Bellefonte, Pa., Jan. 18, 190l.
P. GRAY MEEK,
Ep1ror
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Democratic County Committee for 1901.
Joux J. Bower, Chairman,
Wa. J. Singer, Secretary.
Assistant Secretaries.
Jonx C. Rowe Tnos. J. SExToN,
EMERY Zerby.
Precinct. Name. P. O. Address.
Bellefonte N° W Jno. Trafford Bellefonte
8 8S WP. H. Gerrit ‘
" W Geo. R. Meek, id
Centre Hall Boro J.D. Dauberman, Centre Hall
Howard et Abe Weber, Howard
Milesburg * George Noll, Milesburg
Millheim 35 F. P. Musser, Millheim
Philipsburg 1st W J W Lukens Philipsburg
se 2nd W Ed. J. Jones, 4
“
srd W
8. Philipsburg “
State College Boro
A. J. Graham, -
Harry C. Wilcox, Philipsburg
Jno. I. Robinson State College
Unionville Geo. W. Rumberger, Fleming
Benner Twp. N P J. F. Grove, Bellefonte
_ S P John Ishler, 4
Boggs Twp. N PW. E. Brown, Yarnell
’” E P J.H. Lyman, Roland
4 W P Joseph W. Folmer, Milesburg
Burnside Twp. Maynard Meeker, Pine Glenn
College te I. J. Dreese, Lemont
Curtin ie Thomas J. DeLong. Romola
Ferguson “E P Wm. H. Fry, Pine Grove Mills
hid ‘“W P Samuel Harpster, Gatesburg
Gregg Twp. N P Geo. F. Weaver, Penns Cave
6 5 P Frank Fisher, Penn Hall
3) W P William Pealer, Spring Mills
Haines Twp. W P, Clymer H. Stover, aaronsburg
4 E P M. O. Stover, oodward
Half Moon Twp. J. P, Sebring, Loveville
Haris" R. 8. Ishler, Boalsbur,
Howard se Robert Confer, Howar:
Huston “ John Murphy Julian
Liberty te E. W. Gardner, Rlanchard
Marion £6 J. W. Orr, Walker
Miles Twp £ P Wm. H. Zeigler, Wolfes Store
a M P Jno. N. Moyer, Rebersburg
. W P Edward Miller, ' Centre Mills
Patton Twp. D. L. Meek, Waddle
Penn “ Austin B. Meyer, Coburn
Potter “ 8 P 8. A. McClintic, Centre Hall
“ #« NP DK. Keller, Centre Hall
Rush “ N P Wm. Frank, Philipsburg
se “ 8 P John J. Wayne, Osceola Mills
SnowShoe EP Martin McLaughlin,Snow Shoe
* W P Wm. Kerin Moshannon
Spring Twp. N' PA. V. Hamilton, Bellefonte
te S James J. Corl,. Pleasant Gap
“ W P_ Bruce Garbrick, Bellefonte
Taylor Twp. * J." T. Merryman, Hannah
Union * Samuel Emerick, Fleming
Walker Twp E P 8. Peck Nittany
« "MM P J.D. Miller, Hublersburg
4 W P 8. H. Shaffer, Zion
Worth P. W. Young, Port Matilda
EE EE REESE
Caucus Meetings.
The Democrats of Centre county will
hold their caucuses for the nomination for
borough, ward, township and precinct of-
ficers on or before the 26th day of January,
1901.
precincts and wards will take notice here-
The committemen of the several
of and fix the hour or time for the holding
of these and
blanks will be received by committemen,
in due time.
caucuses. Instructions
JOHN J. BOWER.
Representative "Fhompsont Stands By
His First Pledge.
Continued from page 1.
wc
"The specia! Pullman Rambler, which was
engaged for the trip, left Philadelphia as
part of the fast line express at 12.25 Saturday
afternoon and was dropped off at, Tyrone.
Here a special locomotive ran the bler to
Philipsburg, where it remained to await the
convenience of Representative Thombéon
and his physician, De Andiews, of Philips.
burg. Representative Thompson was driven
in a carriage to The Inquirer special train,
which left Philipshurg at 8 o’clock Sunday
evening. Accompanying Mr. Thompson
were his physician and a party of stalwart
Republicans, including Representative
Thompson, of Indiana, Captain Clark, of
Philadelphia; Lance Snyder, of Kylertown;
Samuel Wigton, A. V. Hoyt, Andrew Bolger
and Dr. W. W. Andrews, Thompson’s physi-
cian. At Tyrone the party was joined by
Jno. M. Dale and W. E. Gray who had gone
up from Bellefonte Sunday evening,
LONG TRIP OVER MOUNTAINS,
The Inquirer special train reached Tyrone
nearly an hour'ahead of the arrival of the
Philadelphia express, to which the Rambler
was to be attached. At 9:33 p. m the journey
gust the mountains to the State Capitol was
gun. ra fohiia Biri
~The train pulled into Harrisburg shortly
after 1 o'clock this morning. Attorney Gen-
eral John P. Elkin, T. Larry Eyre, Deputy
Attorney General Fred F. Fleitz and a half a
dozen others were at the station to meet the
Rambler. Representative Thompson and his
physician were driven to the room of Captain
J. M. Clarke, where the patient was soon
sound asleep. ris Labo. Rambl
e success of the trip of the. Rambler was
largely dué tot o tadt and activity of Cap-
tain J. M. Clark, chief . of the Bureau of Sta-
tistics in the Department of Internal Affairs,
to whom was intrusted all of the train ar-
rangements. He was warmly thanked by
Representative Thompson for the many
courtesies and gentle attentions. shown him
- from the moment he left his home, at Philips-
burg, until he was safely escorted to Captain
Clark’s own hed in Harrisburg.
Representative Thompson was in excellent
Ss
Quay called upon him at his room and they
had quite a pleasantchat. #537
There was never any doubt in the minds
of the stalwart Republicans of the attitude of
Representative Thompson. He was, nomina
ted and elected as a stalwart Republican. Hi
position has been the subject of so much mis-
representation that Mr. Thompson to-night
issued the following statement for publica-
tion over his signature : ; re
HARRISBURG, Jan. 14, 1901.=It is my purpose to
be present in the House of Representatives to-
morrow and vote for the nominee of the Republi-
can caucus for United States Senator, Col. M 8,
Quay. failure tobe in Harrisburg at the organiza-
tion of the Legislature was due to an attack of
lumbago, following an attack of la grippe.
Signed JOHN K. TH PSON.
Representative Thompson was nominated
in Jursiance of an agreement between the
Stalwarts and the Hastings Insurgents in
Centre county. .
Each faction was represented by one can-
didate on the Republicon ticket, and they
were both elected. Since the election the
Hastings contingent, in violation of all codes
of honor, political or otherwise, have,
n-
deavored to convert Representative Thomp?
sontotheirside, ... o ..0 0. pig
Just before the vote on the Speakership of
the House the Insurgents sent a special train
to Philipshuisg with a committee to endeavor
to persuade Mr. Thompson to join the In-
surgent ranks. « Wilbur F. Reeder, chairman
of the Repullican county committee, a close
personal friend. of former, Governor Hast-
ings, did everything in his power to get Mr.
Thompson to join the Flinn-Martin Boxers,
and he was assisted earnestly by Howard
Holsworth, another Hastings lieutenant.
TWO WIDELY DIFFERENT PLEAS.
‘We don’t need you,” said Mr. Reeder,
‘but we would like you to come with us and
vote on the Speakership.’”’
“We must have your vote to win,’ was
the frank declaration of another of Mr.
Thompson’s callers who wanted him to board
the Insurgents’ ial train soas to be on
hand to vote against Marshall, the stalwart
Republican for Speaker. All these wild
pleadings of the insurgents were over-heard
y Stalwart friends of Representative Thomp-
son who knew that if he could ‘possibly go to
Harrisburg he would vote with the Stalwarts,
as he is going to do to-morrow.
When the fact that the Inguirer special
would carry Mr. Thompson to Harrisburg
became known in Philipsburg, the Insur-
gents renewed their efforts to get him to join
their cause. One insurgent leader drove
seventeen miles over the mountains to make
a last frantic appeal in the interest of the
Hastings crowd.
The Inquirer salutes Mr Thompson and ex-
tends its compliments to the entire Hastings
contingent.
Now you have the entire story of Mr.
Thompson’s perfidy, duplicity, gameness,
lumbago, honesty or whatever you may
decide it is. He is your Representative
and if you can’t figure it out yourself he
will probably explain.
Pennsylvania Republicanism Still Un.
der the Leash of Boss Quay.
Chosen by the Pennsylvania Legislature Tuesday to
Fill the Vacancy Created by the Expiration of His
Term on 4th of March, 1899. Without Any Change
in the Political Situation, Seven Men Broke their
8olemn Pledges and Voted Directly for M. 8.
Quay for Senator—No Excuse Whatever Can be
Pleaded that Will be Believed by Honest Men.
HARRISBURG, Jan. 15.—After a memo-
rable struggle, which . had continued for,
several years, Colonel M. S. Quay, regu-.
lar Republican nominee for United States
Senator, was elected to-day by the Penn-
sylvania Legislature to fill the vacancy
created by the expiration of his term on
March 4th, 1899. His combined vote in
the Senate and House was 130, or three
more than the number necessary to a
choice. The House and Senate will meet
jointly at noon. to-morrow. to canvass the
vote and declare an election. Mr. Quay’s
commission has already been prepared and
signed and he will take it to Washington
to-morrow afternoon. A party of friends
will go with him to be present when he
takes his seat in the Senate on Thursday.
The Democratic vote was cast almost
solidly for Col. James M. Guffey, of Pitts-
burg, and that of the anti-Quay Republ
cans was divided among nine ‘‘favori
sons.”’
Representative Wm. J. Galvin, of Schuyl-
kill, who voted with the Republicans on
the organization of the House was the on-
ly Democrat who voted for Mr. Quay.
When he cast his vote the followers of Col.
Quay broke into cheers, which continued
for more than a miuute. Representative
L. D. Brown, of Crawford, who was nomi-
nated by the Prohibitionists and endorsed
by the Democrats and Populists, voted for
the Rev. Dr. Silas C. Swallow, the Prohibi-
tion leader.
GUFFEY LOST THREE VOTES.
Colonel Guffey lost three votes by the
absence of Representatives Geo. J. Maloney,
of Venango, and Madison A. Garvin, of
Adams, who.
account of Tllness, and the pairing of Repre-
sentative Arthur H.- Squier, of Wyoming,
with Haldeman, of Montgomery, Repuhli-
can. Mr. Squier was present, while’ his
pair was ill at his home with typhoid
fever.
The solid Democratic vote in the Senate
was cast for Colonel Guffey. The vote, in
detail, follows :
M. 8. Quay..
James M. Guffey. ar
Congressman John Dalzell...
Charles Emory Smith........ ..
George E. Hu oo
John Stewart.............
"Henry €.- McCormick.
William Greenway.
John H. Harris
Charles Tubbs rahe
Congressman M. E, Olmste
Dr. Silas C, Swallow...seeein
Paired, 2; absent, 3.
WILDEST EXCITEMENT PREVAILED.
The wildest excitement prevailed during
the balloting in the House. Long before
that body convened at 3 o’clock the cham-
ber was packed with Legislators and spec-
tators. The crush for admittance was so
great that many members had to be drag-
ged into the hall by the police. The en-
trances were guarded by a cordon of police-
men, who were powerless to cope with the
crowd. Tn arush to admit Representative
Galvin the door in one of the lobbies was
broken down and the hall was soon crowd=
ed to suffocation. rr
Speaker Marshall called the House to’
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geants at ‘arms to clear the aisles. The
House officers were unable to handle the
crowds and the Harrisburg police force was
called in to assist them. Before the ballot
was taken, Charles W. Neeb, of Allegheny,
and. Jobn H. Thompson, of Centre, Re-
publicans, who were absent on account of
illness when the House organized two
weeks ago, presented themselves at the bar
and were: qualified: by Judge “Wilson. of
Beaver. © These Members were ‘claimed by
both sides and when they voted for Colonel
Quay they were heartily ‘applanded by his
followers. Thomas K. Beaver, of Juniata,
voted for Mr. Olmsted, but, before the re-
sult was announced, he changed to Mr.
Quay. bdind Fife divi so wit) 6)
UNACCOUNTED FOR AND ABSENT.
William P. Winner, of Bucks, who
voted the anti-Quay Repnblican on the or-
ganization of the House, was absent and
unaccounted for. : ‘Before casting his vote
for Mr. Quay, ‘Representative Thomas J.
Reynolds, of Lackawanna, withdrew the
name of Congressman William Connell, of
Scranton, who was nominatéd at the or-
ganization. Mr. Reynolds said he had
been nominated and ‘elected ‘as ‘an’ anti-
Quay: Republican. but that he believed in
majority rule and would vote for the nom:
inee. He voted for the anti-Quayites on
the organization of the House. Represen-
tatives Samuel A. Kendall, of Somerset,
and Donald P. McPherson, of Adams,
who also voted with the anti-Quayites at
the organization, voted for Mr. Quay.
The annoucement of the resnlt was fol-
lowed with much shouting and applause,
during which an adjournment was’ taken’
until 11 o’clock to-morrow.
When the result of the balloting was an-
nounced there was. a spontaneous shout of
{
| applauses from the floor and the galleries,
which lasted less than a minute, and the
Senate adjonrned until to-morrow.
Both hodies will adjourn on’ Thursday
until Monday evening, when the standing
committees will be announced and the
routine work begin in earnest. Hil
REPORT OF SLATES FOR TO-DAY.
The reports of the House and Senate
Republican slate committees are expect-
ed to he made to-morrow. The Quay Re-
publicans control both bodies and there is
no doubt of the ratification of both slates.
The Democrats will not share in the offices
in either body, and just what recognition
will be given the anti-Quay Republicans the
slate committee has notbeendetermined.
The election of Quay ends the struggle
which began at the organization of the
Legislature of 1899 and has since contin-
ned without interruption. Seventy-nine
ballots were taken by the last Legislature
ho were unable-to be present on‘
order at 3 o'clock and, directed the. ser- |
without a choice and then the Legislature
adjourned. The day following April 21st,
Govenor Stone appointed Mr. Quay to the
Senate, and on April 13rd, 1900, his ap-
one vote. Pennsylvania has since had
' only one United: States Senator, - in the
“person « ies Penrose. :
Colonel Quay receivel the news of his
election at his residence near the capitol.
He was naturally elated with his victory,
but declined to make a statement. He
held an informal reception this afternoon
for his friends throughout the state who
came here to be present when the vote was
taken. Colonel Quay has leased a house
in Harrisburg for the session and expects
to spend much time here, urging the pas-
sage of apportionment, ballot reform and
other Legislation, to which the Quay Re-
publicans are committed.
State Legislature.
M. 8. Quay Declared Elected Senator—Senate En-
dorses Ship Subsidy Bill But the House Postponed
Action on the 8amie.
HARRISBURG, Sanuary 16.—The special
committee of the Senate to which all bills
are referred pending the appointment of
the standing committees, held its first ses-
sion to-day and favorably reported a num-
ber of bills. Among these was the bill of
Senator Scott, of Philadephia, regulating
the system of county officers and that of
Senator Vare, of Philadelphia, which pro-
vides' for the oreation of ' an-.additional
court of common pleas in Philadelphia.
The Senate adopted a concurrent resolu-
“tion presented by Sepator Sproul : of :Dela-
ware, favoring the passage hy Congress of
the pending ship subsidy bill.
Senator Scott, of Philadelphia, introduc-
ed a bill permitting corporations to in-
crease their capitol stock or indebtedness
to such an amount as they shall deem
necessary to accomplish and carry on their
business. The bill was immediately con-
sidered by the committee on bills and fav-
orably reported.
The Senate at noon proceeded to the hall
of the House of Representatives for the
purpose of comparing journals on the elec-
tion of a United States Senator.
The Senate returned to its chamber at
12:40, and adopted the {House resolution
providing that when the Senate adjourned
to-morrow, it stand adjourned until pext
Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. The Sen-
ate then adjourned until to-morrow morn-
ing at 11 o’clock.
"PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day Mr. McLain, of
Lancaster, offered a concurrent resolution
that when the House adjourns, to-mor-.
row it be to meet next Wednesday.
Mr. McClain’ explained that it was im-
possible for Speaker Marshall’ to com-
plete his committee assignments before
that “tinle and no legislation could
be enacted until the committees ‘were ap-
pointed. ‘Mr. Coary, of Luzerne, objected
to the resolutions and spoke in favor of the
.Honse... proceeding to business without
‘further-delay.. The resolution ‘was adopt-
The senate resolution endorsing the
ship.subsidy bill was read and action on it
was postponed for the present. : '
At 12 o’clock the House and Senate went
into joint session, Lientenant Governor
Gobin presiding, to canvass the vote for
United States Senator. The journals of’
the two bodies were read, after which Mr.
-}.Gobin announced .that M.S. Quay, having.
received a majority of the votes cast in the
Senditt’ and House, was declared elected
for the term beginning March 4, 1899. The
announcement was received with applause.
The commission of Senator Quay was read,
after which the convention adjourned.”
‘When the House reconvened, Mr. Vor;
hees, of Philadelphia, teller on the part of
that body, made his return of the vote cast
for Senator; after which an adjournment
was taken until 11 o’clock to-morrow.
Electoral College Met,
Pennsylvania Casts Her Thirty-Two Votes for Mc-
Kinley and Roosevelt.
‘HARRISBURG, January 14.—The elector-
al college of Pennsylvania met this after-
noon in the Senate chamber and cast its
thirty-two votes for McKinley and Roose-
velt. Ex-Mayor Edwin Stewart, of Phila-
delphia, presided. = Robert Pitcairn, of
Pittsburg, was, appointed - messenger to
"deliver the certificate of election to Presi-
dent Frye, of the United States Senate, at
Washington. Daniel R. Greenwood, of
Philadelphia, was appointed messenger to
deliver a copy of the certificate to Judge
McPherson, of the United States district
court, Philadelphia. Jacob L. Houer, of
Lebon, delivéred a copy of the certificate
to the postmaster at Harrisburg for trans-
mission to Washington.
Mr. Stewart sent the following telegraph
to Mr. McKinley: ~~ = ;
Pursuant to the constitution and laws of
the Upited States and of this Common-
wealth, the electoral college of Pennsylva-
nia met here at noon to-day and obedience
to a majority of three hundred thousand of
our voters,cast her thirty-two electoral votes
for President for you, and by unanimous
resolution its members directed and I pre-
gent you their compliments and inform you,
of their action.” : :
The message was repeated to Colonel
Roosevelt, at Oyster Bay, N.Y. path
: Neely Must Go Back. :
He. is _a Subject for Extradition—Must Go Back to
. Cuba to Answer the Charge of Embezzlement of
- Public: Funds of the Island. Hii
WASHINGTON, January 14.—The United
States Supreme court to-day annonunced its
decision in the case of C. N. W. Neely.
| chaged with embezzlement of the public
funds of Cuba while acting as financial
agent of the Department of Posts of that
island.
The court held that Neely is subject to
extradition and must be surrendered to the
Cuban authorities.
| “Justice Harlan handed down the court's
-opinion, which was unanimous and imme-
diately after the opinion was concluded,
an order was issued requiring that the
mandate in the case be issued at once.
The court held that Cuba is foreign ter-
ritory, only our purpose in the war with
Spaiy being to free the Cuhans from Span-
ish domination. The decision was based
upon the Act of June 6th, 1900, which act
was held to be constitutional. ]
| In an opinion of some length, the court
reaches a tinal conclusion as follows:
‘“We are of the opinion, for the reason
stated, that the Act of June 6th, 1900, is
not in violation of the constitution of the
United States and that this case comes
within the provision of that act. The
court below having found that there was
probably cause to believe the appellant
guilty of the offense charged, the defend-
ant’s extradition was proper and no
ground existed for his discharge on habeas
corpus. The judgment of the circuit court,
is therefore, affirmed.’’
’
Subscribe for the WATCHMAN.
"peintment was rejected by ‘the ‘Senate by |
South African News.
Summary Vengeance Taken on Members of Peace
Commission. One was Whipped and then Shot.
When the News Reached London all.the News-
papers Appealed Strongly to the Government to
8end More Troops. Unsuccessful Attacks by
Boers.
PRETORIA, Saturday Jan. 12—Last night
the Boers cut the wires between Irene and
Olifantsfontein stations. Early this morn-
ing 800 Boers, under Commandant Beyer,
invested Kaalfontein station. A hot
shell fire, with two field pieces and a
Maxim, was maintained for six hours.
An armored train and reinforcements
were gent from Pretoria, but before they
had arrived upon the scene the garrison
had driven off the Boers, who retired un-
molested with a transport train half a mile
long. The Boers blew up the line beyond
Kaalfontein, compelling the mail train to
return here. It is supposed their object
was to obtain supplies, a great quantity of
has received the following dispatch from
Lord Kitchener :
‘PRETORIA, Sunday, Jan, 13.—About
1.400 Boers crossed the line, attacking both
Zuurfontein and Kaalfontein stations, but
were driven off. They are being pursued
by a cavalry brigade.”
Lord Kitchener reports also several skirm-
ishes at different points, with trifling Brit-
ish losses, and adds: ‘‘Three agents of
the peace committee were taken as prison-
ers to De Wet's laager near Lindsey, Jan.
10th. One, who was a British subject, was
flogged and then shot. The other two,
burghers, were flogged by De Wet’s orders.’
T.ONDON, Jan. 14.—4:30 a. m.—The
brief report of the fate of the three mem-
bers of the peace commission who were
sent to see General De Wet excited the
deepest indignation on all sides. One or
two papers expressa hope that Lord Kitch-
ener has been misled by false reports, but
it is generally felt. that he would not have
reported the matter to the war office with-
out undoubted evidence.
The Daily Mail heads the report with the
word ‘‘murder’’ and declaims against any
further attempt to bring the enemy into sub-
mission. ‘‘De Wet has placed himself ont-
side the pale of humanity,’’ says the Daily
Mail, ‘‘and not proclamations but large re-
inforcements must he our watchword,”
The Morning Post says: ‘‘This marks
the point where the guerrilla phase ends
and the bandit phase begins.” i
.All the papers appeal strongly to the
government to burry forward reinforce:
ments, since it is evident that the Boer
leaders have now become desperate and
conciliation is quite useless,
The Pretoria correspondent of the Daily
Mail announces the return to Pretoria of
Mr. Pretorius, a former President of the
late South: African Republic, from a futile
endeavor to dissuade the Boer leaders
surrender.
Details of the attacks.ppon. Kaalfontein
‘and Zuurfontein stations shows that there
were only small garrisons of about 120 men
at each station. The British had excellent
trenches which enahled them to withstand
the attacks until the, Boers, having as-
certained that reinforcements were coming
to the garrisons, retired. At Zuurfontein
a party of Boers in. khaki, succeeded in
capturing a British patrol of eight men,
whom they subsequently liberated. The
railway and telegraph lines will be speedily
restored.
No further news. has been received. re-
garding the invasion of Cape Colony. ..
"Sir Alfred Milner writes to ‘a correspon-
dent in England saying : “It would be
useless for me to notice the wholesale lies
that are spread about concerning me. If I
am asked to do so, I wonld have no time
for anything else.” -
ETT TT §
Pennsylvania’s Guardsmen.
Record ‘In ‘the Spanish-American War to be Made
into a Report. : i
HARRISBURG, Jan. 13,—The history and
vania in the Spanish-American war has
been embodied by General Stewart, in the
report of operations of the Adjutant Gen-
eral’s department for the years 1898 and
1899, the advance sheets of which have just
been issued. . The total claims filed ‘thus’
far: by the state against the general gov-
ernment on account of expensesin aiding
the United States amount to $364,210.09,
upon which payment has been made of
$164,983.10. . The report ‘states that the’
balance of the claims are being speedily
adjusted and that other claims are being
prepared for filing. xa3’d auld
The guard at the breaking out of the war
consisted of 131 companies of infantry,
three troops of cavalry, three batteries of
artillery and three divisions of state naval
militia. All of these organizations entered
the United States service except the Gray
Invincibles, a committee of colored troops,
and division C, of the naval militia. With
the exception of ; companies I, Eighth
regiment; [E,-and: F, Thirteenth regiment;
1, Fourteenth regiment, and Gy Fifteenth’
reginient; all of these organizations re-
sumed their former place in the guard at
the olose of the war. Twenty-seven .com- |
panies of ‘what were known as the new!
regiments were retained in the state serv-
ice: and ‘attached to old or reinstated
regiments. General Stewart also pub
lishes'in the report General Miles’ letter to
he very satisfactory condition in which he
to the division encam
M¢. Gretna, +
i | An Important Report. 1
General DeWet has Crossed the Vaal and Joined
Forces With the Transvaal Commandoés.’
LONDON, Jan. 16.—An important report
received from Joannesburg, that General
DeWet had crossed. the Vaal and joined
forces with the Transvaal commandoes, if
true, probably means the concentration of
7,000 Boers, with several guns, for another:
big attack. Aint Bw sbyiol find
There is a rumor current in. Cape Town
that several Boer leaders are urging an at-
tack upon the mines. It has long been
uuderstood that
anxions to join the invaders in Cape Col-
ony, and this rumor may be spread merely
to cover an attempt to break southward.
“As an outcome of the fact that the Boers:
in several instances have worn khaki, a;
pment last: August at
| government notice has been promulgated
rohibitin
in Pretoria x g civilians from
wearing Khaki and notifying’ all persons
who wear this costume, which is likely to
be mistaken for the British uniform, that
they, will render themselves liable to ar:
rest and imprisonment.
The war office issued no fresh news yes-
terday, i: I isi : ie
The response to the government’s call
both London and the provinces. Defen-
sive measures in South Africa proceed a
pace. Seven thousand men have joined
the City Guard in Cape Town and 3,000
others bave volunteered in the suburhs.
record of the National Guard of Pennsyl-
SiovernorSiony congratulating him upon |
found the guard on the occasion of his visit |
eneral DeWet has been |
for. volunteers is said to be very brisk in,
Denounced Egan.
—
Teller Makes a Bitter Speech. Discussion of the
Army Reorganization Billi Gave the Colorado Sen-
ator a Chance. »
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—Just at the
close of a day of dreary discussion of
| technical details of the army reorganiza-
tion hill, Mr. Teller, of Colorado, speak-
ing of an amendment he had offered, de-
livered a sensational denunciation of Gen-
eral Egan, former Commissary General of
the United States army. In the course of
his remarks, Mr. Teller referred to the case
of General Egan at some length. The beef
furnished the army, he said, ‘‘was boiled
and canned, and of very ancient lineage,
some of which made a trip to Europe and
back, being fed to our soldiers after it had
been condemned by European govern-
ments, ’’
Mr. Teller denounced General Egan in
sensational lan .
‘‘As an officer of the United States
General Miles’s charges as to ‘‘embalmed
beef,”” Mr. Teller declared ‘‘his language
be over-looked, although there was a very
evident desire to over-look it.’’-
Mr. Teller made a stinging attack upon
the President for having censured General
Egan, asserting that '‘‘the retirement, un-
der the circumstances, was a decoration
American people believe it was a decora-
tion and a reward for his attack upon the
genéral commanding the army.”
pending bill, Mr. Carter, of Montana, de-
clared that delay now would mean an ad-
ditional expenditure of $500,000 a day.
single amendment being disposed of finally.
Discussion of the Army Bill.
Senate To-day. Denunciation of Hazing.
WASHINGTON, Jan.16—A final vote upon
the pending army reorganization bill will
be taken by the Senate ‘at 4 o’clock Fri-
day, under the terms of ap agreement reach-
ed late to-day. . Speechs in. opposition. to
the bill were delivered to.day by Mr.
| Silver Republican. of Colorado, and Mr.
Butler, Populiet, of North Carolina, Mr.
McCnmber, Republican, of North Dakota,
made an argument in support of the meas-
ure. :
The feature of the debate was the denun-
ciation of the practice of hazing at the West
Point Military Academy. Mr. Allen, Mr.
Money and Mr. McCnmber declared it to
be an evidence of brutality and cowardice,
the Mississippi Senator maintaining that a
cadet whom others attempted to haze
would. be justified in killing his assailants.
He declared that if he were a cadet, upon
whom such cowardly brutality was at-
Aempted, he would kill those:-who assault-
ed him if he had to wait a hundred, years
for the opportunity.
DOINGS OF THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-—The River and
day by the House. The bill has been un-
der consideration for over a week and has
been assailed from many quarters, but its
friends have stood solidly by it and defeat:
ed every amendment ‘to which the River
‘The bill passed ‘practically as it came from
the committee. Tt ‘carries slightly less
than $60,000,000, of which $23,000,000 is
in direct appropriations. 41 ub
The’ friends of the Missouri river im-
provement, although they were’ unsuccess-
ful in securing what they ‘desired, per-
suaded chairman’ Barton to offer an amend-
ment, to permit owners of property abut-
wing dams for its protection where such
structures do not interfere with the wnavi-
gation’ of the stream. ' The section empow-
ering the President to negotiate with Great
Britain for the maintenance of suitable
as to provide for a joint commission to con-
duct the negotiations. = ' ;
An Object Lesson in Sabsidies.
From the N. Y. World, as i : hi :
“Forty years of experience in govern-
| ment is worth a century of book reading.’
said Thomas Jefferson, Oh pl
'rance has been paying shi
steadily for twenty-five 3 Pike is now
paying $7,600,000 a year for them.
Norway pays no subsidies to
and never has done so. ~~
Here, then is Jefferson’s test of ‘‘expe-
rience,’ and what does it show? Why,
that, while France, paying out ubeidies
larger in proportion to her population and.
wealth than those Mr. Hanva wants the
‘United States to pay, has only increased
her total shipping tonnage 200 per cent.
since 1875, while within the same guarter,
‘of a century period little Norway has in-
creased hers by almost 400 per cent.—
twice as fast. iy Rtn Heit alt
fT ITE ANG Ba
His Stock in Trade.
From the New Albany Public Press.
| The publisher of a newspaper has. one
thing to sell and one thing. to: rent. He
has the newspaper, to sell, and ‘the space in
| his columns to rent. Can any one tell
why be should be Sxpeielias: give away
either the one or the other? He can if be
chooses, and he does, as a matter of fact,
furnish a great deal of space .rent free.
1 But it does not follow that he onght to be
' expected to do so. It ought to be Jevok,
‘nized as a contribution, exactly as won
be the giving away of sugar or
grocer, But strange to say, it is not Jook-
‘ed upon in that light at all; and yet every-
‘a merchant’s success depends on selling
his goods, instead of giving them away.
on No President for Ten Houty.
On the night of March the 3rd, 1801,
dency some ten hours perhaps’ before the
legal limit ‘of his term. “There was no
President for ten honrs. It'was an ahdic-
tion nevertheless that was not provided
by law. President Adams, being a Tory,
or Nationalist, or Whig, as you may pre:
fer, resolved not to see the sun rise in
Washington upon the succession of a Dem-
ocrat, Thomas Jefferson by name, to the
office of highest rank in America. Thus
of mind resentful, he took to his carriage
on his way back to Massachusetts, about
midnight of March 3rd, 1801, and was well
off on the Baltimore road when sunrise of
March 4th; arrived with authority for
Jefferson’s succession to the Presidency.
Referring to General Egan’s denial of
was brutal and low and so bad it could not
and not a punishment,. and: many of the
‘In an appeal for the early passage of
He asked that a time he set for a vote, but
Mr. Teller objected. Absolutely no progress
was wade with the measure to-day, not a
A Final vote Upon the Measure Will be Taken by the
Allen, Populist, of Nebraska; Mr. Teller,
Harbor appropriation hill was passed vo-'
and Harbor committee would not agree.’
levels on the great lakes was broadened so
her ships,
«coffee by a.
‘body knows that the existence ofa news-
| paper depends upon the rent, of its space
‘I and the sale of the paper, just, the same as
\ President John Adams abdicated the Presi- |
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
LocAL TEACHER'S INSTITUTE AT
UNI0NVILLE.—The public school teachers
of district No. 5, including Unionville,
Union, Huston, Worth, Taylor, Half-moon
| and Patton townships, with thirty-seven
teachers, will convene at Unionville this
evening for their local district institute.
The session this evening at 7:30 will be
taken up by Prof. R. M. McNeal, formerly
superintendent of Dauphin and Hunting-
don counties and now superintendent of
the Model school at Lock Haven. His
subject will be ‘‘Character Study.’’
The complete program for Saturday's
sessions will he as follows :
SATURDAY MORNING, 9 0'CLOCK.
1 Devotional Exercises.
2 Address of Welcome—E. J. Williams.
3 Responses—Miss Mabella Norris, J. A. Wil-
which is stored at Kaalfontein. The Brit- | army,’’ said the Senator, ‘‘he made an ex- | liams.
ish has no casualties. hibition of bimselt and showed himself to | 4 How doyou teach reading —Harriet Grimm,
LoxDoN, Jan. 13.—The war office be a miserable blackguard.”’ Torths G. D. Morrison, Union; E. W. Erhard,
Recitation—Mame DeLong.
5 How shall we teach literature in the public
schools ?—H. B. Baisor, Patton; D. H. Way, Half-
moon; Lucy M. Rowan, Huston.
Essay—Maggie M. Williams,
6 How do Sa make your history class inter-
esting ?—J. H. Crain, Worth; G. C. Stine, Half-
moon; Julia A. Davidson, Union.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 1:39 0'CLOCK.
7 Question Box to be conducted by J, A. Wil-
liams, Worth.
8 How do you enthuse your pupils with a love
for study, love of country, and the part they are
to act as citizens of their country ?—J. R. Williams
Huston; 8. L. Lucas, Union ; Bertha K. Cleaver,
| Huston; F. W. Dillen, Patton,
Recitation—Elizabeth Hoover.
9 How can we secure the co-operation of the
rents in the public schools?—E. R. Hancock,
nion ; Ida R. Williams, Worth ; Elmer Hender-
son, Taylor.
10 The director, his duty to the teacher and
the school—Dr. W. U. Irwin, Huston; Geo, R.
Williams, Worth; Owen Underwood, Union; J.C.
Stere, Unionville. ”
11 The teacher, his duly to the directors and
the school -W. T. Wrye, Half-moon; Libbie Lons-
berry Unjony G. W. Smith, Huston; William Wes-
, Worth,
Recitation—Charles Reese.
The officers for the sessions are President
8. P. McWilliams; vice president, S. Lun-
dy Lucas ; secretary, Edith Zimmerman;
music committee, Alice Buck ; E. J. Wil-
liams ; entertainment committee, E. ‘J.
Williams, Alice Buck, Bertha K. Cleaver
and S. Lundy Lucas.
THE 4th DISTRICT INSTITUTE-AT CURTINS
WORKS, JAN. 25-26.
On Friday and Saturday, Jan. 25th and
26th, the teachers of the 4th district will
hold their institute sessione at Curtins
Works... The district includes the 46
teachers in Milesburg, Boggs, Curtin, How-
ard Boro. Howard, Liberty and Marion
townships. The committee in charge is
composed: of James Gregg, R. B. Shrefiler,
D. E. Robb, Theoph Pletcher, E. E. Hol-
ter, Milford Pletcher and J. L. Gardner.
The. program will be as follows : .
Friday Evening —Election. ‘How to
Teach Grammar to Beginners,’’ Dorothea
Bechdel, Isabel Taylor, Mina T. McClos-
key, ‘Sadie A. Robb, Alice S. Neff. -En-
tertainment— Recitations, singing, &o.
Saturday Forenoon :—*‘The Rural School
Program.’’ Wilber Leathers, Winfield
Thompson, D. E. Robb, 8. T. Williams.
“The Air," a series cf praotioal experi-
ments conducted by Prof. Geo. Park Sing-
er, of the Lock Haven Normal. This will
be an ‘interesting and instructive feature.
“How to Interest a Physiology Class,”
Harry, Leathers, Jas. Gregg, J. L. Gardner,
R. Bruce Shreffler, J. E. Rickard.
‘Saturday © Afternoon :—‘The Duties of
4
ting on the Miesouri, to: build dykes and'| Parents. Toward Teacher and Pupils,”
Milford Pletcher, €. V. Woodard, J. A. B.
: Miller, 'S. 8. Williams, ‘E. E. Holter.
“The Air.” Prof. George Park Singer.
“Busy Work,” Lizzie M. Holter, Sara E.
Bechdel, Elizabeth J.: Stroop, Blanche
Wentzel, Nannie Delaney. vil
THE 1ST DISTRICT INSTITUTE AT MILL:
HEIM ON JAN. 25-26.
The teachers of the 1st district, 45 in
"| number, ‘embracing those of Millheim,
Miles, Penn, Haines and Gregg townships,
will meet at Millheim on Friday and Sat-
subsidies | orday Jan. 25th and 26th for their local
institute. The committee in charge is
| made up of H. A. Detweiler, W. E. Keen,
H. N. Meyer, 5." M. ‘Weber and C. E.
Royer. The program wili be as follows :
| Friday Evening.— Lecture by Prof. C. C.
Ellis; of Juniata College, Huntingdon. |
Saturday” Morning.— Paper, by’ W. H.
4
‘| Limbert, subject, ‘‘How Can We Improve
in Teaching the Subject of Grammar?’
Discussion by 8. M: Weber, J. N. Meyer,
H, A. Detweiler. Recitation, Miss Cordelia
Acker. | Discussion : “Should Memory
Work Be Made a Pars. of the Public School
Curriculum?” By C. E. Royer, L. A.
Miller, E.'S. Stover. ‘Question Box.
| | Saturday , Afternoon. —Recitation, Miss
Florida Duck, Paper by H. W. Morris,
‘The Teacher ‘as a Maker of Society.”
Geteral discussion. Recitation, Miss Mable
Sankey. Discussion : ‘‘What Can Be
Done in Order to Secure a More Hearty Co-
operation of Teacher and Director in the
Enforcement; .of the Compulsory School
Law?" Teachers :: R. U. Bitner, T. A.
Auman, J.C. Morris; Directors : J. H.
Wyle, E. H. Auman, U, 8. Shafer. Ques-
tion Box, - Report of ‘Committees, eto.
Teachers will. please take. their Uncle
Sam’s School. Songs with them. |
gE dire JOmrTTTTI Ete TTT i 4
—~The: Young Ladies’ Guild of St.
John's Epitcopal chaich of this place, is ar-
ranging for a library party to be held a
g
| the home, of Mrs. W. F. Reeder, on North
1 Allegheny. stree
| From the Birmingham Aged-Herald. i
t, on Thursday ‘evening,
Jan. 24th. ©
| “If you notice how pleased and hap-
py Sam Hazel, our foreman, is don’t im-
agine that he has won ou Quay. It is all
‘on acconnt of a fine, twelve pound daugh-
ter who arrived at his home on Wednesday.
ER hie Ld :
“John Trafford, Daniel Eberhart and
{ James Schofield have all announced them-
selves as candidates for nomination for
overseer ‘of the poor on the Democratic
ticket, ©" b :
! ————— es #
——Forty-three converts were the result
of a recent revival service in the old Evan-
gelical church at Madisonburg.