walk for prizes and a general
dance ; admission to the walk and dance
being extra.
Friday night, January 26th, is the date
for the event.
——On the night of January 26th one of
Scammon’s companies will play “The Real
Widow Brown’’ at Garman’s.
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——The Ithaca Conservatory Concert Co.
will appear here next Tuesday night for the
benefit of the W. C. T. U. The company
comes with the highest testimonials and the
court house should be crowded.
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——W. W. Wikel bas resigned the posi-
tion of manager of the Sandy Ridge fire
brick works, to take effect February 1st,
and A. C. Moyer will succeed him. Mr.
Moyer was manager there when Mr. Miller
the former owner was in charge.
——The Moshannon National bank of
Philipsburg stock-holders met on the 9th
inst. and re-elected the old board of direct-
ors. Fora new institution the bank has
been very successful and every day is
growing in the confidence of that commun-
ity. With such men as Jim Passmore ad-
vising its methods there could scarcely be
any other result.
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——The miniature calendar being sent
out by C. T. Gerberich & Son, manufactur-
ers of the famous ‘Snow Flake?’ flour, isa
perfect little beauty. Itis dainty enough
to hang in any room of the house and
should serve well its purpose of being a
daily reminder of the flour that has made
so many bread makers happy.
—The archdeaconry of Williamsport, em-
bracing the Protestant Episcopal churches
of Lycoming, Clinton, Centre, Tioga, Pot-
ter, Northumberland, Montour, Columbia,
Union, Snyder and Sullivan counties, will
hold its winter session in Williamsport from
22nd to 24th. The venerable William
Heakes, rector of Wellsboro, will be the
presiding officer.
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—Roy C. Baldwin, an employe of the
Empire iron works was seriously burned
at that plant last Thursday afternoon. He
was engaged, with Thomas Mallory, at
shoveling out dust from under one of the
boilers when he was overcome by gas and
fell over into the hot cinders. His hands,
forearms and head were quite badly burn-
ed, in fact so painfully as to necessitate his
being sent to the Williamsport hospital.
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——Of the Ithaca Conservatory Concert
company, that will appear in the court
house here, Tuesday night, January 23rd,
for the W. C. T. U. benefit, Rev. F. S.
Parkhurst, of the LeRoy, N. Y. First
Methodist church, has this to say : “The
concert gave great satisfaction. The best
judges of this town say of the company :
‘It was the best thing we ever had in Le-
Roy.” We should be delighted to engage
the company again.’
——The church sociable business seems
to be profitable in Mill Hall. On Satur-
day the Methodists realized $150 from
an autograph quilt and an oyster supper;
while, the Presbyterians cleared $52 at a
social and luncheon. The missionary so-
ciety of the Mill Hall church met at the
home of Mrs. W. F. Brown, at Clintondale,
yesterday afternoon, and officers for both
foreign and home societies were elected for
the new year.
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——Miss Isabel Huston, a daughter of
Dr. Huston, of Lamar, had quite an exoit-
ing runaway while driving down a hill
near her home in a sleigh, op Monday. A
Bellefonte girl, who was visiting her at the
time, was with her and when the holding
back strap broke the sleigh ran up against
the horse’s heels and it dashed off. Miss
Huston held to the lines, however, and
kept the flying horse in the road until it
had worn itself out with running. Neither
one of the girls was hurt.
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——Tke members of the family of county
commissioner Philip Meyer have about re-
covered from the attack of grip that seemed
to have them all in its clutches last week.
Mrs. Meyer’s condition became so alarming
as to call him home on Wednesday and he
remained at her bedside until Monday
morning. Inquiry at Boalshurg yesterday
brought the information that former asso-
ciate judge Thos. F. Riley is better also
and excellent hopes for his recovery are
entertained. His brother Calvin, however,
is still critically ill and the outcome of it
is very doubtful.
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——Norman Maffet, a Beech Creek rail-
road brakeman, was struck by the top of
the through bridge, at Panther-run, on
Saturday morning. He was on a car load-
ed with wood and when nearing the bridge
he stooped down. Thinking his car had
passed through Maffet raised up a little
later just as the car was entering the bridge
and he was struck in the face. The train
was only going about six miles an hour.
Otherwise the impact might have knocked
his head clear off. Asit was he had the
bridge of his nose broken, an ugly cut
across his forehead and the tips of his
front teeth knocked off. Maffet was not
rendered unconscious and rode his train to
Beech Creek, where Dr. Tibbens fixed
him up.
A SURPRISE.— Wednesday night the pas-
tor and wife of the Evangelical church re-
turned from Snow Shoe Intersection, where
he assisted in a revival meeting, and upon
entering their home were greatly surprised
to learn, from things seen, that somebody
had broken in during their absence with
the evident intent of giving them a thorough
pounding. They regret that they were
away when the friends came, because such
poundings are never painful, and they
would gladly have been present to endure
the same. The pastor does not complain
because of the effects of it, but on the oth-
er hand heartily thanks all participants for
the efforts, assuring them that they are ap-
preciated.