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Democrat atc
BY P. GRAY MEEK.
Ink Slings.
— There'll be blood smeared over the poor old
moon
There'll be fleas on the tail of the British bul
pup
M. Santo’s air ship will fly like a loon
When Shamrock II gets the America’s cup.
—Luscions little bivalve, swimming in
the bay, is the little oyster that will make
good soup some day.
— Because a fellow happens to have roast-
ing ears it is no sign that some one else is
talking bad about him.
—Money may be the root of all evil but
there are very few people, nowadays, who
wont take a little of the root.
— This story of a bean famine in Boston
must surely be a hoax. Why Boston
beanless would be as bad off as Chicago
windless. :
. Atlantic City not having been able to
produce a sea serpent this season has at
last fished a fifteen foot shark out of the
briny deep.
—The great strike of the Amalgamated
association is about fizzled out and, un-
fortunately for organized labor, capital will
claim the victory. :
—There never was an organ played as
hard as the former Governor is playing bis
these days. It cost him money, however.
and if the tune 1s sweet let him have it.
—QUAY seems to be far more successful
in the gold brick traffic than JACK WIN-
TERS, who recently stole $280,000 worth of
them from the Selby Mining Co., in Cali-
fornia, but was unable to handle them af-
ter he did get them.
—The government's scheme to send five
hundred school teachers to the Philippines
looks more like a matrimonial bureau
than a pedagogic undertaking. Especially
since sixty of the lot that sailed from San
Francisco several weeks ago were married
when they reached Honolulu.
—We would suggest that Generals
KircHENER and DEWET meet somewhere
on the Veldt and debate the question as to
whether the Boer war is over. The Eng-
lish have not been able to make the Boers
believe it at the point of arms, but possi-
bly they might be better on argument.
__Senator FLINK has b gold brick in his
possession very similar to the one former
Governor HAsTINGS gob for being enticed
out of the ‘‘hog combine’ into the QUAY
camp. Both of these astute (?) politicians
bad been in the business long enough to
know better, but, you know, some people
never get too old to learn.
—Many American statesmen, in the lan-
guage of the good Methodist brother,
‘need to be done over.”” They are drift-
‘jog further and further away from “the
principles of freedom upon ‘which this gov-
ernment was founded and a good old
revival at Washington might result in cut-
ting all these island possessions loose again
in the seas.
—The plow trust having decided to make
an advance of ten per cent in the price of
plows and repairs for the coming year the
poor old farmer has something else to
think about now than his blighted oats,
poor wheat crop and rotten potatoes. It
never rains but that it pours. But, after
all, the farmer has little kick coming, for
he helped to keep McKINLEY and his
trusts in a position to force such exorbitant
prices.
— The Pitteburgers who are putting up
money in quarter-million piles at odds of
two-and-one-half to one that Shamrock II
will not lift the America’s cup certainly
have sporting blood to pour away, but they
would probable need large infusions of salt
into their veins to get any circulation at all
if neither the Columbia nor the Counstitu-
tion would be able to show a clean pair of
heels to LIPTON’S boat.
— Now Admiral SAMPSON’s family have
taken up their daddy’s fight and won't
associate with their life-time friends, the
children of Admiral WATSON, all because
the latter says he ‘‘will prefer charges
against any officer of the navy who asserts
that Admiral SCHLEY is a coward.” This
is the last evidence that SAMPSON is a enob
and it looks as if that despicable yellow
trait is hereditary.
—GEORGE H. KETCHAM, the owner and
driver of Cresceus, the fastest trotting horse
in the world, has flippantly remarked that
he would rather drive that noble animal
¢t40 a record breaker than go to Heaven.”
While KETCHAM'S remark is hardly to be
taken too literally yet there is in it an
evidence of a lack of good sense on the part
of the horseman. For ‘when he comes to
die he ‘will realize, and we hope not too
late, that all the speed of a thousand
Cresceuses can not keep the old Nick from
catchin’ him, unless he repents the flippant
_speech he is given oredit with baving made.
—Bishop WALTERS, the colored divine
from Jersey City, created quitea sensation,
at the ecumenical conference in London,
by a speech he made on Wednesday. The
Bishop flayed bis native country for un-
fair treatment of the negro and the Eng-
lishmen present cheered him to the echo.’
He was probably excited into overstepping.
the proprieties by the enthusiasm his re-
marks aroused among a class who are ever |
eager to hear of anything that might re:
dound to the discredit of the United States.
But Bishop WALTER'S over-drawn state-
ments and English howls ‘don’t change:
the situation a bit. ‘As BOOKER T. WASH:
INGTON, the’ greatest colored man, ] ing;
says: ‘‘The negro has all now. that he ie
capable:of taking care of.22es 0 indy
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STATE RIGHTS AND FEDERAL UNION.
VOL. 46
An Impenetrable Mystery.
The mysteries of this great, hustling
world of ours are multiplying. Nobody
can teil how far back in the calendar of
time the first mystery appeared, for as-far
as recorded history goes they were present
and are mentioned with more or less awe.
But in modern times. they have made less
impression on the public mind, for the rea-
son probably that the more general dif:
fusion of education has given the mind
greater penetrative power and things that
were mysteries to the ancients are as open
books to us. Investigation is in most cases
the sure detecter of mysteries and even the
occult is no longer impenetrable to the
keen minds of learned men.
But singularly enough, within compara-
tively recent years, a few mysteries have
"appeared that are impenetrable to the most
searching intellects. Some years ago those
familiar with the modern classics will re-
call that somebody strnck BILLY PATTER-
sox and though vast pains have been taken
to unravel the mystery of that dastard
assault the efforts have never been crowned
with success. The authorship of Beautiful
Snow is likewise involved to such an ex-
tent that the most patient investigators
have been obliged to give it up, while the
question of who stole CHARLIE Ross will
probably never be answered until the grand
summons of GABRIEL gives him the oppor-
tunity to speak for himself.
Recently another mystery has come to
perplex the minds of men and it is not
invidious to say that before it all others
pale into insignificance. It is the mystery
of the last Republican state platform,
Who wrote that platform is the question
which is at this blessed moment distracting
the minds of the leading thinkers of the
State. It is not improbable that the fact
that QUAY has a base ball bat ander his
coat tail while making the search and that
Iz DURHAM carries a hatchet as he in-
quires about it, increases the mystery. But
in any event the most assiduous inquiry
and careful géarch has thus far failed to
reveal the author of that document.
We are happy to state, however, that the
hopes of solving this mystery are now
brightening. As a matter of fact the author
might have been discovered sooner but for
the fact that every inquiry during the first
few days was accompanied by an oath.
Some even venture to think that under
other circumstances Attorney General
ELKIN would have ‘‘owned the soft im-
peachment.”” But being a candidate for
Governor he wisely concluded to say noth-
ing and as a result a careful search of all
the insane asylums in the State has been
instituted, with the idea that in the in-
curable ward of some of them someone may
be found crazy enough to admit that he
wrote the platform.
Independents for Yerkes.
The Independent Republicans of Penn-
gy lvania will hold a convention in Phila-
delphia on September 13th, for the avowed
purpose of nominating Judge HARMAN
YERKES for Justice of the Supreme Court
and E. W. CorAY, of Luzerne county, for
State Treasurer. It is said that the peti-
tion asking that the nominees of the pro-
posed convention be put on the official bal-
Jot will be signed by 100,000 names. This
is a formidable force and guarantees a sup-
port at ‘the coming election which will
make the organization a factor in the poli-
tics of the State.
The gentlemen who are said to be the
practically unanimous choice of the Inde-
pendent Republicans are deserving in every
respect of the favor which ie likely to be
bestowed on them. Judge YERKES is the
Democratic nominee for the office for which
the Insurgents propose to name him and
his life has fitted him for the duties in the
event of his election. That he will be
elected is practically beyond doubt. Three
years ago Governor STONE had only 119,-
000 majority and the differences among the
Democrats on the onrrency question was
then unsettled. With 100,000 ‘added to
the vote of JENKs and an equal number
taken off of STONE on ‘account of fraud in
Philadelphia and Pittsburg and the Demo-
cratic candidate would have had a large
majority. The YERKES vote this year will
represent those conditions with that re-
sult. , :
Even in 1898 the Republican party was
in a minority in Pennsylvania amounting
to several thousands but there was an ab-
gence of cohesion among the elements
which comprised the opposition. This
year the cohesive influence will be present
and active and YERKES will be elected.
This will be most gratifying to the ‘legal
profession of thé’ tate, for no self-respect-
ing lawyer will vote to pu justice POTTER
on the bench for a full term. - He has rais-
ed a suspicion as to the integrity of the ;
“tribunal and ‘that should condemn him in
the estimation of Jawyer as well as of every
honest voter.
© —Rosha Shona, the Jewish New Year,
falls on Saturday and Sunday, this year.
Beginning at 6.0’clock Saturday evening it
44yill continue until 6 Sunday evening. -
BELLEFONTE, PA.
‘Retrogression in. One Thing.
The. result of the yachting speed trials,
completed on Moaday: cannotbe other than
a disappointment ‘to the people of the coun-.
try. This isnot fof the feason that they indi-
cate the loss of the cup, in the approaching
contest, though that: is;bad; but because. it
shows that ‘maribe arobitectare «in this:
country has made no progress within the
past three years, whilein Great Britain im-;
mense gains have been: made. This is an
era of advaricement,’it ‘appears; in every-
thing but that. We lave kept pace with
the progress of the world in all things else.
Bus in the science -of boat building: we-
have retrograded while the rest: of the
world Bas moved forward] i0# VINEE T oo
The Columbia is a good. boat, as was
shown when she defeated the Shamrock
three years ago, for the Irish craft had
speed and strength in splendid proportions.
But the Columbia was built three years
ago and something ought to have been
learned since then. In such things there
is no standing still. Those who are not
moving forward are sliding backward. The
Scotch designer of Sir THOMAS LIPTON’S
boat of three years ago has produced. a
faster racer this year. But the designer of
the cup defender in the last contest has
failed to even maintain his former speed
standard. The constitution is coosidera-
bly slower than the Columbia.
Maybe if the worst consequence of this
failure to keep up with the procession is
fulfilled the incident will spur our marine
architec's to renewed and ultimately suc-
cessful ¢ {forts at improvement in speed of
such racing machines. In other words
probably if the cup is ‘lifted”’ by SIR
TroMAs LipToN’s splendid boat in the ap-
proaching contest the incident will incite
our boat builders and yachtsmen to an ef-
fort that will not only restore the trophy
but will create new standards of speed in
sailing machines. We shall still hope that |
the cup will be saved, but if thas is the. re-.
sult of the contest it will be _more attribu-
table to good luck than good management.
CE ————————
The Pitisbarg Convalsion.
Recorder BROWN, ‘of ; Pittsburg, threw
an explosive of great forge into the Pitts”.
b urg Republican camp last week. . He not.
only repudiated tlie STONE-FLINN “har-
mony deal, but revealed .contempt for the
dealers. The deal pledged the Governor
to see that the Recorder would not remove,
Senator FLINS’s friehds from “office. “The
Recorder has removed all of them and
practically served notice that they = are out
for good and all. ‘The: Governor has
the power to remove the Recorder and re-
instate the dismissed officials through his
successor ip office. But Senator QUAY
protects the Recorder and his dismissal
would mean a war of extinction against
STONE. Under the circumstances it may
be said that the Recorder has the better of
the fight.
In this complicated condition of affairs
one scarcely knows how to regard the fu-
ture of politics in the State. A quarrel be-
tween QUAY and STONE would probably
make the Insurgents the strongest contin-
gent of the party in ‘a triangular - fight.
That would be bad for both STONE and
QUAY, but the worst for STONE for the reason
that his ambitions are before him, while
QuAY’s are behind. The Governor hopes
to succeed QUAY as Senator in Congress.
If he continues in the favor of the boss
that ambition will probably be fulfilled.
In that event there will be no one whom
QuAY would prefer. But on the other
band if he fails to hold the friendship of
QUAY his public career will end with the
expiration of his present term of office.
But even if STONE does succeed in re-
taining the friendship of QUAY his future
political life will be filled with troubles.
It would indicate a breach of faith with.
FLINN and that gentleman doesn’t like to
be made a monkey of. “Therefore STONE
is certain to have trouble in any event.
If it. develops that he was fooling FLINN
with his pretended harmony deal, that
gentleman and his friends will oppose his
election to the United States Senate and
with the strength which the Insurgents
are certain to have in the Legislature of
1905, to supplement their efforts, they are
likely to compass his defeat. "Taking one
consideration with another, therefore, it
may be said that STONE would be het ter
off now if he had not gone into the deal
with FLINN. :
—— They have a strike on at the Ty-
rone shoe factory because the management
undertook to assess the operatives a weekly
sum to make good the losses sustained
through imperfectly made shoes. The idea
is to accomplish better results in all de-
partments, but the employees evidently
don’t think much of it.
* ———————RT———
‘——Judge Bell at Hollidaysburg on
Monday revoked the license of the Farm-
er’s hotel at Tyrone because the proprie-
tor, John H. Leighty, was a man of known
intemperate habits. :
er
— Snberibe for the WATCHMAN.
SEPTEMBER 6, 19
What They Should Do.
1f thie Democracy of Philadelphia would
allow. the Democrats of the State to dictate
their nominee for District Attorney there
would be no question about the name of
P. F. ROTHERMEL appearing upon the
Democratic ticket of that city. They
would ‘nominate Mr, ‘ROTHERMEL not be-
cause he is a Democrat or not because hun-
dfeds ‘of Democrats could mot be found
within that city who would make justas
able and honest an official as he would, but
for “the simple and undisputed fact that
his nomination gives the only hope of de-
feating the machine candidate.
At the present time every department of
the city government of Philadelphia is in
the hands of the machine. The courts are
its creatures, election officers are its tools,
the police are its unformed agents, the
councils are part and parcel of it and no-
where or in no way can one who seeks
justice, as against the crimes of this ma-
chine, obtain it if this office is permitted
to be filled by one who will obey its be-
hests or permit its dictation.
Three years ago Mr. ROTHERMEL was
elected by the machine. He fulfilled the
duties of the office with fidelity to the peo-
ple, with credit to himself and with respect
for the official oath he took. Machine tools
were made to feel his power, just as other
criminals were. The vicious and law de-
fying, whether machine heelers or common
miscreants, were treated alike; no favoritism
‘was shown anyone and because the ma-
chine was unable to protect its repeaters,
ballot box stuffers and false counters
through the District Attorney’s office, it
refused to renominate him and openly de-
clared its intention of having a District
Attorney who would do its bidding.
The question of who will be District At-
torney rests between this tool of the ma-
chine and Mr. RorHERMEL. Under no
ciroumstances is it possible to elect anyone
else. [Every vote withbeld from Mr.
ROTHERMEL is that much assistance to the
machine candidate. Should a Democrat
be nominated and every Democratic vote in
Philadelphia cast for him it would simply
be aiding to ‘pile up a majority for WEAV-
ER, the machine candidate.
The fall Democratic vote cast for Mr.
RoTHERMEL, in addition to that of the
dissatisfied citizens and decent Republicans
of Philadelphia, would secure his election.
If that vote be cast for any other candidate
it insures the election of the machine nomi-
nee. Mr. ROTHERMEL'S election is notice
to every violator of election laws, whether
he be a repeater, stuffer of ballot boxes,
impersonator of voters, fraudulent counter
or a withholder of full returns, that prosecu-
tion and punishment await him. His suc-
cess is the only hope that is held out of
securing anything like fair elections in that
city until new election laws'are enacted.
It may not prevent all frauds, but it will be
notice to those who perpetrate them that
the bosses for whom they perjure them-
selves and the bribers whose money induces
them to be criminals cannot protect them
when brought before the courts. This fact,
alone, will be worth tens of thousands of
votes to the Democracy of Philadelphia and
of the State. His election is well worth
working for and he is indeed a poor Demo-
crat who will not assist in accomplishing
this end.
Disgrace of the Navy.
That the Navy Department in Washing-
ton is determined to sacrifice Admiral
SCHLEY in the coming inquiry no longer
admits of a doubt. The recent actions of
the acting Secretary of the Department,
Mr. HACKETT is abundant proof of that.
the other day in reply to a letter in which
Admiral HowIsoN practically admitted a
prejudice against SCHLEY, HACKETT says
that he is now satisfied that the Depart-
ment was fortunate in having selected
HOWISON as a member of the board of in-
quiry. If the object of the board is to de-
stroy SCHLEY the Department was fort-
unate. If it was to do justice, the se-
lection was unfortunate.
The inquiry will begin next week, if the
other members permit HOWISON to sit. If,
court exercises its authority to refuse a
prejudiced man the right to sit in judg-
ment against a fellow officer, the opening
of the proceedings may be delayed some
time. This wonld be regretable, for the
reason that an officer accused hasa right
to a speedy trial and prompt vindication,
But it is infinitely better to delay the pro-
ceedings than to proceed with a packed
jury to an unjust verdict. Because of that
the majority of the court should assert its
prerogative and insist on it.
In any event infinite harm has been done
to the navy. The manifest conspiracy in the
Department to destroy a gallant officer who
had earned the best wishes of all the peo-
ple will remain a stain on the government-
as long as memory lasts. During the pres-
ent generation of officers there will be no
incentive to gallantry in that branch of
the service. Every officer who distinguish
ed himself has been condemned and every
bureaucrat who from cowardice or other
cause remained away from the firing line
exalted. This is poor encouragement for
young officers but there is comfort in
the thought that the present officials of the
1 Department won’t last always.
on the other hand, the majority of the |P
ol. NO. 35.
It Makes a Most Excellent Democratic
Campaign Document. : :
it Upholds all the Corrupt Doings of the Last Legis-
lature—Condemns the Leading Papers of the State
and Drags in a Private Citizen for its Abuse.
HARRISBURG, Sept. 2, 1901.
If the Democrats bad been permitfed to
write the Republican state platform they
could not have made it any better for
themselves nor worse for their opponents
than did those who were entrusted with
the duty of preparing it. It is agreed on
all hands, except by the stalwarts who edit
state organs, that the platform is by far the
weakest document ever presented to the
people of any State as a declaration of
party principles. Instead of being a man-
ly, straightforward declaration of political
pringiples, it deals in personal flings, cow-
ardly evasions and ridiculous platitudes
that would not do credit to the boys of the
Sophomore class in any college. gs
Its praise of McKinley is a piece of im-
pudence, for McKinley organs all over the
country have heen unsparing in their de
punciation of the corrupt Quay machine
in Pennsylvania, and it was McKinley's
closest friend and adviser who prevented
Mr. Quay from taking his seat in the Sen-
ate on the commission of the Governor
which he owns.
On the question of the last Legislature
the convention was between the deyil and
the deep sea, for to condemn the Legisla-
ture would be, .in fact, to condemn itself
and to approve it would be to stand spon-
sor for the most outrageously corrupt legis-
lative body that ever assembled on. this
continent. It was a, serious problem
whether it wonld be best to ignore the last
Legislature, or to condemn it as the public
has already done, or to stand up braz-
enly declare that it was good. After dis-
cussing the matter it was decided to stand
responsible for its aots, corrupt as they
were, for how could Harris go before the
people as a candidate for State Treasurer if
the convention should condemn the Legis-
lature in which he was one of the most
subservient tools and whose vote was al-
ways cast as the machine dictated.
To endorse or not to endorse was indeed
a serious problem. The endorsement was
a brazen attempt to fool the le into
believing that the work of the last session
was good, while every intelligent man in,
the State knows better. Not to have en-
dorsed would have been a hypocritical play
of pretending to condemn its own corrup-
tion. The convention chose to endorse
and thereby practically says : If the peo-
Spawls from the Keystone.
—An owl measuring four feet six inches
from tip to tipand weighing four pounds was
shot on Monday last by F. R. Kern on Maple
Hill Farm, East Wheatfield township, India-
na county.
—A public school savings bank is to be in-
stituted in Mifflintown. Pupils can deposit
any amount of money f. m 1 cent up; apd
the money can be checked out after a certain
sum is deposited. The object is to teach the
pupils business methods, economy and the
value of money.
—John Thompson, of Huntingdon, fell
from the Fourth street bridge into the Junia-
ta river Thursday night, a distance of fifteen
feet, and broke his neck. The body was
found several hours later. Thompson served
in the commissary of the Fifth regiment dur-
ing the Spanish war.
—The steady growth of the attendance at
the Pan-Am. is attested by the returns of
the turnstiles. The average for August has
exceeded any previous month by fifty per
cent. On Sunday, August 25th, the 4,000,
‘000 mark of total attendance was passed. It
will grow steadily from now until the
close.
—The railroad which runs from Blossburg
to Fall Brook has been ‘discontinued and the
rails taken up. This road was opened for
navigation in the spring of 1860 and for more
than forty years hasbeen in operation. At
one time Fall Brook had a population of 2,-
009 but now it is nearly deserted.
‘—A barn belonging to Bethuel Diggins, at
Huntersville, Lycoming county, was struck
by lightning Friday evening, and was totally
destroyed by the fire which followed. ~All of
its contents, including stock and crops, were
destroyed. It was impossible to save any-
thing from the building.
—About Latrobe the electrical display was
especially severe on Saturday evening. The
| brothers of St. Vincent's abby lost a valuable
cow in the field. Charles Graham’s stable
was struck and a black mare, valued at $175,
was killed. In West Latrobe the home of
of William Bridge was struck and partially
wrecked. : :
—The giving of a wrong signal by J. C.
Wendell, of Rockwood, Somerset county,
cost him his life and caused a bad freight
wreck on the Southwest Branch, near Con-
nellsville on Sunday morning. Two parts of
a broken coke train crashed together and the
mangled remains of the unfortunate young
man were taken from the wreck of nine load-
ed coke cars.
—The Rising Sun Coke works, of over 100
ovens, and the Mullen plant, of eighty two
oven, have been force? to close down, it _is
said, on account of the steel strike. Both
plants are located three miles north of Scott-
dale, in Westmoreland county, and are ope-
rated by the H.C. Frick company. About
500 men will ‘be thrown out of employment.
—The famous Begley suit against the
Pennsylvania Railroad company is over, the
plaintiff having agreed to accept $15,000, the
verdict awarded by the jury in a previous
ple of the State will consider they will
cordially endorse treachery, bribery avd
perjury when they are committed in the
legislative halls of Pebnsylvania and done.
to aid the personal interests of machine
leaders. SE pl
“So anxious was the convention to endorse
the machine Governor that it went so far,
as to admit wrongdoing on the part of the
machine Legislature in order to justify his
vetoes. It praises him for redumcing ex-
travagant appropriations and yet by im-
plication praises the Legislature for mak-
ing these same extravagant appropria-
tions.
It is indeed a most wonderful platform
and it is not surprising that it has heen the
subject of ridicule and contempt, not only
in Democratic papers but Republican or-
gans as well from the Atlantic to the Pa-
cific. One Republican paper refers to it
as an example of inspired idiocy, while
another declares that ‘‘a community arm-
ed with a ballot thas should endorse such
a platform by electing the ticket. of the
convention guilty of it would deserve to
be ruled in perpetuity by the dullest
r .
The clause which congratulates the peo-
ple of Pennsylvania that there is no longer
any division in the Republican party;
that harmony has been restored, etc.,
would be amusing if it were not so stupid.
tThe convention that can point with pride
or perjury, bribery and treachery, could
not he expected to acknowledge that the
ablest papers of the State, many of the
ablest leaders and a large following of the
most intelligent voters of the party are in
open revolt against the gang that domi-
nates its party policy and more determined
than ever before to drive it from power.
The question is now before the people
and if they believe in honesty, truth and
fairness in the affairs of government and
condemm fraud, treachery, bribery, per-
jury and robbery there can be no doubt as
to the resnlt. The last Legislature was
admittedly one of the most corrupt legis-
lative bodies that ever cursed the earth,
and to elect the Republican ticket this'fall
is to endorse this Legislature because’ the.
Republican platforms upholds it. The
people of this Commonwealth certainly
have too much sense to endorse so corrupt
a body.
The Japs Will Experiment With Amer-
fcan Horses.
From the Lancaster Intelligencer. fog
In view of the success attending the ex-
portation of American horses and mules to
the Philippines for army use, it is not sur-
rising to learn that the observant and
quick-witted Japanese have been making
large \ of ‘American horses; and
that these investments are with a view to
the extensive breeding of horses in Japan.
The famous little Japanese ponies are
hardy, and it has always been contended
that they were well suited for Asiatic serv-
ice, but our horses have proven that they
can do much more at less cost and they
stand even the climate of the Philippines
80 well that there is no doubt of the suc-
cess of the Japanese experiment. A$ least,
it promises another big market for an
American product, and we are not
likely to hear more of that horse meat es-
tablishment in Chicago and the North-
western ranches where horses were lately
raised for food. In spite of the autos the
horse holds and widens his fiéld of useful-
ness. L
Bryan Speaks to Labor Men.
KANsAS Crry; Mo., Sept. 2.—Several
thousand workmen paraded through the
principal streets in honor of Labor Day.
Business was suspended in the two cities.
At Electric Park this afternoon William
J. Bryan addressed the marchers. He
paid special attention in his remarks to
trial. After a hearing at Somerset last week
Judge Doty denied a motion fora new trial
and the plaintiff then announced that he
would accept the amount of the original
award. nas
—A Philadelphia dispatch says that build-
ers Roydhouse, Arey & Co., of that city have
posted plans and are taking bids for the erec-
tion of a handsome new passenger station to
be built at Market street, Williamsport, for
the Pennsylvania Railroad company. The
plans show a one story and basement build-
ing, to be constructed of stone and brick, fin-
ished in hardwood, equipped with steam
heating, electric, lighting and all modern im-
provements.
—Orange Gamble, a farmer aged about 40
years and residing near Antis Fort, went to &
drug store in the latter place on Thursday
nightand asked for Epsom salts. He was giv-
en what he asked for, he supposed, and upon
his return home he swallowed two teaspoon-
fuls of the drug. But the druggist had giv-
en him saltpetre by mistake, and he died on
Friday morning.
—Daniel Rodgers, an Alverton miner, was
cut in two by a south bound train at Leuffer’s
cut, near Greensburg, about 10 o’clock Thurs-
day night. Rodgers had been at Tarr's sta-
tion and it is supposed he boarded a coke
train to ride home, and that he was jolted or
fell between the cars. He was 50 years of
age and was employed in the mines at Alver-
ton, where he resided for years. A wife and
six children survive him.
—The remains of David L. Marks, who
was kiiied by lightning in the lookout near
the Altoona cricket and golf grounds, Friday
last, were laid to rest Sunday, the funeral be-
ing an unusually large one. Marks and four
boys were in the lookout at the time. The
boys were all struck dumb but recovered con-
sciousness some time after the current hit
them.
—During the storm Friday evening the
residence of Mrs. Martha McClain, widow of
the late John McClain, in Sinking Val-
ley, was struck by lightning and burned to
| the ground. All the goods on the first floor
Were saved, but those on the floor above were
destroyed. The building was worth about
$700 and the goods destroyed about $300,
making a loss to Mrs. McClain of about $1,000
She carried no insurance. Mrs. McClain and
the Misses Helen and Mary Mullen and Miss
Mary Wilson were in the house at the time.
—Edward Chulk, a German, employed as
shifter for the Bloomington Coal company,
at Windburne, Clearfield county, met with a
sad accident Saturday morning which result-
ed fatally about three or four hours after.
He was shifting coal cars under the dump,
and was in the act of putting on the brakes
by means of a stick, when the latter flew up
with such force as to throw him off the car
under the moving wheel, which severed both
his legs. He was taken to the Philipsburg
hospital, but he died soon after his arrival.
He was aged about 38 years.
—Saturday morning about 8.30 o'clock, 1
year old Donald Johnson,son of Assemblyman
Johnson, of Johnstown, was being pushed
| along the street in a gocart by his 5 year old’
brother. In going over the bridge over Bull
run, Donald, in reaching out to touch the rail-
way, Was precipitated into the stream several
feet below. Mrs, Samuel Stahley, in response
to the scream of the children, rushed to the
run, plunged into the water, and ‘grabbed
the child as he was going down the second.
time. The child was unconscious, bat was
labor questions.
soon restored.